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An entertaining and illuminating collection of weird, wonderful, and downright baffling words from the origins of English—and what they reveal about the lives of the earliest English speakersOld English is the language you think you know until you actually hear or see it. Unlike Shakespearean English or even Chaucer’s Middle English, Old English—the language of Beowulf—defies comprehension by untrained modern readers. Used throughout much of Britain more than a thousand years ago, it is rich with words that haven’t changed (like word), others that are unrecognizable (such as neorxnawang, or paradise), and some that are mystifying even in translation (gafol-fisc, or tax-fish). In this delightful book, Hana Videen gathers a glorious trove of these gems and uses them to illuminate the lives of the earliest English speakers. We discover a world where choking on a bit of bread might prove your guilt, where fiend-ship was as likely as friendship, and where you might grow up to be a laughter-smith.The Wordhord takes readers on a journey through Old English words and customs related to practical daily activities (eating, drinking, learning, working); relationships and entertainment; health and the body, mind, and soul; the natural world (animals, plants, and weather); locations and travel (the source of some of the most evocative words in Old English); mortality, religion, and fate; and the imagination and storytelling. Each chapter ends with its own “wordhord”—a list of its Old English terms, with definitions and pronunciations.Entertaining and enlightening, The Wordhord reveals the magical roots of the language you’re reading right now: you’ll never look at—or speak—English in the same way again.

English literature. --- Advertising. --- Affection. --- Alcohol by volume. --- Amritsar. --- Aristolochia. --- Axis powers. --- Bald's Leechbook. --- Belshazzar. --- Bharatiya Jana Sangh. --- Brahmin. --- Buddhism. --- Canonization. --- Christian martyrs. --- Clothing. --- Cognate. --- Consonant. --- Contexts. --- Creed. --- Daniel (biblical figure). --- Datt. --- Emoticon. --- English poetry. --- Etymology. --- Fenrir. --- Friedrich Engels. --- Geats. --- General relativity. --- Genesis A. --- Geologist. --- God's Grace. --- Gospel of Luke. --- Grendel's mother. --- Guru Nanak. --- Handwriting. --- Hapax legomenon. --- Herbalism. --- Hertfordshire. --- Hindu. --- Hinduism. --- Holofernes. --- Hrothgar. --- Icelandic language. --- Illustration. --- Income. --- Insect. --- Islamic culture. --- Jews. --- Lacnunga. --- Laughter. --- Mark Twain. --- Medieval literature. --- Middle English. --- Misery (novel). --- Missionary (LDS Church). --- Modern English. --- Mourning. --- Neorxnawang. --- Odin. --- Old English literature. --- Old French. --- Old High German. --- Old Norse. --- On Religion. --- Onan. --- Orosius. --- Paganism. --- Parable. --- Parchment. --- Poetry. --- Prince Charming. --- Puckeridge. --- Pucklechurch. --- Reginald Scot. --- Religion. --- Royal jelly. --- Sacred prostitution. --- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. --- Secular state. --- Self-esteem. --- Sikh. --- Sikhism. --- Sourdough. --- Speck. --- State government. --- Synonym. --- Tambourine. --- Tamil literature. --- The Heathen. --- The Neverending Story. --- The Seafarer (poem). --- To This Day. --- Untouchability. --- Urdu poetry. --- V. --- Waldere. --- Warg. --- Wedding ring. --- William Shakespeare. --- Wyrd. --- Ye olde.

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A captivating historical look at the cultural and artistic significance of shells in early modern EuropeAmong nature's most artful creations, shells have long inspired the curiosity and passion of artisans, artists, collectors, and thinkers. Conchophilia delves into the intimate relationship between shells and people, offering an unprecedented account of the early modern era when the influx of exotic shells to Europe fueled their study and representation as never before. From elaborate nautilus cups and shell-encrusted grottoes to delicate miniatures, this richly illustrated book reveals how the love of shells intersected not only with the rise of natural history and global trade but also with philosophical inquiry, issues of race and gender, and the ascent of art-historical connoisseurship.Shells circulated at the nexus of commerce and intellectual pursuit, suggesting new ways of thinking about relationships between Europe and the rest of the world. The authors focus on northern Europe, where the interest and trade in shells had its greatest impact on the visual arts. They consider how shells were perceived as exotic objects, the role of shells in courtly collections, their place in still-life tableaus, and the connections between their forms and those of the human body. They examine how artists gilded, carved, etched, and inked shells to evoke the permeable boundary between art and nature. These interactions with shells shaped the ways that early modern individuals perceived their relation to the natural world, and their endeavors of art and knowledge.Spanning painting and print to architecture and the decorative arts, Conchophilia uncovers the fascinating ways that shells were circulated, depicted, collected, and valued, during a time of remarkable global change.

