Shared Heritage
Title | Shared Heritage PDF eBook |
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Our Shared Heritage
Title | Our Shared Heritage PDF eBook |
Author | Myrna Plousha Heath |
Publisher | |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 2013-12-15 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN | 9780985764500 |
In Our Shared Heritage Myrna Plousha Heath provides a glimpse into the lives and times of the allied Wells, Plauche Clark and Dewson families during their three centuries in America. The history spans the time period between 1760 and 2008. The two books, a journal and a narrative in one volume, describe two unique heritages and their merger in San Francisco, California in the 1930s. The first book, Wellswood and Beyond, a journal, begins with the depiction of Native American pre-colonial life in the wilderness of what is now the state of Louisiana. It contrasts the exisitence of elitist Wells, Plauche and Clark planters with the enslaved on ante bellum Louisiana plantations of the 1800s. It reveals the intimacies of the slaveholders and the enslaved who created a mixed race Wells, Plauche and Clark family. The history focuses on the nine children of Elizabeth Evans and the progeny of her sister Margaret Clark. The chronicle documents the families' challenging multi state migration out of Louisiana from the early 1900s to the mid twentieth century. The final chapters present the personal accomplishments and memorable events in the lives of the nine siblings and their descendants The second book, Corporal Dewson's Family Circle, is an intriguing narative of diversity, abolitionism and the American Civil War. The history begins in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1805 and continues in Boston at the height of the abolitionist movement. It includes the best documented profile of black abolitionist, David Walker and his son Edwin G. Walker, Esq. The saga describes Corporal Dewson's life as a Union soldier in occupied New Orleans, Louisiana. It archives the fight to free the enslaved and the continuing struggle for equal justice for all Americans. The Narrative ends in Oakland, California in 1904. Our Shared Heritage is available at www.senbern.com
Shared Heritage Revisited
Title | Shared Heritage Revisited PDF eBook |
Author | Dalya Yafa Markovich |
Publisher | transcript Verlag |
Pages | 379 |
Release | 2024-05-31 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 3839466997 |
Culture is constructed, negotiated, managed, and shared by various ideological, political, and moral reasonings which manifest themselves tangibly and intangibly in public monuments, architecture, memorial sites, theaters, museums, orchestras, and heritage associations. The contributions to this volume explore the intersection of cultural heritage and nationality in societies that are characterized by national, multi-national, and post-national concepts. They question the roles that cultural heritage plays in its various contexts, and the ways in which ideology functions to produce it.
Journey from Jerusalem
Title | Journey from Jerusalem PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah S. Thompson |
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Pages | 98 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN | 9781883658328 |
The Qur'an and Late Antiquity
Title | The Qur'an and Late Antiquity PDF eBook |
Author | Angelika Neuwirth |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 553 |
Release | 2019-02-19 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199928967 |
In this book, Angelika Neuwirth provides a new approach to understanding the founding text of Islam. Typical exegesis of the Qur'an treats the text teleologically, as a fait accompli finished text, or as a replica or summary of the Bible in Arabic. Instead Neuwirth approaches the Qur'an as the product of a specific community in the Late Antique Arabian peninsula, one which was exposed to the wider worlds of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires, and to the rich intellectual traditions of rabbinic Judaism, early Christianity, and Gnosticism. A central goal of the book is to eliminate the notion of the Qur'an as being a-historical. She argues that it is, in fact, highly aware of its place in late antiquity and is capable of yielding valuable historical information. By emphasizing the liturgical function of the Qur'an, Neuwirth allows readers to see the text as an evolving oral tradition within the community before it became collected and codified as a book. This analysis sheds much needed light on the development of the Qur'an's historical, theological, and political outlook. The book's final chapters analyze the relationship of the Qur'an to the Bible, to Arabic poetic traditions, and, more generally, to late antique culture and rhetorical forms. By providing a new introduction to the Qur'an, one that uniquely challenges current ideas about its emergence and development, The Qur'an and Late Antiquity bridges the gap between Eastern and Western approaches to this sacred text.
A Shared Heritage, the Growth of Civilizations in India and Iran
Title | A Shared Heritage, the Growth of Civilizations in India and Iran PDF eBook |
Author | Indian History Congress. Session |
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Pages | 300 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | India |
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The Essays In The Present Volume Are An Effort To Explore How Much The Growth Of Civilizations In India And Iran Owes To What Each Of These Countries Has Received From The Other, And To Bring Out How Much Of Their History We Will Miss If We Overlook The Heritage They Share.
Kumeyaay Ethnobotany
Title | Kumeyaay Ethnobotany PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Wilken-Robertson |
Publisher | Sunbelt Publications |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781941384305 |
For thousands of years, the Kumeyaay people of northern Baja California and southern California made their homes in the diverse landscapes of the region, interacting with native plants and continuously refining their botanical knowledge. Today, many Kumeyaay Indians in the far-flung ranches of Baja California carry on the traditional knowledge and skills for transforming native plants into food, medicine, arts, tools, regalia, construction materials, and ceremonial items. Kumeyaay Ethnobotany explores the remarkable interdependence between native peoples and native plants of the Californias through in-depth descriptions of 47 native plants and their uses, lively narratives, and hundreds of vivid photographs. It connects the archaeological and historical record with living cultures and native plant specialists who share their ever-relevant wisdom for future generations. Book jacket.