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Freud's Requiem: Mourning, Memory, and the Invisible History of a Summer Walk
by Matthew Von UnwerthThis absorbing, thoughtful narrative, explores Sigmund Freud's provocative ideas on creativity and mortality and their roots in his history, while searching for broader lessons about love, memory, mourning, and creativity. Written in 1915 during winter and wartime, Freud's little-known essay On Transience records an afternoon conversation with `a young but already famous poet' and his `taciturn friend' about mortality, eternity, and the `sense' of life. In Freud's Requiem, the philosophical disagreement between Freud and his companions-who may have been the poet Rainer Maria Rilke and his muse and former lover Lou Andreas-Salome-becomes a prism through which to consider Freud's creativity as a response to his own experiences, from his passionately curious, love struck teenage years to his death after a long struggle with cancer in 1939. Drawing on a variety of literary and historical sources-Homer, Goethe, as well as Freud's own writings, including his letters-Freud's Requiem is both an intimate personal drama and a spirited intellectual inquiry. By tracing connections among Freud's ideas, his personality, and the world he lived in, Matthew von Unwerth examines the links that Freud made between art and memory. Freud's Requiem contemplates how, in mourning, we tell stories about our lives that give form and meaning to the events and feelings that threaten to overwhelm us. In recounting our stories, especially our darkest moments, we make sense of them and reclaim lost aspects of our lives, just as Freud did in his account of an afternoon walk with a poet and a taciturn companion.
Ghosts and Hauntings of the Finger Lakes
by Patti UnverichtFrom spooky state parks to real-life haunted houses, Ghosts and Hauntings of the Finger Lakes tells the stories behind the most supernatural sites around the shores of New York's famous Finger Lakes. Local paranormal investigator Patti Unvericht takes you on a journey to places such as the Elmira Civil War POW Camp, thought to be inhabited by the restless spirits of casualties of the war, to the State Theatre in Ithaca and even the tourist-friendly Geneva on the Lake, rumored to be haunted by past guests who have expired while staying at the historic hotel.
Hidden History of the Finger Lakes (Hidden History)
by Patti UnverichtNew York's Finger Lakes region is filled with compelling characters, tragic disasters and fascinating mysteries.Famed daredevil Sam Patch, known as the "Yankee Leaper," thrilled audiences at Niagara Falls but took his last jump into the Genesee River with his pet black bear, plummeting to his death. The first ever Memorial Day was celebrated in Waterloo in 1866 and inspired a nation to adopt the holiday. Seneca Lake claims its fair share of ships, including the Onondaga, which was blown up with dynamite as part of a spectacle to commemorate the sinking of the USS Maine. Author Patti Unvericht reveals the forgotten history of the Finger Lakes region.
The Book of Mini: Inside the Big World of Tiny Things
by Kate Esme UnverEmbrace the not-so-small world of minis--and your own tiny book! From teeny burgers and minuscule handbags to furniture no larger than a quarter, this mind-blowing collection of squeal-worthy miniatures features more than 250 of the tiniest creations from all over the world. Kate Ünver, a lifelong collector of nearly 1,000 items, has curated unique and extraordinary miniatures on her Instagram account, @dailymini, since 2012. In The Book of Mini, she selects hundreds of pieces of artwork--many of which have never been seen before--and organizes them into sections on tiny food, diminutive wildlife, petite pottery, and more. Also included are interviews with collectors and artists exploring their methods, influences, and how they came to adore everything mini. Featuring hundreds of photographs and a collectible miniature book, The Book of Mini is a must-have book for the tiny lover in your life.
Turkey's Kurdish Question: Discourse & Politics Since 1990 (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics)
by Hamid Akin UnverThe Kurdish question is one of the most complicated and protracted conflicts of the Middle East and will never be resolved unless it is finally defined. The majority of the Kurdish people live in Turkey, which gives the country a unique position in the larger Kurdish conundrum. Society in Turkey is deeply divided over the definition and even existence of the Kurdish question, and this uncertainty has long manifested itself in its complete denial, or in accusations of political rivals of ‘separatism’ and even ‘treason’. Turkey’s Kurdish Question explores how these denial and acknowledgement dynamics often reveal pre-existing political ideology and agenda priorities, themselves becoming political actions. While the very term "Kurdish question" is discussed in the academic literature as a given, a new and systemic study is required to deconstruct and analyze the constitutive parts of this discursive construct. This book provides the first comprehensive study and analysis of the discursive constructions and perceptions of what is broadly defined as the "Kurdish question" in Turkish, European and American political cultures. Furthermore, its new methodological approach to the study of discourse and politics of secessionist conflicts can be applied to many similar intra-state conflict cases. Turkey’s Kurdish Question would suit students and scholars of Middle East studies, Conflict studies and Comparative Politics, as well as Turkish or Kurdish studies. H. Akın Ünver is an assistant professor of international relations at Kadir Has University. This book is based on his dissertation ‘Defining Turkey’s Kurdish Question‘, which has won the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) 2010 Malcolm H. Kerr award for the best dissertation in the field of social sciences.
