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Trawlers and Trawler Folk

par Ernest Cleveland ...

Ernest's second book follows on from the story told in St Vincent’s Home Boys. It traces his adventures in the Humber fishing fleet between the wars.Following family tradition Ernest signed up on a trawler bound for Icelandic waters. Thus his career In the fishing industry began by working from the city of Kingston upon Hull in several vessels such as the Thomas Hardy and the Cape Barfleur. ... En savoir plus

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Ernest's second book follows on from the story told in St Vincent’s Home Boys. It traces his adventures in the Humber fishing fleet between the wars.Following family tradition Ernest signed up on a trawler bound for Icelandic waters. Thus his career In the fishing industry began by working from the city of Kingston upon Hull in several vessels such as the Thomas Hardy and the Cape Barfleur.
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Chechen Jihad

Al Qaeda's Training Ground and the Next Wave of Terror

par Yossef Bodansky ...

In this authoritative look at the roots of modern terrorism, Yossef Bodansky, one of the most respected—and best-informed—experts on radical Islamism in the world today, pinpoints the troubled region of Chechnya as a dangerous and little-understood crucible of terror in the struggle between East and West. In his number one New York Times bestseller, Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America, ... En savoir plus

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In this authoritative look at the roots of modern terrorism, Yossef Bodansky, one of the most respected—and best-informed—experts on radical Islamism in the world today, pinpoints the troubled region of Chechnya as a dangerous and little-understood crucible of terror in the struggle between East and West. In his number one New York Times bestseller, Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America,
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Modelling Scale Aircraft

par Brett Green ...

Collections series Osprey Modelling
Brett Green, one of the hobby's leading names, provides a comprehensive introduction to all of the basic techniques and materials needed to build scale aircraft.From opening the kit box to displaying the finished model, this is an all-in-one, easy-to-follow expert guide. The many detailed photographs with step-by-step captions and the accessible and informative text cover every aspect of aircraft ... En savoir plus

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Brett Green, one of the hobby's leading names, provides a comprehensive introduction to all of the basic techniques and materials needed to build scale aircraft.From opening the kit box to displaying the finished model, this is an all-in-one, easy-to-follow expert guide. The many detailed photographs with step-by-step captions and the accessible and informative text cover every aspect of aircraft
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White Freedom

The Racial History of an Idea

par Tyler Stovall ...

The racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedomThe era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African slavery, Native American genocide, and systematic racial discrimination. White Freedom traces the complex ... En savoir plus

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The racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedomThe era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African slavery, Native American genocide, and systematic racial discrimination. White Freedom traces the complex
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Les Origines de la Russie historique

( Edition intégrale ) annoté

par Nicolas Brian-Chaninov ...

Collections series Oeuvres de Nicolas Brian-Chaninov
Le passé de la Russie, au triple point de vue de la civilisation, de l’ethnographie et de la linguistique, se présente à nous sous l’aspect d’un vaste palimpseste dont les origines remontent bien au delà du IXe siècle, date officielle de la formation de l’État russe. L’histoire de la Russie, tel un chêne millénaire, a de puissantes et multiples racines qui ne sont slaves que dans une faible ... En savoir plus

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Le passé de la Russie, au triple point de vue de la civilisation, de l’ethnographie et de la linguistique, se présente à nous sous l’aspect d’un vaste palimpseste dont les origines remontent bien au delà du IXe siècle, date officielle de la formation de l’État russe. L’histoire de la Russie, tel un chêne millénaire, a de puissantes et multiples racines qui ne sont slaves que dans une faible
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Now I Know More

The Revealing Stories Behind Even More of the World's Most Interesting Facts

par Dan Lewis ...

Collections series Now I Know Series
"Every story in the book is interesting, and Lewis includes a 'bonus fact' at the end of each story, which is a mini mind bender on its own." --BoingBoing"A mind-tickling encyclopedia...Now I Know is a treat in its entirety...an oasis of learning about what you don't yet know...but are glad you found." --Brain PickingsDan Lewis, creator of the Webby Award–winning Now I Know newsletter, is back ... En savoir plus

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"Every story in the book is interesting, and Lewis includes a 'bonus fact' at the end of each story, which is a mini mind bender on its own." --BoingBoing"A mind-tickling encyclopedia...Now I Know is a treat in its entirety...an oasis of learning about what you don't yet know...but are glad you found." --Brain PickingsDan Lewis, creator of the Webby Award–winning Now I Know newsletter, is back
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Lived Nation as the History of Experiences and Emotions in Finland, 1800-2000

Modifié par Ville Kivimäki, Sami Suodenjoki, Tanja Vahtikari ...

