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David A. Valone - Ireland's Great Hunger, Volume 2 ; Relief, Representation, and Remembrance (2010).pdf

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Christopher K. Ansell - Schism and Solidarity in S ocial Movements; The Politics of Labor in the Fren ch Third Republic (2001).jpg

All History - Christopher K. Ansell - Schism and Solidarity in Soci...e Politics of Labor in the French Third Republic 2001.jpg

From the fall of the Paris Commune to the creation of the powerful French Communist Party, the French labor movement lurched between a pattern of ideological polarization and organizational fragmentation and one of broad-based solidarity. Ansell analyzes the dynamic interplay among political mobilization, organization-building, and ideological articulation that produced these shifts between schism and solidarity. The aim is to shed new light on the historical development of the French labor movement and to develop a more generic understanding of schism and solidarity in organizations and social movements.

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Christopher K. Ansell - Schism and Solidarity in S ocial Movements; The Politics of Labor in the Fren ch Third Republic (2001).pdf

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Stephen Greenblatt - Shakespeare's Freedom (2010).jpg

Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes—of claims for the absolute authority of scripture, monarch, and God, and the authority of fathers over wives and children, the old over the young, and the gentle over the baseborn. With the elegance and verve for which he is well known, Stephen Greenblatt, author of the best-selling Will in the World, shows that Shakespeare was strikingly averse to such absolutes and constantly probed the possibility of freedom from them. Again and again, Shakespeare confounds the designs and pretensions of kings, generals, and churchmen. His aversion to absolutes even leads him to probe the exalted and seemingly limitless passions of his lovers.
Greenblatt explores this rich theme by addressing four of Shakespeare’s preoccupations across all the genres in which he worked. He first considers the idea of beauty in Shakespeare’s works, specifically his challenge to the cult of featureless perfection and his interest in distinguishing marks. He then turns to Shakespeare’s interest in murderous hatred, most famously embodied in Shylock but seen also in the character Bernardine in Measure for Measure. Next Greenblatt considers the idea of Shakespearean authority—that is, Shakespeare’s deep sense of the ethical ambiguity of power, including his own. Ultimately, Greenblatt takes up Shakespearean autonomy, in particular the freedom of artists, guided by distinctive forms of perception, to live by their own laws and to claim that their creations are singularly unconstrained.
A book that could only have been written by Stephen Greenblatt, Shakespeare’s Freedom is a wholly original and eloquent meditation by the most acclaimed and influential Shakespearean of our time.

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Philippa Kelly - Word and Self Estranged in Englis h Texts, 1550-1660 (2010).jpg

The essays in "Word and Self Estranged in English Texts, 1550-1660", consider diverse historical contexts for writing about 'strangeness'. They draw on current practices of reading to present contrasts and analogies within and between various social understandings. In so doing they reveal an interplay of thematic and stylistic modes that tells us a great deal about how, and why, certain aspects of life and thinking were 'estranged' in sixteenth and seventeenth century thinking. The collection's unique strength is that it makes specific bridges between contemporary perspectives and early modern connotations of strangeness and inhibition. The subjects of these essays are 'strange' to our ways of thinking because of their obvious distance from us in time and culture. And yet, curiously, far from being entirely alien to these texts, some of the most modern thinking-about paradigms, texts, concepts-connects with the early modern in unexpected ways. Milton meets the contemporary 'competent reader', Wittgenstein meets Robert Cawdrey, Shakespeare embraces the teenager, and Marvell matches wits with French mathematician Rene Thom. Additionally, the early modern texts posit their own 'others', or sites of estrangement-Moorishness, Persian art, even the human body-with which they perform their own astonishing maneuvers of estrangement and alignment. In reading Renaissance works from our own time and inviting them to reflect upon our own time, "Word and Self Estranged in English Texts, 1550-1660" offers a vital reinterpretation of early modern texts.

