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Book Synopsis''An important book'' Martin Wolf, Financial Times (BOOK OF THE YEAR)The clear-eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American Dream, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist behind The New York Times''s The Morning newsletter.Two decades into the twenty-first century, the stagnation of living standards has become the defining trend of American life. Life expectancy has declined, economic inequality has soared, and, after some progress, the Black-white wage gap is once again as large as it was in the 1950s. How did this happen in the world''s most powerful country? And what happened to the American dream-the promise of a happier, healthier, more prosperous future-which was once such an inextricable part of our national identity?Drawing on decades of writing about the economy for The New York Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Leonhardt examines the past century of American history, from the Great

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Book SynopsisThe Luzon campaign of 1945 was the longest island campaign of the Pacific War, lasting from January 1945 to September 1945, and only ended with the surrender of Imperial Japan. It is often overlooked or mentioned in passing by most histories of that war, yet hundreds of thousands of Americans and Japanese fought in some of the worst conditions imaginable for eight months to clear Luzon of the invaders.This full account of the Luzon campaign stretches from planning stages to the end of the war and the surrender of over 50,000 Japanese troops under the noted Japanese general Yamashita. The landings at Lingayen Gulf, the Battle for Manila and the recapture of Corregidor are all included, as well as lesser-known battles for the summer capital of Baguio, the battle for Manila's water supply, constant jungle fighting, the raids to rescue Allied POWs, the recapture of Bataan, destruction of the only Japanese armored division to fight in the Pacific, American parachute drops on Corregidor and Aparri, and much more. Individual acts of heroism are highlighted as are the interactions among the senior commanders involved, including General MacArthur, General Krueger (6th Army) and General Eichelberger (8th Army). The book ends with the surrender of Imperial Japan and the end of the Luzon Campaign in September 1945.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Lingayen Beachhead 3. The Central Plain 4. Securing the Beachhead 5. The Kembo Group 6. The Race to Manila 7. The Tragedy of Manila 8. Intramuros, the Walled City 9. The Shimbu Group 10. Seizing the Dams 11. Southern Luzon 12. North to Baguio 13. The Villa Verde Trail 14. San Jose, Digdig and Baguio 15. Baguio Falls 16. Balete Pass 17. The Bambang Front 18. Aparri 19. Pursuit 20. The Luzon Campaign Appendix A: U. S. Forces Order of Battle Appendix B: Imperial Japanese Army Order of Battle Appendix C: Luzon Campaign Medals of Honor Appendix D: Casualty Comparison Bibliography

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Book SynopsisFascinating, absorbing and educative' A. C. GraylingHighly original and beautifully written' Dominic LawsonA compelling insight into how our imagination works, based on the latest scientific research.People often think of imagination as something used only in creative endeavours. In fact, we use imagination constantly as we reminisce, anticipate, plan, daydream, read, create imagined worlds. The truth is we live in the here and now much less than we tend to think. Imagination isn't the exception in our daily lives; it's our default setting. Yet only now are we beginning to understand exactly how it works.From hallucination to sleepwalking, from REM sleep to delusions, neurologist Adam Zeman brilliantly guides us through the latest scientific studies in the world of the imagination. He draws on research in neuroscience, the study of human origins and child development to show how the human brain is above all else a creative, imaginative organ and that we have evolved to share what we imagine.Our brains behave in strikingly similar ways when we observe, remember, imagine or act. Imagine looking at a cube and your eye will trace the contours of the cube as if you were actually seeing it. Yet it turns out that people differ hugely in their imaginative experience. Some people lack sensory imagery altogether they would be unable to picture their family if asked to but still lead fulfilling, even highly creative, lives.From how we visualise to how we understand the minds of others, from the benefits of play to mental disorders, The Shape of Things Unseen dazzles and delights. It is an essential guide to the latest discoveries about the workings of the human mind.

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Book SynopsisThe story of the USS Atlanta and her crew, who fought valiantly at Guadalcanal.

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Book SynopsisOne of the preeminent Black scholars of his era traces the life and bold aspirations of a man who devoted his life to opposing slavery at any cost. W.E.B. Du Bois examines John Brown as a man as well as a motive force behind the abolitionist sympathies that helped lead to the Civil War. He traces Brown’s sympathy for slaves to an incident in his youth when he was warmly received by a family that treated their slave with casual brutality. At the time it was written, John Brown was widely considered a fanatic at best, a lunatic at worst, but here he is seen clearly as a man driven by his Christianity and his personal morals to oppose what he clearly perceived as a tremendous wrong in society, and to do so regardless of whatever toll it might take upon him. The author examines Brown’s impact on the minds of those who understood that the abolitionist cause was supported primarily by Blacks, on the lives of Blacks who discovered a white man willing to fight and die for their freedom, and by the masses who found that slavery was not only an actionable moral issue, but one of deadly urgency. Originally published in 1909, on the 50th anniversary of Brown’s execution, this is W.E.B. Du Bois’s only work of biography. Although less known than the author’s The Souls of Black Folk or Black Reconstruction in America, John Brown remains a classic distinguished by its author’s deep understanding and eloquence. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of John Brown is both modern and readable.

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Book SynopsisThe People?s Army of Vietnamese?s decision to utilize armor as part of its warfighting strategy was a product of various geopolitical factors that surrounded Hanoi during various parts of the Vietnam War. During the First Indochina War, the People?s Republic of China (PRC) emerged as the foremost communist benefactor of North Vietnam. The Soviet Union however, largely stood by. While worried by the PRC?s and Soviet Union?s actions during the Geneva Conference of 1954, Hanoi still felt the need to maintain good relations with both countries. This was reinforced when the Sino-Soviet split occurred in 1956 and Hanoi was forced to walk a tight rope between Beijing and Moscow. As the United States escalated its war in Vietnam, Moscow (now under new leadership) sought to increase its material support for Hanoi.As the war progressed, Hanoi sought to fight larger battles against the Americans and their South Vietnamese allies. In order to fight larger battles, the PAVN needed more modern military equipment that only the Soviet Union could provide. This, paired with the chaos of the ongoing Cultural Revolution in China, led Hanoi to lean more towards Moscow in the latter years of the Vietnam War.As part of this newly blossomed relationship, Moscow began to furnish the PAVN with more modern weapons including Soviet armor. Initially, the PAVN?s use of armor at Lang Vei (1968) and Laos (1971) was met with some success. However, in 1972, Hanoi panicked as the United States began to reach ?détente? with Beijing and Moscow. This led to fears of another Geneva and thus lead Hanoi to pursue a rushed ?Easter Offensive? in March 1972 which saw ill-trained PAVN tank crews fall prey to poor planning and bad strategy. This changed in 1975 when following the Paris Peace Accords and subsequent combined arms training in the Soviet Union, the PAVN victoriously drove its Soviet armor into Saigon.

