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Urban Villages and Local Identities examines immigration to the
Great Plains by surveying the experiences of three divergent ethnic
groups-Volga Germans, Omaha Indians, and Vietnamese-that settled in
enclaves in Lincoln, Nebraska, beginning in 1876, 1941, and 1975,
respectively. These urban villages served as safe havens that
protected new arrivals from a mainstream that often eschewed
unfamiliar cultural practices. Lincoln's large Volga German
population was last fully discussed in 1918; Omahas are rarely
studied as urban people although sixy-five percent of their
population lives in cities; and the growing body of work on
Vietnamese tends to be conducted by social scientists rather than
historians, few of whom contrast Southeast Asian experiences with
those of earlier waves of immigration. As a comparative study,
Urban Villages and Local Identities is inspired, in part, by
Reinventing Free Labor, by Gunther Peck. By focusing on the
experiences of three populations over the course of 130 years,
Urban Villages connects two distinct eras of international border
crossing and broadens the field of immigration to include Native
Americans. Ultimately, the work yields insights into the
complexity, flexibility, and durability of cultural identities
among ethnic groups and the urban mainstream in one capital city.
The Holocaust and the Nakba are foundational traumas in
Israeli-Jewish and Palestinian societies and form key parts of each
respective collective identity. This book offers a parallel
analysis of the transmission of these foundational pasts in
Israeli-Jewish and Palestinian societies by exploring how the
Holocaust and the Nakba have been narrated since the signing of the
1993 Oslo Accords. The work exposes the existence and perpetuation
of ethnocentric victimhood narratives that serve as the theoretical
foundations for an ensuing minimization - or even denial - of the
other's past. Three established realms of societal memory
transmission provide the analytical framework for this study:
official state education, commemorative acts, and mass mediation.
Through this analysis, the work demonstrates the interrelated
nature of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the
contextualization of the primary historical events, while also
highlighting the universal malleability of mnemonic practices.
The Oconaluftee Valley, located on the North Carolina side of the
Smokies, is home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians and
part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (a UNESCO World
Heritage Site). This seemingly isolated valley has an epic tale to
tell. Always a desirable place to settle, hunt, gather, farm, and
live, the valley and its people have played an integral role in
some of the greatest dramas of the colonial era, the Trail of
Tears, and the Civil War era. The experiences of
turn-of-the-twentieth-century industrial logging alongside the
national park movement show how land-use trends changed communities
and families. Though the valley saw its share of conflict, its
residents often lived like neighbors, sharing resources and acting
cooperatively for mutual benefit and survival. They demonstrated
remarkable resilience in the face of threats to their existence.
Elizabeth Giddens offers a deeply researched and elegantly written
account of Oconaluftee and its people from Indigenous settlements
to the establishment of the national park by Franklin Delano
Roosevelt in 1940. She builds the tale from archives, census
records, property records, personal memoirs, and more, showing how
national events affected all Oconaluftee's people—Indigenous,
Black, and white.
Inside the experiences of immigrants from Latin America and the
Caribbean Latino Orlando portrays the experiences of first- and
second-generation immigrants who have come to the Orlando
metropolitan area from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela,
Colombia, and other Latin American countries. While much research
on immigration focuses on urban destinations, Simone Delerme delves
into a middle- and upper-class suburban context, highlighting the
profound demographic and cultural transformation of an overlooked
immigrant hub. Drawing on interviews, observations, fieldwork,
census data, and traditional and new media, Delerme reveals the
important role of real estate developers in attracting Puerto
Ricans-some of the first Spanish-speaking immigrants in the
region-to Central Florida in the 1970s. She traces how language
became a way of racializing and segregating Latino communities,
leading to the growth of suburban ethnic enclaves. She documents
not only the tensions between Latinos and non-Latinos, but also the
class-based distinctions that cause dissent within the Latino
population. Arguing that Latino migrants are complicating racial
categorizations and challenging the deep-rooted Black-white binary
that has long prevailed in the American South, Latino Orlando
breaks down stereotypes of neighborhood decline and urban poverty
and illustrates the diversity of Latinos in the region. A volume in
the series Southern Dissent, edited by Stanley Harrold and Randall
M. Miller
Legal and political theorist, common lawyer and parliamentary
leader, historian and polyglot, John Selden (1584-1654) was a
formidable figure in Renaissance England, whose real importance and
influence are now being recognized once again. John Selden and the
Western Political Tradition highlights his important role in the
development of such early modern political ideas as modern natural
law and natural rights, national identity and tradition, the
political integration of church and state, and the effect of Jewish
ideas on Western political thought. Selden's political ideas are
analysed in the context of his contemporaries Grotius, Hobbes and
Filmer. The book demonstrates how these ideas informed and
influenced more familiar works of later thinkers like Burke.
