Heroes in Peace
Author : John Haynes Holmes
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Page : 68 pages
File Size : 16,78 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Heroes
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Heroes of Peace
Author : William Victor Holley
Publisher :
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 15,24 MB
Release : 1900
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Heroes in Peace (Classic Reprint)
Author : John Haynes Holmes
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 17,56 MB
Release : 2016-06-20
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781332834556
Book Description
Excerpt from Heroes in Peace In an essay published some years ago on Thomas Carlyle's famous book, Heroes and Hero Worship, Prof. Macmechan, a well known student of literature in England, makes the following observation: In 1840, 'hero' meant, most probably, to nine Englishmen out of every ten, a general officer who had served in the Peninsula, or taken part in the last great fight with Napoleon, and who dined year after year with the Duke at Apsley House on the anniversary of Waterloo. To most people 'hero' means simply 'soldier, ' and implies a human soul greatly daring and greatly endur ing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Victim as Hero
Author : James J. Orr
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 36,8 MB
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0824865154
Book Description
This is the first systematic, historical inquiry into the emergence of "victim consciousness" (higaisha ishiki) as an essential component of Japanese pacifist national identity after World War II. In his meticulously crafted narrative and analysis, the author reveals how postwar Japanese elites and American occupying authorities collaborated to structure the parameters of remembrance of the war, including the notion that the emperor and his people had been betrayed and duped by militarists. He goes on to explain the Japanese reliance on victim consciousness through a discussion of the ban-the-bomb movement of the mid-1950s, which raised the prominence of Hiroshima as an archetype of war victimhood and brought about the selective focus on Japanese war victimhood; the political strategies of three self-defined war victim groups (A-bomb victims, repatriates, and dispossessed landlords) to gain state compensation and hence valorization of their war victim experiences; shifting textbook narratives that reflected contemporary attitudes and structured future generations' understanding of the war; and three classic antiwar novels and films that contributed to the shaping of a "sentimental humanism" that continues to leave a strong imprint on the collective Japanese conscience.
Heroes in Peace
Author : John Haynes Holmes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,19 MB
Release : 2015-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781505295337
Book Description
"[...]Cerealine mills in Indianapolis. By the error of another workman, live steam was turned into the boiler before the cleaners had left it. Instantly, by a common impulse, the two men jumped for the single ladder which led to safety. Phelps got there first, but no sooner had his foot touched the rounds than he stepped aside, seized his companion and boosted him up. "You first, Jim," was his gasping cry, "you first." Pushed and thrust by his friend, Stansbury escaped, but Phelps was rescued only to die two hours later in dreadful agony. And when told, just before he died, that Jim was all right, he said, "That's good-nobody'll miss me, but Jim had the wife and the kids." It was a wise reporter who put the story on the wire, for he closed it with the words, "No soldier in[...]".
Heroes of Peace
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,52 MB
Release : 1912
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Peace Like a River
Author : Leif Enger
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 38,68 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780871137951
Book Description
Davy kills two men and leaves home. His father packs up the family in a search for Davy.
Heroes of Peace
Author : Frederick James Gould
Publisher :
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,58 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Ethics
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Heroes of Peace
Author : Edwin Doak Mead
Publisher :
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 25,53 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Peace
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ENDING U.S. WARS by Honoring Americans Who Work for Peace
Author : Michael D. Knox
Publisher : Pax
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 14,37 MB
Release : 2021
Category :
ISBN : 9781736099414
Book Description
The U.S. has bombed no less than thirty countries since the end of World War II, killing millions of people, maiming tens of millions more, disrupting and destroying education, healthcare, housing, businesses, infrastructure, the environment, and creating untold numbers of refugees. The US Peace Memorial Foundation honors, and is dedicated to, U.S. citizens/residents who work to end war. ENDING U.S. WARS documents the activities of these role models for peace in hopes of inspiring other Americans. It should unite the peace movement and help it to be more successful at ending wars. Chapters include:THE US PEACE PRIZE. Every year since 2009, the US Peace Memorial Foundation has honored a peace activist with the US Peace Prize. Recipients include Chelsea Manning, Medea Benjamin, Noam Chomsky, Ajamu Baraka, Dennis Kucinich, and Cindy Sheehan. In 2020 the US Peace Prize went to Christine Ahn, "for bold activism to end the Korean War, heal its wounds, and promote women's roles in building peace."THE US PEACE REGISTRY. 189 Americans and 80 organizations who work for peace and are role models for a broad range of peace and antiwar actions and activities. The Registry appears in print for the first time in ENDING U.S. WARS.COMING SOON: THE US PEACE MEMORIAL. The US Peace Memorial Foundation's most ambitious goal is to establish a monument to peace on the National Mall. Currently, plans include an inspiring and creative design that features a peace sign that can only be seen aerially and aims to serve as a reminder to government officials who fly over the Mall. As the US Peace Memorial is currently envisioned, twelve walls, or facets, will contain engraved peace quotes from famous Americans such as Jane Addams, Muhammad Ali, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemingway, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King Jr., and Margaret Mead, in addition to a variety of U.S. presidents who are not widely known for their antiwar statements. One day a peace memorial will stand on the National Mall. Until then, there is this book.
