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Penguin Putnam Inc Night Voyage The
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Princeton University Press The Shape of Power
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John Wiley & Sons The New Meaning of Educational Change
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PAUL LAMOND GAMES Subbuteo Main Game
Book SynopsisOne of the world's most iconic sports games. Suitable for ages 6 and over.
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University of Minnesota Press What Would Animals Say If We Asked the Right
Book SynopsisVinciane Despret argues that behaviors we identify as separating humans from animals do not actually properly belong to humans. Combining serious scholarship with humor, this book poses twenty-six questions that stretch our preconceived ideas about what animals do, what they think about, and what they want.Trade Review"Despret’s book is a timely one—as today ethical questions related to animals seem to be almost everywhere."—PopMatters.com"Many philosophers have considered the issue of animal rights, but Despret considerably broadens the range of moral and philosophical concerns in this field."—CHOICE"Eccentric but brilliant."—American Book ReviewTable of ContentsContentsForewordBruno LatourAcknowledgmentsHow to Use This BookTranslator's NoteA for Artists: Stupid like a painter?B for Beasts: Do apes really ape?C for Corporeal: Is it all right to urinate in front of animals?D for Delinquents: Can animals revolt?E for Exhibitionists: Do animals see themselves as we see them?F for Fabricating Science: Do animals have a sense of prestige?G for Genius: With whom would extraterrestrials want to negotiate?H for Hierarchies: Might the dominance of males be a myth?I for Impaired: Are animals reliable models of morality?J for Justice: Can animals compromise?K for Killable: Are any species killable?L for Laboratory: What are rats interested in during experiments?M for Magpies: How can we interest elephants in mirrors?N for Necessity: Can one lead a rat to infanticide?O for Oeuvres: Do birds make art?P for Pretenders: Can deception be proof of good manners?Q for Queer: Are penguins coming out of the closet?R for Reaction: Do goats agree with statistics?S for Separations: Can animals be broken down?T for Tying Knots: Who invented language and mathematics?U for Umwelt: Do beasts know ways of being in the world?V for Versions: Do chimpanzees die like we do?W for Work: Why do we say that cows don’t do anything?X for Xenografts: Can one live with the heart of a pig?Y for YouTube: Are animals the new celebrities?Z for Zoophilia: Can horses consent?NotesIndex
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Haynes Publishing Group Yamaha XJ600 Seca IIDiversion Motorcycle 19921998
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Ohio University Press Emperor Haile Selassie
Book SynopsisEmperor Haile Selassie was an iconic figure of the twentieth century, a progressive monarch who ruled Ethiopia from 1916 to 1974. This book, written by a former state official who served in a number of important positions in Selassie’s government, tells both the story of the emperor’s life and the story of modern Ethiopia.AfterTrade Review“Anyone searching for a quick introduction to Ethiopia’s fascinating history could happily turn to Emperor Haile Selassie as a starting point.” * Focus on the Horn *“Emperor Haile Selassie is a readable, well-organized book that accurately portrays the life of the Ethiopian King of Kings and, through him, the history of the nation. The author is at his best in relating his personal experience and ties to the Emperor—original material that I found fascinating.”“An informative guide, with an insider's perspective, on a pivotal piece of African history.” * Publishers Weekly *
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Indiana University Press Earth before the Dinosaurs Life of the Past
Book SynopsisAn entertaining and informative guide to an astonishing and little-known worldTrade ReviewA fascinating exploration of past life forms, this book will appeal to anyone interested in paleontology and Earth's history. * Library Journal *Highly recommended. * Choice *[T]his book should fascinate all laymen interested in vertebrate paleontology or evolution, and many paleontologists will want to get it even if only for the artwork. * Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology *Table of ContentsPreface1. The Great Transition2. Where Did the Limbs Come From?3. Pangean Chronicle4. Between Earth and Sky5. A Brief Guide to PaleontologyBibliographyIndex
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Stanford University Press Providing for National Security
Book SynopsisTrade Review"These analytically sophisticated case studies demonstrate how various national leaders go about the process of determining the current national security priorities, how best to meet or manage challenges arising from those priorities, and the evolving challenges in national security in the coming decades. A valuable and useful work for academic libraries with significant holdings in national security . . . Recommended."—J. A. Rhodes, CHOICE"The editors and authors provide a valuable, timely, comparative overview of national security strategies. In addition to insights into contemporary debates, this book provides a useful framework for analyzing future policy challenges."—Jay M. Parker, Professor and Chair, International Security Studies Department, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University"All countries stress the importance of ensuring national security. The means used to achieve it vary considerably, however. as countries balance domestic priorities with external threats. The cases examined in this important volume abundantly illustrate this fact. The work's conclusions offer important insights for practitioners as well as academics."—Franklin C. Miller, Principal, The Scowcroft Group, and former senior Defense and White House official"The political economy of national security in the twenty-first century presents a challenging blend of complexity, urgency and austerity. With thirteen case studies and a wealth of critical and constructive analysis, Providing for National Security is essential reading for students, scholars, policy-makers and all who seek to address that challenge."—Paul Cornish, Professor of Strategic Studies, University of Exeter, UK
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University of Minnesota Press When Species Meet
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDonna Haraway’s latest book, When Species Meet, is a stunning meditation on the ordinary. Tying together questions of interspecies encounters and alternative practices of world building, Haraway explores how contemporary human beings interact with various critters to form meanings, experiences, and worlds. The text effortlessly slides between theory and autobiography; one of the driving connections in this regard is Ms. Cayenne Pepper, an Australian sheepdog whose “darter-tongue kisses” compel Haraway to look closely at what biologist Lynn Margulis calls “symbiogenesis,” a process that explains how life forms continually intermingle, leading to ever more “intricate and multidirectional acts of association of and with other life forms.” From lab animals to interspecies love to breeding purebreds, Haraway ensures that her readers will never look at human-animal encounters of any sort in the same way again.While those familiar with Haraway’s oeuvre will find numerous connections to her earlier work, she does an excellent job of narrating how she came to the questions at the heart of When Species Meet and (perhaps most importantly) what is at stake for her in these questions, politically and otherwise. Of particular interest to philosophy buffs are Haraway’s gratifying critiques of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s well-known writing on “becoming-animal”; these critiques arise as part of