Bøger om Tidlige 20. århundrede

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"The artist and architect El Lissitzky (1890-1941) is celebrated for his contributions to painting, architecture, photography, and graphic design, and for his role in disseminating Russian and Soviet avant-garde art in Europe during the 1920s. Though he worked in a diversity of media, Lissitzky nonetheless produced the majority of his work on paper in the form of innovative photomontages, architectural drawings, lithographs, typography, books, and photo magazines. This monograph--the first career-spanning archival study of Lissitzky since 1968--reveals that the artist's multiple pursuits arose from his deep commitment to print as the premier medium of public exchange in the young and turbulent twentieth century. Samuel Johnson demonstrates that paper and print media were preoccupations that shaped Lissitzky's worldview, values, politics, and production in ways that have never been fully appreciated. Probing Lissitzky's stance on the problems of distribution and reception, this book offers a compelling and nuanced portrait of Lissitzky as experimenter, visionary designer, technocrat, and propagandist-the very prototype of the twentieth-century artist, with a legacy that remains largely on paper"--

We live in a present of multiple and conflicting sacralities. How do we account for the persistence and remarkable adaptability of traditional forms of the Christian sacred? How do we explain the ongoing allure of instrumentalizing the sacred for political purposes? And what do we make of the spread of nature spiritualities that have been so pertinent over the last half century? This volume seeks to reflect upon how these multiple sacralizations can be studied and understood in historical and cross-disciplinary perspective.

The second thrilling and unputdownable mystery starring a new generation of the Detective Society, from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike: Robin Stevens.March 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up children as spies - because grown-ups always underestimate them. Enter May, Eric and Nuala: courageous, smart, and the Ministry's newest recruits.May's big sister Hazel has arranged for them to stay on a quiet street close to the Ministry, home to an unlikely collection of people thrown together by the war. And it is in the basement of the bombed-out house at the end of that street that they discover something mysterious. Something that was not there when the Blitz wreckage was first combed through. Something that has been placed there recently. A body...Could this be the missing Ministry spy that Daisy Wells is on a dangerous mission in France to find? Or could it be someone else - someone a resident of the street wanted silenced . . . ?

In 1939, a new Yiddish journal was published in Paris under the name »Oyfn sheydveg« (At the Crossroads). The Authors, primarily Eastern European emigrés, embarked on a quest for an intellectually appropriate response to the political events unfolding before their eyes. Many contributors who were active two decades earlier as Diaspora Nationalists in diverse Eastern European Jewish political parties and institutions now explored new avenues. These included Zionism and Territorialism, but also a return to religious tradition and even to a pre-modern »ghetto life.« Unlike hardly any other literary document, »Oyfn sheydveg« sheds light on the profound crisis of these Jewish intellectuals and on the conclusions they drew in the face of the looming catastrophe.

This book is a unique love story between our Father and Mother, during WWII when the death of one of his brothers serving in Hawaii, was killed in a friendly fire accident, started what would become a great love story between the two of them. The first letter was written to this young girl of 15 years of age, expressing his and his family's condolences on the loss of her boyfriend (his brother) which then turned into a letter-writing campaign between the two of them which shows how their love grew over time. Both of these people are now deceased, but these letters were kept by our mother for over 50 years and we, being their children feel they need to be shared with the world.

In TG 17 werden zwei Bücher Tönnies' aus dem Jahr 1926 wieder zugänglich. Die schmale Monographie "Das Eigentum" behandelt ein tagesaktuelles Thema. 1926 gipfelte die seit 1918 intensive politische Diskussion zum Umgang mit dem konfiszierten Eigentum der in der Revolution entmachteten Fürsten in Volksbegehren und Volksentscheid. Tönnies vertieft in eine grundsätzliche rechtssoziologische Ausarbeitung zum Eigentum, besonders dem Bodeneigentum. Die Sammlung "Soziologische Studien und Kritiken II" macht einen großen Teil der kleineren Schriften zugänglich, in denen Tönnies seinen Zugang zur Soziologie zwischen den großen Monographien "Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft (1887, TG 2) und der "Einführung in die Soziologie" (1931, TG 21) entwickelt. Das reicht von begrifflich-konzeptionellen Überlegungen über die Auseinandersetzung mit der Geschichte des soziologischen Denkens in Philosophie und Staatswissenschaft bis zu Analysen, in denen Tönnies die Fruchtbarkeit der Begriffe seiner Soziologie an sozialen Zusammenhängen erprobt. Wichtig hier vor allem seine Soziologie des Versicherungswesens, an der er zeigt, wie sich eine gemeinschaftliche Institution der gegenseitigen Hilfe in ein Geschäft wandelt und wie dieses durch staatliche Regulierung modifiziert wird; in Tönnies' Perspektive ein Beispiel für die Entwicklung des Kapitalismus zum "Sozialismus", zu einer sozialen Marktwirtschaft. Von höchstem Interesse auch die Auseinandersetzung mit der Geschichtsphilosophie Ernst Troeltschs.

