Bøger om War

Shadows of Hope is an extension of the first novel, A Life in a Moment. It focuses on the lives of Peter and Katrine, who are the parents to Gunther and Genette, as well as the influential character, Lizbet Valdon. There is a surprising connection between the Australian family where Gunther had found refuge, and that of Caroline, a Danish girl determined to find the truth towards her brothers’ death. What happens to their families before and after the War, and the life altering events that provide insight to why people may change. Excerpt from the book“A child, who’s…?” questioned Peter. “We must take him back to his family”, said Katrine. “Should we call the Police now?” stated Albert. Everyone was talking and asking so many questions all at once. Irena’s head started to hurt, her heart ached. All she could do was kneel in front of this sleeping child and thank God he was safe. She felt tears welling in her eyes, and a lump came to her throat made it hard to speak. What was she going to tell them? She felt a hand on her shoulder. “Is this your child Irena?” She looked up into Peter’s eyes. “No, he is now yours!” was all she could say. “Please promise me, and for the safety of your family, that you don’t ever contact the Police. One day I hope I have the freedom to tell you everything”. She bent down to kiss the child on the brow. Leaving behind this family in the hope he will have a safe and happy life. She walked out into the sunshine, with a shadow of hope that the world is unaware of the child she left behind with Peter and Katrine.About the authorThe Australian writer, Genette Sørensen, has lived in Haderslev, Denmark with her family for the last fifteen years. She has found the resources to achieve a long-time passion for writing, finding inspiration from family and friends, both Australian and Danish. Genette continues the journey of depicting family tales with historical elements. What was once a fun time interest writing children’s stories for her three nieces, has now developed into a fully-fledged hobby. Discovering family roots may lead to lives in a tangled web.

Denne bog rummer 4 tidsløse temaer: krig, imperialisme, identitet og globalisering. Hvert tema indledes med en kort historisk introduktion. Derpå følger tekster fra forskellige genrer, historiske perioder og geografiske områder - historiske oversigter, artikler, taler og fiktion. Alle tekster er forsynet med gloser og arbejdsspørgsmål. En stor del af bogens tekster er nye og ukendte.Læserne får et solidt og inspirerende grundlag for temalæsning og projektarbejde gennem de temaer, der går på tværs af bogens hovedtemaer  Lande og områder som Sydafrika, Irland, Indien, Mellemøsten, UK, USA, Australien.  Emner som sprog, imperialisme, krig, terrorisme, NGOer, racisme, medier, censur, religion, nutidig politik.  Begreber som: tolerance, kønsroller, menneskerettigheder, psykologiske traumer, diktatur, sociale medier, cyberaktivisme, globalisering.  Identitet og intelligens: traditionelle opfattelser, digitale identiteter, IQ samt arv og miljø, overvågning, ytringsfrihed eller sprog som identitetsskabende. Bogen bringer ingen konklusioner, men lægger hele tiden nye tekster frem, der udfordrer det vedtagne og opfordrer eleverne til at søge flere informationer på nettet og være kritiske overfor det, de finder.

The bloody confrontations over the last decades between the West and countries in the Middle-East (including Libya) ought very highly to be seen in the light of the historic relation between these two regions. As it has developed especially from the time up to and during the First World War. British and French strategic, imperialist and economic interests were playing a more and more prominent role up to that war.The book goes through the most decisive happenings around the break-down of the Ottoman empire and the disposition over its left-behind by the European Great Powers.From the beginning of the 20th century the discovery of vast deposits of oil influenced the West's (now gradually including the United States) interest in the Middle-East. Provoking several conflicts up to now. The book intends to treat the most decisive events.The establishment in 1917 of a "national home" for the Jews in Palestine meant a further strengthening of the clash of interests toward the Muslim countries. Especially the strong commitment of the United States to Israel has led to tensions between the West and the neighbouring Arabian countries. Without delving into the most decesive years of 1948 and 1967 the book analysis, besides the development around the Balfour-Declaration, other less debated events of importance to the relations.Finally, the cultural confrontation, strengthened by the rise of the Western involvement in the region, provoked strong tensions between the two cultures, a situation that had its roots back in the American Protestant activities from the most part of the 19th century and onwards. Acivities that the book tries to expose.