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Falklands Facts and Fallacies is a pioneer work and an essential contribution to an understanding of the history and legal status of the Falkland Islands. It presents abundant evidence from documents (some never printed before) in archives in Buenos Aires, La Plata, Montevideo, London, Cambridge, Stanley, Paris, Munich and Washington DC, and provides the facts to correct the fallacies and distortions in accounts by earlier authors.It reveals persuasive evidence that the Falklands were discovered by a Portuguese expedition at the latest around 1518-19, and not by Vespucci or Magellan.It demonstrates conclusively that the Anglo-Spanish agreement of 1771 did not contain a reservation of Spanish rights, that Britain did not make a secret promise to abandon the islands, and that the Nootka Sound Convention of 1790 did not restrict Britains rights in the Falklands, but greatly extended them at the expense of Spain.For the first time ever, extracts from the despairing letters from the Falklands written in German in 1824 to Louis Vernet by his brother Emilio are printed here in translation, revealing the total chaos of the abortive 1824 Argentine expedition to the islands.This book reveals how tiny the Argentine settlement in the islands was in 1826-33. In April 1829 there were only 52 people, and there was a constant turnover of population; many people stayed only a few months, and the population reached its maximum of 128 only for a few weeks in mid-1831 before declining to 37 people at the beginning of 1833.This work also refutes the falsehood that Britain expelled an Argentine population from the Falklands in 1833. That myth has been Argentinas principal propaganda weapon since the 1960s in its attempts to undermine Falkland Islanders right to self-determination. In fact Britain encouraged the residents to stay, and only a handful left the islands.A crucial document printed here is the 1850 Convention of Peace between Argentina and Britain. At Argentinas insistence, this was a comprehensive peace treaty which restored "perfect friendship" between the two countries. Critical exchanges between the Argentine and British negotiators are printed here for the first time, which show that Argentina dropped its claim to the Falklands and accepted that the islands are British. That, and the many later acts by Argentina described here, definitively ended any Argentine title to the islands.The legal status of the Falklands is analysed here by extensive reference to legal works, to United Nations resolutions on decolonisation, and to rulings by the International Court of Justice, which together demonstrate conclusively that the islands are British territory in international law and that the Falkland Islanders, who have now (2022) lived in their country for over 180 years and for nine generations, are a unique people who are holders of territorial sovereignty with the full right of external self-determination.This book completely refutes the argumentation presented by Professor Marcelo Kohen and Facundo Rodriguez in their work Las Malvinas entre el Derecho y la Historia, Buenos Aires, 2015 (and its English version: The Malvinas/Falklands Between History and Law), which repeats many of the untruths and distortions that have been presented for over half a century by Argentine authors and by Argentine governments at the United Nations.This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated; in cases of difference it supersedes the first edition published in March 2020.

Journey from the Isle of Skye to the Deep South, to the Rockies and beyond. A dance was devised in eighteenth-century Skye. An exhilarating dance. A dance, a visitor reports, the emigration from Skye has occasioned. The visitor asks for the dances name. They call it America, hes told. Over a period of three centuries, many thousands of people left the islands and wider north of Scotland to make new lives across the sea. In this new edition of his acclaimed book, historian James Hunter follows in their footsteps from the Deep South to the Rockies and beyond to tell the story of the Highland impact on the New World. In doing so, he reveals how soldiers, explorers, guerrilla fighters, fur traders, lumberjacks, railways builders and settlers from Scotlands glens and islands contributed much to the USA and Canada. It is the story of how a hard-pressed people found in North America a land of opportunity. In this edition features a new introduction from James Hunter, where he reflects on what led him to embark on travels and researches that took him across a continent.

O volume que o leitor tem em mãos apresenta um rico mosaico do prolífico e multifacetado pensamento alemão no século XX. Como esses pensadores de língua alemã responderam às demandas de seu tempo, um

