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Within the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Samuel we find some of
the most well-known stories of the Bible - those of Hannah, David,
Absalom and many more which have been fruitful sources of
inspiration for classic artworks and musical compositions, as well
as innumerable Sunday school lessons. Yet often we only consider
these stories in a way that's disconnected from our everyday faith.
In this accessible and stimulating commentary, Mary Evans guides us
through The Message of 1 & 2 Samuel in the conviction that they
are a vital part of God's Word, full of teaching that is
dynamically relevant for all Christian believers. Exploring the
narratives and creatively bringing out their application, she shows
us how we can interpret and respond to them today in a way that is
both challenging and exciting. With questions for further
reflection that can be used by individuals and small groups, this
is an invigorating study that will help you better understand the
meaning of 1 & 2 Samuel and their continued relevance for
today. Part of the much loved Bible Speaks Today series of
commentaries, The Message of 1 & 2 Samuel offers a thoughtful
and readable exposition of the Biblical text as well as considering
the lessons Christians can still learn from it today. Used by Bible
students and teachers around the world, the Bible Speaks Today
commentaries are ideal for students and preachers who are looking
to delve more deeply into the riches of Scripture. This beautifully
redesigned edition has also been sensitively updated to include
modern references and use the NIV Bible text. The Message of 1
& 2 Samuel will be helpful for anyone looking for commentaries
on Samuel that will give them a better knowledge and understanding
of its meaning both for its original audience and for modern
Christians.
The idea that historical events, catastrophes in particular, didn't
happen on their own but were driven by the hidden machinations of
malign influences has deep roots. The appeal is clear: we can
ascribe these events not to human shortsightedness or frailty, or
to the contingencies of fate and circumstance, but to unseen
forces. Conspiracy theories and paranoia go hand in hand.
Something, or someone, is trying to control our lives and to regain
that control we need to expose the truth. Conspiracy theories have
lately proliferated, powered by the Internet and social media, as
well as by the declining influence of the traditional gatekeepers
of facts and information. In his new book, Richard J. Evans, one of
the world's leading historians of the Third Reich, explores this
new golden age of conspiracy theories and what underlies it. To do
that, he focuses on five of the most enduring conspiracies theories
of the Nazi period, including those that fueled Hitler's rise in
the first place. Hence he reexamines the notorious anti-Semitic
forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion; the "stab-in-the-back"
myth about the of the role of Jews in Germany's loss in World War
One; and the 1933 burning of the Reichstag, which the Nazis used to
solidify their grip on power. Evans also delves into the multiple
rumors regarding the ill-fated and mysterious 1941 flight to
England by Rudolf Hess, Deputy Leader of the Nazi Party, and his
death in Spandau prison in 1987. Lastly, he turns to the recurrent
rumor that Hitler somehow managed to escape from Berlin in 1945 and
live out his days in Argentina. The Hitler Conspiracies is a book
about fantasies and fictions, fabrications and falsifications. A
distinguished work of history by one of the world's most
distinguished historians, it offers equally a hard look at our own
troubled times, a "post-truth" era in which "alternative facts"
have gained new standing.
In Rereading German History, first published in 1997, Richard J.
Evans draws together his seminal review essays on the political,
economic, cultural and social history of Germany through war and
reunification. This book provides a study of how and why historians
- mainly German, American, British and French - have provided a
series of differing and often conflicting readings of the German
past. It also presents a reconsideration of German history in the
light of the recent decline of the German Democratic Republic,
collapse of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany.
Rereading German History re-examines major controversies in modern
German history, such as the debate over Germany's 'special path' to
modernity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the
discussions in the 1980s on the uniqueness or otherwise of
Auschwitz. Evans also analyses the arguments over the nature of
German national identity. The book offers trenchant and important
analytical insights into the history of Germany in the last two
centuries, and is ideal reading material for students of modern
history and German studies.
In the search for the causes of the First World War and the origins
of Hitler's 'Third Reich', the attention of historians has turned
increasingly towards the development of German society under Kaiser
Wilhelm II. These ten essays, first published in 1978, introduced
interpretations of Wilhelmine Germany to an English-speaking
audience and contributed towards the discussion of these
interpretations that were taking place amongst German historians.
This book is ideal for student of history, particularly German
history.
This book, first published in 1986, surveys the history of rural
society in Germany from the eighteenth century to the present day.
