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A Spirit of Dialogue

Incarnations of Ợgbañje, the Born-to-die, in African American Literature

By: Christopher N. Okonkwo

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A Spirit of Dialogue

Incarnations of Ợgbañje, the Born-to-die, in African American Literature

By: Christopher N. Okonkwo

A groundbreaking study, A Spirit of Dialogue examines through extensive, interdisciplinary research, theory, and close reading the intricate reconstructions, extensions, and resonances of the West African myth of spirit children, the "Born-to-Die," in contemporary African American neo-slave narratives. Arguing that the myth, called "Ogbañje" in Igbo language and "àbíkú" in Yoruba, has had over thirty years of uncharted presence in African American literature, Okonkwo advances a compelling case absent in extant scholarship. He traces Ogbañje/the Born-to-Die's appearance in African American texts to a convergence of factors. They include but are not limited to: the impact of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart; the 1960s emergence of the contemporary neo-slave narrative; the 1960s and 1970s black consciousness/Black Power movement and the cultural agenda, gendered politics, and centripetal philosophy of the Black Arts movement's nationalist aesthetic; African American identity questions of the post-civil rights and the multicultural eras; and the thematic shifts, as well as the African diaspora orientation of African American fiction of the post-nationalist aesthetic period. A Spirit of Dialogue focuses on the sometimes neglected and understudied works of four canonical African American writers: Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed and Mind of My Mind, Tananarive Due's The Between, John Edgar Wideman's The Cattle Killing, and Toni Morrison's Sula and Beloved. Okonkwo demonstrates persuasively how the mythic spirit child informs the content and form of these novels, offering Butler, Due, Wideman, and Morrison a non-occidental "code" by which to engage collectively with the various issues integral to the history experience of African-descended people. The paradigm functions, then, as the nexus of a life-affirmative dialogue among the six novels, as well as between them and other works of African religious and literary imagination, particularly Things Fall Apart and Ben Okri's The Famished Road.

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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1572336153

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Rebel Land

Unraveling the Riddle of History in a Turkish Town

By: Christopher de Bellaigue

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Rebel Land

Unraveling the Riddle of History in a Turkish Town

By: Christopher de Bellaigue

An esteemed journalist travels to Turkey to investigate the legacy of the Armenian genocide and the quest for Kurdish statehood. In 2001, Christopher de Bellaigue, then the Economist's correspondent in Istanbul, wrote a piece about the history of Turkey for The New York Review of Books. In it, he briefly discussed the killing and deportation of half a million Armenians in 1915. These massacres, he suggested, were best understood as part of the struggles that attended the end of the Ottoman empire. After the story was published, the magazine was besieged with letters. This wasn't war, the correspondents said; it was genocide. And the death toll was not half a million but three times that many. De Bellaigue was mortified. How had he gotten it so wrong? He went back to Turkey, but found that the national archives had sealed all documents pertaining to those times. Undeterred and armed with a stack of contraband histories, he set out to the conflicted southeastern Turkish city of Varto to discover what had really happened. There, de Bellaigue found a place in which the centuries-old conflict among Turks, Armenians, and Kurds was still very much alive. His government escort began their association by marching with him arm in arm through the town's shopping district to show his presence; the local police chief, sent by the central office in Ankara to keep an eye on the Kurds, was sure he was a spy. He found houses built from the ruins of old Armenian churches, young boys playing soccer with old skulls, and a cast of villagers who all seemed unwilling to talk. What emerges is both an intellectual detective story and a reckoning with memory and identity that brings to life the basic conflicts of the Middle East: between statehood and religion, imperial borders and ethnic identity. Combining a deeply informed view of the area's history with the testimonials of the townspeople who slowly come to trust him, de Bellaigue unravels the enigma of the Turkish twentieth century, a time that contains the death of an empire, the founding of a nation, and the near extinction of a people. Rebel Land exposes the historical and emotional fault lines that lie behind many of today's headlines: about Turkey and its faltering bid for membership into the EU, about the Kurds and their bid for nationhood, and the Armenians' campaign for genocide recognition.

