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The Pacific War (1941-45), was characterised by a brutality and
violence unmatched in any other theatre. Described by indigenous
Micronesians as a ‘typhoon,’ the war was an unstoppable force
that rolled across the islanders’ homes, leaving only a trail of
destruction in its wake, with physical, psychological, and cultural
impacts that continue to resonate today. This difficult period is
examined in a variety of ways through chapters that include
targeted studies of archaeological sites, wider surveys of
battlefield landscapes, and the ways in which we commemorate the
experiences and legacies of both combatants and civilian
populations. The translation of important research by Okinawan,
Japanese, and Russian archaeologists bring regions that have
previously been neglected in Anglophone literature into focus and
enrich this comprehensive exploration of the archaeology of the
Pacific War. This book will be of interest to archaeological
practitioners, students, and members of the general public working
in conflict studies or with an interest in the material culture,
history, and legacies of the Pacific War.
The Pacific War (1941-45), was characterised by a brutality and
violence unmatched in any other theatre. Described by indigenous
Micronesians as a ‘typhoon,’ the war was an unstoppable force
that rolled across the islanders’ homes, leaving only a trail of
destruction in its wake, with physical, psychological, and cultural
impacts that continue to resonate today. This difficult period is
examined in a variety of ways through chapters that include
targeted studies of archaeological sites, wider surveys of
battlefield landscapes, and the ways in which we commemorate the
experiences and legacies of both combatants and civilian
populations. The translation of important research by Okinawan,
Japanese, and Russian archaeologists bring regions that have
previously been neglected in Anglophone literature into focus and
enrich this comprehensive exploration of the archaeology of the
Pacific War. This book will be of interest to archaeological
practitioners, students, and members of the general public working
in conflict studies or with an interest in the material culture,
history, and legacies of the Pacific War.
The Vikings provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to
the complex world of the early medieval Scandinavians. In the space
of less than 300 years, from the mid-eighth to the mid-eleventh
centuries CE, people from what are now Norway, Sweden and Denmark
left their homelands in unprecedented numbers to travel across the
Eurasian world. Over the last half-century, archaeology and its
related disciplines have radically altered our understanding of
this period, and beyond the stereotypical Viking raider. The
Vikings explores why we now perceive them as a cosmopolitan mix of
traders and warriors, craftsworkers and poets, explorers and
settlers. It details how, over the course of the Viking Age, their
small-scale rural, tribal societies gradually became urbanised
monarchies firmly emplaced on the stage of literate, Christian
Europe and in the process transformed the cultures of the North,
created the modern Nordic nation states, and left a far-flung
diaspora with legacies that still resonate today. Written by
leading experts in the period and exploring the society and
economy, identity and world-views of the early medieval
Scandinavian peoples, and their unique religious beliefs that are
still of enduring interest a millennium later and, this book
presents students with an unrivalled guide through this widely
studied and fascinating subject, revealing the fundamental impacts
of the Vikings in shaping the later course of European history.
The Vikings provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to
the complex world of the early medieval Scandinavians. In the space
of less than 300 years, from the mid-eighth to the mid-eleventh
centuries CE, people from what are now Norway, Sweden and Denmark
left their homelands in unprecedented numbers to travel across the
Eurasian world. Over the last half-century, archaeology and its
related disciplines have radically altered our understanding of
this period, and beyond the stereotypical Viking raider. The
Vikings explores why we now perceive them as a cosmopolitan mix of
traders and warriors, craftsworkers and poets, explorers and
settlers. It details how, over the course of the Viking Age, their
small-scale rural, tribal societies gradually became urbanised
monarchies firmly emplaced on the stage of literate, Christian
Europe and in the process transformed the cultures of the North,
created the modern Nordic nation states, and left a far-flung
diaspora with legacies that still resonate today. Written by
leading experts in the period and exploring the society and
economy, identity and world-views of the early medieval
Scandinavian peoples, and their unique religious beliefs that are
still of enduring interest a millennium later and, this book
presents students with an unrivalled guide through this widely
studied and fascinating subject, revealing the fundamental impacts
of the Vikings in shaping the later course of European history.
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