The contributions include studies of Junker estates and small
farming communities, serfs and landless labourers, maidservants and
worker-peasants. They demonstrate the variety and complexity of the
social division that structures the rural economy. Throughout the
book there is an emphasis on the conflicts that divided rural
society, and the ways and means in which these were expressed,
whether in serf strikes in eighteenth-century Brandenburg, village
gossip in early twentieth-century Hesse, or factional struggles
over planning permission in present-day Swabia. The rural world
emerges not as traditional, passive and undifferentiated , but as
actively participating in its own making; not only responding to
the changes going on around it, but exploiting them for its own
purposes and influencing them in its own way. This book is ideal
for students of history, particularly German history.
Unemployment was perhaps the major problem confronting European
society at the time in which this book was first published in 1987,
and is arguably still the case today. This collection of essays by
British and German historians contributes to the debate by taking a
close look at unemployment in the Weimar Republic. What groups were
most severely affected, and why? How did they react? How effective
were welfare and job creation schemes? Did unemployment fuel social
instability and political extremism? How far was unemployment a
cause of the collapse of the Weimar Republic and the triumph of the
Third Reich? Did the Nazis solve the unemployment problem by
peaceful Keynsianism or through massive rearmament? This book is
ideal for students of history, sociology, and economics.
This book surveys the history of the German family in the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The contributions deal with the
influence of industrialisation on family life in town and country,
with rural families and communities under the impact of social and
economic change, and with the role and influence of the family in
the lives of men and women in the newly-emerged working class.
Research on the history of the family had so far, at the point of
this book's publication in 1981, concentrated on England and
France; this book adds an important comparative dimension by
extending the discussion into Central Europe and bringing fresh
evidence and interpretation to bear on the wider debate about the
effects of industrialisation on family structure and family life as
a whole. The authors approach the subject from a variety of
perspectives, including social anthropology, oral history, economic
history and feminist studies. This book is ideal for students of
history, particularly the history of Germany.
This book, which was first published in 1988, deals with the
neglected history of the lowest layers of German society, of
marginal, outcast and deviant groups such as arsonists, witches,
bandits, infanticides, poachers, murderers, prostitutes, vagrants
and thieves, from the end of the thirteenth century to the middle
of the twentieth. This book is ideal for students of history,
particularly the German history.
The classic explanation of the craft of history and the vital worth
of historians to civilizationIn this volume, English historian
Richard Evans offers a defence of the importance of his craft. At a
time when fact and historical truth are under unprecedented
assault, Evans shows us why history is necessary. Taking us into
the historians' workshop to show us just how good history gets
written, he demolishes the wilder claims of postmodern historians,
who deny the possibility of any realistic grasp of history, and
explains the deadly political dangers of losing a historical
perspective on the way we live our lives.
Originally published in 1977, this book brings together what is
known about liberal feminist and socialist movements for the
emancipation of women all over the world in the nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries. It deals not only with Britain and the
United States but also with Australia, New Zealand, France,
Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary and the Scandinavian countries.
The chapters trace the origins, development, and eventual collapse
of these movements in relation to the changing social formations
and political structures of Europe, America and Australasia in the
era of bourgeois liberalism. The first part of the book discusses
the origins of feminist movements and advances a model or 'ideal
type' description of their development. The second part then takes
a number of case studies of individual feminist movements to
illustrate the main varieties of organised feminism and the
differences from country to country. The third part looks at
socialist women's movements and includes a study of the Socialist
Women's International. A final part touches on the reason for the
eclipse of women's emancipation movements in the half-century
following the end of the First World War, before a general
conclusion pulls together some of the arguments advanced in earlier
chapters and attempts a comparison between these feminist movements
of 1840-1920 and the Women's Liberation Movement.
Everyday technology is constantly changing, and it’s hard to keep
up with it at times. What is all this talk about automation, STEM,
analytics and super-computers, and how will it really affect my
daily life at work and in the home? This book is a simple guide to
everyday technology and analytics written in plain language. It
starts with explaining how computer networks are increasing in
speed so fast that we can do more in less time than ever before. It
explains the analytical jargon in plain English and why robotics in
the home will be aided by the new technology of the quantum
computer. Richly furnished with over 200 illustrations, photos and
with minimal equations, A Simple Guide to Technology and Analytics
is a ready reference book for those times when you don’t really
understand the technology and analytics being talked about. It
explains complicated topics such as automated character recognition
in a very simple way, and has simple exercises for the reader to
fully understand the technology (with answers at the back). It even
has explanations on how home appliances work, which are very useful
the next time you go shopping for a microwave or TV. Even the
Glossary at the back can be used as a quick look-up explanation for
those on the go.
