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A story of staggering scope and drama, Revolusi is the masterful
and definitive account of the epic revolution that sparked the
decolonisation of the modern world. On a sunny Friday morning in
August 1945, a handful of tired people raised a homemade cotton
flag and on behalf of 68 million compatriots announced the birth of
a new nation. With the fourth largest population in the world,
inhabiting islands that span an eighth of the globe, Indonesia
became the first colonised country to declare its independence
after the Second World War. Four million civilians had died during
the wartime occupation by the Japanese that ousted the Dutch
colonial regime. Another 200,000 people would lose their lives in
the astonishingly brutal conflict that ensued - as the Dutch used
savage violence to reassert their control, and as the Allied troops
of Britain and America became embroiled in pacifying Indonesia's
guerrilla war of resistance: the 'revolusi'. It was not until
December 1949 that the newly created United Nations forced The
Netherlands to cede all sovereignty to Indonesia, finally ending
350 years of colonial rule and setting a precedent that would
reshape the world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and
eye-witness testimonies, David Van Reybrouck turns this vast and
complex story into an utterly gripping narrative that is alive with
human detail at every turn. A landmark publication, Revolusi shows
Indonesia's struggle for independence to be one of the defining
dramas of the twentieth century and establishes its author as one
of the most gifted narrative historians at work in any language
today.
In the first year of the new millennium, a book came into my hands
from which I learned that for twenty years I had lived in the house
of a former SS man. The dazzling new novel by Stefan Hertmans,
author of the modern classic War and Turpentine. 'A powerful and
humane reminder that the horrors of the past century are
inexhaustibly fascinating and reverberate today.' Observer In 1979,
Stefan Hertmans fell in love with a beautiful dilapidated old house
in Ghent in Belgium, which he lovingly rescued from decay, as it
became his peaceful sanctuary. Now, all these years later, he
learns that a bust of Hitler once sat on the mantelpiece, and a war
criminal relaxed in its rooms with his family. This shocking
discovery sends Hertmans off to the archives and to interview next
of kin, to uncover the secrets of the house and reimagine this
man's life and expose the atrocities he's responsible for. We see
Willem Verhulst as a weak, narcissistic man who climbed high in the
ranks of the SS; a fascinating and chilling case study for the
cruel and perverse mentality of the Nazis. A story of war, family,
and individual fate, The Ascent portrays the deep tragedy of
Flemish collaboration during World War Two. Hertmans masterfully
brings history and the house to life, as he appears in the novel as
a trusted guide, and imagines individual lives to tell the greater
European story. Translated from the Dutch by David McKay Praise for
War and Turpentine 'All the marking of a future classic.' Neel
Mukherjee, Guardian 'Staggering richness of language. Mesmerising
from page one'. Simon Schama 'Masterpiece, an accolade often
casually bestowed, really does describe this magnificent book.'
Sunday Times, Book of the Year 'A masterly book.' New York Times,
10 Best Books of the Year
First published in 1979, this book examines key planning policy
areas such as land use planning, land values, housing and slum
clearance, urban transport, industrial and regional economic
location policies, and policies inner city policies to explain why
particular policies have been adopted at particular times -
assessing the role of political parties, bureaucrats and interests
in setting the national policy agenda. Policy is also placed in the
broader economic and social context and the question of whether,
given contemporaneous constraints, a coherent national urban policy
is possible is examined. Its focus on political parties' role in
urban change at the start of Thatcher-era upheavals makes this book
especially valuable to students of urban sociology and the history
of planning.
Originally published in 1985. After the epoch-making voyages of
exploration of Captain Cook, a series of further exploratory
missions was financed by the British government to add to the
knowledge of the lands of the southern hemisphere: 'a more minute
examination of the coast' was, for example, the brief of the voyage
of the Investigator. Specimens of plants and fauna were to be
collected, and useful products noted. The combination of the
commercial streak with a commitment to empirical science was
typical of the interests of the eighteenth century. This book
traces the explorations and achievements of those who undertook
missions of this kind, as extensions of their patrons' eyes, as it
were. The commercial possibilities - of cotton, furs, foodstuffs,
and other products - were exploited to the full, and the
achievements of science thus helped to strengthen the imperial
effort. Notable figures include the distinguished naturalist Sir
Joseph Banks and the notorious Captain Bligh of the Bounty. The
fascination and wide-ranging story is told with full scholarly
documentation and many new insights and discoveries.