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Book SynopsisHawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen is a moving personal portrait of a girl who grew up to become Hawaii’s first and only queen, a beloved monarch who fought for the rights of her people.Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen is an autobiography by Queen Lili‘uokalani. Published in 1898, the book was written in the aftermath of Lili‘uokalani’s attempt to appeal on behalf of her people to President Grover Cleveland, a personal friend. Although it inspired Cleveland to demand her reinstatement, the United States Congress published the Morgan Report in 1894, which denied U.S. involvement in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen appeared four years later as a final effort by Lili‘uokalani to advocate on behalf of Hawaiian sovereignty, but it unfortunately came too late. That same year, President McKinley and the United States Congress approved the annexation of Hawaii.In Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, Lili‘uokalani reflects on her experiences as a young girl growing up on Oahu, where she was raised as a member of the extended royal family of King Kamehameha III. Born in Honolulu, she was educated among her fellow royals from a young age. In addition to her studies, Lili‘uokalani developed an artistic sensibility early on, and was fond of both writing and music. She crafted the lyrics to the popular song “Aloha ‘Oe” (1878), just one of the more than 100 songs she would write in her lifetime.Although her book was unsuccessful as an attempt to advocate for Hawaiian sovereignty and the restoration of the monarchy, it has since been recognized as a moving personal portrait of a girl who grew up to become Hawaii’s first and only queen, a beloved monarch who fought for the rights of her people.With a professionally designed cover and manuscript, this edition of Lili‘uokalani’s Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen is a classic of Hawaiian literature designed for the modern audience. Add this beautiful edition to your bookshelf, or enjoy the digital edition on any e-book device.

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Book SynopsisThe United States Constitution and Bill of Rights (1787-1789) is a foundational document of American democracy. Written by delegates attending the Constitutional Convention, a gathering intended to revise the system of government established under the Articles of Confederation, The Constitution of the United States was ratified in 1788 before becoming effecting in 1789. Nearly two and a half centuries old, it is the oldest continually enforced national constitution in the world. The United States Bill of Rights, containing the first ten amendments to the Constitution, was ratified in 1791, codifying into law the essential individual rights and freedoms of Americans, setting limitations on government power, and diverting powers not specifically granted to Congress to the states and citizens. “We the People.” Beginning with these words affirming the democratic aspirations of the nation, The Constitution of the United States defines the foundational organization and function of the federal government. Despite being amended 27 times since its ratification and enforcement, The Constitution of the United States is seen as essential to the American system of government and political representation. Based on several earlier documents, including the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776) and the English Magna Carta (1215), The United States Bill of Rights adds to the original Constitution—which focuses primarily on the organization and function of the federal government—certain protections and specifications targeting the rights of individual Americans, important safeguards determining the reach of the federal government and ensuring the states and the people are proportionately empowered. The First Amendment, perhaps the most recognizable, guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly, as well as the right of every citizen to petition the government without fear of reprisal or punishment. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The United States Constitution and Bill of Rights is a classic of American political history reimagined for modern readers.

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Book SynopsisThis invigorating study places medieval romance narrative in dialogue with theories and practices of gift and exchange, opening new approaches to questions of storytelling, agency, gender and materiality in some of the most engaging literature from the Middle Ages. It argues that the dynamics of the gift are powerfully at work in romances: through exchanges of objects and people; repeated patterns of love, loyalty and revenge; promises made or broken; and the complex effects that time works on such objects, exchanges and promises. Ranging from the twelfth century to the fifteenth, and including close discussions of poetry by Chaucer, the Gawain-Poet and romances in the Auchinleck Manuscript, this book will prompt new ideas and debate amongst students and scholars of medieval literature, as well as anyone curious about the pleasures that romance narratives bring.Trade Review'The depth of Perkins’s engagements with anthropological thought in particular should make the book of some interest to scholars who do not specialize in later Middle English, especially those curious to learn more about the intersection of anthropology and literature more broadly ... Perkins juggles an impressive number of very different disciplinary and otherwise theoretical apparatuses alongside his own consistent dedication to closely parsing the texts of medieval poems and their manuscript contexts, and his book will give all readers much matter to ponder in its own vibrant life in circulation. Its polish and wide ambit show it to be the product of long reflection, and I am sure it will prove newly productive and generative in the hands of readers.'The Medieval Review 'Perkins has written an engaging and well-informed study of the relationship between gift giving and reciprocity within Middle English romances. What sets this book apart from other scholarly endeavors on theories of the gift in medieval literature is its focus on genre and the ways in which the form of the text and the text's audience are inherently interconnected. Perkins's readings of the works that constitute the Horn legend are exemplary and add much to that tradition. Scholars of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde and The Franklin's Tale, Lydgate's Troy Book, and the Gawain-poet will find this volume to be indispensable.' CHOICEReprinted with permission from Choice Reviews. All rights reserved. Copyright by the American Library Association 'Nicholas Perkins’s book is itself a gift, in which the elusive phenomenon of the gifted object has found its ideal, answering intelligence: lucidly scrupulous; attuned as much to the book as gift as to the gift in books; and ready to draw as much on anthropology as on the material history of the book. Like all gifts, it’s radiant.'James Simpson, Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English, Harvard University‘In this incisive study of the intricate patterns of narrative, selfhood, gifts, objects and bodies in medieval English romance, Nicholas Perkins develops the concept and practice of speculative anthropology, balancing theoretical insight with wonderful textual analysis. Perkins moves with grace and confidence between different layers of literary and social meaning, between text and manuscript context and between the constitution of objects and subjects through narrative exchange in romance texts. The gift of narrative is a wonderful exploration of the ways medieval romances circulate gifts, people, bodies and obligations that are both emotional and social.’Stephanie Trigg, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of English, University of Melbourne'In this remarkable study, the gift figures as nothing less than the founding gesture of romance and the impulse that drives these stories forward, in the process drawing readers themselves into the cycle of generosity and giving rise to responses in the form of new texts. Perkins’ writing is frequently delightful. It’s a daring project whose aim (in an image that recurs throughout the book) is to pry open the closed circle of self-interested exchange so a chink of refracted light can shine through, as if through a door that’s been opened just a crack, illuminating new possibilities for both reading and living. Even the most cynical readers of medieval romance will want to give their time to this book, a brilliant response to Derrida’s injunction that we try to ‘think the gift,’ and one that opens new avenues for appreciating all sorts of stories.'Arthuriana -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The gift of narrative in the romances of Horn2 ‘Kepe þou þat on & y þat oþer’: giving and keeping in Middle English romances3 The traffic in people: Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale and Troilus and Criseyde4 Exchanging words and deeds: The Franklin’s Tale and The Manciple’s Tale5 Things fall apart: the narratives of gift in Lydgate’s Troy BookConclusionIndex

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Book SynopsisIn neighbourhoods and public spaces across Britain, young working people walked out together, congregated in the streets, and paraded up and down on the ‘monkey parades’. The beginnings of a distinct youth culture can be traced to the late nineteenth century, and the street and neighbourhood provided its forum. Dangerous amusements explores these sites of leisure and courtship, examining how young working-class men and women engaged with their environment. Drawing on an extensive range of sources, from newspapers and institutional records to oral histories and autobiography, this book traces the movements of young people across space. Exploring the relationship between the leisure lives of the young working class and urban space, this book offers a sensitive reappraisal of working-class youth and will be essential reading for historians of modern Britain.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Leisure and the young working class1 Leisure, courtship and the young working class2 ‘The need for wholesome influences is great’: rational recreationPart II: Youthful leisure and the urban landscape3 Home, neighbourhood and community4 Regulating youthful leisure: streets and public space5 Walking in the city: the ‘monkey parades’ConclusionIndex

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Book SynopsisIllustrated reference work for all the types of tractor trucks and trailers that kept the U.S. Army supplied during World War II.

