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Book Spartacus

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1059 pages

Download or read book Spartacus written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1059 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Assembly

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  • Author : West Point Association of Graduates (Organization).
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 578 pages

Download or read book Assembly written by West Point Association of Graduates (Organization). and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book War in the Blood

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  • Author : Chris Beyrer
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2017-07-15
  • ISBN : 1786991969
  • Pages : 377 pages

Download or read book War in the Blood written by Chris Beyrer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective treatment for HIV and AIDS came in 1996. For sufferers in the developed world, this marked a true watershed moment: the end of the death sentence. But for many in the developing world, including in Southeast Asia, these new treatments remained far out of reach. In his early thirties, following the loss of his partner to an AIDS-related illness, Chris Beyrer wrote the first edition of War in the Blood. Three decades later, having served as president of the International AIDS Society, he believes we have arrived at an extraordinary milestone. For the first time, a patient has been demonstrably cured of HIV, new vaccine trials in Thailand have shown great promise, and the PrEP programme genuinely works. So why are over half of the estimated 38.8 million people living with HIV still not on treatment? War in the Blood is a labour of love, both a celebratory account of Southeast Asia and the story of our failure to protect those most vulnerable the world over – gay men, adolescent girls, sex workers, drug users, and transgender women. Beyrer offers an impassioned plea for our communities and governments – and our own hearts and minds – to stop denying the realities of sex, sexuality, and gender, and to take affirmative action.

Book The Color of Desire

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  • Author : Christopher Ewing
  • Publisher : Cornell University Press
  • Release : 2024-01-15
  • ISBN : 1501773372
  • Pages : 355 pages

Download or read book The Color of Desire written by Christopher Ewing and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-15 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Color of Desire tells the story of how, in the aftermath of gay liberation, race played a crucial role in shaping the trajectory of queer, German politics. Focusing on the Federal Republic of Germany, Christopher Ewing charts both the entrenchment of racisms within white, queer scenes and the formation of new, antiracist movements that contested overlapping marginalizations. Far from being discrete political trajectories, racist and antiracist politics were closely connected, as activists worked across groups to develop their visions for queer politics. Ewing describes not only how AIDS workers, gay tourists, white lesbians, queer immigrants, and Black feminists were connected in unexpected ways but also how they developed contradictory concerns that comprised the full landscape of queer politics. Out of these connections, which often exceeded the bounds of the Federal Republic, arose new forms of queer fascism as well as their multiple, antiracist contestations. Both unsettled the appeals to national belonging, or "homonationalism," on which many white queer activists based their claims. Thus, the story of the making of homonationalism is also the story of its unmaking. The Color of Desire explains how the importance of racism to queer politics cannot—and should not—be understood without also attending to antiracism. Actors worked across different groups, making it difficult to chart separable political trajectories. At the same time, antiracist activists also used the fractures and openings in groups that were heavily invested in the logics of whiteness to formulate new, antiracist organizations and, albeit in constrained ways, shifted queer politics more generally.

Book Europe

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  • Author : Norman Davies
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1996
  • ISBN : 9780198201717
  • Pages : 1428 pages

Download or read book Europe written by Norman Davies and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Ice Age to the Cold War and beyond, from Reykjavik to Riga, from Archimedes to Einstein, Alexander to Yeltsin, here between the covers of a single volume Norman Davies tells the story of Europe, East and West, from prehistory to the present day. The book's absorbing narrative lays down the chronological and geographical grid on which the dramas of European history have been played out. It zooms in from the distant focus of Chapter One, which explores the first five million years of the continent's evolution, to the close focus of the lasttwo chapters, which cover the twentieth century at roughly one page per year. In between, Norman Davies presents a huge and sweeping canvas packed with fascinating detail, analysis, and anecdote. Alongside Europe's better-known stories - human, national, and continental - he brings into focus areasoften ignored or misunderstood, remembering the stateless nation as well as the nation-state. Minority communities, from heretics and lepers to Jews, Romanies, and Muslims have not been forgotten. This masterly history reveals not only the rich variety of Europe's past but also the many and rewarding prisms through which it can be viewed. Each chapter contains a selection of telephoto 'capsules', illustrating narrower themes and topics that cut across the chronological flow. Davies thenconcludes with a wide-angle 'snapshot' of the whole continent as seen from one particular vantage point. The overall effect is stunning: a kind of historical picture album, with panoramic tableaux interspersed by detailed insets and close-ups. Never before has such an ambitious history of Europe been attempted. In range and ambition, the originality of its structure and glittering style, Norman Davies's Europe represents one of the most important and illuminating history books to be published by Oxford. Time Capsules 201 fascinating articles interspersed throughout the narrative focus on incidents or topics as various as The Iceman of the Alps, Erotic Graffiti at Pompeii, Stradivarius, and Psychoanalysing Hitler. Each capsule can be tasted as a separate self-contained morsel; or can be read in conjunction withthe narrative into which it is inserted. Snapshots 12 panoramic overviews across the changing map of Europe freeze the frames of the chronological narrative at moments of symbolic importance, such as Knossos 1628 BC, Constantinople AD 330, and Nuremberg 1945. A fully illustrated history Incorporates over 100 superbly detailed maps and diagrams, and 32 pages of black and white plates.

