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Book SynopsisIn Emergent Ecologies Eben Kirksey insists that we should turn our attention toward small-scale ecologies and search for hope in the efforts of individuals who are building new ecologies, and in the plants, animals, and fungi that are flourishing in unexpected places.Trade Review"Amid widespread environmental destruction, with radical changes taking place in ecosystems throughout the Americas, where can we find hope? Emergent Ecologies takes readers on an adventure through the Americas stopping over in ecosystems, laboratories, art exhibits, forests, and more in Panama, New York, Maine, Florida, Costa Rica to tell a story about the practices of worldmaking by ants, frogs, fungi, and other ontological amphibians. This is an exuberant and sensitively-written multispecies ethnography that is also a pleasure to read." -- Carla Nappi * New Books in Science, Technology and Society *"With an activist’s ardor, Kirksey urges us to acknowledge that ecology’s current emphasis on preservation is futile. Our desire to conserve ecosystems, he insists, will be constantly thwarted. Instead, he argues for an active and pragmatic project of future making. For Kirksey, the project is urgent. It must begin now." -- Jeffrey Jerome Cohen * Public Books *"More than ever before, fear drives the modern world. This book makes for a modern, sometimes terrifying, and a somewhat deep read. It is recommended for those interested in the 'new world' and its history. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals." -- F. Huettmann * Choice *"Innovative, thoroughly researched, and well written – a labour of love. It is best at its most specific, when Kirksey’s infectious curiosity and freewheeling fieldwork reveal surprising connections across biological theory, political economy, and cultural history." -- Ashley Carse * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 1. Parallax 8 2. Ontological Amphibians 17 3. Hope in the Reverted Zone 36 4. Happiness and Glass 52 5. Bubbles 72 6. Xenoecologies 86 7. Becoming Wild 105 8. Multispecies Families 134 9. Parasites of Capitalism 163 10. Possible Futures 190 Conclusion 217 Acknowledgments 221 Notes 227 Bibliography 269 Index 291

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Book SynopsisJasbir K. Puar continues her pathbreaking work on the liberal state, sexuality, and biopolitics to theorize the production of disability, using Israel's occupation of Palestine as an example of how settler colonial states rely on liberal frameworks of disability to maintain control of bodies and populations.Trade Review"Puar’s book-length intervention in Disability/Queer Studies could not have come at a better time, and is a great example of scholarship that poses difficult, necessary questions for the future of Disability Studies." -- Anna Hamilton * Global Comment *"The Right to Maim proves a passionate and thought-provoking critique of the ways in which the state inscribes its power and social control upon the body. . . . An extraordinarily courageous and timely contribution to a radical struggle for global justice." -- Sarah Rogers * Al Jadid *"Jasbir Puar’s work in The Right to Maim is crucial to understanding not only that the nature of settler colonialism is genocidal but also how that genocidal nature operates." -- Fred Moten * Social Text *"Building on the analytics she advanced in Terrorist Assemblages, Jasbir Puar brings her pathbreaking work on the liberal state, sexuality, and biopolitics to bear on our understanding of disability." -- J. Kehaulani Kauanui * Social Text *"Draws fascinating empirical and theoretical connections. . . . The Right to Maim has much to contribute to major debates occurring within and across disability studies, geographies of sexuality, feminist theory, and critical race studies. Puar charts new territory for feminist geographies." -- Eden Kinkaid * Gender, Place & Culture *"Puar provides a scathing and politically important critique. . . . A compelling and important analysis." -- Liat Ben-Moshe * Women's Studies Quarterly *"Challenges the reader with a rigorous analysis. . . . A very engaging text that insists on a shared commitment for justice in Palestine and a responsibility within disability studies to consider far beyond the exceptional." -- Joshua Falek * Cultural Studies *"Jasbir Puar’s work, bringing together disability studies, queer theory, Foucauldian biopolitics and settler colonial studies . . . reveals the centrality of the phenomena of debility, disability and capacity for understanding contemporary politics there. . . . The Right to Maim is a great gift to future scholars who should find in the book rich inspiration for further work. A fascinating intellectual agenda has been demarcated, and a prescient window into the politics of the colonisation of Palestine has been opened here." -- James Eastwood * Radical Philosophy *"Hugely rewarding. . . . An important book for scholars and students rethinking disability and capacity, but also for those studying Israel’s racialized permanent war against the Palestinians." -- Ronit Lentin * International Journal of Middle East Studies *"Social theorists, social justice organizers, and indeed all anthropologists, would do well to read this book. The Right to Maim should also be read in social science courses that consider identity politics in America. As a kind of social experiment, it would be entertaining for someone as myopically unaware of the social inequality Puar is discussing, and the ways in which identity is formed outside of White Patriarchal Male Perspectives—like Jordan Peterson—to read this book." -- Dina Omar * Somatosphere *"[This] book is groundbreaking— nay, field-cracking— and will likely be read, reviewed, and engaged with vigor in the multifarious subfields for whom it bears implications." -- Allison L. Rowland * Journal of Medical Humanities *"The Right to Maim is a groundbreaking work. . . . I wish this book was longer. By the end of the text I was craving more, which is the highest praise I can think to give to a book. While some of the more theory-laden moments in the book threaten to distract from the content, especially when Deleuzian concepts are invoked, it never becomes overwhelming and the text itself remains a brief but brilliant work that I recommend highly." -- Jack Leff * Somatechnics *Table of ContentsPreface: Hands Up, Don't Shoot! ix Acknowledgments xxv Introduction: The Cost of Getting Better 1 1. Bodies with New Organs: Becoming Trans, Becoming Disabled 33 2. Crip Nationalism: From Narrative Prosthesis to Disaster Capitalism 63 3. Disabled Diaspora, Rehabilitating State: The Queer Politics of Reproduction in Palestine/Israel 95 4. "Will Not Let Die": Debilitation and Inhuman Biopolitics in Palestine 127 Postscript: Treatment without Checkpoints 155 Notes 163 Bibliography 223 Index 261

