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Book SynopsisAn ordinary soldier's eye-view of the Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Unit of the Sixties. Funny, sometimes tragic, with boredom and frantic activity in equal measure. This book covers the disposal of German bombs and mines in the United Kingdom and the recovery and dumping of bombs and assorted Japanese ordnance in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Book SynopsisThe fascinating diaries of a perceptive eyewitness to the historic events of the 1930s and 40s - including the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, the coronation of George VI in 1937, the rise of Hitler and the war with Germany of 1939-45.Trade Review‘In the recent parade of diaries, unbelievable interviews, and extraordinary political commentaries, Alan Don’s diaries shine out. . . These were years of the Depression, the rise of Nazi Germany, the Abdication, the Coronation of George VI, the Munich crisis, the Second World War and the London Blitz, and finally victory. . . You will enjoy reading these beautifully written diaries because of the unique insight into these historical events, but also because of Don’s remarkable analysis of the personalities. . . There are wonderful insights throughout.’ * Church Times *I can’t express how much I have been enjoying The Confidential Diaries of Alan Don, who was for a decade from 1931 chaplain and secretary to the strange Archbishop of Canterbury Cosmo Lang . . . The 500-page diaries have been brilliantly reduced from 1,764 closely written pages by Robert Beaken, who wrote a marvellous biography of Lang in 2012. -- Christopher Howse * The Telegraph *‘Robert Beaken has done a magnificent job of presenting these journals and bringing to life again a cast of remarkable figures during an eventful and traumatic era. . . A really valuable contribution to the history of twentieth century Britain.’ * Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge *‘Alan Don’s diaries are a revelation, full of perceptive and lively comment on the leaders of the Church of England and aspects of public and social life during the difficult years of the 1930s and 1940s.’ * Philip Williamson, Professor of Modern British History, Durham University *‘These wonderful diaries add hugely to our understanding of the centrality of the Church in the British state in the run up to global conflict.’ * Mark Chapman, Professor of the History of Modern Theology, University of Oxford *‘The entries on the Second World War are especially vivid and compelling.’ * Matthew Grimley, Associate Professor of Modern History, Merton College, Oxford *‘An essential resource for researchers of these turbulent years, but also a delight for any reader to dip into.’ * Paul Avis, Honorary Professor, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University *Certainly a volume that will give you endless delight . . . this is a "must buy". -- Perry Butler * Anglo Catholic History Society *Fascinating. * Westminster Abbey Review *

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Book SynopsisBy weaving history and anecdotes to create a picture of Russia’s cultural center, McAuley underscores the impact of time and place on the Russian intelligentsia who lived through the transition from Soviet to post-Soviet life. The result is a remarkable group portrait of a generation.Trade Review“Better than a time-machine, McAuley takes readers on an exclusive guided tour of Leningrad in the 1960s and up to present day St. Petersburg. In this elegy for a city, the friendships she forged across fifty plus years lie at the heart of a nuanced, intimate, and serious portrait of Russians living through tumultuous times.” —Kathleen E. Smith, Georgetown University“McAuley provides an engaging introduction to everyday life in Leningrad/St. Petersburg since World War II.” —Emily Johnson, University of Oklahoma

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Book SynopsisIn her autobiography, Alice Salomon describes how she became involved in social work and devoted her life to social activism and education, became a prolific author and leading feminist of her time. Her account ends with her expulsion from Germany and emigration to America in 1937.

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Book SynopsisIn the Japanese labor movement of the early twentieth century, no one captured the public imagination as vividly as Osugi Sakae (1885-1923): rebel, anarchist, and martyr. This work offers a glimpse into a Japanese boy's life at the time of the Sino-Japanese (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese (1904-5) wars.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Translator's Introduction Chronology of Major Events in The Autobiography THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF OSUGI SAKAE Chapter 1 First Memories: To 1894 Chapter 2 Childhood: 1894-1895 Chapter 3 A Young Hooligan: 1895-1899 Chapter 4 Cadet School: 1899-1901 Chapter 5 A New Life: 1901-1902 Chapter 6 Memories of Mother: 1902-1904 Chapter 7 Life in Prison: 1906-1910 Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThese two memoirs provide windows into the Sumatran past, in particular, and the early 20th-century history of south-east Asia, in general. In reconstructing their own passage into adulthood, the writers tell the story of their country's turbulent journey to independence.Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS MAPS GLOSSARY PART ONE • TWO SUMATRAN CHILDHOOD MEMOIRS Imagining Modern Indonesia via Autobiography Introduction The Texts and Their Authors Autobiography in Indonesian and Malay Historical Traditions Images of Self and Society Book Learning, Schools, Language, and Knowledge Portrayals of Religion Images of Time and Historical Narration Sumatran Childhood Autobiography as History A Note on Translation Notes PART TWO • THE TRANSLATIONS Aku dan Toba [Me and Toba], by P. Pospos Notes Semasa Kecil di Kampung [ Village Childhood], by Muhamad Radjab Notes REFERENCES INDEX

