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Book Synopsis The Stranger-Kings of Sikka by : E. Douglas Lewis
Download or read book The Stranger-Kings of Sikka written by E. Douglas Lewis and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stranger-Kings of Sikka is the first monographic study of an origin myth and history of an indigenous eastern Indonesian state and the first contemporary ethnography of the Ata Sikka of Flores. The book will be of interest to anthropologists, ethnologists of Austronesia, historians and political scientists whose interests include Southeast Asia. During the 1920s, in the regency of Sikka on the island of Flores, D.D. Pareira Kondi and A. Boer Pareira, two notable men among the first literate Sikkanese, began writing about the history and culture of their people. Among their many surviving manuscripts are two long works on the origin of the rajas who ruled Sikka until the end of the rajadom in the 1950s. The author of this book uncovered the manuscripts in 1994 and found among them versions of the myth of origin of the Sikkanese rajas, an epic tale of immigrant-kings that was lost to living memory and as oral tradition by the 1970s. Drawing on Boer’s and Kondi's texts and his own field research in the regency of Sikka, Lewis presents an abridged English translation of the origin myth and constructs a history of the Sikkanese rajas and the organization of the society they ruled.
Book Synopsis Stranger in the Valley of the Kings by : Ahmed Osman
Download or read book Stranger in the Valley of the Kings written by Ahmed Osman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1987 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Throughout the long history of Ancient Egypt only one man is known to have been given the title of 'a father to Pharaoh' - Yuya, vizier of the Eighteenth Dynasty King Tuthmosis IV. The discovery of this identical title in the Book of Genesis applied to the patriarch Joseph - he of the coat of many colours - started Ahmed Osman on an exhaustive investigation to prove that Yuya and Joseph were the same person. Could it be that the proud, contemplative face of the mummified Yuya is that of one of the founding fathers of the three great religions of the world - Judaism, Christianity and Islam?" "Stranger in the Valley of the Kings is an enthralling piece of inspired research which demolished many of the accepted theories about Egyptian and Old Testament history - with incredible photographs and detailed evidence, it is a fascinating exploration of the mysteries and enigmas of Ancient Egypt."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Book Synopsis The Stranger in My Bed by : Karen King
Download or read book The Stranger in My Bed written by Karen King and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'We have a patient who has been involved in a serious accident. We believe he's your husband.' When Freya first met Phil, she thought he was the man of her dreams. He bought her roses every week, booked surprise trips to sun-soaked destinations, and showed her affection like she'd never experienced before. But over time the dream has become a violent nightmare. And now Freya is packing her bags, knowing it's time she escaped their increasingly broken marriage. But then Freya gets a visit from the police. Phil's been in a horrific car crash and - as he comes around - it becomes clear that he remembers nothing since their blissful honeymoon two years before, back when their relationship was perfect. All he wants is to be happily married again. Freya knows giving him another chance could be dangerous. But now he's the one who needs her, it's a chance to turn the tables, and to change the outcome of their relationship once and for all. After all, he will only know what she chooses to tell him... But what really happened during those two years of marriage? And as they start over again, who is safe? And whose life is in danger? Fans of The Girl on the Train, Behind Closed Doors and Date Night, who are looking for a dark, gripping psychological suspense novel, will love The Stranger in My Bed. Readers are loving The Stranger in My Bed 'This book is twisty. Even the twists have twists in them.' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'Just absolutely fantastic!... Completely gripping and unpredictable. The author really pulls you into the story and as the tension and suspense builds it's just one of those books you have to keep reading... Completely unpredictable and I have loved it. This is definitely one I recommend. Without a doubt a five star read for me.' Little Miss Book Lover 87, 5 stars
Book Synopsis Taíno Indian Myth and Practice by : William F. Keegan
Download or read book Taíno Indian Myth and Practice written by William F. Keegan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applying the legend of the "stranger king" to Caonabó, the mythologized Taíno chief of the Hispaniola settlement Columbus invaded in 1492, Keegan examines how myths come to resonate as history--created by the chaotic interactions of the individuals who lived the events of the past as well as those who write and read about them. The "stranger king" story told in many cultures is that of a foreigner who comes from across the water, marries the king's daughter, and deposes the king. In this story, Caonabó, the most important Taíno chief at the time of European conquest, claimed to be imbued with Taíno divinity, while Columbus, determined to establish a settlement called La Navidad, described himself as the "Christbearer." Keegan's ambitious historical analysis--knitting evidence from Spanish colonial documents together with data gathered from the archaeological record--provides a new perspective on the encounters between the two men as they vied for control of the settlement, a survey of the early interactions of the Taínos and Spanish people, and a complex view of the interpretive role played by historians and archaeologists. Presenting a new theoretical framework based on chaos and complexity theories, this book argues for a more comprehensive philosophy of archaeology in which oral myths, primary source texts, and archaeological studies can work together to reconstruct a particularly rich view of the past.