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Book SynopsisA reference work for artists providing a system for visualizing the hand in an infinite number of positions from a multitude of angles. Drawings show anatomical structures, actions, functions, movement and foreshortening.

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Book SynopsisThrough a subtle reading of the writings of Homer, Virgil, and Hannah Arendt, Barbara Cassin produces an in-depth analysis, at once scholarly and personal, of nostalgia. Where does nostalgia come from? Where do we truly feel at home? Cassin explores the notion that nostalgia has less to do with place and more to do with language.Trade Review"A rich and moving account of home and homelessness by one of the most important and distinctively original French thinkers of our time." -- -Simon Critchley The New School for Social Research "[La Nostalgie is] an erudite work in which [Cassin] incites us to make good use of this ambiguous, delightful and sometimes dangerous feeling." -L'Express "This precise and beautifully written exploration of the meaning of nostalgia (well served by the translation) is throughout, like all of Barbara Cassin's work, a meditation on languages in their plurality and their equivalence, and on translation. When we fully understand that we do not speak the logos and when we authentically experience that our language is just 'one language among others,' then we are ready to philosophize otherwise, to philosophize between languages, or, in Cassin's words, to 'philosophize in tongues.'" -- - from Souleymane Bachir Diagne's forewordTable of ContentsForeword by Souleymane Bachir Diagne Translator's Note Of Corsican Hospitality Odysseus and the Day of Return Aeneas: From Nostalgia to Exile Arendt: To Have One's Language for a Homeland Notes

