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The range of the book: from wartime England to colonial Assam; from sapper training in India to jungle warfare in Malaya – Tea, Love and War tells the unique true story of the child of an exploited village woman gaining recognition and acceptance in suburban England. It is split into three parts: Stuart and Mary’s story, David’s story, and Ann’s story.Stuart, working on a tea estate in the jungles of Assam, fathers a child by a teenage native woman. Stuart’s letters to his family in pre-war England vividly describe his life as a planter in colonial India but conceal his secret love life. When war breaks out, Stuart joins the Indian army, trains as a sapper and is posted to Malaya, blowing bridges in the desperate rearguard action against the Japanese invasion. Back in wartime England, his sister Mary marries Stuart’s best friend, Arthur, who decides to train as an army officer. Mary, now a young mother pregnant with her second child, tells of the year’s delay in hearing news of her brother’s death at the fall of Singapore. Before the child is born, she learns that Arthur has been killed in action in Italy. The story switches to a jungle village in Assam where a small Anglo-Indian child named Ann fights her way through poverty and discrimination, always seeking the identity of her father and his family.Tea, Love and War is a gripping true story, narrated by Mary through her son David. “Much of the text is taken from the many exercise books that she filled with her memories, and whilst my investigations have expanded and updated her story, the history of the relevant elements of the Second World War, the Blitz and public perception of the Malayan campaign leading to the fall of Singapore are more eloquently seen from her individual viewpoint.” The book will appeal to fans of autobiographies, history and social history – Anglo-Indian culture and exploitation of women in India are key themes in the text – and has been inspired by Wild Swans.

Written by a team of experienced teachers and researchers in Peace Studies, this book assesses the field of peace and conflict research from its origins to the present day. It introduces influential concepts and theories, and examines the processes and dynamics of peacebuilding. Using case studies from around the globe, the book discusses a range of key topics in Peace Studies, such as: the meanings of peace; the causes of violent political conflict; peace processes and peace agreements; international peace and security; peace activism and the role of civil society; human rights, transitional justice, and reconciliation; asylum, migration and borders; gender, war, and peace; sustainable development and peace; religion, conflict, and peace; arts, sport, and peace; and peace education. The book will be of interest to scholars and students in peace studies, international relations, security studies, war and conflict studies, conflict transformation, as well as anyone interested in the research and practice of peace.

A how-to manual for children who want to learn the martial arts.

An ideal introduction and comprehensive survey for both the novice and the experienced martial artist, this highly readable and complete martial arts handbook covers Karate, Kendo, Kung Fu, Judo, and Aikido, as well as the lesser known disciplines of Budo, Hapkido, and the Thai martial arts. 150 line drawings. Glossary.

Publisher''s description: ''We are called the Pope''s janissaries, the favourite brood of anti-Christ,'' reported Jesuit missionaries to England in 1614. Very soon after its foundation in 1540 the Society of Jesus had gained an almost legendary reputation for efficiency and unscrupulous cunning as the spearhead of a Catholic counter-attack that wrested the initiative from a seemingly triumphant Protestantism. The original ambition of its founder, the Basque aristocrat Ignatius Loyola, was to travel alone to the Holy Land to convert Muslims. Yet an astonishing sequence of inspired improvisations transformed a group of ten ragged fanatics into the most formidable religious force of its time.

Origami Alfresco is a collection of diagrams for the author''s finest origami designs in the ''drawing with paper'' style. This second edition has been completely revised and expanded and contains 50 amazing designs, of which half are new to this edition.There are chapters on Animals and People, Inanimate Objects, Double Images, The Sea and Landscapes, as well as a bonus fold at the end.As you would expect from the author many of these designs are more than just static sketches. Some can be viewed in several ways, or turn from one thing into another, some are action designs, some are optical illusions and there is a puzzle as well.This is a book for the origami aficionado to cherish and enjoy.

Spanske Borgerkrig; Franco; Spanien, Historie, 1936-1939; Monarkister; Falangister; Anarkister; Kommunister; Socialister; Carlister; Katolske Konservative; Republikanere; Spanske Hær; Spansk Politik; Serrano Suner; USSR; Internationale Brigade; Spaniensfrivillige; Volunteers; Kvinder i Borgerkrigen; Yagüe; Ruiz, T.; Zamora, A.; Quiroga, C.; Orwell, G.; POUM; Pamies, T.; Guerrillakrigsførelse; Partisankrigsførelse; Pons Prades, E.; Pazas, S.; Prieto, I.; Tarradellas, J.; Syndikalister; Vegas Lapatie, E.; Primo de Rivera; Moreno de la Cova, F.; Nationalisme; Nationalister; Molina, J.M.; Montsey, F.; Mola, E.; Martinez Barrio, D.; Madrid; Guzman, E.de; Inigo, L.; Italien; Mussolini; Largo Caballero, F.; Lister, E.; Tyskland; Frankrig; Spaniens Grænser; Falange Espanol; Escofet, F.; Delgado, A.; Deergan, F.; Companys, L.; Crespo, J.; Komitern; Spanske Kommunistiske Parti; Chamberlain, Neville; Catalonien; CNT; CEDA; Burger, W.; Blum, L.; Bilbao; Ebro; Barcelona; Andalusien; Kirkens Stilling i Spanien; Azana, M.; Bailey, B.; Baskerne; Baskerlandet; FAI; PSUC; Salazar