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Book Dangerous Guests

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ken Miller
  • Publisher : Cornell University Press
  • Release : 2014-08-08
  • ISBN : 0801454948
  • Pages : 261 pages

Download or read book Dangerous Guests written by Ken Miller and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-08 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Dangerous Guests, Ken Miller reveals how wartime pressures nurtured a budding patriotism in the ethnically diverse revolutionary community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. During the War for Independence, American revolutionaries held more than thirteen thousand prisoners—both British regulars and their so-called Hessian auxiliaries—in makeshift detention camps far from the fighting. As the Americans’ principal site for incarcerating enemy prisoners of war, Lancaster stood at the nexus of two vastly different revolutionary worlds: one national, the other intensely local. Captives came under the control of local officials loosely supervised by state and national authorities. Concentrating the prisoners in the heart of their communities brought the revolutionaries’ enemies to their doorstep, with residents now facing a daily war at home. Many prisoners openly defied their hosts, fleeing, plotting, and rebelling, often with the clandestine support of local loyalists. By early 1779, General George Washington, furious over the captives’ ongoing attempts to subvert the American war effort, branded them "dangerous guests in the bowels of our Country." The challenge of creating an autonomous national identity in the newly emerging United States was nowhere more evident than in Lancaster, where the establishment of a detention camp served as a flashpoint for new conflict in a community already unsettled by stark ethnic, linguistic, and religious differences. Many Lancaster residents soon sympathized with the Hessians detained in their town while the loyalist population considered the British detainees to be the true patriots of the war. Miller demonstrates that in Lancaster, the notably local character of the war reinforced not only preoccupations with internal security but also novel commitments to cause and country.

Book Dangerous Guests

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ken Miller
  • Publisher : Cornell University Press
  • Release : 2014-09-19
  • ISBN : 080145493X
  • Pages : 262 pages

Download or read book Dangerous Guests written by Ken Miller and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Dangerous Guests, Ken Miller reveals how wartime pressures nurtured a budding patriotism in the ethnically diverse revolutionary community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. During the War for Independence, American revolutionaries held more than thirteen thousand prisoners—both British regulars and their so-called Hessian auxiliaries—in makeshift detention camps far from the fighting. As the Americans’ principal site for incarcerating enemy prisoners of war, Lancaster stood at the nexus of two vastly different revolutionary worlds: one national, the other intensely local. Captives came under the control of local officials loosely supervised by state and national authorities. Concentrating the prisoners in the heart of their communities brought the revolutionaries’ enemies to their doorstep, with residents now facing a daily war at home. Many prisoners openly defied their hosts, fleeing, plotting, and rebelling, often with the clandestine support of local loyalists. By early 1779, General George Washington, furious over the captives’ ongoing attempts to subvert the American war effort, branded them "dangerous guests in the bowels of our Country." The challenge of creating an autonomous national identity in the newly emerging United States was nowhere more evident than in Lancaster, where the establishment of a detention camp served as a flashpoint for new conflict in a community already unsettled by stark ethnic, linguistic, and religious differences. Many Lancaster residents soon sympathized with the Hessians detained in their town while the loyalist population considered the British detainees to be the true patriots of the war. Miller demonstrates that in Lancaster, the notably local character of the war reinforced not only preoccupations with internal security but also novel commitments to cause and country.

Book Dangerous Love

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chad Ford
  • Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
  • Release : 2020-06-23
  • ISBN : 1523089784
  • Pages : 263 pages

Download or read book Dangerous Love written by Chad Ford and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Chad Ford reminds us that humanity lies within all of us, and although conflict is everywhere in today's world, we have the tools we need to overcome obstacles and to thrive. This is a fantastic, timely book that I highly recommend." —Steve Kerr, Head Coach, Golden State Warriors Knowing how to transform conflict is critical in both our personal and professional lives. Yet, by and large, we are terrible at it. The reason, says longtime mediator Chad Ford, is fear. When conflict comes, our instincts are to run or fight. To transform conflict, Ford says we need to turn toward the people we are in conflict with, put down our physical and emotional weapons, and really love them with the kind of love that leads us to treat others as fellow human beings, not as objects in our way. We have to open ourselves up with no guarantee that anyone on the other side will do the same. While this can feel even more dangerous than conflict itself, it allows us to see the humanity of others so clearly that their needs and desires matter to us as much as our own. Ford shows dangerous love in action through examples ranging from his work in the Middle East to a deeply moving story about reconciling with his father. He explains why we disconnect from people at the very time we need to be most connected and the predictable patterns of justification and escalation that ensue. Most importantly, he gives us a path to practice dangerous love in the conflicts that matter most to us.