Shells. --- Collectors and collecting --- History --- Abraham Bloemaert. --- Adage. --- Adriaen Coorte. --- Aestheticism. --- Ambonese. --- Art history. --- Automaton. --- Balthasar van der Ast. --- Baruch Spinoza. --- Bernard Palissy. --- Chinese ceramics. --- Cittarium pica. --- Clara Peeters. --- Classical mythology. --- Cockle (bivalve). --- Collecting. --- Colonialism. --- Conchology. --- Cornelis. --- Crustacean. --- Depiction. --- Desiderius Erasmus. --- Dora Maar. --- Dutch Golden Age. --- Early modern Europe. --- Early modern period. --- Emblem book. --- Emblem. --- Engraving. --- Ephemerality. --- Erudition. --- Exoskeleton. --- Exoticism. --- George Vertue. --- Good Housekeeping. --- Govert Flinck. --- Greek mythology. --- Grotto. --- Handbook. --- Hendrik Goltzius. --- Hieronymus Bosch. --- Horseshoe crab. --- Illustration. --- Illustrator. --- Interior design. --- Jacob Cats. --- Jacques Callot. --- Jan Luyken. --- Jan Steen. --- Joachim Wtewael. --- John Lightfoot (biologist). --- John Tradescant the Younger. --- Kara Walker. --- Karel van Mander. --- Lacquer. --- Landgrave. --- Leonardo da Vinci. --- Levinus Vincent. --- Literature. --- Lucas van Leyden. --- Malacology. --- Martin Kemp (art historian). --- Michel de Montaigne. --- Mourning. --- New Thought. --- Petrarch. --- Petronella Oortman. --- Pierre Belon. --- Pieter de Hooch. --- Pinnidae. --- Pliny the Elder. --- Porcelain. --- Precious coral. --- Printmaking. --- Publication. --- Reginald Scot. --- Renaissance art. --- Rijksmuseum. --- Ruler. --- Shell money. --- Spanish Netherlands. --- Spontaneous generation. --- Statue. --- Still life. --- Suetonius. --- Superiority (short story). --- The Decoration of Houses. --- The Discoverie of Witchcraft. --- The Travels of Marco Polo. --- Treatise. --- Turbo marmoratus. --- Ulisse Aldrovandi. --- Vinegar. --- Visual culture. --- Wampum. --- Wenzel Jamnitzer. --- Whelk. --- Work of art. --- Writing. --- Young Man with a Skull.

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An in-depth look at the Congolese conflict post-2003 and why the violence hasn’t ended despite international interventionWell into its third decade, the military conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been dubbed a “forever war”—a perpetual cycle of war, civil unrest, and local feuds over power and identity. Millions have died in one of the worst humanitarian calamities of our time. The War That Doesn’t Say Its Name investigates the most recent phase of this conflict, asking why the peace deal of 2003—accompanied by the largest United Nations peacekeeping mission in the world and tens of billions in international aid—has failed to stop the violence. Jason Stearns argues that the fighting has become an end in itself, carried forward in substantial part through the apathy and complicity of local and international actors.Stearns shows that regardless of the suffering, there has emerged a narrow military bourgeoisie of commanders and politicians for whom the conflict is a source of survival, dignity, and profit. Foreign donors provide food and urgent health care for millions, preventing the Congolese state from collapsing, but this involvement has not yielded transformational change. Stearns gives a detailed historical account of this period, focusing on the main players—Congolese and Rwandan states and the main armed groups. He extrapolates from these dynamics to other conflicts across Africa and presents a theory of conflict that highlights the interests of the belligerents and the social structures from which they arise.Exploring how violence in the Congo has become preoccupied with its own reproduction, The War That Doesn't Say Its Name sheds light on why certain military feuds persist without resolution.

