Memories Of A Bygone Age

Author : Prince Arfa
Publisher : Gingko Library
ISBN 13 : 1909942871
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memories of a Bygone Age written by Prince Arfa and published by Gingko Library. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the backdrop of Iran’s struggle against the rising powers of Russia and Britain, the memoirs of Mirza Riza Khan Arfa’-ed-Dowleh—otherwise known as Prince Arfa (1853–1902)—are packed with picaresque adventures as the prince tells the story of his rise from humble provincial beginnings to the heights of the Iranian state. With this translation, his incredible story is brought to life for the first time in English. Prince Arfa writes with arresting wit about the deadly intrigues of the Qajar court. Lamentingly, but resolutely, he chronicles the decline of Iran from a once great empire to an almost bankrupt, lawless state, in which social unrest is channelled and exploited by the clergy. He describes the complex interactions between Iran and Europe, including an account of Naser-od-Din Shah’s profligate visits to Britain and France; the splendor and eccentricities of the doomed Tsar Nicholas II’s court; the Tsar’s omen-laden coronation; and his own favor with the Tsarina, who would grant him concessions on matters of vital importance to his country. The result is a memoir of extraordinary political intrigue.

Author : Prince Arfa
Publisher : Gingko Library
ISBN 13 : 9781909942868
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memories of a Bygone Age written by Prince Arfa and published by Gingko Library. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the backdrop of Iran’s struggle against the rising powers of Russia and Britain, the memoirs of Mirza Riza Khan Arfa’-ed-Dowleh—otherwise known as Prince Arfa (1853–1902)—are packed with picaresque adventures as the prince tells the story of his rise from humble provincial beginnings to the heights of the Iranian state. With this translation, his incredible story is brought to life for the first time in English. Prince Arfa writes with arresting wit about the deadly intrigues of the Qajar court. Lamentingly, but resolutely, he chronicles the decline of Iran from a once great empire to an almost bankrupt, lawless state, in which social unrest is channelled and exploited by the clergy. He describes the complex interactions between Iran and Europe, including an account of Naser-od-Din Shah’s profligate visits to Britain and France; the splendor and eccentricities of the doomed Tsar Nicholas II’s court; the Tsar’s omen-laden coronation; and his own favor with the Tsarina, who would grant him concessions on matters of vital importance to his country. The result is a memoir of extraordinary political intrigue.

Author : Marrie Walsh
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 9780752834412
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Irish Country Childhood written by Marrie Walsh and published by Orion. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a magical childhood on a farm in Mayo during the 1930s and early 1940s. It tells of a young girl, Marrie, and the rural community in which she lives, close to nature and in a land with little worldly wealth.

Author : Jörg Arnold
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198887698
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British Miner in the Age of De-Industrialization written by Jörg Arnold and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British coal industry no longer exists and yet the figure of the coal miner lives on in the British cultural imagination. In feature films and documentaries, miners are typically portrayed as proletarian traditionalists working in a dying industry. Taking this perspective, the 1984/85 miners' strike seems a desperate last stand against forces much bigger than the miners themselves -- not just the Thatcher government but the tide of historical change itself. In this ground-breaking study, Jörg Arnold challenges a declinist reading of the people working in one of Britain's most important energy industries. The study makes extensive use of previously inaccessible records to offer a new account of the British miner in the age of de-industrialisation. The book situates the miners in broader structures of feeling, and reconstructs the miners' sense of the past and the future. Arnold argues that Britain's miners went through a cyclical movement -- from loser to winner and back again -- as Britain underwent a de-industrial revolution in the final decades of the twentieth century. The book reinserts the industry's 'new dawn' of the 1970s into the story of coal and shows that the miners wielded real power. The industry's reversal of fortunes, inscribed in Plan for Coal (1974), proved short-lived. It was significant all the same. Its significance, the book argues, did not lie in affecting the long-term trajectory of the coal industry. Rather, the 'new dawn' was important in raising the political and cultural stakes. The miners found themselves at the centre of sharply conflicting visions of the future at a critical juncture in Britain's history. The figure of the coal miner became invested with sharply contrasting characteristics: hero and villain, underdog and enemy, proletarian traditionalist and standard bearer of Socialist advance. The miners were no mere spectators in this process. They were agents, thought to be uniquely powerful by their numerous opponents, and half believing in this power themselves. The miners' special nature, however, jarred with the aspiration to lead an ordinary life, producing tensions that were most cruelly exposed in the year-long strike of 1984/1985.

Author : Anthony P. Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134804695
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Questions of Consciousness written by Anthony P. Cohen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Karen Cokayne
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136000062
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Experiencing Old Age in Ancient Rome written by Karen Cokayne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old age today is a contentious topic. It can be seen as a demographic timebomb or as a resource of wisdom and experience to be valued and exploited. There is frequent debate over how we value the elderly, and whether ageing is an affliction to be treated or a natural process to be embraced. Karen Cokayne explores how ancient Rome dealt with the physical, intellectual and emotional implications of the ageing process, and asks how the Romans themselves experienced and responded to old age. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary material - written sources, inscriptions, and visual evidence - the study brings into focus universal concerns, including geriatric illness, memory loss and senility; the status and role of the old, sexuality and family relationships. The book's unique emphasis on both the individual and society's responses to ageing makes it a valuable contribution to the study of the social history of Rome.

Author : Jim Beaman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134584180
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interviewing for Radio written by Jim Beaman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interviewing for Radio is a thorough introduction to the techniques and skills of the radio interview. It offers advice on how to ask the right question and elicit a response and guides the reader through the use of equipment, the mechanics of recording, the studio environment, live broadcasts, presentation and pronunciation and editing material. Interviewing for Radio critically analyses previously broadcast interviews and, together with advice from radio professionals, explains the preparation, organization and communication required to produce a successful radio broadcast. Written by an experienced producer, presenter and instructor, Interviewing for Radio includes: * the history of the radio interview and the importance of its role today * practical exercises which introduce successful interview and technical skills * case studies and hypothetical scenarios to help prepare for potential difficulties * a discussion of ethics, risk assessment, codes of conduct and safety issues * a glossary of radio and broadcast terms, further reading and suggested listening.

Author : Jack Edward Shay
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1467065056
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bygone Binghamton written by Jack Edward Shay and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not Applicable. A wraparound cover is being provided by the author.

Author : Eugene Fisher
Publisher : Tachyon Publications
ISBN 13 : 1616962585
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Voices of Fantasy written by Eugene Fisher and published by Tachyon Publications. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if a tornado wanted you to be its Valentine? Or if a haunted spacesuit banged on your door? When is the ideal time to turn into a tiger? Would you post a supernatural portal on Craigslist? In these nineteen stories, the enfants terribles of fantasy have arrived. The New Voices of Fantasy captures some of the fastest-rising talents of the last five years, including Sofia Samatar, Maria Dahvana Headley, Max Gladstone, Alyssa Wong, Usman T. Malik, Brooke Bolander, E. Lily Yu, Ben Loory, Ursula Vernon, and more. Their tales were hand-picked by the legendary Peter S. Beagle (The Last Unicorn) and genre expert Jacob Weisman (The Treasury of the Fantastic). So go ahead and join the Communist revolution of the honeybees. The new kids got your back.

Author : Suffolk Institute of Archaeology
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology written by Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: