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A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1700-1800
Par Karen Green. 2014
During the eighteenth century, elite women participated in the philosophical, scientific, and political controversies that resulted in the overthrow of…
monarchy, the re-conceptualisation of marriage, and the emergence of modern, democratic institutions. In this comprehensive study, Karen Green outlines and discusses the ideas and arguments of these women, exploring the development of their distinctive and contrasting political positions, and their engagement with the works of political thinkers such as Hobbes, Locke, Mandeville and Rousseau. Her exploration ranges across Europe from England through France, Italy, and Germany to Russia, and discusses thinkers including Mary Astell, Emilie Du Châtelet, Luisa Gottsched and Elisabetta Caminer Turra. Her study demonstrates the depth of women's contributions to eighteenth-century political debates, recovering their historical significance and deepening our understanding of this period in intellectual history. It will provide an essential resource for readers in political philosophy, political theory, intellectual history, and women's studies.The Forgetting River
Par Doreen Carvajal. 2012
The unexpected and moving story of an American journalist who works to uncover her family’s long-buried Jewish ancestry in Spain.…
Raised a Catholic in California, New York Times journalist Doreen Carvajal is shocked when she discovers that her background may actually be connected to conversos in Inquisition-era Spain , Jews who were forced to renounce their faith and convert to Christianity or face torture and death. With vivid childhood memories of Sunday sermons, catechism, and the rosary, Carvajal travels to the south of Spain, to the centuries-old Andalucian town of Arcos de la Frontera, to investigate her lineage and recover her family’s original religious heritage. In Arcos, Carvajal is struck by the white pueblo's ancient beauty and the difficulty she encounters in probing the town's own secret history of the Inquisition. She comes to realize that fear remains a legacy of the Inquisition along with the cryptic messages left by its victims. Back at her childhood home in California, Carvajal uncovers papers documenting a family of Carvajals who were burned at the stake in the 16th-century territory of Mexico. Could the author’s family history be linked to the hidden history of Arcos? And could the unfortunate Carvajals have been her ancestors?As she strives to find proof that her family had been forced to convert to Christianity six-hundred years ago, Carvajal comes to understand that the past flows like a river through time –and that while the truth might be submerged, it is never truly lost. .The Edible Flower Garden
Par Rosalind Creasy. 1999
Learn how to grow lovely and fragrant flowers then use them create delicious meals with this beautifully illustrated flower gardening…
and cooking book.Anyone who picks up The Edible Flower Garden will be tempted to grow, harvest, and sample at least a few of the more than forty varieties of edible flowers. Among them you'll find more familiar food plants--dill and mustard, for example--in addition to common flowers, such as tulips or roses. Author Rosalind Creasy's stunning photography and detailed plans for an edible flower garden make this a must-gave book for any flower gardener or home chef.Come along with Creasy on a tour in colorful pictures and careful diagrams and descriptions of her own flower gardens. Included is a tour of the edible flower gardens of Alice Waters famed Chez Panisse restaurant.Creasy catalogues each variety of flower and how to grow it, plus gives a myriad of delectable ideas on how to use the flower from candied violets and roses to decorate appetizers and cakes, to nasturtiums for a colorful shrimp salad, to day lily buds, pink clover and wild mustard flowers that are tossed together in a spectacular stir-fry.Bonaparte
Par John Cournos, Eugene Tarl. 2018
Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 is one of the most illustrated political and military figures of the last two millennia…
He has remained in the memory of the world as a legend that the passage of the years has failed to blur On the contrary Napoleon Bonaparte widely continues to be considered the personification of human genius In this memoir which was first published in this English translation in 1937 author and historian Evgeny Tarle vividly presents in detail Napoleon s life and official activity THE man with whose life and personality this book deals presents one of the most extraordinary phenomena in world history It is not surprising that he has been still is and will continue to be the subject of many biographies As recently as 1914 a section of the militant German press sang fervent praises of Napoleon as the creator of the Continental Blockade and as the author of the idea of uniting the European continent against England after the World War the victorious Allies inspired by his example inserted the more ruthless