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      • Strange Days Books, Social Cooperative Enterprise

        Strange Days Books is a social cooperative publishing firm based in Crete, Greece. Since 2012 we have published almost 100 books. Every year we organize Sand Festival, an online Writers’ Workshop and - in cooperation with www.eyelands.gr literary magazine - the one and only international short story competition based in Greece, plus our International Book Awards. In 2019 SDB was the only publishing house in Greece to receive approval by the European Union’s Creative Europe translation funding program for its project "Strange Days in Europe”. Strange Days Books is an entirely independent publisher, primarily interested in showcasing the wealth of new writing voices in Greece. We work closely with our authors to create books that will appeal to booklovers, books about the present, books that strive to push the art of literature forward, books written with talent and passion, books that challenge the way we see the world, books bursting with new ideas and intriguing perspectives.

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      • GAPSK Language Promotion Council Limited

        GAPSK and YLPSK are the standardized test of Chinese language for children from 3 to 15. From the world- renowned Peking University, GAPSK and YLPSK are certified and approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education as language proficiency measuring tool for children . GAPSK, YLPSK could be conducted on site or completely online. Come join over 100,000 students who taken the tests, contact us at  info@gapsk.org.  Find out more at www.ylpsk.org

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2026

        The Persian Gulf triangle

        Strategic relations between Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States

        by Luíza Cerioli

        This book offers a nuanced snapshot of the complex geopolitical dynamics in the Persian Gulf, underlining the interaction between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the US. Examining their interwoven relations since the 1970s, Luíza Cerioli's framework reveals how changes in US-Saudi ties have ripple effects on Iran-US and Iran-Saudi relations and vice versa. Using a historical lens, she explores how enduring US-Saudi connections hinge on order expectations, delves into the cognitive factors shaping US-Iran enmity and traces the source of oscillation in the Saudi-Iran ties. Employing Neoclassical Realism, the book investigates status-seeking, national identities and leadership preferences, offering a deeper understanding of the region's multipolar system. By combining International Relations and Middle East Studies, Cerioli's work contributes to both fields, unravelling the intricate interplay between international structures, regional nuances and agency in shaping Persian Gulf geopolitics.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        April 2017

        Britain and the formation of the Gulf States

        Embers of empire

        by Shohei Sato, Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie

        This book offers new insight into the end of the British Empire in the Middle East. It takes a fresh look at the relationship between Britain and the Gulf rulers at the height of the British Empire, and how its effects are still felt internationally today. Over the last four decades, the Persian Gulf region has gone through oil shocks, wars and political changes, and yet the basic entities of the southern Gulf states have remained largely in place. Drawing on extensive multi-archival research in the British, American and Gulf archives, this book illuminates a series of negotiations between British diplomats and the Gulf rulers that inadvertently led Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE to take their current shapes. The story addresses the crucial question of self-determination versus 'better together', a dilemma pertinent to anyone interested in the transformation of the modern world.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        December 2024

        Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States

        Power, identity and strategy in the Persian Gulf triangle

        by Luíza Cerioli

        This book offers a nuanced snapshot of the complex geopolitical dynamics in the Persian Gulf, underlining the interaction between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the US. Examining their interwoven relations since the 1970s, Luíza Cerioli's framework reveals how changes in US-Saudi ties have ripple effects on Iran-US and Iran-Saudi relations and vice versa. Using a historical lens, she explores how enduring US-Saudi connections hinge on order expectations, delves into the cognitive factors shaping US-Iran enmity and traces the source of oscillation in the Saudi-Iran ties. Employing Neoclassical Realism, the book investigates status-seeking, national identities and leadership preferences, offering a deeper understanding of the region's multipolar system. By combining International Relations and Middle East Studies, Cerioli's work contributes to both fields, unravelling the intricate interplay between international structures, regional nuances and agency in shaping Persian Gulf geopolitics.

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        Politics & government
        February 2017

        Sunningdale, the Ulster Workers' Council strike and the struggle for democracy in Northern Ireland

        by Edited by David McCann, Cillian McGrattan

        The 'Sunningdale experiment' of 1973-4 witnessed the first attempt to establish peace in Northern Ireland through power-sharing. However, its provisions, particularly the cross-border 'Council of Ireland', proved to be a step too far. The experiment floundered amid ongoing paramilitary-led violence, finally collapsing in May 1974 as a result of the Ulster Workers' Council strike. Drawing on new scholarship from some of the top political historians working on the period, this book presents a series of reflections on how key protagonists struggled with notions of power-sharing and the 'Irish dimension', and how those struggles inhibited a deepening of democracy and the ending of violence for so long.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        May 2026

        Border enclaves

        Melilla and the making of Europe’s southern periphery

        by Laia Soto Bermant

        Border enclaves examines the Spanish enclave of Melilla as a prism for understanding Europe's contemporary dislocations. Based on over a decade of ethnographic research, it explores how borders are enforced, contested and inhabited in a city suspended between Africa and Europe, colonial legacies and modern regimes. Through a polyphonic narrative following smugglers, migrants, teachers and politicians, it reveals how everyday practices and symbolic performances shape life in the enclave. Selective visibility-who is seen or erased-structures authority and exclusion. Situating Melilla within broader processes like Spain's colonial history and Europe's border restructuring, the book argues that its fragmented sovereignties and external dependencies make it a paradigmatic site for grasping Europe's precarious margins. It calls for an ethnographic lens attuned to dislocation as both lived experience and analytic tool.

