Why are forced displacement, ethnic cleansing and genocide an enduring feature of state systems? In this book, Heather Rae locates these practices of 'pathological homogenisation' in the processes of state building. Political elites have repeatedly used cultural resources to redefine bounded political communities as exclusive moral communities, from which outsiders must be expelled. Showing that these practices predate the age of nationalism, Rae examines cases from both pre-nationalist and nationalist eras: the expulsion of the Jews from fifteenth century Spain, the persecution of the Huguenots under Louis XIV, and in the twentieth century, the Armenian genocide, and ethnic cleansing in former Yugoslavia. She argues that those atrocities prompted the development of international norms of legitimate state behaviour that increasingly define sovereignty as conditional. Rae concludes by examining two 'threshold' cases - the Czech Republic and Macedonia - to identify the factors that may inhibit pathological homogenization as a method of state-building.
This book is based on a true story that can bring hope to someone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. It is meant to encourage everyone to trust in God's perfect timing and wait on Him.
That night, for the first time in five years, the beautiful spirit woman came to visit, floating through the thick cement wall without making a sound. He had not seen her since the day he decided to follow Jesus, leaving voodoo behind, and had almost forgotten about her. She appeared the same, but surrounded by darkness he had not noticed before. Reaching his bed she knelt at his side weeping bitterly. “Why are you doing this to me?” she sobbed. “Don’t leave me, Joisaint.” “You must go and never come back,” the boy spoke firmly. “I belong to Jesus now.” “If you obey me, I will make you very rich and powerful.” Her breath tickled his ear and he pulled away. He wanted to be rich. He wanted to be powerful. Softly filtering through the darkness came the still small voice of God, reminding him he was loved. The two voices battled in his head throughout the night until, in the early morning light, he lay limp and exhausted. It was time to make a decision.
This book is a collection of guided meditations to bring you to a heightened state of awareness and connection to yourself and the world around you. Meditations on self-love, gratitude, forgiveness, the elements, the seasons, moon cycles, relaxation, empowerment and prosperity will give you the tools you need to tap into your highest potential and peel away the layers to your essential self. Each chapter is accompanied by journaling prompts, affirmations and daily sacred rituals to move deeper into your journey of healing and transformation. A selection of meditations are recorded and available to listen to with special website provided.
A star quarterback has one weekend to reclaim the woman who sacked his heart. Or get her out of his system once and for all. Only for her best friend, and for charity, would Tory Sinclair set herself up to possibly meet Mr. Wrong in a takeoff of The Dating Game. She never expected that Mr. Wrong would turn out to be Mr. The One Who Got Away. After Tory disappeared five years ago without a word of explanation, Gabe Matheson never expected-or wanted-to see her again. But with the entire city watching, and his career on the line, how could he refuse? When they're thrown together in a situation that forces them to bare their souls, their secrets-and a few other things as well-Tory and Gabe quickly realize that fate might have given them the last thing they wanted. But it could be exactly what they needed.
A collection of poems spanning 10 years ~ I usually write quickly and when I'm done, I know the poem is finished because there's a sense of completion, a catharsis even. I rarely make changes because in the moment that's what appeared, the poem is the way it's meant to be. Corrections aren't always called for in life, I believe.
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