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A Magic Deep and Drowning: A Novel
by Hester FoxSet in the waning days of the Dutch Golden Age, this enchanting, lush reimagining of The Little Mermaid is perfect for fans of Jesse Burton&’s The Miniaturist and Leigh Bardugo&’s The Familiar.The Dutch Republic, 1650. One fine spring day in Friesland, twenty-year-old Clara van Wieren is faced with an ill omen: a whale, beached and rotting in the noonday sun. But Clara doesn&’t believe in magic and superstition, and this portent is quickly dismissed when a proposal from a wealthy merchant arrives, promising Clara the freedom she seeks from her mother&’s overbearing rule.When her attempts at overseeing the household at the family&’s estate lead to her chance encounter with a young man with russet hair and sparkling eyes the color of the sea, she finds herself strangely drawn to him. As Clara grows closer to Maurits, she must choose between the steady, gentle life she has been raised for and the man who makes her blood sing.But Maurits isn&’t who he seems to be, and his secrets, once hidden beneath the waves, threaten to rise up and drown them both. And when an ancient bargain, forged in blood between the mythical people of the sea and the rulers of the land, begins to unravel, Clara finds herself at the heart of a deadly struggle for power.What can you expect in A MAGIC DEEP & DROWNING? Lush & Enchanting Gender-swap of Hans Christian Anderson&’s The Little Mermaid Historical Fantasy Set in 17th Century Netherlands Family Secrets Atmospheric Vibes
A Magician’s Flower
by Marika MaijalaA charming children&’s tale about finding beauty in friendship and nature, a journey full of adventure while learning to appreciate things just as they are — lushly illustrated by the New York Times featured artist-author of Rosie Runs. As two plant-loving friends tend to their sapling, they realize what&’s tiny can also be mighty!Willow, Aspen, and Eulalia (their faithful chicken) find a mysterious seedling in a neglected corner of their greenhouse. Unable to identify the sprout from their plant guide, they name it Raisin—after a tiny but clever creature from one of Aspen&’s poems. Each morning Willow races to the greenhouse with her watering can, yet Raisin remains small as ever. Hoping the salt air will usher new growth, the two friends strap Raisin snugly to their basket and cycle to the bustling seashore. Traversing the world with determination and spirit, Aspen and Willow set out on a quest to help Raisin grow.A Magician&’s Flower invites young readers to befriend nature and find joy in the many-colored details around them. Marika Maijala&’s bold lines illuminate this enchanting tale of friendship, exploration, and courage for readers ages 5-9.
A Mammographers Guide: Radiological and Histopathological Guidelines
by Kathryn MalherbeThis comprehensive mammography textbook brings numerous benefits and fills a significant gap in medical diagnostics. It provides a detailed, structured approach to breast imaging, making it a unique and indispensable resource for healthcare professionals. Firstly, this textbook stands out for its uniqueness. Unlike many existing resources, it offers a step-by-step guide to the standard imaging protocol used in breast imaging, ensuring optimal imaging quality. This includes detailed explanations of the cranial-caudal (CC) and mediolateral oblique (MLO) views, which are the primary modalities for detecting potential pathological findings. By adhering to these standardized protocols, mammographers can improve the accuracy of their diagnoses and reduce the risk of missed malignancies. The textbook is meticulously structured to serve both novice and experienced mammographers. It begins with foundational concepts, such as the importance of comparing current imaging with previous studies to identify new densities. It then progresses to more advanced topics, including the differentiation between benign and malignant conditions. The detailed descriptions of imaging criteria for benign conditions, such as being oval, well-rounded, well-encapsulated, large, bilateral, and unchanged from prior imaging, provide mammographers with the knowledge needed to make informed decisions about patient care. Intended primarily for mammographers, this textbook serves as a valuable resource for medical students, technologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in breast imaging. By providing a comprehensive guide to breast imaging, it addresses a critical gap in the field. The clear, structured content ensures that readers can apply the latest imaging techniques and criteria to improve diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes. In summary, the aims and objectives of creating this mammography textbook are to provide a unique, structured resource for mammographers, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge necessary to enhance their practice and improve patient care.
