The establishment of the African Union and its African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) in 2002 marked a fundamental transformation in how African states collectively address security challenges. This book examines the origins, institutional design, and early performance of APSA, revealing the political dynamics that shaped this landmark initiative in regional security governance.Drawing on extensive elite interviews with key decision-makers, such as former Nigerian President...

Contaminated drinking water killed thousands of Chicago's original citizens, so the city took the unprecedented step of digging a tunnel two miles long and 30 feet below lake bottom. Since the facilities on shore included an unsightly 138-foot vertical pipe, famed architect William Boyington concealed it with a limestone, castle-like tower that soon became a celebrated landmark. Through the first 150 years of its existence, Chicago's iconic Water Tower has survived the Great Fire-the only ...

John T. Hogan’s The Tragedy of the Athenian Ideal in Thucydides and Plato assesses the roles of Pericles, Alcibiades, and Nicias in Athens’ defeat in Thucydides’ Peloponnesian War. Comparing Thucydides’ presentation of political leadership with ideas in Plato’s Statesman as well as Laches, Charmides, Meno, Symposium, Republic, Phaedo, Sophist, and Laws, it concludes that Plato and Thucydides reveal Pericles as lacking the political discipline (sophrosune) to plan a successful war against S...

How to Steal a Whole Life Insurance Policy via Forgery and TheftWhat happens when an ordinary citizen takes on a powerful insurance company and refuses to back down?HOGAN v. GUARDIAN is a gripping true legal story that follows one man's years-long battle to reclaim his whole life insurance policy after discovering what he believes were forged documents, unauthorized withdrawals, and a wrongful policy termination....

This accessible and stirring book not only introduces readers to the work of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the domestic antipoverty and social justice program sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, but also inspires us to service. With John P. Hogan as our guide, we are invited to walk with those who serve and those who are served in confronting the daily reality of poverty as well as the root causes and structures that cause it. Written with t...

“The Lord loves a cheerful giver.”Being generous makes us feel good. It is a human act, which reveals that most noble part of our nature. It is also divine. When we are generous we are imitating the One who has been most generous with us.Using examples from the lives of the saints, this title reveals how generosity is given to us so that we are able to fulfil Christ’s command to love God with all our heart, all our mind and all our strength, and to love our neighbour as our...

Veneration of martyrs is one of the earliest devotions in the Church. For centuries Christians looked upon the martyrs as the great heroes of the faith, offering the supreme testimony to Christ and the Gospel by laying down their lives rather than renounce their Christian faith.A Book of Martyrs is intended to remind the faithful of some of these powerful men and women who lived and suffered in the British Isles. Among the many Saints and Blesseds of England, Scotland and Wales are...

Martyrdom is increasingly relevant for today's Christians - this book gives us a prime example of a post-Reformation martyr.A fascinating story of Elizabethan England.Perfect for those interested in English Catholic history.

This book is the definitive work on the theory and practice of pharmaceutical tablet and pellet coating. It describes both the practical and theoretical aspects of tablet coating, including the equipment and methods used in laboratory development, scale-up and production systems, More...as well as automation and validation. This book also discusses

If you are struggling physically, emotionally, or spiritually during your "Golden Years," this book is written for you. Come along as we walk this road together, toward peace, purpose, and renewed contentment in the season God has given you.Dr. John Hogan, nearing age 78, offers a personal reflection on the experience of old age framed through biblical Scripture, especially the Book of Ecclesiastes and Philippians 4:8-9. He explores the physical and emotional challenges of aging al...

This book presents brief, inspiring biographies of over 40 Irish men and women whose causes for canonization are in progress, along with others who enjoy a strong reputation for sanctity. Written in response to Pope Benedict XVI’s call to the Irish to renew the Church in Ireland by drawing on the legacy of their ancestors, it details the heroic lives of twentieth-century saintly models, as well as a few older ones, to encourage contemporary Catholics to seek holiness.Featuring chap...

This book presents a critical reflection on the major armed conflicts that occurred during the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century. Conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria all involved the use of terrorism by one or more groups. Looking to the future, the book asks what this means for violent conflicts yet to come? Using a variety of case studies, the authors provide a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role played by terrorism as a s...