But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years. June 23, 2020ĭestiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic EyesĪvailable for purchase (paperback or e-reader):ĭescription: We in the west share a common narrative of world history.
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This book explores the drivers of this reinvention, arguing it arose from a combination of elite conviction and electoral calculation, and the impact it had on India’s international relations under Modi. Instead, Modi’s time in office saw a concerted attempt to reinvent Indian foreign policy by replacing inherited understandings of its place in the world with one drawn largely from Hindu nationalist ideology. Most had predicted that his government would concentrate on domestic issues, on the growth and development demanded by Indian voters, and that he lacked necessary experience in international relations. Modi and the Reinvention of Indian Foreign Policyĭescription: Narendra Modi’s energetic personal diplomacy and promise to make India a ‘leading power’, made soon after his landslide election victory in May 2014, surprised many analysts. Together, they cohere into an unforgettable chronicle that is not only a testament to the power of storytelling but to the strength of those who face darkness with hope, courage, and moral conviction. Some of the testimonies are several pages long, eloquent narratives that could stand alone as short stories others are only a few sentences, poetic and aphoristic. Based on interviews with hundreds of displaced Syrians conducted over four years across the Middle East and Europe, We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled is a breathtaking mosaic of first-hand testimonials from the frontlines. This fierce and poignant collection changes that. Yet despite all the reporting, the video, and the wrenching photography, the stories of ordinary Syrians remain unheard, while the stories told about them have been distorted by broad brush dread and political expediency. The government’s ferocious response, and the refusal of the demonstrators to back down, sparked a brutal civil war that over the past five years has escalated into the worst humanitarian catastrophe of our times. Reminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich, an astonishing collection of intimate wartime testimonies and poetic fragments from a cross-section of Syrians whose lives have been transformed by revolution, war, and flight.Īgainst the backdrop of the wave of demonstrations known as the Arab Spring, in 2011 hundreds of thousands of Syrians took to the streets demanding freedom, democracy and human rights.
Kansas City Library – 8 copies, e-book, audio book.Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World speaks to past, present, and future, and, while urgent and timely, is sure to become an enduring reflection on life in the early twenty-first century. Written in the form of ten “lessons,” covering topics from natural and biological risks to the rise of “digital life” to an emerging bipolar world order, Zakaria helps readers to begin thinking beyond the immediate effects of COVID-19. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps readers to understand the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to unfold. Lenin once said, “There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen.” This is one of those times when history has sped up. Mid Continent Library – 15 copies, e-book, audio book.Johnson County Library – 9 copies, e-book, audio book.Kansas City Library – 4 copies, e-book, audio book.The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World How Population Change Will Transform Our World Global Affairs Book Club: The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can be Done About it by Paul Collier Sovietistan: A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan by Erika Fatland The Exponential Age: How Accelerated Technology is Transforming Business, Politics, and Society Our Woman in Havana: A Diplomats Chronicle of America’s Long Struggle with Castro’s Cuba, by Vicki Huddleston The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine by Serhii Plokhy Affiliated With An Organizational Member?.Learn about College or University Membership.Learn About Individual and Family Memberships.
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