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Argues that the historical primacy of youth politics in Limpopo, South Africa has influenced the production of generations of nationally prominent youth and student activists - among them Julius Malema, Onkgopotse Tiro, Cyril Ramaphosa, Frank Chikane, and Peter Mokaba. In 2015 and 2016 waves of student protest swept South African campuses under the banner of FeesMustFall. This book brings an historical perspective to the recent risings by analysing regional influences on the ideologies that haveunderpinned South African student politics from the 1960s to the present. The author considers the history of student organization in the Northern Transvaal (today Limpopo Province) and the ways in which students and youth in this relatively isolated area in the north of South Africa have influenced political change on a national scale, over generations. Organized around the stories of several key political actors, the book introduces the reader to critical spaces of political mobilization in the region. Among the most prominent is the University of the North at Turfloop, which played an integral role in building the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) in the late 1960s and propagating Black Consciousness in the 1970s. It became an ideological battleground where Black Consciousness advocates and ANC-affiliates competed for influence in the 1980s. Turfloop has remained politically significant in thepost-apartheid era: it was here in 2007 that Julius Malema stumped for Jacob Zuma's ascension to the presidency during the ANC's pivotal party conference that resulted in the ousting of Thabo Mbeki. The final two chapters address Malema's political ascension in regional branches of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) and the ANC Youth League. Anne Heffernan is Assistant Professor in the History of Southern Africa at Durham University and a Research Associate of the History Workshop, University of the Witwatersrand. She is Co-editor of Students Must Rise: Youth Struggle in South Africa Before and Beyond Soweto '76 (Wits University Press, 2016). Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Swaziland): Wits University Press

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QUÉ PASARÍA SI LA ATLÁNTIDA NO FUERA UN MITO, SINO LA ANTESALA DE UNA ERA DE GRANDES INUNDACIONES?A lo largo y ancho de todo el planeta, tanto los científicos como los ciudadanos en general estamos percatándonos de la rápida ascensión del nivel del mar. Las mareas cada vez suben más y anegan numerosas zonas habitadas, desde famosas ciudades históricas de gran afluencia turística hasta innumerables pueblos costeros tradicionales.Para cuando el siglo XXI llegue a su fin, y a medida que las costas queden sumergidas y los paisajes se transformen, millones de personas se verán obligadas a alejarse de los litorales de todo el planeta. A pesar de los esfuerzos internacionales, de los importantes proyectos de ingeniería desarrollados para contener este avance y de la incansable labor de los investigadores, no existe una solución permanente: al final no habrá barreras ni muros que nos protejan del creciente nivel de los mares.El agua vendrá describe las circunstancias que están prov

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Connect to your starseed heritage and integrate cosmic powers into your life• Includes 44 full-color cards featuring intergalactic star beings and wisdom for the age of ascension • The guidebook explores each card’s message accompanied by a matching exercise • Discover your cosmic starseed family and the talents and abilities you bring to Earth Has your intuition told you that your soul originated in the stars? Have you had an encounter with star beings or aliens, or have a deep inner knowing that they are real? You are not alone, nor are you a strange or isolated case. You are part of the cosmic family of starseeds. Welcome home! With this oracle deck, you are invited to explore the wisdom of star beings from across the galaxy, including the innate spiritual gifts you have inherited through your starseed ancestors. Fourteen star families are represented on the cards, including Pleiadians, Hathors, Draconians, and Siri

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The remarkable discussions in this volume took place between Rudolf Steiner and workers at the Goetheanum, Switzerland. The varied subject-matter was chosen by his audience at Rudolf Steiner's instigation. Steiner took their questions and usually gave immediate answers. The astonishing nature of these responses - their insight, knowledge and spiritual depth - is testimony to his outstanding ability as a spiritual initiate and profound thinker. Accessible, entertaining and stimulating, the records of these sessions will be a delight to anybody with an open mind. In this particular collection, Rudolf Steiner deals with topics ranging from limestone to Lucifer! He discusses, among other things, technology; the living earth; natural healing powers; colour and sickness; rainbows; whooping cough and pleurisy; seances; sleep and sleeplessness; dreams; reincarnation; life after death; the physical, ether and astral bodies and the 'I'; the two Jesus children; Ahriman and Lucifer; the death, resurrection and ascension of Christ; Dante and Copernicus.

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Empire Builders tells the story of Oris P. and Mantis J. Sweringen, two brothers from Wooster, Ohio, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Although they were born into abject poverty, Oris was an extraordinary visionary who, with the help of his devoted younger brother, amassed a vast fortune in real estate and railroad developments. Their major breakthrough came in 1913 with the establishment of Shaker Heights, an affluent garden suburb connected by a brand-new interurban railroad to the booming midwestern metropolis of Cleveland. The Van Sweringens' ascension after Shaker Heights was meteoric, and it culminated with the construction of the 52-story Terminal Tower in downtown Cleveland in 1927. However, the country's economy came crashing down after the 1929 stock market collapse, and their empire crumbled around them. Empire Builders is the first new biography of the Van Sweringen brothers in more than twenty years. In it, architectural photographer and local history

