Download or read book French Colonialism Unmasked written by Ruth Ginio and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Vichy regime, there was ostensibly only one France and one form of colonialism for French West Africa (FWA). World War II and the division of France into two ideological camps, each asking for legitimacy from the colonized, opened for Africans numerous unprecedented options. French Colonialism Unmasked analyzes three dramatic years in the history of FWA, from 1940 to 1943, in which the Vichy regime tried to impose the ideology of the National Revolution in the region. Ruth Ginio shows how this was a watershed period in the history of the region by providing an in-depth examination of the Vichy colonial visions and practices in fwa. She describes the intriguing encounters between the colonial regime and African society along with the responses of different sectors in the African population to the Vichy policy. Although French Colonialism Unmasked focuses on one region within the French Empire, it has relevance to French colonial history in general by providing one of the missing pieces in research on Vichy colonialism. Ruth Ginio is a research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the author of articles in International Journal of African Historical Studies, Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine, Cahiers d'etudes africaines, and several other journals.

Download or read book The End of Empire in French West Africa written by Tony Chafer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation, France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War. Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under French control.The process of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria has been widely studied, but much less has been written about decolonization in France's largest colony, French West Africa. Here, the French approach was regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition successfully managed by well intentioned French politicians and enlightened African leaders. Overturning this received wisdom, Chafer argues that the rapid unfurling of events after the Second World War was a complex , piecemeal and unpredictable process, resulting in a 'successful decolonization' that was achieved largely by accident. At independence, the winners assumed the reins of political power, while the losers were often repressed, imprisoned or silenced.This important book challenges the traditional dichotomy between 'imperial' and 'colonial' history and will be of interest to students of imperial and French history, politics and international relations, development and post-colonial studies.

Download or read book The Religion of the Samek written by Sigfrid Rafael KARSTEN and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1955 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Egyptian Archaeology written by Willeke Wendrich and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Egyptian Archaeology explores ancient Egypt using a uniquely archaeological approach, drawing on original research to both synthesize and challenge existing scholarship. Written by leading Egyptologists, based on original research and fieldwork Illustrates how practical research is a vital component of any theory-based discussion about the ancient world Examines the cultural and historical processes of ancient Egypt from a global perspective Visually engaging with over 80 illustrations Chapters explore fundamental issues and themes, but focus on specific periods and key archaeological sites

Download or read book Hatshepsut from Queen to Pharaoh written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2005 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at the artistically productive reign of Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh in ancient Egypt

Download or read book Archaeology Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East written by Oscar White Muscarella and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeology, Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East follows the evolution of the author’s scholarly work and interests and is divided into several categories of interrelated fields. The first part deals primarily with excavations and associated artifacts, issues in ancient geography and the identification of ancient sites in northwest Iran, the author’s research involving the culture and chronology of the Phrygian capital at Gordion in Anatolia, and the chronology and Iranian cultural relations of a site in the Emirate of Sharjah. Part two is wide-ranging and includes chapters on Aegean and ancient Near Eastern cultural and political interconnections, the role of fibulae in revealing cultural and chronological matters, and the gender-determined usage of parasols and their recognition in excavated contexts. There are also articles specifically concerned with “Plunder Culture” and the forgery of both objects and their alleged proveniences. "At 1,088 pages, this volume provides a wonderful sample– chosen by Muscarella himself – of forty papers spanning the author’s career and many interests...This volume is so rich that it contains something for everyone." D.T. Potts, NYU, Bibliotheca Orientalis lxxIII n° 3-4, mei-augustus 2016

Download or read book A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art written by Melinda K. Hartwig and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art presents a comprehensive collection of original essays exploring key concepts, critical discourses, and theories that shape the discipline of ancient Egyptian art. • Winner of the 2016 PROSE Award for Single Volume Reference in the Humanities & Social Sciences • Features contributions from top scholars in their respective fields of expertise relating to ancient Egyptian art • Provides overviews of past and present scholarship and suggests new avenues to stimulate debate and allow for critical readings of individual art works • Explores themes and topics such as methodological approaches, transmission of Egyptian art and its connections with other cultures, ancient reception, technology and interpretation, • Provides a comprehensive synthesis on a discipline that has diversified to the extent that it now incorporates subjects ranging from gender theory to ‘X-ray fluorescence’ and ‘image-based interpretations systems’

Download or read book Archaism and Innovation written by David P. Silverman and published by Yale Egyptology. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current volume assembles a series of studies of Middle Kingdom culture gathered around the theme of archaism, change, and innovation. The papers had their origin in a symposium the University of Pennsylvania Museum hosted in 2002, and held in memory of the great Middle Kingdom scholar, Oleg Berlev. The Penn Museum organized the conference that received generous support from the Center for Ancient Studies of the University of Pennsylvania and the Marilyn and William Kelly Simpson Endowment in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University. For the publication, the authors revised and augmented their essays, allowing this volume to include up-to-date information. The editors also invited other scholars to contribute additional studies resulting in a volume that deals with the Middle Kingdom in a broader context. The Marilyn and William Kelly Simpson endowment in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University generously provided the funds necessary for the publication of the volume.

