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This book gives an up-to-date account of the life of Palestinians in the West Bank in its fortieth year of occupation by Israel. Based around photographs of, and interviews with, ordinary Palestinian people, it looks at all aspects of daily life ranging from restrictions on movement and imprisonment to the effects of the occupation on business, the practising of religion and the development of democracy. Finding a solution to what is frequently termed the "Israeli-Palestinian conflict" is now widely acknowledged as an important step in reversing the growing gap between main stream Muslim society and the West. By providing the reader with a comprehensive understanding of how Israels policies in the West Bank affect the lives of real people on the ground, it cuts through the smokescreens and political correctness that pervades coverage of the issue and offers the reader a new platform from which to form his or her own opinions.

Since emerging as a settlement in the seventh century, Dubrovnik has faced Venetian aggressors, Ottoman plotters, a terrible earthquake in 1667 and, finally, the will of Napoleon. In 1991-92 the city survived the besieging Yugoslav army, which heavily damaged but did not destroy its cultural heritage. This book is a comprehensive history of Dubrovniks progress over twelve centuries of European development, encompassing arts, architecture, social and economic changes, politics and the trauma of war.

Raider. Conqueror. King. Saint. This is the story of Olav Haraldsson, the greatest Viking who ever lived. A ruthless Viking warrior who named his most prized battle weapon after the Norse goddess of death, Olav Haraldsson and his mercenaries wrought terror and destruction from the Baltic to Galicia in the early eleventh century. Thousands were put to the sword, enslaved or ransomed. In England, Canterbury was sacked, its archbishop murdered and London Bridge pulled down. The loot amassed from years of plunder helped Olav win the throne of Norway, and a century after his death he was proclaimed Eternal King and has been a national hero there ever since. Despite his bloodthirsty beginnings, Olav converted to Christianity and, in a personal vendetta against the old Norse gods, made Norway Christian too, thereby changing irrevocably the Viking world he was born into. Told with reference to Norse sagas, early chronicles and the work of modern scholars, Desmond Seward paints an intensely vivid and colourful portrait of the life and times of arguably the greatest Viking of them all.

The Emergence of China presents the classical period in its own terms. It contains more than 500 translated excerpts from the classical texts, linked by a running commentary which traces the evolution and interaction of the different schools of thought. These are shown in dialogue about issues from tax policy to the length of the mourning period for a parent. Some texts labor to establish the legal and political structures of the new state, while others passionately oppose its war orientation, or amusingly ridicule those who supported it. Here are the arguments of the Hundred Schools of classical thought, for the first time restored to life and vividly presented. There are six topical chapters, each treating a major subject in chronological order, framed by a preliminary background chapter and a concluding survey of the eventual Empire. Each chapter includes several brief Methodological Moments, as samples of the philological method on which the work is based. Occasional footnotes point to historical parallels in Greece, Rome, the Ancient Near East, and the mediaeval-to-modern transition in Europe, which at many points the Chinese classical period resembles. At the back of the book are a guide to alternate Chinese romanizations, a list of passages translated, and a subject index. A preliminary version of The Emergence of China was classroom-tested, and the suggestions of teachers and students were incorporated into the final version. The results of those classroom trials, in both history and philosophy classes, were favorable. This is the only account of early Chinese thought which presents it against the background of the momentous changes taking place in the early Chinese state, and the only account of the early Chinese state which follows its development, by correctly dated documents, from its beginnings in the palace states of Spring and Autumn to the economically sophisticated bureaucracies of late Warring States times. In this larger context, the insights of the philosophers remain, but their failure to influence events is also noted. The fun of the Jwangdz is transmitted, but along with its underlying pain. The achievements of the Chinese Imperial formation process are duly registered, but so is their human cost. Special attention is given to the contribution of non-Chinese peoples to the eventual Chinese civilization.

By day, young Gilbert Bagnani studied archaeology in Greece, but by night he socialised with the elite of Athenian society. Secretly writing for the Morning Post in London, he witnessed both antebellum Athens in 1921 and the catastrophic collapse of Christian civilisation in western Anatolia in 1922. While there have been many accounts by refugees of the disastrous flight from Smyrna, few have been written from the perspective of the west side of the Aegean. The flood of a million refugees to Greece brought in its wake a military coup in Athens, the exile of the Greek royal family and the execution or imprisonment of politicians, whom Gilbert knew. Gilberts weekly letters to his mother in Rome reveal his Odyssey-like adventures on a voyage of discovery through the origins of western civilisation. As an archaeologist in Greece, he travelled through time seeing history repeat itself: Minoan Knossos, Byzantine Constantinople and Ottoman Smyrna were all violently destroyed, but the survivors escaped to the new worlds of Mycenaean Greece, Renaissance Venice and modern Greece. At Smyrna in the twentieth century, history was written not only by the victors but was also recorded by the victims. At the same time, however, the twentieth century itself was so filled with reports of ethnic cleansings on such a scale that the reports brutalized the humanity of the supposedly civilized people reading about them, and the tragedy of Smyrna disappeared from public awareness between the cataclysmic upheavals of the First and Second World Wars.