Book Spartacus  1994 1995

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  • Author : Bruno Gmunder Verlag
  • Publisher : LPC Group
  • Release : 1994-05-01
  • ISBN : 9783861870111
  • Pages : 1088 pages

Download or read book Spartacus 1994 1995 written by Bruno Gmunder Verlag and published by LPC Group. This book was released on 1994-05-01 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate travel guide for gay men--now in its 23rd revised edition--with reliable addresses for hotels and campgrounds, clubs, bars, baths and beaches, cafes and restaurants, bookshops and gay stores. A must-have for planning the fun-loving, fulfilling vacation in all gay-life cultural areas around the world.

Book America s Favorite Mascot

Download or read book America s Favorite Mascot written by Amanda Wirth and published by Silly Dog Media. This book was released on 2021-09-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's Favorite Mascot chronicles the history of the U.S. Army mules at West Point. West Point has a rich history that has impacted United States History and the United States Military immensely. Alongside the esteemed graduates of West Point have been their beloved mules. America's Favorite Mascot tells the stories of the mules, their antics, and the important role they have played at the United States Military Academy. Book Review 1: "America's Favorite Mascot does an excellent job telling the story of America's favorite mascot! The Army mules have been essential to the success of our armed forces since the birth of this nation and the West Point mules are an important part of West Point history. This is a must read for any West Point fan or history buff!" -- Alfred Hoffman, Jr. US Ambassador, USMA ’56, Hannibal, my mule boss’53-‘56 Book Review 2: "The long gray mule line is an important part of the long gray line and America's Favorite Mascot does a great job introducing the public to an important part of West Point history." -- Harrison Mann, USMA '12 Book Review 3: "Mules are an important part of the armed forces and especially West Point, and America's Favorite Mascot truly shows us just how amazing they are. A great read for any military history enthusiast! And I hope USMA graduates everywhere will add it to their West Point memorabilia collections." -- Steve Townes, CEO, Ranger Aerospace, USMA '75 (Head Rabble Rouser and Mule Rider). Book Review 4: “Tiny Tomsen told me many times that the mission is to celebrate the rich legacy of the West Point Mule. This wonderful book suggests ‘mission accomplished’. Tiny would be proud”. -- Mike Lapolla, USMA '65

Book Titanic

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  • Author : Kevin S. Sandler
  • Publisher : Rutgers University Press
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9780813526690
  • Pages : 292 pages

Download or read book Titanic written by Kevin S. Sandler and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1997, James Cameron's "Titanic", became the first motion picture to earn a billion dollars worldwide. These essays ask the question: What made "Titanic" such a popular movie? Why has this film become a cultural and film phenomenon? What makes it so fascinating to the film-going public?

