The Pursuit of Justice is the first book to examine three separate instances of soldiers risking their lives during wartime to protest injustices being perpetrated by military authorities: within the United States Army during the American Civil War, the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, and the British Army during World War II. Nathan Wise explores the three events in detail and reveals how-despite the vast differences in military forces, wars, regions of the world, an...

Anzac Labour explores the horror, frustration and exhaustion surrounding working life in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. Based on letters and diaries of Australian soldiers, it traces the history of work and workplace cultures through Australia, the shores of Gallipoli, the fields of France and Belgium, and the Near East.

Alike in many aspects of their histories, Australia and the United States diverge in striking ways when it comes to their working classes, labor relations, and politics.Greg Patmore and Shelton Stromquist curate innovative essays that use transnational and comparative analysis to explore the two nations’ differences. The contributors examine five major areas: World War I’s impact on labor and socialist movements; the history of coerced labor; patterns of ethnic and class identifica...

Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a profound philosophical drama that explores the ideals of religious tolerance, human compassion, and the shared values that unite humanity. Set in Jerusalem during the time of the Third Crusade, the play brings together characters from different faiths—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—to deliver a timeless message about understanding, wisdom, and peaceful coexistence. At the center of the story is Nathan, a wise and compassionate Jewish me...

Lessing's 18th-century masterpiece, a passionate plea for religious tolerance.Jerusalem, 1192. An uneasy stalemate exists between the Muslim forces of Saladin and the western Crusaders. Caught in the middle are the Jews. All sides respect Nathan for his wisdom and his wealth. But in a war-zone, no one is secure.This acclaimed English version of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 1779 play Nathan the Wise by Edward Kemp was premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2003, ...

Encounter the scariest clowns and freakiest curiosities under the big top, in stories by Stephen Graham Jones, Laird Barron, Priya Sharma, and others.With an introduction from Katherine DunnLadies and gentlemen, step right up for fifteen tales of terrifying rides, supernatural sideshows, and petrifying performers guaranteed to keep you up all night—with Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor Ellen Datlow as the ringmaster.In Stephen Grah...

Nathan the Wise is a play published by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It is a passionate appeal for religious tolerance and accepting all fellow human beings.

In "Nathan the Wise," Gotthold Ephraim Lessing presents a profound exploration of religion, reason, and humanity through the lens of interfaith dialogue. This dramatic poem, structured in five acts, unfurls in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, where Nathan, a wise Jewish merchant, engages in philosophical exchanges with the Christian Templar and the Muslim Sultan Saladin. Lessing employs a rich, emotive language that intertwines narrative drama with philosophical discourse, challenging c...

A story from the collection FOR THE RELIEF OF UNBEARABLE URGES, a work of startling authority and imagination–an audiobook that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad.**A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK“Taut, edgy, sharply observed. . . . A revelation of the human condition.” –The New York Times Book Review**

Set in Jerusalem during the Crusades, the play centers on Nathan, a wise Jewish merchant, and explores themes of religious tolerance, humanity, and moral integrity. The play presents a dialogue between different religious and cultural perspectives, offering a critique of religious dogmatism and promoting the idea that the core of all major religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—shares a common moral foundation.At the heart of the drama is Nathan's relationship with the young Templar, a...

A Translation of some of Lessing's works has long been contemplated for 'Bonn's Standard Library,' and the publishers are glad to be able to bring it out at a time when an increased appreciation of this writer has become manifest in this country. The publication of Mr. Sime's work on Lessing, and the almost simultaneous appearance of Miss Helen Zimmern's shorter but probably more popular biographical study, will, without doubt, tend to spread amongst English-speaking people a knowledge of ...

According to Wikipedia: "Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (22 January 1729 15 February 1781) was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature."