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Out of the numerous books and articles on the Third Reich, few
address its material culture, and fewer still discuss the
phenomenon of Nazi memorabilia. This is all the more surprising
given that Nazi symbols, so central to sustaining Hitler’s
movement, continue to live long after the collapse of his 12-year
Reich. Neither did Nazi ideology die; far-right populists would
like to see the swastika flown over the White House or Buckingham
Palace. Against a backdrop of right-wing extremism, military
re-enactors think nothing of dressing up in Waffen-SS uniforms and
romanticising the Third Reich in the name of living history.
Auctioneers are prepared to hammer down Nazi artefacts to the
highest bidder, but who is buying them, and why do they do so?
Should collectors be allowed to decorate their homes with Nazi
flags? The Anarchy of Nazi Memorabilia begins by examining the
creation and context of Nazi artefacts and symbols during the
volatile Weimar Republic to their wider distribution during the
Third Reich. There were few people in Nazi Germany who did not wear
a badge or uniform of some sort. Whether it be mothers, soldiers or
concentration camp inmates, they were all branded. The chapter on
the Second World War demonstrates that although German soldiers
were cynical about being given medals in exchange for freezing in
Russia. They still continued to fight, for which more decorations
were awarded. A large proportion of this book is therefore given to
the meaning that Nazi symbols had before Nazi Germany was
eventually defeated in May 1945. Equally important, however, and
one of the characteristics of this book, is the analysis of the
meaning and value of Nazi material culture over time. The
interpreters of Nazi symbols that this book focuses on are
internationally based private collectors and traders. Sustained
attention is given in a chapter outlining the development of the
collectors’ market for Nazi memorabilia from 1945 onwards. No
matter how much collectors go out of their way to paint the hobby
in a positive light, their activities do not fully escape the
troubled past of the material that they desire. So contested are
Nazi symbols that another chapter is devoted to the ethics and
morals of destroying or preserving them. The issues surrounding
private versus public custody and ownership of Nazi artefacts are
also discussed. So far, in this book, the examination of Nazi
artefacts has been restricted to physical objects within societies
that are generally aware of the consequences of Hitlerism. As we
increasingly move into the digital age, however, and there are few
survivors of the Second World War left to relay their horrific
experiences, the final chapter contemplates the future of Nazi
symbols both digitally and physically, fake or real. This book will
appeal to all those interested in the Third Reich, Nazi ideology,
Neo-Nazism, perceptions of the Nazis post-1945, modern European
history and political symbolism. It will also hold particular
appeal to those interested in the collecting and trading of
contested and highly emotive artefacts. It considers aesthetics,
authenticity, commodification, gift exchange, life histories of
people and objects, materiality and value theory.
Published in commemoration of the one-hundredth anniversary of
the "Titanic"'s sinking, this book tells the story of that fateful
night from an unusual angle: through the many wireless
communications sent to and from the land stations and the ships
involved as the tragic events unfolded.Drawing on the extensive
record of wireless transmissions in the Marconi Archives, "Titanic
Calling" recounts this legendary story the way it was first heard,
beginning with repeated warnings--just hours before the
collision--of several large icebergs unusually far south and
alarmingly close to the "Titanic"'s course. The story follows
senior operator Jack Phillips as he sends distress messages to
nearby ships and shows how these urgent calls for help were
received and rapidly relayed across the Atlantic in a desperate
attempt to save the lives of the "Titanic"'s passengers and crew.
Finally, the distant SS "Virginian" receives the "Titanic"'s final,
broken message. The story concludes with the rescue of the
fortunate survivors, who radio messages to loved ones from aboard
the RMS "Carpathia "while safely on their way to New York.
Illustrated throughout with photographs of the messages and
including full transcripts of original material, the book also
features an introduction to the development of maritime wireless
communications and a discussion of the Marconi Archives's "Titanic
"collection. The forced brevity of the messages lends the narrative
a startling sense of immediacy and brings to life to the voices of
the individuals involved.
Originally published in 1980, this book gives a concrete
description of the development of Scottish companies and Scottish
capital through the 20th Century, based on empirical study. The
study begins with the major companies of 1904-5 and examines their
history and subsequent development. The top companies in a number
of periods are also examined and the study concludes with an
investigation of the major companies of 1973-4 and their response
to the (then) recent oil developments. The book uses both detailed
company histories and broad historical interpretations as sources
drawing the data together into chronologically ordered sections.
