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Book SynopsisA crucial guide to life beforeand afterTinder, IVF, and robots.What will happen to our notions of marriage and parenthood as reproductive technologies increasingly allow for newfangled ways of creating babies? What will happen to our understanding of gender as medical advances enable individuals to transition from one set of sexual characteristics to another, or to remain happily perched in between? What will happen to love and sex and romance as our relationships migrate from the real world to the Internet? Can people fall in love with robots? Will they? In short, what will happen to our most basic notions of humanity as we entangle our lives and emotions with the machines we have created?In Work Mate Marry Love, Harvard Business School professor and former Barnard College president Debora L. Spar offers an incisive and provocative account of how technology has transformed our intimate lives in the past, and how it will do so again in the future. Surve

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Book SynopsisFollowing the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the founding of the Republic in 1923 under the rule of Atatürk and his Republican People''s Party, Turkey embarked on extensive social, economic, cultural and administrative modernization programs which would lay the foundations for modern day Turkey. The Power of the People shows that the ordinary people shaped the social and political change of Turkey as much as Atatürk''s strong spurt of modernization. Adopting a broader conception of politics, focusing on daily interactions between the state and society and using untapped archival sources, Murat Metinsoy reveals how rural and urban people coped with the state policies, local oppression, exploitation, and adverse conditions wrought by the Great Depression through diverse everyday survival and resistance strategies. Showing how the people''s daily practices and beliefs survived and outweighed the modernizing elite''s projects, this book gives new insights into the social and historicalTrade Review'Metinsoy has produced here a fascinating account of popular politics in the new Turkish republic, writing 'ordinary people', in all their individual and collective complexity, back in to the centre of the national narrative. Highly original, it will transform scholarly understanding of early Kemalist Turkey.' Stephanie Cronin, University of Oxford'In this meticulously researched book, Metinsoy shows that the informal politics of the urban and rural poor played an important part in Turkey's modernization. Far from being passive objects of an elite project as they are usually portrayed, peasants, tribal members, workers, and other poor and marginalized groups appear in these pages as active participants in a history that determined the shape of modern Turkey. This important book fills a major gap in our understanding of Turkey's recent history.' Reşat Kasaba, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies'Most narratives of Turkey's secularizing reforms and socioeconomic changes portray them as the uncontested project of elites and the state. In contrast, Metinsoy makes creative use of a variety of new sources and presents a convincing account of every day resistance from ordinary peasants and workers. This well-written book also offers major insights into society and politics including Islamist politics in contemporary Turkey.' Şevket Pamuk'Metinsoy challenges the top-down narratives of early Turkish Republic state imposition and acquiescence from its 'hapless' populace. Tax evasion, smuggling, banditry, and public complaint from the village coffeehouse to the factory floor weave a rich tapestry of everyday resistance, providing a superb alla Turca sequel to James Scott's classic work.' Michael Wuthrich, University of Kansas'… this is a must-read book … Essential.' B. A. Yesilada, ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction. Toward an infrahistory of Republican Turkey; Part I. Everyday Politics of Peasants: 1. The price of the Republic for the peasants; 2. Raising voice and rural discontent; 3. Resisting the agricultural taxes; 4. Social smuggling: resistance to the monopolies; 5. Theft, violence and banditry; Concluding remarks; Part II. Everyday Politics of Urban Labor: 6. The price of the republic for the working class; 7. Labor discontent; 8. Survival struggles and everyday resistance; 9. Violence, protests and walkouts; Concluding remarks; Part III: The Power of Popular Culture: 10. Hotbeds of opposition to secularism: mosques, coffehouses and homes; 11. Informal media vs. official discourse: word of mouth, rumors and placards; 14. Neither fez, nor hat: contesting the hat reform; 13. Negotiating anti-veiling campaigns; 15. Old habits die hard: tenacity of old lifestyles in new times; Concluding remarks; Epilogue. Infrastructure of Turkey's modernization; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisVolume 3 of The Cambridge History of the First World War explores the social and cultural history of the war and considers the role of civil society throughout the conflict; that is to say those institutions and practices outside the state through which the war effort was waged. Drawing on 25 years of historical scholarship, it sheds new light on culturally significant issues such as how families and medical authorities adapted to the challenges of war and the shift that occurred in gender roles and behaviour that would subsequently reshape society. Adopting a transnational approach, this volume surveys the war''s treatment of populations at risk, including refugees, minorities and internees, to show the full extent of the disaster of war and, with it, the stubborn survival of irrational kindness and the generosity of spirit that persisted amidst the bitterness at the heart of warfare, with all its contradictions and enduring legacies.Trade Review'… both scholarly and deftly drafted, a joy to read. It provides broad as well as deep analysis of just about every conceivable facet of this global catastrophe. It deserves close reading and contemplation.' Len Shurtleff, World War One Historical Association'The global perspective on the war, represented in these volumes, adds further layers of complexity to our understanding of this foundational moment in modern history. The conjunction of early twentieth-century patterns of globalization and industrialized great power war was singular, distinguishing it from earlier European conflicts fought across the globe and the Second World War, which followed the collapse of globalization in the 1930s.' William Mulligan, European History QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroduction to Volume 3 Jay Winter; Part I. Private Life: Introduction to Part I Jay Winter and Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau; 1. The couple Martha Hanna; 2. Children Manon Pignot; 3. Families Jay Winter; Part II. Gender at Home: Introduction to Part II John Horne and Jay Winter; 4. War work Laura Lee Downs; 5. Gender at home Susan R. Grayzel; 6. At the Front Margaret Higonnet; 7. Gender roles in killing zones Joanna Bourke; Part III. Populations at Risk: Introduction to Part III Heather Jones and Laurence Van Ypersele; 8. Refugees and exiles Peter Gatrell and Philippe Nivet; 9. Minorities Panikos Panayi; 10. Populations under occupation Sophie de Schaepdrijver; 11. Captive civilians Annette Becker; Part IV. Bodies in Pain: Introduction to Part IV Jay Winter and Anne Rasmussen; 12. Military medicine Leo van Bergen; 13. Shell shock Jay Winter; 14. The Spanish Flu Anne Rasmussen; 15. Mourning practices Joy Damousi; Part V. The Social History of Cultural Life: Introduction to Part V Nicolas Beaupre and Annette Becker; 16. Mobilising minds Anne Rasmussen; 17. Beliefs and religion Adrian Gregory; 18. Soldier-writers and poets Nicolas Beaupre; 19. Cinema Laurent Veray; 20. Arts Annette Becker; 21. War memorials Bruce Scates and Rebecca Wheatley; Part VI. A Reckoning: Costs and Outcomes: Introduction to Part VI Jay Winter; 22. The dead Antoine Prost; 23. The living John Horne; 24. The Great War at its centenary John Horne; 25. Visual essay: civil society Annette Becker.

