Bøker av Kyle Jackson

"High in the eastern Himalayan foothills, people had a unique vantage point on the British Empire. The Mizo Discovery of the British Raj presents history of Mizoram in Northeast India told from historical Indigenous perspectives of encounters with empire from the 1890s to the 1920s. Based on a wide range of research and enriched by sources newly digitised by the author through the British Library's Endangered Archives Programme, Kyle Jackson sheds new light on the complex and violent processes of how and why diverse populations of highland clans in the Indo-Burmese borderlands came to redefine themselves as Christian Mizos. By using historical Indigenous concepts and logics to approach early twentieth-century imperial encounters, Jackson guides readers into a decolonial history of Northeast India, demonstrating the value of thinking not just about the histories of colonized peoples and concepts but also with them"--

Coyote Canyon's tennis team is counting on newcomer Roe Danner. But when Roe switches up her game with an old wooden racket, the whole school is abuzz. It's up to sports reporter Stewart "Mac" McKenzie to uncover the story and help bring Roe's signature performance back to the court.

Track season has arrived, and newcomer Aleesha Ramos is dominating in practice. But when the bleachers fill, the star sprinter can't keep up. Sports reporter Stewart "Mac" McKenzie is determined to find out why. Will he uncover the story, or will the Predators lose a chance at the championships?

Mac loves uncovering stories, but ever since the arrival of new student Roe Danner, there''s one story he just can''t figure out. The introverted tennis prodigy may make herself known on the court, but off the court, she''s a total mystery. And before long, Roe''s playing starts sparking rumors too. Even though she''s right-handed, she plays with her left. And instead of sticking to the baseline, she charges the net. She even replaces her state-of-the-art graphite racket with an old wooden one. It''s up to Mac to discover the truth behind Roe''s odd antics. If he can do that, he might be able to stop the rumors and help bring Roe the fan support she needs. Stewart "Mac" McKenzie is THE sports expert at Coyote Canyon Middle School. While he scores big on the court with his wheelchair basketball team, his love for all sports is equally epic. There isn''t a stat he doesn''t know, a player''s name he doesn''t recognize, a big game he hasn''t seen.

Track season has arrived, and newcomer Aleesha Ramos is dominating in practice. But when the bleachers fill, the star sprinter can't keep up. Sports reporter Stewart "Mac" McKenzie is determined to find out why. Will he uncover the story, or will the Predators lose a chance at the championships?