Author: Oksana Kis
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674258282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 653
Book Description
Survival as Victory is the first anthropological study of daily life in the Soviet forced labor camps as experienced by Ukrainian women prisoners. Oksana Kis pulls from the written and oral histories of over 150 survivors to bring to life the gendered strategies of survival, accommodation, and resistance to the dehumanizing effects of the Gulag.
Survival as Victory
Author: Oksana Kis
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674258282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 653
Book Description
Survival as Victory is the first anthropological study of daily life in the Soviet forced labor camps as experienced by Ukrainian women prisoners. Oksana Kis pulls from the written and oral histories of over 150 survivors to bring to life the gendered strategies of survival, accommodation, and resistance to the dehumanizing effects of the Gulag.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674258282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 653
Book Description
Survival as Victory is the first anthropological study of daily life in the Soviet forced labor camps as experienced by Ukrainian women prisoners. Oksana Kis pulls from the written and oral histories of over 150 survivors to bring to life the gendered strategies of survival, accommodation, and resistance to the dehumanizing effects of the Gulag.
Survival Is Victory
Author: Diona Clark
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692962084
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692962084
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Victory
Author: Carla Jablonski
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596432934
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A pair of siblings' bucolic French town is almost untouched by the ravages of WWII. When their friend goes into hiding and his Jewish parents disappear, they realize they must take a stand.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596432934
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A pair of siblings' bucolic French town is almost untouched by the ravages of WWII. When their friend goes into hiding and his Jewish parents disappear, they realize they must take a stand.
Creation and the Persistence of Evil
Author: Jon D. Levenson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691029504
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This paperback edition brings to a wide audience one of the most innovative and meaningful models of God for this post-Auschwitz era. In a thought-provoking return to the original Hebrew conception of God, which questions accepted conceptions of divine omnipotence, Jon Levenson defines God's authorship of the world as a consequence of his victory in his struggle with evil. He traces a flexible conception of God to the earliest Hebrew sources, arguing, for example, that Genesis 1 does not describe the banishment of evil but the attempt to contain the menace of evil in the world, a struggle that continues today.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691029504
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This paperback edition brings to a wide audience one of the most innovative and meaningful models of God for this post-Auschwitz era. In a thought-provoking return to the original Hebrew conception of God, which questions accepted conceptions of divine omnipotence, Jon Levenson defines God's authorship of the world as a consequence of his victory in his struggle with evil. He traces a flexible conception of God to the earliest Hebrew sources, arguing, for example, that Genesis 1 does not describe the banishment of evil but the attempt to contain the menace of evil in the world, a struggle that continues today.
Victory in Defeat
Author: Gregory Urwin
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612510043
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Told here for the first time in vivid detail is the story of the defenders of Wake Island following their surrender to the Japanese on December 23, 1941. The highly regarded military historian Gregory Urwin spent decades researching what happened and now offers a revealing look at the U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers, and civilian volunteers in captivity. In addition to exhaustive archival research, he interviewed dozens of POWs and even some of their Japanese captors. He also had access to diaries secretly kept by the prisoners. This information has allowed Urwin to provide a nuanced look at the Japanese guards and how the Americans survived three-and-a-half years in captivity and emerged with a much lower death rate than most other Allies captured in the Pacific. In part, Urwin says, the answer lies in the Wake Islanders’ establishment of life-saving communities that kept their dignity intact. Their mutual-help networks encouraged those who faltered under the physical and psychological torture, including what is today called water boarding. The book notes that the Japanese camp official responsible for that war crime was sentenced to life imprisonment by an American military tribunal. Most spent the war at a camp just outside Shanghai, one of the few places where Japanese authorities permitted the Red Cross to aid prisoners of war. The author also calls attention to the generosity of civilians in Shanghai, including Swiss diplomats and the American and British residents of the fabled International Settlement, who provided food and clothing to the prisoners. In addition, some of the guards proved to be less vicious than those stationed at other POW camps and occasionally went out of their way to aid the men. As the first historical work to fully explore the captivity of Wake Island’s defenders, the book offers information not found in other World War II historie
