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Being Political
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 258

Being Political

Politicians everywhere tend to attract cynicism and inspire disillusionment. They are supposed to epitomize the promise of democratic government and yet invariably find themselves cast as the enemy of every virtue that system seeks to uphold. In the Pacific, "politician" has become a byword for corruption, graft, and misconduct. This was not always the case—the independence generation is still remembered as strong leaders—but today's leaders are commonly associated with malaise and despair. Once heroes of self-determination, politicians are now the targets of donor attempts to institute "good governance," while Fiji's 2006 coup was partly justified on the grounds that they needed "cleani...

State and Society in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2021
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 336

State and Society in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2021

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-08-09
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  • Publisher: ANU Press

In a previous volume, State and Society in Papua New Guinea: The First Twenty-Five Years (2001, reprinted by ANU E Press in 2004), a collection of papers by the author published between 1971 and 2001 was put together to mark Papua New Guinea’s first 25 years as an independent state. This volume presents a collection of papers written between 2001 and 2021, which update the story of political and social development in Papua New Guinea in the first two decades of the twenty-first century. The chapters cover a range of topics, from an evaluation of proposals for political reform in the early 2000s, a review of the discussion of ‘failing states’ in the island Pacific and the shift to limited preferential voting in 2007, to a detailed account of political developments from the move against Sir Michael Somare in 2011 to the election of Prime Minister Marape and his performance to 2022. There are also chapters on language policy, external and internal security, religious fundamentalism and national identity, and the sustainability of economic growth.

Power-Sharing and Political Stability in Deeply Divided Societies
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 188

Power-Sharing and Political Stability in Deeply Divided Societies

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-06-05
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Nearly all the peace accords signed in the last two decades have included power-sharing in one form or another. The notion of both majority and minority segments co-operating for the purposes of political stability has informed both international policy prescriptions for post-conflict zones and home-grown power-sharing pacts across the globe. This book examines the effect of power-sharing forms of governance in bringing about political stability amid deep divisions. It is the first major comparison of two power-sharing designs – consociationalism and centripetalism - and it assesses a number of cases central to the debate, including Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi...

Katherine, When She Smiled
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 188

Katherine, When She Smiled

Katherine Rose has a secret. She was shocked to discover that her late father, a famous scholar, was secretly the author of lurid Gothic novels. These novels, wildly popular though critically disparaged, are her family

Speedwell
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 348

Speedwell

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-07-25
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  • Publisher: CreateSpace

Katy and Jem enter the 1920's with their future in the balance. How can they possibly make their new enterprise work? They must risk everything, including disaster, and trust their gamble will pay off. Cassandra, juggling the demands of a young family, aging parents and running Cheadle Manor, distrusts the speed of the modern age, but Douglas races to meet the new era, revelling in the freedom of the open road. Can each marriage survive the strain the new dynamic decade imposes? Or will the love they share deepen and carry them through? They all arrive at destinies that surprise them in Speedwell, the third book in the Katherine Wheel trilogy.

Katherine's Sheaves
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 250

Katherine's Sheaves

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-06-02
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  • Publisher: DigiCat

Katherine's Sheaves presents a worldview on Christain Science through the story of a young and intelligent "Christain Scientist," Katherine Minturn. The work is full of her interactions with Professor Seabrook, who had forbidden her to talk about Christian science while she was a student at Hilton. One can witness several instances of Katherine advocating this field and her efforts in preaching the benefits of studying it. She tells how her mother recovered from a condition that several physicians had said was incurable using this science and then became its practitioner. Christian science is portrayed in the story as a religion of love and the Science of sciences.

The Fly on the Wheel. by Katherine Cecil Thurston (Original Version)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 140

The Fly on the Wheel. by Katherine Cecil Thurston (Original Version)

Katherine Cecil Thurston (18 April 1875 - 5 September 1911) was an Irish novelist.Born Katherine Cecil Madden in Cork, Ireland, the only daughter of banker Paul J. Madden (who was Mayor of Cork 1885-1886, and a friend of Charles Stuart Parnell) and Catherine Madden (born Barry), she was privately educated. By the end of the 19th century she was contributing short stories to various British and American publications, such as Pall Mall Magazine, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Harper's Magazine, Windsor Magazine and others. In 1901, she married the writer Ernest Temple Thurston (1879-1933). They separated in 1907 and were divorced in 1910 on grounds of his adultery and desertion. The suit went undefended. Thurston "complained that she was making more money by her books than he was, that her personality dominated his, and had said that he wanted to leave her.

The Visual Object of Desire in Late Medieval England
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 300

The Visual Object of Desire in Late Medieval England

Little remains of the rich visual culture of late medieval English piety. The century and a half leading up to the Reformation had seen an unparalleled growth of devotional arts, as chapels, parish churches, and cathedrals came to be filled with images in stone, wood, alabaster, glass, embroidery, and paint of newly personalized saints, angels, and the Holy Family. But much of this fell victim to the Royal Injunctions of September 1538, when parish officials were ordered to remove images from their churches. In this highly insightful book Sarah Stanbury explores the lost traffic in images in late medieval England and its impact on contemporary authors and artists. For Chaucer, Nicholas Love,...

The Heraldic Journal ...
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 420

The Heraldic Journal ...

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-03-05
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  • Publisher: Unknown

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Heraldic Journal

Object Relations Psychotherapy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 507

Object Relations Psychotherapy

"Glickauf-Hughes and Wells present a clear and well-organized review of personality development according to object relations theorists. They offer an explanation and critique of each major theorist, note issues on which there is disagreement (along with areas of investigation not fully explored), and present implications for treatment. Concepts are well defined, and one gets the sense of a cohesive body of knowledge (possibly more cohesive than it actually is). Those unfamiliar with object-relations theory will have a good outline; those who know enough to be confused will find some clarification." —Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research