Combining personal memoir; philosophical essay; and historical analysis; Svetlana Boym explores the spaces of collective nostalgia that connect national biography and personal self-fashioning in the twenty-first century. She guides us through the ruins and construction sites of post-communist cities-St. Petersburg; Moscow; Berlin; and Prague-and the imagined homelands of exiles-Benjamin; Nabokov; Mandelstahm; and Brodsky. From Jurassic Park to the Totalitarian Sculpture Garden; Boym unravels the threads of this global epidemic of longing and its antidotes.
#94121 in Books David Miller 1992-05-01 1992-05-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.96 x .64 x 5.40l; .50 #File Name: 0452010950288 pagesCuster s Fall The Native American Side of the Story
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. ... book for a few dollars - it came in great shape and proved to be an excellent readBy Mountain riderI bought this as a used book for a few dollars - it came in great shape and proved to be an excellent read. With the native Americans involved the only survivors of the battle save a few soldiers removed by a few hills from the battle I found the account of the battle; the acknowledgment of what remain somewhat unknown; and the perspective on the events leading to and follow the battle well referenced and compelling. The book was published in the early 1950s based on author first person interviews of as many native American survivors of the actual battle as possible; with excellent collateral cross referencing with family members that highlighted identical accounts AND discrepancies in the memory of specific events. In any event the book provided excellent account of the sequence of battle as well an amazing number of specifics unlikely to be able to be reliably reported by post battle reports by the Army (in part because all of the directly engaged soldiers died on the field; and in part because the Army was not eager to provide an accurate accounting of the circumstances of their rout). I recommend the book without reservation.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. My daughter is stationed at Ft. Riley; KS ...By Mike BaarsMy daughter is stationed at Ft.Riley; KS and the history in and around that base is tremendous. I wanted to read about it and learna little more about General Custer. It seems to be a factual account of a big war and how the natives reacted to the military and allthat was going on around them. I got my daughter a metal detector to see what she can find in her spare time. lol0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. EnjoyableBy Samuel SimsI was disappointed that this book had no photos. I did enjoy the details of Custer's last stand through the Indians eyes.
