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Renard Press Ltd Oroonoko: Or, The Royal Slave
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1688, Oroonoko, or, The Royal Slave is a short, politically charged novella by the Restoration playwright – and spy – Aphra Behn, and is arguably one of the founding texts of the novel form. Purporting to chart the life of an African prince, Oroonoko, who is tricked into slavery and taken to South America, the narrative follows the Prince through his trials of love, loss and rebellion. Vying for the title of the first English novel – and certainly the first to be read as an indictment of the treatment of Africans – Oroonoko has all the hallmarks of Behn’s stage works, which are widely considered to be amongst the most important of the Restoration period.Trade Review'All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn which is, most scandalously but rather appropriately, in Westminster Abbey, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.' (Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own)Table of ContentsTo the Right Honourable the Lord Maitland, Oroonoko, Note on the Text, Notes, Extra Material: A Brief Introduction to Aphra Behn, More Information about Aphra Behn, A Note on Oroonoko
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Unicorn Publishing Group A Thousand Fates: The Afterlife of Medieval
Book SynopsisA Thousand Fates explores the afterlife of medieval monasticism in England and Wales. A thousand years of monasticism came to an abrupt end in the mid-sixteenth century with the Dissolution of the Monasteries. At its peak two hundred years earlier, many people chose the contemplative life, while the rich sought salvation through the foundation or embellishment of religious houses. Much of the nation’s wealth was locked into these complexes through elaborate rebuilding, gifts of precious objects and flourishing libraries of rare books. Then in just four years all of the eight hundred plus houses were closed and ten thousand people dispersed, with the monastic fortune liquidated and passed to the crown. Today we are left with echoes of a time dominated by an enclosed elite, their homes repurposed or derelict or obliterated. Some of these foundations still thrive as churches, schools, homes or tourist attractions. Others have left little physical trace, the casual viewer ignorant of their existence. A Thousand Fates is not an account of why the monasteries closed or what happened to the people displaced. Instead it focuses on the monastic buildings and their numerous fates and brings life to their stories.
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University of Wales Press Wales on This Day
Book SynopsisDiscover 366 fun and surprising stories about Wales – each linked to a specific day of the year. Did you know that the recipe of Tennessee’s famous Jack Daniel’s whiskey is rumoured to have originated in Llanelli, or that the world’s first radio play was set in a Welsh coal mine? Why was a showing of the Jurassic Park film in Carmarthen so special, and how is Rupert Bear connected to Snowdonia? Delve in to discover the stories that most history books leave out.
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University of Wales Press The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts
Book SynopsisWales is a land with a vast wealth of ghost stories, including fantastical animals, flickering death omens and unseen things that go bump in the night. Whether these tales are based on true events, or are the creations of active imaginations, is known only to those who have experienced them – but what is certain is that their power to delight and scare us remains undimmed to this day. In The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts, renowned folklorists Delyth Badder and Mark Norman present an intriguing and comprehensive selection of ghostly accounts, illuminating key themes running through them, and giving insights into the history and culture of Wales’s varied regions and communities. With original Welsh texts, many translated into English for the first time, the authors present a wide panorama of stories and first-hand accounts that will be new to even the most seasoned folklore reader. Ranging from the distant past right up to the present day, this collection shines a spotlight on the unique qualities of folkloric ghost beliefs in Wales.Table of ContentsPreface Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Unfinished Business Chapter Three: Ghosts in the Landscape Chapter Four: Spectral Beasts Chapter Five: Holy Ghosts Chapter Six: Poltergeists Chapter Seven: Ladi Wen Chapter Eight: Water Spirits Chapter Nine: Fantastical Ghouls Chapter Ten: Death Omens Glossary Bibliography Diolchiadau/Acknowledgements
£13.49
University of Wales Press The Long Unwinding Road
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Danann Media Publishing Limited The Great War on the Western Front
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Danann Media Publishing Limited DDay 6th June 1944
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Strata Florida Trust Books Ystrad Fflur Hanes a Thirwedd Mynachlog Gymreig
Book SynopsisWritten by the foremost expert on Strata Florida and drawing on the latest archaeological research, this is a concise and accessible introduction to the long history of the site and how its landscapes have been shaped by human activity stretching right back to the Bronze Age.