Haraway’s overall challenge to the boundaries between “wild” or “domestic” creatures. Similarly, her response to Jacques Derrida’s ruminations on animals reveals the provocations that can arise from work that pokes holes in conventional disciplinary engagements with any given topic. Haraway’s willingness to take on both biology and philosophy, to cite only two of her resources, results in suggestive insights on a number of issues, but especially (with Derrida, et. al.) regarding the question of what it means to take animals seriously.I found Haraway’s considerable enthusiasm and knowledge in When Species Meet to be invigorating. This book should appeal to a broad audience including animal lovers, scientists and their allies, theorists, and people who love random and little known information (e.g., the history of imported North American gray wolves during South African apartheid). While Haraway emphasizes that her desire to look more carefully at companion species, those “who eat and break bread together but not without some indigestion,” does not come with any guarantees, she infectiously believes that there is a good deal at stake in the mundane and extraordinary details of the co-shaping species she documents across these pages. Given her hope for the worldly orientations, such as curiosity and respect, that might be cultivated by looking at companion species differently, it is appropriate that she begins and ends the text by reminding us that “[t]here is no assured happy or unhappy ending — socially, ecologically, or scientifically. There is only the chance for getting on together with some grace.”Review by Marie Draz, Feminist Review Blog
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Indiana University Press Metamorphoses
Book SynopsisNow available for the first time in an annotated edition, Rolfe Humphriess legendary translation captures the spirit of Ovid's swift and conversational language, bringing the wit and sophistication of the Roman poet to modern readers. These are some of the most famous Roman myths as youve never read them before—sensuous, dangerously witty, audacious.Trade Review"One of the most captivating books ever written, a whole library of love stories, murder stories, horror stories, fairy stories, and adventure stories. . . Humphries's version. . . has the sound merits of directness, unpretentiousness and integrity. . . [His English is] swift, lucid . . . and admirably suited to its general purpose, the telling of a story." –New York Times"It is very much alive, fresh, racy, and above all, vivid. . . .Humphries reproduces most successfully the speed and animation of Ovid's narrative, its modernity, its gaiety, and its tenderness." –Classical Review"So easy to read that one may have to think twice to realize these tales are nearly 2000 years old." –Washington PostNot too many 12,000-line translations from the '50s are still in print, let alone getting a brand new set of annotations. About those I wanna say: jam a bookmark back there and read every single note. They're the real thing, impossible to fake. . . . As for the translation as a whole, the main thing it's got going for it is clarity. I, for one, felt I was able to pay attention to the stuff like never before. . . . So I say double thumbs up to Humphries and Reed. Recommended. * RHINO *Reed's annotated edition of Ovid's realistic, moving, and influential classic can now easily be adopted for classroom use, and it will also serve the curious who wish to know more about this unparalleled, captivating array of Roman mythology. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *One of the most captivating books ever written, a whole library of love stories, murder stories, horror stories, fairy stories, and adventure stories. . . Humphries's version. . . has the sound merits of directness, unpretentiousness and integrity. . . [His English is] swift, lucid . . . and admirably suited to its general purpose, the telling of a story. * The New York Times *So easy to read that one may have to think twice to realize these tales are nearly 2000 years old. * Washington Post *It is very much alive, fresh, racy, and above all, vivid. . . .Humphries reproduces most successfully the speed and animation of Ovid's narrative, its modernity, its gaiety, and its tenderness. * Classical Review *Joseph Reed's annotation of Rolfe Humphries' translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses strikes an impressive balance between accessibility for general readers with no Latin and detailed analysis for advanced Classics students and researchers. * Classical Journal Review *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION BOOK ONEThe CreationThe Four AgesJove's InterventionThe Story of LycaonThe FloodDeucalion and PyrrhaApollo and DaphneJove and IoBOOK TWOThe Story of PhaethonJove in ArcadyThe Story of the RavenThe Story of OcyrhoeMercury and BattusMercury, Herse, and AglaurosThe House of the Goddess EnvyEuropaBOOK THREEThe Story of CadmusThe Story of ActaeonThe Story of SemeleThe Story of TiresiasThe Story of Echo and NarcissusThe Story of Pentheus and BacchusBOOK FOURThe Story of Pyramus and ThisbeThe Story of Mars and VenusThe Sun-god and LeucothoeThe Story of SalmacisThe End of the Daughters of MinyasThe Story of Athamas and InoThe End of CadmusThe Story of PerseusBOOK FIVEThe Fighting of PerseusMinerva Visits the MusesBOOK SIXThe Story of NiobeThe Story of Tereus, Procne, and PhilomelaBOOK SEVENThe Story of Jason and MedeaWar Between Crete and AthensThe Story of Cephalus and ProcrisBOOK EIGHTThe Story of Nisus and ScyllaThe Story of Daedalus and IcarusThe Calydonian BoarThe Brand of MeleagerThe Return of TheseusThe Story of Baucis and PhilemonThe Story of ErysichthonBOOK NINEThe Story of Achelous' Duel for DeianiraThe Story of Hercules, Nessus, and DeianiraThe Story of Hercules' BirthThe Story of Dry opeThe Story of Caunus and ByblisThe Story of Iphis and LantheBOOK TENThe Story of Orpheus and EurydiceThe Story of CyparissusThe Story of GanymedeThe Story of Apollo and HyacinthusTwo Incidents of Venus AngerThe Story of PygmalionThe Story of Cinyras and MyrrhaThe Story of AdonisVenus Tells Adonis the Story of AtalantaThe Fate of AdonisBOOK ELEVENThe Death of OrpheusThe Story of MidasMidas Never LearnsThe Building of the Walls of TroyThe Story of ThetisCeyx Tells the Story of DaedalionThe Story of Peleus' CattleThe Quest of CeyxThe Story of Aesacus and Hesperia BOOK TWELVEThe Invasion of TroyNestor Tells the Story of CaeneusStory of the Battle with the CentaursNestor Is Asked Why He Omitted HerculesBOOK THIRTEENThe Argument between Ajax and UlyssesAfter the FallThe Sacrifice of PolyxenaThe Discovery of PolydorusThe Story of MemnonThe Pilgrimage of AeneasThe Story of Anius' DaughtersThe Pilgrimage ResumedThe Story of GalateaThe Song of PolyphemusThe Transformation of AcisThe Story of GlaucusBOOK FOURTEENThe Story of Glaucus ContinuedThe Pilgrimage of Aeneas ResumedAchaemenides Tells His StoryThe Story of PicusThe Pilgrimage of Aeneas ResumedThe Narrative of DiomedesThe Return of VenulusThe Deification of AeneasLegendary History of RomePomona and VertumnusThe Story of Iphis and AnaxareteMore Early Roman HistoryBOOK FIFTEENThe Succession of NumaThe Teachings of Pythagoras The Return of Numa The Story of Hippolytus The Story of Cipus The Story of Aesculapius The Deification of CaesarThe Epilogue COMMENTARY by Joseph D. ReedEXPANDED GLOSSARY AND INDEX
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Ronin Publishing Programming the Human Biocomputer
Book SynopsisThe parallels between the human brain and computers are easy to see today. But in the 1950s, when John Lilly developed his theory of the human bio-computer, this was a dramatic new way of viewing humans. Rooted in his extensive knowledge of neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, and electronics, and developed through personal experimentation in the sensory isolation tank that he invented, Lilly's manual shows how to step out of the mind-body and find out who we really are.
