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An accessible chronicle of how the Israel-Palestine conflict originated and developed over the past century. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.
The ongoing struggle between Israel and Palestine is one of the most bitter conflicts in history, with profound global consequences. In this book, Middle East expert Michael Scott-Baumann succinctly describes its origins and charts its evolution from civil war to the present day. Each chapter offers a lucid explanation of the politics and ends with personal testimony from Palestinians and Israelis whose lives have been impacted by the dispute.
While presenting competing interpretations, Scott-Baumann examines the key flash points, including the early role of the British, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, the Six-Day War of 1967, and the Trump administration’s peace plan, pitched as “the deal of the century,” in 2020. He delineates both the nature of Israeli control over the Palestinian territories and Palestinian resistance―going to the heart of the clashes in recent decades. The result is an indispensable history, including a time line, glossary, and analysis of why efforts to restore peace have continually failed and what it will take to succeed. 45 B&W maps and images
Exam board: Pearson Edexcel Level: International GCSE (9-1)
Subject: History First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer
2019 Endorsed for Pearson Edexcel qualifications Follow the
tried-and-tested methods of bestselling author Ben Walsh. This book
builds the skills required for exam success, helps students to
remember all the content and makes History really interesting. The
authors have listened to feedback from teachers and students about
the challenging aspects of the specification, to ensure that they
deliver the support you need. You can rely on this textbook to:
> Ensure that History is accessible to all. Straightforward
language, manageable chunks of text and plenty of bullet points
guide you through the content, which is covered in the amount of
depth that students need > Bring historical events, people and
developments to life. Ben Walsh is known for selecting memorable
sources and extracts that work alongside the narrative to draw out
the big concepts within each topic > Focus on what really
matters. The features in the book are designed to consolidate
students' knowledge of the key points - from 'Focus' boxes and
regular 'Knowledge check' questions to end-of-chapter summaries
> Break down exam skills into small steps. Activities throughout
the chapters and larger 'Focus tasks' teach students how to select,
organise and use their knowledge to explain, analyse, evaluate and
make judgements > Provide easy-to-follow exam advice. Clear
explanations of the exam requirements, analysis of what a good
answer might look like and handy tips help students to feel
confident and prepared This book covers the following units:
Historical investigations > Russia and the Soviet Union, 1905-24
> The USA, 1918-41 Breadth studies > Changes in medicine,
c1848-c1948 > China: conflict, crisis and change, 1900-89 >
The Middle East: conflict, crisis and change, 1917-2012
Packed full of information, "Scottish Wild Flowers" is an ideal
guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn
about the fascinating wealth of wild flowers that can be found
there. Each species is illustrated in full colour with a
comprehensive description, plus the plant's English, Latin and
Gaelic names. For ease of use, the plants are grouped together by
the type of habitat in which they can be found, including
Highlands, Lowlands and Coasts. Habitats are arranged from those
most influenced by humans, progressing towards wilder and more
remote areas. The book includes a section with up-to-date details
about places of interest and the best sites for finding some of the
most attractive and special species of wild flowers in Scotland.
'If you love Indiana Jones, this is the real thing. Michael Scott
celebrates the fusion of scholarship and adventure in a book full
of both.' DAN SNOW Uncovering the physical remains of our past is a
quintessential human itch; the pursuit of every society from the
ancients through to today. But the stories behind archaeological
exploration and discovery - what we look for when, what we end up
finding, and what we then do with it - tell us as much about
ourselves today as they do about the past. Through eight
sensational stories of discovery, Professor Michael Scott traces
the evolution of modern archaeology from colonial expeditions to
today's cutting-edge digs, unearthing traps, curses and buried
treasure along the way. We uncover why different periods and places
have caught our attention and imaginations at different times. We
meet the characters, some celebrated and some forgotten, who found
world-famous discoveries like the Rosetta Stone, the Terracotta
Warriors and Machu Picchu. We investigate ancient human footprints,
stunning shipwrecks, mythical princesses and surprising rituals as
keyholes to the wonders of past civilisations. And we unravel how
archaeological finds have often become emblems of modern
fascinations and dilemmas. Crossing millions of years, trekking
from the jungles of South America to the frozen highlands of
Central Asia, X Marks the Spot reveals how much the discovery of
our past is intertwined with the concerns of our present and why X
never, ever marks the spot.