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Book SynopsisIn the spring of 1781, Adams made an appeal to the States General of the Netherlands for immediate recognition of the U.S. Published in Dutch, English, and French, it offered a radical vision of the ordinary citizen's role in determining political events. Here, the circumstances and reasoning behind Adams's bold moves are presented in full.Trade ReviewThe heart of the matter, quite simply, is John Adams—fussing, fuming, stretching his mind to its widest effort, using his eyes to detect everything visible and supposable about the human comedy and tragedy of which he is an event-making part. -- Adrienne Koch * New York Times Book Review *These volumes [11 and 12] are elegantly produced and contain many helpful features… No reference library of note should be without a complete set of the Papers of John Adams, and no historian of the American Revolution in general, or the diplomacy of this era in particular, should fail to use these volumes extensively. -- David B. Mattern * New England Quarterly *In the Papers of John Adams, the superb standard of editorial scholarship that has been the hallmark of the Adams papers remains evident. It is all there: scrupulous care in presenting the texts; thorough, judicious, and insightful annotation; and the detailed analytic system of indexing that makes it possible to consult the published Adams papers so efficiently… As a result, the new volumes interlock closely with the old so as to enhance the utility of each part of the entire group. -- Richard D. Brown * American Historical Review *The modern craft of documentary editing—which these superb volumes illustrate at its best—is facing a crisis of funding and of confidence… Volumes such as these and the cumulative insight that they give us as scholars and as a people into the origins of our national institutions are a powerful argument for continuing to invest in the scholarship that produces them. -- Constance B. Schulz * Journal of Southern History *The high quality of production that readers have come to expect from The Adams Papers has been maintained by the Belknap Press. The editors are to be congratulated for so capably continuing publication of this comprehensive and useful documentary edition. -- Richard Middleton * William & Mary Quarterly *[Former editor-in-chief of the Adams Papers] Mr. [L. H.] Butterfield brought to the immense project the high scholarly and literary standards that have distinguished it to this day, as publication of the Papers continues in one splendid volume after another. -- David McCullough, author of John AdamsTable of ContentsDescriptive List of Illustrations Introduction 1. Public Diplomacy at the Hague 2. John Adams and His Letterbooks 3. Notes on Editorial Method Acknowledgments Guide to Editorial Apparatus 1. Textual Devices 2. Adams Family Code Names 3. Descriptive Symbols 4. Location Symbols 5. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms 6. Short Titles of Works Frequently Cited Papers of John Adams, January-September 1781 Appendix: List of Omitted Documents Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume chronicles Adams’s efforts, against great odds, to achieve formal recognition of the United States. Documents include his vigorous response to criticism of his seemingly unorthodox methods by those who would have preferred that he pursue a different course, including Congress’s new secretary for foreign affairs, Robert R. Livingston.Trade ReviewThe heart of the matter, quite simply, is John Adams—fussing, fuming, stretching his mind to its widest effort, using his eyes to detect everything visible and supposable about the human comedy and tragedy of which he is an event-making part. -- Adrienne Koch * New York Times Book Review *These volumes [11 and 12] are elegantly produced and contain many helpful features… No reference library of note should be without a complete set of the Papers of John Adams, and no historian of the American Revolution in general, or the diplomacy of this era in particular, should fail to use these volumes extensively. -- David B. Mattern * New England Quarterly *In the Papers of John Adams, the superb standard of editorial scholarship that has been the hallmark of the Adams papers remains evident. It is all there: scrupulous care in presenting the texts; thorough, judicious, and insightful annotation; and the detailed analytic system of indexing that makes it possible to consult the published Adams papers so efficiently… As a result, the new volumes interlock closely with the old so as to enhance the utility of each part of the entire group. -- Richard D. Brown * American Historical Review *The modern craft of documentary editing—which these superb volumes illustrate at its best—is facing a crisis of funding and of confidence… Volumes such as these and the cumulative insight that they give us as scholars and as a people into the origins of our national institutions are a powerful argument for continuing to invest in the scholarship that produces them. -- Constance B. Schulz * Journal of Southern History *The high quality of production that readers have come to expect from The Adams Papers has been maintained by the Belknap Press. The editors are to be congratulated for so capably continuing publication of this comprehensive and useful documentary edition. -- Richard Middleton * William & Mary Quarterly *[Former editor-in-chief of the Adams Papers] Mr. [L. H.] Butterfield brought to the immense project the high scholarly and literary standards that have distinguished it to this day, as publication of the Papers continues in one splendid volume after another. -- David McCullough, author of John AdamsTable of ContentsDescriptive List of Illustrations Introduction 1. Minister to the Netherlands 2. John Adams and His Letterbooks 3. Notes on Editorial Method Acknowledgments Guide to Editorial Apparatus 4. Textual Devices 5. Adams Family Code Names 6. Descriptive Symbols 7. Location Symbols 8. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms 9. Short Titles of Works Frequently Cited Papers of John Adams, October 1781 - April 1782 Appendix: List of Omitted Documents Index

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Book SynopsisThese volumes chronicle Adams’s efforts to convince the British that their nation’s economic survival demanded an immediate peace; his debate with the French foreign minister, the Comte de Vergennes, over the proper Franco–American relationship; and his struggle to obtain a loan in the Netherlands, where policies were dictated by Mammon.Trade ReviewWomen’s rights and the birth of a nation are just two subjects in the enormous scope of the Adams Papers, a 250,000-page collection of letters, diaries, and public papers of President John Adams, Abigail Adams, their son, John Quincy Adams, who became the country’s sixth president, and other members of the Adams clan… Together, the writings not only chronicle much of the nation’s early history, but they provide one of the longest and most complete views of the life of an American family—albeit an extraordinary one—during the 18th and 19th centuries. -- Alvin Powell * Harvard Gazette *Table of ContentsVOLUME 9 Descriptive List of Illustrations Introduction 1. Paris and Amsterdam in 1780 2. John Adams and his Letterbooks 3. Notes on Editorial Method Acknowledgments Guide to Editorial Apparatus 4. Textual Devices 5. Adams Family Code Names 6. Descriptive Symbols 7. Location Symbols 8. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms 9. Short Titles of Works Frequently Cited Papers of John Adams, July 1780 - December 1780 Appendix: List of Omitted Documents Index VOLUME 10 Descriptive List of Illustrations Papers of John Adams, July 1780 - December 1780 Appendix: List of Omitted Documents Index

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Book SynopsisJames Hamilton has been an active participant and an inside observer of some of the most consequential moments in modern US history. Written in incisive prose with self-deprecating humour, Advocate discusses the travails of politicians and other well-known individuals, focusing particularly on high-profile congressional and other investigations.Table of Contents Foreword by David Ignatius Acknowledgments 1. The Path to Washington 2. The Senate Watergate Committee: The White House Tapes Uncovered 3. Senator Herman Talmadge: The Beneficent Overcoat 4. Senator Dave Durenberger: The Fallout of Bad Advice 5. The Keating Five: Senator DeConcini Fights Back 6. Lawyers for Mississippi 7. "Otto the Terrible" 8. Marina Oswald: "Nobody I Can Turn To" 9. Danger in Distant Palau 10. Debategate 11. Impeachment Alaska Style 12. The Foster Notes 13. The Foster Photographs 14. The Clinton Impeachment 15. Chair Don Fowler: A Friend in Need 16. A Disgruntled Prince Philip 17. James Lee Witt: "Chicken Feathers" 18. Bob Novak and the Valerie Plame Saga 19. A Stain on Baseball 20. The Disgraceful Interrogation of Admiral Mike Mullen 21. The Perils of Mock Trials 22. "Dean of Vetting" 23. A Concluding Word for Young Lawyers Notes Index

