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Metropolis: From the Division of Labor to Urban Form
by Allen J. ScottHere is an extensive and highly original inquiry into the origins, dynamics, and internal order of the modern metropolis. Allen J. Scott demonstrates how the metropolis emerges out of the basic mechanisms of production and work in contemporary society, and how those mechanisms guide general patterns of urban development. His work will be stimulating to social scientists and to planners and policy makers as well. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.
Poppies, Pipes, and People: Opium and Its Use in Laos
by Joseph WestermeyerOpium production and use connote international intrigues, illicit wealth, and social degeneracy to industrialized societies. The experiences and attitudes of those growing and using opiumin poppy-producing areas are not always so dramatic or so negative. For a total of three years between 1965 and 1975, Joseph Westermeyer practiced medicine and studied the function of opiumin Laos, where it is a cash crop, and from 1975 to 1982 he spent an additional six months studying opium addiction in other parts of Asia. His work gives a clear picture of the very different ways opium and its use are regarded in a developing agricultural society. Opium is a mainstay of the highland economy in Laos. Ease of Transport gives the poppy great advantage over other cash crops, although growers readily abandon its cultivation for work or animal husbandry that offers a higher profit. Opium can sometimes be used without addiction as a recreational intoxicant or folk medicine, but addiction is always a possibility, especially among the growers of the poppy themselves. Opium consumption can initially enhance productivity, but its long-term use is generally debilitating, and the biomedical, psychological, and familial problems commonly associated with drug addiction also occur in Laos. Westermeyer describes heroin as well as opium addiction, includes a chapter on Caucasian addicts, and evaluates indigenous and medical treatments for addiction. He shows how, lacking the cross-cultural perspective offered here, attempts by the United States to restrict opium flow have had little regard for the effect of narcotics policy on other countries, and actually opens the way for heroin use in Laos. Westermeyer's careful documentation is supplemented by individual vignettes that give a sense of the complex and often unpredictable reality of drug use. HIs analysis will change many stereotypic notions of opiate use in Asia, as it takes into account the myriad views and needs of people living under vastly different circumstances. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.
Lawrence's Leadership Politics and the Turn Against Women
by Cornelia NixonThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1986.
Pure Theory of Law
by Hans KelsenThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1967.
The Politics of Nonpartisanship: A Study of California City Elections
by Eugene C. LeeThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1960.
Mechanics of the Middle Class: Work and Politics Among American Engineers
by Robert ZussmanThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.
Cry for Luck: Sacred Song and Speech Among the Yurok, Hupa, and Karok Indians of Northwestern California
by Richard KeelingThe "sobbing" vocal quality in many traditional songs of northwestern California Indian tribes inspired the title of Richard Keeling's comprehensive study. Little has been known about the music of aboriginal Californians, and Cry for Luck will be welcomed by those who see the interpretation of music as a key to understanding other aspects of Native American religion and culture. Among the Yurok, Hupa, and Karok peoples, medicine songs and spoken formulas were applied to a range of activities from hunting deer to curing an upset stomach or gaining power over an uninterested member of the opposite sex. Keeling inventories 216 specific forms of "medicine" and explains the cosmological beliefs on which they were founded. This music is a living tradition, and many of the public dances he describes are still performed today. Keeling's comparative, historical perspective shows how individual elements in the musical tradition can relate to the development of local cultures and the broader sphere of North American prehistory. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1992.
