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Fields Of Blood


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Author : Karen Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Release Date : 2014-10-28

Fields Of Blood written by Karen Armstrong and has been published by Knopf Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-28 with Religion categories.


From the renowned and bestselling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion's connection to violence. For the first time in American history, religious self-identification is on the decline. Some have cited a perception that began to grow after September 11: that faith in general is a source of aggression, intolerance and divisiveness--something bad for society. But how accurate is that view? And does it apply equally to all faiths? In these troubled times, we risk basing decisions of real and dangerous consequence on mistaken understandings of the faiths subscribed around us, in our immediate community as well as globally. And so, with her deep learning and sympathetic understanding, Karen Armstrong examines the impulse toward violence in each of the world's great religions. The comparative approach is new: while there have been plenty of books on jihad or the Crusades, this book lays the Christian and the Islamic way of war side by side, along with those of Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism and Judaism. Each of these faiths arose in agrarian societies with plenty of motivation for violence: landowners had to lord it over peasants and warfare was essential to increase one's landholdings, the only real source of wealth before the great age of trade and commerce. In each context, it fell to the priestly class to legitimize the actions of the state. And so the martial ethos became bound up with the sacred. At the same time, however, their ideologies developed that ran counter to the warrior code: around sages, prophets and mystics. Within each tradition there grew up communities that represented a protest against the injustice and violence endemic to agrarian society. This book explores the symbiosis of these 2 impulses and its development as these confessional faiths came of age. The aggression of secularism has often damaged religion and pushed it into a violent mode. But modernity has also been spectacularly violent, and so Armstrong goes on to show how and in what measure religions, in their relative maturity, came to absorb modern belligerence--and what hope there might be for peace among believers in our time.



Fields Of Blood


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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Eden Studios
Release Date : 2008-03

Fields Of Blood written by Various and has been published by Eden Studios this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03 with Dungeons and Dragons (Game) categories.


Fields of Blood: The Book of War provides everything you need to rule a nation, raise an army, and assault your enemies on the battlefield. With rules governing anything from small keeps to vast nations, your character can now be a hero both in the dungeon and on the battlefield. Features: A complete set of detailed wargame rules based on the d20 system mechanic to resolve combat at any scale; rules for leading troops, from a small squad of men to an army of thousands; rules for governing, from the cost of building and maintaining a small keep, to taxing a nation of millions; rules for NPC nations allowing GMs to run several dozen opposing realms at a time; leadership rules for every class, using your character's strengths to lead an army; rules for using miniatures, or tracking the battles on a simple map; new prestige classes for every character type, designed for use with this system; and more!



The Field Of Blood


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Author : Joanne B. Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2018-09-11

The Field Of Blood written by Joanne B. Freeman and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-11 with History categories.


The previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil War In The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, she shows that the Capitol was rife with conflict in the decades before the Civil War. Legislative sessions were often punctuated by mortal threats, canings, flipped desks, and all-out slugfests. When debate broke down, congressmen drew pistols and waved Bowie knives. One representative even killed another in a duel. Many were beaten and bullied in an attempt to intimidate them into compliance, particularly on the issue of slavery. These fights didn’t happen in a vacuum. Freeman’s dramatic accounts of brawls and thrashings tell a larger story of how fisticuffs and journalism, and the powerful emotions they elicited, raised tensions between North and South and led toward war. In the process, she brings the antebellum Congress to life, revealing its rough realities—the feel, sense, and sound of it—as well as its nation-shaping import. Funny, tragic, and rivetingly told, The Field of Blood offers a front-row view of congressional mayhem and sheds new light on the careers of John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and other luminaries, as well as introducing a host of lesser-known but no less fascinating men. The result is a fresh understanding of the workings of American democracy and the bonds of Union on the eve of their greatest peril.



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Author : William L. Shea
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2009

Fields Of Blood written by William L. Shea and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.


Presents the events of the Battle of Prairie Grove of 1862, which took place in Arkansas and ended the efforts of the Confederate Army to extend the Civil War conflict into the territory west of the MIssissippi River, discussing the generals, battle tactics, casualties, and aftermath.



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Author : Eric Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date : 2008-10-07

Field Of Blood written by Eric Wilson and has been published by Thomas Nelson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-07 with Fiction categories.


Judas hung himself in a place known as the Akeldama or Field of Blood. But what if his death didn't end his betrayal? What if his tainted blood seeped deep into the earth, into burial caves, causing a counterfeit resurrection of the dead? Gina Lazarescu, a Romanian girl with a scarred past, has no idea she is being sought by the undead. The Collectors, those released from the Akeldama, feed on souls and human blood. But there are also the Nistarim, those who rose from their graves in the shadow of the Nazarene's crucifixion--and they still walk among us, immortal, left to protect mankind. Gina realizes her future will depend on her understanding of the past, yet how can she protect herself from Collectors who have already died once but still live? The Jerusalem's Undead Trilogy takes readers on a riveting journey, as imaginative fiction melds with biblical and archaeological history.



