Times Gone By

Times Gone By
Author: Vicente Pérez Rosales
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2003-05-01
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780198027829

These memoirs trace the wild and adventurous life of Pérez Rosales from his childhood up to the 1860s. During that approximately half-century he saw and did more than a dozen ordinary men. At age eleven in Argentina he witnessed the executions of Luis and Juan Jose Carrera. From there, his activities and adventures took him on several journeys on sailing vessels around Cape Horn; to Paris, where he witnessed the July revolution of 1830; to various commercial endeavors including a distillery, the practice of medicine, and cattle smuggling; into service as an advisor to an Argentine warlord; as a miner for precious metals in the north of Chile; as participant in the California Gold Rush in 1849; as director of the government's project for German immigration and settlement in the wild south of Chile; and also as Chilean consul and immigration agent in Hamburg. Around the world, Rosales lived through many of his era's watershed moments. His exciting memoirs offer a chance to relive the rush and chaos of these times--from a much safer vantage.

Historia General Y Natural de Las Indias

Historia General Y Natural de Las Indias
Author: José Spain
Publisher:
Total Pages: 772
Release: 1851
Genre:
ISBN: 9781981773008

Historia General Y Natural De Las Indias by Jos� Spain, first published in 1851, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Badenheim Nineteen-thirty-nine

Badenheim Nineteen-thirty-nine
Author: Aharon Apelfeld
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1980
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780879237998

A tale of Europe in the days just before the war. It tells of a small group of Jewish holiday makers in the resort of Badenheim in the Spring of 1939. Hitler's war looms, but Badenheim and its summer residents go about life as normal."

British Historical Statistics

British Historical Statistics
Author: B. R. Mitchell
Publisher: CUP Archive
Total Pages: 912
Release: 1988-09-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521330084

This 1988 reference book provides the major economic and social statistical series for the British Isles from the twelfth century up until 1980-81. The text provides informed access to a wide range of economic data, without the labour of identifying sources or of transforming many different annual sources into a comparable time series.

The Historian's Craft

The Historian's Craft
Author: Marc Bloch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-06-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789360804695

This book explains that the history based on judgemental aspect is something not to be done, and provides a wider explanation rather than providing in normative terms.

Energy: Management, Supply and Conservation

Energy: Management, Supply and Conservation
Author: Clive Beggs
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2012-06-25
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1136406697

With more and more concern being expressed over the Earth's dwindling energy resources as well as rising pollution levels, the subject of energy management and conservation is becoming increasingly important. Over half of all energy consumed is used in buildings so effective management of buildings whether commercial or domestic is vital. This book is a comprehensive text dealing with the theory and practice of the supply of energy to consumers, energy management and auditing and energy saving technology. It will be a core text on courses on energy management and building services, as well as updating professionals in the building sector.

The Ancient Maya

The Ancient Maya
Author: Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 708
Release: 1983
Genre: Central America
ISBN: 9780804712880

British Investments in Latin America, 1822-1949

British Investments in Latin America, 1822-1949
Author: James Fred Rippy
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780415190084

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Arauco Tamed

Arauco Tamed
Author: Pedro de Oña
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1948
Genre:
ISBN:

2 copies located in Circulation.

Pathways of Settler Decolonization

Pathways of Settler Decolonization
Author: Lynne Davis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2020-05-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429752709

Although settler colonialism is a deeply entrenched structural problem, Indigenous peoples have always resisted it and sought to protect their land, sovereignty, and treaties. Some settlers have aimed to support Indigenous peoples in these struggles. This book examines what happens when settlers engage with and attempt to transform settler colonial systems. What does ‘decolonizing’ action look like? What roles can settlers play? What challenges, complexities, and barriers arise? And what opportunities and possibilities emerge? The authors emphasize the need for settlers to develop long-term relationships of accountability with Indigenous peoples and the land, participate in meaningful dialogue, and respect Indigenous laws and jurisdiction. Writing from multiple disciplinary lenses, and focusing on diverse research settings, from Turtle Island (North America) to Palestine, the authors show that transforming settler colonial relations and consciousness is an ongoing, iterative, and unsettling process that occurs through social justice-focused action, critical self-reflection, and dynamic-yet-committed relationships with Indigenous peoples. This book was originally published as a special issue of Settler Colonial Studies.