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Format: 363 Seiten : , Illustrationen, Karten.

ISBN: 978-0-674-98430-1

Content: Deacon Sharpe -- A suburb of hell --King Sugar -- Door of no return -- The plot -- Swear to me -- The fires -- One common ruin -- Launched into eternity -- Panic -- Another island -- Freedom -- Aftermath

Content: "For five horrific weeks after Christmas in 1831, Jamaica was convulsed by an uprising of its enslaved people. What started as a peaceful labor strike quickly turned into a full-blown revolt, leaving hundreds of plantation houses smoking ruins. By the time British troops had put down the rebels, more than a thousand Jamaicans lay dead from summary executions and extrajudicial murder. While the rebels lost their military gamble, their sacrifice accelerated the larger struggle for freedom in the British Atlantic. The daring and suffering of the Jamaicans galvanized public opinion throughout the empire, resulting in a decisive turn against slavery. For centuries bondage had fed Britain's appetite for sugar. Within two years of the Christmas rebellion, slavery was formally abolished. Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day account of this transformative uprising. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner goes back to the primary sources to tell the intimate story of the men and women who tasted liberty for a few brief weeks. He memorably evokes the sights and sounds of the Caribbean in the 1830s, provides the first full portrait of its enigmatic leader Samuel Sharpe, and gives us a poignant glimpse of the dreams of the many Jamaicans who died for liberty."

Note: Includes index

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-674-24607-2

Language: English

Subjects: History

Keywords: Sklavenaufstand

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URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Format: 252 S. : , Kt.

ISBN: 3-8270-0633-3

Uniform Title: An ordinary man

Language: German

Subjects: Political Science

Keywords: Völkermord in Ruanda ; Völkermord in Ruanda ; Prävention ; Erlebnisbericht ; Erlebnisbericht ; Erlebnisbericht

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Format: 1 online resource (368 p.)

ISBN: 9780674246072

Content: In 1831 enslaved Jamaicans revolted. What began as a peaceful movement soon became a bloodbath as British troops retaliated. Tom Zoellner tells the inspiring story of the uprising that galvanized antislavery forces in Britain and led directly to abolition two years later.

Note: Frontmatter -- , contents -- , Introduction -- , 1. A Suburb of Hell -- , 2. Deacon Sharpe -- , 3. King Sugar -- , 4. The Door of No Return -- , 5. The Plot -- , 6. Swear to Me -- , 7. The Fires -- , 8. One Common Ruin -- , 9. Launched into Eternity -- , 10. Panic -- , 11. Another Island -- , 12. Freedom -- , 13. Aftermath -- , Epilogue -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Acknowledgments -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

Subjects: History

DOI: 10.4159/9780674246072

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674246072

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Format: 263 pages

Edition: First hardcover edition

ISBN: 9781640092907

Content: "The National Road is a collection of essays about American places, each dealing with contentious matters: religion, politics, sex, race, poverty, loss and the stubborn persistence of national pride, despite abundant reasons for cynicism. An important question lies at the heart of this collection: what does it mean to "belong" in America in the midst of an era when rootedness to a particular piece of ground means less than at any time during our history? These essays cover a wide range of subjects: the changing geography of pornography, the proliferation of "dollar stores," the unique pain of losing a house, the joy and futility of cross-country drives, the ways that certain town governments can turn vicious, the quest to stand upon the topographical roof of every state, a journey into the wilderness to find the body of a notorious killer, a unique examination of the most "American" major religion in the gloom past midnight, a personal eulogy for the metropolitan daily newspaper. From their particular angles, they all examine changing definitions of this shared soil. In a time of collective unease, the American land - this magnificent 3.7 million square miles -- is the lowest denominator of what we have in common"--

Language: English

Keywords: USA ; Binnenwanderung ; Wirtschaftliche Lage ; Verkehrsnetz

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Format: 340 Seiten : , Illustrationen ; , 21 cm.

