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Epic Encounters

Melani McAlister
Epic Encounters Book PDF

Author : Melani McAlister
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520932012

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Epic Encounters examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their "interests" in the Middle East. In this innovative book—now brought up-to-date to include 9/11 and the Iraq war—Melani McAlister argues that U.S. foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. American understandings of the region are framed by narratives that draw on religious belief, news media accounts, and popular culture. This remarkable and pathbreaking book skillfully weaves lively and accessible readings of film, media, and music with a rigorous analysis of U.S. foreign policy, race politics, and religious history. The new chapter, titled "9/11 and After: Snapshots on the Road to Empire," considers and brilliantly analyzes five images that have become iconic: (1) New York City firemen raising the American flag out of the rubble of the World Trade Center, (2) the televised image of Osama bin-Laden, (3) Afghani women in burqas, (4) the statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Baghdad, and (5) the hooded and wired prisoner in Abu Ghraib. McAlister's singular achievement is to illuminate the contexts of these five images both at the time they were taken and as they relate to current events, an accomplishment all the more remarkable since—to paraphrase her new preface—we are today struggling to look backward at something that is still rushing ahead.

Epic Encounters

Melani McAlister
Epic Encounters Book PDF

Author : Melani McAlister
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0520244990

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Examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their "interests" in the Middle East. Author McAlister argues that U.S. foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. American understandings of the region are framed by narratives that draw on religious belief, news media accounts, and popular culture. This book skillfully weaves readings of film, media, and music with a rigorous analysis of U.S. foreign policy, race politics, and religious history.--From publisher description.

Epic Encounters in the Animal Kingdom (Brave Adventures Vol. 2)

Coyote Peterson
Epic Encounters in the Animal Kingdom Brave Adventures Vol 2 Book PDF

Author : Coyote Peterson
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780316452397

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Epic Encounters in the Animal Kingdom (Brave Adventures Vol. 2) by Coyote Peterson Pdf

Wildlife expert and YouTube phenomenon, Coyote Peterson, is back with the sequel to the bestselling Brave Adventures: Wild Animals in a Wild World. Once again, Coyote and his crew voyage to new environments and encounter an even more eclectic ensemble of the planets' animals. From a slimy octopus to elusive tree climbing lizards to nomadic wolverines--this book promises to be another fast-paced, wild experience. Coyote will take readers for a hike through a snake infested island, kayak the ocean to discover a migrating pod of killer whales, and track a pride of lions across the South African savanna! You don't want to miss these never-before-told brave adventures, guaranteed to be a hit with Coyote's 13 million fans as well as animal lovers around the world! Includes over one hundred hand-drawn, black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Coyote Peterson’s Brave Adventures

Coyote Peterson
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Author : Coyote Peterson
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781633535787

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Coyote Peterson’s Brave Adventures by Coyote Peterson Pdf

#1 Bookscan in Juvenile Non-fiction! ─ Be Brave… Stay Wild! Animal Stories for Kids: Coyote Peterson's Brave Adventures: Wild Animals in a Wild World chronicles some of the wildest encounters Coyote Peterson has had over the course of his travels. The stories begin with his first snapping turtle catch as a kid and lead down a trail of incredible moments he and his camera crew have had while filming their Brave Wilderness shows. From a giant alligator that nearly caught Coyote in its bone crushing jaws, to an 800 pound Grizzly Bear that helped him teach the audience what to do and NOT do if you ever encounter one of these enormous predators in the wild, every tale is laced with fast paced action and daring adventure. With the presence of danger often looming for Coyote, each story reminds the reader that animals rule the wild places of this planet, and if we respect them from a safe distance, even the most frightening creatures are more likely to be afraid of us than we should ever be of them. Exciting animal stories for kids of all ages: This collection of short stories aims to give the reader a first-person perspective into some of Coyote’s most harrowing and heartwarming adventures.