"The New British Politics" is one of the most comprehensive and
successful introductions to British politics ever published. Now
available in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, this
clear, lively and authoritative text has an emphasis on law and
order and the historical context of British politics. Written by
internationally-known specialists, the book combines incisive and
original analysis with direct presentation.
The two decades since the last authoritative general history of
Dutch Jews was published have seen such substantial developments in
historical understanding that new assessment has become an
imperative. This volume offers an indispensable survey from a
contemporary viewpoint that reflects the new preoccupations of
European historiography and allows the history of Dutch Jewry to be
more integrated with that of other European Jewish histories.
Historians from both older and newer generations shed significant
light on all eras, providing fresh detail that reflects changed
emphases and perspectives. In addition to such traditional subjects
as the Jewish community's relationship with the wider society and
its internal structure, its leaders, and its international
affiliations, new topics explored include the socio-economic
aspects of Dutch Jewish life seen in the context of the integration
of minorities more widely; a reassessment of the Holocaust years
and consideration of the place of Holocaust memorialization in
community life; and the impact of multiculturalist currents on Jews
and Jewish politics. Memory studies, diaspora studies, postcolonial
studies, and digital humanities all play their part in providing
the fullest possible picture. This wide-ranging scholarship is
complemented by a generous plate section with eighty fully
captioned colour illustrations.
Originally published in 1985. After the epoch-making voyages of
exploration of Captain Cook, a series of further exploratory
missions was financed by the British government to add to the
knowledge of the lands of the southern hemisphere: 'a more minute
examination of the coast' was, for example, the brief of the voyage
of the Investigator. Specimens of plants and fauna were to be
collected, and useful products noted. The combination of the
commercial streak with a commitment to empirical science was
typical of the interests of the eighteenth century. This book
traces the explorations and achievements of those who undertook
missions of this kind, as extensions of their patrons' eyes, as it
were. The commercial possibilities - of cotton, furs, foodstuffs,
and other products - were exploited to the full, and the
achievements of science thus helped to strengthen the imperial
effort. Notable figures include the distinguished naturalist Sir
Joseph Banks and the notorious Captain Bligh of the Bounty. The
fascination and wide-ranging story is told with full scholarly
documentation and many new insights and discoveries.
Essentials of American Politics is an undergraduate text with a
novel analytical and comparative focus. It takes as a central theme
the increasing tension in American politics between a general
philosophy of limited government and particular public demands for
more and better government programs and services. While this has
always been a feature of the American polity, recent events have
brought it into sharp focus. Both a Republican Congress and
Democratic president extol the virtues of less government but
continue to grapple with demands for improved education, health
care, transportation and almost every other area of social and
economic life. All praise the virtues of lower taxation and at the
same time promise improvements in the quality of public services. A
similar tension applies in the courts, in state politics and indeed
throughout the system. Recent successes such as a balanced budget
have been achieved in part because the limited government
philosophy has been on the ascendant and has won support from all
shades of political opinion. But conflicts over the distributional
questions of who gets what has hardly subsided.In few other
democracies is this tension as well defined as in the United States
and Essentials reminds readers of this fact through comparison with
democratic processes in other countries, and in particular with
European countries.Essentials weaves this theme into a discussion
of American national politics. Up to date and well organized
chapters are devoted to beliefs and values, the Constitution,
federalism, Congress, presidency, the federal bureaucracy, interest
groups and the courts. Policy chapters include economic, social and
foreign affairs. In all chapters the analytical approach explains
to students some of the main controversies in American political
science. At all times Essentials seeks to impart basic information
on American politics in an analytical but stimulating
manner.Features:Concise format of 17 chapters that cover instit
Comprehensive and accessible coverage of key aspects of the British
political system, written by a team of distinguished scholars.
Originally published in 1983, this third edition has been fully
revised and updated.
First published in 1979, this book examines key planning policy
areas such as land use planning, land values, housing and slum
clearance, urban transport, industrial and regional economic
location policies, and policies inner city policies to explain why
particular policies have been adopted at particular times -
assessing the role of political parties, bureaucrats and interests
in setting the national policy agenda. Policy is also placed in the
broader economic and social context and the question of whether,
given contemporaneous constraints, a coherent national urban policy
is possible is examined. Its focus on political parties' role in
urban change at the start of Thatcher-era upheavals makes this book
especially valuable to students of urban sociology and the history
of planning.