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        November 2024

        Easy Beauty

        Blicke auf meine Behinderung | Ein brillantes Memoir – philosophisch klug und schonungslos ehrlich

        by Chloé Cooper Jones, Brigitte Jakobeit

        Easy Beauty ist ein brillantes Memoir über das Leben mit Behinderung und die universelle Frage, wie man Schönheit und Erfüllung findet. Philosophisch klug, schonungslos ehrlich und mit großer Zärtlichkeit berichtet Chloé Cooper Jones von der Suche nach Momenten des Glücks, die allen Vorurteilen trotzen. Chloé Cooper Jones wurde mit einer unvollständigen Wirbelsäule geboren. Die sichtbare körperliche Behinderung bereitet ihr nicht nur täglich Schmerzen, sondern zieht auch Blicke auf sich, die alle dasselbe meinen: Du reimst dich nicht mit dem, was wir kennen – du bist eine Fremde. Als Cooper Jones wider Erwarten Mutter wird, fällt ihr auf, wie sehr Schutzmechanismen, Unsicherheit und Unbehagen sie daran hindern, im eigenen Leben zuhause zu sein. Überstürzt bricht sie auf, begibt sich auf eine Reise. Sie will ergründen, was Schönheit ist und welche Bedeutung sie hat. Sie betrachtet Berninis Skulpturen in Rom, besucht ein Beyoncé-Konzert, erkundet Kambodscha in einem Tuk Tuk und fährt in die Wüste, um Roger Federer spielen zu sehen. Es ist die Reise einer unermüdlich Suchenden, aber auch der Weg einer Heimkehr – zu ihrem Sohn, ihrer Familie und der vielleicht größten aller Herausforderungen: lieben und geliebt zu werden.

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        November 2000

        Litigation and Cooperation

        Supporting Speakers in the Courts of Classical Athens

        by Rubinstein, Lene

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        December 2026

        Qatar and Iran

        Strategic hedging in small states foreign policy

        by Mirdef Alqashouti

        How was the 2017 Qatar Blockade crisis shaped by the history of diplomatic relations between Qatar and Iran? What foreign policy strategies has Qatar adopted in response to this crisis? How can we better conceptualise the limits of the relations between Qatar and Iran? This book examines the evolving nature of Qatar and Iran's diplomatic relations. Using historical analysis and first-hand accounts of high-level officials from both countries, especially in the aftermath of the 2017 Qatar Blockade crisis, it reveals a multifaceted and dynamic interaction between Qatar and Iran extending beyond politics into the realms of economics, tourism and culture. This book provides insights on the strategies small states implement in international relations, as well as contributes to understandings of geopolitics in the Middle East.

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        Children's & YA

        Climate Change. What We Can Do Now

        by Ruth Omphalius/ Monika Azakli

        “There is no Planet B!” More and more young people are worried about the future of Planet Earth. Climate change is heating not only the planet but also people’s emotions. But what exactly is climate? And why are the changes threatening the lives of both polar bears and us humans. In simple language but with solid science, the authors explain the most important aspects of climate, from the greenhouse effect to the Gulf Stream. Current developments are described as well, and the scientific background is supplemented by gripping reports. The book also offers a glimpse of the future: what will happen if we go on in the same way as now? How can climate change be halted? This makes for riveting reading – and not just for young activists.

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        The Arts
        April 2025

        Beyond the BBFC

        Local and regional film censorship in the UK

        by Sian Barber

        This work scrutinises British film censorship from a local perspective. Examining different regions and areas, the work of individual councils and their relations with one another and with the BBFC, it offers a broad historical exploration of the intricacies of film censorship in action. Drawing on local archival material and considering the activities of local government in enforcing Cinematograph legislation, this work considers the significance of film censorship apparatus and processes in shaping and informing responses to and control of film culture in different locations across the twentieth century.

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        August 1992

        Economic Cooperation in the 1990s.

        European Common Market and Pacific-Asian Cooperation in a Changing Global Framework.

        by Herausgegeben von Matsugi, Takashi; Herausgegeben von Oberhauser, Alois

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        March 1977

        Der letzte Mohikaner. Der Lederstrumpf. Zweiter Band

        In der Bearbeitung der Übersetzung von C. Kolb u.a. durch Rudolf Drescher. Mit Illustrationen von O.C. Darley. Vollständige Ausgabe. 5 Bände. Mit einer Nachbemerkung von Peter Härtling

        by James Fenimore Cooper, D.E. Darley, E. Kolb

        James Fenimore Cooper wurde am 15. September 1789 in Burlington, New Jersey / USA geboren. Nach seiner Geburt gründete sein Vater die Stadt Cooperstown, wo die Familie fortan lebte. 1802 begann Cooper ein Studium an der Universität Yale, der er jedoch drei Jahre später verwiesen wurde. Nach einigen Jahren als Offizier bei der Handels- und Kriegsmarine lebte er mit seiner Familie in Cooperstown, Westchester, Long Island und in New York. Sein erster Roman Precaution (1820) war ein Mißerfolg, doch schon der Nachfolger The Spy (1821) war der Beginn einer erfolgreichen, internationalen Karriere. Heute ist er vor allem durch seine Lederstrumpf-Romane bekannt. Nach einer dreijährigen Europareise ließ er sich ab 1833 endgültig in Cooperstown nieder. Er begann sich kritisch mit Gesellschaftsverhältnissen auseinanderzusetzen, was Ablehnung und Anfeindungen nach sich zog. Mit dem 1840 veröffentlichten The Pathfinder konnte er jedoch wieder an seine früheren Erfolge anknüpfen. Er starb am 14. September 1851 in Cooperstown.

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