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Holo Books The Arbitration Press Sardinia: Women, History, Books and Places
Book SynopsisMarianna Bussalai, the poet and anti-Fascist activist of the Barbagia region, wrote that she felt humiliated at school 'wondering why, in the history of Italy, Sardinia was never mentioned. I deduced that Sardinia was not Italty and had to have a separate history'. It is not surprising that islands tend to be different from the country to which they are in some way attached. But Sardinia's personality differs even more from that of Italy than one might expect. This book explores that difference through the island's women. Sardinia has been inhabited for longer than many European countries; of its earlier peoples, the best-known are the pre-historic Nuraghic. The hundreds of tall and mysterious megalithic towers which still grace the landscape are the most outward distinctive remnants of their civilisation. But it is from the myriad and tantalising clay statuettes found in ritual wells that it is possible to suggest aspects of women's lives. These are now in archaeological museums, such as that of Cagliari; many of the wells still exist. There followed invasions, colonisations and settlements - often bringing women exiles or landowners - by phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Muslims, Catalans, Genoese, Pisans, Spaniards and Savoyards, until finally the island became part of a united Italy, But, as the Swede Amelie Posse-Brazdova, sentenced to exile in Alghero during the First World War, was to write, 'For many centuries the Sardinians had been so fooled and exploited by the Italians, especially the Genoese merchants, that in the end they began to look upon them as their worst enemies.' However much that enmity is now little evident, Sardinia is still very much its own place, with its own languages. This is true of Alghero with its distinctive aura of Catalan occupation, of Marianna Bussalai's always intransigent Barbagia, and of Oristano where perhaps Sardinia's only well-known historical woman, Eleanora d'Arborea, ruled as Giudicessa in the fourteenth century. Although still particularly revered, she epitomised the strong and advanced women, from peasants to poitical activists, who emerge here from those often turbulent centuries.Trade ReviewI have immensely enjoyed reading this book about women from a wide range of backgrounds who might otherwise have remained unknown to history. Owain Wright, Leeds Beckett University
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CRC For Sustainable Tourism Charles Leonard
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ATF Press Collection of Ancient Chinese Cultural Relics
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Spinifex Press Trigger Warning: My Lesbian Feminist Life
Book SynopsisI am in the very fortunate position of having been able to contribute to two waves of feminism: The Women’s Liberation Movement and the new wave that is taking place now. Trigger Warning: My Lesbian Feminist Life is both an engaging autobiography and a fascinating account of feminist history. From the heady days of the Women’s Liberation Movement through to the backlash against radical feminism as neoliberal laissez-faire attitudes took hold. Fast forward to the current re-examination of feminism in light of the #MeToo movement and an emerging new wave of radical feminism. Sheila Jeffreys' bold account makes it clear that the feminism and lesbianism she has championed for decades is needed more than ever. With honesty and frankness, she tells of victories and setbacks in her unrelenting commitment to women’s freedom from men’s violence, especially the violence inherent in pornography and prostitution. We also learn what her steadfastness has cost her in terms of personal and professional rewards. Trigger Warning places radical feminism within a cultural, social and intellectual context while also taking us on a personal journey. Sheila Jeffreys has tirelessly crossed the globe to advance radical feminist theory and practice and we are invited to share in the intellectual and political crossroads she has encountered during her life. Accessible yet detailed and rigorous, this landmark volume is essential reading for everyone who has ever wondered what radical feminism really is.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Chapter 1 | Origins 7 Chapter 2 | Finding Feminism: The 1970s 39 Chapter 3 | Choosing to Be a Lesbian 67 Chapter 4 | Changing Sexuality 95 Chapter 5 | The End of a Dream 125 Chapter 6 | Australia 153 Chapter 7 | The Doldrums 185 Chapter 8 | Back to the Struggle 217 Acknowledgements 233 Other Books by Sheila Jeffreys 235
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FreeLance Academy Press The Book of Historic Fashion: A Newcomer's Guide
Book SynopsisThe Late Middle Ages (c.1350 - 1500) provides us with many of our stock, childhood images of the 'Middle Ages': the knight in shining armour, the joust, lords and ladies dressed in rich, voluminous robes and elegant dresses. Yet it is a paradox, for at the start of the period, Europe had endured the worst pandemic of recorded history: the Black Death, the climate was rapidly cooling, causing massive crop failures and France and England were locked in the brutal, dynastic struggle of the Hundred Years War. Meanwhile, in the second half of the period, intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe, seeking new wealth in Asia and Africa, and launching what has been called the 'Age of Discovery' while a new interest in Classical culture would give birth to the Renaissance. All of these elements have long intrigued and inspired writers, researchers and reenactors to take a trip through the looking glass to this lost world. In the Book of Historic Fashion: A Newcomer's Guide to Medieval Clothing (1300 - 1450), authors Allen and Mele provide a visual snap shot of the courtly elegance and common wear of the period. Filled with hundreds of sketches taken from original sources, mechanical drawings and detailed 'layer drawings' demonstrating how the clothing was worn, this entrée both introduces the period and helps newcomers find their way forward in the study of primary and secondary sources. Whether you are a teacher or professor who wants your students to understand what the clothing of the day really looked like, a costume designers working in theater, TV and film looking for visual reference or just new to medieval reenacting who wants guidance on what to wear in order to be appropriately dressed at events, this volume is for you. Trade Review Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One: A World in Chaos - the Tumultuous Fourteenth Century Period Overview Men's Fashions The Pen of History: Gaston Phebus and the Book of the Hunt Women's Fashions The Pen of History: Jean, Duc de Berry Headgear, Footwear and Accessories Part Two: Old Glories Re-Imagined - the Fifteenth Century and the Waning of the Gothic Era Period Overview Men's Fashions The Pen of History: King Rene d'Anjou Women's Fashions Headgear, Footwear and Accessories Part Three: Arming Clothes and Military Fashion Period Overview Arming Clothes The Pen of History: How a Man Shall be Armed Appendix: Fabrics, Furs and Fashions 1300-1450 Bibliography
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Lockwood Press Data Science, Human Science, and Ancient Gods:
Book SynopsisThe studies in this volume share a focus on religion in the ancient Mediterranean world: how ritual, myth, spectatorship, and travel reflect the continual interaction of human beings with the richly fictive beings who defined the boundaries of groups, access to the past, and mobility across land and seascapes. They share as well the methodological exploration of the intersection between human sciences, the integration of numerous disciplines around the study of all aspects of human life from the biological to the cultural, and the study of the past. In so doing, they continue a long dialogue that engages with critical models derived from specializations within history, philology, archaeology, sociology, and anthropology, and addresses, increasingly, the potentialities and pitfalls of quantitative and digital analyses. Many of the threads in this long conversation inform these chapters: the comparative project, human social evolution, disciplinary reflexivity, religion as an embedded, functional, and structural system, and the role for agency, networks, and materiality.
