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Another David
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The Age of Anne
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Massacres Of The South
The gripping historical narrative "Massacres of the South" by Alexandre Dumas explores the lesser-known atrocities that took place in the Southern areas during a volatile time. Dumas reveals a dark period of history as he reveals the horrible stories of bloodshed, instability, and human suffering, drawing on rigorous research and first-person experiences. He illuminates the secret tales of forgotten victims and explores the social, political, and cultural elements that led to these horrific occurrences via vivid narrative and emotive writing. Dumas analyzes the tremendous effect of these killings on the afflicted communities and the long-lasting wounds left on the fabric of society with a great eye for detail and a profound knowledge of the human condition. "Massacres of the South" is a somber and thought-provoking investigation into a sad past that serves as a reminder of the value of remembering and understanding history's most tragic events.
Rethinking Media Change
The essays in Rethinking Media Change center on a variety of media forms at moments of disruption and cultural transformation. The editors' introduction sketches an aesthetics of media transition—patterns of development and social dispersion that operate across eras, media forms, and cultures. The book includes case studies of such earlier media as the book, the phonograph, early cinema, and television. It also examines contemporary digital forms, exploring their promise and strangeness. A final section probes aspects of visual culture in such environments as the evolving museum, movie spectaculars, and "the virtual window." The contributors reject apocalyptic scenarios of media revolution, demonstrating instead that media transition is always a mix of tradition and innovation, an accretive process in which emerging and established systems interact, shift, and collude with one another.
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Celebrated Crimes
Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language—has minced no words—to describe the violent scenes of a violent time. "In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. It is not within our province to edit the historical side of Dumas, any more than it would be to correct the obvious errors in Dickens's Child's History of England. The careful, mature reader, for whom the books are intended, will recognize, and allow for, this fact.
