Clark, from circus animal tamer to underground antiwar activistĬharlotte Despard, suffragette, prison veteran, pacifist, communist, IRA supporterĪ Conversation with Author Adam Hochschild Passchendaele, the battle that cost British forces more than 260,000 dead and wounded Today, hundreds of military cemeteries spread across the fields of northern France and Belgium contain the bodies of millions of men who died in the “war to end all wars.” Can we ever avoid repeating history? Two well-known sisters split so bitterly over the war that they ended up publishing newspapers that attacked each other. These critics were sometimes intimately connected to their enemy hawks: one of Britain’s most prominent women pacifist campaigners had a brother who was commander in chief on the Western Front. Thrown in jail for their opposition to the war were Britain’s leading investigative journalist, a future winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, and an editor who, behind bars, published a newspaper for his fellow inmates on toilet paper. He focuses on the long-ignored moral drama of the war’s critics, alongside its generals and heroes. In a riveting, suspenseful narrative with haunting echoes for our own time, Adam Hochschild brings it to life as never before. World War I stands as one of history’s most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Meditations, objections, and replies / René Descartes edited and translated by Roger Ariew and Donald Cress. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Descartes, René, 1596–1650. Box 44937 Indianapolis, IN 46244-0937 Cover design by Listenberger Design Associates Text design by Chris Downey Composition by Agnew’s, Inc. All rights reserved 12įor further information, please address: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. Indianapolis/CambridgeĬopyright © 2006 by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. René Descartes Meditations, Objections, and Replies I’ve said a lot, so let’s jump into the review. Considering how the publishing industry gatekeeps people of color and their stories, I’m proud that this was published. I think the content of the book is very important in today’s society, and I am genuinely glad it was published. I’d never heard of the author before, and it is heartwarming to see new names in the publishing world, especially when a book begins to enter a more public consciousness, such as this one did. I had heard about this book distantly in the past once, maybe by a friend in passing, which might’ve been another reason why I picked it up. I’ve also never read Pride and Prejudice, which this novel claims to be a contemporary Muslim version of, so I can’t really attest to the validity of that statement. Right off the bat I didn’t think this book would be about South Asians based on the cover image, but once I saw the name Ayesha I knew roughly who our main character was. I’m rediscovering my people as well as cultivating my love for South Asia, especially as I pathetically try to teach myself Urdu and continue my Bangla studies. I think I really liked the purple hijab, or the fact that recently I’ve been on such a kick for South Asian and Middle Eastern literature. I don’t know what ended up compelling me to pick this novel off of the shelves of my local library. For Simp, this come-up represents where he needs to be, because he’s 13 and has to help take care of his brothers while his mother constantly works to stay afloat. Except now, they realize how complicated it is playing for the ’Rauders, as Coach Tez also expects them to take up other responsibilities, like playing lookout for Tez’s investments in the local drug game. It’s always been a breeze, kickin’ it and preparing to rep the Cove on its legendary basketball team, the Marauders. The companion to So Done (2018) focuses its lens on the complicated friendship between Simp and Rollie as they strive to make their mark despite the threatening pressures of their surroundings.ĭeontae “Simp” Wright and Roland “Rollie” Matthews came up together between the rec center and the basketball courts of their Pirates Cove neighborhood. |