1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910148865303321

Autore

Farjeon J. Jefferson

Titolo

Little God Ben

Pubbl/distr/stampa

HarperCollins UK

ISBN

0-00-815599-2

Disciplina

823.912

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Ben the tramp, self-confessed coward and ex-sailor, is back in the Merchant Service and shipwrecked in the Pacific.Ben the tramp, self-confessed coward and ex-sailor, is back in the Merchant Service and shipwrecked in the Pacific.Tired of being homeless and down on his luck, the incorrigible Ben has taken a job as a stoker on a cruise ship. But his luck doesn't last long when they are all shipwrecked in the Pacific. Seen through Ben's eyes, the uncharted island is a hive of cannibals, mumbo-jumbo, and gals who are more nearly naked than any he has ever seen. And every time he tries to bluff his way out of a situation, he just bluffs himself further in, somehow convincing the natives that he has God-like powers . . .Brought back by popular demand after a gap of three years, Ben the tramp's reappearance in Little God Ben transported his humour, charm and rare philosophy to a startlingly new setting in this quintessentially 1930s comedy thriller.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910155037303321

Titolo

Fall narratives : an interdisciplinary perspective / / edited by Zohar Hadromi-Allouche and Aine Larkin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-317-13668-3

1-315-58188-4

1-317-13669-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Disciplina

233.14

Soggetti

Fall of man

Christianity - Influence

Religion and culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Body and space : physical and figurative Falls -- pt. II. Fall as absence -- pt. III. Intertextual Falls : across time and texts -- pt. IV. Fall as ascent.

Sommario/riassunto

Throughout history the motif of 'the Fall' has impacted upon our understanding of theology and philosophy and has had an influence on everything from literature to dance. Fall Narratives brings together theologians, historians and artists as well as philosophers and scholars of religion and literature, to explore and reflect on a wide range of concepts of the Fall. Bringing a fresh understanding of the nuanced meanings of the Fall and its various manifestations over time and across space, contributions reflect on the ways in which the Fall can be seen as a transition into absence; how conceptions of the Fall relate to, change, and shape one another; and how the Fall can be seen positively, embracing as it does a narrative of hope.



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Record Nr.

UNISA996633971003316

Autore

Qualls Karl

Titolo

From Ruins to Reconstruction : Urban Identity in Soviet Sevastopol after World War II / / Karl Qualls

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, MA : , : Academic Studies Press, , [2024]

2024

ISBN

9798887196985

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Collana

Ukrainian-Language Open Access Series

Soggetti

HISTORY / Military / World War II

Lingua di pubblicazione

Ukrainian

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Зміст -- Архівні скорочення -- Передмова до українського перекладу -- Список ілюстрацій -- Подяки -- Вступ. Відбудова як проєкт міської ідентифікації -- Розділ 1. Воєнна руйнація та історична ідентифікація -- Розділ 2. Локальна перемога над Москвою -- Розділ 3. Акомодація -- Розділ 4. Агітація -- Розділ 5. Тривалість і тривкість місцевої ідентифікації -- Бібліографія

Sommario/riassunto

h2;o0;k6; l8;m1;o1;l5; k6;l6; k4;o0;k6;k3;m1;k6;l6;k4;l0;: l4;o0;l9;n0;l2;k2; o0;k6;k7;l5;m0;l0;m5;l5;o0;l9;m0;n0; l8;k2;k6;n3;l5;l9;n0;l2;l6;k5;l6; i7;k7;k4;k2;l9;m0;l6;l7;l6;l3;n3; l7;o0;l9;l3;n3; h4;l8;m1;k5;l6;o1; l9;k4;o0;m0;l6;k4;l6;o1; k4;o0;l1;l5;l0;ENGSevastopol, located in present-day Ukraine but still home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet and revered by Russians for its role in the Crimean War, was utterly destroyed by German forces during World War II. In From Ruins to Reconstruction, Karl D. Qualls tells the complex story of the city's rebuilding. Based on extensive research in archives in both Moscow and Sevastopol, architectural plans and drawings, interviews, and his own extensive experience in Sevastopol, Qualls tells a unique story in which the periphery "bests" the Stalinist center: the city's experience shows that local officials had considerable room to maneuver even during the peak years of Stalinist control.Qualls first paints a vivid portrait of the ruined city and the sufferings of its surviving inhabitants. He then turns to Moscow's plans to remake the ancient city on the heroic socialist model prized by Stalin and visited upon most other postwar Soviet



cities and towns. In Sevastopol, however, the architects and city planners sent out from the center "went native," deviating from Moscow's blueprints to collaborate with local officials and residents, who seized control of the planning process and rebuilt the city in a manner that celebrated its distinctive historical identity. When completed, postwar Sevastopol resembled a nineteenth-century Russian city, with tree-lined boulevards; wide walkways; and buildings, street names, and memorials to its heroism in wars both long past and recent. Though visually Russian (and still containing a majority Russian-speaking population), Sevastopol was in 1954 joined to Ukraine, which in 1991 became an independent state. In his concluding chapter, Qualls explores how the "Russianness" of the city and the presence of the Russian fleet affect relations between Ukraine, Russia, and the West.Open Access release of the Ukrainian translation is possible due to the financial support of Dickinson College, United States.UAi7;k7;k4;k2;l9;m0;l6;l7;l6;l3;n0;, l8;l6;k9;m0;k2;m6;l6;k4;k2;l5;l0;l1; l5;k2; m0;k7;l8;l0;m0;l6;l8;o0;o1; l9;m1;m5;k2;l9;l5;l6;o1; i9;l2;l8;k2;o1;l5;l0;, l6;k6;l5;k2;l2; k4;l9;k7; m7;k7; l9;l7;l6;k4;l5;k7;l5;l0;l1; k3;k2;k9; l8;l6;l9;o0;l1;l9;n0;l2;l6;k5;l6; j3;l6;l8;l5;l6;l4;l6;l8;l9;n0;l2;l6;k5;l6; m2;l3;l6;m0; o0; k6;l6;l9;o0; m6;k2;l5;l6;k4;k2;l5;l0;l1; l8;l6;l9;o0;n3;l5;k2;l4;l0; k9;k2; l1;l6;k5;l6; l8;l6;l3;n0; m1; i0;l8;l0;l4;l9;n0;l2;o0;l1; k4;o0;l1;l5;o0;, k3;m1;k4; l7;l6;k4;l5;o0;l9;m0;n2; k9;l8;m1;&