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Book SynopsisKatey Dickens was born into a house of turbulent celebrity and grew up surrounded by fascinating, famous, and infamous people. From a very young age, she knew her vocation was to be an artist. Lucinda Hawksley charts the life of a celebrated portrait painter, who redefines our preconceptions about Victorian women. Living to be almost ninety, Katey survived an unconventional marriage, love affairs, heartbreak, depression, and the challenges of being a female artist in a male-dominated era. Compelling and illuminating, _Katey_ tells the story of a spirited woman who found fame at the centre of the first celebrity phenomenon; it also uncovers the reality of what it was like to be a child of Charles and Catherine Dickens. This biography of Katey, celebrating her artistic prestige-which saw her compared to Millais-is long overdue. The details of her fascinating life await rediscovery.

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Book SynopsisA deeply thoughtful, gripping and scrupulous book told in Sayarer''s trademark style from the saddle and the roadside CAROLINE EDENBy a winner of the Stanford Dolman Award for Travel WritingThe best travelogues should make you question your preconceptions of a place and force you to engage with what the author is saying. Türkiye succeeds on both fronts Cycle MagazineWe need writers who will go all the way for a story, and tell it with fire. Sayarer is a marvellous example HORATIO CLAREOn the eve of its centenary year and elections that will shape the coming generations, Julian Emre Sayarer sets out to cycle across Türkiye, from the Aegean coast to the Armenian border.Meeting Turkish farmers and workers, Syrian refugees and Russians avoiding conscription, the journey brings to life a living, breathing, cultural tapestry of the place where Asia, Africa and Europe converge. The result is a love letter to a country and its neighbours - one that offers a clear-eyed view of Türkiye and its place in a changing world. Yet the route is also marked by tragedy, as Sayarer cycles along a major fault line just months before one of the most devastating earthquakes in the region''s modern history.Always engaged with the big historical and political questions that inform so much of his writing, Sayarer uses his bicycle and the roadside encounters it allows to bring everything back to the human level. At the end of his journey we are left with a deeper understanding of the country, as well as the essential and universal nature of political power, both in Türkiye and closer to home.A persuasive corrective to western views of a place he loves Guardian

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Book SynopsisA colossal, panoramic, much-needed appraisal of the visual cultures of Afro-Atlantic territories across six centuries Named one of the best books of 2021 by Artforum Afro-Atlantic Histories brings together a selection of more than 400 works and documents by more than 200 artists from the 16th to the 21st centuries that express and analyze the ebbs and flows between Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean and Europe. The book is motivated by the desire and need to draw parallels, frictions and dialogues around the visual cultures of Afro-Atlantic territories—their experiences, creations, worshiping and philosophy. The so-called Black Atlantic, to use the term coined by Paul Gilroy, is geography lacking precise borders, a fluid field where African experiences invade and occupy other nations, territories and cultures. The plural and polyphonic quality of “histórias” is also of note; unlike the English “histories,” the word in Portuguese carries a double meaning that encompasses both fiction and nonfiction, personal, political, economic and cultural, as well as mythological narratives. The book features more than 400 works from Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean, as well as Europe, from the 16th to the 21st century. These are organized in eight thematic groupings: Maps and Margins; Emancipations; Everyday Lives; Rites and Rhythms; Routes and Trances; Portraits; Afro Atlantic Modernisms; Resistances and Activism. Artists include: Nina Chanel Abney, Emma Amos, Benny Andrews, Emanoel Araujo, Maria Auxiliadora, Romare Bearden, John Biggers, Paul Cézanne, Victoria Santa Cruz, Beauford Delaney, Aaron Douglas, Melvin Edwards, Ibrahim El-Salahi, Ben Enwonwu, Ellen Gallagher, Theodore Géricault, Barkley Hendricks, William Henry Jones, Loïs Mailou Jones, Titus Kaphar, Wifredo Lam, Norman Lewis, Ibrahim Mahama, Edna Manley, Archibald Motley, Abdias Nascimento, Gilberto de la Nuez, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Dalton Paula, Rosana Paulino, Howardena Pindell, Heitor dos Prazeres, Joshua Reynolds, Faith Ringgold, Gerard Sekoto, Alma Thomas, Hank Willis Thomas, Rubem Valentim, Kara Walker and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.Trade ReviewThe page compositions are dynamic and move the reader through the book in a lively manner—complimented by the wonderfully bold and vibrant color palette. -- Kimberly Varella * AIGA *A powerful corrective has arrived in the form of “Afro-Atlantic Histories,” a visual survey of the diaspora […] An odyssey that extends from seventeenth-century Kongo to present-day Puerto Rico. -- Julian Lucas * New Yorker *A broad, long-overdue examination of the visual legacy of the Afro-Atlantic diaspora to accompany a show that’s sure to generate high interest. -- Taimur Dar * Library Journal *A feast of images and ideas... Afro-Atlantic Histories raises the stakes of so-called global modernism by boldly setting forth the conditions of an art history that is for, rather than against, a global majority—a majority with which existing institutional structures have only just begun to reckon. -- Joan Kee * Artforum *If you want to educate yourself on this vast history, spanning centuries and involving millions of people, then this art book is for you -- Charlotte Stace * Daily Art Magazine *

