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Travelling to Absurdistan

Curious Stories on the Road

By: Anna Zoch

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Travelling to Absurdistan

Curious Stories on the Road

By: Anna Zoch

When someone leaves on a trip, they have something to tell! That is all the more true for me, as I've been a tour guide for many years. I have experienced many, above all curious and sometimes quite absurd moments on my travels. At some point, I started to write everything down in order to be able to remember these special experiences and my many guests. Each story stands for itself. With some, I have added additional comments and general information about the respective countries at the end. Will you come with me on a trip to northwestern Europe, to my personal Absurdistan? I investigate missing suitcases in a Swedish thriller, meet Queen Silvia, the Queen and Nessie, survive various mishaps and human crises, become a Scottish Lady, I am on the road as a secret agent on the emerald Isle and in Cornwall and travel with a troll through a wintry Lapland!

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127

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375430464X

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9783754304648

Lone Star Stalag

German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne

By: Michael R. Waters,Mark Long,William Dickens,Sam Sweitz,Anna Lee Presley,Ian Buvit,Michelle Raisor,Bryan Mason,Hilary Standish,Norbert Dannhaeuser

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Lone Star Stalag

German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne

By: Michael R. Waters,Mark Long,William Dickens,Sam Sweitz,Anna Lee Presley,Ian Buvit,Michelle Raisor,Bryan Mason,Hilary Standish,Norbert Dannhaeuser

“The cement slabs and decaying fountains obscured by vegetation at the site of Camp Hearne echo a time forgotten of a bustling city of nearly 5,000 men brought together by world conflict.” The oral histories, archival research, and archaeological data compiled by author Michael Waters and his team of researchers tells the story of 5,000 German soldiers held as prisoners of war in rural Texas during World War II. Camp Hearne, located on the outskirts of Hearne, Texas, was one of the first and largest POW camps in the United States. Between 1943 and 1945 nearly 50,000 German prisoners, mostly from the German Afrika Korps lived and worked at seventy POW camps across Texas. The story of Camp Hearne told here offers the first in-depth look at one of these camps and includes an archaeological study of the treatment and conditions of the German prisoners. Drawing on newspaper accounts and official records from the time, and the recollections of surviving POWs, guards, and local residents, Waters and his team have constructed a detailed description of life in the camp: educational opportunities, recreation, mail call, religious practices, work details, and the food provided. Also revealed are the more serious issues that faced the Americans inside the POW compounds: illegal alcohol distillation, suicides, escapes, hidden secret shortwave radios, and the subversion of postal services. Fascinating artifacts recovered from the site and from the collections of local residents add concrete details. Waters also discusses the national policies and motivations for the treatment of prisoners that prescribed the particulars of camp life. The shadow world of Nazism in the camp is revealed, adding darkness to a story that is otherwise optimistic and in places humorous. The most sinister and brutal example of Nazi activity was the murder of Corporal Hugo Krauss, a German-born New York–raised volunteer in the German army. Captured in North Africa after service in Russia, Krause was attacked seven months later by six to ten fellow prisoners and beaten with clubs, nail–studded boards and a lead pipe. The dramatic recounting of the murder and the ensuing investigation illustrate much about the underlying political tensions of camp existence. This book makes a unique and notable contribution to Texas history. The narrative is enriched by numerous photographs and drawings. It will engage those interested in Texas history and World War II and hold particular interest for avocational and professional historical archaeologists.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1585445452

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9781585445455

Giuseppe Mazzini’s Young Europe and the Birth of Modern Nationalism in the Slavic World

By: Anna Procyk

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Giuseppe Mazzini’s Young Europe and the Birth of Modern Nationalism in the Slavic World

By: Anna Procyk

Giuseppe Mazzini’s Young Europe and the Birth of Modern Nationalism in the Slavic World examines the intellectual currents in Eastern Europe that attracted educated youth after the Polish Revolution of 1830–1. Focusing on the political ideas brought to the Slavic world from the West by Polish émigré conspirators, Anna Procyk explores the core message that the Polish revolutionaries carried, a message based on the democratic principles espoused by Young Europe’s founder, Giuseppe Mazzini. Based on archival sources as well as well-documented publications in Eastern Europe, this study highlights that the national awakening among the Czechs, Slovaks, and Galician Ukrainians was not just cultural, as is typically assumed, but political as well. The documentary sources testify that at its inception the political nationalism in Eastern Europe, founded on the humanistic ideals promoted by Mazzini, was republican-democratic in nature and that the clandestine groups in Eastern Europe were cooperating with one another through underground channels. It was through this cooperation during the 1830s that the better-educated Poles and Ukrainians in the political underground tied to Young Europe became aware that the interests of their nations, bound together by the forces of history and political necessity, were best served when they worked closely together.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487531494

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9781487531492

The Cranial Nerves in Neurology

A comprehensive and systematic evaluation of cranial nerves, pathology and specific conditions

By: Wolfgang Grisold,Walter Struhal,Anna Grisold

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The Cranial Nerves in Neurology

A comprehensive and systematic evaluation of cranial nerves, pathology and specific conditions

By: Wolfgang Grisold,Walter Struhal,Anna Grisold

This book presents a complete summary about the 12 pairs of cranial nerves (CN). They control much of the motor and sensory functions of the head and neck such as smell, sight, eye movement, and feeling in the face. The CN also control balance, hearing, and swallowing. The examination of the CN is an important part of the clinical neurological examination. Additionally, to the anatomy, extensive knowledge about further diagnostic tools are necessary such as neuroimaging, and electrophysiology. The book is divided into three parts: a general part with anatomy and imaging, a systematic part grouping the 12 pairs of cranial nerves, and a part describing cranial nerve functions in specific conditions and diseases.

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Springer Nature

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3031430816

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9783031430817

The Role of the Press and Communication Technology in Democratization

The Nigerian Story

By: Aje-Ori Anna Agbese

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The Role of the Press and Communication Technology in Democratization

The Nigerian Story

By: Aje-Ori Anna Agbese

In the 1990s, Nigeria, like several countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America, underwent transition programs to return the country to democracy. Nigeria’s democratization in the 1990s was a civil and international movement to free Nigeria from over 20 years of authoritarian military rule. Agbese examines the role and agenda of the Nigerian press in the democratization process, highlighting the grave challenges the Nigerian press faced – such as jail, arrest, and assassination – in pushing for democratization in Nigeria.

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Routledge

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1135860106

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9781135860103

Anne Frank

Out of the Shadows

By: Anna Leigh

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Anne Frank

Out of the Shadows

By: Anna Leigh

Accessible biography about a very notable subject

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Lerner Publications (Tm)

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1541574303

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9781541574304

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Travelling to Absurdistan

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Lone Star Stalag

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Giuseppe Mazzini’s Young Europe and the Birth of Modern Nationalism in the Slavic World

Giuseppe Mazzini’s Young Europe and the Birth of Modern Nationalism in the Slavic World

The Cranial Nerves in Neurology

The Cranial Nerves in Neurology

The Role of the Press and Communication Technology in Democratization

The Role of the Press and Communication Technology in Democratization

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