Los problemas alimentarios —y también los significados de los alimentos y de los cuerpos que los consumen— no son una realidad dada de antemano, sino el resultado histórico de procesos que involucran

A partir de estudios de caso específicos en México, Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia y Bolivia, Regímenes de alteridad explora la manera en que el sujeto autóctono y la posición de alteridad con la que se lo asocia dependen en gran medida del contexto historico. El eje comun a todos los ensayos reunidos en estas paginas parte de dos preguntas: ¿ser identificado o identificarse a si mismo como indigena ha tenido siempre el mismo significado? y ¿esta categoria de identificacion ha designado siempre a las mismas personas, los mismos atributos o las mismas practicas? En otras palabras, ¿el referente social del termino indigena es estable y fijo? ¿O se trata, mas bien, como sugiere la hipotesis de este libro, de un referente movil, cambiante e historico? Asi, Regimenes de alteridad esboza una reflexion en torno a la definicion de un otro interno a partir del cual a su vez se define el sujeto nacional hegemonico; la definicion del sujeto autoctono depende de las articulaciones conflictivas o consensuales con los diferentes proyectos hegemonicos encarnados por el Estado y sus gramaticas nacionales.

La exploración de América no fue solo un proceso de sumisión militar y política de un enorme territorio, sino también una asombrosa aventura humana que a menudo queda en el olvido.Desplazados desde Europa con multitud de anhelos y codicias varias, antes de emprender el duro camino de la invasion y la posterior conquista de esos territorios, los expedicionarios hispanos llevaron a cabo una tarea no menos herculea: conocer y recorrer los enclaves donde se iban a asentar por generaciones. Casi nunca fue facil. Pocas veces obtuvieron la anhelada recompensa.A partir de la lectura exhaustiva de las multiples Cronicas de Indias, el historiador Antonio Espino recopila en estas paginas los acontecimientos clave de las principales exploraciones. Una vision renovada e inusual de la Historia de la exploracion del Nuevo Mundo, en la que podremos seguir a Cristobal Colon y sus tripulaciones en el descubrimiento del paraiso antillano; a Vasco Nuñez de Balboa en el momento de encontrar un nuevo oceano; a Francisco Pizarro y Diego de Almagro en busca de la puerta de entrada al majestuoso imperio Inca; navegaremos por los enigmaticos rios Amazonas y Misisipi; escoltaremos a Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, Hernando de Soto o Francisco Vazquez Coronado en sus andanzas por territorios de los actuales Estados Unidos...Un libro trepidante, ameno y sobrecogedor a partes iguales, que desmenuza los exitos y los fracasos que vivieron aquellos aventureros en una epopeya humana irrepetible, y los innumerables peligros que afrontaron: las tormentas y los huracanes, las hambrunas y la miseria, la angustia frente a una naturaleza inhospita y salvaje, la codicia y el heroismo.

"Travesía", trayecto entre dos puntos, viaje. Palabra provocativa para pensar la historia de nuestras disciplinas e instituciones antropológicas, y también para conmemorar reflexivamente un nuevo aniversario del Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH).Este libro conmemorativo de los 85 años de la fundacion del INAH, que reune las plumas de 22 autores y aunque no arranca en 1939, cuando por decreto presidencial, se fundo esta ya añeja institucion, sino que integra algunas "travesias" de la antropologia en Mexico desde fines del siglo XVIII, cuando a las colecciones reales de historia natural, se sumaron algunos trastos y antiguedades, sin que existiera siquiera la nocion ni mucho menos la intencion de formar una institucion antropologica, ni tampoco la de un pais soberano con raices prehispanicas e identidad mexicana e indigena. Y aunque este libro guarda cierto orden cronologico, no narra una historia lineal, progresiva y exhaustiva, ni culmina con los exitos alcanzados. Es decir, no se relata el desarrollo triunfante de una sola travesia que culmina en el presente. Por el contrario, se muestran recorridos variopintos, y en cada uno de estos, los vericuetos y las contradicciones, las historias que no necesariamente fueron exitosas y tambien algunos de los retos y problemas que acechan actualmente a nuestra institucion.

