A.M. Brosius writes fiction and nonfiction: “history, real or feigned”; political-economic and cultural theory; and the history and techniques of swordplay. He is an amateur historian, with varied interests including: Pristine Civilizations, Hellas and Byzantium, Medieval Europe, the Labor Movement, Dada and Surrealism, Lettrists and Situationists. He has studied and practiced swordplay for over thirty years. The Commonwealth in his novels reflects all of his many hobbies and interests. Th...

Imagine yourself in a world where the Fourth Crusade and sack of Constantinople led to a revolution in what we now call mainland Greece. The society that arose out of that revolt is unlike any other in Europe: pagan, libertine, consciously inter-dependent yet insisting on individual rights, the people of the Hellenic Commonwealth and Polity are a self-made experiment in self-governance. Here you will meet, among others: Master Xenos, a great swordsman who teaches at the Red Warrior Skolo, ...

When Stephan Dragutin, Crown Prince of Serbia, violates his father’s safe-conduct for an Embassy of Hellenes, all hell breaks loose. The Commonwealth decides on a nearly unprecedented course: a punitive Incursion into Serbia. The Hellenic Muster gathers at the border. Can Nikos restrain Eleni as she seeks revenge on those who tortured and murdered her friends? Can he master his own desire for vengeance? In Athens, two young women recently freed from bondage in Serbia beguile Selos. His qua...

Mr. Ambros Rothakis is going to the Country Fair. On the run from various enemies, he hopes to disappear into the Fair for a few days. When he stumbles across the unbelievable, and disappears from the Fair, mayhem and madness ensue. Join him on his adventures in Alternate Histories: even in the mysterious Hellenic Commonwealth Line!

Nuns. With Guns.Nuns. With Guns.I challenged folks to give me a story with that as their theme. Here are nearly twenty authors who answered that crazy call, ranging from fantasy to science fiction. Modern. Historic. Urban fantasy and gritty realism.Come with us now on an amazing journey into other lands and other minds, as we explore what it means to first become a nun, and then to take up the sword.Or the gun.----Part of the Blaze Ward Prese...

Her journey into adulthood was just beginning. Then, a vampire hero changed her life forever. This is Clarabella's story.This is a steamy virgin heroine/protective hero paranormal romance with themes of Christianity.Nothing extraordinary ever happened to Clarabella Moore...until the night a vampire came to her rescue. But Chasis was no ordinary vampire. A member of the Brotherhood of Sacred Light, Chasis has a duty to protect Clarabella. H...

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The distinguished environmentalists in this collection offer an in-depth analysis and call to advocacy for community-based natural resource management (CBNRM). Their overview of this transnational movement reveals important links between environmental management and social justice agendas for sustainable use of resources by local communities. In this volume, leaders who have been instrumental in creating and shaping CBNRM describe their model programs; the countermapping movement and colle...

An innovative approach to the history of the First Persian Empire, offering an accessible historical narrative for students and general readers alikeA History of the Achaemenid Empire considers archaeological and written sources to provide an expansive, source-based introduction to the diverse and culturally rich world of ancient Achaemenid Persia. Assuming no prior background, this accessible textbook follows the dynastic line from the establishment and e...

Mit Prof. Dr. Uwe Kischel, LL.M., Universität Greifswald und Prof. Dr. Hanno Kube, LL.M., Universität Heidelberg, verantworten zwei neue Herausgeber gemeinsam mit einem Autorenteam von über 200 Wissenschaftler*innen aus dem In- und Ausland das Neue Handbuch des Staatsrechts.Diese Neuausgabe ist auf insgesamt 12 Bände angelegt, die ab Herbst 2023 in jährlichem Rhythmus erscheinen werden. Das Werk ist zum einen der Bewahrung und tiefgreifenden Reflektion des Staatsrechts in seinem Be...

Fundierte Einführung in SPSS und in die Statistik von der Kreuztabelle über die Clusteranalyse bis zur Diagrammerstellung Alle statistischen Verfahren mit praxisnahen Beispielen Zum Download: alle in den Beispielen verwendeten Daten sowie ein Zusatzkapitel SPSS – oder IBM SPSS Statistics, wie es inzwischen korrekt heißt – ist ein umfangreiches Programm zur statistischen Datenanalyse, das nun in der Version 25 vorliegt. In diesem Buch wird das Programm umfassend beschrieben – von der Bedien...

Repetition is constitutive of human life. Both the species and the individual develop through repetition. Unlike simple recall, repetition is permeated by the past and the present and is oriented toward the future. Repetition of central actions and events plays an important role in the lives of individuals and the life of society. It helps to create meaning and memory. Because repetition is a central aspect of human life, it plays a role in all social and cultural spheres. It is important ...