By analysing Anglosphere foreign policy debates during the Syrian Civil War from 2011 to 2019, this book is a significant contribution to the literature in three fields. First, the book analyses the entirety of the Syrian Civil War in an innovative four-phase chronology, as the conflict evolved from calls for democracy, through chemical weapons concerns, to the rise of ISIL and the onset of Great Power proxy war. Second, the book maps and theorises Anglosphere foreign policy, charting the history and future of the US-UK-Australian military alliance during a key period of political uncertainty, defined by Donald Trump's presidency and the UK's Brexit negotiations. Third, the book develops a post-constructivist framework for the analysis of transnational political debates which determine war and peace in Syria and beyond. This framework emphasises the hard nature of soft power and the coercion of political opponents through forceful words.
In this compelling, powerful book, highly respected writer and commentator Jack Holland sets out to answer a daunting question: how do you explain the oppression and brutalization of half the world's population by the other half, throughout history? The result takes the reader on an eye-opening journey through centuries, continents and civilizations as it looks at both historical and contemporary attitudes to women. Encompassing the Church, witch hunts, sexual theory, Nazism and pro-life campaigners, we arrive at today's developing world, where women are increasingly and disproportionately at risk because of radicalised religious belief, famine, war and disease. Well-informed and researched, highly readable and thought-provoking, this is a refreshingly straightforward investigation into an ancient, pervasive and enduring injustice. It deals with the fundamentals of human existence -- sex, love, violence -- that have shaped the lives of humans throughout history. The answer? It's time to recognize that the treatment of women amounts to nothing less than an abuse of human rights on an unthinkable scale. A Brief History of Misogyny is an important and timely book that will make a long-lasting contribution to the efforts to improve those rights throughout the world.
Western culture and many of its churches and pastors are enamored by the assumption that life's most difficult problems call for in-depth psychological treatment. This book offers a different model of care than the dominant perspectives of modern psychology to those who have the responsibility of pastoral counseling. While there are a number of models and training programs for Christian lay counselors, this work is original in its application of the Solution-Focused approach to training lay members. The fundamental value of this book is as a guide for ministers in equipping the members of their congregations to care for one another. It is in caring for and being cared for by others that we truly discover the joy of living in God's community.
This book explores the relationship between fictional television and American world politics in the period from 9/11 through to the presidency of Donald J. Trump. This period comprises a second golden age for fictional TV. The book therefore explores some of the best TV of all time across two decades of heightened political controversy.
Cave Man Folly examines the Origin of the World's First Religion and how it came to be. A provacative account of early man and his relationship to mother nature. Not to be confused with other important works of man.
The Last Tennessee Flying Squirrel by Tennessee author Jack Holland is a memorable tale about a fun loving trio of playful flying squirrels and how it came to be that a storm following the loss of their old growth forest habitat spiraled them into unexpected adventure. Children of all ages will delight in this heart warming adventure that speaks to friendship, loss, separation, acceptance, and fulfillment. Although written with 6-8th Grade ESL students in mind, the Last Flying Squirrel makes for a great bedtime reader and is packed with words and phrases designed to enhance vocabulary. A word list is provided to assist the parent or teacher in the learning process. Filled with beautiful original artwork by Philipe Duboise, and edited by Elsa M. Cortez, this book is a modern classic that will be treasured by your family for years to come.
Considers the principal members of Coalition of the Willing in Afghanistan &Iraq: the United States, Britain & Australia. Despite significant cultural, historical and political overlap, the War on Terror was nevertheless rendered possible in these contexts in distinct ways, drawing on different discourses, narratives of foreign policy, identity.
This is an excellent read for Korean History buffs and contains important documentation related to U.S. war crimes in committed in Korea during the slaughter of Cheju islanders by troops trained by U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Hausman.Cheju Island Jesus is a Journey of Redemption through Life, Death and a Miracle of God. While working on Cheju-do, Korea in 1999, a miraculous discovery was made by the author while photographing historical landmarks. A tree in the shape of Jesus on the Cross. This is the story of how this miracle came to be. Cheju Island Jesus cronicles writer Jack Holland's one year adventure on Cheju-do.Cheju Island Jesus offers a message of hope and reconcilliation for Catholics, Protestants, and Buddhists alike, and takes a gloves off approach to the brutal history of Cheju-do and the historical clashes over the battle for the hearts and minds of Hermit Kingdom and its proud Cheju-do defenders.
This major new text provides an accessible yet intellectually rigorous introduction to contemporary Security Studies. It focuses on eight fundamental debates relating to international security, integrating a wide range of empirical issues and theoretical approaches within its critical interrogation of these. An accessible, yet intellectually rigorous, overview of contemporary Security Studies, serving as the perfect introduction to the latest research on security discourses, threats and technologies.