Global Networking, Communication and Culture: Conflict or Convergence?
by Halit ÜnverPursuing an interdisciplinary approach, this book offers detailed insights into the empirical relationships between overall social key figures of states and cultures in the fields of information and communication technology (ICT) (digital divide/inequality), the economy, education and religion. Its goal is to bridge the ‘cultural gap’ between computer scientists, engineers, economists, social and political scientists by providing a mutual understanding of the essential challenges posed and opportunities offered by a global information and knowledge society. In a sense, the historically unprecedented technical advances in the field of ICT are shaping humanity at different levels and forming a hybrid (intelligent) human-technology system, a so-called global superorganism. The main innovation is the combined study of digitization and globalization in the context of growing social inequalities, collapse, and sustainable development, and how a convergence towards a kind of global culture could take place. Accordingly, the book discusses the spread of ICT, Internet Governance, the balance between the central concentration of power and the extent of decentralized power distribution, the inclusion or exclusion of people and states in global communication processes, and the capacity for global empathy or culture.
Permanent Investment Courts: The European Experiment (European Yearbook of International Economic Law)
by Güneş Ünüvar Joanna Lam Shai DothanThis special issue focuses on the opportunities and challenges connected with investment courts. The creation of permanent investment courts was first proposed several decades ago, but it has only recently become likely that these proposals will be implemented. In particular, the European Commission has pushed for a court-like mechanism to resolve investment disputes in various recent trade and investment negotiations. Such a framework was included in some free trade agreements (FTAs) and investment protection agreements (IPAs) the European Union (EU) signed or negotiated with Vietnam, Singapore, Mexico and Canada. While it was shelved long before the publication of this Special Issue, the European Commission had also formally proposed a court system during the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement with the United States. The issue of a Multilateral Investment Court (MIC) has also been prevalent at the Working Group III proceedings of the UNCITRAL on investor-State dispute settlement reform, attracting scholarly and public attention.Will these developments lead to the creation of permanent investment courts? How will such courts change the future of international investment law? Will they bring about a real institutional change in adjudicatory mechanisms? Will they introduce a 'hybrid' system, which borrows important characteristics from both arbitration and institutional methods of international adjudication? How will the enforcement mechanisms work, and under which rules of ethics will its adjudicators function and exercise their duties? This special issue brings together leading scholars sharing a common interest in investment courts to address these questions.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Global Pandemics: Biodiversity and Planetary Health Beyond Covid-19 (Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability)
by Ngozi Finette UnuigbeThis book demonstrates the importance and potential role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in foreseeing and curbing future global pandemics. The reduction of species diversity has increased the risk of global pandemics and it is therefore not only imperative to articulate and disseminate knowledge on the linkages between human activities and the transmission of viruses to humans, but also to create policy pathways for operationalizing that knowledge to help solve future problems. Although this book has been prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it lays a policy foundation for the effective management or possible prevention of similar pandemics in the future. One effective way of establishing this linkage with a view to promoting planet health is by understanding the traditional ecological knowledge of indigenous peoples with a view to demonstrating the significant impact it has on keeping nature intact. This book argues for the deployment of traditional ecological knowledge for land use management in the preservation of biodiversity as a means for effectively managing the transmission of viruses from animals to humans and ensuring planetary health. The book is not projecting traditional ecological knowledge as a panacea to pandemics but rather accentuating its critical role in the effective mitigation of future pandemics. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of traditional ecological knowledge, indigenous studies, animal ecology, environmental ethics and environmental studies more broadly.
Divine Free Action in Avicenna and Anselm
by Ayşenur Ünügür-TaburThis book investigates the compatibility between the doctrine of divine simplicity (DDS, hereafter) and divine free action primarily in the works of Avicenna and Anselm with an analytical approach. The book has three main objectives: (1) to thoroughly analyse both philosophers’ views on DDS, divine free will, and their compatibility; (2) to put them into the context of the contemporary discourse of the philosophy of religion, by investigating whether it is possible to have freedom without the ability to do otherwise (as proposed by both philosophers for divine free will) with a reference to the prominent contemporary discussions initiated by Harry Frankfurt’s counterexamples; and (3) to show the plausibility of the agent-causal view for divine freedom (as defended by Anselm and Avicenna) by briefly sketching an alternative account based on Anselmian intuitions (the meta-awareness account) which can avoid the reasons-explanation objection and the luck objection against the libertarian agent-causal view.
