What would it feel like to run onto the MCG shoulder to shoulder with your footy heroes? How would it feel to have the crowd screaming your name as you kick the goal that wins the Granny? Every young footy player dreams of becoming an AFL star and taking their spot in the Grand Final. This delightful book will take you to the heart of an ......
ISBN-13: 9781922678966
(Paperback)
Publisher: LITTLE STEPS Imprint: LITTLE STEPS PUBLISHING
In this timely critical introduction to the representation of Afghanistan in film, Mark Graham examines the often surprising combination of propaganda and poetry in films made in Hollywood and the East. Through the lenses of postcolonial theory and historical reassessment, Graham analyzes what these films say about Afghanistan, Islam, and the West ......
This timely study surveys the conflict in Afghanistan from Pakistan's point of view and analyzes the roots of Pakistan's ambiguous policy-supporting the United States on one hand and showing empathy for the Afghan Taliban on the other. The author, a former foreign secretary of Pakistan, considers a broad range of events and interweaves his own ......
Adèle Ogiér Jones has worked internationally for more than two decades much of it in development more recently in regions affected by conflict. From 2004 to 2006 when these poems were written she lived in Afghanistan leading the education program of the Aga Khan Foundation in northern and central provinces. Political themes are common in ......
A Military History from the Ancient Empires to the Great Game
Afghanistan: A Military History from the Ancient Empires to the Great Game covers the military history of a region encompassing Afghanistan, Central and South Asia, and West Asia, over some 2,500 years. This is the first comprehensive study in any language published on the millennia-long competition for domination and influence in one of the key ......
Strategy and Policy Choices for America's Longest War
Given the realities of the Taliban's persistence and the desire of US policymakers - and the public - to find a way out, what can and should be the goals of the US and its allies in Afghanistan? This title provides a comprehensive assessment of the alternatives for restoring peace and stability to Afghanistan.
What One City's History Tells Us about America's Pressing Problem
Locally, regionally, and nationally, the lack of affordable housing is an urgent and ongoing issue. As elected officials rush to ramp up aid for the construction of affordable apartments, scholars and policymakers are asking how our present system of housing subsidies-both its strengths and its shortcomings-came into being. In this book, Thomas W. ......
What One City's History Tells Us about America's Pressing Problem
Locally, regionally, and nationally, the lack of affordable housing is an urgent and ongoing issue. As elected officials rush to ramp up aid for the construction of affordable apartments, scholars and policymakers are asking how our present system of housing subsidies-both its strengths and its shortcomings-came into being. In this book, Thomas W. ......
Exploring the lessons that can be drawn from the United States's experience in providing affordable, low-cost housing, this book reviews recent developments in the US regarding such provision. Topics covered include: the changing role of the federal government; greater responsibility of state and local government; and innovative financial mechanisms. The book comprises case studies of success stories. A conclusion weaves together the strands developed in the individual case studies, examines criteria that define success, identifies common factors, and considers opportunities for developing more effective policies and programmes.
