1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452121403321

Autore

Luke Bob

Titolo

Willie Wells [[electronic resource] ] : "El Diablo" of the Negro Leagues / / Bob Luke ; foreword by Monte Irvin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, TX, : University of Texas Press, 2007

ISBN

0-292-79498-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

796.357092

B

Soggetti

Baseball players - United States

African American baseball players

Negro leagues

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

He could pick it -- I never went for anything crooked -- Family -- Leaving home to play ball -- The "devil" -- You had to do all kinds of things -- They treat me like a man -- My contract said "ballplayer" -- We'll talk -- He has slowed up afield -- A mind-set put to rest -- Any players with hall of fame credentials? -- Tradition meets fair play -- Why in hell? -- The "devil" is in -- Righting a wrong -- "Baseball is a beautiful game".



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461192503321

Autore

Rogobete Ileana

Titolo

Reconstructing trauma and meaning : life narratives of survivors of political violence during Apartheid in South Africa / / by Ileana Carmen Rogobete

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4438-8195-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

305.800968

Soggetti

Apartheid - South Africa - Psychological aspects

Political violence - South Africa - Psychological aspects

Electronic books.

South Africa History 1961-1994 Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Repressive regimes, regardless of their nature and geographic location, have a destructive and dehumanizing effect on people's lives. Oppression and political violence shatter victims' identities, their relationships, communities and the meaning of their world as a safe and coherent place. However, while some people suffer traumatising long term effects, others become stronger and more resilient, able to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of tragedy. Reconstructing Trauma and Meaning is an invitation to revisit, bear witness and listen to the stories of suffering and healing of survivors of