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Book SynopsisThis book is aimed at the reader with an interest in birds, who is interested in learning more about the people who have been most influential in the development of ornithology. The book explores the history of ornithology from earliest times to the present day, including the lives and work of such people as Linnaeus, Darwin and Wallace, as well as many other lesser-known figures. It will set the agenda for the study of the history of ornithology for the next generation.

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Book SynopsisCollects together for the first time essays devoted to a detailed historical and systematic discussion of the topic of life in Kant''s work.Kant and the Feeling of Life positions Kant''s concept of life as a guiding thread for understanding not only Kant''s approach to aesthetics and teleology but the underlying unity of the Critique of Judgment itself. The "feeling of life," which Kant describes as affecting us in various ways-as animating, enlivening, and quickening the mind-lies at the heart of Kant''s philosophical project, but it has remained understudied for a theme of such centrality. This volume brings together, for the first time, essays focused on the topic of life in Kant''s work, providing a wealth of perspectives and analyses ranging from the Critique of Judgment to Kant''s early aesthetics, his social and political philosophy, his work connected to the body and health, and his moral theory.

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Book Synopsis''[An] excellent account.'' - Richard Overy, The TelegraphShortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 2024A ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges. Masterfully brought to life by a leading expert using original Russian and German source material. This new history of the first two years of this crucial battle for the heart and soul of Russia is the first in over a decade and also the first to look comprehensively at the wider military strategies of both sides. At a huge cost, the Red Army and the civilian population of Leningrad ultimately endured a bitter 900-day siege, struggling against constant bombing, shelling, and starvation. Throughout the siege, Soviet forces tried to break the German lines and restore contact with the garrison. To Besiege a City charts the first of these offensives which began in January 1942 and was followed by repeated assaults. Acclaimed

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Book SynopsisA vivid history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force''s VIII Fighter Command from its foundation in 1942 through to its victory in the skies over Nazi Germany.On August 7, 1942, two major events occurred on opposite sides of the planet. In the South Pacific, the United States went on the offensive with the First Marine Division landing on Guadalcanal. In England, 12 B-17 bombers of Eighth Air Force bombed the RouenSotteville railroad marshalling yards in France. While the mission was small, the aerial struggle that began that day would ultimately cost the United States more men killed and wounded by the end of the war in Europe than the Marines would lose in the Pacific War.Clean Sweep is the story of the creation, development and operation of the Eighth Air Force Fighter Command and the battle to establish daylight air superiority over the Luftwaffe so that the invasion of Europe could be successful.Thomas McKelvey Cleaver has had a lifelong interest in the history of the fighter force that defeated the Luftwaffe over Germany. He has collected many first-hand accounts from participants over the past 50 years, getting to know pilots such as the legendary Hub Zemke, Don Blakeslee and Chuck Yeager, as well as meeting and interviewing leading Luftwaffe pilots Adolf Galland, Gunther Rall and Walter Count Punski Krupinski. This story is told through accounts gathered from both sides.

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Book SynopsisDuring the late 1980s and early 1990s the city of San Francisco waged a war against the homeless. Over 1,000 arrests and citations where handed out by the police to activists for simply distributing free food in public parks. Why would a liberal city arrest activists helping the homeless? In exploring this question, the book treats the conflict between the city and activists as a unique opportunity to examine the contested nature of homelessness and public space while developing an anarchist alternative to liberal urban politics that is rooted in mutual aid, solidarity, and anti-capitalism. In addition to exploring theoretical and political issues related to gentrification, broken-windows policing, and anti-homeless laws, this book provides activists, students and scholars, examples of how anarchist homeless activists in San Francisco resisted these processes.This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2, Zero hunger.Trade Review'Cooking up a revolution is an inspiring David and Goliath story that details the significance of remaining true to your values when standing up to overwhelming state violence. Parson’s well researched book should be read by anyone interested in seeking lasting social change. This book taught me a great deal and I was there.'Keith McHenry, Co-founder of Food Not Bombs'Sean Parson mines the history of San Francisco Food Not Bombs to theorize a politics of the city. He kicks over the table of orthodox urbanism and proposes one rooted in solidarity, equity and mutual aid. Thoroughly researched and precisely argued, this book belongs on the same shelf as the works of David Harvey, Saskia Sassen and Neil Smith.'James Tracy, Author of Dispatches Against Displacement: Field Notes from the San Francisco Housing Wars‘What does one do in a country where it’s illegal to dumpster dive for discarded food but perfectly legal to throw out food while millions go hungry, or where it’s illegal to live in parks or abandoned buildings while gentrification pushes more people to the brink of homelessness? Using applied political theory and exploring the radical politics of the historically dubbed lumpen proletariat, Parson (Northern Arizona Univ.) outlines the anarchist politics of Food Not Bombs and Homes Not Jails in San Francisco from 1988 to 1995. For FNB and HNJ, a combination of state policies and dehumanizing capitalism, not mental illness, caused homelessness. Through direct action working with homeless populations in mutual aid and solidarity rather than charity, activists confronted the city’s neoliberal politics in a time of growing homelessness and rapid gentrification of the Bay Area. By engaging with the homeless by providing free food, squatting, and demonstrating, FNB and HNJ politicized these victims of neoliberalism to “create temporary autonomous zones where we are able to foreshadow the world we want to see.” Parson’s sympathetic account is a welcome critique of neoliberal America, when issues like gentrification again are making cities more unlivable for marginalized people.’K. R. Shaffer, Penn State University, Berks College, Choice Vol. 56, No. 12 (August 2019) -- .Table of Contents1 Turning statistics into people: From sick talk to the politics of solidarity2 What dumpstered soup tells us about violence, charity, and politics3 Parks, permits, and riot police: Understanding the politics of public space occupations and negotiated management policing between the city of San Francisco and Food Not Bombs4 The war against the homeless: Frank Jordan, broken windows, and anti-homeless politics in San Francisco5 The Homeless fight back: The politics of homeless resistance6 Bolt cutters and the politics of expropriation: Homes Not Jails, urban squatting, and gentrification7 Towards an anarchist “Right to the City”Coda: Theses on homelessness, public space, and urban resistanceBibliography

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Book SynopsisWomen’s medicine highlights British female doctors’ key contribution to the production and circulation of scientific knowledge around contraception, family planning and sexual disorders between 1920–70. It argues that women doctors were pivotal in developing a holistic approach to family planning and transmitting this knowledge across borders, playing a more prominent role in shaping scientific and medical knowledge than previously acknowledged. The book locates women doctors’ involvement within the changing landscape of national and international reproductive politics. Illuminating women doctors’ agency in the male-dominated field of medicine, this book reveals their practical engagement with birth control and later family planning clinics in Britain, their participation in the development of the international movement of birth control and family planning and their influence on French doctors. Drawing on a wide range of archived and published medical materials, Rusterholz sheds light on the strategies British female doctors used and the alliances they made to put forward their medical agenda and position themselves as experts and leaders in birth control and family planning research and practice.This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5, Gender equality.Trade Review'This book ... fills important gaps in women’s history and the history of medicine and health and is an outstanding contribution to the history of contraception. The rich source base and meticulous documentation underpinning Rusterholz’s bold arguments make it a solid historiography, well organized and thus easy to follow. I therefore highly recommend Women’s Medicine.'Agata Ignaciuk, University of Granada, Journal of British Studies -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Giving birth control medical credentials in Britain, 1920–702 Sexual disorders and infertility, expanding the work of the clinics3 Medicalizing birth control at the international conferences (1920–37), a British–French comparison 4 Building a transnational movement for family planning 1927–705 Testing IUDs, a transnational journey of expertiseConclusionReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the place of 'saints' and sanctity in a self-consciously modern age, and argues that Protestants were as fascinated by such figures as Catholics were. Long after the mechanisms of canonisation had disappeared, people continued not only to engage with the saints of the past but continued to make their own saints in all but name. Just as strikingly, it claims that devotional practices and language were not the property of orthodox Christians alone. Making and remaking saints explores for the first time how sainthood remained significant in this period both as an enduring institution and as a metaphor that could be transposed into unexpected contexts. Each of the chapters in this volume focuses on the reception of a particular individual or group, and together they will appeal to not only historians of religion, but those concerned with material culture, culture of history, and the reshaping of British identities in an age of faith and doubt.Trade ReviewThe editor of this book, a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, has brought together a strong team of scholars who address a fascinating subject.Church Times, November 2016‘This splendid collection provides abundant evidence to support Clyde Binfield’sdictum that the nineteenth century was ‘hagiology’s high noon’.’Robin Gill, Theology February 2017‘Making and Remaking Saints in Nineteenth-Century Britain will most certainly be a success for readers interested in the ways in which religious thought shaped and was shaped by the intellectual currents of the period.’Devon Fisher, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Journal of British Studies‘The editor is to be congratulated for having brought together such a selection of scholars, and for having presented a major contribution to the understanding of the religious and historical tensions of the period.’Serenhedd James, St Stephen’s House, Oxford, British Catholic History‘This book does an excellent job of exploring the ways in which hagiography was rewritten and ecclesiastical history was contested. It does very valuable work in drawing attention to the interaction of Protestant and Catholic traditions and even occasionally gets into some daring and interesting territory in the course of discussions of the use of saints by freethinkers, atheists and spiritualists.’Dominic Janes, Keele University , Journal of Ecclesiastical History -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction: Thinking with saints - Gareth Atkins 1. Paul - Michael Ledger-Lomas 2. The Virgin Mary - Carol Engelhardt Herringer 3. Claudia Rufina - Martha Vandrei 4. Patrick - Andrew R. Holmes 5. Thomas Becket - Nicholas Vincent 6. Thomas More - W. J. Sheils 7. Ignatius Loyola - Gareth Atkins 8. English Catholic martyrs - Lucy Underwood 9. Richard Baxter - Simon Burton 10. The Scottish Covenanters - James Coleman 11. John and Mary Fletcher - David R. Wilson 12. William Wilberforce and 'the Saints' - Roshan Allpress 13. Elizabeth Fry and Sarah Martin - Helen Rogers 14. John Henry Newman's Lives of the English Saints - Elizabeth Macfarlane 15. Thérèse of Lisieux - Alana Harris Index

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Book SynopsisIreland is the first country in the world to extend civil marriage to same sex couples through a public vote. The marriage equality referendum saw record numbers turn out to register their votes including Irish emigrants who returned from around the world to ensure an impressive majority in favour of this constitutional amendment. The overwhelming positive result marked a clear separation of church and State for possibly the first time in Ireland. The Yes Equality campaign ignited a social revolution across Ireland, witnessed more recently with further referenda decriminalising abortion and introducing a less punitive regime for obtaining a divorce.Utilising published reports, newspaper articles, marriage equality papers and extracts from Dáil debates, this book traces the key legislative and social changes surrounding Irish marriage equality, from the establishment of the advocacy group in 2008 to the referendum on the extension of civil marriage rights to same-sex couples in Ireland in 2015. With a foreword by Ivana Bacik, a Senator and Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin, best known for her tireless work defending human rights, this book offers a concise historical record of the momentous referendum on marriage equality.Trade Review'Sonja Tiernan’s invaluable contribution to the history of social progress in Ireland recognises and celebrates the many unsung heroes who worked for long years to achieve the historic 2015 result.'From the foreword by Senator Ivana Bacik'How a revolution is chronicled is almost as important as the revolution itself, because without a clear and informed history, the lessons of the revolution are lost. Luckily for us and for future generations, the lessons of the history of marriage equality in Ireland are safe in the hands - and prose; and sharp mind - of Sonja Tiernan.'Rory O’Neill (Panti Bliss)‘The steady if not always stirring story of legal reform and legislative process is one of the important themes threading Tiernan’s history of Ireland’s marriage movement. Indeed, despite that revolutionary subtitle, the strength of this book is not a portrait of social revolution but the author’s careful and almost methodical representation of the movement and its legal and political contexts. [...] Now we can add Sonja Tiernan’s careful and rich historical account to [the] little bookshelf of radical change.’Estudios Irlandeses‘I have no doubt that this book will inspire future studies on the history of LGBTQ rights and activism in Ireland [...] I hope that future research will build on Tiernan’s excellent work and utilise oral history to further illuminate the experiences of Irish LGBTQ men and women and activists.'Women's History Association of Ireland'Reminds us that successful campaigns often build on the hard, decades-long work of activists.'Michaela Appeltova, Radical History Review'Tiernan takes the reader on a very well-mapped journey through the ups and downs and complications of the campaign for equal marriage, which included tensions between those that sought civil partnership and those that believed only same-sex marriage would bring real equality. Tiernan’s study is a tribute to activism; it highlights what thankless work it can often be and how determination is the key ingredient required. Crucially, she reinforces the value of knowing the history of things because the arguments and tactics used to block change are rarely new.'Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Irish Historical Studies (2022), 46 (169) -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Irish Historical and Global Context2 The Path to the High Court3 Civil Partnership Bills4 Marriage Equality a New Direction5 Political Lobbying, the Media & Influencing Public Opinion6 Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty First Century7 Preparing for a Revolution8 Yes Equality9 The Campaign in Action10 The Final Hurdles11 The ReferendumAfterword: Future DirectionsBibliographyAppendixIndex