Fields Of Wheat Hills Of Blood


Fields Of Wheat Hills Of Blood
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Author : Anastasia N. Karakasidou
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2009-02-15

Fields Of Wheat Hills Of Blood written by Anastasia N. Karakasidou and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-15 with Social Science categories.


Deftly combining archival sources with evocative life histories, Anastasia Karakasidou brings welcome clarity to the contentious debate over ethnic identities and nationalist ideologies in Greek Macedonia. Her vivid and detailed account demonstrates that contrary to official rhetoric, the current people of Greek Macedonia ultimately derive from profoundly diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Throughout the last century, a succession of regional and world conflicts, economic migrations, and shifting state formations has engendered an intricate pattern of population movements and refugee resettlements across the region. Unraveling the complex social, political, and economic processes through which these disparate peoples have become culturally amalgamated within an overarchingly Greek national identity, this book provides an important corrective to the Macedonian picture and an insightful analysis of the often volatile conjunction of ethnicities and nationalisms in the twentieth century. "Combining the thoughtful use of theory with a vivid historical ethnography, this is an important, courageous, and pioneering work which opens up the whole issue of nation-building in northern Greece."—Mark Mazower, University of Sussex



The Field Of Blood


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Author : Denise Mina
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2018-07-05

The Field Of Blood written by Denise Mina and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-05 with Fiction categories.


'The most exciting crime writer to have emerged in Britain for years' Ian Rankin 'Denise Mina is Britain's best living crime writer' Sunday Express FROM THE COSTA-SHORTLISTED BESTSELLING AUTHOR In Glasgow, a child goes missing, taken from the front garden of his home. The investigation leads the police to the doors of two young boys. Paddy Meehan has just started work at a local newspaper where she dreams of becoming an investigative journalist. Although everyone around her believes the boys acted on their own, she is certain there is more to it and begins to ask awkward questions. But Paddy's investigation has repercussions she never anticipated. Shunned by those closest to her, she finds herself dangerously alone. And someone is trying to stop her discovering the truth. The first novel in the addictive Paddy Meehan series, from award-winning author Denise Mina. PRAISE FOR DENISE MINA: 'More proof that Denise Mina is Britain's best living crime writer' Sunday Express on The Less Dead 'Mina is the most compassionate of crime novelists... a dark and heartfelt novel' Mail on Sunday on The Less Dead 'Denise Mina is the cream of the crop, an author who pushes the crime novel in new and exciting directions and never fails to deliver' Ian Rankin 'You won't be able to put Conviction down' Reese Witherspoon 'Unsettling, evocative and staggeringly good' Daily Express on The Long Drop 'An atmospheric recreation of a vanished Glasgow...and a compelling exploration of the warped criminal mind' The Times on The Long Drop: Top Ten Crime Novels of the Decade 'Denise Mina gets to the heart of what crime really is. You feel like you are right there, in all the dark nooks and crannies that her characters inhabit' Sunday Times and International Bestselling Author, Karin Slaughter *Don't miss Denise Mina's most recent thriller, the Costa 2020 shortlisted THE LESS DEAD or the Reese Witherspoon Book Club choice CONVICTION*



The Field Of Blood


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Author : Nicholas Morton
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-02-20

The Field Of Blood written by Nicholas Morton and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-20 with History categories.


A history of the 1119 Battle of the Field of Blood, which decisively halted the momentum gained during the First Crusade and decided the fate of the Crusader states During the First Crusade, Frankish armies swept across the Middle East, capturing major cities and setting up the Crusader States in the Levant. A sustained Western conquest of the region appeared utterly inevitable. Why, then, did the crusades ultimately fail? To answer this question, historian Nicholas Morton focuses on a period of bitter conflict between the Franks and their Turkish enemies, when both factions were locked in a struggle for supremacy over the city of Aleppo. For the Franks, Aleppo was key to securing dominance over the entire region. For the Turks, this was nothing less than a battle for survival -- without Aleppo they would have little hope of ever repelling the European invaders. This conflict came to a head at the Battle of the Field of Blood in 1199, and the face of the Middle East was forever changed.



Fields Of Blood


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Author : Karen Armstrong
language : id
Publisher: Mizan Pustaka
Release Date : 2017-02-03

Fields Of Blood written by Karen Armstrong and has been published by Mizan Pustaka this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-03 with History categories.