Robber Baron Bankers, Media Modulators, and Astute Politicians is an eclectic mix of contemporary poetry and art that flat out nails the sentiment of the U.S. Taxpayer during The Great Depression of the 21st Century and the Bailout that Stunned a Nation. With rare insight, Jack offers a thought-provoking look at the demise of the American Dream in the early 21st Century. This is one book you won't be able to put down until you have read it from cover to cover. Original Cartoons by Philipe Duboise.
Holland, officially known as The Netherlands or as the French say at the Eurovision Song Festival: Pays Bas (usually "nil points"). It is indeed the "low lands" with most of the western side of the country, the provinces Zeeland, Zuid Holland and Noord Holland, having been reclaimed from the sea. It's an amazing country quite apart from the ingenuity of the reclaimed land. To maintain its prolonged existence below the level of the ever-present North Sea, the "lower" country is surrounded by dykes, some of which were constructed after the major floods of 1953, but most of them have been around for centuries, initially using the windmills to keep the water at bay, but these days replaced by electric pumping stations. There is a lot of history attached to this tiny country and in almost all villages, towns and cities there are magnificently restored buildings form the 16th and 17th Century. Getting here is easy, as there is a huge airport, Schiphol, with flights from every destination you can think of plus an excellent train network for overland connections to all parts of Europe and also several daily ferry services from Scandinavia and England. This diary gives just a small taste of all that can be enjoyed in the country as a whole and of course specifically in Amsterdam, famous for more than just the majestic old canal serviced buildings. JACK TAYLOR BOOKS OFFER EASY TO READ STORIES AND LOT OF ORIGINAL PHOTOS.
Written by New York natives, this guide zeros in on Manhattan, the city's crown jewel, and its world-class museums, restaurants, clubs, and hotels, and then goes on to the rich and diverse outer boroughs, digging up the less obvious charms. 34 maps. of color maps.
A controversial insight into the RUC by the widow of anti-terrorist officer Ian Phoenix, who was killed in the chinook crash of 1994 along with 24 other top anti-terrorist intelligence officers. The book is based on Ian's diaries uncovering the workings of covert operations in Northern Ireland.
This guide features a full listing of Amsterdam's bars, brown cafes, restaurants and nightclubs, as well as accommodation to suit any traveller. There are accounts giving insight into well-known sights such as Anne Frank's house and lesser-known attractions, from Indonesian restaurants to Art-Deco hotels. There are critical listings on the best places to stay, from hostels, to houseboats to upmarket hotels. The final section of the guide includes articles on Amsterdam's history, arts and literature.
As greed and confusion rule the splintered kingdoms of West of England, Fen Fire, known as the Fire Queen, must stop Caligula's fierce army in its march toward domination of Briton. Original.
Written by New York natives, this guide zeros in on Manhattan, the city's crown jewel, and its world-class museums, restaurants, clubs, and hotels, and then goes on to the rich and diverse outer boroughs, digging up the less obvious charms. 34 maps. of color maps.
Fortunes are being made everyday in the eBay book trade. This concise guide unlocks the secrets of the highly lucrative market. Whether you are a buyer or seller, this guide puts you in the driver's seat. Why do dozens of books go unsold on eBay each day? Is it a buyer's market or a seller's market? All this and much more revealed inside! Disclaimer: The Fine Print Caution: This is a 30 page book, and sells for $49.95 a copy. That works out to around a $1.66 per page. It is very expensive. As I not only write, but edit, select the artwork, design the covers, and do the layout for all my own books, with the support of a loving wife, and a gentleman professor friend, who has a keen eye for grammatical slaughter, I expect to be rewarded for my efforts. Therefore, you are buying my creativity, and it is does not come cheaply. The artist who accepts a pittance for his work is likely to remain poor, and deserves what he receives, which is a fool's errand. Matter of fact, this book is much too expensive for most folks, and curiosity seekers may well find the information falls short of their expectations. Much like buying stocks, if one cannot afford to shell out 50 Bucks for frivolous expenditures, then one's money should remain in the bank. For those who are risk averse, I suggest instead, they may wish to consider a copy of Thomas Pynchon's Mason and Dixon as it has somewhere in the neighborhood of 800 pages, or perhaps, spending the fifty bucks on a sure thing...say life insurance for instance. Fifty bucks will also buy around six gallons of gas, and a half a dozen shotgun shells, should one have the desire to drive out to the country, pull the trigger, and follow in the footsteps of other literary greats, such as Ernest Hemingway, Hart Crane, Virginia Woolf, Heinrich von Kleist, or more recently, Gonzo (Hunter S. Thompson). They went out with a bang, so to speak. And, if the public has been sufficiently convinced by the literary critics, that the shooter was a great artist, prior to having pulled the trigger, there is a chance that a literary prize might be named after them. Now, to set the record straight, Virginia Woolf didn't use a gun, she simply filled her pockets with rocks, and walked into the River Ouse, in England. Heinrich von