(Part 3) Best historical study reference books according to redditors
We found 249 Reddit comments discussing the best historical study reference books. We ranked the 108 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
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Pacifism as Pathology by Ward Churchill
How Non-Violence Protects the State by Peter Gelderloos - PDF
Deacons For Defense are one of several groups of armed black Americans during the civil rights movement.
Orgasms of History
from riot to insurrection more of the theoretical side than history
See also: general strikes and the riots that accompanied them. The history of the labor movement, which is full of strikes that became riots. The timeline of the civil rights movement, in that it was only after the riots began that meaningful civil rights legislation began to be adopted, and even MLK knew that the only reason they were giving him a seat at the table after calling him a communist etc... was because of the riots forcing them to deal with the non-violent moderates of the movement and make concessions.
You knew what it meant. ;) Descriptive grammar is a bitch, ain't it?
For one, I can make sure that your reputation among this subreddit's user base is trash. But you're already doing a fine job of that. For another, I can ride every comment you make in this thread until you get positively sick of dealing with me. Neither of us seems to want that.
Let me tell you why you're a fucking moron in the terms that the academics use though, since you want so badly to be schooled. What you posit is that orthodoxy is problematic, and then you make a huge leap of logic by applying orthodoxy to all religion. However, all religion is not orthodoxic, only the dominant religions of western culture. So right off the bat, half the globe doesn't prescribe to your naive take on religion.
Let me familiarize you with orthopraxy, since your Dunning Kruger is showing. The difference between orthodoxy and orthopraxy is that orthodoxy describes a religion as "having proper belief", while orthopraxy describes a religion as "having proper practice". Furthermore, there is the additional component of whether any faith is dogmatic or non-dogmatic. There are orthodoxic and orthopraxic religions that are dogmatic, but many more orthopraxic religions are non-dogmatic.
So what does that look like? A good example of a dogmatic, orthodoxic religion is Christianity (and really any Abrahamic faith). Even Confucianism is arguably some degree of orthodoxic, however the teachings of Confucius have much more to do with how one lives, so it would fall under orthopraxy. You can be a great Buddhist without ever believing in Buddha, as well. There are Hindu sects that don't dogmatically believe in the gods, but they do place emphasis on "right practice".
Most, if not all, pagan faiths (allowing for marginal ones with which I haven't yet become acquainted; there are hundreds if not thousands of ancient world cultures and attempts to reconstruct their faiths start every day it seems) have no doctrine, and what's more, many of them de-emphasize the divine or even don't believe in them at all. What is common among most, if not all pagan faiths is do ut des, or "I give so that you may give". For some this is a direct exchange with the gods - myself, for example. For others this is a means of connecting with a higher consciousness. This forms the basis of ritual, offering, and sacrifice. Before you foolishly squall "herp derp nobody sacrifices in the modern day", yes they fucking do, it is legal to kill livestock in many parts of the world, even the US, and furthermore sacrifice has expanded to encompass giving up anything of value, not just life.
>You can't hold all pagan beliefs simultaneously, so please if you really had that much research on the topic it would show.
In point of fucking fact, yes I can. I don't personally - I primarily practice Norse heathenry. This is another piece of evidence of your perception of world religions through a Christian lens, that to worship divinities outside of one's religion is blasphemy. Very few pagan religions have any concept of blasphemy. Roman and Greek civic cultus focused primarily on "what was good for society", which is why the Jewish diaspora was possible, while Rome had a big problem with Christianity. Because, and only because, Christians were a threat to the civic cultus of the society in ways that Judaism was not.
This concept, the admittance of syncretism and the worship of many - even all - pantheons, is called "pluralism", and it is almost universal to paganism. There is no doctrine (see that word again?) or dogma (oh and that one) that demands or demanded historically that pagans only worship one pantheon. In fact, to think that pantheons existed discreetly from nation to nation in the first place is reductive and downright foolish, especially among tribal cultures. There is documented evidence that the Suebi in Germany for example worshipped Isis. Possibly interpretatio romana, but this is one of many examples. Another would be the similarities between Frigg and Freyja, between Ingvi and Freyr, and the many syncretisms between Greek and Roman gods. No one would have any reason to object to a person making cult offerings to another god, so long as that other god didn't demand exclusivity (like the Christian god).
So shut the fuck up.
