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Elektra
by SophoclesAmong the most celebrated plays of ancient Athens, Elektra is one of seven surviving dramas by the great Greek playwright, Sophocles, now available from Harper Perennial in a vivid and dynamic new translation by award-winning poet Robert Bagg. Elektra masterfully explores the consequences of revenge—both for those who bear the brunt of violence and for those who become obsessed by hatred under its influence—as it focuses on the cycle of bloodshed that consumes a royal family. This is Sophocles, vibrant and alive, for a new generation.
The Element of Surprise: Navy SEALS in Vietnam
by Darryl YoungIt used to be said that the night belonged to Charlie. But that wasn't true where SEALs patrolled. For six months in 1970, fourteen men in Juliett Platoon of the Navy's SEAL Team One--incuding the author--carried out over a hundred missions in the Mekong Delta without a single platoon fatality. Their primary mission: kidnap enemy soldiers--alive--for interrogation.From the Paperback edition.
Elemental Discourses (The\collected Writings Of John Sallis Ser. #Ii, 4)
by John Sallis“A remarkable collection of essays that serve as a rewarding introduction to the more mature thought of Sallis . . . a feast of discourse.” —Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsJohn Sallis’s thought is oriented to two overarching tasks: to bring to light the elemental in nature and to show how the imagination operates at the very center of human experience. He undertakes these tasks by analyzing a broad range of phenomena, including perception, the body, the natural world, art, space, and the cosmos. In every case, Sallis develops an original form of discourse attuned to the specific phenomenon and enacts a thorough reflection on discourse itself in its relation to voice, dialogue, poetry, and translation. Sallis’s systematic investigations are complemented by his extensive interpretations of canonical figures in the history of philosophy such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Schelling, and Hegel and by his engagement with the most original thinkers in the areas of phenomenology, hermeneutics, and deconstruction.
The Elementals
by Saundra MitchellKate Witherspoon has lived a bohemian life with her artist parents. In 1917, the new art form of the motion picture is changing entertainment--and Kate is determined to become a director. Meanwhile, midwestern farm boy Julian Birch has inherited the wanderlust that fueled his parents' adventures. A childhood bout with polio has left him crippled, but he refuses to let his disability define him. Strangers driven by a shared vision, Kate and Julian set out separately for Los Angeles, the city of dreams. There, they each struggle to find their independence. When they finally meet, the teenage runaways realize their true magical legacy: the ability to triumph over death, and over time. But as their powerful parents before them learned, all magic comes with a price.on to The Vespertine and The Springsweet, the teenage children of the heroes of the previous novels confront a decades-old tragedy still unfolding. At the crucial moment, will Kate and Julian have the courage to embrace their gifts?
Elementary Aspects of the Political: Histories from the Global South (Theory in Forms)
by Prathama BanerjeeIn Elementary Aspects of the Political Prathama Banerjee moves beyond postcolonial and decolonial critiques of European political philosophy to rethink modern conceptions of "the political" from the perspective of the global South. Drawing on Indian and Bengali practices and philosophies from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Banerjee identifies four elements of the political: the self, action, the idea, and the people. She examines selfhood in light of precolonial Indic traditions of renunciation and realpolitik; action in the constitutive tension between traditional conceptions of karma and modern ideas of labor; the idea of equality as it emerges in the dialectic between spirituality and economics; and people in the friction between the structure of the political party and the atmospherics of fiction and theater. Throughout, Banerjee reasserts the historical specificity of political thought and challenges modern assumptions about the universality, primacy, and self-evidence of the political. In formulating a new theory of the political, Banerjee gestures toward a globally salient political philosophy that displaces prevailing Western notions of the political masquerading as universal.
Elementary Education in Early Second Millennium BCE Babylonia (CUSAS: Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology #42)
by Alhena Gadotti Alexandra KleinermanIn this volume, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinerman investigate how Akkadian speakers learned Sumerian during the Old Babylonian period in areas outside major cities. Despite the fact that it was a dead language at the time, Sumerian was considered a crucial part of scribal training due to its cultural importance. This book provides transliterations and translations of 715 cuneiform scribal school exercise texts from the Jonathan and Jeanette Rosen Ancient Near Eastern Studies Collection at Cornell University. These tablets, consisting mainly of lexical texts, illustrate the process of elementary foreign-language training at scribal schools during the Old Babylonian period. Although the tablets are all without provenance, discrepancies between these texts and those from other sites, such as Nippur and Ur, strongly suggest that the texts published here do not come from a previously studied location. Comparing these tablets with previously published documents, Gadotti and Kleinerman argue that elementary education in Mesopotamia was relatively standardized and that knowledge of cuneiform writing was more widespread than previously assumed.By refining our understanding of education in southern Mesopotamia, this volume elucidates more fully the pedagogical underpinnings of the world’s first curriculum devised to teach a dead language. As a text edition, it will make these important documents accessible to Assyriologists and Sumerologists for future study.
Elementary Education in Early Second Millennium BCE Babylonia (CUSAS)
by Alhena Gadotti Alexandra KleinermanIn this volume, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinerman investigate how Akkadian speakers learned Sumerian during the Old Babylonian period in areas outside major cities. Despite the fact that it was a dead language at the time, Sumerian was considered a crucial part of scribal training due to its cultural importance. This book provides transliterations and translations of 715 cuneiform scribal school exercise texts from the Jonathan and Jeanette Rosen Ancient Near Eastern Studies Collection at Cornell University. These tablets, consisting mainly of lexical texts, illustrate the process of elementary foreign-language training at scribal schools during the Old Babylonian period. Although the tablets are all without provenance, discrepancies between these texts and those from other sites, such as Nippur and Ur, strongly suggest that the texts published here do not come from a previously studied location. Comparing these tablets with previously published documents, Gadotti and Kleinerman argue that elementary education in Mesopotamia was relatively standardized and that knowledge of cuneiform writing was more widespread than previously assumed.By refining our understanding of education in southern Mesopotamia, this volume elucidates more fully the pedagogical underpinnings of the world’s first curriculum devised to teach a dead language. As a text edition, it will make these important documents accessible to Assyriologists and Sumerologists for future study.
Elementary Schooling and the Working Classes, 1860-1918 (Routledge Library Editions: Education 1800-1926 #8)
by J. S. HurtThis study, first published in 1979, analyses the attitude of various income and occupational groups to elementary schools both before and after the introduction of compulsory school attendance. It also discusses the efforts made by voluntary organisations to provide school meals, as well as examining the quality of the meals themselves, before the enactment of remedial legislation in the early twentieth century. This title will be of interest to students of history and education.
Elementary Social Studies Methods
by John K. LeeAn excellent resource for social studies teachers, this book will help them learn about and reflect on their responsibilities in our society. It focuses on classroom-based experiences and real-world contexts. The teaching methods discussed are also closely associated to social studies subject matter so they can be integrated into the actual classroom. Each chapter also examines how social studies is situated within the larger elementary curriculum to demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of the instruction.
Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context: Actor Network Theory And The Archaeology Of Things And People (Elements In Ancient Egypt In Context Ser.)
by Martin Fitzenreiter
Elements in Historical Theory and Practice: The Fabric of Historical Time (Elements In Historical Theory And Practice Ser.)
by Zoltán Boldizsár Simon Marek Tamm
Elements in Music and Musicians 1750–1850: Mendelssohn and the Genesis of the Protestant A Cappella Movement (Elements In Music And Musicians 1750-1850 Ser.)
by Siegwart Reichwald
The Elements of Cantor Sets--with Applications
by Robert W. VallinA systematic and integrated approach to Cantor Sets and their applications to various branches of mathematics The Elements of Cantor Sets: With Applications features a thorough introduction to Cantor Sets and applies these sets as a bridge between real analysis, probability, topology, and algebra. The author fills a gap in the current literature by providing an introductory and integrated perspective, thereby preparing readers for further study and building a deeper understanding of analysis, topology, set theory, number theory, and algebra. The Elements of Cantor Sets provides coverage of: Basic definitions and background theorems as well as comprehensive mathematical details A biography of Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor, one of the most significant mathematicians of the last century Chapter coverage of fractals and self-similar sets, sums of Cantor Sets, the role of Cantor Sets in creating pathological functions, p-adic numbers, and several generalizations of Cantor Sets A wide spectrum of topics from measure theory to the Monty Hall Problem An ideal text for courses in real analysis, topology, algebra, and set theory for undergraduate and graduate-level courses within mathematics, computer science, engineering, and physics departments, The Elements of Cantor Sets is also appropriate as a useful reference for researchers and secondary mathematics education majors.
Elements of French Deaf Heritage
by Ulf Hedberg Harlan LaneFrench Deaf culture is regarded as a major influence on the formation of other Deaf cultures around the world, notably American Deaf culture. In Elements of French Deaf Heritage, Ulf Hedberg and Harlan Lane document the development of Deaf culture in France by way of Deaf schools, Deaf associations, private and professional networks, publishing, and the arts. This highly visual work captures these forces from the late 18th century through the end of the 19th century, when cultural formation began to shift to cultural maintenance. Encyclopedic in scope, this examination of the evolution of Deaf ethnicity in France aims to disseminate an extensive amount of archival information, now available for the first time in the English language.
Elements of Libertarian Leadership: Notes on the Theory, Methods, and Practice of Freedom
by Leonard E. ReadIn this book, first published in 1962, the author and founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, Leonard E. Read, skilfully organizes his numerous, previously published FEE materials into a single, usable manual “for those who would give liberty a hand.”“The emphasis in this volume is on methodology. Assuming an individual has mastered the philosophical aspects of freedom, what can he do about it? With whom does he work? What are his limitations? His potentialities?”—Leonard E. Read, Foreword
Elements Of Literature: Essentials Of British And World Literature, Sixth Course (Holt Elements Of Literature Ser.)
by Beers Rinehart And Winston HoltElements of Literature; Essentials of British and World Literature, sixth course, 2009 1st Edition
Elements of Mind
by Walter H. HuntA doctor in Victorian India who performs surgery using mesmerism and drawing power from an artifact commits suicide before delivering the artifact to Rev. William Davey at the Committee of English Mesmerists, prompting Davey on a quest. Davey uncovers much more than just an artifact. The chthonoi, ancient, banished, elemental spirits now seek to open the glass Door and reassert themselves in the word of man.
Elements Of Operational Design In The Planning For The Marianas Campaign In 1944
by Major Chas. J. SmithOperational art and the operational level of war became a doctrinal focus for the U.S. Army in the 1980s. This focus led to the development of the elements of operational design. These concepts are not new, and were developed in the interwar period prior to World War II at the staff and war colleges. During this time, however, the military did not doctrinally recognize the operational level or war or operational art. Even though the concepts were not recognized, the intellectual process permeated the officer education system prior to World War II. Clearly, American officers in World War II used something of operational art, including in the planning and execution of the Marianas Campaign. This monograph looks at the question in more detail, by testing the extent to which planners within CENPAC used the elements of operational design in the Marianas Campaign, including end state and objectives, effects, center(s) of gravity, decisive points, direct and indirect action, lines of operation, operational reach, simultaneity and depth, timing and tempo, leverage, balance, anticipation, culmination, and arranging operations. The implication of this study is that as current doctrine evolves, the development, education, and execution of operational concepts in the World War II era continue to be useful.
Elements of Parliamentary Debate: A Guide to Public Argument
by Lawrence Galizio Trischa KnappElements of Parliamentary Debate: A Handbook is the first complete guide available to students on parliamentary debate. The brief handbook covers the basics of parliamentary debate in an easy-to-use and flexible format. Topics covered include debate preparation, resolution analysis, case construction, refutation, argumentation, and delivery and adjudication. As a text or supplement, Elements of Parliamentary Debate offers a handy reference guide to students, instructors and coaches interested in, or now practicing, parliamentary debate.
The Elements of Power
by David S. AbrahamOur future hinges on a set of elements that few of us have even heard of. In this surprising and revealing book, David S. Abraham unveils what rare metals are and why our electronic gadgets, the most powerful armies, and indeed the fate of our planet depend on them. These metals have become the building blocks of modern society; their properties are now essential for nearly all our electronic, military, and "green" technologies. But their growing use is not without environmental, economic, and geopolitical consequences. Abraham traces these elements' hidden paths from mines to our living rooms, from the remote hills of China to the frozen Gulf of Finland, providing vivid accounts of those who produce, trade, and rely on rare metals. He argues that these materials are increasingly playing a significant role in global affairs, conferring strength to countries and companies that can ensure sustainable supplies. Just as oil, iron, and bronze revolutionized previous eras, so too will these metals. The challenges this book reveals, and the plans it proposes, make it essential reading for our rare metal age.
