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Men in the American Women’s Rights Movement, 1830–1890: Cumbersome Allies (Global Gender)
by Hélène QuanquinThis book studies male activists in American feminism from the 1830s to the late 19th century, using archival work on personal papers as well as public sources to demonstrate their diverse and often contradictory advocacy of women’s rights, as important but also cumbersome allies. Focussing mainly on nine men—William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, James Mott, Frederick Douglass, Henry B. Blackwell, Stephen S. Foster, Henry Ward Beecher, Robert Purvis, and Thomas Wentworth Higginson, the book demonstrates how their interactions influenced debates within and outside the movement, marriages and friendships as well as the evolution of (self-)definitions of masculinity throughout the 19th century. Re-evaluating the historical evolution of feminisms as movements for and by women, as well as the meanings of identity politics before and after the Civil War, this is a crucial text for the history of both American feminisms and American politics and society. This is an important scholarly intervention that would be of interest to scholars in the fields of gender history, women’s history, gender studies and modern American history.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave (Civil War Classics)
by Frederick DouglassTo commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams. One of the most important figures of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass, was born into slavery but rose to become a tremendous orator, an impassioned abolitionist, and a representative of all who remained voiceless through slavery and oppression. His narrative resonates today with its eloquence, its incendiary history, and its profound and moving arguments for the humanity, and the equality, of Americans.
The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean Convoys: A Naval Staff History (Naval Staff Histories)
by Malcolm Llewellyn-JonesThis book contains the Naval Staff History originally issued by the Admiralty in 1957 as a confidential book for use within the Royal Navy. It has since been declassified and is published here for the first time, along with an extended preface. This volume describes the dangerous convoy operations in the Mediterranean which were necessary to relieve the garrison and people of Malta, covering the period from the beginning of 1941 until the end of 1942. These convoys had to be fought through against determined attack by German and Italian surface, submarine and, particularly, air forces. Although casualties were proportionately higher than in Atlantic convoys, Malta was successfully re-supplied and remained a considerable impediment to enemy’s attempts to supply their armies in North Africa. These operations reveal the dedication, courage and professionalism of the sailors (of both naval and merchant services) as well as the airmen who supported them. A new preface sets the scene for the Staff History. The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean Convoys will be of great interest for students interested in the Mediterranean Convoys, Second World War and naval and military history.
For Glory and Bolívar: The Remarkable Life of Manuela Sáenz, 1797-1856
by Pamela S. MurrayShe was a friend, lover, and confidante of charismatic Spanish American independence hero Simon Bolivar and, after her death, a nationalist icon in her own right. Yet authors generally have chosen either to romanticize Manuela Saenz or to discount her altogether. <P><P>For Glory and Bolivar: The Remarkable of Life of Manuela Saenz, by contrast, offers a comprehensive and clear-eyed biography of her. Based on unprecedented archival research, it paints a vivid portrait of the Quito-born "Libertadora," revealing both an exceptional figure and a flesh-and-blood person whose life broadly reflected the experiences of women during Spanish America's turbulent Age of Revolution. Already married at the time of her meeting with the famous Liberator, Saenz abandoned her husband in order to become not only Bolivar's romantic companion, but also his official archivist, a member of his inner circle, and one of his most loyal followers. She played a central role in Spanish South America's independence drama and eventually in developments leading to the consolidation of new nations. Pamela Murray, for the first time, closely examines Saenz's political trajectory including her vital, often-overlooked years in exile. She exposes the myths that still surround her. She offers, in short, a nuanced and much-needed historical perspective, one that balances recognition of Saenz's uniqueness with awareness of the broader forces that shaped this dynamic nineteenth-century woman.
Kierkegaard's Writings, XXII
by Howard V. Hong Edna H. Hong Søren KierkegaardAs a spiritual autobiography, Kierkegaard's The Point of View for My Work as an Author stands among such great works as Augustine's Confessions and Newman's Apologia pro Vita Sua. Yet Point of View is neither a confession nor a defense; it is an author's story of a lifetime of writing, his understanding of the maze of greatly varied works that make up his oeuvre. Upon the imminent publication of the second edition of Either/Or, Kierkegaard again intended to cease writing. Now was the time for a direct "report to history" on the authorship as a whole. In addition to Point of View, which was published posthumously, the present volume also contains On My Work as an Author, a contemporary substitute, and the companion piece Armed Neutrality.