A Manifesto for Early Childhood
by Aaron Bradbury Ruth Swailes Philippa ThompsonThe Early Childhood Sector faces many challenges today. Sector-wide pressures and policy changes mean settings are struggling with many issues including funding, retention and recruitment of staff. As change looms, this new book takes the opportunity to explore what could be possible. It draws together expertise and experience from across many sectors, including education, health, and social work to explore what Early Childhood provision could look like, if we got it right. What do Early Childhood experts recommend? What is genuine, unconstrained good practice? What do we want for our children, families, and colleagues in the sector? This hopeful book looks forwards to what could be possible. It is A Manifesto for Early Childhood.
A Manifesto for Early Childhood
by Aaron Bradbury Ruth Swailes Philippa ThompsonThe Early Childhood Sector faces many challenges today. Sector-wide pressures and policy changes mean settings are struggling with many issues including funding, retention and recruitment of staff. As change looms, this new book takes the opportunity to explore what could be possible. It draws together expertise and experience from across many sectors, including education, health, and social work to explore what Early Childhood provision could look like, if we got it right. What do Early Childhood experts recommend? What is genuine, unconstrained good practice? What do we want for our children, families, and colleagues in the sector? This hopeful book looks forwards to what could be possible. It is A Manifesto for Early Childhood.
A Map to Paradise
by Susan Meissner1956, Malibu, California: Something is not right on Paradise Circle.With her name on the Hollywood blacklist and her life on hold, starlet Melanie Cole has little choice in company. There is her next-door neighbor, Elwood, but the screenwriter&’s agoraphobia allows for just short chats through open windows. He&’s her sole confidante, though, as she and her housekeeper, Eva, an immigrant from war-torn Europe, rarely make conversation.Then one early morning Melanie and Eva spot Elwood&’s sister-in-law and caretaker, June, digging in his beloved rose garden. After that they don&’t see Elwood at all anymore. Where could a man who never leaves the house possibly have gone? As they try to find out if something has happened to him, unexpected secrets are revealed among all three women, leading to an alliance that seems the only way for any of them to hold on to what they can still call their own. But it&’s a fragile pact and one little spark could send it all up in smoke…
A Marketplace Without Jews: Aryanization and the Final Solution in Southeastern Europe (Routledge Studies in Second World War History)
by Rory YeomansThis book examines the economics of everyday life and the Final Solution in Southeastern Europe, specifically the role that the mass confiscation of Jewish property and exclusion of Jews as well as other undesired population groups from the national marketplace in Southeastern Europe played in transforming economic life and social relations.It aims to understand how ordinary people in the region responded as beneficiaries, bystanders, perpetrators, rescuers, and, above all, victims to Aryanization, and how regimes and governments adapted its basic principles to their specific national contexts and ideological and ethnic agendas. Aryanization appeared in some of its most radical, accelerated, and yet idiosyncratic forms in Southeastern Europe, representing a staging post or parallel process on the journey to the Final Solution. At the same time, it represented a modernizing project through which states on the periphery of Hitler’s new Europe could not only catch up with the rest of the continent but also seek to gain legitimacy among their own citizens by using systems of mass robbery to satisfy consumer demand and aspirations of social mobility in economies of want and scarcity.This volume is aimed at scholars and students of the Second World War and European fascism, genocide and occupation politics, Jewish studies, and Southeastern Europe.