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Shannon Gayk - Image, Text, and Religious Reform i n Fifteenth-Century England (2010).jpg

Focusing on the period between the Wycliffite critique of images and Reformation iconoclasm, Shannon Gayk investigates the sometimes complementary and sometimes fraught relationship between vernacular devotional writing and the religious image. She examines how a set of fifteenth-century writers, including Lollard authors, John Lydgate, Thomas Hoccleve, John Capgrave, and Reginald Pecock, translated complex clerical debates about the pedagogical and spiritual efficacy of images and texts into vernacular settings and literary forms. These authors found vernacular discourse to be a powerful medium for explaining and reforming contemporary understandings of visual experience. In its survey of the function of literary images and imagination, the epistemology of vision, the semiotics of idols, and the authority of written texts, this study reveals a fifteenth century that was as much an age of religious and literary exploration, experimentation, and reform as it was an age of regulation.

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Shannon Gayk - Image, Text, and Religious Reform i n Fifteenth-Century England (2010).pdf

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Kathleen P. Long - Gender and Scientific Discourse in Early Modern Culture (2010).jpg

In the wake of new interest in alchemy as more significant than a bizarre aberration in rational Western European culture, this collection examines both alchemical and medical discourses in the larger context of early modern Europe. How do early scientific discourses infiltrate other cultural domains such as literature, philosophy, court life, and the conduct of households? How do these new contexts deflect scientific pursuits into new directions, and allow a larger participation in the elaboration of scientific methods and perspectives? Might there have been a scientific subculture, particularly surrounding alchemy, which allowed women to participate in scientific pursuits long before they were admitted in an investigative capacity into official academic settings? This volume poses those questions, as a starting point for a broader discussion of scientific subcultures and their relationship to the restructuring and questioning of gender roles.

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Thomas Christofferson, Michael Christofferson - Fr ance during World War II; From Defeat to Liberatio n (2006).jpg

All History - Thomas Christofferson, Michael Christofferson - Franc...ce during World War II From Defeat to Liberation 2006.jpg

In this concise, clearly written book, authors provide a balanced introduction to every aspect of the French experience during World War II.Synthesizing a wide range of scholarship, the authors integrate political, diplomatic, military, social, cultural, and economic history in this portrait of a nation and a people at war.

Here is a chronicle of the battles and campaigns that stained French soil with blood. Here, also, is the full historical context of the war—its origins, realities, and aftermath—in French society. The authors pay particular attention to the key failures of institutional France—especially the officer corps, political elites, and the Catholic Church.
They also assessthe controversial history of the Vichy regime and the German occupation, in carefully crafted accounts of resistance and collaboration, Vichy’s National Revolution, and the fate of France’s Jews.Accessible to both students and general readers, France during World War II develops a full understanding of the actors, events, issues, and controversies of a turbulent era.

Contents
Abbreviations
Preface
1 Defeat of France
2 National Revolution
3 Collaboration
4 Exclusion
5 Resistance
6 Liberation
Epilogue
Further Reading in English
Notes
Index

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Thomas Christofferson, Michael Christofferson - Fr ance during World War II; From Defeat to Liberatio n (2006).pdf

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Jan Bremmer, Lourens Van Den Bosch - Between Pover ty and the Pyre; Moments in the History of Widowho od (1995).jpg

All History - Jan Bremmer, Lourens Van Den Bosch - Between Poverty ...nd the Pyre Moments in the History of Widowhood 1995.jpg

Between Poverty and the Pyre examines the history of the experience of widowhood across different cultures. It brings together a collection of essays by historians, anthropologists and philologists. The book shows how difficult it is to define the 'typical' widow, as the experiences of these women have differed so widely, not simply because of their different time periods and locations, but also becuase of their varying legal and religious status and economic conditions.
The study is diverse with subjects ranging from:

Hindu wives who followed their husbands to the pyre
widows who were burned as witches
and widows who had to become prostitutes to stay alive.

The book also explores Jesus's interest in widows and the experience of some well-known widows, such as Mohammed's first wife.

