Sheer Misery
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Author |
: Mary Louise |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 211 |
Release |
: 2021-04-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226753287 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022675328X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sheer Misery by : Mary Louise
Marching across occupied France in 1944, American GI Leroy Stewart had neither death nor glory on his mind: he was worried about his underwear, which was engaged in a relentless crawl of its own. Similar complaints of physical discomfort pervade infantrymen’s memories of the European theater, whether the soldiers were British, American, German, or French. Wet, freezing misery with no end in sight—this was life for millions of enlisted men during World War II. Sheer Misery trains a humane and unsparing eye on the corporeal experiences of the soldiers who fought in Belgium, France, and Italy during the last two years of the war. In the horrendously unhygienic and often lethal conditions of the front line, their bodies broke down, stubbornly declaring their needs for warmth, rest, and good nutrition. Feet became too swollen to march, fingers too frozen to pull triggers; stomachs cramped, and diarrhea stained underwear and pants. Turning away from the accounts of high-level military strategy that dominate many WWII chronicles, acclaimed historian Mary Louise Roberts instead relies on diaries and letters to bring to life visceral sense memories like the moans of the “screaming meemies,” the acrid smell of cordite, and the shockingly mundane sight of rotting corpses. As Roberts writes, “For soldiers who fought, the war was above all about their bodies.”
Author |
: Mary Louise Roberts |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 211 |
Release |
: 2021-04-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226753140 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022675314X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sheer Misery by : Mary Louise Roberts
The senses -- The dirty body -- The foot -- The wound -- The corpse.
Author |
: Francis Thompson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 104 |
Release |
: 1910 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B3322294 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Shelley by : Francis Thompson
Author |
: Phylis Cancilla Martinelli |
Publisher |
: University Press of Colorado |
Total Pages |
: 365 |
Release |
: 2019-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781607327998 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1607327996 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hidden Out in the Open by : Phylis Cancilla Martinelli
Hidden Out in the Open is the first English-language volume on Spanish migration to the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This panoramic study covers a period defined by the crucial transformations of the Progressive Era in the United States, and by similarly momentous changes in Spain following the Restoration of the Bourbon monarchy under Alfonso XII. The chapters in this volume are geographically wide-ranging, reflecting the transnational nature of the Spanish diaspora in the Americas, encompassing networks that connected Spain, Cuba, Latin American countries, the United States, and American-controlled territories in Hawai’i and Panama. The geographic diversity reveals the different jobs immigrants engaged in, from construction gangs in the Panama Canal to mining crews in Arizona and West Virginia. Contributors analyze the Spanish experience in the United States from a variety of perspectives, discussing rural and urban enclaves, the role of the state, and the political mobilization of migrants, using a range of methodological approaches that examine ethnicity, race, gender, and cultural practices through the lenses of sociology, history, and cultural studies. The mention of the Spanish influence in the United States often conjures up images of conquistadores and padres of old. Forgotten in this account are the Spanish immigrants who reached American shores in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Hidden Out in the Open reveals the role of the modern migration of Spaniards in this "land of immigrants" and rectifies the erasure of Spain in the American narrative. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of US history and the history of modern Spain and Europe, as well as those interested ethnic and migration/diaspora studies, Hispanic/Latino studies, and the study of working class and radicalism. Contributors: Brian D. Bunk, Christopher J. Castañeda, Thomas Hidalgo, Beverly Lozano, Phylis Cancilla Martinelli, Gary R. Mormino, George E. Pozzetta†, Ana Varela-Lago.
Author |
: Hannah Arendt |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 356 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: 014018421X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780140184211 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (1X Downloads) |
Synopsis On Revolution by : Hannah Arendt
Shows how both the theory and practice of revolution have developed since the American, French, and Russian Revolutions.