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Book SynopsisIncludes interviews with Mary Kennedy, Sean O''Rourke, Mary Coughlan, Bertie Ahern and many othersWhat was life like for Ireland''s grandparents when they were young?What has changed for the better? What values do they wish to hand down?In these pages, grandmother and chronicler of times past Valerie Cox talks to fellow grandparents, creating an unforgettable trip down memory lane.Through schooldays, dating, jiving, childrearing, working life, holidays, fashion and more, memories are shared of a pre-digital age when the world seemed smaller and community life was central.They also describe the magic of the grandparent-grandchild relationship, and their hopes for the upcoming generation. Full of tender or surprising reminiscences from across Ireland, along with revelations on what truly matters in life, When I Was Your Age includes contributions from some of Ireland''s best-known grandparents - a beautiful gi

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Book SynopsisDuring the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the Christian Church will take centre stage once again, as the established religion in England. But why does the Church have such prominence in state affairs, and should it keep this privileged position in 21st Century, multi-faith Britain?In 1953, millions across the world watched the first televised coronation of a British monarch. What they witnessed was a deeply religious, medieval Christian ritual. Elizabeth II''s reign was profoundly shaped by her faith, expressed not only in her coronation vows but also in her 70 years as Queen, from her role as supreme governor of the Church of England, to her annual Christmas broadcasts, her encounters with Popes, Islam and the other religions. Like her late husband, Prince Philip, the Queen''s faith was described as her ''strength and stay'' amid the turmoil of a nation becoming increasingly secular at the same time as her subjects became increasingly more vTrade ReviewIt's a delight to walk the faith trail trodden by monarchs past, the monarch present and the monarch to come with the discriminating mind and poised pen of Catherine Pepinster as one's guide. It's real knowledge; impressively transmitted. Her faith is central to the character of The Queen and fundamental to the understanding of her reign yet in our secular time this is not always fully appreciated. Thanks to Defenders of the Faith, it is now. -- Peter Hennessyfascinating, thorough and timely...[Pepinster] shines particularly in the task of sketching the faith of the Queen, about which, as she rightly remarks, the stacks of royal biographies make "barely a mention". * Daily Telegraph (5-star review) *The most valuable part of Defenders of the Faith shows how Queen Elizabeth II has responded to the vastly changed ecumenical and interfaith picture since the Second World War. -- Richard Chartres * Church Times *an authoritative and timely exploration of the British monarchy * Methodist Recorder *

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Book SynopsisThe Royal College of Physicians celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2018, and to observe this landmark is publishing this series of ten books. Each of the books focuses on fifty themed elements that have contributed to making the RCP what it is today, together adding up to 500 reflections on 500 years. Some of the people, ideas, objects and manuscripts featured are directly connected to the College, while others have had an influence that can still be felt in its work. This, the ninth book in the series looks at the libraries and archive of the Royal College.

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Book SynopsisThe Royal College of Physicians celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2018, and to observe this landmark is publishing this series of ten books. Each of the books focuses on fifty themed elements that have contributed to making the RCP what it is today, together adding up to 500 reflections on 500 years. Some of the people, ideas, objects and manuscripts featured are directly connected to the College, while others have had an influence that can still be felt in its work. This, the tenth book in the series looks at the impact of the Royal College around the world.

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Book SynopsisSome Sports Stand the Test of Time.

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Book SynopsisThe ins and outs of Europe through the eyes of leading cartoonist Kipper Williams

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Book SynopsisDelhi claims a noble history as the site of at least seven capitals dating from before the time of Alexander the Great. The glorious Mogul Empire brought great riches to the city and to Agra, where the world-famous Taj Mahal has excited awe in visitors for over 380 years. This Traveller''s Reader is an indispensable and fascinating companion for the traveller who wants to understand the history of both cities, and who seeks the true spirit of the places. Delhi & Agra is a topographical anthology that explores the cities'' sites of interest and recreates the key events, customs and lives of the past, drawing on diaries, letters, memoirs and commentaries written by residents and visitors over the course of 600 years. Extracts include Tamerlane''s account of the sack of Delhi in 1398; descriptions of Shah Jahan building the Taj Mahal; recollections of Jesuits and mullahs debating the relative merits of their religions before the great Mogul emperor, Akbar; repor

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Book SynopsisBooks of 2021, The Economist ''Alex von Tunzelmann is one of the most gifted historians writing today. Brilliant and trenchant, witty and wise, Fallen Idols is a book you will adore, devour, and talk about to everyone you know. Hesitate no longer; buy this book.'' Suzannah Lipscomb, author, award-winning historian and broadcaster''Like all the best historians von Tunzelmann uses the past to explain what the hell is going on today. She does so with a flair, her signature mix of scholarship and succinctness that is so compelling. If you want to make sense of the statues debate, and the coming culture war over our history, this is where you need to start.'' Dan Snow''A timely, sparkling and often hilarious book.'' Michael Wood In 2020, statues across the world were pulled down in an extraordinary wave of global iconoclasm. From the United States and the United Kingdom to Canada, South Africa, the Caribbean, India, BanglTrade ReviewAlex von Tunzelmann is one of the most gifted historians writing today. Brilliant and trenchant, witty and wise, Fallen Idols is a book you will adore, devour, and talk about to everyone you know. Hesitate no longer; buy this book * Suzannah Lipscomb, author, award-winning historian and broadcaster *This timely, sparkling and often hilarious book is all that we have come to expect from Alex von Tunzelmann - witty (often wickedly so) scintillating, skewering pomposity. Readers will relish her eagle-eyed knack of offering jaw dropping anecdote while always keeping us aware of the big picture * Michael Wood, Historian *Like all the best historians von Tunzelmann uses the past to explain what the hell is going on today. She does so with a flair, her signature mix of scholarship and succinctness that is so compelling. If you want to make sense of the statues debate, and the coming culture war over our history, this is where you need to start * Dan Snow *Alexandra von Tunzelmann has chosen a subject akin to a minefield for her new book, except that the mines are statues and very much above ground . . . Tunzelmann is as skilled a guide as one could wish for; her erudition and light touch are major advantages. There is not a dull sentence in the book, which from the moment American revolutionaries topple George III in New York, grips the reader from start to finish. -- Michael Burleigh * Literary Review *It's a lively, engaging and often witty exploration of why statues are put up, why they are taken down and what this teaches us about history and memory . . . If it has an agenda, it's one that urges us to see the layers, the nuance and the different points of view * The Sunday Times *Forensically unpicking polemical arguments from all sides in the debate, von Tunzelmann calmly and deftly guides us through this important issue, while never stopping being hugely informative, surprising and entertaining. * Aspects of History *Timely and necessary. -- Philippe Sands * Financial Times *Alex von Tunzelmann deftly captures ... [that] ... statues are always works in progress: toppled, moved, reworked, re-erected and reinterpreted. There has never been a time when they were not contested. -- Mary Beard * Guardian *It's a timely, well written and often entertaining look at statues that were pulled down not only in 2020's wave of iconoclasm but in other places and at other times too. * New Statesman - Books of the Year, Richard J Evans *Excellent -- Professor Anna Whitelock * BBC History Magazine *