Civil war --- Civil war. --- Politics and government. --- Since 1997. --- Congo (Democratic Republic) --- Congo (Democratic Republic). --- History --- Politics and government --- Polemology --- anno 1990-1999 --- anno 2000-2009 --- anno 2010-2019 --- Congo --- Civil wars --- Intra-state war --- Rebellions --- Government, Resistance to --- International law --- Revolutions --- War --- #SBIB:39A73 --- #SBIB:328H412 --- #SBIB:327.5H21 --- Etnografie: Afrika --- Instellingen en beleid: Zaïre / Congo --- Vrede - oorlog, oorlogssituaties --- BPB2208 --- civil war --- political violence --- Democratic Republic of the Congo --- Kongon demokraattinen tasavalta --- Demokratická republika Kongo --- Democratische Republiek Congo --- Демократска Република Конго --- Kongo Demokraatlik Vabariik --- Demokratyczna Republika Konga --- Demokratična republika Kongo --- die Demokratische Republik Kongo --- Konžská demokratická republika --- Repubblica democratica del Congo --- Демократична република Конго --- Repubblika Demokratika tal-Kongo --- Poblacht Dhaonlathach an Chongó --- Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság --- Congo, Republica Democratică --- Congo-Kinshasa --- República Democrática del Congo --- Demokratska Republika Kongo --- Den Demokratiske Republik Congo --- Republika Demokratike e Kongos --- Kongo Demokratinė Respublika --- République démocratique du Congo --- Kongo Demokrātiskā Republika --- Demokratiska republiken Kongo --- Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό --- Kongo Kinšasa --- Kongo DV --- Kongo (Leopoldville) --- Kongo (býv. Zair) --- Конго Слободна Држава --- Конго Киншаса --- Kinshasa Kongo --- Zair --- Zairas --- Ζαΐρ --- República Democrática do Congo --- Заир --- Κογκό Κινσάσα --- Beļģijas Kongo --- Kinshasa --- Congo Kinshasa --- Конго-Киншаса --- Zaire --- Zaïre --- Republica Congoleză --- Kongo (Kinshasa) --- ex Zaire --- Република Конго (Леополдвил) --- Белгиско Конго --- Zaira --- Kongo-Kinshasa --- Congo belgian --- Kongo Kinshasa --- Kinshasan Kongo --- Kinshasské Kongo --- Zairská republika --- politikai erőszak --- политичко насиље --- politisk vold --- политическо насилие --- poliittinen väkivalta --- poliitiline vägivald --- foréigean polaitiúil --- politinė prievarta --- политичко насилство --- violencia política --- violenza politica --- violence politique --- πολιτική βία --- politiskā vardarbība --- vjolenza politika --- političko nasilje --- politické násilí --- dhunë politike --- politische Gewalt --- przemoc polityczna --- violență politică --- politiek geweld --- politično nasilje --- violência política --- politiskt våld --- politické násilie --- rivoluzione --- револуција --- vallankumous --- forradalom --- atentát --- герила --- Revolution --- guerrilha --- guerile --- Guerillabewegung --- révolution --- revolução --- guerrilla --- guerriglia --- revolutsioon --- gerilla --- gerillaháború --- gherilă --- revolucion --- επανάσταση --- revoluție --- αντάρτικο --- revolúcia --- revolucija --- revolūcija --- partisan --- revoliucija --- revolta --- partizānu karš --- revoluce --- partizanas --- sissi --- guérilla --- revolution --- revolución --- politikai kényszer --- guerilla --- lotta armata --- επαναστατική δράση --- gerila --- revolutie --- občanská válka --- wojna domowa --- burgeroorlog --- εμφύλιος πόλεμος --- državljanska vojna --- гражданска война --- cogadh cathartha --- kodusõda --- Bürgerkrieg --- sisällissota --- borgerkrig --- грађански рат --- pilietinis karas --- guerra civile --- pilsoņu karš --- občianska vojna --- граѓанска војна --- inbördeskrig --- gwerra ċivili --- guerra civil --- polgárháború --- război civil --- luftë civile --- guerre civile --- građanski rat --- vzpoura --- востание --- felkelés --- insurecție --- sukilimas --- insurrection --- povstání --- kapina --- sacelšanās --- lázadás --- guerra interna --- kryengritje --- ustanak --- pobuna --- povstanie --- resistenza --- ülestõus --- Ambiguity. --- Anti-imperialism. --- Apathy. --- Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. --- Assassination. --- Banyarwanda. --- Belligerent. --- Bourgeoisie. --- Bunia. --- Bureaucracy. --- Cannibalism. --- Carl von Clausewitz. --- Censure. --- Code name. --- Colombian conflict. --- Combat. --- Combatant. --- Communal violence. --- Conditionality. --- Conflict resolution. --- Corruption. --- Counter-insurgency. --- Cynicism (contemporary). --- Defeatism. --- Defection. --- Demobilization. --- Desertion. --- Dissident. --- Distrust. --- Ebb and flow. --- Electoral fraud. --- Ethnic conflict. --- Famine. --- First Congo War. --- Foreign Correspondent (TV series). --- Gisenyi. --- Governance. --- Headline. --- Henry Morton Stanley. --- Hewlett-Packard. --- Hostility. --- Humanitarian crisis. --- Hutu. --- Immorality. --- Impunity. --- Information asymmetry. --- Insubordination. --- Insurgency. --- Internally displaced person. --- Intimidation. --- Ituri conflict. --- Joseph Kabila. --- Kigali. --- Kinshasa. --- M23 rebellion. --- Mai-Mai. --- Military academy. --- Military operation. --- Military organization. --- Mixed brigade. --- Mobutu Sese Seko. --- Mongbwalu. --- National Congress for the Defence of the People. --- National Resistance Army. --- National security. --- North Kivu. --- Paganism. --- Paul Kagame. --- Persecution. --- Politician. --- Politics. --- Precedent. --- Protest. --- Provisional government. --- Proxy war. --- Raia Mutomboki. --- Rebel Alliance. --- Rebellion. --- Refugee camp. --- Refugee. --- Reginald Scot. --- Resentment. --- Resignation. --- Rwanda. --- Second Congo War. --- Self-defense. --- Skepticism. --- Smuggling. --- Sri Lankan Civil War. --- The Guns of Navarone (novel). --- Too big to fail. --- Tutsi. --- Uganda People's Defence Force. --- Uganda. --- Unclean spirit. --- Unrest. --- Violence. --- War crime. --- War economy. --- War.