Showing results for "The Falls" in Politics & Social Sciences

Meeting with a revolutionary (codename 'Satan') who risked Stasi capture to undermine an oppressive regime, an American-Gambian activist who plotted to liberate his homeland on breaks during his construction job and the unapologetic former leader of a Burundian rebel group which carried out a massacre, internationally renowned security expert and political scientist Dr Marcel Dirsus draws on extensive field research and personal interviews with coup leaders, rebels and soldiers to examine the workings and malfunctions of tyrants.

Offering a new view of one of America's most important, infamously strained, and widely misunderstood relationships of the postwar era, this book tells the history of America and Iran from the time the last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was placed on the throne in 1941 to the 1979 revolution that brought the present Islamist government to power.

In Volume I of the captivating History of the Papacy, Anglican Lord Bishop Mandell Creighton delves into the intricate web of popes, princes, and scholars during the tumultuous era of the Great Schism. He explores the controversial reign of Pope Urban VI, the rise of two rival anti-popes, and the various attempts by the University of Paris, the erratic king of France, and the inebriated Holy Roman Emperor Wenzel to resolve the crisis. The narrative culminates in the dramatic deposition of Pope John XIII, who famously fled the Council of Constance disguised as a groom. This volume presents a ...

In a dystopian society, The Authority enforces control through constant surveillance, propaganda, and mandatory, party-approved affirmations. Liberty, a naive supermarket worker, dreams of escaping to the utopian Caldera Country. However, that dream turns into a nightmare when she unwittingly clicks on a mysterious message, triggering events that thrust her into the heart of a deadly rebellion.Recruited by Rebels on the promise of a quicker path to Caldera Country, Liberty is exposed to the brutal reality of the city’s underbelly. She learns that her clean profile on The App makes ...

Duty Calls, BS Falls is straight-shooting talk about what really matters—raw, honest conversations from those who’ve lived it. No sugarcoating, no spin—just calling it like it is, because somebody has to.

In the 25 years after 1989, the world enjoyed the deepest peace in history. In The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth, the eminent foreign policy scholar Michael Mandelbaum examines that remarkable quarter century, describing how and why the peace was established and then fell apart. Mandelbaum argues that the widespread peace ended because three major countries put an end to it with aggressive nationalist policies aimed at overturning the prevailing political arrangements in their respective regions.

In the quiet town of Seneca Falls, New York, over the course of two days in July 1848, a small group of women and men, led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, held a convention that would launch the woman's rights movement and change the course of history. The implications of that remarkable convention would be felt around the world - and indeed are still being felt today.

The Fall Line® focuses on cold cases that need attention. We cover missing persons cases, unsolved homicides, and unidentified remains (John and Jane Does) with thorough research and deep respect for those affected. We speak with families, detectives, victim advocates, and forensic experts to understand what happened—and why these cases remain unsolved. Every episode centers the victims, not the drama. We're looking into decades-old disappearances, following up on unsolved murders, and exploring why certain cases don't get the coverage they deserve. From small towns to major cities, we tell...

Alarmstufo X ist das offizielle Spinoff von Alarmstufo dem beliebten UFO Podcast rund um rätselhafte Sichtungen und Begegnungen. In diesem kompakten Format meldet sich Conny einer der Hosts von Alarmstufo mit echten so geschehenen UFO Fällen zurück.Kurz knapp und direkt auf den Punkt bekommt ihr pro Folge einen dokumentierten Vorfall der zum Nachdenken Gänsehaut oder Stirnrunzeln führt. Keine Abschweifungen keine großen Theorien nur ein seltsames Ereignis das sich wirklich so zugetragen haben soll.Ob unerklärliche Lichter am Himmel eine Begegnung auf einem Highway oder ein Funkspruch ...

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Fall Line: A memoir told in brief, pithy stories. Most of these tales come from twelve years living and working in Afghanistan, Togo, Madagascar and Tanzania. From coming of age in Africa to starting up a technology firm in DC, this is a swooping, soaring jumble of tales from one life crossing into the new millennium.New podcast weblog

True North Church is a community of people who have discovered renewed life, joy, and purpose through our faith in Jesus Christ. We are committed to growing in biblical faith and sharing God’s love with one another and our community. You can listen to our weekly messages from the Bible in this podcast. We hopt you are encouraged and prompted to dig deeper into a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ.

“The Fall of Kabul: A Soldier’s Story. Was it Worth it?” This compelling series takes us into the intimate folds and fallouts of the soldiers' lives, those who were there as the West scrambled to bring its people home from a conflict which had consumed vast resources and tested both the skill and will of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and shook the very core of the ally’s ideological dreams and certainties. 'Kabul 2021 – Leaving it Behind: The Soldiers’ Stories' is not just an account of the end of a mission; it's about the journey homeward and the emotional ...

Exploring the history of the Sumerian civilization, from its origins to its fall, this article details Mesopotamian geography, the development of agriculture, the emergence of the first cities, the invention of cuneiform writing, and the successive rise and decline of powerful city-states and empires. It also examines the environmental and political factors that led to their end.

Pittsburgh was once synonymous with steel. But today, most of its mills are gone. Like so many places across the United States, a city that was a center of blue-collar manufacturing is now dominated by the service economy - particularly health care, which employs more Americans than any other industry. Gabriel Winant takes us inside the Rust Belt to show how America's cities have weathered new economic realities. In Pittsburgh's neighborhoods, he finds that a new working class has emerged in the wake of deindustrialization.

A major investigation by The Age newsroom in Melbourne, Australia, into the death of Phoebe Handsjuk, who was found at the bottom of a garbage chute in a luxury apartment building.

Welcome to Fall Risk, where we talk about anything and everything skydiving. This podcast is designed for you to get to know the every day skydivers across the world, listen to stories from our glory days, discuss the world of jumping as it evolves year to year, and maybe even learn a thing or two about actually skydiving.

Fall Asleep by Podle is a podcast dedicated to help you sleep, meditate and relax. If you suffer from insomnia, Fall Asleep is made for you. By Podle's team. For more information : https://www.podle.io

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Delve into the monumental narrative of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, an extraordinary literary work of the 18th century crafted by the renowned English historian Edward Gibbon. Volume I debuted in 1776, achieving six printings‚a remarkable accomplishment for its era. Volumes II and III followed in 1781, with the final volumes IV, V, and VI published between 1788 and 1789. Originally printed as quartos, these volumes explore the Roman Empires evolution from the reign of Marcus Aurelius around 180 AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, concluding with reflections ...