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49元5本 邓小平讲话实录:演讲卷
邓小平讲话实录:演讲卷
《邓小平讲话实录》编写组
¥22.99
《邓小平讲话实录》记述了邓小平从革命战争年代到社会主义建设中发挥的重要作用,他的历次讲话,尤其是他讲话中改革放这一主张,对我国的政治、经济、文化都有巨大的推动作用。其中,《演讲卷》记录了从1943年到1988年邓小平的历次重要演讲。内容涉及国家建设、干部选拔、军队国防、财政、教育、党内思想等诸多方面。时至今日,在党的十九大上立未来五年“工作坐标”时,仍然坚定着改革放的决心。全面深化改革,将“一张蓝图绘到底”,成为新时代改革新部署。除了精彩而充满智慧的讲话实录,本书在编写过程中还补充了大量的背景资料,让读者可以更清楚地了解当时的国际背景以及政策出台的前因后果,从国家建设、军队国防、民生要务、政治经济、文化教育、干部选拔、党建思想等诸多方面领略领袖人物的睿智与风采。改革放40年之际,《人民日报》评论:民族复兴必将在改革放程中实现。站在新的历史起上,回顾从邓小平“不改革死路一条”的大声疾呼,到*“改革不停顿、放不止步”的铮铮誓言,中国在困顿中踏上改革放之路,又在续奋斗中让这条伟大的道路不断向前。
49元5本 邓小平讲话实录:会议卷
邓小平讲话实录:会议卷
《邓小平讲话实录》编写组
¥22.99
本书记录了从1938年到1987年,邓小平参加的有关会议,并对邓小平在会议中所作的重要讲话、对一些政策问题的阐述、处理民生要务的方法和态度等行了详细的叙述和评析。
49元5本 邓小平讲话实录:会谈卷
邓小平讲话实录:会谈卷
《邓小平讲话实录》编写组
¥22.99
本书记录了从1964年到1990年,邓小平会见外国元首和中外记者时的谈话内容,涉及中国的改革放、对外交往政策、台湾问题、香港问题、西藏问题、对*的评价等问题。
49元5本 我在美军航母上的8年(独家披露第一手资料,鲜为人知的航母秘事!)
我在美军航母上的8年(独家披露第一手资料,鲜为人知的航母秘事!)
海攀,一鸣
¥29.88
这是一部关于美军航母舰载航空兵的招收、训练、战斗及生活的真实记录,讲述了一位去美国之后加美国海军的中国青年(当时尚未美籍)的真实经历。经过严酷的训练,他成为美国海军航母舰载航空兵,在美军中服役 8 年,在航母上经历了战火的磨练,实现了他的蜕变成长。 本书内容十分丰富,既有大国雄兵的航母战略制定,又有普通士兵的日常工作和训练;既有美军在国内的战备情况介绍,又有美国航母战场运作的详细描述;既有美军官兵的人员组成、福利待遇和激励机制,又有他们的恋爱婚姻、艰苦奉献、光荣与无奈;既有国与国之间的政治军事算计及合作与对抗,又有世界各地的旅游见闻,为读者呈现一个精彩独特的世界。
The New Freedom: [Illustrated & Biography Added]
The New Freedom: [Illustrated & Biography Added]
Woodrow Wilson
¥23.14
The book is not a discussion of measures or of programs. It is an attempt to express the new spirit of our politics and to set forth, in large terms which may stick in the imagination, what it is that must be done if we are to restore our politics to their full spiritual vigor again, and our national life, whether in trade, in industry, or in what concerns us only as families and individuals, to its purity, its self-respect, and its pristine strength and freedom. The New Freedom is only the old revived and clothed in the unconquerable strength of modern America. I have not written a book since the campaign. I did not write this book at all. It is the result of the editorial literary skill of Mr. William Bayard Hale, who has put together here in their right sequences the more suggestive portions of my campaign speeches.And yet it is not a book of campaign speeches. It is a discussion of a number of very vital subjects in the free form of extemporaneously spoken words. I have left the sentences in the form in which they were stenographically reported. I have not tried to alter the easy-going and often colloquial phraseology in which they were uttered from the platform, in the hope that they would seem the more fresh and spontaneous because of their very lack of pruning and recasting. They have been suffered to run their unpremeditated course even at the cost of such repetition and redundancy as the ex-temporaneous speaker apparently inevitably falls into. WOODROW WILSON. ABOUT WOLSON: Thomas Woodrow Wilson, known as Woodrow Wil-son (1856 –1924), was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. Born in Staunton, Virginia, he spent his early years in Augusta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina. Wilson earned a PhD in political science at Johns Hopkins University, and served as a professor and scholar at various institutions before being chosen as President of Princeton University, a position he held from 1902 to 1910. In the election of 1910, he was the gubernatorial candidate of New Jersey's Democratic