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Book SynopsisAn iconic memoir by one of the first female fighters of the PKKTrade Review'Sakine Cansiz was a true pioneer and one of the founders of a political movement whose story is far from over and whose latest chapters we witness unfolding in today's events in Turkey and Syria. This book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the real motivates of this unique modern political movement' -- Estella Schmid, Peace in Kurdistan Campaign'A brilliant, passionate girl who discovers Kurdish politics in high school and flees her family, determined to become a revolutionary instead of a housewife - A riveting, inspiring book' -- Meredith Tax, feminist activist and author of A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State (2016)'Here is the story of a fearless Kurdish woman full of fight, who, with pain and resistance, resurrected and caused resurrection, who rebelled and caused rebellion, who became free and caused freedom. Her story is the story of Kurdistan, the story of Kurdish women, the story of Middle Eastern women. A story that renews itself with the consciousness of freedom' -- Çiğdem Doğu, coordination of Kurdistan Women's Communities KJKTable of ContentsTranslator’s note German translator’s note Author’s preface Translator’s introduction: The 1970s political context Sara Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA Political Life is the compelling autobiography of Norberto Bobbio, one of the foremost political thinkers in postwar Italy. In dramatic and lively prose, Bobbio guides us through some of the most significant events of the twentieth century, charting their influence on his life and work.Table of ContentsI Before the Conflagration. II The Resistance. III Finding Out About Democracy. IV Dealings with the Communists. V My Teaching Experience. VI Political Battles. VII Peace and War. VIII Taking My Leave. Chronology of Events. Index

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Book SynopsisI lived the same life as everyone else, the life of ordinary people, the masses. Sitting in a prison cell in the autumn of 1944, the German author Hans Fallada sums up his life under the National Socialist dictatorship, the time of inward emigration. Under conditions of close confinement, in constant fear of discovery, he writes himself free from the nightmare of the Nazi years. He records his thoughts about spying and denunciation, about the threat to his livelihood and his literary work and about the fate of many friends and contemporaries. The confessional mode did not come naturally to Fallada, but in the mental and emotional distress of 1944, self-reflection became a survival strategy. Fallada's frank and sometimes provocative memoirs were thought for many years to have been lost. They are published here for the first time.Trade Review"This is certainly a revelatory book. As its author intended, it reveals much about the pernicious nature of Nazi rule during the Third Reich; the compromises demanded, the tribulations endured, the lives ruined. At one point Fallada laments: “Oh, how they bled us dry! How they robbed us of every joy and happiness, every smile, every friendship! Yet it also reveals something that its author did not intend, and that is Fallada’s own deeply flawed character."The Financial Times"An outspoken memoir of life under the Nazis written from a prison cell... a fascinating document"The Independent"Exquisite and troubling... one of the most powerful accounts of life in the Third Reich."The Economist"This is a remarkable book"The Scotsman""Colourful and anecdotal reflections of life under Hitler. Fallada's diary turns out to be not a record of quotidian events inside but reminiscences of scrapes, challenges and day-to-day reality outside, from the advent of Nazi misrule to the final stages of the war."The Sunday Herald"Fallada, one of Germany's most well-regarded writers of the 20th century, tells the tale of a writer and his friends, and how the swell of Nazism means there's always a listening ear outside the door - except this time he's telling his own story"South China Morning Post"A Stranger in My Own Country is an engrossing book that reads more like a novel than a memoir.”Nomadic Press"His prison diary is a heartfelt diatribe against the nazis, revealing a highly compromised man riddled with contradictions and ambiguity. In reading it, the high price Fallada paid for living out the war in his homeland is all too clear."Morning Star"A rare account of living close to an edge that you can’t quite locate in the darkness.""A rare account of living close to an edge that you can’t quite locate in the darkness."Tribune"Vivid"Sydney Morning Herald“Fallada’s strength as a diarist is to convert his unsteady, sometimes ethically questionable existence into disciplined, objective narrative. His life and writings reflect the endless need to challenge authoritarianism in both family and society.”The Tablet"This long-awaited publication will... greatly increase our knowledge of an author whose reputation has never been completely eclipsed in Germany, and who is now being rediscovered in Britain, the USA, France, and Italy. All these countries have recently published his last, posthumously published novel [Alone in Berlin], thus demonstrating his rare ability to attract the common and the literary reader alike."Modern Language Review"Recording his experiences of Nazi Germany while confined in an asylum in 1944, Hans Fallada wrote in real life what Günter Grass later wrote in fiction. An intriguing literary testament, expertly edited by two leading Fallada scholars, and skilfully translated by Allan Blunden."Geoff Wilkes, The University of Queensland ‘Fallada’s strengths as a novelist permeate his narrative. He is a master of the brief character sketch, bringing friend and foe to life on the page with economy and wit.’ The Australian ‘This wonderful volume, painstakingly transcribed from his microscopic handwriting by his gifted biographer, Jenny Williams, and her fellow Fallada scholar and archivist, the poet Sabine Lange, is a conversational memoir: blunt, whimsical, outrageous, anecdotal and often hilarious. Allan Blunden’s translation conveys the exasperated humour.’ Irish Times ‘An absorbing evocation of a troubled, all-too-human life under an inhuman tyranny.’ Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsIntroduction vi The 1944 Prison Diary 1 A despatch from the house of the dead. Afterword 219 The genesis of the Prison Diary manuscript 233 Chronology 236 Notes 239 Index 268