Scottish Wild Flowers - Pocket Edition, is an ideal pocket-size
guide to over 350 plant species found throughout Scotland. Packed
full of information, is a convenient guide for both visitors and
residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the fascinating
wealth of wild flowers that can be found there. Each species is
illustrated in full colour with a comprehensive description, plus
the plant's English, Latin and Gaelic names. For ease of use, the
plants are grouped together by the type of habitat in which they
can be found, including Highlands, Lowlands and Coasts. Habitats
are arranged from those most influenced by humans, progressing
towards wilder and more remote areas. The book includes a section
with up-to-date details about places of interest and the best sites
for finding some of the most attractive and special species of wild
flowers in Scotland.
This handbook offers a comprehensive analysis of peacebuilding in
ethnic conflicts, with attention to theory, peacebuilder roles,
making sense of the past and shaping the future, as well as case
studies and approaches. Comprising 28 chapters that present key
insights on peacebuilding in ethnic conflicts, the volume has
implications for teaching and training, as well as for practice and
policy. The handbook is divided into four thematic parts. Part 1
focuses on critical dimensions of ethnic conflicts, including root
causes, gender, external involvements, emancipatory peacebuilding,
hatred as a public health issue, environmental issues, American
nationalism, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part 2
focuses on peacebuilders' roles, including Indigenous peacemaking,
nonviolent accompaniment, peace leadership in the military,
interreligious peacebuilders, local women, and young people. Part 3
addresses the past and shaping of the future, including a
discussion of public memory, heritage rights and monuments,
refugees, trauma and memory, aggregated trauma in the
African-American community, exhumations after genocide, and a
healing-centered approach to conflict. Part 4 presents case studies
on Sri Lanka's postwar reconciliation process, peacebuilding in
Mindanao, the transformative peace negotiation in Aceh and
Bougainville, external economic aid for peacebuilding in Northern
Ireland, Indigenous and local peacemaking, and a continuum of
peacebuilding focal points. The handbook offers perspectives on the
breadth and significance of peacebuilding work in ethnic conflicts
throughout the world. This volume will be of much interest to
students of peacebuilding, ethnic conflict, security studies, and
international relations.
This book engages with a range of questions about the nature of
faith. The authors defend a distinctive conception of faith
involving resistance to psychological, practical and epistemic
challenges, from which a novel account of the psychology and
epistemology of faith is developed.
This Companion examines contemporary challenges in Peace and
Conflict Studies (PACS) and offers practical solutions to these
problems. Bringing together chapters from new and established
global scholars, the volume explores and critiques the foundations
of Peace and Conflict Studies in an effort to advance the
discipline in light of contemporary local and global actors. The
book examines the following eight specific components of Peace and
Conflict Studies: Peace and conflict studies praxis
Structure-agency tension as it relates to social justice,
nonviolence, and relationship building Gender, masculinity, and
sexuality The role of partnerships and allies in racial, ethnic,
and religious peacebuilding Culture and identity Critical and
emancipatory peacebuilding International conflict transformation
and peacebuilding Global responses to conflict. It argues that new
critical and emancipatory peacebuilding and conflict transformation
strategies are needed to address the complex cultural, economic,
political, and social conflicts of the 21st century. This book will
be of much interest to students of peace and conflict studies,
peace studies, conflict resolution, transitional justice,
reconciliation studies, social justice studies, and international
relations.
The daring exploits of motorcycle race legends Valentino Rossi,
Barry Sheene, Casey Stoner and John Surtees are all gloriously
celebrated in MotoGP: The Illustrated History. Updated for 2023 and
packed with more than 150 stunning photographs, this authoritative
and long-overdue illustrated history celebrates high performance
motorbike racing since the start of the world championship in 1949.