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Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''An inspirational read celebrating the incredible young people who gave so much for this iconic British aircraft''. John Nichol, bestselling author of Spitfire: A Very British Love StoryDespite the many films and television programmes over the decades since the end of the Second World War that portrays our allied heroes as grown-up men and women, the Battle of Britain was in the main actually fought and won by teenagers. The average age of an RAF fighter pilot was just twenty years old. Many of the men and women who designed and built their planes were even younger. Based on the hit BBC World Service podcast Spitfire: The People''s Story, we use contemporary diaries and memoirs, many of them previously unpublished, to tell the story of the Spitfire through the voices of the teenagers who risked everything to design, build and fly her. This isn''t a story oTrade ReviewDraws on unpublished diaries and archive recordings to chronicle the extraordinary national effort to construct the fighter aircraft that gave the Allies a critical edge over the Luftwaffe. * The Times *A truly epic account of the actual and symbolic role the plane played in defending Britain in the Second World War. * Sunday Times *Tells the inspiring story of how ordinary citizens came together to build the famous Battle of Britain aircraft. * The Observer *The story of how these fast and lethal little planes helped win the Second World War is stirringly told in this new BBC series. * The Mail on Sunday *The story of the Second World War's most famous plane is peppered with women - many of their stories untold in the decades since the conflict. * The Telegraph *An inspirational read celebrating the incredible young people who gave so much for this iconic British aircraft. * John Nichol, bestselling author of Spitfire: A Very British Love Story *Read Spitfire Kids and you'll start believing this plane has a pulse! * Tessa Dunlop, broadcaster and bestselling author of Century Girls *It is a story of heroism that goes beyond the spiffy moustaches and aerial acrobatics we have all seen in old movies, tapping into the verve and tenacity shown by a young workforce. * The Herald *The Spitfire Kids puts the iconic fighter plane into the round by telling the stories of the people who made it into an icon. -- Al Murray

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Book SynopsisTrade Review[Freedman’s] survey is detailed and fair … For non-Jews, this explains us as well as is possible outside fiction. * The Spectator *Freedman, a prolific author of books on Jewish subjects, has produced something that could fairly lay claim to becoming the definitive guide to British Jewry…And as a portrait of a community at a particular moment, it is an exhaustive, impressive achievement. * The Tablet *The book is a great primer as an introduction to what makes Jews tick today. * Jewish News *[Freedman] writes clearly and knows the community inside and out. * New Humanist *Freedman’s insider account of Britain Jewry...tells a story of “confidence”, “maturity”, even relative cohesion. * Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The New Confidence 3. Life 4. Religion 5. Conformity and Dissent 6. Community and Cohesion 7. Not Just London 8. Giving and Caring 9. Education 10. Migrations 11. Glossary

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Book SynopsisA journey into the extraordinary, vibrant world of Black African London which is shaping modern Britain. What makes a Londoner? What is it to be Black, African and British? And how can we understand the many tangled roots of our modern nation without knowing the story of how it came to be?This is a story that begins not with the Windrush Generation' of Caribbean immigrants to Britain, but with post-1960s arrivals from African countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Somalia. Some came from former British colonies in the wake of newfound independence; others arrived seeking prosperity and an English education for their children. Now, in the 2020s, their descendants have unleashed a tidal wave of creativity and cultural production stretching from Lambeth to Lagos, Islington to the Ivory Coast. Daniel Kaluuya and Skepta; John Boyega and Little Simz; Edward Enninful and Bukayo Saka everywhere you look, across the fields of sport, business, fashion, the arts and beyTrade ReviewAs thrilling as it is touching and revealing - this book is an indispensable map to London today. -- Ben Judah * Journalist and author of This is London: Life and Death in the World City *Illuminating and fascinating, with humour and some surprises, Jimi Famurewa examines Britain's African communities, past and present. -- Stephen Bourne * author of Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War *Jimi brings modern black London alive like no other author. This feels like an important book that is also a total pleasure to read. -- Sathnam Sanghera * author of EmpireLand: How Modern Britain is Shaped by its Imperial Past *Settlers is the book I didn’t know I was waiting for. Jimi Famurewa approaches an incredibly complicated topic with a steady hand and fine precision that results in a book that is well researched, rich in nuance and handled with care. It was as enjoyable to read as it was enlightening. -- Jendella Benson * author of Hope & Glory *This is an extraordinary and beautifully written piece of work that deals with a deeply complex and rich history with a remarkable lightness of touch, sensitivity, warmth and insight. It is depressing to reflect on the reality that all too many people continue to question the benefits of immigration. This fine book shows beyond any doubt that London, and this country, is all the better for its Black African population. -- James RamsdenA spellbinding portrait of culture, talent, food and activism. * Stylist Magazine *Settlers is replete with revealing anecdotes… Famurewa’s writing is thoughtful, cogent and admirably even-handed. * theguardian.com *Dazzling. * Waitrose Food Magazine *[Jimi's] voice and the way he writes I just love. * Jamie Oliver *Settlers is a pleasure to read, by turns lyrical, approachable, funny, sensitive and always well-researched… [Famurewa] sweeps you along so thoroughly that you don’t realise until you close the book quite how much you have enjoyed it, how much you have learnt and how much it will stay with you. * The Spectator *Settlers is a testament to Jimi Famurewa's love not just for his lineage, but for the culture. An incisive, intimate and profound work. -- Candice Carty-Williams * author of Queenie and People Person *Table of ContentsPrologue: The Second Great Wave 1 Farm 2 Market 3 Boat 4 Cell 5 Worship House 6 Restaurant 7 Classroom 8 Suburb Conclusion: The Next Great Wave Further Reading Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisBeautiful Victorian illustrations and engravings depicting seaside and nautical scenes

