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Author: Merja Stenroos Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company ISBN: 9027260486 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 322
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English local documents – leases, wills, accounts, letters and the like – provide a unique resource for historical sociolinguistics. Abundant from the early fifteenth century, they represent the language and concerns of people from a wide range of social, institutional and geographical backgrounds. However, as relatively few documents have been available digitally or in print, they have been an underresearched resource. This volume shows the tremendous potential of late- and post-medieval English local documents: highly variable in language, often colourful, including developing formulae as well as glimpses of actual recorded speech. The volume contains eleven chapters relating to a new resource, A Corpus of Middle English Local Documents (MELD). The first four chapters outline a theoretical and methodological approach to the study of local documents. The remaining seven present studies of different aspects of the material, including supralocalization, local patterns of spelling and morphology, land terminology, punctuation, formulaicness and multilingualism.
Author: Merja Stenroos Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company ISBN: 9027260486 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 322
Book Description
English local documents – leases, wills, accounts, letters and the like – provide a unique resource for historical sociolinguistics. Abundant from the early fifteenth century, they represent the language and concerns of people from a wide range of social, institutional and geographical backgrounds. However, as relatively few documents have been available digitally or in print, they have been an underresearched resource. This volume shows the tremendous potential of late- and post-medieval English local documents: highly variable in language, often colourful, including developing formulae as well as glimpses of actual recorded speech. The volume contains eleven chapters relating to a new resource, A Corpus of Middle English Local Documents (MELD). The first four chapters outline a theoretical and methodological approach to the study of local documents. The remaining seven present studies of different aspects of the material, including supralocalization, local patterns of spelling and morphology, land terminology, punctuation, formulaicness and multilingualism.
Author: Howard Zinn Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 9780060528423 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 764
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Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schools -- with its emphasis on great men in high places -- to focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles -- the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality -- were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance. Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, A People's History of the United States, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. Revised, updated, and featuring a new after, word by the author, this special twentieth anniversary edition continues Zinn's important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.
Author: Howard Fast Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1453234810 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 139
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Howard Fast’s bestselling coming-of-age novel about one boy’s introduction to the horrors of war amid the brutal first battle of the American Revolution On April 19, 1775, musket shots ring out over Lexington, Massachusetts. As the sun rises over the battlefield, fifteen-year-old Adam Cooper stands among the outmatched patriots, facing a line of British troops. Determined to defend his home and prove his worth to his disapproving father, Cooper is about to embark on the most significant day of his life. The Battle of Lexington and Concord will be the starting point of the American Revolution—and when Cooper becomes a man. Sweeping in scope and masterful in execution, April Morning is a classic of American literature and an unforgettable story of one community’s fateful struggle for freedom. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate.
Author: Bart D. Ehrman Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062089943 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 449
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In Did Jesus Exist? historian and Bible expert Bart Ehrman confronts the question, "Did Jesus exist at all?" Ehrman vigorously defends the historical Jesus, identifies the most historically reliable sources for best understanding Jesus’ mission and message, and offers a compelling portrait of the person at the heart of the Christian tradition. Known as a master explainer with deep knowledge of the field, Bart Ehrman methodically demolishes both the scholarly and popular “mythicist” arguments against the existence of Jesus. Marshaling evidence from within the Bible and the wider historical record of the ancient world, Ehrman tackles the key issues that surround the mythologies associated with Jesus and the early Christian movement. In Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth, Ehrman establishes the criterion for any genuine historical investigation and provides a robust defense of the methods required to discover the Jesus of history.
Author: J. Stevenson Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1403981728 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 231
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The Real History of Tom Jones revivifies historical materials from which Henry Fielding constructed the greatest comic novel of the eighteenth century. This study recovers and explores the contexts necessary to understand Fielding's subtle art, such as the bloody conflict for the throne between Stuarts and Hanoverians, a contradictory class system, game laws that both protected and flouted individual property rights, and a justice system that proclaimed hanging for many crimes but let most criminals go. Drawing on evidence such as the peculiar appearance of eighteenth-century money, the fraudulent autobiography of a gypsy king, and a magical prayer book illustration, the book offers new readings of both Tom Jones and the political and legal landscape of Georgian England.