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Book SynopsisIn this deeply personal memoir, Hugh Segal looks back on a life that took him from childhood poverty to the heights of Canadian politics and how these early experiences shaped his life-long advocacy for the poor.Trade ReviewBoot Straps Need Boots is a great Canadian memoir of a poignant Canadian experience recognizable to millions. And it is more than that. Segal recalls as a 12-year old the day Prime Minister Diefenbaker spoke to his school assembly. Diefenbaker had a way of mesmerizing schoolchildren. “The family table we call Canada is the finest table in the world,” said the Prime Minister. “There is space and food for all.” Here Segal comes to the point of Boot Straps, a plain argument for a national guaranteed income program. -- Holly Doan * Blacklock's Reporter *Segal’s book reflects the author’s deep understanding of his country. He has travelled widely, especially during his Senate years, talking to hundreds of people who share with him a lived experience of poverty. He lucidly explains the hardwired link between poverty and spiralling health-care costs. Cutting the first will mean dramatic reductions in the latter. -- Jamie Swift * The Kingston Whig-Standard *Table of ContentsForeword by Andrew CoynePreface1 The Cheery Edge of Poverty2 The Missing Toy Box 3 Happiness, Anger, Religion, and Hockey4 A Special Assembly at School5 Starting the Political Voyage6 Clear Choices Emerge7 Policy Linkages and a New Idea8 Sinews of Impunity9 Learning from the Best10 On the Davis Team11 From Public to Private and Back12 Learning from Mulroney13 The Battle in the Senate14 Testing a Better Way15 Courage and Fairness MatterAppendix; Selected Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisIn this deeply personal memoir, Hugh Segal looks back on a life that took him from childhood poverty to the heights of Canadian politics and how these early experiences shaped his life-long advocacy for the poor.Trade ReviewBoot Straps Need Boots is a great Canadian memoir of a poignant Canadian experience recognizable to millions. And it is more than that. Segal recalls as a 12-year old the day Prime Minister Diefenbaker spoke to his school assembly. Diefenbaker had a way of mesmerizing schoolchildren. “The family table we call Canada is the finest table in the world,” said the Prime Minister. “There is space and food for all.” Here Segal comes to the point of Boot Straps, a plain argument for a national guaranteed income program. -- Holly Doan * Blacklock's Reporter *Segal’s book reflects the author’s deep understanding of his country. He has travelled widely, especially during his Senate years, talking to hundreds of people who share with him a lived experience of poverty. He lucidly explains the hardwired link between poverty and spiralling health-care costs. Cutting the first will mean dramatic reductions in the latter. -- Jamie Swift * The Kingston Whig-Standard *Table of ContentsForeword by Andrew CoynePreface1 The Cheery Edge of Poverty2 The Missing Toy Box 3 Happiness, Anger, Religion, and Hockey4 A Special Assembly at School5 Starting the Political Voyage6 Clear Choices Emerge7 Policy Linkages and a New Idea8 Sinews of Impunity9 Learning from the Best10 On the Davis Team11 From Public to Private and Back12 Learning from Mulroney13 The Battle in the Senate14 Testing a Better Way15 Courage and Fairness MatterAppendix; Selected Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisAs historians continue to debate the details of the Indian wars, and as we critically examine our nation's current foreign policy, the unique legacy of General Hugh Lenox Scott provides a model of military leadership. Sign Talker restores an undervalued diplomat to well-deserved prominence in the story of US-Indian relations.Trade ReviewOnce posted to the frontier as a junior officer, Hugh Lennox Scott became the army's most accomplished practitioner of Plains Indian Sign Language, a skill that brought him many opportunities to interact with Native peoples. Scott consequently developed a level of empathy and respect for Indians that set him apart from his contemporaries. It is this experience that Scott himself was most passionate about in his 1928 autobiography, and it is that portion of Scott's autobiography that R. Eli Paul offers here with thorough biographical introduction and substantive annotation. The result is to focus on this soldier-diplomat's unique place in the story of Indian-white relations in the American West."" - James E. Potter, Senior Research Historian, Nebraska State Historical Society, and coeditor of August Scherneckau's Marching with the First Nebraska: A Civil War Diary""This deftly edited rendering from Hugh Lenox Scott's 1928 memoir, long out-of-print and never widely distributed, shows how one officer held remarkably enlightened views of Indians at the turn of the twentieth century. Scott befriended Indians, respected their abilities, listened carefully to their needs, and negotiated on their behalf in times often fraught with resentment, repression, and sometimes violence. Through Scott, R. Eli Paul provides a more enlightened view of Indian positions and a greater understanding of the ideas, concerns, and cultural prohibitions that led to conflict."" - John D. McDermott, author of Red Cloud's War: The Bozeman Trail, 1866 - 1868

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Book SynopsisThe eighth volume of William James's correspondence, covering the period 1895 to June 1899. During this period, James struggles against various temptations, never completely successfully, to devote all of his attention to philosophy, the first and great love of his life.

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Book SynopsisConsisting of some 572 letters, with another 460 calendared, this tenth volume in a series of 12, offers a complete account of William James's known correspondence - with family, friends and colleagues - from the beginning of 1902 through to March 1905.

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Book SynopsisConsisting of more than 500 letters to family with an additional 650 calendared, this volume offers a complete account of William James's known correspondence from April 1905 to March 1908.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn a stirring tribute to a remarkable man and a gripping tale from beginning to end, Sargent reflects back on her loving, cross-cultural marriage to the prince of Hsipaw.... A touching memoir that would read like a fairy tale were it not for the unfortunate ending." —Booklist

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Book SynopsisThe 43th volume of The Collected Works of Eric Voegelin consists of Voegelin's Autobiographical Reflections, reprinted from the 1989 edition with additional annotations; a glossary of terms used in Voegelin's writings, illustrated with examples from throughout the Collected Works; a volume index; and a cumulative index.Trade ReviewI have wanted to illustrate the variety of styles available to Voegelin, including the great force from which he is not debarred by a fundamental civilizedness and urbanity as admirable as they are rare in academic life. One clue to that life lies in the following passage: 'I have in my files documents labeling me a Communist, a Fascist, a National Socialist, an old Liberal, a new Liberal, a Jew, a Catholic, a Protestant, a Platonist, a neo-Augustinian, a Thomist, and of course a Hegelian - not to forget that I was supposedly strongly influenced by Huey Long. This list I consider of some importance, because the various characterizations of course always name the pet bete noire of the critic and give, therefore, a very good picture of the intellectual destruction and corruption that characterize the contemporary academic world.' Obviously a thinker damned in so many diverse ways is on to some uncomfortable truths. - Robert B. Heilman on Voegelin in the Sewanee Review; ""[Autobiographical Reflections] provides the best possible introduction to Voegelin's political philosophy as well as a splendid illustration of Voegelin's own interpretive procedure.... In short, [it] is accessible to anyone interested in discovering what the recovery of political science has meant. It also constitutes a significant contribution to that recovery."" - Review of Politics; ""The importance of this work resides in the fact that the student of Voegelin's thought is given the opportunity to learn firsthand of the origin and context within which Voegelin came upon his powerful insights, as well as to hear and assess for himself the musings of this great master as he reflects on the teachings of some of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century."" - Modern Age