clauses into the Versailles Treaty and the Fascist dictatorship in Italy made the study of Napoleon s personality a compulsory course of history instruction in the schools And before and after the World War the figure of Napoleon loomed constantly before the minds of the ruling classes frightened by approaching revolution and yearning for the strong man and deliverer The grandiose Napoleonic epic has had almost as strong a hold on political philosophers and theoreticians as on historians publicists and poets Beginning with the Hegelians and ending with the revolutionary Marxist writers there has been no single noticeable current of social and philosophic thought which in one fashion or another has not been influenced by Napoleon E V Tarle IntroductionNovel Interiors
Par Ivan Terestchenko, Lisa Borgnes Giramonti. 2014
For those who have ever lost themselves in the stylish worlds of novels like Sense and Sensibility, The Age of…
Innocence, Wuthering Heights, The Picture of Dorian Gray and countless others, this design book embraces the fantasy of time and place, showing you how to bring some of those elements into your own home.Lisa Giramonti inspires a new approach to decorating: by teaching us through the lens of worlds we may already know and love. With gorgeous photographs by World of Interiors photographer Ivan Terestchenko, aspirational quotes, and tailored reading lists, Novel Interiors reveals the essence and details of interiors mentioned in great literary works. This is a stunning, photo-driven book that shares enchanting and timeless ways to live more elegantly.Ikebana: The Art of Arranging Flowers
Par Shozo Sato, Kasen Yoshimura. 2008
Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, is more than simply putting flowers in a container. It is a disciplined…
art form in which the arrangement is a living thing where nature and humanity are brought together.Ikebana: The Art of Arranging Flowers, a classic Ikebana text, has now been completely updated for modern readers. Written by Shozo Sato, a well-respected and renowned Ikebana expert, this book presents a fascinating overview of the history of Ikebana to present day, and introduces classic Ikebana styles such as Rikka, Seika and Moribana to Freestyle. The reader is familiarized with the tools of Ikebana and the basic Ikebana flower-arranging techniques. Simple and detailed instructions guide Ikebana enthusiasts through the process of making dozens of stunning arrangements.The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul
Par Eleanor Herman. 2018
"You’ll be as appalled at times as you are entertained." —Bustle, one of The 17 Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out…
In June 2018"A heady mix of erudite history and delicious gossip." —Aja Raden, author of StonedIn the Washington Post roundup, "What your favorite authors are reading this summer," A.J. Finn says, “I want to read The Royal Art of Poison, Eleanor Herman’s history of poisons."Hugely entertaining, a work of pop history that traces the use of poison as a political—and cosmetic—tool in the royal courts of Western Europe from the Middle Ages to the Kremlin todayThe story of poison is the story of power. For centuries, royal families have feared the gut-roiling, vomit-inducing agony of a little something added to their food or wine by an enemy. To avoid poison, they depended on tasters, unicorn horns, and antidotes tested on condemned prisoners. Servants licked the royal family’s spoons, tried on their underpants and tested their chamber pots. Ironically, royals terrified of poison were unknowingly poisoning themselves daily with their cosmetics, medications, and filthy living conditions. Women wore makeup made with mercury and lead. Men rubbed turds on their bald spots. Physicians prescribed mercury enemas, arsenic skin cream, drinks of lead filings, and potions of human fat and skull, fresh from the executioner. The most gorgeous palaces were little better than filthy latrines. Gazing at gorgeous portraits of centuries past, we don’t see what lies beneath the royal robes and the stench of unwashed bodies; the lice feasting on private parts; and worms nesting in the intestines. In The Royal Art of Poison, Eleanor Herman combines her unique access to royal archives with cutting-edge forensic discoveries to tell the true story of Europe’s glittering palaces: one of medical bafflement, poisonous cosmetics, ever-present excrement, festering natural illness, and, sometimes, murder.Under the Axe of Fascism
Par Gaetano Salvemini. 2018
THE march on Rome of October 28th 1922 marked the advent to…
