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This book is the first of a three-volume study of the structures and objects discovered during nine seasons of excavations (2017-2025) within the Ramesses II temple precinct conducted under the direction of Sameh Iskander. This volume contains five chapters organized in two parts; the first presents in three chapters a clear understanding of the precinct site, its extant architectural mud-brick structures outside the stone temple, and a careful investigation of the archeological objects and ceramic data obtained from the excavation. The second part focuses on the data obtained from the excavation of a mysterious mixed deposit of materials that were brought from unknown locations and dumped in one of the temples magazines (S15). This deposit offers new insights into our understanding of Abydos, a site rich in historical and archaeological significance.

This is the incredible story of why and how Winston Churchill in his mid-50s decided to write an autobiography designed to reshape his image and to reduce an overwhelming personal debt burden. The book, My Early Life, emerged from a truly Churchillian writing process that was both complicated and highly focused. An extensive dictation process using both external research and his own previously written materials created a rough draft. Then additional researchers, reviewers and publishers on two continents helped mold the final product. My Early Life is Churchills Aeneid and many sections approach lyric poetry in the style of writing and in its visual and emotional impact. How all this came about is described and analyzed in this book. It further explores just how successful an endeavor this was and the global impact this book has had on literature and as a source for educational and literary publications.

O livro Areia Branca do Tucum, do historiador Maurílio Rompatto, analisa os conflitos agrários no extremo noroeste do Paraná, abrangendo municípios como Marilena, Nova Londrina, Loanda e São Pedro do

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From the author of the bestselling The King in the North. The story of the lands between the Forth and Humber from the end of the Roman period to the Viking kingdom of York is one of the most richly fascinating in British history. This the age of Lindisfarne and of Bede; of the dramatic hills, valleys and ancient routeways that link the Irish Sea and the North Sea; of names that resonate even now: Edwin, Oswald, Hild, Cuthbert, Wilfrid; of conquest, conversion and the legacies of intellectual giants. This history of Early Medieval Northumbria explores themes of landscape, power, creativity and intellect. Fresh archaeological evidence and research in historical geography shed light on the fascinating story of how land was managed, exploited and deployed as an expression of power by both secular and ecclesiastical forces, and aspects such as the role of elite women in shaping politics and religion is given new focus. Max Adams and Colm O Brien show conclusively how Northumbrias political, cultural and religious elements coalesced to forge a creative powerhouse which shaped the world we have inherited.

Es probable que la Segunda Guerra Mundial sea el conflicto más estudiado de la historia de la humanidad. Sin embargo, la gran mayoría de las obras ofrecen de ella una interpretación sorprendentemente unidimensional. La presentan como una guerra buena, una cruzada contra el fascismo y una batalla del mundo libre y democratico contra quienes querian acabar con el: una parabola de los males del totalitarismo y el triunfo del orden democratico liderado por los Estados Unidos. Este libro intenta retirar las capas de mitologia que cubren la Segunda Guerra Mundial y poner en cuestion las interpretaciones predominantes de la contienda. Rompe con las explicaciones estandares de la guerra y argumenta que las dimensiones centrales del conflicto fueron la raza y el imperio. Aborda la Segunda Guerra Mundial como un enfrentamiento profundamente enraizado en el contexto mas amplio de la historia mundial. Y de esta forma intenta excavar los cimientos coloniales de la guerra y trazar sus secuelas imperiales. Por ello, geograficamente, el libro se aleja de las playas de Normandia para hacer mayor hincapie en los teatros de operaciones mas sangrientos de Europa del Este y Asia oriental. En definitiva, Tierra quemada sostiene que el legado de la guerra no fue tanto la destruccion del fascismo, el racismo y el imperialismo, sino la creacion de un orden de posguerra en el que Estados neoimperiales muy militarizados se prepararon para la guerra perpetua y la perspectiva de la aniquilacion nuclear. Nuestra amnesia colectiva respecto de los origenes coloniales de la guerra y sus consecuencias imperiales ha despojado al conflicto de su significado y lo ha convertido en un cuento de hadas del siglo xx. Este libro pretende colocar nuestra vision de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en el lugar que le corresponde en el panorama mas amplio de la historia mundial moderna. Con este telon de fondo, la Segunda Guerra Mundial aparece como el punto culminante de siglos de expansion colonial y el catalizador de la reinscripcion del imperialismo bajo la egida de la geopolitica de la Guerra Fria.

