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Spain, the EEC and NATO (Routledge Library Editions: Politics of the European Union)
by Paul Preston Denis SmythSpain, the EEC and NATO (1984) examines the causes and consequences of the paradoxical situation whereby NATO member states welcomed a newly-democratised Spain into their ranks in 1982, with many Spanish citizens being firm opponents to Spain’s participation in NATO defences; while Spain’s attempt to join the European Community enjoyed widespread public and political support in Spain, but aroused serious resistance within the EEC, particularly by France.
Slim's Table: Race, Respectability, and Masculinity
by Mitchell Duneier&“A richly detailed and highly compassionate ethnographic study of a core group of black men who daily frequent Valois, a cafeteria in Chicago&’s Hyde Park.&” —A. Javier Treviño, Humanity & Society At the Valois &“See Your Food&” cafeteria on Chicago&’s South Side, black and white men gather over cups of coffee and steam-table food. Mitchell Duneier, a sociologist, spent four years at the Valois writing this moving profile of the black men who congregate at &“Slim&’s Table.&” Praised as &“a marvelous study of those who should not be forgotten&” by The Wall Street Journal, Slim&’s Table helps demolish the narrow sociological picture of black men and simple media-reinforced stereotypes. In between is a &“respectable&” citizenry, too often ignored and little understood.&“Slim&’s Table is an astonishment. Duneier manages to fling open windows of perception into what it means to be working-class black, how a caring community can proceed from the most ordinary transactions, all the while smashing media-induced stereotypes of the races and race relations.&” —Citation for Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Book of the Year Award &“An instant classic of ethnography that will provoke debate and provide insight for years to come.&” —Michael Eric Dyson, Chicago Tribune &“Mr. Duneier sees the subjects of his study as people and he sees the scale of their lives as fully human, rather than as diminished versions of grander lives lived elsewhere by people of another color . . . A welcome antidote to trends in both journalism and sociology.&” —Roger Wilkins, The New York Times Book Review
Her Millionaire Marine (Men of Honor)
by Cathie LinzMARINES WEREN'T HER TYPE... In Kate Bradley's opinion, handsome daredevils didn't make good husbands. But that didn't stop her from fantasizing about Striker Kozlowski-the marine she'd secretly adored since she was seventeen. Now, she needed to make sure Striker fulfilled his grandfather's will-while keeping her true feelings under wraps....OR SO SHE KEPT TELLING HERSELFIt wasn't Striker's idea to head back to Texas or to be cooped up in a boardroom with a gorgeous ice princess who had him feeling like a nervous recruit. He could accomplish the military's toughest missions, but could he take the biggest risk of alL.on love?
Hidden History of Jackson (Hidden History)
by Josh Foreman Ryan StarrettThe history of Jackson is filled with gripping tales of horrors and heroism. Join Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman as they reveal the hidden past of the City with Soul.A recording company founded in the mid-1960s with the expectation of competing with New Orleans and Memphis was a national success, outlasting its better-funded rivals. Known as the "Devil's Backbone," the Natchez Trace is the graveyard for countless travelers slain by the road's numerous serial killers, brigands and land pirates. Yet one mass grave stands above the others: the Boyd Mounds, which hold the remains of thirty-one Choctaws. Although legend has it that the father of Jackson, Louis LeFleur, was a Canadian trapper famous in high society for his dancing, the truth is even stranger.
¿Cómo Te Llamas?: Everyday Llamas You Might Know
by Kristin LlamasSome mornings are Claire mornings. Allyn, we know just how you feel...A funny book of llama illustrations by artist Kristin Llamas (her real name) with personality-rich portraits of named llamas, penned in a realistic and humorous black-and-white style.Amusing, endearingly modern quips and names lend personality to each llama drawing.• Finely detailed black and white illustrations of llamas• An adorable collection of super-relatable llama portraits• A sweet gift book that allows you to find a llama with your nameFans of Llamanoes, Have a Little Pun, and Llive, Llaugh, Llove Llike a Llama will love this book. • Llama fans• Animal lovers • Anyone who appreciates modern humor
San Francisco's St. Cecilia Parish: A History (Landmarks)
by Frank DunniganOriginally housed in a two-story home and then in an old converted schoolhouse along Taraval Street in 1917, San Francisco's St. Cecilia Church today stands as a cultural pillar and architectural gem of the Parkside District. The parish continually grew to meet the demands of its members, despite the hardships brought on by events like the Great Depression and both world wars. Through years of expansions, new construction and additions, the parish remains an active gathering place for thousands of people. Local author Frank Dunnigan utilizes community remembrances and photos from dozens of different sources to tell the story of a vibrant parish that continues to live up to its motto: "The Finest, the Greatest and the Best."