O leitor leu poucas páginas de Lagoa dos Cavalos e já sabe que o menino, nascido no primeiro capítulo e batizado no segundo, é filho de padre. Criado e educado por mulheres amancebadas com padres, ele sera padre tambem. Estamos falando do padre Diogo Antonio Feijo, inquieto personagem desta narrativa cativante da conturbada historia do Brasil. Mente-se ja na pia batismal, quando o celebrante declara que o menino e filho de pais incognitos, entretanto presentes ao acontecimento inaugural de sua vida catolica. Desde ha algumas decadas esta comprovado que o padre Diogo Antonio Feijo e filho ilegitimo do conego Manuel da Cruz Lima, de Curitiba, ou de outro padre de nome parecido: Felix Antonio Feijo. Jose Carlos Gentili, baseado em documento historico que ninguem pe em duvida, diz que a me do padre regente do Imperio do Brasil no e a viuva Maria Gertrudes de Camargo e, sim, a irm dela, Maria Joaquina Soares de Camargo. O arranjo para o batismo tinha sido feito pelo padre Fernando Lopes de Camargo, irmo delas. Certamente os leitores notam que tambem os mortos no so sempre os mesmos. Se com os mortos da-se isso, imagine com os vivos, que vivem a retificar suas biografias, mesmo depois de fixadas em livros precoces.

Em ano de Bicentenário de nascimento de Anita Garibaldi, o jornalista Moacir Pereira trata neste livro do renascimento histórico da heroína, destacando as diferentes manifestações de sua heroica traj

The bitter and often bloody fight which accompanied the emergence of the United States of America as an independent force on the world stage has always been a subject of much debate and controversy. Historian Jeremy Black challenges many traditional assumptions and conveys vividly the immediacy of events such as the battles of Bunker Hill and Saratoga and the sieges of Charleston and Yorktown, as well as less famous incidents, while also offering an original and thorough assessment of the campaign in its American, colonial and European contexts.Combining a chronological survey of the war with a thematic examination of the major issues, The War for American Independence, 17751783 is a comprehensive account of a remarkable campaign.

The firefighters responded to every incident during the Troubles, wherever it was located, seeing the best and worst of humanity.The years 1969 to 1994 were particularly difficult for Northern Ireland, and what would become known as the Troubles would test the firefighters of Belfast to their limits. This book provides a record of that time from a firefighters perspective, combining thorough research and contemporary records with first hand accounts from people who were involved, bringing these significant events to life through the words of the people who lived through them.Full of character and characters, this personal account places on record the dedicated service and invaluable contribution made by firefighters to the people of Belfast when the city needed them most. Firefighters of Belfast is ultimately an uplifting portrait of human courage and resilience during the most difficult of times.

Da curiosidade, da singularidade e da profícua imaginação popular nasceram a maioria das histórias que povoam a nossa tradição oral. Transmitidas de boca em boca e depois de geração em geração até ao

David R. Ross not only shows us his Scotland but he teaches us it too. You feel as though you are on the back of his motorcycle listening to the stories of his land as you fly with him up and down the smaller roads, the desire lines, of Scotland. Ross takes us off the beaten track and away from the main routes chosen for us by modern road builders. He starts our journey in England and criss-crosses the border telling the bloody tales of the towns and villages. His recounting of Scottish history, its myths and its legends is unapologetically and unashamedly pro-Scots.

2017 saw Catalonia come under the worlds spotlight as it again fought for independence and the preservation and protection of its unique Catalan culture. Answering the questions and complications behind the fight for Catalonian Independence, Catalonia Reborn is a detailed guide to the regions political, historical and cultural issues. For the layman as well as the expert, it takes the reader through the rich history of Catalonia its language, culture and political background to the present day, covering defining eras of the region from Francos dictatorship to the 2017 independence referendum and elections.

Since its establishment in 1922 the BBC has continually asserted itself as one of the great British institutions at home and abroad. David Pat Walker offers an in-depth analysis of the history of BBC Scotland from its creation in 1923 through to its 50th anniversary in the seventies. Examining how the firm developed over the course of the 20th century, the author portrays how the broadcaster developed its own Scottish identity despite governance from London and how it thrived within the context of the history it reported and created.

Testemunho do maior nome vivo da literatura alemã sobre um momento complexo e pouco compreendido da história recente.Em Tumulto, Enzensberger oferece suas memórias dos anos 1960, época cuja agitação

