History: specific events and topics Books
Tuttle Publishing The Chinese Language
Book SynopsisThe U.S. Senate recently proposed the U.S.-China Cultural Engagement Act, a $1.3 billion initiative to provide Chinese language and culture instruction in American schoolsTrade Review"A brief introduction to the main characteristics of Chinese, written to be accessible to beginning students as well as anyone with a general interest in Chinese language and culture. Provides a demystifying overview of Chinese from a linguistic, historical and social perspective." --Omniglot.com blog"Excellent overview of the Chinese language. It's perfect for a reader with some knowledge of linguistic terms, but it's definitely written for a layman. It has tons of examples and really whetted my appetite to learn more." —Goodreads
£10.79
McFarland & Company SILENT STARS SPEAKINTERVIEWS WITH TWELVE CINEMA
Book SynopsisThis text includes interviews from twelve men and women who are pioneers of the motion picture industry. They share their momories of the early days of filmmaking, from the lighting and production to celebrities they encountered.Trade ReviewSeriously worth your time...excellent, entertaining, and well written with great photos." —Classic Images"Wonderful...important...extensive filmography...dozens of rare stills...worthy." —Film & History"Impeccable [research]...the rare stills and detailed filmographies...are excellent." —Film Review"Silent movie fans should really be grateful...excellent–well written...easy, interesting reading with a generous scattering of photos...very nice filmographies." —Silents Are GoldenTable of Contents Introduction Baby Peggy Priscilla Bonner Virginia Cherrill Pauline Curley Jean Darling Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Francis Lederer Molly O'Day Anita Page Charles "Buddy" Rogers David Rollins Andrew Stone Index
£20.89
Headline Publishing Group Monte Cassino
Book Synopsis80th anniversary of the Battle of Monte CassinoThe six-month battle for Monte Cassino was Britain''s bitterest and bloodiest encounter with the German army on any front in World War Two.At the beginning of 1944 Italy was the western Allies'' only active front against Nazi-controlled Europe, and their only route to the capital was through the Liri valley. Towering over the entrance to the valley was the medieval monastery of Monte Cassino, a seemingly impenetrable fortress high up in the ''bleak and sinister'' mountains. This was where the German commander, Kesselring, made his stand.MONTE CASSINO tells the extraordinary story of ordinary soldiers tested to the limits under conditions reminiscent of the bloodbaths of World War One. In a battle that became increasingly political, symbolic and personal as it progressed, more and more men were asked to throw themselves at the virtually impregnable German defences. It is a story of incompetence, hubris
£9.89
Cengage Learning, Inc Hergenhahns An Introduction to the History of
Book SynopsisDreams puzzled early man, Greek philosophers spun elaborate theories to explain human memory and perception, Descartes postulated that the brain was filled with "animal spirits" and Psychology was officially deemed a "science" in the 19th century. In the new HERGENHAHN'S AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY, noted author Tracy Henley shows you that most of the concerns of contemporary psychologists are manifestations of themes that have recurred for hundreds--or even thousands--of years. Photographs and learning tools, along with fascinating biographical material on key figures in Psychology, engage you and aid your understanding.Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. The Ancient World 3. Rome and the Middle Ages. 4. Renaissance Science and Philosophy. 5. Empiricism, Sensationalism, and Positivism. 6. Rationalism. 7. Romanticism and Existentialism. 8. Physiology and Psychophysics. 9. Early Approaches to Psychology. 10. Evolution and Individual Differences. 11. American Psychology and Functionalism. 12. Behaviorism. 13. Neobehaviorism. 14. Gestalt Psychology. 15. Early Considerations of Mental Illness. 16. Psychoanalysis. 17. Humanistic (Third-Force) Psychology. 18. Psychobiology. 19. Cognitive Psychology. 20. Psychology Today.
£69.34
MP-SYR Syracuse University P Musical Tradition of the Eastern European Synago
Book SynopsisThis work collects, analyzes, and systematically presents in over 160 examples a magnificent tradition to future generations of cantors, scholars of Jewish music, and music enthusiasts worldwide. It reacquaints acculturated Jews with a largely unknown part of their heritage.
£67.50
University of New Mexico Press National Rhythms African Roots The Deep History
Book SynopsisA vast social gap separated Simon Bolivar from people of African descent; however, John Charles Chasteen's research shows that popular culture could bridge the gap. Fast-paced and often funny, this book explores the history of Latin American popular dance before the twentieth century. The relationship between Latin American dance and nationalism, it turns out, is very deep, indeed.
£23.36
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Marlboroughs Army 170211
Book SynopsisThe succession of the French Duke of Anjou to the Spanish throne in 1700 provoked the formation of a Grand Alliance to thwart the king''s expansionist ambitions. Led by the Duke of Marlborough, the army of the Grand Alliance declared war on France. Between 1702 and 1711, this united force, comprised of English, Dutch, Danish, Prussian, Austrian and other German troops, were victorious at such historic battles as Blenheim, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. This book chronicles Marlborough''s campaigns in the War of the Spanish Succession, detailing the tactics, troops and uniforms of his army.Table of ContentsChronology of the War of the Spanish Succession · Political and Military Background · Officers and Men · Organization, Armament and Employment · Grand Tactics · The British Army in the War of the Spanish Succession · Uniform and Equipment · The Plates
£11.69
John Blake Publishing Ltd 9/11 The Conspiracy Theories
Book SynopsisThe time is right to learn what really happened on 9/11. The time is right to unearth what has been deliberately withheld from the public. Nearly twenty years ago, on 11 September 2001, four passenger aircraft were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon near Washington, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly three thousand people were killed. The narrative in the weeks and months that followed seemed straightforward: the attacks had been masterminded by al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, an embittered terrorist with an abiding hatred of the West. But, as the twenty-year anniversary approaches, that neat explanation still fails to answer some important questions surrounding that fateful day. How did World Trade Center Building 7 - 100 yards from the Twin Towers - collapse so quickly and symmetrically when it had not been hit?How could two rogue aircraft bring down three towers?Did the US government help orchestrate the attacks as an 'inside job'? 9/11: The Conspiracy Theories seeks the truth - not only of what we do know about 9/11, but also what has been intentionally hidden from us. Researching these stories with the help of strong first-person reporting and an in-depth examination of documentation released under freedom-of-information protocols, this book sheds new light on one of history's most tragic and troubling episodes, which shattered for ever the myth of America as a country immune to international terrorism.