Outside Literary Studies: Black Criticism and the University
by Andy HinesA timely reconsideration of the history of the profession, Outside Literary Studies investigates how midcentury Black writers built a critical practice tuned to the struggle against racism and colonialism. This striking contribution to Black literary studies examines the practices of Black writers in the mid-twentieth century to revise our understanding of the institutionalization of literary studies in America. Andy Hines uncovers a vibrant history of interpretive resistance to university-based New Criticism by Black writers of the American left. These include well-known figures such as Langston Hughes and Lorraine Hansberry as well as still underappreciated writers like Melvin B. Tolson and Doxey Wilkerson. In their critical practice, these and other Black writers levied their critique from “outside” venues: behind the closed doors of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, in the classroom at a communist labor school under FBI surveillance, and in a host of journals. From these vantages, Black writers not only called out the racist assumptions of the New Criticism, but also defined Black literary and interpretive practices to support communist and other radical world-making efforts in the mid-twentieth century. Hines’s book thus offers a number of urgent contributions to literary studies: it spotlights a canon of Black literary texts that belong to an important era of anti-racist struggle, and it fills in the pre-history of the rise of Black studies and of ongoing Black dissent against the neoliberal university.
The Simple & Savvy Wine Guide: Buying, Pairing, and Sharing for All
by Leslie SbroccoWhen Leslie asks her audiences what types of information they want in a new book, the overwhelming response is a portable compilation of top picks. Leslie Sbrocco's Simple and Savy Wine Guide is packed with all kinds of glance-and-go lists for everything from what wine to drink with Thai take-out, to wines perfect for drinking in a bubble bath. Leslie also offers up an entire section based on her popular concept of wine makeovers, in which she takes an expensive wine and offers a similar tasting, less expensive version.
Come home Charley Patton
by Ralph LemonCome home Charley Patton is a moving and an imaginative memoir documenting the Civil Rights Era and contemporary southern culture. Intricately layered and deeply arresting, Ralph Lemon's research on the African American experience intertwines personal anecdotes and family remembrances with diaristic accounts of the making of a dance, as Lemon journeys the mythic roads of migration—visiting the sites of lynchings, following the paths of Civil Rights marches, and meeting the descendants of early blues musicians. Come home Charley Patton is a rich, transcendent text, and a historically-charged meditation on memory in America. It is a formidable finale for the Geography trilogy (including Geography and Tree), three books connected thematically by racial identity and the related dance projects choreographed by Lemon. Generously illustrated with family photos, original art, and photos of the performance, the book will take its place in the canon of great African American writing.
Long Past Stopping: A Memoir
by Oran CanfieldOran Canfield—son of self-help guru and Chicken Soup for the Soul creator Jack Canfield—tells his surreal story of growing up in Long Past Stopping. In this remarkable memoir, writing with a wry and cutting edge, Canfield relates tales of a childhood in flux—being buffeted about among family friends, relatives, rebels, and born-again circus clowns, in an anarchist private school, communes, and libertarian enclaves—and of a young adulthood spent among the ruins of heroin addiction. Long Past Stopping is Oran Canfield’s often hilariously harrowing tale of surviving life in the strange lane.