This updated edition of the Nutshell guide not only helps
experienced Java programmers get the most out of versions through
Java 17, it also serves as a learning path for new developers.
Chock-full of examples that demonstrate how to take complete
advantage of modern Java APIs and development best practices, this
thoroughly revised book includes new material on recent
enhancements to the Java object model that every developer should
know about. The first section provides a fast-paced, no-fluff
introduction to the Java programming language and the core runtime
aspects of the Java platform. The second section is a reference to
core concepts and APIs that explains how to perform real
programming work in the Java environment. Get up to speed on
language details through Java 17 Learn object-oriented programming
using basic Java syntax Explore generics, enumerations,
annotations, and lambda expressions Understand techniques used in
object-oriented design Examine how concurrency and memory are
intertwined Work with Java collections and handle common data
formats Delve into Java's latest I/O APIs including asynchronous
channels Become familiar with development tools in OpenJDK
The 1832 Reform Act was a watershed in the history of modern Britain, profoundly affecting the composition of parliament and the course of all subsequent legislation. This new edition of The Great Reform Act of 1832 extends and updates Eric J. Evans's classic account of the crucial political and economic issues. The book: * highlights the travails of Toryism at the end of the 1820s * clarifies complex questions of policy * shows the connections between the Reform Act of 1832 and subsequent radical activity and reform legislation * presents revised electoral statistics It presents an accessible and stimulating guide to the student of modern political history. eBook available with sample pages: 0203131894
New volume in the TOTC replacement programme
Everyday technology is constantly changing, and it's hard to keep
up with it at times. What is all this talk about automation, STEM,
analytics and super-computers, and how will it really affect my
daily life at work and in the home? This book is a simple guide to
everyday technology and analytics written in plain language. It
starts with explaining how computer networks are increasing in
speed so fast that we can do more in less time than ever before. It
explains the analytical jargon in plain English and why robotics in
the home will be aided by the new technology of the quantum
computer. Richly furnished with over 200 illustrations, photos and
with minimal equations, A Simple Guide to Technology and Analytics
is a ready reference book for those times when you don't really
understand the technology and analytics being talked about. It
explains complicated topics such as automated character recognition
in a very simple way, and has simple exercises for the reader to
fully understand the technology (with answers at the back). It even
has explanations on how home appliances work, which are very useful
the next time you go shopping for a microwave or TV. Even the
Glossary at the back can be used as a quick look-up explanation for
those on the go.
A collection of anthologies, resource and reference books,
including titles from Oscar Wilde, Mary Shelley, Alex Madina, Jo
Phillips and Adrian Barlow.
When it was originally published in 1982, this book presented
pioneering new research into the everyday life of the German
working class in the crucial decades between the accession of
Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Nazi seizure of power. The authors
document working-class attitudes to bourgeois convention, authority
and the law in the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. The book
includes studies of industrial sabotage, pilfering at work,
working-class drinking habits, illegitimate motherhood and the
violence of adolescent 'cliques' in pre-Hitlerian Berlin.
This book is a thoroughly up-to-date treatment of all the available
technologies for biomass conversion. Each chapter looks at the
viability and implementation of each technology with examples of
existing equipment and plants. In addition, the text addresses the
economics of biomass processing. The book could also be used as a
supplementary text for senior undergraduate courses on biomass
processing. Features: Provides a concise overview of all currently
available biomass processing technologies Includes relatively
recent technologies such as Biochar Contains numerous industry
examples and case studies Covers the science and technology behind
biomass processing as well as the economics, including the effect
of carbon taxation
First published in 1976, this book studies the impact of a uniquely
unpopular tax on English rural communities. It examines the tithe
system during a period when it was subject to mounting attack from
political economists, agricultural improvers and radicals alike.
Professor Evans has made extensive use of ecclesiastical and estate
records to explain why the tithe issue became so unpopular at this
time. He also studies in detail the work of the tithe commission,
offering new evidence on the important question of how much the
tithe system hindered agricultural improvement. This was in a
period of considerable strain for the old village community, when
tithe disputes significantly added to existing tensions and,
particularly in the south of England, helped bring relations to
crisis point.