£9.49
Little, Brown Book Group The Feminist Revolution The Struggle for Womens
Book SynopsisOprah''s book club has declared The Feminist Revolution a must-read for Women''s History Month.The Feminist Revolution offers an overview of women''s struggle for equal rights in the late twentieth century. Beginning with the auspicious founding of the National Organization for Women in 1966, at a time when women across the world were mobilizing individually and collectively in the fight to assert their independence and establish their rights in society, the book traces a path through political campaigns, protests, the formation of women''s publishing houses and groundbreaking magazines, and other events that shaped women''s history. It examines women''s determination to free themselves from definition by male culture, wanting not only to ''take back the night'' but also to reclaim their bodies, their minds, and their cultural identity. It demonstrates as well that the feminist revolution was enacted by women from all backgrounds, of every color, and of
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John Murray Press Heroic Animals: Amazing Creatures that Changed
Book SynopsisTHERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN ORDINARY ANIMAL. EVERY ONE HAS A HEROIC STORY TO TELL. Discover how . . . Able Seacat Simon rescued the crew of HMS Amethyst Bobby the Wonder Dog crossed a continent to find his family Galipolli Murphy carried 250 wounded soldiers to safety Pickles tracked down the stolen World Cup And the Tamworth Two managed to save their baconClare Balding's stories of daring, courageous, remarkable creatures who changed our world for the better: from the dog that inspired Lassie to the bear that fought the Nazis.Trade ReviewAnimal magic * Sunday Telegraph *Extraordinary * Daily Mail *Riveting * Daily Telegraph *Wonderful * Women's Weekly *An inspiring fireside read * Horse & Hound *Perfect for animal lovers everywhere! * People's Friend *Heart warming and at times very funny . . . her love of animals shines through in these accounts, which bring to life the amazing moments and special bonds between humans and animals * Radio Times *Inspiring * Daily Mirror *Heartwarming * Yours *Incredible stories * Woman & Home *Some stories are awe-inspiring, some are moving, while others are simply laugh-out-loud funny * BBC *Heartwarming * Woman *Moving * Sunday Express *The perfect book to read on a cold winter's day with your dog snuggled up beside you * Your Dog *
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Rutgers University Press Impure Migration Jews and Sex Work in Golden Age
Book SynopsisInvestigates the period from the 1890s until the 1930s, when prostitution was legal in Argentina. At the same time, pogroms and anti-Semitic discrimination left thousands of Eastern European Jewish people displaced. For many Jewish women, participation in prostitution was one few ways they could escape the limited options in their home countries.Trade Review"Recommended."— Choice "Yarfitz has approached the delicate subject deftly and with sophistication."— H-Net “A fascinating account of Jewish participation in sexual commerce in Buenos Aires…Impure Migration deepens our knowledge of the relation between prostitution and migration.”— Cristiana Schettini, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) / University of San Martín, Argentina “A tour de force. It transcends conventional accounts of victimized prostitutes and malevolent pimps with an intellectually bold exploration of sexual and racialized public anxieties. An important contribution to the history of international mobility, immigrant sociability, gendered labor, and multi-ethnic cities.”— José Moya, professor of history, Barnard College “Impure Migration presents a fascinating chapter in the history of Jewish immigration to the Americas... it is important that this story be made available.”— Adriana M. Brodsky, professor, St. Mary's College of Maryland "Wyklęta Varsovia. Sutenerski szlak "Napoleona" ze Smoczej," by Wojtek Rodak— Weekend Gazeta "If you want to read just one of the very many books on Jewish white slavery, this is the one you should choose. Both specialists and the general public will find this volume engaging and insightful."— Raanan Rein, vice president, Tel Aviv University "This book provides us with exciting ways in which the perspectives of the subaltern can be narrated into a transnational history of elites who dominated the talk about them. Impure Migration is a brilliant piece of history writing which will speak loudly and inspirationally to global and transnational historians. Its findings will equally be of immense help to activists and academics engaged in debates on contemporary sex work and trafficking."— ConnectionsTable of ContentsContents Note on Translation and Transliteration Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction: White Slave Wives on the Road to Buenos Aires 1 White Slaves and Dark Masters 2 Jewish Traffic in Women 3 Marriage as Ruse, or Migration Strategy 4 Immigrant Mutual Aid among Pimps 5 The Impure Shape Jewish Buenos Aires Conclusion: After the Varsovia Society Acknowledgments Notes Index
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Biteback Publishing Six: A History of Britain's Secret Intelligence
Book SynopsisSix tells the complete story of the service's birth and early years, including the tragic, untold tale of what happened to Britain's extensive networks in Soviet Russia between the wars. It reveals for the first time how the playwright and MI6 agent Harley Granville Barker bribed the Daily News to keep Arthur Ransome in Russia, and the real reason Paul Dukes returned there. It shows development of tradecraftA" and the great personal risk officers and their agents took, far from home and unprotected. In Salonika, for example, Lieutenant Norman Dewhurst realised it was time to leave when he opened his door to find one of his agents hanging dismembered in a sack. This first part of Six takes us up to the eve of the conflict, using hundreds of previously unreleased files and interviews with key players to show how one of the world's most secretive of secret agencies originated and developed into something like the MI6 we know today. The second part, published in Spring 2012, will tell the story from the outbreak of World War Two to the present.Trade ReviewEngrossing... As a rollicking chronicle of demented derringdo, Smith's book is hard to beat. His research is prodigious and his eye for a good story impeccable, and his book, while perfectly scholarly, often reads like a real-life James Bond thriller.A" Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times If you want to know every detail of how Mansfield Cumming, the original C, won the fight with the directors of intelligence to establish the independence of his new service... then Smith's is your book.A" Literary Review Michael Smith's book covers events in more depth, features the identity of leading players, and affords readers and researchers an opportunity to seek further information. It is a brilliant work - meticulously researched and presented.A" Eye Spy Magazine
£11.69
Prospect Books A History of Cooks and Cooking
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Vintage Publishing A History Of Warfare
Book SynopsisThe definitive history of warfare told by Britain's foremost military historian.John Keegan’s masterpiece is a work of breath-taking scope that not only chronicles the history of warfare, but unearths lessons on the nature of humanity. Stretching across centuries and continents, from the Empire of Babylon to the Somme, A History of Warfare studies civilisations, psychology, archaeology, genetics, history and strategy with an expert’s eye. John Keegan’s unmissable and epic journey through military history has been widely acclaimed and remains vital reading today.Trade ReviewJohn Keegan is at once the most readable and the most original of military historians... His book is a work of massive sweep...the most remarkable study of warfare that has yet been written. -- Michael Howard * New York Times Review of Books *Masterpiece...one of those rare books which could still be required reading in its field a hundred years from now. * The New Yorker *Our finest military historian has produced a book of breathtaking scope...A tour de force. -- Niall Ferguson * Daily Mail *The best book I read in 1993 was A History of Warfare...a dazzling display of historical pyrotechnics. -- Paul Johnson * Sunday Times, Books of the Year *Magnificent * Sunday Telegraph *
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University of Chicago Press Uncountable
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Hodder & Stoughton The King is Dead, Long Live the King!: Majesty,
Book SynopsisA Country Life 'Best Book of the Year' 2023The Times Book of the Week * * * 'I could read Martin Williams all day. He is a staggeringly communicative historian; this book throws shafts of light on recent history almost repeating itself, giving vivid glimpses into monarchy and the way things were, and are. Compulsory reading.' --- Dame Joanna Lumley'A social historian and gifted storyteller, Williams is by turns moved and amused as he reflects on the poignancy and rituals of a nation united (pretty much) in grief...' --- The Times'adroitly-written...[told by Williams] so skilfully, and with such silken prose, that it's a pleasure to spend the time inside his head' --- The Oldie'delightful details...to rekindle this vanished epoch' --- Country Life'Vivid, panoramic, skilfully written, this gripping book is an insight into a time and an age'. --- Kate Williams'Martin Williams has written a fascinating and absorbing account of the Edwardian era, the demise and funeral of the King, and the iconic Black Ascot that followed it. He has brought a lost age grippingly to light'. --- Hugo Vickers'witty, informative and immensely readable... captures the spirit of the times'. --- Miranda Seymour'A tour de force'. --- Dr Kate Strasdin'We tend to think that Cecil Beaton single-handedly invented the Edwardian Age. Martin Williams shows us succinctly and elegantly that perhaps it was the King himself.' --- Nicky Haslam'... moves with unflagging wit and style. A fresh perspective on a brilliant life and a lost era beautifully evoked, it is impossible not to be swept away by this gem of a book. Pure pleasure.' --- Robin Muir'a must-have... a wonderful and thought-provoking read.' --- The Historian'...a book about a changed and changing world trying to cope with even more change...beautifully written [and] timely' --- The Catholic Herald'...resonates powerfully with our own recent experience of collective mourning...Williams describes the king's gradual demise in evocative detail.' --- Air MailUnforgettable as it was, the public response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 was not without precedent. When her great-grandfather King Edward VII - glamorous, cosmopolitan and extraordinarily popular - died in May 1910, the political, social and cultural anxieties of a nation in turmoil were temporarily set aside during a summer of intense and ritualised mourning.In The King is Dead, Long Live the King! Martin Williams charts a period of tension and transition as one era slipped away and another took shape. Witnessed by a diverse but interconnected cast of characters - crowned heads and Cabinet ministers, debutantes and suffragettes, artists and murderers - here is the swansong of Edwardian Britain. Set against a backdrop of bereavement and parliamentary crisis overshadowed by the gathering clouds of war, we see a people caught between past and future, tradition and modernity, as they unite to bid farewell to a much-loved monarch who had personified his age. From Buckingham Palace to Bloomsbury, and from the lying-in-state in Westminster Hall to a now legendary Royal Ascot enveloped in black, this is a vivid evocation of a world on the brink of seismic upheaval.
