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In a contemporary world blighted by conflicts and contradictory narratives tailored to sanitize or demonize the participating countries, we need a deep but concise understanding of the essence of the belligerent parties so as to make good judgements, appropriate condemnations, or carry out justified actions. It is along those lines that the writer is taking us on a vivid journey through the seven centuries of Polish history that defined the character of the nation, forged its identity, and established its relations with its neighbors in a manner that greatly determines its foreign and ...

The Pannonian Basin, which is also known as the Great Hungarian Plain, is one of Europe’s most fertile regions, famous for its rich, loamy soils (Chernozems) deposited by ancient seas and rivers, making it ideal for intensive agriculture. That is why it became central to Europe's Migration Period from 375 to 800 AD, when the migrating Huns—nomadic, equestrian warriors from Central Asia—under the famous Attila, invaded the Central European basin around 370 AD, subjugated or pushed the local Iranian and numerous Germanic tribes (like the Aland and the Goths) into Roman territory, ...

Countries, continents, and the world at large experience jolts that move them away from their evolutionary if not reformatory paths, resulting in seismic changes that transform them fundamentally. Assassinations are one of the potent catalysts for these changes as they lead to wars, political changes, and even economic transformations. Below is an insight into far-reaching political assassinations that are still haunting the world today: Franz Ferdinand: Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian-Serb nationalist kills the Archduke and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, thereby sparking off World War One...

When bright-eyed child prodigy Gavin Njike loses his family and pursues a hazy path of vengeance, he never imagined he could end up serving his family’s killers. However, that is the case after he joins the country’s intelligence. Things start to go wrong when he finds himself in the dark about operations. But it is the death of the dissident visionary Vincent Chi that opens the floodgates of his memory, forcing him to grapple with the tragedies suffered by his family. Now, there is unrest boiling beneath the surface of Cameroonian society. President Pablo-Nero Essomba, the leader of ...

Cette première partie du récit des hégémons qui ont façonné le monde occidental est une histoire millénaire impliquant la Rome antique et la nature de son monde qui impliquait les empires contre lesquels elle s'est battue, les terres et les peuples qu'elle a conquis, les invasions « barbares » qu'elle a vaincues et n'a pas réussi à arrêter, et l'influence qu'elle a exercée en Europe. L'Afrique et le Moyen-Orient, ce qui en fait la cible de puissants non-Romains déterminés à le contrôler tout en chérissant sa civilisation, les attributs positifs qui constituent le noyau du ...

Hay una especie de dulce inocencia en ser lo real, el verdadero heredero de un legado, el defensor de la identidad a la que otros se esfuerzan por apegarse. En este relato, vemos dos narrativas que se oponen entre sí, pero que deberían complementarse entre sí. ¿Cómo puede un pueblo tan dividido por la historia abrazar su herencia común o denominador como los hijos de la Rus de Kiev, pero que más tarde se conoció como el pueblo fronterizo (Ucranianos)? "Los Verdaderos Ucranianos" es la primera parte de un relato que nos llevaría de la mano a través de nuestro viaje que nos ...

This succinct narrative effortlessly takes us through a millennium and a half of the formative history of the land that is at the center of geopolitics today. As the first part of a breathtaking account that takes us hand-in-hand through the landmark history of the land variously described as "The Holy Land", “The Promised Land", Israel and Palestine, this narrative provides unique insight into plans — attempted and not yet articulated — to resolve the conflict between two peoples or nations with deep connections to the land, but who are not living there in peace because they are ...

HEGEMON IN THE MAKING is the first part of the account of the hegemons that shaped the Western World, a thousand-year story per se about ancient Rome and the nature of its world. This involves the empires it fought against, the lands and people it conquered, the “Barbarian” invasions it defeated and failed to stop, and the influence it exerted in Europe, Africa, and East Asia (The Middle East), making it the target of other powerful forces determined to bring it down while cherishing its civilization, the positive attributes that constitute the bedrock of Western civilization today ...

In a Europe dominated by empires in the early years of the twentieth century, ethnic nationalism is challenging the status quo, threatening to throw the continent into an unfathomable turmoil. To hedge against this impending war, the different European leaders embarked on strengthening the alliances they had formed. Appearing the most vulnerable to this phenomenon is the multi-ethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is situated at the heart of Europe and whose citizens come from Europe's three major language groups. But strangely enough, its emperor Franz Josef is loved by the majority of all...

Janvier Chouteu-Chando's Fortune's Children is the gripping story of a mixed-race German who escapes Nazi rule and seeks refuge in French Cameroun, and then leads his father’s family and Business Empire through Africa’s most brutal colonial war that historians describe as ‘France’s Hidden war in Africa”. When Hans Wette escapes Nazi Germany and joins his father Josef Nana Njike in Africa, he is oblivious to the extent of his father’s vision. Not until the African legend dies and Hans and his siblings inherit his legacy, do they find that his fortune and vision conflict with ...

Janvier T. Chando fornisce un resoconto conciso e illuminante della trasformazione di uomini di guerra in leader di pace in una regione con una storia cronica di conflitti. Da questa presentazione delle umili origini e dell'ascesa alla ribalta dell'israeliano Yitzhak Rabin e dell'egiziano Anwar Sadat, il lettore esce con una migliore comprensione del conflitto arabo-israeliano, delle motivazioni degli attori chiave, delle loro speranze, delle loro paure e dei loro sogni. , così come le forze nascoste e indicibili che costringono i giocatori a cercare la salvezza o la dannazione. Questa ...

