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High Tech and Hot Pot

High Tech and Hot Pot

Stephan Orth

Greystone Books,Canada
2020
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An award-winning writer reveals a changing China—one conversation and adventure at a time.When Stephan Orth lands in China, he knows it’s his last visit, having lied about his job as a journalist to get into the country. So, he makes the most of it, couch-surfing with locals instead of hitting the nearest hotel. Starting in Macau—a former Portuguese colony and now gambler’s paradise—Orth takes on the world’s biggest casino. Next, he visits Shenzen, where more than 200 million sidewalk cameras monitor citizens who win and lose points on Sesame Credit, an app that sends data to Alibaba—and to the government. As his adventure continues, Orth encounters a bewildering mix of new tech and old traditions. Over a steaming bowl of hot pot, he learns ancient chopstick etiquette from a policewoman who later demos the facial recognition app she could use to detain him. He eats dog meat as a guest of honor one day—and finds himself censored on live TV the next. He even seriously considers joining an outlawed sect. Self-deprecatingly funny, compassionate, and observant, High Tech and Hot Pot is a formidable addition to a well-loved series, and offers a timely travelogue of an enigmatic country poised to become the world’s next superpower.
Plant-Based Diet

Plant-Based Diet

Stephan Nelson

Christopher Doniego
2020
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The Most Powerful Plant-based Diet Book You Will Ever OwnIf you want to learn how to be a lot healthier than you are now, you will find all the information you need to change your life in this easy to read page-turner. In this book you will learn: - How to switch over to a breakthrough plant-based diet - How to cleanse your body with our special detox diet- How To put together 30 special plant-based recipes- How to stay on a plant-based diet for health and weight loss How do we help you make the switch to becoming healthier? We've done the research for you. In this book are exclusive meal plans and recipes to help you discover s healthier way of eating. All the recipes and meal plans were developed to be easy to follow and put together. We've done the work for you so that making the switch will be one of the easiest things you have ever done. Switching to a healthier plant-based food diet will help you to lose the weight that has been difficult to lose on other diets. You will find yourself losing weight easily with this proven method of eating healthy. In fact, making the switch to plant-based foods will help you to lose weight effortlessly. To be successful on a new meal plan, you must have the knowledge and the ability to break habits that are unhealthy for you. With this book you will learn to cultivate your own personal plant-based winning strategy and enjoy a healthier you.We guarantee that by following the meal plans in this book, you will see results immediately. Discover the secrets of a proven diet that will bring you to good health . Do you want to unlock the power of a plant-based diet and take control of your health? Buy this book and start your journey to good health today.
Gone into God

Gone into God

Stephan Wilmes

ISBN Canada
2020
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"What a great book - and so timely Stephan has encapsulated the heart of the world's spiritual wisdom and offers a simple tool that brings the reader into direct experience of his and her own connection with the Source. If you've been looking and reaching for a way out of the maze of this world, you will find Gone Into God a wonderful help and support." Andrea Joy Gietz, Author and Creator of The Moving Hearts Guide to Real Relating. Despite of our planetary human predicament with all of our limitations, fears, worries, our daily survival stress, we human beings all sense, adore and love a perhaps very tiny, warm, tender, and fulfilling space of unconditional love inside. I like to use the metapher of a tiny flower that we all have experienced inside that is so irresistably nourishing and so full of a warm tender flow of love and light. Entering this tiny flower feels may feel like entering paradise on earth or like resting in a encompassing flow of light inside. I strongly believe that everything we undertake on this planet, all the projects we start, all the relationships we more or less enjoy are unconsciously in existence to get closer or even inside this tiny little flower of divine love and light. So what can we do to water this little beautiful flower inside? In this book, I like to invite us into starting a research project about this irresistable flower. How can we get to know more about this flower? Does this flower want something from us? Are we separated from this flower? How can we dive deeper into the flower? How can we deal with what we strongly feel und believe is keeping us away from experiencing this flower? Stephan Wilmes. M.A. was born in 1963 into a family with a Christian background in Germany. Since teenage years he was suffering from serious trauma, depression and a lack of a real perspective. Stephan's first real love was something you could call the resonance of "Christ-consciousness" He experienced it as a warm and light state of being able to love other human beings despite not liking them on a personal level. Lacking the knowledge and structure to pursue a deeper, real nourishing way of being inside, he started his search for true lasting fulfillment and love. Turning lots of stones he was searching for happiness in many corners of this world: Stephan pursued a sports career, an academic career, a spiritual teacher career, and really tried hard to find real love in looking for his "soul mate" partner. His search for happiness leads him to meditate in Indian ashrams, facilitating seminars in Bali and California, and studying with various contemporary spiritual teachers. Stephan found what he was looking for and lives now in Edmonton, Canada with his beloved wife Alice and their 4 kids.
Gone into God

