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Author |
: William Carruthers |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 223 |
Release |
: 2022-12-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781501766459 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1501766457 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Flooded Pasts by : William Carruthers
Flooded Pasts examines a world famous yet critically underexamined event—UNESCO's International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia (1960–80)—to show how the project, its genealogy, and its aftermath not only propelled archaeology into the postwar world but also helped to "recolonize" it. In this book, William Carruthers asks how postwar decolonization took shape and what role a colonial discipline like archaeology—forged in the crucible of imperialism—played as the "new nations" asserted themselves in the face of the global Cold War. As the Aswan High Dam became the centerpiece of Gamal Abdel Nasser's Egyptian revolution, the Nubian campaign sought to salvage and preserve ancient temples and archaeological sites from the new barrage's floodwaters. Conducted in the neighboring regions of Egyptian and Sudanese Nubia, the project built on years of Nubian archaeological work conducted under British occupation and influence. During that process, the campaign drew on the scientific racism that guided those earlier surveys, helping to consign Nubians themselves to state-led resettlement and modernization programs, even as UNESCO created a picturesque archaeological landscape fit for global media and tourist consumption. Flooded Pasts describes how colonial archaeological and anthropological practices—and particularly their archival and documentary manifestations—created an ancient Nubia severed from the region's population. As a result, the Nubian campaign not only became fundamental to the creation of UNESCO's 1972 World Heritage Convention but also exposed questions about the goals of archaeology and heritage and whether the colonial origins of these fields will ever be overcome.
Author |
: William Ryan |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780684859200 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0684859203 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis Noah's Flood by : William Ryan
Basing their research on geophysics, oral legends, and archaeology, the authors offer evidence that the flood in the book of Genesis actually occurred.
Author |
: William Carruthers |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 335 |
Release |
: 2022-12-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781501766466 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1501766465 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Flooded Pasts by : William Carruthers
Flooded Pasts examines a world famous yet critically underexamined event—UNESCO's International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia (1960–80)—to show how the project, its genealogy, and its aftermath not only propelled archaeology into the postwar world but also helped to "recolonize" it. In this book, William Carruthers asks how postwar decolonization took shape and what role a colonial discipline like archaeology—forged in the crucible of imperialism—played as the "new nations" asserted themselves in the face of the global Cold War. As the Aswan High Dam became the centerpiece of Gamal Abdel Nasser's Egyptian revolution, the Nubian campaign sought to salvage and preserve ancient temples and archaeological sites from the new barrage's floodwaters. Conducted in the neighboring regions of Egyptian and Sudanese Nubia, the project built on years of Nubian archaeological work conducted under British occupation and influence. During that process, the campaign drew on the scientific racism that guided those earlier surveys, helping to consign Nubians themselves to state-led resettlement and modernization programs, even as UNESCO created a picturesque archaeological landscape fit for global media and tourist consumption. Flooded Pasts describes how colonial archaeological and anthropological practices—and particularly their archival and documentary manifestations—created an ancient Nubia severed from the region's population. As a result, the Nubian campaign not only became fundamental to the creation of UNESCO's 1972 World Heritage Convention but also exposed questions about the goals of archaeology and heritage and whether the colonial origins of these fields will ever be overcome.
Author |
: Stephanie Storey |
Publisher |
: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 354 |
Release |
: 2016-03-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781628726398 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1628726393 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Oil and Marble by : Stephanie Storey
"From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. The two despise each other."--Front jacket flap.
Author |
: Tom Huddleston |
Publisher |
: Nosy Crow |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 2019-10-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781788005005 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1788005007 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis FloodWorld by : Tom Huddleston
FloodWorld is a gripping, action-packed story for 10+ readers. Kara and Joe spend their days navigating the perilous waterways of a sunken city, scratching out a living in the ruins. But when they come into possession of a mysterious map, they find themselves in a world of trouble. Suddenly everyone's after them: gangsters, cops and ruthless Mariner pirates in their hi-tech submarines. The two children must find a way to fight back before Floodworld's walls come tumbling down... With cover illustration by Manuel Sumberac. "An action-packed, edge of the seat thriller" BookTrust
Author |
: Ann E. Burg |
Publisher |
: Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 2020-10-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781338541007 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1338541005 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown (Scholastic Gold) by : Ann E. Burg
Ann E. Burg explores the deep class divides and social injustice behind one of America's greatest tragedies. * "Stunning, significant and sorrowful, Ann E. Burg's requiem melts history into prose... Highly recommended." -- School Library Journal, starred review "Chillingly effective." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1889 was a lively, working-class factory city. Above the soot-soaked streets, an elite fishing and hunting club, built on a pristine man-made lake, drew America's wealthiest business barons. Though repeatedly urged to fix the deteriorating dam that held the lake, the club members disregarded the warnings. And when heavy rains came, the dam collapsed and plunged the city into chaos. On that fateful day, six children found themselves caught in the wreckage. The chorus of their voices--all inspired by real people--create a gripping portrait of loss and healing. Plumbing themes of class, injustice, deprivation, and the environment, Ann E. Burg summons her prodigious heart and virtuosic poetry to turn one of the deadliest tragedies in our country's history into a transcendent and hopeful work of art.
Author |
: Clyde Woods |
Publisher |
: University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages |
: 397 |
Release |
: 2017-07-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780820350905 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0820350907 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Development Drowned and Reborn by : Clyde Woods
Development Drowned and Reborn is a “Blues geography” of New Orleans, one that compels readers to return to the history of the Black freedom struggle there to reckon with its unfinished business. Reading contemporary policies of abandonment against the grain, Clyde Woods explores how Hurricane Katrina brought long-standing structures of domination into view. In so doing, Woods delineates the roots of neoliberalism in the region and a history of resistance. Written in dialogue with social movements, this book offers tools for comprehending the racist dynamics of U.S. culture and economy. Following his landmark study, Development Arrested, Woods turns to organic intellectuals, Blues musicians, and poor and working people to instruct readers in this future-oriented history of struggle. Through this unique optic, Woods delineates a history, methodology, and epistemology to grasp alternative visions of development. Woods contributes to debates about the history and geography of neoliberalism. The book suggests that the prevailing focus on neoliberalism at national and global scales has led to a neglect of the regional scale. Specifically, it observes that theories of neoliberalism have tended to overlook New Orleans as an epicenter where racial, class, gender, and regional hierarchies have persisted for centuries. Through this Blues geography, Woods excavates the struggle for a new society.
Author |
: John M. Barry |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 554 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: UVA:X004092027 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rising Tide by : John M. Barry
The great Mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed America.
Author |
: Julian Quixano Henriques |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 412 |
Release |
: 1923 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015021952182 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis The War History of the 1st Battalion Queen's Westminster Rifles by : Julian Quixano Henriques
Author |
: Matthew Colloff |
Publisher |
: CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages |
: 344 |
Release |
: 2014-08-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780643109209 |
ISBN-13 |
: 064310920X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis Flooded Forest and Desert Creek by : Matthew Colloff
The ecology and life history of the most widely distributed species of Eucalyptus in Australia – the river red gum.