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 NEW! Ghosts in a Photograph |
In Ghosts in a Photograph, award-winning nonfiction writer Myrna Kostash delves into the lives of her grandparents, all of whom moved from Galicia, now present-day Ukraine, to Alberta at the turn … | Myrna Kostash | 304 | 2022 | View |
 Mussolini Also Did A Lot of GoodThe Spread of Historical Amnesia |
Surgically, but with wit, Francesco Filippi demolishes each and every myth that has taken root about Mussolini and fascism in an uplifting handbook for political and intellectual self-defense. No … | Francesco Filippi | 216 | 2021 | View |
 NEW! Myths of Modern HistoryFrom the French Revolution to the 20th century world wars and the Cold War - new perspectives on key events |
Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels challenges readers to reconsider what they know about some key events in the last 250 years of world history. At a time when it’s all too easy to … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 392 | 2022 | View |
 NEW! Spectres of FascismHistorical, Theoretical and International Perspectives |
Concerns over the rise of fascism have been preoccupied with the Trump presidency and the Brexit vote in the UK, yet, globally, we are witnessing a turn towards anti-democratic and illiberal … | Samir Gandesha | 304 | 2020 | View |
 The 1956 Hungarian RevolutionHungarian and Canadian Perspectives |
In October 1956, a spontaneous uprising took Hungarian Communist authorities by surprise, prompting Soviet authorities to invade the country. After a few days of violent fighting, the revolt was … | Christopher Adam; Tibor Egervari | 306 | 2010 | View |
 The Franz Boas EnigmaInuit, Arctic, and Sciences |
“… Franz Boas has remained an enigma, so misunderstood as a person and so often misrepresented as an anthropologist.” William S. Willis, Jr. How did Franz Boas become the … | Ludger Müller-Wille | 188 | 2014 | View |
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From ForewordFrom: The Franz Boas Enigma |
- | Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! ForewordFrom: Ghosts in a Photograph |
The forward reflects on the author’s connection to the past and connection to their family through old photographs, discussing emigration, immigration, the old country of Galicia, … | Myrna Kostash | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From Introduction |
Introduction | Christopher Adam; Leslie Laczko; Tibor Egervari | 9 | 2010 | $1.17 Add |
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From NEW! IntroductionFrom: Spectres of Fascism |
In the introduction, the author provides a brief history of the resurgence of fascist ideologies in the 21st century. He begins with the election of George Bush and 9/11 and continues through the … | Samir Gandesha | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 Add |
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From PrefaceDid Mussolini Do Any Good At All? |
The author talks about fake news and historical revisionism. | Francesco Filippi | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Introduction |
Topics in this chapter include early attempts at international cooperation prior to the 20th century and an overview of the structure of the book. | Tavadian Alexandre | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: The Franz Boas Enigma |
On Franz Boas, his research, and pivotal role in the history of science and anthropology. His publications provide us two-fold insights: an understanding of the scientific stimuli the young Boas … | Ludger Müller-Wille | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! MapsFrom: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Maps of Galicia, in context to the historical periods discussed throughout the book. | Myrna Kostash | 2 | 2022 | $0.20 Add |
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From Mussolini the Provident and PrudentialWas the Duce the first man to give Italians pensions? |
This chapter examines Mussolini’s regime’s activity in the fields of social security and in labour issues. The author refutes the idea that Mussolini was the first man to give … | Francesco Filippi | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! The “Hope of the Hopeless”Contemporary Lessons from Marxist Struggles Against Hitler and Mussolini From: Spectres of Fascism |
In this chapter, Schmidt recounts the struggles of Marxist authors and activists in the face of fascist governments like those of Hitler, Mussolini and Franco in the 20th century. He goes on to … | Ingo Schmidt | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add |
