Social sciences

摘要

Reminiscent of Cheryl Strayed's Wild, Auvinen's memoir presents a compelling story of one woman's grit, determination, and sometimes madnesss while surviving 40 seasons in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. Her journey toward mountain living begins with an all-consuming fire that destroys her home and the laptop containing her writing. The author depicts her difficult childhood with candor and openness and does not flinch when describing cruel incidents inflicted upon her and her siblings by their father. Auvinen traces her father's military career and how the family moved to California, Colorado, and Hawaii, struggling to adopt each place as home. As an adult, taking icon. Here, Allen, who served as President Bill Clinton's deputy assistant, updates the late Guthman's (Kennedy's press officer from 1961 to 1965) original 1993 edition of this book. The editors include what they consider to be Kennedy's most memorable speeches, and Allen adds commentary on the politician's legacy from former presidents Clinton and Barack Obama, pundit Van Jones, and U2 singer Bono. This anthology is divided into four chapters that cover Kennedy's service as counsel for the Senate Rackets Committee, 1956-59; his term as attorney general, 1961-64; his tenure as senator; and his tragic 1968 presidential campaign. Rich background information on policy and historical context introduces each chapter and frames each speech, which reveal Kennedy's appeal to Democrats and Republicans, minorities and the middle class. Themes include civil rights, mistrust Mughal empire, Nur Jahan (1577-1645) survived an uncertain birth and childhood to go on to hunt tigers, lead men in battle, and wield power and influence at a level almost unheard of for a Muslim woman of that time, reigning over India with her husband, the emperor Jahangir, from 1614 to 1627. Lal's (South Asian history, Emory Univ.; Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World) examination of jahan's life attempts to look beyond slanted historical opinions, legends, and fiction to form a more balanced viewpoint of her life. And while that resulting portrait still contains gaps-little record remains, for example, of Jahan's early life, and none of exactly how she rose so quickly and so high from the ranks of Jahangir's other wives-the author makes use of the absences to explore the upbringing of girls and the responsibilities of royal wives in the Mughal empire in general. VERDICT More a narrative history than full biography, Lal's work nevertheless provides a vivid look at her subject and the world in which she lived. An excellent choice for popular history readers interested in women rulers.