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Book SynopsisBased on the biographies of some three hundred people in each city, this book shows how such distinguished Boston families as the Adamses, Cabots, Lowells, and Peabodys have produced many generations of men and women who have made major contributions to the intellectual, educational, and political life of their state and nation. At the same time, comparable Philadelphia families such as the Biddles, Cadwaladers, Ingersolls, and Drexels have contributed far fewer leaders to their state and nation. From the days of Benjamin Franklin and Stephen Girard down to the present, what leadership there has been in Philadelphia has largely been provided by self-made men, often, like Franklin, born outside Pennsylvania.Baltzell traces the differences in class authority and leadership in these two cites to the contrasting values of the Puritan founders of the Bay Colony and the Quaker founders of the City of Brotherly Love. While Puritans placed great value on the "calling" or devotion to one's chosen vocation, Quakers have always placed more emphasis on being a good person than on being a good judge or statesman. Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia presents a provocative view of two contrasting upper classes and also reflects the author's larger concern with the conflicting values of hierarchy and egalitarianism in American history.Table of ContentsOne: A Problem Defined; I: Class Authority and Leadership; Two: Privileged and Ruling Classes: A Theory of Class Authority and Leadership; Three: Boston Brahmins and Philadelphia Gentlemen: An Empirical Test; II: Puritan and Quaker Patterns of Culture and Their European Roots; Four: Reformation England: From Brawling Lord to Sober Judge; Five: The Puritan Revolution and the Rise of Quakerism; Six: Puritan and Quaker Patterns of Culture: The Theology of Culture; III: The Colonial Experience: Comparative History; Seven: The Founding of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania; Eight: The Classic Ages of the Two Colonies; Nine: Heresy, Hierarchy, and Higher Education; Ten: Provincial Boston and Cosmopolitan Philadelphia in the Age of Thomas Hutchinson and Benjamin Franklin; IV: The Age of Transition; Eleven: The Great Generation: Founders of the New Nation; Twelve: Philadelphia’s Silver Age and Boston’s Federalist Family Founders; V: The National Experience: Comparative Institutions; Thirteen: Wealth: The Fertilizer of Family Trees; Fourteen: Education and Leadership; Fifteen: Boston and Philadelphia and the American Mind; Sixteen: Art and Architecture; Seventeen: The Learned Professions: Law, Medicine, and the Church; Eighteen: The Governing of Men: Deference and Defiant Democracy; VI: Two Test Cases; Nineteen: Catholics in Two Cultures; Twenty: Philadelphia Orthodox Quakerism: A Deviant Case Suggests a Rule

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Book SynopsisThe remarkable story of the cartographic masterpiece—the Venetian mappa mundi—that revolutionized how we see the world.In 1459 a Venetian monk named Fra Mauro completed an astonishing map of the world. Seven feet in diameter, Fra Mauro’s mappamundi is the oldest and most complete Medieval map to survive into modernity. And in its time, this groundbreaking mappamundi provided the most detailed description of the known world, incorporating accurate observation, and geographic reality, urging viewers to see water and land as they really existed. Fra Mauro's map was the first in history to show that a ship could circumnavigate Africa, and that the Indian “Sea” was in fact an ocean, enabling international trade to expand across the globe. Acclaimed anthropologist Meredith F. Small reveals how Fra Mauro’s mappamundi made cartography into a science rather than a practice based on religion and ancient myths. Here Begins the Dark Sea brings Fra Mauro’s masterpiece to life as a work of art and a window into Venetian society and culture. In telling the story of this cornerstone of modern cartography, Small takes the reader on a fascinating journey as she explores the human urge to find our way. Here Begins the Dark Sea is a riveting testament to the undeniable impact Fra Mauro and his mappamundi have had over the past five centuries and still holds relevance today.Trade Review“Around 1450, the Venetian government commissioned a monk named Fra Mauro to make a mappa mundi, a map of the world. His map is a circle nearly 7 feet in diameter, crammed with illustrations and annotations; the work took several years. When it was done, it was the most detailed and accurate map of the known world that anyone had yet made. Here Begins the Dark Sea is an engaging guide to Fra Mauro’s times and techniques.” -- The Wall Street Journal"For all interested in maps and the history of exploration, this book is a wonderful read." -- The Explorers Journal“A study of one of history’s most influential maps. Small provides a fascinating exploration of the impressively detailed mappa mundi created by Venetian monk Fra Mauro. Interesting and approachable, this book will appeal to any student of geography or world history.” -- Kirkus Reviews"Here Begins the Dark Sea is a captivating exploration of Fra Mauro’s creation of the most accurate world map of its time. The book takes readers on a journey through the history of mapmaking, revealing the innovative thinking and dedication that went into Fra Mauro’s masterpiece. It is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the history of mapmaking or medieval geography." -- Medieval Archives Praise for Inventing the World"Small catalogs a dizzying array of Venetian innovations in this illuminating account. Small enlivens her research with personal anecdotes about her love for Venice, and moves fluidly from one topic to the next. The result is a delightful and informative cabinet of wonders." * Publishers Weekly *"Venice does not lack admirers, but this is an inventive addition. An anthropologist at Cornell, Small emphasizes the city’s social structure as she describes “how one small place had an outsized influence on the development of Western culture.” Venice lovers already familiar with plaudits by other travelers and historians will enjoy this different perspective." * Kirkus Reviews *

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Book SynopsisThe story of the Special Forces in World War II has never fully been told before. Information about them began to be declassified only in the 1980s. Known as the Jedburghs, these Special Forces were selected from members of the British, American, and Free French armies to be dropped in teams of three deep behind German lines. There, in preparation for D-Day, they carried out what we now know as unconventional warfare: supporting the French Resistance in guerrilla attacks, supply-route disruption, and the harassment and obstruction of German reinforcements. Always, they operated against extraordinary odds. They had to be prepared to survive pitched battles with German troops and Gestapo manhunts for weeks and months while awaiting the arrival of Allied ground forces. They were, in short, heroes. The Jedburghs finally tells their story and offers a new perspective on D-Day itself. Will Irwin has selected seven of the Jedburgh teams and told their stories as gripping personal narratives. He has gathered archival documents, diaries and correspondence, and interviewed Jed veterans and family members in order to present this portrait of their crucial role , a role recognized by Churchill and Eisenhower , in the struggle to liberate Europe in 1944-45. This is narrative history at its most compelling a vivid drama of the battle for France from deep behind enemy lines.Trade Review"A gripping and authoritative account of the soldiers whose exploits formed the basis for modern special warfare." General Wesley Clark, author of Winning Modern Wars and Waging Modern War "Will Irwin's timely chronicle of (the Jedburghs) many hair-raising missions will delight both military history buffs and those looking for a genuine page-turner." Alex Kershaw, author of The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter"

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Book SynopsisWhen Gao Wenqian first published this ground-breaking, provocative biography in Hong Kong, it was immediately banned in the People's Republic. Using classified documents spirited out of the China, he offers an objective human portrait of the real Zhou Enlai, the premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death in 1976. Often touted as the last perfect revolutionary," Zhou is a modern saint" who offered protection to his people during the Cultural Revolution, and an icon who allows modern Chinese to find an admirable figure in what was a traumatic and bloody era. But his greatest gift was to survive, at almost any price, thanks to his acute understanding of where political power resided at any one time.Trade Review"a valuable and revealing book on the brutish and incredibly cruel nature of the Maoist regime... For a sense of what life as a top Communist leader under Mao was like look no further." BBC History Magazine "(Gao Wenqian) offers valuable insights into the "brutal mafia-like battle that is Chinese politics". Daily Telegraph"

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Book SynopsisFrom the adolescent thrill of getting a driver''s license to the dreaded commutes of adulthood, from vintage muscle cars to electric vehicles, this groundbreaking book reveals the outsized impact the car has had—and will continue to have—on the lives of women.Since their inception cars have defined American culture, but until quite recently car histories were largely written by and about men—with little attention given to the fascinating story of women and cars. In this engaging non-fiction narrative, Nancy A. Nichols, the daughter of a used car salesman, uses the cars her father sold and the ones her family drove to tell a larger story about how the car helped to define modern womanhood. From her sister’s classic Mustang to her mother’s Chevy Convertible to her own Honda minivan, Nichols tells a personal story in order to shed light on a universal one. Cars helped women secure the right to vote, changed the nature of roman

