Margaret Hunt, "Women in Eighteenth Century Europe "
English | ISBN: 1138141690 | 2016 | 508 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Was the century of Voltaire also the century of women? In the eighteenth century changes in the nature of work, family life, sexuality, education, law, religion, politics and warfare radically altered the lives of women. Some of these developments caused immense confusion and suffering; others greatly expanded women's opportunities and worldview - long before the various women's suffrage movements were more than a glimmer on the horizon. This study pays attention to queens as well as commoners; respectable working women as well as prostitutes; women physicists and mathematicians as well as musicians and actresses; feminists as well as their critics. The result is a rich and morally complex tale of conflict and tragedy, but also of achievement.

Minnesota's Twentieth Century: Stories of Extraordinary Everyday People By D.J. Tice
1999 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 0816634289 | PDF | 53 MB
One hundred years' worth of incredible Minnesota tales are brought together for the first time in Minnesota's Twentieth Century. A collection of writings and interviews that originated with the popular feature "A Century of Stories" in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, this book will delight anyone interested in the progress of a courageous, industrious people and their changing state.In Minnesota's Twentieth Century, we read personal stories: of the prohibition-era cab driver selling moonshine on the streets of St. Paul; of the Hill sisters' struggle to survive the Great Depression in western Minnesota; of the effects of two generation-defining world wars; of the "Iron Lady, " influential Chisholm journalist Veda Ponikvar; of Clarence Forester, of north Minneapolis, who fought in the Spanish Civil War; of the vietnam War and its meaning to a soldier returning home in 1968 and to a war-torn relocated vietnamese family; and of the experiences of the state's most recent immigrants.We also read of the century's tragedies and social dramas: the Milford Mine Disaster of 1924, racial discrimination and the struggle for equality, and the farm crisis of the past two decades and its continuing effect on Minnesota's rural communities.Lavishly illustrating these recollections are indelible images -- of the storytellers, of prohibition arrest, of street scenes and landscapes -- reflecting the transformations of the past one hundred years.Minnesota's Twentieth Century is rich with the sound of Minnesota voices. It is book for history buffs, lovers of regional lore, and anyone who is moved by vivid tales of hardship and heroism, happiness and humor -- a perfect end-of-the-century memento forMinnesota readers.

Peter J. A. Jones, "Laughter and Power in the Twelfth Century"
English | ISBN: 0198843542 | 2019 | 224 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Towards the end of the twelfth century, powerful images of laughing kings and saints began to appear in texts circulating at the English royal court. At the same time, contemporaries began celebrating the wit, humour, and laughter of King Henry II (r.1154-89) and his martyred Archbishop of

A Century of Female Revolution: From Peterloo to Parliament by Glynis Cooper
English | December 14th, 2020 | ISBN: 1526739216 | 176 pages | True EPUB | 22.00 MB
The 100 years from 1819-1919 were the most remarkable in the history of womankind. In 1819 women had no rights, no status, no options, no votes. Females were denied higher and further education. Job opportunities were menial and few. Legally, women were not even considered to be 'persons.' By 1919 they had achieved full legal rights and status; the doors of education, equality and professions had been thrown open to them; they had proved that they could do any job a man could do, and most importantly they had achieved universal suffrage.

Art in the Cinema - The Mid-Century Art Documentary
pdf | 2.67 MB | English | Isbn:‎ 1788313674 | Author: Steven Jacobs;Birgit Cleppe;Dimitrios Latsis; | Year: 2020

Malcolm S. Longair, "The Cosmic Century: A History of Astrophysics and Cosmology"
English | 2006 | ISBN: 0521474361 | DJVU | pages: 564 | 9.4 mb
The twentieth-century witnessed the development of astrophysics and cosmology from subjects which scarcely existed to two of the most exciting and demanding areas of contemporary scientific inquiry. In this book Malcolm Longair reviews the historical development of the key areas of modern astrophysics, linking the strands together to show how they have led to the extraordinarily rich panorama of modern astrophysics and cosmology. While many of the great discoveries were derived from pioneering observations, the emphasis is upon the development of theoretical concepts and how they came to be accepted. These advances have led astrophysicists and cosmologists to ask some of the deepest questions about the nature of our Universe and have pushed astronomical observations to the very limit. This is a fantastic story, and one which would have defied the imaginations of even the greatest story-tellers.

Rome Re-Imagined - Twelfth-Century Jews, Christians and Muslims Encounter the Eternal City
pdf | 5.19 MB | English | Isbn:‎ 978-9004225282 | Author: Louis I Hamilton | Year: 2012

Open Wounds - Armenians, Turks and a Century of Genocide
pdf | 14.53 MB | English | Isbn:‎ 0190263504 | Author: Cheterian, Vicken; | Year: 2015

English | 2019 |MP3|M4B | ASIN: B07P161RQQ | Duration: 11:56 h | 325 MB
Bill V. Mullen / Narrated by Brad Enright
Un-American is Bill Mullen's revisionist account of renowned author and activist W.E.B. Du Bois' political thought toward the end of his life, a period largely dismissed and neglected by scholars. He describes Du Bois' support for what the Communist International called "world revolution" as the primary objective of this aged radical's activism.

21st Century Girls: How Female Minds Develop, How to Raise Bright, Balanced Girls and Why Today's World Needs Them More Than Ever By Sue Palmer
2015 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 1409148653 | DJVU | 3 MB
A must-have guide to raising girls in the 21st centuryChildhood, as a stage in human development, has been steadily eroded, as children today are introduced to 21st century adult values and behavior long before they are developmentally ready to cope with them. In this important polemic, Sue Palmer believes that if we don't get a grip on this problem soon, the increase in developmental disorders, behavioral difficulties, and mental health problems recorded by experts over recent decades will soon roll out of control.The challenges Sue discussesinclude parenting in an age of materialism, the way gender wars have intensified parenting problems, the debate about the "female brain,"why contemporary culture can be so damaging for children, and theissues involved in detoxifying family life. Based on the latest global research, she gives parents the warm, strong guidance that girls need including how to give them the best start possible, how to support their development throughout the early years, how to deal with our highly sexualized and materialistic society, and how to make sure they grow up into confident and balanced women. Every parent, grandparent, teacher, and caregiver of girls needs to read this book.