Data Analytics for Finance Using Python (Advances in Digital Technologies for Smart Applications)
by Nitin Jaglal Untwal Utku KoseUnlock the power of data analytics in finance with this comprehensive guide. Data Analytics for Finance Using Python is your key to unlocking the secrets of the financial markets.In this book, you’ll discover how to harness the latest data analytics techniques, including machine learning and inferential statistics, to make informed investment decisions and drive business success. With a focus on practical application, this book takes you on a journey from the basics of data preprocessing and visualization to advanced modeling techniques for stock price prediction.Through real-world case studies and examples, you’ll learn how to: Uncover hidden patterns and trends in financial data Build predictive models that drive investment decisions Optimize portfolio performance using data-driven insights Stay ahead of the competition with cutting-edge data analytics techniques Whether you’re a finance professional seeking to enhance your data analytics skills or a researcher looking to advance the field of finance through data-driven insights, this book is an essential resource. Dive into the world of data analytics in finance and discover the power to make informed decisions, drive business success, and stay ahead of the curve.This book will be helpful for students, researchers, and users of machine learning and financial tools in the disciplines of commerce, management, and economics.
Sombras Ocultas
by Tatiana Untu<P>Si te gustan las historias románticas, con intriga y misterio, acompañadas de intensos toques eróticos, no te pierdas esta interesante novela con un final sorprendente. <P>Este libro narra la historia de Claris Torres, una mujer hecha a sí misma que trata de huir de los fantasmas de su pasado en un entorno tan chic como perverso. Con un padrastro de instintos enfermizos, expulsada de la Universidad y obligada a asistir a sesiones de ayuda con un acreditado psicoterapeuta, la insustancial vida de Claris da un giro crucial cuando dos personas se cruzan en su destino, una antigua compañera de clase y un psiquiatra suplente. <P>Es entonces cuando Isabela, que es su verdadero nombre, conoce muy de cerca el universo del sado a través de su amiga Luz Casillas, una chica que se desenvuelve en los márgenes del bien y del mal, ajena al verdadero precio que hay que pagar a veces por nuestras decisiones. <P> Pero, al mismo tiempo, Claris asiste al despertar del sexo y la pasión más intensos de la mano de un hombre tan sorprendente como carismático, que la conducirá por todos los recovecos del placer y el deseo. En una lucha constante consigo misma, nuestra protagonista vivirá situaciones al límite gracias a las cuales podrá ir rasgando las sombras de su pasado para reencontrarse con su verdadero yo, desterrando para siempre el lastre de sus miedos e inseguridades. <P>Como la princesa de El lago de los cisnes, Claris experimentará una auténtica metamorfosis interior que la llevará a mudar la piel de su alma para volar libre como un pájaro a través de las páginas de este libro.
Jewelry Concepts & Technology
by Oppi UntrachtThe definitive reference for jewelry makers of all levels of ability--a complete, profusely illustrated guide to design, materials, and techniques, as well as a fascinating exploration of jewelry-making throughout history.From the Hardcover edition.