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Book SynopsisLong at the margins of global affairs and at the edge of our mental map of the world, the Arctic has found its way to the centre of the issues which will challenge and define our world in the twenty-first century: energy security and the struggle for natural resources, climate change and its uncertain speed and consequences, the return of great power competition, the remaking of global trade patterns, In The Future History of the Arctic , geopolitics expert Charles Emmerson weaves together the history of the region with reportage and reflection, revealing a vast and complex area of the globe, loaded with opportunity and rich in challenges. He defines the forces which have shaped the Arctic's history and introduces the players in politics, business, science and society who are struggling to mould its future. The Arctic is coming of age. This engrossing book tells the story of how that is happening and how it might happen,through the stories of those who live there, those who study it, and those who will determine its destiny.Trade Review"This book makes it clear that in the immediate future, as well as being an environmental barometer for the planet, the Arctic could also be a source of future political and military conflict. For pointing out these possibilities, this book deserves to be read." The Guardian"Emmerson produces the most comprehensive analysis... All three are to be commended for their crisp, easily digestible prose, for their clarity and for their avoidance of sentimentality or over-obsessive attention to detail." Energy-Musings.com, June 8, 2010 "The Future History of the Arctic is well researched and written. It is based on extensive interviews conducted by the author that provide information supporting the book's themes he explores. The book is an easy way to grasp the significant issues and their context that have shaped and are continuing to shape the politics of the Arctic - one of the last great energy frontiers remaining on the planet. While the current U.S. offshore drilling moratorium is a setback for Alaska drilling, the issue of what drilling and how it is done in the Arctic region - in the U.S., Canada, Russia, Norway, Greenland and Iceland - will become front page news in the not too distant future. We urge you to consider adding Mr. Emmerson's book to your summer reading list." Discovery Magazine "As the Arctic thaws, nations around the globe are jockeying for access to its mineral resources and potentially lucrative new shipping routes. With considerable on-site reporting, Emmerson surveys the environmental and geopolitical changes under way." National Interest "Charles Emmerson's The Future History of the Arctic has the strongest narrative of the three [books on the Arctic] because his is most firmly grounded in a knowledge of the region's past." E, the Environmental magazine "This new vision of the Arctic, as a site of exploitation and source of political conflict, is chilling indeed." Spectator "Charles Emmerson has written a superb book, which seamlessly intertwines travelogue, history and jargon-free analysis... The Future History of the Arctic is as reviving as a blast of polar air, bringing the Arctic into wonderfully clear focus; one of the most impressive accounts of the contemporary Arctic I've read." The Financial Times"Emmerson marshals a wealth of disparate material to sketch a region in transition... This is an excellent primer to the economic issues of a region so recently and rudely thrust into the geopolitical limelight." Winnipeg Free Press The Guardian, April 18, 2010 "Emmerson produces the most comprehensive analysis... All three are to be commended for their crisp, easily digestible prose, for their clarity and for their avoidance of sentimentality or over-obsessive attention to detail." Globe & Mail, June 7, 2010 "Charles Emmerson's The Future History of the Arctic is a much broader survey of the international Arctic, written to dispel European myths of a tranquil kingdom, with strong sections on Russia, Greenland and Iceland." Center for a New American Security Natural Security blog, July 13, 2010 "Emmerson's book is very well researched and certainly educates the reader on the cold, long-ignored region to the north. Its premise that the Arctic will soon be a global hotspot comes through loud and clear." Seattle Times"Thought-provoking... Will science, stewardship and cooperation win out over self-serving politics and economic demands? [Emmerson] warns, 'We can no longer deal with the Arctic as we would wish it to be - in the future, we will have to deal with the Arctic as it is.' His book provides a good primer for understanding that future." The Scotsman"It's easy to romanticise the Arctic, and over the years plenty of authors have. Oddly though, given the region's increasing geopolitical significance, it's rare to find books that treat it as something other than a chilly adventure playground or an excuse for reams of purple prose. Thank goodness, then, for Charles Emmerson. In this book he looks at how the frozen north has played a key role in world affairs in the past and how it could prove more important in the years to come." Irish Times"Definitive yet highly readable, this book will be an absorbing read for anyone with an interest in geopolitics and world affairs." Irish Examiner

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Book SynopsisA vivid and gripping story of an epic Maine snowstorm that tested the very limits of human endurance. A National BestsellerFor many, the past few years have been defined by climate disaster. Stories about once-in-a-lifetime hurricanes, floods, fires, droughts and even snowstorms are now commonplace. But dramatic weather events are not new and Northeaster, Cathie Pelletier’s breathtaking account of the 1952 snowstorm that blanketed New England, offers a valuable reminder about nature’s capacity for destruction as well as insight into the human instinct for preservation.  Northeaster weaves together a rich cast of characters whose lives were uprooted and endangeredby the storm. Housewives and lobstermen, loggers and soldiers were all trapped as snow piled in drifts twenty feet high. The storm smothered hundreds of travelers in their cars, covered entire towns, and broke

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Book SynopsisEquatorial Guinea is a tiny country roughly the size of the state of Maryland. Humid, jungle covered, and rife with unpleasant diseases, natives call it Devil Island. Its president in 2004, Obiang Nguema, had been accused of cannibalism, belief in witchcraft, mass murder, billiondollar corruption, and general rule by terror. With so little to recommend it, why in March 2004 was Equatorial Guinea the target of a group of salty British, South African and Zimbabwean mercenaries, travelling on an American-registered ex-National Guard plane specially adapted for military purposes, that was originally flown to Africa by American pilots? The real motive lay deep below the ocean floor: oil. In The Dogs of War , Frederick Forsyth effectively described an attempt by mercenaries to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea , in 1972. And the chain of events surrounding the night of March 7, 2004, is a rare case of life imitating art,or, at least, life imitating a 1970s thriller,in almost uncanny detail. With a cast of characters worthy of a remake of Wild Geese and a plot as mazy as it was unlikely, The Wonga Coup is a tale of venality, overarching vanity and greed whose example speaks to the problems of the entire African continent.

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Book SynopsisWhat we think of as liberalism today--the top and bottom coalition we associate with President Obama--began not with Progressivism or the new deal, but rather in the wake of the post-WWI disillusionment with American society. The Revolt Against the Masses explores the inner life of American liberalism over the past 90 years, beginning with liberalism's foundational writers and thinkers--such as Herbert Croly, Randolph Bourne, H.G. Wells, Sinclair Lewis, and H.L. Mencken--who despised the new worlds of mass production, mass politics, mass culture. These liberals sought to establish a true aristocracy that would serve as a counterpoint to the debasements of modern society. It was then in the seminal 1920s, that the strong strain of snobbery and contempt for the middle class, so pervasive today in the Hamptons, the New Yorker, HBO, and the Sierra Club, first defined liberalism. Today's brand of Barack Obama liberalism has gone further, displacing the old Main Street middle class with public sector workers, crony capitalists, and those elite arbiters of style and taste Siegel calls the liberal gentry. The Revolt Against the Masses explains how this came to be and why liberals continue to insist they act on behalf of the best interests of the middle class, even if the damned fools don't know it.

