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Anarchism and the Body

January 1, 2018

Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies (ADCS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to the study of new and emerging perspectives in anarchist thought and practice from or through a cultural studies perspective. The interdisciplinary focus of the journal presumes an analysis of a broad range of cultural phenomena, the development of diverse methodological traditions, as well as the investigation of both macro-structural issues and the micro-logical practices of everyday life. ADCS is an attempt to bring anarchist thought into contact with innumerable points of connection.

The Suffragents

May 11, 2017

"The Suffragents is the untold story of how some of New York's most powerful men formed the Men's League for Woman Suffrage, which grew between 1909 and 1917 from 150 founding members into a force of thousands across thirty-five states. Brooke Kroeger explores the formation of the League and the men who instigated it to involve themselves with the suffrage campaign, what they did at the behest of the movement's female leadership and why. She details the National American Woman Suffrage Association's strategic decision to accept their organized help and then to deploy these influential new allies as suffrage foot soldiers, a role they accepted with uncommon grace"--Page [4] of cover.

Resist Everything Except Temptation

June 2, 2020

Oscar Wilde is remembered as a wit and a dandy, as a gay martyr, and as a brilliant writer, but his philosophical depth and political radicalism are often forgotten. *Resist Everything Except Temptation* locates Wilde in the tradition of left-wing anarchism, and argues that only when we take his politics seriously can we begin to understand the man, his life, and his work. Drawing from literary, historical, and biographical evidence, including archival research, the book outlines the philosophical influences and political implications of Wilde's ideas on art, sex, morality, violence, and above all, individualism. Williams raises questions about the relationships between culture and politics, between utopian aspirations and practical programs, and between individualism, group identity, and class struggle. The resulting volume represents, not merely a historical curiosity, but a contribution to current debates within political theory and a salvo in the broader culture wars.

The Religious Life of Robert E. Lee

January 1, 2017

xxi, 336 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : 23 cm

The Holistic Dog

August 1, 2017

"People love their pets, especially their dogs. They treat them as children, as part of the family. They want to do everything they can for them, including making them feel loved, welcomed, and appreciated around the house. By delving into dogs worlds holistically through their mind, body, spirit, and space, The Holistic Dog delivers a thorough understanding of our canine friends. The mind portion covers their habits and personalities. The body addresses their breed and physical characteristics. Spirit represents the dogs disposition and the many ways they enhance the home atmosphere. Space captures the dogs' connection to the beauty of their unique environments they call home. Lifestyle expert Laura Benko interviews various holistic care practitioners such as holistic veterinarians, canine acupuncturists, and masseurs. Step-by-step photographs enable readers gain helpful tips and insights into holistic pet care and how to implement them on their own dogs. From pug to greyhound, purebred to winning mix, these dogs jump off the pages of The Holistic Dog and into our laps, warming our hearts with their charming stories and mugs, inviting us into their stunning human homes, and introducing us to the growing trajectory of holistic pet care"--Provided by publisher.

No Wall Too High

January 17, 2017

"Originally published in Hong Kong, Xu Hongci's remarkable memoir recounts his life from childhood through his final prison break. After discovering his story in a Hong Kong library, the journalist Erling Hoh tracked down the original manuscript and complied this condensed translation, which includes background on this turbulent period, an epilogue that follows Xu Hongci up to his dealth, and Xu Hongci's own drawings and maps. Both a historical narrative and an exhilarating prison break thriller, No Wall Too High tells the unique story of a man who insisted on freedom -- even under the most treacherous circumstances."

House of names

January 1, 2017

"A retelling of the story of Clytemnestra and her children from Greek mythology"-- Since her husband King Agamemnon left ancient Mycenae to sail with his army for Troy, Clytemnestra rules along with her lover Aegisthus. Together they plot the bloody murder of Agamemnon on the day of his return. Clytemnestra reveals how her husband deceived her eldest daughter Iphigeneia with a promise of marriage to Achilles, only to sacrifice her because that is what he was told would make the winds blow in his favor and take him to Troy. Agamemnon came back from war with a lover himself; now Clytemnestra will achieve vengeance. But her own fate lies in the hands of her son, Orestes, and her vengeful daughter Electra.

The pursuit of happiness

January 1, 2018

The author traces the experiences of African American women as they travel to Jamaica, where they address the perils and disappointments of American racism by looking for intimacy, happiness, and a connection to their racial identities. Through their encounters with Jamaican online communities and their participation in trips organized by Girlfriend Tours International, the women construct notions of racial, sexual, and emotional belonging by forming relationships with Jamaican men and other "girlfriends." These relationships allow the women to exercise agency and find happiness in ways that resist the damaging intersections of racism and patriarchy in the United States. However, while the women require a spiritual and virtual connection to Jamaica in order to live happily in the United States, their notion of happiness relies on travel, which requires leveraging their national privilege as American citizens. The author's theorization of "emotional transnationalism" and the construction of affect across diasporic distance attends to the connections between race, gender, and affect while highlighting how affective relationships mark nationalized and gendered power differentials within the African diaspora.