Elen: For Camelot's Honor (The Queens of Camelot #2)
by Sarah ZettelIn this romantic fantasy from the award-winning author of Reclamation, a Welsh chieftain’s daughter and an Arthurian knight battle a vile sorceress. Steel and sorcery collide in this epic series featuring the women of Camelot. When treachery and violence destroy Elen’s homeland, a power begins to rise inside her. But it will take more than that untested magic to avenge her family, unite her people, and reclaim their land. Her enemy receives power from an evil source: the wicked sorceress Morgaine LeFay, who will stop at nothing to destroy King Arthur and his knights of Camelot. And she plans to use Elen to work for her own vile purpose. The thought of Elen in danger stirs something in the heart of Sir Geraint. Quiet and stalwart, he has always remembered the warmth they once shared. He will do anything to help her, even traveling undercover into enemy territory, where his martial skill and the love he shares with Elen will be put to the ultimate test . . . Praise for Elen: For Camelot’s Honor “Lyrical, heartwarming, and engaging.” —Explorations “Fine characterizations, lyrical writing, and intricate plotting make for a spellbinding journey.” —BookLoons Reviews
Elena
by Thomas H. CookA brother recalls the magnificent life of his sister, the greatest writer of her ageA launch party is underway for a hotly anticipated biography, the life story of Elena Franklin. As a young woman, Elena was one of the most promising literary talents of the 1920s, and over the years her legend grew. Her biographer, Martha Farrell, has combed through all the evidence of Elena&’s genius and passion, from her early years in New York to her expatriate life in Paris. The result is a monumental work – but among the party&’s crowd is the man who knows the book is an empty shell. Only William, Elena&’s brother, knew the truth about the famed author. Martha&’s flawed biography spurs his memory, and he recalls how the temperamental baby grew into a legend. He knew Elena&’s hidden pain, shared their family secrets, and draws his own portrait of the troubled soul that lay behind her artistic gifts.
Elena Holmberg. La mujer que sabía demasiado: El crimen que desnuda la interna de la dictadura militar
by Andrea BasconiEl caso Holmberg desnuda la historia de una víctima poco usual para ladictadura militar: ella era una de ellos. «Ando en problemas con los marinos del ministerio», le dijo ElenaHolmberg a su hermano, unos días antes de que su cuerpo aparecieraflotando en el río Luján, a la altura de Tigre. Elena era diplomática decarrera, hija de una familia patricia argentina y prima hermana del expresidente de facto Alejandro Agustín Lanusse. Una mujer de derechaconservadora confesa. Antiperonista y contraria a cualquiermanifestación de izquierda. Trabajó desde 1972 en la embajada argentinaen París, donde más tarde estuvo al mando del Centro Piloto, hasta queen los últimos meses de 1978 se ordenó sorpresivamente su traslado aBuenos Aires.Esta apasionante investigación periodística de Andrea Basconi, narradacomo si fuera una novela, reconstruye qué sucedió desde que a Elena laobligaron a subir a un Chevy que huyó a toda velocidad por la calleUruguay.¿Qué sabía Elena que era tan comprometedor para el almirante Massera? ¿Hasta dónde llegaron las esquirlas del delirio de poder y las internasde la última dictadura militar? Si Massera no se había reunido con lacúpula montonera y no les había pagado un millón de dólares paragarantizarse una alianza que terminara por destrozar a su enemigoíntimo, como sostenía Elena, ¿por qué los marinos la eliminaron luego delas reuniones de la funcionaria con sus confidentes?
Elena, Princesa of the Periphery: Disney’s Flexible Latina Girl (Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States)
by Diana Leon-BoysIn the summer of 2016, Disney introduced its first Latina princess, Elena of Avalor. Princesa of the Periphery explores this Disney property using multiple case studies to understand its approach to girlhood and Latinidad. Following the circuit of culture model, author Diana Leon-Boys teases out moments of complex negotiations by Disney, producers, and audiences as they navigate Elena’s circulation. Case studies highlight how a flexible Latinidad is deployed through corporate materials, social media pages, theme park experiences, and the television series to create a princess who is both marginal to Disney’s normative vision of princesshood and central to Disney’s claims of diversification. This multi-layered analysis of Disney’s mediated Latina girlhood interrogates the complex relationship between the U.S.’s largest ethnic minority and a global conglomerate that stands in for the U.S. on the global stage.
Eleni
by Nicholas GageIn 1948, in a Greek mountain village, Eleni Gatzoyiannis was arrested, tortured and shot. Her crime had been to help her children to escape from the Communist guerrillas during the Greek civil war who were abducting children and sending them to camps behind the Iron Curtain. Her son, Nicholas Gage, was then eight years old. Eventually he reached America and joined his father who was working there and sending money back to his family. In America Gage grew up to become one of The New York Times' best investigative reporters. He returned to Greece in 1977 as a Times correspondent and, gradually but increasingly obsessively, he began to reconstruct his mother's life and death. By the time he was finished he was ready to confront both his mother's executioners and his own memories. Eleni, an intensely moving and compelling book, is the fruit of his search for the truth.