This edition offers a comprehensive translation and analysis of the royal charters granted to Jersey, enhanced with an insightful introduction and extensive commentary. It serves as a valuable resource for understanding the historical significance and legal implications of these documents, shedding light on Jersey's governance and heritage.
The book explores the phenomenon of autistic burnout, a profound state of exhaustion affecting autistic individuals due to the pressures of navigating a predominantly non-autistic society. It delves into the various stressors, such as sensory overload, social communication challenges, and inadequate accommodations, leading to significant consequences like diminished sensory tolerance, self-care difficulties, and social withdrawal. The impact spans across the lifespan, influencing mental health and quality of life for many autistic people, with estimates suggesting over a million may be affected globally.
The largest collection of primary Isandlwana accounts, from British officers and men, colonial forces, civilians, and Zulu warriors who attacked the camp to deliver what was deemed a humiliating defeat for the British invading column.
The very idea of mental illness is contested. Given its differences from physical illnesses, is it right to count it, and particular mental illnesses, as genuinely medical as opposed to moral matters? This Element serves as a guide to these contested debates.
Even by Victoria Cross standards the exploits of Thomas Jones, V.C., D.C.M., known as 'Todger', are exceptional. In his mid-30s, and vastly experienced, he never rose above the rank of private despite showing exceptional leadership. This book explores his life in detail, including the single-handed capture of over 100 enemy soldiers on the Somme.
This collection of articles is based on the concepts of propaganda and political rhetoric from the 14th century to the 21st. It is divided into six thematic and chronological sections which respond to some of the major historiographical debates on these subjects.