A Lexicon of Terror: Argentina and the Legacies of Torture, Paperback - Marguerite Feitlowitz

Reducere. Tanks roaring over farmlands, pregnant women tortured, 30, 000 individuals "disappeared"--these were the horrors of Argentina's Dirty War. A New Yo...

The Instruments of Torture examines the techniques and tools used in torture, ranging from the earliest known historical instances of the practice ...

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Curating and the Legacies of Colonialism in Contemporary Iberia redefines Iberian and curatorial Studies by situating curatorial practice at the ce...

DescriptionThe official line is clear: the UK does not 'participate in, solicit, encourage or condone' torture. And yet, the evidence is irrefutabl...

Reducere. ``An indispensable and riveting account`` of the CIA's development and use of torture, from the cold war to Abu Ghraib and beyond (Naomi Klein, The...

Articulating eight decades of American style through the emotive language of clothing-from celebrated designers that established the modern legacy ...

An essential resource to using contemporary typefaces for effective communication Type is the handwriting of the 21st century, lending its expressi...

Reducere. Adam Goldsmith, and VITRIOL Publishing presents 'The Alchemy Collection: A Lexicon of Alchemy.' Originally published in 1612 by Martin Rulandus. "C...

Located at the intersection of Postcolonial Studies, Latin American Studies, Caribbean Studies, and History, this interdisciplinary volume brings t...

Located at the intersection of Postcolonial Studies, Latin American Studies, Caribbean Studies, and History, this interdisciplinary volume brings t...

The Legacies of Law: Long-Run Consequences of Legal Development in South Africa, 1652–2000 - Jens Meierhenrich

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Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Cliff JacobsonIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Color including Color PhotographsNu...

The fifth volume of Ex Novo present selected papers from a workshop held at the University of Cambridge in December 2018. Papers contribute much to...

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Publisher: Fordham University PressNumber of pages: 352Collection: Reconstructing AmericaPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 29Cover type...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jr. William F. BuckleyThis boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the author's most erudite, out...

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Reducere. Did you know that as of 2018, Argentina has a literacy level of 99 percent? Are you curious to find out how it achieved this? Argentina has a long ...

Reducere. Did you know that as of 2018, Argentina has a literacy level of 99 percent? Are you curious to find out how it achieved this?Argentina has a long a...

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Ryan C. EdwardsIllustration(s): 22 b-w photographs, 5 mapsNumber of pages: 272Publication date:...

Torn from his parents as a boy, Stephen Mzamane is trained by the Anglican mission to be a preacher in southern Africa but finds challenges go beyo...

DescriptionThe Royal Armouries is Britain's oldest museum, still partly housed in its original buildings in the Tower of London. The core of the co...

Reducere. Measle Stubbs is not a boy known for his good luck. He's thin and weedy and hasn't had a bath for years - and he has to live with his horrible old ...

The equation "Mind = Machine" is false. This pocket lexicon of "neuromythology" shows why.Publisher: Imprint AcademicAuthor(s): Raymond TallisNumbe...

Torture is the most widespread human rights crime in the modern world, practiced in more than one hundred countries, including the United States. H...

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Originally coined by the Dutch artist Theo van Doesburg in 1930, the term concrete denotes abstract painting with no reference to external reality....

This volume examines the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. Although ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jeff A. BennerAll previous Biblical Hebrew lexicons have provided a modern western definition and perspective to Hebrew roo...

Reducere. Few pastors continue to read their Hebrew Old Testament after seminary. One reason is that it is too time-consuming, since many words have to be lo...

Reducere. The Morphology of Biblical Greek explains, in a way second-year Greek students can understand, how Greek words are formed. It shows that Greek word...

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An international bestseller, Prisoner of Tehran is the astonishing, true account of one womans remarkable courage in the face of terror.Publisher: ...

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An award-winning journalist's searing, extraordinary account of being kidnapped and tortured in Syria by al Qaeda for two years--a revelatory memoi...

Publisher: Step Outside GuidesAuthor(s): Marguerite A. SkinnerIllustration(s): many colour photographs, maps, paintings and drawingsNumber of pages...

Publisher: Step Outside GuidesAuthor(s): Marguerite A. SkinnerIllustration(s): many photos, maps, paintings and drawings all in colourNumber of pag...

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In Pumas, veteran journalist Rex Gowar digs to the heart of rugby in Argentina to reveal a history like no other in the sport. Gregarious, colourfu...