£21.25
Hodder & Stoughton Kings and Queens: 1200 Years of English and
Book Synopsis'We all know about Queen Victoria, Edward VIII and Queen Elizabeth II, but how much do we really know about other monarchs? Yes, we know William the Conqueror beat King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. We know George III was mad, but what else do we know about his 60 year long reign? We know Henry VIII famously had six wives, but do we know much more about him, other than he was very fat?'The British monarchy is one of the oldest in the world - dating so far back that even its origins are the subject of debate. Was William the Conqueror the first king of England, or was it Alfred the Great? In this third instalment of the series that began with The Prime Ministers and The Presidents, Iain Dale charts this long history of the English and British monarchy, with 64 essays by journalists, historians and politicians on every individual to have sat on the throne, as well as some who didn't.From Alfred the Great to Charles III, each essay examines the monarch, their role and what they tell us about British history. Why has the British monarchy, unlike so many others, endured? Kings and Queens will attempt to answer this question, and many others, providing valuable insight into British history and how Britain is ruled today.Trade Review'Entertaining, well-researched and eminently readable.' * Entertainment Focus *
£21.25
University of Texas Press A Body of Ones Own
Book SynopsisA history of Argentina that examines how trans bodies were understood, policed, and shaped in a country that banned medically assisted gender affirmation practices and punished trans lives. As a trans history of Argentina, a country that banned medically assisted gender affirmation practices and punished trans lives, A Body of One’s Own places the histories of trans bodies at the core of modern Argentinian history. Patricio Simonetto documents the lives of people who crossed the boundaries of gender from the early twentieth century to the present. Based on extensive archival research in public and community-based archives, this book explores the mainstream medical and media portrayals of trans or travesti people, the state policing of gender embodiment, the experiences of those transgressing the boundaries of gender, and the development of homemade technologies from prosthetics to the self-injection of silicone. A Body of One''s Own explores hoTable of Contents A Note to the Reader Introduction. In the Flesh of (National) History Chapter 1. Cut from a Different Cloth: Gender Transgressions in the Early Twentieth Century Chapter 2. The Body I Was Born In: Governing Sex and Embodiment Repertoires during the Era of the Biomedical Transition Chapter 3. Queens in the Theaters and the Streets: The Global Making of Travestis’ Popular Culture and Everyday Technologies Chapter 4. Living Laboratories: Travesti/Trans Knowledge and Homemade Technologies Chapter 5. The Carnal Revolution: Trans Citizenship and the Limits of Democratic Transition Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£35.10
Cengage Learning, Inc Hergenhahns An Introduction to the History of
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. The Ancient World. 3. Rome and the Middle Ages. 4. Renaissance Science and Philosophy. 5. Empiricism, Sensationalism, and Positivism. 6. Rationalism. 7. Romanticism and Existentialism. 8. Physiology and Psychophysics. 9. Early Approaches to Psychology. 10. Evolution and Individual Differences. 11. American Psychology and Functionalism. 12. Behaviorism. 13. Neobehaviorism. 14. Gestalt Psychology. 15. Early Considerations of Mental Illness. 16. Psychoanalysis. 17. Humanistic (Third-Force) Psychology. 18. Psychobiology. 19. Cognitive Psychology. 20. Psychology Today.
£69.34
Columbia University Press The Chile Pepper in China
Book SynopsisBrian R. Dott explores how the non-native chile went from obscurity to ubiquity in China, influencing not just cuisine but also medicine, language, and cultural identity. The Chile Pepper in China sheds new light on the piquant cultural impact of a potent plant and raises broader questions regarding notions of authenticity in cuisine.Trade ReviewExtensive source materials in both Chinese and English form the bedrock for this impressive study into how a relatively unassuming American import so radically changed one country’s cuisines and traditional pharmacopoeia. The history of the humble chile in China is a fascinating one, especially as viewed through Brian R. Dott’s affectionate yet scholarly lens. -- Carolyn Phillips, author of All Under Heaven: Recipes from the 35 Cuisines of ChinaA learned as well as lively book with many surprises. How chile peppers came to China from the New World just starts a story involving taste, regionalism, adaptation, and folklore. Chiles were key to Chinese cuisine’s subtlety and variety, and not just in Sichuan and Hunan either. -- Paul Freedman, author of Food: The History of Taste and Ten Restaurants That Changed AmericaThis is an absolutely wonderful book. It combines scholarship and good food writing—the enormous amount of effort in compiling the databases is duly and modestly cloaked in good prose. -- Eugene Anderson, author of The Food of ChinaA valuable resource for anyone interested in Chinese culinary culture or the global history of the chilli as symbol — ‘vitamin, vegetable, preservative and spice’. Dott’s research is extensive, while his writing is entertaining, digestible and peppered with much fascinating information. -- Fuchsia Dunlop * Spectator *It reminds us to look for culinary innovation not only where we often do, in the flashy kitchens of professional chefs, but also in the long-term historical processes of everyday life, the contributions to which, like the chile in China, may be ‘found everywhere.’ * Gastronomica *A book that can be easily understood and enjoyed by casual readers, something not all academic non-fiction books can say. -- Jason Flatt * But Why Tho? *There is much to praise about the book: its painstaking research, its sensitivity to the diversities of regional and historical contexts within China, and the top-notch storytelling. On the last point, Dott deserves special mention. The Chile Pepper in China will be one of the few books that will be read and savored by academics and civilians alike. * Twentieth-Century China *With its lucid, lively style, copious illustrations, and recipes this book could be a model for studies of the assimilation of other New World ingredients, especially in India and China. It will be of great value to students and academics and anyone with an interest [in] Chinese cuisine and culture. * Food, Culture, and Society *A satisfying history to [chiles] origins as well as their cultural significance in China. * Asian Review of Books *The definitive English-language study of how the pepper arrived in China, how it became part of local cuisine and medical practice, and how it even established itself as a core part of identity formation in southwest China. But one of its most provocative contributions has little to do with China and everything do with the chili pepper's unique relationship to globalization. * The Cleaver and the Butterfly *It all adds up to a compelling case for how a foreign plant became a national spice. * Economic Times *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChinese Dynasties and RegimesIntroduction1. Names and Places: How the Chile Found Its Way “Home” to China2. Spicing Up the Palate3. Spicing Up the Pharmacopeia4. Too Hot for Words: Elite Reticence Toward Chile Peppers 5. Chiles as Beautiful Objects and Literary Emblems6. Mao’s Little Red Spice: Chiles and Regional Identity ConclusionAppendix A. Late Imperial Recipe CollectionsAppendix B. Medical Texts ConsultedNotesBibliographyIndexColor Plates
£18.00
Columbia University Press Codes of Modernity