'Beautifully written, sumptuously illustrated, constantly
fascinating' The Times On 26 November 1922 Howard Carter first
peered into the newly opened tomb of an ancient Egyptian boy-king.
When asked if he could see anything, he replied: 'Yes, yes,
wonderful things.' In Tutankhamun's Trumpet, acclaimed Egyptologist
Toby Wilkinson takes a unique approach to that tomb and its
contents. Instead of concentrating on the oft-told story of the
discovery, or speculating on the brief life and politically
fractious reign of the boy king, Wilkinson takes the objects buried
with him as the source material for a wide-ranging, detailed
portrait of ancient Egypt - its geography, history, culture and
legacy. One hundred artefacts from the tomb, arranged in ten
thematic groups, are allowed to speak again - not only for
themselves, but as witnesses of the civilization that created them.
Never before have the treasures of Tutankhamun been analysed and
presented for what they can tell us about ancient Egyptian culture,
its development, its remarkable flourishing, and its lasting
impact. Filled with surprising insights, unusual details, vivid
descriptions and, above all, remarkable objects, Tutankhamun's
Trumpet will appeal to all lovers of history, archaeology, art and
culture, as well as all those fascinated by the Egypt of the
pharaohs. 'I've read many books on ancient Egypt, but I've never
felt closer to its people' The Sunday Times
The Scottish Highlands form the highest mountains in the British
Isles, a broad arc of rocky peaks and deep glens stretching from
the outskirts of Glasgow, Perth and Aberdeen to the remote and
storm-lashed Cape Wrath in Scotland's far northwest. The Romans
never conquered the region - according to the historian Tacitus,
the Highland warrior chieftain Calgacus dubbed his people 'the last
of the free' - and in the Dark Ages the island of Iona became home
to a Celtic Church that was able to pose a serious challenge to the
Church of Rome. Few travellers ever ventured there, however,
disturbed by the tales of wild beasts, harsh geography and the
bloody conflicts of warring families known as the clans. But after
the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden the
influence of the clans was curbed and the Scottish Highlands became
celebrated by poets, writers and artists for their beauty rather
than their savagery. In the nineteenth century, inspired by the
travel reportage of Samuel Johnson, the novels of Walter Scott, the
poems of William Wordsworth and the very public love of the
Highlands espoused by Queen Victoria, tourists began flocking to
the mountains - even as Highlanders were being removed from their
land by the brutal agricultural reforms known as the Clearances.
With the popularity of hiking and the construction of railways,
including the famed West Highland line across Rannoch Moor, the
fate of the Highlands as one of the great tourist playgrounds of
the world was sealed. Andrew Beattie explores the turbulent past
and vibrant present of this landscape, where the legacy of events
from the first Celtic settlements to the Second World War and from
the construction of military roads to mining for lead, slate and
gold have all left their mark.
A classic account of courage, integrity and most of all, belonging.