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Clover Press Artists in Taiwan
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Clover Press Artists in Korea
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Lockwood Press Esarhaddon, King of Assyria
Book SynopsisEsarhaddon, King of Assyria continues Josette Elayi's narrative journey through the lives of the kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Using both archaeological and textual evidence, Elayi examines the contentious circumstances surrounding Esarhaddon's accession to the throne in 681 BCE, his rebuilding of Babylon, which had been destroyed by his father Sennacherib, his successful campaigns in Media, the Arabian Peninsula, Anatolia, the Caucasus, and the Levant, and his ultimate achievement, the conquest of Egypt in 671 BCE. Throughout, Elayi presents a rich portrait of this enigmatic figure, whose short but impactful reign was plagued by chronic illness and a complex--and ultimately fatal--relationship with his court officials. Yet, through it all, Esarhaddon emerges as one of the most scholarly and most politically successful kings of the empire.Table of ContentsChronology of Esarhaddon’s Reign Introduction The Portrait of Esarhaddon Esarhaddon, the Crown Prince His Accession to the Throne Diviners and Other Scholars in the Court of Nineveh The Rebuilding of Babylon and Other Building Activities The First Phase of Campaigns (680-675) The Second Phase of Campaigns (674-669) The Problem of Succession The End of Esarhaddon’s Reign Conclusion: An Assessment of Esarhaddon’s Reign Selected Bibliography Index of Ancient Sources Index of Modern Authors Index of Personal Names
£25.17
Otago University Press From Suffrage to a Seat in the House: The path to
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Otago University Press Aftermaths: Colonialism, Violence and Memory in
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Bohlau Verlag Archaeology and Conservation Along the Silk Road
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Zero Point Ukraine – Four Essays on World War II
Book SynopsisIn her Four Essays on World War II, Olena Stiazhkina inscribes the Ukrainian history of World War II into a wider European and world context. Among other aspects, she analyses the mobilization measures on the eve of the war, and reconsiders Soviet narratives on them. Scrutinizing social and political processes initiated by the Bolshevik leadership in the 1920s and 1930s, she outlines how mobilization and militarization became integral parts of Soviet politics. Today, the Kremlin uses Soviet and post-Soviet Russian narratives of World War II to justify its aggressive policies towards a number of democratic countries. Russia is engaged in falsification of the past to underpin claims of a so-called Russian World and its ongoing war against Ukraine. Against this background, Stiazhkina offers a new understanding of what happened in Ukraine before, during, and after World War II.Trade Review"Here you get answers that will change your knowledge both of Ukrainian history and how the building of a new society by a totalitarian regime affected everyone, even children. This fascinating book reinforces interest not only in the history of Ukraine, but in the history of all Eastern Europe. -- Andriy Kurkov, novelist and President of PEN UkraineTable of ContentsPreface; Essay I: World War II in the Life and Death of Ukrainians: An Attempt to Adjust the Methodological Framework; Essay II: The Regime of Continuous War: Mobilization, Militarization, and Practices of Maintaining an Undeclared State of Emergency in Soviet Ukraine From the 1920s to the 1940s; Essay III: Occupation Regimes in Ukrainian Lands: Establishment and Fall/Stabilization, Similarities and Differences; Essay IV: Ukraine in 19431953: Re-Sovietization and an Unexpected Turn of the Unfinished War; Abbreviations; Index.
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Birds of Prey – Hitler′s Luftwaffe, Ordinary
Book SynopsisThis is the smoking gun of all your research. -- Professor Richard E Holmes (18 February 2001). Birds of Prey is a microhistory of the Nazi occupation of Białowieźa Forest, Polands national park. The narrative stretches from Görings palatial lifestyle to the common soldier on the ground killing Jews, partisans, and civilians. Based entirely on previously unpublished sources, the book is the synthesis of six areas of research: Hitlers Luftwaffe, the hunt and environmental history, military geography, Colonialism and Nazi Lebensraum, the Holocaust, and the war in the East. By weaving together a narrative about Hermann Göring, his inner circle, and ordinary soldiers, the book reveals the Nazi ambition to draw together East Prussia, the Bialystok region, and Ukraine into a common eastern frontier of the Greater German state, revealing how the Luftwaffe, the German hunt, and the state forestry were institutional perpetrators of Lebensraum and genocide. Up until now the Luftwaffe had not been identified in specific acts of genocide or placed at large scale killings of Jews, civilians, and partisans. This gap in the historical record had been facilitated by the destruction of the Luftwaffes records in 1945. Through a forensic and painstaking process of piecing together scraps of evidence over two decades, and utilizing Geographical Information System software, Philip W. Blood managed to decipher previously obscure reports and expose patterns of Nazi atrocities.Trade ReviewIn the heart of Philip W. Bloods Birds of Prey: Hitlers Luftwaffe, Ordinary Soldiers and the Holocaust in Poland lies Białowieża Primeval Forest, recognized as UNESCOs Biosphere Reserve nowadays, and during WWII serving as a centre gear wheel of Görings degenerate plan of creating a Germanic hunting reserve, Germania, by resettlement and extermination of the local dwellers. The books novel approach combining previously unpublished archival sources with GIS analysis of deciphered reports on Nazi troop movements and killings in Białowieża Primeval Forest results in a striking picture of common German soldiers participating in Holocaust crimes through everyday, routine killing of local dwellers. The book goes well beyond Białowieża and ties the events reconstructed by the author with the larger narrative of Nazi regime and Holocaust. Philip W. Bloods meticulous precision in linking fragments of surviving archival documents and undeniable literary craft make this book a fascinating, yet terrifying read. In times when history seems to be so easily forgotten, this voice is a much-needed cold shower for our consciousness, exposing