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Crossway Books Business for the Glory of God
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University of Chicago Press Educated Out How Rural Students Navigate Elite
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Wits University Press Apartheid Spies and the Revolutionary Underground
Book SynopsisAn in-depth study of the assassination of Jeanette and Katryn Schoon at the hand of apartheid spy, Craig Williamson, that explores how the lives of a group of white activists intersected with and were impacted by the undercover security police and their operations both within and outside of South Africa.
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University of California Press Food Fight Misguided Policies Supply Challenges
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Princeton University Press Supply Chain Justice
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Harvard University Press The Democratic Marketplace How a More Equal
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MR - University of Notre Dame Press The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art
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Princeton University Press Under the Nuclear Shadow
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Princeton University Press Women Architects at Work
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University of Toronto Press Indigenous Methodologies
Book SynopsisIndigenous Methodologies is a groundbreaking text. Since its original publication in 2009, it has become the most trusted guide used in the study of Indigenous methodologies and has been adopted in university courses around the world. It provides a conceptual framework for implementing Indigenous methodologies and serves as a useful entry point for those wishing to learn more broadly about Indigenous research.The second edition incorporates new literature along with substantial updates, including a thorough discussion of Indigenous theory and analysis, new chapters on community partnership and capacity building, an added focus on oracy and other forms of knowledge dissemination, and a renewed call to decolonize the academy. The second edition also includes discussion questions to enhance classroom interaction with the text. In a field that continues to grow and evolve, and as universities and researchers strive to learn and apply Indigenous-informed research, this imTable of ContentsPrologue Introduction Part I Chapter 1 - Indigenous Methodologies and Qualitative Inquiry Chapter 2 - Indigenous Conceptual Framing in Indigenous Methodologies Part II Chapter 3 - Epistemology and Research: Centring Tribal Knowledge Chapter 4 - Indigenous Ethics and Axiology: Miýo (A Good Way) Chapter 5 - Engaging the Community Chapter 6 - Situating Self, Culture, and Purpose in Indigenous Methodologies Part III Chapter 7 - Indigenous Theorizing Chapter 8 - Story and Method in Indigenous Methodologies Chapter 9 - Interpretation and Working with the Findings Chapter 10 - Mobilizing the Findings: Representation, Oral Dissemination & Giving Back Part IV Chapter 11- A Call to Decolonizing the Academy Concluding Thoughts References
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Human Kinetics Publishers The Anatomy of Speed
Book SynopsisWhile speed is often viewed as the defining characteristic of elite athletic performance, there remains plenty of misinformation and confusion about what speed truly is and how it can be developed. Speed is far more than seconds on a stopwatch—it is the result of multiple anatomical systems working together in highly coordinated unison, from the cross-body co-contractions of deep myofascial tissues to the pulsing contract-and-release cycle of the nervous system.The Anatomy of Speed is a resource like no other. Bill Parisi, the internationally recognized expert and founder of Parisi Speed School, delves deep into the physiological mechanisms of speed through in-depth interviews with top experts and researchers in the field. The text provides scientifically proven exercises and drills for developing speed that will help performance coaches and athletes more effectively maximize development of this precious attribute. Using detailed photo sequences, enhanced with Trade Review“What is the largest difference between great players in high school, college, and the pro level? I would argue that it is speed. When muscles contract, they create force and stiffness. Thus, speed only comes with optimal sequencing of rapid muscle pulsing into activation for force development and rapid relaxation for muscle length changes. Bill Parisi has coached speed in many sports and at all levels of athletic development. His success speaks for itself. In The Anatomy of Speed he has integrated science and his coaching skills into a consumable text with an approach that will work for anyone wanting more speed.”—Stuart McGill, Professor Emeritus and Author of Back Mechanic and Low Back Disorders“The Anatomy of Speed contains proven speed training concepts that I have successfully used throughout my 40-year career as a Division I college and NFL strength and conditioning coach. Bill Parisi combines the evidence-based principles behind them, with the latest science on speed training, and serves it up in an engaging, practical way that coaches and athletes of all types can easily understand and use. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to improve speed, agility, and quickness.”—Mike Woicik, Six-Time Super Bowl Champion and Former Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots"Everyone knows that speed is essential to high-level athletic performance, but few coaches can actually break it down to its constituent parts and outline how to optimize each of them. Bill Parisi is one of those coaches. In this comprehensive resource, he combines his extensive experience with invaluable input from other industry leaders to present a comprehensive who, what, when, where, and how of elite speed development. It's a must-read for coaches and athletes alike."—Eric Cressey, Director of Player Health and Performance for the New York Yankees and Owner of Cressey Sports Performance“The information in this book has been a staple in my training program throughout my high school career and beyond. The Parisi Speed School coaches I worked with understand the physical demands of the highest caliber athletes and know how to implement the proper training programs to allow athletes to maximize their abilities.”—Tobin Heath, USA Women’s Soccer Gold Medalist“Seemingly anyone with a growth mindset looking to take his or her performance to the next level knows it comes down to consistency, resiliency, and SPEED. The Anatomy of Speed provides a proven framework of periodized training that leads to elite results. If you are looking for an edge, read this book.”—Mark Glicini, Four-Year Varsity Starter for Yale Lacrosse, Three-Time Ivy League Champion, NCAA All-American, Professional Lacrosse Player for Chaos Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL), and Member of the San Diego Seals in the National Lacrosse League (NLL)“Speed has always been a highly prized commodity for any athlete. Yet for years speed training seemed to take a secondary role to strength training in athletic performance programs. Speed training is finally assuming its rightful role as a key part of performance programs, and no one has done more to drive this change than Bill Parisi—a name closely linked to the concept of speed. Bill's systems and methodologies have made innumerable athletes faster—not just on the track but also, crucially, on the fields and courts of multiple sports. In this book he lays out the secrets of improving speed that he has gleaned from years of practice.”