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The Power to Die Slavery and Suicide in British North America

The Power to Die Slavery and Suicide in British North America
Terri L. Snyder, "The Power to Die: Slavery and Suicide in British North America"
English | ISBN: 022628056X | 2015 | 256 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
The history of slavery in early America is a history of suicide. On ships crossing the Atlantic, enslaved men and women refused to eat or leaped into the ocean. They strangled or hanged themselves. They tore open their own throats. In America, they jumped into rivers or out of windows, or even ran into burning buildings. Faced with the reality of enslavement, countless Africans chose death instead.

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The Politics of a Disillusioned Europe East Central Europe After the Fall of Communism

The Politics of a Disillusioned Europe East Central Europe After the Fall of Communism
The Politics of a Disillusioned Europe: East Central Europe After the Fall of Communism by André Liebich
English | EPUB | 2022 | 178 Pages | ISBN : 3030839923 | 0.7 MB
"Prof. Liebich depicts not only the history of post-communist regimes in Central-East Europe, but also these states' internal agendas and transformative debates. This book lives that history through telling it once again, thus challenging accepted prejudices."

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The Penguin and the Leviathan How Cooperation Triumphs over Self-Interest

The Penguin and the Leviathan How Cooperation Triumphs over Self-Interest
Yochai Benkler, "The Penguin and the Leviathan: How Cooperation Triumphs over Self-Interest"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 0385525761 | EPUB | pages: 272 | 1.8 mb
What do Wikipedia, Zip Car's business model, Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and a small group of lobster fishermen have in common? They all show the power and promise of human cooperation in transforming our businesses, our government, and our society at large. Because today, when the costs of collaborating are lower than ever before, there are no limits to what we can achieve by working together.

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The Parthenon From Antiquity to the Present

The Parthenon From Antiquity to the Present
Jenifer Neils, "The Parthenon: From Antiquity to the Present"
English | ISBN: 0521820936 | 2005 | 454 pages | PDF | 73 MB
This volume offers an overview of the Parthenon from antiquity to the modern era. Recent discoveries, such as the marble sculpture fragments found during the current restoration work on the Acropolis, or a vase excavated in Northern Greece whose decoration echoes a lost pedimental composition, have forced scholars to reconsider many aspects of one of the most important monuments of classical antiquity. Bringing together essays on various aspects of this world-renowned temple, this book examines the dramatic setting of the temple and its impact on modern architects such as Le Corbusier; new reconstructions and interpretations of Pheidias' vast sculptural program; in-depth analysis of architectural refinements; the techniques employed in making the colossal gold-and-ivory cult statue; and a consideration of the Christian and Muslim phases of the Parthenon's history. Collectively, they enhance our understanding of one of the icons of Western art.

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The Origins of Open Field Agriculture

The Origins of Open Field Agriculture
Trevor Rowley, "The Origins of Open Field Agriculture "
English | ISBN: 0367180359 | 2019 | 254 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
Originally published in 1981, The Origins of Open Field Agriculture looks at the problems connected with open field agriculture - the origins of strip cultivation, the three-field system, the adaptation of 'Celtic' fields, and the development of ploughing techniques. The book looks at the challenges to traditional ideas on the origins of settlement and their associated economy, and casts new light on understandings of village development. The book suggests that conventional views of the nucleated village, in the midst of open field strips as a product of the Anglo-Saxon migration, is no longer tenable. The book brings together the work of distinguished archaeologists, historians, and historical geographers and opens up a new perspective on the early development of medieval agriculture.