Party, and was elected the 34th Governor of New Jersey, serving from 1911 to 1913. Running for president in 1912, Wilson benefited from a split in the Republican Party, which enabled his plurality of just over forty percent to win him a large electoral college margin. He was the first Southerner elected as president since 1848, and Wilson was a lea-ding force in theProgressive Movement, bolstered by his Democratic Party's winning control of both the White House and Congress in 1912. In office, Wilson reintroduced the spoken State of the Union, which had been out of use since 1801. Leading the Congress, now in Democratic hands, he oversaw the passage of progressive legislative policies unparalleled until the New Deal in 1933. Included among these were the Federal Reserve Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, and the Federal Farm Loan Act. Having taken office one month after ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment, Wilson called a special session of Congress, whose work culminated in theRevenue Act of 1913, reintroducing an income tax and lowering tariffs. Through passage of the Adamson Act, imposing an 8-hour workday for railroads, he averted a railroad strike and an ensuing economic crisis. Upon the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Wilson maintained a policy of neutrality, while pursuing a more aggressive policy in dealing with Mexico's civil war. ***
Yak?n D?nemde Kürtler: Kimlik, Din, Gelenek
Yak?n D?nemde Kürtler: Kimlik, Din, Gelenek
Mehmet Yanmış
¥27.88
Türkiye’nin savata ve barta en ok konutuu konularn banda “Kürt Sorunu” geliyor. Ancak bununla ters orantl olarak Kürt toplumunun yaps, deerleri, deiimi, iliki alar vb. üzerine yaplm nitelikli alan almas bulmak zordur. almalar daha ok Kürt tarihi, dili ve kültürü üzerine yaplm incelemeler. Bunlarn genelde airet Kürtlerinin yaantsn ele alm batllarn almalarna atfla hazrland grülüyor. Dolaysyla “modern” kavram anlamszlayor. Bunun en tipik rneklerinden biri Bruinessen’in almasn yapt Kürt toplumsal düzlemini “aa, eyh, devlet” ekseninde okumas buna karn günümüzde geerliliini kaybetmekte olan bu ve benzeri okumalarn Türke almalarda sklkla tekrarlanmasdr. Oysa Türkiye’deki Kürtler 90 sonrasnda ok büyük bir sosyo-politik deiim yaamtr. alma, 1990 sonras Güneydou Kürt toplumunda dini ve geleneksel hayatn deiimini makro biimde ele alyor. Devlet, PKK, Hizbullah, zorunlu/istee bal gler, medreseler/seydalar, yerel eyhler ve modernlemenin dini-geleneksel hayata etkileri gezi, gzlem, literatür taramas ve mülakatlarla farkl ynleriyle aratrld .. *** Güneydou son 30 ylda sosyal deiimin nemli unsurlar arasnda grülen, ehirleme, modernleme, gler, terr-iddet hadiseleri ve iletiim aralarndaki gelimeler gibi hemen bütün faktrleri beraber yaad. Dolaysyla toplumsal deerlerde pozitif ya da negatif ynde nemli deiimlerin meydana geldii ngrülebilir. Cumhuriyet tarihi boyunca tartmal konularn odanda bulunan ve ülkenin geri kalanna gre daha yava bir sosyo-ekonomik deiim yaayan blge, yakn dnemde nemli yapsal deiimlere tanklk etti. Bunlarn en gze arpanlarndan birisi blge halknn büyük ounluunun son 20-30 ylda ehirlere g etmesidir. PKK ile mücadele etmek iin karlan OHAL kanunlarnn uygulanmas esnasnda yaanan maduriyetler halk ge zorlad. Halk, g sonrasnda kendini iddet eylemleri, isizlik, konut sknts ve ekonomik bunalm ierisinde buldu. Bu durumun