—Ian Jeffreys, PhD, FNSCA, ASCC, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT*D, Proprietor and Performance Director of All-Pro Performance“The Anatomy of Speed is one of the most comprehensive resources for speed development out there. Coach Parisi’s ability to break down the science of speed, as well as the tactical and technical aspects of speed development, is second to none. I have been fortunate to know Coach Parisi for many years and have always admired his ability to take complex topics and make them easy to understand. The Anatomy of Speed is a must-have resource for anyone who is serious about becoming faster or teaching athletes to become faster.”—Todd Wright, Assistant Coach and Vice President of Player Performance for the Los Angeles Clippers“Anyone who has ever said that you can’t develop speed has never met Coach Bill Parisi. In The Anatomy of Speed you’ll find a blueprint that reveals your path to fastness.”—Nick Winkelman, PhD, Head of Athletic Performance and Science for the Irish Rugby Football Union and Author of The Language of Coaching"As a pioneer of sports performance and speed, Bill Parisi is always building his knowledge to share with others as an authentic coach, charismatic speaker, and educated author. Now he goes into the why's behind speed, specifically the role of anatomy and the fascial system in enabling optimal and efficient movement. I continue to learn from Bill, as both an experienced coach and a passionate writer, and his wisdom regarding how to build the ultimate expression of human movement: speed."—Phil Wagner, MD, CEO of Sparta ScienceTable of ContentsChapter 1. The Many Forms of SpeedChapter 2. Systems of SpeedChapter 3. Pre–Warm-Up for Injury PreventionChapter 4. Session-Based Active Dynamic Warm-UpChapter 5. Speed-Specific StrengthChapter 6. AccelerationChapter 7. Maximum VelocityChapter 8. DecelerationChapter 9. Multidirectional SpeedChapter 10. AgilityChapter 11. System-Specific RecoveryChapter 12. Programming Menus
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Crossway Books Rejoice and Tremble
Book SynopsisThis book argues from Scripture that godly fear is the opposite of being afraid of God or his punishment, as if he were a tyrant. Instead, it is the intensity of the saints' love for, delight in, and enjoyment of all that God is.
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The University of Chicago Press The Channels of Student Activism How the Left
Book SynopsisTrade Review"What drives student politics at the American university? And why do so many students-on both sides of the political aisle-seem to shout past each other? Amy Binder and Jeff Kidder have produced a fresh set of answers. Whether you sit on the left or the right-or somewhere in between-you should read this smart book. It might change where you stand." -- Jonathan Zimmerman, author of The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in AmericaTable of Contents1 The Channels of Student Activism 2 Generation Z and Campus Politics (with Ellen Stolzenberg) 3 Doing Campus Politics 4 The Conservative Channel—Pulled Outside from the Right (with Zosia Sztykowski) 5 The Progressive Channel—Pushed Inside from the Left 6 The Politics of Speech on Campus 7 Genuine Openness in Polarizing Times and a Look toward the Future Acknowledgments Notes References Index
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Human Kinetics Publishers Neuromechanics of Human Movement
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Catholic Education Press Catholic Dogmatic Theology A Synthesis Book 3 On
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University of Toronto Press Truly Human
Book SynopsisThe Sediq and Truku Indigenous peoples on the mountainous island of Formosa today called Taiwan say that their ancestors emerged in the beginning of time from Pusu Qhuni, a tree-covered boulder in the highlands. Living in the mountain forests, they observed the sacred law of Gaya, seeking equilibrium with other humans, the spirits, animals, and plants. They developed a politics in which each community preserved its autonomy and sharing was valued more highly than personal accumulation of goods or power. These lifeworlds were shattered by colonialism, capitalist development, and cultural imperialism in the twentieth century. Based on two decades of ethnographic field research, Truly Human portrays these peoples’ lifeworlds, teachings, political struggles for recognition, and relations with non-human animals. Taking seriously their ontological claims that Gaya offers moral guidance to all humans, Scott E. Simon reflects on what this particular form of IndigenousTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Note on Orthography Preface Introduction 1. Introduction to Taiwan and Its Indigenous Peoples 2. Samat (Forest Animals) 3. Mgaya (Headhunting) 4. Utux (Spirit) 5. Lnglungan (Heart) 6. Tminun (Weaving) 7. Conclusion Epilogue: Indigenous Peoples and Relations with China Glossary of Foreign Words References
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University of Pennsylvania Press Underground Politics
Book SynopsisHow Colombian mining communities navigate state power in a context of criminalization and political neglectIn the Chocó rainforests of Colombia, local and settler miners turn to gold as a means to get by and get ahead on the margins of capitalism. They eke out livelihoods while worrying about the declining richness of subsoils, their heightened persecution by state troops, the stigmatizing language of politicians, and the extortion of paramilitaries and guerrillas. Underground Politics follows the everyday sociopolitical life of this supposedly lawless gold frontier, revealing how gold-mining communities in Chocó navigate state power in a context of criminalization and political neglect.Drawing on ethnographic encounters and conversations in mining regions, Jesse Jonkman traces how miners and their surrounding communities reappropriate the state's legal and bureaucratic tools for their own ends. Far from being outside of state governance, or only on t
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MY - University of Toronto Press Voices from Nepal
Book SynopsisHow can we better protect survivors? How can we learn from their stories without causing further harm? With a pen in one hand and watercolours in the other, graphic journalist Dan Archer embarks on an investigation into human trafficking and how comics can be used to empower survivors and raise awareness of human rights issues. Based on years of research and reporting, the book holds a mirror up to the ways that international and local NGOs study and combat trafficking, reflecting on both the positive and negative impacts they can have. Featuring interviews with trafficking survivors across Nepal, as well as former traffickers themselves, Archer dispels common misconceptions around labour trafficking, sex trafficking, organ trafficking, and more. Through a combination of live sketches, illustrated reportage, and visual testimonies, he champions the use of graphic journalism in human rights reporting and emphasizes the need for a survivor-centric approach to this work.<
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MK - Stanford University Press Ideology and MeaningMaking under the Putin Regime
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Pennsylvania State University Press Scented Visions