Gone into God

Stephan Wilmes

ISBN Canada
2020
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"Was f r ein gro artiges Buch - und so aktuell Stephan richtet unser Augenmerk auf das Herz der spirituellen Weisheit dieser Welt und bietet einfache Werkzeuge an, die den Leser in die direkte Erfahrung seiner eigenen Verbindung mit dem Ursprung bringen. Wenn Sie nach einem Weg aus dem Labyrinth dieser Welt suchen, finden Sie in 'Gone Into God' eine wunderbare Hilfe und Unterst tzung." Andrea Joy Gietz, Autorin * Wir alle kennen diesen warmen und erf llenden Raum der grenzenlosen Zufriedenheit und Liebe in uns. Seit Anbeginn der Menschheit sehnen wir uns alle nach diesem zutiefst n hrenden, erf llenden und vollst ndigen Seinszustand im Inneren. In diesem Buch werden uns mit Quantenphysik und den neusten Ergebnissen der Gehirnforschung beschaeftigen und feststellen, dass wir Menschen Wesen sind, die in Frequenzen existieren. Je hoeher unsere Frequenz, desto gluecklicher sind wir. Und Worte, an die wir glauben, verursachen Schwingungen in uns. Z.B. ist "Gott" f r die meisten Menschen ein sehr kraftvolles Wort. *Warum sollten Sie "Gone into God" lesen? * Erfahren Sie, wie Sie jederzeit in Ihren Gl cks-Raum eintreten k nnen. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber die neueste Gehirnforschung, um sich von Ihren alten Begrenzungen zu befreien. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber die Ebenen unseres Menschseins um Ihre t glichen Probleme besser l sen zu k nnen. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber die moderne Quantenphysik und ihre spannenden Entdeckungen f r unser Leben. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber die erhebende Kraft spiritueller Reflectionen. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber die Magie des Sich-Verliebens. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber Ihre dauerhafte Transformation. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber Tiefen-Entspannung. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber den Umgang mit Frustration und Negativit t. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber spirituelle Wachstumsschmerzen und wie Sie damit umgehen k nnen. * Erfahren Sie, wie Sie die Pflege Ihres K rpers durch Ern hrung und Bewegung optimieren k nnen. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber Programme zur Gewichtsreduktion, die funktionieren. * Erfahren Sie, wie die Biochemie Ihres K rpers Sie gl cklicher machen kann. * Erfahren Sie, warum Junk-Food Ihnen nur eine schnelle Befriedigung, leider aber langfristige Schmerzen bereitet. * Erfahren Sie, wie Sie die transformative Kraft der Nacht ausn tzen k nnen. * Erfahren Sie, wie Sie Ihre Liebesbeziehungen komplett erneuern k nnen. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber wahre sexuelle Vereinigung. * Erfahren Sie, wie Sie mit anderen Menschen tief und erf llend begegnen k nnen. * Erfahren Sie mehr ber die Kraft Ihres Willens und Gottes Willen. * Erfahren Sie, wie Sie in Aktion treten k nnen, anstatt in Reaktion zu leiden. * Erfahren Sie, wie Sie Kindheits-Traumata heilen k nnen.** Stephan Wilmes. M.A., wurde 1963 in Deutschland geboren. Er wuchs in einem christlichen Elternhaus auf. Stephans erste wirkliche Liebe als Teenager war das "Christusbewusstsein" Er erlebte es als einen warmen, au ergew hnlichen Zustand, andere Menschen vollst ndig lieben zu k nnen, selbst wenn er sie auf der pers nlicher Ebene nicht wirklich mochte. Da ihm das Wissen und die Struktur fehlten, um in einer tiefen und wahrhaft nahrhaften Weise im Inneren zu leben, begann er seine Suche nach wahrer, dauerhafter Erf llung und Liebe. Stephan verfolgte eine Sport- sowie eine akademische Karriere. Er arbeitete eine Zeit lang als spiritueller Lehrer und suchte lange nach seiner Traum-Partnerin. Seine Suche nach Gl ck f hrte ihn dazu, in indischen Ashrams zu meditieren, in Bali und Kalifornien Selbstfindungs-Seminare zu veranstalten und mit verschiedenen zeitgen ssischen spirituellen Lehrern zu studieren. Stephan hat gefunden, wonach er suchte und lebt jetzt mit seiner geliebten Frau Alice und ihren 4 Kinder in Kanada.
The Reality of Enlightenment