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Book SynopsisA powerful new work of history that brings President Roosevelt, his allies, and his adversaries to life as he fought to transform America from an isolationist bystander into the world’s first superpower. “In today’s troubled times, with authoritarianism escalating at home and abroad, Sparrow’s book reads like an all-hands-on-deck wakeup call. Highly recommended!”—Douglas BrinkleyFranklin Roosevelt awoke at 2:50 a.m. on September 1, 1939 to the news that Germany had invaded Poland, signaling the start of World War II. The president had warned for years that Hitler’s fascist regime posed an existential threat to democracy, but the American public remained stubbornly isolationist as fascist sympathizing groups, egged on by right wing media stars promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, plotted to overthrow the president. The situation was dire, and Roosevelt quickly found himself facing an unexpected adversary:

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Book SynopsisHere are Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver, David Hilliard and Fred Hampton, along with Kathleen Cleaver and other Panther women. They tell of the party's court battles and acquittals; its positions on black separatism, the power structure, the police, violence and education; as well as songs, poems and political cartoons. This is the real story of The Black Panthers. It provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Black Panther Party, without media or political input. Black Panthers Speak allows readers to judge the movement for themselves.Trade Review"Philip S. Foner was a national treasure -- scholar, activist and lover of justice. --Cornel West "The closest thing we're going to get to a rebuttal to [the] organized attempt to destroy the Panthers' legacy. --Ishmael Reed "Essential reading for those who would prefer to judge the Panther movement for themselves --Library Journal "The women's speeches and articles are notable for their concreteness and convincingness . . . especially [those of] Kathleen Cleaver. --The Nation"Philip S. Foner was a national treasure -- scholar, activist and lover of justice."—Cornel West "The closest thing we're going to get to a rebuttal to [the] organized attempt to destroy the Panthers' legacy." —Ishmael Reed “Essential reading for those who would prefer to judge the Panther movement for themselves” —Library Journal “The women’s speeches and articles are notable for their concreteness and convincingness . . . especially [those of] Kathleen Cleaver.” —The NationTable of ContentsContents Foreword by Clayborne Carson Preface by Julian Bond Introduction Black Panther /National Anthem 1. BLACK PANTHER PARTY PLATFORM AND PROGRAM Rules of the Black Panther Party What We Want/What We Believe Rules 2. THE BLACK PANTHER: VOICE OF THE PARTY The Black Panther: Mirror of the People A Pig Black Lawyers Revolutionary Art/Black Liberation On Violence Free by Any Means Necessary (poem) Correcting Mistaken Ideas The Power of the People Black Child's Pledge In White America Today Editorial Statement Revolutionary Letter # 15 (poem) The Genius of Huey Newton Erica's Poem The Revolutionary Spirit of Antonio Maceo A Black Panther Song (poem) To the Courageous Vietnamese People, Commemorating the Death of Ho Chi Minh The Chicago Pigs-Panthers On Criticism of Cuba 3. HUEY P. NEWTON SPEAKS In Defense of Self-Defense: Executive Mandate Number One The Correct Handling of a Revolution Functional Definition of Politics v vi THE BLACK PANTHERS SPEAK Message to "Free Huey Rally," Oakland Auditorium, February 17, 1968 Huey Newton Talks to the Movement About the Black Panther Party, Cultural Nationalism, SNCC, Liberals and White Revolutionaries Message on the Peace Movement To the R.N.A. Prison, Where Is Thy Victory? 4. BOBBY SEALE SPEAKS The Ten-Point Platform and Program of the Black Panther Party Bobby Seale Explains Panther Politics: An Interview Black Soldiers as Revolutionaries to Overthrow the Ruling Class Bring It Home 5. ELDRIDGE CLEAVER SPEAKS FROM EXILE Message to Sister Erica Huggins of the Black Panther Party The Black Man's Stake in Vietnam An Open Letter to Stokely Carmichael Eldridge Cleaver Discusses Revolution: An Interview from Exile The Fascists Have Already Decided in Advance to Murder Chairman Bobby Seale in the Electric Chair: A Manifesto 6. DAVID HILLIARD SPEAKS The Ideology of the Black Panther Party Black Student Unions If You Want Peace You Got to Fight for It Interview with CBS News, December 28, 1969 7. FRED HAMPTON SPEAKS You Can Murder a Liberator, but You Can't Murder Liberation Contents vii 8. BLACK PANTHER WOMEN SPEAK Liberation and Political ,Assassination,by Kathleen Cleaver On Cultural Nationalism, by Linda Harrison The Struggle Is a World Struggle, by Connie Matthews I Joined the Panthers, by Joan Bird We Will Win: Letter From Prison by Afeni Shakur A Word for Panther Parents, by Mrs. Jewel Barker 9. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES To Feed Our Children Why the Free Breakfast? Liberation Schools The Youth Make the Revolution People's Medical Care Center Pocket Lawyer of Legal First Aid In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Petition Statement for Community Control of Police Defend the Ghetto (leaflet) Community Discussion Groups (leaflet) 10. BLACK PANTHERS IN COURT Bobby Seale vs. Judge Hoffman To Judge Murtagh: From the Panther 21 Closing Remarks to the Jury by Charles R. Garry In People of California v. Huey P. Newton 11. ALLIANCES AND COALITIONS The Black Panther Party Stands for Revolutionary Solidarity We Must Develop a United Front Against Fascism (leaflet) On Establishing a United Front with Communists SDS Resolution on the Black Panther Party The Young Lords Organization on the Move: Interview with Rafael Viera Young Lords Block Street with Garbage Young Lords Party 13-Point Program and Platform Ten-Point Health Program of the Young Lords The Patriot Party Speaks to the Movement Latinos Walkout Getting Together Ten-Point Program and Platform of the Black Student Unions The Black Panther Party and Revolutionary Trade Unionism, by Ray "Masai" Hewitt Black Caucus Program: An Interview Petition to the United Nations APPENDIXES I. The Persecution of the Black Panther Party a. The Old Rules Do Not Apply: A Survey of the Persecution of the Black Panther Party by Charles R. Garry . . . . b. News Release Issued by the American CIVIl Liberties Union, December 29, 1969 c. Resolution Adopted by the New York Gr?up of the Society for Philosophy and Public Affam, May 23, 1970 II. Call for Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention, September 7, 1970, Philadelphia, Pa. III. On the Defection of Eldridge Cleaver From the Black Panther Party and the Defection of the. Black Panther Party from the Black Community by Huey P. Newton NOTES

