France had the second largest empire in the world after Britain, but one with very different origins and purposes. Over more than four centuries, the French empire explained itself in many different ways through many different colonial regimes. Beginning in the early modern period, a vast mercantile empire based on furs and fish in the New World and sugar cultivated by the enslaved in the Caribbean rose and fell. At intervals thereafter, the French seemed to have an empire simply as an att...

How did the soldiers in the trenches of the Great War understand and explain battlefield experience, and themselves through that experience? Situated at the intersection of military history and cultural history, The Embattled Self draws on the testimony of French combatants to explore how combatants came to terms with the war. In order to do so, they used a variety of narrative tools at hand—rites of passage, mastery, a character ...

We have known for many decades that the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 "failed", in the sense that it did not prevent the outbreak of World War II. This book investigates not whether the Paris Peace Conference succeeded or failed, but the historically specific international system it created. It explores the rules under which that system operated, and the kinds of states and empires that inhabited it. Deepening the dialogue between history and international relations theory makes it possib...

A Dysfunctional Legacy presents a retelling of the defining events that occur in the family of Abraham from the time subsequent to the eviction of Ishmael and Hagar to the time of Jacobs death. Offering a realistic, down-to earth picture of this chosen family rather than the sanctimonious treatment of them that is sometimes presented, the story begins with the end of Abraham and Sarahs marriage and his subsequent marriage to Keturah.When he is instructed by God to sacrific...

Originally released in 2009 -Who Knows God? is a suspense-filled journey of a Hip-Hop family’s search for peace & purpose. Architekk, a 30-something struggling dad and local artist is talented, but prefers to keep a low-profile as he paves his way to success step by step. Tekk’s son “J3,” inherits his dad’s gifts but takes his branch of the family tree in a different direction with commercial success.Gwinn is the youngest sibling and the nexus of the family. A street-smart adolesce...

This short history of Unitarianism concisely explores the origins and progress of a worldwide liberal religious tradition committed to principles of freedom, reason, and tolerance.Unitarians have exercised an influence out of proportion to their minority status. Through their agency, Poland and Transylvania enjoyed periods of religious toleration. In Great Britain, as pioneers of early modern higher education in Dissenting Academies, they applied Enlightenment reasoning to the stud...

Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system of cause and effect can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behavior, and sometimes giving rise to astonishing structures of large-scale order. Our growing understanding of Chaos Theory is having fascinating applications in the real world—from technology to global warming, politics, human behavior, and even gambling on the stock market.Leonard Smith shows that we all have an intuitive understand...

This book examines the origins and early development of private mental health-care in England, showing that the current spectacle of commercially-based participation in key elements of service provision is no new phenomenon. In 1815, about seventy per cent of people institutionalised because of insanity were being kept in private ‘madhouses’. The opening four chapters detail the emergence of these madhouses and demonstrate their increasing presence in London and across the country during t...

This short history of Unitarianism concisely explores the origins and progress of a worldwide liberal religious tradition committed to principles of freedom, reason, and tolerance.Unitarians have exercised an influence out of proportion to their minority status. Through their agency, Poland and Transylvania enjoyed periods of religious toleration. In Great Britain, as pioneers of early modern higher education in Dissenting Academies, they applied Enlightenment reasoning to the stud...

Businessman and fitness expert Leonard Smith shares his journey from youthful mischief to creating his best life.Leonard takes the reader inside the streets of New York City as he pursues a string of romances and shatters expectations others have for his life. Leonard captures the social dynamic of a young man looking for love while chasing lust. The result is a look at adolescent immaturity through a series of funny and poignant affairs. Leonard often finds himself straddling the crazy wo...

A survey of the damage caused by the Obama presidency to the ecomony, international relations, military strength, immigration control, FBI and Justice Department abuse, vocational education, IRS abuse, regulatory excess and tradional morals. In-context links to relavent websites and resourcres in the ebook are available on the book's website for easy acess to print readers.

Originally published in 2013, Who Knows God? 2 is a action packed journey of a self righteous fugitive rapper who goes off grid to avenge his son’s death.