A City Torn Apart
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Publisher :
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 40,67 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Berlin (Germany)
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A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall
Author : Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 27,86 MB
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781090420572
Book Description
Built in 1791, standing 85 feet high, 215 feet long and 36 feet wide, this former city gate is one of the most iconic symbols of Berlin and Germany. Throughout its existence it has served as a visual representation of various political ideologies, ranging from Prussia's imperialism to East Germany's communism. It was closed by the East Germans on 14 August 1961 in a response to West Berliners' demonstration against the building of the wall dividing their city into East and West. It remained closed until 22 December 1989. Its design is based upon the gate way to the Propylaea, the entry into the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It has 12 Doric columns, six to a side, forming five passageways. The central archway is crowned by the Quadriga, a statue consisting of a four horse chariot driven by Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory. After Napoleon's defeat, the Quadriga was returned to Berlin and the wreath of oak leaves on Victoria was replaced with the new symbol of Prussia, the Iron Cross.
A City Torn Apart
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Page : pages
File Size : 16,76 MB
Release : 2011
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A City Torn Apart
Author :
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Page : 46 pages
File Size : 31,24 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Berlin (Germany)
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Jos: A City Torn Apart
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Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 24,2 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Christians
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Torn Apart
Author : Shane Gericke
Publisher : Pinnacle Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,2 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Colecção Suspense
ISBN : 9780786020393
Book Description
"Gericke knows how to tighten the screws and keep the fear and tension building." --Tess Gerritsen A teenage girl, brutalized and discarded. A rural sheriff, gunned down and left to die. A beloved landmark, destroyed in an instant. A tidal wave of violence is rushing full-speed toward the quiet Chicago suburb of Naperville, Illinois. Detective Emily Thompson is locked and loaded--ready to stop the bloody crime spree in its tracks. But she's up against a deadly countdown that threatens everyone she knows and loves. . . Her partner. Her best friend. Her whole world. In these final desperate hours, Emily will bring down the most diabolical killer she has ever faced--or die trying. . . "A no-nonsense thriller, action-packed and explosive." --Erica Spindler "Gericke's writing is a blistering rush of sheer artistry." --Ken Bruen "Gericke's power is unforgettable." --Gayle Lynds "Cross James Patterson with Joseph Wambaugh and you get Shane Gericke." --American Cop "Gericke is the real deal." --Lee Child "A high-rev, page-turning thriller." --Jeffery Deaver
Root Shock
Author : Mindy Thompson Fullilove
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 40,48 MB
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1613320205
Book Description
Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, a clinical psychiatrist, exposes the devastating outcome of decades of urban renewal projects to our nation’s marginalized communities. Examining the traumatic stress of “root shock” in three African American communities and similar widespread damage in other cities, she makes an impassioned and powerful argument against the continued invasive and unjust development practices of displacing poor neighborhoods.
Barrio America
Author : A. K. Sandoval-Strausz
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 35,82 MB
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1541644433
Book Description
The compelling history of how Latino immigrants revitalized the nation's cities after decades of disinvestment and white flight Thirty years ago, most people were ready to give up on American cities. We are commonly told that it was a "creative class" of young professionals who revived a moribund urban America in the 1990s and 2000s. But this stunning reversal owes much more to another, far less visible group: Latino and Latina newcomers. Award-winning historian A. K. Sandoval-Strausz reveals this history by focusing on two barrios: Chicago's Little Village and Dallas's Oak Cliff. These neighborhoods lost residents and jobs for decades before Latin American immigration turned them around beginning in the 1970s. As Sandoval-Strausz shows, Latinos made cities dynamic, stable, and safe by purchasing homes, opening businesses, and reviving street life. Barrio America uses vivid oral histories and detailed statistics to show how the great Latino migrations transformed America for the better.
Torn Apart
Author : Janet Quin-Harkin
Publisher : Bantam Books for Young Readers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,85 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780553492897
Book Description
Amber is caught up in a difficult long-distance relationship. Rich is in Wyoming and she's back home in New York. As Amber eases into city life with old friends, she keeps hearing about Rich's beautiful new neighbor, Melanie. Amber can't help but be jealous. How can she trust Rich when he's so many miles away?
City of Blades
Author : Robert Jackson Bennett
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 50,79 MB
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0553419722
Book Description
A triumphant return to the world of City of Stairs. A generation ago, the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war and death, the birthplace of fearsome supernatural sentinels who killed and subjugated millions. Now, the city’s god is dead. The city itself lies in ruins. And to its new military occupiers, the once-powerful capital is a wasteland of sectarian violence and bloody uprisings. So it makes perfect sense that General Turyin Mulaghesh— foul-mouthed hero of the battle of Bulikov, rumored war criminal, ally of an embattled Prime Minister—has been exiled there to count down the days until she can draw her pension and be forgotten. At least, it makes the perfect cover story. The truth is that the general has been pressed into service one last time, dispatched to investigate a discovery with the potential to change the world--or destroy it. The trouble is that this old soldier isn't sure she's still got what it takes to be the hero.