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Book SynopsisJulius Caesar's own narrative of the opening year of the Civil War between himself and Pompey is the only surviving account from the classical world of such a conflict written by one of the principals. This acclaimed edition of Books I & II presents Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and detailed commentary.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionTable of DatesSelect Bibliography and AbbreviationsThe Civil War Text and Translation of Books I & IIThe Civil War Commentary on Books I & IIIndex to the Text

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Book SynopsisIn the third and final book about his campaigns in the Civil War, Caesar tells of his fight with Pompey in 48 B.C. which ended in the rout of the latter at Pharsalus. He then recounts the pursuit of Pompey to Egypt, at which point the whole work ends abruptly. Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and detailed commentary.Trade Review"A sound, independently constructed, judicious and readable text... a clear and idiomatic translation... authoritative and sensitive annotations... indispensable."Classical Review"This volume with its extensive and authoritative commentary of some 96 pages, seems to avoid any charge of trying to please too many people. It is a scholarly work with useful references and cross-references."London Association of Classical TeachersTable of ContentsForewordIntroductionNote on the TextSelect Bibliography and Abbreviations The Civil War Book III Text and TranslationThe Civil War Book III Commentary Indices

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Book SynopsisMorozov provides behind-the-scenes insights on Yeltsin, Kuchma, Dudaev, and other important players still active today. His book will firmly alter our perception of the USSR and its demise, the Soviet military machine, and the rise of a modern, independent Ukraine.

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Book SynopsisStanding on the roof of Canada House following one of the worst wartime air raids on London and surveying the devastation around them, two men resolved to devote their lives to the cause of peace. One of them was Mike Pearson, soon to become minister of external affairs and eventually prime minister of Canada. The other was a junior foreign service official by the name of George Ignatieff. The London blitz was not Ignatieff's first exposure to the horrors of war. As the Russian-born son of a famous aristocratic family, he was barely five years old when the revolution and civil war put an end to his sheltered childhood. His father was arrested and jailed by the Bolsheviks, then miraculously released in time for the family to escape to England and eventually settle in Canada. For the last event, he has never ceased to be grateful.With warmth, charm and unfailing humour, Ignatieff takes the reader through a remarkable life. The early years – from the elegance of hi

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Book SynopsisOne of the constant fascinations Mill holds for the general public as well as scholars derives from the early flowering of his genius. This development is seen in detail in the journal and notebook he kept in France during his fifteenth year, and in the debating speeches and walking-tour journals dating from his eighteenth to twenty-fourth years. This was the period when he first adopted Benthamism as 'a religion,' worked intensively as a propagandist for the faith, and then began the painful reassessment that led to his independent mature thought and action. Some of the results of that reassessment are seen in the diary entries from 1854, written for his wife, which reveal in personal form many of their most passionately held ideas. These materials have never before been gathered, and almost all appear here for the first time in scholarly form. They throw light on contemporary social interests and behavior, and will encourage new assessments of Mill’s life and thought

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Book SynopsisOne of few women's diaries from Civil Warera Texas and the only one written by a Northerner, this previously unpublished journal offers a unique perspective on daily life and the ties that transcended sectional loyalties during America's most divisive conflict.Trade ReviewA work of exhaustive research and devoted scholarship . . . and a delightful and informative read. * Civil War Book Review *A rich interpretation by Tongate of a volatile period in Texas history witnessed by a unique and engaging diarist. * Journal of Southern History *A valuable look at the daily lives of women, of a Texas community, and of the Civil War home front. * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *Tongate has done a masterful job of editing. * Texas Books in Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Editorial Practices Map of Texas Dramatis Personae Timeline Introduction. Lucy: Herself, Her Family, Her Friends Her Texas World Her Diary Chapter 1. January 1863 Chapter 2. February 1863 Chapter 3. March 1863 Chapter 4. April–May 1863 Chapter 5. June–July 1863 Chapter 6. August–September 1863 Chapter 7. October–December 1863 Chapter 8. January–February 1864 Chapter 9. March–April 1864 Chapter 10. May–June 1864 Chapter 11. July–September 1864 Chapter 12. October–December 1864 Chapter 13. January 1865 Chapter 14. February–March 1865 Chapter 15. April 1–16, 1865 Chapter 16. April 17–May 4, 1865 Lucy: Her World after Texas Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis is the first comprehensive study of the life and work of Andrew Fernando Holmes, famous for his work on congenital heart disease.Trade Review"As the best history books do, this one carries bracing reminders on every page of just how much the world has changed." -- Ian McGillis * McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Alumni & Friends *"Vaudry’s mastery of the historiography of medicine, science, and religion of the late-18th and mid-19th centuries results in a lucid, all-embracing, and satisfying assessment of Holmes’s life and varied lasting contributions." -- J. T. H. Connor, Memorial University * American Review of Canadian Studies *“This book offers a useful addition to our understanding of the early years of Canadian medicine and medical schools, one which avoids the too-often triumphalist approaches that lionize great men and treat the success of McGill (and other subsequent institutions) as somehow inevitable.” -- David Wright, McGill University * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: The Anniversary 1. From Cadiz to Lower Canada: Holmes’s Atlantic World 2. “Well and Sufficiently Taught” 3. The Origins of McGill Medicine 4. Family and Religious Life 5. “The Wonders of Creation” 6. McGill and the Politics of Medicine 7. The Practice of Medicine Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisEducated, articulate, and with an enduring fascination for the natural world, Leslie Howard Miller, a Canadian soldier who served in the First World War, kept this remarkable diary of his wartime experiences.Table of ContentsIntroduction The War Diary of Lieutenant Leslie Howard Miller, Canadian Expeditionary Force Afterword Appendices: Pages from the War Diary