La tarde del 8 de noviembre de 1923, un Adolf Hitler de 34 años irrumpió en una de las mayores cervecerías de Múnich, disparó su pistola al aire y proclamó la revolución. Comenzaba así el llamado Putsch de Munich, por el que fueron procesados y condenados a prision Hitler y otros dirigentes nazis. Su carrera politica parecia acabada. Este ensayo cuenta la verdadera historia del proceso judicial que cayo sobre Hitler y otros compañeros. Periodistas de todo el mundo aterrizaron en Munich para cubrir un espectaculo sensacional que duro cuatro semanas. Tras el juicio, cumplio solo nueve meses de los cinco años a los que habia sido condenado. Y lo que es mas importante, Hitler supo transformar el intento fallido de golpe de Estado en una victoria: fue este el juicio que puso a Hitler en primer plano, dotandolo de una posicion sin precedentes para desarrollar su demagogia y colocandolo en el camino al poder.

La politización generalizada, el desorden y la inseguridad que sucedieron a las independencias de las naciones latinoamericanas han sido interpretados a menudo como síntomas del truncado desarrollo de la modernidad en la region, pero tambien como resultado del debate sobre el modelo de Estado y las competencias institucionales de los sujetos politicos en las nacientes republicas. A partir de la llamada "historia densa", que integra los enfoques de la antropologia historica, la nueva historia politica y la nueva sociologia de la violencia, se examinan aqui las tramas del desorden posindependiente en Buenos Aires y Mexico. Para ello, se analizan los significados de la violencia politica para el "pueblo en armas", registrados por investigaciones sumarias conducidas por tribunales militares durante la anarquia de 1820, y las vincula con las "narrativas patrias" de los sectores dominantes. De este modo, reincorpora la heteroglosia y reescribe "con minuscula" conceptos claves de la refundacion politica en dos regiones geograficamente extremas de Hispanoamerica. La interpretacion aqui propuesta parte de la premisa de que la violencia se politizo en la primera mitad del siglo XIX y se convirtio en un medio indispensable en el proceso de refundacion social y politica. En este contexto, actores con diversas filiaciones e intereses intentaron o se vieron obligados a renegociar sus posturas con respecto incluso a los asuntos mas cotidianos.

En este libro se estudia la obra de cuatro hombres excepcionales del México colonial, que quisieron cambiar el rumbo de la Historia por medio de la escritura: Diego Muñoz Camargo, Hernando Alvarado Tezozomoc, Domingo Chimalpahin y Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl. Como "hijos de los vencidos" comprendieron sagazmente que los nuevos tiempos pertenecian a las letras y no a las armas. Sus obras, estudiadas por vez primera en conjunto, suponen el gran esfuerzo seminal de los pueblos conquistados por recrear la historia de las principales regiones mesoamericanas en lo referente al pasado prehispanico y al relato de la conquista y, por ende, deben ser consideradas como prosas fundacionales del Mexico actual.

El autor narra la historia de la selva a través de los sueños de ocho personajes que son representativos de cada tema: la explotación maderera, la colonización campesina, la iniciativa finquera, la intervencion gubernamental, la union ejidal, la evangelizacion autoctona, el refugio guatemalteco y el alzamiento zapatista.

An informative and thought-provoking historyThe TelegraphA story rich in intrigue, diplomacy and personalities New StatesmanOffering new perspectives and ideasGuardianHere is the whirligig of history, which Shorto captures vividly in this well-researched, well-written, sprightly bookLiterary ReviewA New Zealand Listener 100 Best Books of 2025In 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, had dreams of empire, and their arch-rivals, the Dutch, were in the way. But Richard Nicolls, who led the English flotilla bent on destruction, changed his strategy once he began parleying with Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch leader on Manhattan.Bristling with vibrant characters, Taking Manhattan reveals the founding of New York to be an invention: the result not of a violent English takeover, but of clever negotiations that led to the fusing of the multiethnic, capitalistic society the Dutch had pioneered to the power of the rising English empire. But the birth of what might be termed the first modern city is also a story of the brutal dispossession of Native Americans and of the roots of American slavery.Based on newly translated sources, Taking Manhattan shows how the paradox of New Yorks origins boundless opportunity coupled with subjugation and displacement reflect Americas promise and failure to this day.

Ninja: A Arte do Ninjutsu é um livro abrangente que mergulha no mundo fascinante dos ninjas, explorando desde suas origens históricas no Japão feudal até as aplicações modernas nas técnicas de autode

How can the West rediscover its authentic spirit? Exploring the period from 1899 to 1945 from the end of the US frontier and the writing of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to the conclusion of World War II and the dropping of the atom bomb Luigi Morelli traces the events that led the United States to become the worlds dominating imperial force. America, he demonstrates, is deeply connected to Britain, Germany and Eastern Europe, particularly Russia. Yet despite their tragic collective histories, there is hope for the future if only America can claim its true task.Searching for the Spirit of the West challenges many of the falsehoods that pass for mainstream history. Utilizing a wealth of documented evidence from the research of overlooked historians, economists, social and spiritual thinkers, the author takes a symptomatic view of the past, revealing hidden, longer-term trends. This approach offers a new understanding of events such as the rise of Nazism, the Great Depression, the new Deal, and even the roles of banking and clandestine brotherhoods in world history. Morelli also appraises The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in parallel with Americas cultural achievements. Through imagination, L. Frank Baums contemporary fairy-tale enables us to intuit the true mission of the West and its potential contribution to world culture, now and in the future.