power of the Fascist Party in Italy under the leadership of Benito Mussolini The seizure of the government through a coup d tat was justified by the claim that Italy had to be rescued from the imminent danger of a Bolshevist revolution Before the eyes of a world horrified by the tragedy of Russia Italian Fascism assumed the role of the knightly Saint George who had slain the red dragon of Communism The legend appealed to the imaginations and soothed the fears of all the good people of Europe and America It became the sacred myth around which was woven the early Fascist propaganda In the present book the reader will find hard facts not vague legal formul concrete realities not abstract doctrines Its purpose is to provide the English-speaking public with accurate information not about the whole economic social and political system of the Fascist dictatorship but about one single phase of it i e those institutions through which Fascism claims to have solved the problem of the relations between capital and labourPsilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide
Par Oss Oeric. 1986
In the 1970s two of the most influential thinkers of the psychedelic era gathered what was then known about psilocybin…
botany and culture and presented it in Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide. Writing under pseudonyms, the McKenna brothers provided simple, reliable, and productive methods for magic mushroom propagation, including black-and-white photographs that showed the techniques of the time. The development of more modern cultivation techniques does not eclipse the cultural contributions of this book. Philosophical asides, whimsical illustrations evoking the mystical nature of mushrooms, and speculations about the relationship of these organisms to humankind provide a lasting legacy. Truly the classic manual on home cultivation, the wisdom of Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide continues to inspire new students of psycho-mycology-and refreshes psychedelic memories for others.Reformas domésticas
Par Francesco Poggi. 2016
* Renovar uno mismo su propia casa no es una tarea imposible, si se siguen con atención las indicaciones de…
este libro. * Pintar las paredes, empapelar, efectuar revestimientos con madera, tapizar con moqueta, colocar el parqué, embaldosar y mil tareas más no tendrán secretos con las detalladas explicaciones y las ilustraciones didácticas que llenan las páginas de esta obra. * Así, podrá decir por fin adiós a las facturas astronómicas de los pintores y tapiceros, y tendrá la satisfacción de un trabajo realizado con esmero.This third volume of everyone's favorite marijuana resource book by the renowned Ed Rosenthal promises to follow in its predecessor's…
tradition and offer gardeners or connoisseurs the crucial information they want to know. Big Book of Buds brings together a tremendous amount of information on the plant and the newest varieties, with specific descriptions on appearance, ripening time and growing. Interspersed throughout are short engaging essays, interviews with the breeders and compelling images of the plants. This is a must have for all bud enthusiasts whether it be for a wish list, resource guide, or a coffee table book. Readers get an all-in-one guide offering a unique blend of useful, entertaining and practical information for the marijuana appreciator.Realizar y decorar las velas
Par Massimiliano Dini. 2016
* Las velas iluminan y alegran nuestras fiestas, ayudan a crear un ambiente muy especial y hacen que cualquier mesa…
resulte elegante, ya sea en casa o en el jardín. * En este libro usted aprenderá todo lo necesario para fabricar velas. Además, si desea dar un toque especial a sus creaciones, le presentamos un sinfín de técnicas sencillas y rápidas. * Aprenda a hacer velas perfumadas y velas flotantes, de candelero y jaspeadas, de todos los colores, de todas las formas. Decórelas con flores, lentejuelas, espuma, píntelas o tállelas. * También puede realizar antorchas para el exterior, candeleros, etc. * Tantas y tantas ideas imprevisibles y fáciles de realizar, de efecto sorprendente y siempre con todas las instrucciones necesarias, que se pueden seguir incluso a través de las fotografías a todo color que ilustran el procedimiento y los trabajos acabados. * Una guía excelente, para una afición que iluminará su casa y... su fantasía. Massimiliano Dini pertenece a la tercera generación de una familia cuya empresa, fundada por su abuelo, produce y comercializa desde hace cuarenta años velas artesanales. Se ocupa en particular de la producción de velas perfumadas destinadas a los clientes de alta costura y perfumería.Marijuana Garden Saver
Par Ed Rosenthal, J. C. Stitch. 2008
Utilizing a handy, field-guide style, this book is divided into five sections by problem type: Pests, Diseases, Environmental Stresses, Nutrient…
Deficiencies, and Controls. Problems are alphabetized within each section and identified in full-color photographs. A quick overview of the problem and likely causes is followed by the author's recommended fast and easy solution.Blood and Ink: An Italo-Ethiopian War Diary
Par Floyd Gibbons, W W Chaplin. 2018
In the history books the Italo-Ethiopian War will doubtless be entered as one of the strangest wars ever waged…