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Book SynopsisThe Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present introduces students to five distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economics, religion, technology and the environment. Each of these themes is set in a social and cultural history framework that emphasizes the commonalities and diversity in human experiences throughout the recent era.This is a genuinely global textbook that takes a non-nationalistic approach to history and attempts to avoid marginalising the role of non-western actors and societies. John Corbally explores the connections, interactions and exploitations of global resources and peoples that were part and parcel of 20th-century history. Economically, the book shows how people were connected by the spread of global capitalism and communism. It explores the spread of traditional religions and philosophies all over the globe, as well as looking at secular challenges. It also considers how technology reached further into people''s lives.Ideal for undergraduate level students of 20th-century history, this is a book that offers a balanced, multi-perspective approach to recent global history, helping the 21st-century student understand today''s world and interrogate commonly held assumptions about its history.Trade ReviewCorbally’s superbly accessible account of the grave challenges faced by the world and its inhabitants during the twentieth century will make this an ideal textbook for students. This is global history from the bottom up that allows us to understand why and how people across the world experienced increasing levels of inequality and environmental degradation. * James Vernon, Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley, USA *The Twentieth-Century World is a fine book, clearly written, persuasively argued, and offering a new approach to global history across the last 100 years. The perspective is resolutely bottom-up, seeing the great transformations of politics, economics, intellectual life, and technology from the point of view of ordinary people around the world. * Ian Morris, Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor of Classics, Stanford University, USA *Table of ContentsWhat is this Book? Introduction 1. Power in the Twentieth Century: Politics 2. Wealth and its Distribution: Twentieth Century Economics 3. Beliefs and Ideologies: Religion and Philosophy in the Twentieth Century 4. Utopia and Dystopia: Twentieth Century Technology 5. Exploitation and Inequality: Twentieth Century Environment Epilogue: The Twentieth Century Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This truly revelatory book uncovers the flesh of black age. Through a focus on black untimeliness, Habiba Ibrahim reveals a counter-history of modernity. Ibrahim adds vital new dimensions to the study of blackness as an alternative relation to time. This tremendous book reveals that black life is a state of being alienated from the time of one’s own body and a radical refusal of patriarchal adulthood." * Margo Natalie Crawford, author of Black Post-Blackness: The Black Arts Movement and Twenty-First-Century Aesthetics *"Habiba Ibrahim’s Black Age opens up powerful new vocabularies and paradigms for thinking about Black cultural expression—and indeed Black life. Through beautifully argued analyses of literary texts, Ibrahim produces startling and profound insights into age, temporality, modernity, race, subjectivity, and the very category of the human." * Gayle Wald, author of It’s Been Beautiful: Soul! and Black Power Television *"Ibrahim’s dialectic of exclusion and reclamation advances an alternative way to discern the relationship between the past and the present... Black Age points us to new ways of thinking and interpreting what time it is." -- ALH Online Review * American Literary History Online Review *

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Book Synopsis'I thought I had a pretty good sense of how colonialism shapes modern society, but Dr Davy has shown me that understanding these things is a lifetime's work. In the absence of time to read everything, you could not ask for a more eloquent guide than this book. Essential' - Sathnam SangheraAn eye-opening book about how societies are designed to support the status of those in power at the destructive expense of those without it. Read it and take responsibility.ECOLOGICAL OPPRESSIONIn 1958, China declared war on sparrows, destroying its own crops and contributing to the deaths of more than 10 million people.ECONOMIC OPPRESSIONIn the nineteenth century, the Shuar people of Ecuador were driven by economic necessity to procure shrunken heads for the Western curio market. The bloody wars that ensued nearly destroyed their society.EDUCATIONAL OPPRESSIONThere have been fifty-five prime ministers of Great Britain, of whom forty-eight have been privately educated, creating a society built by and for the privileged.These are just some of the stories in this remarkable book that illustrate the key factors that allow societies to create and sustain oppressive systems. Some are historical. Others have played out right before our eyes over the last decade. All are rooted in the systems in which we all participate.Together they represent the layers of systematic, often insidious oppression that make up the world today.Trade ReviewI thought I had a pretty good sense of how colonialism shapes modern society, but Dr Davy has shown me that understanding these things is a lifetime's work. In the absence of time to read everything, you could not ask for a more eloquent guide than this book. Essential. * Sathnam Sanghera *Sharp and insightful. Jack Davy makes complex ideas accessible in this powerful book about the roots of inequality * Caroline Dodds Pennock, author of On Savage Shores *

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Book Synopsis'You could not ask for a more eloquent guide than this book. Essential' Sathnam SangheraAn eye-opening book about how societies are designed to support those in power, at the expense of those without it. COLONIAL POWERIn the 1950s, over 10,000 Kenyans were killed by the British during the Mau Mau uprising against a government determined to install a sympathetic post-independence regime and continue to exploit the resources of its former colonies. PATRIARCHAL POWERAfter the Iranian revolution in 1979, the Islamic Republic systematically removed freedoms from women, relegating them to second-class citizens in the name of religious teachings. EDUCATIONAL POWER There have been fifty-seven prime ministers of the United Kingdom, of whom forty-three have been privately educated, creating a society built by and for the privileged. These are just some of the stories through which Dr Jack Davy illustrates the key factors that allow societies to create and sustain oppressive systems. Some are historical. Others have played out right before our eyes over the last decade. All are rooted in the systems in which we all participate. Read this book, and take action.'Sharp and insightful. Jack Davy makes complex ideas accessible in this powerful book about the roots of inequality' Caroline Dodds Pennock, author of On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe'A deeply humane book with true hope in its message' Ray Mattinson, BlackwellsTrade ReviewI thought I had a pretty good sense of how colonialism shapes modern society, but Dr Davy has shown me that understanding these things is a lifetime's work. In the absence of time to read everything, you could not ask for a more eloquent guide than this book. Essential. * Sathnam Sanghera *Sharp and insightful. Jack Davy makes complex ideas accessible in this powerful book about the roots of inequality * Caroline Dodds Pennock, author of On Savage Shores *

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Book SynopsisBill Clinton, the first president born after the end of World War II, brought a new generations vision and attitude to the White House. His 1992 defeat of overwhelming favorite George H W Bush, who was running for a second term, is a fascinating story of the fickleness of presidential popularity. Clinton was an unknown Governor of Arkansas when he won the Democratic nomination, most big-name candidates having opted to forgo what they viewed as a hopeless race. Clinton emerged from a troubled childhood in Arkansas to become a Rhodes Scholar and a Yale Law School graduate. He was a man of great ambition, intellect and determination, but it was his charismatic personality and ability to reach out with empathy to others that made him such a popular president. While his inexperience led to bungling some legislative opportunities, he skillfully shepherded other measures through Congress while keeping the country peaceful and increasingly prosperous during his two terms in office. His presidency was marred by scandals created by his engagement in inappropriate sexual relationships with women, scandals for which he was relentlessly pursued by enemies willing to use scorched-earth tactics to try to destroy him. Clinton possessed unsurpassed resiliency, labelling himself the Comeback Kid, and managed to survive only the second impeachment in American history. Clinton left a legacy of peace and prosperity when he left office at the start of the 21st century, but the nation had become far more politically divisive.

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Book SynopsisThis book, originally published in 1901, provides an introduction to the industrial and social history of England from prehistoric times to the early nineteenth century. Topics discussed include: the organization or rural life and town life; medieval trade and commerce; the Black Death and the Peasants Rebellion; the end of the medieval system; the expansion of England; the Industrial Revolution; the extension of government control; and the extension of voluntary associations, trade unions, and trusts.

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Book SynopsisThe character of a nation is so profoundly influenced by the nature of the control to which it is subjected, that a due appreciation of the scope of police functions and a proper knowledge of the origin and extent of the powers and duties delegated to them must possess a more than academic interest. This book, originally published in 1901, provides a thorough account of the English police system at the beginning of the twentieth century and offers many points of view that are relevant today.

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Book SynopsisVagabonding Through Changing Germany is an account of the authors travels in Germany in 1919, a few months after World War I. The author highlights the economic hardships and growing anti-Semitism of the that time.

