Author: Henry Morse Stephens
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337536619
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
A History of the French Revolution
Author: Henry Morse Stephens
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337536619
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337536619
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Report
Author: Indiana State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 2
Author: John L. Comaroff
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226114678
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
In the second of a proposed three-volume study, John and Jean Comaroff continue their exploration of colonial evangelism and modernity in South Africa. Moving beyond the opening moments of the encounter between the British Nonconformist missions and the Southern Tswana peoples, Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume II, explores the complex transactions—both epic and ordinary—among the various dramatis personae along this colonial frontier. The Comaroffs trace many of the major themes of twentieth-century South African history back to these formative encounters. The relationship between the British evangelists and the Southern Tswana engendered complex exchanges of goods, signs, and cultural markers that shaped not only African existence but also bourgeois modernity "back home" in England. We see, in this volume, how the colonial attempt to "civilize" Africa set in motion a dialectical process that refashioned the everyday lives of all those drawn into its purview, creating hybrid cultural forms and potent global forces which persist in the postcolonial age. This fascinating study shows how the initiatives of the colonial missions collided with local traditions, giving rise to new cultural practices, new patterns of production and consumption, new senses of style and beauty, and new forms of class distinction and ethnicity. As noted by reviewers of the first volume, the Comaroffs have succeeded in providing a model for the study of colonial encounters. By insisting on its dialectical nature, they demonstrate that colonialism can no longer be seen as a one-sided relationship between the conquering and the conquered. It is, rather, a complex system of reciprocal determinations, one whose legacy is very much with us today.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226114678
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
In the second of a proposed three-volume study, John and Jean Comaroff continue their exploration of colonial evangelism and modernity in South Africa. Moving beyond the opening moments of the encounter between the British Nonconformist missions and the Southern Tswana peoples, Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume II, explores the complex transactions—both epic and ordinary—among the various dramatis personae along this colonial frontier. The Comaroffs trace many of the major themes of twentieth-century South African history back to these formative encounters. The relationship between the British evangelists and the Southern Tswana engendered complex exchanges of goods, signs, and cultural markers that shaped not only African existence but also bourgeois modernity "back home" in England. We see, in this volume, how the colonial attempt to "civilize" Africa set in motion a dialectical process that refashioned the everyday lives of all those drawn into its purview, creating hybrid cultural forms and potent global forces which persist in the postcolonial age. This fascinating study shows how the initiatives of the colonial missions collided with local traditions, giving rise to new cultural practices, new patterns of production and consumption, new senses of style and beauty, and new forms of class distinction and ethnicity. As noted by reviewers of the first volume, the Comaroffs have succeeded in providing a model for the study of colonial encounters. By insisting on its dialectical nature, they demonstrate that colonialism can no longer be seen as a one-sided relationship between the conquering and the conquered. It is, rather, a complex system of reciprocal determinations, one whose legacy is very much with us today.
Biennial Report ...
Author: Indiana. Public Library Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Biennial Report of the Librarian of the Indiana State Library
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Librarian of the State Library for the Fiscal Years Ending October 31 ... and ..., and ... Biennial Supplement to the General Catalogue
Author: Indiana State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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The History of the French Revolution
Author: Adolphe Thiers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337535148
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337535148
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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The Rise of the Nation-State in Europe
Author: Jack L. Schwartzwald
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476665478
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The 1648 Treaty of Westphalia marked the emergence of the nation-state as the dominant political entity in Europe. This book traces the development of the nation-state from its infancy as a virtual dynastic possession, through its incarnation as the embodiment of the sovereign popular will. Three sections chronicle the critical epochs of this transformation, beginning with the belief in the "divine right" of monarchical rule and ending with the concept that the people, not their leaders, are the heart of a nation--an enduring political ideal that remains the basis of the modern nation-state.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476665478
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The 1648 Treaty of Westphalia marked the emergence of the nation-state as the dominant political entity in Europe. This book traces the development of the nation-state from its infancy as a virtual dynastic possession, through its incarnation as the embodiment of the sovereign popular will. Three sections chronicle the critical epochs of this transformation, beginning with the belief in the "divine right" of monarchical rule and ending with the concept that the people, not their leaders, are the heart of a nation--an enduring political ideal that remains the basis of the modern nation-state.
Discovering Gilgamesh
Author: Vybarr Cregan-Reid
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526102382
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
In 1872, a young archaeologist at the British Museum made a tremendous discovery. While he was working his way through a Mesopotamian ‘slush pile’, George Smith, a self-taught expert in ancient languages, happened upon a Babylonian version of Noah’s Flood. His research suggested this ‘Deluge Tablet’ pre-dated the writing of Genesis by a millennium or more. Smith went on to translate what later became The Epic of Gilgamesh, perhaps the oldest and most complete work of literature from any culture. Against the backdrop of innovative readings of a range of paintings, novels, histories and photographs (by figures like Dickens, Eliot, James, Dyce, Turner, Macaulay and Carlyle), this book demonstrates the Gordian complexity of the Victorians’ relationship with history, while also seeking to highlight the Epic’s role in influencing models of time in late-Victorian geology. Discovering Gilgamesh will be of interest to readers, students and researchers in literary studies, Victorian studies, history, intellectual history, art history and archaeology.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526102382
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
In 1872, a young archaeologist at the British Museum made a tremendous discovery. While he was working his way through a Mesopotamian ‘slush pile’, George Smith, a self-taught expert in ancient languages, happened upon a Babylonian version of Noah’s Flood. His research suggested this ‘Deluge Tablet’ pre-dated the writing of Genesis by a millennium or more. Smith went on to translate what later became The Epic of Gilgamesh, perhaps the oldest and most complete work of literature from any culture. Against the backdrop of innovative readings of a range of paintings, novels, histories and photographs (by figures like Dickens, Eliot, James, Dyce, Turner, Macaulay and Carlyle), this book demonstrates the Gordian complexity of the Victorians’ relationship with history, while also seeking to highlight the Epic’s role in influencing models of time in late-Victorian geology. Discovering Gilgamesh will be of interest to readers, students and researchers in literary studies, Victorian studies, history, intellectual history, art history and archaeology.
Catalogue of the Library ...
Author: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Illinois
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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