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To mark the end of the war in Europe the flag was hoisted in front
of the School, and on 8 May and 9 May 1945 there was a holiday to
celebrate VE Day. On 10 May there was a short ceremony at Morning
Assembly to celebrate the Allied victory. This book is not only
about those 463 ex-pupils and staff who were in the Armed Forces,
forty-one of whom were killed in the War, or about those who were
wounded, or those who were prisoners of war in German, Italian or
Japanese hands. It is also about the life of the school in the
years 1939 - 1945 and the 998 pupils who were there at the time,
forty-one of whom were at Prince Henry's for the length of the war.
It is dedicated to everybody associated with Prince Henry's Grammar
School before and during the Second World War. Lest we forget.
In this book, James B. Greenberg and Thomas K. Park take an
anthropological approach to the economic history of the past one
thousand years and define credit as a potentially transformative
force involving inequalties, rather than an exchange of equal
valued commodites. Guiding readers through the medieval period all
the way to the modern day, and tracking through the Mediterranean
and Europe, Greenberg and Park reorient financial history and
position social capital and ethical thought at its center. They
examine the multicultural origins of credit and finance, from
banking to credit cards and predatory lending, and bringing us up
to date, they explore the forces that led to the collapse of global
credit markets in 2007-2008. This book is recommended for scholars
of anthropology, history, economics, religion, and sociology.
Escape from Corregidor is the harrowing account of Edgar Whitcomb,
a B-17 navigator who arrives in World War II Philippines just
before its invasion by the Japanese. Whitcomb evades the enemy on
Bataan by fleeing to Corregidor Island in a small boat. He is
captured but later manages to escape at night in an hours-long swim
to safety. Captured once again weeks later, Whitcomb is imprisoned,
tortured and starved, before being transferred to China and
eventual freedom.
Concern about the 'decline of community', and the theme of
'community spirit', are internationally widespread in the modern
world. The English past has featured many representations of
declining community, expressed by those who lamented its loss in
quite different periods and in diverse genres. This book analyses
how community spirit and the passing of community have been
described in the past - whether for good or ill - with an eye to
modern issues, such as the so-called 'loneliness epidemic' or the
social consequences of alternative structures of community. It does
this through examination of authors such as Thomas Hardy, James
Wentworth Day, Adrian Bell and H.E. Bates, by appraising detective
fiction writers, analysing parish magazines, considering the letter
writing of the parish poor in the 18th and 19th centuries, and
through the depictions of realist landscape painters such as George
Morland. K. D. M. Snell addresses modern social concerns, showing
how many current preoccupations had earlier precedents. In
presenting past representations of declining communities, and the
way these affected individuals of very different political
persuasions, the book draws out lessons and examples from the past
about what community has meant hitherto, setting into context
modern predicaments and judgements about 'spirits of community'
today.
While in the last twenty years perceptions of Europe have been
subjected to detailed historical scrutiny, American images of the
Old World have been almost wantonly neglected. As a response to
this scholarly desideratum, this pioneering study analyzes
neoconservative images of Europe since the 1970s on the basis of an
extensive collection of sources. With fresh insight into the
evolution of American images of Europe as well as into the history
of U.S. neoconservatism, the book appeals to readers familiar and
new to the subject matters alike. The study explores how, beginning
in the early 1970s, ideas of the United States as an anti-Europe
have permeated neoconservative writing and shaped their self-images
and political agitation. The choice of periodization and
investigated personnel enables the author to refute popular claims
that widespread Euro-critical sentiment in the United Studies
during the early 21st century - considerably ignited by
neoconservatives - was a distinct post-Cold War phenomenon.
Instead, the analysis reveals that the fiery rhetoric in the
context of the Iraq War debates was merely the climax of a
decade-old development.
