Описание: The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This volume contains the earliest surviving Western description of Ethiopia, written by the Portuguese missionary Francisco Alvarez (c.1465-c.1540) and first published in English in 1881.
Автор: Beckingham, C.F. Название: The Prester John of the Indies ISBN: 1409424928 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781409424925 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 20671.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Pearce Название: The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce ISBN: 1108074618 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108074612 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5386.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Nathaniel Pearce`s two-volume autobiographical account, published 1831, is particularly interesting for its detailed information about the land and people of Ethiopia. In Volume 2, the situation in Abyssinia becomes dangerous and Pearce decides to escape down the Nile. The journal ends abruptly in 1819, a year before his death.
Автор: Pearce Название: The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce ISBN: 110807460X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108074605 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Nathaniel Pearce`s two-volume autobiographical account, published 1831, is particularly interesting for its detailed information about the land and people of Ethiopia. Volume 1 tells of Pearce`s early life and his African travels and also contains an account of his friend William Coffin`s journey to the city of Gondar.
Автор: Blanc, Henry Jules Название: A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia (1868) ISBN: 071461792X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780714617923 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Blanc, Henry Jules Название: A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia (1868) ISBN: 041576081X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415760812 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7042.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Krueger, Ambassador Robert Krueger, Kathleen Tobin Название: From bloodshed to hope in burundi ISBN: 0292714866 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780292714861 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 3602.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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In 1994, while nations everywhere stood idly by, 800,000 people were slaughtered in eight weeks in Rwanda. Arriving as U.S. Ambassador to neighboring Burundi a few weeks later, Bob Krueger began drawing international attention to the genocide also proceeding in Burundi, where he sought to minimize the killing and to preserve its fledgling democratic government from destruction by its own army. From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi is a compelling eyewitness account of both a horrific and persistent genocide and of the ongoing efforts of many courageous individuals to build a more just society.
Krueger and his wife Kathleen graphically document the slaughter occurring all around them, as well as their repeated efforts to get the U.S. government and the international community to take notice and take action. Bob Krueger reconstructs the events of the military coup that precipitated the Burundi genocide and describes his efforts to uncover the truth by digging up graves and interviewing survivors. In straightforward and powerful language, Kathleen Krueger recounts her family's experience living amid civil war, including when she faced down a dozen AK-47-wielding African soldiers to save the life of a household worker.
From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi shines a piercing light on a genocide that has gone largely unreported, and identifies those responsible for it. It also offers hope that as the truth emerges and the perpetrators are brought to account, the people of Burundi will at last achieve peace and reconciliation.