Male and Female in the Epic of Gilgamesh

Tzvi Abusch
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Author : Tzvi Abusch
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575067186

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Male and Female in the Epic of Gilgamesh by Tzvi Abusch Pdf

The deeds and struggles of Gilgamesh, legendary king of the city-state Uruk in the land of Sumer, have fascinated readers for millennia. They are preserved primarily in the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the most well-known pieces of Mesopotamian literature. Studying the text draws us into an orbit that is engaging and thrilling, for it is a work of fantasy and legend that addresses some of the very existential issues with which contemporary readers still grapple. We experience the excitement of trying to penetrate the mind-set of another civilization, an ancient one—in this instance, a civilization that ultimately gave rise to our own. The studies gathered here all demonstrate Tzvi Abusch’s approach to ancient literature: to make use of the tools of literary, structural, and critical analysis in service of exploring the personal and psychological dimensions of the narration. The author focuses especially on the encounters between males and females in the story. The essays are not only instructive for understanding the Epic of Gilgamesh, they also serve as exemplary studies of ancient literature with a view to investigating streams of commonality between ancient times and ours

Gilgamesh among Us

Theodore Ziolkowski
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Author : Theodore Ziolkowski
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780801463426

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Gilgamesh among Us by Theodore Ziolkowski Pdf

The world's oldest work of literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh recounts the adventures of the semimythical Sumerian king of Uruk and his ultimately futile quest for immortality after the death of his friend and companion, Enkidu, a wildman sent by the gods. Gilgamesh was deified by the Sumerians around 2500 BCE, and his tale as we know it today was codified in cuneiform tablets around 1750 BCE and continued to influence ancient cultures—whether in specific incidents like a world-consuming flood or in its quest structure—into Roman times. The epic was, however, largely forgotten, until the cuneiform tablets were rediscovered in 1872 in the British Museum's collection of recently unearthed Mesopotamian artifacts. In the decades that followed its translation into modern languages, the Epic of Gilgamesh has become a point of reference throughout Western culture. In Gilgamesh among Us, Theodore Ziolkowski explores the surprising legacy of the poem and its hero, as well as the epic’s continuing influence in modern letters and arts. This influence extends from Carl Gustav Jung and Rainer Maria Rilke's early embrace of the epic's significance—"Gilgamesh is tremendous!" Rilke wrote to his publisher's wife after reading it—to its appropriation since World War II in contexts as disparate as operas and paintings, the poetry of Charles Olson and Louis Zukofsky, novels by John Gardner and Philip Roth, and episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Xena: Warrior Princess. Ziolkowski sees fascination with Gilgamesh as a reflection of eternal spiritual values—love, friendship, courage, and the fear and acceptance of death. Noted writers, musicians, and artists from Sweden to Spain, from the United States to Australia, have adapted the story in ways that meet the social and artistic trends of the times. The spirit of this capacious hero has absorbed the losses felt in the immediate postwar period and been infused with the excitement and optimism of movements for gay rights, feminism, and environmental consciousness. Gilgamesh is at once a seismograph of shifts in Western history and culture and a testament to the verities and values of the ancient epic.

National Geographic Kids Chapters: Crocodile Encounters

Brady Barr,Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
National Geographic Kids Chapters Crocodile Encounters Book PDF

Author : Brady Barr,Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781426310300

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National Geographic Kids Chapters: Crocodile Encounters by Brady Barr,Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Pdf