The Reality of Enlightenment

Stephan Wilmes

Youinfocus Products
2023
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We all seek something or someone outside of ourselves to bring us deep fulfillment and happiness, regardless of whether we are spiritual, religious, or atheist. The prevailing belief on this planet is that we are separated from profound fulfillment, and that happiness and redemption come from external sources.I invite you to strive for the highest state that humans can attain: a state in which bliss, love, and light abound.Deep down, we all know that it resides within us.The truly wonderful news is that you don't have to look, think, feel, or be a certain way to enter the 'paradise of love' within.In this book, we will explore together what it takes to enter the realm of enlightenment inside. This will enable us to access the space in our brain where 'milk and honey' flow. The 'kingdom' is already here Let's rediscover and reclaim what lies within. Stephan Wilmes, M.A., was born in 1963 into a family with a Christian background in Germany. Since his teenage years, he has grappled with serious trauma, depression, and a lack of clear direction. Stephan's initial encounter with what could be called the resonance of "Christ-consciousness" left him experiencing a warm and enlightened state that allowed him to love other human beings despite not necessarily liking them on a personal level. Lacking the knowledge and structure to pursue a deeper, nourishing inner path, he embarked on a search for lasting fulfillment and love. Turning over many stones, he sought happiness in various corners of the world. Stephan pursued careers in sports, academics, and spiritual teaching in the line of Ramana Maharshi, all in his quest for true love, including the pursuit of a "soul mate" partner. His journey led him to meditation in Indian ashrams, facilitation of seminars in Bali and California, and study with various contemporary spiritual teachers. Stephan eventually found what he had been seeking and now resides in Edmonton, Canada, with his beloved wife, Alice, and their four children.
Velocity

Velocity

Stephan Martiniere

Titan Books Ltd
2012
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"Velocity" is a stunning new visionary collection from the imagination of acclaimed illustrator Stephan Martiniere. The fantasy and SF artist has worked for numerous film studios, including Disney and Warner Bros., as well as video game companies. This book showcases his sci-fi book cover paintings, commercial and film art, video game designs, and other never before-seen artwork. This is an unmissable title.
Screening Work

Screening Work

Stephan Hilpert; Andrew J Webber

MODERN HUMANITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
2024
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Christian Petzold (b. 1960) is arguably the most prominent filmmaker working in Germany today, with a growing international reputation for his carefully fashioned narrative studies of identity and relationships. Running through the core of his films is the theme of work, in various forms - manual, intellectual, psychological, emotional, ethical, social, political, economic and aesthetic. Focusing on close reading of key scenes, Stephan Hilpert and Andrew J. Webber demonstrate the crucial role of this theme in his filmmaking. Each chapter engages with particular aspects or modes of work, as evidenced by specific films, across the span of the director's career. The analysis of Petzold's own ways of working - including the crucial forms of collaboration that he has undertaken - is supported by the inclusion of material drawn from two interviews conducted with the director around the themes of the volume.Stephan Hilpert is a filmmaker and Professor of Film and Television at Macromedia University, Berlin. Andrew J. Webber FBA is Professor of Modern German and Com-parative Culture at the University of Cambridge.
Circle Soccer Training

