Our Fathers Fought Franco

Our Fathers Fought Franco
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Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9781804250785
ISBN-13 : 1804250783
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Our Fathers Fought Franco by : Willy Maley

James Maley, George Watters, Donald Renton and Archibald Williams were members of Machine Gun Company No. 2 of the XV International Brigade. This is the first book to focus on a small group of men from different starting-points, ended up in the same battleground at Jarama, and then in the same prisons after capture by Franco's forces. Their remarkable story is told both in their own words and in the recollections of their sons and daughters, through a prison notebook, newspaper reports, stills cut from newsreels, interviews, anecdotes and memories, with a foreword by Daniel Gray. Our Fathers Fought Franco is a collective biography that promises to add significantly to the understanding of the motives of those who 'went because their open eyes could see no other way'.

To Kill a Troubadour

To Kill a Troubadour
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780593313985
ISBN-13 : 0593313984
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis To Kill a Troubadour by : Martin Walker

When a musician’s new song hits a political nerve, he finds himself in the crosshairs of Spanish nationalists’ ire, and it’s up to Bruno to track down the extremists who seem ready to take deadly measures, in another delightful installment of the internationally acclaimed series featuring Bruno, Chief of Police. Les Troubadours, a folk music group that Bruno has long supported, go viral with their new number, “Song for Catalonia,” when the Spanish government suddenly bans the song. The songwriter, Joel Martin, is a local enthusiast for the old Occitan language of Périgord and the medieval troubadours, and he sympathizes with the Catalan bid for independence. The success of his song provokes outrage among extreme Spanish nationalists. Then, in a stolen car found on a Périgord back road, police discover a distinctive bullet for a state-of-the-art sniper's rifle that can kill at three kilometers, and they fear that Joel might be the intended target. The French and Spanish governments agree to mount a joint operation to stop the assailants, and Bruno is the local man on the spot who mobilizes his resources to track them down. While Bruno tries to keep the peace, his friend Florence reaches out for help. Her abusive ex-husband is about to be paroled from prison and she fears he will return to reclaim their children. Will Bruno and Florence be able to prevent this unwanted visit? Despite the pressures, there is always time for Bruno to savor les plaisirs of the Dordogne around the table with friends.

Riding the Academic Freedom Train

Riding the Academic Freedom Train
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 271
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781000979718
ISBN-13 : 1000979717
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Riding the Academic Freedom Train by : Jeanett Castellanos

Mentoring demonstrably increases the retention of undergraduate and graduate students and is moreover invaluable in shaping and nurturing academic careers. With the increasing diversification of the student body and of faculty ranks, there’s a clear need for culturally responsive mentoring across these dimensions.Recognizing the low priority that academia has generally given to extending the practice of mentoring – let alone providing mentoring for Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and first generation students – this book offers a proven and holistic model of mentoring practice, developed in the field of psychology, that not only helps mentees navigate their studies and the academy but provides them with an understanding of the systemic and racist barriers they will encounter, validates their cultural roots and contributions, and attends to their personal development.Further recognizing the demands that mentoring places on already busy faculty, the model addresses ways of distributing the work, inviting White and BIPOC faculty to participate, developing mentees’ capacities to mentor those that follow them, building a network of mentoring across generations, and adopting group mentoring. Intentionally planned and implemented, the model becomes self-perpetuating, building an intergenerational cadre of mentors who can meet the growing and continuing needs of the BIPOC community.Opening with a review of the salient research on effective mentoring, and chapters that offer minority students’ views on what has worked for them, as well as reflections by faculty mentors, the core of the book describes the Freedom Train model developed by the godfather of Black psychology, Dr. Joseph White, setting out the principles and processes that inform the Multiracial / Multiethnic / Multicultural (M3) Mentoring Model that evolved from it, and offers an example of group mentoring.While addressed principally to faculty interested in undertaking mentoring, and supporting minoritized students and faculty, the book also addresses Deans and Chairs and how they can create Freedom Train communities and networks by changing the cultural climate of their institutions, providing support, and modifying faculty evaluations and rewards that will in turn contribute to student retention as well as creative and productive scholarship and research.This is a timely and inspiring book for anyone in the academy concerned with the success of BIPOC students and invigorating their department’s or school’s scholarship.

The Franco-German War

The Franco-German War
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 74
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ISBN-10 : 9783382124632
ISBN-13 : 3382124637
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Franco-German War by : Theo Von Marckes

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

The Franco-Prussian War in a Nutshell

The Franco-Prussian War in a Nutshell
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 538
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89096151352
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis The Franco-Prussian War in a Nutshell by : Melville De Lancey Landon

Fighting For Franco

Fighting For Franco
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 321
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781852855932
ISBN-13 : 1852855932
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Fighting For Franco by : Judith Keene

During the Spanish Civil War many groups on the European right were galvanised by the Nationalist cause. This book recounts the experiences of a number of foreign volunteers, all of whom saw their engagement in Spain as a means of promoting their own political causes at home.

History of Ancient Greek Literature

History of Ancient Greek Literature
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 1211
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ISBN-10 : 9783110426328
ISBN-13 : 3110426323
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis History of Ancient Greek Literature by : Franco Montanari

This book offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of ancient Greek literature from Homer to Late Antiquity. Its clear structure and detailed presentation of Greek authors and their works as well as literary genres and phenomena makes it an indispensable reference work for all those interested in Greek Antiquity, particularly well-suited for use in the classroom.

The Meaning of Democracy

The Meaning of Democracy
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 438
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015002447970
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis The Meaning of Democracy by : William Fletcher Russell

The Year of Battles

The Year of Battles
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112083762937
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis The Year of Battles by : Linus Pierpont Brockett