The Queen's Other Realms

The Queen's Other Realms
Title The Queen's Other Realms PDF eBook
Author Peter John Boyce
Publisher Federation Press
Pages 316
Release 2008
Genre History
ISBN 9781862877009

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Canada, Australia and New Zealand inherited and adapted a monarchical framework of government, even in the absence of a resident monarch. Although steady transfer of the royal prerogative to a popularly elected executive has enabled these three former dominions to be sometimes described as "crowned republics" or "disguised republics", there was no popular drive to abandon monarchy until the 1990s, and even then the republican cause was based largely on issues of symbolism and national identity than on perceived core weaknesses in the political system. This book traces the long and sometimes subtle process of localising monarchy in the vice-regal office from the mid-twentieth century onwards, and compares the powers and functions of the Queen's surrogates with each other and with those of the monarch herself, including their recourse to the so-called "reserve powers". Among the key questions posed in this comparative study are: Can the current monarchical system be refined to the point of countering republican sentiment? Why has the republican argument gained more momentum in Australia than in Canada or New Zealand? Can a republican model retain residual monarchic elements? What is likely to be the lasting legacy of the Crown in these three strikingly similar political cultures? The author's underlying loyalties are neither firmly monarchist nor firmly republican. He is convinced, however, that the combined effects of a strong sense of national identity and an increasingly presidential style of political leadership within these three Westminster-derived systems make it difficult for contemporary governors-general (or their state and provincial colleagues)to fulfil two of their key roles-to unite and inspire the people on the one hand and to be a credible constitutional watchdog on the other.

Queen Of This Realm

Queen Of This Realm
Title Queen Of This Realm PDF eBook
Author Jean Plaidy
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 715
Release 2012-05-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1443412570

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Britain’s greatest queen, Elizabeth I, was also the bewildered, motherless child of an all-powerful father; a captive in the Tower of London; a shrewd politician; a brilliant scholar; a lover of the arts; and, eventually, an icon. In this unforgettable fictional memoir, Elizabeth recounts the emotional turmoil of her life: the loneliness of power; the heartbreak of her lifelong love affair with Robert Dudley; and the terrible guilt of ordering the execution of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.

A Queen in Hiding

A Queen in Hiding
Title A Queen in Hiding PDF eBook
Author Sarah Kozloff
Publisher Tor Books
Pages 368
Release 2020-01-21
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1250168538

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Debut author Sarah Kozloff offers a breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy of a ruler coming of age in A Queen in Hiding first in the quartet of The Nine Realms series. Four books. Four months. Nine Realms. Readers will be able to binge this amazing fantasy series with beautiful interlocking art across the spines of all four books. Orphaned, exiled and hunted, Cerulia, Princess of Weirandale, must master the magic that is her birthright, become a ruthless guerilla fighter, and transform into the queen she is destined to be. But to do it she must win the favor of the spirits who play in mortal affairs, assemble an unlikely group of rebels, and wrest the throne from a corrupt aristocracy whose rot has spread throughout her kingdom. The Nine Realms Series #1 A Queen in Hiding #2 The Queen of Raiders #3 A Broken Queen March 2020 #4 The Cerulean Queen April 2020 At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

In the Realm of the Diamond Queen

In the Realm of the Diamond Queen
Title In the Realm of the Diamond Queen PDF eBook
Author Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 366
Release 2021-04-13
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1400843472

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In this highly original and much-anticipated ethnography, Anna Tsing challenges not only anthropologists and feminists but all those who study culture to reconsider some of their dearest assumptions. By choosing to locate her study among Meratus Dayaks, a marginal and marginalized group in the deep rainforest of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Tsing deliberately sets into motion the familiar and stubborn urban fantasies of self and other. Unusual encounters with her remarkably creative and unconventional Meratus friends and teachers, however, provide the opportunity to rethink notions of tradition, community, culture, power, and gender--and the doing of anthropology. Tsing's masterful weaving of ethnography and theory, as well as her humor and lucidity, allow for an extraordinary reading experience for students, scholars, and anyone interested in the complexities of culture. Engaging Meratus in wider conversations involving Indonesian bureaucrats, family planners, experts in international development, Javanese soldiers, American and French feminists, Asian-Americans, right-to-life advocates, and Western intellectuals, Tsing looks not for consensus and coherence in Meratus culture but rather allows individual Meratus men and women to return our gaze. Bearing the fruit from the lively contemporary conversations between anthropology and cultural studies, In the Realm of the Diamond Queen will prove to be a model for thinking and writing about gender, power, and the politics of identity.

Life's Other Realm

Life's Other Realm
Title Life's Other Realm PDF eBook
Author Daphne Stroh
Publisher Tate Publishing
Pages 204
Release 2010-06
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1616630396

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'You think you are someone named Kim, but you're not...You are the lost Princess Ashquin.' The words tumbled from the lips of a woman the like of which Kim had never seen. Living as an orphan for seventeen years, she knew nothing of the kingdom of Keolia until she literally fell into it. Miraculously transported to another time and place, Kim must embark on a journey to find her family's home—and find out who she really is. It will prove to be the most harrowing event of her life. Accompanied by the blue hunter, Klee, Kim journeys through a forest peopled only by the young, a town occupied by the most loquacious beings, and through a series of caves and mountains rife with terrifying creatures of all shapes and sizes. Pursued at all times by the shape shifting harbingers of chaos known as Bedwingers, Kim and Klee must be ever on their guard while uncovering the details of Kim's past and finding their way to the castle that is her home. Through the help of their fellows and with a little luck, Kim and Klee will out run their enemies and overcome old prejudices—and maybe discover love along the way. Join the two adventurers as they discover what lies ahead on the path to Life's Other Realm.

1987–1988

1987–1988
Title 1987–1988 PDF eBook
Author John Paxton
Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Pages 1734
Release 2021-06-21
Genre History
ISBN 3112420683

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The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88

The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88
Title The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88 PDF eBook
Author J. Paxton
Publisher Springer
Pages 1731
Release 2016-12-16
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0230271162

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The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.