Berbagai peristiwa dunia belakangan ini diwarnai oleh kekerasan yang dilakukan oleh kelompok agama tertentu. Islamic State di Timur Tengah, Boko Haram dan Lord's Resistance Army di Afrika, ekstremis Buddha dan Hindu di Myanmar dan India. Ini memunculkan pandangan populer bahwa agama adalah sumber kekerasan dan bertanggung jawab atas rentetan terorisme yang kian kerap terjadi. Melalui buku ini Karen Armstrong memberikan tanggapannya terhadap pandangan tersebut. Karen melakukannya dengan menampilkan penjelajahan historis yang luas, mulai dari epik Gilgamesh hingga Al-Qaeda, merentang masa 3.000 tahun sebelum kelahiran Kristus hingga zaman sekarang. Mencakup masyarakat purba, bukan hanya Babilonia, melainkan juga India klasik, Cina, dan Israel. Dari penelusurannya, Karen menunjukkan bahwa alasan sesungguhnya bagi perang dan kekerasan yang terjadi sepanjang sejarah umat manusia sangat sedikit hubungannya dengan agama. Alih-alih berakar dari inti ajarannya, fenomena kekerasan merupakan reaksi terhadap kekuasaan negara, kapitalisme dan modernisme yang dibungkus dengan bahasa agama. Karen juga memperlihatkan bagaimana agama dapat meredakan kemarahan ini-dan harapan bagi perdamaian di antara orang-orang beragama berbeda di zaman kita. "Provokatif dan sangat enak dibaca … kajian komparatif [Armstrong] sangat menyegarkan .… Dengan berani, seperti biasanya, dia meliput sejarah agama di seluruh dunia dan sepanjang 4.000 tahun untuk menjelaskan hubungan agama dan kekerasan serta untuk menerangkan bagaimana agama juga digunakan untuk menentang kekerasan." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Datang pada saat yang tepat, ahli sejarah agama Karen Armstrong menghadirkan Fields of Blood .... Penuh dengan contoh-contoh … tujuan akhir [Armstrong] adalah meminta kita untuk sejenak berhenti. Pikirkan sebelum melompat ke dalam prasangka, katanya .... Di antara yang paling menarik dalam bukunya adalah dekonstruksinya atas stereotip Islam modern …. Pada bagian akhir, hal yang paling ditekankan oleh Armstrong adalah bahwa dengan menyalahkan agama atas kekerasan, kita secara sengaja dan berbahaya membutakan diri terhadap isu sesungguhnya di Timur Tengah dan Afrika." -Patricia Pearson, The Daily Beast "Elegan dan tangguh .… Akurat sekaligus cerdas, menakjubkan dalam keluasan pengetahuan dan perincian historisnya … [Armstrong] berupaya memperlihatkan bahwa, alih-alih menempatkan kesalahan pada gambaran kekejaman dan legenda-legenda dalam teks kitab suci dan sejarah agama, kita harus berfokus pada konteks politik yang membingkai agama." -Mark Juergensmeyer, The Washington Post "Dari Gilgamesh hingga bin Laden, [Armstrong merangkum] hampir lima milenium pengalaman umat manusia .… Memberikan konteks pada apa yang mungkin tampak seperti episode-episode kekerasan yang dimotivasi agama, untuk memperlihatkan bahwa agama bukanlah penyebab utama …. Dia tidak ragu untuk mengatakan bahwa agresi para jihadis modern tidak merepresentasikan esensi agama yang abadi, dan bahwa faktor-faktor politik, ekonomi, dan budaya lainnya sangat berperan dalam bagaimana dan mengapa orang-orang menjadi radikal." -Noel Malcolm, The Telegraph (UK) "Buku yang sangat penting ... terpuji karena keilmiahannya, dan memang sangat layak." -Maureen Fiedler, National Catholic Reporter "Berskala epik … kajian menyeluruh dan cerdas tentang sejarah kekerasan dalam hubungannya dengan agama … Armstrong dengan sabar menggiring pembaca melintasi sejarah … tulisannya jernih dan deskriptif, pendekatannya berimbang dan ilmiah … bacaan yang memukau, rujukan yang berguna, dan suara yang tegas dalam membela yang Ilahi dalam budaya manusia." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) [Mizan Publishing, Agama, Kajian, Terjemahan, Keyakinan, Indonesia]



Fields Of Blood


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Author : William L. Shea
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2009-11-15

Fields Of Blood written by William L. Shea and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-15 with History categories.


William Shea offers a gripping narrative of the events surrounding Prairie Grove, Arkansas, one of the great unsung battles of the Civil War that effectively ended Confederate offensive operations west of the Mississippi River. Shea provides a colorful account of a grueling campaign that lasted five months and covered hundreds of miles of rugged Ozark terrain. In a fascinating analysis of the personal, geographical, and strategic elements that led to the fateful clash in northwest Arkansas, he describes a campaign notable for rapid marching, bold movements, hard fighting, and the most remarkable raid of the Civil War.