From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America
by James LongstreetAn American Civil War memoir from a confederate general of the First Army Corps of Northern Virginia—a primary source for scholars and history buffs.Peer through history at Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet, whose steady nature and dominating figure earned him the nicknames “War Horse,” “Bulldog,” and “Bull of the Woods.” Years after the war, Longstreet’s reputation swung between Confederate hero and brutish scoundrel. A dutiful soldier with a penchant for drink and gambling, Longstreet spoke little but inspired many, and he continues to fascinate Civil war historians.In his memoir From Manassas to Appomattox, Longstreet reveals his inner musings and insights regarding the War between the States. Ever the soldier, he skims over his personal life to focus on battle strategies, war accounts, and opinions regarding other officers who were as misunderstood as him. The principle subordinate under General Robert E. Lee, Longstreet provides several accounts of Lee’s leadership and their strong partnership.An invaluable firsthand account of life during the Civil War, From Manassas to Appomattox not only illuminates the life and ambitions of Lieutenant General James Longstreet, but it also offers an in-depth view of army operations within the Confederacy. An introduction and notes by prominent historian James I. Robertson Jr. and a new foreword by Christian Keller offer insight into the impact of Longstreet’s career on American history.
Lives Revised: Assia Wevill, Ted Hughes, and Sylvia Plath
by Julie Goodspeed-ChadwickWinner of the 2025 Lewis P. Simpson AwardIn Lives Revised, Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick engages the entangled life stories of Assia Wevill, Ted Hughes, and Sylvia Plath to recover details, nuances, and perspectives excluded from previous biographies. Based on extensive archival work at the British Library and Emory University, as well as unpublished materials in private hands, Goodspeed-Chadwick considers how biographical storylines are constructed, reconceived, and dismantled across decades of research and interpretation. Her work plumbs the practical challenges and interpretive possibilities of biographies that engage with difficult subjects such as Wevill, Hughes, and Plath, particularly given the personal traumas, tragic ends, and competing legacies involved.Drawing on documents and recordings only recently made available to researchers, Lives Revised: Assia Wevill, Ted Hughes, and Sylvia Plath recovers previously inaccessible accounts about its subjects, contextualizes them within the critical traditions of feminism and trauma studies, and asks readers and scholars to rethink previous conclusions about three complex figures in literary and cultural history.
Loyalist Land Ownership in Upper Canada’s Norfolk County, 1792–1851 (McGill-Queen's Rural, Wildland, and Resource Studies)
by Colin ReadAfter the American Revolution, many Loyalists moved north, where the British colonial government awarded them generous land grants on favourable terms. The intention behind these grants was to create a landed gentry in Upper Canada that would safeguard the colony’s political security and build social cohesion among its leadership.Loyalist Land Ownership in Upper Canada’s Norfolk County, 1792–1851 examines the long-term landholding of Loyalists and other settlers who arrived in the county before 1812 to judge whether this social experiment succeeded. Colin Read explores the various ways that settlers acquired and transmitted land, the nature of familial land sales, and the place of women in owning land. Consulting land records and genealogical research, he finds that no landed elite endured in Upper Canada: Loyalists owned only marginally more land than non-Loyalists by 1851, and it was commonplace for latecoming settlers to eventually own land. Yet early arrival was a significant determinant of later landholding and property size – it mattered who settled first.Land was the main source of wealth in early Canada. This fine-grained study sheds light on how it was acquired, disposed of, and passed down through generations in the nineteenth century. Although a landed aristocracy was never realized, the colonial state’s allocation of land to settlers laid the foundation for their social standing.
