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Embodiment in Nineteenth-Century American Literature (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture)
by Matthew RebhornThis book recovers an important set of American literary texts from the turn of the nineteenth century to the Civil War that focus on bodies that seem to have minds of their own. Artists such as Charles Brockden Brown, Robert Montgomery Bird, Edwin Forrest, Henry Box Brown, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and Herman Melville represented the evocative expressiveness of these literary bodies. With twitches and roars, flushes and blushes, these lively literary bodies shaped the development of American Literature even as they challenged the structures of chattel slavery, market capitalism, and the patriarchy. Situated within its historical context, this new story of nineteenth-century American Literature thus reveals how American literary expression-from novels to melodramas, from panoramas to magic tricks-represented less repressive, more capacious possibilities of conscious existence, and new forms of the human for those dehumanized in the nineteenth century.
A Black Army: Segregation and the US Military at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1941–1945 (Military, War, and Society in Modern American History)
by Pauline PeretzFrom 1941 to 1945, 30,000 African-American infantrymen were stationed at Fort Huachuca near the Mexican border. It was the only 'black post' in the country. Separated from white troops and civilian communities, these infantrymen were forced to accept the rules and discipline that the US Army, convinced of their racial inferiority, wanted to impose on them. Mistrustful of black soldiers, the Army feared mutiny and organized a harsh segregation that included strict confinement, control of the infantrymen during training and leisure, and the physical separation of white and black officers to diffuse any suggestion that equality of rank translated into social equality. In this book, available for the first time in English, Pauline Peretz uncovers America's tortuous relationship with its black soldiers against the backdrop of a war fought in the name of democracy.
Who Nominates?: A History of the U.S. Presidential Nomination Process
by Norman R. WilliamsWho Nominates? is an accessible and non-partisan examination of the presidential nomination process, untangling the byzantine web of legal rules that govern modern nomination procedures in both major political parties. Beginning with the Constitutional Convention of 1787, noted constitutional law scholar Norman R. Williams traces the evolution of party rules and state laws regarding which individuals are entrusted with the power to choose the parties' presidential nominees. Only in the 1970s were ordinary voters fully included in the process, and even today, the rules governing nominations exclude or devalue a large number of voters. Williams' analysis provides context for modern debates about the role and influence of party elites, such as the Democrats' “superdelegates,” and examines how the rules governing the process today contribute to the increasingly divisive ideological polarization of presidential contests.
Vico and the Maker's Knowledge Tradition: Praxis and History
by Maurizio EspositoPublished in 1710, Giambattista Vico's groundbreaking On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians argued, against Descartes, that knowledge is more about making and producing than speculating and theorising. Historicised activities precede any kind of ethereal abstraction. Maurizio Esposito situates Vico's epistemology of praxis within the longstanding tradition of the maker's knowledge perspective and shows how Vico transformed the ancient idea that knowledge is a form of making into a humanist and existential principle. Humans do not merely fabricate tools and transform nature; they also create symbolic spaces in which different forms of thinking and understanding evolve. Esposito explores the possibility that Vico envisioned a non-Cartesian version of modernity, where praxis, rather than reason, drives human history. This alternative modernity has directly or indirectly influenced some of the most significant philosophical traditions of the past two centuries and is more relevant today than ever.
Handbook of Compassion in Healthcare: A Practical Approach
by Brendan Kelly Caragh BehanWhat is compassion? Although a fundamental value in healthcare, this concept is often misunderstood and difficult to navigate. The authors of this book aim to answer this fundamental question, as well as offer a practical approach to how to use it in medicine. Comprised of two parts, the first part of this book explores the background to compassionate healthcare, examines how it differs from other concepts and outlines its relationship to medical professionalism. The second part offers a practical guide full of strategies and exercises to assist healthcare workers in practicing compassion by cultivating mindfulness and awareness, deepening compassion in care. This book is essential reading for medical professionals and trainees across healthcare, providing a guide to incorporating compassion into daily practice to deliver better, more compassionate care for the benefit of all. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
Money and American Literature (Cambridge Themes in American Literature and Culture)
by Paul CrosthwaiteFew topics are as central to the American literary imagination as money. American writers' preoccupations with money predate the foundation of the United States and persist to the present day. Writers have been among the sharpest critics and most enchanted observers of an American social world dominated by the 'cash nexus'; and they have reckoned with imaginative writing's own deep and ambivalent entanglements with the logics of inscription, circulation, and valuation that define the money economy itself. As a dominant measure of value, money has also profoundly shaped representations of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. American literature's engagements with money – and with directly related topics including debt, credit, finance, and the capitalist market – are among Americanists' most prominent concerns. This landmark volume synthesizes and builds upon the abundance of research in the field to provide the first comprehensive mapping of money's crucial role over five centuries of American literary history.
