Peace, war and recovery

by Kenneth Mercer

Publisher: Bury Press in Wincanton

Written in English

Published: 1995 Pages: 270 Downloads: 805

Subjects:

Mercer, Kenneth.,
Painters -- England -- Biography.,
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British.,
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.

Edition Notes

The Physical Object
Statement	Kenneth Mercer.
Pagination	270p., (8)p. of plates :
Number of Pages	270
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL15359638M
ISBN 10	0952589400
OCLC/WorldCa	35556711

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In War and Peace and War, Peter Turchin uses his expertise in evolutionary biology to offer a bold new theory about the course of world history. Turchin argues that the key to the formation of an empire is a society’s capacity for collective action.

He demonstrates that high levels of cooperation are found where people have to band together to fight off a common enemy, and that this kind of Cited by: War and Peace is an epic tale of Russian life before, during and after Napoleon’s invasion Peace I knew little about the time period, the war or the culture in Russia at this tkime but Tolstoy masterfully draws the reader into the world/5().

Tolstoy was Russian and he lived back in the 's (in Russia). This book in particular is set in Russia in the 's. Like the title says, it's about both War and Peace.

He does switch back and forth, writing a little about Peace, and then War, and then back to Peace/5(K).

The latest volumes of the Great Books include some women writers, but they are still definitely underrepresented Read full review. LibraryThing Review User Review - davidpwithun - LibraryThing. War and Peace, Volume 2 graf Leo Tolstoy Full view - /5(6). War and Peace, historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, originally published as Voyna i mir in – This panoramic study of early 19th-century Russian society, noted for its mastery of realistic detail and variety of psychological analysis, is generally regarded as a masterwork of Russian literature and one of the world’s greatest novels.

War and Peace Language: English: LoC Class: PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature: Subject: Historical fiction Subject: War stories Subject: Napoleonic Wars, -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Fiction Subject: Russia -- History -- Alexander I, -- Fiction Subject: Aristocracy (Social class.

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Greater than a historical chronicle, War and Peace is an affirmation of life itself, `a complete picture', as a contemporary reviewer put it, `of everything in which people find their happiness and greatness, their grief and humiliation'.

Tolstoy gave his personal approval to this translat. The new Penguin Classics edition by Anthony Briggs, published inbreathes new life into War and Peace, but not all have warmed to its contemporary colloquialisms and British idioms.

At its core War and Peace is a book about people trying to find their footing in a world being turned upside down by war, social and political change, and spiritual confusion.

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War and Peace is not so much difficult as it is long. Dig in, though, and you'll quickly see why Tolstoy's exuberant opus—set in the years just before, during, and after Napoléon's invasion of Russia—is arguably the greatest novel of all time.

Within these pages, you'll find family drama. Set more than years ago in the early ’s, War and Peace is a novel about two Russian families whose lives are interspersed with war (the Napoleonic wars and Russia’s military response) and peace (mostly about love & marriage among Russian high society).4/5(19).

War and Peace opens in the Russian city of St. Petersburg inas Napoleon’s conquest of western Europe is just beginning to stir fears in Russia. Many of the novel’s characters are introduced at a society hostess’s party, among them Pierre Bezukhov, the socially awkward but likeable illegitimate son of a rich count, and Andrew Bolkonski, the intelligent and ambitious son of a.

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Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. War and Peace (pre-reform Russian: Война и миръ; post-reform Russian: Война и мир, romanized: Voyna i mir [vɐjˈna i ˈmʲir]) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published serially, then published in its entirety in It is regarded as one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements and remains a classic of world literature.

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War and Peace by Leo Tolstoyratings, average rating, 11, reviews. The pervasiveness of death is symbolized by the indifferent heavens whose sunny peace Rostov envies in that helpless moment on the bridge. Previous Book I: Chapters 22–25 Next Book II: Chapters 9– It is an alphabetical list and short biography of the historical characters and places mentioned in War and Peace.

It includes a short chapter summary. At the very end of the book, there is a chapter summary for a collection of chapters sharing a theme or describing the same event. Bolkonsky Family. Prince Nikolay Andrei[vi]tch Bolkonsky Scion of an ancient and honorable family, now an old man, who clings more and more to the values of an outdated feudal society.

Prince Andrey Bolkonsky His son and heir, who is an intensely intellectual, basically egotistical young man who seeks to exchange his sense of alienation for a sense of being at one with the world. The Peace War (Across Realtime, #1) by Vernor Vinge Originally published inthis novel is still a great example of hard SciFi.

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