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Book SynopsisLeon Trotsky's 1905 - despite long being out of print - has remained the central point of reference for those looking to understand the rising of workers, peasants and soldiers that nearly unseated the Tsar in 1905. Trotsky's elegant, beautifully written account draws on his experience as a key leader of the revolution.Table of ContentsRussia's Social Development and Tsarism Russian Capitalism Russian Capitalism The Peasantry and the Agrarian Question The Driving Forces of the Russian Revolution The Spring January Ninth The Strike in October The Creation of the Soviet of Workers' Deputies October Eighteenth Witte's Ministry The first Days of the "Freedoms" The Tsar's Men at Work Storming the Censorship Bastilies Opposition and Revolution The November Strike Eight Hours and a Gun The Peasant Riots The Red Fleet On the Threshold of Counter-Revolution The Last Days of the Soviet December Summing Up Annexes The Proletariat and the Russian Revolution Our Differences The Struggle for Power On the Special Features of Russia's Historical Development Instead of a Preface to the Second Part 349 The Trial of the Soviet of Workers' Deputies The Soviet and the Prosecution My Speech Before the Court There Back

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Book SynopsisJennifer Kabat's Nightshining sifts a riveting exposé of the Cold War technocratic fantasy-state through lyrical family memoir. Her superb investigation calls to mind those of Rebecca Solnit and Errol Morris, among others.Jonathan LethemA propulsive, layered examination of the conflict between the course of nature and human legacies of resistance and control. Floods, geoengineering, climate crisis. Her first year in Margaretville, New York, Jennifer Kabat wakes to a rain-swollen stream and three-foot waves in her basement. This is far from the firstand hardly the worstnatural disaster to devastate her town. As Kabat dives deeper into the region's fraught environmental history, she discovers it was more than once the site of Cold War weather experimentation. She traces connections across history, following a technology that spirals up from a 1950 flood in her town to the Vietnam War, the Reagan presidency, and a present day fix for climate change. She encounters unlikely characters along the way, including two scientists at General Electric: Vincent Schaefer, who never finished high school, and Kurt Vonnegut's older brother Bernard. And all the while she searches for ways to cope with the grief of her environmentalist father's recent passing. Because I need the water to speak to me too, she writes. Inquisitive and experimental, Nightshining uses place as a palimpsest of history, digging into questions of personal responsibility and planetary change. With characteristically lyrical incision (Marko Gluhaich), Kabat circles back to her own life experience and the essence of being humanthe cosmos thrumming in our bodies, connecting readers to the land around us and time before us.

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Book SynopsisMuseum professionals' increased focus on visitors in recent years has been demonstrated by, among other things, the enhanced practice of evaluation and the development of interpretive plans. Yet too often, these efforts function independent of one another. This book helps museums integrate visitors' perspectives into interpretive planning by recognizing, defining, and recording desired visitor outcomes throughout the process. The integration of visitor studies in the practice of interpretive planning is also based on the belief that the greater our understanding, tracking, and monitoring of learners, the greater the impact museums will make on public understanding of the science and humanities disciplines. An approach that advocates thoughtful and intentional interpretive planning that constantly integrates visitor perspectives is the next step in working with, rather than for, our communities; a step toward truly becoming visitor-centered and impactful as essential learning institutions of the 21st century.Table of Contentslist of figures, list of tables, preface, 1 Introduction, 2 Conceptual foundations, 3 Interpretive planning, 4 the outcomes Hierarchy, 5 Integrating visitor perspectives in Master Interpretive planning, 6 Integrating visitor perspectives in project Interpretive planning, 7 Concluding thoughts, appendix a example of outcomes Hierarchy used as an executive summary of visitor perspectives, appendix B sample tables of Contents of Interpretive plans, notes, glossary, references, Index, about the authors

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Book SynopsisWho founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The accessible and fun Understanding China Through Comics series answers those questions and more. For all ages, Foundations of Chinese Civilization covers China's early history in comic form, introducing philosophies like Confucianism and Daoism, the story of the Silk Road, famous emperors like Han Wudi, and the process of China's unification. Includes a handy timeline. This is volume one of the Understanding China Through Comics series. Jing Liu is a Beijing native now living in Davis, California. A successful designer and entrepreneur who helped brands tell their stories, Jing currently uses his artistry to tell the story of China.Trade Review"A great way to learn about China's vast history!"--Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club Excels at clarifying the often-confusing transitional periods between dynasties... An excellent introduction to the large trends of early Chinese history."--School Library Journal "The lucid, economical text makes one eager for the successive volumes."--Booklist "Simple and effective...This direct, appealing introduction to the foundations of one of the world's oldest civilizations is recommended for teens and adults."--Library Journal "An excellent history that clearly explains the great (and ordinary) people who have made China what it is and the conflicts and debates that have shaped Chinese history. There is nothing else like it in English or Chinese."--Alan Baumler, Professor of History at Indiana University of Pennsylvania "No more burying yourself in text-heavy history books to learn about China, this comic-style book manages to be rich in information and bring Chinese history to readers in a more clear, fun, and accessible way than it's ever been done before. Easily integrated into a social studies or Chinese culture curriculum, I can't wait to get a copy for my class."--Grace Zeng, Chinese Teacher and Middle School Chinese Curriculum Area Leader at International School of Beijing "It is certainly a fascinating look at Chinese history, and doing it in comics has certainly made it more accessible to people, especially for the Western world."--Radio Australia "Jing Liu has brought to life the long and complex early period of Chinese history in this wonderful graphic novel. Foundations of Chinese Civilization is a delight to read; humorous, informative, and truly captivating."--Alexandra Pearson, Founder of The Bookworm Literary Festival "This book is "The Magic School Bus" for those starting to explore Chinese culture."--Dan Cao, Instructor at Confucius Institute at UC Davis "Since the 1990s, Jing Liu has been entertaining and informing foreigners about China with his cartoons. His new series of comic books is a fun, easy, accessible way to gain a basic understanding of Chinese history and culture."--Jeremy Goldkorn, Founder of Danwei 4.5/5 Stars "Entertaining, engaging, and informative, this is a perfect doorway for the student new to ancient China."--Seattle Book Review "Informed and informative, Division to Unification in Imperial China is especially recommended for young readers ages 11 to 17 and should be a part of every school and community library's History of China collection."--The Midwest Book Review "The book does what it says it does: a child will come away with a basic understanding of early Chinese history, what makes the Chinese tick as a people and culture."--Asian Review of Books "With Donald Trump's focus on China, with no signs of letting up, it is a perfect time to gain a better understanding of a very misunderstood country. This is a highly accessible work tailored to fast learning while also very entertaining."--The Comics Grinder

