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Disarmed: The Story of the Venus de Milo
In the spring of 1820, on the Aegean island of Melos, an unsuspecting farmer was digging for marble building blocks when he unearthed the statue that would come to be known as the Venus de Milo. From the moment of its discovery a battle for possession ensued and was won, eventually, by the French. Touted by her keepers in the Louvre as the great classical find of the era, the sculpture gained instant celebrity–and yet its origins had yet to be documented or verified. From the flurry of excitement surrounding her discovery, to the raging disputes over her authenticity, to the politics and personalities that have given rise to her mystique, Gregory Curtis has given us a riveting look at the embattled legacy of a beloved icon and a remarkable tribute to one of the world’s great works of art..
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Disarmed And Dangerous: The Radical Lives And Times Of Daniel And Philip Berrigan
Jesuit Daniel Berrigan and his younger brother Philip (who subsequently left the priesthood) gave Catholic activism a controversial new direction in the 1960s with their militant antiwar protests. Now 75 and 73, the Berrigans continue to speak and act against militarism and violence. This biography addresses criticisms of the brothers as quixotic and intolerant of those who disagree with their tactics, but honors them as an uncompromising moral force. The authors sketch personality differences between Philip, "still political," and the more contemplative Daniel, while focusing primarily on their public life. .
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Disarmed And Dangerous: The Radical Life And Times Of Daniel And Philip Berrigan, Brothers In Religious Faith And Civil Disobedience
What transformed Daniel and Philip Berrigan from conventional Roman Catholic priests into “holy outlaws”—for a time the two most wanted men of J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI? And how did they evolve from their traditionally pious, second-generation immigrant beginnings to become the most famous (some would say notorious) religious rebels of their day? Disarmed and Dangerous, the first full-length unauthorized biography of the Berrigans, answers these questions with an incisive and illuminating account of their rise to prominence as civil rights and antiwar activists. It also traces the brothers’ careers as constant thorns in the side of church authority as well as their leadership of the ongoing Plowshares movement—a highly controversial campaign of civil disobedience against the contemporary arms trade and nuclear weapons.Murray Polner and Jim O’Grady plumb the Berrigans’ contradictions: among them, Philip’s secret marriage, while he was still a Josephite priest, to Elizabeth McAlister, then a Catholic nun, which led to their dismissals by their respective religious orders and Philip’s excommunication from the church; and Daniel’s speech faulting Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, and the resulting criticism loosed upon him from pro-Israeli Americans and many of his allies on the left. Disarmed and Dangerous is a fascinating study of brothers linked by faith and the dreams of peace and social justice in a century bloodied by war, mass murders, and weapons of immense destructive power. It is, above all, an original contribution to modern American history that is sure to be widely read and discussed. .
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Cancer Disarmed Expanded
This book describes the disarming of cancer cells through nitrogenation of a soy phytochemical supplement has treatment promise on a wide scale. It is a real advance in adjuvant (helping) cancer therapy; one that cannot be ignored. To help with understanding how disease impacts the body, the author used several informational platforms, including a presentation of the immune system fighting an intergalactic conflict. The soy therapy outlined to disarm cancer cells does not exclude current medical treatments, such as chemother-apy and radiation. Nor is the immune system ignored in the battle to minimize and dispose cancer cells. This soy-therapy approach may give you a new perspective, even when used as treatment for what are regarded as the "low survival" cancers. The research studies reviewed are from respected medical sources, primarily conducted in China. The testimonials we reveal are true and accountable. The majority of these survivors have medical file documen-tation, with backup from attending, licenHundreds of millions of dollars are spent annually on new and improved chemicals that prove or confirm that they can kill mutated (cancer) cells. However, they also destroy the host cells that physicians used to attest to their stories. Cancer Disarmed is well organized, and reveals a totally nontoxic companion to the currently accepted "gold-standard" for treatments of neoplastic disease. Charter Fellow of American Academy of Family Physicians since 1973; Diploma-American College for Advancement in Medicine..
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Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America (Princeton Studies in American Politics)
More than any other advanced industrial democracy, the United States is besieged by firearms violence. Each year, some 30,000 people die by gunfire Over the course of its history, the nation has witnessed the murders of beloved public figures; massacres in workplaces and schools; and epidemics of gun violence that terrorize neighborhoods and claim tens of thousands of lives. Commanding majorities of Americans voice support for stricter controls on firearms. Yet they have never mounted a true national movement for gun control. Why? Disarmed unravels this paradox. Based on historical archives, interviews, and original survey evidence, Kristin Goss suggests that the gun control campaign has been stymied by a combination of factors, including the inability to secure patronage resources, the difficulties in articulating a message that would resonate with supporters, and strategic decisions made in the name of effective policy. The power of the so-called gun lobby has played an important role in hobbling the gun-control campaign, but that is not the entire story. Instead of pursuing a strategy of incremental change on the local and state levels, gun control advocates have sought national policies. Some 40% of state gun control laws predate the 1970s, and the gun lobby has systematically weakened even these longstanding restrictions. A compelling and engagingly written look at one of America's most divisive political issues, Disarmed illuminates the organizational, historical, and policy-related factors that constrain mass mobilization, and brings into sharp relief the agonizing dilemmas faced by advocates of gun control and other issues in the United States. .
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AFGHANISTAN - July 11 - Karzai Calls For Warlord Militias To Be Disarmed.: An article from: APS Diplomat Recorder
This digital document is an article from APS Diplomat Recorder, published by Pam Stein/Input Solutions on July 17, 2004. The length of the article is 915 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: AFGHANISTAN - July 11 - Karzai Calls For Warlord Militias To Be Disarmed. Publication:APS Diplomat Recorder (Newsletter) Date: July 17, 2004 Publisher: Pam Stein/Input Solutions Volume: 61 Issue: 2 Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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