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Reference Materials:
Book: Imperial Spain: 1469–1716 (London, 1963) (Google Books) també disponible en castellà (La España imperial)
Elliott és un historiador britànic, professor emèrit de la Universitat d'Oxford i un dels hispanistes més reconeguts internacionalment, premiat amb el Premi Príncep d'Astúries l'any 1996. Ha publicat multitud de llibres sobre la història de la Península Ibèrica, alguns amb traducció al català. El seu darrer llibre és "Catalans i escocesos. Unió i discòrdia" (2018)
I wish I drank coffee. I don't--and I neither drink wine nor eat seafood, which makes living in the Pacific Northwest a constant litany of sad looks from friends especially during allergy season.
I forgot to mention one work on colonialism (as theory) that you might want to pick up. I've enjoyed it in English but it's clear that the German original was more precise: Jurgen Österhammel's Kolonialismus (the concise 6th here). We always argue over his work in courses but he definitely provides a starting point, of that there is no doubt. But if I go to Leipzig I will hang out at the Institut für Länderkunde there, so I won't be leaving much.
Greeetings comrade.
>what are some of your favorite Anarchist writings,
Armed Joy by Alfredo Bonanno, Feral Revolution by Wolfi Landstreicher, Conquest of Bread by Pyotr Kropotkin, The Revolutionary Catechism by Sergei Necheyaev.
>some of your favorite teachings of Jesus
The Parable of the Sheep and Goats and the Parable of the Bags of Gold
>and where they intersect?
I focus a lot on the negative. Hell, damnation, and suffering and I consider the experience of hell to be formative to my politics, if only because I think radical Christianity is a result of existence in a totally inverted world. So let's go to hell...
>Also any book recommendations for me?
Revelation and Revolution: The Basic Writings of Thomas Muntzer
God of the Oppressed by James Cone
Queering Christ: Beyond Jesus Acted Up by Robert Goss
Forgot the link, here ya go:
http://www.amazon.com/Mi-madre-Historia-familia-perseguida/dp/8495690675
Found some films about the knife but it appears most were lost and others are in foreign languages. For further reading this book is all about the Fairbairn–Sykes Commando Dagger. This book can be found on alternate not completely legal methods but it is a good way to check if the book is worth buying or not.
Playing at the World (A History of Simulating Wars, People and Fantastic Adventures, From Chess to Role-Playing Games) by Jon Peterson. The history of Dungeons & Dragons, mostly written from the perspective of obscure 1960's fanzines and letters. Goes back to the 17th century and explores the roots of D&D, both game mechanics and culture.
War Games and Their History by Christopher George Lewin. What the title says. The author has an impressive collection of really old wargames, and the book is full of nice photos and descriptions. Mostly 19th century and first decades of 20th century. Really interesting. It is interesting to see how ideas slowly develop and inspire new games until games we know now like Risk or Stratego (or modern wargames) evolved (and of course if you read up about RPG history, eg the book I mentioned above, you know how this closely ties in with RPGs and most genres of modern board and computer games).
Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction by Nick Montfort. A history of interactive fiction (text adventures) from the early Adventure/Zork games of the 1970's (and the paper-based games/books before that) through the big commercial games of the 1980's and the hobby scene after that. (Anyone remotely interested in this subject also ought to watch the Got Lamp documentary btw.)
On Game Design by Chris Crawford. About 50 % good recommendations on how to design games, 50 % stories about the good old days when he worked on making Atari games and other primitive platforms around 1980 that contains many fun little anecdotes and I found all of it very inspiring. Have read and reread several times.
Game Design: How to Create Video and Tabletop Games, Start to Finish by Lewis Pulsipher. Book on game design that is practical not just theoretical. Can really recommend it. Many tips for new designers that I wish someone told me long before I read this book. Not as deep into academic theories as other books, but interesting as word-definitions and arguing about "what is a game?" can be it is difficult to see how any of that will help anyone design better games in reality.
Uncertainty in Games by Greg Costikyan. A short but very interesting objective look at different ways to introduce uncertainty in games and why it is important to make interesting games. By objective I mean that the author do not for subjective reasons claim that some types of uncertainty are somehow always bad.
The Wargaming Pioneers Including Little Wars by H.G. Wells, The War Game for Boy Scouts and The War Game by Captain Sachs 1898-1940 by John Curry. Just one of many good books from the History of Wargames project. Of course you can get free copies of Little Wars elsewhere (a must-read!) but I liked this book. Basically a collection of old miniature games rulebooks and some articles, from late 19th century and early 20th century. Gives you some perspective on for how long some mechanics have been around and how little new there is in Turn Based Strategy. I have probably read a dozen of the History of Wargames books, but I think this is the one I would recommend any game designer to pick up. Most of the other ones are mostly if you are very much into designing war/strategy games.
