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Book The Reluctant Traveler

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  • Author : Paul Katzaroff
  • Publisher : AuthorHouse
  • Release : 2017-08-28
  • ISBN : 1546204016
  • Pages : 366 pages

Download or read book The Reluctant Traveler written by Paul Katzaroff and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-08-28 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a must-read for World War II buffs! The narrative was written from the perspective of an Eastern European youngster growing up on the losing side of the conflict during the war years. This is a saga that spans Paris in the 1930s to Sofia, Bulgarias capital, in May 1940, just prior to the victorious Nazi armies that paraded in Paris on June 14, 1940. At the time of their arrival in Sofia, Bulgaria remained neutral. On March 1, 1941, Bulgaria joined the Axis and later on declared war on the USA and Great Britain. That action invited the systematic bombing of Sofia, resulting in the family having to relocate to a safer location. The chosen location was in what used to be Northern Greece, a city called Serres, where the family lived until the fall of 1944 when the German armies were forced to retreat, which meant that the family had to move back to Sofia. At the end of the war, the family decided to leave Bulgaria as soon as possible. In spite of many obstacles, the family was able to reunite in Prague and, from there, spent some time in a couple of displaced persons (DP) camps in Rome and Naples. Eventually, they sailed from Naples to Buenos Aires and five years later, flew to New York City, the final desired destination.

Book Cincinnati Magazine

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  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2001-05
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 170 pages

Download or read book Cincinnati Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.

Book Cincinnati Magazine

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  • Release : 2001-05
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 170 pages

Download or read book Cincinnati Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.

Book Engendering Transformation

Download or read book Engendering Transformation written by Heike Kahlert and published by Verlag Barbara Budrich. This book was released on 2011-12-09 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender relations in post-socialist countries Even more than 20 years after turning away from socialism, Eastern European and Central Asian states are still characterized by the regime change in the fields of work, politics, and culture. What are the effects and implications that this change has produced for gender relations in post-socialist countries? And what does this mean for the situation of women and men living there today? In this context gender relations are especially interesting since gender equality was perceived as a political goal and, moreover, a given reality in socialism. The articles in this volume show the changes as well as the stability of gender relations and power structures during the transformation process and in post-socialist times. They shed light on topics like labour market policies, fertility, political representation of women or male artists concerned with gender issues covering the geographical space from Hungary and Poland over Bulgaria and Romania to Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Beyond that, some of the descriptions and analyses challenge understood certainties about how to create gender equality and about the women and men living in post-soviet regions today.

Book Exodus of the I Taukei

Download or read book Exodus of the I Taukei written by Andrew Thornley and published by [email protected]. This book was released on 2002 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Tiko s Rainbow  Yugee pup s Adventures

Download or read book Tiko s Rainbow Yugee pup s Adventures written by and published by Robert Alexander. This book was released on with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a magical journey in "Tiko's Rainbow: The Yugee Pups and the Secret of the Sky Gardens," the first enchanting tale in the Yugee Pups series. This heartwarming story, perfect for children aged 4 to 10, weaves a vibrant tapestry of adventure, friendship, and the beauty of being unique. In the whimsical land of Yugeeland, where every creature is wonderfully different, lives Tiko, a charming Yugee Pup with a one-of-a-kind feature: his magnificent, rainbow-colored wings. Unlike his friends, Tiko struggles with feeling out of place, wishing more than anything to blend in. But when the Sky Gardens, the source of joy and color in Yugeeland, begin to fade, Tiko discovers that his unique wings might be the key to saving his beloved home. With the help of his friends and the wise Elder Pups, Tiko embarks on an uplifting journey to restore the gardens' brilliance. "Tiko's Rainbow" is not just a story about a little pup's adventure; it's a celebration of individuality and the power of embracing who we are. This beautifully illustrated book will captivate young readers, teaching them valuable lessons about diversity, courage, and the strength found in our differences. Join Tiko and his delightful friends in this enchanting tale that will leave a rainbow of joy and inspiration in the hearts of children and parents alike.

Book Don t Tell Me I Can t

Download or read book Don t Tell Me I Can t written by Bob Samuels and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From humble beginnings I had broken free from the cycle of poverty and despair to become a pioneer, a trailblazer, and a leader who had achieved far more than most people from my background ever dreamed. I had the honor of carrying the Olympic Torch for this nation, and I have a banking industry award named after me. I was inducted into the Black Hall of Fame in Philadelphia. Along with having my likeness in the National Great Blacks In Wax Museum in Baltimore, I have accepted numerous awards and honors.

Book Christian Politics in Oceania

Download or read book Christian Politics in Oceania written by Matt Tomlinson and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phrase "Christian politics" evokes two meanings: political relations between denominations in one direction, and the contributions of Christian churches to debates about the governing of society. The contributors to this volume address Christian politics in both senses and argue that Christianity is always and inevitably political in the Pacific Islands. Drawing on ethnographic and historical research in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji, the authors argue that Christianity and politics have redefined each other in much of Oceania in ways that make the two categories inseparable at any level of analysis. The individual chapters vividly illuminate the ways in which Christian politics operate across a wide scale, from interpersonal relations to national and global interconnections.