blgede dini ve sosyal yaamda daha ok dejenerasyona sebep olduu gzleniyor. Ayn ekilde PKK ve Hizbullah’n faaliyetlerinin de toplumsal deerler sistemini etkiledii ak. 2000’li yllardan sonra yaanan hzl modernlemeyse dini ve sosyal hayatta deiimin ayr bir tetikleyicisi oldu. Bu ksmen dindarlamaya ksmen de lümpenlemeye yol aan bir süreti. Blgede yaanan sosyal deiim sonucunda, Kürt aratrmalarnda sklkla atf yaplan, “aa, eyh-seyda, devlet” eksenli analizler aklama gücünü kaybediyor. Geleneksel otoriteler tamamen etkisizlemese de modern, dini ve seküler rgütlenmeler, internet, moda ve popüler kültür gündelik yaamda, büyük lüde deerleri ekillendirme gücüne ulat. Sonu olarak gelenek-modernite, dinsel-seküler olann bir arada yaand ve Müslüman, Türk, Kürt, Diyarbakrl, Mardinli, Cizreli gibi kolektif kimlikler yerine daha modern saylabilecek senkretik kimliklerin ne kmaya balad bir toplum ortaya kyor. Bu adan yaanan gelimelerin blgenin toplumsal deerler sisteminde yapt etkilerin aratrlmas gereklilik arz etmiti. Bu alma ubat 2015 tarihinde Uluda niversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü tarafndan onaylanan, “DiyarbakrHalknn Geleneksel ve Dini Deerlerdeki Deiime Yaklam zerine Sosyolojik Bir nceleme (1990-2013)” isimli doktora almasnn geniletilmesiyle hazrland. Bu sürete, skc ve dolambal bulunan akademik dilin genel okuyucuya uygun hale getirilmesi hedeflendi. Maalesef konunun arl ve derinlemesine incelenmesi gereklilii almann okunmasn zorlatrd. Diyarbakr dndaki Siirt, Bitlis, Mardin, Batmanve rnakilleri daha nceki grümelere ilaveten bu tarihlerden sonra yaplan gezi, gzlem ve literatür taramalaryla tekrar incelendi.
Valetul de pic?
Valetul de pic?
Joyce Carol Oates
¥42.92
Cu o precizie remarcabil?, George Friedman a prognozat tendin?e viitoare ?n politica, tehnologia, cultura ?i demografia global?. ?n Puncte de presiune, Friedman se concentreaz? asupra Europei – centrul cultural ?i de putere al lumii ?n ultimele cinci secole... p?n? acum. Analiz?nd cele mai instabile, imprevizibile ?i fascinante linii de grani?? ale Europei ?i Rusiei – ?i liniile de falie care au existat vreme de secole ?i care au fost motivul a numeroase r?zboaie catastrofale – Friedman scoate ?n eviden??, ?ntr-o modalitate inedit?, punctele de presiune care au ?nceput din nou s? cedeze. Uniunea European? de ast?zi a fost construit? ?n mare parte pentru a reduce la minimum tensiunile geopolitice care au sf??iat continentul de-a lungul istoriei. Dup? cum demonstreaz? Friedman, folosindu-se de o bogat? analiz? istoric? ?i cultural?, acest model a ?nceput s? ??i arate limitele. Puncte de presiune relateaz? istoria vie a Europei ?i explic?, cu mult? claritate, care sunt cele mai volatile regiuni ale acesteia: teritoriul agitat ?i mereu ?n schimbare dintre Occident ?i Rusia (o zon? mare care include, ?n prezent, Ucraina, Belarus ?i Lituania); vechea linie de grani?? dintre Germania ?i Fran?a ?i zona Mediteranei, care este leag?nul iudaismului ?i al cre?tinismului ?i care a devenit un centru al vie?ii islamice. Din paginile scrise de Friedman se desprinde o imagine clar? a regiunilor ?i ??rilor, iar istoria ?ncepe s? se contureze precis. Puncte de presiune este o analiz? cuprinz?toare a Europei moderne, a trecutului s?u remarcabil ?i a faliilor care s-au trezit la via?? ?i care vor fi fundamentale ?n viitorul apropiat. Aceasta este cea mai oportun? ?i, p?n? la urm?, cea mai fascinant? carte a lui Friedman. ?... ?n preajma lui George Friedman, exist? mereu tenta?ia de a-l confunda cu un glob de cristal, capabil s? ??i arate viitorul.