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Book A World that was

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ronald Murray Berndt
  • Publisher : UBC Press
  • Release : 1993
  • ISBN : 9780774804783
  • Pages : 688 pages

Download or read book A World that was written by Ronald Murray Berndt and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary book, written from material gathered over half a century ago, will almost certainly be the last fine-grained account of traditional Aboriginal life in settled south-eastern Australia. It recreates the world of the Yaraldi group of the Kukabrak or Narrinyeri people of the Lower Murray and Lakes region of South Australia. In 1939 Albert Karloan, a Yaraldi man, urged a young ethnologist, Ronald Berndt, to set up camp at Murray Bridge and to record the story of his people. Karloan and Pinkie Mack, a Yaraldi woman, possessed through personal experience, not merely through hearsay, an all but complete knowledge of traditional life. They were virtually the last custodians of that knowledge and they felt the burden of their unique situation. This book represents their concerted efforts to pass on the story to future generations. For Ronald and Catherine Berndt, this was their first fieldwork together in an illustrious joint career of almost fifty years. During long periods, principally until 1943, they laboured with pencil and paper to put it all down - a far cry from the recording techniques of today's oral historians. Their fieldnotes were worked into a rough draft of what would become, but not until recently, the finished manuscript. The book's range is encyclopaedic and engrossing - sometimes dramatic. It encompasses relations between and among individuals and clan groups, land tenure, kinship, the subsistence economy, trade, ceremony, councils, fighting and warfare, rites of passage from conception to death, myths, and beliefs and practices concerning healing and the supernatural. Not least, it is a record of the dramatic changes following European colonization. A World That Was is a unique contribution to Australia's cultural history. There is simply no comparable body of work, nor is there ever likely to be.

Book The World That Was the World of the Blackman

Download or read book The World That Was the World of the Blackman written by Hadja Aisha Cassana Maddox Nablisi and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cassana Maddox Nablisi was born Cassana Virginia Chestnut, on January 4, 1930, in New York City, New York, the daughter of James Samuel Chestnut and Bessie Anna Hairston-Chestnut. She attended high school at Seward Park High School in Manhattan, joined the United States Navy where she served until the birth of her first son. While working at the American Broadcasting Company as a teletypist at night, she studied and earned a Bachelors degree at Fordham University and a Masters at Teachers College at Columbia University. Following her graduation Ms. Nablisi was awarded a scholarship to King Abdulaziz University in Mecca before it was moved to Jeddah and began a new career as a college professor. As a visiting professor her travels included countries like Iraq, Lybia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and other African, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern countries. Ms. Nablisi passed away May 9, 2008 at the Loma Linda Veterans Hospital of complications of diabetes. She is survived by her three sons Robert, James and Howard Maddox and a daughter-in-law, Anne Maddox. She is missed.

Book The World that was Ours

Download or read book The World that was Ours written by Hilda Bernstein and published by Persephone Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate memoir about the 1964 Rivonia Trial in South Africa during Apartheid.

Book The World That Never Was

Download or read book The World That Never Was written by Alex Butterworth and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling history of the rise of anarchism, told through the stories of a number of prominent revolutionaries and the agents of the secret police who pursued them. In the late nineteenth century, nations the world over were mired in economic recession and beset by social unrest, their leaders increasingly threatened by acts of terrorism and assassination from anarchist extremists. In this riveting history of that tumultuous period, Alex Butterworth follows the rise of these revolutionaries from the failed Paris Commune of 1871 to the 1905 Russian Revolution and beyond. Through the interwoven stories of several key anarchists and the secret police who tracked and manipulated them, Butterworth explores how the anarchists were led to increasingly desperate acts of terrorism and murder. Rich in anecdote and with a fascinating array of supporting characters, The World That Never Was is a masterly exploration of the strange twists and turns of history, taking readers on a journey that spans five continents, from the capitals of Europe to a South Pacific penal colony to the heartland of America. It tells the story of a generation that saw its utopian dreams crumble into dangerous desperation and offers a revelatory portrait of an era with uncanny echoes of our own.

Book When the World Was Ours

Download or read book When the World Was Ours written by Liz Kessler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd."--Copyright page.

Book The World Is Flat  Further Updated and Expanded  Release 3 0

Download or read book The World Is Flat Further Updated and Expanded Release 3 0 written by Thomas L. Friedman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-08-07 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores globalization, its opportunities for individual empowerment, its achievements at lifting millions out of poverty, and its drawbacks--environmental, social, and political.

Book The World Book Encyclopedia

Download or read book The World Book Encyclopedia written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.

Book There Once Was a World

    Book Details:
  • Author : Yaffa Eliach
  • Publisher : Back Bay Books
  • Release : 1999-10-06
  • ISBN : 9780316232395
  • Pages : 864 pages

Download or read book There Once Was a World written by Yaffa Eliach and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 1999-10-06 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 900 years the Polish shtetl was a home to generations of Jewish families. In 1944 almost every Jew was murdered and with them died a way of life that had survived for centuries. Yaffa Eliach has written a landmark history of the shtetl.

Book Faith and Confessions

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  • Author : Charles Capps
  • Publisher : Harrison House
  • Release : 1992-05-01
  • ISBN : 9781577941323
  • Pages : 265 pages

Download or read book Faith and Confessions written by Charles Capps and published by Harrison House. This book was released on 1992-05-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this profound look at the Scripture, Charles Capps reveals how to release God's goodness in your own life. He clearly outlines that speaking the truth of God's Word, even when times are tough, works together with our faith to bring victory every time! Confessing what God said in His Word out of a heart full of faith will bring God's supernatural intervention. The balance of faith and confession working together is essential for living the abundant life that God has promised.