Tumbitas
by UntongaEl primer libro de Untonga, reconocido artista urbano que, mediante epitafios rosados escritos a modo de legado, propone naturalizar el concepto de muerte. Cuando está todo bien o cuando te creés que está todo bien, te puede llegar. Y no hay casi nada que hacer. La muerte es drástica. Ni una pregunta, menos una respuesta. La muerte no te destruye a vos, pero sí puede destruir todas tus verdades. Vas a tener miedo, así es estar en cero. Te deja temblando y con todo por hacer. En eso hay algo bueno y es que llega para encauzarte. Para mostrarte otra versión de vos y de lo que te rodea. Puede que te lleve mucho tiempo, pero el único destino es volver a planear, a pensarte, a encontrar tus nuevos deseos. La muerte es para renacer y hasta debería celebrarse cuando pasa. Cambiaste. UNTONGA
My Dear Kabul: The incredible and courageous diary of an Afghan women's writing group during the Fall of Kabul
by Untold Narratives CICThe incredible and courageous collective diary of an Afghan women's writing group during the Fall of Kabul in August 2021 'An intimate, courageous chronicle of life as it unfolds under Taliban rule'OBSERVER, *Book of the Day*'A hugely important book' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'A deeply moving collective memoir'LYSE DOUCETIn August 2021, as the Taliban approached the gates of Kabul, twenty-one women writers in Afghanistan came online in their WhatsApp chat group: they asked what news others had heard and if everyone was safe.These women had been brought together as a writing group. They were about to publish their first collection of short stories, while working regular day jobs. Some were students, some newly married, one was a grandmother: all were afraid of what was now to come. Over the next year, in the makeshift refuge of their WhatsApp group, they shared the day-to-day reality of life after a fall.Publishing on the anniversary of the Fall of Kabul, this is the women's courageous collective diary: in it the writers watch cities transform, schools close, families change and freedoms disappear. They share stories of chaos, protest and flight - and of life continuing. Check-points are a daily trial; men start behaving differently. Children can't afford the ice-cream man's wares; passports are near impossible to obtain. Together, their messages form a powerful chorus of resistance and solidarity.'Its courage is momentous'ALI SMITH
My Dear Kabul: The incredible and courageous diary of an Afghan women's writing group during the Fall of Kabul
by Untold Narratives CICThe incredible and courageous collective diary of an Afghan women's writing group during the Fall of Kabul in August 2021 'An intimate, courageous chronicle of life as it unfolds under Taliban rule'OBSERVER, *Book of the Day*'A hugely important book' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'A deeply moving collective memoir'LYSE DOUCETIn August 2021, as the Taliban approached the gates of Kabul, twenty-one women writers in Afghanistan came online in their WhatsApp chat group: they asked what news others had heard and if everyone was safe.These women had been brought together as a writing group. They were about to publish their first collection of short stories, while working regular day jobs. Some were students, some newly married, one was a grandmother: all were afraid of what was now to come. Over the next year, in the makeshift refuge of their WhatsApp group, they shared the day-to-day reality of life after a fall.Publishing on the anniversary of the Fall of Kabul, this is the women's courageous collective diary: in it the writers watch cities transform, schools close, families change and freedoms disappear. They share stories of chaos, protest and flight - and of life continuing. Check-points are a daily trial; men start behaving differently. Children can't afford the ice-cream man's wares; passports are near impossible to obtain. Together, their messages form a powerful chorus of resistance and solidarity.'Its courage is momentous'ALI SMITH
My Dear Kabul: The incredible and courageous diary of an Afghan women's writing group during the Fall of Kabul, as featured on Dua Lipa's Service95
by Untold Narratives CIC'A real-time, moving and intimate portrait of a year living under the Taliban, communicated via clandestine WhatsApp messages'SERVICE95'An intimate, courageous chronicle of life as it unfolds under Taliban rule'OBSERVER, *Book of the Day*'A hugely important book' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'A deeply moving collective memoir'LYSE DOUCETIn August 2021, as the Taliban approached the gates of Kabul, twenty-one women writers in Afghanistan came online in their WhatsApp chat group: they asked what news others had heard and if everyone was safe.These women had been brought together as a writing group. They were about to publish their first collection of short stories, while working regular day jobs. Some were students, some newly married, one was a grandmother: all were afraid of what was now to come. Over the next year, in the makeshift refuge of their WhatsApp group, they shared the day-to-day reality of life after a fall.Publishing on the anniversary of the Fall of Kabul, this is the women's courageous collective diary: in it the writers watch cities transform, schools close, families change and freedoms disappear. They share stories of chaos, protest and flight - and of life continuing. Check-points are a daily trial; men start behaving differently. Children can't afford the ice-cream man's wares; passports are near impossible to obtain. Together, their messages form a powerful chorus of resistance and solidarity.'Its courage is momentous'ALI SMITH
Good Night Hero
by Sally Untisz-MairA simple hug and kiss, often followed by a goodbye, can leave us puzzled and longing, wondering why our parents’ important work takes them away. Yet, it’s in these small, tender moments that we find a daily connection to them, bridging the distance with love and affection.
Der Erste Weltkrieg: Trauma Des 20. Jahrhunderts (essentials)
by Lutz UnterseherDer Erste Weltkrieg ist das Urereignis des 20. Jahrhunderts mit weit reichenden und schwerwiegenden Folgen. In diesem Essential wird kurz und bündig ein Überblick über Ursachen, Verlauf und die Auswirkungen des Ersten Weltkriegs gegeben.