mechanisms that engage seemingly ordinary people into horrid acts. Dr. Tomasz Samojlik, Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, PolandIn what today is the East of Poland, there is a famous nature reserve, the Białowieża Forest. The remains of an immense primeval forest, a hunters paradise. Already a royal hunting ground since the Middle Ages, it was renowned for its wildlife in the centuries when Poland was occupied by Russia and Prussia, with bison and wild boar aplenty. The knowledge of this was not lost in Germany during the years of Polish independence.Thus, when German troops occupied the area in the Second World War, the hunters returned. But a terrible secret has since lain on this area: the bison hunters were followed by man hunters. Where Hitlers henchman Herman Göring created a large hunting domain for himself, the Luftwaffe and the SS followed.Philip Bloods book illustrates most chillingly how the Polish and Soviet partisans hid in this area, and how the German occupation forces hunted them down, then turning on the Jewish and Christian villagers of the area, embarking on killing sprees evoking the driven hunts they had engaged in against big game. Recalling Barbara EhrenreichsBlood Rites,the author explains some of the worst excesses in their larger cultural context ofthe hunt. Professor Beatrice Heuser, University of GlasgowEven though the myth that the German Wehrmacht had fought chivalrously and did not commit war crimes was successfully destroyed two decades ago, the role of the German Luftwaffe (air force) in the war of extermination in Eastern Europe has not been systematically researched to this day. In the process, the 'warriors of the skies' were also used as ground troops in the increasingly fierce fight for German Lebensraum (living space) in the East, and thus also came into direct contact with the local population. Another footnote of history - the hunting passion of the second man behind Hitler, once a WWI flying ace and now Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, has been illuminated at best anecdotally to this day. Yet an examination of the importance of hunting in the Third Reich provides valuable clues to the National Socialist image of masculinity and the German Herrenrasses (master race) attitude towards so-called Untermenschen (sub-humans). In his innovative micro-study of the northeast of German-occupied Poland, Goering's personal hunting ground of Bialowieś (now Europes last primeval forest), Philip Blood combines both seemingly unrelated currents into a masterful narrative. He traces how ordinary Luftwaffe soldiers became murderers who hunted down not only animals, but people. Since the German eastern frontier also overlapped with the former tsarist Pale of Settlement where the better part of Russian Jews had lived, this fascinating study also writes an important new chapter in the history of the Holocaust.Jochen Böhler, Acting Chair of Eastern European History at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, GermanyToday, the Białowieża Forest is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but as Philip Blood shows in this absorbing and innovative study, this forest is also the site of memories of atrocity and horror from the Second World War. During the German occupation of Białowieża between 1941 and 1944, Nazi colonial fantasies of Lebensraum were projected onto the primeval forest at the behest of Hermann Göring. The master not only of the Luftwaffe but also forestry and hunting in the Third Reich, Görings plans for Białowieża sent two units of Luftwaffe hunters and foresters, one after the other, into the forest to cleanse the woods of Jews, partisans and ordinary Polish and Belarusian villagers. Exploring the unit war diaries of these remarkably ordinary Luftwaffe soldiers as they evacuated villages, carried out reprisal executions and engaged in Jew hunts, by literally mapping the movements of the Luftwaffe battalions onto the forest using GIS analysis,Birds of Preyis microhistory at its best. This landmark study reveals the participation of ordinary Luftwaffe soldiers in the German colonial war of extermination in the east as well as their involvement in the Holocaust in Poland. Nicholas Terry, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History, University of Exeter
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Nobel Press Verrocchio Italian Edition
Book SynopsisThis book, Verrocchio, by Hans Mackowsky, is a replication of a book originally published before 1901. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. This book was created using print-on-demand technology. Thank you for supporting classic literature.
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Manohar Publishers and Distributors History of the French in India
Book SynopsisThe volume talks about the emergence of the French as a colonial power in the Indian subcontinent, the governorship of La Bourdonnais and Dupleix, further inroads into the Carnatic regions, fall of Dupleix and his struggles with his adversaries.
£44.99
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Native Life in Travancore
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Museum Tusculanum Press Of Chronicles and Kings: National Saints and the
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Mousse Publishing I Have Not Loved (Enough or Worked)
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. Delhi: A History
Book SynopsisDelhi: A History is a historical portrait of a city whose past has reference in mythology and whose present is rooted in modernity. A city destroyed and populated by events of history, its journey has been unparalleled when compared with other ancient cities of the world.
£7.44
Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd Wives and Widows at Work: Women's Labour in
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Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd The Alternative Leadership: Speeches, Articles,
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£12.50
Westland Publications Limited Rama of the Axe: The Epic Saga of Parashurama
Book SynopsisThe youngest son of Saptarishi Jamadagni, Ramabhadra has the weight of an immense prophecy on his shoulders. For not only is he the gifted son of a supremely revered rishi and his wife, he is also being quietly trained to fulfil his destiny as an avatar of Lord Vishnu. But the path to divinity is not one without trials. When his father and guru is suddenly snatched away from him, Ramabhadra knows he has to avenge his death, come what may. But before that he must master himself.
