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The harp and the eagle [[electronic resource] ] : Irish-American volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865 / / Susannah Ural Bruce
| The harp and the eagle [[electronic resource] ] : Irish-American volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865 / / Susannah Ural Bruce |
| Autore | Ural Susannah J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973.7/410899162 |
| Soggetto topico |
Irish American soldiers - History - 19th century
Irish Americans - History - 19th century Catholics - United States - History - 19th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Analyzing
Bruce Catholics Civil Irish-American Susannah Union Ural War church civilians community complex diaries diplomatic expands fought letters military newspapers picture records reveals significantly soldiers story those written |
| ISBN |
0-8147-8574-3
1-4356-0046-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "An Irishman will not get to live in this country" : the Irish in America, 1700-1860 -- "Remember your country and keep up its credit" : volunteering for Ireland and America -- "We are slaughtered like sheep, and no result but defeat" : the decline of Irish-American support for the war in 1862 -- "The Irish spirit for the war is dead! absolutely dead!" : battles raging in the field and at home, 1862-1863 -- "Hordes of Celts and rebel sympathizers" : the decline and consequence of Irish-American support for the war -- "Father was a soldier of the Union" : Irish veterans and the creation of an Irish-American identity. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778289503321 |
Ural Susannah J
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| New York, : New York University Press, c2006 | ||
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I did it to save my life [[electronic resource] ] : love and survival in Sierra Leone / / Catherine E. Bolten
| I did it to save my life [[electronic resource] ] : love and survival in Sierra Leone / / Catherine E. Bolten |
| Autore | Bolten Catherine E (Catherine Elizabeth), <1976-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
| Disciplina | 966.4044 |
| Collana | California series in public anthropology |
| Soggetto topico | War and society - Sierra Leone |
| Soggetto non controllato |
africa
anthropologists anthropology civilians cultural memory ethnographies evangelists fathers government human impact life and death makeni militants military history modern history nonfiction accounts overcoming trauma personal stories political politicians power of love rebel forces rebels sierra leone sierra leoneans social justice social world soldiers students survival traders traumatic experiences true stories violence wartime experiences |
| ISBN |
1-282-13419-1
9786613806772 0-520-95353-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Sierra Leonean emotions, Sierra Leonean war -- Understanding Makeni and nested loyalties: marginality and collaboration in the northern capital -- "I must be grateful to them for freeing me": the soldier -- "They said nobody would hide from this war": the rebel -- "I held a gun but I did not fire it": the student -- The government brought death, the rebels allowed us to live": the trader -- "It was the Lord who wanted me to stay": the evangelist -- "They really damaged me": the father -- "The RUF thought I was on their side": the politician -- Epilogue and conclusions: Makeni, May 2010. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779222503321 |
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Bolten Catherine E (Catherine Elizabeth), <1976->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012 | ||
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Inside Insurgency : Violence, Civilians, and Revolutionary Group Behavior / / Claire Metelits
| Inside Insurgency : Violence, Civilians, and Revolutionary Group Behavior / / Claire Metelits |
| Autore | Metelits Claire |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.64 |
| Soggetto topico |
Insurgency
Political violence Violence |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Inside
Insurgency behavior changing civilians claim explains groups insurgent intimate movements offers reader represent these they timely toward understanding |
| ISBN | 0-8147-5955-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Insurgents and Civilian-Targeted Violence -- 2. Rivals and the Logic of Insurgent Violence -- 3. “The Elephant Is Not Yet Dead” -- 4. From Jekyll to Hyde -- 5. Freedom Fighters or Terrorists? -- 6. The Theoretical and Practical Implications of Active Rivalry -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788358803321 |
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Metelits Claire
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| New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2009] | ||
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National insecurity and human rights [[electronic resource] ] : democracies debate counterterrorism / / edited by Alison Brysk and Gershon Shafir
| National insecurity and human rights [[electronic resource] ] : democracies debate counterterrorism / / edited by Alison Brysk and Gershon Shafir |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.325/17 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BryskAlison <1960->
ShafirGershon |
| Collana | Global, area, and international archive |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil rights
Human rights International law Terrorism - Prevention |
| Soggetto non controllato |
bombs
canada civil liberties civil rights civilians colonialism counterterrorism danger democracy empire england fear foreign policy freedom germany government great britain hijacking human rights independence insecurity international law israel middle east nation national security nonfiction northern ireland palestine politics post 9/11 protest rebellion revolution security social issues spain terrorism threats united kingdom violence war |