Each racing decade is dissected and discussed, as are the big
incidents, top personalities and technological innovations. To
complete the book, motorcycle racing's greatest names – including
John Surtees, Giacomo Agostini, Kenny Roberts, Valentino Rossi,
Casey Stoner and Marc Marquez – provide exclusive personal
insights and accounts of what it is like to race at speeds of
200mph. MotoGP: The Illustrated History is a unique book which
brilliantly conveys the exhilarating spirit of this stunning sport.
Problem-Oriented Policing: Successful Case Studies is the first
systematic and rigorous collection of effective problem-oriented
policing projects. It includes more than twenty case studies from
among the thousands of projects submitted for the Herman Goldstein
Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing. The volume
describes in detail the case studies and explains the wider
significance of each for effective, efficient, and equitable
policing. This book explores a wide range of problems that fall
under five general categories: gang violence; violence against
women; vulnerable people; disorderly places; and theft, robbery,
and burglary. The case studies tell stories of how police, in
collaboration with others, successfully tackled real-world policing
problems fairly and effectively. The authors have also drawn out of
the case studies the cross-cutting themes and issues they
illustrate. The authors prove that the concept can work, bring to
life the context in which police and communities addressed these
vexing problems, and, ideally, will inspire future problem-oriented
police work that builds on these reported successes. Written in a
clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and
scholars of policing, criminology, and social studies; police
practitioners and crime analysts; and all those who are interested
in learning more about the reality of police problem-solving.
Uncovering the physical remains of our past is a quintessential human itch; the pursuit of every society from the ancients through to today. But the stories behind archaeological exploration and discovery - what we look for when, what we end up finding, and what we then do with it - tell us as much about ourselves today as they do about the past.
Through eight sensational stories of discovery, Professor Michael Scott traces the evolution of modern archaeology from colonial expeditions to today's cutting-edge digs, unearthing traps, curses and buried treasure along the way. We uncover why different periods and places have caught our attention and imaginations at different times. We meet the characters, some celebrated and some forgotten, who found world-famous discoveries like the Rosetta Stone, the Terracotta Warriors and Machu Picchu. We investigate ancient human footprints, stunning shipwrecks, mythical princesses and surprising rituals as keyholes to the wonders of past civilisations. And we unravel how archaeological finds have often become emblems of modern fascinations and dilemmas.
Crossing millions of years, trekking from the jungles of South America to the frozen highlands of Central Asia, X Marks the Spot reveals how much the discovery of our past is intertwined with the concerns of our present and why X never, ever marks the spot.
Since the early 2000s New Zealand has undergone a pop renaissance.
Domestic artists' sales, airplay and concert attendance have all
grown dramatically while new avenues for 'kiwi' pop exports
emerged. Concurrent with these trends was a new collective
sentiment that embraced and celebrated domestic musicians. In
Making New Zealand's Pop Renaissance, Michael Scott argues that
this revival arose from state policies and shows how the state
built market opportunities for popular musicians through
public-private partnerships and organizational affinity with
existing music industry institutions. New Zealand offers an
instructive case for the ways in which 'after neo-liberal' states
steer and co-ordinate popular culture into market exchange by
incentivizing cultural production. Scott highlights how these music
policies were intended to address various economic and social
problems. Arriving with the creative industries' discourse and
policy making, politicians claimed these expanded popular music
supports would facilitate sustainable employment and a sense of
national identity. Yet popular music as economic and social policy
presents a paradox: the music industry generates commercial failure
and thus requires a large unattached pool of potential talent.
Considering this feature, Scott analyses how state programs induced
an informal economy of proto-pop production aimed at accessing
competitive state funding while simultaneously encouraging
musicians to adopt entrepreneurial subjectivities. In doing so he
argues New Zealand's music policies are a form of social policy
that unintentionally deploy hierarchical structures to foster
social inclusion amongst growing numbers of creative workers.
The world’s great religious and philosophical traditions often
include poignant testimonies of spiritual turmoil and healing.
