Rituals of War: The Body and Violence in Mesopotamia, Hardcover - Zainab Bahrani

Reducere. Rituals of War is an investigation into the earliest historical records of violence and biopolitics. In Mesopotamia, ancient Iraq (ca. 3000-500 BC)...

A study of how artists and photographers shaped imperial visions of war and peace in the Victorian periodPublisher: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies ...

Whether victorious or not, Central European states faced fundamental challenges after the First World War as they struggled to contain ongoing viol...

Reducere. In the nineteenth century, Texas's advancing western frontier was the site of one of America's longest conflicts between white settlers and native ...

Examines the often graphic depictions of violence which are characteristic of many genres of Latin literature, from Plautine comedy to the Christia...

Reducere. The American imagination still exalts the Founders as the prime movers of the Revolution, and the War of Independence has become the stuff of legen...

Reducere. Colonialism and Violence in Nigeria looks closely at the conditions that created a legacy of violence in Nigeria. Toyin Falola examines violence as...

Right-wing violence is undergoing a revival on both sides of the Atlantic. In Europe, much of this violence has been a backlash against migrants an...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Witchcraft violence is a feature of many contemporary African societies. In Ghana, belief in witchcraft and the malignant activities of putative wi...

Reducere. Little Leena Learns About Ramadan..Join the lovely and funny little Leena as she learns about a special time of the year from her older sister Safi...

War in Peace: Paramilitary Violence in Europe after the Great War - Robert Gerwarth, John Horne

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 8 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 260Collection: Theme...

DescriptionSara Panton, co-founder of the premium essential oil company vitruvi, shares her knowledge of botanicals and wellness practices to help ...

Reducere. Six-year-old Randy conducts bloody wars in the sandtray, calling them "World War One, " World War Two, and "The War of the Ancient Dragon." He burn...

The 2011 split of Sudan and the conflicts that have followed make it a case of ongoing significance for understanding state-building in Africa. Exa...

Reducere. In the late 1880s, Pleasant Valley, Arizona, descended into a nightmare of violence, murder, and mayhem. By the time the Pleasant Valley War was ov...

Reducere. DescriptionViolence of Action brings to light the stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment during the Global War on Terror, from 911 to 2011. It's a raw...

Reducere. By analytically decoupling war and violence, this book explores the causes and dynamics of violence in civil war. Against the prevailing view that ...

This book develops a comparative study on violence in Jamaica, El Salvador, and Belize based on a theoretical approach, extensive field research, a...

3, 000 Years of War and Peace in the Maya Lowlands presents the cutting-edge research of 25 authors in the fields of archaeology, biological anthro...

Telling a neglected history of decolonisation and violence in Burundi, Aidan Russell examines the political language of truth that drove extraordin...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: T. R. C. HuttonThe notorious conflict between the Hatfield and the McCoy families of West Virginia and Kentucky is often re...

Offers informed and dispassionate analyses of how the many populations of these borderlands managed to coexist

Reducere. A hands-on holistic guide to self-care based on the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda--learn how to build a daily personal practice using food, breath, mo...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 1 MapsNumber of pages: 232Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 163 x 241 x 21Cover type: Hardback...

Reducere. Treats the question of interpreting difficult texts of the Bible that seem to shock our modern understanding of God and religious ideas.

Ashley M. Williard argues that early Caribbean reconstructions of masculinity and femininity sustained occupation, slavery, and nascent ideas of ra...

Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Bedross Der MatossianNumber of pages: 360Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 230 x 151 x 25Cover type:...

Reducere. In noting that political violence was the product of choices made by political actors rather than the result of irresistible forces ...Schumann iss...

Reducere. University Museum Monograph, 19

Publisher: Cornell University PressAuthor(s): Karl HapalIllustration(s): 11 Halftones, black and white; 4 MapsNumber of pages: 216Publication date:...

DescriptionSometime in April 1285, five Muslim horsemen crossed from the Islamic kingdom of Granada into the realms of the Christian Crown of Arago...

Reducere. Indigenous women migrants from Central America and Mexico face harrowing experiences of violence before, during, and after their migration to the U...

Reducere. Indigenous women migrants from Central America and Mexico face harrowing experiences of violence before, during, and after their migration to the U...

Between Systems and Violence offers a compilation and analysis of state-level statutes targeting IPV in IMR lives.Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAu...

DescriptionThe previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil WarIn The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers...

Based on original fieldwork in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as research material from other conflict zones, Sexual Violence as a Weapo...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of UrThis book is about the city which houses the mighty Ziggurat. The Biblical "Ur of the Chaldees" where Abraham ...

Publisher: Ulysses PressAuthor(s): Judy TsueiNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 132 x 185 x 15Cover type: HardbackRedescopera fa...

Reducere. 'Spud Ely tells it like it was, from first-hand experience. No glory, just guts. You can almost smell the dirt and the blood' - The SunSpud Ely's S...

This volume is for both lovers of Shakespeare and those who are concerned about the danger that humanity's propensity for violent behaviour poses t...

With the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Iraqis abroad, hoping to return one day to a better Iraq, became uncertain exiles. Return to Ruin tells the human s...