Powerful explosions rocked three underground trains in London in the morning of July 7, 2005. Another explosion occurred shortly later on a double-decker bus at Tavistock Square. Fifty-two people reportedly died in the explosions and over 700 were wounded. Numerous individuals lost limbs in the explosions. The deadly operation manifested careful planning and coordination. Four young British Muslims were named as the suicide-bombers.While the official account on the events of September 11, 2001 became etched in stone within 24 hours and remained unchanged ever since, the official account on the London bombings (hereafter 7/7) settled only after numerous modifications.In this book, the official account on the London Transport bombings will be examined in great detail. How was that account established? How reliable was the evidence adduced by the authorities? Was that account coherent? How were the suspects identified? Who gained by this mass-murder?This book demonstrates that the British authorities (a) did not demonstrate zeal in investigating events of 7/7; (b) did not produce conclusive evidence that the four accused died in the bombings and intended to kill themselves or others; (c) failed to prove that the explosions of 7/7 were caused by home-made explosives; (d) failed to carry out autopsies on the bodies of the alleged bombers and on victims; (e) failed to explain why so many security cameras did not work precisely on the morning of 7/7; (f) failed to explain the difficulties in counting the dead; (g) failed to explain why their timeline on the alleged bombers movements was initially wrong; (h) failed to investigate the extraordinary coincidence between Peter Powers terror exercise and the actual events; (i) failed to explain what happened at Canary Wharf on the morning of 7/7.Justice has not been rendered. The victims continue to be deprived of the truth on the events. The book attempts to remedy this failure.

Misturando política, cultura e cotidiano com erudição e simplicidade, Schönpflug recupera o espírito do momento que inaugurou a modernidade. A era do cometa desvenda a Europa de 1918, arruinada pela

An exploration of the Scottish Borders, Tweed Dales covers six journeys spanning from the Eildon Hills to Tweeddale, Kelso to Gala Water, Ettrick to Teviotdale. The long history of the Borders and their unique culture is evoked through key personalities, events, stories and folklore. Both accomplished storytellers, Donald and Elspeth spin the magic of the stories of Borders history with passion and vitality.

Much has been written about Charles Is reign, about the brutal civil war into which his pursuit of unfettered power plunged the realm, and about the Commonwealth regime that followed his defeat and execution. His reign is one that shaped the future of the British monarchy, and his legacy still remains with us today.The Prisoner King provides an examination of the crucial period encompassing Charles Is captivity after his surrender to the Scots at Newark in May 1646. Not only were the subsequent months before his trial a time when the human dimension of the kings predicament assumed intensity, they were also a critical watershed when the entire nation stood at the most fateful of crossroads.For Charles himself as subterfuge, espionage and assassination rumours escalated on all fronts, escape attempts foundered, and tensions with his absent wife mounted agonisingly the test was supreme. Yet, in a painful passage involving both stubborn impenitence and uncommon fortitude in the face of barbarous usage by his captors, the Man of Blood would ultimately come to merit his unique place in history as Englands martyr king.

This book explores the causes and trends of the current crisis of the domination system in the Arab world. The Member President of the World Forum for Alternatives invites its authors outstanding academics from the region to present an approach to the dynamics of social movements, the challenges of an alternative regional integration, political Islam, and the always complex relationships between the Arab world and Europe.

Este livro analisa o processo de formulação e implementação da política econômica durante os governos de Jânio Quadros e João Goulart – um dos momentos mais críticos da história brasileira do século

During the latter half of the 1930s, the fear of a possible aerial knock-out on Great Britain became a dominating factor in the formulation of national policy. This text examines how justified these pre-war fears were in light of the Luftwaffes capabilities in 1939 and describes the bombing attacks on Britain during the years that followed, together with the operations of the defences to parry them. From the start, the air defences proved able to take a heavy toll on the bombers attacking Britain by day. By night it was a different matter. Initially, the fighter and gun defences were lucky if between them they were able to knock out one or two bombers out of three or four hundred involved in a night attack. From this poor beginning the defences improved out of all recognition and when the Germans launched a series of attacks on London early in 1944, it cost them one bomber and four trained crewmen for every five British civilians killed. Blitz on Britain makes compelling reading for anyone interested in the Luftwaffes wartime raids on Britain, and how the air defences ultimately succeeded in defeating this long running aerial onslaught.

The Company of Scotland and its attempts to establish the colony of Caledonia on the inhospitable isthmus of Panama in the late seventeenth century is one of the most tragic moments of Scottish history. Devised by William Paterson, the stratagem was to create a major trading station between Europe and the East. It could have been a triumph, but inadequate preparation and organization ensured it was a catastrophe - of the 3000 settlers who set sail in 1688 and 1699, only a handful returned, the rest having succumbed to disease, and the enormous financial loss was a key factor in ensuring union with England in 1707. Based on archive research in the UK and Panama, as well as extensive travelling in Darien itself, John McKendrick explores this fascinating and seminal moment in Scottish history and uncovers fascinating new information from New World archives about the role of the English and Spanish, and about the identities of the settlers themselves.