Gelegenheit macht Kriege: Sonden im Militär
by Lutz UnterseherGeleitet von einer verbreiteten Vermutung wird danach gefragt, ob die relative Schwäche eines Gegners oder die Wahrnehmung besonderer Verwundbarkeit des jeweiligen Kontrahenten, also von günstigen Gelegenheiten für einen Angriff, tatsächlich den Ausbruch von offenen Feindseligkeiten wahrscheinlicher macht.
Instrumente militärischer Krisenreaktion
by Lutz UnterseherNach den jüngsten Desastern bewaffneter Machtprojektion wird in diesem Buch unternommen, einen rationalen Diskurs über militärische Krisenintervention wiederzubeleben: im Sinne einer stabilitätsorientierten Sicherheitspolitik. Dabei werden Elemente der Landstreitkräfte auf ihre Eignung hin untersucht.
Krieg in der Ukraine: Hintergründe und Abgründe (essentials)
by Lutz UnterseherDie Ukraine wird in Geschichte und Gegenwart beschrieben. Die Ost-West-Beziehungen, als Hintergrund des Krieges , werden analysiert – ebenso die innere Entwicklung Russlands zum Putinismus und Neo-Imperialismus. Das Kriegsgeschehen wird nachvollzogen und in seinen Folgen diskutiert: Opferzahlen und Schäden – politisch , wirtschaftlich und menschlich. Schließlich geht es auch um eine Kritik der Reaktionen der westlichen Bündnisse und insbesondere Deutschlands sowie um die langfristigen Perspektiven, die sich im Zusammenhang mit dem Krieg ergeben.
Cambodia: Entering a New Phase of Growth
by Olaf UnteroberdoersterA report from the International Monetary Fund.
IMF Policy Discussion Paper (Imf Policy Discussion Papers #Policy Discussion Paper No. 04/5)
by Olaf UnteroberdoersterA report from the International Monetary Fund.
French Roots
by Patricia Unterman Denise Lurton Moullé Jean-Pierre MoulléA narratively rich cookbook of French and Californian recipes from longtime Chez Panisse executive chef Jean-Pierre Moulle and his wife, Denise Moulle. Jean-Pierre and Denise Moullé met on a street corner in Berkeley, California, in 1980; six months later they were married. French Roots is the story of their lives told through the food they cook--beginning with the dishes of old-world France, the couple's birthplace, and focusing on the simple, pared-down preparations of French food common in the postwar period. The story then travels to the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s, where Jean-Pierre was appointed executive chef at Chez Panisse when California cuisine was just emerging as a distinctive and important style, and where Denise began importing French wine. Finally, the journey follows the couple to their homes in Sonoma, California, and Bordeaux to revisit the classic dishes of the Moullés' native country and hone the forgotten skills of foraging, hunting, and preserving. Exquisitely written, with recipes that are innovative and timeless, insights on cooking and thinking like a chef, and an insider's guide to the wines of Bordeaux, French Roots is much more than a cookbook--it's a guide to living the good life.From the Hardcover edition.
Patricia Unterman's San Francisco Food Lover's Pocket Guide: Includes the East Bay, Marin, Wine Country
by Patricia Unterman Ed AndersonPATRICIA UNTERMAN'S SAN FRANCISCO FOOD LOVER'S POCKET GUIDE offers an intrepid, unapologetically discriminating, and refreshingly down-to-earth selection of the best and most interesting eateries, markets, and other food- and drink-related spots in San Francisco, the East Bay, Marin, and the wine country. Now in a compact format, this book is a hip-pocket must for locals and tourists alike, covering everything from sophisticated California cuisine to authentic Mission taquerias. The bible of food guides for the West Coast food mecca, with more than 600 listings, updated and condensed for the first time into a handy hip-pocket size. As a restaurateur, journalist, and food critic for more than 30 years, Unterman is the Bay Area's most respected authority on food. Previous editions have sold more than 75,000 copies."Indespensable for an informed culinary wandering."-Town & Country"Forget Zagat. If you want to know where to eat, drink, and buy food and wine in the Bay Area, let Patricia Unterman show you the way. ... A must have for food-and-wine hounds heading to the Bay Area." -Food & Wine"Patricia Unterman's San Francisco Food Lover's Pocket Guide promises to help the palate-driven to only the top foodie spots in town." -New York Daily News"Patty knows her Asian food: Eat whatever she says." -7x7 Magazine"Stash this slim volume in your glove compartment and you will never be at a loss for dining options ever again. While this book is not just for tourists, I couldn't help but pass my copy off to a visiting hungry eater/blogger who already used it to find the burrito of his dreams." -Amy Sherman, blogger, Cooking With AmyFrom the Trade Paperback edition.