The New British Politics is one of the most comprehensive and
successful introductions to British politics ever published. Now
available in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, this
clear, lively and authoritative text has an emphasis on law and
order and the historical context of British politics. Written by
internationally-known specialists, the book combines incisive and
original analysis with direct presentation.
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Power (Paperback)
Alan Blackwell, David Mackay
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R661
Discovery Miles 6 610
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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In this book, first published in 2006, seven internationally
renowned writers address the theme of Power from the perspective of
their own disciplines. Energy expert Mary Archer begins with an
exploration of the power sources of our future. Astronomer Neil
Tyson leads a tour of the orders of magnitude in the cosmos.
Mathematician and inventor of the Game of Life John Conway
demonstrates the power of simple ideas in mathematics. Screenwriter
Maureen Thomas explains the mechanisms of narrative power in the
media of film and videogames, Elisabeth Bronfen the emotional power
carried by representations of life and death, and Derek Scott the
power of patriotic music and the mysterious Mozart effect. Finally,
celebrated parliamentarian Tony Benn critically assesses the
reality of power and democracy in society.
Former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali was
the first to call The Hague the 'legal capital of the world'. Now,
Peter van Krieken and David McKay in The Hague: Legal Capital of
the World examine the city that hosts the world's main legal
bodies. The book discusses the International Court of Justice (the
'World Court'), the International Criminal Court, the Yugoslav
Tribunal and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons, to name a few. Throughout the book renowned experts offer
clear exposition and incisive analysis, supported by fact sheets
and key documents. Alongside the cases that make the headlines, the
reader will discover lesser-known but surprisingly influential
organizations, such as the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the
Hague Conference on Private International Law. A rich introductory
section adds historical context and legal essentials.
Presidential leadership in America can and does make a great deal
of difference to what is debated and eventually legislated. At the
same time presidents are obviously constrained by what is always a
complex and difficult political environment. In this study Dr McKay
examines the interaction between presidential policy preferences
and the political environment, concentrating on welfare and urban
policy and intergovernmental relations under Johnson, Nixon, Carter
and Reagan. McKay traces the origins of domestic initiatives,
assesses the intellectual coherence of policies and examines the
ways in which the four presidents adapted their strategies
according to their legislative fortunes and the experience of
implementing policies. Throughout the work, McKay measures the
independent influence of the White House on policy and draws
conclusions for theories of American political development, in
particular for the opportunities and constraints provided by the
fragmentation of the New Deal political regime.
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War and Turpentine (Paperback)
Stefan Hertmans; Translated by David McKay
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R313
R256
Discovery Miles 2 560
Save R57 (18%)
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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WINNER OF THE VONDEL PRIZE 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in The
Times, Sunday Times and The Economist, and one of the 10 Best Books
of 2016 in the New York Times Shortly before his death, Stefan
Hertmans' grandfather Urbain Martien gave his grandson a set of
notebooks containing the detailed memories of his life. He grew up
in poverty around 1900, the son of a struggling church painter who
died young, and went to work in an iron foundry at only 13.
Afternoons spent with his father at work on a church fresco were
Urbain's heaven; the iron foundry an inferno. During the First
World War, Urbain was on the front line confronting the invading
Germans, and ever after he is haunted by events he can never
forget. The war ends and he marries his great love, Maria Emelia,
but she dies tragically in the 1919 flu epidemic. Urbain mourns her
bitterly for the rest of his life but, like the obedient soldier he
is, he marries her sister at her parents' bidding. The rest is not
quite silence, but a marriage with a sad secret at its heart, and
the consolations found in art and painting. War and Turpentine is
the imaginative reconstruction of a damaged life across the
tumultuous decades of the twentieth century; a deeply moving
portrayal of family, grief, love and war.
Former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali was
the first to call The Hague the 'legal capital of the world'. Now,
Peter van Krieken and David McKay in The Hague: Legal Capital of
the World examine the city that hosts the world's main legal
bodies. The book discusses the International Court of Justice (the
'World Court'), the International Criminal Court, the Yugoslav
Tribunal and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons, to name a few. Throughout the book renowned experts offer
clear exposition and incisive analysis, supported by fact sheets
and key documents. Alongside the cases that make the headlines, the
reader will discover lesser-known but surprisingly influential
organizations, such as the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the
Hague Conference on Private International Law. A rich introductory
section adds historical context and legal essentials.