Book SynopsisExplores the iconography and symbolism of scent in nineteenth-century art and visual culture, with a particular focus on Pre-Raphaelite art and Aestheticism. Trade Review“Bradstreet delivers a thoroughly-researched and richly-illustrated book, which will stand as a major reference in the field.”—Clara Muller The Senses and Society“With her investigation into the motif of smelling and the depiction of smells in art between 1850 and 1914, Christina Bradstreet ties in with current specialist discourses. Bradstreet brings together a large number of paintings and embeds them in an exciting network that takes into account literary and art-historical references as well as contemporary debates in medicine, psychology and urban planning.”—Christian Sauer 21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual“. . . [An] important and much-needed study for the field of art history.”—Marion Tempest Grant Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies“The first study of its kind, Christina Bradstreet’s Scented Visions documents in stunning detail the important role of scent in nineteenth-century art. Tracing a myriad of scent motifs that emerge across a wide array of art styles and movements, Bradstreet’s book makes a powerful contribution to our understanding of the cultural contexts of smell and history, particularly in this visual discipline in which we assume it must be marginalized. Upending assumptions about what constitutes the visual, Bradstreet offers a powerful model for what it means to ‘see’ smell in our archives of the past.”—Holly Dugan,author of The Ephemeral History of Perfume: Scent and Sense in Early Modern England“A perfect profusion of pungent propositions, this book is a feast for the eyes as much as it is a delight to the nose.”—Hannah Squire PRS Review
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The University of Chicago Press Religious Liberty and the American Founding
Book SynopsisAn insightful rethinking of the meaning of the First Amendment's protection of religious freedom. The Founders understood religious liberty to be an inalienable natural right. Vincent Phillip Muñoz explains what this means for church-state constitutional law, uncovering what we can and cannot determine about the original meanings of the First Amendment's Religion Clauses and constructing a natural rights jurisprudence of religious liberty. Drawing on early state constitutions, declarations of religious freedom, Founding-era debates, and the First Amendment's drafting record, Muñoz demonstrates that adherence to the Founders' political philosophy would lead neither to consistently conservative nor consistently liberal results. Rather, adopting the Founders' understanding would lead to a minimalist church-state jurisprudence that, in most cases, would return authority from the judiciary to the American people.Thorough and convincing, Religious Liberty and the American Founding is key reading for those seeking to understand the Founders' political philosophy of religious freedom and the First Amendment Religion Clauses.Trade Review"In Religious Liberty and the American Founding, Vincent Phillip Muñoz offers an intriguing new argument on the meaning of the religion clauses of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. His unconventional argument is not likely to please anyone in the heated political and legal debates over religious liberty, but this book deserves a close reading from anyone interested in religious liberty juris-prudence, natural rights theory, or originalist approaches to constitutional interpretation." * Keith E. Whittington, Perspectives on Politics *"This book is the culmination of a decade of Muñoz’s scholarship on the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Those who imagine there is nothing new and valuable to say on this much-analyzed topic should think again. Muñoz has written the best account in one place of the way in which the political theory of the founders regarding religious liberty connects with the delphic legal text of those clauses." * Michael W. McConnell, First Things *"The importance of the First Amendment is universally understood. It is the most discussed part of the Constitution and the courts have ruled on its meaning many times. Muñoz argues persuasively, however, that scholars, lawyers, and judges have all done a consistently sloppy job of seeking to understand what the founders actually meant by the words they used." * Journal of the American Revolution *"This book is an outstanding guide to the many schools of thought on religious liberty in the United States and in his argument for an inalienable natural rights understanding as the Founders’ most authoritative view, Muñoz convincingly shows that competing accounts (e.g., 'neutrality,' 'accommodation,' 'separation,' 'non-endorsement,' 'minimizing political division,' and 'tradition') do not capture the deepest understanding of the Founders’ thought." * New Books Network *"Vincent Phillip Muñoz’s superb new book is an indispensable guide to the issue that will soon replace abortion as the most important point of contention in our constitutional law. . . . The relationship between church and state will become the defining concern of a new era in the courts. . . . The framers wrote the religion clauses of our Constitution to set the parameters, as best they could, for a healthy and noble balance between freedom and order. Recovering the original meanings of those clauses is essential if we are to restore that balance, and Vincent Phillip Muñoz’s book gives invaluable aid in that necessary task." * Claremont Review of Books *"Phillip Muñoz, whose religion clauses scholarship is incredibly learned and thoughtful, now provides significant evidence of a natural rights basis for religious liberty in the American founding with a complete study in his new book, Religious Liberty and the American Founding. Muñoz contends, with deep support, that this natural rights foundation is the most historically accurate formulation of religious liberty." * Law & Liberty *"Muñoz’s account exhibits impressive scholarship; it provides a lucid explanation of the Founders’ natural rights thinking; and the examination of constitutional texts is methodical and informative. The analysis of the legislative history of the Establishment Clause is as meticulous as any I have seen." * Public Discourse *"Religious Liberty and the American Founding provides a superb analysis of the natural-rights thinking that undergirded the founders’ understanding of the relation between religion and government. Muñoz examines the moral premises, political ideas, and public debates that informed the Constitution’s best-known limitations on government’s power to regulate religion. His natural-rights constitutionalism yields results that at different junctures will discomfit the right and the left. But his analysis makes better sense of the Constitution’s promise of religious liberty than the major alternatives." * RealClear Politics *"Vincent Phillip Muñoz’s lucid Religious Liberty and the American Founding provides one of the best treatments we have on the meaning of the religion clauses, despite the sometimes unclear records of their development. He delivers a compelling analysis of the state constitutional debates and their various comments about religious liberty....