Book The Spartacus War

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  • Author : Barry Strauss
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2009-03-17
  • ISBN : 1439158398
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book The Spartacus War written by Barry Strauss and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative account from an expert author: The Spartacus War is the first popular history of the revolt in English. The Spartacus War is the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellion in the ancient world, the fascinating true story behind a legend that has been the inspiration for novelists, filmmakers, and revolutionaries for 2,000 years. Starting with only seventy-four men, a gladiator named Spartacus incited a rebellion that threatened Rome itself. With his fellow gladiators, Spartacus built an army of 60,000 soldiers and controlled the southern Italian countryside. A charismatic leader, he used religion to win support. An ex-soldier in the Roman army, Spartacus excelled in combat. He defeated nine Roman armies and kept Rome at bay for two years before he was defeated. After his final battle, 6,000 of his followers were captured and crucified along Rome's main southern highway. The Spartacus War is the dramatic and factual account of one of history's great rebellions. Spartacus was beaten by a Roman general, Crassus, who had learned how to defeat an insurgency. But the rebels were partly to blame for their failure. Their army was large and often undisciplined; the many ethnic groups within it frequently quarreled over leadership. No single leader, not even Spartacus, could keep them all in line. And when faced with a choice between escaping to freedom and looting, the rebels chose wealth over liberty, risking an eventual confrontation with Rome's most powerful forces. The result of years of research, The Spartacus War is based not only on written documents but also on archaeological evidence, historical reconstruction, and the author's extensive travels in the Italian countryside that Spartacus once conquered.

Book Aids

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  • Author : Peter Aggleton
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 2003-09-02
  • ISBN : 1135746923
  • Pages : 237 pages

Download or read book Aids written by Peter Aggleton and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reflects on the contributions of social and behavioural research to the development of interventions for prevention of AIDS. It brings together key papers from three major conferences that took place in 1994.

Book Ancient Worlds in Film and Television

Download or read book Ancient Worlds in Film and Television written by Almut-Barbara Renger and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reinvigorates the field of Classical Reception by investigating present-day culture, society, and politics, particularly gender, gender roles, and filmic constructions of masculinity and femininity which shape and are shaped by interacting economic, political, and ideological practices.

Book Report of the Secretary of the Senate from

Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Senate from written by United States. Congress. Senate and published by . This book was released on 1994-10 with total page 1254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Notes

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  • Author : Music Library Association
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1996
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 710 pages

Download or read book Notes written by Music Library Association and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Spartacus  1993 1994

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  • Author : Bruno Gmunder
  • Publisher : Bruno Gmuender GMBH
  • Release : 1993-03
  • ISBN : 9783924163914
  • Pages : 1100 pages

Download or read book Spartacus 1993 1994 written by Bruno Gmunder and published by Bruno Gmuender GMBH. This book was released on 1993-03 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as Referenced in Literature

Download or read book The Careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as Referenced in Literature written by Henryk Hoffmann and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as Referenced in Literature" is a study of the perception of these two Hollywood megastars and their work, as presented in the text and context of references and allusions found in world literature. This book also aims to establish the impact factor of the two actors and their major films, as well as to provide extensive data for further studies of the complex and bilateral relationships between film and literature. The pertinent quotations have been extracted from over 150 works—novels, short stories, plays, poems and some nonfiction biographies and memoirs (excluding those focused on film celebrities)—by more than 120 authors. The main body of the book consists of two parts, each devoted to one actor and each having five identical sections. In the first section, references to the actor’s films are discussed while the second section presents references to the actor himself. The third section shows the complete list of references found to the actor and his films, including references not mentioned in the first two sections—either because of their relative insignificance, the lack of an English translation in case of foreign-language works or repetitiveness and/or abundance in a given work. The fourth section offers the credits of the films referenced, and the fifth section presents the actor’s complete monographic bibliography. The third part of the book, ‘Epilogue: Final Remarks and Conclusions,’ provides an analysis and classification of all the references and allusions presented in the main body, and it elaborates on the friendship of the two actors. College professors and students interested in film studies, particularly film analysis and criticism, film perception and film genres, will find this book of great interest. It will also appeal to people interested in biographical books on movie personalities and movie fans, especially those interested in westerns, film noir and the careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas.

Book Projecting the Past

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  • Author : Maria Wyke
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013-12-02
  • ISBN : 1317796063
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book Projecting the Past written by Maria Wyke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brought vividly to life on screen, the myth of ancient Rome resonates through modern popular culture. Projecting the Past examines how the cinematic traditions of Hollywood and Italy have resurrected ancient Rome to address the concerns of the present. The book engages contemporary debates about the nature of the classical tradition, definitions of history, and the place of the past in historical film.

Book Hollywood and History

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  • Author : Jem Duducu
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2023-09-15
  • ISBN : 1538177072
  • Pages : 261 pages

Download or read book Hollywood and History written by Jem Duducu and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun but informative look at Hollywood’s more-than-a century long love affair with historical figures, events, and places, this book delves into what really happened in history, as opposed to the Hollywood interpretation of events, and reveals why the movies don’t usually reflect the reality of our known history.