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Magill Family Egyptian Adventure
Par John Magill, Judith Ann Magill Cathcard. 2016
The Magill Family Egyptian Adventure tells the story of Canadian, Arthur Napier Magill, who lost his sight as a young…
man, as he and his young family embark on a years’ long adventure to Egypt, where he was seconded by the UN from his role at CNIB in 1953 to head a team of experts to establish a CNIB like demonstration school for the blind to serve that country and to provide training for others to replicate the school in neighbouring Arab states. Using newspaper articles, family photographs, letters home, and written project reports, readers gain insight into expatriate life and the enormous difference this UN mission made to the many blind people in the Middle East who would otherwise have been unable to live productive and independent lives. Arthur Napier Magill later became the second Managing Director of CNIB, succeeding Colonel E. A. Baker.Russia's First World War: A Social and Economic History
Par Peter Gatrell. 2004
The story of Russia’s First World War remains largely unknown, neglected by historians who have been more interested in the…
grand drama that unfolded in 1917. In Russia’s First World War: A Social and Economic History Peter Gatrell shows that war is itself ‘revolutionary’ – rupturing established social and economic ties, but also creating new social and economic relationships, affiliations, practices and opportunities. Russia’s First World War brings together the findings of Russian and non-Russian historians, and draws upon fresh research. It turns the spotlight on what Churchill called the ‘unknown war’, providing an authoritative account that finally does justice to the impact of war on Russia’s home frontAcross the Great Divide: Cultures of Manhood in the American West
Par Matthew Basso, Laura McCall, Dee Garceau. 2001
In Across the Great Divide, some of our leading historians look to both the history of masculinity in the West…
and to the ways that this experience has been represented in movies, popular music, dimestore novels, and folklore.El secuestro de la justicia: Virtudes y problemas del sistema judicial
Par Ignacio Escolar, Joaquim Bosch Grau. 2018
¿Está la justicia española secuestrada por los políticos? Joaquim Bosch (ex portavoz de Juezas y Jueces para la Democracia) e…
Ignacio Escolar (director de eldiario.es) han unido fuerzas para escribir un libro necesario, incisivo y pedagógico sobre la Justicia. El sistema judicial está en crisis. Así lo denuncia esta reflexión crítica sobre un deterioro que afecta profundamente a nuestra democracia. En una escalada sin precedentes, las injerencias políticas son muy visibles, se concentran en la cúpula judicial y son especialmente peligrosas en los casos de corrupción. Por otro lado, la ciudadanía percibe que las leyes no siempre son iguales para todos. Las maniobras que tratan de capturar las instituciones judiciales están relacionadas con un fenómeno más amplio: los intentos de secuestro de la Justicia como valor. Por eso los autores también estudian: las injusticias que padecen las víctimas de violencia machista, y los que padecen abusos bancarios; los problemas en la aplicación de la prisión provisional o los excesos en los límites de la política de penas de privación de libertad; el drama de los refugiados y la criminalización de los inmigrantes; la falta de reparación de las víctimas del franquismo; la actuación de la justicia en el conflicto catalán; y los crecientes recortes de libertades. Pero El secuestro de la Justicia es también una defensa de la magnífica base del sistema judicial, esa inmensa mayoría de magistrados que no se ha dejado contaminar. Como los que llevaron los abusos bancarios a la jurisdicción europea y vencieron. O los que, sin medios suficientes, investigan la corrupción y ponen contra las cuerdas a políticos y a empresarios. La crítica ha dicho...«Relato pedagógico sobre separación de poderes.»EFE «Un texto ensayístico, pero escrito con estilo periodístico, orientado a plantear una larga serie de reflexiones y dudas sobre el llamado tercer poder.»Juan Bolea, El Periódico de Aragón «Un libro fundamentalpara entender nuestro país. No solo recomendable, sino imprescindible.»Carlos Ávila, Andamios (y la vida sigue)Jesuits at the Margins: Missions and Missionaries in the Marianas (1668-1769) (Routledge Studies in Cultural History #41)
Par Alexandre Coello de la Rosa. 2016
In the past decades historians have interpreted early modern Christian missions not simply as an adjunct to Western imperialism, but…