Book SynopsisCodes of Modernity explores the global history of Chinese script reforms—efforts to alphabetize or simplify the writing system—from the 1890s to the 1980s.Trade ReviewA brilliant book on the political economy of script reforms in modern China. For the first time, Uluğ Kuzuoğlu clarifies how the technologies of writing, such as the making of new or simplified scripts to manage labor, information flow, and so on, became increasingly central to the political struggles over the future of China and its place in the world. This rich and well-researched study is a major contribution to the fields of Chinese history and global history. -- Lydia H. Liu, author of The Freudian RobotKuzuoğlu’s achievements in Codes of Modernity are unmatched. Analyzing a dazzling array of transnational historical, linguistic, and communications phenomena, he presents nothing less than the ascendancy of China’s twentieth-century political economy of information. Kuzuoğlu proves convincingly that it both shared features with and departed from global labor regimes of economy and efficiency. -- Christopher A. Reed, author of Gutenberg in Shanghai: Chinese Print Capitalism, 1876-1937Uluğ Kuzuoğlu's Codes of Modernity is not only one of the most rigorous and fascinating histories of Chinese scripts ever written, it is also a story of media, of the conditions of thought and language, and of the technological mythologies structuring the goals of 'modernity' that were central to China's ongoing transformations during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This is a field-defining book, as rich in analysis as it is in archival insights. Kuzuoğlu brilliantly reframes the history of China's efforts at language and script reform as part of a much larger economy of information and knowledge work. Codes of Modernity brings questions about the evolving conditions of Chinese orthography into conversation with the rise of information capitalism, computation, and global politics. Codes of Modernity will be indispensable to scholars of Chinese writing, but it also deserves a much wider readership—a book of archival treasures and powerful synthesis for anyone interested in the evolution of information technologies over the past two centuries. -- R. John Williams, author of The Buddha in the Machine: Art, Technology, and the Meeting of East and West Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Alphabetic Labor Time: Scripts, Wires, and Brains in the Late Qing2. The National Phonetic Alphabet: Scripts and the Birth of Language Politics3. Basic Chinese: Cognitive Management and Mass Literacy4. Simplification of Chinese Characters: Mining, Counting, Seeing5. The New Dunganese Alphabet: Latinization Across Eurasia6. The Chinese Latin Alphabet: A Revolutionary Script7. The Empire of PinyinEpilogue: A New Age of CodesNotesBibliographyIndex
£25.50
Speaking Tiger Publishing Private Limited Afghan Napoleon: The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud
Book SynopsisThe veteran journalist Sandy Gall reported from Afghanistan at length through the 1980s and â90s, spending months with Massoud and his forces.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Mountain Commandos at War in the Falklands
Book SynopsisSunset, 8 June 1982, East Falkland. Eight specially trained Royal Marines infiltrate Goat Ridge, a long rocky hilltop between Mount Harriet and Two Sisters which are occupied by a battalion of 600 Argentine infantry. The next day, from their hiding place just metres away from the enemy, they note and sketch the Argentine positions, then withdraw as stealthily as they had come. Their daring patrol provides essential intelligence that guided the British assault which overwhelmed the Argentine defences two days later.This was just one example of the missions undertaken by the Royal Marines Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre during the Falklands War, all of which are described in graphic detail in Rod Boswell's eyewitness account. Using his own recollections and those of his comrades, he describes their operations in the Falklands the observation posts set up in the no man's land between San Carlos and Port Stanley, their role in the raid at Top Malo House, and the reconnaissance patrols t
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HarperCollins Publishers Overreach
Book SynopsisWinner of the Pushkin House Book Prize 2023*A Telegraph Book of the Year* A Times Best Book of Summer 2023*Shortlisted for the Parliamentary Book Awards*An astonishing investigation into the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war from the corridors of the Kremlin to the trenches of Mariupol.The Russo-Ukrainian War is the most serious geopolitical crisis since the Second World War and yet at the heart of the conflict is a mystery. Vladimir Putin apparently lurched from a calculating, subtle master of opportunity to a reckless gambler, putting his regime and Russia itself at risk of destruction. Why?Drawing on over 25 years' experience as a correspondent in Moscow, as well as his own family ties to Russia and Ukraine, journalist Owen Matthews takes us through the poisoned historical roots of the conflict, into the Covid bubble where Putin conceived his invasion plans in a fog of paranoia about Western threats, and finally into the inner circle around Ukrainian president and unexpected war Trade Review‘Not merely the first full account of the war in Ukraine, but may set the standard for some time to come … a remarkable achievement, with Matthews’s expert eye like an all-seeing drone, buzzing from one side of the conflict to the other’ 5* Telegraph ‘A vivid and revealing first draft of history … The strength of his account lies in his ability to tell the story from many angles, weaving them into a single, fast-paced narrative … fascinating’ Financial Times ‘The best current analysis of the countdown to war’ Serhii Plokhy, TLS ‘There will be many more books on Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, but Owen Matthews’ extraordinary perspective has produced an interim account of special value.’ Daily Mail ‘A wave of hurriedly written books about the Russo-Ukrainian war is about to crash over our bookshops and overburdened shelves, but it is hard not to feel sorry for most of their authors. Owen Matthews has already come out with what is not only one of the fastest, but also likely to be the best, setting a painfully high benchmark for those who follow.’ Times ‘The best new book on Russia … a classic as enduring as Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia’ Literary Review ‘Superb … a true page-turner’ Andrew Roberts, BBC History
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Insight Editions Ramayana
Book SynopsisSuch wisdom is as relevant in today's stressful world as it was thousands of years ago, when it was first written. It was my love for this wonderful book which prompted me to write my adaptation, and I hope I have been able to share that love with others.
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Austin Macauley Publishers Rhyme and Reason
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ACC Art Books The Story of the America's Cup: 1851-2021
Book SynopsisThe Story of the America's Cup 1851-2021 tells the chronological history of 150 years of the most exciting and exhilarating yacht race, open the pages and you can almost feel the wind in the sails and the salt spray. Full page colour illustrations bring the yachts alive, set as they are in their natural element, at sea, on the waves; detailed descriptions give an amazing insider's view of the construction of individual boats, the routes sailed, the crews, the highs and lows of what was undoubtedly, extremely tough and competitive sailing, the victories and the defeats. Paintings by Tim Thompson, a leading marine artist are an integral part of the book's appeal; he has captured the pure essence, the spirit of the race and its place in history.Table of ContentsIntroduction 4 The Artist 5 The Paintings 6 The Research 7 Rogues’ Gallery 10 The Courses 19 The International America’s Cup Class 26 The Paintings 1851 America defeats the British Fleet in a single race 30 1870 Magic defeats Cambria (Great Britain) 1–0 32 1871 Columbia & Sappho defeat Livonia (Great Britain) 4–1 34 1876 Madeleine defeats Countess of Dufferin (Canada) 2–0 36 1881 Mischief defeats Atalanta (Canada) 2–0 38 1885 Puritan defeats Genesta (Great Britain) 2–0 40 1886 Mayflower defeats Galatea (Great Britain) 2–0 42 1887 Volunteer defeats Thistle (Great Britain) 2–0 44 1893 Vigilant defeats Valkyrie II (Great Britain) 3–0 46 1895 Defender defeats Valkyrie III (Great Britain) 3–0 48 1899 Columbia defeats Shamrock (Northern Ireland) 3–0 50 1901 Columbia defeats Shamrock II (Northern Ireland) 3–0 52 1903 Reliance defeats Shamrock III (Northern Ireland) 3–0 54 1920 Resolute defeats Shamrock IV (Northern Ireland) 3–2 56 1930 Enterprise defeats Shamrock V (Northern Ireland) 4–0 58 1934 Rainbow defeats Endeavour (Great Britain) 4–2 60 1937 Ranger defeats Endeavour II (Great Britain) 4–0 62 1958 Columbia defeats Sceptre (Great Britain) 4–0 64 1962 Weatherly defeats Gretel (Australia) 4–1 66 1964 Constellation defeats Sovereign (Great Britain) 4–0 68 1967 Intrepid defeats Dame Pattie (Australia) 4–0 70 1970 Intrepid defeats Gretel II (Australia) 4–1 72 1974 Courageous defeats Southern Cross (Australia) 4–0 74 1977 Courageous defeats Australia (Australia) 4–0 76 1980 Freedom defeats Australia (Australia) 4–0 78 1983 Australia II (Australia) defeats Liberty 4–3 80 1987 Stars & Stripes defeats Kookaburra III (Australia) 4–0 82 1988 Stars & Stripes defeats New Zealand (New Zealand) 3–0 84 1992 America3 defeats Il Moro di Venezia (Italy) 4–1 86 1995 Black Magic (New Zealand) defeats Young America 5–0 88 2000 Black Magic (New Zealand) defeats Luna Rossa (Italy) 5–0 90 2003 Alinghi (Switzerland) defeats NZL 82 (New Zealand) 5–0 92 2007 Alinghi (Switzerland) defeats NZL 92 (New Zealand) 5–2 94 2010 BMW Oracle defeats Alinghi (Switzerland) 2–0 96 2013 Oracle Team USA defeats Aotearoa (New Zealand) 9–8 98 2017 Aotearoa (New Zealand) defeats Oracle Team USA 7–1 100 2021 Te Rehutai (New Zealand) defeats Luna Rossa (Italy) 7–3 102