Simulating War: Studying Conflict through Simulation Games by Phil Sabin. The author has taught war history by designing simple wargames for years, and this book contains some examples of games he has designed himself, and also a lot of discussion on how to design games. It's all about simulating some aspect of history/wars by designing tiny boardgames and how to abstract complex things into simple rules. If you look up some of his games eg on bgg you will see how unbelievably small and simple they are.
EDIT to add links:
Playing At The World book
Playing At The World blog
War Games and Their History
Little Twisty Passages
Chris Crawford on Game Design
Uncartainty in Games
Game Design: How to Create Video and Tabletop Games
Wargaming Pioneers
Little Wars download on Project Gutenberg
Simulating War
[The World Encyclopedia of Fighters & Bombers: An Illustrated History of The World's Greatest Military Aircraft, From the Pioneering Days of Air ... and Stealth Bombers of the Present Day] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1844769178/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_nqvUzbJVTHMVS)
[The Encyclopedia of Aircraft of WWII] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1904687830/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_8qvUzbP0D7K03)
The 2nd encyclopedia is perfect for what you're looking for it covers each model of the plane not just the basics.
This isn't really in any particular order, but here you go:
The Navy, ed. Rear-Admiral W.J. Holland
Battleships, by Paul Stillwell
US Navy in World War II, by Ronald Heiferman
History of the US Navy, by James Morris
The World's Great Battleships, by Robert Jackson
World War II US Naval Air Combat, by Robert Lawson & Barrett Tillman
US Battleships in Action: Part 1, by Robert Stern
US Battleships in Action: Part 2, by Robert Stern
US Aircraft Carriers in Action: Part 1, by Robert Stern
US Heavy Cruisers in Action: Part 1, by Al Adcock
US Heavy Cruisers in Action: Part 2, by Al Adcock
US Light Cruisers in Action, by Al Adcock
US Destroyers in Action: Part 3, by Al Adcock
US Destroyer Escorts in Action, by Al Adcock
U-Boats in Action, by Robert Stern
Ship's Data: USS Massachusetts (BB 59), by Norman Friedman
Regia Marina: Italian Battleships of World War Two, by Erminio Bagnasco
Italian Battleships of World War, by Mark Stille
Jutland 1916: Clash of the Dreadnoughts, by Charles London
Coronel and Falklands 1914: Duel in the South Atlantic, by Michael McNally
The Naval Battles for Guadalcanal 1942: Clash for Supremacy in the Pacific, by Mark Stille
British Battlecruisers: 1939-1945, by Angus Konstam
German Battleships:1939-1945, by Gordon Williamson
German Pocket Battleships: 1939-1945, by Gordon Williamson
German Heavy Cruisers: 1939-1945, by Gordon Williamson
German E-Boats: 1939-1945
Coronel and the Falklands, by Geoffrey Bennett
Maritime Dominion and the Triumph of the Free World: Naval Campaigns that shaped the Modern World, by Peter Padfield
These are some other books I have but my brother is borrowing them lol:
Fletcher DD's in Action, by Jerry Scutts
US Destroyers in Action: Part 4, by Al Adcock
I think that's all the ones I showed. Enjoy!
Great Britain's war with Napoleonic France and its war against the United States in 1812 were indirectly related: the common denominator was Napoleon's Continental System (as enacted via the Berlin & Milan Decrees), which attempted (ultimately unsuccessfully) to ban all British commerce from Europe.
One of Great Britain's chief responses to this was "the Right of Search", whereby she asserted the right to stop and search all neutral shipping on the high seas, to determine if there was contraband destined for France (or her allies). While this policy was very effective at damaging French commerce while in place (1807-1814), it also was a direct cause (along with the issue of impressment of American sailors) of what we in America refer to (in characteristically narcissistic fashion) as "The War of 1812".
For the rest of the world, the "War of 1812" was the War of the Sixth Coalition, which commenced with the invasion of Russia by Napoleon's 500,000-man strong Grande Armee. This happened just weeks after the beginning of hostilities between Great Britain and the United States. And while one proximate cause of the Franco-Russian war was Tsar Alexander's refusal to adhere to the Continental System, there was no (to my knowledge) conscious link between those two conflicts, nor any cooperation between the Americans and the French.