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Book SynopsisRoyals on Tour explores visits by European monarchs and princes to colonies, and by indigenous royals to Europe in the 1800s and early 1900s with case studies of travel by royals from Britain, France, Portugal, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Japan, the Dutch East Indies and French Indochina. Such tours projected imperial dominion and asserted the status of non-European dynasties. The celebrity of royals, the increased facility of travel, and the interest of public and press made tours key encounters between Europeans and non-Europeans. The reception visitors received illustrate the dynamics of empire and international relations. Ceremonies, speeches and meetings formed part of the popular culture of empire and monarchy. Mixed in with pageantry and protocol were profound questions about the role of monarchs, imperial governance, relationships between metropolitan and overseas elites, and evolving expressions of nationalism.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Empire Tours: Royal travel between colonies and metropoles - Robert Aldrich and Cindy McCreery 2. Royal tour by proxy: The embassy of Sultan Alauddin of Aceh to the Netherlands, 1601–1603 - Jean Gelman Taylor 3. French imperial tours: Napoléon III and Eugénie in Algeria and beyond - Robert Aldrich4. Something borrowed, something blue: Prince Alfred’s precedent in overseas British royal tours, c.1860–1925 - Cindy McCreery5. Royalty, loyalism, and citizenship in the late nineteenth-century British settler empire - Charles V. Reed6. The Maharaja of Gondal in Europe in 1883 - Caroline Keen7. Performing monarchy: The Kaiser and Kaiserin’s voyage to the Levant, 1898 - Matthew P. Fitzpatrick8. Colonial kings in the metropole: The visits to France of King Sisowath (1906) and Emperor Khai Dinh (1922) - Robert Aldrich9. Tensions of empire and monarchy: The African tour of the Portuguese crown prince in 1907 - Filipa Lowndes Vicente and Inês Vieira Gomes10. Belgian royals on tour in the Congo (1909–1960) - Guy Vanthemsche11. Royal symbolism: Crown Prince Hirohito’s tour to Europe in 1921 - Elise K. Tipton12. The Throne behind the Power? Royal tours of ‘Africa Italiana’ under fascism - Mark Seymour13. Strained encounters: Royal Indonesian visits to the Dutch court in the early twentieth century - Susie Protschky14. The 1947 royal tour in Smuts’ Raj: South African Indian responses - Hilary SapireIndex

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Book SynopsisEarly modern stereotypes used to be studied as evidence of popular belief, something mired with prejudices and commonly held assumptions. Stereotypes and stereotyping in early modern England goes beyond this view by exploring practices of stereotyping as contested processes. To do so, the volume draws on recent works on social psychology and sociology. It thereby brings together early modern case studies and explores how stereotypes and their mobilisation shaped various negotiations of power, in spheres of life such as politics, religion, economy and knowledge production.Table of ContentsIntroduction: rethinking early modern stereotyping in the twenty-first century – Koji Yamamoto and Peter Lake1 Religious and national stereotyping and prejudice in seventeenth-century England – Tim Harris2 On thinking (historically) with stereotypes, or the puritan origins of anti-puritanism – Peter Lake3 History plays, Catholic polemics and the staging of political economy in Elizabethan England – Koji Yamamoto4 Alchemists, puritans and projectors in the plays of Ben Jonson – Peter Lake and Koji Yamamoto5 Ranter and Quaker stereotyping in the English Revolution – Kate Peters6 Fighting popery with popery: subverting stereotypes and contesting anti-Catholicism in late seventeenth-century England – Adam Morton7 ‘We do naturally … hate the French’: Francophobia and Francophilia in Samuel Pepys’s Diary – David Magliocco8 ‘Sin and sea coal’: smoke as urban life in early modern London – William Cavert9 Laboratories of subjectification: characters and stereotypes in late Stuart and Georgian theatre – Bridget Orr10 From Reformation to Enlightenment in post-civil war orientalism – William J. BulmanCoda: the dialectics of stereotyping – past and present – Sandra Jovchelovitch, Koji Yamamoto and Peter LakeIndex

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Book SynopsisFeatures a new section on the institutional settings of German Jewish Studies, a Film Forum on Shahar Rozen's 1998 documentary Liebe Perla, and interviews with Paul Mendes-Flohr and Barbara Honigmann, among other contributions. Nexus is the official publication of the biennial German Jewish Studies Workshop at the University of Notre Dame. Together, Nexus and the Workshop constitute the first ongoing German Jewish Studies forum in North America. Because the locus of scholarship is never incidental, Nexus 6 introduces a new section, "Contexts," to examine, in this case, what it means to pursue German Jewish Studies at a Catholic university, Notre Dame. And because research is never static, it inaugurates a series in which scholars revisit their own prior scholarly publications. Robert Smith launches this initiative by revising his view of Dietrich Bonhoeffer as a source for post-Holocaust Christian-Jewish dialogue. The volume also offers conversations with the legendary Paul Mendes-Flohr on his understanding of the German Jewish "legacy" and with Barbara Honigmann on her distinctive prose style and what it means to her to practice Judaism. The popular Film Forum section returns, this time focusing on Shahar Rozen's 1998 documentary Liebe Perla. Nexus 6 also presents new scholarship on Babi Yar Holocaust memorials, Freud's famous Moses essay, Primo Levi's translation of Kafka, and an introduction to and first English translation of the 18th-century philosopher Salomon Maimon's understudied essay History of His Philosophical Authorship in Dialogues.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction - Martha B. Helfer and William Collins Donahue Contexts: German Jewish Studies at the University of Notre Dame Jewish Studies at a Catholic University: An Address to the German Jewish Studies Workshop, February 20, 2017 - John T. McGreevy Jewish (Studies) at Notre Dame: A Welcome Address Delivered at the 6th Biennial Workshop at Notre Dame, February 2019 - Peter Holland Nexus Film Forum: Shahar Rozen's Liebe Perla (1998) Edited by Brad Prager A Conversation with Shahar Rozen - Moderated by Brad Prager An Ethics of Radical Visibility - Jennifer Cazenave The Shape of Testimony in Shahar Rozen's Liebe Perla - Valentina Geri Sight Unseen: Liebe Perla and Archival Images - Brad Prager Film or Photo? Liebe Perla and Corresponding and Conflicting Survivor Testimony - Erin McGlothlin --------------- "My Marriage to the German-Jewish Intellectual Legacy": A Conversation with Paul Mendes-Flohr - Moderated by Steve Dowden Holocaust Tourism and Visual Mediation: Sergei Loznitsa's Austerlitz - Michael D. Richardson Narrative Convergences and Clashes: German, Israeli, and Ukrainian Constellations of Holocaust Memory through Babi Yar Commemorations - Kristina Hook Christian Responsibility and Anti-Jewish Theology: Revisiting "Reclaiming Bonhoeffer After Auschwitz" - Robert O. Smith "Alles so ein bisschen neben der Spur" / "Everything Just a Bit off the Beaten Path": Aesthetics, Politics, Jewishness: A Conversation with Barbara Honigmann (German / English) - Introduced and conducted by William Donahue Freud's Moses and the Critique of Nationalist Origins - Ari Linden "With the knife in the heart." Understanding Primo Levi's Translation of Franz Kafka's The Trial - Valentina Geri Salomon Maimon's History of His Philosophical Authorship in Dialogues: A Primer and Translation - Jason M. Yonover

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