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In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, entire communities,
particularly in central Europe were gripped by a fear of witches
and witchcraft, and pursued witches in order to bring them to
justice. Professor David Nash unlocks the sometimes opaque history
of the phenomenon of witchcraft in Britain, Europe and America. The
book explores the development of witchcraft and belief in witches,
the obsession with witches and witchcraft that spawned
witch-hunting, the hey-day and decline of witch-hunting, and the
fascinating 'afterlife' of witchcraft: covering not only the
survival of some beliefs into the nineteenth century but the
academic interest in witchcraft in the early twentieth century,
which culminated in the interest shown in the phenomenon by experts
serving the interests and ideology of Nazi Germany. Among the
themes that the author will examine are the geographical spread and
regional differences in witchcraft and witch-hunting across
Britain, Europe and America; the theories on the rise of
witch-hunting; and gender differences: why so many more women were
accused and convicted of witch-hunting than men.
Hard on the brain, easy on the eyes! Challenging, baffling, and
absorbing, these cryptograms are easy to read in large-size print.
The strings of seemingly meaningless letters are actually carefully
coded messages that will test and stimulate your wordplay skills.
You don't have to be a professional code breaker or super spy to
figure them out, and there's no need to struggle while reading
them. All you have to do is enjoy solving the puzzles!
Many people are beginning to become concerned by increasing natural
disasters, global conflict, and political unrest and the smart ones
want to do something about it. Unfortunately, increased awareness
about disaster preparedness has caused an information overload. It
is easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information
available. Basic Survival helps readers dig out from under the
avalanche of preparedness information. It dispels myths, introduces
concepts, and teaches the basics of how to start preparing for
disaster. Author David Nash, a lifelong prepper and the author of
52 Prepper Projects and The Prepper's Guide to Foraging outlines an
all-hazards approach to disaster management similar to the ones
used by the military and federal and state governments. Nash has
over ten years of experience in government emergency management as
a planner, a first responder, and as an emergency operations center
manager. Basic Survival is a great resource that presents a strong
foundation for being prepared when an emergency hits.
This book covers a wide range of topics related to honor and shame
in European historical societies: history of law and literature,
social and ancient history, as well as theoretical contributions on
the state of research and the importance of honor and shame in
traditional societies. Honor and shame in Western History brings
together 14 texts of interdisciplinary scholars from Europe and
North America. It covers a wide range of topics related to honor
and shame in historical societies. The contributions cover periods
of Western history from Greek and Roman times to the nineteenth
century and many of them integrate the concept of a "deep history"
of honor and shame in social interaction. The book is essential for
a broad audience interested in social history and the history of
emotions.
This ground-breaking collection of research-based chapters
addresses the themes of shame, blame and culpability in their
historical perspective in the broad area of crime, violence and the
modern state, drawing on less familiar territories such as Russia
and Greece, not just on material from familiar locations in western
Europe. Ranging from the early modern to the late twentieth
century, the collection has implications for how we understand
punishments imposed by states or the community today. Shame, blame
and culpability is divided into three sections, with a crucial case
study part complementing two theoretical parts on shame, and on
blame and culpability; exploring the continuance of shaming
strategies and examining their interaction with and challenge to
'modern' state-sponsored blaming mechanisms, including allocations
of culpability. The collection includes chapters on the deviant
body, capital punishment and, of particular interest, Russian case
studies, which demonstrate the extent to which the Russian, like
the Greek, experience need to be seen as part of a wider European
whole when examining ideas and themes. The volume challenges ideas
that shame strategies were largely eradicated in post-Enlightenment
western states and societies; showing their survival into the
twentieth century as a challenge to state dominance over
identification of what constituted 'crime' and also over punishment
practices. Shame, blame and culpability will be a key text for
students and academics in the fields of criminology and crime,
gender or European history.
Originally published in 1906, Horace Kephart's Camping and
Woodcraft: A Handbook for Vacation Campers and Travelers in the
Woods stands more than a century later as a classic in outdoors
writing. Praised byField & Stream as "an encyclopedia of living
in the open," it provides expertly detailed answers to hundreds of
practical problems that arise on every outing in the great
outdoors. Within Camping and Woodcraft, you'll find tips on:
*Catching and cooking game with minimal effort *Practical
provisions to bring *Navigating unfamiliar trails and terrains
*Setting up camp *Useful woodsmanship and marksmanship skills to
learn *And dozens more topics Delivering timeless instructional
wisdom, Camping and Woodcraft belongs on the shelf and in the
backpack of every camper, hiker, and outdoor aficionado.