[His] review of what the Founders did—and did not—say about religious liberty, church-state relations, and natural rights is one of the best analyses I’ve ever seen on this sometimes perplexing historical topic." * Action Institute *"In a field crowded with books on religious liberty, Muñoz’s is especially welcome because it perhaps uniquely relies on the natural rights theory of the founding and its implications for constitutional interpretation. It is a radical book, in both senses of that term. He makes bold claims, and he returns to the roots: natural rights, which he argues are the original meaning behind the legal original meaning." * Thomas G. West, University Bookman *"Vincent Phillip Muñoz’s book Religious Liberty and the American Founding is a marvelous piece of historical reconstruction, bringing to vivid life the intellectual world of the framers. He gives the reader a sharply etched picture of their natural rights philosophy." * American Political Thought *“Phillip Muñoz has written a book both very excellent and very provocative.” * American Political Thought *“This well-researched, thoughtful, and careful work seeks to illuminate how the founders understood both religious liberty and the separation of church and state. . . . Muñoz’s constructions of these [First Amendment religion] clauses yield intriguing results that do not line up neatly with any current jurisprudential approach to either religious liberty or the separation of church and state.” * American Political Thought *“Religious Liberty and the American Founding is the best book I have read on its topic. It also could not be timelier, because the topic of religious liberty is central to some of the most pressing and difficult constitutional, political, and moral issues in American life today.” * American Political Thought *“Muñoz’s exploration of the natural law foundations of religious liberty is highly illuminating. It is a model of how natural law analysis can be used to understand constitutional rights.” -- Philip Hamburger, Columbia Law School“Muñoz offers a careful reconstruction of the original meaning of the religion clauses, scrupulously mapping the motives and concerns that animated the framers. He vividly recreates their world and draws surprising contemporary implications from the constitutional text they wrote—implications that pose a serious challenge to the self-styled originalists on today’s Supreme Court.” -- Andrew Koppelman, author of "Defending American Religious Neutrality""Religious Liberty and the American Founding is a pleasure to read. Muñoz writes well and exceptionally clearly, and his book will appeal both to the educated public and to constitutional lawyers and scholars who spend their time immersed in doctrinal debates. He offers a wealth of detail on the drafting and ratification of the religion clauses. And the story he tells is a persuasive one." * Journal of Law and Religion *"Religious Liberty and the American Founding is learned and lucid, a great achievement that will quickly become part of the religion clauses canon." * Journal of Law and Religion *"In a field crowded with books on religious liberty, Muñozʼs is especially welcome because it perhaps uniquely relies on the natural rights theory of the founding and its implications for constitutional interpretation. It is a radical book, in both senses of that term: he makes bold claims, and he returns to the roots: natural rights, which he argues are the original meaning behind the legal original meaning." * The Russell Kirk Center *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Natural Rights and the First Amendment Religion Clauses Part 1 Philosophy: The Founders’ Political Philosophy of Religious Liberty Chapter 1 The Founders’ First Agreement: The Natural Right of Religious Liberty Is Possessed by All Individuals Chapter 2 The Founders’ Second Agreement: Society Compact Theory, Freedom of Worship, and Religious Liberty as an Inalienable Right Chapter 3 The Foundations of the Founders’ Agreements: The Founders’ Philosophies and Theologies of the Natural Right of Religious Liberty Chapter 4 The Founders’ Disagreement: Natural Rights and the Separation of Church from State Part 2 Constitutional Originalism: The Original Meanings of the Religion Clauses Chapter 5 The Original Meaning of the Establishment Clause Chapter 6 The Original Meaning of the Free Exercise Clause Part 3 Constitutional Meaning: Constructing the Religion Clauses Chapter 7 Natural Rights Constructions of the First Amendment’s Religion Clauses Chapter 8 How the Natural Rights Constructions Would Adjudicate Actual Cases Conclusion Should We Adopt the Natural Rights Constructions? Acknowledgments Index
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University of Toronto Press A Short History of the Ottoman Empire
Book SynopsisIn this beautifully illustrated overview, Renée Worringer provides a clear and comprehensive account of the longevity, pragmatism, and flexibility of the Ottoman Empire in governing over vast territories and diverse peoples. A Short History of the Ottoman Empire uses clear headings, themes, text boxes, primary source translations, and maps to assist students in understanding the Empire’s complex history.Table of ContentsList of Maps List of Figures List of Genealogical Charts Abbreviations, Dates, and Glossary Acknowledgments Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Early Ottoman Synthesis: Inheritors of Multiple Traditions 3. The Ottoman Emirate: Consolidating Power, Evolving Strategies 4. Ottoman Interregnum and Revival 5. Becoming an Empire: Tools of State 6. Reaching Imperial Heights: Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Empire 7. Life in the Ottoman Empire 8. An Empire Changing: The Balance of Power at Home and Abroad 9. Late Seventeenth-Century Ottoman Disruptions, Eighteenth-Century Intrusions and Exchanges 10. The “Long” Nineteenth Century: Reform, Change, and the Rise of Nationalism 11. At Empire’s End 12. The Empire at War 13. Epilogue: Ottoman Legacies and Turkey's Ghosts Glossary Credits Index
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Ohio University Press Authentically African Arts and the Transnational
Book SynopsisTogether, the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium, and the Institut des Musées Nationaux du Zaire (IMNZ) in the Congo have defined and marketed Congolese art and culture.Trade Review“This masterful study of Belgian and Congolese collecting and exhibitions of African arts, and the murky heritage politics so implied, offers insights for understanding colonial and postcolonial histories of representation anywhere in the world.”“Authentically African successfully shows how colonial tensions between politics and creativity left their imprint on colonial as well as on postcolonial Congo… this book remains a necessary introduction to some key chapters in the rich and complex entrance of arts premiers into world cultural histories.” * American Historical Review *“This is an important book that fills a gap in our knowledge about museums in this geographical area as well as our understanding of the role of political ideologies, a topic which has been well covered in South Africa, for example, but not as much by scholars in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. … An impressive analysis.” * Museum Anthropology Review *“This well-informed book is the result of a careful inquiry carried out ‘on the spot’ in Congo, Belgium, and North America. … Authentically African successfully shows how colonial tensions between politics and creativity left their imprint on colonial as well as on postcolonial Congo. … This book remains a necessary introduction to some key chapters in the rich and complex entrance of arts premiers into world cultural histories.” * American Historical Review *“[An] impressive exploration of how and postcolonial powers in former Zaire utilized ‘cultural guardianship’ to justify their political legitimacy and to establish cultural and political economies nationally and internationally.” * African Studies Quarterly *“Authentically African is an impressively researched study of material culture and its institutions in the construction of Congolese cultural and political projects. Van Beurden’s fascinating examination of objects and collections in cultural and political economies makes a significant contribution to several bodies of scholarship, from those focused on material culture, heritage, and identity politics to those concerned with African cultural institutions as part of the global landscape.”