A bright-eyed explorer and soldier in the German colonial army in Kamerun adopts Josef Nana Njike and takes him to Germany. While in Germany, Josef studies Agronomy, flirts with leftist political ideologies, and is humbled by the realities of his new world and the expectations of the world he left behind in Africa. He returns to German Kamerun after failing to marry his first love, and without their son, Hans. He sets about pursuing his dream as his benefactor's disciple with a mission. Josef is a man with unusual strengths and makes unprecedented sacrifices while building his business ...

Il nome Gandhi sovrasta ogni altro nel panorama politico indiano per ottime ragioni. L’“Anima” dell’India moderna – Mahatma Gandhi – portava quel cognome; La prima e unica donna primo ministro o capo di stato dell'India, Indira Gandhi, si sposò con questo nome; e Rajiv Gandhi, con riluttanza, entrò in politica e divenne il Primo Ministro dell'India come un Gandhi. Hanno lasciato eredità positive, eppure sono stati assassinati da estremisti con programmi esclusivi e contorti. E come si è scoperto, la loro morte ha contribuito al progresso dell’umanità. Cosa c'era in questi...

In un mondo contemporaneo rovinato da conflitti e narrazioni contraddittorie fatte su misura per sterilizzare o demonizzare i paesi partecipanti, abbiamo bisogno di una comprensione profonda ma concisa dell'essenza delle parti belligeranti in modo da emettere buoni giudizi, condanne appropriate o compiere azioni giustificate. È su questa linea che l'autore ci accompagna in un vivido viaggio attraverso i sette secoli di storia polacca che hanno definito il carattere della nazione, forgiato la sua identità e stabilito le sue relazioni con i suoi vicini in un modo che determina notevolmente ...

El nombre Gandhi destaca sobre todos los demás en el panorama político de la India por muy buenas razones. El “alma” de la India moderna –Mahatma Gandhi– llevaba ese apellido; La primera y única primera ministra o jefa de Estado de la India, Indira Gandhi, se casó con ese nombre; y Rajiv Gandhi entró a regañadientes en la política y se convirtió en Primer Ministro de la India como un Gandhi. Dejaron legados positivos, pero fueron asesinados por extremistas con agendas exclusivas y retorcidas. Y resultó que sus muertes contribuyeron al avance de la humanidad. ¿Qué tenían ...

In this groundbreaking account, the author takes the reader down the aisle of groundbreaking events and history to the reality that today is Ukraine, the Ukraine Conflict, post-Cold-war Europe, and the controversial American-led unipolar world. The complexity of Ukraine, its history, politics, and the multi-faceted war the divided Ukrainian people did not anticipate two decades ago becomes easy to understand, laying the foundations for a solution to what many pundits think is an intractable conflict. The author achieved that with an insight and presentation that makes this account a ...

In questo coraggioso e agghiacciante resoconto dello spazio post-sovietico, l'autore ci fornisce una visione affascinante della Russia, dell'Ucraina, della Bielorussia e delle altre repubbliche dell'Unione Sovietica attraverso il personaggio più grande della vita di Boris Petrenkov che ci guida per mano attraverso il suo mondo, la sua mente e i personaggi con cui interagisce. Questo giro fluido e affascinante in una parte del mondo che la gente trova misteriosa arriva con rivelazioni esplosive che ci portano attraverso la storia dai tempi della Rus' di Kiev millenni fa, all'Orda d'Oro dei ...

Janvier T. Chando ofrece un relato sucinto y esclarecedor de la transformación de hombres de guerra en líderes de paz en una región con una historia crónica de conflicto. El lector sale de esta presentación de los orígenes humildes y el ascenso a la prominencia de Yitzhak Rabin de Israel y Anwar Sadat de Egipto con una mejor comprensión del conflicto árabe-israelí, las motivaciones de los actores clave, sus esperanzas, sus temores y sueños, así como las fuerzas ocultas e incalculables que obligan a los jugadores a buscar la salvación o la condenación. Esta brillante narración ...

El terror perpetrado por grupos de odio con un retorcido sentido de la justicia centrado en una causa para mitigar las miserias de un pueblo oprimido o para realizar un programa religioso (yihad), acecha al mundo hoy. En el mundo contemporáneo donde las personas, grupos y organizaciones se arrogan el derecho de hacer no sólo el establecimiento de que están en contra del objetivo de sus ataques, sino también considerar aceptable atacar a civiles indiscriminadamente si sirve a su propósito, el terrorismo es reconocido como la mayor amenaza para la seguridad mundial. Pero entonces, ¿qué...

Los países, los continentes y el mundo en general experimentan sacudidas que los alejan de sus caminos evolutivos, si no reformadores, lo que resulta en cambios sísmicos que los transforman fundamentalmente. Los asesinatos son uno de los potentes catalizadores de estos cambios, ya que conducen a guerras, cambios políticos e incluso transformaciones económicas. A continuación se muestra una visión de los asesinatos políticos de gran alcance que todavía persiguen al mundo hoy en día: Franz Ferdinand: Gavrilo Princip, un nacionalista serbobosnio, mata al archiduque y heredero del ...