Between the New Country and the Old World: William Chapman and French-Canadian Literary Nationalism
by Erin E. EdgingtonPoet and provocateur William Chapman (1850–1917) wrote patriotic verse recounting the history of New France, envisioning a glorious future for its descendants. Despite his many literary achievements – he was a two-time laureate of the Académie française and a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature – Chapman is more often remembered for his explosive feud with Louis Fréchette, a rivalry that pitted the two national poets against one another and played out in vicious invective across the pages of Quebec newspapers.Chapman’s lifelong quest to glorify French Canada and accumulate literary prestige in North America and Europe positioned him squarely between the new country and the old world. Over the course of his forty-year career, Chapman published five collections of poetry – Les Québecquoises (1876), Les Feuilles d’érable (1890), Les Aspirations (1904), Les Rayons du Nord (1909), and Les Fleurs de givre (1912) – whose very titles underscore his devotion to French-Canadian identity, as well as his literary ambition. Integrating close readings of Chapman’s verse with archival material related to his writing life, Erin Edgington revisits his full oeuvre on its own terms and in context, discerning the particular ways Chapman expressed the ideas of literary value and national literature that motivated him from a young age, from juvenilia like Les Mines d’or de la Beauce (1881) to his polemical essays and his unfinished magnum opus, L’Épopée canadienne.Between the New Country and the Old World challenges the prevailing narrative that has labelled Chapman a second-rate, forgettable poet, showing how his life and work reveal important insights into literary fame, poetics in a transitional moment at the turn of the century, and the history of French literature in North America.
Living On After Failure: Affective Structures of Modern Life
by Irving GohIn Living On After Failure, Irving Goh dwells with failure and all of its negative affects. Goh does not seek a theorization of failure as something to overcome or turn into a recuperative philosophy or progress narrative. Rather, he engages with the ontological condition of failure as a process of staying with the impasse that failure brings. Drawing on the thought of Berlant, Derrida, Foucault, and Nancy, Goh examines works by contemporary writers like Ottessa Moshfegh, Rachel Cusk, Édouard Levé, Yiyun Li, and Kate Zambreno. He guides readers through stages of reckoning with failure as an immersive impasse: flopping, drifting itself, a dark care of the self, melodrama, and postscripting. By unsettling the failure/success binary, Goh provides those who cannot shake off their sense of failure, or who refuse the narratives of progress or success and their ideologies of grit and resilience, with discursive and affective spaces in which to attend to their desire to be attached to their failures.
A Wide Net of Solidarity: Antiracism and Anti-Imperialism from the Americas to the Globe (Radical Américas)
by Anne Garland MahlerIn A Wide Net of Solidarity, Anne Garland Mahler traces the impact of the Anti-Imperialist League of the Americas (LADLA, Liga Antimperialista de las Américas) on racial justice and anti-extractive struggles from the early twentieth century to the present. Founded in 1925 in Mexico City by a group of multinational activists, LADLA brought together trade unions, agrarian organizations, and artist groups across fourteen chapters in the Americas, with highest activity in the Greater Caribbean and United States. Within two years, LADLA activists joined the League Against Imperialism, formed at the 1927 Brussels Congress, where they met with US Black activists and anticolonial leaders from Africa and Asia. Drawing on extensive archival research, Mahler uncovers LADLA’s role in fostering Black, Indigenous, and immigrant-led resistance movements while positioning these struggles within a broader hemispheric and global struggle against the racialized accumulation of capital. By unearthing LADLA’s multiracial analysis of capitalist exploitation as well as its emphasis on mutual solidarity across difference, Mahler shows us how the organization provides vital insight for social movements fighting racial and economic injustice today.
The Story of the Marquis de Cressy: An MLA Translation (MLA Texts and Translations)
by Marie-Jeanne RiccoboniReturning to court after triumphant success in war, the Marquis de Cressy sets out to become successful in society as well. Along the way, he begins romances with two women: one young and naive, the other a widow of noble status and character. Unaware of their connection to the same man, they are each betrayed by him in turn.Admired by Marie Antoinette, Denis Diderot, Adam Smith, and others, Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni was one of the most popular writers of the French eighteenth century. Her writing continues to resonate, portraying heroines who seek agency over their own destinies and criticizing an unfair social order in which men benefit from unearned status. Today, readers of this sentimental novel from 1758 can appreciate its emotional intelligence, tightly woven story structure, and protofeminist perspective.
