Underneath The Shadow

Author : Kaya Genç
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786730695

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Under the Shadow by Kaya Genç Pdf

Turkey stands at the crossroads of the Middle East--caught between the West and ISIS, Syria and Russia, and governed by an increasingly forceful leader. Acclaimed writer Kaya Genc has been covering his country for the past decade. In Under the Shadow he meets activists from both sides of Turkey's political divide: Gezi park protestors who fought tear gas and batons to transform their country's future, and supporters of Erdogan's conservative vision who are no less passionate in their activism. He talks to artists and authors to ask whether the New Turkey is a good place to for them to live and work. He interviews censored journalists and conservative writers both angered by what has been going on in their country.He meets Turkey's Wall Street types who take to the streets despite the enormity of what they can lose as well as the young Islamic entrepreneurs who drive Turkey's economy.While talking to Turkey's angry young people Genc weaves in historical stories, visions and mythologies, showing how Turkey's progressives and conservatives take their ideological roots from two political movements born in the Ottoman Empire: the Young Turks and the Young Ottomans, two groups of intellectuals who were united in their determination to make their country more democratic. He shows a divided society coming to terms with the 21st Century, and in doing so, gets to the heart of the compelling conflicts between history and modernity in the Middle East.

Author : Angela M. Hawkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1640881158

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Underneath the Shadow by Angela M. Hawkins Pdf

The spiritual life we dream of can seem like a fantasy in comparison to the reality we experience. We yearn for more of His Presence, yet at times feel completely disconnected. Some Christians around us seem to truly enjoy radical friendship with God. What secret have they found that transformed their life and paved the way for them to walk in such intimacy in Christ? In Underneath the Shadow, you will encounter the very love of Jesus and you will hear the cry of His heart as He invites you into the realm of glory. Within the glory, you will nd the purpose and joy your own heart has been yearning for. Will you take hold of His outstretched hand and dare to follow Him into a thrilling new life infused with power and destiny?

Author : James Hollis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : UVA:X002738295

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Under Saturn's Shadow by James Hollis Pdf

Saturn was the Roman god who ate his childern to stop them from usurping his power. Men have been psychologically and spiritually wounded by this legacy. Hollis offers a rich perspective on the secrets men carry in their hearts.

Author : Nikos Marantzidis
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501767685

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Under Stalin's Shadow by Nikos Marantzidis Pdf

Under Stalin's Shadow examines the history of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) from 1918 to 1956, showing how closely national Communism was related to international developments. The history of the KKE reveals the role of Moscow in the various Communist parties of Southeastern Europe, as Nikos Marantzidis shows that Communism's international institutions (Moscow Center, Comintern, Balkan Communist Federation, Cominform, and sister parties in the Balkans) were not merely external factors influencing orientation and policy choices. Based on research from published and unpublished archival documents located in Greece, Russia, Eastern and Western Europe, and the Balkan countries, Under Stalin's Shadow traces the KKE movement's interactions with fraternal parties in neighboring states and with their acknowledged supreme mentors in Stalin's Soviet Russia. Marantzidis reveals how, because the boundaries between the national and international in the Communist world were not clearly drawn, international institutions, geopolitical soviet interests, and sister parties' strategies shaped in fundamental ways the KKE's leadership, its character and decision making as a party, and the way of life of its followers over the years.

Author : Murray Hiebert
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442281400

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Under Beijing's Shadow by Murray Hiebert Pdf

China’s rise and stepped-up involvement in Southeast Asia have prompted a blend of anticipation and unease among its smaller neighbors. The stunning growth of China has yanked up the region’s economies, but its militarization of the South China Sea and dam building on the Mekong River has nations wary about Beijing’s outsized ambitions. Southeast Asians long felt relatively secure, relying on the United States as a security hedge, but that confidence began to slip after the Trump administration launched a trade war with China and questioned the usefulness of traditional alliances. This compelling book provides a snapshot of ten countries in Southeast Asia by exploring their diverse experiences with China and how this impacts their perceptions of Beijing’s actions and its long-term political, economic, military, and “soft power” goals in the region.

Author : Bill Felber
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803234710

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Under Pallor, Under Shadow by Bill Felber Pdf

Babe Ruth, in his first season with the Yankees in 1920, was on pace to break the single-season home run record. In August Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was beaned by a pitch thrown by the Yankees? Carl Mays during a game in New York and died the next day. In September a grand jury convened in Chicago, and four White Sox players were called to testify about fixing the 1919 World Series. ø Focusing on the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees, this book takes us back to a pivotal season when baseball was shaken by tragedy and scandal and when power shifted irretrievably from the teams? owners to a single commissioner. The struggle for the soul of baseball, both on the field and off, is the story of how the entire American League structure changed. Following the fortunes of baseball?s stars of 1920, Under Pallor, Under Shadow shows us how a unique opportunity for reform was squandered and how the result was the transfer of authority from one powerful dictator (Ban Johnson) to another (Judge K. M. Landis). The first book to tie together the disparate elements of the 1920 pennant race, Under Pallor, Under Shadow shows us America?s pastime at a critical moment in the nation?s cultural history.