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Book SynopsisThis book explores musician Heinz Unger's negotiation of his German Jewish identity throughout his life, beginning with his time in Germany, extending through his exile in 1933, and continuing on to his time in Canada following the Second World War.Trade Review"This is a worthy tribute to a long-forgotten conductor and devoted Mahlerite, whose evangelistic zeal did much to promulgate the composer's music. This in-depth coverage of Unger's life fills a void and, hopefully, paves the way for some trawling of the archives and release of some of the artist's live performances." -- Stephen Greenbank * MusicWeb International *"It is exciting to learn about Unger’s eventful, unjustly forgotten life and archive, buoyed by Tesler-Mabé’s passion for reconstructing the conductor’s story." -- Judah M. Cohen * Canadian Jewish Studies Vol. 31 *"A useful contribution to Jewish studies, this monograph is a microhistory, a contextual biography of German conductor Heinz Unger." -- M.N.H. Cheng, Colgate University * CHOICE *“The engrossing prose and honest narrative about a life that included many disappointments will fetch a broad audience as well as contribute rich material to musicologists who, finally, re envision their field as more than a series of great men. It is to our peril when historians skip over a stratum of musical life that was often ignored in the press.” -- Karen Painter, University of Minnesota * German Studies Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. A Thoroughly German Youth, Early Trips to the Soviet Union, and an Unfortunate Exile (1895–1933) 2. European Exodus: USSR, England, Spain, and the World (1933–1954) 3. Early Life in Canada and a Return to Germany (1937–1956) 4. A Jewish Renaissance: Life in Canada, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Mahler Centenary (1956–1961) 5. The Final Years and a Farewell to the World (1961–1965) Conclusion Bibliography Appendix: Known Concerts and Performances by Heinz Unger

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Book SynopsisGeneral Bernard Law Montgomery, affectionately known as "Monty," exerted an influence on the Canadian Army more lasting than that of any other Second World War commander. In 1942 he assumed responsibility for the exercise and training of Canadian formations in England, and by the end of the war Canada’s field army was second to none in the practical exercise of combined arms. In Monty and the Canadian Army, John A. English analyses the way Montgomery’s operational influence continued to permeate the Canadian Army. For years, the Canadian Army remained a highly professional force largely because it was commanded at almost every lower level by "Monty men" steeped in the Montgomery method. The era of the Canadian Army headed by such men ceased with the integration and unification of Canada’s armed forces in 1964. The embrace of Montgomery by Canadian soldiers stands in marked contrast to largely negative perceptions held by Americans. Monty and the Canadian Army aims to correct such perceptions, which are mostly superficial and more often than not wrong, and addresses the anomaly of how this gifted general, one of the greatest field commanders of the Second World War, managed to win over other North American troops.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. The Germination of Generalship 2. Canadian Corps Legacy and Loss of Professionalism 3. Montgomery in Command of British Formations 4. Canada’s Erratic March to War 5. Dagger Pointed at the Heart of Berlin 6. Inspecting the Canadian Corps 7. Military Godfather of the Canadian Army 8. Montgomery and Dieppe 9. Monty’s Eighth Army and Canadians 10. Handling Canadians in Normandy 11. Cracking German Lines 12. First Canadian Army’s Greatest Contribution to Allied Victory 13. Canadian Army Triumph 14. Canadian Army Monty Men Epilogue: The Montgomery Touch Conclusion Appendix: What to Look for When Visiting a Unit Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisEducated, articulate, and with an enduring fascination for the natural world, Leslie Howard Miller, a Canadian soldier who served in the First World War, kept this remarkable diary of his wartime experiences.Table of ContentsIntroduction The War Diary of Lieutenant Leslie Howard Miller, Canadian Expeditionary Force Afterword Appendices: Pages from the War Diary

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Book SynopsisPrison Elite depicts the life of a VIP prisoner in the Nazi concentration camp system, providing a first-hand account of his mental life and coping strategies.Trade Review"Rummel brilliantly describes and analyzes how Schuschnigg attempted to cope psychologically with his personal plight and to explain to himself why he had failed as chancellor." -- Evan B. Bukey, University of Arkansas, emeritus * Central European History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. In Isolation: Living under the Enemy’s Eye 2. The Sachsenhausen Household: Living en famille 3. The Comfort of Religion 4. The Consolation of Books 5. Music to His Ears 6. The Use of Wit 7. Cherishing Memories 8. Schuschnigg’s Political Reminiscences Conclusion Appendix Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAfter the Anschluss (annexation) in 1938, the Nazis forced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg to resign and kept him imprisoned for seven years, until his rescue by the Allies in 1945. Schuschnigg’s privileged position within the concentration camp system allowed him to keep a diary and to write letters which were smuggled out to family members. Drawing on these records, Prison Elite paints a picture of a little-known aspect of concentration camp history: the life of a VIP prisoner. Schuschnigg, who was a devout Catholic, presents his memoirs as a confession, expecting absolution for any political missteps and, more specifically, for his dictatorial regime in the 1930s. As Erika Rummel reveals in fascinating detail, his autobiographical writings are frequently unreliable. Prison Elite describes the strategies Schuschnigg used to survive his captivity emotionally and intellectually. Religion, memory of better days, friendship, books and musTrade Review"Rummel brilliantly describes and analyzes how Schuschnigg attempted to cope psychologically with his personal plight and to explain to himself why he had failed as chancellor." -- Evan B. Bukey, University of Arkansas, emeritus * Central European History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. In Isolation: Living under the Enemy’s Eye 2. The Sachsenhausen Household: Living en famille 3. The Comfort of Religion 4. The Consolation of Books 5. Music to His Ears 6. The Use of Wit 7. Cherishing Memories 8. Schuschnigg’s Political Reminiscences Conclusion Appendix Bibliography

