Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Rural Conditions and Trends
Author: Memory & Oblivion
Author: A.W. ReininkPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401140065
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
Memory is a subject that recently has attracted many scholars and readers not only in the general historical sciences, but also in the special field of art history. However, in this book, in which more than 130 papers given at the XXIXth International Congress of the History of Art (Amsterdam) 1996 have been compiled, Memory is also juxtaposed to its counterpart, Oblivion, thus generating extra excitement in the exchange of ideas. The papers are presented in eleven sections, each of which is devoted to a different aspect of memory and oblivion, ranging from purely material aspects of preservation, to social phenomena with regard to art collecting, from the memory of the art historian to workshop practices, from art in antiquity, to the newest media, from Buddhist iconography to the Berlin Wall. The book addresses readers in the field of history, history of art and psychology.
The Budget of the United States Government
Author: United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Climatological Data
Author: Budget of the United States Government
Author: United States. Office of Management and BudgetPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Africa's World War
Author: Gerard PrunierPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199743991
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
The Rwandan genocide sparked a horrific bloodbath that swept across sub-Saharan Africa, ultimately leading to the deaths of some four million people. In this extraordinary history of the recent wars in Central Africa, Gerard Prunier offers a gripping account of how one grisly episode laid the groundwork for a sweeping and disastrous upheaval. Prunier vividly describes the grisly aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, when some two million refugees--a third of Rwanda's population--fled to exile in Zaire in 1996. The new Rwandan regime then crossed into Zaire and attacked the refugees, slaughtering upwards of 400,000 people. The Rwandan forces then turned on Zaire's despotic President Mobutu and, with the help of a number of allied African countries, overthrew him. But as Prunier shows, the collapse of the Mobutu regime and the ascension of the corrupt and erratic Laurent-D?sir? Kabila created a power vacuum that drew Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, Zimbabwe, Sudan, and other African nations into an extended and chaotic war. The heart of the book documents how the whole core of the African continent became engulfed in an intractible and bloody conflict after 1998, a devastating war that only wound down following the assassination of Kabila in 2001. Prunier not only captures all this in his riveting narrative, but he also indicts the international community for its utter lack of interest in what was then the largest conflict in the world. Praise for the hardcover: "The most ambitious of several remarkable new books that reexamine the extraordinary tragedy of Congo and Central Africa since the Rwandan genocide of 1994." --New York Review of Books "One of the first books to lay bare the complex dynamic between Rwanda and Congo that has been driving this disaster." --Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times Book Review "Lucid, meticulously researched and incisive, Prunier's will likely become the standard account of this under-reported tragedy." --Publishers Weekly
What I Meant to Say was ...
Author: George EppPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1441522352
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
When we sit down to coffee with friends as a weekday morning routine, there's no predicting what weighty subject will emerge for the airing of opinions. Could be anything suggested by the local paper, morning radio or last night's TV newscast. What you and I would like to contribute to the conversation usually occurs to us later in the day. That's why this book is called, "What I meant to say was . . ." George Epp ponders the weighty questions we all ponder, and writes down his take on them in 109 readable, short essays, written too late for coffee time.
Dad's Book of Awesome Science Experiments
Author: Mike AdamickPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440570787
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The science behind, "But, why?" Don't get caught off guard by your kids' science questions! You and your family can learn all about the ins and outs of chemistry, biology, physics, the human body, and our planet with Dad's Book of Awesome Science Experiments. From Rock Candy Crystals to Magnetic Fields, each of these fun science projects features easy-to-understand instructions that can be carried out by even the youngest of lab partners, as well as awesome, full-color photographs that guide you through each step. Complete with 30 interactive experiments and explanations for how and why they work, this book will inspire your family to explore the science behind: Chemistry, with Soap Clouds Biology, with Hole-y Walls Physics, with Straw Balloon Rocket Blasters Planet Earth, with Acid Rain The Human Body, with Marshmallow Pulse Keepers Best of all, every single one of these projects can be tossed together with items around the house or with inexpensive supplies from the grocery store. Whether your kid wants to create his or her own Mount Vesuvius or discover why leaves change colors in the fall, Dad's Book of Awesome Science Experiments will bring out the mad scientists in your family--in no time!
Forthcoming Books
Author: Rose ArnyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1678
Book Description
Batman, Black and White
Author: Doug AlexanderPublisher: Dc Comics
ISBN: 9781401215316
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"Batman created by Bob Kane."