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Book SynopsisThis book, written by Charles Herman Senn (1864-1934) and originally published in 1915, brings the old recipes and techniques of cooking from during the war. It provides a unique window into peoples' lives and how they survived during the war. The book is broken down into the following sections: Recipes for Soups Fish Preparations Meat Dishes Vegetables Breakfast and Supper Dishes Sweets, Puddings Cakes and Pastries Invalid Dishes Sauces Management of Gas Stoves Inexpensive Family Meals Some Economy Hints (substitutes, for example, the can be used for Meat and Fish which were scare, how to avoid waste in food scraps and how to avoid waste in cooking, etc). Index of RecipesTable of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/senns-war-time-cooking-guide/

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Book SynopsisHans Egede was a Lutheran missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland. He embarked for Greenland, with his wife and four small children, the 12 May 1721; and he landed in Balls River, the 3 July. He established a successful mission among the Inuit and is credited with revitalising the island.

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Book SynopsisIn 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women''s Social and Political Union, a militant organization dedicated to achieving women''s suffrage. Its radical approach, consisting of stone-throwing, window-breaking, arson, and physical confrontation with authorities. The History of the Women''s Suffrage was written at a time when it was in the very forefront of British politics and offers an insider''s perspective on the motives and ideals that inspired its leaders and followers. When the long struggle for the enfranchisement of women is over, those who read the history of the movement will wonder at the blindness that led the Government of the day to obstinately resist so simple and obvious a measure of justice. A passionate love of freedom, a strong desire to do social service and an intense sympathy for the unfortunate, together, made the movement possible.

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Book SynopsisAmerican Indian Life is a picture of native American life, in much the sense that a series of biographies of one statesman, poet, or common citizen from each country of Europe would yield a cross-sectional aspect of the civilization of that continent. It is through the medium of the intensive and special coloring of each tribal civilization, that the common elements of Indian culture are brought out most truthfully, even though somewhat indirectly.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart 1. PLAINS TRIBES -- Takes-the-pipe, a Crow Warrior By Robert H. Lowie, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of CaliforniaA Crow Womans Tale By Robert H. Lowie, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of CaliforniaA Trial of Shamans By Robert H. Lowie, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of CaliforniaSmoking-star, a Blackfoot Shaman By Clark Wissler, Curator of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural HistoryPart 2. TRIBES OF THE MIDDLE WEST -- Little-wolf Joins the Medicine Lodge By Alanson Skinner, Assistant Curator, Public Museum, MilwaukeeThunder-cloud, a Winnebago Shaman, Relates and Prays By Paul Radin, Late of the Department of Anthropology, University of CaliforniaHow Meskwaki Children Should Be Brought Up By Truman Michelson, Ethnologist, Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian InstitutionPart 3. EASTERN TRIBES -- In Montagnais Country By Frank G. Speck, Professor of Anthropology, University of PennsylvaniaHanging-flower, the Iroquois By Alexander A. Goldenweiser, Lecturer in Anthropology, New School of Social ResearchThe Thunder Power of Rumbling-wingsBy M. R. Harrington, Ethnologist, Museum of the American Indian, Heye FoundationTokulki of Tulsa By John R. Swanton, Ethnologist, Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian InstitutionPart 4. TRIBES OF THE SOUTH-WEST -- Slender-maiden of the Apache By P. E. Goddard, Curator of Ethnology, American Museum of Natural HistoryWhen John the Jeweler was Sick By A. M. Stephen, Sometime Resident Among the Hopi and NavahoWaiyautitsa of Zuñi, New Mexico By Elsie Clews Parsons, Member of the Hopi TribeZuñi Pictures By Stewart Culin, Curator of Anthropology, Brooklyn Institute MuseumHavasupai Days By Leslie Spier of the Department of Sociology, University of WashingtonEarth-tongue, a Mohave By A. L. Kroeber, Professor of Anthropology, University of CaliforniaPart 5. MEXICAN TRIBES -- The Chief Singer of the Tepecano By J. Alden Mason, Assistant Curator in Anthropology, Field Museum of Natural HistoryThe Understudy of Tezcatlipoca By Herbert Spinden, Lecturer in Anthropology, Harvard UniversityHow Holon Chan Became the True Man of His People By Sylvanus G. Morley, Associate, Carnegie Institution of WashingtonThe Toltec Architect of Chichen Itza By Alfred M. Tozzer, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University, and Curator Middle American Archaeology, Peabody MuseumPart 6. PACIFIC COAST TRIBES -- Wixi of the Shellmound People By N. C. Nelson, Associate Curator of North American Archæology, American Museum of Natural HistoryAll Is Trouble Along the Klamath By T. T. Waterman, Ethnologist, Museum of the American Indian, Heye FoundationSayachapis, a Nootka Trader By Edward Sapir, Head of Division of Anthropology, Geological Survey of CanadaPart 7. NORTHERN ATHABASCAN TRIBES -- Windigo, a Chipewyan Story By Robert H. Lowie, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of CaliforniaCries-for-salmon, a Tena Woman By T. B. Reed and Elsie Clews Parsons. Mr. Reed is an Alaskan (Tena) student in Hampton InstitutePart 8. ESKIMO -- An Eskimo Winter By Franz Boas, Professor of Anthropology, Columbia UniversityAppendix Notes on the Various TribesIllustrators NotesIndex.