A Marriage to Scandalize the Earl (Rakes, Rebels and Rogues)
by Eva ShepherdEnjoy the captivating final installment in Eva Shepherd&’s Rakes, Rebels and Rogues trilogy Too scandalous… To wed the Earl? To save money, Lucy is to be married off before the Season even starts! So she arranges one clandestine night of fun—disguised as a maid—resulting in a thrilling kiss from a handsome gentleman… Sebastian Kingsley, Earl of Rothwell, believes his family is cursed by scandalous women. So he&’s arranged a respectable marriage with vicar&’s daughter Lucinda Everhart. Only, when she arrives at his estate, he gets a shudder of déjà vu. Lucinda is the vivacious &“maid&” from the gambling den—how can he marry her now? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.Rakes, Rebels and RoguesBook 1: A Wager to Win the DebutanteBook 2: A Widow to Defy the DukeBook 3: A Marriage to Scandalize the Earl
A Marxist Critique of the Ruined University (Debating Higher Education: Philosophical Perspectives #15)
by Krystian Szadkowski Jakub KrzeskiThis book revitalizes the Marxian concept of critique for research into the transformation of universities. It consists of a set of comprehensive and interconnected theoretical tools, starting from the reflection on the political ontology of higher education, through the critique of political economy of the sector to the analysis of activist struggles within the universities, and back to the ontological concept of the common – a foundation for the university alternative design. The tools offered and discussed in context throughout the book allow for a productive use in overcoming the current crisis of the university, as well as to avoid the pitfalls present in contemporary debates around it. Unlike the dominant discussions on the university in crisis, the authors argue that to grasp its nature, one has to reach more profound than the level of appearances such as marketization and commodification. Szadkowski and Krzeski offer a compelling reappraisal of critique as a mechanism to liberate intellectual work. By linking critique to how knowledge is structured and commodified, they help us transcend reductionist narratives of a crisis-ridden University. Prioritising ontological renewal, they embrace the political and the common, enriching our collective ways of knowing the world as a movement. Pivoting around academic and student protests in Poland, the book enables us to imagine spaces and times of critical hope that resist the capitalist subjugation of intellectual activity to knowledge production. Richard Hall, Professor of Education and Technology, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK In the century since Antonio Gramsci new works in the Marxist tradition have made only modest contributions to social thought: the combined result of the savage repression in the West of the dangerous revolutionary ideas, plus the collapse in the East into jacobin conspiracy and dogmatism. If a living, vibrant Marxism had been part of the twentieth century mainstream then much catastrophe would have been averted. Now the drive for capital accumulation, sovereign individualism and rampant nationalism have brought us to the brink of ecological disaster and World War III. Into the void step two emerging scholars, Krystian Szadkowski and Jakub Krzeski with an original Marxist critique of higher education and the common good. There is hope in this development, vital resources for reflection, discussion and action. Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education at the Universities of Bristol and Oxford, UK, Honorary Professor at Tsinghua University in China, and Joint Editor in Chief of the journal 'Higher Education'
A Mastery of Monsters (Mastery of Monsters Trilogy)
by Liselle SamburyTwo starred reviews! Ninth House meets Legendborn in this &“bold and bloody&” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) first book in a dark academia fantasy series about a teen who&’s willing to do anything to find her brother—even infiltrate a secret society full of monsters.When August&’s brother disappears before his sophomore semester, everyone thinks the stress of college got to him. But August knows her brother would never have left her voluntarily, especially not after their mother so recently went missing. The only clue he left behind was a note telling her to stay safe and protect their remaining family. And after August is attacked by a ten-foot-tall creature with fur and claws, she realizes that her brother might be in more danger than she could have imagined. Unfortunately for her, the only person with a connection to the mysterious creature is the bookish Virgil Hawthorne…and he knows about them because he is one. If he doesn&’t find a partner to help control his true nature, he&’ll lose his humanity and become a mindless beast—exactly what the secret society he&’s grown up in would love to put down. Virgil makes a proposition: August will join his society and partner with him, and in return, he&’ll help her find her brother. And so August is plunged into a deadly competition to win one of the few coveted candidate spots, all while trying to accept a frightening reality: that monsters are real, and she has to learn to master them if she&’s to have any hope of saving her brother.
A Material Culture Ethnography of Home-Making in Asylum Reception: Crafting Refuge (Global Diversities)
by Friedemann Yi-NeumannThis book explores what it takes to create a sense of home while in exile, drawing on ethnographic research conducted in German asylum reception facilities from 2016-2020. From a material culture perspective, it examines how asylum seekers and migrants with precarious legal status ‘translate’ aspects of home into challenging environments. Through these translations—processual shifts of objects, habits, and ideas across borders—migrants work to reassemble a sense of belonging. The book delves into the material, social, and individual efforts involved in this homing process, while highlighting the ongoing impact of dispossession and loss. By focusing on personal attachments to objects and the broader context of migration, this work offers a unique perspective on forced migration, home cultures, and the quest for ontological security. The book will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and students in disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, and human geography as well as other research interested in ethnographic perspectives on the respective topics.
A Materiality of Internment (ISSN)
by Gilly CarrMore than two thousand people from the British Channel Islands were deported to and interned in Germany during the Second World War, making up as many as 60% of all interned British citizens in occupied territory during this period.This book carries out an in-depth analysis of artwork, objects, oral testimonies, archives, poetry, letters, diaries and memoirs gathered from the internees and drawing from around one hundred collections. The work is based on over 15 years of research and interviews with more than 65 former internees, and explores analytical themes and narratives of placemaking, resistance, communities, food and cooking. It also proposes new concepts and categories to help us understand objects that distinguish the experience of internment.This book will be of great value for scholars and museum professionals, as well as postgraduate students in the field of Conflict Archaeology and scholars of the Second World War. Cumulatively, this materiality comprises one of the major surviving assemblages of internees to emerge from the war, comparable in size, quality and importance with that from other theatres of war.
A Mathematical Introduction to Data Science
by Yi Sun Rod AdamsThis textbook provides a comprehensive foundation in the mathematics needed for data science for students and self-learners with a basic mathematical background who are interested in the principles behind computational algorithms in data science. It covers sets, functions, linear algebra, and calculus, and delves deeply into probability and statistics, which are key areas for understanding the algorithms driving modern data science applications. Readers are guided toward unlocking the secrets of algorithms like Principal Component Analysis, Singular Value Decomposition, Linear Regression in two and more dimensions, Simple Neural Networks, Maximum Likelihood Estimation, Logistic Regression and Ridge Regression, illuminating the path from mathematical principles to algorithmic mastery. It is designed to make the material accessible and engaging, guiding readers through a step-by-step progression from basic mathematical concepts to complex data science algorithms. It stands out for its emphasis on worked examples and exercises that encourage active participation, making it particularly beneficial for those with limited mathematical backgrounds but a strong desire to learn. This approach facilitates a smoother transition into more advanced topics. The authors expect readers to be proficient in handling numbers in various formats, including fractions, decimals, percentages, and surds. They should also have a knowledge of introductory algebra, such as manipulating simple algebraic expressions, solving simple equations, and graphing elementary functions, along with a basic understanding of geometry including angles, trigonometry and Pythagoras’ theorem.
A Mathematics Boot Camp for Science and Engineering Students
by Ying MaMany students have difficulty applying mathematical techniques to solve problems in science and engineering, even after completing Calculus I and II. Students who are beginning the core coursework in their field of study often need additional guidance on practicing, learning, and improving their problem-solving skills for application. The objectives of A Mathematics Boot Camp for Science and Engineering Students are to offer a solution to this issue and are specifically designed to address common errors in mathematical problem-solving for undergraduate science and engineering students. Teaches readers how to apply math skills as they transition to coursework in their chosen field of study Includes strategies and recommendations for quick improvement in problem-solving skills Emphasizes the physical meanings of the problem, which helps students develop a deep understanding of their field of study Features a broad range of example problems with detailed and easy-to-follow solutions for students to learn problem-solving techniques and additional exercise problems for further practice and improvement Bridges the gap between the knowledge of mathematical techniques and the ability to apply those techniques to solve real-world problems This concise and practical text offers "basic training" in mathematical problem-solving skills for undergraduate students in science and engineering disciplines. A Solutions Manual is available to qualifying adopting professors.
