Mothers of Misery
Mothers of Misery

Author: David L. Ransel

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2014-07-14

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1400859441

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At the height of its operation in the second half of the nineteenth century, the central foundling home in Moscow was receiving 17,000 children each year. The home dispatched most to wet nurses and foster care in the countryside, where at any one time it supervised over 40,000 children in Moscow province and six adjoining provinces. Established by Empress Catherine II in the middle of the eighteenth century, the two central foundling homes (the other was in St. Petersburg) were intended to deal humanely with the growing problems of abandonment and infanticide and to serve as social laboratories for educating artisans and craftspeople. David Ransel explores the creation and management of these institutions, shows how they functioned as a point of contact between educated society and the village, and compares them to the European foundling care programs on which they were modeled. "There were two central foundling homes in Russia, one in Moscow, one in St. Petersburg. . . . [In this book] no significant aspect of their history is left untouched, and many issues are described and analyzed in rich detail. . . . the book becomes, in part, a history of rural Russia over a one-hundred-fifty-year period, or, more accurately, of the provincial hinterlands of the two capitals. . . . The interaction between city and countryside turns out to be much more than a clich in this fascinating study."--Reginald E. Zelnik, American Historical Review Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The 1937 – 1938 Nanjing Atrocities
The 1937 – 1938 Nanjing Atrocities

Author: Suping Lu

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-12-06

Total Pages: 601

ISBN-13: 9811396566

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This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Nanjing Massacre, together with an in-depth analysis of various aspects of the event and related issues. Drawing on original source materials collected from various national archives, national libraries, church historical society archives, and university libraries in China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States, it represents the first English-language academic attempt to analyze the Nanjing Massacre in such detail and scope. The book examines massacres and other killings, in addition to other war crimes, such as rape, looting, and burning. These atrocities are then explored further via a historical analysis of Chinese survivors’ testimony, Japanese soldiers’ diaries, Westerners’ eyewitness accounts, the news coverage from American and British correspondents, and American, British and German diplomatic dispatches. Further, the book explores issues such as the role and function of the International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone, burial records of massacre victims, post-war military tribunals, controversies over the Nanjing Massacre, and the 100-Man Killing Contest. This book is intended for all researchers, scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, and members of the general public who are interested in Second World War issues, Sino-Japanese conflicts, Sino-Japan relations, war crimes, atrocity and holocaust studies, military tribunals for war crimes, Japanese atrocities in China, and the Nanjing Massacre.

Histories of the Aftermath
Histories of the Aftermath

Author: Frank Biess

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2010-07-01

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1845459989

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In 1945, Europeans confronted a legacy of mass destruction and death: millions of families had lost their homes and livelihoods; millions of men in uniform had lost their lives; and millions more had been displaced by the war’s destruction, and the genocidal policies of the Nazi regime. From a range of methodological historical perspectives—military, cultural, and social, to film and gender and sexuality studies—this volume explores how Europeans came to terms with these multiple pasts. With a focus on distinctive national experiences in both Eastern and Western Europe, it illuminates how postwar stabilization coexisted with persistent insecurities, injuries, and trauma.

Stabbed in the Heart
Stabbed in the Heart

Author: Lynn Shiner

Publisher:

Published: 2013-11-22

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780989871709

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Lynn and Nancy...Two courageous women share their heartbreaking stories of the murders of their only children, Randi, 28, stabbed to death by a hit man hired by her husband in 2003. Jen and Dave, 10 and 8, stabbed to death by their father on Christmas Day 1994. Walk with these two devastated women as they experience the worst day of their lives and ponder their futures as mothers without children. The stories are heartfelt, powerful and, at times, difficult to read. Somehow from the depths of their despair, they uncovered the focus, drive, and commitment to helping others that is their gift back to their children. Their message is geared towards victims, survivors, media, clergy, family, friends, and the community. Through the power of their stories, understand the impact of crime, the stages of grief, the struggles they endured on their unique journeys, and the importance of families and friends. Be prepared to walk away feeling inspired.

Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century
Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century

Author: Sachiko Shibata Schierbeck

Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 9788772892689

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It was not until Kawabata Yasunari won the 1968 Nobel Prize for literature that the average Western reader became aware of contemporary Japanese literature. A few translations of writings by Japanese women have appeared lately, yet the West remains largely ignorant of this wide field. In this book Sachiko Schierbeck profiles the 104 female winners of prestigious literary prizes in Japan since the beginning of the century. It contains summaries of their selected works, and a bibliography of works translated into Western languages from 1900 to 1993. These works give insight into the minds and hearts of Japanese women and draw a truer picture of the conditions of Japanese community life than any sociological study would present. Schierbeck's 104 biographies constitute a useful reference work not only to students of literature but to anyone with an interest in women's studies, history or sociology.