Circle Soccer Training

Stephan Kerber; Fabian Seeger

Meyer Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd
2019
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Training players in circular playing fields develops and improves their game competence. Circle Soccer Training contains an integrated game concept and provides varied training exercises for fast implementation in training practice that will benefit all players at any level. The book first delves into the theory of circle training, explaining the main technical and tactical principles of the circle training concept. It contains further helpful information regarding the rules of the game, coaching points, how to organize each game or drill, and detailed illustrations. Following the introduction on circle training is the practical application. Beginning with an explanation on how to use this effective training for improving players' technical abilities, this section contains 100 circular games and drills that will allow players to progress and develop their skills. Also presented in this book are trendy, innovative, and cognitively demanding forms of play, which are an integrated and complex part of modern soccer. The concepts of circle soccer and their application in training are important for all players--at any level--to develop their technical playing abilities. With Circle Soccer Training, players can create a competitive advantage over their opponents.
Anthropology Of China, The: China As Ethnographic And Theoretical Critique

Anthropology Of China, The: China As Ethnographic And Theoretical Critique

Stephan Feuchtwang; Charlotte Bruckermann

Imperial College Press
2016
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Putting China into the context of general anthropology offers novel insights into its history, culture and society. Studies in the anthropology of China need to look outwards, to other anthropological areas, while at the same time, anthropologists specialised elsewhere cannot afford to ignore contributions from China. This book introduces a number of key themes and in each case describes how the anthropology and ethnography of China relates to the surrounding theories and issues. The themes chosen include the anthropology of intimacy, of morality, of food and of feasting, as well as the anthropology of civilisation, modernity and the state.The Anthropology of China covers both long historical perspectives and ethnographies of the twenty-first century. For the first time, ethnographic perspectives on China are contextualised in comparison with general anthropological debates. Readers are invited to engage in and rethink China's place within the wider world, making it perfect for professional researchers and teachers of anthropology and Chinese history and society, and for advanced undergraduate and graduate study.
Anthropology Of China, The: China As Ethnographic And Theoretical Critique

Anthropology Of China, The: China As Ethnographic And Theoretical Critique

Stephan Feuchtwang; Charlotte Bruckermann

Imperial College Press
2016
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Putting China into the context of general anthropology offers novel insights into its history, culture and society. Studies in the anthropology of China need to look outwards, to other anthropological areas, while at the same time, anthropologists specialised elsewhere cannot afford to ignore contributions from China. This book introduces a number of key themes and in each case describes how the anthropology and ethnography of China relates to the surrounding theories and issues. The themes chosen include the anthropology of intimacy, of morality, of food and of feasting, as well as the anthropology of civilisation, modernity and the state.The Anthropology of China covers both long historical perspectives and ethnographies of the twenty-first century. For the first time, ethnographic perspectives on China are contextualised in comparison with general anthropological debates. Readers are invited to engage in and rethink China's place within the wider world, making it perfect for professional researchers and teachers of anthropology and Chinese history and society, and for advanced undergraduate and graduate study.
Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century'

Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century'

Stephan Kauffmann; Ingo Stützle

Verso Books
2017
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US Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman described Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century as "perhaps the most important book of the last decade". It has sparked major international debates, dominated bestseller lists and generated a level of enthusiasm-as well as intense criticism-in a way no other recent economic or sociological work has. Piketty has been described as a new Karl Marx and placed in the same league as the economist John Maynard Keynes. The 'rock star economist's' (Financial Times) underlying thesis: inequality under capitalism has reached dramatic proportions in the last few decades and continues to grow-and not by coincidence. Thus, a small elite becomes simultaneously richer and richer and more and more powerful.Given the sensational reception of the not-so-easily digested 800-page study that spans back to the eighteenth century, the question as to where the hype around Piketty's book comes from deserves to be asked. What is correct in it? What are the criticisms of it? And what should we make of it-both of the book itself and of the criticism it has received? This book lays out the argument of Piketty's monumental work in a compact and understandable format, while also investigating the controversies that this book has caused. In addition, the two authors demonstrate the limits, contradictions and errors of the so-called 'Piketty revolution'.
Black Hand