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Book SynopsisA global exploration of the eight remaining species of bearsand the dangers they faceTrade Review"A family album of the remaining varieties of bear... As Dickie shows, bears are in deep trouble, and her book is a compelling attempt to see through their eyes. " -- Edward Posnett - The Guardian"This book is not just a bear encyclopedia. Dickie wants to ask what it means to conserve a species, and in some cases how much conservation is ‘enough’." -- Katrina Gulliver - The Spectator"Wonderfully eye-opening and compelling" -- Christopher Hart - Daily Mail"Eight Bears explores the wonder and friction that characterise the relationship between bruins and people... Gloria Dickie travels around the world, bringing readers on a riveting and unique sort of bear hunt. " -- The Economist"In this insightful, absorbing book, Gloria Dickie not only introduces us to the eight remaining species of bears themselves but deftly connects the plight of each species to a much larger story: the story of our ancient, fraught, irreplaceable relationship with these astonishing animals." -- Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts"At once heartbreaking and hopeful, steeped in science and rich in poetry, Eight Bears is an intrepid investigation into the harms we’ve inflicted upon bears—and proof that we still have the power to save our ursine brethren." -- Ben Goldfarb, award-winning author of Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter"Gloria Dickie's fascinating book shows how far bears are embedded in our mythology and landscape. " -- The Oldie

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Book SynopsisUnearthing the amazing hidden stories of women who changed paleontology forever. For centuries, women have played key roles in defining and developing the field of vertebrate paleontology. Yet very little is known about these important paleontologists, and the true impacts of their contributions have remained obscure. In Rebels, Scholars, Explorers, Annalisa Berta and Susan Turner celebrate the history of women bone hunters, delving into their fascinating lives and work. At the same time, they explore how the discipline has shaped our understanding of the history of life on Earth. Berta and Turner begin by presenting readers with a review of the emergence of vertebrate paleontology as a science, emphasizing the contributions of women to research topics and employment. This is followed by brief biographical sketches and explanations of early discoveries by women around the world over the past 200 years, including those who who held roles as researchers, educators, curators, artists,Trade Review[Rebels, Scholars, Explorers] should certainly be of interest to that increasingly large audience from all backgrounds, eager to learn about women in the sciences . . . a must for any young female interested in going into the earth sciences academically and even professionally, even if that is not VP.—Deposits MagazineTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsOne. IntroductionHistory of vertebrate paleontology as a scienceTwo. Early Discoveries and Collection of Fossil Vertebrates, 18th to Mid-19th CenturyEarly discoveries and recognition of fossil vertebratesThree. Women in Vertebrate Paleontology, Late 19th to Early 20th CenturyTaking their place in the professional worldFour. Women in the Early Modern Years of Vertebrate Paleontology, Mid-20th Century (1940–1975)Gaining ground and the beginnings of the Society of Vertebrate PaleontologyFive. Women in Vertebrate Paleontology, Late 20th to Early 21st Century (1976 to the Present)Coming of ageSix. Artists, Preparators, Technicians, Collections Managers, and Outreach EducatorsBehind the scenes: "Invisible" but essential womenSeven. Challenges and OpportunitiesWomen in STEM, geosciences, and paleontologyAPPENDIXES1. Excerpts from Women VPs' Responses to Oral Interviews2. Excerpts from Women VPs' Responses to Written Interviews3. Excerpts from Male Mentors' Responses to Written Questions4. Examples of Taxa Named for and by WomenAbbreviationsLiterature CitedBibliographic Sources and Further ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisKeep in Step with the Spirit by late theologian J. I. Packer is a helpful guide to the Holy Spirit that is both conversational in tone and comprehensive in scope, revealing who the Spirit is and howhe is active in the lives of believers.

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Book SynopsisIn this repackaged edition of Rediscovering Holiness, Packer explores the central role holiness plays in God's plan of salvation for the renewal of the church, calling on Christians to shun sin, strive to be more like Christ, be pure, and fear God.