Masked
by Alfred HabeggerA brave British widow goes to Siam and-by dint of her principled and indomitable character-inspires that despotic nation to abolish slavery and absolute rule: this appealing legend first took shape after the Civil War when Anna Leonowens came to America from Bangkok and succeeded in becoming a celebrity author and lecturer. Three decades after her death, in the 1940s and 1950s, the story would be transformed into a powerful Western myth by Margaret Landon's best-selling book "Anna and the King of Siam" and Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The King and I. " But who was Leonowens and why did her story take hold? Although it has been known for some time that she was of Anglo-Indian parentage and that her tales about the Siamese court are unreliable, not until now, with the publication of "Masked," has there been a deeply researched account of her extraordinary life. Alfred Habegger, an award-winning biographer, draws on the archives of five continents and recent Thai-language scholarship to disclose the complex person behind the mask and the troubling facts behind the myth. He also ponders the curious fit between Leonowens's compelling fabrications and the New World's innocent dreams-in particular the dream that democracy can be spread through quick and easy interventions. Exploring the full historic complexity of what it once meant to pass as white, "Masked" pays close attention to Leonowens's midlevel origins in British India, her education at a Bombay charity school for Eurasian children, her material and social milieu in Australia and Singapore, the stresses she endured in Bangkok as a working widow, the latent melancholy that often afflicted her, the problematic aspects of her self-invention, and the welcome she found in America, where a circle of elite New England abolitionists who knew nothing about Southeast Asia gave her their uncritical support. Her embellished story would again capture America's imagination as World War II ended and a newly interventionist United States looked toward Asia. "
The Essential Nathaniel Hawthorne: Mosses from an Old Manse, Twice-Told Tales, The Scarlet Letter, The Marble Faun, and The House of the Seven Gables
by Nathaniel HawthorneFive great works about sin, redemption, and human passion by a masterful nineteenth-century American novelist. Including both novels and short story collections, this volume showcases the brilliance of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Mosses from an Old Manse: A collection of Hawthorne&’s short stories, praised by Herman Melville as &“his masterpiece.&” Twice-Told Tales: Short fiction that &“comes from the hand of a man of genius&” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow). The Scarlet Letter: This iconic historical novel set in seventeenth-century New England tells the story of Hester Prynne—&“among the first and most important female protagonists in American literature&”—who is shunned by her Puritan community for committing adultery (NPR). The Marble Faun: The thrilling tale of three American artists whose search for creative inspiration leads to romance and murder. The House of the Seven Gables: A family burdened by the sins of their forebears seeks redemption in this gothic masterpiece.
The History of Jamaica: From its Discovery by Christopher Columbus to the Year 1872
by William James GardnerThis systematic history of Jamaica was written after the abolition of slavery by a man imbued with a sense of 18th-century liberalism. It is based on public records and archives, and the mass of pamphlet literature which had been published over the years.
Ceylon Under British Rule, 1795-1932: With An Account Of The East India Company's Embassies To Kindly 1762-1795
by Lennox A MillsPublished in 1964, " Ceylon Under British Rule, 1795-1932" is an important contribution to History.
Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia
by Anthony M. TownsendAn unflinching look at the aspiring city-builders of our smart, mobile, connected future. We live in a world defined by urbanization and digital ubiquity, where mobile broadband connections outnumber fixed ones, machines dominate a new "internet of things," and more people live in cities than in the countryside. In Smart Cities, urbanist and technology expert Anthony Townsend takes a broad historical look at the forces that have shaped the planning and design of cities and information technologies from the rise of the great industrial cities of the nineteenth century to the present. A century ago, the telegraph and the mechanical tabulator were used to tame cities of millions. Today, cellular networks and cloud computing tie together the complex choreography of mega-regions of tens of millions of people. In response, cities worldwide are deploying technology to address both the timeless challenges of government and the mounting problems posed by human settlements of previously unimaginable size and complexity. In Chicago, GPS sensors on snow plows feed a real-time "plow tracker" map that everyone can access. In Zaragoza, Spain, a "citizen card" can get you on the free city-wide Wi-Fi network, unlock a bike share, check a book out of the library, and pay for your bus ride home. In New York, a guerrilla group of citizen-scientists installed sensors in local sewers to alert you when stormwater runoff overwhelms the system, dumping waste into local waterways. As technology barons, entrepreneurs, mayors, and an emerging vanguard of civic hackers are trying to shape this new frontier, Smart Cities considers the motivations, aspirations, and shortcomings of them all while offering a new civics to guide our efforts as we build the future together, one click at a time.
