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Book Places of Silence  Journeys of Freedom

Download or read book Places of Silence Journeys of Freedom written by Eugenia C. DeLamotte and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice Walker has described the Barbadian American novelist Paule Marshall as "unequaled in intelligence, vision, craft, by anyone of her generation, to put her contributions to our literature modestly." Such praise has echoed through reviews and analyses of Marshall's work since the 1959 publication of Brown Girl, Brownstones, a novel followed by The Chosen Place, the Timeless People (1969), Praisesong for the Widow (1984), and Daughters (1991). Places of Silence, Journeys of Freedom is the first study of Paule Marshall's work to focus explicitly on her contribution to feminism. It is also the first to identify one of her original contributions to narrative art-a technique of "superimposition" or "double exposure" through which her books have explored topics now at the heart of feminist debate. Centered around the subject of voice and silence, these issues include the interrelation between women's power and powerlessness, the interpenetration of the political and economic world with the world of the psyche, and the mechanisms through which oppressions on the basis of race, class, and gender operate as mutually shaping forces.

Book Epic Journeys of Freedom

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cassandra Pybus
  • Publisher : Beacon Press
  • Release : 2006-02-01
  • ISBN : 0807055182
  • Pages : 344 pages

Download or read book Epic Journeys of Freedom written by Cassandra Pybus and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cassandra Pybus adds greatly to the work of [previous] scholars by insisting that slaves stand at the center of their own history . . . Her 'biographies' of flight expose the dangers that escape entailed and the courage it took to risk all for freedom. Only by measuring those dangers can the exhilaration of success be comprehended and the unspeakable misery of failure be appreciated.--Ira Berlin, from the Foreword During the American Revolution, thousands of slaves fled their masters to find freedom with the British. Epic Journeys of Freedom is the astounding story of these runaways and the lives they made on four continents. Having emancipated themselves, with the rhetoric about the inalienable rights of free men ringing in their ears, these men and women struggled tenaciously to make liberty a reality in their own lives. This alternative narrative of freedom fought for and won is uniquely compelling; historian Cassandra Pybus's groundbreaking research has uncovered individual stories of runaways who left America to forge difficult new lives in far-flung corners of the British Empire. Harry, for example, one of George Washington's slaves, escaped from Mount Vernon in 1776, was evacuated to Nova Scotia in 1783, and eventually relocated to Sierra Leone in West Africa with his wife and three children. Ralph Henry, who ran away from the Virginia firebrand Patrick Henry in 1776, took a similar path to precarious freedom in Sierra Leone, while others, such as John Moseley and John Randall, were evacuated with the British forces to England. Stranded in England without skills or patronage during a period of high unemployment, they were among thousands of newly freed poor blacks who struggled just to survive. While some were relocated to Sierra Leone, others, like Moseley and Randall, found themselves transported to the distant penal colony of Botany Bay, in Australia. Epic Journeys of Freedom, written in the best tradition of history from the bottom up, is a fascinating insight into the meaning of liberty; it will change forever the way we think about the American Revolution.

Book The Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Fiction  3 Volume Set

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Fiction 3 Volume Set written by Brian W. Shaffer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 1581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Encyclopedia offers an indispensable reference guide to twentieth-century fiction in the English-language. With nearly 500 contributors and over one million words, it is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference guide to twentieth-century fiction in the English language. Contains over 500 entries of 1000-3000 words written in lucid, jargon-free prose, by an international cast of leading scholars Arranged in three volumes covering British and Irish Fiction, American Fiction, and World Fiction, with each volume edited by a leading scholar in the field Entries cover major writers (such as Saul Bellow, Raymond Chandler, John Steinbeck, Virginia Woolf, A.S. Byatt, Samual Beckett, D.H. Lawrence, Zadie Smith, Salman Rushdie, V.S. Naipaul, Nadine Gordimer, Alice Munro, Chinua Achebe, J.M. Coetzee, and Ngûgî Wa Thiong’o) and their key works Examines the genres and sub-genres of fiction in English across the twentieth century (including crime fiction, Sci-Fi, chick lit, the noir novel, and the avant-garde novel) as well as the major movements, debates, and rubrics within the field, such as censorship, globalization, modernist fiction, fiction and the film industry, and the fiction of migration, diaspora, and exile