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Riots and revolutions. Relationships and rivalries. Freedom and enslavement.The generation of Philadelphians prior to the American Revolution propelled the meteoric rise of the city into the thriving cultural heart of Colonial America. This is the dramatic story of Philadelphia's ascension over the course of the final decades of colonial America, detailing along the way the lives of the people molding the city in their image. You will travel into the heady salon of Elizabeth Graeme. Be there with David Rittenhouse in his observatory tracking the transit of Venus. Experience the rise and fall of the friendship of John Morgan and William Shippen. Follow Anthony Benezet's crusade against slavery. And witness the transformation of Philadelphia as its citizens gain their political voices to declare their independence.Raising Philadelphia takes the reader through this critical moment in American history to bring to life the vibrancy of Philadelphia as it rose up to become America's first gre

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A mesmerising and lavish story of Hollywood's Golden Age from the author of The Great Gatsby.1930s Hollywood. The depression has receded, the studios are booming, and the glitz and glamour are bewitching. But for Cecilia Brady, this is just life. That is, until she meets Monroe Stahr...Stahr is at the centre of it all. A genius production chief in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Cecilia is mesmerised. But Stahr's attentions are caught elsewhere - in the arms of a mysterious woman - and Cecilia watches as a passionate but doomed love affair unfolds.Little by little, Stahr loses his grasp on this fickle world. Fighting with his writers and declaring war on the Union bosses, he is saved from tragedy only by Fitzgerald's own death.Although THE LAST TYCOON will forever remain unfinished, it is a work of unrivalled potential, exposing a Hollywood we no longer know. One of stars in ascension, and the great picture men in free fall.

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En este libro se reúnen los episodios del periplo de Richard Halliburton por el centro y el sur del continente americano siguiendo la ruta de los conquistadores españoles. Su llegada a la isla de San Salvador fue también en la Santa María, pero no se trataba de una carabela sino de un hidroavión. El joven aventurero comienza su andadura tras los pasos de Cortés por México, acompañado por su padre, Wesley Halliburton; luego emulará a Pizarro y a Núñez de Balboa junto a su amigo Fred Healey. El relato de las andanzas al norte y al sur del ecuador no está exento de penalidades, pero sin perder nunca el buen humor. Aventuras como la ascensión al Popocatepétl nevado, las zambullidas en el Pozo de la Muerte, o cruzar a nado el Canal de Panamá se mezclan con ocurrencias como viajar como un titiriterocon mono y organillo desde Buenos Aires a Río de Janeiro. Luego hay episodios de gran dureza, como la estancia en la Isla del Diablo o la experiencia directa de las condiciones de los presos en la

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Why is it so hard to be ourselves? Why do we so often live our lives enthralled by the expectations and demands of others? And do we even know who our true selves actually are? In I’m Ascending Now What?, Sydney Campos offers a revolutionary new guide for everyone looking to access their own authentic truth and embody their higher self. Filled with powerful practices, enlightening stories, and approachable wisdom, I’m Ascending, Now What? guides readers through stages of ascension and awakening. From Befriending Your Body to Expressing Your Authenticity, each step will help readers claim their own experience of embodiment and create lasting transformation. The author of The Empath Experience, Campos is known for her transformational coaching and visionary mentoring, making her the perfect guide for those ready to begin a new journey of self-discovery. Campos writes with humour and compassion, sharing glimpses of her own story and walking alongside readers as a quick-witted, light-hearted companion on their path to awakening, alignment, and acceptance.

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A 44-card oracle deck that combines the esoteric wisdom of astrology, mystical deities, and hermetic alchemy to guide your self-empowerment and manifestation journey.Black Moon Lilith Cosmic Alchemy is a tool for deep self-reflection and inner transformation. The cards aim to heal and take the dark divine feminine’s ancient power back. The cards are divided into four categories: · Black Moon Lilith cards, which dive into the 12 placements of Black Moon Lilith · Dark Divine Archetype cards, which explore archetypes such as Lilith and Eve · Astrological Planet cards · Alchemy Ascension cards, which involve the 12 gates of alchemy Astrology is your cosmic map of shadow work. When you hold up the mirror, that is when the true healing work begins. It can reveal ancestral trauma, subconscious blocks, codependency, and energetic shadows that hold you back. Not only is Black Moon Lilith a metaphysical tool for healing—your entire birth chart is. When matched with hermetic alchemy, it can empower you as a manifester and conscious creator of your own reality.

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BOOK ONE OF THE ILLBORN SAGA Long ago, The Lord Aiduel emerged from the deserts of the Holy Land, possessed with divine powers. He used these to forcibly unite the peoples of Angall, before His ascension to heaven. Over eight hundred years later, in a medieval world which is threatened by war and religious persecution, four young men and women begin to develop supernatural abilities. These forbidden and secret powers will shatter the lives that they have known, and will force each of them to confront the mystery of the ethereal Gate which haunts their dreams. What does the dream mean, and how is it connected to their burgeoning abilities? As they experience conflict, love, lust and betrayal, in lands which are being overtaken by war, they must try to stay ahead of and to survive the sinister forces which are now pursuing them. For they are being hunted… Illborn is Daniel T. Jackson’s powerful and gritty debut novel, and is the thrilling opening chapter in the epic fantasy story of The Illborn Saga.

