Author: Susan Farrell File Type: pdf War has often been seen as the domain of men and thus irrelevant to gender analysis, and American writers have frequently examined war according to traditional gender expectations that boys become men by going to war and girls become women by building a home. Yet the writers discussed in this book complicate these expectations, since their female characters often take part directly in war and especially since their male characters repeatedly imagine domestic spaces for themselves in the midst of war. Chapters on Hemingway and the First World War, Kurt Vonnegut and the Second World War, and Tim OBrien and the Vietnam War place these writers in their particular historical and cultural contexts while tracing similarities in their depiction of gender relationships, imagined domestic spaces, and the representability of trauma. The book concludes by examining post-911 American literature, probing what happens when the front lines actually come home to Americans. While much has been written about Hemingway, Vonnegut, OBrien, and even 911 literature separately, this study is the first to bring them together in order to examine views about war, gender, and domesticity over a hundred-year period. It argues that 911 literature follows a long tradition of American writing about war in which the domestic and public realms are inextricably intertwined and in which imagined domestic spaces can provide a window into representing wartime trauma, an experience often thought to be unrepresentable or incomprehensible to those who were not actually there. Susan Farrell is Professor of English at the College of Charleston.

Author: John E Sisko File Type: pdf Spanning 1200 years of intellectual history from the 6th century BCE emergence of philosophical enquiry in the Greek city-state of Miletus, to the 6th century CE closure of the Academy in Athens in 529 Philosophy of Mind in Antiquity provides an outstanding survey of philosophy of mind of the period. It covers a crucial era for the history of philosophy of mind, examining the enduring and controversial arguments of Plato and Aristotle, in addition to the contribution of the Stoics and other key figures. Following an introduction by John Sisko, fifteen specially commissioned chapters by an international team of contributors discuss key topics, thinkers, and debates, including ul l the Presocratics, l l Plato, l l cognition, l l Aristotle, l l intellect, l l natural science, l l time, l l mind, perception, and body, l l the Stoics, l l Galen, and l l Plotinus. l ul Essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of mind, ancient philosophy, and the history of philosophy, Philosophy of Mind in Antiquity is also a valuable resource for those in related disciplines such as Classics. **Review Praise for The History of the Philosophy of Mind A monumental resource for anyone interested in the human mind and the history of philosophical attempts to understand it. Students who consult these volumes will appreciate the multiple branching paths that connect past philosophical writings to those of the present. The juxtapositions of topics and historical figures in each volume can help researchers in contemporary philosophy of mind identify precedents for contemporary positions. - Susanna Siegel, Harvard University, USA This six-volume history of the philosophy of mind is a compendious tour-de-force, tracing the sources of modern problems to a vibrant philosophical conversation ranging from antiquity to the present day. This is a special and uniquely wide-ranging resource for anyone, from the novice to the expert, with an interest in the nature of mind and its faculties, as well as its relation to the body and the physical world. - Samuel Rickless, University of California San Diego, USA These six volumes constitute an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the philosophy of mind and the history of philosophy as well as metaphysics, psychology, and cognitive science and I recommend them, with great enthusiasm, to all. Togetherthey illuminate areas of inquiry that may be unfamiliar to contemporary philosophers of mind, and reveal unappreciated subtleties and continuities in theories of mind throughout the history of philosophy. - Janet Levin, University of Southern California, USA A comprehensive and illuminating guide to the history of Western theories of the mind, ranging over every aspect of the enduring philosophical debate, from consciousness to perception, and from will to the passions. These volumes collectively offer a state-of-the-art presentation of the field. - Robert Pasnau, University of Colorado Boulder, USA About the Author John E. Sisko is Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Queens University of Charlotte, USA. He has published in ancient philosophy of mind and physics, including papers in Ancient Philosophy, Apeiron, Archiv fur Geschichte der Philosophie, Classical Quarterly, Mind, Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, and Phronesis.