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Book Synopsis This second edition of the classic text directs dance teachers through what they need to know to teach creative dance from pre-K through adult levels in a variety of settings. It includes a sequential curriculum, lesson plans, editable forms, and teacher strategies created by master teacher Anne Green Gilbert. Table of ContentsPart I Fundamentals of Teaching Creative DanceChapter 1 Introduction to Creative Dance Chapter 2 Planning and Teaching Your Creative Dance Class Chapter 3 Developing Your Teaching Skills Chapter 4 Warming Up, Teaching Concepts, and Cooling DownChapter 5 Locomotor and Nonlocomotor Movements Part II Concepts and Sample Lesson PlansChapter 6 Place Self-Space and General Space Chapter 7 Level High, Middle, Low Chapter 8 Size Big, Medium, Little, Far Reach, Mid-Reach, Near Reach Chapter 9 Direction Forward, Backward, Right Side, Left Side, Up, Down Chapter 10 Pathway Straight, Curved, Zigzag Chapter 11 Focus Single Focus, Multi-Focus Chapter 12 Speed Slow, Medium, Fast Chapter 13 Rhythm Pulse, Breath, Pattern, Grouping Chapter 14 Energy Smooth (Sustained), Sharp (Sudden) Chapter 15 Weight Strong, Light Chapter 16 Flow Free, Bound Chapter 17 Body Parts Head, Arms, Hand, Pelvis, Spine, Trunk, Legs, Feet Chapter 18 Body Shapes Curved, Straight, Angular, Twisted, Symmetrical, Asymmetrical Chapter 19 Relationships Over, Under, Around, Through Chapter 20 Balance On Balance, Off Balance Chapter 21 Specialized Lesson Plans

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Book SynopsisPresenting a proven technique for screenwriting centered on a character’s flaws and strengths, an expert screenwriting coach shows writers exactly how to construct screenplays that tell compelling, satisfying stories.Trade ReviewA clever, fresh way of analyzing structure. I've added The Nutshell Technique to my own writing toolbox. * Creative Screenwriting magazine *A Top 10 Book of the Year. A go-to guide for anyone with a story to write. * Austin Chronicle *The Nutshell Technique offers ideas that will grow in resonance with each movie you watch. . . a comprehensive method of categorizing movies that you might consider your favorites can now be applied. * Free Press Houston *Table of Contents A Note on the Text Foreword by Patrick Wright Acknowledgments Part 1. The Problem with 99% of Screenplays Chapter 1. The Problem Chapter 2. The Solution Part 2. The Nutshell Technique Process Chapter 3. How to Use This Book Chapter 4. Protagonist Chapter 5. Set-Up Want: Part 1 Chapter 6. Point of No Return Chapter 7. Set-Up Want: Part 2 Chapter 8. Catch Chapter 9. Flaw Chapter 10. Crisis Chapter 11. Triumph Chapter 12. Climactic Choice Chapter 13. Final Step Chapter 14. Strength Part 3. Advanced Application of the Nutshell Technique Chapter 15. Nonlinear Screenplays Chapter 16. Using a "Secret Protagonist" to Structure a Nonconventional Story Part 4: Film Nutshells Annie Hall Argo August: Osage County Being John Malkovich The Big Lebowski The Bourne Identity Braveheart Casablanca Chinatown Collateral Crimes and Misdemeanors Dallas Buyers Club Frozen The Godfather Groundhog Day Juno Little Miss Sunshine The Matrix Memento North Country Pulp Fiction Silver Linings Playbook The Sixth Sense The Social Network Sunset Blvd. Titanic Tootsie Up in the Air The Usual Suspects Witness Notes Index

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Book Synopsis2021 Comic Studies Society Prize for Edited CollectionFrom Superman and Batman to the X-Men and Young Avengers, Supersex interrogates the relationship between heroism and sexuality, shedding new light on our fantasies of both. From Superman, created in 1938, to the transmedia DC and Marvel universes of today, superheroes have always been sexy. And their sexiness has always been controversial, inspiring censorship and moral panic. Yet though it has inspired jokes and innuendos, accusations of moral depravity, and sporadic academic discourse, the topic of superhero sexuality is like superhero sexuality itself—seemingly obvious yet conspicuously absent. Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero is the first scholarly book specifically devoted to unpacking the superhero genre’s complicated relationship with sexuality. Exploring sexual themes and imagery within mainstream comic books, television shows, and film