The first in a line of adventures within the National Geographic Kids Chapters series, Crocodile Encounters will surely prove to be one of the most exciting. Follow along with National Geographic explorer Brady Barr as he crawls into a muddy hole just barely big enough for his shoulders, and comes face to face with thirteen crocodiles! Laugh out loud as you learn how to catch a crocodile using shoe laces and underpants. Read in anticipation to find out what happens when you put a 600-lb crocodile on an airplane in just a flimsy wooden crate. These action-packed stories and more will engage readers and inspire them to go out and explore their own world. Stories include: • "Undercover Croc," in which Brady "becomes a crocodile," by donning a specially-designed protective croc suit, and infiltrates a group of Nile crocodiles in Tanzania. • "Toy Story," in which he uses (and loses) a radio-controlled car with video camera, in a hilarious failed attempt to capture a Nile crocodile in South Africa. • "Deep Dark Den"--in an attempt to relocate a group of crocodiles causing problems to neighboring villagers in Costa Rica, Brady finds himself underground in a deep muddy hole with thirteen angry crocs. • "Croc in a Box," Brady tries to move a giant, troublesome croc from Uganda safely to an American zoo, but discovers the croc is much stronger than the "sturdy wooden box" that has been built to contain him. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. Releases simultaneously in Reinforced Library Binding: 978-1-4263-1029-4 , $14.90/$16.95 Can E-book: 978-1-4263-1030-0 , $5.99/$5.99 Can

Unexplained Ghostly Encounters

Kevin Walker
Unexplained Ghostly Encounters Book PDF

Author : Kevin Walker
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781643691831

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Unexplained Ghostly Encounters by Kevin Walker Pdf

In Unexplained: Ghostly Encounters, readers in grades 5-9 will take a look at some of the scariest claims of ghostly encounters throughout history. Things go bump in the night, people see things they can't explain, strange figures suddenly appear and then vanish—are they real or imagined? The Unexplained series is designed for readers to be able to flip through until an image catches their interest. Each 32-page book includes spreads that feature a handful of info-packed sentences. Quick tidbits mean the book doesn't have to be read cover to cover, making this series perfect for reluctant readers.

Clio and the Poets

David S. Levene,Damien P. Nelis
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Author : David S. Levene,Damien P. Nelis
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004117822

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Clio and the Poets by David S. Levene,Damien P. Nelis Pdf

In this book seventeen leading scholars examine the interaction between historiography and poetry in the Augustan age: how poets drew on or reacted against historians presentation of the world, and how, conversely, historians transformed poetic themes for their own ends.

Epic Encounters

Melani McAlister
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Author : Melani McAlister
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0520228103

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"A wonderfully original and compelling study, essential for understanding the complex relations between the US and the nations and peoples of the Mideast. McAlister argues powerfully that American interests in the Mideast range far beyond the realm of foreign policy to become of paramount importance to the creation of American culture in the post World War II era. . . . A model for those interested in the interconnections of culture and foreign policy in an era of globalization. An engrossing read."--Amy Kaplan, author of The Social Construction of American Realism "Melani McAlister has written a marvelous book that draws together a vast array of materials from the media, archives, scholarly sources, and popular culture, interpreting it through her rich knowledge of cultural studies. Scholars in many fields--American studies, sociology, religious studies, political science, media studies, among others--will want to read this lively and engaging book."--Robert Wuthnow, author of After Heaven: Spirituality in America Since the 1950s, and Creative Spirituality: The Way of the Artist "A fascinating and completely original analysis of the relation between culture and foreign policy. . . this book casts entirely new light on US military, financial, and emotional investments in the Middle East. Conservative Christian sensibilities, television, Biblical epics, Black Power, and a host of gender-related representations--these and other factors all played a part in the shaping of American foreign policy in ways that have never before been noticed. No historian of twentieth-century American culture or politics should miss this brilliant book!"--Gail Bederman, author of Manliness and Civilization: A Cultural History of Gender and Race in the US, 1880-1917 "Diplomatic historians are now turning to Edward Said's Orientalism to explore the cultural dimensions of 20th Century America's representations of the Middle East. They are too late! Melani McAlister develops a "post-orientalist" approach to U.S. culture, foreign policy, and identity. Hers is also the first book ever to recognize that African -Americans matter to such a project. Epic Encounters is a blockbuster of a book."--Robert Vitalis, author of When Capitalists Collide: Business Conflict and the End of Empire in Egypt