The Treasure Is Within

November 7, 2016

I was once told by a friend that I lived a 'charmed' life. It was not, however, until my life's calm was deeply perturbed that I realized what real charm is. I believe now that it is the capacity to know, profoundly, that all is well when reality would suggest otherwise. This was the life lesson I was about to be introduced to, following our son's brain cancer diagnosis at the age of nine, and the writings of 'The Treasure Is Within' provided a lifeline to me when I feared I would lose all faith in life and in myself. It was only after the completion of part one of these writings that I asked who I was speaking to: Speaking to you now is your Higher Office. Behind each human 'being' is this same community of hopes and desires. We desire for you to know that our attention in your regard is never-ending and complete, urging you in the direction of your greatest desires. When there is resistance we find it difficult to be fully efficient but when you let go in trust that all is working out for the best then indeed it does.

Legal Operations KPIs: The Professional's Handbook to Operational Excellence

November 22, 2023

Use the power of your legal data with 'Legal Operations KPIs'. This comprehensive guide caters to a diverse audience, including proactive legal operations professionals, strategic general counsels, and law firms aiming to align with corporate legal requirements. In an era where legal departments have evolved from mere cost centers to pivotal strategic business units, this book emerges as an unparalleled resource. Crafted by a seasoned expert who has both witnessed and been part of this transformation, 'Legal Operations KPIs' transcends mere listings. It empowers readers with detailed notes and instructions, enabling both legal operations and technical audiences to create, deliver, and interpret each report and metric. More than just a book, consider this your compass to legal ops excellence. Whether your goal is to impress C-level management, lead your team, or foster robust professional relationships, this book is an indispensable manual for every legal professional. Key Features: Comprehensive Coverage: The book is organized to delve into pivotal areas including Spend Management, Budgeting, In-House Resources and Performance Management, Law Firm and Vendor Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, DEI, Invoice and Data Quality Analysis, and Compliance and Risk Management. LegalOpsKPIs.com: Is a focused community for Legal Operations professionals passionate about using data and KPIs for effective decision-making in their organizations. The site features a comprehensive list of metrics, detailed information for each, tools and templates, real-life examples, and expert tips. Tailored Readiness Levels: Each metric or report is assigned a readiness level, ensuring its relevance to legal departments at every stage of their operational journey. Whether you're at the 'Early' stage, or at the 'Advanced' level, this book caters to all.

Bizzy Mizz Lizzie

October 10, 2017

Buzzing with energy and humor, bestselling Caldecott Honor illustrator David Shannon presents a busy little bee who -- like most people -- won't slow down to enjoy the simple joys in life.

The molecularization of the world picture, or the rise of the Universum Arausiacum

January 1, 2022

This second edition is a corrected and updated version of the first one of 2009 with important news on Planck's constant (and the calculations in the background) and a démasqué of Einstein's calculations of 1911 and 1915 leading to General Relativity.

Global Citizens

February 29, 2008

"The early years of the twenty-first century have seen an upsurge of anti-capitalist campaigning, challenging the very basis of the New World Economic Order. Dramatic protests in Seattle or Genoa captured media headlines. But the headlines leave key questions unanswered, about the ultimate significance of the challenges posed by global social movements and the development of civil society, both South and North. Global Citizens sets out to explore the lessons from these experiences of social mobilization."--Jacket.

Where Is the Tower of London?

September 18, 2018

"The Tower of London holds almost a thousand years' worth of secrets! The Tower of London draws more than 2 million visitors a year! Almost 1,000 years old and first built by William the Conqueror in 1066, the tower has been a fortress, a palace, a zoo, and an exhibit site for the amazing Crown Jewels. But the tower's reputation as a prison is probably what accounts for its popularity! Two young princes in the time of King Richard III were never again heard from after entering the castle, and two of King Henry VIII's wives were held captive here. Author Janet B. Pascal brings to life one of the most fascinating landmarks in the world."--Provided by publisher.

Qué bia bouquèt ! Anthologie sonore du wallon namurois

January 1, 2023

What a beautiful bouquet! A sound anthology of Namur Walloon - 95 texts and poems written in the Namur dialect of Walloon, with their French translations alongside. They can also be listened to on the two CDs included with the book.

