Jews and other foreigners [[electronic resource] ] : Manchester and the rescue of the victims of European fascism, 1933-1940 / / Bill Williams

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791732803321
• Autore: Williams Bill <1931->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, 2011
• ISBN: 1-78170-331-0; 1-84779-425-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.87094273309044
• Soggetti: Jews - England - Manchester - History - 20th century; Jewish refugees - England - Manchester - History - 20th century; Political refugees - England - Manchester - History - 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 - Refugees - England - Manchester; Manchester (England) Ethnic relations History 20th century; Manchester (England) History 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographic references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Glossary; Preface; 1. Introduction: Jewish refugees in Manchester; 2. Speak no evil: Manchester Jewry and refugees, 1933-1937; 3. 'Displaced scholars':1 refugees at the University of Manchester; 4. 'Refugees and Eccles Cakes': refugee industrialists in the Manchester region; 5. 'Something ought to be done': Manchester Quakers and refugees,1933-1937; 6. The forgotten refugees: Manchester and the Basque children of 1937; 7. 'The work of succouring refugees is going forward': the Manchester Jewish Refugees Committee, 1939-1940; 8. 'Serious concern': the Manchester Quakers and refugees, 1938-19409. 'Our remaining comrades in Czechoslovakia': the Manchester branch of the KPD; 10.'Not because they are Jews': the Catholic Church in Salford and refugees; 11. 'Inspired idealism': Rabbi Dr Solomon Schonfeld and Manchester; 12. The Harris House girls: girls from the Kinder transport in Southport,1938-1940; 13. 'A haven of safety': refugees and the Manchester Women's Lodge of B'nai Brith; 14. 'Outposts of Jewish Palestine': young Zionist refugees in Manchester; 15. 'The most difficult boys to handle': refugees at the Stockport hostel, 1939-194016. 'By the grace of the Almighty': refugees and the Manchester Yeshiva; 17. 'From slavery and persecution to freedom and kindness': refugees at the Manchester Jewish Home for the Aged; 18. 'Bright young refugees': refugees and schools in the Manchester region; 19. 'Humanitarianism of the greatest value': Manchester Rotarian's and refugees; 20. The saved and the trapped: refugees and those they left behind; 21. 'The Dutch orphans': war refugees in Manchester; 22. Pacifism and rescue: the case of Lionel Cowan; 23. Conclusion: the victims of Fascism and the liberal city Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on a wide range documentary and oral sources, including interviews with refugees, this book explores the responses in Manchester to those threatened by the rise of Fascism in Europe. By exploring the responses of particular segments of Manchester society, from Jewish communal organisations and the Zionist movement to the Christian churches, pacifist organisations and private charities, it offers a critical analysis of the factors which facilitated and limited the work of rescue and their effect on the lives of the seven or eight thousand refugees - Spanish, Italian, German, Austrian an

Troy : myth, city, icon / Naoise Mac Sweeney

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910796403903321
• Autore: Mac Sweeney Naoíse <1982->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2018
• ISBN: 1-4742-0575-5; 1-4725-2177-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans, photographs, tables
• Collana: Archaeological histories ; 7
• Disciplina: 939/.21
• Soggetti: Excavations (Archaeology) - Turkey - Troy (Extinct city); Troy (Extinct city); Turkey Antiquities
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index
• Nota di contenuto: Part I. Myth -- Introducing Troy -- The making of a myth -- The story of discovery -- The truth about the Trojan War -- Part II. City -- Early Troy, c.3000-1750 BCE -- Troy in the Age of Heroes, c.1750-1180 BCE -- Troy in the "Dark Age", c.1180-900 BCE -- Troy in the Greek world, c.900-335 BCE -- Troy in the Hellenistic world, 334-85 BCE -- Troy in the Roman world 85 BCE-7th century -- Part III. Icon -- All roads begin at Troy -- All you need is love -- War. What is it good for? -- Troy today; List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: Myth -- Chapter 1. Introducing Troy -- Chapter 2. The Making of a Myth -- Chapter 3. The Story of Discovery -- Chapter 4. The Truth about the Trojan War -- Part Two: City -- Chapter 5. Early Troy, c.3000-1750 BCE -- Chapter 6. Troy in the Age of Heroes, c.1750-1180 BCE -- Chapter 7. Troy in the 'Dark Age', c.1180-900 BCE -- Chapter 8. Troy in the Greek World, c.900-335 BCE -- Chapter 9. Troy in the Hellenistic World, 334-85 BCE -- Chapter 10. Troy in the Roman World, 85 BCE - 7th century -- Part Three: Icon -- Chapter 11. All Roads Begin at Troy -- Chapter 12. All You Need is Love -- Chapter 13. War. What is it Good For? -- Chapter 14. Troy Today -- Guide to Further Reading -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "As one of the earliest and most intensively excavated sites of the pre-Classical period in Anatolia and the Aegean, Troy is of major archaeological and historical significance. But it is also of wider cultural significance, beyond the confines of archaeology and ancient history. Stories of the Trojan War and abstract metaphors relating to Troy abound in the present day, as they have since antiquity. From movies to computer viruses, from condom branding to reggae records, Troy is a word to conjure with. This book explores the significance of Troy in three areas: the archaeological, the disciplinary, and the cultural, and highlights the continuing importance of the site today. Including a survey of the archaeological remains of Troy as they are currently understood, the volume presents an all-inclusive survey of the site's history, from the Troy of Homer to the Bronze and Iron Ages, and that of Classical Antiquity. The modern day cultural impact of the site and the Trojan War is also discussed, including re-tellings of the stories or representations of the site and myth, and the more abstract use of Troy as a symbol - as a brand for consumer goods, and as a metaphor for contemporary conflicts."--Bloomsbury Publishing; From the palaces of Homeric epic to the ancestral seat of Roman emperors, Troy in antiquity was a place couched in myth. But for nearly four millennia, Troy was also a living city, inhabited by real people. Troy today is therefore a site of major archaeological and historical significance. In the modern world, however, Troy has become as much a symbol as a site. From movies to computer viruses, from condom branding to reggae records, Troy is a word to conjure with. This book explores the significance of Troy in three areas: the mythic, the archaeological, and the cultural, and highlights the continuing importance of the site today. Including a survey of the archaeological remains of Troy as they are currently understood, the volume presents an all-inclusive overview of the site's history, from the Troy of Homer to Classical Antiquity and beyond. The modern day cultural significance of the Trojan War is also discussed, including re-tellings of the stories or representations of the site and myth, and the more abstract use of Troy as a symbol - as a brand for consumer goods, and as a metaphor for contemporary conflicts