8468 results for "History"

Ja, no, man: a memoir of pop culture, girls, suburbia, and-- apartheid / Richard Poplak

Poplak, Richard
"Ja, No, Man is an eerily familiar portrayal of the life of an ordinary white South African growing up during Apartheid-era South Africa. Told with extraordinary humour and self-awareness, Poplak's story brings his gradual understanding of the difference between his country and the rest of the world vividly to life. A startlingly original memoir that veers sharply from the quotidian to the bizarre and back again, Ja, No, Man is an enlightening, darkly hilarious, and, at times, disturbing read." From book cover
Penguin Books 2007 229 pages

The Leper, and Other Poems

Rebekah Hyneman
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
WENTWORTH Press 2016-08-28 230 pages

The geographical encyclopedia of the Holocaust in Hungary

Randolph L. Braham
Contents: Vol. 1. Abaúj-Torna County - Máramaros County. Vol. 2. Maros-Torda County - Zemplén County. Vol. 3. Appendixes. Vol. 1 contains a "Historical Overview" by Braham (pp. xv-xcv). Divided by counties, this encyclopedia gives information on the persecution and fate of the Jews in every village, town, and city in Greater Hungary (including areas which are today part of Romania, Serbia, and Ukraine).
Northwestern University Press 2013-05-31 1520 pages

Zionism and the Arabs: an American Jewish dilemma, 1898-1948

Medoff, Rafael
How have American Zionists maintained the delicate balance between their Americanism and their Zionism? How did they, as Americans, support the principle of democracy and at the same time, as Jews, support the creation of a Jewish homeland despite the pre-1948 Arab majority in Palestine? Looking at America-Holy Land relations during the years prior to the establishment of the state of Israel, Medoff explores this crucial question of American Jewish identity. Using original, previously unpublished archival material, this study presents an engaging account of a dilemma that is still very much an issue in today's political climate.
Praeger 1997-06-11 188 pages

Collected essays Volume 1

Leavis, Q D.,Singh, G
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Nabu Press 2010 308 pages

The Law of Causality and Its Limits

Philipp Frank
The Law of Causality and its Limits was the principal philosophical work of the physicist turned philosopher, Philipp Frank. Born in Vienna on March 20, 1884, Frank died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 21, 1966. He received his doctorate in 1907 at the University of Vienna in theoretical physics, having studied under Ludwig Boltzmann; his sub sequent research in physics and mathematics was represented by more than 60 scientific papers. Moreover his great success as teacher and expositor was recognized throughout the scientific world with publication of his collaborative Die Differentialgleichungen der Mechanik und Physik, with Richard von Mises, in 1925-27. Frank was responsible for the second volume, on physics, and especially noted for his authoritative article on classical Hamiltonian mechanics and optics. Among his earliest papers were those, beginning in 1908, devoted to special relativity, which together with general relativity and physical cosmology occupied him throughout his life. Already in 1907, Frank published his seminal paper 'Kausalgesetz und Erfahrung' ('Experience and the Law of Causality'), much later collected with a splendid selection of his essays on philosophy of science, in English (1941c and 1949g, in our Bibliography). Joining the first 'Vienna Circle' in the first decade of the 20th century, with Hans Hahn, mathematician, and Otto Neurath, sociologist and economist, and deeply influenced by studies of Ernst Mach's critical conceptual histories of science and by the striking challenge of Poincare and Duhem, Frank continued his epistemological investigations.
Springer Netherlands 2011-09-29 302 pages

Secret Missions of the Civil War

Philip Van Doren Stern
Washington the eve of the war / Charles P. Stone -- Founder of the Pinkertons shadows a beautiful rebel spy / Allan Pinkerton -- Future head of U.S. Secret Service activities goes on his first mission / Lafayette C. Baker -- How the Confederates got arms and ammunition in Europe / Caleb Huse -- First Confederate cruiser puts out to sea / Raphael Semmes -- Confederacy's first government-owned blockade runner begins her career / James D. Bulloch -- Belle Boyd starts her work as a spy / Belle Boyd -- Union spy tells how he operated / Spencer Kellogg Brown -- Female spy changes her color / S. Emma E. Edmonds -- Carrying a memorized cipher message through the lines / Adam R. Johnson -- Confederate cruiser runs the gauntlet / John Newland Maffitt -- Dummy ironclad goes on a secret mission with no one on board / David Dixon Porter -- Morgan and his men escape from prison / Thomas E. Hines -- Draft riots / Joel Tyler Headley -- Confederate torpedo service / R.O. Crowley -- Tallahassee terrifies New York and New England / John Taylor Wood -- Explosion at City Point / Morris Schaff -- Mosby's greenback raid / John H. Alexander -- Confederates raid Vermont / John W. Headley -- Destruction at the Albemarle / W.B. Cushing -- Confederates try to burn New York City / John W. Headley -- Capturing a Confederate guerrilla leader / Harry Gilmor -- Lee sends his last message to Jefferson Davis / John S. Wise -- Last of the Confederate cruisers / John Thomson Mason.
Portland House Publishing 2001 320 pages

The Monuments of Ancient Egypt, and Their Relation to the Word of God

Gosse, Philip Henry
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Nabu Press 2010-01-11 380 pages

Letters From Alabama

Philip Henry Gosse
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Creative Media Partners, LLC 2017-08-19 328 pages

British Sea-anemones And Corals

Gosse, Philip Henry
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ British Sea-anemones And Corals Philip Henry Gosse Van Voorst, 1860 Science; Life Sciences; Zoology; General; Corals; Ctenophora; Marine animals; Nature / Marine Life; Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General; Sea anemones
Nabu Press 2011-09-21 448 pages

A Naturalist's Sojourn in Jamaica

Philip Henry 1810-1888 Gosse,Richard 1795-1872 Hill
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Creative Media Partners, LLC 2016-08-27 570 pages

We Were Only Human

Peter Ustinov
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Creative Media Partners, LLC 2021-09-09 40 pages