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Book SynopsisThis book intends to contribute to the discussions on the "New" Turkey, which has become a noteworthy term during the third term of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and which was officially used by Erdogan, the Republic of Turkey in 2014. The "New" Turkey, although a connotation used frequently for a new beginning of politics followed by each political power, has been attributed to a symbolic value by the current political power, AKP. The "New" Turkey has a bipolar meaning in Turkish politics: One that is strongly defended and supported by the current political power to maintain the historical bond between the Ottoman heritage, a mixture of Turkish culture and Islamic identity, and the Turkish republic, therefore to reinstate the Ottoman understanding among the people through state institutions while challenging the secular and Kemalist side, which resists losing the "old" Turkey's Kemalist identity. Political, social and economic transformations are visible in daily and social life in Turkey toward Turkish-Islamic synthesis. Such a visibility is of concern for both polarized sides in Turkey. The "conservative democrat" AKP is deeply keen on bringing back the "national" and "local" philosophy of culture, production, technology and identity while protecting their "own" and "othering" those who do not agree with the AKP, securitizing the opposition who disregard the Ottoman heritage and who states the Turkish Republic was founded from a scratch. This book focuses on the political regime transformation, social problems such as aging and nation, economic problems such as import and export destinations during the third term of AKP, when they officially started to name it "New" Turkey. Although the "New" Turkey is very often used to denote a state culturally and ideologically conservative, it is also a term to utter a regional power, which centers itself in the world politics. Today, the biggest question is whether Turkey is going to manage to undo polarization of the society while maintaining development. The present work seeks answers to these questions.Table of ContentsPreface; Political Party System in Turkey and the Transformation of the Political Regime in the New Turkey; From Citizenship to Nation: The Transformation of Government Conceptualizations in the New Turkey; Aging as a New Socio-Demographic Reality in Turkey: Processes, Patterns and Outcomes; Is the New Turkey Paradigm Shifting from West to East? An Analysis of the Relationship Between Exportation Regions and Innovation; The Changing Geography of Foreign Real Estate Acquisition in Turkey; New Cities of Dissatisfied Capital: A Comparative Analysis of Capitalist Production of Space in Eskişehir and Konya; A Society without Space and Space without a Society: Theme Parks of New Turkey; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe object of Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch is to trace the history and development of religion in India and elsewhere with occasional remarks on its latest phases. This book is an attempt to give a sketch of Indian thought or Indian religion-for the two terms are nearly equivalent in extent-and of its history and influence in Asia.Table of ContentsPreface; Section 1: The Mahayana -- Main Features of the Mahayana; Bodhisattvas; The Buddhas of Mahayanism; Mahayanist Metaphysics; Mahayanist Scriptures; Chronology of the Mahayana; From Kanishka to Vasubandhu; Indian Buddhism as Seen by the Chinese Pilgrims; Decadence of Buddhism in India. Section II: Hinduism -- Śiva And Vishnu; Features of Hinduism: Ritual, Caste, Sect, Faith; The Evolution of Hinduism. Bhâgavatas And Pâśupatas; Śankara. Śivaism in Southern India. Kashmir. Llngâyats; Vishnuism in South India; Later Vishnuism in North India; Amalgamation of Hinduism And Islam. Kabir And the Sikhs; Śâktism; Hindu Philosophy; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe object of Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch is to trace the history and development of religion in India and elsewhere with occasional remarks on its latest phases. This book is an attempt to give a sketch of Indian thought or Indian religion -- for the two terms are nearly equivalent in extent-and of its history and influence in Asia.Table of ContentsSection I: Buddhism Outside India -- Expansion of Indian Influence; Ceylon; Burma; Siam; Camboja; Champa; Java and the Malay Archipelago; Central Asia; China. Introductory; China (Continued). History; China (Continued). The Canon; China (Continued). Schools of Chinese Buddhism; China (Continued). Chinese Buddhism at the Present Day; Korea; Annam; Tibet: Introductory; Tibet (Continued): History; Tibet (Continued): The Canon; Tibet (Continued): Doctrines of Lamaism; Tibet (Continued): Sects; Japan. Section II: Mutual Influence of Eastern and Western Religions -- Influence of Christianity in India; Indian Influence in the Western World; Persian Influence in India; Mohammedanism in India; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Swedes did not have a real feudal system, since their lands were not fertile enough for the peasants to spare more than a small portion of their crops in order to maintain the wellbeing of the nobility. Swedish peasants were mostly free and, in 1434, gained real political status. In 1471 a dispute occurred in Sweden and peasants and citizens, led by a nobleman from Stockholm named Sten Sture, who desired a separate Swedish state. Sture and his comrades won the battle. Sture became a hero in the Swedish collective memory, ruled Sweden, and fought successfully against the Russians. In 1520 King Christian II of Denmark defeated and killed the Swedish King Sten Sture den Yngre (the Younger) and became king of Sweden, but the Swedish army, led by a nobleman named Gustav Vasa, drove Christian II from Sweden in 1523. At the time, the vast majority of Swedish lands were owned by peasants. Vasa and his descendants, who ruled the country and waged war on the Baltic shores and into European soil, gave the Swedish nobility and wealthy individuals a political status. These kings relied on the multiple wars' outcomes to further their national enterprise and develop a Swedish national identity among strata of the wider population. That spirit of nationality, together with the cherished Swedish values of freedom and enterprise, enabled a successful campaign by King Gustavus Adolphus and his prime minister between 1626 and 1648. Yet after that war, when Sweden was accepted as a major European power, the Swedes understood that their resources would not allow them to play a central role in any future conflict, and they began to pursue a course of neutrality that continued throughout the two World Wars. During the years of Europe's consolidation, the historical lessons learned by the Swedes culminated in a realization that they could not maintain an independent role in European "jungle politics" and that their attempts at neutrality could even prove dangerous. After much hesitation, they jumped into the European "swimming pool" and have remained floating there quite comfortably. The Swedes feel comfortable within the EU and would prefer to stay there in the future, adapting to the notion of a European nationality.Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Before the Middle Ages; The Middle Ages in Sweden (1100-1500 AD); Modernism and Signs of National Cohesion in the 16th Century; Age of Greatness: Sweden as a European Power; Rocking in a Loss of Way (1648-1810); The Swedes and Their Neutrality as a Means for the Preservation of Their National Essence (1810-1945); European and Global Integration and Swedish Nationality While Building a Welfare State; Concluding Remarks Regarding the Identity and Essence of the Swedes and Their Nationality; References; About the Author; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together a sampling of the best of the gold rush stories. From realism to romance, from true-life adventure to droll reminiscence, from Jack London to Stroller White, this classic collection mines a rich vein in the literature of the North.

