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This book examines the period of political violence in Turkey between 12 March 1971 and 12 September 1980. It sets out a close analysis of the tactics used by the various protagonists in the conflict, showing how they took over public institutions, the first of which was the police. This book challenges the myth of a 'strong' Turkish state viewed as authoritative and autonomous from society, instead reflecting a state that was unable to contain the political mobilisation actually taking place. In the book, Benjamin Gourisse analyses the structure, mobilisation, and strategies of antagonistic radical political groups caught up in this dynamic of violence, including the far-left organisations and the Nationalist Movement, comprising the Nationalist Movement Party and its satellite organisations. Gourisse demonstrates that from 1975 to 1980, the state was never "out of play". Quite the contrary, in fact, for its institutions, together with the practices, beliefs, and representations of their members and users, were central to the processes constituting the crisis.

"From the time she first felt called to its gates as a high school student fascinated by Dante and Italian thanks to a life-changing teacher, Rome has been a fixed star around which Alizah Holstein's life has rotated-despite the fact that she bears no Italian heritage, and has never lived there long enough to call it home. In this kaleidoscopic yet intimate memoir, her shifting relationship to a vibrant city layered with human history becomes a lens on why we look to the past, on the mysteries of affinity and desire, and on what it means to grow up. Holstein weaves the stories of Romans past and present, and encounters with the city of historical figures from Petrarch to Freud, into the narrative of her evolution from a curious student abuzz with the thrill of discovery, to a lonely researcher in a city to which she feels she belongs despite knowing no one, to an ambitious young historian struggling to find her place in the halls of academia. Following a trail of memories-that first taste of a tartufo cioccolato in Piazza Navona, the ancient walls of the Via Appia blurring from the back of a motorcycle, the smudge of ink on a manuscript left by a scribe's hand over seven hundred years before-she explores what it means to be romana, Roman-and to find solace and self-knowledge in the presence of the past."--

This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.

The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it.In the summer of 1913, the wooden-hulled brigantine Karluk departed Canada for the Arctic Ocean. At the helm was Captain Bob Bartlett, considered the world's greatest living ice navigator. The expedition's visionary leader was a flamboyant impresario named Vilhjalmur Stefansson hungry for fame.Just six weeks after the Karluk departed, giant ice floes closed in around her. As the ship became icebound, Stefansson disembarked with five companions and struck out on what he claimed was a 10-day caribou hunting trip. Most on board would never see him again.Twenty-two men and an Inuit woman with two small daughters now stood on a mile-square ice floe, their ship and their original leader gone. Under Bartlett's leadership they built make-shift shelters, surviving the freezing darkness of Polar night. Captain Bartlett now made a difficult and courageous decision. He would take one of the young Inuit hunters and attempt a 1000-mile journey to save the shipwrecked survivors. It was their only hope.Set against the backdrop of the Titanic disaster and World War I, filled with heroism, tragedy, and scientific discovery, Buddy Levy's Empire of Ice and Stone tells the story of two men and two distinctively different brands of leadership-one selfless, one self-serving-and how they would forever be bound by one of the most audacious and disastrous expeditions in polar history, considered the last great voyage of the Heroic Age of Discovery.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER In his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the world. 'Beautifully written, and not just a welcome corrective but a book for our times. This is essential reading' Peter Frankopan'An absolute masterpiece' James O'Brien'Deeply poignant . . . riveting . . . brave, painful, urgent and timely' Jerry Brotton, Financial Times_____________________________________________________2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former British colonies.The empire's influence upon the quarter of the planet it occupied, and its gravitational influence upon the world outside it, has been profound: from the spread of Christianity by missionaries, to nearly 1 in 3 driving on the left side of the road, to the origins of international law. Yet Britain's idea of its imperial history and the world's experience of it are two very different things. ­­With an inimitable combination of wit, political insight and personal honesty, the award-winning author and journalist explores the international legacies of British empire - from the creation of tea plantations across the globe, to environmental destruction, conservation, and the imperial connotations of Royal tours.His journey takes him from Barbados and Mauritius to India and Nigeria and beyond. In doing so, Sanghera demonstrates just how deeply British imperialism is baked into our world.And why it's time Britain was finally honest with itself about empire._____________________________________________________'If Britain wants to move forward as a key player on the world stage, Sanghera demonstrates, we must take time to understand our past - all warts, and all wonders, considered' Alice Loxton, The Sunday Times 'Engages in deep research and historical re-analysis . . . also a profoundly moving work of personal insight, intelligence and compassion' Elizabeth Day'Puts Sanghera in the firmament of great imperial historians' Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, The iInstant Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024

A missing plane resurfaces - and so do long-submerged secrets...An RAF Dakota, presumed lost at sea during World War Two, has just been discovered at the bottom of a drained lake over twenty years later - complete with the skeletal remains of the pilot and a strange cargo of rubble. Why are the Soviets so interested in it, even attending the dead man's funeral? Why has unassuming civil servant David Audley been tasked with leading the investigation - and what was the plane carrying that some will kill for?