In 1977, after serving as a leading activist for the democratic
dissident movement in the Soviet Union and the movement for free
Jewish emigration from there, Natan Sharansky was arrested. He
spent nine years as a political prisoner, convicted of treason
against the state. In fact, Sharansky was fighting for individual
freedom in the face of overt tyranny, a struggle that would come to
define the rest of his life. In Never Alone, Natan Sharansky and
historian Gil Troy show how Sharansky's years in prison, many spent
in harsh solitary confinement, prepared him for a very public life
after his release. As an Israeli politician and the head of the
Jewish Agency, Sharansky brought extraordinary moral clarity and
uncompromising, often uncomfortable, honesty. Never a follower of
tradition for tradition's sake, or someone who placed expediency or
convenience ahead of consistent values, Sharansky was an often
awkward political colleague but always visionary in his
appreciation of where the real threats to freedom lay. Never Alone
is suffused with reflections from his time as a political prisoner,
from his seat at the table as history unfolded in Israel and the
Middle East, along with his passionate efforts to unite the Jewish
people. Written with frankness, affection, and humor, the book
offers us profound insights from a man who embraced the essential
human struggle: to find his own voice when it was denied him, his
own faith and the people to whom he could belong.
Persian served as one of the primary languages of historical
writing over the period of the early modern Islamic empires of the
Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals. Historians writing under these
empires read and cited each other's work, some moving from one
empire to another, writing under different rival dynasties at
various points in time. Emphasising the importance of looking
beyond the confines of political boundaries in studying this
phenomenon, Sholeh A. Quinn employs a variety of historiographical
approaches to draw attention to the importance of placing these
histories not only within their historical context, but also
historiographical context. This comparative study of Persian
historiography from the 16th-17th centuries presents in-depth case
analyses alongside a wide array of primary sources written under
the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals to illustrate that Persian
historiography during this era was part of an extensive universe of
literary-historical writing.
The Presidency of George W. Bush is the first balanced academic
study to analyze the entirety of his presidency-domestic, social,
economic, and national security policies-as well as the
administration's response to 9/11 and the subsequent "War on
Terror." In so doing, John Robert Greene argues persuasively that
the judgment of most scholars-that the Bush administration was a
complete failure-has been made in haste and without the benefit of
primary sources. This book is the first scholarly work to make wide
use of the documents at the George W. Bush Presidential Library,
many of which have only recently been made available to researchers
through the Freedom of Information Act. John Robert Greene offers
balanced assessment and nuanced conclusions supported by
documentary evidence. Yet in doing so he does not absolve the Bush
administration of its shortcomings. The Presidency of George W.
Bush shows that the administration could be vindictive, as
demonstrated by the Wilson-Plame affair and the firing of the US
attorneys. It all too often moved too slowly, as shown by the
National Security Council's lethargic handling of terrorism
pre-9/11, the failed attempt to revise Social Security, and the
sluggish reaction to Hurricane Katrina. It was an administration
that accepted, and acted on, the highly suspect theory of the
unitary presidency as advocated by Dick Cheney and accepted by the
president. On the other side of the balance sheet, however, the
evidence also makes it eminently clear that the Bush administration
was responsible for many positive achievements: No Child Left
Behind set the nation on the road toward affecting serious
educational reform. In healthcare reform, the Bush administration
both strengthened the Medicare system and extended its benefits for
millions of Americans. And Bush did more to combat the worldwide
scourge of AIDS as well as for Africa than any other president. In
sum, the actions of this presidency continue to affect the
presidencies of each of his successors as well as the trajectory of
world history to the present day.
This radical new reading of British Conservatives' fortunes between
the wars explores how the party adapted to the challenges of mass
democracy after 1918. Geraint Thomas offers a fresh perspective on
the relationship between local and national Conservatives'
political strategies for electoral survival, which ensured that
Conservative activists, despite their suspicion of coalitions,
emerged as champions of the cross-party National Government from
1931 to 1940. By analysing the role of local campaigning in the age
of mass broadcasting, Thomas re-casts inter-war Conservatism.
Popular Conservatism thus emerges less as the didactic product of
Stanley Baldwin's consensual public image, and more concerned with
the everyday material interests of the electorate. Exploring the
contributions of key Conservative figures in the National
Government, including Neville Chamberlain, Walter Elliot, Oliver
Stanley, and Kingsley Wood, this study reveals how their pursuit of
the 'politics of recovery' enabled the Conservatives to foster a
culture of programmatic, activist government that would become
prevalent in Britain after the Second World War.
