1.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00047344

Autore

BERTEL'S, Andrei E.

Titolo

Panj resale dar Bayan Afaq va Anfas : 1, Afaq nameh 2, Mar't al-mohaqqeqin 3, Zobdat al-haqayeq 4, Om-ol xetab 5, Usul-e Adab / [a cura di] A.E.Bertel's ; B.G. Gafurov, A.M. Mirzoev

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Moscow, : Adabiyyat-e Xavar, 1970

Descrizione fisica

511, 149 p. ; 26 c

Classificazione

IRA VII A

Lingua di pubblicazione

Russo

Arabo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Altro front. : Pjat' filosofskix traktatov na temu "Afak va anfus" ( O sootnosenijax mexdu celovekom i vselennoj)...

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910159485403321

Autore

Editors Charles River

Titolo

Frank and jesse james in the civil war : The history of the bushwhackers who became outlaws of the wild west. / / Charles River Editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Solon, : Charles River Editors, 2017

ISBN

1-5094-3149-7

Edizione

[Unabridged.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 audio files) : digital

Classificazione

BIO024000HIS036040HIS036050

Altri autori (Persone)

FluxmanColin

Soggetti

Nonfiction

Biography & Autobiography

History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Audiolibro

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Unabridged.



Sommario/riassunto

The Civil War is best remembered for the big battles and the legendary generals who fought on both sides, like Robert E. Lee facing off against Ulysses S. Grant in 1864. In kind, the Eastern theater has always drawn more interest and attention than the West. However, while massive armies marched around the country fighting each other, there were other small guerrilla groups that engaged in irregular warfare on the margins. Among these partisan bushwhackers, none are as infamous as William Quantrill and Quantrill's Raiders. Quantrill's Raiders operated along the border between Missouri and Kansas, which had been the scene of partisan fighting over a decade earlier during the debate over whether Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as free states or slave states. In "Bleeding Kansas", zealous pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces fought each other, most notably John Brown, and the region became a breeding ground for Unionists and pro-slavery factions who shifted right back into similar fighting once the Civil War started. Rather than target military infrastructure or enemy soldiers, the bushwhackers rode in smaller numbers and targeted civilians on the other side of the conflict, making legends out of men like Bloody Bill Anderson and John Mosby. Though Quantrill's Raiders were named after their famous leader William Clark Quantrill, the most notorious of the Raiders was none other than Jesse James. Frank and Jesse James have become American legends for their daring robberies and narrow escapes from the law, and many people, especially in the South, see them as folk heroes, unreconstructed rebels fighting for the Lost Cause against rich Northern bankers and capitalists. While that last bit is a matter for debate, the James brothers did indeed consider themselves Southern rebels at heart. The Wild West has made legends out of many men after their deaths, but like Wild Bill Hickok, Jesse James was a celebrity during his life. However, while Hickok was (mostly) a lawman, Jesse James was and remains the most famous outlaw of the Wild West, with both his life of crime and his death remaining pop culture fixtures. James and his notorious older brother Frank were Confederate bushwhackers in the lawless region of Missouri during the Civil War. Despite being a teenager, Jesse James was severely wounded twice during the war, including being shot in the chest, but that would hardly slow him down after the war ended. Eventually, Quantrill's Raiders headed south, and they eventually split off into several groups. Quantrill himself was killed while fighting in June 1865, nearly two months after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, but his name was kept alive by the notorious deeds of his Raiders during the war and the criminal exploits of former Raiders like Jesse and Frank James, as well as the Younger brothers. These men became some of America's most famous outlaws, and they used guerrilla tactics to rob banks and trains while eluding capture. While their robberies were conducted more to enrich themselves than to strike back against the North, their rebel credentials were impeccable. The brothers came from a secessionist, slaveholding family and both fought for the Confederacy in the bitterest guerrilla war the nation has ever seen. To understand their outlaw careers, and their enduring legacy, one must understand how Frank and Jesse James fought during the Civil War. Frank and Jesse James in the Civil War: The History of the Bushwhackers Who Became Outlaws of the Wild West chronicles the history and events that involved the James brothers during the Civil War, and how the Civil War affected their lives as outlaws.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960597203321

Titolo

Nation Building in Contested States : Comparative Insights from Kosovo, Transnistria, and Northern Cyprus / / Soeren Keil, Jelena Dzankic, Viktoria Potapkina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hannover, : ibidem, 2020

ISBN

3-8382-7381-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Balkan Politics and Society ; 4

Disciplina

956.9304

Soggetti

Kosovo

Transnistria

Cyprus

Nation Building

Nationenbildung

Zypern

Transnistrien

Republik Moldau

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Maps -- 1.  Introduction -- Placing the Work in Context -- The State &amp -- State Formation -- State Building -- Sovereignty, Recognition and Contested States -- Self-Determination -- Nations and Nationalism -- Nation Building -- National Symbols -- The National Myth -- Applying Existing Theory -- 2.  Mapping Out Contested States -- General Overview -- Case Selection -- Conclusion -- 3.  Case Study 1: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus -- Historical Outline: Cyprus, "the Cyprus Problem" and TRNC -- The Creation of a "Usable Past" The Creation of a "Usable Past" -- Perceptions of History and History Books -- National Holidays -- A Political Culture Based on the "Usable Past" -- Flag, Coat of Arms, Anthem and Currency -- Passports and Visas -- Transformation of Cultural Landscapes and Public Spaces -- The Creation of Institutions and Traditions -- Museums -- Representation Abroad and Contact with Other States -- Civil Society -- Conclusion --



4.  Case Study 2: Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic -- Historical Outline: the Region of Transnistria -- The Creation of a "Usable Past" -- Perceptions of History and History Books -- National Holidays -- A Political Culture Based on the "Usable Past" -- Flag, Coat of Arms, Anthem and Currency -- Passports and Visas -- Transformation of Cultural Landscapes and Public Spaces -- The Creation of Institutions and Traditions -- Museums -- Representation Abroad and Contact with Other States -- Civil Society -- Conclusion -- 5.  Case Study 3: Republic of Kosovo -- Historical Outline -- The Creation of a "Usable Past" -- Perceptions of History and History Books -- National Holidays -- A Political Culture Based on the Usable Past -- Flag, Coat of Arms, Anthem and Currency -- Passports &amp -- Visas -- Transformations of Cultural Landscapes &amp -- Public Spaces.

The Creation of Institutions and Traditions -- Museums -- Representation Abroad and Contact with Other States -- Civil Society -- Conclusion -- 6.  Towards A Model Of Nation Building In Contested States: Comparison And Analysis -- A Political Culture Based on a "Usable Past" -- Historical Development -- Perceptions of History and History Books -- National Holidays -- National Symbols -- Currency -- Passports, Visas &amp -- Dual Citizenship -- The Creation of Institutions and Traditions -- Transformation of Cultural Landscapes and Public Spaces -- Museums -- Civil Society -- In Conclusion: A Look at the Final Scores -- 7.  Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

This study provides an overview of current nation building processes in contested states. With a specific focus on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, and Kosovo, original data is presented, collected in English in a single work for the first time. Viktoria Potapkina presents an analysis and comparison of contested states from an internal perspective, looking at the processes that help legitimize such entities from within and creating support for their ongoing existence. The work strives to fill a gap in the literature on contested states, as well as to contribute to the overall understanding of nation and state building, state formation, and sovereignty. It provides a new way of looking at the puzzle that contested states are, offering insight into why they still exist in their current forms.