Bøger om Sent 20. århundrede

"The Raven Chronicles, In Our Own Words, is a unique collection of first person accounts by the USAF forward air controllers who flew in the Secret War in Laos. Restricted by the 1962 Geneva Agreement, they flew in civilian clothes in unmarked light spotter aircraft. These pilots regularly operated from primitive dirt landing sites, often flying in poor weather, with few navigational aids, under the constant threat of enemy fire, and in the midst of towering mountains and unforgiving karst formations. According to USAF history, they were one of the success stories of the war. They built a legend of efficiency and daring in their control of RLAF and USAF strikes in support of Laotian ground units."--

'Absolutely gripping, deeply authoritative, hugely important and lethally lurid'Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sunday Times bestselling author of The World: A Family HistoryYevgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the world and as one of Vladimir Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading Wagner's attempted coup and killed in a mysterious plane crash. But what is the truth about this enigmatic figure, his role in the war with Ukraine, and the chaos unleashed across Russia by his turn against Putin? And, in the aftermath of his death, what is next for Russia in the new stage of late Putinism that Prigozhin's life forged?Drawing on years of research, this book traces the rise of Russia's most prominent non-state actor and examines the political climate that propelled a convicted gangster with no government office to the formidable role he came to occupy. An essential story of Russia's recent history, Downfall is also a compelling insight into its likely future.

'A brilliant, glittering intelligence' Sunday TimesOn Women brings together Susan Sontag's most fearless and incisive writing on women, a crucial aspect of her work that has not until now received the attention it deservesWritten during the height of second-wave feminism, Sontag's essays remain strikingly relevant to our contemporary conversations. At times powerfully in sync and at others powerfully at odds with them, they are always characteristically original in their examinations of the 'biological division of labour', the double-standard for ageing and the dynamics of women's power and powerlessness.As Merve Emre writes in her introduction, On Women offers us 'the spectacle of a ferocious intellect setting itself to the task at hand: to articulate the politics and aesthetics of being a woman in the United States, the Americas and the world.''Boldly provocative' iNews'On Women demonstrates a powerful mind and equally forceful personality' The Herald

Coming of age-RomanHeldin im Teenager-AlterFrankfurt am Main80er JahreEntwicklungsroman

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Anni Bürkl, Bestsellerautorin von "Schwarztee", entführt hier in einem historischen Familiengeheimnis ins Ausseerland.*********Zwei Frauen zu unterschiedlichen Zeiten, die Liebe und ihr Kampf um die eigene Unversehrtheit.Beim ersten Eindruck haben die wortkarge Isabel und ihre Enkelin Rona wenig gemeinsam. Ihre Leben liegen Jahrzehnte auseinander. Und doch führt alles auf Isabels Erlebnisse im zweiten Weltkrieg zurück ...Nach einem Unfall von Ronas Mutter Martha wird auch eine Nierenkrankheit entdeckt. In dem Bewusstsein, was das bedeuten kann, begeben die beiden sich gemeinsam auf die Suche nach der Familiengeschichte ins Ausseerland - nach Marthas Vater, dessen Namen niemand kennt. Die Spur führt sie nach und nach in die "Alpenfestung" am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs. So wird auch Rona aus ihrem schönen Leben mit Kater Mio, ihrem Freund Leon und ihrem duftenden Kräuterparadies gerissen. Als auch noch Mio verschwunden ist, gerät Ronas Lebensgefüge ins Wanken. Und dann zeigt Leon sein wahres Gesicht ...Inspiriert von den wahren Ereignissen des Widerstands im Ausseerland in der NS-Zeit.

Edges of Noir challenges the notion that noir film nearly vanished after 1958 until its subsequent "neo-noir" revival between 1973 and 1981. The 1960s, regardless of critical neglect, include some of the most provocative films of the post-World War II decades. Often formally disruptive and experimental, films including Shock Corridor (1963), Mirage (1965), and Seconds (1966) evoke controversial issues of the era, deriving dynamic influences amongst exploitation cinema, sensationalistic American B movies, and the European New Wave movement. Whether the focus is on nuclear destruction, mind control, or surveillance, late noir films, above all else, vividly portray the collective fears from the time.

1918. Amerika er i krig med Tyskland, og for første gang i historien, tillader den amerikanske flåde at kvinder slutter sig til mændene. Ti tusinde af dem melder sig frivilligt. Tysk amerikanske Marjory Kunwald for at bevise sin patriotisme, suffragetten Blanche Lawrencefor at bevise, at kvinder er mænds lige. Og den generte præstedatter Viv Weston i et desperatforsøg på at gemme sig for sin fortid.1968. Nyskilt og vaklende efter en personlig tragedie arver Peggy Whitby sin ukendte tante Blanches strandhytte, hvor hun slår sig ned. Men den skrøbelige fred bliver forstyrret, da hun begynder at modtage mystiske postkort, dateret fra 1918. Peggy er nysgerrig efter at lære mere om sin mystiske tante, men da hendes gravearbejde afslører mere, end hunregner med, må Peggy beslutte, om det er værd at risikere at miste sig selv.

One of the largest POW camps in the German Reich during World War II, Stalag VII A, was located in Moosburg an der Isar. Built in the fall of 1939 for 10,000 prisoners, it housed some 70,000 soldiers from numerous nations on April 29, 1945, the day of liberation. The booklet covers various aspects of the prisoners' lives and the camp itself.The english edition is a translation of the German edition issued 2015. See BoD: Stalag VII A / ISBN 9783750408340.

This collection explores the cultural fascination with social media forms of self-portraiture, "selfies," with a specific interest in online self-imaging strategies in a Western context.

This multidisciplinary companion offers a comprehensive overview of the global arena of public art.

The book is a collection of fifteen introductory essays excerpted from the Annual of Contemporary Art in China, covering the years from 2005 to 2019, showcasing the development and changing landscapes of contemporary art in China.The Annual documents exhibitions, events, creative practices, and critical literature concerning contemporary art in China since 2005. Based on archival documentation and statistics data from these annuals, notable phenomena, events, and discourses from a given year, as well as key works and artists are reviewed in each introduction, with no ideological or market-driven undertone. The author unravels industrial and institutional factors, while also broaching important issues of abstract art, new media art and so on, and probing the historical and socio-cultural context as well. In this regard, the book offers a panorama of contemporary Chinese art and critically engages with the art scene in China, including Hongkong, Taiwan, and among the Chinese diaspora.The title will appeal to scholars, students and general readers interested in contemporary art history, art criticism, contemporary Chinese art, iconography, and contemporary art theory.

This edited volume breaks new ground for understanding peripheries and peripherality by providing a multidisciplinary cross-exposure through a collection of chapters and visual essays by researchers and artists.

Focusing on key countries and topics, this book looks at Europe's involvement in the occupation of Palestinian territories.

This book addresses the art historical category of "contemporary art" from a transregional perspective, but unlike other volumes of its kind, it focuses in on non-Western instantiations of "the contemporary."