Author : Deborah Harris
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781524506124

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Under the Shadow of God’S Wings by Deborah Harris Pdf

The purpose of this book is to allow Gods eyes to search the inner man of the soul. The Word of God says the soul is the light of the Lord; he searches it down into the uttermost part of the belly (Proverbs 20:27). The eyes of the Lord are in every place beholding the evil and the good (Proverbs 15:3). This book represents a lifetime expression of trials and tribulations. These trials have been vital turning points in my life. When you begin to read these words, let each word penetrate your soul to the point of craving new visions and dreams and to resurrect your true potential for greater things in life. Allow the Holy Ghost will speak to you the way he spoke to me when I was at many crossroads in my life. Commit your life to him and he will begin to mold and shape your future as he did mine. For many times I could not understand what God was prophesying into my life but as the years passed I began to have a better revelation. My greatest desire is that you will trust in the leading of the Lord to bring you out of any situation and direct you to your destiny under the shadow of his wings.

Author : Gilbert Sorrentino
Publisher : Dalkey Archive Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0916583937

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Under the Shadow by Gilbert Sorrentino Pdf

"Under the Shadow"?takes the form of fifty-nine brief sketches with simple nouns as titles. These exquisite vignettes take place on a plane at once surreal, abstract, and ominous, describing a set of people and incidents derived largely from fragments of conversation and gossip gathered here and there. They are reminiscent of Raymond Roussel's characters amid his inimitable ersatz pastorals, with tableaux both innocent and grotesque. There is something ambiguous about these passages, something deliberately closed and dreamlike. Many of them read like primal scenes of private pathologies; others are memories that, many years later, retain their power to haunt.

Author : Barbara Chisholm,Andrea Gutsche,Russell Floren
Publisher : Avery Color Studios
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015048528478

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Superior by Barbara Chisholm,Andrea Gutsche,Russell Floren Pdf

The history of the lake's Canadian shore is explored through stories of the adventures, failures, triumphs, and deceits of those who came to fulfill their dreams. Includes tales of ghost villages, islands, shipwrecks, the railway, and POW camps.

Author : R. Bennett
Publisher : Springer
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230508262

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Under the Shadow of the Swastika by R. Bennett Pdf

This book is a study in the ethics of war. It is the only work which focuses on the moral dilemmas of resistance and collaboration in Nazi-occupied Europe, including a detailed examination of Jewish resistance. It presents a comprehensive guide to the harrowing ethical choices that confronted people in response to the German doctrine of collective responsibility: reprisal killings and hostage-taking. Also included: discussion of violations of the Laws of War (especially torture) by the resistance.

Author : Vaddey Ratner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781849837613

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In The Shadow Of The Banyan by Vaddey Ratner Pdf

A stunning, powerful debut novel set against the backdrop of the Cambodian War, perfect for fans of Chris Cleave and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon the family's world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus. Over the next four years, as she endures the deaths of family members, starvation, and brutal forced labour, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of childhood - the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father. In a climate of systematic violence where memory is sickness and justification for execution, Raami fights for her improbable survival. Displaying the author's extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyanis testament to the transcendent power of narrative and a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience. 'In the Shadow of the Banyanis one of the most extraordinary and beautiful acts of storytelling I have ever encountered' Chris Cleave, author of The Other Hand 'Ratner is a fearless writer, and the novel explores important themes such as power, the relationship between love and guilt, and class. Most remarkably, it depicts the lives of characters forced to live in extreme circumstances, and investigates how that changes them. To read In the Shadow of the Banyan is to be left with a profound sense of being witness to a tragedy of history' Guardian 'This is an extraordinary debut … as beautiful as it is heartbreaking' Mail on Sunday

Author : K. Varley
Publisher : Springer
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230582347

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Under the Shadow of Defeat by K. Varley Pdf

Based on extensive archival research, this book is the first wide-ranging analysis of how memories of the Franco-Prussian War shaped French political culture and identities. Examining war remembrance as an emerging mass phenomenon in Europe, it sheds new light on the relationship between memories and the emergence of new concepts of the nation.

Author : Traugott Vogel,Shirley Stephens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Baptists
ISBN : OCLC:1259664200

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Under the SS Shadow by Traugott Vogel,Shirley Stephens Pdf

Author : Tom Holland
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748119516

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In The Shadow Of The Sword by Tom Holland Pdf

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'A stunning blockbuster' Robert Fisk 'A brilliant tour de force of revisionist scholarship and thrilling storytelling' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'A compelling detective story of the highest order' Sunday Times 'Tom Holland has an enviable gift for summoning up the colour, the individuals and animation of the past' Independent In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on and one had vanished forever, while the other seemed almost finished. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval so profound that it spelt, in effect, the end of the ancient world. In the Shadow of the Sword explores how this came about. Spanning from Constantinople to the Arabian desert, and starring some of the most remarkable rulers who ever lived, he tells a story vivid with drama, horror, and startling achievement.

Author : Ryszard Kapuscinski
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307367099

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The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuscinski Pdf

A moving portrait of Africa from Poland's most celebrated foreign correspondent - a masterpiece from a modern master. Famous for being in the wrong places at just the right times, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa in 1957, at the beginning of the end of colonial rule - the "sometimes dramatic and painful, sometimes enjoyable and jubilant" rebirth of a continent. The Shadow of the Sun sums up the author's experiences ("the record of a 40-year marriage") in this place that became the central obsession of his remarkable career. From the hopeful years of independence through the bloody disintegration of places like Nigeria, Rwanda and Angola, Kapuscinski recounts great social and political changes through the prism of the ordinary African. He examines the rough-and-ready physical world and identifies the true geography of Africa: a little-understood spiritual universe, an African way of being. He looks also at Africa in the wake of two epoch-making changes: the arrival of AIDS and the definitive departure of the white man. Kapuscinski's rare humanity invests his subjects with a grandeur and a dignity unmatched by any other writer on the Third World, and his unique ability to discern the universal in the particular has never been more powerfully displayed than in this work.