Bøger om År 1900 til 1910

The Labour Revolt that swept Britain in the early 20th century was one of the most sustained, dramatic and violent explosions of industrial militancy and social conflict the country has ever experienced.It involved large-scale strikes by miners, seamen, dockers, railway workers and many others, and was dominated by unskilled and semi-skilled workers, many acting independently of trade-union officials. Amidst this powerful grassroots energy, the country saw widespread solidarity action, phenomenal union membership growth, breakthroughs in both industrial unionism and women's union organisation, and a dramatic increase in the collective power of the working-class movement. It heralded political radicalisation that celebrated direct action and challenged head-on the Liberal government and police and military, as well as parliamentary reformism of the Labour Party.Exploring the role of the radical left and the relationship between industrial struggles and political organisation, with new archival research and fresh insights and combining history from below and above, Ralph Darlington provides a multi-dimensional portrayal of the context, causes, actors, dynamics and contemporary significance of the Labour Revolt.Ralph Darlington is Emeritus Professor of Employment Relations at Salford University. His books include Glorious Summer and Radical Unionism. His research has been featured in national newspapers, and radio and television.

The 12 studies in this volume show that the Muslim Tujjar played a major economic role in various regions of the Middle East during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

"'What did happen here there have been so many tales and outright lies told. It has been hard to see through the smoke to see the truth. Now memory, memory is like a loaded pistol it can turn again who's a-holdin' it.' - J. Sidna Allen in 'Thunder in the Hills' by Frank Levering. On March 14, 1912, Hillsville, Virginia, native Floyd Allen (1856-1913) was convicted of three criminal charges: assault, maiming, and the rescue of prisoners in custody. What had begun as a scuffle between Allen's nephews over a young woman ended with him being charged as the guilty party after he allegedly hit a deputy in the head with a pistol. When the jury returned with the verdict, Allen stood up and announced, 'Gentleman, I ain't a-goin.' A gunfight ensued in the crowded courtroom which claimed the lives of the judge, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, a juror, and a witness, and wounded seven other people. The men of the Allen family fled the scene, but detectives from the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency apprehended the men two months later. The state of Virginia put Floyd and Claude Allen to death by electrocution the following spring. Within days of the shoot-out, local and national media sensationalized the event, maligning the Allen men as rough, uncouth residents of impoverished Appalachia. More than a century later, the 'Hillsville Massacre' - as it was dubbed - continues to impact the citizens and communities of the area as local newspapers recirculate the sordid story and give credence to annual public reenactments that continue to negatively impact the national perception of the region. Hillsville Remembered: Public Memory, Historical Silence, and Appalachia's Most Notorious Shoot-Out is the first book-length scholarly review of the Hillsville Massacre. This comprehensive study examines a variety of sources written about and inspired by the event and casts light on how the incident helped reinforce the nation's conception of the region through depictions of this sensational moment in history. Author Travis A. Rountree uses rhetorical analyses to trace and reflect on the texts and contexts surrounding the events that have been reported, preserved, interpreted, and reinterpreted with different voices in various formats. In all, this book provides an extensive analysis of the Hillsville Massacre and reveals new understandings of the production of memories and stories that evolved from the event"--

Motherhood, Respectability & Baby-Farming in Victorian & Edwardian London explores the largely obscured marketplace of motherhood that provided ways for women to manage the stigma of illegitimacy and their respectable identities within Victorian and Edwardian society.

A collection of essays introducing and assessing the work of political theorist Wendy Brown. Includes an original essay by Brown and a reply to her critics.

Pan-American Buffalo and Niagara Falls - A Picturesque Souvenir is a reproduction of Charles Cutter's beautiful booklet originally sold at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition held in Buffalo, NY between May 1 and November 1.

Den skandinaviske udvandring til Sydafrika i slutningen af 1800-tallet skyldtes de store guld- og diamantfund i boerstaterne Transvaal og Oranje Fristaten. Men mange danskere og skandinaver kom i klemme i det, der udviklede sig til Den Anden Boerkrig 1899-1902. En krig mellem det mægtige britiske imperium og de to små boenstater.I krig under Sydkorset afdækker et vigtigt og næsten ukendt område af den danske og fælles skandinaviske udvandringshistorie og kaster lys over de skandinaver, som på forskellig vis befandt sig på boerstaternes side. Enten i direkte væbnet kamp mod den britiske kolonimagt eller i politi- og ambulancetjeneste. Flere af disse skandinaver blev som krigsfanger senere deporteret til fjerntliggende fangelejre. Andre skandinaver blev interneret i briternes berygtede koncentrationslejre. Bogen kaster lys over disse udvandrerskæbners dramatiske og turbulente historie.I dag står Det Skandinaviske Monument fra 1908 og det bemærkelsesværdige Skandinaviske Gravmonument fra 1927 ved slagmarken Magersfontein og vidner om den danske, svenske, norske og finske indsats i den proces, som Afrikas sydligste nation er rundet af.Peter Agerbo Jensen (f. 1974) er cand.mag. i historie og samfundsfag. Han har været gymnasielærer, konsulent på Christiansborg og uddannelsesansvarlig. Peter Agerbo Jensen har skrevet artikler og boganmeldelser om kulturhistoriske emner samt uddannelse. I krig under Sydkorset er hans første bog.

Amid the chaos and violence of the 1905 Revolution in Russia, the Tsar's opponents printed and distributed vast quantities of picture postcards. Easy to share, hide and smuggle, postcards were a way to beat the censor and spread a message of defiance. Produced by a diverse set of revolutionaries, liberals, and opportunists, the content of these cards is equally wide-ranging: from satirical caricatures directed against the government to rare photographs of revolutionary demonstrations. Many of the cards are darkly humorous, combining laughter with a sense of raw indignation at the injustices of Imperial Russia.

Infrastructure development is inescapable for both developed and developing countries. Urban Infrastructure Provision is the backbone of economic development. It attracts investors, development agencies, project construction contractors, and business stakeholders and government agencies in the light of good governance framework. In Ethiopia, good urban governance under the federal government is the pillar of poverty-reduction and attracts innovation and public private partnership complemented with institutional framework. This review paper used explorative research design confined to content analysis of secondary data about governance, innovation, public private partnership and institutional structures. The research provided empirical literature on the innovative models public private partnership, institutional structures and governance towards infrastructure development used in the industrialized and less industrialized countries.

Now available in a new, large single volume with an appendix also listing the modern plant names, this classic collection by "the Audubon of botany" features more than 250 exquisite reproductions of Walcott's celebrated watercolors of wildflower life in the United States of America and Canada. What does it take to paint a wildflower that blooms for a single day in a deep forest? For Mary Vaux Walcott, it involved spending up to seventeen hours a day out of doors with her paintbox to capture the shape, movement, and colors of delicate petals and leaves. Originally published in 1925 to enormous acclaim in five, oversized volumes, Walcott's sketches introduced the diversity and beauty of North American plants to the general public. A selection of some of the most stunning illustrations are now available in a single volume, these illustrations have lost none of their beauty or realism. Walcott's technique involved precise attention to detail, color, light, and perspective. Her art can also be appreciated as the work of a woman scientist battling the prejudices against her gender that were common in her day. She was an intrepid explorer, skilled mountaineer, and generous benefactor to the Smithsonian Institution at a time when women's accomplishments were often overlooked or misattributed. As inspirational and informative as they are a pleasure for the eyes, this bouquet of nature's fleeting gifts is a lasting treasure of botanic and scientific artistry. Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution