Tag: Happened

Whatever Happened to the Egyptian Revolution


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English | 2013 | ISBN: 9774165896 | EPUB | pages: 296 | 0.7 mb
In his latest exploration of the Egyptian malaise, Galal Amin first looks at the events of the months preceding the Revolution of 25 January 2011, pointing out the most important factors behind popular discontent. He then follows the ups and downs (mainly the downs) of the Revolution: the causes of rising hopes and expectations, mingled with successive disappointments, sometimes verging on despair, not least in the case of the presidential elections, when the Egyptian people were invited to choose between a rock and a hard place. This is followed by an outline of a possible brighter future for Egypt, based on a more balanced and faster growing economy, and a more democratic and equitable society, within a truly independent, modern, and secular state.

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What Happened to the Republican Party


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English | 2015 | ISBN: 1612059228, 161205921X | EPUB | pages: 172 | 1.1 mb
As the 2016 election campaign attests, the Grand Old Party―once moderate and even magnanimous―has fallen into a prison of its own making when it comes to presidential politics. After the debacle of the George W. Bush presidency and the rout of the Romney candidacy, Republicans said they must broaden their base, become more inclusive, and return to the warmth of Reagan idealism. Instead, what we have is a bitter, backbiting, and race- and gender-baiting campaign with a candidate more exclusive than any before him. How did we get here and how do we get out? This book tracks the modern history of the Republican Party and shows its decline, even while shining a light on its high points and urging it back in a positive direction. Every reader interested in the US presidential election, the primary process, and the clash of politics and culture will find something enlightening in John White’s exposition. Above all, he puts the Age of Trump into perspective, looking back as well as forward in his analysis.

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It Happened in France A Renowned Journalist’s Account of Life Under the Occupation 1940-1944


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English | July 30, 2024 | ISBN: 1399037927 | 184 pages | EPUB | 5.01 Mb
Ernest Grimaud de Caux chronicles his experiences in occupies France offering unpublished essays on life under German rule and reflections on wartime politics.

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What Happened at Vatican II


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English | ISBN: 0674031695 | 2008 | 400 pages | AZW3 | 1363 KB
During four years in session, Vatican Council II held television audiences rapt with its elegant, magnificently choreographed public ceremonies, while its debates generated front-page news on a near-weekly basis. By virtually any assessment, it was the most important religious event of the twentieth century, with repercussions that reached far beyond the Catholic church. Remarkably enough, this is the first book, solidly based on official documentation, to give a brief, readable account of the council from the moment Pope John XXIII announced it on January 25, 1959, until its conclusion on December 8, 1965; and to locate the issues that emerge in this narrative in their contexts, large and small, historical and theological, thereby providing keys for grasping what the council hoped to accomplish.

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It Happened in Seattle Remarkable Events That Shaped History


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English | 2009 | ISBN: 0762743689 | EPUB | pages: 176 | 0.5 mb
A fascinating collection of thirty compelling stories about events that shaped the Emerald City, It Happened in Seattle describes everything from the battle of Seattle in 1856 to the Nisqually earthquake of 2001.

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Vanishing Grace What Ever Happened to the Good News


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English | 2014 | pages: 304 | ISBN: 0310351545, 0310339324 | EPUB | 1,6 mb
Christians have proclaimed the good news about Jesus for centuries. But the good news isn’t sounding so good these days, at least to some. More and more surveys show that people view Christians as bearers of bad news, judgment, and intolerance.

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The Big Bang Never Happened A Startling Refutation of the Dominant Theory of the Origin of the Universe


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English | December 15th, 2010 | ISBN: 067974049X | 496 pages | True EPUB | 6.56 MB
A mesmerizing challenge to orthodox cosmology with powerful implications not only for cosmology itself but also for our notions of time, God, and human nature – with a new Preface addressing the latest developments in the field.

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