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Oxford University Press Inc Decision Advantage Intelligence in International
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis lengthy work gives readers a great deal to ponder, particularly Sims's illustration of the critical roles that intelligence gathering and analysis play in determining the course of conflict, invisible though they often are. * Choice *In a real tour de force, Jennifer Sims develops and deploys a broadened concept of intelligence to show how it can lead to a decision advantage that affects the course of history. The cases studied are unusual and extraordinarily well done. This important book is a pleasure to read and deserves a wide audience." -Robert Jervis, author of Why Intelligence FailsJennifer Sims takes the reader on a fascinating tour of intelligence failures and successes from the Spanish Armada to today's post-911 world. Her rigorous analysis reminds us that intelligence in war does not need to be perfect; it just needs to be better than the intelligence on the enemy's side." -Scott D. Sagan, Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science, Stanford UniversityThe concept 'decision advantage' is central to the mission of U.S. intelligence * providing policy makers with intelligence to give them an information advantage over other international actors. Indeed, the term 'decision advantage' figures prominently in a display in the offices of the Director of National Intelligence. Jennifer Sims, a long time intelligence veteran, is properly credited with originating the concept and its definition. She has now taken this concept and examined how it worked across a range of historic policy dilemmas, from the threat posed to England by the Spanish Armada to the current issue of cyberspace. Dr. Sims has produced a thoughtful and provocative study that bridges intelligence theory and intelligence history." -Mark M. Lowenthal, Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis & Production (2002-05), and author of Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy *Sims has produced a thought-provoking book that seeks to bridge intelligence theory and history. The case-studies are engaging and full of detail on the influence of intelligence on military and diplomatic competition, which will be of interest to a broad audience...Sims's book should be read widely. * Dan Lomas, International Affairs *Jennifer E. Sims's Decision Advantage is an examination of how intelligence has influenced select decision-makers, through three broad periods in history, culminating in a proposed theory of intelligence in international politics...as a historical study of intelligence, the book excels. * Robin Kemp, H-Net *In Decision Advantage, Jennifer E. Sims seeks to correct both popular misconceptions of how espionage operates and rebut the views of those who dismiss its importance in international politics. * Mitchell B. Reiss, Intelligence, Strategy and Governance in the Twenty-first Century *Table of Contents1. Intelligence and Decision Advantage in International Politics 2. The Spanish Armada 3. Gaining Decision: Advantage in the Anglo-Spanish War 4. Intelligence Lessons from The Spanish Armada 5. Battlefield Intelligence: The Battles of First Manassas and Chancellorsville During the US Civil War 6. Gaining Advantage: First Manassas and Chancellorsville 7. Intelligence Lessons from Civil War Battlefields 8. Intelligence for the Chase: Races, Chases, and Interdictions in Complex Contingencies 9. Intelligence Support to Diplomacy 10. Knowledge and Diplomacy in the Era of Total War 11. Gaining Diplomatic Advantages before WWI 12. Intelligence and Decision in 1938 13. A Theory of Intelligence in International Politics 14. 21st Century Intelligence: Distributed Power and Cyberwar Appendix 1: Report By Nuño Da Silva, Portuguese Pilot Captured by Francis Drake, 19.1.1578 Appendix 2: A General Theory of Intelligence Index
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PublicAffairs,U.S. On That Day: The Definitive Timeline of 9/11
Book SynopsisAnyone who experienced the attacks on September 11 cannot forget the imagery: the smoking, falling towers, the Pentagon smoldering, the Shanksville crash site, the first responders.But there is an invisible story hidden in the wreckage, one that required years of patient investigation and the piecing together of a sequence from many scattered sources. By establishing the most definitive timeline of how that day unfolded, William M. Arkin shows how the US government failed in the face of the unprecedented attack. It is a story of laughable airport security, vulnerable airspace, blind intelligence, poor communications, muddled orders, Pentagon chaos, and presidential isolation. Everything about the emergency procedures of the governments-from White House security to continuity of government to military alerts-went wrong.On That Day is a stunning, nightmare journey through a government reeling in confusion while many civilians performed individual acts of heroism. It is a chilling exposé of government negligence and overreach, and a constitution in crisis.
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Profile Books Ltd The Handshake: A Gripping History
Book Synopsis'It's a little book of wonder, it's fantastic' Chris Evans 'A fabulously sparky, wide-ranging and horizon-broadening little study ... joyously unboring' Sunday Times Friends do it, strangers do it and so do chimpanzees - and it's not just deeply embedded in our history and culture, it may even be written in our DNA. The humble handshake, it turns out, has a rich and surprising history. So let's join palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi as she embarks on a funny and fascinating voyage of discovery - from the handshake's origins (at least seven million years ago) all the way to its sudden disappearance in March 2020. Drawing on new research, anthropological insights and first-hand experience, she'll reveal how this most friendly of gestures has played a role in everything from meetings with uncontacted tribes to political assassinations - and what it tells us about the enduring power of human contact. Because the story of the handshake ... is far from over.Trade ReviewAl-Shamahi's beguiling book has a more general claim to attention than merely being an account of the crisis in manners that Covid has made ... cheerful, witty and well-researched. -- Stephen Bayley * Spectator *Witty and wide-ranging -- PD Smith * Guardian *It's a little book of wonder, it's fantastic -- Chris EvansA fabulously sparky, wide-ranging and horizon-broadening little study ... joyously unboring * Sunday Times *Having not particularly missed shaking hands over the past year, I ended this very engaging little book so desperate to get started again that I'm in danger of becoming a super-spreader. * Telegraph *
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Central European University Press The Children’s Republic of Gaudiopolis: The History and Memory of a Children’s Home for Holocaust and War Orphans (1945–1950)
Book SynopsisGaudiopolis (The City of Joy) was a pedagogical experiment that operated in a post–World War II orphanage in Budapest. This book tells the story of this children’s republic that sought to heal the wounds of wartime trauma, address prejudice and expose the children to a firsthand experience of democracy. The children were educated in freely voicing their opinions, questioning authority, and debating ideas. The account begins with the saving of hundreds of Jewish children during the Siege of Budapest by the Lutheran minister Gábor Sztehlo together with the International Red Cross. After describing the everyday life and practices of self-rule in the orphanage that emerged from this rescue operation, the book tells how the operation of the independent children’s home was stifled after the communist takeover and how Gaudiopolis was disbanded in 1950. The book then discusses how this attempt of democratization was erased from collective memory. The erasure began with the banning of a film inspired by Gaudiopolis. The Communist Party financed Somewhere in Europe in 1947 as propaganda about the construction of a new society, but the film’s director conveyed a message of democracy and tolerance instead of adhering to the tenets of socialist realism. The book breaks the subsequent silence on “The City of Joy,” which lasted until the fall of the Iron Curtain and beyond.Trade Review"Gergely Kunt’s The Children’s Republic of Gaudiopolis is a fascinating and rewarding read for anyone interested in European post-war history, the history of the