Book Synopsis The Strange Career of Jim Crow by : The late C. Vann Woodward
Download or read book The Strange Career of Jim Crow written by The late C. Vann Woodward and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-29 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: C. Vann Woodward, who died in 1999 at the age of 91, was America's most eminent Southern historian, the winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Mary Chestnut's Civil War and a Bancroft Prize for The Origins of the New South. Now, to honor his long and truly distinguished career, Oxford is pleased to publish this special commemorative edition of Woodward's most influential work, The Strange Career of Jim Crow. The Strange Career of Jim Crow is one of the great works of Southern history. Indeed, the book actually helped shape that history. Published in 1955, a year after the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education ordered schools desegregated, Strange Career was cited so often to counter arguments for segregation that Martin Luther King, Jr. called it "the historical Bible of the civil rights movement." The book offers a clear and illuminating analysis of the history of Jim Crow laws, presenting evidence that segregation in the South dated only to the 1890s. Woodward convincingly shows that, even under slavery, the two races had not been divided as they were under the Jim Crow laws of the 1890s. In fact, during Reconstruction, there was considerable economic and political mixing of the races. The segregating of the races was a relative newcomer to the region. Hailed as one of the top 100 nonfiction works of the twentieth century, The Strange Career of Jim Crow has sold almost a million copies and remains, in the words of David Herbert Donald, "a landmark in the history of American race relations."
Download or read book See No Stranger written by Valarie Kaur and published by One World. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An urgent manifesto and a dramatic memoir of awakening, this is the story of revolutionary love. Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize • “In a world stricken with fear and turmoil, Valarie Kaur shows us how to summon our deepest wisdom.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love How do we love in a time of rage? How do we fix a broken world while not breaking ourselves? Valarie Kaur—renowned Sikh activist, filmmaker, and civil rights lawyer—describes revolutionary love as the call of our time, a radical, joyful practice that extends in three directions: to others, to our opponents, and to ourselves. It enjoins us to see no stranger but instead look at others and say: You are part of me I do not yet know. Starting from that place of wonder, the world begins to change: It is a practice that can transform a relationship, a community, a culture, even a nation. Kaur takes readers through her own riveting journey—as a brown girl growing up in California farmland finding her place in the world; as a young adult galvanized by the murders of Sikhs after 9/11; as a law student fighting injustices in American prisons and on Guantánamo Bay; as an activist working with communities recovering from xenophobic attacks; and as a woman trying to heal from her own experiences with police violence and sexual assault. Drawing from the wisdom of sages, scientists, and activists, Kaur reclaims love as an active, public, and revolutionary force that creates new possibilities for ourselves, our communities, and our world. See No Stranger helps us imagine new ways of being with each other—and with ourselves—so that together we can begin to build the world we want to see.
Book Synopsis A Stranger's Game by : Joan Johnston
Download or read book A Stranger's Game written by Joan Johnston and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-07-28 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picking up a pretty woman, Grace, outside his favorite bar in Texas, FBI agent Breed Grayhawk is unaware that she has just finished a wrongful sentence for murdering her parents and is breaking into her late father's colleagues' homes in search of evidence that will clear her name. A best-selling novel. Reprint.
Book Synopsis A Stranger in the House of God by : John Koessler
Download or read book A Stranger in the House of God written by John Koessler and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-08-30 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up the son of agnostics, John Koessler saw a Catholic church on one end of the street and a Baptist on the other. In the no-man’s land between the two, this curious outside wondered about the God they worshipped—and began a lifelong search to comprehend the grace and mystery of God. A Stranger in the House of God addresses fundamental questions and struggles faced by spiritual seekers and mature believers. Like a contemporary Pilgrim’s Progress, it traces the author’s journey and explores his experiences with both charismatic and evangelical Christianity. It also describes his transformation from religious outsider to ordained pastor. John Koessler provides a poignant and often humorous window into the interior of the soul as he describes his journey from doubt and struggle with the church to personal faith
Book Synopsis Islands of History by : Marshall David Sahlins
Download or read book Islands of History written by Marshall David Sahlins and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marshall Sahlins centers these essays on islands—Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand—whose histories have intersected with European history. But he is also concerned with the insular thinking in Western scholarship that creates false dichotomies between past and present, between structure and event, between the individual and society. Sahlins's provocative reflections form a powerful critique of Western history and anthropology.
