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The Islands of Akamula

Author : Joe Conceicao
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN 13 : 1482828405
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book The Islands of Akamula written by Joe Conceicao and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Islands of Akamula is a story about how a distant primitive tribe is forced by war to sail across the sea to found a new home. They arrive at a little archipelago, a group of five small islands dominated by a volcanic isle. Satirical hints about the exiles adventure, relating to an out-of-this-world influence, are present early in the story. But these end up in the discovery that an alien presence has actually taken up residence in the volcanic isle. Akamula develops into a well-guarded and prosperous trading enclave. A small elite band is drawn into contact with the aliens. But the newcomers on Earth not only bring power to the Akamula community but also evil intention. Another band of Akamulans are determined to fight the aliens who have already killed some Akamulans who defied them. Desperate, despite their growing supporters worldwide, the fighters on behalf of Earths safety find that good Aliens make it known they are ready to come to the aid of the world threatened by evil aliens. The crisis that occurs ends in the destruction of the aliens. But elsewhere on Earth, the aliens are tempting a certain intellectual human being in a prolonged dream. Baileys dream or dreams has an apocalyptic element of prophecy. A wise woman from Akamula attempts to interpret what Baileys dreams may portend.

Plumes from Paradise

Author : Pamela Swadling
Publisher : Sydney University Press
ISBN 13 : 1743325460
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Plumes from Paradise written by Pamela Swadling and published by Sydney University Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The natural resources of New Guinea and nearby islands have attracted outsiders for at least 5000 years: spices, aromatic woods and barks, resins, plumes, sea slugs, shells and pearls all brought traders from distant markets. Among the most sought-after was the bird of paradise. Their magnificent plumes bedecked the hats of fashion-conscious women in Europe and America, provided regalia for the Kings of Nepal, and decorated the headdresses of Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire. Plumes from Paradise tells the story of this interaction, and of the economic, political, social and cultural consequence for the island's inhabitants. It traces 400 years of economic and political history, culminating in the 'plume boom' of the early part of the 20th century, when an unprecedented number of outsiders flocked to the island's coasts and hinterlands. The story teems with the variety of people involved: New Guineans, Indonesians, Chinese, Europeans, hunters, traders, natural historians and their collectors, officials, missionaries, planters, miners, adventurers of every kind. In the wings were the conservationists, whose efforts brought the slaughter of the plume boom to an end and ushered in an era of comparative isolation for the island that lasted until World War II.

The Handy Reference Atlas of the World

Author : John Bartholomew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Handy Reference Atlas of the World written by John Bartholomew and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fast Money Schemes

Author : John Cox
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253035635
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Fast Money Schemes written by John Cox and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1990s and early 2000s a wave of Ponzi schemes swept through Papua New Guinea, Australia, and the Solomon Islands. The most notorious scheme, U-Vistract, attracted many thousands of investors, enticing them with promises of 100 percent interest to be paid monthly. Its founder, Noah Musingku, was a charismatic leader who promoted the scheme as a form of Christian mission and as the basis for establishing an independent kingdom. Fast Money Schemes uses in-depth interviews with investors, newspaper accounts, and participant observation to understand the scheme's appeal from the point of view of those who invested and lost, showing that organizers and investors alike understood the scheme as a way of accessing and participating in a global economy. John Cox delivers a "post-village" ethnography that gives insight into the lives of urban, middle-class Papua New Guineans, a group that is not familiar to US readers and that has seldom been a focus of anthropological interest. The book's concern with understanding the interweaving of morality, finance, and aspirations shared by a global cosmopolitan middle class has wide resonance beyond studies of Papua New Guinea and anthropology.

