Duty, Honour and Izzat

Duty, Honour and Izzat

Author: Steven Purewal

Publisher:

Published: 2018-12-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781988903477

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The story of how the Indian soldiers of the Punjab chose to ignore the insults to their honour and dignity, to help stop Great Britain losing World War One in 1914. Presented as a historical scrapbook with beautifully realised, photo-realistic artwork. Framing the history is a story about a teenage boy, in Surrey British Columbia, caught up in gangs. He rethinks his choices after his great grandfather comes to visit the family in Canada. His stories of their past, and seeing him reunited with a Canadian soldier his great grandfather saved during WW2, open up the possibility of a different path in life.


Siegfried: Dragon Slayer

Siegfried: Dragon Slayer

Author: Mark Allard-Will

Publisher:

Published: 2022-02-16

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781989754115

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Impulsive young Prince Siegfried craves glory and recognition from his aloof parents, the king and queen of Denmark. Starting a war with a neighbouring country and seeking out the most feared dragon in the realm seems like a good place to start. An epic tale full of action, adventure, mythological beasts, magical swords, powerful rings, and a treacherous companion. Adapted from the ancient Norse mythological Völsunga Saga, Siegfried: Dragon Slayer is the first in a two-part series by Canadians Mark Allard-Will and Jasmine Redford.


India, Empire, and First World War Culture

India, Empire, and First World War Culture

Author: Santanu Das

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-09-13

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 1107081580

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This is the first cultural and literary history of India and the First World War, with archival research from Europe and South Asia.


Identities in Practice

Identities in Practice

Author: Laura Hirvi

Publisher: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 9522227471

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Identities in Practice draws a nuanced picture of how the experience of migration affects the process through which Sikhs in Finland and California negotiate their identities. What makes this study innovative with regard to the larger context of migration studies is the contrast it provides between experiences at two Sikh migration destinations. By using an ethnographic approach, Hirvi reveals how practices carried out in relation to work, dress, the life-cycle, as well as religious and cultural sites, constitute important moments in which Sikhs engage in the often transnational art of negotiating identities.


Flashman at the Charge

Flashman at the Charge

Author: George MacDonald Fraser

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-04-09

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1101633840

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“Hilariously funny.”—The New York Times Book Review “Great dirty fun!”—Grand Rapids Press “The most entertaining anti-hero in a long time… Moves from one ribald and deliciously corrupt episode to the next… Wonderful and scandalous.”—Publishers Weekly The fourth volume of memoirs in which Harry Flashman confronts destiny with Lord Cardigan and the Light Brigade. Part of the Flashman series, comprising Flashman, Royal Flash, and Flash for Freedom, among others, which explores the successful though scandalous later career of the bully in Tom Brown's School Days.


The Indian Army and the End of the Raj

The Indian Army and the End of the Raj

Author: Daniel Marston

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-04-24

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0521899753

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A unique examination of the role of the Indian army in post-World War II India in the run-up to Partition. Daniel Marston draws upon extensive archival research and interviews with veterans of the events of 1947 to provide fresh insight into the final days of the British Raj.


Muslim Women and Shari'ah Councils

Muslim Women and Shari'ah Councils

Author: S. Bano

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-11-14

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1137283858

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Using original empirical data and critiquing existing research, Samia Bano explores the experience of British Muslim woman who use Shari'ah councils to resolve marital disputes. She challenges the language of community rights and claims for legal autonomy in matters of family law showing how law and community can empower as well as restrict women.