a privileged field for cross-cultural encounters. Placing the Jesuit missions into a global phenomenon that emphasizes economic and cultural relations between Europe and the East, this book analyzes the possibilities and limitations of the religious conversion in the Micronesian islands of Guåhan (or Guam) and the Northern Marianas. Frontiers are not rigid spatial lines separating culturally different groups of people, but rather active agents in the transformation of cultures. By bringing this local dimension to the fore, the book adheres to a process of missionary “glocalization” which allowed Chamorros to enter the international community as members of Spain’s regional empire and the global communion of the Roman Catholic Church.The Age of the Dictators: A Study of the European Dictatorships, 1918-53
Par D. G. Williamson. 2006
The Age of the Dictators presents a comprehensive survey of the origins and interrelationship of the European dictatorships. All the regimes…
are addressed, with ample coverage of the period 1939-45, and analysis of the Soviet government up to Stalin’s death in 1953. Exploring their ideological and political roots, and the role of the First World War in their rise to power, David Williams identifies the dictatorships as products of their time. He examines the Soviet, Italian Fascist and Nazi dictatorships, as well as the authoritarian regimes in Spain, Portugal, Eastern Europe and the Balkans, providing an analysis of each as an entity, of how they evolved and related to one another, and to what extent they were a common response to life after the First World War. Mindful of historiographical issues, the textbook attends to the arguments of key historians, and includes a list of relevant sources to assist students in their study of the period. Combining an accessible, succinct writing style with a broad historical scope, The Age of the Dictators is an illuminating and thorough account of a fascinating period in world history.Why did the Soviet economic system fall apart? Did the economy simply overreach itself through military spending? Was it the…
centrally-planned character of Soviet socialism that was at fault? Or did a potentially viable mechanism come apart in Gorbachev's clumsy hands? Does its failure mean that true socialism is never economically viable? The economic dimension is at the very heart of the Russian story in the twentieth century. Economic issues were the cornerstone of soviet ideology and the soviet system, and economic issues brought the whole system crashing down in 1989-91. This book is a record of what happened, and it is also an analysis of the failure of Soviet economics as a concept.Women in Twentieth-Century Britain: Social, Cultural and Political Change
Par Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska. 2001
Women's lives have changed dramatically over the course of the twentieth century: reduced fertility and the removal of formal barriers…
to their participation in education, work and public life are just some examples. At the same time, women are under-represented in many areas, are paid significantly less than men, continue to experience domestic violence and to bear the larger part of the burden in the domestic division of labour. Women in 2000 may have many more choices and opportunities than they had a hundred years ago, but genuine equality between men and women remains elusive. This unique, illustrated history discusses a wide range of topics organised into four parts: the life course - the experience of girlhood, marriage and the ageing process; the nature of women's work, both paid and unpaid; consumption, culture and transgression; and citizenship and the state.Two decades before the war against Ukraine, a “special operation” was launched against Russian historical memory, aggressively reshaping the nation’s understanding…
of its history and identity. The Kremlin’s militarization of Russia through World War II propaganda is well documented, but the glorification of Russian medieval society and its warlords as a source of support for Putinism has yet to be explored. This book offers the first comparison of Putin’s political neomedievalism and re-Stalinization and introduces the concept of mobmemory to the study of right-wing populism. It argues that the celebration of the oprichnina, Ivan the Terrible’s regime of state terror (1565–1572), has been fused with the rehabilitation of Stalinism to reconstruct the Russian Empire. The post-Soviet case suggests that the global obsession with the Middle Ages is not purely an aesthetic movement but a potential weapon against democracy. The book is intended for students, scholars, and non-specialists interested in understanding Russia’s anti-modern politics and the Russians’ support for the terror unleashed against Ukraine.Physical Culture and Body Beautiful
Par Jan Todd. 1998
In examining the course of the debate between the philosophies of Rousseau and Wollstonecraft in the first seventy years of…