“ — The New York Times Magazine ?Friedman descrie ?n culori vii o regiune unde amintirile sunt vechi, vulnerabilit??ile omniprezente ?i amenin??rile apar rapid ?i pe nea?teptate...“ — Publishers Weekly ?Kronika“ este colec?ia ?n care umanitatea este reconstruit? prin c?r?i care ne ajut? s? p?trundem ?n culisele celor mai interesante evenimente politice, sociale sau financiare de ieri ?i de ast?zi.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
¥28.37
The “Manifesto of the Communist Party” was written by Marx and Engels as the Communist League’s programme on the instruction of its Second Congress (London, November 29-December 8, 1847), which signified a victory for the followers of a new proletarian line during the discussion of the programme questions. ??When Congress was still in preparation, Marx and Engels arrived at the conclusion that the final programme document should be in the form of a Party manifesto (see Engels’ letter to Marx of November 23-24, 1847). The catechism form usual for the secret societies of the time and retained in the “Draft of a Communist Confession of Faith” and “Principles of Communism,” was not suitable for a full and substantial exposition of the new revolutionary world outlook, for a comprehensive formulation of the proletarian movement’s aims and tasks. See also “Demands of the Communist Party in Germany,” issued by Marx soon after publication of the Manifesto, which addressed the immediate demands of the movement. ??Marx and Engels began working together on the Manifesto while they were still in London immediately after the congress, and continued until about December 13 when Marx returned to Brussels; they resumed their work four days later (December 17) when Engels arrived there. After Engels’ departure for Paris at the end of December and up to his return on January 31, Marx worked on the Manifesto alone. ??The first edition of the Manifesto was a 23-page pamphlet in a dark green cover. In April-May 1848 another edition was put out. The text took up 30 pages, some misprints of the first edition were corrected, and the punctuation improved. Subsequently this text was used by Marx and Engels as a basis for later authorised editions. Between March and July 1848 the Manifesto was printed in the Deutsche Londoner Zeitung, a democratic newspaper of the German emigrants. Already that same year numerous efforts were made to publish the Manifesto in other European languages. A Danish, a Polish (in Paris) and a Swedish (under a different title: “The Voice of Communism. Declaration of the Communist Party”) editions appeared in 1848. The translations into French, Italian and Spanish made at that time remained unpublished. In April 1848, Engels, then in Barmen, was translating the Manifesto into English, but he managed to translate only half of it, and the first English translation, made by Helen Macfarlane, was not published until two years later, between June and November 1850, in the Chartist journal The Red Republican. Its editor, Julian Harney, named the authors for the first time in the introduction to this publication. All earlier and many subsequent editions of the Manifesto were anonymous.
