A Small Place

Author : Jamaica Kincaid
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1466828838
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Small Place written by Jamaica Kincaid and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2000-04-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua--by the author of Annie John "If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will see. If you come by aeroplane, you will land at the V. C. Bird International Airport. Vere Cornwall (V. C.) Bird is the Prime Minister of Antigua. You may be the sort of tourist who would wonder why a Prime Minister would want an airport named after him--why not a school, why not a hospital, why not some great public monument. You are a tourist and you have not yet seen . . ." So begins Jamaica Kincaid's expansive essay, which shows us what we have not yet seen of the ten-by-twelve-mile island in the British West Indies where she grew up. Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright by turns, in a Swiftian mode, A Small Place cannot help but amplify our vision of one small place and all that it signifies.

Author : Jamaica Kincaid
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780374527075
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Small Place written by Jamaica Kincaid and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-04-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright by turns, this memoir is a brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua, by the author of "Annie John."

Author : Jamaica Kincaid
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374266387
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Small Place written by Jamaica Kincaid and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1988-07 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents a lyrical and sardonic essay on Antigua, a ten-by-twelve-mile island in the British West Indies and the author's birthplace, offering an insider's view of the lives and ways of her people.

Author : Jean Casella
Publisher : New Press, The
ISBN 13 : 1620971380
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hell Is a Very Small Place written by Jean Casella and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An unforgettable look at the peculiar horrors and humiliations involved in solitary confinement” from the prisoners who have survived it (New York Review of Books). On any given day, the United States holds more than eighty-thousand people in solitary confinement, a punishment that—beyond fifteen days—has been denounced as a form of cruel and degrading treatment by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. Now, in a book that will add a startling new dimension to the debates around human rights and prison reform, former and current prisoners describe the devastating effects of isolation on their minds and bodies, the solidarity expressed between individuals who live side by side for years without ever meeting one another face to face, the ever-present specters of madness and suicide, and the struggle to maintain hope and humanity. As Chelsea Manning wrote from her own solitary confinement cell, “The personal accounts by prisoners are some of the most disturbing that I have ever read.” These firsthand accounts are supplemented by the writing of noted experts, exploring the psychological, legal, ethical, and political dimensions of solitary confinement. “Do we really think it makes sense to lock so many people alone in tiny cells for twenty-three hours a day, for months, sometimes for years at a time? That is not going to make us safer. That’s not going to make us stronger.” —President Barack Obama “Elegant but harrowing.” —San Francisco Chronicle “A potent cry of anguish from men and women buried way down in the hole.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : Donald R. Wright
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429996403
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World and a Very Small Place in Africa written by Donald R. Wright and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World and a Very Small Place in Africa is a fascinating look at how contacts with the wider world have affected how people have lived in Niumi, a small and little-known region at the mouth of West Africa’s Gambia River, for over a thousand years. Drawing on archives, oral traditions and published works, Donald R. Wright connects world history with real people on a local level through an exploration of how global events have affected life in Niumi. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this new edition rests on recent thinking in globalization theory, reflects the latest historiography and has been extended to the present day through discussion of the final years of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s regime, the role of global forces in the events of the 2016 presidential elections and the changes that resulted from these elections. The book is supported throughout by photographs, maps and Perspectives boxes that present detailed information on such topics as Alex Haley’s Roots (part set in Niumi), why Gambians take the risky "back way" to reach Europe, or "Wiri-Wiri," the Senegalese soap that has Gambians’ attention. Written in a clear and personal style and taking a critical yet sensitive approach, it remains an essential resource for students and scholars of African history, particularly those interested in the impact of globalization on the lives of real people.

Author : Eric Newby
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007508158
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Small Place in Italy written by Eric Newby and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era.

Author : Barbara Brenner
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0688171826
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Small Place by the Sea written by Barbara Brenner and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004-03-16 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the seashore . . . High tide rushes in to fill a sandy basin with water. At first glance, it may seem like an ordinary puddle. But look again. Do you spy the ochre sea star or the tentacles of the giant green anemones? Look even closer. Now can you see the hermit crabs and turban snails, the barnacles and periwinkles? In lyrical prose, Barbara Brenner reveals the fascinating happenings in one small place. She explains the recurring formation of tide pools and the remarkable interdependence of their creatures. Tom Leonard’s brilliant illustrations take you underwater to a secret world. His detailed, lifelike depictions of sculpins and mussels, algae and seaweed, show the splendor that dwells in the most unexpected places. So stop. Observe. Explore your natural world. If you look closely enough, you will surely find . . . one small place that is home for many things.

Author : Barbara Brenner
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780688171803
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Small Place in a Tree written by Barbara Brenner and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004-03-16 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in the forest . . . A bear sharpens her claws on a tree trunk. The scratched bark chips; a tiny hole forms. Timber beetles tunnel inside. The hole grows bigger and bigger. In lyrical prose, Barbara Brenner reveals the fascinating happenings in one small place. She explains how, over many years, the rough hole transforms into a cozy hollow -- home to salamanders, tree frogs, a family of white-footed mice. Tom Leonard’s absorbing illustrations take you beneath the bark to a hidden world. His warm, lifelike depictions of squirrels and bluebirds, snakes and spiders show the splendor that dwells in the most unexpected places. So stop. Observe. Explore your natural world. If you look closely enough, you will surely find . . . one small place that is home for something.

Author : T. R. Pearson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101126930
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of a Small Place written by T. R. Pearson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-09-30 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marvelously funny, bittersweet, and beautifully evocative, the original publication of A Short History of a Small Place announced the arrival of one of our great Southern voices. Although T. R. Pearson's Neely, North Carolina, doesn't appear on any map of the state, it has already earned a secure place on the literary landscape of the South. In this introduction to Neely, the young narrator, Louis Benfield, recounts the tragic last days of Miss Myra Angelique Pettigrew, a local spinster and former town belle who, after years of total seclusion, returns flamboyantly to public view-with her pet monkey, Mr. Britches. Here is a teeming human comedy inhabited by some of the most eccentric and endearing characters ever encountered in literature.

Author : Lea Williwald
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346474771
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jamaica Kincaid’s “A Small Place”. An Analysis written by Lea Williwald and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay in the subject Literature - Basics, , language: English, abstract: The reflective analysis of Kincaid’s observations, ideas and approaches as well as literary style will seek to elaborate the dynamics that dominate the global economy, as well as the economies of singular countries. Furthermore, the parallels between colonization and globalization shall be highlighted. This examination will effectively lead to an answer to the question of whether Kincaid seeks retribution and reparations or complete independence from the Political West and her former as well as current oppressors.