the nineteenth century, several important conclusions have been reached. First, a much more diverse spectrum of women's exercise existed in the antebellum era than is currently described in modern historical texts. Second, several exercise systems had significant links to an ideal of womanhood - called in this text Majestic Womanhood - which directly competed with the prevailing construct of the ideology of True Womanhood articulated by historian Barbara Welter. Third, purposive training mattered in the lives of American women influencing them physically, intellectually, and emotionally. In many instances, this training empowered women to step beyond the confines of their separate sphere of domestic duty and involve themselves in the world outside their homes.Qualitative Research Writing: Credible and Trustworthy Writing from Beginning to End (Qualitative Research Methods)
Par Eli Lieber, Michelle Suzanne Salmona, Dan James Kaczynski. 2024
Finding your academic voice to tell a strong story about your research is a difficult hurdle for many qualitative writers. Qualitative…
Research Writing: Credible and Trustworthy Writing from Beginning to End takes you through the writing process, starting with how you think about your research and building towards presenting credible and trustworthy work. Authors Michelle Salmona, Dan Kaczynski, and Eli Lieber offer practical guidance based on over two decades working with faculty and doctoral students. By integrating digital tools and qualitative research steps into the writing process, readers will seamlessly move from the research process to writing. This brief text will help writers make sound arguments and develop their authorial voices to build connections between themselves and their intended audience.Qualitative Research Writing: Credible and Trustworthy Writing from Beginning to End (Qualitative Research Methods)
Par Eli Lieber, Michelle Suzanne Salmona, Dan James Kaczynski. 2024
Finding your academic voice to tell a strong story about your research is a difficult hurdle for many qualitative writers. Qualitative…
Research Writing: Credible and Trustworthy Writing from Beginning to End takes you through the writing process, starting with how you think about your research and building towards presenting credible and trustworthy work. Authors Michelle Salmona, Dan Kaczynski, and Eli Lieber offer practical guidance based on over two decades working with faculty and doctoral students. By integrating digital tools and qualitative research steps into the writing process, readers will seamlessly move from the research process to writing. This brief text will help writers make sound arguments and develop their authorial voices to build connections between themselves and their intended audience.RAF College, Cranwell: A Centenary Celebration
Par Roger Annett. 2020
A history of Great Britain’s Royal Air Force College in Cranwell, told from the perspective of former cadets.“We Seek the…
Highest” has been the motto of the thousands of Officer Cadets who, over ten decades, have passed through the rigorous training regime at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, Lincolnshire. The words embody the College ethos: to strive to reach the tough standards demanded by the RAF, in the air and on the ground.This book tells the 100-year story from the point of view of the Officer Cadets themselves. The College was founded in 1919—some eighteen months after the birth of the RAF itself—with the aim of providing a cadre of disciplined, highly trained officers, ready to lead the service through the uncertain postwar and post-Empire times to come. Since then, it has responded continuously to the UK’s political, economic, and military requirements.The RAF Officer Cadets’ world has thus been one of change. The author documents these changes from 1919 to today, overlaying the historical and social scene with the candidly related airborne and ground-based exploits of three-score ex-cadets.The core narrative is based on the three years at Cranwell of 81 Entry of Flight Cadets, who graduated in July 1962 with thirty-seven jet pilots and eight navigators, having launched a curriculum-changing experiment in degree-level studies.With a foreword from an Air Chief Marshal former cadet, 130 illustrations, and a full index, this is a cadets’ tribute to a world-famous military academy on its centenary.Toxic
Par Sarah Ditum. 2023
'Brilliant . . . really made me realise how no one has pulled back and given an overall story to…