The Brontë Sisters Collection: Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Agnes Grey, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and Shirley
by Charlotte Brontë Emily Brontë Anne BrontëFive novels by the nineteenth-century literary sisters who &“turned domestic constraints into grist for brilliant books&” (The Atlantic). This collection brings together five novels by Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Brontë in one volume. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë: When a visitor arrives at a gloomy and isolated house in northern England, he discovers a story of passion, vengeance, and tragedy, in this gothic novel that shocked the readers of its day. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë: Revolutionary for its time, this Victorian novel is narrated by its titular character, telling the story of her childhood as an abused orphan, her school years, her time as a governess, and her simmering passion for the elusive Mr. Rochester. Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë: This novel follows the experiences of a minister&’s daughter who, when her family becomes impoverished, begins working as a governess, bringing her inside the homes of the English gentry, where she observes both material wealth and spiritual deprivation. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë: Helen Graham is known as the young widow who moved into a long-empty mansion with her son, took up an artistic career, and kept her distance from her neighbors. But readers of this classic, considered one of the earliest feminist novels, will discover there is more to Helen&’s story. Shirley by Charlotte Brontë: Set in a time of war, economic troubles, and the Luddites&’ rebellion against the rise of machines, this is the story of two female friends: one a strong-willed heiress, the other an insecure girl abandoned by her mother.
Theory and Practice of Central Banking
by H. Parker WillisFirst Published in 1965. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood
by Thomas Preskett PrestSet during the reign of King George II, this gruesome tale concerns the persecution of the Bannerworth family by Sir Francis Varney: a vampire who has developed the habit of creeping into the Bannerworth home and sucking the blood of their daughter, Flora. Varney is presented sympathetically, a victim of circumstances as he tries to save himself, and his victims, from such dreadful acts.
Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood: Volume I: Alternate Title: Varney The Vampyre
by Thomas Preskett PrestSet during the reign of King George II, this gruesome tale concerns the persecution of the Bannerworth family by Sir Francis Varney, a vampire who has developed the habit of creeping into the Bannerworth home and sucking the blood of their daughter, Flora. Varney is presented sympathetically, a victim of circumstances as he tries to save himself, and his victims, from such dreadful acts.
Wuthering Heights
by Emily BrontëThe immortal story of love and obsession in the North of EnglandAtop the stormy Yorkshire moors sits Wuthering Heights, a manor inhabited by Mr. and Mrs. Earnshaw and their two children, Catherine and Hindley. The fate of the manor, and the family that lives in it, is forever changed when the Earnshaws adopt a dark-skinned orphan boy named Heathcliff. As the years pass, Heathcliff and Catherine fall deeply in love, but even their great passion cannot survive the pressures of society and the black force of jealousy. Driven away by a broken heart, Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights only to return years later, bent on the cruelest kind of revenge.Published just one year before Emily Brontë&’s untimely death, her only novel shocked Victorian reviewers with its vivid depictions of passion and brutality. It is now considered a masterpiece of English literature and one of the most enduring romances of all time.This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
El camino de hierro: Retrato del marqués de Salamanca
by Juan González SolanoEl camino de hierro es la historia del marqués de Salamanca, un relato sobre la profunda transformación de España y Europa a mediados del siglo XIX, una crónica sobre la construcción del Madrid moderno y un ejemplo de la feroz lucha de un hombre por sus ideales.«En esta tierra, el Estado, la Nación, la Patria, llámelo como quiera, no ha hecho gran cosa por sus ciudadanos, más bien al contrario. Esa es la percepción de quienes habitamos esta península seca y desgraciada. La prueba es que no sentimos ningún afecto por el Estado, del que solo esperamos disgustos». Igual que un paisaje de férreas vías alargándose kilómetros en el horizonte, se vislumbra el éxito de José de Salamanca, quien decide apostar por el ferrocarril, un proyecto que lo convertirá en uno de los empresarios más importantes de la historia de España.José es un hombre arriesgado en los negocios y en los sentimientos, pero mucho más afortunado en lo primero que en lo segundo. Después de haber perdido a su gran amor, Mariana Pineda, Salamanca se mueve entre la familia y su intensa vida galante, al tiempo que pone en marcha su gran empresa: la construcción de las principales líneas de ferrocarril de España, en especial la de Madrid a Aranjuez, que harán posible la modernización industrial y que, poco después, él mismo tendrá que usar para huir tras la revolución de Vicálvaro contra Isabel II. Su