Living History

Living History
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 626
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ISBN-10 : 0743222253
ISBN-13 : 9780743222259
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Living History by : Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton tells her life story, describing her dedication to social causes, her relationship with her husband, and her accomplishments and difficult periods as First Lady.

First World War Britain

First World War Britain
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 165
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ISBN-10 : 9781782001218
ISBN-13 : 1782001212
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis First World War Britain by : Peter Doyle

The First World War profoundly changed British society. The armed forces' need for mass recruitment saw the workforce severely depleted, with women stepping up to shoulder the burden; but nobody could ignore the social upheaval or the strains put upon daily life. With poverty a major issue at the outbreak of war, the extra wages put more food on the table for many families, in spite of rationing and shortages, and away from the front the nation prospered. The war intervened in all aspects of home life, and attacks from the sea and the air meant that civilians were caught up in 'total war'. Peter Doyle explores how British citizens met these challenges, looking at such aspects of daily life as clothing restrictions and popular arts, alongside broader issues like food shortages and industrial unrest.

Books

Books
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0500291152
ISBN-13 : 9780500291153
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Books by : Martyn Lyons

For two and a half thousand years, books have been used to govern, to record, to worship, to educate and to entertain. This volume explores one of the most versatile, useful and enduring technologies ever invented.

Living Histories

Living Histories
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Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Total Pages : 214
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ISBN-10 : 9780759119970
ISBN-13 : 075911997X
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Living Histories by : Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh

This book is about the tangled relationship between Native peoples and archaeologists in the American Southwest. Even as this relationship has become increasingly significant for both "real world" archaeological practice and studies in the history of anthropology, no other single book has synthetically examined how Native Americans have shaped archaeological practice in the Southwest and how archaeological practice has shaped Native American communities. From oral traditions to repatriations to disputes over sacred sites, the next generation of archaeologists (as much as the current generation) needs to grapple with the complex social and political history of the Southwest's Indigenous communities, the values and interests those communities have in their own cultural legacies, and how archaeological science has impacted and continues to impact Indian country.

Living Queer History

Living Queer History
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781469665818
ISBN-13 : 1469665816
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Living Queer History by : Gregory Samantha Rosenthal

Queer history is a living practice. Talk to any group of LGBTQ people today, and they will not agree on what story should be told. Many people desire to celebrate the past by erecting plaques and painting rainbow crosswalks, but queer and trans people in the twenty-first century need more than just symbols—they need access to power, justice for marginalized people, spaces of belonging. Approaching the past through a lens of queer and trans survival and world-building transforms history itself into a tool for imagining and realizing a better future. Living Queer History tells the story of an LGBTQ community in Roanoke, Virginia, a small city on the edge of Appalachia. Interweaving &8239;historical analysis, theory, and memoir, Gregory Samantha Rosenthal tells the story of their own journey—coming out and transitioning as a transgender woman—in the midst of working on a community-based history project that documented a multigenerational southern LGBTQ community. Based on over forty interviews with LGBTQ elders, Living Queer History explores how queer people today think about the past and how history lives on in the present.

A Living Past

A Living Past
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9781785333910
ISBN-13 : 1785333917
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis A Living Past by : John Soluri

Though still a relatively young field, the study of Latin American environmental history is blossoming, as the contributions to this definitive volume demonstrate. Bringing together thirteen leading experts on the region, A Living Past synthesizes a wide range of scholarship to offer new perspectives on environmental change in Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean since the nineteenth century. Each chapter provides insightful, up-to-date syntheses of current scholarship on critical countries and ecosystems (including Brazil, Mexico, the Caribbean, the tropical Andes, and tropical forests) and such cross-cutting themes as agriculture, conservation, mining, ranching, science, and urbanization. Together, these studies provide valuable historical contexts for making sense of contemporary environmental challenges facing the region.

Living Indian Histories

Living Indian Histories
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 0807855065
ISBN-13 : 9780807855065
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Living Indian Histories by : Gerald M. Sider

With more than 40,000 registered members, the Lumbee Indians are the ninth largest tribe in the United States and the largest east of the Mississippi River. Yet, despite the tribe's size, the Lumbee lack full federal recognition and their history has been

Anglo-Saxon England

Anglo-Saxon England
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Publisher : Shire Publications
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0747808368
ISBN-13 : 9780747808367
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Anglo-Saxon England by : Sally Crawford

Early Anglo-Saxon England saw some of the most important elements in the creation of modern England: the Germanic migrations after the departure of the Romans and the introduction of Christianity in the 7th century. While traditionally the early centuries of Anglo-Saxon England have been disregarded as"'lost centuries," archaeological evidence, paired with the later written sources, can reveal a complex and often sophisticated society. This period saw the beginnings of urbanization, with the establishment of market-places enabling the trade of local and exotic goods, and the first schools were introduced in the 7th century. Sally Crawford looks at how the Anglo-Saxons lived, from the composition of an Anglo-Saxon family and how status was defined by an individual's occupation, to the complexities of feasting and drinking and how adults and children found entertainment.

Living and Leaving

Living and Leaving
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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9780816531332
ISBN-13 : 0816531331
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Living and Leaving by : Donna M. Glowacki

The Mesa Verde migrations in the thirteenth century were an integral part of a transformative period that forever changed the course of Pueblo history. For more than seven hundred years, Pueblo people lived in the Northern San Juan region of the U.S. Southwest. Yet by the end of the 1200s, tens of thousands of Pueblo people had left the region. Understanding how it happened and where they went are enduring questions central to Southwestern archaeology. Much of the focus on this topic has been directed at understanding the role of climate change, drought, violence, and population pressure. The role of social factors, particularly religious change and sociopolitical organization, are less well understood. Bringing together multiple lines of evidence, including settlement patterns, pottery exchange networks, and changes in ceremonial and civic architecture, this book takes a historical perspective that naturally forefronts the social factors underlying the depopulation of Mesa Verde. Author Donna M. Glowacki shows how “living and leaving” were experienced across the region and what role differing stressors and enablers had in causing emigration. The author’s analysis explains how different histories and contingencies—which were shaped by deeply rooted eastern and western identities, a broad-reaching Aztec-Chaco ideology, and the McElmo Intensification—converged, prompting everyone to leave the region. This book will be of interest to southwestern specialists and anyone interested in societal collapse, transformation, and resilience.