Author: Shira Klein File Type: pdf How did Italy treat Jews during World War II? Historians have shown beyond doubt that many Italians were complicit in the Holocaust, yet Italy is still known as the Axis state that helped Jews. Shira Klein uncovers how Italian Jews, though victims of Italian persecution, promoted the view that Fascist Italy was categorically good to them. She shows how the Jews experience in the decades before World War II - during which they became fervent Italian patriots while maintaining their distinctive Jewish culture - led them later to bolster the myth of Italys wartime innocence in the Fascist racial campaign. Italys Jews experienced a century of dramatic changes, from emancipation in 1848, to the 1938 Racial Laws, wartime refuge in America and Palestine, and the rehabilitation of Holocaust survivors. This cultural and social history draws on a wealth of unexplored sources, including original interviews and unpublished memoirs. **Review Advance praise Most Italian Jews were pro-Fascist (until anti-Semitic legislation in 1938) and the Italian dictatorships major killing afflicted the Arabs and Berbers of Libya and the peoples of Ethiopia. Shira Klein, with skilled and vivid use of ordinary voices, explores the complex story of Italian Jewrys dealing with Fascism and its often gilded memory of it. R. J. B. Bosworth, Jesus College, Oxford Advance praise Shira Klein makes a valuable contribution to the debate about Italys role in the Holocaust, the nature and extent of anti-Semitism in Italy, and the creation of the national narrative of the fundamentally benign nature of Italian Fascisms part in the program of racial discrimination and extermination. Alexander Stille, Columbia University, New York Advance praise Shira Kleins new book will be an important contribution to the literature on Italian Jews. By taking the story from Emancipation through today, Klein adds a perspective on the Fascist era that is difficult to find in other English-language works. While refuting the Good Italian myth, she demonstrates its continuing hold on many inside and outside of Italy, and the implications of the myth for the postwar Jewish community. Michael A. Livingston, Rutgers University, New Jersey Advance praise Kleins scholarly study is an impressive introduction to the history of Italys Jews in the modern period. It also offers new perspectives on the myth of the Good Italian, and addresses the little- explored subject of Jewish support of Fascism. Written with fluency and clarity, this book is essential reading for Jewish studies. Elizabeth Schachter, University of Kent Advance praise Well-written, with an eye for the compelling anecdote and a skill in bringing the stories of ordinary people to life, this is an important and welcome book and announces the arrival of a strong new voice in the fields of Italian and Jewish studies. Stanislao G. Pugliese, Hofstra University, New York Book Description Shira Kleins deeply researched book on Italian Jews will appeal to anyone interested in Italy, modern Jewish history, Fascism and World War II, and the Holocaust. This cultural history offers an unusually broad scope, spanning over a century and extending from Italy to Palestine and America.

Author: Aila M. Matanock File Type: pdf Settlements to civil conflict, which are notably difficult to secure, sometimes contain clauses enabling the combatant sides to participate as political parties in post-conflict elections. In Electing Peace, Aila M. Matanock presents a theory that explains both the causes and the consequences of these provisions. Matanock draws on new worldwide cross-national data on electoral participation provisions, case studies in Central America, and interviews with representatives of all sides of the conflicts. She shows that electoral participation provisions, non-existent during the Cold War, are now in almost half of all peace agreements. Moreover, she demonstrates that these provisions are associated with an increase in the chance that peace will endure, potentially contributing to a global decline in civil conflict, a result which challenges prevailing pessimism about post-conflict elections. Matanocks theory and evidence also suggest a broader conception of international intervention than currently exists, identifying how these inclusive elections can enable external enforcement mechanisms and provide an alternative to military coercion by peacekeeping troops in many cases. **Review Matanocks terrific book sheds light on the relatively new phenomenon of crafting peace agreements that include provisions for the political participation of former rebels. She uses new data to deftly weave together analysis of peace agreements, peacekeeping, peace duration, elections, and election monitoring - topics that are typically considered separately - and provide a comprehensive and compelling argument for the importance of formally integrating former rebels into post-conflict governance. Tanisha Fazal, University of Minnesota Almost half of all elections globally occur in the shadow of violent conflict, and post-conflict elections have become vital international tools of peacebuilding and democratization. Yet these elections, fraught with tension and high stakes, have an unenviable track record as often as not, they lead to conflict recidivism and democratic decline. Against this backdrop, Aila Matanocks Electing Peace sounds a clarion call to keep the faith. The key is to create a path for yesterdays combatants to become tomorrows politicians. When such a path is seen as credible by warring parties, they are more likely to trade tanks for campaign buses and guns for microphones. This is a must-read for academics and policymakers who aspire to build peace through democracy in conflict-afflicted countries. Irfan Nooruddin, Georgetown University, Washington DC, and author of Elections in Hard Times Aila M. Matanock helps solve one of the hardest problems associated with civil wars how to get a successful peace agreement without the help of a third party military intervention. Using new cross-national data on peace agreements and detailed analysis of Guatemala and El Salvador, Matanock shows us how electoral participation can help combatants enforce agreements. Bravo! Barbara F. Walter, University of California, San Diego Matanock provides a refreshingly positive and constructive appraisal of democratic peacebuilding ... Matanocks study is a much-welcomed contribution to the field and one that will be of great value to both policymakers and academics. Richard Lappin, Democratization Electing Peace advances our thinking and knowledge about the range of options available to facilitate peace agreements and ultimately long-term peace. Beth A. Simmons, Democratization Book Description This book examines the causes and consequences of post-conflict elections in securing and stabilizing peace agreements without the need to send troops. It will interest scholars and advanced students of civil war and peacebuilding in comparative politics, political sociology, and peace and conflict studies.