the last 20 years . . . It's clever because it makes me think about now' ADAM CURTIS, FILMMAKERBritney, Paris, Lindsay, Aaliyah, Janet, Amy, Kim, Chyna, Jen. Nine iconic women whose fame in the early internet years of the century came at a price. In Toxic: Women, Fame and The Noughties, journalist Sarah Ditum describes how each of the women changed 'celebrity' forever, despite often falling victim to it, during what we now view as one of the most hostile eras in which to be female.Through Paris' ambivalent relationship with her blogger namesake Perez Hilton; to Britney's paternalistic governors; Jen's attempts to control her career and image; and Janet's betrayal at the Superbowl, these celebrities of The Noughties were presented with the riches of early social media and market opportunity, as long as they abided by the new rules of engagement. Some of these high-profile women were hypersexualised and 'upskirted' by the press; some were shamed by their advertising sponsors; others were contracted by shady management companies and industry figures such as Harvey Weinstein and R Kelly. Together they illuminate the culture of the early twenty-first century. Toxic: Women, Fame and The Noughties is a wild ride through the millennial years.La historia del futuro: La palabra que cambió el mundo
Par Isaac Marcet. 2023
Frente al momento actual, todos nos preguntamos: ¿podremos sobrevivir a los retos del presente? ¿Tenemos tan siquiera un futuro? Pocas…
épocas han sido tan decisivas como la nuestra: cambio climático, sobrepoblación, bombas nucleares, inteligencia artificial... No obstante, nadie se está formulando la pregunta clave: ¿qué es el futuro? O, mejor aún, ¿quién lo inventó para esclavizarnos? La historia del futuro es un ensayo que relata el origen de la idea que definió y condenó a nuestra civilización. Sin embargo, más que otro libro sobre el futuro, este es un relato sobre cómo recobrar el tiempo más allá del tiempo.Hallaremos las respuestas que buscamos entre los antiguos mitos babilónicos, los enigmas del tiempo del Antiguo Egipto o la creencia en el fin del mundo de la tradición hindú y la cristiana.Sin excepción, todos ellos nos recordarán una sencilla enseñanza: hasta que no nos iniciemos en los misterios del tiempo, nunca seremos libres. Solo de esta manera, podremos volver a tener un futuro después del futuro.«El tiempo es el problema esencial del hombre. Si supiéramos qué es el tiempo, sabríamos qué es el mundo, quiénes somos. El tiempo es el problema. Es el enigma».Jorge Luis BorgesIsaac Marcet es el creador del medio de comunicación PlayGround.Desde el año 2008, fecha de su fundación, hasta el año 2022, fue su director y editor. También, ha sido el creador y conductor de proyectos de podcasting de pensamiento y política como Salir del Grupo o Generación Futuro, además de plataformas de innovación democrática como El Futuro es Ahora.Apache Dawn: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
Par Damien Lewis. 2023
'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee ChildIn the summer of 2007 the British Army's…
662 Squadron deployed its most potent weapons system in combat for the very first time - the iconic Apache attack helicopter. This is the definitive story of the aircraft and of the crew who fly her, and of their baptism of fire in the battle for Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Under the call-sign Ugly, four of the Army Air Corps' finest pilots flew a relentless series of missions during their 100-day deployment, stretching the aircraft, and themselves, to the limit. Apache Dawn recounts these operations from the perspective of the aircrew, plus the soldiers on the ground who owe their lives to the Apaches' intervention during the white-hot heat of battle. Bestselling author Damien Lewis has been given unprecedented access to the pilots of the Apache Attack Squadrons - an elite band of warriors operating at the very limits of modern warfare. Apache Dawn is their story, and it is one of untold bravery and resilience against all odds.'As good as any thriller I have ever read' Freddie Forsyth'Reveals a true story of British courage and daring' The Sunday Times'Riveting' Richard & Judy Show'The most dramatic story of a secret wartime mission ever' News of the WorldThe Fabulous Frances Farquharson: The Colourful Life of an American in the Highlands
Par Caroline Young. 2023
Born in 1902 in Seattle, Washington, Frances Lovell Oldham left her hometown in her early twenties to pursue a journalism…
career in Europe. At a time when women rarely found independent success, Frances transcended boundaries as a working woman in London, becoming fashion editor first at British Vogue then later at Harper’s Bazaar, when the magazines were expressively modernist in their design and output.Her story is even more remarkable given she made a career comeback after fracturing her spine during a house fire that killed her first husband in 1933. At Harper’s Bazaar, she would raise the morale of British women during the Second World War, and embarked on a fearlesss trade mission to the United States to boost British exports. After marrying Captain Alwyne Farquharson, the 16th Laird of Invercauld, in 1949, Frances threw herself into life as the queen’s neighbour at Balmoral and brought glamour and eccentricity to the grouse moors of Deeside.Drawing on interviews with Frances’ daughter and friends, and staff who once worked with her, as well as archival material and extracts from her own unpublished memoirs, The Fabulous Frances Farquharson offers a glimpse into the life of a remarkable woman and will not fail to fascinate and enthral.Love; A Curious History