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The defence and security status of the Gulf region is facing a dilemma between the maintenance of regional security and the preservation of domestic security interests. The consequences for the Gulf and the greater Middle East are addressed in this edited volume, with contributions from practitioners as well as academics. For a variety of contributing factors, the defence and security status of the Gulf region is facing a dilemma between the maintenance of regional security and the preservation of domestic security interests. This dilemma stems from the perceived decline of U.S. influence and lingering consequences of the Arab Spring movements. Divisions and armed conflicts, both within the Gulf itself and the surrounding region, are a result of this changing political order and the ascension of many of the Gulf states on the international scene. These evolving dynamics will set in motion various defence and security consequences for the Gulf and the greater Middle East which are addressed in this edited volume. With contributions from practitioners as well as academics, this book will be a vital resource for both researchers and policymakers.

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Sergi Mingote se enroló en la expedición que intentaba la primera ascensión invernal del K2 (8611 m) en el invierno de 2020-2021 y donde, desgraciadamente, perdió la vida. Era el único ochomil que todavía no se había coronado en la estación más fría y una puerta de entrada a la historia del himalayismo. Este libro narra la expedición al K2 invernal, alternando las voces de Sergi y del autor que, con tono periodístico, sigue la evolución de la expedición: la ruta, la historia de la montaña, la marcha de las expediciones aquel invierno, y el día a día de Sergi a través de las crónicas que enviaba desde los campamentos de altura. Los fragmentos de entrevistas previas a la aventura desgranan todos los temas relacionados con la expedición y la manera cómo Sergi veía el mundo y se relacionaba con la montaña. Una visión muy parecida a la de la gran alpinista Tamara Lunger, que compartió expedición con Sergi, y que nos introduce en el libro con un emotivo prólogo. Pero más allá de la faceta de

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Entre el vasto Campo de Hielo Sur y las onduladas estepas de Patagonia, en el extremo sur de Argentina, barrido por el viento, se eleva el Cerro Torre, una torre de hielo y roca de 3.133 metros de altura. Considerada por muchos la montaña más bella y cautivadora del mundo, atrae la atención de los más dedicados alpinistas de alto nivel de todo el mundo. Reinhold Messner, el más grande montañero de la historia, la llamó el aullido convertido en roca. Pero la controversia se agita en torno al Cerro Torre desde que en 1959 el escalador italiano Cesare Maestri afirmó haber realizado la primera ascensión de esta montaña. Su compañero murió durante el descenso, y generaciones de escaladores de primera fila de todo el mundo solo han hallado contradicciones cuando han intentado seguir su ruta. En 1970, encolerizado por las dudas y obsesionado con probar su éxito, Maestri utilizó un compresor de gasolina para colocar en la pared del Cerro Torre cientos de buriles, separados justo lo suficiente

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Las mujeres de César es la cuarta parte de la gran saga sobre la Antigua Roma de Colleen McCullough.Las mujeres de César es el retrato de la ascensión de Cayo Julio César hasta los lugares más prominentes de su mundo, y comienza con su regreso a Roma en el año 68 a. C. Durante los diez años que se verá confinado en Roma, César, además de dominar el foro, conquista a las mujeres más nobles de Roma. Pero utiliza el amor como otra arma más de las que dispone en su arsenal político para alcanzar su última y única meta: ser el más grande de todos los primeros hombres de Roma. Héroe o canalla? Éste es un dilema que incluso hoy sigue siendo tema de debate, prueba de que la figura de César ha fascinado a generación tras generación. En Lasmujeres de César, la cuarta parte de la gran saga sobre la Antigua Roma, Colleen McCullough descubre al hombre que se esconde tras la leyenda, y nos ofrece con gran maestría todos los datos y pormenores para que el

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From his standout youth, where he honed his skills on a backyard rink, to his unlikely jump to the pros at the age of 17, this biography chronicles Wayne Gretzky’s ascension to the greatest hockey player of all time to his shocking trade from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1998—an event that rocked hockey fans across North America. This chronicle reveals, for the first time, the true story behind the deal, as well as Gretzky's important role in making the trade happen. From the press conference where the trade was announced and where Gretzky wept, this work notes how the “Great One” could have been crying tears of joy as he realized his life was about to get a whole lot better—playing for more money in a California city that would be a perfect home for him and his glamorous new actress-wife.

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La ascensión pacífica de China marca la nueva agenda de su política exterior y consiste en un paso adelante del principio de la coexistencia pacífica elaborado en el contexto de la guerra fría. Los objetivos básicos perseguidos por la diplomacia china son independencia, seguridad y desarrollo. Además, su puesta en escena internacional está determinada por factores como la satisfacción de las necesidades internas derivadas del proceso de modernización; la articulación de su emergencia como nueva potencia; un discurso político de corte nacionalista; una visión del mundo deudora de la lucha contra el hegemonismo; y su actual y firme apuesta por el multilateralismo.Los trabajos aquí presentados nos ofrecen una perspectiva muy completa de las características, argumentaciones y problemas que afectan a la política exterior china, siempre en su contexto histórico y analizando la evolución, e incluso las orientaciones futuras. Se aborda la relación con sus vecinos más próximos, Japón y Rusi

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First book-length study by an African writer that incorporates the trials and triumphs of Queen Elizabeth II, tracing her contributions to African affairsThe road to Queen Elizabeth II's implementation of African reforms was rough, especially in the first two decades following her ascension to the throne. In this book, Raphael Chijioke Njoku examines Queen Elizabeth II''s role in the African decolonization trajectories and the postcolonial state''s quest for genuine political and economic liberation since 1947. By locating Elizabeth at the center of Anglophone Africa''s independence agitations, the account harnesses the African interests to tease out the monarch''s dilemma of complying with Whitehall''s decolonization schemes while building an inclusive and unified Commonwealth in which Africans could play a vital role. Njoku argues that to gratify British lawmakers in her complex and marginal place within the British parliamentary system of conservative vers

