Author: Lindsey Davis
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099227428
Category : Biographical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Ancient Rome's most turbulent period is recreated in this story of the Emperor Vespasian and his mistress, Antonia Caenis, a freed slave. As their forbidden romance blossoms, she is embroiled in political intrigue, while he embarks on a glorious career.
The Course of Honour
Author: Lindsey Davis
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099227428
Category : Biographical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Ancient Rome's most turbulent period is recreated in this story of the Emperor Vespasian and his mistress, Antonia Caenis, a freed slave. As their forbidden romance blossoms, she is embroiled in political intrigue, while he embarks on a glorious career.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099227428
Category : Biographical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Ancient Rome's most turbulent period is recreated in this story of the Emperor Vespasian and his mistress, Antonia Caenis, a freed slave. As their forbidden romance blossoms, she is embroiled in political intrigue, while he embarks on a glorious career.
Honour the Sun
Author: Ruby Slipperjack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780919143449
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
After years away, a young woman returns to the railroad community in northern Ontario where she was raised, only to find life there has turned for the worse. As trouble reaches her mother and her friends, will she, too, succumb to despair?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780919143449
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
After years away, a young woman returns to the railroad community in northern Ontario where she was raised, only to find life there has turned for the worse. As trouble reaches her mother and her friends, will she, too, succumb to despair?
The Honour Drum
Author: Cheryl Bear-Barnetson
Publisher: Castle Quay Books
ISBN: 1927355656
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
The Honour Drum is a uniquely envisioned and crafted project shared between two Canadian friends—an Indigenous woman from the West Coast and a non-Indigenous man from Ontario—to reach children, families and classrooms across Canada and around the world with a message of great beauty and truth that should not be ignored. This vibrant book is an important starting place for learning and insight that is vital and, for many people of all ages, overdue. The Honour Drum is a love letter to the Indigenous people of Canada and a humble bow to Indigenous cultures around the world.
Publisher: Castle Quay Books
ISBN: 1927355656
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
The Honour Drum is a uniquely envisioned and crafted project shared between two Canadian friends—an Indigenous woman from the West Coast and a non-Indigenous man from Ontario—to reach children, families and classrooms across Canada and around the world with a message of great beauty and truth that should not be ignored. This vibrant book is an important starting place for learning and insight that is vital and, for many people of all ages, overdue. The Honour Drum is a love letter to the Indigenous people of Canada and a humble bow to Indigenous cultures around the world.
Honor
Author: James Bowman
Publisher: Encounter Books
ISBN: 1594031983
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
"From the earliest records of human civilization until the dawn of the twentieth century, and in widely separated cultures throughout the world, the story of honor was inseparable from the story of mankind. Today, an acquaintance with the concept of honor is indispensable to understanding the culture of the Islamic world and its sense of grievance against the West, where honor has been disregarded or actively despised for three-quarters of a century." "James Bowman draws from an wealth of sources across many centuries to illuminate honor's curious history in our own culture, and he discovers that Western honor was always different from that found elsewhere. Its idiosyncratic qualities derived partly from the classical tradition but mainly from the Judeo-Christian heritage, whose emphases on individual morality and, more recently, on sincerity and authenticity in private and personal life have acted as continual challenges to the traditional notion of honor as it is still maintained in other parts of the world. These challenges to honor and the accommodations with it that they ultimately produced are a fundamental theme in our own culture's distinctive history; and the eventual collapse of the honor culture in the West is the background against which the War on Terror and the Clash of Civilizations ought to be seen."--Jacket.
Publisher: Encounter Books
ISBN: 1594031983
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
"From the earliest records of human civilization until the dawn of the twentieth century, and in widely separated cultures throughout the world, the story of honor was inseparable from the story of mankind. Today, an acquaintance with the concept of honor is indispensable to understanding the culture of the Islamic world and its sense of grievance against the West, where honor has been disregarded or actively despised for three-quarters of a century." "James Bowman draws from an wealth of sources across many centuries to illuminate honor's curious history in our own culture, and he discovers that Western honor was always different from that found elsewhere. Its idiosyncratic qualities derived partly from the classical tradition but mainly from the Judeo-Christian heritage, whose emphases on individual morality and, more recently, on sincerity and authenticity in private and personal life have acted as continual challenges to the traditional notion of honor as it is still maintained in other parts of the world. These challenges to honor and the accommodations with it that they ultimately produced are a fundamental theme in our own culture's distinctive history; and the eventual collapse of the honor culture in the West is the background against which the War on Terror and the Clash of Civilizations ought to be seen."--Jacket.
Beyond Honour
Author: Tahira S. Khan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
"Beyond Honour" addresses the issue of honour related violence by using Marx's Historical Materialist approach. This study is a blend of academic research and personal experiences. It is an attempt to look beyond the cultural notion of honour as the main/only motive behind gender-based violence by examining related issues through historical academic research along with the simple narration of present day stories of victims around the globe.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
"Beyond Honour" addresses the issue of honour related violence by using Marx's Historical Materialist approach. This study is a blend of academic research and personal experiences. It is an attempt to look beyond the cultural notion of honour as the main/only motive behind gender-based violence by examining related issues through historical academic research along with the simple narration of present day stories of victims around the globe.