| ISBN |
1-281-38545-X
9786611385453 0-520-91616-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Human Rights And National Insecurity -- 2. Encroaching On The Rule Of Law: Post-9/11 Policies Within The United States -- 3. The United States: Protecting Human Dignity In An Era Of Insecurity -- 4. Northern Ireland Violent Conflict And The Resilience Of International Law -- 5. The United Kingdom: The Continuity Of Terror And Counterterror -- 6. Torturing Democracies: The Curious Debate Over The "Israeli Model" -- 7. Democracy, Civil Liberties, And Counterterrorist Measures In Spain -- 8. Canada's Balancing Act: Protecting Human Rights And Countering Terrorist Threats -- 9. Germany: State Responses To Terrorist Challenges And Human Rights -- 10. Conclusion: Human Rights In Hard Times -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782162503321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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On sacrifice [[electronic resource] /] / Moshe Halbertal
| On sacrifice [[electronic resource] /] / Moshe Halbertal |
| Autore | Halbertal Moshe |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 p.) |
| Disciplina | 203/.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sacrifice
Self-sacrifice |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Christianity
God Jewish life Judaism Paul Kahn Western religious life agent-relative actions attentiveness categorical imperative charity civilians competition cooperation dependency ethical life ethics evolutionary biology exchange general will golden rule heroic sacrifices humans individuals instrumental relationship laws of war love loyalty martyr modern state moral sphere original position other past sacrifice political bond political life political order political violence politics prayer psychoanalysis religion religious life reliigous communities retroactive desecration ritual sacrifice sacrificial community sacrificial system sacrificing for self-interest self-sacrifice self-transcendence self social contract soldiers sovereign state suffering temple worship utilitarianism violence war |
| ISBN |
1-283-45702-4
9786613457028 1-4008-4235-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Sacrificing to -- Part II. Sacrificing for -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457171803321 |
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Halbertal Moshe
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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On sacrifice [[electronic resource] /] / Moshe Halbertal
| On sacrifice [[electronic resource] /] / Moshe Halbertal |
| Autore | Halbertal Moshe |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 p.) |
| Disciplina | 203/.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sacrifice
Self-sacrifice |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Christianity
God Jewish life Judaism Paul Kahn Western religious life agent-relative actions attentiveness categorical imperative charity civilians competition cooperation dependency ethical life ethics evolutionary biology exchange general will golden rule heroic sacrifices humans individuals instrumental relationship laws of war love loyalty martyr modern state moral sphere original position other past sacrifice political bond political life political order political violence politics prayer psychoanalysis religion religious life reliigous communities retroactive desecration ritual sacrifice sacrificial community sacrificial system sacrificing for self-interest self-sacrifice self-transcendence self social contract soldiers sovereign state suffering temple worship utilitarianism violence war |
| ISBN |
1-283-45702-4
9786613457028 1-4008-4235-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Sacrificing to -- Part II. Sacrificing for -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778928503321 |
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Halbertal Moshe
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Prisoners of Britain : German civilian and combatant internees during the First World War / / Panikos Panayi
| Prisoners of Britain : German civilian and combatant internees during the First World War / / Panikos Panayi |
| Autore | Panayi Panikos |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 pages) |
| Disciplina | 940.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Prisoners of war - Germany - History - 20th century
Prisoners of war - Great Britain - History - 20th century World War, 1914-1918 - Prisoners and prisons, German World War, 1914-1918 - Prisoners and prisons, British |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Britain
First World War civilians combatants imprisonment incarcerations prisoners soldiers wartime experience western front |
| ISBN | 1-5261-3055-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Forgetting, remembering and the beginnings of a history -- Arrest, transportation and capture -- The camp system -- Barbed wire disease and the grim realities of internment -- Prison camp societies -- Employment -- Public opinion -- Escape, release and return -- The meaning of internment in Britain during the First World War. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796854003321 |
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Panayi Panikos
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| New York : , : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 | ||
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Transforming Terror : Remembering the Soul of the World / / Karin Lofthus Carrington, Susan Griffin
| Transforming Terror : Remembering the Soul of the World / / Karin Lofthus Carrington, Susan Griffin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.325 |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence -- Prevention
Terrorism - Psychological aspects Terror - Prevention Terrorism Violence Emotional intelligence |