Its focus is on the companies and people which make up the system
of Scottish capital, seen as a relatively distinct system with its
own characteristics and its own pattern of development within the
British system.
This book presents new ways of understanding heritage and heritage
work. It develops and addresses the ways in which physical
processes of creation, maintenance and decay are entangled with
cultural and political processes of management, access, and care.
The book analyses a critical practice of heritage work that is
oriented to recognising and collaborating with diverse knowledge
holders and their practices of caring for heritage. This requires
rethinking accepted heritage concepts, such as heritage management,
artefact, site, and the definition of heritage itself. The book
presents an engaging and applied approach to this task through
examples that include Majapahit statues and temples in Indonesia,
skating in London, an online heritage movement, building bivouacs
in Australia, First Nations advocacy for Country, and batik
collections in the Netherlands. Offering a new model for
collaborative heritage research and analysis, this book will be of
interest to researchers, students and practitioners. . Drawing from
developments from the posthumanities, cultural geography, and
critical heritage studies, it presents a collaborative mode of
scholarship and writing that considers how people care for and use
the things they are left by history.
Out of the numerous books and articles on the Third Reich, few
address its material culture, and fewer still discuss the
phenomenon of Nazi memorabilia. This is all the more surprising
given that Nazi symbols, so central to sustaining Hitler's
movement, continue to live long after the collapse of his 12-year
Reich. Neither did Nazi ideology die; far-right populists would
like to see the swastika flown over the White House or Buckingham
Palace. Against a backdrop of right-wing extremism, military
re-enactors think nothing of dressing up in Waffen-SS uniforms and
romanticising the Third Reich in the name of living history.
Auctioneers are prepared to hammer down Nazi artefacts to the
highest bidder, but who is buying them, and why do they do so?
Should collectors be allowed to decorate their homes with Nazi
flags? The Anarchy of Nazi Memorabilia begins by examining the
creation and context of Nazi artefacts and symbols during the
volatile Weimar Republic to their wider distribution during the
Third Reich. There were few people in Nazi Germany who did not wear
a badge or uniform of some sort. Whether it be mothers, soldiers or
concentration camp inmates, they were all branded. The chapter on
the Second World War demonstrates that although German soldiers
were cynical about being given medals in exchange for freezing in
Russia. They still continued to fight, for which more decorations
were awarded. A large proportion of this book is therefore given to
the meaning that Nazi symbols had before Nazi Germany was
eventually defeated in May 1945. Equally important, however, and
one of the characteristics of this book, is the analysis of the
meaning and value of Nazi material culture over time. The
interpreters of Nazi symbols that this book focuses on are
internationally based private collectors and traders. Sustained
attention is given in a chapter outlining the development of the
collectors' market for Nazi memorabilia from 1945 onwards. No
matter how much collectors go out of their way to paint the hobby
in a positive light, their activities do not fully escape the
troubled past of the material that they desire. So contested are
Nazi symbols that another chapter is devoted to the ethics and
morals of destroying or preserving them. The issues surrounding
private versus public custody and ownership of Nazi artefacts are
also discussed. So far, in this book, the examination of Nazi
artefacts has been restricted to physical objects within societies
that are generally aware of the consequences of Hitlerism. As we
increasingly move into the digital age, however, and there are few
survivors of the Second World War left to relay their horrific
experiences, the final chapter contemplates the future of Nazi
symbols both digitally and physically, fake or real. This book will
appeal to all those interested in the Third Reich, Nazi ideology,
Neo-Nazism, perceptions of the Nazis post-1945, modern European
history and political symbolism. It will also hold particular
appeal to those interested in the collecting and trading of
contested and highly emotive artefacts. It considers aesthetics,
authenticity, commodification, gift exchange, life histories of
people and objects, materiality and value theory.
Originally published in 1980, this book gives a concrete
description of the development of Scottish companies and Scottish
capital through the 20th Century, based on empirical study. The
study begins with the major companies of 1904-5 and examines their
history and subsequent development. The top companies in a number
of periods are also examined and the study concludes with an
investigation of the major companies of 1973-4 and their response
to the (then) recent oil developments. The book uses both detailed
company histories and broad historical interpretations as sources
drawing the data together into chronologically ordered sections.
Its focus is on the companies and people which make up the system
of Scottish capital, seen as a relatively distinct system with its
own characteristics and its own pattern of development within the
British system.
Experienced editors bring widespread knowledge of foundations of
teacher preparation from global contexts. Volume invites teachers
to reflect on their work rather than simply be technicians of their
work. Connects teachers' often abstract motivations to the
realities of the profession.