SOURCES:
Chandler, David. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. Wordsworth Military Library, 1999.
Hickey, Donald. The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict. University of Illinois Press, 1989.
Rose, J.H. "Napoleon and English Commerce". The English Historical Review, Vol. 8, No. 32 (Oct. 1893) pp. 704-725.
Youtube is a vast resource for almost any gun these days.
Four basic rules of gun safety:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQrlDUIZ3f0
Basic range safety and ettiquette:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COvFyw-6Fqs
How to operate an AR15:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFFN_j3WD80
How to zero it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9oXGT55cV8
How to shoot it (like a boss):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ligUEAJH25E
How to maintain it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW4DQ5QlwrA
How it works:
P1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKKQcJnMEOo
P2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VntwFqcE4-g
Development history:
Early development and current ongoing modernization
https://www.full30.com/video/9b50f8a825ab510b4c227c7b32a76bc1
A2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX5RoaYqQ04
Army approved camouflaging methods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE_Ly61h10w
Things you should consider if your going to involve yourself in gun ownership and the greater gun community:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGYf9AZlSyU
Literature (for your library of badassery):
Owners guide:
http://www.amazon.com/NEW-AR-15-Complete-Owners-Guide/dp/1888722193/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419244413&sr=1-3&keywords=ar15
Builders guide:
http://www.amazon.com/AR-15-Complete-Assembly-Guide-Kuleck/dp/1888722126/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419244598&sr=1-4&keywords=ar15
DOD technical manual (vintage repro) A1:
http://www.amazon.com/The-M16A1-Rifle-Preventive-Maintenance/dp/1616088648/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1NXC05W604YBE436A34P
DOD technical manual A2/M4:
http://www.amazon.com/M16A2-Carbine-5-56mm-Technical-Manual/dp/1601700199/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419244734&sr=1-3&keywords=m16+manual
Another manual:
http://www.amazon.com/M16-Weapon-Gordon-Rottman/dp/1849086907/ref=sr_1_31?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419245604&sr=1-31&keywords=black+rifle
Collectors guide (early rifles):
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Rifle-Retrospective-Modern-Military/dp/0889351155/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1419245668&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=black+rifle+retrospective
Collectors guide (modernized rifles & carbines):
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Rifle-II-Into-Century/dp/0889353484/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419245763&sr=1-5&keywords=black+rifle
Wiki page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR-15
If you decide to get into gun ownership taking a firearms safety course and getting what you need to participate in an Appleseed marksmanship clinic are good first steps into getting some hands on experience with firearms and the history of the 2nd amendment. Safety courses are held all over the place some googling will find you one in your area pretty easily they are usually fairly inexpensive. Appleseed clinics are scheduled events that are at predetermined ranges. https://www.appleseedinfo.org/ Beyond that if you choose to get an AR15 there are a lot of schools that host "Introductory Carbine Classes" designed around the AR15. They are good ways to get some hands on training but they usually require you to bring your own rifle, mags, some basic load bearing kit, and ammo. If you can afford to get into an entry level carbine class they are usually worth it. Watching youtube videos and reading some text on the stuff can be greatly useful but there is a limit to how much you can learn without getting hands on experience.
I heard the stories of Siddi Jauhar and the unconquered Janzira fort. Two books that mention Siddis (haven't read them yet)- African Diaspora and
India and Africa.
You can look up historical sources as they were a regional power. I had a book in Marathi about the incidents around the battle of Pawan Khind. Apart from this if you come across anything interesting do share with us op.
Big ol' Encyclopedia of Weapons
There is a copy of this at a local gun club, its a bit more technical then what your asking for but I'm not sure what else your going to find.
http://www.amazon.ca/The-AK-47-Kalashnikov-assault-rifles/dp/1849084610
I do not believe the authors are the pilots and the stories are rather short, the main focus is on tactics, planes and the history of conflict, I was looking for tactics:
Fascinating and a quick read. I pretty much looked through it in few hours, which rarely happens with the books. I am planning to have a second prolonger sitting.
Just started reading this one. So far it looks promising but is going to be definitely a longer read.
What are your favourite books from your collection? I would love to explore the subject further.
https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Wars-3000-Years-Battles/dp/161200153X
https://www.amazon.ca/Martial-Arts-World-volumes-Encyclopedia/dp/1598842439