Holocaust, Hungarian history or the history of residential childcare." https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0046760X.2023.2184507 -- Mirjam Galley * History of Education *"Kunt weaves a great deal into this relatively slim, thought-provoking volume. He is largely successful in synthesizing the complex history and memory of the Holocaust in Hungary through the lens of PAX, the Children’s Republic of Gaudiopolis, and Somewhere in Europe. In doing so, he is to be commended for bringing this important, yet overlooked story of Szteho and Gaudiopolis to our attention, and further enriching the literature on both Holocaust memory and the experience of children in postwar Europe and the adults who helped them." https://academic.oup.com/hgs/article-abstract/37/1/195/7180290 -- Beth B Cohen * Holocaust and Genocide Studies *"A key theme throughout the book is that of how Sztehlo’s humanitarian work went against the prevailing systems and authorities. Kunt paints a picture of Sztehlo as a fiercely independent man, yet one who knew how to maneuver within different organizations of religion, party, and state. In so doing, Kunt’s book offers an important contribution to our understanding of how people could navigate shifting political environments in Hungary." https://muse.jhu.edu/article/909998 -- Barnabas Balint * Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth *"Gergely Kunt’s wonderful work talks about how a traumatized community that is almost fatally divided along various political and social fault lines can be reconstructed. The healing of wounds and the bridging of deep trenches dividing society are only possible through building a democratic society. No lesson could be more relevant in today’s Hungary." -- Tamás Stark * Slavic Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction Failures in Democratization: A Historical Overview 1. The History of Child Rescue in Budapest 1.1 Hungary’s Protestant Churches and the International Red Cross’s Attempts to Rescue Children 1.1.1. A Bystander and a Minister: Gábor Sztehlo’s Life Before 1944 1.1.2. From a Bystander to a Rescuer: Gábor Sztehlo’s Role in Saving Lives 1.2. From Red Cross Children’s Homes to the PAX Orphanage 1.2.1 Gaining Independence from Both Church and State: Sztehlo’s Path to Establishing a New Children’s Home 1.2.2. The Price of Freedom: Financial Obstacles and Nationalization 2. A Christian Orphanage with Doors Open to All 2.1. The Inhabitants of PAX 2.1.1. The Social and Religious Composition of PAX Residents 2.1.2. The Ratio of Girls to Boys at PAX Orphanage 2.1.3. The Staff and Elementary School at PAX Orphanage 2.1.4. The Psychological Condition of Children at the PAX Orphanage 2.1.5. Easing the Trauma of PAX’s Children: The Path From Ensuring a Secure Environment to Self-Governance 2.2. Art Therapy as a Means for Processing Trauma: Our Newspaper and On Our Own 2.2.1. Remembering the War: Poems by Children 2.3. The Cultural History of Halandzsa in Hungary 2.3.1. Halandzsa Therapy: A Word Game’s Liberating Impact on Traumatized Children 2.3.2. The Social Restrictions Placed Upon Word Games 2.4. Freedom of Opinion 3. Gaudiopolis: Democracy as a Game and the Game of Democracy 3.1. The Legends and Sources of Inspiration Connected to Gaudiopolis 3.1.1. The American Influence: Boys Town 3.2. The Young People’s State of Gaudiopolis 3.2.1. The Constitution and Penal Code of Gaudiopolis 3.3. Gaudiopolis in the Contemporary Media 3.3.1. PAX Orphanage and Gaudiopolis in Hungarian-Language Newspapers From Abroad 4. Immortalizing Orphans and the War in a Communist Propaganda Film 4.1. The first post-war movie in Hungary: Somewhere in Europe (1947) 4.1.1. The Film’s Plot 4.1.2. The Creators: Their Background and Inspiration 4.1.3. The Characters: Orphans on the Silver Screen 4.1.4. Visualizing Victimhood: Children as War Victims 4.2. The Visual Storytelling of War-Time Rape 4.2.1. The Symbology of a Taboo 4.3. The Film’s Influence and Reception 4.3.1.The Press’s Reception of Depicting Sexual Violence 4.3.2. Interpretations of the Film in the 1940s and 1950s 5. Conclusion Sources and Bibliography Appendix
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University of Wisconsin Press Philippine Sanctuary A Holocaust Odyssey
Book SynopsisBetween 1938 and 1941, the Philippine Commonwealth provided safe asylum to more than 1,300 German Jews. In highlighting the efforts by Philippine president Manual Quezon and High Commissioner Paul McNutt, Bonnie Harris offers fuller implications for our understanding of the Roosevelt administration’s response to the Holocaust.Table of Contents Contents List of Illustrations Preface: Unlikely Journeys Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Open Doors to the Philippines 1. Joseph Cysner: From Hamburg to Zbaszyn to Manila 2. FDR, Evian, and the Refugee Crisis 3. Open Hearts: Jewish Rescue in the Philippines 4. Mindanao, a New Palestine 5. Japan and Europe's Refugee Jews 6. Peletah—Deliverance Conclusion: The Will to Save Afterword: New Lives, New Life Notes Bibliography Index
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd African Soccerscapes: How A Continent Changed the
Book SynopsisFrom Accra and Algiers to Zanzibar and Zululand, African football today reflects the history and culture of those who play the game and how they have shaped it in a distinctively African manner. Football may obey global rules, but the influence of magicians and healers, the nurturing of different tactics and styles of play, and local forms of spectatorship give football in the continent a cultural and sporting imprint all of its own . In African Soccerscapes Peter Alegi explores how football was influenced by colonialism, the growth of cities, independence, and global capitalism. Regional differences and the links between sport, culture and politics feature prominently in his book. In the independent era football offered a rare form of 'national culture' in ethnically diverse nations and symbolized pan-African unity and solidarity through the anti-apartheid struggle and the campaign for more guaranteed places for African teams in the World Cup finals. Huge numbers of Africans play overseas, disproportionately rewarding European leagues at Africa's expense, and this phenomenon is discussed, as are the recent privatization of the African game, football development programs and the growth of women's football.Trade ReviewNobody understands the background to African soccer better than the Italian-American historian Peter Alegi. This World Cup is his moment. His African Soccerscapes crams daunting erudition, gleaned over many years of study of African football, into under 200 pages of history. -- Financial TimesPeter Alegi's African Soccerscapes is simply the best available overview of the history. Concise and to the point, you'll be through it before the round of 16 begins, having covered all the basics without forgetting the pleasures and the passions that animate African football. -- The GuardianA fascinating history of African football, from empire to the post-colony. -- Sunday Independent (South Africa)Table of Contents1: The White Man's Burden: Football and Empire, 1860s-1919 2: The Africanization of Football, 1920s-1940s 3: Making Nations in Late Colonial Africa, 1940s-1964 4: Nationhood, Pan-Africanism, and Football after Independence 5: Football Migration to Europe Since the 1930s 6: The Privatization of Football, 1980s to Recent Times Epilogue: South Africa 2010: The World Cup Comes to Africa
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Penguin Books Ltd Rain of Ruin
Book Synopsis''A short but quietly devastating book, in which Overy adds new perspectives to a subject that has often been approached from a narrowly American angle... Overy''s book is a sombre reminder that the border between civilisation and savagery is wafer-thin.'' - Philip Snow, Literary Review A remarkable account of the terrible climax of the Second World War in Asia, published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.In the closing months of the Second World War hundreds of thousands of Japanese, mostly civilians, died in a final outburst of violence from the air. American planes were beginning to run low on plausible targets when it was decided to use two atomic weapons in a final, terrible flourish to try to end the war. Richard Overy's remarkable new book rethinks how we should regard this last stage of the war and the role of the bombing. This book explores the way in which the willingness to kill civilians and destroy cities became normalized in the course of a horrific war as moral concerns were blunted and scientists, airmen, and politicians followed a strategy of mass destruction they would never have endorsed before the war began. But it also engages with the new scholarship that shows how complex the effort to end the war was in Japan, where surrender' was entirely foreign to Japanese culture.
