Stone Men

Stone Men
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Publisher : Verso Books
Total Pages : 329
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ISBN-10 : 9781788730273
ISBN-13 : 1788730275
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Stone Men by : Andrew Ross

Winner of the 2019 Palestine Book Awards “They demolish our houses while we build theirs.” This is how a Palestinian stonemason, in line at a checkpoint outside a Jerusalem suburb, described his life to Andrew Ross. Palestinian “stone men,” using some of the best-quality limestone deposits in the world and drawing on generations of artisanal knowledge, have built almost every state in the Middle East except one of their own. Today the business of quarrying, cutting, fabricating, and dressing is the Occupied Territories’ largest private employer and generator of revenue, and supplies the construction industry in Israel, along with other countries in the region and overseas. Ross’s engrossing, surprising, and gracefully written story of this fascinating ancient trade shows how the stones of historic Palestine, and Palestinian labor, have been used to build the state of Israel—in the process, constructing “facts on the ground”—even while the industry is central to Palestinians’ own efforts to erect bulwarks against the Occupation. For more than a century, the hands that built Israel’s houses, schools, offices, bridges, and even its separation barriers have been Palestinian. Looking at the Palestinian–Israeli conflict in a new light, this book, largely based on field interviews in the region, asks how this record of labor and achievement can and should be recognized.

A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword)

A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword)
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Publisher : Baker Books
Total Pages : 440
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ISBN-10 : 9781441261021
ISBN-13 : 1441261028
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword) by : Patrick W. Carr

2014 Carol Award Winner for Speculative The Fate of the Kingdom Awaits the Cast of Stones In the backwater village of Callowford, roustabout Errol Stone is enlisted by a church messenger arriving with urgent missives for the hermit priest in the hills. Eager for coin, Errol agrees to what he thinks will be an easy task, but soon finds himself hunted by deadly assassins. Forced to flee with the priest and a small band of travelers, Errol soon learns he's joined a quest that could change the fate of his kingdom. Protected for millennia by the heirs of the first king, the kingdom's dynasty nears its end and the selection of the new king begins--but in secret and shadow. As danger mounts, Errol must leave behind the stains and griefs of the past, learn to fight, and discover who is hunting him and his companions and how far they will go to stop the reading of the stones. "With an engaging, imaginative world that bristles with danger, characters that keep you guessing, and a story that sticks with you, A Cast of Stones will keep you devouring pages until the very end. I highly recommend it!" --John W. Otte, author of Failstate "Carr's debut, the first in a series, is assured and up-tempo, with much to enjoy in characterization and description--not least the homely, life-as-lived details." -Publishers Weekly This fast-paced fantasy debut set in a medieval world is a winner. Both main and secondary characters are fully drawn and endearing, and Errol's transformation from drunkard to hero is well plotted. Carr is a promising CF author to watch. Fans of epic Christian fantasies will enjoy discovering a new voice. "Like the preceding series title, Inescapable, this tale of suspense offers a colorful cast of characters, small-town drama, and a hint of romance. A sure bet for fans of Hannah Alexander." --Library Journal "[Good fantasy books] have to be excellent. Good storytelling and exceptional characters with circumstances that are easy enough to follow and wrap your brain around but keep you entertained and guessing... Cast of Stones has found itself firmly in that list of books. I absolutely, one hundred percent loved this book." --Radiant Lit

The Place of Stones

The Place of Stones
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Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 9780810135765
ISBN-13 : 0810135760
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis The Place of Stones by : Ali Hosseini

Finalist, 2018 John Gardner Fiction prize The Place of Stones is Ali Hosseini’s newly translated first novel, his second book to appear in English. In it, he paints a vivid portrait of Sangriz, a village in the southern part of Iran where life has been disrupted by industrialization and the revolution of 1979. Haydar and Jamal are best friends, and their families have always made their living from the land in the foothills of Iran’s Zagros Mountains. Haydar is a dreamer who searches the hills for an ancient treasure called the Black Globe. Jamal is in love with Haydar’s sister, Golandam, and he attempts to accommodate himself to modernization as a way to create a better life for the two of them. The rapacious conversion of farmland to brick factories draws the trio into escalating conflict with the village landlord. As Jamal, Haydar, and their families confront land reform, industrialization, revolution, and war, their lives are pulled forcefully toward the explosive events that will change them all. In masterfully crafted prose that never sinks into sentimentality, The Place of Stones illuminates how a lost past continues to shape the present.