Christianity's engagement with late antique culture. The specific focus is on the intricate relationship, interaction, and sometimes confrontation between Christianity and Hellenism. The chapter's objectives are twofold: first, to examine the reception of the relationship between Christianity and Hellenism in modern scholarship, and second, to assess John Chrysostom's role within this complex dynamic.John Chrysostom lived during a pivotal period when Christianity was gradually emerging as the dominant religion within the Roman Empire. His attitude towards Hellenism has historically provoked diverse responses. On one hand, some scholars view him as a proponent of the fruitful encounter between Christian teachings and Hellenic culture, asserting that he played a significant role in the assimilation of Greek culture into the burgeoning Christianity of his time. On the other hand, there are those who label him as a "champion of anti-Hellenism," a characterization that warrants further exploration.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 1,3, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg (Lehrstuhl für Alte Geschichte), Veranstaltung: Palästina in der Spätantike, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Einige Historiker sind der Ansicht, dass die späte Verbreitung öffentlicher römischer Thermenanlagen in Palästina die Folge einer weit verbreiteten Ablehnung der ansässigen Bevölkerung gegenüber dieser Anlagen war. Diese interessante Theorie wirft die Frage auf, wie die spätantiken Juden Palästinas mit den römischen Badeanlagen umgingen. Im Folgenden soll versucht werden, einen im Rahmen dieser Arbeit machbaren, aber dennoch ausführlichen Überblick über den Umgang der spätantiken jüdischen Bevölkerung Palästinas mit der römischen Badekultur zu geben. Hierbei möchte ich herausfinden, ob die Konfliktpunkte zwischen der römisch-hellenistischen und der jüdischen Kultur so weit überwogen, dass sich ein roter Faden der Ablehnung von römischer Thermenanlagen (auch) durch die Spätantike zog ¿ und sich anhand antiker Quellen erstmals belegen lässt.Die Konfliktpunkte, auf die ich mich fokussieren werde, sind konkrete kulturelle Ansichten beziehungsweise religionsgesetzliche Vorschriften der Juden, die den Besuch einer römischen Badeanlage verhindert haben könnten. Ich konzentriere mich hierbei auf die in den Thermen gängig gewesene Nacktheit und die oftmals prachtvolle Ausstattung der Badeanlagen, die im Konflikt zum jüdischen Bilderverbot stand.Als Hauptquellen über den Umgang der jüdischen Bevölkerung mit der römischen Badekultur werden mir Textauszüge aus der damals gängigen jüdischen Literatur (Mischna, Tosefta, Jerusalemer Talmud) dienen. In diesen Werken lassen sich eine Vielzahl von Lehrmeinungen, Gleichnissen und Diskussionen von Rabbinen finden, die unter anderem auch das Baden als Freizeitbeschäftigung ausführlich behandeln. Anhand der von den damaligen Autoren gewählten Themen und Argumentationsketten kann man gut rekonstruieren, wie die jüdischen Gelehrten das Baden sahen, und wie die damalige jüdische Bevölkerung an dieser Freizeitbeschäftigung partizipierte.Zuvor werde ich, um dem Leser einen allgemeinen Überblick über den Werdegang der römischen Badekultur in Palästina zu geben, auf die Verbreitung der römischen Thermenanlagen in Palästina eingehen. Doch um die innerjüdische Diskussion über die Thermenkultur im spätantiken Palästina zu verstehen, muss die Arbeit einleitend erläutern, was die römische Badekultur im Allgemeinen charakterisierte.