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The volume collects text-critical, exegetical and biblical-theological essays by Arie Zwiep on the Acts of the Apostles, dealing primarily with the opening chapters of Acts in the wider context of first-century Christianity and its Umwelt. The articles include treatments of the ascension and exaltation of Jesus in its early Jewish and early Christian context, the death and replacement of Judas Iscariot and the varying traditions of his death, the role of Judas and the Jews in the history of anti-Semitism, Luke's understanding of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Spirit, early Christian community life in Acts, the function of the early resurrection and exaltation Christology in Peter's Pentecost discourse, and Luke's special treatment of Paul in relation to the Twelve apostles in Jerusalem. The book contains previously published material (all thoroughly updated and revised), some articles appearing for the first time in English and two new essays.

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A little bit naughty, and a little bit rough around the edges, this card deck slams you in the face with its spiritually "real" messages for you. Each comically illustrated card shares with you intuitive knowledge of what work you need to do right now to move forward with your day, in a slightly naughty and inappropriate way. Each card has a practical clearing statement and ascension statement for you to use to shift the energy around you into higher vibrations, journaling questions for you to practically move into new awareness of the topic presented on the card and general explanations to bring more joy and light-heartedness into your daily life.The Naughty Oracle is a way to stop hiding from your wounds and to enjoy the ride as you shift your energies into healing and processing everything that no longer serves your higher purpose into light. Have Fun!

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Ueli Steck ha sido uno de los mejores alpinistas del mundo, y también el más rápido. Su palmarés ha estado repleto de grandes logros en solitario e innumerables récords en montaña. Pero también vivió momentos sombríos y amargos en sus últimos años. Los dramáticos sucesos del Everest, donde junto a Simone Moro y Jonathan Griffith sufrió el ataque y las amenazas de muerte de un grupo incontrolado de sherpas, una letal avalancha que esquivó en el Shisha Pangma, así como su experiencia límite durante la ascensión en solitario a la Sur del Annapurna, tambalearon profundamente su fe en sí mismo y su confianza en el ser humano. Ueli sintió la muerte muy cerca. Atormentado por estos acontecimientos, tuvo que replantearse los riesgos que estaba dispuesto a asumir en el futuro para conseguir de nuevo recobrar su autoconfianza. Hablar de ello fue parte del proyecto de este libro. Quería pasar página, vivir más serenamente controlando los riesgos. Para ello era necesario dar un paso más, imaginar

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A professor finds a photograph of her deceased mother in a compromising position on the wall of a museum. A twenty-something’s lucrative remote work sparks paranoia and bigotry. A transplant to a new city must make a choice about who she trusts when her partner reveals a violent history. The summer after her divorce from an older man, an exiled painter’s former friends grapple with rumors that she attempted to pass as a teenager. In this long-awaited debut collection, Kathleen Alcott turns her skills as a stylist on the unfreedoms of American life—as well as the guilt that stalks those who survive them. Emergency roams from European cities to scorched California towns, drug-smeared motel rooms to polished dinner parties, taking taut, surprising portraits of addiction, love, misogyny, and sexual power. Confronting the hidden perils of class ascension, the women in these stories try to pay down the psychic debts of their old lives as they search for a new happiness they can afford.

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Darren Shan, Mr Crepsley and Vancha Marsch, are the hunters of the dusk. Their quarry – the Vampaneze Lord. But friends old and new may stand in their way… It is six years after Darren was made a Vampire Prince and following a grim prophesy made by Mr Tiny, the vampires know the ascension of the Vampaneze Lord is at hand. Mr Tiny warns the vampires that there will be only three opportunities for the Vampaneze Lord to be vanquished and only three vampires who may succeed: Vancha Marsch, Larten Crepsley… and Darren Shan. Leaving the enclave of Vampire Mountain, Harkat, Darren and Mr Crepsley are shadowed by a creature of the night, do battle with the vampaneze, meet the mysterious Evanna and pay a visit to some old friends at the Cirque Du Freak. But no friend can prevent the bloody trail of bodies – the Vampaneze Lord may be more than a match for the hunters of the dusk.

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'In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could do to any person; I create myself.'Intimate, vulnerable and unsparing, Reborn bears witness to the evolution of Susan Sontag.With entries dating from 1947-1963, the first instalment from Susan Sontag's diaries charts her ascension from early adolescence to her early thirties. Unabashed, though thoroughly self-reflective, Sontag's diaries reveal the inner workings of her mind, her insecurities and her passions. This compelling account of the evolution of America's greatest post-war intellectual allows us to behold the moral and political awakening of the artist and critic.'An exceptionally vivid, and often moving, account of a young woman's painful journey towards acceptance of her own nature.' Sunday Telegraph 'Moving on several levels . . . thrilling . . . fascinating . . . often reads like a brilliant postmodern bildungsroman' New York Magazine'One can feel Sontag's mind beginning to ripen and bloom, and the full force of the intellectual originality that would be her hallmark emerging' The Guardian

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A half-drowned stranger turns up at the door of Garad Gaheris, retired King's Champion, with a hell of a story to tell. The ex-knight may have uncovered a conspiracy involving the very highest echelons of London's elite.'A riveting tragedy of blood and desire. A masterwork of urban fantasy - and the coolest thing you'll read this year' - SAMANTHA SHANNON on Blackheart KnightsCurrent King's Champion Si Wyll, a master illusionist, still reeling from the betrayal of his lover and the death of his mentor, is poised to become the most dangerous man in London. Then a figure from his past surfaces, determined to blackmail him into a plot to change the balance of power for good. 'A brilliant, bloody wild ride' - JAY KRISTOFF on Blackheart KnightsAnd the city's godchildren, those born with illegal magical abilities, have had enough of being put down - but who must die to ensure their ascension?