A Matter of Complexion: The Life and Fictions of Charles W. Chesnutt
by Tess Chakkalakal“Chakkalakal asks the reader to see the ‘First Negro Novelist’ as he saw himself: a writer and student of American letters at a time when the literary marketplace struggled to take him seriously...a timely reminder of the influence of artists like Charles W. Chesnutt today, when perhaps only literature has the power to sustain us.” - The New York Times Book ReviewA biography of Charles Chesnutt, one of the first American authors to write for both Black and white readers.In A Matter of Complexion, Tess Chakkalakal gives readers the first comprehensive biography of Charles W. Chesnutt. A complex and talented man, Chesnutt was born in 1858 in Cleveland to parents who were considered “mixed race.” He spent his early life in North Carolina after the Civil War. Though light-skinned, Chesnutt remained a member of the black community throughout his life. He studied among students at the State Colored Normal School who were formerly enslaved. He became a teacher in rural North Carolina during Reconstruction. His life in the South of those years, the issue of race, and how he himself identified as Black informed much of his later writing. He went on to become the first Black writer whose stories appeared in The Atlantic Monthly and whose books were published by Houghton Mifflin.Through his literary work, as a writer, critic, and speaker, Chesnutt transformed the publishing world by crossing racial barriers that divided black writers from white and seamlessly including both Black and white characters in his writing. In A Matter of Complexion Chakkalakal pens the biography of a poor teacher raised in rural North Carolina during Reconstruction who became the first professional African American writer to break into the all-white literary establishment and win admirers as diverse as William Dean Howells, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, and Lorraine Hansberry.
A Maverick Worth Waiting For (Montana Mavericks: The Tenacity Social Club)
by Laurel GreerHolding out for a hero Tenacity&’s favorite part-time bartender, rancher Mike Cooper, is known for giving great advice. Too bad his own love life has always been a train wreck. Could charismatic cowboy Daniel Taylor be the one to finally break his streak? He has a hard time believing the heir to the Taylor Beef ranching empire could be happy with him long-term. It&’s true Daniel has a bigger bank account, but he envies Mike&’s simple life and his close family ties. And he&’s willing to risk everything to be the man Mike deserves…From Harlequin Montana Mavericks: Book 1: The Maverick's Promise by Melissa SenateBook 2: A Maverick's Road Home by Catherine MannBook 3: All In with the Maverick by Elizabeth HribBook 4: A Maverick Worth Waiting For by Laurel GreerBook 5: Maverick's Full House by Tara Taylor QuinnBook 6: Their Maverick Summer by Christy Jeffries
A Maverick's Road Home (Montana Mavericks: The Tenacity Social Club)
by Catherine MannCould this hometown girl be the soldier&’s forever love? Military veteran Miles Parker never really felt like he belonged in Tenacity, and now that he&’s back on the ranch, he still feels out of place. He hasn&’t told anyone about the injury he sustained in the Army—the reason he was forced to retire early—because the last thing he wants is anyone&’s pity. Meeting Renee Trent only complicates matters. The beautiful, sensitive dog groomer has always faced challenges of her own, managing her diabetes. But she just might be the family the cowboy has been seeking his entire life.From Harlequin Montana Mavericks: Book 1: The Maverick's Promise by Melissa SenateBook 2: A Maverick's Road Home by Catherine MannBook 3: All In with the Maverick by Elizabeth HribBook 4: A Maverick Worth Waiting For by Laurel GreerBook 5: Maverick's Full House by Tara Taylor QuinnBook 6: Their Maverick Summer by Christy Jeffries
A Memory of Violence: Syriac Christianity and the Radicalization of Religious Difference in Late Antiquity
by Christine ShepardsonThrough the fifth and sixth centuries, major divisions rocked Christianity as different factions vied to make their teachings the doctrine of the Roman Empire’s imperial church. In the aftermath of the Council of Chalcedon in 451, miaphysite Christians, often targeted as heretics by the imperial church, confronted periodic violence and persecution. In this book, Christine Shepardson reshapes our understanding of late antiquity by centering Syriac Christianity in these complex and politicized doctrinal conflicts. Drawing on critical studies of violence and memory, she traces narratives of resistance and other rhetorical strategies by which miaphysite leaders radicalized their followers to endure physical deprivation and harm rather than abandon their church community.
