Of the many state-enacted cruelties to which refugees and asylum seekers are subjected, detention and deportation loom largest in popular consciousness. But there is a third practice, perpetrating a slower violence, that remains hidden: dispersal.Jonathan Darling provides the first detailed account of how dispersal - the system of accommodation and support for asylum seekers and refugees in Britain - both sustains and produces patterns of violence, suffering and social abjection. H...

Dr. Hugh Westlake investigates murder in a powerful family, by the Edgar Award–winning author who wrote the Peter Duluth Mysteries as Patrick Quentin.Patrick Quentin, best known for the Peter Duluth puzzle mysteries, also penned outstanding detective novels from the 1930s through the 1960s under other pseudonyms, including Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge. Anthony Boucher wrote: "Quentin is particularly noted for the enviable polish and grace which ...

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.This edited collection provides new insights into refugee reception and camps by focusing on the overlap between local and global dynamics in the governance of camps.Contributors examine how camps are (re)placed within their local contexts across regions including Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. They explore how local environments both influence, and are influenced by, global flows, networks and connection...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Washington's Spies, "a page-turning thriller" (James M. Scott) about one of the greatest heists in history: the U.S. Navy’s clandestine capture of a Nazi U-boat at the climax of World War II.Shortly before noon on June 4, 1944, the sonar operator on a destroyer prowling off the coast of West Africa heard a sharp, metallic ping. The sound could mean only one thing: The German submarine that the...

Paediatrics Lecture Notes covers the core aspects of caring for children in clinical practice, offering concise yet detailed information on examination, emergency care, nutrition, immunisation, infant and adolescent health, and more.Designed for medical students and junior doctors alike, this compact and easy-to-use textbook guides readers through each essential aspect of paediatric care, from normal and abnormal childhood development, to cardiology, gastr...

A call for truth and freedom in a culture saturated with false information and deceit, from the bestselling author of The Love Everybody Wants.“Madison Prewett Troutt’s vulnerability and boldness make you feel like you are sitting down with a big sister who loves you too much to let you stay stuck.”—Arielle Reitsma, co-host of the Girls Gone Bible podcast and co-author of Out of the WildernessAre you tired of the ...

Eve Adams was a rebel. Born Chawa Zloczewer into a Jewish family in Poland, Adams emigrated to the United States in 1912. The young woman befriended anarchists, sold radical publications, took a new name, and ran lesbian-and-gay-friendly speakeasies in Chicago and New York. Then, in 1925, Adams risked all to write and publish a book titled Lesbian Love. In a repressive era, long before today's gay liberation movement, when American women had just gained the right to vote, Adams's ...

A fascinating account of Floridians who served in the Confederate army and the changes to Florida society and politics that resulted from the state's Confederate experienceUntil recently Florida’s Confederate soldiers have received scant attention. This volume explores the story of Florida soldiers going to war, families left behind, a white population fighting to maintain a society built on slavery, and a state torn by political and regional strife.

In Dare to Dream Big: Achieving the Impossible Through Passion and Grit, uncover the secrets to turning your boldest dreams into reality. This inspiring guide explores the power of ambition, determination, and resilience, showing you how to push past limitations and embrace a future that once seemed out of reach. Through engaging stories, practical exercises, and powerful insights, Dare to Dream Big offers a roadmap for setting extraordinary goals and cultivating the passion and perseveran...

My name is Nozibele Mayaba, and I am HIV-positive.I am a devout Christian who did everything by the book: worked hard, got good marks, found a steady job and helped to make life better for my family. In our neighbourhood, I was the girl other parents pointed to as a role model. Until a few months before my diagnosis at age 22, I was a virgin.Women like me don’t get HIV. But then I did.It took me years to accept my new reality. Speak...

My name is Nozibele Mayaba, and I am HIV-positive.I am a devout Christian who did everything by the book: worked hard, got good marks, found a steady job and helped to make life better for my family. In our neighbourhood, I was the girl other parents pointed to as a role model. Until a few months before my diagnosis at age 22, I was a virgin.Women like me don't get HIV. But then I did.It took me years to accept my new reality. Speak...

In the enchanting realm of Fairyland, where magic whispers through the trees and dreams take flight, there lived an extraordinary girl named Phoebe Daring. With her heart ablaze with curiosity and a spirit that soared, Phoebe embarked on a perilous quest to uncover the secrets of her past and the destiny that awaited her. As she ventured through enchanted forests and soared above sparkling rivers, Phoebe encountered a cast of whimsical characters, from the wise old wizard to the mischievou...