Following episodes of harrowing personal crisis, including
addictions, periods of anxiety and panic, and reminders of
mortality, these accounts then also describe pathways to
consolation and resolution. In Making Peace with the Universe,
Michael Scott Alexander reads diverse classic religious accounts as
masterpieces of therapeutic insight. In the company of William
James, Socrates, Muslim legal scholar turned mystic Hamid
al-Ghazali, Chinggis Khan as described by the Daoist monk Qui
Chuji, and jazz musician and Catholic convert Mary Lou Williams,
Alexander traces the steps from existential crisis to psychological
health. He recasts spiritual confessions as case histories of
therapy, showing how they remain radical and deeply meaningful even
in an age of scientific psychology. They record the therapeutic
affect of spiritual experience, testifying to the achievement of
psychological well-being through the cultivation of an edifying
spiritual mood. Mixing scholarly learning with episodes from his
own skeptical quest, Alexander demonstrates how these accounts of
private terror and personal triumph offer a model of therapy
through spiritual adventure. An interdisciplinary consideration of
the shared terrain of religion and psychology, Making Peace with
the Universe offers an innovative view of what spiritual traditions
can teach us about finding meaning in the modern world.
The musical child of Russia’s golden age, Sergei Rachmaninoff,
was the last of the great Romantics. Scorned by the musical
establishment until very recently, his music received hostile
reviews from critics and other composers. Conversely, it never
failed to find widespread popular acclaim, and today he is one of
the most popular composers of all time. Biographer Michael Scott
investigates Rachmaninoff’s intense and often melodramatic life,
following him from imperial Russia to his years of exile as a
wandering virtuoso and his death in Beverly Hills during the Second
World War, worn out by his punishing schedule. In this remarkable
biography which relates the man to his music, Michael Scott tells
the colourful story of a life that spanned two centuries and two
continents. His original research from the Russian archives, so
long closed to writers from the West, brings us closer to the
spirit of a man who genuinely believed that music could be both
good and popular, a belief that is now triumphantly vindicated.
Problem-Oriented Policing: Successful Case Studies is the first
systematic and rigorous collection of effective problem-oriented
policing projects. It includes more than twenty case studies from
among the thousands of projects submitted for the Herman Goldstein
Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing. The volume
describes in detail the case studies and explains the wider
significance of each for effective, efficient, and equitable
policing. This book explores a wide range of problems that fall
under five general categories: gang violence; violence against
women; vulnerable people; disorderly places; and theft, robbery,
and burglary. The case studies tell stories of how police, in
collaboration with others, successfully tackled real-world policing
problems fairly and effectively. The authors have also drawn out of
the case studies the cross-cutting themes and issues they
illustrate. The authors prove that the concept can work, bring to
life the context in which police and communities addressed these
vexing problems, and, ideally, will inspire future problem-oriented
police work that builds on these reported successes. Written in a
clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and
scholars of policing, criminology, and social studies; police
practitioners and crime analysts; and all those who are interested
in learning more about the reality of police problem-solving.
Since the early 2000s New Zealand has undergone a pop renaissance.
Domestic artists' sales, airplay and concert attendance have all
grown dramatically while new avenues for 'kiwi' pop exports
emerged. Concurrent with these trends was a new collective
sentiment that embraced and celebrated domestic musicians. In
Making New Zealand's Pop Renaissance, Michael Scott argues that
this revival arose from state policies and shows how the state
built market opportunities for popular musicians through
public-private partnerships and organizational affinity with
existing music industry institutions. New Zealand offers an
instructive case for the ways in which 'after neo-liberal' states
steer and co-ordinate popular culture into market exchange by
incentivizing cultural production. Scott highlights how these music
policies were intended to address various economic and social
problems. Arriving with the creative industries' discourse and
policy making, politicians claimed these expanded popular music
supports would facilitate sustainable employment and a sense of
national identity. Yet popular music as economic and social policy
presents a paradox: the music industry generates commercial failure
and thus requires a large unattached pool of potential talent.
Considering this feature, Scott analyses how state programs induced
an informal economy of proto-pop production aimed at accessing
competitive state funding while simultaneously encouraging
musicians to adopt entrepreneurial subjectivities. In doing so he
argues New Zealand's music policies are a form of social policy
that unintentionally deploy hierarchical structures to foster
social inclusion amongst growing numbers of creative workers.
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