The Art of Scandal
by Regina BlackA &“wildly steamy, utterly heartwarming&” debut filled with romance, artistic ambitions, political scandal, and finding love where you least expect it (Tia Williams). Publishers Weekly Best Romance Book of 2023 · Chicago Public Library Best Romance of 2023 · A "Sarah&’s BookShelves" Best Debut of 2023"Love would be so much easier if it were perfect..." On the night of her husband Matt&’s fortieth birthday, Rachel Abbott receives a sexy, explicit text from her husband that she quickly realizes was meant for another woman. Divorce is inevitable, and Rachel is determined not to leave her thirteen-year marriage empty handed. Meanwhile, Matt, a rising star mayor with his eye on the White House, can&’t afford a messy split in the middle of his reelection campaign. They strike a deal: Rachel gets one million dollars and their lavish house in the wealthy DC suburb of Oasis Springs, as long as she keeps playing the ideal Black trophy wife until the election. Then Rachel meets Nathan Vasquez, a very handsome, very lost twenty-six-year-old artist, and their connection makes Rachel forget about being the perfect politician&’s wife. As Rachel reawakens Nathan&’s long-dormant artistic aspirations, their attraction becomes impossible to resist. But secrets are hard to keep in a town like Oasis Springs, and Nathan has a few of his own. With the risk of scandal looming and their hearts on the line, they&’ll have to decide whether the possibility of losing everything is worth taking a chance on love. The Art of Scandal is a sizzling, conversation-starting debut about rekindling passion, the transformative power of art, and finding love in unexpected places. Includes a Reading Group Guide.
The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird
by Louisa MorganThe Ghosts of Beatrice Bird is an unforgettable story of obsession, redemption, and the magic of unexpected friendship, from the acclaimed author of A Secret History of Witches. Beatrice Bird is haunted by ghosts—a gift she's had since she was a small child. Unfortunately, it's an ability that has now grown more intense, shifting from flashes and feelings to physical manifestations she can't escape. In a desperate attempt to find relief, Beatrice flees her home, her partner, and her psychology practice in San Francisco for a remote island with only nuns and a few cows for company. She doesn&’t call home. She sees as few people as she possibly can. Then she meets Anne Iredale, a timid woman who has lost everything that matters to her. For the first time in a long time, Beatrice's gift will be called on to help someone in need. But the ghosts have taken on an even darker edge—and there is something sinister lurking in the shadows. Beatrice may not be enough to stop what's coming for them. For more from Louisa Morgan, check out:A Secret History of Witches The Witch's Kind The Age of Witches The Great Witch of Brittany
Perspectives on the IB Diploma Core
by Jeff Thompson Judith Fabian Mary HaydenThe Diploma Programme was the first programme to be devised and implemented by the International Baccalaureate over fifty years ago. Since its creation, the curriculum upon which the programme is based has been continuously developed to take into account the rapidly changing needs of students, schools, higher education and employment contexts. For much of that time, the programme has included three essential components that must be undertaken by students who wish to graduate with the Diploma: Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay and Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS). Taken together, over time these have come to be regarded as a "core" of the Diploma Programme, although they were not described as such at the outset. This edited collection is intended to provide input into the current review of the IB Diploma Programme. It comprises contributions from experienced authors - researchers and practitioners - who were invited to reflect upon the nature of the core as it exists at present, to raise issues in relation to the future development of the core, and to share experience in the learning and teaching of the core components across a wide range of schools, in both national and international systems of education. Questions concerning the concept of the core as a whole, developing students as internationally-minded thinkers, and the challenges of bringing coherence to the core in establishing a holistic approach to the curriculum, underpin the individual chapters throughout. Contributors: Edward Allanson, Tom Brodie, John Cannings, Christian Chiarenza, Mary Donnellan, Jenny Gillett, Robin Julian, Julian Kitching, Justin Laleh, Ann Lautrette, James MacDonald, Shona McIntosh, Heather Michael, Paul Regan, John Royce, John Sprague, George Walker.
Catholic Social Thought and Prison Ministry: Resourcing Theory and Practice (Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology)
by Elizabeth Phillips Stone-Davis, Férdia J.This book explores how the themes and insights of official Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and broader Catholic social thought might illuminate, and be illuminated by, a deeper engagement with the context of prisons. What resources might Catholic social thought bring to pastoral work in prisons? And what might listening to the prison context bring to Catholic social thought? The volume includes constructive proposals for the relationship between CST and prison ministry, as well as critical questions about the role and shortcomings of prisons, CST, and chaplaincy. It contains contributions by scholars and practitioners of theology, criminology, and prison chaplaincy from the UK, US, and Ireland, and reflects on the inextricable relationship of social action and pastoral care in the work of prison ministry.