| Soggetto non controllato |
activist
amos oz bombing civilians comparative religion compassion conflict crusade daniel ellsberg desmond tutu fatema mernissi forgiveness fritjof capra george lakoff healing holy war huston smith islam jack kornfield jihad mahmoud darwish nonfiction pacifism peace political leaders redemption religious war riane eisler sociology terrorism terrorist violence terrorist terry tempest williams violence war on terror world peace |
| ISBN |
1-283-27811-1
9786613278111 0-520-94945-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Transforming Terror -- Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE. A Deeper Look -- CHAPTER 1. Terror and Terrorism -- Civilian casualties: The New Frontline -- A Chorus of Stones: The Private Life of War -- Statement of the Under-Secretary-General at the Open Meeting of the Security Council on Protection Civilians in Armed Conflict, June 28, 2006 -- U.S. Nuclear Terrorism -- The Truth of War -- Afternoon -- A World Free of Nuclear Weapons -- The First Car Bomb -- Radiation and Children: The Ignored Victims -- Casida of the Lament -- An Injured Child -- Remarks at the Stockholm International Forum on Genocide Prevention -- Beyond the War on Terror: Understanding Reflexive Thought -- The American Psyche after September 11 -- On Religion and Terrorism -- The Spiritual Source of Islam -- Terrorism: Theirs and Ours -- Solidarity Against All Forms of Terrorism -- Lynched for No Offense -- Fatwa Issued on July 28, 2005; The Fiqh Council of North America -- Invocation for the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for 9/11 -- I Have Come to This Earth -- CHAPTER 2. An Unbearable Heartache: Trauma, Violence, and Memory -- The Aftermath of Violence: Trauma and Recovery -- Writings for a Liberation Psychology -- Ghosts and Echoes: Reflections after 9/11 -- Be Ahead of All Parting -- The Deeper Wound -- The Key to My Neighbor's House: Seeking Justice in Bosnia and Rwanda -- Just One Story -- Unfolding -- The Hidden Damage of Nuclear Weapons -- The Diary of a Political Idiot: Normal Life in Belgrade -- Under Bombardment in Beirut -- I Just Missed the Bus and I'll Be Late for Work -- Interrupted Subjects -- Not a Pass -- Peace -- Shantideva's Prayer: Buddhist Traditional Prayer (translated by the Dalai Lama) -- We Are Fields before Each Other -- CHAPTER 3. Denial, Dogma, and the Heroic Myth -- How to Cure a Fanatic -- The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness -- A Ritual to Read to Each Other -- Terror Comes Full Circle -- He Would Need Some Shoes -- Thoughts for the Times on War and Death -- Our Culture's Divided Soul -- The Denial of Death -- The Verbal Weapon of Mass Destruction -- Speech Opposing the Post-9/11 Use of Force Pact, September 14, 2001 -- Against Certainty -- Another Kind of Heroism -- On Vulnerability and the Sukkah of Shalom -- PART TWO. Paths to Transformation0 -- CHAPTER 4. In a Dark Time: The Wisdom in Grief, Fear, and Despair -- Healing Through the Dark Emotions in an Age of Global Threat -- An Interview by David Montenegro -- In a Dark Time -- Thoughts in the Presence of Fear -- The Testing-Tree -- Seeing Red: In a Dark Night of The American Soul -- A Terrible Love of War -- Morphologies of Silence -- overcoming cruelty -- Eulogy for The Martyred Children -- CHAPTER 5. Truth Telling and Justice -- Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Adopted and proclaimed December 10, 1948, by the General Assembly of the United Nations, resolution 217 A (III) -- Naming the Perpetrator -- There Was no Farewell -- Facing the Inferno: Transforming Terror into Tenderness -- Half-life of a Despot -- Moby Dick -- Crises of the Republic -- A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers) -- The Tenacity of Memory (La Tenacidad de la Memoria) -- Miracle, a Universe: Settling Accounts with Torturers -- Rape as a War Crime -- The Key to My Neighbor's House: Seeking Justice in Bosnia and Rwanda -- Facing into Truth: The Most Reverend Frank T. Griswold, XXV Presiding Bishop and Primate, the Episcopal Church, USA -- Zoroastrian Prayer -- CHAPTER 6. Reclaiming Our Selves: Gender and Violence -- Terror, Domination, and Partnership -- The Crowned Cannibals -- The Mind as Erotic Weapon -- The Birth of Plea sure -- A Woman's Side of the Story -- Please Listen to the Women of Iraq -- Meena, Heroine of Afghanistan -- Behind Bars -- Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link between Masculinity and Violence -- She Cannot Be Lost to Me -- Joining Prayers -- Serenity -- Acceptance Speech, Nobel Peace Prize -- Prayer of The Virgin of Guadalupe -- CHAPTER 7. Compassion and the Interdependence of Peace -- Compassion as the pillar of World Peace: His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama -- From Them to Us -- Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation -- Falling Bodies -- Forgive Us -- Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? -- Sustainability, Security, and Peace -- Wilenska -- On Forgiveness -- Good Friday World -- A Heart as Wide as the World -- A Task -- The Table of Peace -- The Courage to Wait -- Buddhist Meditation on Compassion -- In My Soul -- CHAPTER 8. Paths to Transformation -- Hope in The Dark -- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion -- Nonviolence: Weapon of the Brave, Weapon of the Future -- Ahimsa or the Way of Nonviolence -- Candles in Babylon -- On Citizen Diplomacy -- A New World Diplomacy -- On Courage and Resistance -- War Crimes Tribunal May End Impurity but They Can't Heal Hatred -- The Courage to Love -- At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace -- The Greatest Danger -- Thanks but No Thanks -- The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty -- The Generation of Trust -- Contributor Biographies -- Credits |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789634503321 |
| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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