The Land Beyond

Author : Leon McCarron
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781786732842

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The Land Beyond by Leon McCarron Pdf

Shortlisted for the Adventure Travel Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards. There are many reasons why it might seem unwise to walk, mostly alone, through the Middle East. That, in part, is exactly why Leon McCarron did it. From Jerusalem, McCarron followed a series of wild hiking trails that trace ancient trading and pilgrimage routes and traverse some of the most contested landscapes in the world. In the West Bank, he met families struggling to lead normal lives amidst political turmoil and had a surreal encounter with the world's oldest and smallest religious sect. In Jordan, he visited the ruins of Hellenic citadels and trekked through the legendary Wadi Rum. His journey culminated in the vast deserts of the Sinai, home to Bedouin tribes and haunted by the ghosts of Biblical history. The Land Beyond is a journey through time, from the quagmire of current geopolitics to the original ideals of the faithful, through the layers of history, culture and religion that have shaped the Holy Land. But at its heart, it is the story of people, not politics and of the connections that can bridge seemingly insurmountable barriers.

Author : Johannes Becke
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781438482248

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The Land beyond the Border by Johannes Becke Pdf

Based on three case studies from the Middle East, The Land beyond the Border advances an innovative theoretical framework for the study of state expansions and state contractions. Johannes Becke argues that state expansion can be theorized according to four basic ideal types—a form of patronage (patronization), the imposition of a satellite regime (satellization), the establishment of territorial exclaves (exclavization), or a full-fledged takeover (incorporation). Becke discusses how both irredentist ideologies and political realities have shaped the dynamics of state expansion and state contraction in the recent history of each state. By studying Israel comparatively with other Middle Eastern regimes, this book forms part of an emerging research agenda seeking to bring the research fields of Israel Studies and Middle East Studies closer together. Instead of treating Israel's rule over the occupied territories as an isolated case, Becke offers students the chance to understand Israel's settlement project within the broader framework of postcolonial state formation.

Author : Veronika Martenova Charles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Communist countries
ISBN : OCLC:1237503135

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The Land Beyond the Wall by Veronika Martenova Charles Pdf

Emma lives on the grey, cold side of the wall, the Iron Curtain, where people speak in whispers and no flowers grow. On the other side there is happiness and colour, but she can never go there. One day, Emma's neighbour betrays them to the police and her parents disappear. She is sent to live with her miserable Aunt Lily. She disapproves of Emma's drawing and dashes her niece's dream of becoming an artist. That is, until a strange boat arrives and Emma leaves her world behind forever.

Author : Sharon Kay Penman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101621752

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The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman Pdf

From the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sharon Kay Penman comes the story of the reign of King Baldwin IV and the Kingdom of Jerusalem's defense against Saladin's famous army. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as Outremer, is the land far beyond the sea. Baptized in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in the early twelfth century, the kingdom defined an utterly new world, a land of blazing heat and a medley of cultures, a place where enemies were neighbors and neighbors became enemies. At the helm of this growing kingdom sits young Baldwin IV, an intelligent and courageous boy committed to the welfare and protection of his people. But despite Baldwin's dedication to his land, he is afflicted with leprosy at an early age and the threats against his power and his health nearly outweigh the risk of battle. As political deception scours the halls of the royal court, the Muslim army--led by the first sultan of Egypt and Syria, Saladin--is never far from the kingdom's doorstep, and there are only a handful Baldwin can trust, including the archbishop William of Tyre and Lord Balian d'Ibelin, a charismatic leader who has been one of the few able to maintain the peace. Filled with drama and battle, tragedy and romance, Sharon Kay Penman's latest novel brings a definitive period of history vividly alive with a tale of power and glory that will resonate with readers today.

Author : Emily Gerard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Romanies
ISBN : IND:30000094740259

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The Land Beyond the Forest by Emily Gerard Pdf

Author : Monica Whitlock
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781466872394

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Land Beyond the River by Monica Whitlock Pdf

Along the banks of the river once called Oxus lie the heartlands of Central Asia: Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Catapulted into the news by events in Afghanistan, just across the water, these strategically important, intriguing and beautiful countries remain almost completely unknown to the outside world. In this book, Monica Whitlock goes far beyond the headlines. Using eyewitness accounts, unpublished letters and firsthand reporting, she enters into the lives of the Central Asians and reveals a dramatic and moving human story unfolding over three generations. There is Muhammadjan, called 'Hindustani', a diligent seminary student in the holy city of Bukhara until the 1917 revolution tore up the old order. Exiled to Siberia as a shepherd and then conscripted into the Red Army, he survived to become the inspiration for a new generation of clerics. Henrika was one of tens of thousands of Poles who walked and rode through Central Asia on their way to a new life in Iran, where she lives to this day. Then there were the proud Pioneer children who grew up in the certainty that the Soviet Union would last forever, only to find themselves in a new world that they had never imagined. In Central Asia, the extraordinary is commonplace and there is not a family without a remarkable story to tell. Land Beyond the River is both a chronicle of a century and a clear-eyed, authoritative view of contemporary events.