Book Journey to Freedom

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sergei Ovsiannikov
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2021-02-18
  • ISBN : 1472983882
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Journey to Freedom written by Sergei Ovsiannikov and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst serving in the Soviet army in 1973, Sergei Ovsiannikov was arrested and imprisoned for acts of disobedience under military command. It was while in prison, like Solzhenitsyn and Dostoevsky, that he began to ponder deeper issues and on release trained to be a Russian orthodox priest. This extraordinary but short book is about his search for true freedom. The issues he wrestles with are profound and, like any confrontation with truth, it caused him great anguish and pain. As Ovsiannikov wrote: 'It was in my prison cell that I lost fear. I realised that if they sent me to a labour camp with a long sentence, it did not matter because I was free. Of course subsequently I came to realise that Freedom is not given, you have to take responsibility for it.' It was during this time that he discovered Christianity and decided that this was the real meaning of his life. Later, after a spell as head of the Russian Orthodox community in London, Ovsiannikov lived for the last twenty years of his life in Amsterdam in charge of the Russian Orthodox community. Drawing heavily on Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Pushkin and translated from the original Russian by celebrated translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky with an introduction by Rowan Williams, this brief spiritual book is a small masterpiece of its kind.

Book The Journey to Freedom   Book One

Download or read book The Journey to Freedom Book One written by H. Dirk Macgrieve and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-07-29 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journey in which each and every step gives us a taste of both, we all long for the sweet taste of life. But without the bitter taste of life! There is no appreciation for how wonderful LIFE'S sweet taste has to offer. (c) 2011 H. Dirk Macgrieve

Book Research in African Literatures

Download or read book Research in African Literatures written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 1- , spring 1970- , include "A Bibliography of American doctoral dissertations on African literature," compiled by Nancy J. Schmidt.

Book Freedom s Journey

Download or read book Freedom s Journey written by Jacob Hiebert and published by TEACH Services, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “We felt quite sure that we were still going in the right direction when, all of a sudden, we noticed the form of a man dressed in a uniform approaching us. Our hearts sank as we thought of what was about to take place. Had we come so far only to be sent back, or worse, lose our life? My father took the lead, and as the officer was now in clear view, he asked, ‘Are you escaping?’ What could my father say? It was quite obvious what our intention was. Father’s reply was, ‘Yes.’” Find inspiration in this heart-stopping journey of a family who determined to follow God no matter what. It was illegal to be a Christian under communism, but that did not stop the Hiebert family, who, like Daniel’s three friends, said, “our God whom we serve is able to deliver us” (Dan. 3:17). Witness the unmistakable providences of God in this faith-building narrative of God’s care for His children. We serve a great God who takes note of our daily encounters of life. When life appears to be hopeless all around, there is Someone greater to turn to who will never leave us though we may face severe trials, persecution, or even the difficulties of daily struggles. The author’s desire is that readers will be touched by God’s leading and develop a greater trust in God as they travel life’s journey.

Book Nobody   s Ass  Journey to Freedom

Download or read book Nobody s Ass Journey to Freedom written by Art Lester and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a mountain jungle of Latin America two very different fugitives join forces to escape a common threat. Launching themselves into the unknown, they find that there are dangers ahead which they have never considered, and that freedom is more elusive than they knew. On the other side of what turns out to be a perilous journey, they discover where real freedom might be found.

Book Freedom   s Journey Free to Serve

Download or read book Freedom s Journey Free to Serve written by Dennis A. McIntyre and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jake Wilson once sought to replace the loss of his father with many vices including alcohol, drugs, and women. But Jake eventually turns his life around and becomes the man God always wanted him to be. Now, he and his wife, Terry, have formed a family centered on faith, love, and, most importantly, hope. As he opens his heart and home to his two daughters through a custody agreement, Jake has no idea that he is about to discover the answers to the challenges that still plague him from his past. As Jakes daughters slowly acclimate to living with a new family, Jake finds solace in his Bible study group. With his family of six packed in a three-bedroom apartment, Jake has no choice but to push his financial misgivings aside and begin searching for a larger home. Soon after he places his trust in the Lord through prayer, Jake stumbles onto an old farmhouse in desperate need of renovation and secretly wonders if the ramshackle dwelling is the answer to his prayers. In this inspirational tale, a man embarks on an emotional journey through his past, present, and futureand soon discovers that God always has a plan.

Book Journey to Freedom

Download or read book Journey to Freedom written by Leslie Kenton and published by Thorsons Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining the ancient techniques of shamanism with science and health technology, the author offers a step-by-step 13-week course of "quantum leaps for the soul"--practical tools readers can use to break away from old habits and find personal freedom.