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Penguin

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1101196270

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The Speedicut Memoirs

Ungentlemanly Warfare

By: Christopher Joll

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The Speedicut Memoirs

Ungentlemanly Warfare

By: Christopher Joll

In the last volume of The Speedicut Memoirs, Charles Speedicut relates his involvement, as a member of the Special Operations Executive, in many of the highly successful deception strategies masterminded by the cross-dressing Colonel Dudley Clarke, including Operation MINCEMEAT. He also discloses his role in the high-profile assassinations of the Protector of Moravia & Bohemia, Reinhard Heydrich, the Vichy French Admiral, François Darlan, and the abduction of General Heinrich Kreipe. In the post-war period, Speedicut is principally concerned with uncovering Soviet spies in the British Establishment although, along the way, he recounts the true story on which The Third Man was based. He also reveals that he was responsible for stealing the Duchess of Windsor’s jewels, his pivotal role in the Vassall and Profumo scandals, the true identity of the ‘headless man’ in the notorious Argyll divorce case and the reason why his memoirs were written whilst serving time in HM Prison Ford. “The activities of the Special Operations Executive have been described as ‘ungentlemanly warfare’ entirely because of the exploits of Charles Speedicut.” The Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill

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AuthorHouse

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1728356156

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9781728356150

British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections

An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland

By: Christopher Wright,Catherine May Gordon

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British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections

An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland

By: Christopher Wright,Catherine May Gordon

This book sets a new standard as a work of reference. It covers British and Irish art in public collections from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the end of the nineteenth, and it encompasses nearly 9,000 painters and 90,000 paintings in more than 1,700 separate collections. The book includes as well pictures that are now lost, some as a consequence of the Second World War and others because of de-accessioning, mostly from 1950 to about 1975 when Victorian art was out of fashion. By listing many tens of thousands of previously unpublished works, including around 13,000 which do not yet have any form of attribution, this book becomes a unique and indispensable work of reference, one that will transform the study of British and Irish painting.

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950

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Yale University Press

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0300117302

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9780300117301

What Men Don't Tell Women About Business

Opening Up the Heavily Guarded Alpha Male Playbook

By: Christopher V. Flett

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What Men Don't Tell Women About Business

Opening Up the Heavily Guarded Alpha Male Playbook

By: Christopher V. Flett

Discover the deep, dark secrets of the Alpha businessman As a woman, you know you're every bit as effective and capable as a man is in the arena of business-but that doesn't mean there aren't things you need to know about men and business. In this invaluable guide for the modern businesswoman, former Alpha Male Christopher Flett reveals everything you need to know to understand, communicate, and compete with men in business. To some extent, business is still a man's world; here's how to play the game by their rules-and win: * Know what the average Alpha Male is thinking * Learn 10 things you need to know about men in business * Force men to take you seriously * Stop self-sabotage with male colleagues * Get all the credit you deserve * Be more confident and effective * Learn to take charge and lead * Never make excuses for failures * Keep secrets-it's vital * Never bring personal issues to the office * Gain credibility and trust with Alphas * Never look for affirmation openly * Effectively deal with condescending or disrespectful men * Understand why being "nice" gets you nowhere

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196

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118039262

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9781118039267

Introductory Quantum Optics

By: Christopher Gerry,Peter L. Knight

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Introductory Quantum Optics

By: Christopher Gerry,Peter L. Knight

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Cambridge University Press

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052152735X

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9780521527354

The History of Gardens

By: Christopher Thacker

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The History of Gardens

By: Christopher Thacker

The spirit of a race or an age can be reflected even in the choice and use of plants: with the coming ofZen Buddhism, the Japanese practically ceased to grow flowers in their gardens, an attitude which Le Notre, garden designer ofVersailles, who once said 'flowers are for nursemaids' would doubtless have appreciated. In this fascinating and highly informative book, Christopher Thacker tells the history of gardens from their origins in the 'natural' paradises of Greek myth to the present day. Studying individual gardens or garden topics which are rep~ntative of an age or region, he builds up a comprehensive survey of the gardens and garden theories of an era. Whether Dr Thacker is discussing garden philosophers and designers (Alberti, Mollet, de Vries, Capability Brown, Genrude Jekyll, Russell Page, and many others), or bringing to life the lost gardens of the past, like the Yuan Ming Yuan in Peling, or William Shenstone's the Leasowes, or surveying the weird and mysterious statuary of Bomarzo, his text is always absorbing and authoritative. Profusely illustrated, this book should become a classic on its subject.