Book For Better or for Worse

Download or read book For Better or for Worse written by Sabine Fenton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this book explore the vital role translation has played in defining, changing and redefining linguistic, cultural, ethnic and political identities in several nations of the South Pacific. While in other parts of the world postcolonial scholars have scrutinized the role and history of translation and exposed its close relationship with the colonizers, this has not yet happened in the specific region covered in this collection. In translation studies the Pacific region is terra incognita. The writers of this volume of essays reveal that in the Pacific, as in all other once colonized parts of the world, colonialism and translation went hand in hand. The unsettling power of translation is described as it effected change for better or for worse. While the Pacific Islanders' encounter with the Europeans has previously been described as having a 'Fatal Impact', the authors of these essays are further able to demonstrate that the Pacific Islanders were not only victims but also played an active role in the cross-cultural events they were party to and in shaping their own destinies. Examples of the role of translation in effecting change - for better or for worse - abound in the history of the nations of the Pacific. These stories are told here in order to bring this region into the mainstream scholarly attention of postcolonial and translation studies.

Book Tales of the Tikongs

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  • Author : Epeli Hau‘ofa
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 1994-07-01
  • ISBN : 9780824815943
  • Pages : 108 pages

Download or read book Tales of the Tikongs written by Epeli Hau‘ofa and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1994-07-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lively satire of contemporary South Pacific life, we meet a familiar cast of characters: multinational experts, religious fanatics, con men, "simple" villagers, corrupt politicians. In writing about this tiny world of flawed personalities, Hau‘ofa displays his wit and range of comic resource, amply exercising what one reviewer called his “gift of seeing absurdity clearly."

Book Be Always Converting  be Always Converted

Download or read book Be Always Converting be Always Converted written by Rob Wilson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilson's reconceptualization of the American project of conversion begins with the story of Henry 'Ōpūkaha'ia, the first Hawaiian convert to Christianity, torn from his Native Pacific homeland and transplanted to New England. Wilson argues that 'Ōpūkaha'ia's conversion is both remarkable and prototypically American.

Book Dog s Best Friend

Download or read book Dog s Best Friend written by Lisa Begin-Kruysman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1923, William Lewis Judy purchased Dog World magazine for just over $1,000. For the next four decades, his unique, poignant, and witty writing and editing style, combined with his genuine love for dogs, enlightened a growing population of dog owners across the nation. A prolific dog show judge and breeder and expert on dog law in America, Judy had a vision that dogs would serve humans in ways most had not imagined. He championed their use in military and police work, and in their value as assistance and therapy dogs. In 1928, he launched the National Dog Week Movement, to honor man's best friend in a collective and thoughtful manner. Today, that movement continues, a testament to the legacy of this inspiring and gifted dog-enthusiast.

Book The Reunification Debate in British Southern Cameroons

Download or read book The Reunification Debate in British Southern Cameroons written by Nfi, Joseph Lon and published by Langaa RPCIG. This book was released on 2014-03-16 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a succinct account of the role immigrants from French Cameroon played in the Reunification politics in the Southern Cameroons. The study reveals that these "strangers" organised themselves in Pressure Groups in order to fight for equal opportunities with the indigenes and when such opportunities were not coming, they initiated the Reunification Idea, propagated it and converted many reluctant Southern Cameroonians. They militated in pro-reunification political parties such as the KNC, KNDP, UPC and OK and successfully shifted the reunification idea from the periphery to the centre of Southern Cameroons decolonisation politics. The immigrants convinced the UN through petitions and reunification which was the most unpopular option for independence became one of the two alternatives at the 1961 plebiscite. They and the reluctant KNDP campaigned and voted for it. The Reunification of Cameroon was therefore the handiwork of French Cameroon immigrants.

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  • Publisher : Rowman Altamira
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  • Pages : 649 pages

Download or read book written by and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cultural Anthropology

Download or read book Cultural Anthropology written by John H. Bodley and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2011-04-16 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory text introduces basic concepts in cultural anthropology by comparing cultures of increasing scale and focusing on specific universal issues throughout human history. Cultural materials are presented in integrated ethnographic case studies organized by cultural and geographic areas to show how ideological, social organization, and material features fit together in specific sociocultural systems. Bodley explicitly seeks a balance between ecological-materialist and cultural-ideological explanations of sociocultural systems, while stressing the importance of individual power-seeking and human agency. Part One examines domestic-scale, autonomous tribal cultures. Part Two presents politically organized, class-based civilizations and ancient empires in the imperial world. Part Three surveys global, industrial, market-based civilizations in the contemporary commercial world. Cultural Anthropology uniquely challenges students to consider the big questions about the nature of cultural systems.

Book Health at a Glance  Asia Pacific 2020 Measuring Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage

Download or read book Health at a Glance Asia Pacific 2020 Measuring Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sixth edition of Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health care expenditure and financing and quality of care across 27 Asia-Pacific countries and territories. It also provides a series of dashboards to compare performance across countries and territories, and a thematic analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Asia/Pacific health systems.