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Francis Bacon advirtió de que los hombres que han alcanzado altas posiciones acaban siendo extraños a sí mismos. Consideraba que a la ardua ascensión de los poderosos seguía inevitablemente un eclipse que derivaba en cosa melancólica, pues resulta muy difícil resignarse a la vida privada y al retiro. Montaigne confesaba en sus ensayos que en su dedicación a los otros, a la política, no pudo evitar apartarse de sí mismo.Por qué tantos hombres de sabiduría se han metido en política?, se pregunta el autor, en clara alusión a su propia experiencia.Casi todos los intelectuales han fracasado en este empeño: Platón frente a la Corte de Dionisio II en Siracusa; Aristóteles frente a Alejandro; Cicerón frente a Marco Antonio; los intelectuales que sostuvieron la Segunda República frente a la barbarie fascista y los estalinistas. Pero a pesar de la plena dedicación al servicio público como un deber hacia los demás, debe primar una exigente alerta con el n de no perder la autonomía de acción, la l

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A riveting memoir about a daughter’s investigation into the wirings of her loving, unpredictable mother: a woman who lived her life in pursuit of the divine, and who started two big fires, decades apart.  Ten years before Nina was born, her mother lit herself on fire in a dual suicide attempt. During her recovery in the burn-unit, a nurse initiated her into Transcendental Meditation. From that day on, her mother's pain became intertwined with the pursuit of enlightenment.    Growing up, Nina longed for a normal life; instead, she and her brother were at the whims of their mother, who chased ascension up and down the state of California, swapping out spiritual practices as often as apartments. When they finally settled at the foot of a mountain—reputed to be cosmic—in Northern California, Nina hoped life would stabilize. But after another fire, and a tragic fallout, she was forced to confront the shadow side of her m

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The New Testament writings reflect a sense of wrestling to understand what the world-shattering events of Jesus''s life, death, resurrection, and ascension mean in the rough-and-tumble of daily life in a conflicted world. In this book, a senior New Testament scholar investigates seven critical areas of tension--historical, moral, political, material, social, perceptual, and temporal--that shape the 'big ideas' discussed and debated in the New Testament.This lively investigation explores the challenges that influenced the New Testament writings and how the writers responded to those tensions. The author shows that out of this upheaval came a remarkable set of creative, dynamic writings that have shaped and challenged millions of lives as sacred Scripture.This accessibly written book offers a fresh way to learn about the world and content of the New Testament writings. It will help readers appreciate the rich diversity of New Testament thought cohering around commitme

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''A riveting tragedy of blood and desire. A masterwork of urban fantasy - and the coolest thing you''ll read this year'' -SAMANTHA SHANNON on Blackheart Knights''A brilliant, bloody wild ride'' - JAY KRISTOFF on Blackheart KnightsA half-drowned stranger turns up at the door of Garad Gaheris, retired King''s Champion, with a hell of a story to tell. The ex-knight may have uncovered a conspiracy involving the very highest echelons of London''s elite.Current King''s Champion Si Wyll, a master illusionist, still reeling from the betrayal of his lover and the death of his mentor, is poised to become the most dangerous man in London. Then a figure from his past surfaces, determined to blackmail him into a plot to change the balance of power for good.And the city''s godchildren, those born with illegal magical abilities, have had enough of being put down - but who must die to ensure their ascension?

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From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the beautifully designed Mistborn Boxed Set I, collecting his thrilling trilogy.Mistborn:For a thousand years, the ash has fallen and no flowers have bloomed. For a thousand years, the Skaa have slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years, the Lord Ruler has reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror. Until Kelsier, a brilliant half-Skaa thief and natural leader, finds in himself the powers of a Mistborn, and turns his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.The Well of Ascension:The impossible task has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler has been vanquished. But with Kelsier dead, too, the awesome task of building a new world has been left to former street urchin and Kelsier''s protégé Vin, who is now the most powerful Mistborn in the land. Vin is now worshipped as a hero in her own right, but she is haunted by a strange vaporous enti

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The Shi'is of Saudi Arabia offers a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Shi'i opposition in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, from the Iranian Revolution in 1979 to the ascension of Abdullah to the throne in August 2005. Fouad Ibrahim examines the Reform Movement, which replaced the Islamic Revolution Organization following the Shi'i uprisings in al-Hasa and Qatif. Since its initiation, the Movement has campaigned for an Islamic state similar to the Iranian model. It became more moderate in the early nineties, when it began advocating democracy, human rights and civil society. It also succeeded in bringing issues of political and individual liberty in Saudi Arabia to the attention of human rights organizations, Western governments and political parties throughout the world. The late King Fahd decreed a general amnesty in 1993, allowing Shi'i dissidents who had fled to return to the country. In return, the Shi'is were required to abandon their political programme of reform. This marked a new era for the Shi'is in the Eastern Province. Ibrahim assesses the leaders' considerable efforts to formulate a new discourse, participating in activities throughout the country with the aim of bringing about political change in the kingdom.