Software Engineering and Formal Methods. SEFM 2024 Collocated Workshops: ReacTS 2024 and CIFMA 2024, Aveiro, Portugal, November 4–5, 2024, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15551)
by José Proença Reinhard Kahle Manuel A. Martins Raul Fervari Graham PluckThis volume constitutes the papers of two workshops which were held in conjunction with the 22nd International Workshop on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2024 Collocated Workshops, held in Aveiro, Portugal, during November 4-5, 2024. The 20 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions. SEFM 2024 Collocated Workshops presents the following two workshops: ReacTS 2024: International Workshop on Reconfigurable Transition Systems: Semantics, Logics and Applications. CIFMA 2024: 6th International Workshop on Cognition: Interdisciplinary Foundations, Models and Applications.
Nanosafety: A Comprehensive Approach to Assess Nanomaterial Exposure on the Environment and Health
by Fiona Murphy Ernesto Alfaro-MorenoNanosafety encompasses a spectrum of multidisciplinary studies, including nanotoxicology, immunotoxicology, genotoxicity, and epigenetic effects. Nanomaterials, with their unique properties and diverse applications, have revolutionized industries from medicine to electronics. However, the potential risks associated with their use demand meticulous investigation and understanding. This open access book serves as a crucial resource, bridging the gap between the burgeoning field of nanotechnology and the imperative need to ensure the safety of nanomaterials in various contexts. As nanotechnology continues to transform our world, this book provides invaluable insights and guidance for researchers, policymakers, and industries, ensuring the responsible and safe development of nanomaterials and their applications in the 21st century.
Lifelong Learning in Adult Education: The Clemente Programme (Lifelong Learning Book Series #33)
by Jeremy C. A. Smith Steve ElseThis academic book delves into the powerful impact of the Clemente program in Australia, focusing on individuals facing various disadvantages. Through partnerships with community organisations, municipal governments, and human service organizations – the Australian Catholic University and, in Ballarat, Federation University Australia – the program offers a comprehensive Humanities course at multiple locations across the country. The twelve-week curriculum includes expert lectures by Tertiary educators and interactive sessions with Learning Partners, fostering critical thinking and meaningful engagement with society. At the core of the Clemente Program lies a strong belief in the transformative power of education, particularly in the Humanities. It aims to empower those who feel disconnected from society by promoting social inclusion and building self-confidence through knowledge and reflection. The essays in this book, written by respected academics, cover various topics, such as regional implementation, emotional intelligence research, the program's impact on disadvantaged youth, experiences of vulnerable individuals, its teaching approach compared to other university courses, and the effects of trauma on learning. This scholarly work sheds light on the life-changing potential of the Clemente Program in Australia. It highlights how education in the Humanities can empower individuals facing disadvantages and create stronger communities.
Datenbearbeitung und -visualisierung mit R: Mit einer Einführung in die simulationsbasierte Inferenz und Machine Learning
by Marc Scheufen Armin MertensZiel des Lehrbuchs ist das Einüben und Umsetzen wichtiger Kompetenzen beim Datenhandling. So bestehen die ersten Schritte einer jeden empirischen Studie darin, die Daten für die eigene Analyse vorzubereiten. Das Bearbeiten (filtern, selektieren und ergänzen von Variablen) und das Strukturieren (gruppieren, zusammenfassen, zusammenfügen und bereinigen von Variablen und Datensätzen) der Daten legen dabei die fundamentale Grundlage jeder Empirie. Weiterführende Schritte zur Visualisierung und Analyse von Daten erlauben schließlich bedürfnisorientierte Gestaltungen der eigenen Datenanalyse. Aus didaktischer Sicht ist dieses Lehrbuch ein &“Mitmach&”-Buch. Die Leser und Leserinnen des Lehrbuchs können hierzu die verschiedenen Datensätze und Skripte von der Webseite des Verlages herunterladen und lernen von Beginn an und Schritt für Schritt, wie wir die Daten bearbeiten, strukturieren, visualisieren und analysieren.
ICT: Proceedings of ICTCS 2024, Volume 8 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #1384)
by Amit Joshi Mufti Mahmud Roshan Ragel S. KartikThis book contains best selected research papers presented at ICTCS 2024: Ninth International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Competitive Strategies. The conference will be held in Jaipur, India during 19 – 21 December 2024. The book covers state-of-the-art as well as emerging topics pertaining to ICT and effective strategies for its implementation for engineering and managerial applications. This book contains papers mainly focused on ICT for computation, algorithms and data analytics and IT security. The work is presented in ten volumes.