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Jan Bremmer, Lourens Van Den Bosch - Between Pover ty and the Pyre; Moments in the History of Widowho od (1995).pdf

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Keith A. Sandiford - The Cultural Politics of Suga r; Caribbean Slavery and Narratives of Colonialism (2000).jpg

All History - Keith A. Sandiford - The Cultural Politics of Sugar C...Caribbean Slavery and Narratives of Colonialism 2000.jpg

Keith Sandiford's study examines the importance of sugar as a central metaphor in the work of six influential authors of the colonial West Indies. Sugar, he argues, became a focus for cultural desires as well as a hard fact of the Caribbean's political economy. Sandiford defines this metaphorical turn as a trope of "negotiation" that organizes the structure and content of the narratives. Based on extensive historical knowledge of the period and recent postcolonial theory, this book suggests the possibilities negotiation offers in the continuing recovery of West Indian intellectual history.

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Jane Hwang Degenhardt - Islamic Conversion and Chr istian Resistance on the Early Modern Stage (2010).jpg

This book explores the theme of Christian conversion to Islam in 12 early-modern English plays by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Massinger and others. In these works, conversion from Christianity to Islam is represented as both erotic and tragic: as a sexual seduction and a fate worse than death.
Degenhardt examines the theatre's treatment of the intercourse between the Christian and Islamic faiths to reveal connections between sexuality, race and confessional identity in early modern English drama and culture. In addition, she shows how England's encounter with Islam reanimated post-Reformation debates about the embodiment of Christian faith. As Degenhardt compellingly demonstrates, the erotics of conversion added fuel to the fires of controversies over Pauline universalism, Christian martyrdom, the efficacy of relics and rituals and the ideals of the Knights of Malta.

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Jane Hwang Degenhardt - Islamic Conversion and Chr istian Resistance on the Early Modern Stage (2010).pdf

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Costume and Fashion Source Books - Katthy Elgin - Medieval World (2009).jpg

The Medieval World focuses on the styles found in Europe from 1340 to 1460, which is most frequently represented as "medieval" in movies, TV, books, and art. During this time, wool was widely available, the length of clothing indicated one's wealth, and luxurious fabrics from the East, such as silks, brocades, and damasks, were in demand among the rich. Tapestries from the time period, pictures from movies and plays, and detailed photographs show the clothing and accessories men and women, rich and poor, wore during the medieval period. Chapters of this title include: The World of the Middle Ages; What My Lady Wore; What the Lord of the Manor Wore; Knights and Soldiers; What the Common People Wore; Hats, Hose, Girdles, and Gloves; and, A Fair Field Full of Folk.

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Costume and Fashion Source Books - Katthy Elgin - Medieval World (2009).pdf

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Graham Mooney, Jonathan Reinarz - Permeable Walls; Historical Perspectives on Hospital and Asylum Vi siting (2009).jpg

All History - Graham Mooney, Jonathan Reinarz - Permeable Walls His...al Perspectives on Hospital and Asylum Visiting 2009.jpg

Visiting relatives and friends in medical institutions is a common practice in all corners of the world. People probably go into hospitals as a visitor more frequently than they do as a patient. Permeable Walls is the first book devoted to the history of hospital and asylum visiting and deflects attention from medical history's more traditionally studied constituencies, patients and doctors.

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Graham Mooney, Jonathan Reinarz - Permeable Walls; Historical Perspectives on Hospital and Asylum Vi siting (2009).pdf

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John Ruskin - The Seven Lamps of Architecture (201 1).jpg

Book-length essay on architecture by John Ruskin, published in 1849. According to Ruskin, the leading principles of architecture are the 'lamps' of Sacrifice, Truth, Power, Beauty, Life, Memory, and Obedience. The noblest style of architecture was Gothic, but in time medieval architecture had lost the power to resist innovation.

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John Ruskin - The Seven Lamps of Architecture (201 1).epub

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Prudence J. Jones - Cleopatra; A Sourcebook (2006).jpg

Who was Cleopatra? Who is Cleopatra? Viewed as both goddess and monster even in her own lifetime, she has become through the ages saint and sinner, heroine and victim, femme fatale and star-crossed lover, black and white. A protean figure, Cleopatra defies categorization.