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Juggernaut Publication India Versus China:: Why They Are Not Friends
Book SynopsisWhy have relations between India and China, which comprise nearly forty per cent of the world's population, been troubled for over sixty years? A war in 1962 was followed by decades of uneasy peace, but in recent years a rising number of serious military confrontations has underlined their huge and growing differences.
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Unicorn Publishing Group From the Ashes: Reconstruction of Flanders Fields
Book SynopsisOnce the steel storm of the industrial war had passed, the idyllic Flanders Fields region in Belgium was left as a desolate moon landscape. The First World War had wiped dozens of villages and cities completely off the map. The fields had been destroyed by grenades, mine craters, scrap, trenches, bunkers, railways and infrastructure of the war machine. But Flanders Fields rose again, like a Phoenix from the ashes. Even before the end of the war, the first people returned to their previous homes. A traditional architecture was supposed to remove all traces from the war and restore the former beauty of the area. With the first fairs and processions from 1919 onwards, the social fabric started to heal. Pilgrims started to come from all the corners of the earth to visit the many memorials and cemeteries. By the end of the twenties the reconstruction was largely finished. It is this post-war reconstruction that continues to define the characteristics of the region to this very day. This book has been published to commemorate the centenary of the recovery as guide for iconic sites of reconstruction, thematic exhibitions, public events, and walking and cycle routes that will take you to many striking sites of the reconstruction in the Westhoek. It also contains an historical overview of the revival of a region so heavily scourged by the Great War and new insights a century on.
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Oxford University Press,Pakistan In Quest of Jinnah
Book SynopsisThis book is a compilation of previously unpublished and expunged portions of Jinnah: Creator of Pakistan by Hector Bolitho, the first biography of the Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, and Bolithoâs own diary and notes, and correspondence with functionaries of the Government of Pakistan and highly placed individuals in Britain, India,
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The American University in Cairo Press Temple of the World: Sanctuaries, Cults, and
Book SynopsisDespite the prominence of ancient temples in the landscape of Egypt, books about them are surprisingly rare. This new and essential publication from a prominent Czech scholar answers the need for a study that goes beyond temple architecture to examine the spiritual, economic, and political aspects of these institutions and the dominant roles they played. Miroslav Verner presents a deeper and more complex study of major ancient Egyptian religious centers, their principal temples, their rise and decline, their religious doctrines, cults, rituals, feasts, and mysteries. Also discussed are the various categories of priests, the organization of the priesthood, and its daily services and customs. Each chapter offers the reader essential and up-to-date information about temple complexes and the history of their archaeological exploration, in the context of the spiritual dimension and cultural legacy of ancient Egypt.
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The American University in Cairo Press Monarchs of the Nile
Book SynopsisThis book presents a concise account of the lives and times of some of the more significant occupants of the Egyptian throne, from the unification of the country around 3000 BC down to the extinction of native rule just under three millennia later. Some, such as Thutmose III, had a major impact on their time, and were remembered by their own people until the very civilization collapsed. Others, such as Tutankhamun, were soon forgotten by the Egyptians themselves, only to burst into popular culture thousands of years after their deaths, as a result of the labors of modern archaeologists. Still more remain unknown outside the small circle of professional archaeologists, but led lives that call out for wider dissemination. This book sets out to provide a mix of all three categories, in an attempt to present a balanced view of Egyptian kings and their range of achievements.First published in 1995, Monarchs of the Nile has now been extensively revised and rewritten to take into account two further decades of research and excavation.Trade Review"This especially readable volume packs great detail into eighteen chapters (which generally deal with their subjects thematically: i.e., "Openers of the Ways," "Seizers of the Two Lands," "Kings of the Sun," "Feud of the Ramessides," "Of Kings and Priests," etc.). There is also a useful Chronology (with kings' nomens and prenomens) and a unique list of the Royal Cemeteries (who was buried where), as well as several maps, at the end of the volume. Additionally, the author provides genealogies in the text, where these help clarify confusing lines of descent"--KMTTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsForewordPrefaceMaps1. The Land and its People2. The Egyptian Monarchy3. The Founders 4. The First Pyramid Builders 5. The Openers of the Ways 6. Collapse and Recovery 7. The Seizers of the Two Lands8. The Liberators 9. The Queen and the Conqueror 10. The Kings of the Sun 11. The Power and the Glory 12. The Feud of the Ramesides 13. Defender of the Frontiers 14. Of Kings and Priests 15. The Rise and Fall of the Libyan Pharaohs 16. The Other Egypt 17. The Dimming Glory 18. Native Sunset Epilogue Chronology and the Kings of Dynastic EgyptThe Royal CemeteriesFurther ReadingIndex
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The American University in Cairo Press Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology: 3:
