Tag: History

March 29, 2023

A History of South Sudan From Slavery to Independence

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Free Download Øystein H. Rolandsen, "A History of South Sudan: From Slavery to Independence"
English | ISBN: 0521116317 | 2016 | 200 pages | PDF | 2 MB
South Sudan is the world’s youngest independent country. Established in 2011 after two wars, South Sudan has since reverted to a state of devastating civil strife. This book provides a general history of the new country, from the arrival of Turco-Egyptian explorers in Upper Nile, the turbulence of the Mahdist revolutionary period, the chaos of the ‘Scramble for Africa’, during which the South was prey to European and African adventurers and empire builders, to the Anglo-Egyptian colonial era. Special attention is paid to the period since Sudanese independence in 1956, when Southern disaffection grew into outright war, from the 1960s to 1972, and from 1983 until the Comprehensive Peace of 2005, and to the transition to South Sudan’s independence. The book concludes with coverage of events since then, which since December 2013 have assumed the character of civil war, and with insights into what the future might hold.

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March 29, 2023

A History of Nihilism in the Nineteenth Century Confrontations with Nothingness

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Free Download A History of Nihilism in the Nineteenth Century: Confrontations with Nothingness
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1009266705 | 335 Pages | PDF | 4.3 MB
Nihilism – the belief that life is meaningless – is frequently associated with twentieth-century movements such as existentialism, postmodernism and Dadaism, and thought to result from the shocking experiences of the two World Wars and the Holocaust. In his rich and expansive new book, Jon Stewart shows that nihilism’s beginnings in fact go back much further to the first half of the nineteenth century. He argues that the true origin of modern nihilism was the rapid development of Enlightenment science, which established a secular worldview. This radically diminished the importance of human beings so that, in the vastness of space and time, individuals now seemed completely insignificant within the universe. The author’s panoramic exploration of how nihilism developed – not only in philosophy, but also in religion, poetry and literature – shows what an urgent topic it was for thinkers of all kinds, and how it has continued powerfully to shape intellectual debates ever since.

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March 29, 2023

A Critical History of Television’s the Twilight Zone, 1959-1964

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Free Download A Critical History of Television’s the Twilight Zone, 1959-1964 By Don Presnell, Marty McGee
2008 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 078643886X | PDF | 9 MB
Rod Serling’s anthology series ""The Twilight Zone"" is recognized as one of the greatest shows of all time. Ostensibly science fiction, the show was that and much more; always intelligent and thought-provoking, it used conventions and techniques of several genres – science fiction, fantasy, Westerns, horror, and film noir, among others – to explore such universal human issues as violence, fear, prejudice, love, death, and individual identity.This comprehensive reference work first gives a complete history of the show, from its beginning in 1959 to its final 1964 season. The authors then provide critical commentaries and incisive analyses of all 156 episodes, along with the most complete listing of casts and credits ever published. Biographical profiles of writers and contributors comprise the book’s third main section. Detailed appendices – writers, directors, actors, genres, and a listing of all episodes in order of original airdate – are also included. An extensive bibliography and an exhaustive index conclude the work.

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