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UNINA9910958896703321 |
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Autore |
Bellegarde-Smith Patrick; Michel, Claudine |
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Titolo |
Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture : Invisible Powers / / edited by C. Michel, P. Bellegarde-Smith |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006 |
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9786611366933 |
9781349533053 |
134953305X |
9780312376208 |
0312376200 |
9781403971623 |
1403971625 |
9781281366931 |
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[1st ed. 2006.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MichelClaudine |
Bellegarde-SmithPatrick |
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Religions |
Religion - History |
Astronomy |
Ethnology - Latin America |
Culture |
Religion and sociology |
Comparative Religion |
History of Religion |
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences |
Latin American Culture |
Sociology of Religion |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture -- Contents -- Invisible |
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Powers: An Introduction -- Chapter 1 Afro-Caribbean Spirituality: A Haitian Case Study -- Chapter 2 Vodou in Haiti: Way of Life and Mode of Survival -- Chapter 3 African Interpretations of the Christian Cross in Vodou -- Chapter 4 The Song of Freedom: Vodou, Conscientization, and Popular Culture in Haiti -- Chapter 5 Yon Moso Twal Nan Bwa (A Piece of Cloth on Wood): The Drapo Vodou in Myths of Origin -- Chapter 6 "The Jew" in the Haitian Imagination: Pre-Modern Anti-Judaism in the Postmodern Caribbean -- Chapter 7 Resisting Freedom: Cultural Factors in Democracy-The Case for Haiti -- Chapter 8 The Haiti-New Orleans Vodou Connection: Zora Neale Hurston as Initiate-Observer -- Chapter 9 Water in Their Eyes, Dust on Their Land: Heat and Illness in a Haitian Town -- Chapter 10 How Houngans Use the Light from Distant Stars -- Chapter 11 Vodou in Haitian Literature -- Chapter 12 It's All for You, Sen Jak! -- Notes on Contributors -- Index. |
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This collection introduces readers to the history and practice of the Vodou religion, and corrects many misconceptions. The book focuses specifically on the role Vodou plays in Haiti, where it has its strongest following, examining its influence on spiritual beliefs, cultural practices, national identity, popular culture, writing and art. |
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UNINA9910973320803321 |
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Autore |
Morris Benny <1948-> |
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1948 : a history of the first Arab-Israeli war / / Benny Morris |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2008 |
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9786612352089 |
0-300-14524-1 |
1-282-35208-3 |
1-282-08949-8 |
9786612089497 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (556 p.) |
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Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949 |
Palestine History, Military 20th century |
Palestine Politics and government 1917-1948 |
Palestine History 1917-1948 |
Israel History, Military 20th century |
Israel Politics and government 1948-1967 |
Israel History 1948-1967 |
Israel Foreign relations Arab countries |
Arab countries Foreign relations Israel |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-505) and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- List of Maps -- 1. Staking Claims: The Historical Background -- 2. The United Nations Steps In: UNSCOP and the Partition Resolution -- 3. The First Stage of the Civil War, November 1947–March 1948 -- 4. The Second Stage of the Civil War, April–mid-May 1948 -- 5. The Pan-Arab Invasion, 15 May–11 June 1948 -- 6. The First Truce, 11 June–8 July 1948, the International Community, and the War -- 7. The “Ten Days” and After -- 8. Operations Yoav and Hiram -- 9. Operation Horev, December 1948–January 1949 -- 10. The Armistice Agreements, January–July 1949 -- 11. Some Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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This history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. A riveting account of the military engagements, it also focuses on the war's political dimensions. Benny Morris probes the motives and aims of the protagonists on the basis of newly opened Israeli and Western documentation. The Arab side—where the archives are still closed—is illuminated with the help of intelligence and diplomatic materials. Morris stresses the jihadi character of the two-stage Arab assault on the Jewish community in Palestine. Throughout, he examines the dialectic between the war's military and political developments and highlights the military impetus in the creation of the refugee problem, which was a by-product of the disintegration of Palestinian Arab society. The book thoroughly investigates the role of the Great Powers—Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union—in shaping the conflict and its tentative termination in 1949. Morris looks both at high politics and general staff decision-making processes and at the nitty-gritty of combat in the successive battles that resulted in the emergence of the State of Israel and the humiliation of the Arab world, a humiliation that underlies the continued Arab antagonism toward Israel. |
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