How did Roman Britain end? This new study draws on fresh archaeological discoveries to argue that the end of Roman Britain was not the product of either a violent cataclysm or an economic collapse. Instead, the structure of late antique society, based on the civilian ideology of paideia, was forced to change by the disappearance of the Roman state. By the fifth century elite power had shifted to the warband and the edges of their swords. In this book Dr Gerrard describes and explains that process of transformation and explores the role of the 'Anglo-Saxons' in this time of change. This profound ideological shift returned Britain to a series of 'small worlds', the existence of which had been hidden by the globalizing structures of Roman imperialism. Highly illustrated, the book includes two appendices, which detail Roman cemetery sites and weapon trauma, and pottery assemblages from the period.
This book illustrates and teaches the finer details of the tactics and strategies employed in the synthesis of organic molecules. As well as providing model answers to the problems, the book discusses, in detail, the reasons why particular strategies are chosen, and why, in given circumstances, alternative methods or routes may or may not be appropriate. As such it could be used as a stand alone volume for the teaching of organic chemistry with a modern and appropriate emphasis on synthesis. Extensive cross referencing to Principles of Organic Synthesis allows the two books to be used as companion volumes.
Like hundreds of towns and villages during the Second World War, Lidice, a little town in Bohemia, experienced the sheer horror of Nazi terror. All the men were shot, the women sent to concentration camps, and the majority of children were murdered. The Nazis destroyed every building in sight, and the macabre scenes were filmed for international release by a professional film crew. Intended as a shock to the confidence of the United Nations and a statement of the invincibility of the Third Reich, the footage served only to strengthen the resolve of the Allies to defeat the Nazis once and for all. Making full use of the historical and archive sources available, The Path to Lidice creates a sharpened image of the political and social mood in Britain, Czechoslovakia, and America, from the time of the rise of the Sudeten German Party in 1936, to 1968 and the Prague Spring. For years, several significant questions have required more serious examination, such as - Who were the significant characters in the campaigns to rebuild Lidice? How did the movements come about in the first place? How were they managed and coordinated? What kept them alive post-war, when the tides of political expeditiousness had turned? The Path to Lidice provides some answers to these and many other questions at last. The Lidice atrocity impacted an American society still smarting from the Japanese bombing attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7th, 1941. Thanks to the literary war machine of the Writers' War Board, headed by Clifton Fadiman and Rex Stout, Lidice became an effective propaganda tool across the Western Hemisphere. Under the stewardship of a "Lidice Lives" committee, fronted by celebrities from the world of film, science, politics, and art, the story of Lidice found a receptive audience amongst millions of working Americans, who now found themselves at war with Hitler. A rich source of anti-Nazi sentiment, Lidice boosted President Roosevelt's calls for the United States' full entry into the European theatre of war. The movement caught the imagination of the public as it spread throughout the Americas with re-christenings of communities taking place across North, Latin, and South America, as well as the first baptisms of girls called Lidice. News of the crime shocked the people of Britain. There, in the City of Stoke-on-Trent the GP and Councillor, Dr Barnett Stross, conceived the Lidice Shall Live movement. The region's colliers enthused the Miners' Federation of Great Britain to back their plans to resurrect the Czech village like a phoenix, into a modern village for miners and their families - a project born of the dream of nationalisation that stirred within hearts and minds. At the launch of the campaign, on September the 6th 1942, at Hanley's Victoria Hall, Czechoslovakia's President-in-exile, Dr Edvard Benes stated, "This meeting has made it clear that Lidice has not died, it lives on in the hearts of the people of Stoke-on-Trent at least." More cities heeded the cries of Lidice Shall Live! Soon Derby, Birmingham, Nottingham, Coventry, and others would rise in defiance of Hitler, who had vowed that Lidice would "Die Forever". This book honours the thousands of people of all nationalities across the United States, Britain, Europe, the Western Hemisphere, and beyond yet to be thoroughly acknowledged for the part they played to help Lidice live again. It remembers the victims of atrocity in all its forms, and at all levels, everywhere. Features contributions from the Lidice Lives organisation, the Lidice Memory association, the Lidice Memorial, and other international friends and associates, relatives of the campaigners, as well as contemporary international artists. The release of The Path to Lidice coincides with the 80th anniversaries of the US inspired Lidice Lives campaign, and the British grassroots movement, Lidice Shall Live.
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In this book, James A. Inman explores the landscape of the contemporary computers and writing community. Its six chapters engage critical issues, including redefining the community's generally accepted history, connecting its contemporary innovators with its long-standing spirit of innovation, advocating for increased access and diversity, and more. Between chapters, readers will find "Community Voices" sections, which provide a snapshot of the contemporary computers and writing community and introduce, in a non-hierarchical form, more than 100 of its members from around the world, in their own voices. Computers and Writing: The Cyborg Era features a simultaneous emphasis on individuals, communities, and contexts they share; a creative rethinking of the character and values of the computers and writing community; a holistic exploration of meaning-making; and an activist approach to pedagogy. It is a must-read book for anyone interested in rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy, including faculty, graduate students, and colleagues in professions outside the academy.
Originally published in 1991, this book traces the evolution of the House of Lords as a court for private litigation during the critically important years from 1621 to 1675. It offers new insights into contemporary politics, government and religion, adding an important dimension to our understanding of the House of Lords. This book is primary reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students on courses on early Stuart England, the Civil War and Restoration history.
The most popular mystery writer of all time concocted a rich recipe of intrigue, character, and setting. All of Agatha Christie's 66 detective novels are covered here in great detail. Each chapter begins with general comments on a novel's geographical and historical setting, identifying current events, fashions, fads and popular interests that relate to the story. A concise plot summary and comprehensive character listing follow, and each novel is discussed within Christie's overall body of work, with an emphasis on the development of themes, narrative technique, and characters over the course of her prolific career. An appendix translates Poirot's French and defines the British idiomatic words and phrases that give Christie's novels so much of their flavor.
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