Islands of Turmoil
Author | : V. Brij Lal |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Elections |
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Author | : V. Brij Lal |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Elections |
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Author | : Brij V. Lal |
Publisher | : ANU E Press |
Total Pages | : 295 |
Release | : 2006-08-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1920942750 |
By rights, the island nation of Fiji should be thriving. It is easily the most developed country in the South Pacific; it is a hub for regional transportation and communication links, the home of international diplomatic, educational and aid organisations, with a talented multiethnic population. Yet, since its independence it has suffered two military coups in 1987 and an attempted putsch in 2000, resulting in strained institutions, and disrupted improvements to essential infrastructure, and to educational, social and medical services.
Author | : Annabel Murray |
Publisher | : Mills & Boon |
Total Pages | : 189 |
Release | : 1989-01-01 |
Genre | : Large type books |
ISBN | : 9780263121124 |
Author | : Stephen J. Hartnett |
Publisher | : MSU Press |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2021-06-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1611863929 |
The United States, the People’s Republic of China, and Taiwan have danced on the knife’s edge of war for more than seventy years. A work of sweeping historical vision, A World of Turmoil offers case studies of five critical moments: the end of World War II and the start of the Long Cold War; the almost-nuclear war over the Quemoy Islands in 1954–1955; the détente, deceptions, and denials surrounding the 1972 Shanghai Communiqué; the Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1995–1996; and the rise of postcolonial nationalism in contemporary Taiwan. Diagnosing the communication dispositions that structured these events reveals that leaders in all three nations have fallen back on crippling stereotypes and self-serving denials in their diplomacy. The first communication-based study of its kind, this book merges history, rhetorical criticism, and advocacy in a tour de force of international scholarship. By mapping the history of miscommunication between the United States, China, and Taiwan, this provocative study shows where and how our entwined relationships have gone wrong, clearing the way for renewed dialogue, enhanced trust, and new understandings.
Author | : Dr Nikki R Slocum-Bradley |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2013-03-28 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1409498859 |
Developing a solid basis for future research and training, this illuminating volume facilitates peace and mutual understanding between people by addressing a root cause of social conflicts: identity constructions. The volume encompasses eight revealing empirical case studies from regions throughout the world, conducted by experts from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. Each case study examines how identities are being constructed and used in the region, how these identities are related to borders and in what ways identity constructions foment peace or conflict. The volume summarizes insights gleaned from these studies and formulates an analytical framework for understanding the role of identity constructions in conflict or peace.
Author | : John S. Whitehead |
Publisher | : UNM Press |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780826336378 |
The story of the thirteen-year effort to add the 49th and 50th states to the Union.
Author | : Russell Shorto |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2005-04-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1400096332 |
In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. "Astonishing . . . A book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past." --The New York Times When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its records–recently declared a national treasure–are now being translated. Russell Shorto draws on this remarkable archive in The Island at the Center of the World, which has been hailed by The New York Times as “a book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past.” The Dutch colony pre-dated the “original” thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 622 |
Release | : 1898 |
Genre | : Education |
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Author | : Philip Trower |
Publisher | : Ignatius Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780898709803 |
The Catholic Church in recent years, particularly in Europe, the USA and Australia, has suffered a series of crises. Catholics have been forced, whether willing or not, to perform collective examinations of conscience, and to investigate the causes of these problems. In the many books and articles written on this subject, authors have tried to point the blame one way or another. Turmoil and Truth takes a different approach. Drawing on his years of experience as a Catholic writer, Philip Trower offers a long view of how the Church arrived in its present situation. Whereas many analyses take the Second Vatican Council as their starting point, Trower turns his gaze back towards the previous centuries, searching out the roots of modern conflicts over authority within the Church, the nature of Scripture, the relationship with the secular world, and more. His central thesis is that the positive movement for reform, and the negative movements of rebellion against the Church's authority and elements of her teaching, grew up intertwined in the years preceding Vatican II, and that it was only really in the period following the Council that the division between the two became clearer. His analysis introduces the reader to a host of persons and movements who may be unfamiliar today, but whose legacy endures. Philip Trower's accessible style of writing and his attention to detail offer the reader a clear understanding of where the Church has come from in its recent past. Turmoil and Truth is essential reading for all who wish to understand the present and future direction of the Catholic Church Book jacket.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 734 |
Release | : 1898 |
Genre | : Education |
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