Routledge Handbook of Marine Governance and Global Environmental Change

Author : Paul G. Harris
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351369598
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Marine Governance and Global Environmental Change written by Paul G. Harris and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive handbook provides a detailed and unique overview of current thinking about marine governance in the context of global environmental change. Many of the most profound impacts of global environmental change, and climate change in particular, will occur in the oceans. It is vital that we consider the role of marine governance in adapting to and mitigating these impacts. This comprehensive handbook provides a thorough review of current thinking about marine environmental governance, including law and policy, in the context of global environmental change. Initial chapters describe international law, regimes, and leadership in marine environmental governance, in the process considering how existing regimes for climate change and the oceans should and can be coordinated. This is followed by an exploration of the role of non-state actors, including scientists, nongovernmental organisations, and corporations. The next section includes a collection of chapters highlighting governance schemes in a variety of marine environments and regions, including coastlines, islands, coral reefs, the open ocean, and regional seas. Subsequent chapters examine emerging issues in marine governance, including plastic pollution, maritime transport, sustainable development, environmental justice, and human rights. Providing a definitive overview, the Routledge Handbook of Marine Governance and Global Environmental Change is suitable for advanced students in marine and environmental governance, environmental law and policy, and climate change, as well as practitioners, activists, stakeholders, and others concerned about the world’s oceans and seas.

Pacific Islands Monthly

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1478 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pacific Islands Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

MS-13

Author : Steven Dudley
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1488095345
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book MS-13 written by Steven Dudley and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of the year’s most important books, a gripping meticulously reported account of the rise of one of the world’s most notorious street gangs.” —Mitch Weiss, Pulitzer Prize winner Winner of the Lukas Prize An NPR Best Book of the Year The MS-13 was born from war. In the 1980s, Alex and his brother fled El Salvador for the US and formed the Mara Salvatrucha Stoners. Initially bound by a love of heavy metal music, the group soon took on a harder edge, selling drugs, stealing cars and killing rivals. Gang members like Alex were incarcerated and deported. But in the prison system, the group only grew stronger. Today, MS-13 is one of the most infamous street gangs on earth—and also largely misunderstood. Longtime organized crime investigator Steven Dudley brings readers inside the nefarious group to tell a broader story of flawed US and Central American policies and the exploitative, unequal systems that shape them. “A remarkable feat of reporting; the ways in which the United States is complicit in the creation and preservation of MS-13 might well keep you awake deep into the night, as it did me.” —Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises “By detailing the experiences of gang members and victims alike, he anatomizes the complex, fluid dynamics of this elusive transnational network. A startling book.” —Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times–bestselling author of Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks “The definitive account of MS-13 . . . An outstanding book for true crime readers.” —Library Journal (starred review)

Building Institutions for Resilience

Author : Andrew Simmons
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031288815
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Building Institutions for Resilience written by Andrew Simmons and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-29 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume uses a case study approach to present data on the relevance and effectiveness of the strategic actions implemented by NGOs, IGOs and governments at national, regional, and international scales, drawing lessons and recommendations to enhance the capacity of governments and institutions to deliver on climate change adaptation and sustainable development initiatives. The authors provide insights to policymakers, community leaders, students and researchers working on climate change adaptation and resilience-building practices and strategies in vulnerable communities, including small island developing states and post-conflict states, focusing on innovative management practices and institutional capacity building. The cases presented here provide insights into how institutions can strengthen local, national, and regional capacities to adapt to climate change and other calamities.

Fairies, Demons, and Nature Spirits

Author : Michael Ostling
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113758520X
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Fairies, Demons, and Nature Spirits written by Michael Ostling and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the fairies, demons, and nature spirits haunting the margins of Christendom from late-antique Egypt to early modern Scotland to contemporary Amazonia. Contributions from anthropologists, folklorists, historians and religionists explore Christian strategies of encompassment and marginalization, and the ‘small gods’ undisciplined tendency to evade such efforts at exorcism. Lurking in forest or fairy-mound, chuckling in dark corners of the home or of the demoniac’s body, the small gods both define and disturb the borders of a religion that is endlessly syncretistic and in endless, active denial of its own syncretism. The book will be of interest to students of folklore, indigenous Christianity, the history of science, and comparative religion.

Implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines

Author : Julia Nakamura
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031567161
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines written by Julia Nakamura and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Special Drug Courts

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Special Drug Courts written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cinema of India

Author : Lalitha Gopalan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781905674923
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book The Cinema of India written by Lalitha Gopalan and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work closely examines 24 landmark films.

Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations

Author : James D. Ford
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400705670
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations written by James D. Ford and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks posed by climate change. What we know about adaptation, however, is limited. While there is a well established body of scholarship proposing assessment approaches and explaining concepts, few studies have examined if and how adaptation is taking place at a national or regional level.

A Kafir-English Dictionary

Author : Albert Kropf
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book A Kafir-English Dictionary written by Albert Kropf and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy

Author : Christopher J. Koliba
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420071270
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy written by Christopher J. Koliba and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-07-23 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do public administrators and policy analysts have in common? Their work is undertaken within networks formed when different organizations align to accomplish some kind of policy function. To be effective, they must find ways to navigate complexity and generate effective results. Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy describes a variety of trends and movements that have contributed to the complexity of these systems and the challenges that must be faced as a result. Providing a theoretical and empirical foundation in governance networks, the book offers a conceptual framework for describing governance networks and provides a holistic way to conceive their construction. The text details the skills and functions of public administrators in the context of networked relationships and presents the theoretical foundations to analyze governance networks. It identifies the reforms and trends in governing that led to governance networks, explains the roles that various actors take on through networked relationships, highlights the challenges involved in the failure of networked activities, and illustrates how policy tools are mobilized by these relationships. Be a part of building governance networks 2.0! The author’s website contains support materials such as PowerPoint® presentations, writable case study templates, and other useful items related to building the field’s capacity to describe, evaluate, and design governance networks using the framework of this book. You can post case studies of governance networks, draw on other’s case study materials, and learn about research and educational opportunities. Based on research and real-life experience, the book highlights the interplay between public actors and policy tools. The authors demystify this complex topic of governance networks and explore the practical applications of the conceptual framework. Practical and accessible, the book presents concepts in such a way that readers can engage in these ideas, apply them, and deepen their understanding of the dynamics unfolding around them.

Paradise Atop the Hudson

Author : Sammy Juliano
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Paradise Atop the Hudson written by Sammy Juliano and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paradise Atop the Hudson revisits a time when life was simpler, albeit the definitive baptism under fire for the novel's saintly protagonist, Adam Sean Furano, whose life is turned upside-down after he is ferociously bullied after being set up by a friend who is envious of his loving family. The fictional work is set in Fairview, New Jersey (a small town located directly across from Manhattan) during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and lovingly recreates a community known for the closeness of its residents and year-long events, including the San Paolino Italian Feast, the Firemen's Bazaar, parades, fireworks, and a remarkable community fabric that brings together so many families and individuals via the churches, schools, eateries, entertainment venues, sporting leagues, Scout troops, local mischief, the town library and stores. The novel further examines the era through the period's popular music, movies, television shows and sports, and there is a constant interplay between good and evil, emboldened by the use of Catholic symbolism. Though the novel's main characters and many events are fictional, some supporting characters are real-life and are identified, and at the end of the story, a massive "Who's Who?"-styled acknowledgment appendix pays tribute to past and present residents of Fairview and Cliffside Park, as well as many other authors, bloggers and online friends of the writer who have impacted him in various ways. A section on those residents who have passed on far too young, and a section of names completes this homage to a special place, where growing up was a privilege. The novel's critical occurrence takes place at Palisades Amusement Park in Cliffside Park.

The Malay Magician

Author : R. O. Winstedt
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 104000573X
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Malay Magician written by R. O. Winstedt and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1951, The Malay Magician employs historical and comparative data to unravel the different elements – pagan, Hindu and Muslim – in a complex system of Malay magic, as it exists in the Federation of Malay in general and more specifically as it exists in the Malay States of Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, Selangor and Negri Sembilan. Tied up with the concept of magic is the Malay magician, whose many functions and roles in the society are discussed in detail. This book will be of interest to students of anthropology, sociology, history and cultural studies.