As Paredes Eram Brancas

June 4, 2026

David é um garoto de apenas 13 anos e vive com a família em uma casa simples na cidade de Foz do Iguaçu, no Paraná. Seu pai, um alcoólatra escroto que se diverte ao espancar a esposa nas horas vagas, é assassinado de madrugada na saída de uma boate. Após algum tempo de investigação, a polícia percebe que todas as pistas convergem para uma única suspeita: o garoto teria matado o próprio pai. O problema é que a mãe de David também é assassinada pouco tempo depois, e agora, as duas mortes são atribuídas a ele. O pai não valia nada; mas por que David mataria a própria mãe? A explicação vem de um laudo médico que aponta para um garoto com sérios transtornos mentais. Então, David é trancafiado num hospital psiquiátrico. Só que é justamente lá que ele suspeita que está sendo envolvido em uma trama assustadora, algo que pode mudar toda a sua trajetória. Mas que segredo poderia estar por trás da morte dos pais do garoto? Duvidando da própria sanidade, David começa a investigar, mas todas as descobertas só levantam mais dúvidas, e o rapaz se vê diante de uma pergunta perturbadora: até que ponto ele pode acreditar na própria realidade?

Prozrachniy Mir

May 17, 2019

The book of the stories that were written in the 90s in St. Petersburg, Russia. 1990s was a special time in history of Russia. There are amazing life stories in this book. Also the author writes about the sense of life, creativity, poets and artists. The stories are full of humor and emotions. The book contains illustrations. This book is added to catalog of books LIBRIS (Sweden). LIBRIS (Library Information System) is a Swedish national union catalogue maintained by the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm. Also the book is included in Enoch Pratt Free Library (Baltimore City) Central Library, United States and Libraries in Clackamas County LINCC, Oregon City, OR, United States. Also the book is included in the E-KATALOOG ESTER of the Tallinn Central Library, Estonia.

Steven Spielberg : a life in films

January 1, 2017

xiii, 224 pages : 22 cm

The Secret Life

October 10, 2017

xvi, 218 pages ; 22 cm

Let Them Not Return

May 1, 2017

The mass killing of Ottoman Armenians is today widely recognized, both within and outside scholarly circles, as an act of genocide. What is less well known, however, is that it took place within a broader context of Ottoman violence against minority groups during and after the First World War. Among those populations decimated were the indigenous Christian Assyrians (also known as Syriacs or Chaldeans) who lived in the borderlands of present-day Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. This volume is the first scholarly edited collection focused on the Assyrian genocide, or "Sayfo" (literally, "sword" in Aramaic), presenting historical, psychological, anthropological, and political perspectives that shed much-needed light on a neglected historical atrocity.

Isadora Moon se mete en un lío

January 1, 2017

117 pages : 21 cm

The Insiders

January 1, 2024

Trade paper

Return to glory

January 1, 2017

xxi, 226 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm

Old In Art School

June 19, 2018

Following her retirement from Princeton University, celebrated historian Dr. Nell Irvin Painter surprised everyone in her life by returning to school--in her sixties--to earn a BFA and MFA in painting. In Old in Art School, she travels from her beloved Newark to the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design; finds meaning in the artists she loves, even as she comes to understand how they may be undervalued; and struggles with the unstable balance between the pursuit of art and the inevitable, sometimes painful demands of a life fully lived. How are women and artists seen and judged by their age, looks, and race? What does it mean when someone says, "You will never be an artist"? Who defines what "An Artist" is and all that goes with such an identity?--from publisher's description.

Micah

January 1, 2017

This book is a distinctively theological take on the book of Micah. Readers of the book of Micah learn a great deal about God: he is a mighty God who controls the nations, yet he is also concerned with everyday matters like equity, poverty, and care for widows and orphans. In presenting this transcendent-yet-immanent God, Micah's message revolves around themes of justice, judgment, and salvation that continue to carry great significance today. In this theological commentary on the book of Micah, Stephen Dempster places the text in conversation with the larger story of Scripture. After discussing questions of structure and authorship in his introduction, Dempster systematically works through the text, drawing links to the broader biblical story throughout. In the second part of his commentary Dempster offers theological discussion that further explicates the most significant themes in Micah and their applicability to today's Christians. - Publisher.

„Bitte schicken Sie uns einige Maschinengewehre und Zigaretten“

January 1, 2017

Leo Rothziegel war Mitbegründer und Aktivist der „Föderation Revolutionärer Sozialisten Internationale“, einer Allianz anarchistischer, anarchosyndikalistischer, sozialistischer, jüdischer und auch bolschewistischer Gruppen und Personen zu Beginn der Ersten Republik Österreich, einer Organisation, die weder sozialdemokratisch war noch dogmatisch-kommunistisch.

