Book Description
In the uneasy peace after World War II, the senior year at Devan School for Boys in New Hampshire changes from a time of fiendships into a stunning drama of tragic betrayal.
Author : John Knowles
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,32 MB
Release : 1982-10
Category : Boys
ISBN : 9780808517481
In the uneasy peace after World War II, the senior year at Devan School for Boys in New Hampshire changes from a time of fiendships into a stunning drama of tragic betrayal.
Author : Stephen R. Rock
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 32,4 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN :
Rock seeks to identify the decisive factors that can lead traditionally hostile nations toward amicable relations and contends that power relationships alone do not determine whether nations will be at peace with one another. He examines four interconnected cases of great power relations between 1895 and 1914 involving the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and France to test his hypothesis. Originally published in 1989. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Author : John Knowles
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 17,1 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553225808
An ex-infantryman and P.O.W. comes to Devon School, a boys prep school, to teach and rest from the war in 1945. At Devon School after World War II, Pete Hallam finds violence and tragedy among his students.
Author : John Knowles
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,75 MB
Release : 2022-05-24
Category :
ISBN : 9789394752993
PBS's The Great American Read named it one of America's best-loved novels. A Separate Peace has been a bestseller in the United States for nearly thirty years, and it is ageless in its depiction of youth during a time when the entire country was losing its innocence to World War II. A Separate Peace is a horrific and brilliant fable about the dark side of adolescence set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II. Gene is an introverted, lonely intellectual. Phineas is a reckless athlete who is attractive and taunts others. Like the war itself, what happens between the two friends one summer robs these guys and their world of their innocence.
Author : Angela Thirkell
Publisher :
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 31,64 MB
Release : 1947
Category : Barsetshire (England : Imaginary place)
ISBN : 9780812401257
Author : Angela Thirkell
Publisher : Virago
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,31 MB
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0349007519
'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times It is 1945. When peace breaks out at last, familiar wartime routines are interrupted, and the residents of Barsetshire seem as disconcerted as they are overjoyed. As the country's eligible young men return home, life regains momentum: before long, everyone is spinning in a flurry of misunderstandings and engagements. The older generation, though, sees that the world will never be the same again. Both wry and poignant, Peace Breaks Out was written in the tumultuous year in which it is set. It is an unforgettable portrait of the joy and misgivings felt in the final days of the Second World War.
Author : Severine Autesserre
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,60 MB
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0197530370
At turns surprising, funny, and gut-wrenching, this is the hopeful story of the ordinary yet extraordinary people who have figured out how to build lasting peace in their communities The word "peacebuilding" evokes a story we've all heard over and over: violence breaks out, foreign nations are scandalized, peacekeepers and million-dollar donors come rushing in, warring parties sign a peace agreement and, sadly, within months the situation is back to where it started--sometimes worse. But what strategies have worked to build lasting peace in conflict zones, particularly for ordinary citizens on the ground? And why should other ordinary citizens, thousands of miles away, care? In The Frontlines of Peace, Séverine Autesserre, award-winning researcher and peacebuilder, examines the well-intentioned but inherently flawed peace industry. With examples drawn from across the globe, she reveals that peace can grow in the most unlikely circumstances. Contrary to what most politicians preach, building peace doesn't require billions in aid or massive international interventions. Real, lasting peace requires giving power to local citizens. Now including teaching and book club discussion guides, The Frontlines of Peace tells the stories of the ordinary yet extraordinary individuals and organizations that are confronting violence in their communities effectively. One thing is clear: successful examples of peacebuilding around the world, in countries at war or at peace, have involved innovative grassroots initiatives led by local people, at times supported by foreigners, often employing methods shunned by the international elite. By narrating success stories of this kind, Autesserre shows the radical changes we must take in our approach if we hope to build lasting peace around us--whether we live in Congo, the United States, or elsewhere.
Author : Jeff Hobbs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 37,1 MB
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1476731918
Jeff Hobbs tells the story of Robert DeShaun Peace, who went from a New Jersey ghetto to Yale but never truly escaped his past.
Author : Leif Enger
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 38,63 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780871137951
Davy kills two men and leaves home. His father packs up the family in a search for Davy.
Author : Rye Barcott
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 23,60 MB
Release : 2012-08-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1408828235
This is a book about two forms of service that may appear contradictory: war-fighting and peacemaking, military service and social entrepreneurship. In 2001, Marine officer-in-training Rye Barcott cofounded a nongovernmental organization with two Kenyans in the Kibera slum of Nairobi. Their organization-Carolina for Kibera-grew to become a model of a global movement called participatory development, and Barcott continued volunteering with CFK while leading Marines in dangerous places. It Happened on the Way to War is a true story of heartbreak, courage, and the impact that small groups of committed citizens can make in the world.