ISBN: 9780312339708 , 0312339704

Content: When he proposed to his girlfriend, Tom Zoellner gave what every American man is supposed to give at such a time, a diamond engagement ring. But when the relationship broke apart a few months before the wedding, he was left with a used diamond ring that began to haunt him. Zoellner looked harder at the stone, and the consequent fascination sent him around the world. Across fourteen nations and six continents, the empty mythology of the diamond drew him into a world in which a piece of carbon is made to breathe with the profound intimacies of our own histories

Content: Includes information on advertising, Angola, Argyle Diamond Mine, Australia, blood diamonds, Brazil, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, De Beers Consolidated Mines, synthetic diamonds, engagement rings, India, Japan, Jews, mining methods, Murfreesboro (Arkansas), Northwest Territories (Canada), retail pricing, smuggling, South Africa, United States, etc

Note: Dying stars: Central African Republic -- Midnight sun: Canada -- Desired results: Japan -- The strong man: Brazil -- The cartel: South Africa -- The new era: Australia -- Blood diamonds: Angola -- The stone mills: India -- Alchemy: Russia -- The big nothing: USA.

Language: English

Subjects: History , Economics

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Format: XX, 346 p

ISBN: 9780670025282

Content: "A revelatory, entertaining account of the world's most indispensable mode of transportation Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new book he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again. From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic MagLev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship with trains. Zoellner examines both the mechanics of the rails and their engines and how they helped societies evolve. Not only do trains transport people and goods in an efficient manner, but they also reduce pollution and dependency upon oil. Zoellner also considers America's culture of ambivalence to mass transit, using the perpetually stalled line between Los Angeles and San Francisco as a case study in bureaucracy and public indifference. Train presents both an entertaining history of railway travel around the world while offering a serious and impassioned case for the future of train travel"--

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Language: English

Keywords: Eisenbahn ; Geschichte

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Format: 252 S.

ISBN: 9783872006332

Content: Beeindruckende Autobiografie des Hoteldirektors, durch dessen mutiges (Ver-)Handeln die bei ihm während des ruandischen Bürgerkriegs Zuflucht Suchenden überlebten

Language: German

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Format: 4 CD , 1 DVD, Beil.

Edition: Autoris. Hörfassung

ISBN: 3886988503

Uniform Title: An ordinary man

Content: Die bewegte Lebensgeschichte des Hotelmanagers, der während des ruandischen Bürgerkrieges zuflucht Suchenden Unterschlupf bot und als "Oskar Schindler Afrikas" gilt.

Language: German

Keywords: Ruanda ; Völkermord ; Kigali ; Geschichte 1994- ; Erlebnisbericht ; CD ; Rusesabagina, Paul ; Biographie ; CD ; Erlebnisbericht ; CD ; Biographie ; Biografie ; Erlebnisbericht ; Hörbuch

Author information: Seibert, Steffen

Author information: Filter, Cornelia

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Format: XII, 337 S. , 24 cm

ISBN: 0670020648 , 9780670020645

Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-318) and index

Language: English

Subjects: Physics

Keywords: Uran ; Radioaktivität ; Kernwaffe ; Geschichte

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (363 pages) , illustrations, map

Content: "For five horrific weeks after Christmas in 1831, Jamaica was convulsed by an uprising of its enslaved people. What started as a peaceful labor strike quickly turned into a full-blown revolt, leaving hundreds of plantation houses smoking ruins. By the time British troops had put down the rebels, more than a thousand Jamaicans lay dead from summary executions and extrajudicial murder. While the rebels lost their military gamble, their sacrifice accelerated the larger struggle for freedom in the British Atlantic. The daring and suffering of the Jamaicans galvanized public opinion throughout the empire, resulting in a decisive turn against slavery. For centuries bondage had fed Britain's appetite for sugar. Within two years of the Christmas rebellion, slavery was formally abolished. Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day account of this transformative uprising. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner goes back to the primary sources to tell the intimate story of the men and women who tasted liberty for a few brief weeks. He memorably evokes the sights and sounds of the Caribbean in the 1830s, provides the first full portrait of its enigmatic leader Samuel Sharpe, and gives us a poignant glimpse of the dreams of the many Jamaicans who died for liberty"--

Content: A suburb of Hell -- Deacon Sharpe -- A suburb of hell -- King Sugar -- Door of no return -- The plot -- Swear to me -- The fires -- One common ruin -- Launched into eternity -- Panic -- Another island -- Freedom -- Aftermath

Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-341) and index

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674246072

Additional Edition: ISBN 0674246071

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674246058

Additional Edition: ISBN 0674246055

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674246065

Additional Edition: ISBN 0674246063

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674984301

Additional Edition: ISBN 0674984307

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674984301

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Zoellner, Tom Island on fire Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2020

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books

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