Author: Borna Ahadi Publisher: Borna Ahadi ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 62
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Prepare to be captivated by the extraordinary tale of Hassan-i Sabbah, one of the most enigmatic and controversial figures in Islamic history. Born in the 11th century in the Persian city of Qom, Hassan-i Sabbah's life was a tapestry woven with threads of religious fervor, political intrigue, and strategic brilliance. As the founder of the Nizari Ismaili state and the legendary order of the Assassins, Hassan-i Sabbah left an indelible mark on the medieval Islamic world. From his impregnable fortress at Alamut, he challenged the might of the Seljuk Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate, defying their power with a combination of military prowess, covert operations, and ideological zeal. But Hassan-i Sabbah was more than just a master strategist and political operator. He was also a man of deep learning and piety, steeped in the esoteric teachings of Ismaili Shia Islam. His vision of a just and equitable society, guided by the wisdom of the Imam, inspired a devoted following that would endure for centuries after his death. In this meticulously researched and richly narrated biography, we delve into the complex and often contradictory world of Hassan-i Sabbah, exploring the many facets of his character and the profound impact of his legacy. From his early years as a promising scholar in Qom to his fateful encounter with the Ismaili da'i in Egypt, and from his audacious seizure of Alamut to his final days as the revered Old Man of the Mountain, we trace the remarkable journey of a man who shaped the course of history. Through a vivid and engaging narrative, we explore the social, political, and religious landscape of the 11th and 12th centuries, a time of great upheaval and transformation in the Islamic world. We meet the many remarkable figures who played a role in Hassan-i Sabbah's story, from his arch-nemesis Nizam al-Mulk to his devoted lieutenant Kiya Buzurg-Ummid, and from the Seljuk sultans and Abbasid caliphs to the Crusader knights and Byzantine emperors. At the heart of this book is a nuanced and compelling portrait of Hassan-i Sabbah himself, a man of brilliant intellect, iron will, and unwavering conviction. Neither a saint nor a devil, but a complex and fascinating human being, Hassan-i Sabbah emerges from these pages as a figure of enduring relevance and power, a man whose ideas and actions continue to resonate across the centuries. Whether you are a student of Islamic history, a lover of gripping historical narratives, or simply someone who is fascinated by the great personalities and events that have shaped our world, this book is sure to inform, entertain, and inspire. Join us on a journey into the heart of one of the most remarkable and consequential chapters in the history of the Middle East and beyond, and discover the extraordinary life and times of Hassan-i Sabbah, the enigmatic master of Alamut.
Author: Alan Axelrod Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN: 9781402768163 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 390
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Axelrod explores the fascinating mix of philosophical ideals and economic self-interest that ignited America's struggle for independence.
Author: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Publisher: Beacon Press ISBN: 0807013145 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 330
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New York Times Bestseller Now part of the HBO docuseries "Exterminate All the Brutes," written and directed by Raoul Peck Recipient of the American Book Award The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land. The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen has largely been omitted from history. Now, for the first time, acclaimed historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and reveals how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire. With growing support for movements such as the campaign to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples’ Day and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States is an essential resource providing historical threads that are crucial for understanding the present. In An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, Dunbar-Ortiz adroitly challenges the founding myth of the United States and shows how policy against the Indigenous peoples was colonialist and designed to seize the territories of the original inhabitants, displacing or eliminating them. And as Dunbar-Ortiz reveals, this policy was praised in popular culture, through writers like James Fenimore Cooper and Walt Whitman, and in the highest offices of government and the military. Shockingly, as the genocidal policy reached its zenith under President Andrew Jackson, its ruthlessness was best articulated by US Army general Thomas S. Jesup, who, in 1836, wrote of the Seminoles: “The country can be rid of them only by exterminating them.” Spanning more than four hundred years, this classic bottom-up peoples’ history radically reframes US history and explodes the silences that have haunted our national narrative. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States is a 2015 PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature.
Author: Gerard Gertoux Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1329932811 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 363
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Despite the fact that the name of many characters mentioned in the Old Testament, like David, King of Israel, have been recently confirmed by archaeology as well as their epoch and the events in which they were involved, most archaeologists continue to deny the historicity of the Bible they view as pious fiction or a mythical account. They argue that the major events in the Bible such as the victory of Abraham against Chedorlaomer, an unknown king of Elam around 2000 BCE, the victory of Moses against an unknown Pharaoh around 1500 BCE or the victory of Esther, an unknown Persian Queen, against an unknown vizier of Xerxes, never existed because they left absolutely no evidence. They also explain that according to what we know today, these events could not have occurred. These logical arguments are impressive but a precise chronological analysis based on absolute dates, coupled with a rigorous historical investigation, shows that all those major events really took place at the dates and places indicated.
Author: Merja Stenroos
Author: Merja Stenroos
Author: Howard Zinn
Author: Howard Fast
Author: Bart D. Ehrman
Author: J. Stevenson
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Author: Alan Axelrod
Author: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Author: Gerard Gertoux