10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOMS DE GUERRE»
Discover the use of
noms de guerre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
noms de guerre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The War of the Fists: Popular Culture and Public Violence in ...
Some of these epithets may have been simply fortuitous (or formative) childhood
nicknames that made particularly good noms de guerre: physical descriptions
such as Manone ("Big Hand"), Grinta ("Grimace"), Garrofalo ("Fist"), or Denton ("
Big ...
Robert Charles Davis, 1994
2
Penelope's Web: Gender, Modernity, H. D.'s Fiction
I. NAMES: NOMS DE PLUME, NOMS DE GUERRE, NOMS DE PAIX Names are
in people, people are in names. H.D., HER (5) H.D.'s creation of prose and poetic
personae focused on names as the medium of literary masks and masking.
Susan Stanford Friedman, 2008
3
The Means Of Naming: A Social History
An example from the early modern period is provided by French “noms de guerre
”. All or most soldiers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were given
such names, probably by the sergeant or recruiting officer. “They were mentioned
...
4
Codes of the Underworld: How Criminals Communicate
The monikers of Russian mobsters, which are chosen by the bearers (see below)
, are far more positive than those of mafiosi.13 Noms de guerre (and noms de
plume) may be bestowed for keeping identities secret too—unlike code names, ...
5
Inside a Terrorist Group: The Red Brigades of Italy
In addition, I state, having been asked just now to clarify the point, that many
militants of the BR, besides their noms de guerre, also have nicknames. I have
already said that Curcio was nicknamed "Dog"; Franceschini, whose nom de
guerre I ...
Sue Ellen Moran, Rand Corporation, 1987
6
Soldier and Peasant in French Popular Culture, 1766-1870
Reproduced by permission of the Musée départemental d'art ancien et
contemporain, Epinal. between soldier and citizen), in practice noms-de-guerre
survived as nicknames well into the nineteenth century. And veterans kept them
after their ...
7
Queens and Revolutionaries: New Readings of Jean Genet
Also very much related to the idea of performance and also bringing queens and
revolutionaries together are the drag names and noms de guerre. In both Our
Lady of the Flowers (where he playfully refers to the queens' convoluted names
as ...
8
The World War Two Reader
By adopting female names as Resistance noms de guerre, a practice which
seems to have been as widespread as it was novel,22 men were able to benefit
from the relative invisibility that a woman's name could afford them, at least until
the ...
9
Arabic, Self and Identity: A Study in Conflict and Displacement
The widespread use of noms de guerre (asmā' ḥarakiyya) by Palestinian
guerrilla fighters and leaders after the June War of 1967, the most famous of
which being Yasser Arafat, who also went by the teknonym Abu 'Ammar, is an
example of ...
10
African Theatre: Youth
During the liberation struggle, fighters often used 'nicknames' or noms de guerre
rather than their given names. Noms de guerre were part of the reinvention of
people's identity in the liberation movement, but also a means to avoid easy ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOMS DE GUERRE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
noms de guerre is used in the context of the following news items.
Aid worker delivered ISIS fighters
Zubhi referred to Jama — killed in April while fighting with Islamic State — and Yusuf by their noms de guerre, Abu Tawba and Abu Affan, when ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
Turk ISIL terrorist confirms Ankara-Takfiri ties
They were all young, quite young,” he said, adding that the unit was commanded by two brothers, with noms de guerre of Abu Osama al-Kurdi ... «Press TV, Jun 15»
The 'Stalkers' Tracking ISIS's Jihadi Brides Online
Many of the women use "noms de guerre" and their accounts are frequently shut down for breaching rules on disseminating extremist material. «Arutz Sheva, Jun 15»
Hackers Scan All Tor Hidden Services To Find Weaknesses In The …
The plan is to help improve security across the “dark web”, one of its numerous disputed noms de guerre. But the creepy crawler could aid law ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
Jayne Atkinson to Direct WAM Theatre's NOMS DE GUERRE by …
"We are so pleased that WAM Theatre has partnered with us this year and are confident that Noms de Guerre will provide a strong start to the ... «Broadway World, May 15»
Saudis Confirm ISIS Behind Suicide Attack at Shiite Mosque
Islamic State fighters tend to adopt noms de guerre. Neither claim could be independently confirmed. Firas Abi Ali, head of Middle East analysis ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
Osama Bin Laden fixated on spectacular US attack until the end …
One document dated July 2010 addressed to "Abu Abdullah," which is one of bin Laden's noms de guerre, from an operative named Mahmud, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
Obama and the Saudis: Too Many Glaring Mistakes
... a rich tradition (helped along by bad staff work and non experts in charge) of mistaking patronymics and noms de guerre for last names. «Council on Foreign Relations, May 15»
Don't Draw Mohammed, Debate the Origins of Islam
... and Ibn Warraq, feel compelled to publish under pseudonyms, or more accurately noms de guerre, for fear of reprisal from Muslim fanatics. «American Thinker, May 15»
'The Canadians are among our most important guys': Peshmerga …
... each other over their two-way radios using their “noms de guerre,” always preceded by the honorific “abu”, which means “father of” in Arabic. «National Post, Apr 15»