Hermupolis Magna, die Stadt des Gottes Thot/Hermes, war nach römischer Auffassung keine echte Polis. Überhaupt wird dem antiken Ägypten von der modernen Forschung ein Stadtproblem attestiert. Im. 3. Jh. n. Chr. werden Hermupolis wie auch andere Gaumetropolen der Provinz allerdings selbstverständlich zu den Poleis der Mittelmeerwelt gezählt. Wie lässt sich diese Diskrepanz erklären? Wie ist die Kategorie "Stadt" vor einem solchen Hintergrund zu bewerten? Anhand eines Blicks auf die gesellschaftlich-mentalen Strukturen der lokalen Einwohnerschaft von Hermupolis, ihrer repräsentativen Ansprüche und einer akteursorientierten Perspektive auf den Ort wird die städtische Entwicklung der Gaumetropole zwischen ptolemäischer Zeit und dem 5. Jh. n. Chr. nachgezeichnet. Der Begriff "Stadt" erweist sich dabei als fluide und wird je nach Standpunkt und gesellschaftlichen Umständen anhand neuer Kriterien definiert. Mit diesem Ansatz wird zugleich die Definition der Kategorie "Polis" am Beispiel Hermupolis aus einer unkonventionellen Perspektive betrachtet.

Great European planetary festival in Dresden: a serial killer sends out poison horoscopes.Police student Max, severely disturbed by combat missions in Afghanistan, and his Evi, a petty criminal bakery clerk from Upper Lusatia, go in search of clues. While she hunts poisoners in the pulsating Florence on the Elbe, he accompanies the star astrologer Scultetus as a bodyguard to the end of the world.Art Nouveau palace in Prague, Chinese pagoda on the Canary Islands, heavenly priests of the Sahara, Istanbul horoscope scholars, alpine castle with scary witch, planetary avenues on the Atlantic, Scottish druid circles, star hall in Øresund, secret studies in Warsaw, examination by granite-headed lodge brothers and odyssey through the Zittau mountains, escape and return to Dresden.Showdown on the roof of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt am Main. And on, on and on, to the city of dawn in distant India.

'A really thrilling and totally original story of Greek mythology that I can't recommend highly enough' JENNIFER SAINT Before Gods and mortals, there were The Fates . . . You've heard the legends: three sisters born out of Nyx's darkness, destined to weave the lives, and deaths, of humankind for eternity.But immortality is a heavy burden, and Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are captivated by the gloriously human lives of the mortals below, especially those of the great warrior Atalanta and her ill-fated lover, Meleager.However, being a Goddess of Fate doesn't make you a master of it. Will these three sisters find a way to free the couple, and themselves, from their destinies? Or will they be bound by Fate forever?READERS LOVE THE FATES'An absolutely stunning read!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW'Out of everything I have ever read, I honestly think this has been my favourite book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW'Fresh and welcoming . . . reading this felt like how listening to a new beautiful song feels' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW'I absolutely adored this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW'Exquisitely written with relatable and likable characters and beautiful world building' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW'Had me hooked from the first page and is one of the most unique books inspired by mythology that I have read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW

What can the fall of Rome teach us about the decline of the West today? A historian and a political economist, both experts in their field, investigateOver the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the planet. Then, suddenly, around the turn of the millennium, history reversed. Faced with economic stagnation and internal political division, the West has found itself in rapid decline.This is not the first time the global order has witnessed such a dramatic rise and fall. The Roman Empire followed a similar arc from dizzying power to disintegration - a fact that is more than a strange historical coincidence. In Why Empires Fall, historian Peter Heather and political economist John Rapley use this Roman past to think anew about the contemporary West, its state of crisis, and what paths we could take out of it.In this exceptional, transformative intervention, Heather and Rapley explore the uncanny parallels - and productive differences - between the two cases, moving beyond the familiar tropes of invading barbarians and civilizational decay to learn new lessons from ancient history. From 399 to 1999, the life cycles of empires, they argue, sow the seeds of their inevitable destruction. The era of western global domination has reached its end - so what comes next?

The recently murdered Queen Nefertiti of Egypt stands before the gods in the Underworld. To be granted eternal life, she must convince them her life has been worthy. Should she fail, she will be consigned to oblivion.To prove her worthiness, she undertakes a review of her life - from the moment when, as a child, the gods assigned her the task of maintaining cosmic balance, to her turbulent forced marriage to Akhenaten, the one Pharaoh in Egypt's long history who set out to tear that balance apart.Her marriage becomes steadily more difficult as Akhenaten's obsession to legitimize the worship of only one god throws society into chaos. Nefertiti assumes more and more of his duties, at a time when simply having a woman in charge is itself viewed as an upset of the cosmic balance. But Nefertiti's greatest challenge arises as she fails to produce a male heir to preserve the dynasty. As Akhenaten turns in desperation towards Nefertiti's beautiful young daughters to birth him a son, Nefertiti must balance the future of Egypt and the weight of her royal responsibilities against her love for her daughters.

Majas Leben gerät in eine komplizierte und aufregende Phase, als sie auf der Vernissage Kolja trifft und der sie für seine Arbeit gewinnen möchte. Zeitgleich tritt sie das Erbe ihrer Großmutter am Meer an. Sie ist überwältigt von den Geheimnissen, die sich dahinter verbergen. Um die Schleier der Affäre zu lüften, bleibt ihr keine andere Wahl, als Koljas Angebot anzunehmen. Die Angst vor der Enthüllung ihrer wahren Identität katapultiert sie in gefährliche Situationen. Die Frage, ob Kolja sie aufrichtig liebt, oder den Geist der Vergangenheit, den sie verkörpert, beschäftigt sie. Maja steht vor einer schwierigen Entscheidung, die ihr Leben grundlegend beeinflussen wird.

СОДЕРЖАНИЕПоездка в Соловецкий монастырь Печорский князь Берестяная книга БиографияСергей Васильевич Макси́мов (25 сентября (7 октября) 1831 - 3 (16) июня 1901) - русский этнограф-беллетрист. Брат писателя Николая и хирурга Василия Максимовых. Публиковался с 1853 г., преимущественно в Библиотеке для чтения. Начинал с очерков из народного быта. Ободрённый Тургеневым, Максимов в 1855 году предпринимает литературно-этнографическую экскурсию - пешеходное странствование по Владимирской губернии, посещает затем Нижний Новгород, Вятскую губернию. Этот опыт изучения народного быта отразился в очерках Крестьянские посиделки Костромской губернии, Извощики, Швецы (то есть портные), Сергач (вожак медведя), Вотяки, Нижегородская ярмарка, Соцкой, Булыня (скупщик льна), Маляр, Кулачок, Повитуха, Колдун и др., впоследствии вошедших в книгу Лесная глушь (СПб., т. 1-2, 1871).Когда по мысли великого князя Константина Николаевича морским ведомством был организован целый ряд этнографических экспедиций в различные края России (1855), Максимову достался Север он отправился к Белому морю, добрался до Ледовитого океана и Печоры и напечатал ряд статей в Морском сборнике, Библиотеке для чтения и Сыне Отечества, составивших затем книгу Год на Севере (1859, СПб.; 3 изд., 1871). Это произведение отмечено малой золотой медалью Императорского русского географического общества....(ru.wikipedia.org)

Con algunos de los nombres más memorables de la historia, la dinastía Romanov es una de esas familias reales cuyo legado solo puede ser rivalizado por unos pocos. Gobernando Rusia durante algo más de trescientos años, desde el siglo XVII hasta principios del XX, los zares Romanov y, en raros pero inolvidables casos, las emperatrices dominaron los paisajes políticos de su época y forjaron una de las dinastías más legendarias de todos los tiempos. De hecho, Rusia, el gran y poderoso Estado nación que conocemos hoy, se creó en gran parte gracias a los esfuerzos de gobernantes Romanov como Pedro el Grande o Catalina la Grande. La familia Romanov tiene garantizado para siempre un lugar en los libros de historia rusa, europea e incluso mundial. Sumergirse en la historia de una dinastía tan conocida es un placer para cualquiera que sienta pasión por aprender más sobre Rusia. Este es un anticipo de lo que encontrará en este libro: Una detallada historia del surgimiento de la dinastía Romanov, que tuvo lugar durante el periodo quizá más turbulento de la existencia de Rusia.La evolución social y política a lo largo de la dinastía Romanov, desde Mijaíl Romanov hasta Nicolás II.Una inmersión profunda en los conflictos externos e internos que dieron forma a Rusia bajo los Romanov.Un apasionante recorrido por la transformación cultural de Rusia, que pasó de ser un país atrasado a una superpotencia mundial empeñada en lograr una clara identidad europea.El papel de los Romanov en varios acontecimientos mundiales, como la Primera Guerra Mundial y la Revolución rusa de 1917.El legado de la dinastía Romanov.¡Y mucho más!Desplácese hacia arriba y haga clic en el botón Añadir a la cesta para comenzar hoy mismo su viaje al pasado.

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