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With the ascension of a new emperor and the dawn of the Reiwa Era, Kenneth J. Ruoff has expanded upon and updated The People’s Emperor, his study of the monarchy’s role as a political, societal, and cultural institution in contemporary Japan. Many Japanese continue to define the nation’s identity through the imperial house, making it a window into Japan’s postwar history.Ruoff begins by examining the reform of the monarchy during the US occupation and then turns to its evolution since the Japanese regained the power to shape it. To understand the monarchy’s function in contemporary Japan, the author analyzes issues such as the role of individual emperors in shaping the institution, the intersection of the monarchy with politics, the emperor’s and the nation’s responsibility for the war, nationalistic movements in support of the monarchy, and the remaking of the once-sacrosanct throne into a “people’s imperial house” embedded in the postwar culture of democracy. Finally, Ruoff examines recent developments, including the abdication of Emperor Akihito and the heir crisis, which have brought to the forefront the fragility of the imperial line under the current legal system, leading to calls for reform.

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A thought-provoking analysis of how the acquisition and utilization of information has determined the course of history over the past five centuries and shaped the world as we know it today Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country’s ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into strength and prosperity. Leading historian Jeremy Black approaches global history from a distinctive perspective, focusing on the relationship between information and society and demonstrating how the understanding and use of information have been the primary factors in the development and character of the modern age. Black suggests that the West’s ascension was a direct result of its institutions and social practices for acquiring, employing, and retaining information and the technology that was ultimately produced. His cogent and well-reasoned analysis looks at cartography and the hardware of communication, armaments and sea power, mercantilism and imperialism, science and astronomy, as well as bureaucracy and the management of information, linking the history of technology with the history of global power while providing important indicators for the future of our world.

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As archaeologists recover the lost treasures of Alexandria, the modern world is marveling at the latter-day glory of ancient Egypt and the Greeks who ruled it from the ascension of Ptolemy I in 306 B.C. to the death of Cleopatra the Great in 30 B.C. The abundance and magnificence of royal sculptures from this period testify to the power of the Ptolemaic dynasty and its influence on Egyptian artistic traditions that even then were more than two thousand years old. In this book, Paul Edmund Stanwick undertakes the first complete study of Egyptian-style portraits of the Ptolemies. Examining one hundred and fifty sculptures from the vantage points of literary evidence, archaeology, history, religion, and stylistic development, he fully explores how they meld Egyptian and Greek cultural traditions and evoke surrounding social developments and political events. To do this, he develops a "visual vocabulary" for reading royal portraiture and discusses how the portraits helped legitimate the Ptolemies and advance their ideology. Stanwick also sheds new light on the chronology of the sculptures, giving dates to many previously undated ones and showing that others belong outside the Ptolemaic period.

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During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa - among both blacks and whites - was "The Cosby Show". Why did people living under a system built on the idea that blacks were inferior and threatening flock to a show that portrayed African Americans as comfortably mainstream? Starring Mandela and Cosby takes up this paradox, revealing the surprising impact of television on racial politics. The South African government maintained a ban on television until 1976, and, according to Ron Krabill, they were right to be wary of its potential power. The medium, he contends, created a shared space for communication in a deeply divided nation that seemed destined for civil war along racial lines. At a time when it was illegal to publish images of Nelson Mandela, Bill Cosby became the most recognizable black man in the country - and, Krabill argues, his presence in the living rooms of white South Africans helped lay the groundwork for Mandela's release and ascension to power. Weaving together South Africa's political history and a social history of television, Krabill challenges conventional understandings of globalization, offering up new insights into the relationship between politics and the media.

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While many books have been written on the Falklands War, this is the first to focus on the vital aspect of logistics. The challenges were huge; the lack of preparation time; the urgency; the huge distances involved; the need to requisition ships from trade to name but four. After a brief discussion of events leading to Argentina's invasion the book describes in detail the rush to re-organise and deploy forces, despatch a large task force, the innovative solutions needed to sustain the Task Force, the vital staging base at Ascension Island, the in-theatre resupply, the set-backs and finally the restoring of order after victory. Had the logistics plan failed, victory would have been impossible and humiliation inevitable, with no food for the troops, no ammunition for the guns, no medical support for casualties etc. The lessons learnt have never been more important with increasing numbers of out-of-area operations required in remote trouble spots at short notice. The Falklands experience is crucial for the education of new generations of military planners and fascinating for military buffs and this book fills an important gap.

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The Old English poems attributed to Cynewulf, who flourished some time between the eighth and tenth centuries, are unusual because most vernacular poems in this period are anonymous. Other than the name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even the most basic facts of where or when he lived. Yet the poems themselves attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft.Runic letters spelling out the name Cynewulf appear in four poems: Christ II (or The Ascension), Juliana, The Fates of the Apostles, and Elene. To these a fifth can be added, Guthlac B, because of similarities in style and vocabulary, but any signature (if one ever existed) has been lost because its ending lines are missing. What characterizes Cynewulf’s poetry? He reveals an expert control of structure as shown from the changes he makes to his Latin sources. He has a flair for extended similes and dramatic dialogue. In Christ II, for example, the major events in Christ’s life are portrayed as vigorous leaps. In Juliana the force of the saint’s rhetoric utterly confounds a demon sent to torment her.