Dancing Feet

January 1, 2017

64 pages : 20 cm

The Man With No Face

January 10, 2019

A classic early novel from Peter May situated among the political intrigue of Brussels, Belgium, in 1979--now available in the United States"--

Legacy of a Gunfighter

January 1, 2018

157 pages ; 20 cm

Homespun

January 1, 2018

Ever wish you could visit with a group of Amish or Mennonite women over a cup of coffee? In the pages of Homespun, Amish and Plain Mennonite women swap stories and spin yarns while we listen in. Lorilee Craker, bestselling author of Money Secrets of the Amish, collects these personal writings about hospitality, home, grief, joy, and walks with God. Hear from one woman who struggles with feeling inferior to her sister, from another about her longing for a baby, and from a third who accidentally bought stretchy material to sew her husband's pants. Each woman's story is a testament to the grace of God and the blessings of community.

City Dweller: A Lifetime Living And Working In St. Louis

March 31, 2021

In this totally revamped and rewritten SECOND EDITION of his book originally published in 2013, Patrick J. Kleaver brings the reader totally UP-TO-DATE with the many changes that have occurred in the neighborhoods he discusses.

Pulse Nope

April 9, 2026

A cyber-fiction of signal, system collapse, and encrypted meaning where reality breaks into code and nothing stays fully unreadable.

Acoustic Entanglements

May 15, 2017

180 pages : 22 cm

Panŭl kwa kajuk ŭi si

January 1, 2021

In a ruined world, the last remaining people are on the verge of extinction. Nineteen-year-old girls, Shiha and Kanta, lost their parents when they were young and now live in Henry Zoo where a dragon lives. When humans want something, they can ask the dragon for a deal. The trading tool is poems and songs of the past, which only Siha has the ability to perform the mission.

Putin's Gambit

June 20, 2017

Adjusting to civilian life has not been easy for former Marine Derek Walsh. As he navigates a brutal job on Wall Street and a challenging romance, he wonders if he could be doing more with his life. When an inexplicable $200 million dollar money transfer is made on his computer, he is thrust into the world of international terror, and the global economy is knocked off its hinges. On the other side of the Atlantic, a dangerous alliance has formed. Radical Islamists and Russian extremists have set the wheels in motion for Russia to assert its power in Europe. The US President has proven to be weak on foreign policy, the military is stretched too thin, and Vladimir Putin judges this to be the time for Russia to regain its Soviet Empire. Troops mass on the Estonian border, waiting for the order to move. The FBI believes Walsh was involved in the money transfer, and a group of Russians are intent on killing him. As New Yorkers are outraged upon learning of the illegal money transfer, and the world economy crashes after a series of terrorist attacks, Walsh and his Marine buddies are the only ones that can keep the world from spinning off its axis.

Manuel pratique d'utilisation sur SolidWorks

January 1, 2020

Manuel pratique d'utilisation sur SolidWorks Anciennement nommé "Guide pratique d'entrainement sur SolidWorks ". SolidWorks est un logiciel de CAO (conception assisté par ordinateur) développé par Dassault Système. Ce logiciel s’utilise dans de nombreux domaines de l’ingénierie et du design. Pour comprendre comment utiliser le logiciel, cet ouvrage donne des élèments de cours en rapport direct avec une partie pratique composée de 3 tutoriels à difficultés différentes. Pour aider à la réalisation de ces tutoriels, des liens vers les maquettes 3D à réalisées sont disponibles pour aider le lecteur. Ce livre s’adresse aux étudiants en ingénierie ou en design, à tous ceux qui veulent monter en compétences sur SolidWorks ainsi qu’aux designers voulant concevoir les produits des tutoriels. Ce livre très illustré et commenté permet de suivre de A à Z la conception d’objets issus du quotidien. Le contenu Au sommaire de ce livre: •Un cours de conception/CAO, revoyant les fonctionnalités les plus utilisées de SolidWorks comme les esquisses, la création de volumes, les opérations applicables sur un volume, le surfacique, la technique des plans décalés, des fonctionnalités d’assemblage. Un cours en relation avec les tutoriels qui suivent. •Un tutoriel de conception d’un meuble de télévision d’un niveau débutant composé de roulette, d’une chape et d’un assemblage de plaques. •Un tutoriel d’une commode d’un niveau intermédiaire composé d’un assemblage de plaques, d’une charnière, de pieds. •Un tutoriel d’un vélo d’un niveau avancé composé d’une roue avant, arrière, d’une cassette 9 vitesses, d’un pédalier, d’un boitier pédalier, de roue dentées 9 vitesses, d’un cadre (la structure), d’une partie directionnelle (fourche, guidon, poignées, jeu de roulement). à qui s’adresse ce livre ? Ce livre s’adresse aux étudiants issus de filières de type ingénieur en conception ou à des designers. Il peut aussi aider des designers à savoir comment concevoir les conceptions issues des tutoriels. Les conceptions issues des tutoriels Les conceptions de ces tutoriels sont des objets utilitaires du quotidien. Le 1er tutoriel est sur un meuble de télévision d’un niveau débutant. Ce meuble a été inspiré par un meuble de télévision de la marque «Ada» à laquelle on a ajouté des roulettes. Le 2ème tutoriel est un meuble d’un niveau intermédiaire. Il s’agit d’un meuble de type scandinav de la marque «Hansel». Le 3ème tutoriel est d’un niveau avancé cependant plusieurs pièces peuvent être réalisées par un intermédiaire voir un débutant. Il s’agit d’un vélo inspiré d'un vélo de marque «Ruthless».

