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Free Download Jakub Hauser, "Visual Antisemitism in Central Europe: Imagery of Hatred"
English | ISBN: 3110616076 | 2021 | 300 pages | PDF | 27 MB
In eleven contributions, Visual Antisemitism in Central Europe, Imagery of Hatred deals with visual manifestations of antisemitism in Central Europe from the Middle Ages to the present day. The publication, which presents heretofore largely unknown materials, seeks responses from diverse perspectives to the question of the role of visuality in the development of antisemitic moods and political agendas that encouraged hatred towards Jews. The scope of visual anti-Judaism and antisemitism always was and still is very wide: from stereotypical depictions that can conceal an underlying message through humorous content, to clearly formulated assaults that aim to escalate animosity towards an imaginary collective enemy. The goal in both these cases is the exclusion of Jews from the majority society imagined as a monolithic whole, and the reification of a dividing line between "us" and "them". With its wide thematic and methodological range, this book offers a comprehensive image of the phenomenon of visual anti-Judaism and antisemitism and provides rich comparative material for the entire Central European region.

Free Download Sally Cummings, "Symbolism And Power In Central Asia"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0415815975, 0415575672 | EPUB | pages: 268 | 1.1 mb
With the collapse of communism, post-communist societies scrambled to find meaning to their new independence. Central Asia was no exception. Events, relationships, gestures, spatial units and objects produced, conveyed and interpreted meaning. The new power container of the five independent states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan would significantly influence this process of signification. Post-Soviet Central Asia is an intriguing field to examine this transformation: a region which did not see an organised independence movement develop prior to Soviet implosion at the centre, it provokes questions about how symbolisation begins in the absence of a national will to do so.

Free Download Supremacy at Sea: Task Force 58 and the Central Pacific Victory by Evan Mawdsley
English | May 14th, 2024 | ISBN: 0300255454 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 25.02 MB
The gripping account of the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier force-and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the achievement of American naval supremacy

Free Download Armel Dirou, "Security and International Relations in Central Africa: A Practitioner’s Perspective"
English | ISBN: 3030895963 | 2022 | 161 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The book explains in practical terms the theoretical teachings of African politics, international relations, and war studies experts, based on operational experiences. The evolution of military engagement and related international legal concepts has profoundly modified the approach to combat and its conduct in the field. The author argues that war studies and the African political landscape have changed significantly in recent years. Therefore, the author asks the question of whether true, enduring, and decisive victory is still possible in contemporary conflicts. Even if the response is positive, is it possible for political and development leaders to understand how best to take advantage of victory for the people of that country?

Free Download Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe 2024-2025 (World Today (Stryker)), 23rd Edition by Bojka Djukanovic
English | August 2nd, 2024 | ISBN: 1538185865 | 661 pages | True PDF | 41.40 MB
The World Today Series: Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe is an annually updated presentation of each sovereign country in Nordic, Central and Southeastern Europe, past and present. It is organized by individual chapters for each country and presents a complete and authoritative overview of each region’s geography, people, history, political system, constitution, parliament, parties, political leaders, and elections.

Free Download Life Is a Dream (Central European Classics) by Gyula Krúdy, translated by John Bátki
English | 6 May 2010 | ISBN: 0141193034 | True EPUB | 240 pages | 2.6 MB
Life is a Dream (1931) is Gyula Krudy’s magical collection of ten short stories. Creating a world where editors shoot themselves after a hard day’s brunching, men attend duels incognito and lovers fall out over salad dressing, Life is a Dream is a comic, nostalgic, romantic and erotic glimpse into the Hungary of the early twentieth century. Focussing on the poor and dispossessed, these tales of love, food, death and sex are ironic and wise about the human condition and the futility of life, and display fully Krudy’s wit and mastery of the form.

Free Download Gudme: Iron Age Settlement and Central Halls (Pre-Christian Cult Sites) by Palle Østergaard Sørensen, edited by Mads Dengsø Jessen, Mads Lou Bendtsen
English | September 15, 2022 | ISBN: 178925907X | True EPUB | 472 pages | 48.2 MB
Gudme: The Iron Age Settlement and Central Halls presents, describes and interprets the many finds and structures that have been comprised during the extended excavations at the central parts of the Gudme locality on southeast Funen, Denmark. Head of excavation Palle Østergaard Sørensen extracts, combines, classifies, dates and temporalizes the many finds and houses from the excavations Gudmehallerne, Gudme III, Gudme IV.

Free Download Béla Tomka, "Globalization in State Socialist East Central Europe: Looking Beyond Dominant Narratives"
English | ISBN: 303163523X | 2024 | 140 pages | EPUB, PDF | 1048 KB + 2 MB
This open access Palgrave Pivot explores four major aspects of globalization: foreign trade, capital and information flows, and the movement of people. The book examines how the state socialist countries of East Central Europe fit into the general trend of globalization after WWII. It focuses on three specific countries in the region: Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. The study also considers conceptual problems: whether recently introduced terms such as ‘alternative globalization’ and ‘socialist proto-globalization’ are plausible for interpreting state socialist globalization.

Free Download Esther Levinger, "Constructivism in Central Europe Painting, Typography, Photomontage"
English | ISBN: 9004505555 | 2022 | 384 pages | PDF | 24 MB
The book tells the story of individual artists in Central Europe who believed in art’s power to change the world; they imagined a collective of human beings living happily in a free society liberated of injustice and inequality.

Free Download Dore Gold, "America, The Gulf, And Israel: Centcom (central Command) And Emerging U.s. Regional Security Policies In The Middle East"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 0813307198, 0367003120 | EPUB | pages: 120 | 1.0 mb
This book evaluates whether the military preparations made by US in the aftermath of Central Command’s (CENTCOM) establishment, represent the kind of change in America’s military relationship with the Middle East. It also evaluates the implications of the creation of CENTCOM for US-Israel relations.