Principles of Sustainable Aquaculture: Promoting Social, Economic and Environmental Resilience (Earthscan Food and Agriculture)
by Stuart W. BuntingThis book provides an introduction to sustainable aquaculture practices, focusing on how we develop social, economic and environmental resilience.Aquaculture has seen phenomenal worldwide growth in the past 50 years, and many people view it as the best solution for the provision of high-quality protein to feed the world's growing population. This new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect new developments in the field and includes new case studies. Focusing on developing more sustainable aquaculture practices and aquatic food systems, the book provides a toolbox of approaches to support widespread adoption and appropriate adaptation of regenerating aquaculture strategies, ensuring that it has practical relevance for both students and professionals. Drawing on a range of case studies from around the world, the book shows where progress, in terms of developing ecologically sound and socially responsible forms of aquaculture, has been made. The book is based on extensive evidence and knowledge of best practices, with guidance on appropriate adaptation and uptake in a variety of environmental, geographic, socio-economic and political settings. Concentrating on low-impact aquaculture systems and approaches, which have minimal adverse effects on the environment, the book also emphasizes socially responsible and equitable aquaculture development to enhance the natural resource base and livelihoods.Principles of Sustainable Aquaculture is essential reading for students and scholars of aquaculture, fisheries, marine and water resource governance, and sustainable agriculture and sustainable food systems more broadly. It will also be of interest to professionals working in the aquaculture and fisheries industries.
Durée as Einstein-in-the-Heart: Mary Butts and Virginia Woolf (Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature)
by Candice Lee KentDurée as Einstein-in-the-Heart traces the trajectory of modernist interaction with Bergson and Einstein through the works of Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) and Mary Butts (1890–1937). It presents an overview of critical approaches that focus on time in Woolf’s novels, and that foreground Bergson in their analyses of Woolf. It then examines how Woolf’s formal experimentation, and theorisation of time, in Jacob’s Room (1922) and Mrs Dalloway (1925) relates to Bergson’s temporal theories. This is followed by a discussion on the role Bergson’s thinking played in the early formulation of Butts’s ideas of time, and an analysis of how Bergson’s ideas emerge in the short story ‘Angele au Couvent’ (1923), concluding by highlighting points of contrast in the engagements of Woolf and Butts. The book then documents the growth of Butts’s interest in Einstein’s ideas and shows how she amalgamates these with Bergson’s thinking in her journals and in the most intense of her fictional engagement with Einstein’s ideas, the novel Death of Felicity Taverner (1932). It discusses Butts’s responses to the popular science genre and examines the important role played by J. W. N. Sullivan and Arthur Eddington in the development of her understanding, and interpretation, of physics. It concludes with a discussion of Butts’s antisemitic characterisation of Kralin, as purveyor of corrupted science, in contrast with the Taverners, who are conscious of durée and delight in the abstractions of scientific truth.
Trauma and Pain Without a Subject: Disruptive Marks in the Psyche, Resignified (The International Psychoanalytical Association Psychoanalytic Ideas and Applications Series)
by Juan-Eduardo TesoneTrauma and Pain Without a Subject explores the necessity of the subject of trauma emerging, particularly when a victim has experienced but not worked through disruptive situations, in order for unconscious pain to finally be experienced.The book is presented in three parts, with the first, "Transgression and Crime", uncovering silence around the topic of incest and sexual violence within the clinic. The second part, "Between Completeness and Nothingness", develops the topic of sexual violence and considers the construction of femininities and masculinities within the paradigm of a heteronormative patriarchal society, with reference to Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The third part, “Yes, We See, But What? What We Hear”, explores the intimate relation between the visual and the auditory, especially in relation to hysteria.Trauma and Pain Without a Subject will be of great interest to psychoanalysts in practice and in training, and to all psychoanalytic practitioners working with trauma.