Graphic Classics Volume 26

June 6, 2017

"Vampire Classics features a unique adaptation of the 1922 silent film, Nosferatu. Plus a horror-western by "Conan" creator Robert E. Howard and Ray Bradbury's "The Man Upstairs." With "The Strange Orchid" by H.G. Wells, "Olalla" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and a short story by famed horror writer and co-editor Mort Castle."--

The Ministry of the Elder

June 1, 2023

In this publication, we will discuss the ministry of the C.O.G.I.C. Elder. It is our endeavor to help those entering ministry having supplemental support as they navigate the execution of their ministries. In addition, we will provide basic protocols for the Elder’s purpose and function.

Christmas in the Crosshairs

September 13, 2016

299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm

THE SIGN of JONAH

May 4, 2017

This thesis elaborates mainly from the three Bible passages of; St. Matthew 12: 39, 40 "And he answering said to them, `A generation, evil and adulterous, doth seek a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet;"  "for, as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights." (And) Acts 1:5 "because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit -- after not many days." (Young's Literal Translation 1862)

Supreme Democracy

June 6, 2017

" In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Supreme Court nominations were driven by presidents, senators, and some legal community elites. Many nominations were quick processes with little Senate deliberation, minimal publicity and almost no public involvement. Today, however, confirmation takes 81 days on average-Justice Antonin Scalia's former seat has already taken much longer to fill-and it is typically a media spectacle. How did the Supreme Court nomination process become so public and so nakedly political? What forces led to the current high-stakes status of the process? How could we implement reforms to improve the process? In Supreme Democracy: The End of Elitism in the Supreme Court Nominations, Richard Davis, an eminent scholar of American politics and the courts, traces the history of nominations from the early republic to the present. He examines the component parts of the nomination process one by one: the presidential nomination stage, the confirmation management process, the role of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the increasing involvement over time of interest groups, the news media, and public opinion. The most dramatic development, however, has been the democratization of politics. Davis delves into the constitutional underpinnings of the nomination process and its traditional form before describing a more democratic process that has emerged in the past half century. He details the struggle over image-making between supporters and opponents intended to influence the news media and public opinion. Most importantly, he provides a thorough examination of whether or not increasing democracy always produces better governance, and a better Court. Not only an authoritative analysis of the Supreme Court nomination process from the founding era to the present, Supreme Democracy will be an essential guide to all of the protracted nomination battles yet to come."--

Listen to the Blues!

February 15, 2019

Listen to the Blues! Exploring A Musical Genre provides an overview of this distinctly American musical genre for fans of the blues and curious readers alike, with a focus on 50 must-hear artists, albums, and subgenres. Unlike other books on the blues, which tend to focus on musician biographies, Listen to the Blues! devotes time to the compositions, recordings, and musical legacies of blues musicians from the early 20th century to the present. Although the author references musical structure, harmony, form, and other musical concepts, the volume avoids technical language; therefore, it is a volume that should be of interest to the casual blues fan, to students of blues music and its history, and to more serious blues fans. The chapters on the impact of the blues on popular culture and the legacy of the blues also put the genre in a broader historical context than what is found in many books on the blues. The book opens with a background chapter that provides an overview of the history and structure of blues music. A substantial, encyclopedic chapter that focuses on 50 must-hear blues musicians follows, as does a chapter that explores the impact on popular culture of blues music and musicians and a chapter that focuses on the legacy of the genre. A bibliography rounds out the work.