Book Ayer s Almanacs

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1914
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 710 pages

Download or read book Ayer s Almanacs written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Monsieur Lecoq

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  • Author : Émile Gaboriau
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1880
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Monsieur Lecoq written by Émile Gaboriau and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book   MILE GABORIAU Ultimate Collection  Murder Mysteries  Crime Thrillers   Detective Novels

Download or read book MILE GABORIAU Ultimate Collection Murder Mysteries Crime Thrillers Detective Novels written by Émile Gaboriau and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 3750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited Gaboriau collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Monsieur Lecoq Series: The Widow Lerouge The Mystery of Orcival File No. 113 Monsieur Lecoq The Honor of the Name Caught in the Net The Champdoce Mystery Other Mysteries: The Count's Millions Pascal and Marguerite Baron Trigault's Vengeance The Clique of Gold Other People's Money Within an Inch of His Life Short Stories: A Thousand Francs Reward Military Sketches The Cantiniere The Barber of the Squadron The Vaguemestre The Zouave The Fantassin, or Foot-Soldier The Soldier of the Light Infantry

Book The Revolt of the United Netherlands  With the Trial of Counts Egmont and Horn  and the Siege of Antwerp

Download or read book The Revolt of the United Netherlands With the Trial of Counts Egmont and Horn and the Siege of Antwerp written by Friedrich Schiller and published by London : G. Bell. This book was released on 1897 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Expositor

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  • Author : Samuel Cox
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1921
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 516 pages

Download or read book The Expositor written by Samuel Cox and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Chamber s Journal of Popular Literature  Science and Arts

Download or read book Chamber s Journal of Popular Literature Science and Arts written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Infoselves

Download or read book Infoselves written by Demetra Garbasevschi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infoselves delivers a multifaceted analysis of the commodification of self-identity online, from both a domination and a liberation perspective. Drawing on multiple resources, the book places its discussion of online identity within the larger context of self-identity evolution, arguing for the recognition of online identity as a legitimate component of the self-identity system. Advertising executive turned academic, Demetra Garbașevschi offers readers the means to understand the way our online identities are formed and used, to reflect on the future of self-identity, and to become more aware of the radical implications of our digital footprint. Readers will discover what it means to be an infoself in a deep digital context, from exploring the informational makeup of self-identity, to examining the various sources of identity information found online, to exposing the uses of this information through both latent and assertive self-commodification. Considering the many sources of information contributing to our identity narrative online, some beyond our direct control, managing the self is presented as one the greatest challenges of our digital present. The book includes illuminating discussions of a variety of topics within the subject of online identity, such as: Foundational concepts related to the idea of identity, including references to the works of Erik Erikson, symbolic interactionists, and social dramaturgy The evolution of online identity, with examinations of early and current viewpoints of the phenomenon Personal branding online as the epitome of self-commodification, with examples from online celebrity, micro-celebrity, and nano-celebrity Original research contributing to the larger discussion about how identities are constructed and performed through-the-line Perfect for graduate students in advertising, branding, and public relations, Infoselves also belongs on the bookshelves of those studying fields involving digital media. Working professionals in any of these areas will also benefit from this book’s insightful analyses of a variety of viewpoints on online identity.

Book The Works of Jonathan Swift

Download or read book The Works of Jonathan Swift written by Jonathan Swift and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lives of Eminent Novelists and Dramatists

Download or read book Lives of Eminent Novelists and Dramatists written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Works  Containing Additional Letters  Tracts  and Poems Not Hitherto Published

Download or read book Works Containing Additional Letters Tracts and Poems Not Hitherto Published written by Jonathan Swift and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Pathological Anatomy of the Human Body

Download or read book The Pathological Anatomy of the Human Body written by Julius Vogel and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Love s Triumph

Download or read book Love s Triumph written by Mary Frere and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Shawnee Prisoner

Download or read book The Shawnee Prisoner written by Clara Florida Guernsey and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Floating City  and  the Blockade Runners

Download or read book A Floating City and the Blockade Runners written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The floating city: While on a trip on board the Great Eastern, bound for New York, a woman goes mad when the man she really loves is on board as well as her husband whom she detests.