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How did Pol Pot, a tyrant comparable to Hitler and Stalin in his brutality and contempt for human life, rise to power? This authoritative book explores what happened in Cambodia from 1930 to 1975, tracing the origins and trajectory of the Cambodian Communist movement and setting the ascension of Pol Pot’s genocidal regime in the context of the conflict between colonialism and nationalism. A new preface bring this edition up to date.Praise for the first edition:“Given the highly secretive nature of Pol Pot’s activities, the precise circumstances and manoeuvres that propelled him to the top of the heap will perhaps never be known. But Kiernan has come impressively close to it. . . . And he has presented it in a wide perspective, drawing interesting comparisons with communist movements in Indonesia, Thailand, Burma and India. . . . Incisive.”—T. J. S. George, Asiaweek, “Editor’s Pick of the Month” “A rich, gruesome and compelling tale. . . fascinating, well-researched and measured . . . a model of judgement and scholarship.”—Fred Halliday, New Statesman“[Kiernan’s] capacity for dogged research on three continents, and his mastery of every ideological nuance. . . [are] awe-inspiring.”—Dervla Murphy, Irish Times

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Existen montañas altas, y existen montañas difíciles. Pero pocas son ambas cosas a la vez. La tarde del 13 de julio de 1977, tras convertirse en los primeros escaladores en alcanzar la cumbre del inexpugnable Ogro, Doug Scott y Chris Bonington comenzaron el largo descenso de la montaña. Antes del primer rápel, Scott sufre una caída y se fractura las dos piernas. A partir de ese momento se inicia una lucha desesperada por sobrevivir. El Ogro, o Baintha Brakk, que eleva sus más de siete mil metros en el centro del macizo del Karakorum, tiene entre la comunidad escaladora la merecida reputación de ser una de las montañas más difíciles del mundo. Scott y Bonington la escalaron por vez primera en 1977, en el transcurso de una expedición compartida con Paul Tut Braithwaite, Nick Estcourt, Clive Rowland y Mo Anthoine. Pasaron casi veinticuatro años antes de la segunda ascensión del Ogro, y otros once años antes de la tercera. El legendario montañero Doug Scott construye en este libro la biogr

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Un fatídico accidente en el Nuptse durante la primavera de 2017 interrumpe la brillante carrera del alpinista Ueli Steck, un alpinista de vanguardia que destacó por sus grandes escaladas y su particular filosofía sobre cómo alcanzar las cimas más altas de la tierra. La combinación entre la dificultad extrema de sus proyectos y la velocidad se convirtieron en sus señas de identidad. Con su trilogía de ascensiones rápidas en las caras norte del Eiger, las Grandes Jorasses y el Cervino pasó a ser conocido más allá de la escena alpinística. Pero quiso dar un paso más y trasladar su particular filosofía en la roca alpina hasta los ochomiles del Himalaya, y este libro es su testimonio más directo y sincero. Desde su soñado Annapurna hasta su sensacional ascensión en solitario y en diez horas al Shisha Pangma, Ueli nos cuenta de manera cautivadora cómo, gracias a un duro entrenamiento y a su gran resolución, dio el salto desde la escalada en roca al himalayismo. La emoción, el riesgo y el com

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A pioneering look at early Scotland that transforms prehistory into gripping narrative history. The story of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavour. Alistair Moffat’s gripping narrative ranges from the great thaw at the end of the Ice Age – which was instrumental in shaping Scotland’s magnificent landscape – through the megalith builders, the Celts and the Picts, to the ascension of King Constantine II. Moffat deploys his knowledge with wit and deftness, interweaving the story with numerous special features on topics as diverse as cave drawings of dancing girls, natural birth control, the myth of Atlantis and the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence – all of them valuable, sometimes quirky, additions to the whole picture. Rounding out the account is a selection of carefully chosen colour photographs that give a strong sense of the Scottish landscape and monuments. Erudite and entertaining, Before Scotland transforms our understanding of a neglected period. A story of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavour, it is essential reading for anyone interested in the land that became Scotland.

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The name Mrs Beeton has endured for well over a century, synonymous with all things reassuringly culinary, while her contemporary Agnes Bertha Marshall remains somewhat of an enigma. Both Isabella Beeton and Agnes Bertha Marshall lived within a short distance of each other in Pinner, worked in London, wrote about, and shared a passion for food, all just a couple of decades apart. While Isabella Beeton compiled one successful book of collected recipes, Agnes built a cookery empire, including a training school, the development of innovative kitchen equipment, a range of cooking ingredients, an employment agency and a successful weekly journal, as well as writing three incredibly popular recipe books. Mrs Beeton and Mrs Marshall: A Tale Of Two Victorian Cooks intrudes on the private lives of both these women, whose careers eclipsed two very different halves of the Victorian era. While there are similarities between the two, their narratives explore class and background, highlight the social and economic contrasts of the nineteenth century, the ascension of the cookery industry in general and the burgeoning power of suffragism.