Elizabeth B. Schwall aligns culture and politics by focusing on an
art form that became a darling of the Cuban revolution: dance. In
this history of staged performance in ballet, modern dance, and
folkloric dance, Schwall analyzes how and why dance artists
interacted with republican and, later, revolutionary politics.
Drawing on written and visual archives, including intriguing
exchanges between dancers and bureaucrats, Schwall argues that
Cubans dancers used their bodies and ephemeral, nonverbal
choreography to support and critique political regimes and cultural
biases. As esteemed artists, Cuban dancers exercised considerable
power and influence. They often used their art to posit more
radical notions of social justice than political leaders were able
or willing to implement. After 1959, while generally promoting
revolutionary projects like mass education and internationalist
solidarity, they also took risks by challenging racial prejudice,
gender norms, and censorship, all of which could affect dancers
personally. On a broader level, Schwall shows that dance, too often
overlooked in histories of Latin America and the Caribbean,
provides fresh perspectives on what it means for people, and
nations, to move through the world.
In this revised and expanded edition of Anna Kingsley's remarkable
life story, Daniel Schafer draws on new discoveries to prove true
the longstanding rumors that Anna Madgigine Jai was originally a
princess from the royal family of Jolof in Senegal. Captured from
her homeland in 1806, she became first an American slave, later a
slaveowner, and eventually a central figure in a free black
community. Anna Kingsley's story adds a dramatic chapter to the
history of the South, the state of Florida, and the African
diaspora.
Historic levels of polarization, a disaffected and frustrated
electorate, and widespread distrust of government, the news media,
and traditional political leadership set the stage in 2016 for an
unexpected, unlikely, and unprecedented presidential contest.
Donald Trump's campaign speeches and other rhetoric seemed on the
surface to be simplistic, repetitive, and disorganized to many. As
Demagogue for President shows, Trump's campaign strategy was
anything but simple.Political communication expert Jennifer
Mercieca shows how the Trump campaign expertly used the common
rhetorical techniques of a demagogue, a word with two contradictory
definitions - 'a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and
false claims and promises in order to gain power' or 'a leader
championing the cause of the common people in ancient times'
(Merriam-Webster, 2019). These strategies, in conjunction with
post-rhetorical public relations techniques, were meant to appeal
to a segment of an already distrustful electorate. It was an
effective tactic. Mercieca analyzes rhetorical strategies such as
argument ad hominem, argument ad baculum, argument ad populum,
reification, paralipsis, and more to reveal a campaign that was
morally repugnant to some but to others a brilliant appeal to
American exceptionalism. By all accounts, it fundamentally changed
the discourse of the American public sphere.
While the French Revolution drew immense attention to French
radicals and their ideas, London also played host to a radical
intellectual culture. Drawing on both original material and a range
of interdisciplinary insights, Radical Conduct transforms our
understanding of the literary radicalism of London at the time of
the French Revolution. It offers new accounts of people's
understanding of and relationship to politics, their sense of the
boundaries of privacy, their practices of sociability, friendship,
gossip and discussion, the relations between radical men and women,
and their location in a wider world of sound and movement in the
period. It reveals a series of tensions between many radicals'
deliberative practices and aspirations and the conventions and
practices in which their behaviour remained embedded. Exploring
these relationships and pressures reveals the fractured world of
London society and politics, dramatically illuminating both the
changing fortunes of radical men and women, and the intriguing
uncertainties that drove some of the government's repressive
policies.
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Originally published in 1949, William Faulkner's Knight's Gambit is
a collection of six stories written in the 1930s and 1940s that
focus on the criminal investigations of Yoknapatawpha's long-time
county attorney, Gavin Stevens?a man more interested in justice
than the law. All previous and current editions of Knight's Gambit
have been based on the first edition, which is fraught with a
number of problems. Since tear sheets of the five previously
published stories were used in setting the first edition, the
original Knight's Gambit is a hodgepodge of various magazines?
house styles with no consistency in punctuation and spelling
conventions from story to story. Far greater issues arise, however,
from the substantive (and sometimes substantial) changes magazine
editors made to Faulkner's prose. These changes were made variously
for concision, propriety, or magazine design. Sometimes northern
editors removed the southernness of Faulkner's stories, either out
of ignorance of the South or in order to appeal to a mass audience.