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Book SynopsisThe greatest American Jewish author of the nineteenth century, Emma Lazarus was a celebrated poet and humanitarian activist. This edition is a broad collection of her writings, including her essays, previously unpublished poems, her innovative late work, and, in its entirety, her most important book, Songs of a Semite (1882). Her best known poem, “The New Colossus” (the 1883 Statue of Liberty poem that made Lazarus a national icon), is also here, along with a selection of cultural documents that help contextualize her work in relation to contemporary debates about Jewish history, the Russian pogroms of the 1880s, the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, immigration, and antisemitism.Trade Review“Gregory Eiselein has created an important historical-literary context for Emma Lazarus’s writing; this edition will be invaluable in making her work accessible to twenty-first century readers.” — Diane Lichtenstein, Beloit College“Eiselein’s expertly edited and annotated volume is an invaluable contribution to the recovery of lost texts by women writers. With its well-researched notes, historical contextualization, and supplementary materials, this superb edition is certain to become the definitive edition of Lazarus’s works. An impressive achievement!.” — Denise D. Knight, State University of New York, Cortland“This collection provides a rich introduction to this important and under-appreciated American author. It is necessary reading for any scholar of nineteenth-century American poetry, nineteenth-century American woman writers, or the history of Jewish-American writing.” — Marianne Noble, American UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionEmma Lazarus: A Brief ChronologyA Note on the TextsFrom Poems and TranslationsLinksClytieLONG ISLAND SOUNDFrom Admetus and Other PoemsEpochs [I-VII, XVI]In the Jewish Synagogue at NewportHeroesPHANTASIESMOODSTRANSLATIONS FROM THE FRENCH OF FRANÇOIS COPPÉEARABESQUETHE CRANES OF IBYCUSOFF ROUGH POINTLEDA & THE SWANTHE SOUTHSYMPHONIC STUDIESTHE CREATION OF MANA LETTER, FROM JUDAH HALLEVI TO HIS FRIEND ISAAC CHOPINNIGHT-PIECEDESTINYTHE TAMING OF THE FALCONRASCHI IN PRAGUEASSURANCEECHOESFrom Poems and Ballads of Heinrich HeineMorphineHomeward Bound [LXV]The AsraSongAn Apparition in the SeaQuestionCITY VISIONSPROGRESS AND POVERTYLAURA’S DEATHTRIUMPH OF LOVESongs of a Semite: The Dance to Death, and Other Poems The Dance to Death; A Historical Tragedy in Five Acts Songs The New YearThe Crowing of the Red CockIn ExileIn Memoriam—Rev. JJ. LyonsThe Valley of BacaThe Banner of the JewThe Guardian of the Red Disk A Translation of Heine and Two Imitations Donna ClaraDon PedrilloFra Pedro Translations from the Hebrew Poets of Mediaeval Spain Solomon ben Judah GabirolNight-ThoughtsMeditationsHymnTo a DetractorFragmentStanzasWine and GriefDefianceA Degenerate Age Judah ben Ha-Levi Love-SongSeparationLonging for JerusalemOn the Voyage to Jerusalem IOn the Voyage to Jerusalem IITo the West Wind III Moses ben Esra Extracts from the Book of Tarshish, or “Necklaceof Pearls”In the NightFrom the “Divan”Love Song of Alcharisi AN EPISTLE FROM JOSHUA IBNVIVES OF ALLORQUITHE WORLD’S JUSTICETHE FEAST OF LIGHTSLIFE AND ARTTHE NEW EZEKIELCONSOLATIONTHE NEW COLOSSUS1492CRITIC AND POETTHE CHOICETHE SUPREME SACRIFICETHE BIRTH OF MANTo R.WE.BAR KOCHBATHE VENUS OF THE LOUVREGIFTSADMONITIONBY THE WATERS OF BABYLONA MASQUE OF VENICESelected EssaysRussian Christianity versus Modern JudaismEmerson’s PersonalityAn Epistle to the Hebrews [V, XII]The Jewish ProblemThe Poet HeineA Day in Surrey with William MorrisAppendix A: BiographyJosephine Lazarus, “Emma Lazarus”Appendix B: Selections from the Correspondence From Ralph Waldo Emerson, 14 April 1868 To Ralph Waldo Emerson, 27 June 1868 From Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19 Nov. 1868 To Ralph Waldo Emerson, 22 Nov. 1868 To Ralph Waldo Emerson, 27 Dec. 1874 To Rabbi Gustav Gottheil, 25 Feb. [1877] John Burroughs, to Emma Lazarus, 29 Apr. 1878 To Helena deKay Gilder, 18 Aug. 1879 To Edmund Clarence Stedman, [Summer 1881] To Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, 14 Jan. 1882 To Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, 23 Aug. 1882 To Samuel Gray Ward, 12 Oct. 1882 To Philip Cowen, 5 May [1883] To Helena deKay Gilder, 4 July 1883 From James Russell Lowell, 17 Dec. 1883 To Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, 29 Jan. [1884] Appendix C: Critical Response · 320 The New-York Times The Illustrated London News The New-York Times The Jewish Chronicle Pereira Mendes The American Hebrew The Literary World Solomon Solis-Cohen Edmund Clarence Stedman Appendix D: Cultural Contexts Heinrich Graetz, from Geschichte der Juden [The History of the Jews] George Eliot, from Daniel Deronda From “The Persecution of the Jews in Russia,” The Times Mme. Z. Ragozin, from “Russian Jews and Gentiles. From a Russian Point of View” Samuel S. Cox, from the Congressional Record Abram S. Isaacs, “Will the Jews Return to Palestine?” Telemachus Thomas Timayenis, from The American Jew: An Exposé of His Career Select Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIn 1810, the orientalist scholar Charles Stewart translated and published an extraordinary travel narrative written by a Persian-speaking Indian poet and scholar named Mirza Abu Talib Khan. At the turn of the century, Abu Talib travelled from India to Africa, and on to Ireland, England, and France, where he recorded his observations of European culture with wit and precision. The narrative’s vital and controversial account of British imperial society is one of the earliest examples of a colonial subject addressing the cultural dynamics of metropolitan Britain, and its complex critique of empire challenges many preconceptions about intercultural relations during this era. Following his European sojourn, Abu Talib’s remarkable Shi'ite pilgrimage through present day Turkey and Iraq further enhances his meditation on the encounter between Islam and European modernity.This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and chronologies of the lives and works of Mirza Abu Talib and Charles Stewart. The appendices offer contemporary reviews of the narrative, selections of British orientalist discourse, and examples of proto-ethnographic writing from the period.Trade Review“Eighteenth-century readers were so familiar with the fiction of ‘reverse ethnography’ (the record of travels to Europe by a traveller from a different culture) that reviewers were at first suspicious about the authenticity of these learned, witty, and often satirical writings. As they did for contemporary readers, they have much to tell us now―about political cultures, social interactions, the colonial context, and the attractions as well as fears of the European metropolis. Translated with sympathy by the distinguished early nineteenth-century orientalist Charles Stewart, the first-person account of Abu Talib’s travels and residency in London offers a subtle ironic commentary on the expectations and prejudices of the period―to which Daniel O’Quinn’s expert introduction and selection of contextual material draw the modern reader’s attention.” ― Ros Ballaster, Mansfield College, Oxford University“The Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan is perhaps the most significant ‘reverse travelogue’ published in Europe during the Romantic era, and one of the first published accounts of Britain by an Asian author. Abu Talib casts a fresh eye on the sites and personalities of Georgian London, combining a sense of wonder at the technical and aesthetic achievements of Britain at the dawn of the nineteenth century with a sharp social and moral critique of the new masters of Bengal. Daniel O’Quinn’s edition brings this sparkling narrative to life, complete with a new introductory essay, footnotes, and appendices that make this long-forgotten book accessible to both students and the general reader.” ― Nigel Leask, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionMirza Abu Talib and Charles Stewart: A Brief ChronologyA Note on the TextTravels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan in Asia, Africa, and Europe, during the years 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, and 1803Appendix A: The Social Context Mirza Abu Talib Khan, “Poem in Praise of Miss Julia Burrell” (1807) The Duchess of Devonshire’s Gala Breakfast, Morning Post and Gazetteer (7 and 8 July 1800) The Lord Mayor’s Feast, Oracle and Daily Advertiser (11 November 1800) Appendix B: Contemporary Reviews The Quarterly Review (August 1810) The Eclectic Review (August 1811) Appendix C: Persia: Orientalist Translations and Essays From Sir William Jones, “A Persian Song of Hafiz” (1772) From Sir William Jones, “Essay on the Poetry of the Eastern Nations” (1772) From John Nott, Select Odes from the Persian Poet Hafez (1787) Sir Willam Jones, “The Sixth Discourse; on the Persians” (1790) Appendix D: Comparative Ethnographies From Montesquieu, Persian Letters (1762) From Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Letters (1763) From Charles Grant, “Observations on the State of Society among the Asiatic Subjects of Great Britain” (1792) Select Bibliography

