Democracy in Southeast Asia has been explained using a number of factors including historical legacies, social structures, developmental levels, transitional processes, and institutional designs while other elements, such as elite-level relations and social coalitions, have been overlooked.This book offers a new explanation for democracy’s collapse or persistence in Southeast Asia today. Focusing on Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia — the three countries in the region with th...

Slim Sanglant, released from prison, is now seeking revenge against those in Upamona who helped put him there, and Red Skene, former U. S. Marshal and now County Sheriff is the man on his trail. There is a killing, houses and a barn are set on fire, and people come up missing before Red can get to the bottom of it. And get to the bottom of it he does with the help of his half-breed deputy, Bushy Carlsen, who is hit by a bolt of lightning that knocks him unconscious just as he sees who he t...

U. S. Marshal Red Skene is on the trail of two prison escapees who have joined up with Slim Sanglant, the meanest, toughest, and biggest sheepherder in Upamona. Working under cover as Utahs worst outlaw, Skene plans to join the gang, but his plans are changed when he has a run-in with Sanglant. Red helps his cousins, Fred and Jed Cadwell, with their gold mine in the High Uintahs where Sanglants gang has been digging on the Cadwell claim. Skene meets and falls in love with Colleen Ryan. Rue...

Over the past two decades, book-length analyses of politics in Southeast Asia, like those addressing other parts of the developing world, have focused closely on democratic change, election events, and institution building. But recently, democracy’s fortunes have ebbed in the region. In the Philippines, the progenitor of ‘people power’, democracy has been diminished by electoral cheating and gross human rights violations. In Thailand, though the former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, s...

The Donald Ross-designed golf course at the Elks and Wyandot Country Clubs was celebrated as one of Ohio's best from its ballyhooed beginnings in 1923 until its closing in 1952. During its too-short history, the course and the two clubs associated with it overcame many obstacles, including a lack of money and resources during the Great Depression and lack of materials and manpower during World War II. Home to the 1931 Ohio Amateur and the 1948 Columbus Invitational, its membership roll inc...

Step into the shadowy world of mystery and intrigue with "The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 08 May 1896" audiobook. Penned by R. Ottolengui and a cadre of talented authors, this collection immerses listeners into the enigmatic atmosphere of the late 19th century. Prepare to be captivated by a tapestry of spine-tingling tales that explore the depths of human nature and the darkness that lurks within. From sinister plots to unexpected twists, each story unfolds like a carefully crafted puzzle, keepi...

Least of the Apostles is a study of Paul's relation, both in his ministry and through his epistles, to the rest of apostolic Christianity. Studies relating Paul to Judaism, the Roman empire, or Greco-Roman philosophy abound; we adopt the comparatively neglected approach of relating Paul specifically to his fellow apostles. The first three chapters explore the influence on Paul of sources from the earliest church (James and his circle, the "apostolic decree," and proto-Synoptic traditions),...

Research into the analysis of classroom-based writing is replete with techniques and methods meant to bring clarity to the question of how to best conduct instruction and assessment. Findings and suggestions for practice are rooted in a philosophy that asks teachers and linguists to judge students’ writing against a pre-determined standard. Too often, the results do little more than inform teachers and researchers as to which students met the standard and which did not.This book of...

This volume is the first to examine at length and in detail the impact of the missionary experience on American cultural, political, and religious history.This collection of 15 essays provides a fully developed account of the domestic significance of foreign missions from the 19th century through the Vietnam War. U.S. and Canadian missions to China, South America, Africa, and the Middle East have, it shows, transformed the identity and purposes of their mother coun...

Forty-one enthralling stories from the most talented new science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers.MetaStellar is an online publication focusing on science fiction, fantasy, and horror launched in September 2020, founded by a dozen speculative fiction writers, editors, and artists from around the world.Since then, it's published hundreds of short stories by hundreds of writers, both original fiction, reprints, and excerpts. The proceeds from this antholo...

Land is one of the world's most emotionally resonant resources, and control over it is fundamental to almost all human activity. From the local level to the global, we are often in conflict over the ground beneath our feet. But because human relationships to land are so complex, it can be difficult to think them through in a unified way. This path-breaking book aims to change that by combining insights from multiple disciplines to develop a framework for understanding the geopolitics of la...

Like the postcolonial world more generally, Southeast Asia exhibits tremendous variation in state capacity and authoritarian durability. Ordering Power draws on theoretical insights dating back to Thomas Hobbes to develop a unified framework for explaining both of these political outcomes. States are especially strong and dictatorships especially durable when they have their origins in 'protection pacts': broad elite coalitions unified by shared support for heightened state power and tight...