Using four previously unknown Faulkner typescripts, along with
other manuscript and typescript evidence, John N. Duvall presents
an edition of Knight's Gambit that restores over four thousand
words that editors cut from the stories. Also included is an
introduction by Duvall discussing the role of detective fiction and
popular magazines in creating a different kind of postwar
readership for Faulkner that paves the way for the eventual
republication of Faulkner's modernist masterpieces. The new edition
enables readers to reevaluate the stories of Knight's Gambit and
their place in Faulkner's career as a short story writer.
The Battle of Goose Green was the first and longest land conflict
of the Falklands War, which was fought between British and
Argentine forces in 1982. The British forces, attacking over
featureless, wind-swept and boggy ground, were heavily outnumbered
and lacked fire support, but brilliantly defeated the Argentine
garrison in a fourteen-hour struggle. If you want to understand
what happened and why - read Battle Story. Detailed profiles
examine the personalities of the British and Argentine commanders,
including that of Victoria Cross winner Lt Col 'H' Jones.
First-hand accounts offer an insight into this remarkable
fourteen-hour struggle against the odds. Detailed maps explore the
area of Darwin Hill and Goose Green, and the advance of the British
forces. Photographs place you at the centre of this pivotal battle.
Orders of battle show the composition of the opposing forces'
armies. Packed with fact boxes, this short introduction is the
perfect way to explore this crucial battle.
#1 New York Times bestseller! Frozen in Time is a gripping true
story of survival, bravery, and honor in the vast Arctic wilderness
during World War II, from the author of New York Times bestseller
Lost in Shangri-La. On November 5, 1942, a US cargo plane slammed
into the Greenland Ice Cap. Four days later, the B-17 assigned to
the search-and-rescue mission became lost in a blinding storm and
also crashed. Miraculously, all nine men on board survived, and the
US military launched a daring rescue operation. But after picking
up one man, the Grumman Duck amphibious plane flew into a severe
storm and vanished. Frozen in Time tells the story of these crashes
and the fate of the survivors, bringing vividly to life their
battle to endure 148 days of the brutal Arctic winter, until an
expedition headed by famed Arctic explorer Bernt Balchen brought
them to safety. Mitchell Zuckoff takes the reader deep into the
most hostile environment on earth, through hurricane-force winds,
vicious blizzards, and subzero temperatures. Moving forward to
today, he recounts the efforts of the Coast Guard and North South
Polar Inc. - led by indefatigable dreamer Lou Sapienza - who worked
for years to solve the mystery of the Duck's last flight and
recover the remains of its crew. A breathtaking blend of mystery
and adventure Mitchell Zuckoff's Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of
Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II is also
a poignant reminder of the sacrifices of our military personnel and
a tribute to the everyday heroism of the US Coast Guard.
British interest in the Arctic has returned to heights not seen
since the end of the Cold War; concerns about climate change,
resources, trade, and national security are all impacted by
profound environmental and geopolitical changes happening in the
Arctic. Duncan Depledge investigates the increasing geopolitical
significance of the Arctic and explores why it took until now for
Britain - once an 'Arctic state' itself - to notice how close it is
to these changes, what its contemporary interests in the region
are, and whether the British government's response in the arenas of
science, defence, and commerce is enough. This book will be of
interest to both academics and practitioners seeking to understand
contemporary British interest and activity in the Arctic.
First published in 1975 and long out of print, Folk Songs from the
West Virginia Hills is a major work of folklore poised to reach a
new generation of readers. Drawing upon Patrick Ward Gainer's
extensive ethnographic fieldwork around West Virginia, it contains
dozens of significant folk songs, including not only the
internationally famous "Child Ballads," but such distinctively West
Virginian songs as "The West Virginia Farmer" and "John Hardy,"
among others. Folk Songs from the West Virginia Hills stands out as
a book with multiple audiences. As a musical text, it offers
comparatively easy access to a rich variety of folk songs that
could provide a new repertoire for Appalachian singers. As an
ethnographic text, it has the potential to reintroduce significant
data about the musical lives of many West Virginians into
conversations around Appalachian music-discourses that are being
radically reshaped by scholars working in folklore,
ethnomusicology, and Appalachian studies. As a historical document,
it gives readers a glimpse into the research methods commonly
practiced by mid-twentieth-century folklorists. And when read in
conjunction with John Harrington Cox's Folk Songs of the South
(also available from WVU Press), it sheds important light on the
significant role that West Virginia University has played in
documenting the state's vernacular traditions.
