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Today we take it for granted that Japan is a forge of the world's fantasies: the birthplace of Transformers and Pokémon, of food trends like ramen and artisanal whisky and cutting-edge manga and anime. But it wasn't always this way. The first Japanese products that trickled into the global marketplace after the Second World War inspired derision, not admiration. The three words Made in Japan were a punchline, a synonym for cheap trinkets from a defeated nation.

Dotted across homes in Britain are people who were witnesses to one of the most tumultuous events of the 20th century. Yet their memory of India’s partition has been shrouded in silence. Kavita Puri’s father was 12 when he found himself one of the millions of Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims caught up in the devastating aftermath of a hastily drawn border. For 70 years he remained silent - like so many - about the horrors he had seen.

Published in 1797, the Critique of Pure Reason is considered to be one of the foremost philosophical works ever written. In the Critique of Pure Reason, Immanuel Kant explores the foundation of human knowledge and its limits, as well as man's ability to engage in metaphysics.

Through most of the Roaring '20s, Jack Dempsey was the heavyweight champion of the world. With his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, he was a fighter perfectly suited to his time. In A Flame of Pure Fire, renowned sports writer Roger Kahn not only chronicles the thrilling, brutal bouts of the Manassa Mauler, but also illustrates how the tumultuous 1920s shaped Dempsey - and how the champ, in turn, left an indelible mark on sports and American history.

No mundo moderno temos o dever de ser belos, magros, ter cabelos lisos e parecer "naturais" diante do espelho, de nós mesmos, diante dos outros. E, para conquistar mais saúde, juventude e beleza, os caminhos científicos e industriais não cessam de se multiplicar. O Brasil atualmente é o segundo país no mundo em número de cirurgias plásticas, só perde para os Estados Unidos. Homens e mulheres em busca da perfeição corporal são cortados, costurados, espetados por agulhas, queimados por raios laser, besuntados e massageados com cremes.

If you love documentary films, hear from the top storytellers on Pure Nonfiction. Host Thom Powers is well-connected in this world as a documentary curator for the Toronto International Film Festival, DOC NYC, and SundanceNow Doc Club. He leads conversations that are frank, funny and revealing. Listen to interviews with Oscar-winning filmmakers Barbara Kopple, Alex Gibney, and Roger Ross Williams; as well as the directors of “Making a Murderer,” “Weiner” and “OJ: Made in America.” Often the stories behind the scenes are as dramatic as what’s on the screen. On Twitter, Facebook, ...

Between 1927 and 1979, more than 8,000 people were involuntarily sterilized in five hospitals across the state of Virginia. From this plain and terrible fact springs Elizabeth Catte's Pure America, a sweeping, unsparing history of eugenics in Virginia, and by extension the United States.

De l’Ozosenteur à la lampe Berger imaginée par Philippe Starck, vous percerez le secret de la fameuse lampe à catalyse, et ses 70 fragrances qui parfument les intérieurs depuis 125 ans. Ce podcast vous embarquera dans un voyage olfactif avec ses 4 épisodes à écouter sans plus attendre pour s’offrir un moment de bien-être.

Podcast realizado por estudantes de Licenciatura em história que buscam explicar a história de maneira mais simples e descontraída.

In the history of the Moody Bible Institute, founded in 1886 by shoe salesman turned revivalist Dwight Lyman Moody, Timothy Gloege finds an answer to why Christian ethics seem to go hand in hand with free-market capitalism.

Join Shawn Taggart as he explores the 20 year promotion that is Ring of Honor, from it's humble beginnings to it's sad ending to it's rebirth.

¡Q´hubo! ¿en qué consiste Pura Carreta?, bueno, este podcast es una vaina de amigos, de parceros y es que carreta se habla en la calle, en la casa, en la universidad o en un bar, cosa que en este podcast no es la excepción, nos consideramos profesionales en hablar @#$%&; y en esta oportunidad lo relacionamos con nuestra profesión como historiadores. Calificamos de 0 a 5 ⭐ / Hablamos de Historia por medio de la cultura pop.

Cette édition traduite en français a pour objet de livrer une vue d’ensemble, brève et concise, de certains aspects de la civilisation de l’Ancienne Égypte qui peuvent, encore aujourd’hui, nous être fort utiles dans notre vie quotidiennes, où quel que soit l’endroit du monde où nous nous trouvons. Le livre couvre des sujets tels que la responsabilisation de soi, l’amélioration des situations politiques, sociales, économiques et environnementales actuelles, la reconnaissance et la mise en application des principes harmoniques dans nos œuvres et nos actions, etc.

Por primera vez en milenios vivimos en un mundo sin imperios formales. Pero esto no significa que no sintamos su presencia reverberando a través de la historia. El legado de los imperios examina cómo esa herencia sigue latiendo tras los problemas más espinosos que hoy enfrentamos. Desde las injerencias rusas en Ucrania hasta el Brexit, desde el América primero de Trump a las incursiones de China en África, desde la India de Modi hasta el avispero de Oriente Próximo, Samir Puri proporciona un marco nuevo y audaz para descifrar las complejas rivalidades.

A podcast of stories through history from good events or people, to the bad and then stories of the pure evil events that happened in history. Also on YouTube search The Good The Bad and The Pure Evil, videos of 2021 are all texted based with no audio as of 2022 the videos are now audio along with images of the events.

Una buena fiesta, una buena fiesta de verdad, no cabe en una sola noche. (Ni en un solo libro.) Digamos: una fiesta a la queasisten Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera, Rigo Tovar y Aurora Reyes, Enriqueta Ochoa y Cantinflas, Vicente Rojo y Olga Breeskin, todo el exilio español y todo el elenco de Avándaro. Entre pulques y cocteles, la plática se pone buena y el chisme es mejor.

There have been many evil men in the history of the world including serial killers, rapists, and mass murderers - but none of them as extreme and as monstrous as Adolf Hitler. He dominated the hearts and minds of the German nation and catapulted them into infamous world history. When Hitler rallied the nation, his oratory was so spellbinding and powerful that many claimed he was possessed. When he lifted the spear of destiny, he knew that he held the course of human history in his hands.

Este libro explora la fuerza de los vínculos de infancia y creencias de una cultura, y cómo nuestras experiencias van forjando nuestras personalidad, ideas y carácter. Las Llanuras del Alma es un libro para los momentos en que estás decaído, aburrido con la cotidianeidad de las cosas. Es como alguien ofreciéndote un dulce y te transporta a la infancia, a ese mundo encantado de la inocencia y la esperanza en donde todo es posible porque aún desconoces el mal y estás arropado en un cariño constante, a pesar de la precariedad de las cosas.

Bienvenue sur les spaces d'Isonomia_pure, le podcast qui explore et analyse les questions antiracistes, féministes et décoloniales ! Sur cette plateforme, vous trouverez les échanges du collectif, avec différentes personnalités. Ces discussions s'articulent autour d'ouvrages liées à l'antiracisme, à la décolonialité, au féminisme mais aussi à la mise en valeur d'histoires de résistance et d'émancipation passées et présentes. Retrouvez nos actualités sur https://linktr.ee/isonomia Musique © 2024 Raeve. Tous droits réservés.