Sasha Davis, "Islands and Oceans: Reimagining Sovereignty and Social Change "
English | ISBN: 0820357332 | 2020 | 188 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Sovereignty is a term used by stateless people seeking decolonization as well as by dominant social groups struggling to reassert their socially privileged positions. All sorts of political actors, it seems, are interested in sovereignty. It is less clear, however, just what the term means, and whether calls for sovereignty promote a politically progressive or conservative agenda. Examining how sovereignty functions allows us to better understand the dangers, promise, and limitations of relying on it as a political strategy.

Gabriel Winter-Althaus, "EU Islands and the Clean Energy Transition "
English | ISBN: 3031230655 | 2023 | 107 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This book explains the challenges and barriers of island energy systems in the European Union. It reviews the research projects carried out to date, and proposes a new feasible scheme that could be advantageous to many isolated energy systems.

Social Policies in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (7) (Social Policies in Small States Series) By Biman Chand Prasad, Paul Kausimae
2012 | 90 Pages | ISBN: 1849290830 | PDF | 2 MB
SOCIAL POLICIES IN SMALL STATES SERIESThe country case studies and thematic papers in this series examine social policy issues facing small states and the implications for economic development. They show how, despite their inherent vulnerability, some small states have been successful in improving their social indicators because of the complementary social and economic policies they have implemented. CASE STUDY - SOLOMON ISLANDS AND VANUATU Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are two small states that have struggled to develop successful social policies since gaining independence. This final study in the series traces the history of social development in both countries, examining closely the factors that have hindered progress: the colonial legacy, poor economic development, high population growth, political instability, the lack of social cohesion, mismanagement of resources and natural disasters. The authors argue that for progress to continue both countries need to move away from a reliance on their traditional social structures and focus on political stability and economic growth.

Birds of Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands
by Freile, Juan;Cooper, Murray;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1472993373 | 225 pages | True PDF EPUB | 400.15 MB

Moon Greek Islands & Athens: Timeless Villages, Scenic Hikes, Local Flavors (Moon Travel Guide), 2nd Edition by Sarah Souli
English | January 10th, 2023 | ISBN: 164049703X | 560 pages | True EPUB | 41.68 MB
​Soak up the sun, dance till dawn, hike through wild forests, or explore Greek history: Escape to the Mediterranean with Moon Greek Islands & Athens.

Aila Spathopoulou, "Bordering and Governmentality Around the Greek Islands "
English | ISBN: 3031085884 | 2022 | 235 pages | PDF | 2 MB

Emanuel Buttigieg, Simon Phillips, "Islands and Military Orders, c.1291-c.1798"
English | 2013 | pages: 306 | ISBN: 1472409906 | PDF | 4,5 mb
At the heart of this volume is a concern with exploring levels of interaction between two particular objects of study, islands on the one hand, and military orders on the other. According to Fernand Braudel, islands are, 'often brutally', caught 'between the two opposite poles of archaism and innovation.' What happened when these particular environments interacted with the Military Orders? The various contributions in this volume address this question from a variety of angles. 1291 was a significant year for the main military orders: uprooted from their foundations in the Holy Land, they took refuge on Cyprus and in the following years found themselves vulnerable to those who questioned the validity of their continued existence. The Teutonic Order negated this by successfully transferring their headquarters to Prussia; the Knights Templar, however, faced suppression. Meanwhile, the Knights Hospitaller conquest of Rhodes assured both their survival and independence. Islands are often, by definition, seen to be embodiments of 'insularity', of an effort to be separate, distinct, cut-off. Military Orders are, conversely, international in scope, nature and personnel, the 'first international orders of the Church', as they have often been described. Therein lies the crux of the matter: how did insular outposts and international institutions come together to forge distinct and often successful experiments? Hospitaller Rhodes and Malta still impress with their magnificent architectural heritage, but their success went beyond stone and mortar and the story of islands and military orders, as will be clearly shown in this volume, also goes beyond these two small islands. The interaction between the two levels - insulation and internationalisation - and the interstices therein, created spaces conducive to both dynamism and stability as military orders and islands adapted to each other's demands, limitations and opportunities.

Restoring Nature
by Dilsaver, Lary M.;Babalis, Timothy J.;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1496233557 | 427 pages | True PDF EPUB | 26.43 MB

The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 (Audiobook)
English | September 21, 2015 | ASIN: B013XCW5PE | M4B@64 kbps | 27h 24m | 777 MB
Author: Ian W. Toll | Narrator: P. J. Ochlan
The devastation of Pearl Harbor and the American victory at Midway were prelude to a greater challenge: rolling back the vast Japanese Pacific empire island by island.

Scottish Islands Explorer – December 2022 – January 2023
English | 54 Pages | PDF | 25.66 MB