Peace Breaks Out

2016-11-03 Fiction

Author: Angela Thirkell

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 0349007519

Category: Fiction

Page: 288

Barsetshire in the war years. True to the theory that a positive change creates almost as much stress as a negative one, the outbreak of Peace is met with trepidation. The Government falls, Mr Adams contests Anne Fielding's father for MP, and bread is not delivered (somehow equivalent events). However the main action focuses on David Leslie who, at thirty-nine, is still meddling with the feelings of every available young woman until Rose Bingham, of suitable age and circumstances, 'sorts him out', object: Matrimony. Around the edges we encounter Mr Scratcherd the local 'artist' and his formidable niece who harangues him in non-stop paragraphs; the continuing feud with the Palace as the Bishop's request for a song in honour of 'our Wonderful Red Comrades' is countered by a hymn whose tune is that of the Russian Imperial National Anthem; and young George Halliday's infatuation with a totally oblivious, very middle-aged, Lady Graham.

Why Peace Breaks Out

2017-07 History

Great Power Rapprochement in Historical Perspective

Author: Stephen R. Rock

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: 9780807865866

Category: History

Page: 232

Rock seeks to identify the decisive factors that can lead traditionally hostile nations toward amicable relations and contends that power relationships alone do not determine whether nations will be at peace with one another. He examines four interconnected cases of great power relations between 1895 and 1914 involving the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and France to test his hypothesis. Originally published in 1989. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Peace Breaks Out

2017-02-23 Northern Ireland

Author: Robin Hardy,Donough O'Brien

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: 9781911331001

Category: Northern Ireland

Page: 320

When the IRA kill Bill Heathcote's family in a botched bombing attempt, the scene is set for a revenge thriller that pursues the truth to the very top of UK and US government power...

How Enemies Become Friends

2010-01-25 Political Science

The Sources of Stable Peace

Author: Charles A. Kupchan

Publisher: Princeton University Press

ISBN: 9781400834419

Category: Political Science

Page: 448

Is the world destined to suffer endless cycles of conflict and war? Can rival nations become partners and establish a lasting and stable peace? How Enemies Become Friends provides a bold and innovative account of how nations escape geopolitical competition and replace hostility with friendship. Through compelling analysis and rich historical examples that span the globe and range from the thirteenth century through the present, foreign policy expert Charles Kupchan explores how adversaries can transform enmity into amity--and he exposes prevalent myths about the causes of peace. Kupchan contends that diplomatic engagement with rivals, far from being appeasement, is critical to rapprochement between adversaries. Diplomacy, not economic interdependence, is the currency of peace; concessions and strategic accommodation promote the mutual trust needed to build an international society. The nature of regimes matters much less than commonly thought: countries, including the United States, should deal with other states based on their foreign policy behavior rather than on whether they are democracies. Kupchan demonstrates that similar social orders and similar ethnicities, races, or religions help nations achieve stable peace. He considers many historical successes and failures, including the onset of friendship between the United States and Great Britain in the early twentieth century, the Concert of Europe, which preserved peace after 1815 but collapsed following revolutions in 1848, and the remarkably close partnership of the Soviet Union and China in the 1950s, which descended into open rivalry by the 1960s. In a world where conflict among nations seems inescapable, How Enemies Become Friends offers critical insights for building lasting peace.

Conversations on Justice from National, International, and Global Perspectives

2019-01-03 Law

Author: Jean-Marc Coicaud,Lynette E. Sieger

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 1316510093

Category: Law

Page: 250

Authors from a variety of fields including law, political science, international relations and economics discuss matters of justice at the national, international and global levels.

Debating the Democratic Peace

1996 Political Science

Author: Michael Edward Brown,Sean M. Lynn-Jones,Steven E. Miller,Director of Studies Center for Science and International Affairs Steven E Miller,Owen R Cot Jr,Marengo Research LLC

Publisher: MIT Press

ISBN: 9780262522137

Category: Political Science

Page: 379

Are democracies less likely to go to war than other kinds of states? This question is of tremendous importance in both academic and policy-making circles and one that has been debated by political scientists for years. The Clinton administration, in particular, has argued that the United States should endeavor to promote democracy around the world. This timely reader includes some of the most influential articles in the debate that have appeared in the journal International Security during the past two years, adding two seminal pieces published elsewhere to make a more balanced and complete collection, suitable for classroom use.

American Boarding School Fiction, 1928Ð1981

2014-07-25 Literary Criticism

A Critical Study

Author: Alexander H. Pitofsky

Publisher: McFarland

ISBN: 0786478659

Category: Literary Criticism

Page: 208

When boarding-school fiction became popular in the 19th century, it tended to be warm and nostalgic, filled with sporting events, practical jokes, and schemes to get even with campus bullies. All of that changed in the era discussed in this book. Holden Caulfield, the narrator of J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, drops out of one prep school and is expelled from two others. The conflicts between students in John Knowles's Devon School novels become so heated that two young men die. And in the controversial novel Good Times/Bad Times, James Kirkwood portrays the headmaster of a private academy as closeted, deeply neurotic, and infatuated with an 18-year-old who has recently enrolled at his school. In spite of their unsettling images of anguish and cruelty, these and other American boarding-school novels have attracted large audiences and influenced countless school narratives in fiction, drama, television and film. Many books have been written about British school stories. This is the first study that explores the history of boarding-school fiction in the United States.

Becoming Your Husband's Best Friend

2011-01-01 Religion

Secrets to Loving the Man You Married

Author: David Frisbie,Lisa Frisbie

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

ISBN: 0736940790

Category: Religion

Page: 224

Seasoned authors, speakers, and counselors David and Lisa Frisbie point the way for any woman who wants to make her relationship with her husband the best it can be. This practical guide includes... An assessment of the premarital relationship. Women often wonder, "How did we get here?" Now they can find out. An exploration of readers' own thoughts, feeling, actions, and motives. Wives will discover why they think and feel the things they do as well as how they can take better care of themselves. A guidebook about men. Women will gain compassion and understanding as they learn why their husbands act the way they do. A strategy for change. Readers will find solid reasons to believe that transformation is always possible. Questions for reflection and ideas for journaling make this a perfect tool for a woman's personal healing as well as group study.

Rivalry and Alliance Politics in Cold War Latin America

2014-05-21 History

Author: Christopher Darnton

Publisher: JHU Press

ISBN: 1421413612

Category: History

Page: 304

Rivalry and Alliance Politics in Cold War Latin America, Christopher Darnton’s comparative study of the nature of conflict between Latin American states during the Cold War, provides a counterintuitive and shrewd explanation of why diplomacy does or doesn’t work. Specifically, he develops a theory that shows how the "parochial interests" of state bureaucracies can overwhelm national leaders’ foreign policy initiatives and complicate regional alliances. His thorough evaluation of several twentieth-century Latin American conflicts covers the gamut of diplomatic disputes from border clashes to economic provocations to regional power struggles. Darnton examines the domestic political and economic conditions that contribute either to rivalry (continued conflict) or rapprochement (diplomatic reconciliation) while assessing the impact of U.S. foreign policy. Detailed case studies provide not only a robust test of the theory but also a fascinating tour of Latin American history and Cold War politics, including a multilayered examination of Argentine-Brazilian strategic competition and presidential summits over four decades; three rivalries in Central America following Cuba’s 1959 revolution; and how the 1980s debt crisis entangled the diplomatic affairs of several Andean countries. These questions about international rivalry and rapprochement are of particular interest to security studies and international relations scholars, as they seek to understand what defuses regional conflicts, creates stronger incentives for improving diplomatic ties between states, and builds effective alliances. The analysis also bears fruit for contemporary studies of counterterrorism in its critique of parallels between the Cold War and the Global War on Terror, its examination of failed rapprochement efforts between Algeria and Morocco, and its assessment of obstacles to U.S. coalition-building efforts.

Quentin Crisp

2011-10-14 Social Science

The Profession of Being. A Biography

Author: Nigel Kelly

Publisher: McFarland

ISBN: 0786488417

Category: Social Science

Page: 227

English writer and raconteur Quentin Crisp (1908–1999) became a celebrity and gay icon at the age of 60 with the publication and televising of his 1968 memoir, The Naked Civil Servant. Unapologetically unconventional, he filled books and articles with his witticisms and opinions on popular culture, and packed theaters worldwide with his one-man show An Evening with Quentin Crisp. This biography chronicles Crisp’s life, including his birth in pre–World War I England; his life as a gay youth on the streets of London; his early attempts at writing and job-seeking; his entry into the world of modeling; and his sudden success late in life. With this definitive chronicle, Quentin Crisp and his unique worldview are once again on display.

Mathematical Logic

2013-04-22 Mathematics

Author: Stephen Cole Kleene

Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 0486317072

Category: Mathematics

Page: 416

Contents include an elementary but thorough overview of mathematical logic of 1st order; formal number theory; surveys of the work by Church, Turing, and others, including Gödel's completeness theorem, Gentzen's theorem, more.

Militarist Peace in South America

2006-08-06 Political Science

Conditions for War and Peace

Author: F. Martín

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 1403983585

Category: Political Science

Page: 255

Martin derives several realist and liberal propositions on the causes of war and peace and tests them, utilizing evidence from the peace in South America, as well as developing and discussing the "Militarist Peace" hypothesis.

Dreaming

1995 Biography & Autobiography

Hard Luck and Good Times in America

Author: Carolyn See

Publisher: Univ of California Press

ISBN: 9780520204829

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 343

In this bittersweet and beautifully written memoir, Carolyn See embarks on nothing less than a reevaluation of the American Dream. Although it features a clan in which dysfunction was something of a family tradition, Dreaming is no victim's story. With a wry humor and not a trace of self-pity, See writes of fights and breakups and hard times, but also of celebration and optimism in the face of adversity. The story of See's family speaks for the countless people who reached for the shining American vision, found it eluded their grasp, and then tried to make what they had glitter as best they could.

When peace broke out

1994 History

Britain, 1945

Author: Great Britain Central Office of Information Reference Services

Publisher: The Stationery Office/Tso

ISBN: 9780117018600

Category: History

Page: 148

2 Samuel (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible)

2015-04-28 Religion

Author: Robert Barron

Publisher: Brazos Press

ISBN: 1441221964

Category: Religion

Page: 240

The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible encourages readers to explore how the vital roots of the ancient Christian tradition should inform and shape faithfulness today. In this addition to the series, highly acclaimed author, speaker, and theologian Robert Barron offers a theological exegesis of 2 Samuel. He highlights three major themes: God's non-competitive transcendence, the play between divine and non-divine causality, and the role of Old Testament kingship. As with other volumes in the series, this book is ideal for those called to ministry, serving as a rich resource for preachers, teachers, students, and study groups.

Reconciling Enemy States in Europe and Asia

2012-04-24 Political Science

Author: Seunghoon Emilia Heo

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 0230390374

Category: Political Science

Page: 206

Heo conceptualizes reconciliation in International Relations theory and fills a gap by building a theoretical framework for interstate reconciliation. Combining historical and political scientific approaches, she analyses case studies from Europe, the Middle East, and Northeast Asia.