The Instructional Soul: Leading Schools with a Spirit of Innovation
is about connections It explores a new way of organizing our
schools and aligning our curriculum and lessons that is long
overdue. What we know with great certainty is that our educational
system is comprised of a disconnected assortment of skills,
subjects, and departments. What we learn in math has little to do
with what we learn in science. Even worse, our students are often
disconnected from each other, and our schools are disengaged from
their communities. In many ways, school is simply a place where we
drop off our kids in kindergarten and pick them up when they are
eighteen. This book dares to suggest something different, a system
that is fully integrated, aligned, and purposeful. It provides a
new framework for how we shape our curriculum, involve our families
and communities, and align our work around skills like creativity
and confidence in ways that are so unlike what we do now that a
revolution may be in order. In the end, that will require bold
leadership and a collective search for our souls.
The Instructional Soul: Leading Schools with a Spirit of Innovation
is about connections It explores a new way of organizing our
schools and aligning our curriculum and lessons that is long
overdue. What we know with great certainty is that our educational
system is comprised of a disconnected assortment of skills,
subjects, and departments. What we learn in math has little to do
with what we learn in science. Even worse, our students are often
disconnected from each other, and our schools are disengaged from
their communities. In many ways, school is simply a place where we
drop off our kids in kindergarten and pick them up when they are
eighteen. This book dares to suggest something different, a system
that is fully integrated, aligned, and purposeful. It provides a
new framework for how we shape our curriculum, involve our families
and communities, and align our work around skills like creativity
and confidence in ways that are so unlike what we do now that a
revolution may be in order. In the end, that will require bold
leadership and a collective search for our souls.
Sir Robert Peel provides an accessible and concise introduction to
the life and career of one of the most political leaders of the
nineteenth century. Perhaps best known for seeing through the
Repeal of the Corn Laws, Peel had an enormous impact on political
life of his age and beyond. Eric J. Evans reassesses Peel's career,
arguing that although Peel's executive and administrative strengths
were great, his arrogance, lack of empathy with the development of
political parties and his inflexible commitment to economic
liberalism presented political problems which he was incapable of
solving. This expanded and fully revised second edition: fully
engages with the extensive new historical work on Sir Robert Peel
published since the first edition appeared fifteen years ago;
includes a glossary of key terms plus an updated and expanded
bibliography, including listing useful websites. Sir Robert Peel is
the perfect introduction for all students of nineteenth-century
history.
In what has established itself as a classic study of Britain from
the late eighteenth century to the mid-Victorian period, Eric J.
Evans explains how the country became the world's first industrial
nation. His book also explains how, and why, Britain was able to
lay the foundations for what became the world's largest empire.
Over the period covered by this book, Britain became the world's
most powerful nation and arguably its first super-power. Economic
opportunity and imperial expansion were accompanied by numerous
domestic political crises which stopped short of revolution. The
book ranges widely: across key political, diplomatic, social,
cultural, economic and religious themes in order to convey the
drama involved in a century of hectic, but generally constructive,
change. Britain was still ruled by wealthy landowners in 1870 as it
had been in 1783, yet the society over which they presided was
unrecognisable. Victorian Britain had become an urban, industrial
and commercial powerhouse. This fourth edition, coming more than
fifteen years after its predecessor, has been completely revised
and updated in the light of recent research. It engages more
extensively with key themes, including gender, national identities
and Britain's relationship with its burgeoning empire. Containing
illustrations, maps, an expanded 'Framework of Events' and an
extensive 'Compendium of Information' on topics such as population
change, cabinet membership and significant legislation, the book is
essential reading for all students of this crucial period in
British history.
This revised, expanded and updated fourth edition of Thatcher and
Thatcherism examines the origins and impact of 'Thatcherism' both
as a cultural construct and an economic creed from the 1970s to the
formation of a coalition government in 2010. New to this edition is
an extended exploration of Thatcher's impact outside of the UK, as
well as an examination of the assessments published following her
death in 2013, providing students with a greater understanding of
the legacy of Thatcherism within the modern political landscape.
Focusing on the career of Margaret Thatcher, Eric J. Evans
questions both the originality and the ideological coherence of
what came to be called 'Thatcherism' and considers to what extent
it met, or failed to meet, its main objectives. Key topics
discussed within the book include: Privatisation policies and the
attack on trade union power and influence; How Thatcher changed and
controlled the late twentieth-century Conservative Party; The
legacy of the Falklands War; Thatcher's relations with Europe -
East and West; Thatcher's approach to the professional ethic; The
influence of Thatcherism on succeeding governments: Major and 'New
Labour'; Neo-liberalism and its influence on, and under, Thatcher.
With comprehensive suggestions for further reading and explanation
of the economic, social and historical context of Britain in the
late 1970s and 1980s, Thatcher and Thatcherism is an invaluable
guide to the complexities and paradoxes of Britain from the late
1970s to the second decade of the twenty-first century.
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