Collections series History (R0)
This open access book uses Finland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as an empirical case in order to study the emergence, shaping and renewal of a nation through histories of experience and emotions. It revolves around the following questions: What kinds of experiences have engendered national mobilization and feelings of national belonging? How have political and societal conflicts ... En savoir plus

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This open access book uses Finland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as an empirical case in order to study the emergence, shaping and renewal of a nation through histories of experience and emotions. It revolves around the following questions: What kinds of experiences have engendered national mobilization and feelings of national belonging? How have political and societal conflicts
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Regarding Lucknow

par SYED RIZWAN ...

This is a compilation of six essays which have a common thread- all are about the city of Lucknow, which is the Capital of the most populous state in India. The main markets from a historical point of view and the unique dialect of the common people have been incorporated in these essays.It should be of interest for those who are acquainted with the place, as well as, for those who intend to visit ... En savoir plus

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This is a compilation of six essays which have a common thread- all are about the city of Lucknow, which is the Capital of the most populous state in India. The main markets from a historical point of view and the unique dialect of the common people have been incorporated in these essays.It should be of interest for those who are acquainted with the place, as well as, for those who intend to visit
... En savoir plus
The Afterlife of the Shoah in Central and Eastern European Cultures

Concepts, Problems, and the Aesthetics of Postcatastrophic Narration

Modifié par Anna Artwinska, Anja Tippner ...

Collections series Routledge Studies in Cultural History
The Afterlife of the Shoah in Central and Eastern European Cultures is a collection of essays by literary scholars from Germany, the US, and Central Eastern Europe offering insight into the specific ways of representing the Shoah and its aftereffects as well as its entanglement with other catastrophic events in the region.Introducing the conceptual frame of postcatastrophe, the collected essays ... En savoir plus

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The Afterlife of the Shoah in Central and Eastern European Cultures is a collection of essays by literary scholars from Germany, the US, and Central Eastern Europe offering insight into the specific ways of representing the Shoah and its aftereffects as well as its entanglement with other catastrophic events in the region.Introducing the conceptual frame of postcatastrophe, the collected essays
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Art, History, and Anachronic Interventions Since 1990

par Eva Kernbauer ...

This book examines contemporary artistic practices since 1990 that engage with, depict, and conceptualize history.Examining artworks by Kader Attia, Yael Bartana, Zarina Bhimji, Michael Blum, Matthew Buckingham, Tacita Dean, Harun Farocki and Andrei Ujica, Omer Fast, Andrea Geyer, Liam Gillick and Philippe Parreno, Hiwa K, Amar Kanwar, Bouchra Khalili, Deimantas Narkevičius, Wendelien van ... En savoir plus

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This book examines contemporary artistic practices since 1990 that engage with, depict, and conceptualize history.Examining artworks by Kader Attia, Yael Bartana, Zarina Bhimji, Michael Blum, Matthew Buckingham, Tacita Dean, Harun Farocki and Andrei Ujica, Omer Fast, Andrea Geyer, Liam Gillick and Philippe Parreno, Hiwa K, Amar Kanwar, Bouchra Khalili, Deimantas Narkevičius, Wendelien van
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Code Wars

How 'Ultra' and 'Magic' Led to Allied Victory

par John Jackson ...

When the top secret code breaking activities at Bletchley Park were revealed in the 1970s, much of the history of the Second World War had to be rewritten. Code Wars examines the role of ULTRA (the intelligence derived from breaking secret enemy signals) on major events of the Second World War. It examines how it influenced the outcome of key battles such as D-Day, El Alamein, Crete, key naval ... En savoir plus

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When the top secret code breaking activities at Bletchley Park were revealed in the 1970s, much of the history of the Second World War had to be rewritten. Code Wars examines the role of ULTRA (the intelligence derived from breaking secret enemy signals) on major events of the Second World War. It examines how it influenced the outcome of key battles such as D-Day, El Alamein, Crete, key naval
... En savoir plus
La Russie en 1839

( Edition intégrale ) 4 Tomes - annoté

par Astolphe de Custine ...

Collections series Oeuvres de Astolphe de Custine
” Le livre le plus intelligent écrit .sur la Russie par un étranger “, s’écriait Herzen en 1843. Par un paradoxe qui va très loin la postérité a fini par ratifier le jugement du grand ancêtre en exil de tous les contestataires russes de nos jours. Best-seller tombé dans l’oubli et redécouvert en U.R.S.S. par l’édition clandestine et en Occident au moment de la guerre froide, la Russie en 1839 a, ... En savoir plus

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” Le livre le plus intelligent écrit .sur la Russie par un étranger “, s’écriait Herzen en 1843. Par un paradoxe qui va très loin la postérité a fini par ratifier le jugement du grand ancêtre en exil de tous les contestataires russes de nos jours. Best-seller tombé dans l’oubli et redécouvert en U.R.S.S. par l’édition clandestine et en Occident au moment de la guerre froide, la Russie en 1839 a,
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The Nurture of Nature

Childhood, Antimodernism, and Ontario Summer Camps, 1920-55

par Sharon Wall ...