Par Edward Brooke-Hitching. 2023
From the author of the critically acclaimed The Phantom Atlas and The Madman&’s Library (Sunday Times Literature Book of the Year) comes…
a magnificent new illustrated work. From prehistoric carvings and ancient Egyptian statues, to medieval spell books and Victorian code-writing, this unique collection gathers a wealth of curious objects and surprising stories to trace the story of love through the ages. Discover the royal marriage that crossed the boundary of death in 14th-century Portugal, the judicial duels between husbands and wives in Early Modern Europe, the love spells found in medieval manuscripts, and the romantic codes hidden in some of art&’s greatest masterpieces. Meet the feared ancient Greek army regiment comprised entirely of male couples; the French pirate queen avenging her murdered husband; the first woman to sail around the world; and the quack sexologist who conned 18th-century London with his musical mechanical bed. Here are ancient gods, mythical monsters, the Elizabethan portraits of smiling men on fire and the erotic paintings hidden beneath the ash of Pompeii, as well as Nigerian wedding chains, Welsh love spoons, cryptic postcards and the centuries-old cartographic tradition of mapping the heart. A curiosity cabinet of romantic treasure, Love: A Curious History in 50 Objects draws on a wide range of sources to form a collection perfect for fans of beautiful illustrated works and curious history, while also forming the ideal romantic gift.The Formation of the Child in Early Modern Spain (New Hispanisms: Cultural and Literary Studies)
Par Grace E. Coolidge. 2014
Drawing on history, literature, and art to explore childhood in early modern Spain, the contributors to this collection argue that…
early modern Spaniards conceptualized childhood as a distinct and discrete stage in life which necessitated special care and concern. The volume contrasts the didactic use of art and literature with historical accounts of actual children, and analyzes children in a wide range of contexts including the royal court, the noble family, and orphanages. The volume explores several interrelated questions that challenge both scholars of Spain and scholars specializing in childhood. How did early modern Spaniards perceive childhood? In what framework (literary, artistic) did they think about their children, and how did they visualize those children’s roles within the family and society? How do gender and literary genres intersect with this concept of childhood? How did ideas about childhood shape parenting, parents, and adult life in early modern Spain? How did theories about children and childhood interact with the actual experiences of children and their parents? The group of international scholars contributing to this book have developed a variety of creative, interdisciplinary approaches to uncover children’s lives, the role of children within the larger family, adult perceptions of childhood, images of children and childhood in art and literature, and the ways in which children and childhood were vulnerable and in need of protection. Studying children uncovers previously hidden aspects of Spanish history and allows the contributors to analyze the ideals and goals of Spanish culture, the inner dynamics of the Habsburg court, and the vulnerabilities and weaknesses that Spanish society fought to overcome.Cambridge IGCSE and O Level History 3rd Edition: Option B: The 20th century
Par Ben Walsh, Benjamin Harrison. 2022
This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support Option B for examination from 2024.New edition to match…
the revised Cambridge IGCSETM, IGCSE (9-1) and O Level syllabuses (0470/0977/2147)Rely on author Ben Walsh's bestselling approach to navigate through the syllabus content and help students acquire the skills they need. The book covers all the Key Questions and Focus Points for Core Content Option B 'The 20th century: International Relations since 1919' and selected depth studies: Germany, 1918-45; Russia, 1905-41; The USA, 1919-41.- Deepen understanding through clear and engaging text to build the content knowledge required by the course.- Develop analytical skills through carefully designed Focus Tasks on all the Focus Points or Key Questions from the syllabus.- Get a feel for the period and the issues through abundant source material that also ensures regular practice of source evaluation skills.- Remember historical facts better through memorable diagrams and timelines.- Consolidate learning with Focus on features suggesting how to tackle exam-style questions.