Deze Britse historicus en archeoloog richt zich op de geschiedenis en cultuur van Cornwall. Zijn werk duikt in de diepe wortels van regionale identiteit en de evolutie ervan door de eeuwen heen. Hij past zijn uitgebreide kennis toe op de interpretatie van het verleden en het ontdekken van verborgen verhalen. Zijn benadering is gebaseerd op nauwgezet onderzoek en een diepgaand begrip van historische contexten.
The period between the departure of the Romans, around AD 400, and the establishment of the English kingdoms in the later 7th century is one of the least known and most important episodes in British history. In this time of turmoil, Scots, Picts and Anglo-Saxons contributed to a breakdown in civilized life, but it was also a time of renaissance: a rebirth of Celtic language and art, the rise of native British kingdoms in Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, and the flowering of the Church in Celtic Britain.
First published in 1891, Grammar of the Benga-Bantu Language is a comprehensive study of the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of this important Bantu language. Written by a team of leading linguists and ethnographers, this seminal work remains an important resource for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of sub-Saharan Africa.
A harrowing love story, Farah's Pilot follows the lives of Farah Hassan and Xavier Sutton. Farah is the beautiful daughter of one of Malaysia's prominent, but corrupt businessmen and his wife Raja Soraya, who heralds from one of Malaysia's Royal families; Xavier is a handsome pilot and son of a successful business family from Canada. The story follows their courtship and eventual marriage, tracing a bright path through Malaysian culture and winding its way through the tangled forest of familial obligation, racial overtones, and religious and cultural expectation. Their love story is further complicated when Xavier is wrongfully accused and convicted of a crime related to his work as a pilot in the Royal Malaysian Air Force. Government corruption and ruthless middlemen are both the architects of the crime and the primary obstacles to proving Xavier's innocence. Told with honesty and heart, this novel is a spirited exploration of morality, and a celebration of the ties that bind-family, love, devotion, trust, commitment-in the face of the insidious forces that threaten destruction.