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Book SynopsisDisability and the Victorians brings together in one collection a range of topics, perspectives and experiences from the Victorian era that present a unique overview of the development and impact of attitudes and interventions towards those with impairments during this time. The collection also considers how the legacies of these actions can be seen to have continued throughout the twentieth century right up to the present day. Subjects addressed include deafness, blindness, language delay, substance dependency, imperialism and the representation of disabled characters in popular fiction. These varied topics illustrate how common themes can be found in how Victorian philanthropists and administrators responded to those under their care. Often character, morality and the chance to be restored to productivity and usefulness overrode medical need and this both influenced and reflected wider societal views of impairment and inability.Trade Review'Disability and the Victorians: Attitudes, Interventions, Legacies is a very timely work. In the midst of a global pandemic that has left many people newly impaired, there is an increased need for scholarship that provides frameworks for coming to terms with disability as a sociocultural phenomenon and a lived identity. [...] Disability and the Victorians makes an important contribution to the history of medicine and attitudes toward disability in Victorian Britain and beyond and provides a useful resource for scholars of nineteenth-century Britain.'Joyce L. Huff, Journal of British Studies Disability and the Victorians certainly fulfils its editors’ desire to generate debate and spur further research: its contents encourage critical reflection on disabled people’s experiences in the present day, thus enabling us to see how monumentally important the task of exploring the history of disability is.Caitlin Doley (University of York), British Association for Victorian Studies -- .Table of ContentsForeword – Karen Sayer Introduction – Iain Hutchison, Martin Atherton and Jaipreet VirdiPart I: Attitudes1 Restoration to usefulness: Victorian middle-class attitudes towards the healthcare of the working poor – Amy W Farnbach Pearson2 Imperial lives – confronting the legacies of empire, disability and the Victorians – Esme Cleall3 Disabling the author in Mid-Victorian realist fiction: case studies of George Eliot and Harriet Martineau – Deborah M FratzPart II: Interventions4 Medicalising deafness in Victorian London: the Royal Ear Hospital, 1816-1916 – Jaipreet Virdi5 Drunkenness, degeneration, and disability in England – Joanne Woiak6 Victorian medical awareness of childhood language disabilities – Paula Hellal and Marjorie Lorch7 ‘Happiness and usefulness increased”: Consuming ability in the antebellum artificial limb market – Caroline LieffersPart III: Legacies8 The disabled child in an industrial metropolis: Glasgow’s children’s hospital, Scottish convalescent homes ‘in the country’, and east park home for infirm children – Iain Hutchison9 The panopticon: Towards an intimate history of special schools for the blind – Fred Reid10 Allowed to be idle: Perpetuating Victorian attitudes to deafness and employability in United Kingdom social policy – Martin AthertonIndex

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Book SynopsisThe book outlines the sociological arguments and political activities of the US pragmatist sociologist, Herbert Adolphus Miller, part of the milieu of Chicago sociology and involved in its studies of race and immigration. -- .

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the topical issue of implementing a global vaccination programme. Focusing on smallpox, it explores why despite overwhelming challenges it succeeded in Nepal. Placing the country and people's perspectives at the centre, it offers an alternative to the top-down and centre-led standard narrative of the global smallpox programme. -- .

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Book SynopsisHow did American geneticists go from fearing the dysgenic effects of deaf intermarriage to considering modern biotechnology a threat for Deaf culture? This book provides insight into changing ideas of what deafness is, what science and medicine should achieve, and to the transformative effect of exchange between scientists and deaf communities. -- .

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Book SynopsisA definitive history of cooperation between the Royal Navy and Russian Navy from 1988 to 2014. It provides lessons learned by both sides and recommends a pathway to military dialogue, as political circumstances dictate. The book enhances our understanding of both the Russians and the Russian Navy and the threat the latter will continue to pose.