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Book SynopsisGeneral Bernard Law Montgomery, affectionately known as Monty, exerted an influence on the Canadian Army more lasting than that of any other Second World War commander. In 1942 he assumed responsibility for the exercise and training of Canadian formations in England, and by the end of the war Canada’s field army was second to none in the practical exercise of combined arms. In Monty and the Canadian Army, John A. English analyses the way Montgomery’s operational influence continued to permeate the Canadian Army. For years, the Canadian Army remained a highly professional force largely because it was commanded at almost every lower level by Monty men steeped in the Montgomery method. The era of the Canadian Army headed by such men ceased with the integration and unification of Canada’s armed forces in 1964. The embrace of Montgomery by Canadian soldiers stands in marked contrast to largely negative perceptions held by Americans. Monty and Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. The Germination of Generalship 2. Canadian Corps Legacy and Loss of Professionalism 3. Montgomery in Command of British Formations 4. Canada’s Erratic March to War 5. Dagger Pointed at the Heart of Berlin 6. Inspecting the Canadian Corps 7. Military Godfather of the Canadian Army 8. Montgomery and Dieppe 9. Monty’s Eighth Army and Canadians 10. Handling Canadians in Normandy 11. Cracking German Lines 12. First Canadian Army’s Greatest Contribution to Allied Victory 13. Canadian Army Triumph 14. Canadian Army Monty Men Epilogue: The Montgomery Touch Conclusion Appendix: What to Look for When Visiting a Unit Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBorn in 1861 to a Methodist family, William Henry Jackson grew up in Ontario before moving to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, where he sympathized with the Métis and became personal secretary to Louis Riel. After the Métis defeat a Regina court committed the young English Canadian idealist to the lunatic asylum at Lower Fort Garry. He eventually escaped to the United States, joined the labour union movement, and renounced his race. Self-identifying as Métis, he changed his name to the French-sounding Honoré Jaxon and devoted the remainder of his life to fighting for the working class and the Indigenous peoples of North America. In Honoré Jaxon, Donald B. Smith draws on extensive archival research and interviews with family members to present a definitive biography of this complex political man. The book follows Jaxon into the 1940s, where his life mission became the establishment of a library for the First Nations in Saskatchewan, collecting as many books, newspapers, aTrade Review"Honoré Jaxon: Prairie Visionary reminds us that behind every eccentric who lives next door lies a sometimes-fascinating story." -- Sam Roberts * The New York Times *"It is Smith’s careful attention to detail that allows us to contemplate the shape and consequences of Jaxon’s appropriation of an essential Métis identity. It would have been easy for Smith to slip towards simple condemnation of Jaxon’s conceits, but in this work we also get a truly humane representation of a final prairie imposter. This work is a fine wrap-up to an intriguing series." -- Mike Evans * Literary Review of Canada *"In clearly written prose, and in a dynamic storytelling ability lost to most Canadian historians, Smith writes a highly entertaining account of Jaxon’s life." -- Darren R. Préfontaine * New Breed Magazine *"Donald B. Smith’s Honoré Jaxon: Prairie Visionary is a lively page-turner, an engaging narrative of the life of an intriguing chameleon." -- Barbara J. Messamore * Journal of Historical Biography *"Smith treats this story with sympathy and understanding. His use of Jaxon’s own letters and interviews enables him to tell it very much as Jaxon saw it, treating all his schemes, ambitions, and pretensions as seriously as possible. It’s a sad but entertaining tale of a talented but unfocused imposter on the margin of history." -- A.I. Silver * University of Toronto Quarterly *Table of ContentsPreface to the New Edition Prologue: New York City, Winter 1951–52 Note on Usage 1. Young Will, 1861–77 2. Call to Greatness, 1878–84 3. “Riel’s Secretary,” 1884–85 4. The Trial, the Lunatic Asylum, and Exile, 1885–86 5. Jackson becomes Jaxon, 1886–89 6. Chicago’s “Long-Haired Child of Destiny,” 1890–96 7. Honoré in Love, 1897–1907 8. Return of the “Native” Son, 1907–09 9. Crescendo, 1910–18 10. Becoming a Capitalist, 1919–34 11. Light, Storm, and Shadow, 1935–45 12. The Descent, New York City, 1946–52 Conclusion: The Summing Up Acknowledgements Abbreviations Endnotes A Short Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDuring the federal election campaign of 1930 an eleven-year-old boy attended a campaign meeting in his native Prince Edward Island. The meeting was fascinating; the boy was booked. In the six decades since, politics has been a ruling passion in the life of Health Macquarrie. In this memoir he looks back on his years with the Progressive Conservative party, as an organizer, Member of Parliament, and senator.He first ran for office in 1956 leaving behind a career as a professor of political science. He ran (and won) eight times in the PEI constituency of Queens, before being appointed to the Senate in 1979. All the Tory brass are here, from R.B. Bennett to Brian Mulroney. Macquarrie reflects on their respective strengths and foibles, and vividly recalls some of the fractious and factious days in the PC party. The foreign policies of Conservative governments are a recurring theme. Both his academic and parliamentary careers have reflected Macquarrie 's keen interes

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Book SynopsisAn example of highly efficient, warm, human communication, achieved in times of stress, emerges in the remarkable series of letters that constitutes the bulk of this book. Dr C.J. Mackenzie was acting president of the National Research Council from 1939 to 1943 while General A.G.L. McNaughton, the president, was on leave of absence as commander of Canada’s field forces. During this time Mackenzie wrote regular secret letters to the General reporting on the progress being made in the council’s laboratories. These letters cover exciting and stimulating years of scientific discovery and development. The council’s programs, most of which paid off, included uses of radar for land, sea and air, the first Canadian optical glass industry, a new process for producing metallic magnesium (ending dependence on imports), the pressure suit and other advances in aviation medicine, degaussing and other defences against ingenious varieties of destructive German mines, the

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Book SynopsisWILLIAM ROSE (1885-1968) learned the Polish language and became an enthusiast of Polish culture under unusual circumstances; at the outbreak of the First World War the young scholar from Minnedosa, Manitoba, found himself trapped in Europe behind enemy line. He was restricted to the village of Ligotka in Silesia. In the last days of the war he made a dramatic escape to Paris and attended the Paris Peace Conference as a representative of nationalist groups in Poland. After the war he returned to Poland to help organize the YMCA movement and was very active in other social work. He took his doctorate in 1926 at Cracow University.By 1928, when he returned to North America to teach, he was a well-known specialist on Poland. He began teaching at Dartmouth College, NH, and in 1935 was invited to the University of London’s School of Slavonic Studies, which he headed from 1939 to 1950. On his retirement he returned to Canada, helped to establish the Department of Slavonic Stud

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Book SynopsisBased on hundreds of pages of transcripts from tapes recorded late in his life, A Thousand Places Left Behind recounts the untold story not just of one soldier's experiences, but of the little-known history of American and British forces in Burma during World War II.