A Microhistory of Early Modern Transatlantic Migration: The Frigate Agata (1747) (Microhistories)
by Alejandro Salamanca RodríguezThis microhistory of early modern transatlantic migration follows the journey of the Agata, a Dutch frigate hired by Spanish merchants in 1747 to travel between Cádiz and Veracruz. Manned by migrants from across Europe, the Agata was intercepted by British privateers on its return trip, an event that led to the preservation of most of the documents on board, including a collection of personal letters.Through a microscopical lens, this book delves into the lives of some of the migrants linked to the Agata, either as members of the crew —a ship, after all, is a moving workplace— as passengers, or as people sending letters through the ship. Their stories and anecdotes illustrate how early modern migrants in the Spanish Atlantic navigated the often-restrictive migration laws, stayed connected with family and friends back home, sent remittances and gifts, and built networks to support new migrants.A Microhistory of Early Modern Transatlantic Migration is written for anyone interested in the history of migration, regardless of their familiarity with the specific historical context. It aims to engage both specialists and general readers interested in migration, labour, seafaring, and social history. This book also seeks to bridge some gaps between contemporary migration studies and migration history, serving as an introduction to these fields for non-specialist readers while providing new insights from unpublished sources not previously examined by other historians, and offered in translation.
A Million Chameleons
by Rachel MorrisroeA laugh-out-loud chameleon word-play explosion - perfect for reading aloud together! The world is home to millions of colourful chameleons. What do you think they get up when no one is watching? From cheeky flicking-pea-leons to cute-as-cute-can-be-leons and even always-needs-a-wee-leons, there's SO much more to these creatures than meets the eye!A zany, rhyming giggle-fest written by bestselling author Rachel Morrisroe, with bold, colourful artwork by Aysha Awwad.
A Mind of Her Own: A Novel
by Danielle SteelRising above the devastation of World War I, a young half-French, half-American woman remains true to her own independent spirit in this powerful historical novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. <p> Alexandra Bouvier is born in Paris in 1900, at the dawn of a new century. From an early age, she is encouraged to think for herself by her enlightened family: her father, a French doctor; her mother, an American nurse; and her maternal grandfather a highly regarded newspaperman back in the Midwest. <p> At age fourteen, Alex’s comfortable life is upended as war erupts across Europe. Her parents follow their sense of duty to the front, performing triage at a field hospital and confronting the horrors of poison gas and trench warfare. The merciless fighting, coupled with the fast-spreading Spanish flu, wreaks havoc on the continent, as well as on Alex’s loved ones. <p> By the time she is eighteen, she has suffered unimaginable losses. With her grandfather’s support, she attends the University of Chicago and decides to follow his footsteps into journalism. As a newspaper intern she meets reporter Oliver Foster, who is covering the gang wars sparked by Prohibition. He too has known devastating loss, and the two are drawn to each other, though both fear any attachment. As it turns out, Alex has good reason to be cautious. <p> Danielle Steel’s sweeping historical novel is a story of resilience and the courage to open one’s heart—no matter how many times it’s been broken—and believe in oneself. <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
A Minecraft Movie: From Block to Big Screen
by Andrew FaragoGo behind the scenes of A Minecraft Movie and experience the creative journey that transformed the biggest video game of all time into a big-screen block-buster.Break open the filmmaking secrets of A Minecraft Movie with this deluxe art book. Featuring commentary from the filmmakers, this volume explores how a team of world-class artists brought the iconic, limitless world of Minecraft to the big screen. Including insights from the creatives as well as stunning illustrations and visuals––such as never-before-seen concept art and photography––this book is the ultimate companion to the first ever live-action adaptation of Minecraft. NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN IMAGERY: From character, mob, and item designs to images of in-world Minecraft locations and stunning photography, this book offers an incredible gallery of visuals from A Minecraft Movie. INTERVIEWS WITH CREATORS: Immerse yourself in the world of Minecraft like never before with exclusive behind the scene insights from the game creators and filmmakers. MINE THE CREATIVE CRAFT: Follow the filmmaking process of adapting the biggest video game of all time via beautiful concept art, amazing photography, and more.