Properties and Treatment of Tonewood for String Instrument Construction: A Professional Guide (Springer Series in Materials Science #355)
by Mehran RoohniaThis book delves into the science of wood selection and treatment for optimal suitability in the musical instrument industry. Wood stands out as a prized material for musical instrument construction due to its exceptional acoustic properties. This book explores the intricate link between wood characteristics and sound quality, emphasizing the importance of precise measurements to achieve desired tonal variations. Wood&’s inherent ability to resonate and amplify vibrations makes it ideal for crafting instruments. The density, elasticity, sound velocity, damping capacity, and other measurable properties significantly influence the instrument&’s tonal character. This book highlights the crucial role of measuring and optimizing specific wood parameters to achieve the desired tonal range. While various wood types offer distinct sonic qualities, not all possess the necessary acoustic properties for instrument making. While factors like wood variety, aesthetic appeal, and durability are also important for instrument selection, this book focuses primarily on the acoustic behavior of wood and its influence on sound production. Wood&’s acoustic characteristics, such as density and sound velocity, determine the instrument&’s resonance frequency and overall tonal response. Despite advancements in materials science, artificial materials haven&’t fully replicated wood's unique acoustic properties. Consequently, wood remains the preferred choice for crafting high-quality musical instruments. Given the scarcity of suitable wood resources, this book explores methods for identifying and enhancing the acoustic properties of more readily available wood types through targeted treatments. This book also envisions the potential development of artificial materials that mimic wood&’s measurable acoustic properties, offering new possibilities for instrument construction. This book is specifically tailored for luthiers in the stringed instrument industry. It focuses on acoustic wood science and excludes instrument assembly processes, providing valuable insights for luthiers seeking to craft instruments with exceptional tonal qualities.
Conductors, Semiconductors, Superconductors: An Introduction to Solid-State Physics (Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics)
by Rudolf P. HuebenerThis compact undergraduate textbook provides a concise yet thorough introduction to the fundamentals of solid-state physics, while also briefly discussing the historical context surrounding key scholars in the field. The vivid explanations and unique didactic approach adopted in the book aim to generate interest in these subjects while also serving as a motivating primer and supporting companion for studying more detailed and advanced textbooks in solid-state physics. The book is also suitable as a quick refresher for students preparing for examinations. The fourth edition features extensions in many sections. In particular, superconductivity in interfaces and monolayers and the concepts of quantum computers are subjects of new sections. Primarily concentrating on the electric and magnetic properties of materials, the book benefits undergraduate students in the fields of physics, materials science, and electrical engineering.
Proceedings of the 5th Global Summit of the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes: Engaging Sciences with Action (Disaster and Risk Research: GADRI Book Series)
by Hirokazu Tatano Paul KovacsThis book presents selected papers from the 5th Global Summit of the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI)—Engaging Sciences with Action, which was held virtually and regionally from 31 August to 1 September 2021. The Summit reappraised progress and achievements in disaster risk reduction research by the members towards the targets of the science and technology roadmap to implement the goals and priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. The programme communicated academic science across various scientific disciplines to policymakers and practitioners. This cross-disciplinary aspect is important for academics to be aware of how science can directly contribute to mitigate national and local disasters, for example, the global pandemic COVID-19, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Global Summit of GADRI was attentive to the necessary influence of the Global Alliance and its supporting regional alliances to reflect disaster research into the outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) that took place in Glasgow, UK, in November 2021. The summit contributed to COP26 and provided an impetus to climate change mitigation and adaptation, and health challenges for climate policy to work in the framework of disaster resilience and response. Facilitated through the UK Alliance for Disaster Research, the recommendations by the 5th Global Summit of GADRI were presented at COP26 as well as the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)’s Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction titled “From Risk to Resilience: Towards Sustainable Development for All in a COVID-19 Transformed World”, which was held in Bali, Indonesia, from 23 to 28 May 2022.