The American-born folklorist and musician Margaret Fay Shaws passion for the Hebrides led her to the island of South Uist in 1929 and then to Canna in 1935 as the wife of the eminent folklorist John Lorne Campbell. Her extraordinary work in documenting and preserving traditional Gaelic songs and customs remains a vital resource for understanding Hebridean music, and the Campbells house on Canna is a unique collection of priceless material celebrating the Hebridean world. This vast archive also includes Margarets collection of still and film photography, which capture the essence of island life at a time when old traditions were vanishing. This book celebrates the legacy and life of a remarkable woman, who herself wrote with such wit and flair of her travels and adventures and which took her from turn of-the-century Pennsylvania to 1920s New York, Paris, Nova Scotia and the Hebrides, where she lived until her death in 2004.

Ireland, under both the Irish Free State and after full independence, has now had just over 100 years of autonomous national political leadership.This book, based on Iain Dales blockbuster podcast, tells the story of Irish politics over the past century by examining the lives and actions of each Irish Taoiseach, from W.T. Cosgrave to Micheal Martin. 15 leading Irish historians, journalists and politicians write essays on each of these figures, showing in the process how Ireland developed from a poor ex-colony to a successful, modern country at the heart of the European Union. In the process, the contributors examine the importance of topics such as the power of the Roman Catholic Church, changing social mores, Irelands relationship with the UK, and its economic development.This is a must read for anyone interested in Irish politics at a time of potential far-reaching change for the republic.

A cien años de su nacimiento, celebra el inigualable legado de «la Reina de la Salsa».En los años sesenta, Celia Cruz emprendió una nueva vida lejos de su Cuba natal, el lugar donde brilló por primer

Africanas mulatas horras esclavas indígenas e incluso blancas son las protagonistas de esta innovadora investigación que tiene como marco geográfico el istmo centroamericano. El eje central son las mujeres racializadas dentro del espacio colonial en el que se vieron inmersas. A lo largo de esta obra se analizan algunos de los diferentes mecanismos tales como la sexualidad o las creencias magicas utilizados por ellas para sobrevivir. Desarrollando en consecuencia una gran capacidad de resiliencia que les permitio adaptarse a situaciones adversas y alcanzar en muchos casos espacios de poder. No estamos sin embargo ante una historia convencional pues la gran mayoria de la documentacion utilizada proviene de archivos regionales y de una extensa bibliografia multidisciplinaria convirtiendo este libro en una novedosa propuesta para abordar la tan discutida ausencia de las mujeres en los estudios coloniales especialmente en la region centroamericana. Ya fuesen libres o esclavizadas esta claro que las mujeres racializadas fueron elementos claves en el acontecer historico de la region. A pesar de que la historiografia las ha silenciado y relevado a un plano periferico basta con escudriñar en la documentacion para descubrir el protagonismo que ellas tuvieron en el dia a dia tal vez no en batallas o conquistas pero sin ellas el proyecto colonizador español hubiese quedado en un sueño.

"Entre Sangres y Patrias: Cuba, una historia familiar" nos sumerge en tres siglos de historia cubana a través de los ojos de la familia Albornoz. Desde la llegada de un conquistador español a La Habana en el siglo XVI y su union con La Noble Habana, descendiente de los tainos, hasta la compleja trama de lealtades, amores y conflictos durante las guerras de independencia, esta novela reconstruye la vida cotidiana, las tensiones sociales y la riqueza cultural que han forjado la identidad de Cuba. Y forjad su relacion Madre - Hija con España. A traves de una narracion intima de Tomas de Albornoz, periodista residene en la Cuba de 2025 y descendiente de la familia, la obra combina cartas, diarios y recuerdos que revelan como las decisiones de antepasados influyeron en la historia de la isla. Entre alianzas matrimoniales, conflictos coloniales, y el surgimiento de un sentimiento nacional, la familia vive el dilema constante entre lealtad y libertad, tradicion y cambio. Una historia de raices, valentia y resiliencia, que deja abierta la puerta a una saga que continura en una segunda entrega hasta la actualidad. Esta novela combina la investigacion historica con la narracion intima de su propia familia, mencionada colateralmente en este libro bajo el nombre ficticio de Echeverria, pues sus antepasados maternos vascos, los Ibarzabal, apellido de renombrada radicion armera en España, precisamente emigraron a Cuba en el Siglo XIX como proveedores de armas de ejercito español.

