Pasaron más de treinta años de la caída del comunismo y nuestras ideas sobre lo que fue Europa del Este todavía replican lugares comunes de la Guerra Fría: sociedades controladas por la policía secreta y el miedo a la delación, una camarilla de sangrientos burócratas que llegaban desde Moscú para reprimir cualquier atisbo de disidencia, economías caracterizadas por el atraso y la escasez.
Based on archives from governments, parties, organisations and individuals, this book investigates the relationship between the British left and Algerian liberation movements during the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962).
Following the abolishment of state-sanctioned antisemitism under Gorbachev's Perestroika liberalization policy, Jewish life in the (F)SU ([former] Soviet Union) was dominated by two interrelated trends: large-scale emigration on the one hand, and attempts to re-establish a fully-organized local Jewish life on the other.
Der Bergbau hat Deutschland über Jahrtausende geprägt – von den ersten prähistorischen Feuersteinminen bis hin zu den imposanten Kohlezechen der Moderne.
*; Examines the Path of Souls or Trail of Ghosts, a Native American model for the after-death journey*; Demonstrates how psychoactive plants were used to evoke the liminal state between life and death in initiatory rites and spirit journeys*; Explores the symbology of the large earthwork mounds erected by the Indigenous people of the Mississippi Valley and how they connect to the Path of SoulsThe use of hallucinogenic substances like peyote and desert tobacco has long played a significant role in the spiritual practices and traditions of Native Americans.
Taking a close look at Zora Neale Hurston''s historical and literary contexts, this book investigates
why Hurston''s writing fell out of favor during her lifetime only to be reclaimed and appreciated
years after her death.
Introducing the concepts of d-ecocinema and d-ecocinema criticism, Monani expands the purview of ecocinema studies and not only brings attention to a thriving Indigenous cinema archive but also argues for a methodological approach that ushers Indigenous intellectual voices front and center in how we theorize this archive.
Although African scholars have made a significant contribution to the study of African Pentecostalism, very few studies have reflected on their output.
Although African scholars have made a significant contribution to the study of African Pentecostalism, very few studies have reflected on their output.
Introducing the concepts of d-ecocinema and d-ecocinema criticism, Monani expands the purview of ecocinema studies and not only brings attention to a thriving Indigenous cinema archive but also argues for a methodological approach that ushers Indigenous intellectual voices front and center in how we theorize this archive.
From the early days of Christianity to the modern reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the intricate relationship between the papacy and nobility has profoundly shaped the trajectory of Western civilization.
An original, innovative, and timely study on the cultural history of Cyprus under British rule, offering a new interpretative framework for studying the island's colonial past.
Haig Toroyan's account of his journey from Dikranagerd (Diyarbakir in modern-day southeastern Turkey) along the Euphrates River to Mesopotamia and Iran is a unique and hauntingly detailed account of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
This book provides an overview of the diverse multidisciplinary field of more-than-human design, offering a philosophical grounding of more-than-human design in posthumanism while putting practical design examples and methods to the forefront.
Von ihren mythenumwobenen Anfängen bis zu ihrem glanzvollen Höhepunkt – die Farnese waren nicht nur eine Familie, sondern eine Institution, die Italien und Europa nach-haltig prägte.
A powerful new book that corrects a false myth in African American history that Kirkus Reviews calls "e;a thoughtful antidote to white Southern propaganda.