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Book SynopsisProduced between 1850 and 1862, London Labour and the London Poor is one of the most significant examples of nineteenth century oral history. The collection teems with the minute particulars of the everyday—bits and pieces of London lives assembled into a precarious whole by the author, editor, and principal investigator, Henry Mayhew. Mayhew was interested in the social fabric of people’s lives, their labour and earnings, but also their families, education, leisure time, and religious beliefs. What gives his “case studies” such immediacy is that they seem to flow unprompted and uninterrupted from the mouths of his subjects: street sellers, dock labourers, musicians, rat catchers, vagrants, chimney sweeps, thieves, and prostitutes.All are captured in this newly annotated and abridged edition of Mayhew’s four-volume work. Historical appendices include a contemporary map of London, reviews of London Labour, and other slum journalism from the period.Key featuresThe only edition with appendicesTrade Review“Janice Schroeder and Barbara Leckie’s Introduction sets the agenda for new directions in Mayhew studies by highlighting London Labour’s and Mayhew’s attention to ecology, sustainability, and print culture, questions that were fertile in mid-century Britain and are essential intellectual and political frameworks today. And their selections from London Labour, Mayhew’s Morning Chronicle articles, his responses to respondents, and work by contemporary ‘slum journalists’ have inspired me to teach a course with London Labour at its center. This volume offers treasures, equally to those just discovering Mayhew and to those who have encountered his work before. This is the edition of Mayhew selections to get—a Mayhew for our times.” — Priti Joshi, University of Puget Sound“Henry Mayhew investigated the Victorian London poor as a social scientist and wrote up his results as a journalist. The results, London Labour and the London Poor and his earlier contributions to theMorning Chronicle, are works in progress which he never revised, and ultimately abandoned. The combination of somewhat incompatible methods and unfinished projects has made his work difficult to understand in its totality. But now, thanks to the careful editors Janice Schroeder and Barbara Leckie and to Broadview Press, we finally have a scholarly edition, with carefully chosen and thoroughly annotated interviews and other material, appendices providing context and commentary, and new ways to read Mayhew’s work, which will enable students, scholars, and general readers alike to grasp the whole with confidence and pleasure.” — Anne Humpherys, City University of New York“This new edition of a heavily studied and well-documented text invites a new generation of ecocritical scholars to envision Mayhew as more than a socio-political campaigner and successful author. Schroeder and Leckie’s selections from London Labour and the London Poor reveal Mayhew to be an environmentalist, a visionary, and an arch manipulator of both factual and fictional material.” — Tamara Kaminsky, Victorian Periodicals ReviewTable of Contents Volume 1 Preface THE STREET-FOLK Of Wandering Tribes in General Costermongers The London Street Markets on a Saturday Night The Politics of Costermongers.—Policemen Religion of Costermongers Language of Costermongers The Literature of Costermongers Of the “Penny Gaff” Of the Coster-Girls Of the Homes of the Costermongers Of the Street-Irish Of the Street-Irish Of the Education, Literature, Amusements, and Politics of the Street-Irish The Homes of the Street-Irish Street-Sellers of Green Stuff Watercress Girl Of the Street-Sellers of Stationary, Literature, and the Fine Arts Of the Street-Sellers of Stationary, Literature, and the Fine Arts Of the Death and Fire Hunters Of Political Litanies, Dialogues, etc. Of “Cocks,” etc. Of “Strawing” Of the Sham Indecent Street-Trade Of the Low Lodging-houses of London Of the Filth, Dishonesty, and Immorality of Low Lodging-houses Of Street “Ballads on a Subject” Of the Experience of a Street Author, or Poet Of the Street Booksellers Of the Experience of a Street Bookseller Of the Street-sellers of Engravings, etc., in Umbrellas, etc. Of the “Screevers,” or Writers of Begging-Letters and Petitions Of the Street-Sellers of Manufactured Articles The Crippled Street-seller of Nutmeg-Graters Of the Street-Sellers of Poison for Rats Volume 2 THE STREET-FOLK BOOK THE SECOND Introduction Of the Street-Sellers of Second-Hand Articles Of the Street-Sellers of Petticoat and Rosemary-Lanes Of the Street-Sellers of Live Animals Of the Street-Sellers of Live Birds Of the Street-Buyers Of the “Rag-and-Bottle,” and the “Marine-Store,” Shops Of the Street-Buyers of Waste (Paper) Of the Street-Finders or Collectors Of the Sewer-Hunters Of the Mud-Larks Of the London Dustmen, Nightmen, Sweeps, and Scavengers Of the Dustmen of London Chimney-Sweepers Of the London Chimney-Sweepers Of the General Characteristics of the Working Chimney-Sweepers Of the Subterranean Character of the Sewers Crossing-Sweepers Crossing-Sweepers Gander—The “Captain” of the Boy Crossing-Sweepers Volume 3 The Destroyers of Vermin A Night at Rat-Killing Her Majesty’s Bug Destroyer OUR STREET FOLK I. Street Exhibitors Exhibitor of the Microscope The Snake, Sword, and Knife-Swallower Street Clown Street Reciter II. Street Musicians “Old Sarah” Tom-tom Players IV. Street Artists Street Photography V. Exhibitors of Trained Animals The Happy Family Exhibitor SKILLED AND UNSKILLED LABOURERS The Coal-Heavers The Coal-Heavers The Dock-Labourers The London Dock LONDON VAGRANTS London Vagrants’ Asylums for the Houseless Appendix A: Table of Contents Full table of contents of London Labour and the London Poor, including subheadings Appendix B: Reviews of London Labour and the London Poor 1. Eclectic Review, October 1851 2. Athenaeum, November 15, 1851 3. Reynold’s Newspaper, May 18, 1851 4. Reynold’s Newspaper, June 15, 1851 5. Reynold’s Newspaper, July 20, 1851 Appendix C: Selection of entries from the Morning Chronicle and Volume 4 of London Labour and the London Poor From The Morning Chronicle 1. A Visit to the Cholera Districts of Bermondsey, September 24, 1849 2. Letter I, October 19, 1849 From Volume 4 3. Classification of the Workers and Non-Workers of Great Britain 4. Female Operatives 5. Pickpockets and Shoplifters 6. Hindoo Beggars 7. Negro Beggars Appendix D: Answers to Correspondents 1. No. 19, April 19, 1851 2. No. 24, May 24, 1851 3. No. 33, July 26, 1851 4. Nos. 9 & 10, February 8 & 15, 1851 5. No. 16, March 29, 1851 6. No. 21, May 3, 1851 7. No. 23, May 17, 1851 Appendix E: Mayhew’s Contemporaries and “Slum Journalism” 1. From The Rookeries of London, by Thomas Beames 2. From London Shadows: A Glance at the ‘Homes’ of the Thousands, by George Godwin 3. From Ragged London in 1861, by John Hollingshead Appendix F: Map of London

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