astucia y su voluntad lo llevarán a triunfar en Europa y América, a ser nombrado marqués de Salamanca y conde de los Llanos y a disfrutar de una vida de esplendor. Sin embargo, años después, tanto la inestabilidad política como la crisis económica que asoló España harán que su suerte cambie drásticamente, a pesar de lo cual no renunciará a su último gran sueño, dando su vida y su fortuna por su causa: la construcción del barrio de Salamanca, en el corazón de Madrid.El camino de hierro es la historia del marqués de Salamanca, pero también un relato sobre la profunda transformación de España y Europa a mediados del siglo XIX, así como una crónica sobre la construcción del Madrid moderno y un ejemplo de la feroz lucha de un hombre por sus ideales. Reseña:«El retrato de un visionario marcado por la pérdida de su gran amor (...) Es la narración de un hombre de negocios que apostó por el ferrocarril y de aquella España del siglo XIX que quería transformarse».Expansión«La vida del marqués de Salamanca se entrelaza con la de los grandes protagonistas de esta época de nuestra historia: Serrano, O#Donnell, Espartero o Isabel II, entre otros, incluso Alejandro Dumas tendrá su lugar mostrándonos las múltiples y sorprendentes facetas en la vida del protagonista».Blog Me gustan los libros«El libro es una recreación de un momento crucial en la historia de España, un momento que supone la modernización del país».Leer
Euskalkiak
by Koldo Zuazo ZelaietaZeresanik ez dugunean hitz egiten omen dugu eguraldiaz. Peruarenak, hortaz, ironia osoz aukeratu du izenburu hori, esatekoa ez baitzaio falta inondik ere, ezta horretarako gogoa eta jakintza ere. Izan ere, lehenengo liburua izateko indar, trebezia eta etorri harrigarriak erakusten ditu hernaniar gazte honek.
History of Architecture From the Earliest Times: Its Present Condition in Europe and the United States; with a Biography of Eminent Architects, and a Glossary of Architectural Terms (Routledge Revivals)
by L. C. TuthillOriginally published in 1848, according to the author, ‘every person has an individual interest in Architecture as a useful art, and all who cultivate a taste of the Fine Arts must give it a high place among them.’ The chapters include examinations of many types of architecture such as Egyptian, Persian and Chinese, as well as considering the principles of architectre, the qualifications for an architect and the conteporary state of the art in America.
Kit Carson's Autobiography
by Kit Carson Milo Milton Quaife"Notice is hereby given to all persons, that Christopher Carson, a boy about 16 years old, small of his age, but thick-set; light hair, ran away from the subscriber, living in Franklin, Howard County, Missouri, to whom he had been bound to learn the saddler's trade. . . . One cent reward will be given to any person who will bring back the said boy.''This notice appeared in the Missouri Intelligencer of October 6, 1826, at about the same time that Kit Carson, in the humble role of "cavvy boy" in Bent's Santa Fé caravan, embarked upon his notable career. Thirty years later, a postgraduate of the University of the Wilderness, and for a decade past a national hero, he was persuaded to dictate to a literate friend his own story of his life to date.The account—as modest and undemonstrative as Carson's feats were remarkable—covers his life as a trapper, Indian fighter, guide, and buffalo hunter up to the fall of 1856. Among the high spots during these years were his trapping expedition to California with Ewing Young (1829–1831), his celebrated duel with Shunar at the Green River rendezvous of 1837, the three expeditions with John C. Frémont (1842, 1843–1844, 1845), his exploits in the Mexican War (l846–1848), and his service as an Indian agent.
La casa de modas - PRECUELA
by Julia KröhnLa casa de modas: cómo empezó todo. Fráncfort, 1848. El vestido de novia con el que planea casarse la hija de la venerable familia Lohmann, una de las más respetadas de la ciudad, es un escándalo. Es blanco de arriba abajo, y con tal atuendo hasta ahora solo las reinas han caminado hacia el altar. Sin embargo, un escándalo aún mayor es que Henriette, que trabaja como «cosedora» para los Lohmann y ha confeccionado el vestido, se lo ha probado en secreto para ver cómo le sienta. Y antes de que pueda quitárselo, el revolucionario Jan Hinrichs yace en la mesa de la cocina de la casa bañado en sangre tras haber logrado sobrevivir a la lucha en las barricadas. Entonces los acontecimientos se precipitan... Conoce los inicios de la emocionante historia familiar de la novela La casa de modas. «Cien años, tres generaciones de mujeres y un chal rojo. Oscuros secretos, conspiraciones, un gran amor... ¡No te puedes perder La casa de modas!» Anne Jacobs, autora de La villa de las telas Sobre La casa de modas han dicho...«La novela de Julia Kröhn es un emocionante viaje a través del tiempo.»Lisa «¡Una experiencia de lectura muy especial!»Echo zum Sonntag «Un acierto: sensible, rico en detalles, cautivador.»Gong «Kröhn combina la historia de emancipación de las mujeres durante el siglo pasado con la evolución de la moda, de los corsés y las enaguas a los pantalones.»Der Neue Tag «Un emotivo recorrido por el mundo de la moda.»Frau von Heute
Macbeth
by William ShakespeareIntended for schools, these paperback editions include the complete and unabridged text of the play accompanied by notes giving explanations of difficult words or parts of the text.