A Brief Moment in the Sun is the first scholarly biography of
Francis Lewis Cardozo, one of the most talented and influential
African Americans to hold elected office in the South between
Reconstruction and the civil rights era. Born to a formerly
enslaved African American mother and white Jewish father in
antebellum South Carolina, Cardozo led a life of extraordinary
achievement as a pioneering educator, politician, and government
official. However, today he is largely unknown in South Carolina
and among students of nineteenth-century American history.
Immediately after the Civil War, Cardozo succeeded in creating and
leading a successful school for formerly enslaved children in the
face of widespread racial hostility. Between 1868 and 1877, voters
elected him secretary of state and state treasurer. In the
Republican administrations that controlled the state during
Reconstruction, Cardozo was a famously honest officeholder when
many of his colleagues were notoriously corrupt. He played a major
part in securing a viable educational system for Black and white
children and land reform for thousands of landless families.
Cardozo proved that Black men could govern at least as well as
white. As a result, he became the target of white supremacist
Democratic politicians after they reclaimed power through a
campaign of violence and intimidation. They prosecuted, convicted,
and imprisoned Cardozo on a fabricated fraud charge. Pardoned in
1879, Cardozo moved to Washington DC, where he led an even more
successful school for African American children. Neil Kinghan's
Brief Moment in the Sun is the first complete historical analysis
of Francis Cardozo and his contribution to Reconstruction and
African American history. It draws on original research on
Cardozo's early life and education in Scotland and England and
pulls together for the first time the extant sources on his
experiences in South Carolina and Washington, DC. Kinghan reveals
all that Cardozo achieved as a Black educator and political leader
and explores what else he might have realized if white racism and
violence had not ended his efforts in South Carolina. Above all,
Kinghan shows that Francis Cardozo deserves a place of honor and
distinction in the history of nineteenth-century America.
More than 14,000 New Mexicans served in uniform during World War I,
and thousands more contributed to the American home front. Yet
today in New Mexico, as elsewhere, the Great War and the lives it
affected are scarcely remembered. Lest We Forget confronts that
amnesia. The first detailed study to describe New Mexico's wartime
mobilization, its soldiers' combat experiences, and its veterans'
postwar lives, the book offers a poignant account of the profound
changes these Americans underwent both during and after the war. By
focusing on New Mexico, historian David V. Holtby underscores the
challenges New Mexicans faced as they rallied support at home,
served in Europe, and came home as veterans. Income disparity,
gender divisions, political factionalism, and conflict between
rural and urban lifeways all affected the war and its aftermath.
Holtby shows how New Mexico responded to these problems even as it
coped with federal action and inaction. In more than 1,500
eyewitness statements collected in Spanish and English not long
after the war ended, New Mexicans described the murderous effects
of shrapnel and gas warfare, the impact of the Spanish influenza,
and the many other challenges they faced on the front as members of
the American Expeditionary Forces. Lest We Forget recounts the
background of these soldiers, but it also tells the
often-overlooked story of what happened to New Mexico's veterans
after the war. Theirs is a story of resilience in the face of
unfulfilled government promises, economic reversals, partisan
politicizing of the state's American Legion posts, and the
challenges the newly created Veterans Bureau faced as it was
overwhelmed by cases of shell shock (known today as PTSD). Although
New Mexicans' wartime efforts were in some ways unique, their story
ultimately provides a revealing glimpse of the experiences of all
Americans during World War I. A timely reminder of the courage and
tragedy that accompany full-scale modern warfare, Lest We Forget
reminds us of the enduring legacy of a vast international conflict
that had keenly felt and long-lasting repercussions back home.
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