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Duke University Press The Economization of Life
Book SynopsisMichelle Murphy examines the ways in which efforts at population control since World War II have tied reproduction to neoliberal capitalism, showing how data collection practices have been used to quantify the value of a human life in terms of its ability to improve the nation-state's gross domestic product.Trade Review"Though this book be concise, it is fierce. It can be read, and reread, with profit by undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers. Highly recommended." -- T. E. Sullivan * Choice *"The Economization of Life convincingly links experimentality to what has been one of the most popular developmental trends of the past two decades. . . . Michelle Murphy’s bold and sharp book opens many new lines of inquiries." -- Stephen Macekura * Diplomatic History *"This is a valuable book that should be read by anyone who is interested in the mid-twentieth-century population control movement, including its history and socioeconomic context, or anyone who still adheres to the neoliberal view that population growth (or 'overpopulation,' as it is often called) has been and continues to be one of the greatest problems facing human society." -- Garland E. Allen * Isis *"Murphy weaves helpful threads of history, literature, and economics, guides the reader through complicated ideas, and leaves enough notes so research can continue beyond the book’s borders. . . . The Economization of Life is a useful and an instructive tool for policy makers and researchers on population and reproductive health, and for scholars and students in gender, women, and sexuality studies, or anyone who may be concerned with matters of reproductive rights." -- Kira Frank * Wagadu *"It takes a study as rigorous as Murphy’s to expose the double-edged nature of human capital: galvanizing self-improvement of, and popular support for, underprivileged populations, even as it does so according to metrics that have investor interests—rather than general well-being—as their goal." -- Hadas Weiss * Public Books *"The Economization of Life is a book that sticks. Author Michelle Murphy delicately surfaces the history and persistence of racist and eugenicist logics as they comprise global economies and state governance practices, and, in a bold and self-reflexive gesture, describes how these same logics operate in feminist organizations and academic research. Murphy's work forced me to grapple with unresolvable tensions, particularly between long term liberation and short term survival, which were simultaneously troubling and eye-opening. I can see these now in places where they used to be hidden." -- Lourdes Vera * Somatosphere *"The Economization of Life gives us important tools to bring the work of reproductive justice from the world of feminist social justice organizing to the world of feminist scholarship. It shows us that the economy is an effect that materializes its own causes, supported by a structure of belief that holds together otherwise disparate data and calculations. With enough effort, it urges us, we should be able to divest from that enabling belief, and instead follow models for a regenerative politics, committing instead to reproductive justice as an infrastructure of regeneration." -- Kalindi Vora * Somatosphere *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. Bottles and Curves 1 Arc 1. Phantasmagrams of Population and Economy 1. Economy as Atmosphere 17 2. Demographic Transitions 35 3. Averted Birth 47 4. Dreaming Technoscience 55 Arc II. Reproducing Infrastructures 5. Infrastructures of Counting and Affect 59 6. Continuous Incitement 73 7. Experimental Exuberance 78 8. Dying, Not Dying, Not Being Born 95 9. Experimental Otherwise 105 Arc III. Investable Life 10. Invest in a Girl 113 11. Exhausting Data 125 12. Unaligned Feeling 133 Coda. Distributed Reproduction 135 Notes 147 Bibliography 179 Index 211
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Haynes Publishing Group Kawasaki Bayou KLF300 2WD 19862004 4WD 19892004
Book SynopsisSpecific Models Covered:Kawasaki KLF300 2WD Bayou, 1986-2004; Kawasaki KLF300 4WD Bayou, 1989-2004;
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Cornell University Press Rare Earth Frontiers
Book SynopsisRare Earth Frontiers is a work of human geography that serves to demystify the powerful elements that make possible the miniaturization of electronics, green energy and medical technologies, and essential telecommunications and defense systems.Trade ReviewRare Earth Frontiers is a timely text. As Klinger notes, rare earths are neither rare nor technically earths, but they are still widely believed to be both. Although her approach focuses on the human, or cultural, geography of rare earths mining, she does not ignore the geological occurrence of these mineral types, both on Earth and on the moon.... This volume is excellently organized, insightfully written, and extensively sourced. * Choice *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What Are Rare Earth Elements? 2. Placing China in the World History of Discovery, Production, and Use 3. "Welcome to the Hometown of Rare Earths" 4. Rude Awakenings 5. From the Heartland to the Head of the Dog 6. Extraglobal Extraction Conclusion Appendix Notes References
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University of Illinois Press From Spirituals to Symphonies AfricanAmerican
Book SynopsisExploding the assumption that black women's only important musical contributions have been in folk, jazz, and popTrade Review"A reliable, well-written, and scholarly reference text." --Wisconsin Public Radio"This excellent and beautifully produced publication will immediately interest those working in music history and women's studies. It is an exemplary study of significant composers born between 1904 and 1956. . . . Essential." --Choice
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University of Toronto Press The Complete Short Stories of Natalia Ginzburg
Book SynopsisThe Complete Short Stories of Natalia Ginzburg encourages a deeper understanding of Ginzburg's life's work and compliments those other collections and individual works which are already widely available in English.Table of ContentsIntroduction (Paul Lewis and Alan Bullock) An Absence (Un’assenza) Giulietta (Giulietta) The Children (I bambini) The House by the Sea (Casa al mare) My Husband (Mio marito) German Soldiers Pass Through Erra (Passagio di tedeschi a Erra) The Mother (La madre) The Marshal (Il maresciallo)
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New York University Press Tinker Belles and Evil Queens