Book Synopsis Mogg's New Picture of London; Or, Stranger's Guide to the British Metropolis, Etc by : Edward Mogg
Download or read book Mogg's New Picture of London; Or, Stranger's Guide to the British Metropolis, Etc written by Edward Mogg and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Stranger's Handbook and Illustrated Guide to the City of Salisbury by : J. B. MOORE (of Salisbury)
Download or read book Stranger's Handbook and Illustrated Guide to the City of Salisbury written by J. B. MOORE (of Salisbury) and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Stranger's Woes written by Max Frei and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international-bestselling Russian fantasy author continues the adventures of Sir Max, the lazy gumshoe of the enchanted city of Echo. The tales of Sir Max, who was a daydreaming loser before he discovered the parallel world of Echo, have become an international literary sensation. In the second novel of the Labyrinths of Echoes series, Max is still a hardened smoker, glutton, and all-around loafer. But once again, he finds himself travelling to an alternate universe where he must root out illegal magic as an agent of the Secret Investigative Force. This time, Sir Max is called upon to handle a peculiar political dispute, investigate strange happenings in the cemetery, and when Echo’s police captain is poisoned, he must lead a team of magicians in pursuit of magical outlaws. “Echo is a world of all sorts of plots, a sort of Krypton with tobacco and the counter-universe’s equivalent of vodka.” —Kirkus Reviews
Book Synopsis The Ambulator; Or the Stranger's Companion in a Tour Round London ... To which is Prefixed, a Concise Account of London, Southwark and Westminster, Etc by : London
Download or read book The Ambulator; Or the Stranger's Companion in a Tour Round London ... To which is Prefixed, a Concise Account of London, Southwark and Westminster, Etc written by London and published by . This book was released on 1774 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The stranger's guide to Hampton-court palace and gardens. by J. Grundy by : John Grundy (of Hampton Court.)
Download or read book The stranger's guide to Hampton-court palace and gardens. by J. Grundy written by John Grundy (of Hampton Court.) and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ambulator; Or, The Stranger's Companion In A Tour Round London, Within the Circuit of Twenty-five Miles : Describing Whatever is Remarkable Either for Elegance, Grandeur, Use, Or Curiosity; And Comprehending Catalogues of Teh Pictures in the Best Collections: To which is Prefixed, A Concise Description Of London, Westminster, & Southwark, Shewing Their Antiquity, Remarkable Buildings, Ectent, Etc. Etc. Etc. With the Addition of an Entire New Map, Coloured, of the Country Within the Circuit Described; And A Table of Watermen's Fares: Of Use Not Only to Strangers, But to the Inhabitants of the Metropolis by :
Download or read book Ambulator; Or, The Stranger's Companion In A Tour Round London, Within the Circuit of Twenty-five Miles : Describing Whatever is Remarkable Either for Elegance, Grandeur, Use, Or Curiosity; And Comprehending Catalogues of Teh Pictures in the Best Collections: To which is Prefixed, A Concise Description Of London, Westminster, & Southwark, Shewing Their Antiquity, Remarkable Buildings, Ectent, Etc. Etc. Etc. With the Addition of an Entire New Map, Coloured, of the Country Within the Circuit Described; And A Table of Watermen's Fares: Of Use Not Only to Strangers, But to the Inhabitants of the Metropolis written by and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Galignani's New Paris Guide Or, Stranger's Companion Through the French Metropolis; Containing a Detailed and Accurate Description of All the Public Edifices, Gardens, Etc.; an Account of the Political, Scientific, Commercial, Religoius, and Moral Institutions of the Capital; with an Historical Sketch of Paris, and All Necessary and Useful Directions of the Traveller ... to which is Added an Historical and Picturesque Description of the Environs ... to which is Prefixed a Plan for Viewing Paris in a Week; ... Embellished with a Map of Paris and Twelve Engravings by : John Anthony Galignani
Download or read book Galignani's New Paris Guide Or, Stranger's Companion Through the French Metropolis; Containing a Detailed and Accurate Description of All the Public Edifices, Gardens, Etc.; an Account of the Political, Scientific, Commercial, Religoius, and Moral Institutions of the Capital; with an Historical Sketch of Paris, and All Necessary and Useful Directions of the Traveller ... to which is Added an Historical and Picturesque Description of the Environs ... to which is Prefixed a Plan for Viewing Paris in a Week; ... Embellished with a Map of Paris and Twelve Engravings written by John Anthony Galignani and published by . This book was released on 1827 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Stranger in a Strange Land by : Robert A. Heinlein
Download or read book Stranger in a Strange Land written by Robert A. Heinlein and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original uncut edition of STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND by Hugo Award winner Robert A Heinlein - one of the most beloved, celebrated science-fiction novels of all time. Epic, ambitious and entertaining, STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND caused controversy and uproar when it was first published and is still topical and challenging today. Twenty-five years ago, the first manned mission to Mars was lost, and all hands presumed dead. But someone survived... Born on the doomed spaceship and raised by the Martians who saved his life, Valentine Michael Smith has never seen a human being until the day a second expedition to Mars discovers him. Upon his return to Earth, a young nurse named Jill Boardman sneaks into Smith's hospital room and shares a glass of water with him, a simple act for her but a sacred ritual on Mars. Now, connected by an incredible bond, Smith, Jill and a writer named Jubal must fight to protect a right we all take for granted: the right to love.