Black Hand

Stephan Talty

Ebury Publishing
2017
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As the crimes grew ever more bizarre and the Black Handâ??s activities spread far beyond New Yorkâ??s borders, Petrosino and the all-Italian police squad he assembled raced to capture members of the secret criminal society before the countryâ??s anti-immigrant tremors exploded into catastrophe.
The Song of the Stork

The Song of the Stork

Stephan Collishaw

Legend Press Ltd
2017
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‘Stephan Collishaw takes your hand and leads you into a world of tragic beauty, inspiring strength and delicate kindness in the midst of horror’ Aiste DiržiuteFifteen-year-old Yael is on the run. The Jewish girl seeks shelter from the Germans on the farm of the village outcast. Aleksei is mute and solitary, but as the brutal winter advances, he reluctantly takes her in and a delicate relationship develops.As her feelings towards Aleksei change, the war intrudes and Yael is forced to join a Jewish partisan group fighting in the woods.Torn apart and fighting for her life, The Song of the Stork is Yael's story of love, hope and survival. It is the story of one woman finding a voice as the voices around her are extinguished.'An elegantly crafted, beautifully written novel about love, survival and hope against all the odds- The Song of the Stork is a reading experience to savour.' William Ryan'At once tightly written and suspenseful, Collishaw's historical novel is a darkly compassionate fable of human endurance in absolute extremity' Stevie Davies'The subtle melody of The Song of the Stork caught my soul with its first notes and didn't leave me until the very last ones. Stephen Collishaw takes your hand and leads you into a world of tragic beauty, inspiring strength and delicate kindness in the midst of horror and through this journey he reminds you of the sound of hope.' Aiste Diržiute'A harrowing novel about a Jewish girl abandoned in World War 2 and forced to fend for herself in a landscape crawling with sexual ambiguity and brutal violence. It’s a dark jewel that holds up for examination the proximity of terror and savagery to innocence and love. Yet The Song of The Stork is as much about the future as the past. Stephan Collishaw warns us how the times we live in might end up: with an oafish peasantry drunk on Brexit chasing children through the woods, just because their parents voted Remain.' Guy Kennaway' …a masterly work of condensed fiction that synthesises the art of a great writer with the knowledge of a keen researcher who has become immersed in the first-hand sources of the period… A beautiful book that will go down as one of the classics of the literature of the anti-Nazi partisans in the forests around Vilna during the Holocaust.' David Katz'The prose is sparse and understated and it reminded me at times of The Secret Diary of Anne Frank, which hints at the barbaric events going on in the world without ever displaying them in all their technicolour horror... The writing is hauntingly beautiful and poetic.' Madhouse Family Reviews'It is a refreshing read that is full of so much love and hope... I really loved this book, and is one that I have already been recommending.' The Reading Lodge'There are so many beautiful moments in the story, acts of kindness and small mercies that show human nature at its best... he gets under the skin of his characters and brings them fully to life on the page.' One More Page blog'The Song of the Stork is a beautifully written and poignant novel about a young girl in Poland during the Second World War… a moving read about an awful period in history, which is in fact troublingly relevant in the current political climate.' A View from the Balcony blog'Collishaw has done a fine job of balancing historical reality with the license of fiction, the grim facts of the holocaust with the poignancy of love, and through all it, he manages to offer a sense of optimism.' Words and Leaves blog
Occupation in the East

Occupation in the East

Stephan Lehnstaedt

Berghahn Books
2016
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Following their occupation by the Third Reich, Warsaw and Minsk became home to tens of thousands of Germans. In this exhaustive study, Stephan Lehnstaedt provides a nuanced, eye-opening portrait of the lives of these men and women, who constituted a surprisingly diverse population—including everyone from SS officers to civil servants, as well as ethnically German city residents—united in its self-conception as a “master race.” Even as they acclimated to the daily routines and tedium of life in the East, many Germans engaged in acts of shocking brutality against Poles, Belarusians, and Jews, while social conditions became increasingly conducive to systematic mass murder.
China In Comparative Perspective