Innovations in Psychological Anthropology
by Rebecca J. LesterThis volume offers a bold and long-overdue intervention into the field of psychological anthropology. It asks how scholars might both constructively destabilize old frameworks borne from the field’s complex past and seed innovative new engagements in order to chart ethical, responsible, and constructive ways forward. The contributions cover such topics as white supremacy and the production of knowledge, new perspectives on the “disabled” mind, the importance of ethnographic refusal, silence in narrative, and the racialization of therapeutic methods. This timely book seeks to reinvigorate the field and lay groundwork for a new bridge between the subdiscipline and the wider anthropological community. It is an ideal text for courses in anthropology, psychology, and the wider social sciences and humanities.
Film, Form, and Culture
by Robert P. Kolker Marsha GordonThis fifth edition of Film, Form, and Culture offers a lively introduction to both the formal and cultural aspects of film.With extensive analysis of films past and present, this textbook explores how films are constructed from part to whole: from the smallest unit of the shot to the way shots are edited together to create narrative. Robert P. Kolker and Marsha Gordon demystify the technical aspects of filmmaking and demonstrate how fiction and nonfiction films engage with culture. Over 265 images provide a visual index to the films and issues being discussed. This new edition includes: an expanded examination of digital filmmaking and distribution in the age of streaming; attention to superhero films throughout; a significantly longer chapter on global cinema with new or enlarged sections on a variety of national cinemas (including cinema from Nigeria, Senegal, Burkina Faso, South Korea, Japan, India, Belgium, and Iran); new or expanded discussions of directors, including Alice Guy-Blaché, Lois Weber, Oscar Micheaux, Agnès Varda, Spike Lee, Julie Dash, Jafar Panahi, Ava DuVernay, Jane Campion, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and Penny Lane; and new, in-depth explorations of films, including Within Our Gates (1919), Black Girl (1966), Creed (2015), Moonlight (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Get Out (2017), Black Panther (2018), Parasite (2019), Da 5 Bloods (2020), The French Dispatch (2021), The Power of the Dog (2021), RRR (2022), and Tár (2022).This textbook is an invaluable and exciting resource for students beginning film studies at undergraduate level.Additional resources for students and teachers can be found on the eResource, which includes case studies, discussion questions, and links to useful websites.
Why Journalism? A Polemic
by Toby MillerThis new book from Toby Miller engages with journalism from within the cultural studies tradition, addressing fundamental claims for the profession and its biggest contemporary challenges: critiques, objectivity, and insecurity. Why Journalism? A Polemic considers four key aspects of contemporary journalism in terms of theoretical relevance and historic tasks that are not usually considered in parallel: Citizenship: political, economic, and cultural Environment: the climate crisis and reporters’ material impact Sports: the importance of the popular; and Technology: its former, current, and future significance With examples drawn from Latin America, Spain, and France as well as the US and Britain, the query animating these investigations returns again and again, implicitly and explicitly: why journalism? Miller argues for an answer to that dilemma that will involve a fundamental shift in how reporters, proprietors, professors, students, and states view the profession. This is essential reading for scholars and students of media and cultural studies as well as journalism studies.