Atinal?lar?n Devleti
Atinal?lar?n Devleti
Aristoteles
¥18.80
nlü Yunan filozofu Aristoteles'n yk olduu sanlan "Atinallarn Devleti" adl yazs, Msr'dan Londra'daki British Museum'a getirilmi olan bir papirus elyazmasnn ortaya kartlmasyla 1891 yl ubat aynda yeniden tannd. Elyazmasnn ilk okuyucusu ve ortaya karcs F. G. Kenyon'dur. Aristoteles'n eseri, n yüzü sa'nn doumundan sonraki 78-79 ylyla ilgili hesaplarla dolu drt papirusun arka yüzüne yazlmtr. Ancak hesaplar zamanla nemini kaybettikten sonra bu papirüsler Aristoteles'n eserini kopya etmek iin kullanlm olabileceklerinden, bu elyazmas yaklak olarak sa'nn doumundan sonraki birinci yüzyln sonlarna doru tarihlenebilir. Elyazmasnda kitabn ba yoktur. Papirus üzerinde ne kitabn ad, ne de kitabn yazarnn ad vardr. Fakat bunun Aristoteles'n Atina devleti üzerine yazm olduu yaz olduundan üphe etmemize bir neden yoktur. ünkü Aristoteles'ten sonraki birtakm eska adamlarnn yazlarndaki gndermelerle Aristoteles'n eserinden bugüne kalm olan paralar bu papiruste buluyoruz. Aristoteles sekiz kitaba ayrlan "Devlet Bilgisi" adl eserine temel olmak üzere daha nce 158 tane baka baka devlet biimini yazp toplamt. Bunlar arasnda "Atinallarn Devleti" herhalde en büyüü olacak: Atina'nn uzun zamandan beri Hellas'n ba devleti olmas, Aristoteles'n hayatnn yarsndan ounu Atina'da geirmi bulunmas bunu gerektirir. Kitapta anlatlan ve kitapta bulunmayan olaylara bakarak Aristoteles'n bu eserini sa'nn doumundan nceki 329 ylyla 325 yl arasnda yazm olduu sylenebilir. Demek oluyor ki kitap Aristoteles'n son yllarnn ürünüdür. "Atinallarn Devleti" biri tarihsel (blüm 1 - 41), teki sistematik (blüm 42 - 69) iki anakesimden kuruluyor. Birinci anakesimde u drt badilim vardr: 1-12. blümler monarkhiadan oligarkhiaya geii, Drakon'la Solon'un kark olan durumu düzeltmeye almalarn anlatyor; 13-19. blümlerde tyrannoluun gelimesi ve devrilmesi gsteriliyor; 20-28. blümlerde demokratiann nasl gelitiini, en yüksek basamaa nasl trmandn grüyoruz; 29-40. blümlerde oligarkhik deiikliklerle bunlara kar yaplan tepkilerden uzun uzun sz alyor ve sonunda 41. blümde de batan balanarak bütün deiiklikler ksaca yeniden anlyor. kinci anakesim drt badilimde srayla unlar anlatyor: Yurttalk hakk (bol. 42), Beyüzler ve halk meclislerinin düzenleri, yetkileri ve ileri (43-46). Memurlarn devleti ynetmeleri (47-62) ve mahkemeler (63-69). Aristoteles, eserini sa'nn doumundan nceki drdüncü yüzyldaki Yunanllar iin yazdndan o zaman herkese bilinen, fakat bugünkü okuyucularn okuduklarn iyice anlayabilmeleri iin eski Yunan tarihiyle uramalarn gerektiren birtakm eyleri anlatmtr.
Prin? ?i spadasin. Vol. I
Prin? ?i spadasin. Vol. I
Popescu Petru Demetru
¥92.79
Volumul constituie o fereastr? larg deschis? c?tre documentele extrase din arhivele cenzurii. Dezv?luirile explozive, atestate ?n aceste acte secrete, sunt menite s? lumineze o fa?? a istoriei rom?nilor, p?n? acum mai bine de un deceniu ascuns?.Cartea se adreseaz? elevilor, studen?ilor, precum ?i publicului larg de cititori.
49元5本 一本书看懂地缘世界
一本书看懂地缘世界
王伟
¥20.99
美国,从立国、崛起到称霸,走过的套路好像武侠小说中的“大侠”; 欧洲,曾经是“武林盟主”,不过已经“退居二线”; 俄罗斯,在地缘战略上的诉求就和其国徽上的双头鹰一样——左顾右盼; 印度,要做“有声有色”的大国,实际情况却因其独特的地理环境变得复杂; 中国,具备成为“王者”的所有条件,但要想真正“上位”,还必须依靠智慧和勇气,踏踏实实拼出来!