Kleist shot himself, after doing his wife in first, on the shores of the Little Wansee River, in Germany. I wonder if Kleist used a double-barreled shotgun. Hemingway apparently blew his own head off in the doorway of his Ketchum, Idaho ranch house. Since he did not leave a suicide note, we have no way of knowing whether or not he intended to make it down to the river first, and simply changed his mind, or perhaps tripped, and had an accident. The press, in fact, at the time, covered his suicide up, calling it an accident. We certainly cannot have our literary heroes, and Nobel Prize winners in control of their own destiny, what? Gonzo planned his own killing years in advance, there was no surprise there. Woolf, Hemingway, and Kleist each have literary prizes named after them. Literary critics have also been known to pull the trigger, at a rate of about 1 per every 34 suicidal writers. Apparently there are more writers than critics, or perhaps the writers drive the critics to suicide. At any rate, it is recommended that one may wish to buy a life insurance policy prior to pulling the trigger, at least then, the fifty bucks is sure to pay off. However, I can assure one and all that a much more pleasant way to earn a return on one's fifty dollar investment is to put the time tested bookselling strategies, which are laid out in this book, to work. PS. This is the Deluxe First Edition, First Printing. If you happened to buy one of the earlier First Editions with the yellow cover that read Top Secret on the inside cover, you may wish to hang onto it, as there were only 414 published. Jack Holland
Homemade Tennessee Wine, Squirrel Hunting, & Fine Country Dining takes a retrospective look at a way of life that is fast dissappearing in rural America. Packed with antedotal humor and fabulous country recipes, this book will have country folk everywhere loading up their shotguns, and scouring the hills for wild muscadines and a good stand of hickory. Jack takes his readers down memory lane to West Tennessee during a time when life moved at a little slower pace. This book will ultimately end up in your kitchen, so make sure to set aside a bit of shelf space before you read it.
While taking photographs on Cheju Island, South Korea in 1998, a miracle of God was unveiled to the author through the lense of a camera; The Cheju Island Jesus Tree. After keeping the secret for 14 years, the author has decided to share this miraculous discovery with the world.
In May of 1940, Holland was invaded and occupied by the German army. Life was never easy during the Nazi regime. Travel was strictly controlled and a curfew was imposed on the towns. Arbitrary arrest was a constant threat for the people, as was forced labour. All attempts by the Nazis and their collaborators in the Dutch Nazi Party to 'pacify, ' or 'nazify', the people were failures, thanks largely to Dutch social cohesion, and an active underground press. The Mollens, a family of nine, lived in Arnhem, where the father owned a garage and was employed by the authorities to service their vehicles. The Mollens had to cooperate, perforce, but swore never to collaborate with the occupying forces. Survival hinged on a battle of wits with the Germans-and our family usually came out on top. Their most harrowing experience was witnessing the brutal arrest of their Jewish neighbours. All changed after the failure of the battle of Arnhem in September 1944. The entire civilian population of the city and surrounding towns were driven out of their homes at a few hours' notice, and left to find shelter on their own, taking only what they could carry. After three days of walking, the Mollen family found a farmer who allowed them to stay in his empty barn; this was their new 'home' for the last eight months of the war. The Barn narrates the ordeals of the Mollen family during the invasion and occupation of the Netherlands. Mere survival during this time became increasingly difficult, notably during the winter of 1944-1945, which became known as the "Hunger Winter." As food and fuel became more and more scarce, the Mollen family survived on turnips, beets and acorns. They had kept their secret radio, which was hooked up to a Gestapo power line. It afforded them vital information from the BBC about the military situation, which enabled them to taunt the Germans, albeit at risk to their lives. Living through this ordeal called for great ingenuity and humour. We follow the two youngest Mollens who carried out a daring plan to 'liberate' some of their country's stolen coal from a moving train at night; and how the youngest Mollen girl had to have an abscessed tooth extracted without freezing. Written from interviews with members of the Mollen family, the author brings both personal and historical events to the reader in part memoir and part narrative styles. The scenes of their liberation and of the post-liberation events are of an interest equal to their wartime survival, as is their eventual return home to an empty shell of a house.
This Rough Guide has been expanded by more than 100 pages to provide readers with an insider's view of Amsterdam, including everything from cafes to museums, while not forgetting the country's beautiful scenery in places such as Arnhem and the duney islands of northern Holland. 45 maps & plans.
This beautifully illustrated New Testament based on the 1611 KJV Bible is published in Limited Edition of 500 Copies World Wide. Included at the end of the text is an unabridged copy of Albert J. Edmunds 1917 classic work, The Oldest Resurrection Documents. Edmunds book on the Resurrection used source materials dating back to the 4th Century.
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