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Book SynopsisFrom acclaimed historian John Ferling, a major, global reappraisal of the Revolutionary War on its 250th Anniversary.In April 1775, British troops marched to Lexington, where an armed group of Yankees awaited them. Despite an order to disperse, shots rang out. Militiamen were killed. The British continued marching, only to find even greater trouble in Concord and all the way down the road back to Boston. The Revolutionary War had begun.Shots Heard Round the World is a bold, comprehensive rendering of the world war that erupted out of America's battle for independence. Ferling highlights underestimated pivotal moments to reveal why the British should have put down the rebellion within a couple years of fighting. As European rivals France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic entered the fray, Britain's problems grew, but after seven long years, the war's outcome remained very much in doubt. Ferling assesses military and civilian leaders, the choices they faced, and the political, tactical, and strategic decisions they made as the war raged in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Asia, and on the high seas, affecting peoples and countries miles from American soil.Long after the soldiers laid down their arms, future generations have reckoned with the Revolution and its far-reaching consequences. Shots Heard Round the World is the definitive account of the war and its monumental legacy.

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Book SynopsisA decade ago, the first edition of this defining book explained what it meant to be Settler acknowledging that Canada has been forged through ongoing violence, displacement, and assimilation of Indigenous communities and Nations and argued that accepting this identity is an important first step towards changing relationships with Indigenous Peoples. The national conversation about settler colonialism has advanced significantly since that time, thanks to Indigenous struggles that have resulted in high-profile official apologies and inquiries into the devastating inequity between Indigenous and Settler lives in Canada. However, this progress is not enough many of the same problems persist due to the underlying inequities at the core of Canadian identity, politics, and society. In this revised second edition, Battell Lowman and Barker reflect on the term's changing, more nuanced, and continued importance. Touching on the rise of right-wing nationalism, the power and limitations of social media, and ten years of federal Liberal government, this new edition of Settler considers the successes and failures of Settler Canadians in supporting decolonization and charting our next steps towards transformative change.

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Book SynopsisA fresh take on the history of post-independence India, revealing how Muslim leaders in Congress and the community abandoned those they claimed to represent.

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Book SynopsisAn invaluable insight into the almost-forgotten craftsmanship of ships' carvers through the life and times of two of the most famous families of ship carvers. It is also a previously unresearched area of social history documenting many intriguing historical facts.

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Book SynopsisA year after the Crimean War ended, an uprising broke out in India which was to have equal impact on the balance of world power and the British Empire's role in world affairs.

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Book SynopsisThe eagerly awaited second volume of The Desert Songs Trilogy, Seventeen Spoons, takes readers on an unforgettable journey alongside the beloved religious icon, Joseph, as he navigates the tumultuous path of gaining power and breaking away from his family''s traditions.Seventeen Spoons delves into the life of Joseph, the youngest and most favored son in the tribe of Jacob. With prophetic dreams, special treatment, a divine connection, and an unshakable confidence, his youth is marked by distinction and envy. While his brothers exclude him, Joseph finds solace and wisdom among the women of the tribe. Instead of becoming a shepherd like his brothers, he becomes a man of the tents, devoted to prayer and study. Though he swiftly masters reading and writing, he must also navigate the complex emotions surrounding him—jealousy, anger, love, and his own feelings of curiosity, affection, and grief. Joseph''s ascension to being crowned Second-in-Command of all Egypt is fraught with dramatic power shifts. Through it all, he must balance the traditions and lessons of his childhood with the demands of ruling a mighty kingdom, fulfilling his destiny as a revered leader.

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Book SynopsisThis two-volume set delves deeply into the life of the Muslim scholar Ibn A?tham al-Kufi and his monumental historical work, the Kitab al-futu? (Book of Conquests).