Book SynopsisThe Walt Disney company is the brand name of conservative American family values, but also has a long and complex relationship with the gay and lesbian community. This text examines that relationship from the 1930s, to the 1990s "Gay Nights" at the Magic Kingdom.Trade ReviewPresents Disney culture-so often thought of as a bastion of mainstream, heterosexual family values-in a fascinating and illuminating new light. Tinker Belles and Evil Queens is sharp and rigorously researched work. A veritable alternative history of Disney. -- Dana Polan,University of Southern CaliforniaIn this sprightly analysis of classical and contemporary Disney fare, queer theorist Griffin breaks new ground in media and cultural studies while outdoing right-wing politicians and fundamentalists who see homosexuality everywhere. . . Griffin is careful in building his argument that Disney images have been enormously influenced by gay culture and in showing how gay culture has, in turn, claimed and appropriated those images. * Publishers Weekly *
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Jewish Publication Society The Life of Gl252ckel of Hameln A Memoir
Book SynopsisA fascinating memoir of one of Judaism's earliest female writers, translated from the original Yiddish, Gluckel of Hameln was a marvel of her time: an accomplished businesswoman as well as the mother of twelve, she wrote the riveting memoir that would become a timeless classic, revealing much about Jewish life in seventeenth-century Germany.Trade Review“For those who do not already have Glückel’s memoir on their shelves, this JPS volume is a great introduction to the most famous female Jewish writer of all time.”—JOFA Journal "The Life of Glückel of Hameln is an important historical document, not only in regard to Jewish communal life, but also due to the various world events that she chronicled, including information about Sabbatai Zevi as well as political conflicts and wars that occurred during her life."—Jewish Eye"The work in its totality makes clear yet again just how much has been lost to Jewish history and literature by having for so long denied women their chance to speak. Those who care about such things owe a debt of gratitude to Philadelphia’s Jewish Publication Society for returning Gluumlckel’s life to print and, with any luck, to a whole new generation of readers."—Jewish Exponent
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New York University Press Black Sun
Book SynopsisOffers a unique perspective on far right neo-Nazism viewing it as a new form of Western religious heresyTrade ReviewExcellent book provides a lucid and often chilling guide. * Journal of European Studies *Presents a troubling picture of the mindset of the modern Far Right. * Library Journal *[An] important work. * Philadelphia Inquirer *Anyone who remembers the devastation wrought by Nazi fanaticism can only be astonished and dismayed by this book. Who could have foreseen that half a century after the defeat of the Third Reich the Jews would once again be perceived as a demonic power intent on destroying the & Aryan race, or that Hitler would be imagined as a divine being who is about to return to earth to complete the Holocaust? For the matter, who could have foreseen that the preposterous & pagan cult developed by Heinrich Himmler would ever be revived? Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke shows not only that these things have indeed happened but how and why they have happened. He also suggests what dangers they may portend. Black Sun is both an enthralling and a deeply disturbing work. It deserves the most serious attention and a wide readership. -- Norman Cohn,author of The Pursuit of the Millennium and Warrant for GenocideNicholas Goodrick-Clarke has done pioneering work in the field of the occult roots of Nazism. In the present volume he performs the same invaluable service with regard to the ideological fantasies of post war neofascism. -- Walter Laqueur
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Haynes Publishing Group Triumph Gt6 Vitesse
Book SynopsisGT6 Coupe and Vitesse Saloon. Petrol: 1.6 litre (1596cc) and 2.0 litre (1998cc).
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The University of Chicago Press Care and Cure
Book SynopsisThe philosophy of medicine has become a vibrant and complex intellectual landscape, and Care and Cure is the first extended attempt to map it. In pursuing the interdependent aims of caring and curing, medicine relies on concepts, theories, inferences, and policies that are often complicated and controversial. Bringing much-needed clarity to the interplay of these diverse problems, Jacob Stegenga describes the core philosophical controversies underlying medicine in this unrivaled introduction to the field. The fourteen chapters in Care and Cure present and discuss conceptual, metaphysical, epistemological, and political questions that arise in medicine, buttressed with lively illustrative examples ranging from debates over the true nature of disease to the effectiveness of medical interventions and homeopathy. Poised to be the standard sourcebook for anyone seeking a comprehensive overview of the canonical concepts, current state, and cutting edge of this vital field, this concise int
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University of Pennsylvania Press The Trotula
Book SynopsisThe Trotula was the most influential compendium on women's medicine in medieval Europe. Green here presents the first modern English translation of the so-called standardized Trotula ensemble, a composite form of the texts that was produced in the mid-thirteenth century and circulated widely in learned circles.Trade Review"This long-awaited book makes available an English translation of a set of texts which represents the most important collection of material on women's diseases and their treatments for the period from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries." * Social History of Medicine *"Thanks to Monica H. Green's splendid new critical edition and translation . . . one of the toughest nuts of medieval medical learning has been cracked. . . . The introduction and translation are spirited and readable; both could be profitably assigned to undergraduates and would provide an excellent entry not only into medieval women's medicine but also into the rich worlds of medical practice and textual transmission." * Speculum *"The Trotula: A Medieval Compendium of Women's Medicine furnishes students and scholars with an invaluable reference. Backed by more than twenty years of scrupulous research and publication, as well as an insightful methodology, it also provides them with an object of inspiration. Green's work is a remarkable example of scholarship." * Comitatus *
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