Book How the World Was Made

Download or read book How the World Was Made written by K B Napier and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book could have been ten times longer, but it serves the purpose of introducing Christians to the truth concerning the beginning of the world and the universe. The first three chapters of Genesis describe historical facts, not myths, as the Hebrew texts prove. Most quotes are by scientists. Evolutionists jealously guard their failed hypothesis, because, as they say, they "cannot let God get a foothold in science". In itself this is an admission of anxiety, that truth will one day be shown... and it is NOT found in scientism, which is the fake version of science. There are absolutely NO proofs for evolution. But, how many know this? Evolutionists are so scared of this truth getting out they will resort to legal restraints!! They are so afraid, they enforce evolution-only in schools by intimidation and false science, and denigrate students in universities for daring to question evolutionary orthodoxy. Yet, genuine scientists KNOW evolution is fake! They hate God. That's it!!

Book The World That Never Was

Download or read book The World That Never Was written by Karl Zeigfreid and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2014-12-22 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanity played with fire once too often. It was atomic fire and its ravages produced an almost complete annihilation, but there were survivors. The radiations had not been entirely malevolent in their influence. Genes and chromosomes danced like dervishes in the gamma bombardments, and settled back into fantastic new patterns. God-like beings strode proudly athwart the devastation. Half-human demons lurked in the shadowy ruins. The twilight of humanity faded into a new heroic epoch, behind which the forbidden secrets of the ancient atom gods bided their time...

Book The World that Never was

Download or read book The World that Never was written by Arthur St. John Adcock and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book When the World Was New

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  • Author : Gifford Michael Rodney
  • Publisher : AuthorHouse
  • Release : 2015-12-03
  • ISBN : 1504965566
  • Pages : 188 pages

Download or read book When the World Was New written by Gifford Michael Rodney and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I thought about when God first made man. I thought about when God saved the world with eight people. I thought about the new world that is coming when Jesus comes back to this earth to rule. I just write these truths as the Lord gives them to me. I was a country boy that didnt know too much of anything, but this one thing I know: the Lord is coming back to take away all the people that are ready to go back with him. John said, I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth. The old Heaven and the old Earth is passing away and will be no more. A new beginning. So I just like to write, to tell a story about God.

Book How the World Was Made  A Cherokee Story

Download or read book How the World Was Made A Cherokee Story written by Brad Wagnon and published by 7th Generation. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the World Was Made is a traditional Cherokee creation story. It takes place during a time when animals did many of the things that people can do. When the earth was young, the animals lived on a rock above it, and the earth was covered with water. The animals needed more room, but where could they find it? This book retells the delightful Cherokee tale of how the earth was created, while teaching the valuable lesson that even the smallest creature can make a big difference. Written in both Cherokee and English so readers can become acquainted with the Cherokee syllabary and language.

Book When the World was Waiting for You

Download or read book When the World was Waiting for You written by Gillian Shields and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations and simple rhyming text tell the story of a family of bunnies anticipating the birth of a new baby.

Book When the World Was Black Part One

Download or read book When the World Was Black Part One written by Supreme Understanding and published by Supreme Design Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-02 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the World Was Black: The Untold History of the World’s First Civilizations (Volume Two of The Science of Self series) has been published in TWO parts. Why two? Because there are far too many stories that remain untold. We had over 200,000 years of Black history to tell – from the southern tip of Chile to the northernmost isles of Europe – and you can’t do that justice in a 300-page book. So there are two parts, each consisting of 360 pages of groundbreaking history, digging deep into the story of all the world’s original people. Part One covers the Black origins of all the world’s oldest cultures and societies, spanning more than 200,000 years of human history. Part Two tells the stories of the Black men and women who introduced urban civilization to the world over the last 20,000 years, up to the time of European contact. Each part has over 100 helpful maps, graphs, and photos, an 8-page full-color insert in the center, and over 300 footnotes and references for further research. “In this book, you’ll learn about the history of Black people. I don’t mean the history you learned in school, which most likely began with slavery and ended with the Civil Rights Movement. I’m talking about Black history BEFORE that. Long before that. In this book, we’ll cover over 200,000 years of Black history. For many of us, that sounds strange. We can’t even imagine what the Black past was like before the slave trade, much less imagine that such a history goes back 200,000 years or more.” “Part Two covers history from 20,000 years ago to the point of European contact. This is the time that prehistoric cultures grew into ancient urban civilizations, a transition known to historians as the “Neolithic Revolution.”

Book How The World Was Won  The Americanization of Everywhere

Download or read book How The World Was Won The Americanization of Everywhere written by Peter Conrad and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From politics and war, to jeans and sneakers: a look at America’s influence on the world from an international perspective On the day after 9/11, foreign newspapers ran headlines announcing “We Are All Americans Now.” Though the sentiment was not new, it was also not quite the same as when Henry Luce announced in 1941, the inauguration of what he called “the American Century,” during which the US was to raise all men “from the level of the beasts to what the Psalmist calls a little lower than angels.” When America suddenly emerged as a global power in the postwar period, the world—with pockets of resistance from France, Russia, and Japan in particular—was happy to be remade in the US image. America dazzled, and sometimes intimidated, older, staler, less innovative cultures. The affluence it placed on display was something to which most other countries aspired, and it was this fantasy that helped win the Cold War. Fast forward to today and the Chinese state news agency Xinhua, days before a possible financial default by the US government, calling for a de-Americanized world. A context for Peter Conrad’s grand tale is, inevitably, politics, war, and commerce, but for the most part he draws on his brilliant repertoire of cultural skills to assess, surprise, invigorate, and delight us with his kaleidoscopic presentation of the movies and music, jeans and sneakers, food and refrigerators, novels and paintings that have shaped so much of the world in our lifetimes.