Presidential leadership in America can and does make a great deal
of difference to what is debated and eventually legislated. At the
same time presidents are obviously constrained by what is always a
complex and difficult political environment. In this study Dr McKay
examines the interaction between presidential policy preferences
and the political environment, concentrating on welfare and urban
policy and intergovernmental relations under Johnson, Nixon, Carter
and Reagan. McKay traces the origins of domestic initiatives,
assesses the intellectual coherence of policies and examines the
ways in which the four presidents adapted their strategies
according to their legislative fortunes and the experience of
implementing policies. Throughout the work, McKay measures the
independent influence of the White House on policy and draws
conclusions for theories of American political development, in
particular for the opportunities and constraints provided by the
fragmentation of the New Deal political regime.
"Essentials of American Politics" is an undergraduate text with a
novel analytical and comparative focus. It takes as a central theme
the increasing tension in American politics between a general
philosophy of limited government and particular public demands for
more and better government programs and services. While this has
always been a feature of the American polity, recent events have
brought it into sharp focus. Both a Republican Congress and
Democratic president extol the virtues of less government but
continue to grapple with demands for improved education, health
care, transportation and almost every other area of social and
economic life. All praise the virtues of lower taxation and at the
same time promise improvements in the quality of public services. A
similar tension applies in the courts, in state politics and indeed
throughout the system. Recent successes such as a balanced budget
have been achieved in part because the limited government
philosophy has been on the ascendant and has won support from all
shades of political opinion. But conflicts over the distributional
questions of who gets what has hardly subsided.In few other
democracies is this tension as well defined as in the United States
and "Essentials" reminds readers of this fact through comparison
with democratic processes in other countries, and in particular
with European countries."Essentials" weaves this theme into a
discussion of American national politics. Up to date and well
organized chapters are devoted to beliefs and values, the
Constitution, federalism, Congress, presidency, the federal
bureaucracy, interest groups and the courts. Policy chapters
include economic, social and foreign affairs. In allchapters the
analytical approach explains to students some of the main
controversies in American political science. At all times
"Essentials" seeks to impart basic information on American politics
in an analytical but stimulating manner.Features: Concise format of
17 chapters that cover institutions, behavior and policy
arenas.Theme of American's general philosophy of limited government
versus our particular demands for expanded government programs and
services.Rich, comparative examples (Britain, Canada, and Mexico
versus U.S.) throughout the book's narrative.
A story of staggering scope and drama, Revolusi is the masterful
and definitive account of the epic revolution that sparked the
decolonisation of the modern world. On a sunny Friday morning in
August 1945, a handful of tired people raised a homemade cotton
flag and on behalf of 68 million compatriots announced the birth of
a new nation. With the fourth largest population in the world,
inhabiting islands that span an eighth of the globe, Indonesia
became the first colonised country to declare its independence
after the Second World War. Four million civilians had died during
the wartime occupation by the Japanese that ousted the Dutch
colonial regime. Another 200,000 people would lose their lives in
the astonishingly brutal conflict that ensued - as the Dutch used
savage violence to reassert their control, and as the Allied troops
of Britain and America became embroiled in pacifying Indonesia's
guerrilla war of resistance: the 'revolusi'. It was not until
December 1949 that the newly created United Nations forced The
Netherlands to cede all sovereignty to Indonesia, finally ending
350 years of colonial rule and setting a precedent that would
reshape the world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and
eye-witness testimonies, David Van Reybrouck turns this vast and
complex story into an utterly gripping narrative that is alive with
human detail at every turn. A landmark publication, Revolusi shows
Indonesia's struggle for independence to be one of the defining
dramas of the twentieth century and establishes its author as one
of the most gifted narrative historians at work in any language
today.
First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and
Francis, an informa company.
Now in its ninth edition, this popular introduction tackles the
most recent trends in American politics and society through
explanation, analyses, and interpretations of government processes
adding valuable context for students by considering these
procedures and developments from an international perspective. *
Fully updated to take account of the many recent developments in
American politics and society exploring developments characterized
by the deepest ideological divisions in recent memory * Features
new chapters on the performance of the Obama presidency and the
polarization of American politics * Focuses on the divisive
ideological climate that now dominates American politics and which
was exemplified by the bitter and polarized 2016 presidential
election campaign * Benefits from a student-friendly style and
design with numerous illustrations and a range of helpful
pedagogical features, including chronologies, biographies, and
definition boxes highlighting key concepts and controversial issues
* Offers thought-provoking insights into the social background to
contemporary politics in America, while fully embracing the latest
developments and considering these from a non-U.S. perspective
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