I am Action

August 14, 2018

Praxedis G. Guerrero was born into a wealthy family in Guanajuato, Mexico, in 1882. While still a young man, he renounced his inheritance, claiming that he would rather earn his meals through manual labor than secure them by exploiting his fellow human beings. Within less than a decade, he was a central figure in the transnational revolutionary network established by the Organizational Council of the Mexican Liberal Party (PLM), which was dedicated to deposing the dictator Porfirio Díaz and promoting anar­chist revolution throughout Mexico. He was killed in battle at the age of twenty-eight in 1910. Guerrero was also one of the most prolific and talented revolutionary writ­ers of his era, penning numerous articles that were known for both their literary style and their polemical force. In this volume, editor and translator Javier Sethness-Castro has collected a wide range of Guerrero’s work for the newspapers Revolucíon, Punto Rojo, and Regeneracíon, most of them appear­ing for the first time in English. This edition also includes a biographical introduction and helpful annotations throughout.

Strait of Gibraltar

January 1, 2023

Strait of Gibraltar: Non Plus Ultra is a geographical investigation of the great waterway that links the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and forms the inter-continental divide between Europe and Africa across the legendary Pillars of Hercules. In this post Cold War era, the Strait is often referred to as a ‘strategic asset’ for its shipping lanes: between the Atlantic via the Bosporus to the Black Sea; and via the transformative Suez Canal to the Red Sea and the Gulf, and beyond. The Strait has been a strategic asset since the days of those early seafarers, the Phoenicians, who defied (or encouraged) the myth that any vessel passing through the waterway would fall off the End of the World, and into the unknown void. In this same way, the great human adventure is formed and inevitably eclipsed by the geographical dimension: the prehistoric trans-migrations out of Africa, the outstanding achievements and titanic clashes of classical antiquity, the sea battles and world conflicts over the centuries since, and the geopolitical intrigues of the present post-Cold War era. The epic story of the strait opens with its formation over five million years ago. The timeline established with the End of the World, the author undertakes a geographical investigation with the focus on: Ancient Geographers and the Mapping of the Strait, the Pillars of Hercules, and A World Waterway. Strait of Gibraltar aims to locate the position and identity of the waterway in its greater or global perspective in this early twenty first century.

Behind the Moon

May 16, 2017

"Named after Alban Berg's famed violin concerto, In Memory of an Angel is the first full-length collection in fifteen years from New York School maestro David Shapiro. Packed with erudition, pursuing art historical, architectural, and literary themes, the poems of In Memory of an Angel achieve a rare combination of lyrical abstraction and postmodern self-referentiality, rendered with Shapiro's understated virtuosity"--

The Mandate of the Expeditor

June 10, 2023

In this publication, we will discuss the mandate of the expeditor and the master/mistress of ceremony in C.O.G.I.C. religious services. Protocols and procedures are given for the execution of this duty. In addition, spiritual guidelines and practical application are provided. The information will provide clarity and instruction for those fulfilling the ministry in the church.

John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion

May 17, 2016

John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion is a defining book of the Reformation and a pillar of Protestant theology. First published in Latin in 1536 and in Calvin's native French in 1541, the Institutes argues for the majesty of God and for justification by faith alone. The book decisively shaped Calvinism as a major religious and intellectual force in Europe and throughout the world. Here, Bruce Gordon provides an essential biography of Calvin's influential and enduring theological masterpiece, tracing the diverse ways it has been read and interpreted from Calvin's time to today. Gordon explores the origins and character of the Institutes, looking closely at its theological and historical roots, and explaining how it evolved through numerous editions to become a complete summary of Reformation doctrine. He shows how the development of the book reflected the evolving thought of Calvin, who instilled in the work a restlessness that reflected his understanding of the Christian life as a journey to God. Following Calvin's death in 1564, the Institutes continued to be reprinted, reedited, and reworked through the centuries. Gordon describes how it has been used in radically different ways, such as in South Africa, where it was invoked both to defend and attack the horror of apartheid. He examines its vexed relationship with the historical Calvin -- a figure both revered and despised -- and charts its robust and contentious reception history, taking readers from the Puritans and Voltaire to YouTube, the novels of Marilynne Robinson, and to China and Africa, where the Institutes continues to find new audiences today.

The Long Reach of the Sixties

April 5, 2017

"Americans often hear that Presidential elections are about "who controls" the Supreme Court. In The Long Reach of the Sixties, eminent legal historian Laura Kalman focuses on the period between 1965 and 1971, when Presidents Johnson and Nixon launched the most ambitious effort to do so since Franklin Roosevelt tried to pack it with additional justices. Those six years-- the apex of the Warren Court, often described as the most liberal in American history, and the dawn of the Burger Court--saw two successful Supreme Court nominations and two failed ones by LBJ, four successful nominations and two failed ones by Nixon, the first resignation of a Supreme Court justice as a result of White House pressure, and the attempted impeachment of another. Using LBJ and Nixon's telephone conversations and a wealth of archival collections, Kalman roots their efforts to mold the Court in their desire to protect their Presidencies, and she sets the contests over it within the broader context of a struggle between the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government. The battles that ensued transformed the meaning of the Warren Court in American memory. Despite the fact that the Court's work generally reflected public opinion, these fights calcified the image of the Warren Court as "activist" and "liberal" in one of the places that image hurts the most--the contemporary Supreme Court appointment process. To this day, the term "activist Warren Court" has totemic power among conservatives. Kalman has a second purpose as well: to explain how the battles of the sixties changed the Court itself as an institution in the long term and to trace the ways in which the 1965-71 period has haunted--indeed scarred--the Supreme Court appointments process"--

