The Day the Nazis Came: The True Story of a Childhood Journey to the Dark Heart of a German Prison Camp, Matthews Stephen
Автор: Leroux, Gaston Название: Classic Starts (R): The Phantom of the Opera ISBN: 140274580X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781402745805 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1107.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: How can we comprehend the sociopolitical processes that give rise to extreme violence, ethnic cleansing, and genocide? A major breakthrough in comparative analysis, Purify and Destroy demonstrates that it is indeed possible to compare the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina while respecting the specificities of each appalling phenomenon. Jacques Semelin achieves this, in part, by leading his readers through the three examples simultaneously. His method is multidisciplinary, relying not only on contemporary history but also on social psychology and political science. Based on the seminal distinction between massacre and genocide, Semelin identifies the main steps of a general process of destruction, both rational and irrational, born of what he terms "delusional rationality." He describes a dynamic structural model with, at its core, the matrix of a social imaginaire that, in responding to fears, resentments, and utopias, carves and recarves the social body by eliminating "the enemy." Finally, he develops an intellectual framework to analyze the entire spectrum of mass violence, including terrorism, in the twentieth century and before. Strongly critical of today`s political instrumentalization of the notion of "genocide," Semelin argues that genocide research should stand back from legal and normative definitions and come of age as its own discipline in the social sciences.
Автор: Lofting, Hugh Название: Classic Starts (R): The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle ISBN: 1402745745 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781402745744 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1102.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Doctor Dolittle is a very special vet - because he knows how to talk to the animals! So when he hears that there`s terrible sickness hurting all the monkeys in Africa, the good doctor knows he must go and help them. Soon he`s off on an exciting adventure across the seas.
Описание: Purporting to describe the circumnavigation of an English knight through Africa, India, and the Middle East in 1322, the narrative is a fantastical collection of sights: seas, islands, phoenixes, pyramids, rocks that enchant ships and apes that contain human souls, interwoven with geographical descriptions that are perfectly accurate.
Описание: Causation is asymmetrical in many different ways. Causes precede effects; explanations cite causes not effects. Agents use causes to manipulate their effects; they don`t use effects to manipulate their causes. Effects of a common cause are correlated; causes of a common effect are not. This is a major book for philosophers of science that will also prove insightful to economists and statisticians.
Описание: Recent studies have examined martyrdom as a means of constructing Christian identity, but until now none has focused on Stephen, the first Christian martyr. For the author of Luke-Acts, the stoning of Stephen-- even more than the death of Jesus-- underscores the perfidy of non-believing Jews, the extravagant mercy of Christians, and the inevitable rift that will develop between these two social groups. Stephen's dying prayer that his persecutors be forgiven-the prayer for which he is hailed in Christian tradition as the perfect martyr plays a crucial role in drawing an unprecedented distinction between Jewish and early Christian identities. Shelly Matthews deftly situates Stephen's story within the emerging discourse of early Christian martyrdom. Though Stephen is widely acknowledged to be an actual historical figure, Matthews points to his name, his manner of death, and to other signs that his martyrdom was ideally suited to the rhetorical purposes of Acts and its author, Luke: to uphold Roman views of security and respectability, to show non-believing Jews to disadvantage, and to convey that Christianity was an exceptionally merciful religion. By drawing parallels between Acts and stories of the martyrdom of James, the brother of Jesus, Matthews challenges the coherent canonical narrative of Acts and questions common assumptions about the historicity of Stephen's martyrdom. She also offers a radical new reading of Stephen's last prayer, showing the complex and sometimes violent effects of its modern interpretations. Perfect Martyr illuminates the Stephen story as never before, offering a deeply nuanced picture of violence, solidarity, and resistance among Jews and early Christians, a key to understanding the early development of a non-Jewish Christian identity, and an innovative reframing of one of the most significant stories in the Bible.
Автор: Matthews, Stephen R. Название: The day the nazis came ISBN: 178946207X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781789462074 Издательство: Bonnier Books Рейтинг: Цена: 1335.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The true story of one British child`s journey from Nazi-occupied Guernsey to a German prison camp.
Автор: Matthews Stephen D. Название: Too True for Lies: A Child`s Story ISBN: 0557305233 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780557305230 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3330.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The author reveals how he fought against the slaughter of wildlife including ivory poachers, assisted by the his magnificent Doberman, Alex, who was regarded as a witch-doctor by local tribes.
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