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Book Synopsis2025 Al Lowman Memorial Prize, Texas State Historical AssociationAn immersive study of the influential and predominantly Chicanx punk rock scene in El Paso, Texas. Punk rock is known for its daring subversion, and so is the West Texas city of El Paso. In Chuco Punk, Tara López dives into the rebellious sonic history of the city, drawing on more than seventy interviews with punks, as well as unarchived flyers, photos, and other punk memorabilia. Connecting the scene to El Paso's own history as a borderland, a site of segregation, and a city with a long lineage of cultural and musical resistance, López throws readers into the heat of backyard punx shows, the chaos of riots in derelict mechanic shops, and the thrill of skateboarding on the roofs of local middle schools. She reveals how, in this predominantly Chicanx punk rock scene, women forged their own space, sound, and community. Covering the first roots of Chuco punk in the late 1970s through the early 2000s, López moves beyond the breakout bands to shed light on how the scene influenced not only the contours of sound and El Paso but the entire topography of punk rock.

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Book SynopsisFranck Billé examines the conceptual link between the nation-state and the body, particularly the visceral and affective attachment to the state and the symbolic significance of its borders.

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Book SynopsisControlling, surveilling, and punishing poor families through the child welfare systemIn a typical year, one in five US children have some interaction with the child welfare system. Countless other families, particularly those who struggle to care for their children due to poverty or economic insecurity, fear child welfare system involvement. Though imagined as a system that protects children from caregivers' maltreatment, contributors to Policing Not Protecting Families argue that the child welfare system polices and punishes poor parents who are unable to meet white, middle class parenting standards due to structural inequalities. Bringing together scholars from anthropology, sociology, law, and social work, this collection is the first to critically examine the child welfare system's role in governing poor, disproportionately Black and Native families. It shows that the child welfare system is a key site of poverty governance, or state control and management of poor families. Chap

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Book SynopsisASALH 2023 Book Prize WinnerA lively living history of anti-colonialist movements across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian OceansOceania is a vast sea of islands, large scale political struggles and immensely significant historical phenomena. Pasifika Black is a compelling history of understudied anti-colonial movements in this region, exploring how indigenous Oceanic activists intentionally forged international connections with the African world in their fights for liberation.Drawing from research conducted across Fiji, Australia, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Britain, and the United States, Quito Swan shows how liberation struggles in Oceania actively engaged Black internationalism in their diverse battles against colonial rule. Pasifika Black features as its protagonists Oceania''s many playwrights, organizers, religious leaders, scholars, Black Power advocates, musicians, environmental justice activists, feminists, and revolution