Ultimate Journeys for Two

September 5, 2017

275 pages : 23 cm

When Ivory Towers Were Black

March 1, 2017

"When Ivory Towers Were Black lies at the potent intersection of race, urban development, and higher education. It tells the story of how an unparalleled cohort of ethnic minority students earned degrees from a world-class university. The story takes place in New York City at Columbia University's School of Architecture and spans a decade of institutional evolution that mirrored the emergence and denouement of the Black Power Movement. Chronicling a surprisingly little-known era in U.S. educational, architectural, and urban history, the book traces an evolutionary arc that begins with an unsettling effort to end Columbia's exercise of authoritarian power on campus and in the community, and ends with an equally unsettling return to the status quo. When Ivory Towers Were Black follows two university units that steered the School of Architecture toward an emancipatory approach to education early along its evolutionary arc: the school's Division of Planning and the university-wide Ford Foundation-funded Urban Center. Illustrates both units' struggle to open the ivory tower to ethnic minority students and to involve them, and their revolutionary white peers, in improving Harlem's slum conditions. The evolutionary arc ends as backlash against reforms wrought by civil rights legislation grew and whites bought into President Richard M. Nixon's law-and-order agenda. The story is narrated through the oral histories of twenty-four Columbia alumni who received the gift of an Ivy League education during this era of transformation but who exited the School of Architecture to find the doors of their careers all but closed due to Nixon-era urban disinvestment policies. When Ivory Towers Were Black assesses the triumphs and subsequent unraveling of this bold experiment to achieve racial justice in the school and in the nearby Harlem/East Harlem community. It demonstrates how the experiment's triumphs lived on not only in the lives of the ethnic minority graduates but also as best practices in university/community relationships and in the fields of architecture and urban planning. The book can inform contemporary struggles for racial and economic equality as an array of crushing injustices generate movements similar to those of the sixties and seventies. Its first-person portrayal of how a transformative process got reversed can help extend the period of experimentation, and it can also help reopen the door of opportunity to ethnic minority students, who are still in strikingly short supply in elite professions like architecture and planning. "-- "Tells the story of how a cohort of ethnic minority students earned degrees from Columbia University's School of Architecture. Follows two university units that steered the school toward an emancipatory approach to education. Assesses the triumphs and subsequent unraveling of an experiment to achieve racial justice in the school and in the nearby Harlem community. Informs contemporary struggles for racial and economic equality"--

Faire de l'histoire religieuse dans une société sortie de la religion

January 1, 2020

Comment penser la métamorphose coloniale de l'islam et écrire une histoire des temps coloniaux à partir de points de vue d'Algériens ? C'est à ces deux questions, aussi centrales qu'irrésolues, que s'attaque Augustin Jomier dans cette étude des oulémas ibadites. Ce livre retrace la trajectoire de la minorité berbère mozabite ? population adepte de l'ibadisme, une branche minoritaire de l'islam ?, depuis l'occupation par la France de la vallée du Mzab, au nord du Sahara, en 1882, jusqu'à l'indépendance de l'Algérie, en 1962.0Il montre comment, face à la domination coloniale, des savants musulmans (les oulémas) se sont appropriés l'idée de réforme en islam, pour en faire une arme de conquête et de reconfiguration de la religion et de la société locales, des années 1920 aux années 1950. L'étude des circulations et des échanges entre les grandes capitales arabes et le Mzab permet d'identifier des ruptures culturelles fortes : trois ge nérations successives d'oulémas ont repensé la communauté ibadite face à la présence étrangère, mais aussi en lui ménageant une place dans la nation algérienne en construction.0Grâce aux nouveaux médias (presse, radio) et en s'inspirant d'institutions et d'idées venues d'Egypte et d'Europe, ils gagnent le leadership local et deviennent, après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les interlocuteurs de l'administration coloniale. Au terme d'un patient travail de terrain et en archives (de langues arabe et française), Augustin Jomier reprend à nouveaux frais le problème du réformisme musulman, question centrale de l'histoire contemporaine de l'islam, en révélant l'existence de sa variante ibadite.0Il montre surtout qu'observer l'histoire de l'Algérie à travers l'évolution d'institutions sociales et culturelles antérieures à la colonisation permet de prendre en compte les champs d'action des colonisés, leurs manières de donner sens aux cadres c oloniaux et de se réinventer dans ce contexte