Author : Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0345316479

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The Land Beyond the Gate by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach Pdf

Author : Jesse Stuart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : UOM:39015031306056

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The Land Beyond the River by Jesse Stuart Pdf

Using the loopholes in the welfare system, a Kentucky family abandons its former state of poverty and begins a new life.

Author : Jeff Rovin
Publisher : Berkley Publishing Group
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038731787

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From the Land Beyond Beyond by Jeff Rovin Pdf

"Whether it came from outer space, beneath the sea, or across the eons from prehistoric time, you can be sure of one thing: it came from the vivid imagination and technical expertise of a special effects genius. An more often than not, it was Willis O'Brien or Ray Harryhausen. Now from the archives of cinematic history comes the story of their work and others' in a fascinating, revealing look at how 150 of the most fantastic fantasy films were made. The silent era and the origin of special effects; the history and techniques of 3-D stop motion animation; the equipment used in the studios; how such overwhelming realism was achieved; solving the 'unsolvable' problems; dealing with production costs; and much, much more ... including scene-by-scene discussions of the major films!"--Cover.

Author : Enid Blyton
Publisher : Hachette Children's
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444932843

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The Land of Far Beyond by Enid Blyton Pdf

A beautiful cloth-bound gift edition of Enid Blyton's The Land of Far Beyond - a retelling of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. A classic adventure of good versus evil, this book will never be forgotten by the children who read it. Peter, Anna and Patience live in the City of Turmoil, a noisy, dirty place where children can do whatever they like. It's all fun and games until they discover the heavy burdens they carry in their hearts from behaving so badly. The only way they can get rid of their burdens is by travelling to the Land of Far Beyond, a distant land that is found by taking a long, difficult path full of people who tempt them to lose their way. This beautiful cloth-bound hardback contains the original text first published in 1942.

Author : William Corlett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Chariots
ISBN : 0878880917

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The Land Beyond by William Corlett Pdf

Author : Patrick Carman
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 0439700973

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Beyond the Valley of Thorns by Patrick Carman Pdf

A new, unexpected threat forces Alexa to confront giants, bats, ravenous dogs, and a particularly ghoulish mastermind in order to restore peace.

Author : David F. Noble
Publisher : Between the Lines
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781897071786

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Beyond the Promised Land by David F. Noble Pdf

Iconoclast David F. Noble traces the evolution and eclipse of the biblical mythology of the Promised Land, the foundational story of Western Culture. Part impassioned manifesto, part masterful survey of opposed philosophical and economic schools, Beyond the Promised Land brings into focus the twisted template of the Western imagination and its faith-based market economy. From the first recorded versions of ‘the promise’ saga in ancient Babylon, to the Zapatistas’ rejection of promises never kept, Noble explores the connections between Judeo-Christian belief and corporate globalization. Inspiration for activists and students alike.

Author : Janice Holt Giles
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1995-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0813108489

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The Land Beyond the Mountains by Janice Holt Giles Pdf

In her fourth novel of the Kentucky frontier, Giles combines her fascination for the past with her gift for storytelling. Had it not been for the loyalty of men like Giles's fictional hero, Major Cassius Cartwright, General James Wilkinson's 1783 attempt to create a Spanish empire in the West might have succeeded. Interwoven with the Spanish Conspiracy are tales of struggles with Indians, of the birth of a Green River Valley town, and of the two women Cass loves: Rachel, a gentle Quaker, and Tattie, a fiery waif he rescues from Philadelphia slums. Like Giles's earlier historical novels, The Land Beyond the Mountains is an engaging story of adventure and romance. First published in 1958, this reprint gives Giles fans another lively piece of Kentucky's frontier history. Janice Holt Giles (1905-1979), author of nineteen books, lived and wrote near Knifley, Kentucky, for thirty-four years. Her biography is told in Janice Holt Giles: A Writer's Life.

Author : David Newbury
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780821443408

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The Land beyond the Mists by David Newbury Pdf

The horrific tragedies of Central Africa in the 1990s riveted the attention of the world. But these crises did not occur in a historical vacuum. By peering through the mists of the past, the case studies presented in The Land Beyond the Mists illustrate the significant advances to have taken place since decolonization in our understanding of the pre-colonial histories of Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern Congo. Based on both oral and written sources, these essays are important both for their methods—viewing history from the perspective of local actors—and for their conclusions, which seriously challenge colonial myths about the area.