History will record the spectacle of a primitive people haphazardly armed and lacking in modern military technique seeking to resist Mussolini s modern war machine by tribal cunning on the battlefield and up-to-date intrigue in the diplomatic councils of Europe But what the history books will not record W W Bill Chaplin tells in this fascinating volume It is behind the scenes of politics and bloodshed in this curious conflict that Mr Chaplin takes the reader in a vivid diary of his day-by-day experiences and observations at the Italo-Ethiopian War front Written with the dramatic simplicity of a newspaperman trained in the art of brevity Mr Chaplin s account of the thousand and one quixotic incidents in a war correspondent s life in Ethiopia sparkles with interest and amusement From the beginning when he describes his departure on an Italian troop-ship at Naples to the very end when he returns to the same port as the approaching rainy season slows down the pace of the war Mr Chaplin records an odyssey as strange as the war itself The reader is led through picturesque by-ways into the heart of the Ethiopian war zone and shown not only what war has wrought on the battlefield but what it has wrought in the hearts of fighting men This and much more that is of human texture Mr Chaplin tells in a diary that reflects undiluted curiosity and a subtle sense of the dramaticJapan's Master Gardens
Par Stephen Mansfield. 2011
No two Japanese gardens are ever the same. Each is inimitable, yet embodies commonalities of design and aesthetic taste. Each…
finds the space for innovation within a tradition that benefits from a thousand years of applied knowledge. Presenting twenty-five master gardens, Japan's Master Gardens explores the ingenuity and range of Japanese landscaping, from the self-imposed confines of courtyard designs to the open expanses of the stroll garden.Japan's Master Gardens illustrates how, through the ministrations of generations of gardeners, original landscapes have maintained their mastery and demonstrates how contemporary landscaping draws from tradition, making ancient gardens relevant to the lives of people in the twenty-first century.This beautifully illustrated book takes readers on an exploration of the outward forms, underpinning principles, complex use of metaphor and allusion, and beauty and depth that set the Japanese garden apart.A Tramp Abroad
Par Mark Twain, Hamlin Hill, Robert Gray Bruce. 1871
Cast in the form of a walking tour through Germany, Switzerland, France, and Italy, A Tramp Abroad sparkles with the…
author's shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture, and showcases his unparalleled ability to integrate humorous sketches, autobiographical tidbit, and historical anecdotes in consistently entertaining narrative.The Dissolution of the Habsburg Monarchy
Par Oscar Jaszi. 2018
The main factor which destroyed the Habsburg Monarchy was the problem of nationality and its dissolution was hastened but…
not caused by World War I Oscar J szi spent twenty years studying the dangers that threatened this monarchy but his practical plans for averting these dangers were not given a hearing until it was too late This book was the culmination of Mr J szi s theoretical and practical activity and was enthusiastically received when first published in 1929 It is not only effective and dramatic narrative it is also political science of the first order Harold J Laski The work is a liberal education in Central European politics Henry C Alsberg The Nation There have been many books written on the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire but there is none which goes so deeply into the causes in this pitiless yet pitiful analysis rigorously buttressed with statistics the tragedy is described without bitterness but with deep feeling The Manchester GuardianTacitus on Germany
By Tacitus, Thomas Gordon.
Hahnemann: The Adventurous Career of a Medical Rebel
Par Martin Gumpert, Claud Sykes. 2018
Samuel Hahnemann 1755-1843 was one of the most notable and controversial figures of his time as physician …
chemist and medical writer In the fight against the inadequacy of conventional medicine and the pursuit of truth he became the founder of the homoeopathic doctrine of healing like with like Enmity and persecution drive him restlessly from place to place A stubborn fool in the eyes of the contemporary medical profession Hahnemann retreats to the loneliness of old age but a fateful encounter with the French painter M lanie d Hervilly towards the end of his life leads to his desired fulfillment In this fascinating biography fellow physician Dr Martin Gumpert provides an exemplary linguistic representation of the great crusader of his field who rebelled against the orthodox medicine of his time as a lost science who oftentimes gave up his medical practice in order not to cause further harm and who tirelessly sought to overcome lack of knowledge within medical scienceKirigami Home Decorations
Par Florence Temko. 2006
You'll be amazed at the intricate and beautiful projects you can create with just a piece of paper and a…
pair of scissors. Kirigami Home Decorations features 25 original paper cutting projects including Wall Flowers, Papered Eggs, May Baskets, Napkin Rings and Place Cards. Crafts expert Florence Temko provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions and step-by- step diagrams that make learning kirigami fun and simple.