Book SynopsisThe discovery of ancient Egypt and the development of Egyptology are momentous events in intellectual and cultural history. The history of Egyptology is the story of the people, famous and obscure, who constructed the picture of ancient Egypt that we have today, recovered the Egyptian past while inventing it anew, and made a lost civilization comprehensible to generations of enchanted readers and viewers thousands of years later. This, the third of a three-volume history of Egyptology, follows the progress of the discipline from the trauma of the First World War, through the vicissitudes of the twentieth century, and into Egyptology's new horizons at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Wonderful Things affirms that the history of ancient Egypt has proved continually fascinating, but it also demonstrates that the history of Egyptology is no less so. Only by understanding how Egyptology has developed can we truly understand the Egyptian past.Trade ReviewThe coverage of Egyptology and its struggles to survive during the two great wars, particularly the catastrophic losses in the Great War, are a valuable insight ... Without question, this book is a major contribution to the study of Egyptology and will long remain so, for both practising Egyptologists and lay aficionados. * Ancient Egypt *This remarkable three-volume tour de force fittingly ends on Egyptology in Egypt: new museums and the long anticipated opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum. Thompson rightly notes GEM as its ‘happy acronym’. This volume is likewise a gem. * Egyptian Archaeology *Jason Thompson has written what is by far the best history of Egyptology yet. Filled with fascinating facts and characters, Thompson's book is comprehensive and eminently readable and certain to become the standard history of the field for many years to come. * Kent Weeks *“Thompson’s account demonstrates the multiple array of events, personalities, political developments and intellectual inclinations that contributed to shaping the field of Egyptology as it emerged as a self-conscious discipline. Moving beyond the familiar recounting of great discoveries in Egypt, . . . Wonderful Things seeks to demonstrate the power and complexities of Egyptological activities in fashioning the story of ancient Egypt. We learn much about the less acknowledged characters in the narratives of Egyptology, appreciating the different types of contributions individuals made beyond the practices of ‘digging and writing’. The new insights Thompson provides on those who simply ‘made things happen’ is not only fascinating but serves as an extremely valuable contribution to the evaluation of Egyptology’s legacy. This is an incisive anatomy of a discipline that challenges our all too familiar assumptions about how Egyptology came to be.” -- Stephanie MoserWonderful Things: A History of Egyptology: From Antiquity to 1881 is an excellent first installment on something the field has long been lacking--a comprehensive history of Egyptology. After surveying the Greeks and Romans, medieval writers, and the European scholars and travelers of the Renaissance and Enlightenment, Jason Thompson hits full stride with the nineteenth-century. The French expedition and Champollion’s decipherment gave birth to modern Egyptology, and this is the century in which Thompson—the author of definititve biographies of Egyptologists and Orientalists Gardiner Wilkinson and Edward William Lane—feels most fully at home. After the Description de l’Égypte and Champollion come Richard Lepsius, Heinrich Brugsch, Samuel Birch, and Auguste Mariette. All the great figures and landmarks are there, and many lesser ones as well. Both scholars and general readers will eagerly anticipate the second and third volumes to carry the story down to the present. -- Donald M. Reid"This well-researched and authoritative account of the history of Egyptology will become the definitive reference tool for anyone interested in the development of this academic discipline. In this first volume of his study, the author has delved deep into the surviving archives to undercover the growth of Egyptology from antique times until the astonishing success of Mariette. Unlike previous works which only dealt with the highlights of Egyptian archaeology, he covers both the academic and archaeological aspects of the subject and shines a light on many unsung heroes of Egyptology who had been edged out of the limelight by the more well known. When completed, this study will form a lasting memorial to the men and women who in their various ways rescued the past of Egypt. -- Morris Bierbrier“[Wonderful Things] is a remarkable achievement: a scholarly work packed with facts but one which is also genuinely readable. It is ambitious in its scope and detail. To follow the growth of an arcane but also a highly romantic branch of learning becomes in Thompson’s book something close to an adventure. The author successfully convey his infectious enthusiasm for the subject but writes with a degree of detachment that allows him to be refreshingly and occasionally almost ruthlessly trenchant and critical.” * from the Foreword by Jaromir Malek *At last a definitive history, which does justice not only to the major players but to lesser lights as well. Wonderful Things will be immensely valuable. -- Brian Fagan, author of The Rape of the NileRemarkably thorough and yet refreshingly readable, this action-packed history of Egyptology is driven by some extraordinary characters—mostly men but some notable women—who needed to learn everything they could about the culture, land, and language of ancient Egypt. As much a study of European colonialism in Egypt as a historiography of seventeenth- to nineteenth-century scholarship, this volume [1] is an absolute necessity for anybody with an interest in pharaonic Egypt. -- Kara CooneyTable of ContentsChronological Outline of Ancient Egyptian History Maps Preface Acknowledgments 1. Egyptology and the Great War 2. Resuming the Field 3. Wonderful Things 4. The Pharaoh’s Curse 5. Winds of Change 6. George A. Reisner and His Colleagues at Giza 7. Farther South: Nubia and Sudan 8. New Dimensions in Prehistory 9. Inter-War: The Library 10. Years of Uncertainty 11. Nazi Egyptology and the Second World War 12. An Egyptological Intermediate Period 13. Nubian Rescue: The Temples 14. Nubian Rescue: The Archaeology 15. Resuming the Field—Again: Saqqara and Lower Egypt 16: Resuming the Field—Again: Upper Egypt and Beyond 17. Language and Art 18. Writing Ancient Egyptian History 19. Women in Egyptology 20. Points of Departure Notes Bibliography Index
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The American University in Cairo Press Analyzing Collapse: The Rise and Fall of the Old
Book SynopsisThis book explores the long-term trends in the development of what was the first complex civilization in history, the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2650–2200 BC), the period that saw the construction of eternal monuments such as Djoser’s Step Pyramid complex in Saqqara, the pyramids of the great Fourth Dynasty kings in Giza, and spectacular tombs of high officials throughout Egypt. The present study aims to show that the historical trajectory of the period was marked by specific processes that characterize most of the world’s civilizations: the role of the ruling elite, the growth of bureaucracy, the proliferation of interest groups, and adaptation to climate change, to name but a few—and the way that these processes held the germ of ultimate collapse. The case is made that the rise and fall of the Old Kingdom state is of relevance to the study of the anatomy of development of any complex civilization.Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Way Up and the Way Down Are One and the Same 2. Rivers, Climate, and History 3. Heraclitus Principle and Punctuated Equilibria Theory 4. Collapse in the Desert 5. Building Up Strength 6. The Curtain Goes Up 7. The Empire of the Sun God 8. Kings and Kinglets 9. The Land Turns Like the Potter’s Wheel Afterword Notes Bibliography