Cleopatra's life story, gleaned from contemporary sources, is powerfully intriguing: Married four times, she seduced two of the most powerful men in Rome (Julius Caesar and Marc Antony), became the sole ruler of Egypt, gained legendary status for her lavish banquets, and chose to die rather than endure disgrace as the prisoner of Octavian, Caesar's heir.

This fascinating sourcebook documents what we know of the historical figure and also shows how she has evolved through the lens of interpretation. Arranged both chronologically and thematically, the volume consists of a series of readings about Cleopatra--historical, literary, and documentary--extending from ancient times to the twentieth century, from the European Romantics to the Afro centrists, and from Middle English to modern Arabic.

In her introductions to the readings, Prudence J. Jones provides helpful information about the sources, placing them in historical and cultural context. She includes passages both familiar and unfamiliar, some not easily found in translation. Suitable for classroom use, Cleopatra: A Sourcebook reveals a multitude of Cleopatras, raising as many questions as it answers about one of history's most captivating figures.

About the Author
Prudence J. Jones is Assistant Professor of Classics at Montclair State University, New Jersey.

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DK - David Murdoch - Tutankhamun; The Life and Dea th of a Pharaoh (2003).jpg

In this text, accompany two archaeologists; Howard Carter and Theodore Davis, as they discover the tomb of the boy king, Tutankhamun and the exquisite treasures inside it. Learn about his life and death, from coming to power at the age of nine, to his elaborate burial nine years later. The text also examines the lives of Egyptians, their gods and religion and attitude towards the pharaoh.

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DK - David Murdoch - Tutankhamun; The Life and Dea th of a Pharaoh (2003).pdf

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Joyce Tyldesley - Cleopatra. Last Queen of Egypt ( 2008).jpg

"'Tyldesley's strength has always been her storytelling, and here she is on top form.' Sunday Telegraph 'A very readable account of the life of Cleopatra VII, and one that goes some way to redress the way in which she is often viewed... Intriguing insights into life and society in the Egypt of the Ptolemies.' THES 'Magnificent... strips away preconceptions to provide a rich, absorbing picture of a country and its Egyptian Queen.' Belfast Telegraph"

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Peter Rietbergen - Europe; A Cultural History (199 8).jpg

This major contribution to the idea of Europe sweeps the continent from its Celtic and German origins through the influence of the Greeks and Romans to the fruitful--and sometimes bloody--contacts with other cultures.
Peter Rietbergen portrays Europe's history as a series of four grand phases of continuity and change set in the context of political, social and economic developments. These phases are new forms of: surviving; believing; looking at man and the world; and consumption and communication. Rietbergen's descriptions are supported by a selection of illuminating excerpts such as: Chaucer's description of London in 1378; Michelangelo on Italian art; and popular music lyrics of Iron Maiden and Sting.

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Peter Rietbergen - Europe; A Cultural History (199 8).pdf

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Michael Woolfson - The Formation of the Solar Syst em; Theories Old and New (2007).jpg

This book traces the development of ideas about the origin of the Solar System from ancient times to the present day. A survey of more modern ideas, covering the last 200 years or so, highlights the difficulties experienced by theories and also points the way towards the development of a more successful theory. In particular, the current standard model the Solar Nebula Theory is examined and discussed in some detail. After more than thirty years of development, this theory has still not settled down into an agreed form, as it experiences both theoretical difficulties and problems with reconciling new observations. By contrast, the Capture Theory, developed over the last forty years by the author, and supported by recent observations provides a complete description of the formation of the Solar System, including an evolutionary hypothesis that explains the detailed structure of the system. Written in an informative yet accessible manner, this book will appeal to both specialist and non-specialist readers alike.

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Michael Woolfson - The Formation of the Solar Syst em; Theories Old and New (2007).pdf

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Joyce E. Salisbury - Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World (2001).jpg

This is an A-Z encyclopedia on women in the ancient world with entries which include: why Cleopatra seduced Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, engulfing the Roman Empire in bloody civil war; the historical evidence that substantiates tales of sexual rites in Babylonian temples; how the Greek women who served the god Apollo at Delphi uttered pronouncements that changed the course of history; and the story of the Amazons that fascinated ancient and modern societies.

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