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Book SynopsisAside from the near-complete devastation of a sovereign state and reversal of the global balance of power, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is leading to a radical transformation in the Eastern European and Eurasian regions – including Russia itself. The 13 chapters in this volume examine the main geopolitical consequences of the resurgent imperialist aspirations of the Russian Federation. They examine the ideological tools of history falsification as an integral part of hybrid warfare. Turning to the economy, the book discusses how the war and economic sanctions imposed on Russia are redrawing the geopolitical map and how economic relations would change following a regime transformation. The book discusses the reactions of members of the international community to the invasion, whether threatened or neutral parties or allies. The collection therefore offers a comprehensive picture of the main consequences of the resurgent imperialist aspirations of the Russian Federation. Equipped with the conceptual tools of the analysis with a focus on the patronal features of the political-economic system, the book considers the aftermath of the war. This collection complements the book entitled Ukraine. Patronal Democracy and the Russian Invasion.Table of ContentsChronology of Russia (1985-2022) Foreword by Kirill Rogov I. Russia’s Patronal Autocracy: Ideology and Sociology of Imperial Warfare Elites in the war and after Putin (Nikolay Petrov) Socially Inclusive and Exclusive Warfighting: Comparing Ukraine and Russia’s Ways of War (András Rácz) The Falsification of History: War and Russian Memory Politics (Zoltán Sz. Bíró) Enter the “Bloody Clown”: Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in the Lens of Russia’s Media Machine (Kostiantyn Fedorenko) Authoritarian Deflation: How Russia Lost the Information War against the West (Péter Krekó, Boglárka Rédl) II. Geopolitical Structures and the War: The Changing Position of Russia and Ukraine In the Gravitational Tensions of East and West: The Systemic and Geopolitical Integration Patterns of Ukraine and Moldova (Kálmán Mizsei) Neo-Backwardness and Prospects for Long-Term Growth: The effects of Western sanctions on Russia and the changing embeddedness of Ukraine in the world economy (Dóra Győrffy) The politics of energy and natural resources in Ukraine (Dmytro Tuzhanskyi) Forced Displacement of Ukrainians during the War: Patterns of Internal and External Migration (2014-2022) (Oksana Mikheieva, Viktoria Sereda, Lidia Kuzemska) III. The International Community: Patronal and Non-Patronal Responses to the War Crescent Rising? The Baltic, Romanian, and “V3” Reaction to the 2022 Russia-Ukraine war (Zsombor Zeöld) Hungary’s Dubious Loyalty: Orbán’s Regime Strategy in the Russia-Ukraine War (Bálint Madlovics, Bálint Magyar) Defensive Submission, Lucrative Neutrality, and Silent Detachment: Post-Soviet Patronal Autocracies in the Shadow of Russian Invasion (Anatoly Reshetnikov) The Russia-Ukraine War and China: Neutrality with Imperial Characteristics (Gyula Krajczár)

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Book SynopsisEssays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy is a collection of essays written by the famous British philosopher and economist, John Stuart Mill. In the first essay, Mill examines the concept of free trade and argues that it benefits both trading nations. The second essay explores the relationship between demand and supply and the role of consumption in promoting economic growth. The third essay debates the definitions of productive and unproductive labor, arguing that they are not clear-cut categories. The fourth essay delves into the question of why profits are necessary for a capitalist system and whether interest rates are determined by supply and demand. Finally, the fifth essay discusses the nature and scope of political economy, arguing that it should be considered a social science rather than a natural science. Overall, Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy is an insightful book that continues to be studied and debated by economists and scholars today. Mill's ideas on free trade, consumption, labor, profits, and the nature of political economy remain relevant and influential in contemporary economic discourse.

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Book SynopsisFaust: A Tragedy by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a masterpiece of German literature that delves into the timeless themes of ambition, knowledge, and the human condition. The story follows the eponymous protagonist, Faust, a scholar dissatisfied with his life, who makes a pact with the devil, Mephistopheles, in exchange for unlimited knowledge and boundless pleasure. Through Faust's journey, Goethe explores the profound depths of the human soul, questioning the nature of morality, the pursuit of power, and the consequences of unchecked desires. With poetic brilliance and philosophical insights, Goethe weaves a tapestry of passion, remorse, and redemption, as Faust grapples with the consequences of his Faustian bargain. This iconic tragedy continues to captivate readers with its profound exploration of human nature and the eternal quest for meaning.

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Book SynopsisThe Balkans: A History of BulgariaSerbiaGreeceRumaniaTurkey, authored by Nevill Forbes, D. G. Hogarth, David Mitrany, and Arnold Toynbee, offers a comprehensive historical overview of the diverse and complex region of the Balkans. The plot has so many twists and turns that can engage a reader. This book has been deemed a classic and has been a great collection of ideas that are comprehended into a single draft to read by readers of several age groups. Some stories are gruesome and bizarre, while others softly creep up on you and pull you in. This collection of stories by Nevill Forbes, D. G. Hogarth, David Mitrany, Arnold Toynbee where he attempts to compile many of his classic thoughts consolidated in a single draft and offer them at an affordable price so that everyone can read them. some stories are interesting and amazing, while other softly creep up on you and pull you in. The book delves into the historical development of five countriesBulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Romania, and Turkeywhose intertwined histories have shaped the geopolitical landscape of Southeastern Europe. The authors meticulously trace the origins, cultural evolution, and political transformations of these nations from ancient times to the early 20th century.