Download or read book Fake written by Mark Jones and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the methods used to make artistic, literary, documentary, and political forgeries and the recent scientific advances in their detection. Includes over 600 objects from the British Museum and many other major collections, from ancient Babylonia to the present day.

Download or read book Gegengabe written by Ingrid Gamer-Wallert and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bhagavadgita written by Max Muller and published by Sacred Books of the East. This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bhagavadgita, with the Sanatsugâtiya and the Anugitâ. The Sacred Books of the East (SBE) series, comprising fifty volumes, was issued by the Oxford University Press between 1879 and 1910. It has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist and scholar of comparative religion, Max Müller. He wrote three of the volumes, and collaborated on three others. The SBE has been designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as part of the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works.

Download or read book Fragments of a Shattered Visage written by Anna Kay Walker and published by Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology, University of Memph. This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers from a symposium held at Memphis State University in April 1987. Contents: Graeco-Roman Uses and Abuses of Ramesside Traditions (Robert S. Bianchi); Elements of Stability and Instability in Ramesside Egypt: The Succession to the Throne (M.L. Bierbrier); Ramesses - Re Who Creates the God (M. Eaton-Krauss); Latest Excavations in Memphis: Progress Report (G.A. Gaballa); The Blessing of Ptah (Ogden Goelet, Jr); Ramesses II - Appearance and Reality (T.G.H. James); Royal Painters: Deir El-Medina in Dynasty XIX (C.A. Keller); Towards a Reconstruction of Ramesside Memphis (Kenneth A. Kitchen); Relations Between Ihnasya and Memphis During the Ramesside Period (Gamal Mokhtar); Ramesside Traditions in the Arts of the Third Intermediate Period (Karol Mysliwiec); Abou Simbel, Ramses, et les dames de la couronne (Ch. Desroches Noblecourt); Mirror of the Cosmos: The Palace of Merenptah (David O'Connor); Recent Work at Northern Piramesse: Results of Excavations by the Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim, at Qantir (Edgar B. Pusch); Ramesses II as Mediator (Ali Radwan); The Statues of King Merenptah (Hourig Sourouzian); The Mortuary Temple of Seti I at Gurna: Excavation and Restoration (Rainer Stadelmann).

Download or read book Being in Ancient Egypt written by Rune Nyord and published by British Archaeological Reports Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers from a seminar held at the University of Copenhagen in September 2006. Contents: A New Look at the Conception of the Human Being in Ancient Egypt (John Gee); 2) Between Identity and Agency in Ancient Egyptian Ritual (Harold M. Hays); 3) Material Agency, Attribution and Experience of Agency in Ancient Egypt: The case of New Kingdom private temple statues (Annette Kjølby); 4) Self-perception and Self-assertion in the Portrait of Senwosret III: New methods for reading a face ((Maya Müller); 5) Taking Phenomenology to Heart: Some heuristic remarks on studying ancient Egyptian embodied experience (Rune Nyord); 6) Anger and Agency: The role of the emotions in Demotic and earlier narratives (John Tait); 7) Time and Space in Ancient Egypt: The importance of the creation of abstraction (David A. Warburton); Index of Egyptian and Greek words and expressions.

Download or read book Religion Institutions and Society in Ancient Rome written by John Scheid and published by Collège de France. This book was released on 2013-09-16 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By opposing sectarian discourses with the universal weapons of history, philology and anthropology, in short, the entire arsenal of science and reason, the history of religions of the past enables us to deflate modern myths, and not only those of others but also our own. It allows us to identify the projection, in the imaginary past, of the “origins” of nationalist, religious or racist fantasies, and to disarm exaggerated interpretations of the sacred texts. Within nations inherited from the 19th century, ancient history can help to deconstruct the representation that nation states sometimes create of their past, by showing that despite their apparent proximity, their “ancestors”, often simply assumed to be so, were as distant from the current society as the inhabitants of the antipodes, and hardly resembled the image assigned to them. It enables us to challenge the “Greek miracle”, the “Roman genius”, the “Germanic superiority”, or the Hegelian dialectic professing that religions and history tend towards Christian monotheism.

Download or read book The Concept of Religion written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Concept of Religion Hans Schilderman edits a volume on the definition and empirical study of religion within the changing landscape of modern society. Now that we can no longer assume a simple harmony between the scientific concept of religion, church doctrine and practiced belief, issues concerning the definition and measurement of religion are becoming crucial issues to academic institutions. The contributing authors present empirical studies studying issues of lifespan and socialisation at school settings; of vocation and profession at church and hospital settings; and culture and nation of society at large. The volume offers a beautiful sample of the empirical study of religion; a conceptual and illustrative overview of the academic field for students and scholars in religion.

Download or read book Saint Anne written by Leonardo (da Vinci) and published by Officina Libraria. This book was released on 2012 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virgin and Child with St. Anne is, with the Battle of Anghiari, Leonardo's most ambitious project

Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead written by E. A. Wallis Budge and published by Wellfleet Press. This book was released on 2016-11-28 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of ancient Egyptian magic spells and road maps to assist individuals through the underworld and into the afterlife.