An Island Entire Unto Itself
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An Island Entire Unto Itself
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Author : Nigel Patten
language : en
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
Release Date : 2020-03-17
An Island Entire Unto Itself written by Nigel Patten and has been published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with Fiction categories.
By the end of the 18th century, Corsica had been occupied by France for over thirty years. Islanders yearned to recover their lost independence, and the French Revolution gave them the opportunity. Their leader, Pasquale Paoli, realized that alone they could never defeat the well-organized French forces. He offered Corsica to King George III of England, on condition that the French were driven from the island. Based on documented historical fact, the author paints a detailed portrait of Corsica through the captivating adventures of Damian Berra, a young man from what is today the Swiss canton of Valais. After wandering through Lombardy to the Ligurian coast, as the victim of a press gang on a French frigate, he becomes marooned on Corsica, an island infested with bandits and crippled with vendettas, where murders are seven times more numerous than in mainland France. The story also describes the attempts of the English to administer an island they eventually called “The Ungovernable Rock.”
No Man Is An Island
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Author : John Donne
language : en
Publisher: Souvenir Press
Release Date : 1988
No Man Is An Island written by John Donne and has been published by Souvenir Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Death categories.
This meditative prose conveys the essence of the human place in the world -- past and present.
No Man Is An Island
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Author : John Donne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
No Man Is An Island written by John Donne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with categories.
An Island For Itself
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Author : Stephan R. Epstein
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003-11-13
An Island For Itself written by Stephan R. Epstein and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-13 with Business & Economics categories.
Late medeival Sicily is shown to have been neither underdeveloped nor dependent on foreign trade.
I Explain A Few Things
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Author : Pablo Neruda
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2015-09-01
I Explain A Few Things written by Pablo Neruda and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with Poetry categories.
"Laughter is the language of the soul," Pablo Neruda said. Among the most lasting voices of the most tumultuous (in his own words, "the saddest") century, a witness and a chronicler of its most decisive events, he is the author of more than thirty-five books of poetry and one of Latin America's most revered writers, the emblem of the engaged poet, an artist whose heart, always with the people, is literally consumed by passion. His work, oscillating from epic meditations on politics and history to intimate reflections on animals, food, and everyday objects, is filled with humor and affection. This bilingual selection of more than fifty of Neruda's best poems, edited and with an introduction by the distinguished Latin American scholar Ilan Stavans and brilliantly translated by an array of well-known poets, also includes some poems previously unavailable in English. I Explain a Few Things distills the poet's brilliance to its most essential and illuminates Neruda's commitment to using the pen as a calibrator for his age.
England S Islands In A Sea Of Troubles
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Author : David Cressy
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-30
England S Islands In A Sea Of Troubles written by David Cressy and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-30 with History categories.
England's Islands in a Sea of Troubles examines the jurisdictional disputes and cultural complexities in England's relationship with its island fringe from Tudor times to the eighteenth century, and traces island privileges and anomalies to the present. It tells a dramatic story of sieges and battles, pirates and shipwrecks, prisoners and prophets, as kings and commoners negotiated the political, military, religious, and administrative demands of the early modern state. The Channel Islands, the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly, the Isle of Man, Lundy, Holy Island and others emerge as important offshore outposts that long remained strange, separate, and perversely independent. England's islands were difficult to govern, and were prone to neglect, yet their strategic value far outweighed their size. Though vulnerable to foreign threats, their harbours and castles served as forward bases of English power. In civil war they were divided and contested, fought over and occupied. Jersey and the Isles of Scilly served as refuges for royalists on the run. Charles I was held on the Isle of Wight. External authority was sometimes light of touch, as English governments used the islands as fortresses, commercial assets, and political prisons. London was often puzzled by the linguistic differences, tangled histories, and special claims of island communities. Though increasingly integrated within the realm, the islands maintained challenging peculiarities and distinctive characteristics. Drawing on a wide range of sources, and the insights of maritime, military, and legal scholarship, this is an original contribution to social, cultural, and constitutional history.
Reading The Child In Children S Literature
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Author : David Rudd
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-09-16
Reading The Child In Children S Literature written by David Rudd and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
An essential text that provides students with a dynamic, sophisticated and controversial look at the critical representation of the child in children's literature, arguing for a more open and eclectic approach: one that celebrates the diverse power, appeal and possibilities of children's literature. Drawing on psychoanalytically informed perspectives, David Rudd shows students how theory can be both exciting and liberating. This is a thought-provoking supplementary text for modules on Children's literature or literary theory which may be offered at the upper levels of an undergraduate literature degree. In addition it is a stimulating resource for advanced students who may be studying children's literature or literary theory as part of a taught postgraduate degree in literature.
No Man Is An Island
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Author : Thomas Merton
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2005
No Man Is An Island written by Thomas Merton and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This volume is a stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest and noblest life. --Chicago Tribune
Cultural Forces In World Politics
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Author : Ali AlʼAmin Mazrui
language : en
Publisher: James Currey Publishers
Release Date : 1990
Cultural Forces In World Politics written by Ali AlʼAmin Mazrui and has been published by James Currey Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
Professor Mazrui, Reith Lecturer and presenter of BBC1's series The Africans, makes us reconsider the realities of power in world politics. Ali Mazrui argues that the emphasis in world politics continues to be on arms, on resources and on strategic calculations and that the importance of culture has been grossly underestimated. Professor Mazrui's own mind is a cultural cross-roads; he can give Islamic insights to Western audiences about The Satanic Verses; he relates the Beijing Spring to the Palestinian Intifada; he compares the effects of Zionism and Apartheid; he puts together Muhammad, Marx and market forces; and he tells the Americans that their attitude to the Third World is a dialogue of the deaf. ALI A. MAZRUI was Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at the State University ofNew York at Binghamton and Senior Scholar in African Studies at Cornell University Kenya: EAEP
Cancer Care In Countries And Societies In Transition
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Author : Michael Silbermann
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-02-02
Cancer Care In Countries And Societies In Transition written by Michael Silbermann and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-02 with Medical categories.
This is a rare compilation of clinically focused chapters on the practice of oncology in more than 25 countries and areas around the world that experience ongoing or intensifying ethnic, religious, and nationalistic conflict. Each chapter is written by an internationally respected local physician or nurse. Topics include the relationship between local culture and the local practice of mainstream modern medicine, critical clinical issues faced by local physicians, and options for when and how to incorporate palliative care. The book ends with chapters on the United States’ current initiatives on promoting cancer care training in these regions, and another on clinical concepts for Western clinicians undertaking oncology practice in emerging countries. The audience includes oncologists around the world: those practicing medicine in similarly extreme circumstances; Western oncologists organizing or preparing for medical missions; and Western oncologists who wish to learn from the experiences of oncologists who practice under radically different conditions.