Collections series Nature | History | Society Series
Thousands of children attended summer camps in twentieth-century Ontario. Did parents simply want a break, or were broader developments at play? The Nurture of Nature explores how competing cultural tendencies – antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity – shaped the development of summer camps and, consequently, modern social life in North ... En savoir plus

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Thousands of children attended summer camps in twentieth-century Ontario. Did parents simply want a break, or were broader developments at play? The Nurture of Nature explores how competing cultural tendencies – antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity – shaped the development of summer camps and, consequently, modern social life in North
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Minoans: The Bronze Age Civilization of Ancient Greece

par History Titans ...

The Minoans were the first advanced civilization in Europe. They appeared on Crete around 4,000 years ago and thrived for 1,500 years before mysteriously vanishing. It has never been fully explained what happened to them or who they were. Evidence shows they worshipped female powers but did so very differently to other civilizations. This book examines what this society might have been like.This ... En savoir plus

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The Minoans were the first advanced civilization in Europe. They appeared on Crete around 4,000 years ago and thrived for 1,500 years before mysteriously vanishing. It has never been fully explained what happened to them or who they were. Evidence shows they worshipped female powers but did so very differently to other civilizations. This book examines what this society might have been like.This
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China’s Good War

How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism

par Rana Mitter ...

A Foreign Affairs Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the Year“Insightful…a deft, textured work of intellectual history.”—Foreign Affairs“A timely insight into how memories and ideas about the second world war play a hugely important role in conceptualizations about the past and the present in contemporary China.”—Peter Frankopan, The SpectatorFor most of its history, China frowned on public d... ... En savoir plus

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A Foreign Affairs Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the Year“Insightful…a deft, textured work of intellectual history.”—Foreign Affairs“A timely insight into how memories and ideas about the second world war play a hugely important role in conceptualizations about the past and the present in contemporary China.”—Peter Frankopan, The SpectatorFor most of its history, China frowned on public d...
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Campus Life

par Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz ...

Every generation of college students, no matter how different from its predecessor, has been an enigma to faculty and administration, to parents, and to society in general. Watching today’s students “holding themselves in because they had to get A’s not only on tests but on deans’ reports and recommendations,” Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, author of the highly praised Alma Mater, began to ask, “What ... En savoir plus

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Every generation of college students, no matter how different from its predecessor, has been an enigma to faculty and administration, to parents, and to society in general. Watching today’s students “holding themselves in because they had to get A’s not only on tests but on deans’ reports and recommendations,” Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, author of the highly praised Alma Mater, began to ask, “What
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Worrying

A Literary and Cultural History

par Professor Francis O'Gorman ...

Worrying: A Literary and Cultural History suggests a unique approach to the inner lifeand its ordinary pains. Francis O'Gormancharts the emergence of our contemporaryidea of worry in the Victorian era and itsestablishment, after the First World War,as a feature of modernity. For some writersbetween the Wars, worry was the “diseaseof the age.”Worrying examines the everyday kind ofworry-the fearful, ... En savoir plus

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Worrying: A Literary and Cultural History suggests a unique approach to the inner lifeand its ordinary pains. Francis O'Gormancharts the emergence of our contemporaryidea of worry in the Victorian era and itsestablishment, after the First World War,as a feature of modernity. For some writersbetween the Wars, worry was the “diseaseof the age.”Worrying examines the everyday kind ofworry-the fearful,
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Unequal Friendship

The Patron-Client Relationship in Historical Perspective

par Jarosław Fazan, Antoni Mączak ...

Collections Livre 20 - Polish Studies – Transdisciplinary Perspectives
This book analyzes the patron-client relationship over both space and time. It covers such areas of the globe as Europe, Africa and Latin America, and such periods in time as ancient Rome, seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Poland, as well as twentieth-century America. It also analyzes clientelism in U.S. policy toward the Vietnam War and in Richard J. Daley’s mayoral rule over Chicago. In his ... En savoir plus

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This book analyzes the patron-client relationship over both space and time. It covers such areas of the globe as Europe, Africa and Latin America, and such periods in time as ancient Rome, seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Poland, as well as twentieth-century America. It also analyzes clientelism in U.S. policy toward the Vietnam War and in Richard J. Daley’s mayoral rule over Chicago. In his
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Byzance, grandeur et décadence

( Edition intégrale )

par Charles Diehl ...

Collections series Oeuvres de Charles Diehl
Extrait: L’ÉVOLUTION DE L’HISTOIRE DE BYZANCE...L’histoire de l’empire byzantin, malgré les travaux qui, en ces cinquante dernières années, l’ont presque renouvelée, demeure toujours cependant l’objet de tenaces préjugés. A beaucoup de nos contemporains elle apparaît toujours, telle qu’elle apparaissait à Montesquieu et à Gibbon, comme la continuation et la décadence de l’empire romain. En vérité ... En savoir plus

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Extrait: L’ÉVOLUTION DE L’HISTOIRE DE BYZANCE...L’histoire de l’empire byzantin, malgré les travaux qui, en ces cinquante dernières années, l’ont presque renouvelée, demeure toujours cependant l’objet de tenaces préjugés. A beaucoup de nos contemporains elle apparaît toujours, telle qu’elle apparaissait à Montesquieu et à Gibbon, comme la continuation et la décadence de l’empire romain. En vérité
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Exploration

A Very Short Introduction

par Stewart A. Weaver ...

Collections series Very Short Introductions
We live in an age of globalization on every conceivable level, but globalization has a deeper history than politicians and pundits often allow, and nothing is more significant to its history than exploration. Wherever trade or faith or empire followed, explorers usually led. Their motives were as many-sided and various as their actions; their legacies are contested and mixed. But none can doubt ... En savoir plus

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We live in an age of globalization on every conceivable level, but globalization has a deeper history than politicians and pundits often allow, and nothing is more significant to its history than exploration. Wherever trade or faith or empire followed, explorers usually led. Their motives were as many-sided and various as their actions; their legacies are contested and mixed. But none can doubt
... En savoir plus
Le grand roman de notre histoire

2000 ans de guerres et de passions

par José Enrique Ruiz-Domènec ...

Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur l'Histoire de l'EuropeLa nuit de la Saint-Sylvestre de l’an 406, le Rhin gela. Des milliers d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants se lancèrent au-dessus du fleuve et la glace supporta le poids des chariots. Ce fait marqua le début des invasions barbares en Occident. L’Empire romain s’effondre, l’Europe est née.Le "Vieux Continent" au travers de ses ... En savoir plus

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Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur l'Histoire de l'EuropeLa nuit de la Saint-Sylvestre de l’an 406, le Rhin gela. Des milliers d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants se lancèrent au-dessus du fleuve et la glace supporta le poids des chariots. Ce fait marqua le début des invasions barbares en Occident. L’Empire romain s’effondre, l’Europe est née.Le "Vieux Continent" au travers de ses
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HIS-tory

Born Broken, #2

par Steve R. ...

Collections Livre 2 - Born Broken
PrefaceA book of poetry powerfully expressing the different accounts of Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States of America, during his ascension toward the White House. Taking extreme care in keeping it challenging and stimulating, exposing many different viewpoints upon his stepladder of accomplishments.From out of an era, an environment that loves to believe that we get where we are ... En savoir plus

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PrefaceA book of poetry powerfully expressing the different accounts of Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States of America, during his ascension toward the White House. Taking extreme care in keeping it challenging and stimulating, exposing many different viewpoints upon his stepladder of accomplishments.From out of an era, an environment that loves to believe that we get where we are
... En savoir plus
Education for Sustaining Peace through Historical Memory

par Markus Schultze-Kraft ...

Collections series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Informed by the author’s long-standing work on violent conflict, peace and education in countries of the Global South, particularly Colombia, this open access book presents a comprehensive narrative about the relationship between peace education, historical memory and the sustaining peace agenda, advocating for the adoption of a new perspective on education for sustaining peace through historical ... En savoir plus

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Informed by the author’s long-standing work on violent conflict, peace and education in countries of the Global South, particularly Colombia, this open access book presents a comprehensive narrative about the relationship between peace education, historical memory and the sustaining peace agenda, advocating for the adoption of a new perspective on education for sustaining peace through historical
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The Mammoth Book of Prison Breaks

par Paul Simpson ...

Collections Livre 430 - Mammoth Books
True stories of prison breaks including those of Frank Abagnale, whose story is told in Catch Me If You Can; Henri Charrière who claimed to have escaped from the supposedly inescapable Devil's Island - the true story as opposed to his questionable memoir, Papillon; Bud Day, said to be the only US serviceman ever to have escaped to South Vietnam; the six prisoners who escaped from Death Row in ... En savoir plus

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True stories of prison breaks including those of Frank Abagnale, whose story is told in Catch Me If You Can; Henri Charrière who claimed to have escaped from the supposedly inescapable Devil's Island - the true story as opposed to his questionable memoir, Papillon; Bud Day, said to be the only US serviceman ever to have escaped to South Vietnam; the six prisoners who escaped from Death Row in
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