Uma viagem para o passado de uma superpotência globalA China é a civilização mais antiga da Terra, mas sua história é pouco conhecida pelo resto do mundo. A narrativa brilhante de Michael Wood – que

Utter joy! A delicious romp through the heyday of balderdash and grand-scale deception, penned by one of the countrys finest magical minds. Derren BrownIn 1749, a newspaper advertisement appeared declaring that a man would climb inside a bottle on the stage of a London theatre. Although the crowds turned up in their hundreds to witness the trick, the performer didnt. Over the following decades, elaborate pranks would continue to bamboozle audiences across England.In The Century of Deception, magician and magic historian Ian Keable tells the engrossing stories of these eighteenth-century hoaxes and those who were duped by them. The English public were hoodwinked time and time again, swallowing whole tales of rapping ghosts, a woman who gave birth to rabbits, a levitating Frenchman in a Chinese Temple and outrageous astrological predictions. Not only were the hoaxes widely influential, drawing in celebrities such as Samuel Johnson, Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Swift, they also inflamed concerns about English credulity.Fake news and going viral may be modern terms, but as this entertaining, eye-opening book shows, these concepts have been with us for centuries.A fascinating, witty and beautifully-written book. Matt Lucas Ian Keables brilliant book has opened my eyes to an incredible world of hoaxers and deceivers that I didnt know even existed. A cracking read filled with extraordinary stories. Andy Nyman A masterful and fascinating journey into a hitherto hidden world of history, mystery and hoaxes. Richard Wiseman

Conscious of possible deficiencies, the editor presents this result of his labors to all readers interested in the history of this beautiful town. Although the work is largely a compilation of facts and figures touching the history of Georgias metropolis from its founding to the first years of the 20th century and no special merit of originality is claimed for it, the reader will find much in these pages as is not elsewhere easily accessible in printed form matter authentic and valuable for reference. Particularly is this true of the war history recorded with great fidelity and no little detail in the first volume. The facts therein contained were gathered from original sources Federal and Confederate mostly direct from field orders, reports and correspondence. The task involved a vast deal of research and reading, but the editor feels compensated by the belief that a fuller or more reliable narrative of the famous "Atlanta Campaign," from Dalton to Jonesboro, was never written. The second volume, which deals with post-bellum and modern Atlanta, will be found to be brought down to date in preserving a record of the citys upbuilding and remarkable progress. The last decade of the 19th century has completely metamorphosed Atlanta physically. Her rehabilitation after the ruthless legions of Sherman passed through her ashes to the sea was not more magical, if we may use the word, than has been her rapid transformation in this latter conquest of peace. It is surprising, at first blush, but nearly all of the better buildings of Atlanta, business and residential, have been constructed within less than these past ten years, and this means the practical rebuilding of the city and its wide expansion in that short space of time. This is volume two out of two.

Conscious of possible deficiencies, the editor presents this result of his labors to all readers interested in the history of this beautiful town. Although the work is largely a compilation of facts and figures touching the history of Georgias metropolis from its founding to the first years of the 20th century and no special merit of originality is claimed for it, the reader will find much in these pages as is not elsewhere easily accessible in printed form matter authentic and valuable for reference. Particularly is this true of the war history recorded with great fidelity and no little detail in the first volume. The facts therein contained were gathered from original sources Federal and Confederate mostly direct from field orders, reports and correspondence. The task involved a vast deal of research and reading, but the editor feels compensated by the belief that a fuller or more reliable narrative of the famous "Atlanta Campaign," from Dalton to Jonesboro, was never written. The second volume, which deals with post-bellum and modern Atlanta, will be found to be brought down to date in preserving a record of the citys upbuilding and remarkable progress. The last decade of the 19th century has completely metamorphosed Atlanta physically. Her rehabilitation after the ruthless legions of Sherman passed through her ashes to the sea was not more magical, if we may use the word, than has been her rapid transformation in this latter conquest of peace. It is surprising, at first blush, but nearly all of the better buildings of Atlanta, business and residential, have been constructed within less than these past ten years, and this means the practical rebuilding of the city and its wide expansion in that short space of time. This is volume one out of two.