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Univ of California Press

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0520056299

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9780520056299

Poor Relations

The Making of a Eurasian Community in British India, 1773-1833

By: Christopher J. Hawes

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Poor Relations

The Making of a Eurasian Community in British India, 1773-1833

By: Christopher J. Hawes

The sixty years between 1773 and 1833 determined British paramountcy in India. Those years were formative too for British Eurasians. By the 1820s Eurasians were an identifiable and vocal community of significant numbers particularly in the main Presidency towns. They were valuable to the administration of government although barred in the main from higher office. The ambition of their educated elite was to be accepted as British subjects, not to be treated as native Indians, an ambition which was finally rejected in the 1830s.

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Routledge

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1136789731

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Epiphany's Veil Purity's Vein

By: Christopher D. Choate

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Epiphany's Veil Purity's Vein

By: Christopher D. Choate

Epiphany’s Veil, Purity’s Vein is an epic poem that takes the reader on surreal travels, tenuous travails and wondrous prevails through humanity’s dark plight and God’s reach into that terrible night.

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WestBow Press

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1664221190

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Eyes of an Eagle

Jean-Pierre Cenac, Patriarch: An Illustrated History of Early Houma-Terrebonne

By: Christopher Everette Cenac Sr.

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Eyes of an Eagle

Jean-Pierre Cenac, Patriarch: An Illustrated History of Early Houma-Terrebonne

By: Christopher Everette Cenac Sr.

Selected Book for the Louisiana Bicentennial Celebration, 2012 In the year 1860, Jean-Pierre Cenac sailed from the sophisticated French city of Bordeaux to begin his new life in the city with the second busiest port of debarkation in the U.S. Two years before, he had descended the Pyrenees to Bordeaux from his home village of Barbazan-Debat, a terrain in direct contrast to the flatlands of Louisiana. He arrived in 1860, just when the U.S. Civil War began with the secession of the Southern states, and in New Orleans, just where there would be placed a prime military target as the war developed. Neither Creole nor Acadian, Pierre took his chances in the rural parish of Terrebonne on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Pierre's resolute nature, unflagging work ethic, steadfast determination, and farsighted vision earned him a place of respect he could never have imagined when he left his native country. How he forged his place in this new landscape echoes the life journeys of countless immigrants--yet remains uniquely his own. His story and his family's story exemplify the experiences of many nineteenth century immigrants to Louisiana and the experiences of their twentieth century descendants.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1628468491

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9781628468496

Austria

By: Christopher Rice,AAA Publishing,Melanie Rice

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Austria

By: Christopher Rice,AAA Publishing,Melanie Rice

Handy to carry and easy to read, AAA Essential Guides contain all the information a traveler needs for a worry-free vacation. Each volume in this bestselling series features a general overview of the destination, including the author's personal perspective, a timeline highlighting important dates and events in regional history, and a 10 Essentials list that covers the ten most important things travelers need to know about their destination to get the most from their experience. AAA Essential Guides also include:

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1562518712

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9781562518714

DREAMS AND VISIONS VOLUME 2 REALM OF THE SPIRIT RISE OF APOCALYPSE

By: Christopher Covington

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DREAMS AND VISIONS VOLUME 2 REALM OF THE SPIRIT RISE OF APOCALYPSE

By: Christopher Covington

This book is the 2nd volume to the "Dreams and Vision" series with in depth prophecies that explains the seer realm. You will understand the origin of God and where did he come from. You will understand secrets and mysteries of God that will ignite you in your walk with God.

