Blood Revenge
Author | : Christopher Boehm |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780812212419 |
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Author | : Christopher Boehm |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780812212419 |
Author | : David Thor |
Publisher | : Cosacinco Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2009-10-26 |
Genre | : Revenge |
ISBN | : 9780982487709 |
In an extraordinarily relevant novel, Blood Revenge catalogs two independent decisions by two families and the unplanned convergence of their decisions-a non-stop story of vengeance and intrigue pitting east vs. west. 1972 - Xiamen Island China In one stroke, Tan and Jin Yi moved to eradicate new age reform from within the ranks of the Chinese ruling party. At the same time they make the decision to silently relocate their adolescent children to a location in the western hemisphere. What Tan and Jin Yi did not know, could not know, was that, another family drama was playing out almost one thousand miles to the north... 2009 - Mobile, Alabama James Bali was just beginning a twelve-hour shift when the call came in. The local coast guard base had radioed ahead that a cutter had rescued victims from an unknown tragedy. They reported that one survivor was recovered from an oil platform in the Gulf... Dr. Bali and a hospital nurse moved quickly to the helicopter. Bali briefly consulted with one of the coast guard pilots. With the help of the pilot, the doctor climbed into the aircraft to check on the patient. His first thought was that he was staring at some kind of rubber corpse and that this was all some kind of joke, or possibly a coast guard training scenario. But he quickly discarded that idea. Dr. Bali stood silently and shook off a confused stare...
Author | : Joseph Ginat |
Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2013-09-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1836241526 |
Covers blood homicide and outcasting in Bedouin and rural Arab society in Israel. This edition includes material on the "Mebasha", a Bedouin legal judge who determines whether an individual speaks the truth by an ordeal by fire; licking a very hot spoon and inspecting the tongue for blisters.
Author | : Silver Donald Cameron |
Publisher | : Steerforth |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2021-11-23 |
Genre | : True Crime |
ISBN | : 1586422936 |
“Fascinating! [A] must-read for all concerned about how humans manage to live together. Or not.” —Margaret Atwood “Superb... an instant true crime classic.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A masterfully told true story, perfect for fans of Say Nothing and Furious Hours: a brutal murder in a small Nova Scotia fishing community raises urgent questions of right and wrong, and even the very nature of good and evil. In his riveting and meticulously reported final book, Silver Donald Cameron offers a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing and its devastating repercussions. Cameron’s searing, utterly gripping story about one small community raises a disturbing question: Are there times when taking the law into your own hands is not only understandable but the responsible thing to do? In June 2013, three upstanding citizens of a small town on Cape Breton Island murdered their neighbor, Phillip Boudreau, at sea. While out checking their lobster traps, two Landry cousins and skipper Dwayne Samson saw Boudreau in his boat, the Midnight Slider, about to vandalize their lobster traps. Like so many times before, the small-time criminal was about to cost them thousands of dollars out of their seasonal livelihood. Boudreau seemed invincible, a miscreant who would plague the village forever. Meanwhile the police and local officials were frustrated, cowed, and hobbled by shrinking budgets. One of the men took out a rifle and fired four shots at Boudreau and his boat. Was the Boudreau killing cold blooded murder, a direct reaction to credible threats, or the tragic result of local officials failing to protect the community? As many local people have said, if those fellows hadn't killed him, someone else would have...
Author | : Roberto Colombo |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 83 |
Release | : 2023-03-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1000880915 |
This book offers an original assessment of the ways in which the sociocultural code of blood revenge and its modern remnants shape irregular warfare. Despite being a common driver of communal violence, blood revenge has received little attention from scholars. With many civil wars and insurgencies occurring in areas where the custom lingers, strengthening our understanding of blood revenge is essential for discerning how conflicts change and evolve. Drawing upon extensive multidisciplinary evidence, this book is the first in the literature on civil war and insurgency to analyse the impact of blood revenge and its modern remnants on irregular warfare. Even when blood revenge undergoes erosion, its unregulated version still shapes the social fabric of insurgency, although in different ways than its institutionalised counterpart. At times of political instability, the presence of a culture of retaliation weighs heavily on the dynamics of violent mobilisation, target selection, recruitment, and disengagement. This book brings in evidence from dozens of conflicts, providing unprecedented insights into how a better understanding of blood revenge can improve military blueprints for irregular warfare. This book will be of much interest to students of insurgency, terrorism, military and strategic studies, anthropology, and sociology, as well as to decision-makers and irregular warfare professionals.
Author | : Charles E. Hill |
Publisher | : Pentland Press (NC) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Domestic fiction |
ISBN | : 9781571973788 |
The struggle of the Lance family to live a life of honor in spite of the murder of one of its members.
Author | : Richard Fletcher |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2004-09 |
Genre | : Anglo-Saxons |
ISBN | : 0195179447 |
On a gusty March day in 1016, Earl Uhtred of Northumbria, the most powerful lord in northern England, arrived at a place called Wiheal, probably near Tadcaster in Yorkshire. Uhtred had come with forty men to submit formally to King Canute, an act that completed the Danish subjugation of England and the defeat of Ethelred the Unready, to whom Uhtred had been a loyal ally and subject. But, as Richard Fletcher recounts in the electrifying opening to Bloodfeud, "Treachery was afoot."
Author | : Tomi Adeyemi |
Publisher | : Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 2019-12-03 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250171008 |
An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick "Adeyemi has sparked magic once again." —The New York Times After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could’ve imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath. With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart. Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's New York Times-bestselling debut Children of Blood and Bone, the first book in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy. Praise for Children of Virtue and Vengeance: “Electrifying . . . With this second book Adeyemi brings a new maturity and depth to the series. Her characters are no longer underdogs on a hero’s journey to return magic―now they are leaders who are suffering from the consequences and trauma of their previous quest.” ―The New York Times “Like its predecessor, Children of Virtue and Vengeance is fast-paced and unafraid to ask tough questions about the cyclical nature of oppression and the systems that enforce it.” ―TIME “Relentless even beyond its finish, this is a sure-fire hit.” ―Booklist, starred review - The Complete Legacy of Orïsha Series: Children of Blood and Bone (Book 1) Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Book 2) Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Book 3)
Author | : Fiona McHardy |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2013-10-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472502531 |
Revenge was an all important part of the ancient Athenian mentality, intruding on all forms of life - even where we might not expect to find it today. Revenge was of prime importance as a means of survival for the people of early Greece and remained in force during the rise of the 'poleis'. The revenge of epic heroes such as Odysseus and Menalaus influences later thinking about revenge and suggests that avengers prosper. Nevertheless, this does not mean that all forms of revenge were seen as equally acceptable in Athens. Differences in response are expected depending on the crime and the criminal. Through a close examination of the texts, Fiona McHardy here reveals a more complex picture of how the Athenian people viewed revenge.