This book tells us the synthesis of forty years of journalistic investigation of José Luis Cabada Delgado through the monthly Peru News Review, edited and distributed in Los Angeles - California - USA. Winner of the Inter-American Press Community - IAPA award in the Human Rights category in Guadalajara, Mexico, for his denunciations of the mistreatment of Sheepherders in California. A compendium of situations where the corruption that surrounds the high spheres of power of the embassies and consulates in the United States and Peru comes to light. "Throughout the years, we have insistently defended the image of the Diplomatic Service, denouncing the inept and shameless people who still swarm in the ranks of such an important and vital institution for the country. The moralization and reorganization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is imperative."José Cabada, EditorJANUARY 2000

A la fin de sa vie, le célèbre écrivain russe Léon Tolstoï connaît un tournant intellectuel profond et durable que traduisent ses derniers écrits. Si le mysticisme exacerbé de cette période de doute et de remise en cause de ses propres idéaux est bien connu de ses biographes, sa passion concomitante pour le système révolutionnaire de réforme agricole imaginé par l'économiste américain Henry George (1839-1897) a, jusqu'ici, fait l'objet de peu de commentaires. Pourtant, dans ses mémoires, publiés en 1951 d'abord en anglais puis en 1976 en russe, sa fille aînée Tatiana Tolstoï (1864-1950) y consacre d'importants développements, révélant même avoir commencé l'écriture d'un livre sur George et son système dont Léon Tolstoï, puis sa fille, étaient tous deux devenus de fervents prosélytes... En rééditant cet extrait des mémoires de Tatiana Tolstoï consacré aux dernières années de la vie de Léon Tolstoï dans une nouvelle traduction, nous comprenons mieux l'angoisse qui animait le "tournant mystique" de l'écrivain russe. Ce dernier était alors tout autant nourri du mysticisme orthodoxe que du système de révolution agraire imaginé par l'américain Henry George (1839-1897), un archétype du "rêve américain" que Tolstoï rêvait alors d'importer en Russie. Entre ¿cuménisme et collectivisme forcé, Tatiana Tolstoï esquisse le portrait d'un artiste animé de la conviction que le monde porte encore en lui la matrice de son propre changement. Dans une nouvelle traduction augmentée de documents d'archives et de photographies originales, ce petit ouvrage revient sur le contexte et les causes de cette fascination exercée par les idées de Henry Georges sur Tolstoï et ses proches.Nouvelle traduction par Kseniia Kretinina dans le cadre d'un projet pédagogique de la licence Humanités d'Avignon Université impulsé par Frédéric Gimello-Mesplomb. Traduction, clichés photographiques et documents annexes libres de droits publiés sous licence CC0 (public domain) en Open access.

Oregon, 1927: Twelve-year-old Louise Pearson wants to fly. Her mother doesn't think it's ladylike; her best friend George Graham doesn't think it's safe. But Louise doesn't feel safe on the ground. Her mother seems to be holding her at arm's length. George is preoccupied with a religious identity crisis. Worst of all, terrifying anonymous notes keep popping up where Louise least expects them. Charles Lindbergh's celebrated crossing of the Atlantic provides some much-needed distraction for a while, but as the summer goes on and the notes grow more threatening, Louise knows she needs to figure out who is targeting her... before her worst nightmares become reality.

A Son at the Front (1923), Edith Wharton's eleventh novel, is set during the First World War. When George Campton, an American painter, is sent to combat as a French soldier, the jumbled liaisons of his familial bonds are torn apart. A feverish and poignant character study, this is a powerful classic of American literature.