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The American University in Cairo Press Afterglow of Empire: Egypt from the Fall of the
Book SynopsisDuring the half-millennium from the eleventh through the sixth centuries BC, the power and the glory of the imperial pharaohs of the New Kingdom crumbled in the face of internal crises and external pressures, ultimately reversed by invaders from Nubia and consolidated by natives of the Nile Delta following a series of Assyrian invasions. Much of this era remains obscure, with little consensus among Egyptologists. Against this background, Aidan Dodson reconsiders the evidence and proposes a number of new solutions to the problems of the period. He also considers the era's art, architecture, and archaeology, including the royal tombs of Tanis, one of which yielded the intact burials of no fewer than five pharaohs. Afterglow of Empire is extensively illustrated with images of this material, much of which is little known to non-specialists.Trade ReviewA very readable, excellent study of one of the more complicated periods of Egyptian history . . . an excellent book, well researched, well written and well illustrated throughout. . . . Every now and again there comes a book which one should buy–this is such a book. -- Egyptian Archaeology, March 2014Table of ContentsCONTENTSPreface ixAbbreviations and Conventions Used in Text xiiiMaps xviiIntroduction: Imperial Egypt 1 The Fall of the House of Rameses 32 Of Tanis and Thebes 393 The House of Shoshenq 834 Disintegrations 1135 Saviors from the South? 1396 From Humiliation to Renaissance 169Appendices 1811 The Absolute Chronology of the New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period 1812 Outline Chronology of Ancient Egypt 1903 Correlation of Reigns, Regnal Years, and Pontificates 1954 Hieroglyphic Titularies of Kings and God’s Wives 2025 Genealogies 228Sources of Images 235Notes 237Bibliography 285Index 315
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The American University in Cairo Press The Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69): The Art,
Book SynopsisThis illustrated book is the culmination of a project to document and conserve the tomb of Menna, one of the most beautiful and complex painted tombs of the ancient Egyptian necropolis at Luxor. Through conservation, the tomb, which previously lay open to environmental influence, was brought back to its former glory. Aided by non-invasive methods of scientific analysis, the historical and cultural importance of Menna’s paintings can now be viewed and studied and enjoyed by a worldwide audience. High-definition photography and drawings complement specialist essays by scholars, scientists, and technicians, who discuss the artistic and cultural significance of the paintings, their architectural context, and scientific importance. Directed by Dr. Hartwig and administered by the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) as part of its Egyptian Antiquities Conservation Project, the project was funded by a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), sponsored by Georgia State University, and carried out in collaboration with Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.Trade Review"Gorgeous tomb. Gorgeous book. If only all ancient Egyptian tombs were published like this."—Kara Cooney, UCLATable of ContentsContributors List of Illustrations and Tables Foreword Gerry Scott III Acknowledgments Introduction: The Significance of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69) Melinda Hartwigˆ Abbreviations of Locations in TT69 5 Part 1: The Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69) 1: The Tomb of Menna and Its Owner Melinda Hartwig 2: Scenes and Texts in the Tomb Chapel of Menna Melinda Hartwig Part 2: Methods of Analysis, Conservation, and Documentation 3: Archaeometry Research on the Wall Paintings in the Tomb Chapel of Menna Renata García-Moreno, François-Philippe Hocquet, François Mathis, Elsa Van Elslande, David Strivay, and Peter Vandenabeele 4: Conservation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna Bianca Madden, Cristina Beretta, Greg Howarth, Sasa Kosinova, Mark Perry, Doug Thorp, and Melinda Hartwig 5: Photographic and Digital Survey of the Tomb Chapel of Menna Katy Doyle and Pieter Collet 6: Visual and Archaeometric Analysis of the Paintings I: Visual Analysis of the Paintings Melinda Hartwig and Kerstin Leterme II. Archaeometric Analysis of the Paintings Melinda Hartwig Part 3: The Tomb Chapel of Menna in Context 7: The Tomb Chapel of Menna in Historical, Religious, and Artistic Context Melinda Hartwig List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
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The American University in Cairo Press The Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians 2: Internal
Book SynopsisAncient Egyptian medicine employed advanced surgical practices, while the prevention and treatment of diseases relied mostly on natural remedies and magical incantations. Following the successful first volume of The Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians, which dealt with surgical practices and the treatment of women and children, this second volume explores a wide range of internal medical problems that the Egyptian population suffered in antiquity, and various methods of their treatment. These include ailments of the respiratory, digestive, and circulatory systems, chiefly heart diseases of various types, coughs, stomachaches, constipation, diarrhea, internal parasites, and many other medical conditions. Drawing on formulas and descriptions in the Ebers papyrus and other surviving ancient Egyptian medical papyri, as well as physical evidence and wall depictions, the authors present translations of the medical treatises together with commentaries and interpretations in the light of modern medical knowledge. The ancient texts contain numerous recipes for the preparation of various remedies, often herbal in the form of pills, drinks, ointments, foods, or enemas. These reveal a great deal about ancient Egyptian physicians and their deep understanding of the healing properties of herbs and other medicinal substances. Illustrated with thirty-five photographs and line drawings, The Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians: 2: Internal Medicine is highly recommended reading for scholars of ancient Egyptian medicine and magic, as well as for paleopathologists, medical historians, and physical anthropologists.