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Lulu.com

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1532363664

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9781532363665

John Dee's Actions with Spirits (Volumes 1 and 2)

22 December 1581 to 23 May 1583

By: Christopher Whitby

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John Dee's Actions with Spirits (Volumes 1 and 2)

22 December 1581 to 23 May 1583

By: Christopher Whitby

This was originally a two volume set which is now bound as one. Here is presented an investigation of the nature of the earliest extant records of the supposed communication with angels and spirits of John Dee (1527-1608) with the assistance of his two mediums or 'scryers', Barnabas Saul and Edward Kelly. Volume 2 of this work is a transcription of the records in Dee's hand contained in Sloane MS 3188, which has been transcribed only once before, by Elias Ashmole in 1672. Volume 1 is an introduction and thorough commentary to the text which is primarily explaining its many obscurities. The author describes the physical state of the manuscript and its history then continues with a biography of Dee and his scryers and some background to Renaissance occult philosophy. Further chapters address the arguments that the manuscript represents a conscious fraud or a cryptographical exercise and describe the magical system and instruments evolved during the communications or 'Actions'. The last, fascinating chapter examines Dee's motives for believing so strongly in the truth of the Actions and suggests that a principal motive was the conviction, not held by Dee alone, that a new age was about to dawn upon earth.

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1136158898

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9781136158896

Proceedings of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies

By: Jafar Ahmad,Sayed Hossein Al Qazwini,Cameron Zargar,Vahid Mahdavi Mehr,Oliver Leaman,Christopher Clohessy,Sayyid Fadhil Bahrululoom,Nour Tessie Jorgensen,Mohamed Ahmed Abd Elrahman Ibrahim Enab,Ali Faraj,Ali Paya

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Proceedings of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies

The Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies is organised by the Research and Publications Department of The Islamic College, London. The conference aims to provide a broad platform for scholars working in the field of Shi‘i Studies to present their latest research and to explore diverse opinions on Shi‘i thought, practice, and heritage. This book comprises a selection of papers from the fourth conference held on 5-6 May 2018.

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ICAS Press

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1907905472

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9781907905476

Islam, Kurds and the Turkish Nation State

By: Christopher Houston

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Islam, Kurds and the Turkish Nation State

By: Christopher Houston

Can Islamism, as is often claimed, truly unite Muslim Turks and Kurds in a discourse that supersedes ethnicity? This is a volatile and exciting time for a country whose long history has been characterized by dramatic power play. Evolving out of two years of fieldwork in Istanbul, this book examines the fragmenting Islamist political movement in Turkey. As Turkey emerges from a repressive modernizing project, various political identities are emerging and competing for influence. The Islamist movement celebrates the failure of Western liberalism in Turkey and the return of politics based on Muslim ideals. However, this vision is threatened by Kurdish nationalism and the country's troubled past. Is Islamist multiculturalism even possible? The ethnic tensions surfacing in Turkey beg the question whether the Muslim Turks and Kurds can find common ground in religion. Houston argues that such unification depends fundamentally upon the flexibility of the rationale behind the Islamist movement's struggle.

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1000184382

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A Spirit of Dialogue

Rebel Land

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British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections

British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections

What Men Don't Tell Women About Business

What Men Don't Tell Women About Business

Introductory Quantum Optics

Introductory Quantum Optics

The History of Gardens

The History of Gardens

Poor Relations

Poor Relations

Epiphany's Veil Purity's Vein

Epiphany's Veil Purity's Vein

Eyes of an Eagle

Eyes of an Eagle

Austria

Austria

DREAMS AND VISIONS VOLUME 2 REALM OF THE SPIRIT RISE OF APOCALYPSE

DREAMS AND VISIONS VOLUME 2 REALM OF THE SPIRIT RISE OF APOCALYPSE

John Dee's Actions with Spirits (Volumes 1 and 2)

John Dee's Actions with Spirits (Volumes 1 and 2)

Proceedings of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies

Proceedings of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies

Islam, Kurds and the Turkish Nation State

Islam, Kurds and the Turkish Nation State

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