Ireland went to the 2023 rugby world cup as the number one ranked team in the world. They were the reigning grand slam holders; and still they came home early.Getting to the last four of the World Cup has become a national obsession. But is this the only measure of success? In Touching Distance, Brendan Fanning, one of the games most authoritative voices, shines a piercing light on every corner of the Irish rugby system, from grassroots to green jersey, illuminating the fine lines and thin margins between success and failure.From the breakthrough years of Eddie OSullivan to men of massive influence like Joe Schmidt and Stuart Lancaster, with David Nucifora the first tsar of Irish rugby in the pro era through to Andy Farrell, the man in whom Irish fans hopes now rest, no stone is left unturned in Fannings revealing and absorbing narrative.With the clock already counting down to the 2027 World Cup in Australia, where are Ireland on their quest for the top? And is glory finally within reach?A hugely enjoyable book that gives a fascinating insight into whats been going on behind the curtain of Irish rugby over the last 20 years. SHANE HORGANSmart, incisive and packed with great stories. Most of what I know about rugby Ive learned from reading Brendan Fanning. PAUL HOWARD

The Battle of George Square, a riot during the Forty Hours Strike in Glasgow, on 31 January 1919, is routinely claimed to be one of the most iconic events in Scottish working-class history. It is also the most mythologised. For a century, the narrative created for the defence of the strike leaders charged with incitement to riot an unprovoked attack on a peaceful crowd as an act of oppression has been repeated uncritically by academic and popular writers. Mythology has almost completely replaced reality, most notably in the Scottish education system, where educational materials have been described by two prominent historians as, arrant propaganda and a perversion of history. Now, Gordon Barclay and Louise Heren have undertaken a meticulous examination of the contemporary evidence to tell a more complex story. In doing so they examine the ways writers have failed to subject the celebratory mythology of this iconic event to adequate scrutiny. They document the creation of the mythology, from the writings of the strike leaders to those who use the mythology of the Battle to promote their own politics. They also examine the legal basis and reality of the military deployment to Glasgow in the aftermath of the riot.

The Right of Passage makes visceral and intimate and all the more meaningful the story of the Holocaust and a familys struggle to escape its unspeakable evils. - Ken Burns, filmmaker, director of The US and the HolocaustHow much could the victims of the Holocaust have known of what awaited them? How much should they have known?In this sobering account of a German-Jewish family in flight for their lives, The Right of Passage reveals the difficult, often desperate dilemmas in which they found themselves as they looked for safe passage away from the Nazi regime.Inspired by a cache of abandoned negatives that show an idyllic pre-war Europe, the book draws heavily on letters and telegrams newly translated from German. These exchanges among leading thinkers of the period vividly record an intellectual culture in flight, in which even the finest minds found it difficult to grasp what was coming.Most of the familys members found safety in England, Ireland or America, some only just in time. But the logician and philosopher Kurt Grelling, exiled in Belgium, was arrested when the Nazis invaded. Deported to France and interned by the Vichy regime, despite the efforts of friends and colleagues to help, Grellings attempts to find passage to America were hindered by forces beyond his control. But his letters speak across the decades, urging us to remember the impossible predicament faced by millions in the same position.