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The Lincoln Studies Center Edition
by Douglas L. Wilson Rodney O. DavisWhile the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas are undoubtedly the most celebrated in American history, they may also be the most consequential as well. For the issues so fiercely debated in 1858 were about various interrelated aspects of one momentous, nation-threatening issue: slavery. The contest between Lincoln and Douglas became a testing ground for the viability of conflicting ideals in a nation deeply divided. One of the most colorful and engaging episodes in American history, this series of debates is of enduring interest as an illuminating instance of the ever-recurring dilemma of self-government: what happens when the guiding principle of democracy, "popular sovereignty," confronts a principled stand against a "moral, social, and political evil"? The tragic answer in this case came three years later: civil war. Important as they are, the Lincoln-Douglas debates have long since ceased to be self-explanatory. This edition is the first to provide a text founded on all known records, rather than following one or another of the partisan and sometimes widely-varying newspaper accounts. Meticulously edited and annotated, it provides numerous aids to help the modern reader understand the debates, including extensive introductory material, commentary, and a glossary. The fullest and most dependable edition of the Lincoln-Douglas debates ever prepared, this edition brings readers as close as possible to the original words of these two remarkable men.
Vita Sexualis: Karl Ulrichs and the Origins of Sexual Science
by Ralph M. LeckKarl Ulrichs's studies of sexual diversity galvanized the burgeoning field of sexual science in the nineteenth century. But in the years since, his groundbreaking activism has overshadowed his scholarly achievements. Ulrichs publicly defied Prussian law to agitate for gay equality and marriage, and founded the world's first organization dedicated to the legal and social emancipation of homosexuals. Ralph M. Leck returns Ulrichs to his place as the inventor of the science of sexual heterogeneity. Leck's analysis situates sexual science in a context that includes politics, aesthetics, the languages of science, and the ethics of gender. Although he was the greatest nineteenth-century scholar of sexual heterogeneity, Ulrichs retained certain traditional conjectures about gender. Leck recognizes these subtleties and employs the analytical concepts of modernist vita sexualis and traditional psychopathia sexualis to articulate philosophical and cultural differences among sexologists. Original and audacious, Vita Sexualis uses a bedrock figure's scientific and political innovations to open new insights into the history of sexual science, legal systems, and Western amatory codes.
A Country Doctor
by Sarah Orne JewettThough not as well-known as the writers she influenced, Sarah Orne Jewett nevertheless remains one of the most important American novelists of the late nineteenth century. Published in 1884, Jewett's first novel, A Country Doctor, is a luminous portrayal of rural Maine and a semiautobiographical look at her world. In it, Nan's struggle to choose between marriage and a career as a doctor, between the confining life of a small town and a self-directed one as a professional, mirrors Jewett's own conflicts as well as eloquently giving voice to the leading women's issues of her time. Perhaps even more important, Jewett's perfect details about wild flowers and seaside wharfs, farm women knitting by the fireside and sailors going upriver to meet the moonlight, convey a realism that has seldom been surpassed and stamp her writing with her signature style. A contemporary and friend of Willa Cather, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Julia Ward Howe, Sarah Orne Jewett is widely recognized as a pathfinder in American literary history, courageously pursuing a road less traveled that led the way for other women to follow.From the Paperback edition.
A Country Doctor
by Jewett Sarah OrneAs the ward of the widowed physician Dr. Leslie, young Nan Prince becomes interested in medicine. But when she enters a medical college, she finds she must choose between marriage and a career as a doctor, between the expectations of society and her duty to her true self. In part an homage to Sarah Orne Jewett's beloved father, A Country Doctor portrays an America on the verge of change and Nan, ultimately, as a courageous young woman with a new world opening to her. This edition, which reproduces the obituary of her father that Jewett wrote but published anonymously, includes an introduction exploring the rise of women doctors in nineteenth-century America and showing A Country Doctor as a pioneering narrative of a woman passionately following her professional calling. Book jacket.