Blasphemy is the battleground where religious and secular worlds
come into conflict. It has a history which reaches into issues of
religious belief, freedom of expression, and is bound up with the
growth and development of new media. This title draws together a
variety of primary sources relating to blasphemy from the
Enlightenment onwards.
Blasphemy is the battleground where religious and secular worlds
come into conflict. It has a history which reaches into issues of
religious belief, freedom of expression, and is bound up with the
growth and development of new media. This title draws together a
variety of primary sources relating to blasphemy from the
Enlightenment onwards.
Blasphemy is the battleground where religious and secular worlds
come into conflict. It has a history which reaches into issues of
religious belief, freedom of expression, and is bound up with the
growth and development of new media. This title draws together a
variety of primary sources relating to blasphemy from the
Enlightenment onwards.
Blasphemy is the battleground where religious and secular worlds
come into conflict. It has a history which reaches into issues of
religious belief, freedom of expression, and is bound up with the
growth and development of new media. This title draws together a
variety of primary sources relating to blasphemy from the
Enlightenment onwards.
Blasphemy is the battleground where religious and secular worlds
come into conflict. It has a history which reaches into issues of
religious belief, freedom of expression, and is bound up with the
growth and development of new media. This title draws together a
variety of primary sources relating to blasphemy from the
Enlightenment onwards.
Demystifying the Sacred: Blasphemy and Violence from the French
Revolution to Today offers a much-needed analysis of a subject that
historians have largely ignored, yet that has considerable
relevance for today's world: the powerful connection that exists
between offences against the sacred and different forms of
violence. Drawing on cases from revolutionary France to the Russia
of Vladimir Putin, the international authors probe the nature and
agency of local blasphemy accusations, the historical and legal
framework in which they were expressed and the violence, both
physical and symbolic, accompanying them. In doing so, the volume
reveals how cultures of blasphemy, and related acts of heresy,
apostasy and sacrilege, were a companion to or acted as a trigger
for physical action but also a form of how violence was
experienced. More generally, it shows the importance of religious
sensibilities in modern society and the violent potential contained
in criticism or ridicule of the sacred and secular alike.
Why study history? What's the point? Through compelling historical
narratives, such as the assassination of President Kennedy, Dr
David Nash introduces us to the central elements of the subject.
Readers learn how history seeks to explain, categorise and make
sense of events of the past. It is a search for truth which
involves searching for sources and then scrutinising them to try
and determine how reliable they are. Nash explores how new
interpretations can change our understanding of what was previously
an established version of history and what lasting contribution the
study of history can make to society and, indeed, civilisation.
Ideal for those with an emerging interest in history, the book is
designed to provide readers with a toolkit for further
investigation of the subject.
This ground-breaking collection of research-based chapters
addresses the themes of shame, blame and culpability in their
historical perspective in the broad area of crime, violence and the
modern state, drawing on less familiar territories such as Russia
and Greece, not just on material from familiar locations in western
Europe. Ranging from the early modern to the late twentieth
century, the collection has implications for how we understand
punishments imposed by states or the community today.
Shame, blame and culpability is divided into three sections,
with a crucial case study part complementing two theoretical parts
on shame, and on blame and culpability; exploring the continuance
of shaming strategies and examining their interaction with and
challenge to 'modern' state-sponsored blaming mechanisms, including
allocations of culpability. The collection includes chapters on the
deviant body, capital punishment and, of particular interest,
Russian case studies, which demonstrate the extent to which the
Russian, like the Greek, experience need to be seen as part of a
wider European whole when examining ideas and themes.
The volume challenges ideas that shame strategies were largely
eradicated in post-Enlightenment western states and societies;
showing their survival into the twentieth century as a challenge to
state dominance over identification of what constituted 'crime' and
also over punishment practices. Shame, blame and culpability will
be a key text for students and academics in the fields of
criminology and crime, gender or European history.
