Divided Isles
Title | Divided Isles PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Acton Cavanough |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 345 |
Release | 2024-04-09 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1526178346 |
In 2019, Solomon Islands made international headlines when the country severed its decades-old alliance with Taiwan in exchange for a partnership with Beijing. The decision prompted international condemnation and terrified security experts, who feared Australia’s historical Pacific advantage would come unstuck. This development was framed as another example of China’s inevitable capture of the region – but this misrepresents how and why the decision was made, and how Solomon Islanders have skilfully leveraged global angst over China to achieve extraordinary gains. Despite Solomon Islands’ strategic importance, most outsiders know little about the country, a fragile island-nation stretching over a thousand islands and speaking seventy indigenous languages. In Divided Isles, Edward Cavanough explains how the switch played out on the ground and considers its extraordinary potential consequences. He speaks with the dissidents and politicians who shape Solomon Islands’ politics, and to the ordinary people whose lives have been upended by a decision that has changed the country – and the region – forever.
Divided Isles
Title | Divided Isles PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Acton Cavanough |
Publisher | La Trobe University Press |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2023-09-19 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1743823282 |
A pacy must-read analysis of one of the most consequential geopolitical events in Australia’s region. In 2019, Solomon Islands made international headlines when the country severed its decades-old alliance with Taiwan in exchange for a partnership with Beijing. The decision prompted international condemnation and terrified Australian security experts, who feared Australia's historical Pacific advantage would come unstuck. This development is often framed as another example of China's inevitable capture of the region – but this misrepresents how and why the decision was made, and how Solomon Islanders have skilfully leveraged global angst over China to achieve extraordinary gains. Despite Solomon Islands' importance to Australia, local readers know little about the country, a fragile island-nation stretching over a thousand islands and speaking seventy indigenous languages. In Divided Isles, Edward Cavanough explains how the switch played out on the ground and its extraordinary potential consequences. He speaks with the dissidents and politicians who shape Solomon Islands' politics, and to the ordinary people whose lives have been upended by a decision that has changed the country – and the region – forever. ‘Divided Isles is well balanced and multifaceted, providing an urgently needed counterbalance to the hawkish or complacent commentaries that skirt or reduce domestic complexities.’ —Kurt Johnson, The Saturday Paper
A History of the British Isles
Title | A History of the British Isles PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy Black |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2017-03-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1137573635 |
A core introductory textbook that provides students with a concise overview of the full sweep of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh history, from pre-Roman times right through to the present day. Jeremy Black offers a balanced and absorbing account of a group of islands, their peoples, their extraordinary shared past and their remarkable impact on the rest of the world. This is an ideal set text for dedicated modules on British history, or a supplementary text for broader modules on European history, which may be offered at all levels of an undergraduate history or European studies degree. In addition it is a crucial resource for students who may be studying the history of Britain for the first time as part of a taught postgraduate degree in British or European history. New to this Edition: - Revised and updated throughout in light of the latest research - Provides coverage of recent events - Pays greater attention to social developments
A tour through the islands of Orkney and Schetland, with an intr. by J. Anderson
Title | A tour through the islands of Orkney and Schetland, with an intr. by J. Anderson PDF eBook |
Author | George Low |
Publisher | |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 1879 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Out in the Open
Title | Out in the Open PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas H. Potts |
Publisher | Christchurch, Printed by Lyttelton Times Company |
Pages | 496 |
Release | 1882 |
Genre | Botany |
ISBN |
Cornell's Grammar-school Geography
Title | Cornell's Grammar-school Geography PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah S. Cornell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 1878 |
Genre | Geography |
ISBN |
Married by Christmas
Title | Married by Christmas PDF eBook |
Author | Isabella Hargreaves |
Publisher | Isabella Hargreaves |
Pages | 93 |
Release | 2021-09-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0648196836 |
This novella is a sweet Regency Christmas romance. Pressured to marry Mr Wrong, can she wed Mr Right by Christmas? Orphaned heiress and debutant, Lauren Edwards, yearns for a loving husband, a home, and a family, but she’s in love with her guardian, who acts like a fond uncle. When Lauren discovers the earl to whom she is engaged will never relinquish his mistress, it’s time to take her future into her own hands Sir Oliver Masterton, Lauren's guardian, wants to avoid the mistake his father made, of marrying a debutant, but he’s secretly in love with his ward. Time is running out. Can Lauren convince Oliver to set aside all his pre-conceptions about marriage, outrun her pursuing relatives, and be happily married by Christmas?