Experienced editors bring widespread knowledge of foundations of
teacher preparation from global contexts. Volume invites teachers
to reflect on their work rather than simply be technicians of their
work. Connects teachers' often abstract motivations to the
realities of the profession.
Sustainable tourism is a widely used term that has accumulated
considerable attention from researchers and policy makers over the
past two decades. However, there is still an apparently wide gap
between theory and practice in the area. Recent scholarly research
has tended to focus on niche areas of alternative tourism rather
than address the broader issues and vagaries and paradoxes that
appear to plague the broader notion of sustainable tourism. As
such, there is a need for a new and pragmatic analysis of
sustainable tourism as an overarching idea and how this manifests
in practice. The Practice of Sustainable Tourism fulfils this need
by offering a fresh perspective on sustainable tourism as an
umbrella concept with inherent tensions. It presents a way of
thinking about tourism based on the notion of finding common ground
using the dialectic tradition of philosophy. Dialectics focusses on
resolving opposing viewpoints by recognising they have common
elements that can be combined into a rational and practical
solution over time. As part of this approach, the book examines the
strongly apparent tensions within alternative tourism as well as
the paradox of continuing growth and other mass tourism related
issues. It is divided into three parts, Part I includes chapters
discussing the general concept of sustainable tourism, its history,
current status and possible futures; Part II includes a range of
destination case studies exploring how sustainable tourism has been
applied and Part III includes perspectives from the tourism
operator view. Given the international content and challenging
themes, the book will be appealing internationally to students,
researchers and academics in the fields of tourism, geography,
sustainability and social science.
This title was first published in 2000. This collection of works
explores the sources of conflict and change which affect
professional occupations, the responses of these occupations to
such forces and the possible or likely outcomes of these actions
and reactions for the character of British management.
This title was first published in 2000. This collection of works
explores the sources of conflict and change which affect
professional occupations, the responses of these occupations to
such forces and the possible or likely outcomes of these actions
and reactions for the character of British management.
The nature of international diplomacy and Britain's world role
changed immeasurably after the end of the First World War, and this
book shows how the various men who headed the Foreign Office during
the interwar years sought to operate in the shifting political and
bureaucratic environments that confronted them. British Foreign
Secretaries in an Uncertain World examines the careers of each of
the interwar Foreign Secretaries, including Lord Curzon, Ramsay
MacDonald and Anthony Eden. Using an extensive range of primary
sources both published and unpublished, official and private,
Michael Hughes provides a detailed assessment of how these men
approached their role and how influential they were in
international diplomacy. The book also looks at the Foreign
Secretaries' successes or failures within the British political
system, analysing how influential the Foreign Office was under each
Secretary in determining British foreign policy. A fascinating book
with a unique focus, British Foreign Secretaries in an Uncertain
World takes a rigorous look at a key topic in British history.
Randall Davidson was Archbishop of Canterbury for quarter of a
century. Davidson was a product of the Victorian ecclesiastical and
social establishment, whose advance through the Church was
dependent on the patronage of Queen Victoria, but he became
Archbishop at a time of huge social and political change. He guided
the Church of England through the turbulence of the Edwardian
period, when it faced considerable challenges to its status as the
established Church, as well as helping shape its response to the
horrors of the First World War. Davidson inherited a Church of
England that was sharply divided on a range of issues, and he
devoted his career as Archbishop to securing its unity, whilst
ensuring that its voice continued to be heard both nationally and
internationally. A modest and pragmatic man, he was widely
respected both within the Church of England and beyond, helping to
find solutions to a range of political and ecclesiastical problems.
This book explores Davidson's role within the Church and in the
life of Britain more broadly during his time at Canterbury. It
includes a large selection of documents that help to reveal the
Archbishop's character and cast light on the way in which he
carried out his varied and demanding duties.
The world's coastlines represent a myriad of dynamic and constantly
changing environments. Heavily settled and intensely used areas,
they are of enormous importance to humans and understanding how
they are shaped and change is crucial to our future.Introduction to
Coastal Processes and Geomorphologybegins by discussing coastal
systems and shows how these systems link to the processes examined
in detail throughout the book. These include the morphodynamic
paradigm, tides, waves and sediment transport. Later chapters
explore fluvial deltas, estuaries, beaches and barriers, coastal
sand dunes and geologically-influenced coasts such as cliffs, coral
reefs and atolls. A new chapter addresses the forward-facing aspect
of coastal morphodynamics, including the ways in which coasts
respond to rapid climate changes such as present day global
warming. Also new to this second edition is a chapter on future
coasts which considers the wider effects of coastal change on other
important aspects of coastal systems, including ecology,
management, socio-cultural activities, built and natural heritage,
and archaeology. Case studies using examples from around the world
illustrate theory in practice and bring the subject to life. Each
chapter starts by outlining the 'aims' and questions at the end
allow you to track your progress.