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Haymarket Books Their Borders Our World
Book SynopsisFrom the organizers of the Palestine Festival of Literature, this anthology of essays connects Palestinian resistance with global freedom struggles against settler colonialism and calls on us to think more concretely about the practice of solidarity. The Palestine Festival of Literature, or PalFest, was created in 2008 as “a cultural initiative committed to the creation of language and ideas for combating colonialism in the 21st century.” The annual festival brings authors from around the world to convene with readers, artists, writers, and activists in cities across Palestine for cross-pollination of radical art, ideas, and literature.These efforts resulted in Their Borders, Our World, an anthology thoughtfully arranged and introduced by PalFest cocurator Mahdi Sabbagh. Contributors include: Yasmin El-Rifae, Jehan Bseiso, Keller Easterling, Dina Omar, Tareq Baconi, Samia Henni, Omer Shah, Kareem Rabie, Ellen Van Neerv
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Things Come Together
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Columbia Global Reports Rivals: How Scientists Learned to Cooperate
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Birlinn Ltd The Tobacco Lords
Book SynopsisIn the eighteenth century, Glasgow and its outports became the dominant force in the highly lucrative tobacco commerce from the Americas to Europe.This prize-winning book explains why such remarkable success came about against fierce international competition, provides a detailed assessment of the merchant community which made it possible and analyses the close relationship between the tobacco business and the Scottish pathway to a new industrial society. The Tobacco Lords also fully demonstrates the decisive impact of these Scottish traders on the plantation economy and society of colonial North America in general and Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina in particular.First published in 1975 this pioneering book was acclaimed by reviewers and is still considered the seminal work on the subject.
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ONEWorld Publications Policy of Deceit
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Saqi Books Rise
Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated, inspirational celebration of women of colour from around the world.Trade Review'Women and girls worldwide will find inspiration and strength in the pages of this beautiful book.' Malala YousafzaiTable of ContentsPreface 1. Aishopan Nurgaiv 2. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 3. Ama Ata Aidoo 4. Amal Clooney 5. Amanda Gorman 6. Amna Al Qubaisi 7. Angela Davis 8. Aretha Franklin 9. Asima Chatterjee 10. Autumn Peltier 11. Ava Duvernay 12. Benazir Bhutto 13. Berta Caceres 14. Beyonce Knowles-Carter 15. Calypso Rose 16. Claudia Jones 17. Clemantine Wamariya 18. Deepika Padukone 19. Elif Safak 20. Esra'a Al Shafei 21. Esther Afua Ocloo 22. Esther Mahlangu 23. Fairuz 24. Fatema Mernissi 25. Fatima al-Fihri 26. Faye Simanjuntak 27. Felicitas Mendez 28. Frida Kahlo 29. Funmilayo Ransome Kuti 30. Germaine Acogny 31. Guo Jianmei 32. Hanan Ashrawi 33. Hayat Sindi 34. Heidy Quah 35. Ibtihaj Muhammad 36. Isabel Allende 37. Jaha Dukureh 38. Jameela Jamil 39. Josephine Baker 40. Junko Tabei 41. Katherine Johnson 42. Leandra Medeiros Cerezo, a.k.a. Lea T 43. Lee Tai Young 44. Leymah Gbowee 45. Linda Sarsour 46. Loujain Al Hathloul 47. Mae C Jemison 48. Malala 49. Margaret Busby 50. Maria Da Penha 51. Maria Walanda Maramis 52. Marjane Satrapi 53. Mary Golda Ross 54. Mary Jane Seacole 55. Mary Kom 56. Maya Angelou 57. Maya Lin 58. Mazlan Othman 59. Mercedes Sosa 60. Michaela Coel 61. Michelle Obama 62. Mindy Kaling 63. Miriam Makeba 64. Misty Copeland 65. Na Hye-sok 66. Nadia Murad 67. Naomi Osaka 68. Nawal El Saadawi 69. Negin Khpalwak 70. Noor Jehan 71. Oprah Winfrey 72. Oumou Sangare 73. Parveena Ahanger 74. Princess Sophia Duleep Singh 75. Prudence Mabele 76. Razia Sultan 77. Rigoberta Menchu 78. Rosa Parks 79. Sanmao 80. Serena Williams 81. Shirin Ebadi 82. Shirin Neshat 83. Shirley Coleen "Mum Shirley" - aboriginal activist 84. Simone Biles 85. Sonia Sotomayor 86. Sylvia Tamale 87. Tawakkol Karman 88. Taytu Betul 89. Tebello Nyokong 90. Tererai Trent 91. The Mirabal Sisters 92. Theresa Kachindamoto 93. Tu Youyou 94. Umm Kulthum 95. Wangari Maathai 96. wangechi mutu 97. Wilma Mankiller 98. Yayoi Kusama 99. Yusra Mardini 100. Zaha Hadid About the Author Acknowledgements
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Workman Publishing How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but
Book SynopsisDiscover why Roman gladiators were massaged with onion juice before battle, how celery contributed to Casanova’s conquests, how peas almost poisoned General Washington, and why some seventeenth-century turnips were considered degenerate. Rebecca Rupp tells the strange and fascinating history of 23 of the world’s most popular vegetables. Gardeners, foodies, history buffs, and anyone who wants to know the secret stories concealed in a salad are sure to enjoy this delightful and informative collection.
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