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Free Download The Challenges of Democracy by Jonathan Sumption
English | April 7, 2026 | ISBN: 180522252X | 240 pages | EPUB | 0.27 Mb
Across the globe, democracy is in crisis - in the UK alone, it has been rocked by Brexit, the pandemic and successive attempts by governments to bypass legal norms. But how did this happen, and where might we go from here? Jonathan Sumption cuts through the political noise with acute analysis of the state of democracy today - from the vulnerabilities of international law to the deepening suppression of democracy activism in Hong Kong, and from the complexities of human rights legislation to the defence of freedom of speech. Timely, incisive and wholly original, Challenges of Democracy applies the brilliance of 'the cleverest man in Britain' to the most urgent and far-reaching political issue of our day.

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Free Download The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization By Richard W. Bulliet
2004 | 198 Pages | ISBN: 0231127960 | PDF | 1 MB
Conventional wisdom maintains that the differences between Islam and Christianity are irreconcilable. Pre-eminent Middle East scholar Richard W. Bulliet disagrees, and in this fresh, provocative book he looks beneath the rhetoric of hatred and misunderstanding to challenge prevailing -- and misleading -- views of Islamic history and a ''clash of civilizations.'' These sibling societies begin at the same time, go through the same developmental stages, and confront the same internal challenges. Yet as Christianity grows rich and powerful and less central to everyday life, Islam finds success around the globe but falls behind in wealth and power.Modernization in the nineteenth century brings in secular forces that marginalize religion in political and public life. In the Christian world, this simply furthers a process that had already begun. In the Middle East this gives rise to the tyrannical governments that continue to dominate. Bulliet argues that beginning in the 1950s American policymakers misread the Muslim world and, instead of focusing on the growing discontent against the unpopular governments, saw only a forum for liberal, democratic reforms within those governments. By fostering slogans like ''clash of civilizations'' and ''what went wrong,'' Americans to this day continue to misread the Muslim world and to miss the opportunity to focus on common ground for building lasting peace. This book offers a fresh perspective on U.S.-Muslim relations and provides the intellectual groundwork upon which to help build a peaceful and democratic future in the Muslim world.On ''clash of civilizations''''Civilizations that are destined to clash cannot seek together a common future. Like Mathews'Islam, Huntington's Islam is beyond redemption. The strain of Protestant American thought that both men are heir to, pronounces against Islam the same self-righteous and unequivocal sentence of 'otherness'that American Protestants once visited upon Catholics and Jews.''On ''what went wrong''''The idea that people in the Middle East once embraced the goal of becoming like Europe and hoped that by adopting European ideas and institutions they would someday experience all of the liberal values we recognize in the Europe of today is nonsense. It assumes a historical outcome for Europe itself that no one even in Europe could have predicted.''On ''why do they hate us''''Those who advanced the Japanese occupation as a model for postwar Iraq seem to have baseball, Hello Kitty, and Elvis impersonators in the back of their minds rather than headscarves and turbaned mullahs.... Like latter day missionaries, we want the Muslims to love us, not just for what we can offer in the way of a technological society but for who we are -- for our values. But we refuse to countenance the thought of loving them for their values.''On Islam's ideological shortcomings''Jim Jones, David Koresh, and Meir Kahane do not typify Christianity and Judaism in the eyes of the civilized West but those same eyes are prone to see Osama bin Laden and Mullah Muhammad Omar as typifying Islam.''On Middle East studies''The founders of Middle East studies ignored recommendations that they focus on contemporary Islam and focused instead on Middle Easterners trying to act like westerners. There weren't a lot of these, just as there hadn't been a lot of converts, but the conviction was strong that those few would be pioneers in bringing western modernity to the region... The people we supported as agents of modernity became tyrants.''

Free Download The Cannabis Genome: A New Era in Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding (Depiction and Designing of Plant Genomes) by Angel Fernandez i Marti, Jaime Prohens
English | June 16, 2025 | ISBN: 1032478977 | 192 pages | MOBI | 25 Mb
Cannabis is undergoing a remarkable transformation―from a misunderstood plant to a cornerstone of modern medicine, industry, and agriculture. This book bridges the gap between tradition and innovation, providing a holistic exploration of cannabis genetics, breeding, genomics, and its wide-ranging applications. Authored by leading researchers, industry pioneers, and legacy breeders, it offers a unique blend of academic rigor and practical insights.

Free Download The Canadian Theater, 1813 by Richard V. Barbuto
English | June 15th, 2025 | ISBN: 1636245420 | 96 pages | True EPUB | 63.34 MB
America had gone to war in June 1812 confident that the conquest of Canada would be swift and decisive. However, ill-prepared and hindered by inexperienced leaders, untrained troops, and a lack of resources, the United States quickly found itself on the defensive, suffering major setbacks at Detroit, Queenston, and the River Raisin. By the end of the year, British and Canadian forces stood firm, and some American-held territories had even fallen to the British. Recognizing the need for significant change, President James Madison's administration took steps to reform the army and improve recruitment, pay, and supply logistics. In an important shift, the U.S. Navy bolstered its role by appointing Captain Isaac Chauncey to build a fleet on the Great Lakes.

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Free Download The Cambridge Introduction to William Faulkner (Cambridge Introductions to Literature) By Theresa M. Towner
2008 | 124 Pages | ISBN: 0521855462 | PDF | 1 MB
Attractively designed, this concise and well-written introduction to William Faulkner's life and works will be a welcome addition to library collections serving undergraduates writing papers on this noted Southern writer.Notes that while there is an enormous body of critical literature on Faulkner, much of it "obscures understanding because of the uneven quality (and varying degrees of accuracy) in such a crowded field of study." Further, because most of these books tend to be easily categorized as "biography, textual analysis, influence study, historiography, and so forth," undergraduates have had the difficult and time-consuming task of having to plow through these lengthy, approach-specific studies to try and develop an overview understanding of this complex writer. It is within this context that Theresa M. Towner -- Professor of Literary Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas -- provides this concise guide to Faulkner's life, works, context and critical reception.The book is easy to use: Chapter one being comprised of a nine-page, narrative biographical sketch; Chapter two offering two-to-four page, work-by-work discussions of Faulkner's books in chronological order; Chapter three being a placement and discussion of his contribution to American Literature in the context of his time and peers; and, Chapter four being an assessment of the critical reception and commentary of his works. The text is followed by notes, a "Guide to Further Reading" and a brief index.The value of this book lies in how it serves as a clear, well-written introduction to this complex and challenging Southern writer. Highly recommended for public library collections in the South and all college and university collections.R. Neil ScottMiddle Tennessee State University

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The Canadian Theater, 1814

The Canadian Theater, 1813

The Cambridge Introduction to William Faulkner (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)