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Little, Brown Chasing the Dark
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Lexington Books The Origins of UNICEF 19461953
Book SynopsisThe Origins of UNICEF traces the history of the founding of the world's most well-known and often controversial relief aid organization for children. UNICEF modeled itself after several national organizations as well as some of the early twentieth-century transnational and international relief aid organizations, catering to a clientele that many observers claimed would be impossible to resist or ignore. In only a few years, UNICEF's programs provided relief aid to millions of children in locations around the globe, but the atmosphere of post-war cooperation, quickly supplanted by Cold War tensions, caused UNICEF's efforts to be scrutinized lest they be too closely aligned with either the United States or the Soviet Bloc. UNICEF remains one of the most highly regarded and effective child relief-aid organizations in the world. The story of its founding and its first years as an aid organization provide insight into how an international, apolitical, philanthropic organization must maneuveTrade ReviewThe Origins of UNICEF, 1946–1953 is an important analysis of global organization in the Cold War era. In tracing UNICEF’s evolution from temporary institution to permanent status, Morris shows us not just how international politics, and particularly US policy, influenced this organization, but how US and Western cultural concepts of the family were packaged with relief work. Morris’ book is a reminder that even the most seemingly apolitical gestures of philanthropy are laden with political and cultural meaning. -- Krista Sigler, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash CollegeJennifer Morris takes us back to the origins of a relief organization dedicated to the noblest of causes: the health of children and their mothers. We see inside UNICEF's creation after World War II. Dr. Morris also has great coverage of the organization's first director, Maurice Pate. It's important we know this history as the struggle for the basic rights of nutrition and health for children and mothers continues to this day. -- William Lambers, expert on the UN and world hunger, and author of Ending World Hunger: School Lunches for Kids Around the WorldThe goal of humanitarian organizations is obviously to relieve suffering, but their work is also shaped by politics and other ideological considerations. Morris chronicles the establishment and early years of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the influence of the ideas and practices about aid to children and mothers inherited from its predecessor charities, the Commission for Relief in Belgium and Save the Children, as well as the emergence of the Cold War. The leadership of the first executive director, Maurice Pate; the roles of Dr. Martha Eliot and other personnel; interactions with related agencies, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization; and efforts to support US foreign policy in Europe to secure crucial funding are explored. After achieving success in the immediate postwar period with relief programs, including supplemental feeding, clothing distribution, and vaccinations and other medical care, UNICEF gained permanent status within the UN in 1953 and shifted its focus to international development programs geared to children while continuing to provide aid to them in regions affected by conflict. For 20th-century history and humanitarian studies collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsChapter One: Charity for Children Chapter Two: Continuing the Tradition: The United Nations and Postwar Relief for Children, 1946 Chapter Three: A Plan of Work Chapter Four: Feeding Children Chapter Five: Medical Treatment for Children Chapter Six: Continuing the Work for Children
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WW Norton & Co American Cuisine: And How It Got This Way
Book SynopsisFor decades, many have doubted the existence of American cuisine, believing that hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza define the nation’s palate. Not so, says leading food historian Paul Freedman. Freedman traces the twentieth-century rise of processed food, standardisation and fast-food restaurants. With the farm-to-table movement, a culinary revolution has transformed the way Americans eat. Whether analysing how businesses and advertisers used seduction and guilt to dictate women’s food-shopping habits, exploring how class determines what Americans eat or documenting the contributions provided by immigrants, Freedman reveals an astonishing history.Trade Review"In American Cuisine, Paul Freedman embarks on an epic quest, to locate the roots of American foodways and follow changing tastes through the decades, a search that takes him straight to the heart of American identity. It is an enormous, endlessly fascinating subject, and Freedman makes a wonderful tour guide, scholarly and wry." -- William Grimes, former New York Times restaurant critic"This fascinating book delves into American cuisine with gusto." -- Choice
£28.79
Reaktion Books Fairies: A Dangerous History
Book SynopsisHow dangerous were fairies? In the late seventeenth century, they could still scare people to death. Little wonder, as they were thought to be descended from fallen angels, and to have the power to destroy the world itself. Such beliefs, along with some remarkably detailed sightings, lingered on well into the twentieth century. In literature and art fairies often retained this edge of danger. From the wild magic of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, through the dark glamour of Keats, to the improbably erotic poem `Goblin Market’ or the paintings inspired by opium dreams, the amoral otherness of the fairies ran side-by-side with the newly delicate or feminized creations of the Victorian world. In the past thirty years the enduring link between fairies and nature has been robustly exploited by eco-warriors and conservationists, from Ireland to Iceland. This book, now available in paperback, tells the story of the many fairy terrors that lay behind Titania or Tinkerbell.Trade Review'[An] engrossing new book.'-Seattle Times; 'Richard Sugg wants to disabuse you of any nonsense you may harbour about fairies being small, whimsical and affectionate . . . Sugg writes well, and amusingly, about the evolution of fairies from Terror to Tinkerbell.'-Toronto Star; 'Sugg's book is in itself a kind of bewitchment, shimmering and eloquent, written with a certain ironic awareness and in the spirit of surrender to unknowing.'-The Australian
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Thinkers Publishing The Royal Chess Couple in Action
Book SynopsisThe Royal Chess Couple in Action introduces the dominant leadership of the royal game. The King is its most significant piece while the Queen is its mightiest one. Following a brief historical overview the reader is met with the wealth of tactical abilities characterizing the main heroes, their strengths and weaknesses in attack and defence, while acting on their own or collaborating with other pieces. The authors, both are experienced players and tutors, offer to the improving player a selection of almost 500 instructive positions he may choose to use for training, just as fun read…or both!Trade ReviewThe Royal Chess Couple in Action (Thinkers Publishing 2020, 384 pages, paperback) by International Masters Hans Bohm and Yochanan Afek is an original work that seeks to show the powers of the two most important pieces through over the board examples and endgame studies. The Royal Chess Couple in Action is a good choice for those rated 2000 on up looking to increase their understanding in a pleasurable way. One can easily imagine using these books to develop a daily habit of playing over a game and solving a study while drinking one’s beverage of choice. IM John Donaldson August 2020.
