Attingendo a una ricca eredità di narrazione texana, Jo Harper crea narrazioni dinamiche che spaziano da racconti per bambini piccoli a romanzi per giovani adulti. La sua voce distintiva risplende nelle sue opere, che spesso fondono elementi di finzione, biografia, racconti popolari e storia, ambientate frequentemente nei vivaci scenari del Texas e del Messico. Con un background che include una vasta esperienza di insegnamento e studi avanzati sulla fusione delle arti visive e verbali, Harper infonde nella sua scrittura una prospettiva unica. Il suo approccio educa sottilmente mentre intrattiene, rendendo le sue storie sia avvincenti che memorabili per i lettori.
The narrative highlights Wilma Rudolph's remarkable journey from battling childhood polio to becoming an Olympic champion, securing three gold medals in track and field. Her inspiring story showcases resilience and determination, complemented by engaging illustrations that bring her achievements to life.
The story follows Bigfoot Wallace, a legendary Texas Ranger renowned for his involvement in key military conflicts during the 1840s, including the Mexican-American War. His impressive stature of six feet and 240 pounds contributed to his fearsome reputation, while his notably large feet earned him the nickname "Big Foot." The narrative explores his adventures and the historical context of his time, highlighting his impact on Texas history and his larger-than-life persona.
Written by a Brit who has lived in Poland for more than twenty years, this book challenges some accepted thinking in the West about Poland and about the rise of Law and Justice (PiS) as the ruling party in 2015. It is a remarkable account of the Polish post-1989 transition and contemporary politics, combining personal views and experience with careful fact and material collections. The result is a vivid description of the events and scrupulous explanations of the political processes, and all this with an interesting twist – a perspective of a foreigner and insider at the same time. Settled in the position of participant observer, Jo Harper combines the methods of macro and micro analysis with CDA, critical discourse analysis. He presents and interprets the constituent elements and issues of contemporary the main political forces, the Church, the media, issues of gender, the Russian connection, the much-disputed judicial reform and many others. A special feature of the book is the detailed examination of the coverage of the Poland's latest two elections, one in 2019 (parliamentary) and the other in 2020 (presidential) in the British media, an insightful and witty specimen of comparative cultural and political analysis.
Erlebe den Polizeiberuf hautnah und spüre den Nervenkitzel eines Einsatzes der Bereitschaftspolizei. Schau hinter die Kulissen einer Polizeiabteilung, die erstmals ihre Tore für die Zivilbevölkerung öffnet – und das in einer der härtesten Ausbildungsstätten Deutschlands, im Schwarzen Moor.
Essays zur Illiberalität
Damit ein besseres Verständnis von geschichtswissenschaftlichen Zusammenhängen im öffentlichen Leben und in der aktuellen Politik Polens möglich wird, verschafft dieser Band mit Essays und Interviews sowohl dem informierten als auch dem nicht-spezialisierten Leser einen Überblick zur aktuellen polnischen Politik mit Einblicken in die jüngste Vergangenheit sowie in historische Zusammenhänge. Die Beiträge beleuchten Aspekte eines, anscheinend umfassenderen, Veränderungsprozesses, der seit der Finanzkrise 2008 in Europa und vor allem in den zentralen und östlichen Teilen des Kontinents stattfindet. Das Buch stellt einige komplexe wissenschaftliche Ideen für den Laien nachvollziehbar dar und bringt Wissenschaftlern die Vorteile von Echtzeit-Reportagen, empirischen und interdisziplinären Ansätzen nahe. Es ist ein Versuch, Antworten auf die Fragen zu finden, warum und wie die Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS) wieder an die Macht kam und wie sie agiert, seit sie an der Macht ist.