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612510043
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Told here for the first time in vivid detail is the story of the defenders of Wake Island following their surrender to the Japanese on December 23, 1941. The highly regarded military historian Gregory Urwin spent decades researching what happened and now offers a revealing look at the U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers, and civilian volunteers in captivity. In addition to exhaustive archival research, he interviewed dozens of POWs and even some of their Japanese captors. He also had access to diaries secretly kept by the prisoners. This information has allowed Urwin to provide a nuanced look at the Japanese guards and how the Americans survived three-and-a-half years in captivity and emerged with a much lower death rate than most other Allies captured in the Pacific. In part, Urwin says, the answer lies in the Wake Islanders’ establishment of life-saving communities that kept their dignity intact. Their mutual-help networks encouraged those who faltered under the physical and psychological torture, including what is today called water boarding. The book notes that the Japanese camp official responsible for that war crime was sentenced to life imprisonment by an American military tribunal. Most spent the war at a camp just outside Shanghai, one of the few places where Japanese authorities permitted the Red Cross to aid prisoners of war. The author also calls attention to the generosity of civilians in Shanghai, including Swiss diplomats and the American and British residents of the fabled International Settlement, who provided food and clothing to the prisoners. In addition, some of the guards proved to be less vicious than those stationed at other POW camps and occasionally went out of their way to aid the men. As the first historical work to fully explore the captivity of Wake Island’s defenders, the book offers information not found in other World War II historie
The Art of Victory
Author: Gregory R. Copley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416524789
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
From historian and strategic analyst Copley comes a charter for personal business success based on the "28 Maxims of Victory"--lessons from history on how civilizations and societies have evolved.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416524789
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
From historian and strategic analyst Copley comes a charter for personal business success based on the "28 Maxims of Victory"--lessons from history on how civilizations and societies have evolved.
The Winter at Valley Forge
Author: James E. Knight
Publisher: Troll Communications
ISBN: 9780816749751
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A soldier chronicles the harsh winter colonial soldiers, led by General George Washington, spend at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.
Publisher: Troll Communications
ISBN: 9780816749751
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A soldier chronicles the harsh winter colonial soldiers, led by General George Washington, spend at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.
Tarnished Victory
Author: William Marvel
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547428065
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
A critical look at the the fourth year of Lincoln's administration and the conclusion of the author's four-volume re-examination of the Civil War.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547428065
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
A critical look at the the fourth year of Lincoln's administration and the conclusion of the author's four-volume re-examination of the Civil War.
Touching the Void
Author: Joe Simpson
Publisher: Direct Authors
ISBN: 0957519303
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer’s harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself.
Publisher: Direct Authors
ISBN: 0957519303
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer’s harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself.
Last Days Survival Guide
Author: Rick Renner
Publisher: Harrison House
ISBN: 9781680314106
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
God is Calling You to Thrive! Turbulent times are all around us, and Bible prophecies foretold centuries ago read like today's news headlines. Should we run for the nearest cave? Face reports boldly but blindly? Resign ourselves to trouble ahead? No! God has always had a survival plan to equip believers for the end times. In Last-Days Survival Guide, author and seasoned student of the Greek Rick Renner delivers rock-solid advice for sailing through turbulent seasons with victory. Rick shares how to supernaturally navigate stormy seas of the last days with the power and insight of the Word of God and the Spirit of God. You'll be strengthened and encouraged as you learn to not only survive but thrive!
Publisher: Harrison House
ISBN: 9781680314106
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
God is Calling You to Thrive! Turbulent times are all around us, and Bible prophecies foretold centuries ago read like today's news headlines. Should we run for the nearest cave? Face reports boldly but blindly? Resign ourselves to trouble ahead? No! God has always had a survival plan to equip believers for the end times. In Last-Days Survival Guide, author and seasoned student of the Greek Rick Renner delivers rock-solid advice for sailing through turbulent seasons with victory. Rick shares how to supernaturally navigate stormy seas of the last days with the power and insight of the Word of God and the Spirit of God. You'll be strengthened and encouraged as you learn to not only survive but thrive!