Increasing concerns over climate and environmental change, the
global economic and financial crisis and impacts on host
communities, audiences, participants and destinations has
reinforced the need for more sustainable approaches to events.
Sustainability now features as part of the bid process for many
mega-events, such as the Olympic Games, as well as significant
regional and local events, where the event organisers are required
by funding bodies and governments to generate broader outcomes for
the locality. This book is the first to offer students a
comprehensive introduction to the full range of issues and topics
relevant to event sustainability including impacts, operating and
policy environments, stimulating urban regeneration and creating
lasting legacies, as well as practical knowledge on how to achieve
a sustainable event. Taking a holistic approach drawing on
multidisciplinary theory it offers insight into the economic,
socio-cultural and environmental impacts and how these can be
adapted or mitigated. Theory and practice are linked through
integrated case studies based on a wide range of event types from
mega events to community festivals to show impacts, best practice
and how better sustainable practice can be achieved in the future.
Learning objectives, discussion questions and further reading
suggestions are included to aid understanding and further
knowledge; additional resources for lecturers and students
including power point slides, video and web links are available
online. Events and Sustainability is essential reading for all
events management students and future managers.
Randall Davidson was Archbishop of Canterbury for quarter of a
century. Davidson was a product of the Victorian ecclesiastical and
social establishment, whose advance through the Church was
dependent on the patronage of Queen Victoria, but he became
Archbishop at a time of huge social and political change. He guided
the Church of England through the turbulence of the Edwardian
period, when it faced considerable challenges to its status as the
established Church, as well as helping shape its response to the
horrors of the First World War. Davidson inherited a Church of
England that was sharply divided on a range of issues, and he
devoted his career as Archbishop to securing its unity, whilst
ensuring that its voice continued to be heard both nationally and
internationally. A modest and pragmatic man, he was widely
respected both within the Church and beyond, helping to find
solutions to a range of political and ecclesiastical problems. This
book explores Davidson's role within the Church and in the life of
Britain more broadly during his time at Canterbury. It includes a
large selection of documents that help to reveal the Archbishop's
character and cast light on the way in which he carried out his
varied and demanding duties.
A study of imperialistic reaction': the attempt made in the reign
of the Emperor Charles VI to re-establish imperial authority and
the consequent brief halt in the decline and disintegration of the
Holy Roman Empire and the Emperor's loss of power.
`Careful, original and wide-ranging study of many different aspects
of late medieval military history.' HISTORY The Hundred Years War
embraced warfare in all aspects, from the grand set pieces of Crecy
and Agincourt to the pillaged lands of the dispossessed population.
What makes this book different from previous studies emphasising
the great battles is its use of less familiar evidence, such as
administrative records and landscape archaeology, to gain a truer
picture of the realities of medieval warfare. From a general review
of battle tactics, the book turns to examine (at points enlisting
computer analysis) a number of issues: the composition of the
English army, the management of affairs in Aquitaine, the response
in England at large to the war and the consequent propaganda and
hardship,and the impact of warfare on local communities. Close
study of surviving artefacts - weapons, fortifications - also
allows realistic assessments of military and naval experiences.
Contributors: ANDREW AYTON, MATTHEW BENNETT,ANNE CURRY, IAN FRIEL,
ROBERT HARDY, MICHAEL HUGHES, MICHAEL JONES, BRIAN KEMP, JOHN
KENYON, MARK ORMROD, ROBERT SMITH, MALCOLM VALE.
"Women and Terrorism" analyses a new phenomenon of international
concern: the participation of women in subversive terrorist
movements. The book deals with four main issues: 1) women's
participation in violent terrorist movements to discover the key to
the psychological and sociological interpretation of their
involvement in a life experience they are not traditionally
associated with; 2) the different responses to 'penitentism'
between men and women; 3) the psychological and social
interpretation of women's support of armed struggle and an inquiry
- through the personal experience of the women terrorists
interviewed - into the reasons for women's greater resistance to
repentance; 4) the use of the leads this inquiry has furnished for
prognostic purposes and to predict and create conditions that
facilitate repentance.