D.H. Lawrence’s Women in Love follows sisters Ursula and Gudrun as they navigate the social conventions of womanhood while trying to find love. With complex protagonists and compelling themes, this dramatic sequel to The Rainbow proves to be as provocative as its predecessor.

The Civil War has come and gone, leaving countless formerly enslaved African Americans to rebuild a land destroyed in its effort to preserve its immoral institutions. On John Vance's plantation, many of these people remain to work for their former master. Among them, Enoch stands out. Hope's Highway: A Novel is a historical novel by Sarah Lee Brown Fleming.

In the years of peace before the First World War, Roy and Beatrice enjoy London's legendary nightlife. At a club one evening, they meet the bohemian beauty Claire, for whom Roy soon leaves his fiancée. As they descend into the dark world of cocaine addiction, Roy looks for a way out. Dope Darling is a novel by David Garnett.

This new photo album is number 32 in the MMPBooks/Stratus "Camera On" series and is the second volume to cover such equipment as Luftwaffe search lights and range finding equipment, of which the book contains 140+ photographs. The majority of the photos are from private collections taken by ordinary German soldiers, not professional propagandists. In this volume, we endeavour to show this rarely illustrated equipment in some detail but still show it as the soldiers viewed it as both their work place and also their home, not the highly posed and polished views of the official photographers.  This book is an invaluable reference for military historians and modelers alike.

"Nice and simple. And entertaining and illuminating...The new range packs plenty of potential...Recommended!"CybermodelerThis book takes you on a journey through its short but significant development story, exploring its service in both the Polish and Spanish Air Forces during the Spanish Civil War. Immerse yourself in the gripping accounts of duty and valor as this aircraft played a pivotal role in the conflict. Featuring scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales, alongside a stunning collection of black and white period photos, this book provides an in-depth visual exploration of the PWS-10. To complete the experience, indulge in the vibrant color profiles showcasing the Polish and Spanish variants of this legendary aircraft.

A collection of specially commissioned color profiles.This meticulously crafted book showcases a captivating collection of 40 vivid color profiles featuring the iconic Supermarine Spitfire IX, a legendary aircraft that played a pivotal role in World War II. Each profile has been meticulously created, offering an unparalleled level of detail and precision. These profiles are specially commissioned, ensuring an extraordinary visual experience for aviation enthusiasts and history buffs alike.

Two soldiers. One American. One Japanese.One thing in common - baseball!World War II is coming to a violent close.As the Battle of Okinawa rages on, American soldiers seize Shuri Castle and find a single survivor: Yuujin Miyano. The U.S. private put in charge of watching this prisoner is Eugene Durante. Although enemies, the two men find they have a common multi-generational bond: baseball. Their grandfathers bore witness to, and helped shape, the extraordinary birth of the game. When the fighting ends, the two men return to their homes to face a postwar world neither expected. Then both receive unexpected messages that will change their lives forever. Once more, the veterans will face off in a final dramatic clash.Order your copy of THE DEVIL IN THE DIAMOND today!

An intriguing story of how even for the smallest family the effects of war can cause lasting havoc. In the midst of gruelling circumstances, all that survivors can do is try to make their way in life as best they can. Persecution, forced migration and tragic end-time brought about by the holocaust has distorted the lives of the generation that followed. They and their children bear the scars of Antisemitism that still is, and always has been, an inescapable issue of world history. This personal story goes from the universality of the horror of war to the particular experience of a damaged couple struggling for survival in a free host country. It illustrates human capacity to survive and how the author overcame a dislocated past to reach out for a better future.

A novel of the Fall of France and a trans-Atlantic affair.

In November 2023 the new Blavatnik Art, Film and Photography Galleries will open at IWM London. These new Galleries will be the UK's first to explore how artists, photographers and filmmakers bear witness to and tell the story of war and conflict. Taking centre stage will be John Singer Sargent's iconic six-metre-long painting Gassed, 1919, which moved contemporary audiences to tears as it brought home the reality of First World War fighting. Returning to IWM London for the first time since 2016, the painting has undergone extensive conservation work including the removal of discoloured historical varnish. John Singer Sargent's Gassed presents the newly conserved painting in all its glory, exploring the history of the artwork and its composition, and examining its importance in the art world. The book also features newly commissioned photography, bringing the rich detail of the painting to life for new audiences.