The Empire Builders

Hicks, Jim

Time-Life-Books

The Emergence of Man is an older series from the early 70's. Each volume deals with one of the precepts of civilization or one of the civilizations that emerged at the dawn of humanity, and as such, they offer a unique glimpse of what life might have been like for our earliest ancestors. Full Set includes: Cro-Magnon Man Life Before Man Lost World of the Aegean Master Index The Birth of Writing Robert Claiborne The Celts Duncan The Empire Builders The Etruscans The First Americans The First Cities The First Farmers The First Horsemen The First Men The Israelites The Metalsmiths The Missing Link Maitland The Monument Builders Robert Wernick The Neanderthals George Constable The Northmen Thomas Froncek The Persians Jim Hicks The Sea Traders

The Empire Builders (The Emergence of Man Series)

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Time-Life Books, of

Time Life UK

The Persians (The Emergence of Man Series)

History

Middle East

The Persians

Time-Life, Incorporated

Children's Books

Time-Life Education

In today's world, our television screens are filled with scenes from countless conflicts across the globe―commanding our attention and asking us to choose sides. In this insightful and wide-ranging book, Jim Hicks treats historical representation, and even history itself, as a text, asking questions such as Who is speaking?, Who is the audience?, and What are the rules for this kind of talk? He argues that we must understand how war stories are told in order to arm ourselves against them. In a democracy, we are each responsible for policy decisions taken on our behalf. So it is imperative that we gain fluency in the diverse forms of representation (journalism, photography, fiction, memoir, comics, cinema) that bring war to us. Hicks explores the limitations of the sentimental tradition in war representation and asks how the work of artists and writers can help us to move beyond the constraints of that tradition. Ranging from Walt Whitman's writings on the Civil War to the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and focusing on the innovative and creative artistic expressions arising out of the wars of the former Yugoslavia, Hicks examines how war has been perceived, described, and interpreted. He analyzes the limitations on knowledge caused by perspective and narrative position and looks closely at the distinct yet overlapping roles of victims, observers, and aggressors. In the end, he concludes, war stories today should be valued according to the extent they make it impossible for us to see these positions as assigned in advance, and immutable.

Lessons from Sarajevo: A War Stories Primer

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

University of Massachusetts Press

Follow North Carolina 3rd Militia's top sniper, Huck, as he chronicles his battles with the People's Planetary Revolution. The P.P.R. brought communism to main street America through their political party, known by everyone as the Green Shirts. With the world in financial collapse, and the U.S. military dismantled from within, it's up to freedom-loving patriots to resist any way they can. "When the power went out, it was like someone hit a reset switch on the whole country. Everything changed." Freedom hangs by a thread, but the resistance will not accept defeat.

Fall of the Republic (Seasons of War)

Genre Fiction

Independently published

Follow North Carolina 3rd Militia’s top sniper, Huck, as he chronicles his battles with the People’s Planetary Revolution. The P.P.R. brought communism to main street America through their political party, known by everyone as the Green Shirts. With the world in financial collapse, and the U.S. military dismantled from within, it’s up to freedom-loving patriots to resist any way they can. “When the power went out, it was like someone hit a reset switch on the whole country. Everything changed.” Freedom hangs by a thread, but the resistance will not accept defeat.

Fall of the Republic: Seasons of War-Volume One

Righter Publishing Company, Incorporated

Our world changed forever when the financial collapse masked the People’s Planetary Revolution movement. When DC was destroyed, we still had hope. When the power went out, our country began its transformation into a country dictated by communist ideology. The North Carolina militia operated for a year to counteract the chaos began in the previous spring. After a disastrous mission to retake the capitol, the sniper known as “Huck”, is rescued from the political prison in Raleigh. Wounded, but by no means defeated, the militia looks to free territory to begin again

Will to Resist (Seasons of War)

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