Book The Journey of Psychosynthesis

Download or read book The Journey of Psychosynthesis written by Will Parfitt and published by Aeon Books. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique blend of perennial wisdom and modern psychological practice The Journey of Psychosynthesis is unique in several ways: it is the first book on psychosynthesis based on a defined path of learning that has been refined and proven over more than 20 years through a successful distance education course. The book is based on the author’s 40 years of practice as a psychosynthesis psychotherapist and trainer and his experience of how psychosynthesis, a blend of perennial wisdom and modern psychological practice, may be effectively applied in all walks of life. Written in an easy style, it makes the contents accessible to a wide range of readers. Everyone interested in self development, or just simply in making better choices in their life, will find it useful.

Book Journey to Freedom

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ursula H. Meier
  • Publisher : Author House
  • Release : 2005-07-16
  • ISBN : 1452040117
  • Pages : 274 pages

Download or read book Journey to Freedom written by Ursula H. Meier and published by Author House. This book was released on 2005-07-16 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey to Freedom won the Eudora Welty Memorial Award in the National League of American Pen Women's nationwide fiction writing contest. Set in war-torn Europe of 1944, Journey to Freedom takes the reader inside the world of a young woman who becomes the victim of Hitler’s Racial Laws. Juliet Nestor, daughter of an “Aryan” father and a Jewish mother, is classified a “Mischling” and no longer considered a German citizen. Deportation to a Labor Camp looms over her. Her search for a refuge takes her to rural Eastern Prussia and Poland. On her adventurous journey she falls in love with a young German officer. A bittersweet love story ensues. Two strong Polish women, Vera and Olga, along with Paulie, a vulnerable little boy, befriend Juliet and help her to overcome the tragic events she ultimately has to face. The turbulent last months of WWII take Juliet back to Germany. In a small Bavarian town she experiences the final days of Germany’s brutal regime. Peace signifies a new and exciting beginning, but for Juliet Nestor there are still hurdles to overcome and deep emotional wounds to heal. Surprises unfold that will mesmerize the reader.

Book The Journey of the Anointed One

Download or read book The Journey of the Anointed One written by Theodore J. Nottingham and published by Theosis Books. This book was released on 2011-09-28 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The journey of Jesus of Nazareth, called the Christ or the Anointed One, is the template for every human being in search of reconnection with their spiritual origins and identity. He is known as "the first fruit of many" and the stages of his spiritual journey, along with his teachings, trace the path -- the Way -- for each human being of every century and culture toward their true destiny: encounter with the living Presence which transforms us into "partakers of the Divine Nature".This book is divided into two sections: PART 1 The JourneyPART 2 The Fruits of the JourneyIncluded are some of the following themes: WildernessThe InvitationThe Core TeachingsBecoming DisciplesRebirthMeister Eckhart and the Birth WithinThe Dark Night of the SoulLost Teachings of Ancient ChristianityThe Individual and the CommunityLearning to Forgive

Book Journey to Freedom

    Book Details:
  • Author : Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
  • Publisher : Discovery House
  • Release : 2022-08-05
  • ISBN : 1640702202
  • Pages : 267 pages

Download or read book Journey to Freedom written by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson and published by Discovery House. This book was released on 2022-08-05 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book of Exodus not only tells the story of Moses and the Israelites but also uncovers a piece of your own story, and how God desires for you to live in His liberty every day. In this 8-week Bible study, you'll see how God reveals His presence and His attitude toward issues of injustice, leadership, and social responsibilities. Discover new insights into Exodus and be equipped to make long-lasting, God-honoring impacts in your community.

Book Invitation to Solitude and Silence

Download or read book Invitation to Solitude and Silence written by Ruth Haley Barton and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of our faith and practice is about words—preaching, teaching, talking with others. Yet all of these words are not enough to take us into the real presence of God. This book is an invitation to meet God deeply and fully through solitude and silence. This expanded edition includes a guide for groups to use for both discussion and practice.

Book A Journey to Real Freedom

Download or read book A Journey to Real Freedom written by Paul Twitchell and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-11-11 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REBAZAR TARZS PROVIDED PAUL TWITCHELL WITH THE ROD OF POWER IN 1965 AND THEN PAUL PASSED IT TO DUANE IN 2001 FOR THE FIRST TIME, REBAZAR AGAIN GAVE IT TO DUANE IN 2007. THE MYSTERY OF THE ROD OF POWER AND REAL FREEDOM IS WHAT THIS WORLD IS LOOKING FOR. NOW IS THE TIMEGUARANTEED!!

Book African American Review

Download or read book African American Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: