The author has made an intensive study of the early literature of the Pacific. In this book his purpose is to establish the true title to the discovery of the various islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia by abstracting from the original records the relevant topographical, nautical, and other clues and comparing them with the modern data.
The author has made an intensive study of the early literature of the Pacific. In this book his purpose is to establish the true title to the disco...
The levellers were a crucial component of a radically democratic movement that came together during the English civil wars. Much leveller activity occurred in print and their texts now form an important part of the liberal and social democratic canon. This edition contains an introduction by the editor that sets the leveller ideas in their context and, together with a chronology and short biographies of the leading figures, is essential reading for students of the English civil wars and the history of political thought.
The levellers were a crucial component of a radically democratic movement that came together during the English civil wars. Much leveller activity occ...
The levellers were a crucial component of a radically democratic movement that came together during the English civil wars. Much leveller activity occurred in print and their texts now form an important part of the liberal and social democratic canon. This edition contains an introduction by the editor that sets the leveller ideas in their context and, together with a chronology and short biographies of the leading figures, is essential reading for students of the English civil wars and the history of political thought.
The levellers were a crucial component of a radically democratic movement that came together during the English civil wars. Much leveller activity occ...
This book explores the foundations of the ISIS/IS terror organization whose violent and stunning victories have galvanized the world. It seeks to not only tell the story of its history; but perhaps most importantly, explain its funding, leadership, motivations and ultimate goals and vision through an intelligent and thoughtful perspective that examines where Western leadership went wrong and the often cynical calculations that have been made. Ironically, many of those decisions not only damaged relations with the Arab world but-as perceptive readers are sure to discover-policies that damaged...
This book explores the foundations of the ISIS/IS terror organization whose violent and stunning victories have galvanized the world. It seeks to not ...