Is It Wrong to Buy Sex?: A Debate (Little Debates about Big Questions)
by Holly Lawford-Smith Angie PepperIs it wrong for a man to buy sex from a woman? In this book, Holly Lawford-Smith argues that it is wrong: commercial sex is quintessentially hierarchical sex, and it is wrong both to have, and to perpetuate a market in, hierarchical sex. Angie Pepper argues that it isn’t wrong: men are permitted to buy sex from those women who freely choose to sell it.Important but different interests are at stake in these two positions. According to the first, we should prioritize the interest of all women in securing a society that has achieved equality between the sexes, and we should make the changes needed to get there including prohibiting men from buying sex from women. In contrast, the second position prioritizes the protection of individuals' rights to engage in consensual commercial sex exchanges and demands that we strive for gender equality without compromising these rights. The two authors debate the ethical issues involved in the decision to buy sex, arguing passionately for very different conclusions, in a way that is lively, constructive, and sure to leave readers with a lot to think about.Key Features: Focuses on the pressing moral issue of whether we’re morally permitted to buy sex Advances two different normative ethical approaches to the issue and develops two competing arguments Demonstrates how philosophical debate on controversial topics can be productive and easy-to-follow Provides a glossary with definitions of key terms that are bolded in the main text Includes section summaries that give an overview of the main arguments and a comprehensive bibliography for further reading
Resistant Reproductions: Pregnancy and Abortion in British Literature and Film (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)
by Fran BigmanResistant Reproductions asks why narratives of pregnancy and abortion emerged in the early twentieth century and what kinds of stories these narratives conveyed. Is it only once pregnancy becomes plannable that it becomes a story worth telling? Abortion is often considered resistant and feminist, while pregnancy is considered domestic and conventional. How can readings of literary narratives challenge this reductive binary?Resistant Reproductions, the first book-length study of both pregnancy and abortion in British culture, addresses these questions by examining pregnancy narratives, including abortion narratives, in British fiction and film from 1907 to 1967. Fiction became a way for writers to explore what new possibilities of reproductive control would mean for the individual, yet there was also much anxiety about who would have control: individuals or the state. While exploring intimate personal experiences of pregnancy and abortion, Resistant Reproductions also asks how literary narratives used reproductive plots to address political issues of gender, class, and eugenics.
Green Computing for Sustainable Smart Cities: A Data Analytics Applications Perspective
by Neha Sharma Jai Prakash Verma Sunil Gautam Valentina Emilia Balas Saravanan KrishnanInformation and communication technology and the Internet of Things play key roles in smart city projects. It is challenging to handle the large amount of data generated by the different processes related to land use, the environment, the social and economic milieu, energy consumption, and transportation. This book emphasizes that green computing-based infrastructure initiatives benefit not only the environment but the enterprise as well.Green Computing for Sustainable Smart Cities: A Data Analytics Applications Perspective covers the need for smart green computing from various engineering disciplines and offers diversified applications for such computing with cases studies. The book highlights the sustainable development of smart cities using recent technology and emphasizes advances and cutting-edge techniques throughout. Focused on the different tools, platforms, and techniques associated with smart green computing, this book presents multiple perspectives from academia, industry, and research fields.The primary audience for this book includes academics, researchers, graduate students, smart city industry practitioners, and city administrators who are engaged in smart cities and related technology.
Nazi Bhasmasuracha Udayasta: नाझी भस्मासुराचा उदयास्त
by V. G. Kanitkarनाझी भस्मासुराच्या उदयास्ताचा इतिहास सांगण्याची आवश्यकता अशाकरिता आहे की, या पर्वातील विलक्षण घटनांची ओळख सर्वांनाच झाली पाहिजे. लोकशाही मृत्युशय्येवर कशी जाते? हुकुमशहा सत्तेवर कसे येतात? राजकारणातले यश नेहमीच डागाळलेले का असते? युद्धाने प्रश्न सुटतात का? या व अशा अनेक प्रश्नांची उत्तरे शोधण्यासाठी या इतिहासाची मदत होईल.
Lok Kavi Shahir Ramjoshi: लोककवी शाहीर रामजोशी
by Shirish Gandheमहाराष्ट्राच्या राजकीय, सामाजिक, शैक्षणिक, सांस्कृतिक, आर्थिक व वैचारिक जडणघडणीत ज्या दिवंगत महनीय व्यक्तींचा महत्त्वपूर्ण सहभाग आहे अशा व्यक्तींची साधारणतः शंभर ते सव्वाशे पानाची सुबोध मराठी भाषेत चरित्रे लिहून ती “महाराष्ट्राचे शिल्पकार” या योजनेअंतर्गत पुस्तकरुपाने प्रकाशित करण्याची मंडळाने योजना आखली असून या चरित्रग्रंथमालेतील “लोककवी शाहीर रामजोशी” हा तेविसावा चरित्रग्रंथ आहे. लोककवी शाहीर रामजोशी हा शाहिरांचा मुकूटमणी आहे आणि म्हणूनच “महाराष्ट्राचे शिल्पकार” या मंडळाच्या चरित्रग्रंथमालेअंतर्गत या शाहिरावरचा चरित्रग्रंथ प्रकाशित करण्यात मंडळाला विशेष आनंद होत आहे. प्रा. शिरीष गंधे यांनी या चरित्रग्रंथाचे लेखन समरसून तर केलेले आहेच; पण त्याशिवाय चरित्रग्रंथासाठी रूढ असलेल्या लेखन पद्धतीचा अवलंब न करता कथात्मक लेखन पद्धतीचा अवलंब केला आहे. प्रसंगाची मांडणीही अतिशय नाट्यपूर्ण रीतीने केलेली आहे. अर्थात अशा लेखन पद्धतीचा अवलंब केल्यास चरित्रग्रंथात काही त्रुटी संभवतात; पण या ग्रंथात अशा त्रुटी अभावानाच आढळतात.