Captures moments in time like nothing else.RICHARD E. GRANTIntimate . . . and rarely predictable.MICHAEL PALINCompletely fascinating and inspiring. Completely addictive.STEPHEN FRYA volume to treasure, sigh and snigger over. BIDISHAAn engrossing collection of the most remarkable diary writing - by the famous, infamous and everyman alike - curated by the creator of the globally bestselling Letters of Note.What is more intimate than the diary? Across human history, people have kept these repositories of their most unvarnished truths, poignant hopes, hidden desires and deepest fears. In Diaries of Note, Shaun Usher collects 366 captivating diary entries, each with a different author.The diary welcomes all to its pages. Here we encounter reflections from world leaders, artists, scientists, writers and icons of film and music - including Alan Rickman, Frederick Douglass, Virginia Woolf, Louis Theroux and Emma Thompson - alongside those who were never illuminated by fame, but whose writings reveal them as extraordinary. Beautifully illustrated, this book is a testament to the power of personal narratives, reflecting and encapsulating our deepest, and often most secret, emotions.

After a devastating spinal cord injury Fergus Farrell was told hed never walk again. He refused to believe it.What followed was a brutal reckoning not just with his body, but with his identity as a man. He lost his business, his marriage and, for a time, his will to go on. But through the darkness, Fergus found something deeper than hope: determination.One year later, he walked 206km across Ireland. And that was just the start. From an attempted row across the unforgiving North Atlantic to tireless advocacy for spinal injury research, Fergus has redefined what it truly means to be strong. This is more than a story of recovery. Its about resilience, reinvention and finding out who you really are when everything else falls away.A formidable reminder that no matter how tough the challenge, the strength to walk through it lies within Niall BreslinA powerful, unflinching account of resilience, this book grips you from the first page and refuses to let go David GillickThis book gives great insight into his journey, and his resilience and mental strength are inspirational Bernard Jackman

1 NIGHT. 1,807 DAYS. AND EVERY SINGLE MINUTE IN BETWEEN.In July 2019, Bláthnaid Raleigh was enjoying a typical night out in Galway with friends and a few acquaintances from Mullingar. At the house party that followed, a night that had started like any other took a sinister turn when Jonathan Moran attacked and raped her.Back in their hometown of Mullingar, Blathnaid would spend the next five years living with the after-effects of that night, she and her family left in limbo, wracked with uncertainty. Meanwhile, her attacker, unable to be identified for legal reasons, continued his life as if nothing had happened working, socialising and playing rugby.On 1 July 2024, Moran was sentenced to eight years in jail, without ever offering a moments remorse. What would this verdict mean for Blathnaid and the life that she was forced to put on hold? Would this be the day that the old Blathnaid would re-emerge? Could it ever be that simple?Aftermath is raw, powerful and a truly devastating account of a system that left Blathnaid feeling forgotten, irrelevant and lost. In an Ireland that claims to be victim-centric, Blathnaids words provide the ultimate and unequivocal victim impact statement.

Bouncing Back is the inspiring story of Michael Flynn, a struggling furniture salesman from Pearse Street, who reinvented himself to become Irelands favourite retailer. With the inner city that shaped him at its core, its the story of his enduring close bond with his family and the communities that have supported him along the way.With Dublin heart and entrepreneurial spirit, this hilarious and, at times, heartbreaking memoir is filled with joy and sadness, love and lifelong friendships, mad adventures and meaningful moments.Bouncing Back is a testament to never giving up, no matter what life throws your way.

O livro que o leitor ora tem em mãos é um grande esforço de pesquisa em busca de compreensão de um fenômeno social que é a conquista, por meio da colonização, de parte do território brasileiro, espec

La autobiografía de Isabel Preysler.Como nunca lo había hecho, Isabel Preysler escribe sus memorias para romper de una vez por todas con los falsos mitos que desde hace años circulan sobre ella. En Mi verdadera historia, Isabel nos descubre no solo su mundo, tambien una epoca sorprendente de España de la que fue protagonista muchas veces de forma involuntaria.Con la elegancia que le caracteriza, recorre con sinceridad los diferentes capitulos de su pasado, desde su infancia en Filipinas hasta los grandes amores que marcaron su destino.Valiente, autocritica, tolerante, divertida y, sobre todo, defensora a ultranza de la libertad individual, expone su manera de ser y de vivir, y relata los momentos decisivos de su vida que la han convertido en la mujer que es hoy.A traves de su propia voz, descubriremos a una mujer que siempre lucho por su independencia y que se siente en paz con su presente. Y conoceremos los hitos de su biografia desde un angulo tan intimo que impactara a los lectores.