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Plumb Bob
The western efforts in building and supporting the Iraqi State
2023 || Hardcover || Mohsin Shawkat || Brave New Books
This book
The subtitle of the book summarizes its content (Western efforts in building and supporting the Iraqi state).
The book is surveying the time period (1914-1958) in Iraq, highlighting the first steps in building the institutions of the Iraqi state, including education, health, transportation, agriculture, irrigation, survey, internal security, and others. The book follows the process of transferring administration from the hands of the British to the Iraqis, and from the military to ...
Lacedemoniers
This is Sparta
2023 || Paperback || Frank Libertas || Brave New Books
The history of Sparta is legendary. The author starts his journey in 1888 BC in a small settlement on the Peloponnese to continue via the route Sparta Rotterdam 1888 to the present-day hamlet of Sparta. The gods put you on the horse only to ruthlessly knock you off again. This book traces the early history of Sparta up to the foundation of the city-state of Sparta in roughly 1100 BC and then continues this historical journey through the many highs and lows of the city-state that inspired awe...
Pearl-Chain
Postmodern Inquisition in the Netherlands
2023 || Paperback || Frank Libertas || Brave New Books
In Jenevercity, Mayor Pearl-chain is in dire straits, accused of cronyism, abuse of power and creating a culture of fear. The democratically elected heavyweights of the city council fly in the integrity agency You Call and We Deliver to deal with her "independently and thoroughly". The heads of this bureau, Long Jake, Ant and Colt, will piggyback her. Ex-journalist Tick is working overtime in his anonymous and vicious internet forum, constantly spewing thousands of smears, slanders and Indian...
Zeppelins in 3D / Druk 2
New stereophotographs of the Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg
|| Paperback || Herbert Verhey || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
Existing stereophotographs of the majestic airships Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg have been made with stereocameras during the time the zeppelins were still in service, forming a finite collection.
However, new three-dimensional images have now been constructed using videos of historical motion-pictures. This technique (“stereo extractions,” as developed by the author) has resulted in a unique set of 70 stereographs of these lighter-than-air passenger liners, including one of airship pione...