Ek Hoti Begam: एक होती बेगम
by Baba Kadamस्वातंत्रपूर्व कालखंड, राजे राजवाडे, जहागीरदार , जमीनदार हे सर्व जेव्हा अजूनही भारतात होते त्या कालखंडातील बाबा कदम लिखित एक अजरामर दीर्घ कादंबरी. नाट्य, रोमांच, कल्पकता आणि मंत्रमुग्ध करणारे बाबांचे लिखाण.
Bhurtya: भुरट्या
by Amit Shindeया कथांतून, एक होऊन गेलेला काळ पुन्हा एकटा जिवंत बनतो. चाळीस पन्नास वर्षांपूर्वीचे जग या कथांतून जाणवते. चाळीतील जगणे, वस्तराच हत्यार असलेली दुनिया आता कुठे गेली असा प्रश्न पडत असला तरी ती एकेकाळी मुख्य प्रवाहातील जगण्याची पार्श्वभूमी होती. त्या जगाची सफर अमित शिंदे यांच्या कथेतून घडते. या कथेतील स्त्रीया आतापासून काही दशकापूर्वीच्या कालखंडात जगत असल्या तरी त्या दुसऱ्याच्या हातचे खेळणे वाटत नाहीत. उलट परिस्थिती आपल्या हातात घेणाऱ्या वाटतात. हे त्यांच्या कथेचे वैशिष्टय आहे. अमित शिंदे यांच्या लेखनात एक प्रवाही गुण आहे. तणेच चित्रमय वर्णनाची वेधक शैली आहे. त्याच्या जोडीला त्या त्या कथा जगातले नेमके चपखल शब्द वापरून ते जग आहे तसे मांडण्याचा आग्रह आहे. त्यातील शिव्या आणि दुःख त्यामुळे तितकीच खरी वाटतात.
Mahabharatache Rahasya: महाभारताचे रहस्य
by Christopher C. Doyleमहान सम्राट अशोकाला जगाचा विनाश करणाऱ्या एका प्राचीन आणि भयावह रहस्याचा शोध लागला होता. महाभारतात खोलवर ते रहस्य गाडून, 2300 वर्षांपूर्वी ते रहस्य जगापासून लपवून ठेवण्यात आलं होतं. काही हजार वर्षांनी त्या रहस्यामुळेच एका निवृत्त अणुशास्त्रज्ञाचा खून होतो. आपल्या पुतण्यासाठी तो केवळ ई-मेलच्या माध्यमातून काही संकेत ठेवतो. गुप्त प्राचीन सांकेतिक लिपीतील संकेतांमधून आणि 2,000 वर्षांपूर्वीच्या अवशेषांमधून त्याचा पुतण्या आणि त्याचे मित्र त्याच्या ई-मेलची उकल करतात. यांच्या या शोधमोहिमेत ते शक्तिशाली दुष्ट शक्तींच्या पाठलागामुळे भूतकाळातील रहस्ये आणि वर्तमानातील कारस्थाने यांच्या कचाट्यात सापडतात. शब्दांत मांडता न येण्याजोग्या भयानक दहशतीचा पगडा जगावर बसण्याआधी 'ते' गूढ ते उकलू शकतात का?