Every Hill a Burial Place

Every Hill a Burial Place
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Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 9780813180007
ISBN-13 : 0813180007
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Every Hill a Burial Place by : Peter H. Reid

On March 28, 1966, Peace Corps personnel in Tanzania received word that volunteer Peppy Kinsey had fallen to her death while rock climbing during a picnic. Local authorities arrested Kinsey's husband, Bill, and charged him with murder as witnesses came forward claiming to have seen the pair engaged in a struggle. The incident had the potential to be disastrous for both the Peace Corps and the newly independent nation of Tanzania. Because of the high stakes surrounding the trial, questions remain as to whether there was more behind the final "not guilty" verdict than was apparent on the surface. Peter H. Reid, who served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania at the time of the Kinsey murder trial, draws on his considerable legal experience to expose inconsistencies and biases in the case. He carefully scrutinizes the evidence and the investigation records, providing insight into the motives and actions of both the Peace Corps representatives and the Tanzanian government officials involved. Reid does not attempt to prove the verdict wrong but examines the events of Kinsey's death, her husband's trial, and the aftermath through a variety of cultural and political perspectives. Meticulously researched and replete with intricate detail, this compelling account sheds new light on a notable yet overlooked international incident involving non-state actors in the Cold War era.

Sketches in History

Sketches in History
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : COLUMBIA:CU69753822
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Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Sketches in History by : Louis Charles Casartelli

Landscape, Religion, and the Supernatural

Landscape, Religion, and the Supernatural
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780197747360
ISBN-13 : 0197747361
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Landscape, Religion, and the Supernatural by : Matthias Egeler

This book is the first study to tackle the relationship between landscape and religion in-depth. Author Matthias Egeler overviews previous theories of the relationship between landscape and religion and then pushes this theorizing further with a rich case study: the supernatural landscape of the Icelandic Westfjords. There, religion and the supernatural--from churches to elf hills--are ubiquitous in the landscape and, as Egeler shows, this example sheds entirely new light on core aspects of the relationship between landscape, religion, and the supernatural.

Wiseman Review

Wiseman Review
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 522
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105211417733
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Wiseman Review by :

The Dublin Review

The Dublin Review
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 516
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:B3229617
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dublin Review by : Nicholas Patrick Wiseman

The Friend

The Friend
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 750
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015057239066
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Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis The Friend by : Samuel Chenery Damon

Meath Folk Tales

Meath Folk Tales
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 9780752499321
ISBN-13 : 0752499327
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Meath Folk Tales by : Richard Marsh

Meath, the 'Royal County', has a rich heritage of myths and legends which is uniquely captured in this collection of traditional tales from across the county. Here you will find tales of the first occupation of Ireland and the exploits of St Patrick and Colmcille along with stories of witches, hags, ghosts and fairies. As well as the legends of the Hill of Tara, the ancient political capital and enduring spiritual heartland of Ireland. In a vivid journey through Meath's varied landscape, local storyteller Richard Marsh takes the reader to places where legend and landscape are inseparably linked.