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War at the margins : Indigenous experiences in World War II / by Poyer, Lin,1953-author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-306) and index."War at the Margins offers a broad comparative view of the impact of World War II on Indigenous societies. Using historical and ethnographic sources, Lin Poyer examines how Indigenous communities emerged from the trauma of the wartime era with social forms and cultural ideas that laid the foundations for their twenty-first century emergence as players on the world's political stage. With a focus on Indigenous voices and agency, a global overview reveals the enormous range of wartime activities and impacts on these groups, connecting this work with comparative history, Indigenous studies, and anthropology. The distinctiveness of Indigenous peoples offers a valuable perspective on World War II, as those on the margins of Allied and Axis empires and nation-states were drawn in as soldiers, scouts, guides, laborers, and victims. Questions of loyalty and citizenship shaped Indigenous combat roles-from integration in national armies to service in separate ethnic units to unofficial use of their special skills, where local knowledge tilted the balance in military outcomes. Front lines crossed Indigenous territory most consequentially in northern Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands, but the impacts of war go well beyond combat. Like others around the world, Indigenous civilian men and women suffered bombing and invasion, displacement, forced labor, military occupation, and economic and social disruption. Infrastructure construction and demand for key resources affected even areas far from front lines. World War II dissolved empires and laid the foundation for the postcolonial world. Indigenous people in newly independent nations struggled for autonomy, while other veterans returned to home fronts still steeped in racism. National governments saw military service as evidence that Indigenous peoples wished to assimilate, but wartime experiences confirmed many communities' commitment to their home cultures and opened new avenues for activism. By century's end, Indigenous Rights became an international political force, offering alternative visions of how the global order might make room for greater local self-determination and cultural diversity. In examining this transformative era, War at the Margins adds an important contribution to both World War II history and to the development of global Indigenous identity"--

Subjects: Indigenous peoples; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

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The Nature of Disappearing A Novel [electronic resource] : by Grant, Kimi Cunningham.aut; Stewart, Emily Pike.nrt; cloudLibrary;

In this captivating novel of suspense from the USA Today bestselling author of These Silent Woods, a wilderness guide must team up with the man who ruined her life years ago when the friend who introduced them goes missing. Emlyn doesn't let herself think about the past. How she and her best friend, Janessa, barely speak anymore. How Tyler, the love of her life, left her half dead on the side of the road three years ago. Her new life is simple and safe. She lives alone in her Airstream trailer and works as a fishing and hunting guide in scenic Idaho. Her closest friends are the community's makeshift reverend and a handsome Forest Service ranger who took her in at her lowest. But when Tyler shows up with the news that Janessa is missing, Emlyn is propelled back into the world she worked so hard to forget. Janessa has become a social media star, documenting her #vanlife adventures with her rugged boyfriend. She hasn't posted lately, though, and when Emlyn realizes the most recent photo doesn't match up with its caption, she reluctantly joins Tyler to find her old friend. As the two trace Janessa's path through miles of wild country, Emlyn can't deny the chemistry still crackling between them. But the deeper they press into the wilderness, the more she begins to suspect that a darker truth lies in the woods—and that Janessa isn't the only one in danger. Poignant, suspenseful, and unforgettable, Kimi Cunningham Grant's THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING explores what it takes to start over—and the cost of letting the past pull you back in. A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

Subjects: Audiobooks.; Crime; Suspense;

© 2024., Macmillan Audio,

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Lucy Worsley's 12 days of Tudor Christmas [videorecording] / by Sweasey, Peter,television director,television producer.; Worsley, Lucy,on-screen presenter.; Young, Simon,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company.;

Presented by Lucy Worsley.Lucy Worsley recreates how Christmas was celebrated during the age of Henry VIII, eating, drinking, singing, dancing and partying as people did 500 years ago. On each of the traditional twelve days of Christmas, Lucy reveals a different aspect of the festivities, uncovering fresh insights into the Tudor mind and casting a captivating new light on Christmas itself.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impared.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereophonic.

Subjects: Christmas television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Christmas; Historical reenactments.;

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March roars / by Jennings, Maureen,author.;

"March roars in and Charlotte Frayne, P.I., receives a letter requesting her services to prevent "a grave miscarriage of justice." The sender, Miss Olivia Brodie, is an elderly resident in the Toronto House of Industry (the Poor House) who claims she witnessed two men on a nearby street, behaving in a suspicious manner. After learning that two Black teenagers have been charged with burglary on that same street, she is convinced the men she saw are the true culprits. Separately, Charlotte is hired by a Mrs. Emmeline Larkin, a woman from the opposite end of society's hierarchy, who says she is missing some precious jewelry. She fears the thief may be a member of her own social circle, possibly from the influential women's club to which she belongs. Investigating what seems at first like disparate cases takes Charlotte back to events from Toronto's history, and she discovers a time when there was, indeed, grave injustice"--

Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Private investigators; Women private investigators;

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Suburban dicks / by Nicieza, Fabian,author.;

From the co-creator of Deadpool comes a hilariously entertaining debut featuring two unlikely and unforgettable amateur sleuths. An engrossing and entertaining murder mystery full of skewering social commentary, Suburban Dicks examines the racial tensions exposed in a New Jersey suburb after the murder of a gas station attendant. Andie Stern thought she'd solved her final homicide. Once a budding FBI profiler, she gave up her career to raise her four (soon to be five) children in West Windsor, New Jersey. But one day, between soccer games, recitals, and trips to the local pool, a very pregnant Andie pulls into a gas station--and stumbles across a murder scene. An attendant has been killed, and the bumbling local cops are in way over their heads. Suddenly, Andie is obsessed with the case, and back on the trail of a killer, this time with kids in tow. She soon crosses paths with disgraced local journalist Kenneth Lee, who also has everything to prove in solving the case. A string of unusual occurrences--and, eventually, body parts--surface around town, and Andie and Kenneth uncover simmering racial tensions and a decades-old conspiracy. Hilarious, insightful, and a killer whodunit, Suburban Dicks is the one-of-a-kind mystery that readers will not be able to stop talking about.

Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Suburban life; Pregnant women; Journalists; Service stations; Murder;

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Blandings. [videorecording] / by Andrews, Guy.; Campbell, Spencer,1953-; Saunders, Jennifer.; Seed, Paul.; Spall, Timothy,1957-; Wodehouse, P. G.(Pelham Grenville),1881-1975.; Acorn Media (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.Television service.; Mammoth Screen (Firm);

Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders.Series 2 finds the dysfunctional inhabitants of Blandings Castle caught up in more uproarious adventures, from dodging an insane asylum to thwarting a most unseemly memoir. Clarence and Connie must also contend with a spate of unwelcome houseguests, including the irascible Duke of Dunstable (Harry Enfield, Skins) and their dreadful older sister, Charlotte (Celia Imrie, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), who seems determined to make Blandings her permanent home. With guest stars including Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) and Robert Bathurst (Downton Abbey), these seven pitch-perfect adaptations capture Wodehouse's masterful skewering of the British upper classes.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo.

Subjects: Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975.; Aristocracy (Social class); Eccentrics and eccentricities; Television comedies.;

© c2014., Acorn Media : Distributed by RLJ Entertainment,

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The White Lotus. [videorecording] / by White, Mike,1970-television director,screenwriter.; Bibb, Leslie,actor.; Coon, Carrie,1981-actor.; Friedel, Christian,1979-actor.; Goggins, Walton,1971-actor.; Hetrakul, Dom,actor.; Isaacs, Jason,1963-actor.; Monaghan, Michelle,actor.; Posey, Parker,1968-actor.; Rothwell, Natasha,1980-actor.; Schwarzenegger, Patrick,1993-actor.; Thapthimthong, Tayme,actor.; Wood, Aimee Lou,1995-actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Home Box Office (Firm),production company.;

Natasha Rothwell, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger.The social satire is set at an exclusive Thai resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television comedies.; Television programs.; Hospitality; Resorts; Resorts; Rich people; Service industries workers; Vacations;

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Call the midwife. [videorecording] / by Agutter, Jenny.; Ferris, Pam.; Hart, Miranda,1972-; Parfitt, Judy,1935-; Raine, Jessica,1982-; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-; Thomas, Heidi,1967-; Worth, Jennifer,1935-; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.; Neal Street Productions.; Warner Home Video (Firm);

Disc 1. Episodes 1-3.Disc 2. Episodes 4-6 -- Bonus features.Vanessa Redgrave, Pam Ferris, Jessica Raine, Helen George, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Miranda Hart.A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself. But Jenny is brought up to speed fast once she joins a team of midwives who provide care to the poorest women.PG.DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16:9 enhanced); stereo.

Subjects: Worth, Jennifer, 1935-; Childbirth; Midwives; Nuns; Poor; Poverty; Pregnant women; Television programs.;

© c2012., BBC Worldwide ; Distributed by Warner Home Video Inc.,

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All creatures great & small. [videorecording (DVD)] / by Bellingham, Lynda.; Davison, Peter,1951-; Hardy, Robert,1925-; Herriot, James.; Timothy, Christopher.; Arts and Entertainment Network.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation.; BBC Video (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.; Warner Home video (Firm);

Disc 1. The prodigal returns -- Knowin' how to do it -- If music be the food of love -- Friend for life.Disc 2. Spring fever -- Out with the new -- Food for thought -- Cat in Hull's chance.Disc 3. A grand memory for forgetting -- Old dogs, new tricks -- Hampered -- Promises to keep.Disc 4. Brotherly love -- Stars reunited.Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Lynda Bellingham.Wraps up the final installment of this heart-warming tale from the Yorkshire dales with James Herriot (Christopher Timothy), his wife Helen (Lynda Bellingham) and his volatile but warm-hearted partner, Siegfried Farnon (Robert Hardy).Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby digital.

Subjects: Herriot, James; Biographical television programs.; Television programs; Veterinarians; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

© c2010., BBC Video : Distributed by Warner Home video,

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Finding Larkspur : a return to village life / by Needles, Dan,author.;

"Bestselling chronicler of village life Dan Needles (author of the Wingfield Farm stage plays) leads an insightful and laugh-out-loud tour through the quirks and customs of today's Canadian small town. Modern literature has not been kind to village life. For almost two centuries, small towns have been portrayed as backward, insular places needing to be escaped. But anthropologists tell us that the human species has spent more than 100,000 years living in villages of 100 to 150 people. This is where the oldest part of our brain, the limbic system, grew and adapted to become a very sophisticated instrument for reading other people's emotions and figuring out how we might cooperate to find food, shelter and protection. By comparison, the frontal cortex, which helps us do our taxes, drive a car and download cat videos, is a very recent aftermarket addition, like a sunroof. And it is the village where almost half the world's population still chooses to live. Finding Larkspur takes a walk through the Canadian village of the twenty-first century, observing customs and traditions that endure despite the best efforts of Twitter, Facebook and Amazon. The author looks at the buildings and organizations left over from the old rural community, why they were built in the first place and how they have adapted to the modern day. The post office, the general store, the church, the school and the service club all remain standing, but they operate quite differently than they did for our ancestors. Drawing from his experience working in rural communities across Canada and in other countries, Needles reveals how a national conversation may be driven by urban voices but the national character is often very much a product of its small towns and back roads."-- Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Sociology, Rural; Villages; Villages;

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