The Book of Stones

The Book of Stones
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 593
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ISBN-10 : 9781583949085
ISBN-13 : 1583949089
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Book of Stones by : Robert Simmons

Published in association with North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California.

Stone Effigies of the High Plains Hunters

Stone Effigies of the High Plains Hunters
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Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9781684560776
ISBN-13 : 1684560772
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Stone Effigies of the High Plains Hunters by : James Gaskins

This text is meant to educate and help people with the identification of unusual stones fashioned by early man. Many of these stones are nothing short of true works of art, as you will see. In these pages are photographs and drawings of stones collected over thirty years, and four years to write this book—60,000 words and 318 photos and drawings to help you understand how ancient man used and really looked at a stone, and you will too. There's no book like this on earth!

The Recent Origin of Man

The Recent Origin of Man
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 626
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044019554849
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis The Recent Origin of Man by : James Cocke Southall

50 Concepts for a Critical Phenomenology

50 Concepts for a Critical Phenomenology
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Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Total Pages : 619
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ISBN-10 : 9780810141162
ISBN-13 : 0810141167
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis 50 Concepts for a Critical Phenomenology by : Gail Weiss

Phenomenology, the philosophical method that seeks to uncover the taken-for-granted presuppositions, habits, and norms that structure everyday experience, is increasingly framed by ethical and political concerns. Critical phenomenology foregrounds experiences of marginalization, oppression, and power in order to identify and transform common experiences of injustice that render “the familiar” a site of oppression for many. In Fifty Concepts for a Critical Phenomenology, leading scholars present fresh readings of classic phenomenological topics and introduce newer concepts developed by feminist theorists, critical race theorists, disability theorists, and queer and trans theorists that capture aspects of lived experience that have traditionally been neglected. By centering historically marginalized perspectives, the chapters in this book breathe new life into the phenomenological tradition and reveal its ethical, social, and political promise. This volume will be an invaluable resource for teaching and research in continental philosophy; feminist, gender, and sexuality studies; critical race theory; disability studies; cultural studies; and critical theory more generally.

A Path of Stones

A Path of Stones
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 462
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ISBN-10 : 9780692829059
ISBN-13 : 0692829059
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis A Path of Stones by : Nathan Boutwell

Newly initiated wizardess Aura Lockhaven has a strange power within her that enables her to perform miracles. The path of the enchantress offers her hope to harness that power before it kills her. To discover more, she visits the Valley of the Mystic Moon, the home of the Order of Enchanters. The Order is not so enchanting, however. A monster wants Aura's soul. A vengeful ghost wants her head. A renegade lawman wants both. A mad noblewoman believes Aura is the fulfillment of a prophecy. Finally, there is something about her mother's maiden name that attracts the wrong kind of attention. Aura may not survive walking a Path of Stones.

Cultures of Stone

Cultures of Stone
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ISBN-10 : 9088908915
ISBN-13 : 9789088908910
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Cultures of Stone by : Gabriel Cooney

This volume establishes a rich cross-disciplinary dialogue about the significance of stone in society across time and space. The material properties of stone have ensured its continuing importance; however, it is its materiality which has mediated the relations between the individual, society and stone. Bound up with the physical properties of stone are ideas on identity, value, and understanding. Stone can act as a medium through which these concepts are expressed and is tied to ideas such as monumentality and remembrance; its enduring character creating a link through generations to both people and place. This volume brings together a collection of seventeen papers which draw on a range of diverse disciplines and approaches; including archaeology, anthropology, classics, design and engineering, fine arts, geography, history, linguistics, philosophy, psychology and sciences.

The Northeastern Reporter

The Northeastern Reporter
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1152
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D02201504S
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (4S Downloads)

Synopsis The Northeastern Reporter by :

Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Massachusetts, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and Court of Appeals of New York; May/July 1891-Mar./Apr. 1936, Appellate Court of Indiana; Dec. 1926/Feb. 1927-Mar./Apr. 1936, Courts of Appeals of Ohio.