£19.94
University of California Press The Architect
Book SynopsisThe Architect was one of the first books in 50 years to survey the role of the profession from its beginnings in ancient Egypt to the present. In this edition Dana Cuff considers the continuing relevence of the book and evaluates changes in architectural practice and the profession since 1965.Table of ContentsCONTRIBUTORS Bernard Michael Boyle Joan Draper Joseph Esherick Leopold Ettlinger Spiro Kostof William L. MacDonald Myra Nan Rosenfeld Catherine Wilkinson John Wilton-Ely Gwendolyn Wright
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University of California Press We Sell Drugs
Book SynopsisPresents a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States.Trade Review"Suzanna Reiss presents a novel and compelling argument ... We Sell Drugs brings drugs into conversations where they did not participate before." -- Emily Dufton American StudiesTable of ContentsIllustrations Acronyms Introduction 1. "The Drug Arsenal of the Civilized World": WWII and the Origins of US-Led International Drug Control 2. "Resources for Freedom": American Drug Commodities in the Postwar World 3. Raw Materialism: Exporting Drug Control to the Andes 4. The Alchemy of Empire: Drugs and Development in the Americas 5. The Chemical Cold War: Drugs and Policing in the New World Order Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index
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HarperCollins Publishers Gristwood S Blood Sisters
Book SynopsisThe true story of the White Queen and more, this is a thrilling history of the extraordinary noblewomen who lived through the Wars of the Roses.The events of the Wars of the Roses are usually described in terms of the men involved: Richard Duke of York, Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III and Henry VII. But these years were also packed with women's drama and in the tales of conflicted maternity and monstrous births alive with female energy.In this completely original book, Sarah Gristwood sheds light on a neglected dimension of English history: the impact of Tudor women on the Wars of the Roses. She examines, among others, Cecily Neville, who was deprived of being queen when her husband died at the Battle of Wakefield; Elizabeth Woodville, the commoner who married Edward IV in secret; Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, whose love and ambition for her son knew no bounds.Until now, the lives of these women have remained little known to the general public. Sarah Gristwood tells their Trade Review‘For viewers who plan to settle in with ‘The White Queen’, one recent work of history will guide them through the distaff maze of the Wars of the Roses: ‘Blood Sisters’ by Sarah Gristwood’ Boyd Tonkin, Independent ‘In this gem of a book, she effortlessly weaves the dramatic, often tragic, lives of seven royal women…If you treat yourself to one history book this Christmas, make it this one. It’s the book that I wish I had written’ Alison Weir, Books of the Year, BBC History Magazine ‘Entertaining and vividly drawn … A different way of looking at this complex period and Gristwood weaves the story with considerable skill … highly readable’ Literary Review ‘Gristwood successfully evokes the lives of all these women, and in doing so brings a new and welcome perspective on the Wars of the Roses… [a] very agreeable narrative’ Dan Jones, Sunday Times ‘Gristwood’s sensitive approach marks out Blood Sisters as much more than the narrative of an age. It is an exploration of what it was to be a medieval queen… A compelling portrait of this bloody age, complete with the heartbreak and triumphs that went with it… Like a delicately woven tapestry, threads of evidence have to be gathered and pulled together with care. Gristwood does an excellent job of examining in sensory detail the impact of ermines, cloths of gold, Spanish leather and purple velvet’ Spectator
£13.49
HarperCollins Publishers Aztecs Primary History
Book SynopsisPrimary History: Aztecs encourages the study of archaeological evidence, artefacts, written sources and maps to understand how the Aztecs have influenced today's society. Stimulating activities cover everyday life, architecture and buildings, communication, religion, and the Spanish conquerors.Choose from a range of activities to suit your class.Differentiate using a variety of writing-based tasks.Explore history topics through creative role-plays and art and design work.Ideal as accessible research resources for topic work.
£13.13
HarperCollins Publishers Invaders Primary History
Book SynopsisPrimary History: Invaders covers the Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Norman invasions. Drawing from timelines, archaeological evidence, written sources and maps, pupils will study the everyday life of their ancestors. Stimulating activities encourage an understanding of how historical events have influenced today’s society.
£14.40
HarperCollins Publishers Tudors
Book SynopsisPrimary History: Tudors encourages the study of written sources, images, maps, timelines and key figures to understand the influence of the Tudor period on today's society. Pupils will discover the lives of their ancestors through stimulating activities covering monarchs, the Armada, religion, and levels of society within town and countryside.
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HarperCollins Publishers Falling Upwards
Book SynopsisNominally a history of the hot air balloon, Falling Upwards' is really a history of hope and fantasy and the quixotic characters who disobeyed that most fundamental laws of physics and gave humans flight' New Republic, Best Books of 2013CHOSEN AS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR IN ** Guardian ** New Statesman ** Daily Telegraph ** New Republic ** TIME Magazine 10 Top Nonfiction Books of 2013 ** The New Republic Best Books of 2013 ** Kirkus Best Books of the Year (2013)**From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to test the air, to brave generals floating over enemy lines to watch troop movements, this wonderful book offers a seamless fusion of history, art, science, biography and the metaphysics of flight. It is a masterly portrait of human endeavour, recklessness, vision and hope.In this heart-lifting book, Richard Holmes, author of the best-selling The Age of Wonder, follows the daring and enigmatic men and women who risked their lives to take to the air (or fall into the sky). Why tTrade ReviewSELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: JIM CRACE, GUARDIAN – ‘A whole wide world of significance’ SARAH SANDS, NEW STATESMAN – ‘Sheer delight’ MICHAEL PRODGER, EVENING STANDARD – ‘Picaresque history’ DAN JONES, DAILY TELEGRAPH – ‘Tremendously inventive’ LEV GROSSMAN, TIME MAGAZINE – ‘Thrilling history’ CHLOE SCHAMA, NEW REPUBLIC – ‘Unadulterated delight’ KIRKUS – ‘Gripping’ MAIL ON SUNDAY – ‘Tragic’ ‘A book as delightful as it is unexpected … [an] extraordinary cabinet of drifting aerial wonderment, a book that will linger and last, as it floats ever upward in the mind’ Simon Winchester, Wall Street Journal ‘Holmes presents a full-blown, lyrical history of the same subject, investigating the strangeness, detachment and powerful romance of ‘falling upwards’ into a seemingly alien and uninhabitable element. He lovingly charts … a history full of awe and inefficiency … A truly masterly storyteller’ Evening Standard ‘Endlessly exhilarating … packed full of swashbuckling stories, as well as fascinating historical accounts of the use of balloons. It is also a singularly beautiful book, wonderfully designed and illustrated and quite clearly a product of love’ Mail on Sunday ‘What Holmes teases out … is that ballooning gave us, quite literally, a different point of view … This exhilarating book, wonderfully written, generously illustrated and beautifully published, captures all that and more’ Spectator ‘Holmes conjures an extraordinarily vivid, violent, thrilling history, full of bizarre personalities, narrow escapes and fatal plunges. A peerless prose artist, infectiously curious’ Time Magazine
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HarperCollins Publishers Epitaph for the Ash In Search of Recovery and
Book SynopsisThe ash tree has long been an integral part of the British landscape, its familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces.But tragically ash dieback, a disease from mainland Europe, now poses a serious threat to the trees' survival. And their grave prognosis took on a personal resonance when, while writing this book, Lisa Samson was diagnosed with a brain tumour, forcing her to contemplate her own mortality while the trees' likely fate emerged.Taking us from the lowlands of Norfolk to the northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Epitaph for the Ash offers up a rallying cry to treasure these remarkable woodlands while we can, before it is too late.Trade Review‘Fascinating … Her pilgrimage to discover the present state of the ash in the UK, and the work that is being done to accommodate or counter ash dieback, is both a labour of love and an extraordinary achievement, especially given the heart-rending physical limitations Samson eventually endures as a result of life-saving surgery’ OBSERVER ‘Everywhere Lisa’s powerful affinity with the natural world is palpable… Samson is right to urge appreciation of what we have; her book will also help raise awareness of the need to protect our invaluable natural heritage for future generations’ Literary Review ‘Lisa Samson’s … quest to travel the length and breadth of the land takes us on a leafy green jewel of a journey into a kingdom that will change the way you look at the ash tribe forever’ BBC Wildlife
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HarperCollins Publishers GCSE 91 History British History Topics AllinOne
Book SynopsisExam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR B and WJEC EduqasLevel: GCSE 9-1Subject: British HistorySuitable for the 2024 examsComplete revision and practice to fully prepare for the GCSE grade 9-1 examsRevision that Sticks! Collins GCSE 9-1 British History Complete All-in-One Revision and Practice uses a revision method that really works: repeated practice throughout.A revision guide, workbook and practice paper in one book!With clear and concise revision for every topic, plus seven practice opportunities, Collins offers the best revision at the best price.Depth studies: Norman England and Elizabethan EnglandThematic studies: Health and Medicine and Crime and PunishmentIncludes:quick tests as you goend-of-topic practice questionstopic review questions later in the bookmixed practice questions at the end of the bookmore topic-by-topic practice in the workbooka complete exam-style paperfree Q&A flashcards to download onlinefree ebook versionTrade Review“Generally excellent. Attractive layout, clear and easy to access. There is necessary focus on exam skills, but presented in an interesting, step-by-step format.” Susan Stirrup, King’s Ely “I like the clear layout, especially the spacing of the questions – it is very accessible.” Fiona Hall, Sheringham High School “Colourful and informative.” Jane Hamilton, Alsager School
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