Women in American History

January 23, 2017

This four-volume set documents the complexity and richness of women's contributions to American history and culture, empowering all students by demonstrating a more populist approach to the past. ; Provides significantly more detail than typical reference works on women's history and culture, enabling readers to better appreciate the contributions of women of all socio-cultural statuses ; Covers the astounding range of American women's experience, including women of various economic and racial statuses, religious affiliations, political and ideological identifications, and sexualities ; Includes a significant selection of primary documents, thereby combining the educational power of secondary and primary literature to create a richer learning experience for users Contains primary sources.

Contemporary British Women Artists

July 26, 2006

"In this illuminating collection of new interviews, some of the most important women artists practising in Britain today talk about their work, their influences and their relationships, sometimes ambivalent, with the art historical canon. Enlightening and frequently entertaining, the interviews, with artists spanning different generations and working in media as diverse as performance art, painting, sculpture, video and installation, give fascinating first-hand insights into both the artists' lives and the creative process. Fortnum speaks to: Tacita Dean, Tanya Kovats, Christine Borland, Jane Harris, Vanessa Jackson, Tracey Emin, Maria Lalic, Hayley Newman, Sonia Boyce, Emma Kay, Gillian Ayres, Lucy Gunning, Claire Barclay, Maria Chevska, Anya Gallacio, Jemima Stehli, Runa Islam and Paula Rego."--

Broken chains

January 1, 2017

As a moving piece of motivational fiction, at the heart of Broken Chains lies the core inspirational issue: How can one best live with a deep sense of inner freedom and independence? In setting up an intriguing novel of romance and family saga, the author starts with an encounter between the parents of the protagonist that leads to a brief affair and an unwanted pregnancy. Esmira, the mother, raises her daughter alone under difficult circumstances. Once an adult, Silvana must confront the horrors of abusive relationships on her own. This is not only a page turner that serves as fundamental self-help to its readers, but also a deeply moving tale of one Azerbaijani woman's struggle to avoid the same fate that befell her mother. She flees Azerbaijan to an uncertain future. In addition, the novel serves as a gripping story of making sacrifices, overcoming suffering, finding true love, dealing with family conflicts, coping with inhumanity, finding redemption, and attaining liberty. Finally, this intriguing tale introduces readers to the exotic country of Azerbaijan, geographically located between spheres.

Philosophischer Anarchismus oder anarchistische Philosophie?

February 27, 2019

Paul K. Feyerabend gilt landläufig als ›Enfant terrible‹ der Wissenschaftstheorie und Ur-Vater des „Anything goes“. Doch bildet dieses anarchistisch-wissenschaftstheoretische Verständnis zugleich auch die Essenz von Feyerabends Philosophie? Simon Rettenmaier analysiert die Ideengeschichte des Anarchismus und betrachtet Feyerabends Anarchismusverständnis im Spannungsfeld von Wissenschaft und Politik sowie die wissenschaftstheoretische Basis seines Anarchismuskonzeptes. Rettenmaiers kurzweilige Analyse schließt mit der Darstellung eines wissenschaftlichen Anarchismus bei Feyerabend, in der sich das anarchistische Wissenschaftsverständnis von Feyerabend als kreatives, undogmatisches und problemlösendes Forschen manifestiert.

At Rope's End

January 10, 2017

"The deadly secrets and dark passions that lurk in the most privileged corners of Seattle society have Verraday and Maclean running for their lives in [this] twisted debut mystery"--Front jacket flap.

Skywreck Afternoons

January 8, 2018

498 pages ; 23 cm

It Happens All the Time

March 28, 2017

"Amber Bryant and Tyler Hicks have been best friends since they were teenagers--trusting and depending on each other through some of the darkest periods of their young lives. And while Amber has always felt that their relationship is strictly platonic, Tyler has long harbored the secret desire that they might one day become more than friends. Returning home for the summer after her college graduation, Amber begins spending more time with Tyler than she has in years. Despite the fact that Amber is engaged to her college sweetheart, a flirtation begins to grow between them. One night, fueled by alcohol and concerns about whether she's getting married too young, Amber kisses Tyler. What happens next will change them forever."--Amazon.com.

Book of Verse

June 1, 2022

Written according to the traditions of classical poetry. The book contains eight chapters: Seasons, Ballads, Sonnets, Death, Life, Wings, Remembrances, and Allegory. Includes endnotes.

Allí, donde se acaba el mundo

January 1, 2017

379 pages ; 23 cm