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Book SynopsisWinner, 2018 Law & Legal Studies PROSE AwardThe consequences of big data and algorithm-driven policing and its impact on law enforcementIn a high-tech command center in downtown Los Angeles, a digital map lights up with 911 calls, television monitors track breaking news stories, surveillance cameras sweep the streets, and rows of networked computers link analysts and police officers to a wealth of law enforcement intelligence.This is just a glimpse into a future where software predicts future crimes, algorithms generate virtual most-wanted lists, and databanks collect personal and biometric information. The Rise of Big Data Policing introduces the cutting-edge technology that is changing how the police do their jobs and shows why it is more important than ever that citizens understand the far-reaching consequences of big data surveillance as a law enforcement tool.Andrew Guthrie Ferguson reveals how these new technologies viewed as race-neutral and objTrade ReviewThe case Ferguson makes is inherently interesting and increasingly urgent. * Los Angeles Review of Books *Important and relevant, this book will be indispensable to [anyone] interested in the practice of policing . . . Valuable for the critical civil rights and constitutional issues it raises. * Library Journal *Andrew Ferguson has written a path-breaking book about a crucial civil rights struggle of our time. The more law enforcement automates its work, the more minority communities are getting caught in a pernicious web of surveillance and punishment. Ferguson's work is as comprehensive as it is illuminating. A must read. -- Danielle Keats Citron,Morton & Sophia Macht Professor of Law, University of Maryland Carey School of LawFerguson has an incredible command of the many subjects that fall under the 'big data' umbrella, and his writing is at its best when social, cultural, and technological dynamics coalesce into one story. The book is particularly strong when Ferguson takes on how classism and racism shape smart policing datasets, which epitomize how 'big data' policing is held back by the many limitations of larger legal structures but is presented as the solution to that very problem. * Gizmodo *In this timely, informative and at times disturbing book, Andrew Ferguson exposes the promises and perils of big data for policing and privacy. This critically important work provides a comprehensive account of how big data can help police solve crime and enhance police accountability and oversight. However, the book simultaneously exposes how the use of big data to inform policing practices can mask, reify and reinforce racial bias under the cloak of objectivity. The Rise of Big Data Policing is a must read for judges, policymakers, advocates, activists, and anyone else who wants to understand what big data is and how it is transforming our criminal justice institutions, the law, and our privacy expectations in surprising and disturbing ways that should concern us all. -- L. Song Richardson,Professor of Law and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of California, IrvineThe first-ever comprehensive overview, The Rise of Big Data Policing strikes an adept balance in covering both the promise and the peril of predictive policing. . . . Fergusons legal expertise serves well as he addresses the dilemma of translating predictions based on data into police remedies and it serves well throughout the other varied topics of this multi-faceted, well-researched book. -- Eric Siegel * Big Think *This is the perfect time to educate the public about the field of predictive policing. The predictive policing methods used today are in adolescence rather than infancy, so they beg for thoughtful reflection and public discussion. Andrew Ferguson is the ideal person for the job! -- Jane Bambauer,Professor of Law, University of ArizonaThe Rise of Big Data Policing shifts our frame of reference on modern policing from the celebration of aggressive patrol tactics to urgent questions of the role new police technologies in the production of security, the risks to freedom, and the levers of social control in the expanding surveillance state. Andrew Ferguson opens a window to define, categorize, understand, and showcase the transformation and digital deregulation of policing, and its implications for liberty and security. Ferguson teaches us not only the fault lines in how police watch us, but how we can turn the tables to use new algorithms to watch the police. At stake is nothing less than individual liberty and the democratic control of policing. -- Jeffrey Fagan,Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Columbia UniversityA valuable foundation for understanding how prediction has suffused policing, in much the same way it has suffused the rest of society. Ferguson's criticisms are cogent, but more importantly he communicates clearly a broad factual picture of the situation as it stands today. * The Washington Free Beacon *In an important book that goes to the heart of issues at the forefront of contemporary life, Ferguson examines how police departments are now using supposedly 'objective'data-driven surveillance technologies to work more effectively in a budget-cutting era and to avoid claims of racial bias. In this engaging, well-written narrative, based on studies and a deep understanding of policing, [Ferguson] describes the growing police use of shareddata, its effects on how and where police work, and its usefulness in predicting future criminals . . .Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how technology is changing American policing. * STARRED Kirkus Review *

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Book SynopsisFollowing the British conquest of Ottoman Palestine, Jews across the British Empirefrom Jerusalem to Johannesburg, London to Calcuttafound themselves at the heart of global Jewish political discourse. As these intellectuals, politicians, activists, and communal elites navigated shifting political landscapes, some envisioned Palestine as a British dominion, leveraging imperial power for Jewish state-building, while others fostered ties with anticolonial movements, contemplating independent national aspirations. Uncertain Empire considers this intricate interplay between British imperialism, Zionism, and anticolonial movements from the 1917 British conquest of Palestine to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. Elizabeth Imber highlights diverse and sometimes conflicting visions of Jewish political futures, offering detailed case studies of key figures including Chaim Arlosoroff, Moshe Shertok, Helen Bentwich, Rachel Ezra, and Hermann Kallenbach. She explores a "politics of uncertainty" in which Jews engaged with both imperial stability and the rise of anticolonial mobilization, when many were likewise forced to reconsider Palestine as a viable refuge and political solution. Ultimately, this book provides a nuanced understanding of how the British Empire's fate became central to Zionist and broader Jewish political thought, revealing the complex intersections of empire, state power, and Jewish politics during a time marked by profound urgency and exigency.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the chilling untold story of sexual forced labor in Nazi concentration campsIn his seminal work, The Concentration Camp Brothel, Robert Sommer reveals the hidden horrors of sexual forced labor within the SS camp system, a subject long overshadowed and seldom acknowledged in the discourse on the Holocaust. Through his rigorous examination of over seventy archives and poignant interviews with more than thirty survivors, including former visitors of camp brothels, Sommer paints a vivid and harrowing picture of the atrocities committed. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive exploration of the establishment, operation, and profound impact of brothels in Nazi concentration camps. Sommer's research meticulously details the brothels' integration into the concentration camp system, their role in the Nazi exploitation of bodies for control and profit, and the complex reactions of the prisoner society to these establishments. He explores the desperate survival strategies employed by the women forced into sexual labor and the chilling motivations of their exploiters. The book also places the tragedy of camp brothels in the broader context of sexual violence under Nazi rule, making a critical connection between these acts of exploitation and the overall history of the Holocaust. This updated English edition incorporates new findings and perspectives since the original German publication in 2009, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the subject. The foreword by Annette F. Timm adds further context and contemporary analysis, enhancing the book's relevance and depth.