Humanists have been a major force in British life since the turn of
the 20th century. Here, leading historians of religious non-belief
Callum Brown, David Nash, and Charlie Lynch examine how humanist
organisations brought ethical reform and rationalism to the nation
as it faced the moral issues of the modern world. This book
provides a long overdue account of this dynamic group. Developing
through the Ethical Union (1896), the Rationalist Press Association
(1899), the British Humanist Association (1963) and Humanists UK
(2017), Humanists sought to reduce religious privilege but increase
humanitarian compassion and human rights. After pioneering
legislation on blasphemy laws, dignity in dying and abortion
rights, they went on to help design new laws on gay marriage, and
sex and moral education. Internationally, they endeavoured to end
war and world hunger. And with Humanist marriages and celebration
of life through Humanist funerals, national ritual and culture have
recently been transformed. Based on extensive archival and
oral-history research, this is the definitive history of Humanists
as an ethical force in modern Britain.
Bails and Boardrooms is the story of one of Middlesex cricket's
best-loved players - a man who used the sport to change his life.
David Nash lived and breathed cricket from a very young age. Touted
as a future England star at age 15, he eventually found the strains
of life as a professional cricketer too great and suffered severe
mental-health issues. But the end of Nashy's 16-year Middlesex
career proved to be the beginning of something far greater.
Determined to make something more of his life, he set out on a
journey that would see him build a multi-million-pound business. It
was a business that would be his proudest achievement. This book
charts Nashy's extraordinary life, from a cricket career of
unfulfilled potential to building a business using the lessons he
learnt from sport and raising millions for charity. This is a story
for anyone who loves cricket or is interested in entrepreneurship.
It's a story that shows how hard work, determination and talent can
take you almost anywhere.
Are you and your family self-reliant? Are you prepared for fire,
flood, or civil unrest? If not, here are projects to help you
preserve food, make your own tools, build a generator, keep a bee
hive, grow your own food, and more. Everyone begins somewhere,
especially with disaster preparedness. In 52 Prepper's Projects,
you'll find a project for every week of the year, designed to start
you off with the foundations of disaster preparedness and taking
you through a variety of projects that will increase your knowledge
in self-reliance and help you acquire the actual know-how to
prepare for anything. Project include: Bug Out Bag Mason Jar Vacuum
Sealer Food Dehydration Liquid Laundry Soap Wheat Grinding Making a
Top Bar Bee Hive Homemade Jerky Tire Planters Making Soft Curd
Cheese from Powdered Milk And dozens more! Self-reliance isn't
about building a bunker and waiting for the end of the world. It's
about understanding the necessities in life and gaining the
knowledge and skill sets that will make you better prepared for
whatever life throws your way. 52 Prepper's Projects is the
ultimate instructional guide to preparedness, and a must-have book
for those with their eye on the future.
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Twmps (Hardcover)
David Nash, Sarah Blomfield, Amanda Farr
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Discovery Miles 3 180
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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David Nash, sculptor and environmental artist's, response to the
300 year old yews in the gardens of Powis Castle on the Welsh
borders. Unshaped and trimmed only annually, the yews have grown
into fantastic, mountainous shapes which captuivated Nash's
imagination. This book catalogues the response of David Nash in
sculptures, reliefs and drawings to the 300 year old yews in the
gardens of Powis Castle. After decades without cutting some 20 yews
have grown into fantastic organic shapes not usually associated
with the usual formal training of garden yews. Their striking
plasticity instantly challenged Nash when he first saw them. The
resulting work is gathered in full colour together with a brief
essay by Nash and a short history of the gardens. Beautifully
produced, the book acts as a catalogue for the touring exhibition
of the works and will be of interest to gardeners and art
historians alike.
This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth
century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics
ranging from homicide to racial hate crime, from incest to
anarchism, from gangs to the death penalty. Pulling together a wide
range of literature, David Nash and Anne-Marie Kilday reveal the
evolution of attitudes towards criminality and the law over the
course of the twentieth century. Highlighting important periods of
change and development that have shaped the overall history of
crime in Britain, the authors provide in-depth analysis and
explanation of each theme. This is an ideal companion for
undergraduate students taking courses on Crime in Britain, as well
as a fascinating resource for scholars.
CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2017 Law, Crime and Deviance
since 1700 explores the potential for the 'micro-study' approach to
the history of crime and legal history. A selection of in-depth
narrative micro-studies are featured to illustrate specific issues
associated with the theme of crime and the law in historical
context. The methodology used unpacks the wider historiographical
and contextual issues related to each thematic area and facilitates
discussion of the wider implications for the history of crime and
social relations. The case studies in the volume cover a range of
incidents relating to crime, law and deviant behaviour since 1700,
from policing vice in Victorian London to chain gang narratives
from the southern United States. The book concludes by
demonstrating how these narratives can be brought together to
produce a more nuanced history of the area and suggests avenues for
future research and study.
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