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Passion, Treachery, Betrayal. The virgin queen has arrived… Uncovering the love triangle between Queen Elizabeth I, Robert Dudley, and his wife Amy, and her mysterious death,A Court Affair is an unforgettable story of ambition, lust and jealousy. The future of the realm is in her hands… Accused of conspiring with rebels to steal the throne, Princess Elizabeth is confined to the Tower of London by her half-sister, Queen Mary. There she finds solace in the arms of fellow prisoner – her childhood friend, Robert Dudley. But with Elizabeth’s ascension to the crown, Robert returns to his wife and the unhappy union he believes cheated him of his destiny to be king. As Anne Boleyn’s daughter, Elizabeth knows the cruelty of marriage and roundly rejects her many suitors – with the exception of the power-hungry Robert. But their relationship carries a risk that could shake the very foundations of the House of Tudor. . . A Court Affair is a fascinating portrait of both the rise of Elizabeth I and one of the most compelling periods in history.

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Un misterio de hace casi cien años atrajo al veterano escalador Mark Synnott a una extraña expedición al Everest que se desarrolló en la primavera de 2019, el año en que el Everest colapsó. Lo que encontró fue una emocionante historia humana, de apasionados personajes de todo el mundo, y una montaña que, si la dejas, puede llegar a consumirte el alma. Y la vida. Cuál era ese misterio? El 8 de junio de 1924, George Mallory y Sandy Irvine iniciaron la ascensión que debería llevarles al techo del mundo, donde nadie había estado hasta entonces. Se les vio por última vez cuando solo les quedaban 240 m de desnivel para la cumbre, avanzando llenos de ánimo hacia su meta. Nunca se les volvió a ver con vida. Podrían haber llegado a la cumbre del Everest, décadas antes de que lo hicieran sir Edmund Hillary y Tenzing Norgay? Se cree que Irvine llevaba consigo una cámara Kodak para documentar su intento, pero por el momento no han aparecido ni la cámara ni su cuerpo. Y si la película congelada de

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Es un plan absurdo. Aun así, si conseguís escalar esa pared, creo que será lo más difícil que se haya hecho nunca en el Himalaya. Estas fueron las palabras de Chris Bonington cuando en 1976 Peter Boardman y Joe Tasker le explicaron su plan de intentar la escalada de la cara Oeste del Changabang, la Montaña Resplandeciente. Y la respuesta de Bonington fue una de las más optimistas. La mayor parte de los personajes consultados pensaban que aquella escalada sería casi imposible para una expedición de solo dos personas extremadamente comprometida. Al fin y al cabo esa imponente pared de granito quizá era el mayor desafío técnico en el Himalaya de Garhwal, y su ascensión, especialmente si se conseguía en estilo ligero, sería de lo más relevante hecho hasta la fecha. La idea partió de Joe Tasker que, en el transcurso de una expedición anterior, tuvo la oportunidad de fotografiar aquella pared de granito vertical, blanco y resplandeciente, y le pidió a Pete que volviera con él al año siguient

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En esta valiente y sincera autobiografía, Marie Fredriksson relata la increíble historia de su vida, desde su infancia en el seno de una familia con muy pocos recursos, hasta su ascensión a los escenarios más emblemáticos del mundo como cantante de Roxette.Marie explica en el libro detalles tan íntimos como la muerte de su hermana mayor, con 20 años, en un dramático accidente de tráfico cuando ella solo tenía 7 años. De ahí, dice, nació su espíritu de lucha, de no rendirse nunca.Por supuesto, la cantante habla en este libro, y por primera vez, del terrible episodio que sufrió cuando en 2002 le detectaron un tumor cerebral, y de los múltiples y durísimos tratamientos de radioterapia que le dejaron muchísimas secuelas. Marie tuvo que volver a aprender a andar, a hablar, a leer? También explica cómo vivió aquellos primeros momentos tras detectarle el cáncer, cómo muchas personas de su entorno no se atrevían ni a acercarse a ella, ni sabían qué decirle, pues todo su entorno estaba en

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Jonathan Vaughters se ha convertido en una de las personas más influyentes del ciclismo actual. Este exciclista, antiguo compañero de equipo de Lance Armstrong, llegó a batir el récord de la ascensión al Mont Ventoux cuando estaba en el equipo U.S. Postal. Actualmente dirige el equipo Education First de la categoría World Tour.En su libro Billete de ida describe su viaje desde las categorías inferiores de su Estados Unidos natal, viajando por todo el país a bordo de la furgoneta de su padre, hasta cumplir su obsesivo sueño de llegar a lo más alto del ciclismo europeo, al precio que fuera, pasando por su debut en el profesionalismo en España. Nos cuenta en primera persona cómo pasó de ser ladrón a policía tras su dolorosa decisión de confesar sus prácticas dopantes y dar su testimonio y convencer a otros de que hicieran lo mismo ante la USADA (Agencia Antidopaje de los EEUU), lo cual supuso el fin del mito de Armstrong.Escrito en colaboración con Jeremy Whittle, el que fuera corresponsa

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During the 19th Century the Royal Navy played a key role defending the expanding British Empire. As sail gave way to steam power, there was a pressing requirement for coaling stations and dock facilities across the world's oceans. These strategic bases needed fixed defences. The author describes in detail, with the aid of historic photographs, maps and plans, the defences of the most important islands, Bermuda, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Jamaica and Singapore, and a number of lesser ones including Antigua, Ascension, Mauritius St Helena and St Lucia. He describes how the defences were modified over the years in order to meet the changing strategic needs of the Empire, and the technological changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution. Only three of these bases had to defend themselves in war (Hong Kong, Singapore and Ceylon) and the author relates the battles for these bases. The book will appeal not only to readers whose interest is in the study of fortifications, but also to those readers interested in the maritime history of the British Empire.

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