China In Comparative Perspective

Stephan Feuchtwang; Hans Steinmuller

World Scientific Europe Ltd
2017
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China in Comparative Perspective provides an overview of China based on empirical observation by field workers, as well as on historical documents, Chinese literary and philosophical texts and core theoretical frameworks in the social sciences. It enables readers to develop ways of putting the modern history, politics, economy and society of China into a framework in which China can be compared and contrasted with other countries.Topics covered include the rise of capitalism, post-socialist transformations, family and gender, nationalism, democracy, and civil society. Each chapter offers a comparison with other countries in East and South-Asia, Europe and the rest of the world, showing how analytic concepts have to be modified to avoid either Eurocentric or Sinocentric bias, and how ideas derived from Chinese sources and observations must be accommodated for complete understanding of the issues discussed.Written by two well-known anthropologists of China from the London School of Economics, Stephan Feuchtwang and Hans Steinmüller, this book is a comprehensive course for postgraduate students in Chinese and Asian studies, anthropology, sociology, political economy, politics and international relations.
China In Comparative Perspective

China In Comparative Perspective

Stephan Feuchtwang; Hans Steinmuller

World Scientific Europe Ltd
2017
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China in Comparative Perspective provides an overview of China based on empirical observation by field workers, as well as on historical documents, Chinese literary and philosophical texts and core theoretical frameworks in the social sciences. It enables readers to develop ways of putting the modern history, politics, economy and society of China into a framework in which China can be compared and contrasted with other countries.Topics covered include the rise of capitalism, post-socialist transformations, family and gender, nationalism, democracy, and civil society. Each chapter offers a comparison with other countries in East and South-Asia, Europe and the rest of the world, showing how analytic concepts have to be modified to avoid either Eurocentric or Sinocentric bias, and how ideas derived from Chinese sources and observations must be accommodated for complete understanding of the issues discussed.Written by two well-known anthropologists of China from the London School of Economics, Stephan Feuchtwang and Hans Steinmüller, this book is a comprehensive course for postgraduate students in Chinese and Asian studies, anthropology, sociology, political economy, politics and international relations.
A Child Called Happiness

A Child Called Happiness

Stephan Collishaw

Legend Press Ltd
2018
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A story of love, race, power and consequences that spans generationsThree days after arriving in Zimbabwe, Natalie discovers an abandoned newborn baby on a hill near her uncle's farm. Years earlier, the hill was home to the Mazowe village where Chief Tafara governed at a time of great unrest. Faced with taxation, abductions and loss of their land at the hands of the white settlers, Tafara joined forces with the neighbouring villages in what becomes the first of many uprisings. A Child Called Happiness is a beautiful and emotive work of historical fiction. This is a story of hope, resilience and reclamation, proving that the choices made by our ancestor's can echo for many generations to come. What Reviewers and Readers Say: 'Collishaw's characters are delicately created and endearingly human', Celeste Hicks'An incredibly timely book about the human upheaval in all its emotional forms, ' Rosie Garthwaite'Steeped in the beautiful smells and sounds of Zimbabwe and evidences Stephan Collishaw's love of the country... His balanced treatment of an emotive issue will challenge and provoke many readers, ' Phillip Barclay'Deftly weaves together two stories set in different periods of Zimbabwe's history, always taking the reader with him. The vexed issue of land in Zimbabwe and who it belongs to is the common thread. Collishaw creates atmosphere and a sense of place, bringing to life the characters, the history and the politics, ' Mary Harper'A gripping yet tender story, played out under a burning African sun, and shot through with thought-provoking authenticity, ' Nick Brownlee
Occupation in the East

Occupation in the East

Stephan Lehnstaedt

Berghahn Books
2019
nidottu
Following their occupation by the Third Reich, Warsaw and Minsk became home to tens of thousands of Germans. In this exhaustive study, Stephan Lehnstaedt provides a nuanced, eye-opening portrait of the lives of these men and women, who constituted a surprisingly diverse population—including everyone from SS officers to civil servants, as well as ethnically German city residents—united in its self-conception as a “master race.” Even as they acclimated to the daily routines and tedium of life in the East, many Germans engaged in acts of shocking brutality against Poles, Belarusians, and Jews, while social conditions became increasingly conducive to systematic mass murder.