Honor
Author: Elif Shafak
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143125044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A nuanced, powerful, and psychologically complex novel about the practice of honor killings, from the author of The Island of Missing Trees (a Reese's Book Club pick) Turkey’s leading female writer, Elif Shafak has won international acclaim for her lyrical blend of Eastern and Western storytelling styles. In this heartbreaking tale of love and misunderstanding, Shafak draws upon the dazzling insight, emotion, and drama that infused The Bastard of Istanbul to explore the controversial issue of honor killings as it tragically plays out in one family’s life. Twin sisters are born in the mid-1940s in a small Kurdish village on the border of Turkey and Syria. Jamila becomes a local midwife. Pembe marries Adem, and they immigrate to London in the 1970s. Bitter and frustrated with his new life, Adem moves out and Iskender, their eldest son, must step in as keeper of the family’s honor. But when Pembe begins to spend time with another man, Iskender will discover that you could love someone with all your heart and yet still hurt them.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143125044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A nuanced, powerful, and psychologically complex novel about the practice of honor killings, from the author of The Island of Missing Trees (a Reese's Book Club pick) Turkey’s leading female writer, Elif Shafak has won international acclaim for her lyrical blend of Eastern and Western storytelling styles. In this heartbreaking tale of love and misunderstanding, Shafak draws upon the dazzling insight, emotion, and drama that infused The Bastard of Istanbul to explore the controversial issue of honor killings as it tragically plays out in one family’s life. Twin sisters are born in the mid-1940s in a small Kurdish village on the border of Turkey and Syria. Jamila becomes a local midwife. Pembe marries Adem, and they immigrate to London in the 1970s. Bitter and frustrated with his new life, Adem moves out and Iskender, their eldest son, must step in as keeper of the family’s honor. But when Pembe begins to spend time with another man, Iskender will discover that you could love someone with all your heart and yet still hurt them.
Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice:Penguin Specials
Author: Nam Le
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742535798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
A young Vietnamese-Australian named Nam, in his final year at the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, is trying to find his voice on the page. When his father, a man with a painful past, comes to visit, Nam's writing and sense of self are both deeply changed. Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice is a deeply moving story of identity, family and the wellsprings of creativity, from Nam Le's multi-award-winning collection The Boat. 'A tight and densely emotional journey that sucked me in and contained as much power as the lengthy title.' Killings, the Kill Your Darlings blog
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742535798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
A young Vietnamese-Australian named Nam, in his final year at the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, is trying to find his voice on the page. When his father, a man with a painful past, comes to visit, Nam's writing and sense of self are both deeply changed. Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice is a deeply moving story of identity, family and the wellsprings of creativity, from Nam Le's multi-award-winning collection The Boat. 'A tight and densely emotional journey that sucked me in and contained as much power as the lengthy title.' Killings, the Kill Your Darlings blog
In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First
Author: Manville Fenn George
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9359957674
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
"In Honour's Cause" via George Manville Fenn is a fun ancient adventure book that takes area in Europe throughout a time of political and social unrest. Archie Armstrong, a young Englishman caught inside the middle of the Franco-Prussian War, is the main character of the story. Along along with his friends and fellow countrymen, Archie receives caught up in a series of weird events and threatening conditions as they are trying to make their way via the warfare-torn landscape. Fenn skillfully receives the essence of the troubled instances, giving an exquisite image of how warfare influences human beings and organizations. As the tale goes on, Archie and his pals face many risks and chance their lives to are trying to find honor and justice within the midst of chaos and struggle. Fenn skillfully weaves collectively topics of motion, bravery, and loyalty within the story, giving readers an exciting journey through the struggles and successes of characters going through hardships for the duration of a time of warfare. It's clean that Fenn is incredible at telling stories due to the fact "In Honour's Cause" is an instance. It's an exciting tale approximately bravery, friendship, and the look for justice in the course of a rough time in European history. People are drawn into the book by means of its interesting plot and the characters' strength as they cope with the problems that come with warfare.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9359957674
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
"In Honour's Cause" via George Manville Fenn is a fun ancient adventure book that takes area in Europe throughout a time of political and social unrest. Archie Armstrong, a young Englishman caught inside the middle of the Franco-Prussian War, is the main character of the story. Along along with his friends and fellow countrymen, Archie receives caught up in a series of weird events and threatening conditions as they are trying to make their way via the warfare-torn landscape. Fenn skillfully receives the essence of the troubled instances, giving an exquisite image of how warfare influences human beings and organizations. As the tale goes on, Archie and his pals face many risks and chance their lives to are trying to find honor and justice within the midst of chaos and struggle. Fenn skillfully weaves collectively topics of motion, bravery, and loyalty within the story, giving readers an exciting journey through the struggles and successes of characters going through hardships for the duration of a time of warfare. It's clean that Fenn is incredible at telling stories due to the fact "In Honour's Cause" is an instance. It's an exciting tale approximately bravery, friendship, and the look for justice in the course of a rough time in European history. People are drawn into the book by means of its interesting plot and the characters' strength as they cope with the problems that come with warfare.
The Mark of Honour
Author: Hazel C. Mathews
Publisher: Heritage
ISBN: 9781487581428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This volume discusses Scottish emigration to the American colonies, the reasons for their decision to do so, the perils faced on the Atlantic sea journey, and the politics and Loyalist sentiments that arrived with them.
Publisher: Heritage
ISBN: 9781487581428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This volume discusses Scottish emigration to the American colonies, the reasons for their decision to do so, the perils faced on the Atlantic sea journey, and the politics and Loyalist sentiments that arrived with them.
Honor
Author: Thrity Umrigar
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 161620995X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
"The story of two Indian women, one a victim of a brutal crime and the other an Americanized journalist returning to India to cover the story, and the courage they inspire in each other"--
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 161620995X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
"The story of two Indian women, one a victim of a brutal crime and the other an Americanized journalist returning to India to cover the story, and the courage they inspire in each other"--