The Northern Question: A History of a Divided Country (Hazeldine Tom)(Pevná vazba)

The Northern Question: A History of a Divided Country (Hazeldine Tom)(Pevná vazba)

A history of the UK's regional inequalities, and why they matter Britain has scarcely begun to come to terms with its recent upheavals, from the crisis over Brexit to the collapse of Labour's 'red wall.' What can explain such momentous shifts? In this essential work, Tom Hazeldine excavates the

The Country That Does Not Exist: A History of Somaliland (Prunier Gerard)(Pevná vazba)

The Somali people are fiercely nationalistic. Colonialism split them into five segments divided between four different powers. Thus decolonization and pan-Somalism became synonymous. In 1960 a partial reunification took place between British Somaliland and Somalia Italiana. Africa Confidential

Keeping the Faith: A History of Northern Soul (Gildart Keith)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines the development of northern soul, its clubs, publications, and practices by locating it in the shifting economic and social context of the English midlands and north in the 1970s. Using fanzines, diaries, letters, and oral testimony it presents a vivid insight into the scene. It

A Pocket History of Northern Ireland (Gill Books)(Pevná vazba)

Breaking Peace: Brexit and Northern Ireland (Cochrane Feargal)(Pevná vazba)

This book argues that Brexit is the most significant event in the political history of Northern Ireland since partition in 1921. It explains why Brexit presents unique challenges for NI and why the border is so significant for the peace process. It argues that Brexit is breaking peace in NI and

Divided Kingdom: A History of Britain, 1900 to the Present (Thane Pat)(Paperback)

How has the UK evolved into the country it is today? This clear, comprehensive survey of its history since 1900 explores the political, economic, social and cultural changes which have divided the nation and held it together and how these changes were experienced by individuals and communities. Pat

A History of Humanitarian Intervention (Swatek-Evenstein Mark)(Pevná vazba)

The question of 'humanitarian Intervention' has been a staple of international law for around 200 years, with a renewed interest in the history of the subject emerging in the last twenty years. This book provides a chronological account of the evolution of the discussion and uncovers the fictional

The Prisoner: A Memoir (Sok-Yong Hwang)(Pevná vazba)

A sweeping account of imprisonment--in time, in language, and in a divided country--from Korea's most acclaimed novelist In 1993, writer and democracy activist Hwang Sok-yong was sentenced to five years in the Seoul Detention Center upon his return to South Korea from North Korea, the country he

Teacher Preparation in Northern Ireland: History, Policy and Future Directions (Farren San)(Pevná vazba)

The formation of Northern Ireland marked a sharp divergence in policy that had developed throughout the whole of Ireland in the preceding century. Local communal interests helped to drive and shape a unique model of teacher preparation. Teacher Preparation in Northern Ireland examines teacher

The Encyclopedia of Country Music (The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museu)(Pevná vazba)

Masters of the Pearl: A History of Qatar (Morton Michael Quentin)(Pevná vazba)

Qatar is a country of spectacular contrasts: from pearl fishing, its main industry until the 1930s, to gas and oil, which generate immense wealth today; to famously being at the center of both triumph and controversy in recent years for hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Almost a lifetime since he

Duty, Honor, Country: The Life of Arthur MacArthur Jr. (Brackob A. K.)(Pevná vazba)

On September 15, 1906, Arthur MacArthur Jr. became the twelfth man in the history of the United States Army to be awarded the rank of Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the Army up to that time. This great honor, which marked the culmination of MacArthur's brilliant military career, included

Coromandel: A Personal History of South India (Allen Charles)(Paperback)

COROMANDEL. A name which has been long applied by Europeans to the Northern Tamil Country, or (more comprehensively) to the eastern coast of the Peninsula of India.This is the India highly acclaimed historian Charles Allen visits in this fascinating book. Coromandel journeys south, exploring the

The Northern Ireland Peace Process: From Armed Conflict to Brexit (O'Kane Eamonn)(Pevná vazba)

A re-evaluation of the Northern Ireland peace process, which offers the fullest account available of the quest to bring an end to Europe's longest running modern

The Places We Sleep (Brooks DuBois Caroline)(Pevná vazba)

A family divided, a country going to war, and a girl desperate to feel at home converge in this stunning novel in verse. Selected for Kids Indies Introduce List AND Kids Indie Next List It's early September 2001, and twelve-year-old Abbey is the new kid at school. Again. I worry about people

Northern Comfort: The Nordic Art of Creative Living (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

The Northern art of life has become a role model for a meaningful work-life balance. Entrepreneurs, designers, and artists are the central figures who influence every- thing from crime fiction to interior design and furniture, to outdoors activities and attitudes toward nature, to craft beer and

The Little Book of Country Music Wisdom (Parton Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

The Little Book of Country Music Wisdom offers the wise, unvarnished words of country stars past and present on a variety of topics like love, family, fun, work, health, heartache and even death to offer the full, big-picture view of country wisdom. Country music wisdom can be uplifting, funny, or

Contemporary Calligraphy (Hazeldine Gillian)(Pevná vazba)

'Contemporary Calligraphy' describes in detail, and demonstrates clearly through the many accompanying diagrams, how to write formal scripts well and then adapt and vary them to enhance and interpret

The Northern Ireland Question: Nationalism, Unionism and Partition (Barton Brian)(Paperback)

First published in 1999, this volume was the third in a trilogy on the 'problem' of Northern Ireland. It examines the political content of the unionist and nationalist 'ideologies' which have emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Ireland. The focus of the book is also to examine and

Everything Under the Sun - a curious question for every day of the year (Oldfield Molly)(Pevná vazba)

The History of Torture (Innes Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The Rebirth of History (Badiou Alain)(Pevná vazba)

Which Country Has the World's Best Health Care? (Emanuel Ezekiel J.)(Pevná vazba)

The preeminent doctor and bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel is repeatedly asked one question: Which country has the best healthcare? He set off to find an answer.The US spends more than any other nation, nearly $4 trillion, on healthcare. Yet, for all that expense, the US is not ranked #1 -- not even

The Partition of India (Talbot Ian)(Pevná vazba)

The British divided and quit India in 1947. The partition of India and the creation of Pakistan uprooted entire communities and left unspeakable violence in its trail. This volume tells the story of partition through the events that led up to it, the terrors that accompanied it, to migration and