Author |
: Ion Idriess |
Publisher |
: ETT Imprint |
Total Pages |
: 165 |
Release |
: 2020-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781925706987 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1925706982 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Madman's Island by : Ion Idriess
The Cape York Peninsula, 1920... as the three ex-diggers talked across the bar at the West Coast, swapping stories of the War and goings-on in Cooktown and along the coast, the pioneer vision would have still been fresh and sustained by hope and dreams. All that was needed was a little luck - which might come from the Chinese gambling den across the way, or at the races, or a tip on a 'sure thing', be it trepang, trochus, timber or the treasures of the earth. So that day Idriess signed up for a sure thing with George Tritton - or perhaps not such a sure thing; Dick Welsh, Idriess's best mate, chose not to go. Even so, a few days later Jack (Idriess's frontier name) and George set sail for Howick Island. Before the end of the decade Idriess had renamed both the Island and his companion - he wrote that he had gone to Madman's Island with his mate, Charlie... Madman's Island; Idriess as character and author - fact or fiction. Fifty books later the seam he struck after returning from the War was mined out. There was nothing left that could be said about frontier life as Idriess saw and said it. It required and still needs to be understood from other perspectives. But Ion Idriess - as Jack Idriess along the Bloomfield, in the Tablelands back of Cairns, and along the coast of north Queensland - gives us a participant's view. It's a voice we should attend to - it's our voice from a fading past. Ernest Hunter, from his Introduction.
Author |
: Steve Gregg |
Publisher |
: Zondervan |
Total Pages |
: 319 |
Release |
: 2024-06-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780310158301 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0310158303 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Why Hell? by : Steve Gregg
Most people believe that hell is the final state of the condemned following the final judgment. At the same time, many people cannot comprehend why God created hell for the unsaved. Respected church fathers held a variety of views dating back to the early centuries of the church. This book explains views on why hell exists: unending suffering, the annihilation of the unrepentant, and the rehabilitation of the lost. Most Christians are unaware of the scriptural basis for each of these positions. Why Hell? is meant to educate the interested reader without advocating for any one point of view. The following are some of the book's features: Biblical vocabulary of hell and positions held throughout early Christian history Positive cases presented on three perspectives: traditionalist, conditionalist, and restorationist Critiques of each view Helpful charts at the back of the book that summarize and cross-examine the arguments for each view Steve Gregg provides food for thought for both trained theologians and serious Christian readers who want all the data and then consider for themselves the consequences of three Christian perspectives on hell.
Author |
: Joseph Robert Fisher |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 1911 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015001140022 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis The End of the Irish Parliament by : Joseph Robert Fisher
Author |
: Simon Goldhill |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 369 |
Release |
: 2010-03-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674263857 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674263855 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Jerusalem by : Simon Goldhill
Jerusalem is the site of some of the most famous religious monuments in the world, from the Dome of the Rock to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to the Western Wall of the Temple. Since the nineteenth century, the city has been a premier tourist destination, not least because of the countless religious pilgrims from the three Abrahamic faiths. But Jerusalem is more than a tourist site—it is a city where every square mile is layered with historical significance, religious intensity, and extraordinary stories. It is a city rebuilt by each ruling Empire in its own way: the Jews, the Romans, the Christians, the Muslims, and for the past sixty years, the modern Israelis. What makes Jerusalem so unique is the heady mix, in one place, of centuries of passion and scandal, kingdom-threatening wars and petty squabbles, architectural magnificence and bizarre relics, spiritual longing and political cruelty. It is a history marked by three great forces: religion, war, and monumentality. In this book, Simon Goldhill takes on this peculiar archaeology of human imagination, hope, and disaster to provide a tour through the history of this most image-filled and ideology-laden city—from the bedrock of the Old City to the towering roofs of the Holy Sepulchre. Along the way, we discover through layers of buried and exposed memories—the long history, the forgotten stories, and the lesser-known aspects of contemporary politics that continue to make Jerusalem one of the most embattled cities in the world.
Author |
: Phyllis Bottome |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 482 |
Release |
: 1919 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:32044048110605 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Servant of Reality by : Phyllis Bottome