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'Behind the foreground narratives of justification, real or symbolic wounds are stored in the archives of cultural memory.'From curriculum to commemoration to constitutional reform, our society is i……続きを見る

Eine alte Kirche, eine kalte Messe und Worte, die dort niemals hätten ausgesprochen werden dürfen. Als ein Priester während der Liturgie den Krieg zur "heiligen Pflicht" erklärt, erkennt Olga, dass ……続きを見る

Der Holocaust war kein plötzliches Versagen der Menschlichkeit. Er war das Ergebnis eines langwierigen Prozesses, in dem Sprache zu einer Waffe und Ideologie zu einem Instrument des Massenmords wurd……続きを見る

The British Empire at its height governed more than half the world’s Muslims. It was a political imperative for the Empire to present itself to Muslims as a friend and protector, to take seriously w……続きを見る

Čo sa stane, keď sa jazyk viery začne používať ako nástroj moci a "ochrana spoločnosti" sa zmení na ospravedlnenie prenasledovania? Táto kniha mapuje znepokojivý posun, pri ktorom sa náboženská slob……続きを見る

Die Kriege im ehemaligen Jugoslawien gehören zu den dunkelsten Kapiteln der modernen europäischen Geschichte. Dieses Buch begnügt sich nicht mit der Beschreibung von Kämpfen, Daten und politischen E……続きを見る

Táto kniha rozkrýva mechanizmy, pomocou ktorých sa moc dokáže tváriť ako zákonná, odborná a nevyhnutná – aj vtedy, keď systematicky ničí jednotlivcov aj celé skupiny. Ukazuje, ako sa jazyk práva, ex……続きを見る

Gasoline and Oil Stoves 'New Process' and 'Standard.' 1901 is a comprehensive guide and catalog published by the Standard Light Company, offering an in-depth look at the innovative gasoline and oil ……続きを見る

Titanic and Other Ships is Lightoller's terse, technically informed memoir of a life at sea, from square-riggers to great liners, culminating in the night the Titanic foundered. He sketches cadet vo……続きを見る

Red Dragon Rising: A Journey Through China’s Glory is a breathtaking exploration of one of the world’s oldest and most extraordinary civilizations ー a nation where ancient wisdom meets unstoppable ……続きを見る

During the early decades of the Cold War, large-scale investments in American defense and aerospace research and development spawned a variety of problem-solving techniques, technologies, and instit……続きを見る

Tento titul odkrýva temnú anatómiu javov, ktoré otriasli Slovenskom, USA aj Japonskom. Začína výstrelmi v Handlovej a končí pri globálnej sieti, ktorá dlhodobo mení spoločnosť zvnútra – nie bombami,……続きを見る

"Článok na objednávku" je mrazivý príbeh o tom, ako sa slová menia na zbrane. Kniha sleduje novinára, ktorý pri bežnom článku o "sekte" narazí na systém, ktorý presahuje hranice jeho práce aj krajin……続きを見る

Pach plynových komôr nie je len spomienkou na minulosť. Je varovaním. Kniha odhaľuje, ako sa jazyk, ideológia a moc dokážu zmeniť na nástroje systematickej dehumanizácie. Vychádza z historických fak……続きを見る

Tiene Norimbergu sú dlhšie, než si myslíme. Mysleli sme si, že fašizmus zomrel v ruinách Berlína. Že Norimberg zatvoril dvere pred minulosťou. Pravda je iná – príšera len zmenila masku. Laura deLigh……続きを見る

Výstrely v Pennsylvánii neboli koncom príbehu, ale jeho začiatkom. Pokus o atentát na Donalda Trumpa rozpútal lavínu chaosu, dezinformácií a konšpiračných naratívov, ktoré rozdelili Ameriku ešte hlb……続きを見る

Vojny na Balkáne. Ako sa zrodilo peklo na zemi je šokujúca dokumentárna výpoveď o tom, ako sa v mene viery a národa rodí nenávisť. Autorka Laura deLight odhaľuje temnú sieť ideológov, ktorí zneužili……続きを見る

Genocída v Rwande je mrazivé spojenie dokumentárnej pravdy a morálneho varovania. Začína v hmlistých údoliach Afriky, kde belgickí kolonizátori premenili spoločenské rozdiely na rasové hierarchie – ……続きを見る

A powerful documentary story about faith, courage, and the terrifying repetition of history. From Nazi concentration camps to modern Russia, this book follows the fate of Jehovah's Witnesses – peopl……続きを見る

"Spitfire Pilot" was written in 1940 in the heat of battle when the RAF stood alone against the might of Hitler's Third Reich. It is a tremendous personal account of one of the fiercest and most ide……続きを見る

'Joins the very front rank of memoirs of post-war Britain' DAVID KYNASTON 'A winning blend of personal memories, evoked with startling clarity, and fascinating social history' CLARE CHAMBERS In Red,……続きを見る

Texas Women: Their Histories, Their Lives engages current scholarship on women in Texas, the South, and the United States. It provides insights into Texas’s singular geographic position, bordering o……続きを見る

Explores the legacies of slavery in Southern cities along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts Cities are fraught sites in the national imagination, turned into identity markers when “urban” and “rural” ind……続きを見る

America is the first country in history to fund the rise of its rivals. We need to stop now, before it’s too late. One of the most consequential U.S. Trade Representatives in our history, Robert Lig……続きを見る

Lightoller remarkably swam away from the sinking Titanic and avoided being sucked under. This is just one of the incredible escapes described in this book. 続きを見る

Robert S. McNamara is one of modern America's most controversial figures. His opinions, policies, and actions have led to a firestorm of debate, ignited most recently by Errol Morris's Academy Award……続きを見る

Many of the major books published in the years between 1550 and 1660 – one of the richest periods in English culture – were embellished with an elaborate engraved title-page. The Comely Frontispiece……続きを見る

The first article in this issue, Harold Bérubé’s “Selling the Suburbs to Montrealers: Advertising Discourse and Strategies, 1950–1970” is a revised translation of his 2017 article that appeared in t……続きを見る

Explores the legacies of slavery in Southern cities along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts Cities are fraught sites in the national imagination, turned into identity markers when “urban” and “rural” ind……続きを見る

By: Jill K. Garrett & Marise P. Lightfoot, Pub. 1964, Reprinted 2018, 288 pages, index, E-BOOK, ISBN # 978-1-63914-475-4. Maury county was created in 1807 from the vast Indian lands located in Middl……続きを見る