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Book SynopsisAn eyewitness account of idealism, self-discovery, and loss under one of the twentieth-century's most repressive political regimes Set against a backdrop of world-changing events during the headiest years of the Cuban Revolution, Goodbye, My Havana follows young Connie Veltfort as her once relatively privileged life among a community of anti-imperialist expatriates turns to progressive disillusionment and heartbreak. The consolidation of Castro's position brings violence, cruelty, and betrayal to Connie's doorstep. And the crackdown that ultimately forces her family and others to flee for their lives includes homosexuals among its targets—Connie's coming-of-age story is one also about the dangers of coming out. Looking back with a mixture of hardheaded clarity and tenderness at her alter ego and a forgotten era, with this gripping graphic memoir Anna Veltfort takes leave of the past even as she brings neglected moments of the Cold War into the present.Trade Review"Anna Veltfort's graphic novel is both historically important and utterly engaging. Her early life, in which she brushed shoulders with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara while navigating the dangers of a hidden queer existence, is portrayed in exquisite, uncompromising, and impeccably researched detail, all in the 'clear line' style of Hergé's Tintin. This remarkable and heartfelt book is a loving ode to Cuba, a cautionary tale about the politics of oppression, and proof positive that the personal is always political and the political always personal."—Justin Hall, editor of No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics"With clear and striking images, Veltfort's insider/outsider view of 1960s Cuba offers a resonant glimpse into an often misunderstood time and place. From moment to moment, readers will find themselves both riveted and wonderfully informed."—Chantel Acevedo, author of The Distant Marvels: A Novel"The combination of features that make Veltfort's experience and its representation here unique is mindboggling. This story of a woman and a nation simultaneously coming of age, their histories inextricably bound together during each of their most formative years, is like no other book I know of."—Alejandro Velasco, New York University"A lovely and sensitive graphic memoir that retraces the life experiences of a thoughtful young woman trying to find her own way among ambivalent Cubans and sanctimonious expats in the early days of revolutionary Cuba. I rooted for Anna on every page."—Sherine F. Hamdy, University of California, Irvine"The drawings are meticulous and brilliantly colored, many accompanied by historical documents, lending great authenticity to the work as a snapshot of the time....[The] work is undeniably unique and effective in recreating not only the socioeconomic scarcity but the reigning political paranoia and the social anxiety felt by any dissenter resisting the government's aspirations for the isle at that time."—Katrina Spencer, Booklist"Veltfort was 16 years old in 1962 when her communist parents moved her family from the San Francisco Bay Area to Havana; her insightful memoir relates anecdotes from those heady days when both she and Cuba changed rapidly....Among often partisan portrayals of Cuba, Veltfort's memoir of a rare life's triumphs and tragedies stands out for its nuanced portrayal."—Publishers Weekly"While it's easy to lose sight of the stories of individuals within the grand narratives of geopolitics,Goodbye, My Havana succeeds in focusing its attention on the lives that affect and are affected by this moment in history....a resonant reminder that social movements are not defined by the rhetoric of their leaders, but by the freedoms afforded or denied to those communities that society most often marginalizes."—Lorissa Rinehart, Hyperallergic"[Anna Veltfort] opens up with first-person charm and, she makes us feel, honesty.she makes terrific use of the compositional and collage possibilities of the graphic form."—Lorna Scott Fox, Times Literary Supplement"Goodbye, My Havana portrays love on multiple levels: the natural love between humans, the eternal love of humans for art, and the patriotic love shaped by the revolutionary state... Veltfort shows the human cost of this unilateral, obligatory love."—Toloo Riazi, Latino Book Review"Anna Veltfort's Goodbye, My Havana is one of the most important and innovative books about Cuba to be published recently. A graphic designer and illustrator, Anna Veltfort has produced a graphic memoir that is riveting and visually enticing. After such a long literary silence, she gets to tell her own story. And what a story it is."—Ruth Behar, Cuban StudiesTable of Contents1. Havana Bay 2. The University of Havana 3. The Sierra Maestra 4. "Morgan!" and the Malecón 5. The Revolutionary Offensive 6. A Family Visit 7. The Last Ship

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Book SynopsisWhat could impel a privileged 24-year-old American serving in the US Army in Germany in 1952 to swim across the Danube River to what was then referred to as the Soviet Zone? Why did he decide to forsake the land of his birth and build a new life in the young German Democratic Republic? These are the questions at the core of this memoir by Victor Grossman who was born Stephen Wechsler but changed his name after defecting to the GDR. A child of the Depression, Grossman witnessed first-hand the dislocations wrought by the collapse of the US economy during the 1930s. Unemployment, poverty, strikes and the fight to save Republican Spain from fascism made an indelible impression as he grew up in an environment that nurtured a commitment to left-wing causes. He continued his involvement with Communist activities as a student at Harvard in the late 1940s and after graduation, when he took jobs in factories in Buffalo, New York and tried to organize their workers. Fleeing McCarthyite America and potential prosecution, Grossman worked in GDR with other Western defectors, He was able to establish himself as a freelance journalist, lecturer and author. Travelling through East Germany he evaluated the failures as well as the successes of the GDR's ""socialist experiment"". He also recorded his experiences, observations and judgements of life in East Berlin after reunification, which failed to bring about the post-Communist paradise so many had expected.Trade ReviewThis work is unique and important. It is one of the very few autobiographies by a Communist activist of the generation of the 1940s. Neither a 'confession' nor a vulgar apology, it is unrepentant but not uncritical. - Alan Wald, University of Michigan

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