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The Vanished Kingdom
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Author : James Charles Roy
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2000-05-26
The Vanished Kingdom written by James Charles Roy and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-05-26 with History categories.
Twice in this century, Germany initiated wars of unimagined terror and destruction. In both cases, defense of the “Prussian” realm, the German homeland, was the perceived and vilified perpetrator. Few today understand with any precision what “Prussia” means, either geographically or nationalistically, but neither would they deny the psychic resonance of the single word. To most, it means unbridled aggression, the image of the goose-stepping Junker.But what was once Prussia is now a significant portion of Eastern Europe, a contested homeland first won by Christian knights of the Teutonic Order. For centuries thereafter its terrain has been crisscrossed by war and partitioned by barbed wire. In its final catastrophe of 1945, nearly two million German refugees fled the region as Russian armies broke the eastern front, perhaps the greatest dislocation of a civilian population at any time during World War II. With the Berlin Wall now a memory and the Soviet Union in a state of collapse, this remains a geography in shambles. Modern travelers can now, for the first time in decades, see and ponder for themselves what Prussia really was and now is.James Charles Roy and Amos Elon, two writers noted for their inquisitive natures, have gone to search through the rubble themselves. They intermingle present-day observations with moving vignettes from the German and Prussian past, sketching a portrait of the Europe we know today. The story is spiced with interviews and reminiscences, unforgettable in their sadness, of people looking back at a life now gone, a life full of turmoil and heartache, memories both fond and tragic. The final result: a far deeper understanding of the tattered lands of today's Eastern Europe.
The Kingdom Of The Vanished
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Author : A Stranger
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2016-01-13
The Kingdom Of The Vanished written by A Stranger and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-13 with Fiction categories.
What will life be like for those who reach times end? When there is no privacy, how can people vanish? When persecution is everywhere, how is escape possible? Within these pages are the stories of those who are despised by society and government. Their stories recount how they managed to evade tyranny by exiling themselves. They have entered the kingdom of the vanished.
The Vanished Kingdom
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Author : James Charles Roy
language : en
Publisher: Westview Press
Release Date : 1999-07-08
The Vanished Kingdom written by James Charles Roy and has been published by Westview Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-07-08 with History categories.
Combining armchair travel, stunning photography, and a keen historical sense, James Charles Roy takes us on a moving journey through the tragic past, present, and, very likely, future of Eastern Europe.
Vanished Kingdoms
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Author : Norman Davies
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012
Vanished Kingdoms written by Norman Davies and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
Chronicles the history of fourteen lost European kingdoms and what their stories can teach the modern world, providing narrative accounts of the rise and fall of nations ranging from Tolosa to the Soviet Union.
Vanished Kingdoms
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Author : Norman Davies
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2011-10-27
Vanished Kingdoms written by Norman Davies and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-27 with History categories.
'The past is a foreign country' has become a truism, yet the past differs from the present in many unfamiliar ways and historical memory is extraordinarily imperfect. The degree to which we think of the European past as the history of France, Germany, Britain, Russia and so on, actually obstructs our view of former reality, and blunts our sensitivity to the ever-changing political landscape. Europe's past is littered with kingdoms, empires and republics which no longer exist but which were some of the most important entities of their day - 'the Empire of Aragon', which dominated the western Mediterranean in the thirteenth century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the largest country in Europe for part of the eighteenth century. This book shows the reader how to peer through the cracks of mainstream history-writing, and to catch a glimpse of the 'Five, Six or Seven Kingdoms of Burgundy'. How long will it be before the USSR, until recently one of the world's two superpowers, is wholly or half-forgotten as most of these? The histories of the lost echo across the centuries, mixed in with more familiar sounds. One of the purposes of this book is to help us hear them again more clearly, and appreciate where they came from. As in his earlier celebrated books Europe and The Isles, Norman Davies aims to subvert our established view what looks familiar in history and urges us to look and think again. This stimulating book, full of unexpected stories, observations and connections, gives us a fresh and original perspective on European history.
The Vanished Ancient Liangzhu Kingdom
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Author : 张东霞
language : en
Publisher: 中信出版社
Release Date : 2007
The Vanished Ancient Liangzhu Kingdom written by 张东霞 and has been published by 中信出版社 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Antiquities, Prehistoric categories.
本书是一本全英文书籍,主要以图文并茂的方式介绍了消逝的良渚古国,可供读者欣赏。
The Vanished
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Author : Celia Rees
language : en
Publisher: Marion Lloyd Books
Release Date : 2009
The Vanished written by Celia Rees and has been published by Marion Lloyd Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Young adult fiction categories.
The dark stuff sent to Fraser and Cassie's student newspaper is disturbing. Old tales are being rewritten. Tales of plague graves, and forbidden woods where children vanish. Hidden steps leading to a decaying underworld. Old songs used to ensare the innocent. But they're just horror stories - aren't they? Then the first child is taken...
The Vanished Queen
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Author : Lisbeth Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-11-09
The Vanished Queen written by Lisbeth Campbell and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-09 with Fiction categories.
Originally published in hardcover in 2020 by Saga Press.
The Vanished
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Author : Léna Mauger
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-09-20
The Vanished written by Léna Mauger and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-20 with Social Science categories.
Every year, nearly one hundred thousand Japanese vanish without a trace. Known as the johatsu, or the “evaporated,” they are often driven by shame and hopelessness, leaving behind lost jobs, disappointed families, and mounting debts. In The Vanished, journalist Léna Mauger and photographer Stéphane Remael uncover the human faces behind the phenomenon through reportage, photographs, and interviews with those who left, those who stayed behind, and those who help orchestrate the disappearances. Their quest to learn the stories of the johatsu weaves its way through: A Tokyo neighborhood so notorious for its petty criminal activities that it was literally erased from the maps Reprogramming camps for subpar bureaucrats and businessmen to become “better” employees The charmless citadel of Toyota City, with its iron grip on its employees The “suicide” cliffs of Tojinbo, patrolled by a man fighting to save the desperate The desolation of Fukushima in the aftermath of the tsunami And yet, as exotic and foreign as their stories might appear to an outsider’s eyes, the human experience shared by the interviewees remains powerfully universal.
Starfell Willow Moss And The Vanished Kingdom
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Author : Dominique Valente
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Release Date : 2021-03
Starfell Willow Moss And The Vanished Kingdom written by Dominique Valente and has been published by HarperCollins Children's Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03 with categories.