49元5本 江苏援藏援疆纪事(1994—2019)
江苏援藏援疆纪事(1994—2019)
江苏省地方志办公室
¥12.00
江苏省委、省政府历来高度重视援藏援疆工作,贯彻中央决策坚定有力,措施扎实有效。20多年来,江苏投了大量的人力、物力、财力,先后分别派出9批援藏援疆干部,为西藏和新疆的发展做出了不可磨灭的贡献。为记录江苏对口支援西藏、新疆经济社会发展的历程与成就,展现援藏援疆干部热爱边疆、倾情奉献的精神风貌,反映江苏人民与西藏、新疆各族人民的深情厚谊,江苏省地方志办公室组织编纂了《江苏援藏援疆纪事(1994—2019)》,并以此向新中国成立70周年献礼。
49元5本 土地改革与华北乡村权力变迁:一项政治史的考察
土地改革与华北乡村权力变迁:一项政治史的考察
李里峰
¥26.00
本书从政治的角度关注土地改革运动,探讨它对于国家-乡村关系、乡村民众动员、村庄权力结构、村落政治文化和农民日常生活等方面产生的巨大影响。以基层土改文件为主体资料,宏观上着眼于国家与乡村社会关系的重构,微观上聚焦于群众运动在村庄层面的实际运作,对华北土地改革运动作了较为全面、深的政治学分析。
49元5本 中国与联合国
中国与联合国
张贵洪 等
¥15.00
本书介绍了中国与联合国之间的关系,并对中国与联合国关系的历史渊源做了梳理。全书共分七章,分别为:中国与联合国的成立,新中国恢复在联合国的合法权利,中国与联合国维和行动,中国与联合国可持续发展议程,中国与联合国改革,中国与联合国秘书长,中国的联合国外交。
Sirens: How to Pee Standing Up: An Alarming Memoir of Combat and Coming Back Hom
Sirens: How to Pee Standing Up: An Alarming Memoir of Combat and Coming Back Hom
Laura Naylor Colbert
¥48.97
There’s a steep learning curve for every American soldier who deploys to the Middle East war zone. Much of that involves culture shock, and the excitement and confusion also applies to female soldiers. And when that female soldier is also a Military Police Officer, the curve gets bent way out of shape. Laura Colbert was heartland-bred and tough enough when the Army sent her to an MP unit in Baghdad, but she quickly discovered soldiering in Iraq involved a lot more than she expected. How to establish her military cop cred? How to deal with chauvinistic soldiers? How to deal with Iraqis—men who disrespected her and women who initially distrusted her? How much military law applied in a lawless land? And dealing with even the simplest things, like how to pee standing up. Laura managed it and survived, but the learning curve just bent in another direction when she came home from war suffering with stress and anxiety that eventually bloomed into Post-Traumatic Stress.