In September 1958, Guinea claimed its independence, rejecting a
constitution that would have relegated it to junior partnership in
the French Community. In all the French empire, Guinea was the only
territory to vote "No." Orchestrating the "No" vote was the Guinean
branch of the Rassemblement Democratique Africain (RDA), an
alliance of political parties with affiliates in French West and
Equatorial Africa and the United Nations trusts of Togo and
Cameroon. Although Guinea's stance vis-a-vis the 1958 constitution
has been recognized as unique, until now the historical roots of
this phenomenon have not been adequately explained.
Clearly written and free of jargon, "Cold War and Decolonization
in Guinea" argues that Guinea's vote for independence was the
culmination of a decade-long struggle between local militants and
political leaders for control of the political agenda. Since 1950,
when RDA representatives in the French parliament severed their
ties to the French Communist Party, conservative elements had
dominated the RDA. In Guinea, local cadres had opposed the break.
Victimized by the administration and sidelined by their own
leaders, they quietly rebuilt the party from the base. Leftist
militants, their voices muted throughout most of the decade, gained
preeminence in 1958, when trade unionists, students, the party's
women's and youth wings, and other grassroots actors pushed the
Guinean RDA to endorse a "No" vote. Thus, Guinea's rejection of the
proposed constitution in favor of immediate independence was not an
isolated aberration. Rather, it was the outcome of years of
political mobilization by activists who, despite Cold War
repression, ultimately pushed the Guinean RDA tothe left.
The significance of this highly original book, based on previously
unexamined archival records and oral interviews with grassroots
activists, extends far beyond its primary subject. In illuminating
the Guinean case, Elizabeth Schmidt helps us understand the
dynamics of decolonization and its legacy for postindependence
nation-building in many parts of the developing world.
Examining Guinean history from the bottom up, Schmidt considers
local politics within the larger context of the Cold War, making
her book suitable for courses in African history and politics,
diplomatic history, and Cold War history.
**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** 25th Anniversary Edition. Foreword
by Tom Hanks. The book that inspired Steven Spielberg's acclaimed
TV series, produced by Tom Hanks and starring Damian Lewis. In Band
of Brothers, Stephen E. Ambrose pays tribute to the men of Easy
Company, a crack rifle company in the US Army. From their rigorous
training in Georgia in 1942 to the dangerous parachute landings on
D-Day and their triumphant capture of Hitler's 'Eagle's Nest' in
Berchtesgaden. Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company.
Repeatedly send on the toughest missions, these brave men fought,
went hungry, froze and died in the service of their country.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary since the original publication,
this reissue contains a new foreword from Tom Hanks who was an
executive producer on the award-winning HBO series. A tale of
heroic adventures and soul-shattering confrontations, Band of
Brothers brings back to life, as only Stephen E. Ambrose can, the
profound ties of brotherhood forged in the barracks and on the
battlefields. 'History boldly told and elegantly written . . .
Gripping' Wall Street Journal 'Ambrose proves once again he is a
masterful historian . . . spellbinding' People
In the socio-political milieu of the forties in India, the most
contentious decade of the last century, ravaged with war, the Quit
India movement, famine, partition and the civil war, the author
draws our attention to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the father of
the Indian Independence Movement, who, as he puts it, 'symbolised
the conflicts and paradoxes of that time of transition'. As one
critically examines Gandhi's views during the period of India's
passage to political independence on issues such as war,
decolonisation, nationalist challenge, state sovereignty, problems
of governance and so on, a pertinent question surfaces: was Gandhi
as confident in his political agenda and methods as history has
asserted to the present day? Gandhi, again a satyagrahi, an ardent
propagator of non-violent resistance to injustice throughout his
life, appears in the eyes of the Englishmen, as an extremist and
saboteur of the Allied democratic cause in the World War II. Using
his scholarly acumen, the author unveils a new dimension to
Gandhi's towering personality with the suggestion that time was
closing down on him. It was a situation of classic aporia, when
exit from the problem that Gandhi struggled to escape from became
impossible in its own terms.
The Cold War remains one of the twentieth century's defining
events, possessing broad political, social, and material
implications that continue to have impact. In this book, Todd
Hanson presents nine case studies of archaeological investigations
conducted at famous-and some not so famous-historic American Cold
War sites, including Bikini Atoll, the Nevada Test Site, and the
Cuban sites of the Soviet Missile Crisis. By examining nuclear
weapons test sites, missile silos, submarine bases, fallout
shelters, and more, Hanson illustrates how archaeology can help
strip away myths, secrets, and political rhetoric to better inform
our understanding of the conflict's formative role in the making of
the contemporary American landscape. Addressing modern
ramifications of the Cold War, Hanson also looks at the
preservation of atomic heritage sites, the atomic tourism
phenomenon, and the struggles of atomic veterans.
Reverberations of Nazi Violence in Germany and Beyond explores the
complex and diverse reverberations of the Second World War after
1945. It focuses on the legacies that National Socialist violence
and genocide perpetrated in Europe continue to have in
German-speaking countries and communities, as well as among those
directly affected by occupation, terror and mass murder.
Furthermore it explores how those legacies are in turn shaped by
the present. The volume also considers conflicting, unexpected and
often dissonant interpretations and representations of these
events, made by those who were the witnesses, victims and
perpetrators at the time and also by different communities in the
generations that followed. The contributions, from a range of
disciplinary perspectives, enrich our understanding of the
complexity of the ways in which a disturbing past continues to
disrupt the present and how the past is in turn disturbed and
instrumentalized by a later present.
Australia's most eminent judge was regarded as the greatest
exponent of the common law of his generation anywhere in the world.
Through his private diaries, the author gives the text a strong
sense of momentum, interiority and continuing drama. He focuses on
the most interesting cases and involves the reader closely
regarding his trips and wartime.
This book presents absorbing and critical expert perspectives on
the post-truth phenomenon that has infiltrated the U.S. political
system, media, and populace. Deception in politics is nothing new,
but the quantity of unsubstantiated statements in America today is
unprecedented. False notions, fake news, "alternative facts," and
opinions are being pitched from sources including the White House,
Congress, and the American population via Twitter, Facebook, and
online news sites as well as print, television, and radio. Such a
widespread spectacle instantly captures the attention of people
nationwide, but disagreement has the nation almost bordering on
civil war over the definition of "the truth" and what this book
calls "post-truth." In this text, C.G. Prado and expert
contributors present varied perspectives on post-truth, its
authoritarian implications for the nation, and how we can approach
information to differentiate between truth and post-truth. Speaking
to general readers, students, and scholars alike, chapters include
text on the historical and social events that initiated and
developed post-truth and why some people are more prone than others
to accept and perpetuate post-truth. They also discuss post-truth
as a threat to democracy. Analyzes Trump-administration-generated
mistruths in a discussion of post-truth America Presents varied
concerns, perspectives, and thought-provoking topics in clear,
accessible, and engaging words Explains the historical and social
circumstances that led to post-truth Details why some people are
more apt to embrace and spread post-truth Outlines actions to
defeat post-truth
In Land, Community, and the State in the Caucasus, Ian Lanzillotti
traces the history of Kabardino-Balkaria from the extension of
Russian rule in the late-18th century to the ethno-nationalist
mobilizations of the post-Soviet era. As neighboring communities
throughout the Caucasus mountain region descended into violence
amidst the Soviet collapse, Russia's multiethnic Kabardino-Balkar
Republic enjoyed intercommunal peace despite tensions over land and
identity. Lanzillotti explores why this region avoided violent
ethnicized conflict by examining the historic relationships that
developed around land tenure in the Central Caucasus and their
enduring legacies. This study demonstrates how Kabardino-Balkaria
formed out of the dynamic interactions among the state, the peoples
of the region, and the space they inhabited. Deeply researched and
elegantly argued, this book deftly balances sources from Russia's
central archives with rare and often overlooked archival material
from the Caucasus region to provide the first historical
examination of Kabardino-Balkaria in the English language. As such,
Land, Community, and the State in the Caucasus is a key resource
for scholars of the Caucasus region, modern Russia, and peace
studies.
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