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Book SynopsisMissionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, authored by David Livingstone, is a captivating and influential travel narrative that documents the extraordinary journeys of the Scottish explorer and missionary across Southern Africa during the 19th century. Readers are compelled to continue reading to find out what happens next since the title character is so indulgent. Some stories are gruesome and bizarre, while others softly creep up on you and pull you in. David Livingstone's book chronicles his efforts to combine his missionary work with extensive explorations of the African continent. Through vivid descriptions and firsthand accounts, he shares his encounters with diverse African cultures, wildlife, and landscapes. Livingstone's exploration of the Zambezi River and his discovery of the Victoria Falls are among the notable highlights detailed in the book. Livingstone's narrative also delves into the harsh realities of the African slave trade and his dedication to ending this brutal practice. He provides insights into the challenges he faced, including navigating treacherous terrain and fostering relationships with local communities. The book captures Livingstone's deep respect for African cultures and his commitment to understanding and improving the lives of the people he encountered.

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Book SynopsisJournal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation: 1838-1839 is a poignant firsthand account of life on a southern American plantation during the antebellum era, penned by British actress and abolitionist Frances Anne Kemble. This collection of stories by FRANCES ANNE KEMBLE where she attempts to compile many of her classic thoughts consolidated in a single draft and offer them at an affordable price so that everyone can read them. some stories are interesting and amazing, while other softly creep up on you and pull you in. The journal vividly documents Kemble's experiences during her marriage to a wealthy plantation owner on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Kemble's narrative provides readers with a candid exploration of the harsh realities of slavery and the oppressive conditions faced by enslaved individuals. Her astute observations and emotional reactions reflect her growing awareness of the moral contradictions embedded within the institution of slavery. The journal's intimate portrayal of daily life, interactions with enslaved people, and insights into plantation management offers readers a rare glimpse into the complex dynamics that underpinned the Southern society of the time. Through Kemble's introspective and empathetic lens, Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation serves as a powerful indictment of slavery's brutality and inhumanity.

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Book SynopsisThe book Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Vol. III by means of Arthur L. Hayward is one among a kind within the worlds of tradition and literature. Students have said that it's far essential to culture and adds to our understanding. People think of these works as vital pieces of human records, in order that they were cautiously kept and made to be had to everybody. Even although it became written a long time ago, the book is now inside the public area within the US and likely other countries as nicely. Scholars and fanatics alike assume this work is essential enough to keep up, reproduction, and make widely to be had. Because of the cultural worth of the book, it has been carefully proofread and republished. People today could have an excellent time analyzing this due to the fact the style they selected blends the unique images and text together without any troubles. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Vol. III through Arthur L. Hayward is an awesome instance of ways historical testimonies can be charming and how human beings have continually been interested in exploring their pleasures, especially when they contain crime. As it comes back into the general public eye, this painting continues to add to the know-how of records and literature by way of letting readers discover the fascinating recollections of brilliant people who have died.

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Book SynopsisThe book Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Vol. I by means of Arthur L. Hayward is one among a kind within the worlds of tradition and literature. Students have said that it's far essential to culture and adds to our understanding. People think of these works as vital pieces of human records, in order that they were cautiously kept and made to be had to everybody. Even although it became written a long time ago, the book is now inside the public area within the US and likely other countries as nicely. Scholars and fanatics alike assume this work is essential enough to keep up, reproduction, and make widely to be had. Because of the cultural worth of the book, it has been carefully proofread and republished. People today could have an excellent time analyzing this due to the fact the style they selected blends the unique images and text together without any troubles. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Vol. I through Arthur L. Hayward is an awesome instance of ways historical testimonies can be charming and how human beings have continually been interested in exploring their pleasures, especially when they contain crime. As it comes back into the general public eye, this painting continues to add to the know-how of records and literature by way of letting readers discover the fascinating recollections of brilliant people who have died.

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