中国特色社会主义重大问题研究(马克思主义研究论库·第二辑)
中国特色社会主义重大问题研究(马克思主义研究论库·第二辑)
秦宣
¥40.80
本书分两部分研究了中国特色社会主义的系列重大问题,部分主要论述了中国特色社会主义的热点难点问题,包括中国特色社会主义的历史起点、理论体系主题,当代中国的历史方位,当代中国伟大社会变革及其背后的价值观引领,完善和发展中国特色社会主义制度,改革开放的历史经验和中国特色社会主义的世界意义等;第二部分主要研究了习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想中的重大问题,论述了习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想产生的时代背景及这一思想的主要内容、逻辑结构、历史地位、鲜明特色,中国特色社会主义进入新时代的依据、社会主要矛盾的转化,如何坚定“四个自信”和如何加大习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的对外传播等问题,后对新时代如何丰富和发展21世纪马克思主义提出了作者的思考。
社会建设新局面(“改革开放与新时代”研究丛书)
社会建设新局面(“改革开放与新时代”研究丛书)
郝清杰 魏进平
¥23.40
本书在梳理马克思主义经典作家关于未来社会建设的基本思想基础上,全面回顾我国改革放40年来社会建设的辉煌历程,系统总结社会建设领域取得的伟大成就,深提炼社会建设的基本经验。通过回顾历程、总结成就和提炼经验,探讨中国特色社会主义新时代的深刻内涵,剖析新时代后我国社会建设面临的严峻挑战和发展机遇,解读总体工作思路和未来战略部署,展望我国社会建设的新局面。本书自觉坚持马克思主义基本立场、观和方法,既注重对发展历程的回顾梳理,又注重对伟大成就和丰富经验的总结概括,还注重对未来社会发展前景的憧憬。本书对于正确认识改革放40年的实践探索和新时代的社会建设都具有重要参考价值。
Durban Dialogues, Indian Voice: Five South African Plays
Durban Dialogues, Indian Voice: Five South African Plays
Ashwin Singh
¥40.79
Durban Dialogues, Indian Voice is an anthology of five engaging and eclectic South African plays by award-winning playwright Ashwin Singh. The plays selected, namely To House, Duped, Spice ’n Stuff, Reoca Light and Beyond the Big Bangs represent the complete array of Singh’s storytelling skills in drama as well as satire. Each play reflects, in different ways, on the complexities and contradictions of life in post-Apartheid South Africa, and focuses particularly on people of Indian origin and their relationship with other South African communities. The plays present a moving portrait of a unique array of characters and are also punctuated by Singh’s trademark humour. Each one is set in Durban, South Africa’s third largest and most diverse city, and they are described by renowned academic and critic Betty Govinden as ‘undressing Durban, as they take us away from the neon lights and “candy floss” to the reality of the underbelly of post-Apartheid urban and suburban existence’.
The Eternal Husband
The Eternal Husband
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
¥40.79
Alexei Ivanovich Velchaninov is a land owner who stays in Saint Petersburg for a trial about a piece of land. He receives a visit from Pavel Pavlovich Trusotsky, an old acquaintance who recently became a widower. Velchaninov had an affair with Trusotsky's wife Natalia, and he realizes that he is the biological father of Liza, Trusotsky's eight year old daughter. Velchaninov, who doesn't want Liza to be raised by an alcoholic, brings Liza to a foster family. The novel ranks among his best works because of its style and structure. Alfred Bem described it as one of the most complete works by Dostoyevsky in regards to its composition and development.
SS-Wiking: The History of the Fifth SS Division 1941–46
SS-Wiking: The History of the Fifth SS Division 1941–46
Rupert Butler
¥81.67
The 5th SS Division Wiking was the first 'international' – i.e. largely non-German – Waffen-SS division and the only German panzer division comprised largely of foreign troops. Approximately 75 per cent of the division's strength were non-German nationals, all volunteers, and the majority from occupied countries like Belgium, Holland, France, Denmark, and Norway. The Wiking division operated exclusively on the Eastern Front during World War II, where the division quickly earned itself a deserved combat reputation but also served as a 'finishing school', spinning off a host of additional Waffen-SS divisions. While Germany was on the offensive in the East, Wiking served as a spearhead for Operations Barbarossa and Citadel. Later in the war it served as a defensive 'fire brigade', plugging gaps in the line as needed in response to Soviet attacks: breaking out of the Cherkassy pocket and defending Budapest as part of the Sixth SS Panzer Army, before its tattered remnants ended the war attempting to postpone the inevitable in Berlin. Part of the SS Divisional Histories series, SS-Wiking is fully illustrated with rare Eastern Front photographs, many of which have never been published before. It also includes numerous maps and biographies of the key personnel, including such figures as Josef Mengele, Leon Degrelle, Felix Steiner and Herbert Gille.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch
George Eliot
¥40.79
Set during the political upheavals of 19th Century England, Middlemarch is an epic story of love, politics, and passion. The novel follows lives of the ambitious young Doctor Lydgate as he takes up his position at Middlemarch’s new hospital, and Dorothea Brooke who desperately wants to make something of her life; however, as a woman she is forbidden the study of Greek and Latin and no one takes her notions of societal improvement seriously.