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Book SynopsisGet a reality check on hydrogen's potential and explore alternative climate solutions with energy expert Joseph J. Romm.

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Book SynopsisThis space-themed collection of out-of-this-world Hidden Pictures puzzles and other activities--plus more than 50 puffy stickers--is perfect for every space-loving child.

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Book SynopsisSecond Prize Winner of the Laurel Prize 20244 Shortlisted for the 2024 T. S. Eliot Prize Poetry Book Society Recommendation Summer 2024 Featuring the poem 'Is that all?' (Highly Commended in The Forward Prizes for Poetry) Migrating across voices and blurring the divide between bird and human, self and other, Hannah Copley's Lapwing explores restlessness, love, and ecological and personal grief in a vivid and incantatory sequence of poems. A lyrical biography of a bird and a fragmented study of a flawed and mutable creature bearing its name, Copley's second collection takes inspiration from John Gower's brid falseste of alle and its many literary guises. At the heart of the book are the shifting figures of Lapwing and Peet, two creatures whose overlapping narratives echo the double note of the bird's cry. In Lapwing, known by countless names, migratory, and slowly disappearing beneath addiction, Copley examines a life in a slow tumble, as we are transported into a world shaped by real and imagined predators. Running alongside Lapwing is the searching voice of Peet, a daughter left to understand her father's vanishing while trying to make a life in a habitat no longer fit for survival. Bold, exacting, and deeply personal, Copley's poems call out from empty nests, drained wetlands, and ploughed fields to create a soundscape of endangerment and wonder. *Lapwing *asks that we consider how, like the bird itself, we must all dissemble to survive.

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Book SynopsisThrough the voices of those who live it, Beyond the Wallunveils the everyday realities of occupation, resilience, and the fight for dignity in Palestine. Their voices come from Bethlehem and Hebron. You can hear them from Jerusalem to Nazareth, and witness their protests in Gaza and Ramallah. From the refugee camps in the West Bank, you can hear the voices of the Palestinian people call out to demand self-determination and a better quality of life. But outside of Israel and the occupied territories, these individual voices are rarely hearduntil now. In Beyond the Wall: Writing a Path through Palestine, internationally renowned feminist critic and writer Bidisha collects the testimonies of an occupied peopleordinary citizens, activists, and childrenalongside those of international aid workers and foreign visitors for a revelatory look at a population on the margins. Called beautifully belligerent, [and] fiercely intelligent by The Independent and a dazzlingly creative writer by the London Times, Bidisha amplifies the voices of the Palestinian people in this book and lends them her own considerable strength.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on research conducted broadly in the Australian educational space, chapter authors discuss the areas of culturally responsive practice, AI, climate change, classroom environments, micro credentials, and teacher retention.

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Book SynopsisUnifying the Field of Digital Twins for Urban Management presents a holistic and integrated approach to the rapidly evolving field of digital twins for urban management. The framework offers a structured approach that encompasses both theoretical underpinnings and practical applications.

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