Beyond the Pale: The Holocaust in the North Caucasus (Brooks Crispin)(Pevná vazba)

Beyond the Pale: The Holocaust in the North Caucasus (Brooks Crispin)(Pevná vazba)

When war between the Soviet Union and Germany broke out in 1941, thousands of refugees - many of whom were Jews - poured from war-stricken Ukraine, Crimea, and other parts of Russia into the North Caucasus. Hoping to find safety, they came to a region the Soviets had struggled to pacify over the

Probing the Limits of Categorization: The Bystander in Holocaust History (Morina Christina)(Pevná vazba)

Of the three categories that Raul Hilberg developed in his analysis of the Holocaust--perpetrators, victims, and bystanders--it is the last that is the broadest and most difficult to pinpoint. Described by Hilberg as those who were 'once a part of this history,' bystanders present unique challenges

Umberto Nobile and the Arctic Search for the Airship Italia (Cameron Garth)(Pevná vazba)

The Italian airship designer and pilot Umberto Nobile had flown to the North Pole and beyond in 1926. He resolved to go back to the Arctic with a new airship in 1928. There were areas of the Arctic that had not been explored and it was believed that new lands might be there to be discovered. The

Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus Since the Fall of the Soviet Union (Balci Bayram)(Pevná vazba)

A tour d'horizon of the role Islam plays in politics and the private sphere in Central Asia and the

The Kuban 1943: The Wehrmacht's Last Stand in the Caucasus (Forczyk Robert)(Paperback)

In the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht invaded the Caucasus in order to overrun critical oil production facilities at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku. However, the Red Army stopped the Germans short of their objectives and then launched a devastating winter counteroffensive that encircled them at

The Polish Theatre of the Holocaust (Niziolek Grzegorz)(Pevná vazba)

Grzegorz Niziolek's The Polish Theatre of the Holocaust is a pioneering analysis of the impact and legacy of the Holocaust on Polish theatre and society from 1945 to the present. It reveals the role of theatre as a crucial medium of collective memory - and collective forgetting - of the trauma of

Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore [A Cookbook] (Goldstein Darra)(Pevná vazba)

100 traditional yet surprisingly modern recipes from the far northern corners of Russia, featuring ingredients and dishes that young Russians are rediscovering as part of their heritage. LONGLISTED FOR THE ART OF EATING PRIZE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND

The August Trials: The Holocaust and Postwar Justice in Poland (Kornbluth Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

The first account of the August Trials, in which postwar Poland confronted the betrayal of Jewish citizens under Nazi rule but ended up fashioning an alibi for the past. When six years of ferocious resistance to Nazi occupation came to an end in 1945, a devastated Poland could agree with its new

Love with No Tomorrow: Tales of Romance During the Holocaust (Pierce Mindelle)(Pevná vazba)

Love at first sight. During the Holocaust. Bonds as strong as steel, forged in the flames of hate. These are extraordinary stories of love affairs during the most dangerous, degrading, and deadly conditions of genocidal persecution. The extreme lengths to which two people will go to express their

Once Upon a Time in the North (Pullman Philip)(Pevná vazba)

Holocaust Memory and Racism in the Postwar World (Gilbert Shirli)(Pevná vazba)

The Holocaust is often invoked as a benchmark for talking about human rights abuses from slavery and apartheid to colonialism, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. Western educators and politicians draw seemingly obvious lessons of tolerance and anti-racism from the Nazi past, and their work rests on

So Cool! Sharks (Boyer Crispin)(Pevná vazba)

They have super senses They leap clear out of the water They swallow prey in a single gulp Let's face it: Sharks are ... SO COOL And, well, so is this book Sharks are among the world's top predators, but that's just ONE reason why they are SO COOL. So who wouldn't want to hang out with them to

The Internet (Brooks Bethea Nikole)(Pevná vazba)

Stitched & Sewn: The Life-Saving Art of Holocaust Survivor Trudie Strobel (Savin Jody)(Pevná vazba)

A child survivor of the Holocaust, Trudie Strobel settled in California, raising a family and never discussing the horrors she witnessed. After her children grew up, the trauma of her youth caught up with her, triggering a paralyzing depression. A therapist suggested that Trudie attempt to draw the

Zeus the Mighty: The Quest for the Golden Fleas (Book 1) (Boyer Crispin)(Pevná vazba)

Greek mythology meets The Secret Life of Pets in this first adventure in a hilarious new middle grade fiction series, starring Zeus the mighty ... king of the gods ... ruler of minions ... HAMSTER, and the crazy crew of critters of the Mount Olympus Pet Center. Welcome to the Mount Olympus Pet

North/South: The Great European Divide (Quinones Ricardo J.)(Pevná vazba)

North/South focuses on the dramatic changes in the intellectual and political typography of a Europe divided between the countries of the North and of those of the

The Road to Character (Brooks David)(Pevná vazba)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus on external success--'r sum virtues'--and our core principles. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought

Beyond the West: New Global Architecture (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

Beyond The West inspires a fresh understanding of global contemporary architecture beyond the Western Countries. Architects throughout the world work against a backdrop of rapidly growing cities, changing societies and climate, and emerging economies. But while Western architecture has largely

The Caucasus and its Flowers - Pavel Křivka, Vojtěch Holubec

This book is devoted to the plants of the Caucasus and the ecological conditions in which they grow. It is aimed at amateur and professional botanists, rock gardeners, plant and mountain lovers, and those who admire photographs of wild beauty. The book includes introductory chapters on the History

Holocaust: The Nazis' Wartime Jewish Atrocities (Wynn Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

The Holocaust is without doubt one of the most abhorrent and despicable events not only of the Second World War, but of the twentieth century. What makes it even more staggering is that it was not perpetrated by just one individual, but by thousands of men and women who had become part of the Nazi

The House at Ujazdowskie 16: Jewish Families in Warsaw After the Holocaust (Auerbach Karen)(Pevná vazba)

In a turn-of-the-century, once elegant building at 16 Ujazdowskie Avenue in the center of Warsaw, 10 Jewish families began reconstructing their lives after the Holocaust. While most surviving Polish Jews were making their homes in new countries, these families rebuilt on the rubble of the Polish

Israelpolitik: German-Israeli Relations, 1949-69 (Vita Lorena de)(Pevná vazba)

The rapprochement between Germany and Israel in the aftermath of the Holocaust is one of the most striking political developments of the twentieth century. German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently referred to it as a 'miracle'. But how did this 'miracle' come about? In this book, Lorena De Vita

Gendered Testimonies of the Holocaust: Writing Life (Schweitzer Petra M.)(Pevná vazba)

Gendered Testimonies of the Holocaust: Writing Life begins with the premise that writing proves virtually synonymous with survival, bearing the traces of life and of death carried within those who survived the atrocities of the Nazis. In reading specific testimonies by survivor-writers Paul Celan,

At War's Summit: The Red Army and the Struggle for the Caucasus Mountains in World War II (Statiev Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

This is the story of the highest battlefield of World War Two, which brings to life the extremes endured during this harsh mountain warfare. When the German war machine began faltering from a shortage of oil after the failed Blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union, the Wehrmacht launched Operation