Alien Encounter

Pamela F Service,Mike Gorman
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Author : Pamela F Service,Mike Gorman
Publisher : Darby Creek ™
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781467751216

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Alien Encounter by Pamela F Service,Mike Gorman Pdf

Zack’s back at work again, as an Alien Agent. His assignment: find an alien kid who hijacked a spaceship to Roswell, New Mexico. Sound easy? Not quite. Because Zack’s dad is going too. And he’s being chased by a man with a serious grudge against aliens. Can Zack find the missing alien and keep the truth from his dad while escaping the clutches of one Major Garrett? It’s all in a day’s work for Earth’s Alien Agent.

Casebook: UFOs And Alien EncounterS

Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes
Casebook UFOs And Alien EncounterS Book PDF

Author : Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781607546047

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Casebook: UFOs And Alien EncounterS by Justine Fontes,Ron Fontes Pdf

Einstein, Frank, Clarita, and Tracy, four smart kids and great friends, meet at the Windmill Bakery to use their Virtual Visors to explore stories of UFO sightings and alien encounters, and to try and uncover the truth behind them.

Ghostly Evidence

Kelly Milner Halls
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Author : Kelly Milner Halls
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467705936

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Ghostly Evidence by Kelly Milner Halls Pdf

It's late at night, and you're on a tour of a so-called haunted house. You see something out of the corner of your eye and quickly snap a photo. Your hands tremble as you lower the camera. Your eyes widen as you stare at the image you've just captured. A face seems to be lurking in the background. But when you look up, there?s no one standing there! Was it a ghost? Ghost sightings are reported all the time. Many are easily explained. Others are harder to dismiss. But is there any proof? To find out, Kelly Milner Halls explored haunted houses. She examined photographs and investigated eyewitness accounts from ghost hunters, mediums, and paranormal experts. What's the verdict? Are the spirits of the dead wandering among us? Explore her findings and decide for yourself.

Klassik Komix: Epic Encounters

Anonim
Klassik Komix Epic Encounters Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Mini-Komix
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-21
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Klassik Komix: Epic Encounters by Anonim Pdf

Klassik Komix engages in Epic Encounters! Crom the Barbarian begins, Annie Oakley gets gunslingers, Princess of the Sea seeks a mate, Miss Victory assaults air pirates, Malu the Slave Girl is captured, Airboy teams up with Valkyrie, Dara of the Vikings meets modern day, Kenton of the Star Patrol vanquishes Vampires of the Void, Buffalo Belle rumbles with robbers, and time travelers go to The Lost Kingdom of Athala! 100 Big Pages, and in color!

The Yom Kippur War

Abraham Rabinovich
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Author : Abraham Rabinovich
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307429650

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The Yom Kippur War by Abraham Rabinovich Pdf

An updated edition that sheds new light on one of the most dramatic reversals of military fortune in modern history. The easing of Israeli military censorship after four decades has enabled Abraham Rabinovich to offer fresh insights into this fiercest of Israel-Arab conflicts. A surprise Arab attack on two fronts on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, with Israel’s reserves un-mobilized, triggered apocalyptic visions in Israel, euphoria in the Arab world, and fraught debates on both sides. Rabinovich, who covered the war for The Jerusalem Post, draws on extensive interviews and primary source material to shape his enthralling narrative. We learn of two Egyptian nationals, working separately for the Mossad, who supplied Israel with key information that helped change the course of the war; of Defense Minister Moshe Dayan’s proposal for a nuclear “demonstration” to warn off the Arabs; and of Chief of Staff David Elazar’s conclusion on the fifth day of battle that Israel could not win. Newly available transcripts enable us to follow the decision-making process in real time from the prime minister’s office to commanders studying maps in the field. After almost overrunning the Golan Heights, the Syrian attack is broken in desperate battles. And as Israel regains its psychological balance, General Ariel Sharon leads a nighttime counterattack across the Suez Canal through a narrow hole in the Egyptian line -- the turning point of the war.