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The image of the pirate never fails to capture the imagination. The
cut-throat sea robbers of history who plundered richly laden
merchant ships are legendary. The likes of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd
and Henry Morgan are romanticised and celebrated in popular
culture. But fiction has taken the place of fact. Piracy was more
brutal and rebellious than some of the best artistic depictions let
on and in reality, few know the truth about this ruthless trade.
What is the difference between a buccaneer and a corsair? Did
pirates really bury their treasure? Is piracy still a threat to
shipping today? Pirates: Fact & Fiction brings together the
National Maritime Museum's rich collection of flags, weapons, maps
and fine artworks to explain the intriguing history of the pirate
trade. It is the first port of call for anyone keen to separate the
fact from the fiction.
Letters from Helfenberg tells the story of a family and a house,
and between the lines also of two countries, Germany and England,
over a span of forty years. Starting in Berlin in 1909, when the
shops were full of 'modern hats with big brims and ostrich
feathers, delicious fruit from southern lands, English jams and all
kinds of fish in aspic, poultry, venison, sausages, partridge and
pheasant pie', it reaches its end again in Berlin in 1948, when
survival depended on dangerous foraging for fruit or bartering with
cigarettes and reels of cotton. Between these two extremes, the
correspondence records the intervening years of war and peace, when
marriage had led one part of the von Lippe family from Dresden to
Cambridge. From operas to zeppelins, potato harvests to elections,
the letters describe events as the family experienced them,
together with a rich overlay of literary allusions and
philosophical reflections. Their home in Helfenberg and its
surrounding countryside are a constant theme, giving inspiration
and support in times of joy and sorrow. Letters from a brother in
the German navy also give a colourful picture of his voyages to the
Americas in the decade before the First World War. From an age in
which letters were the principal method of communication, this
collection presents a vivid picture of social and family life in
the shadow of great international events.
Title: Preliminary Sketches in Cashmere; or, Scenes in
"Cuckoo-cloudland." By D. J. F. N. (D. J. F. Newall.) With
illustrations.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
HISTORY OF ASIA collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. This series includes ethnographic and
general histories of distinct peripheral coastal regions that
comprise South and East Asia. Other works focus on cultural
history, archaeology, and linguistics. These books help readers
understand the forces that shaped the ancient civilisations and
influenced the modern countries of Asia. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Newall, David John Falconer; 1882. xxx. 86 p.; 8 . T 521
There is a flourishing and growing debate among political
scientists regarding the links between democracy/democratization
and terrorism. Most recent research on international terrorist
incidents has a global focus; Instability and Terrorism takes a
regional approach, focusing on Africa and Asia, two regions sorely
underrepresented in the literature. Cox, Falconer, and Stackhouse
will examine how democratization affects the development or
suppression of terrorism in African and Asian nations. They will
begin by defining "terrorism" and reviewing the literature on the
subject, in particular the ongoing debate about whether democracies
are more or less vulnerable to terrorism than other states. Using
statistical analysis and case studies of nations in the Horn of
Africa, elsewhere in Africa, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia, the
authors will present and interpret their findings, setting out
implications for the broader study of democratization and terrorism
in conjunction with effective international counter-terrorism
efforts.
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