Defying predictions that the Internet would eventually create a world where nations disappeared in favor of a unified 'global village, ' the new millennium has instead seen a proliferation of nationalism on the Web. Cyberspace, a vast digital terrain built upon interwoven congeries of data and sustained through countless public/private communication networks, has even begun to alter the very fabric of national identity. This is particularly true among stateless nations, diasporic groups, and national minorities, which have fashioned the Internet into a shield again the assimilating efforts of...

Margaret Thatcher was one of the most controversial figures of modern times. Her governments inspired hatred and veneration in equal measure, and her legacy remains fiercely contested. Yet assessments of the Thatcher era are often divorced from any larger historical perspective. This book draws together leading historians to locate Thatcher and Thatcherism within the political, social, cultural and economic history of modern Britain. It explores the social and economic crises of the 1970s; Britain's relationships with Europe, the Commonwealth and the United States; and the different...

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does God allow children to die?" This book will take you on a short journey in search of the answer to these questions. But be ready for the brutal truth. The story you are about to read is a glimpse into the brutality that exists in our culture and around the world. The intent is not to glamorize or make light of it, but allow you to see how awesome God is in the midst of it. Paul in his letter to the Romans stated that "We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: Those who are called according to His purpose." Robert...