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Increasing concerns over climate and environmental change, the
global economic and financial crisis and impacts on host
communities, audiences, participants and destinations has
reinforced the need for more sustainable approaches to events.
Sustainability now features as part of the bid process for many
mega-events, such as the Olympic Games, as well as significant
regional and local events, where the event organisers are required
by funding bodies and governments to generate broader outcomes for
the locality. This book is the first to offer students a
comprehensive introduction to the full range of issues and topics
relevant to event sustainability including impacts, operating and
policy environments, stimulating urban regeneration and creating
lasting legacies, as well as practical knowledge on how to achieve
a sustainable event. Taking a holistic approach drawing on
multidisciplinary theory it offers insight into the economic,
socio-cultural and environmental impacts and how these can be
adapted or mitigated. Theory and practice are linked through
integrated case studies based on a wide range of event types from
mega events to community festivals to show impacts, best practice
and how better sustainable practice can be achieved in the future.
Learning objectives, discussion questions and further reading
suggestions are included to aid understanding and further
knowledge; additional resources for lecturers and students
including power point slides, video and web links are available
online. Events and Sustainability is essential reading for all
events management students and future managers.
Sustainable tourism is a widely used term that has accumulated
considerable attention from researchers and policy makers over the
past two decades. However, there is still an apparently wide gap
between theory and practice in the area. Recent scholarly research
has tended to focus on niche areas of alternative tourism rather
than address the broader issues and vagaries and paradoxes that
appear to plague the broader notion of sustainable tourism. As
such, there is a need for a new and pragmatic analysis of
sustainable tourism as an overarching idea and how this manifests
in practice. The Practice of Sustainable Tourism fulfils this need
by offering a fresh perspective on sustainable tourism as an
umbrella concept with inherent tensions. It presents a way of
thinking about tourism based on the notion of finding common ground
using the dialectic tradition of philosophy. Dialectics focusses on
resolving opposing viewpoints by recognising they have common
elements that can be combined into a rational and practical
solution over time. As part of this approach, the book examines the
strongly apparent tensions within alternative tourism as well as
the paradox of continuing growth and other mass tourism related
issues. It is divided into three parts, Part I includes chapters
discussing the general concept of sustainable tourism, its history,
current status and possible futures; Part II includes a range of
destination case studies exploring how sustainable tourism has been
applied and Part III includes perspectives from the tourism
operator view. Given the international content and challenging
themes, the book will be appealing internationally to students,
researchers and academics in the fields of tourism, geography,
sustainability and social science.
The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, including
the deaths of over a thousand 'Men of Lancaster', and its legacy
continues to be remembered today. This book looks at the impact
that the loss of so many men had on the community and offers an
intimate portrayal of Lancaster and its people living in the shadow
of the 'war to end all wars'. Drawing on detailed research
conducted by the authors and their community partners, it describes
the local reaction to the outbreak of war, the experience of
individuals who enlisted, the changing face of industry, the women
who defied convention to play a vital role on the home front, and
how Lancaster coped with the transition to life in peacetime once
more. The Great War story of Lancaster draws on all of these
experiences to present a unique account of the local reality of a
global conflict.
While the image or construct of the "good mother" has been the
focus of many research projects, the "bad mother," as a discursive
construct, and also mothers who do "bad" things as complicated,
agentic social actors, have been quite neglected, despite the
prevalence of the image of the bad mother across late modern
societies. The few researchers who address this powerful social
image point out that bad mothers are culturally identified by what
they do, yet they are also socially recognized by who they are.
Mothers become potentially bad when they behave or express opinions
that diverge from, or challenge, social or gender norms, or when
they deviate from mainstream, white, middle class, heterosexual,
nondisabled normativity. When suspected of being bad mothers, women
are surveilled, and may be disciplined, punished or otherwise
excluded, by various official agents (i.e. legal, medical and
welfare institutions), as well as by their relatives, friends and
communities. Too often, women are judged and punished without clear
evidence that they are neglecting or abusing their children.
Frequently they are blamed for the marginal sociocultural context
in which they are mothering. This anthology presents empirical,
theoretical and creative works that address the construct of the
bad mother and the lived realities of mothers labeled as bad.
Throughout the volume, the editors consider voices and acts of
resistance to bad mother constructions, demonstrating that mothers,
across time and across domains, have individually and collectively
taken a stand against this destructive label.
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