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Paradise of the Pacific : approaching Hawaii / by Moore, Susanna,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Map -- This Realm of Chaos and Old Night -- Awe of the Night Approaching -- The Source of the Darkness that Made Darkness -- The Cloak of Bird Feathers -- One Great Caravanserai -- A Pilgrim and a Stranger -- A Light to My Path -- Crucified to the World -- Falling Are the Heavens -- The Voice of Land shells -- Notes -- Glossary -- Gods and Personages -- Bibliography -- Index."The dramatic history of America's tropical paradise. The history of Hawaii may be said to be the story of arrivals--from the eruption of volcanoes on the ocean floor 18,000 feet below, the first hardy seeds that over millennia found their way to the islands, and the confused birds blown from their migratory routes, to the early Polynesian adventurers who sailed across the Pacific in double canoes, the Spanish galleons en route to the Philippines, and the British navigators in search of a Northwest Passage, soon followed by pious Protestant missionaries, shipwrecked sailors, and rowdy Irish poachers escaped from Botany Bay--all wanderers washed ashore, sometimes by accident. This is true of many cultures, but in Hawaii, no one seems to have left. And in Hawaii, a set of myths accompanied each of these migrants--legends that shape our understanding of this mysterious place. In Paradise of the Pacific, Susanna Moore, the award-winning author of In the Cut and The Life of Objects, pieces together the elusive, dramatic story of late-eighteenth-century Hawaii--its kings and queens, gods and goddesses, missionaries, migrants, and explorers--a not-so-distant time of abrupt transition, in which an isolated pagan world of human sacrifice and strict taboo, without a currency or a written language, was confronted with the equally ritualized world of capitalism, Western education, and Christian values"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Acculturation; Culture conflict; Legends; Social change;
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The Homes We Carry. by Akele, Brenda,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 2022.A filmic portrait of a family torn apart by the turmoil of world history between Germany, Mozambique and South Africa, at the center of which is the Afro-German mother Sarah. She wants her young daughter to have the relationships she lacked as a child, so she travels with her to Africa, where her own father and the child's father are waiting for them. During this visit, Sarah's father, Eulidio, remembers his time as a Mozambican contract worker in East Germany.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; African studies.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; History.;
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Sicily [videorecording] : land of love & strife / by Spano, Mark,film director,screenwriter,host.; Dreamscape Media,publisher.; Marcusceccu Investors LLC,production company.;
Mark Spano.The exploration of Sicily takes the viewer to a place of spectacular beauty, epic human struggle, depth and diversity of culture, philosophic insights, and historic sites.E.DVD, widescreen.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Travelogues (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
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Valley of the Birdtail : an Indian reserve, a white town, and the road to reconciliation / by Sniderman, Andrew Michael Stobo,1983-author.; Sanderson, Douglas,1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A heartrending true story about racial injustice, residential schools and a path forward Divided by a beautiful valley and 150 years of racism, the Waywayseecappo reserve and the town of Rossburn have been neighbours nearly as long as Canada has been a country. Their story reflects much of what has gone wrong in relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. It also offers, in the end, an uncommon measure of hope. In the town of Rossburn, once settled by Ukrainian immigrants, the average family income is near the national average and more than a third of adults have graduated from university. By contrast, the average family on the Waywayseecappo reserve lives below the national poverty line and less than a third of adults have graduated from high school, with many living in the shadow of the residential school system. Valley of the Birdtail is about how these two communities became separate and unequal--and what it means for the rest of us. The book follows multiple generations of two families and weaves their experiences within the larger story of Canada. It is a story with villains and heroes, irony and idealism, racism and reconciliation. A story with the ambition to change the way people think about Canada's past, present, and future."--
Subjects: First Nations; First Nations;
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Goliath's Curse : The History and Future of Societal Collapse. by Kemp, Luke.;
'Goliath's Curse' is a vast and unprecedented survey of societal collapse - stretching from the Bronze Age to the age of silicon - that digs through the ruins of fallen societies to understand the root causes of their downfall and the most dire consequences for our future.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HISTORY / Civilization; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General;
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Victorians undone : tales of the flesh in the age of decorum / by Hughes, Kathryn,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Human body;
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Guns, germs, and steel : the fates of human societies / by Diamond, Jared M.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Social evolution; Civilization; Ethnology; Human beings; Culture diffusion;
© 1999., W.W. Norton & Co.,
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Ancient Rome inside out / by Malam, John,1957-;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.Guided reading: V.LSC
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Ancient Powers. by A. Hunt, Ian,film director.; Maynard, Terence,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Terence MaynardOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2023.The remarkable story of the social, technological and physical challenges five powerful civilisations faced in their battle for survival and domination of the ancient world. These six programmes reveal an interconnected world of trade, war, and ideas, where each territory found different solutions to the same problems.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Social sciences.; Engineering.; Computer science.; History, Ancient.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; History.; Archaeology.; Technology.; Documentary television programs.;
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Four Died Trying. by Kirby, John,film director.; Journeyman Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Journeyman Pictures in 2023.This film considers the "turning” President John Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Senator Robert Kennedy were making in the last year or so of their lives. Were they embracing ever-broader conceptions of the struggle for peace, social change and economic justice, and what forces may have stirred in opposition? What lessons do their lives and deaths hold for us today, as the world once again trembles on the cliff of an uncertain future?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Human rights.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; United States--Politics and government.; Politicians.; United States--History.; Social problems.; Civil rights.; Assassination.;
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