A Misrepresented People: Manhood in Black Religious Thought (Religion and Social Transformation)
by Darrius D'wayne HillsOffers a Black male response to the challenge of womanist thoughtAlthough much Black religious scholarship has engaged with feminist theory and womanist thought, a gap remains where little work has been done in religious studies to investigate the Black male experience. A Misrepresented People explores how African American men grapple with identity and masculinity in relation to Black religious thought. This book counters the dominant portrayal of Black men in American society as suspicious, morally defective, and irredeemable, and showcases the strength and relevance of Black religious thought in developing alternative notions of Black manhood.Drawing on womanist discourses, African American religious thought, literature, and Black male studies, as well as an examination of the writings and sermons of Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King Jr., Darrius D’wayne Hills offers a vision of Black male identity that is grounded in interpersonal relationships and connection. Positioning identity formation as a religious concern, Hills expands the application of religious scholarship toward the complex social and material realities faced by Black men. In doing so, this volume offers a much-needed new model for understanding Black male gender identity, illustrating how religious thought fosters more holistic and livable futures for African American men.
A Modern History of Andorra: Autonomy in the Pyrenean Borderlands (Routledge Studies in Modern European History)
by Martyn LyonsThis book examines the fascinating survival of Andorra, one of Europe's micro-states nestled between France and Spain. Despite its medieval institutional framework, Andorra endured into the late 20th century without an army, police, currency, or customs barriers. The book uncovers how Andorra skilfully exploited its strategic position between two powerful neighbours, using its unique dual sovereignty to navigate the pressures of the modern nation-state era and secure its survival.Exploring a range of historical events, the book delves into the misconceptions found in European travel writing about Andorra, the eccentric 1934 episode when Boris Skossyreff crowned himself King, and the country’s pivotal role as an escape route during World War II. It also highlights Andorra's transformation into a prosperous modern society, built on tourism and commerce. The narrative provides a detailed account of how Andorra evolved from a medieval holdover to a thriving micro-state in the contemporary world.A valuable resource for students of modern French and Spanish history, this book will also appeal to specialists in border studies and anyone interested in the endurance of Europe’s micro-states.
A Modern History of Forgotten Genocides and Mass Atrocities
by Jeffrey S. Bachman Esther Brito RuizThis is the first textbook of its kind to amass cases of genocide and other mass atrocities across the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries that have largely been pushed to the periphery of Genocide Studies or “forgotten” altogether.Divided into four thematic sections – Genocide and Imperialism; War and Genocide; State Repression, Military Dictatorships, and Genocide; and Human-Caused Famine, Attrition, and Genocide – A Modern History of Forgotten Genocides and Mass Atrocities covers five continents, including case studies from Biafra, Yemen, Argentina, Russia, China, and Bengal. They range from the French conquest of Algeria in the mid-nineteenth century to the Yazidi genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2017, and show that at times of rising authoritarianism, military conquest, and weaponization of hunger, lines between what is war and what is genocide are increasingly blurred. By including genocides and mass atrocities that are often overlooked, this volume is crucial to the ongoing debates about whether “this atrocity or that one” amounts to genocide.By including key points, events, terms, and critical questions throughout, this is the ideal textbook for undergraduate students who study genocide, mass atrocities, and human rights across the globe.