Captain de Havilland's Moth: Tales of High Adventure from the Golden Age of Aviation
by Alexander NormanA nostalgic celebration of the golden age of aviation - and the iconic DH60 Moth in its centenary year'Vivid and entertaining' TLS'A wonderfully affecting, highly entertaining, at times elegiac account of a legendary aircraft' JOHN NICHOL'A joy... Alexander Norman brings to life a golden era in aviation history in such a vivid and entertaining way' ROWLAND WHITEThe most iconic of all light aircraft, the DH60 Moth was the brain-child of Geoffrey de Havilland, visionary son of an angry and disappointed Victorian clergyman. A successful designer of military aircraft, Geoffrey dreamed of doing for aircraft what Ford had done for cars. The emergence of his Moth in February 1925 marked the beginning of an important but neglected episode in British social history - the craze for flying which gripped a war-weary world for more than a decade. The most successful aircraft of its era, the Moth was the one in which people had the greatest adventures. And it was the Moth which showed that flying was safe, practical and, potentially, open to all. True, many early Mothists were uber-privileged. The Prince of Wales had one, as did his brother, the Duke of Gloucester. Beryl Markham, who had affairs with both, learned to fly in a Moth. But Laura Ingalls, who did 980 successive loops in hers, Aspy Engineer, the Indian schoolboy who won the Aga Khan Trophy in his and Amy Johnson, the typist from Hull who flew hers to Australia showed that, to be a pilot, you didn't need to be a superhero or super wealthy. Just a little mad, perhaps. Captain de Havilland's Moth brings to life a golden age in aviation and an astonishing cast of characters whose courage, determination and epic eccentricity is shown in the light of what it is actually like to fly these remarkable aeroplanes.
Young Bloods (The Wellington and Napoleon Quartet #1)
by Simon ScarrowYOUNG BLOODS is the first gripping novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon quartet. Perfect for fans of Robert Harris.Arthur Wesley (the future Duke of Wellington) was born and bred to be a leader. With a firm belief that the nation must be led by a king, the red-coated British officer heads for battle against the French Republic, to restore the fallen monarchy.Napoleon Bonaparte joins the French military on the eve of the Revolution. He believes leadership is won by merit, not by noble birth. When anarchy explodes in Paris he's thrust into the revolutionary army poised to march against Britain.As two mighty Empires embark on a bloody duel, Wesley and Bonaparte prepare to face a sworn enemy, unaware that the fate of Europe will one day lie in their hands...
Far from Eutopia: How Europe is failing – and Britain could do better
by Ross ClarkIn 2020, after three and a half years of bitter negotiations, Britain left the European Union. For some it was a day of freedom, for others a tragedy which would leave Britain isolated and poorer. Vote Brexit, the Remain campaign warned us, and it would be an act of self-harm. The economy would collapse, sending prices and unemployment soaring. Meanwhile, in contrast to xenophobic, inward-looking Britain, the EU would soar ahead without us.But is that really what has happened? Ross Clark reveals just how badly the EU is doing - and how in many ways Britain is doing better. Since Brexit, for example, the UK economy has grown faster than Germany's. In spite of inflation which followed the pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine, Britain has the lowest food prices in Europe. The air is cleaner than in many countries. Despite recent events surveys suggest there is less racism and xenophobia in Britain than in almost any other European country.For years, European economies have been far more sluggish than those of other developed countries. In the absence of economic growth and with high migration, European societies are strained. The far right is advancing and public disillusionment with the EU growing quickly. While Britain shares many of Europe's problems to a greater or less extent, this hard-hitting polemic argues that it now has the means to disentangle itself from the EU's draw strings set off on a more prosperous path.
Beliefism: How to stop hating the people we disagree with
by Paul Dolan'Brilliant, wise, humane, scientific, and kind. Beliefism is exactly what the doctor ordered - and it could change the world' Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard University"Repeated throughout is the fine principle that whatever position you wish to argue on an issue, you must be honest about what bad effects, as well as good, will follow." Steven Poole, The TimesBeliefism (noun): Discrimination against people who disagree with us Do you avoid people who are strongly against immigration? Or strongly for trans rights? Against abortion? For drug legalisation? We might like to think that we're tolerant, but many of us struggle to engage with people whose opinions differ strongly from our own-even if they might have something useful to contribute to the debate. That means we're falling victim to what behavioural scientist Professor Paul Dolan defines as Beliefism: discrimination against those with different beliefs to us.Drawing on the evidence from across the social sciences, Dolan shows how easy it is for us to divide ourselves into opposing camps - and how harmful that can be. Using the central metaphor of the duck-rabbit illusion-where the same image can be viewed as one animal or the other-the book shows that looking at an issue from only one perspective can lead to bad decisions and unnecessary conflict. The world would be a better place if there was less beliefism and Dolan shows how more tolerance is only possible "by design". We need to embed less beliefism into our organisations and lives and he provides a checklist called EMBRACE to help us do that.Combining curiosity, irreverence and warmth, Beliefism is a definitive behavioural science take by a leader in his field. Whether it's among friends, at university or at work, being less beliefist will make you a better partner or parent, and a more effective buddy or boss.
(Un)kind: How 'Be Kind' Entrenches Sexism
by Victoria Smith'Victoria Smith is a brilliant writer who every feminist should read' Sharron Davies'This brilliant book shows how demands for compassion and generosity can be a mask for sexist ideology' Susanna RustinA brilliantly witty and insightful analysis of how kindness culture is used against women. Using the #JustBeKind trend of the 2020s as a starting point, (Un)kind explores how traditional beliefs about women's 'kind' nature have been repackaged for an age that remains dependent - socially, politically, economically - on female self-sacrifice while finding the concept outdated and essentialist. Looking at the various guises under which kindness culture is sold to women and girls - from play to self-help, social justice activism to empowerment - Victoria Smith argues that the pressure on women and girls has not decreased, but instead been incorporated into the 'work' of feminism. (Un)kind analyses the way in which this phenomenon ultimately distorts relationships, harming not just those coerced into performing 'kindness work' but the supposed recipients of their services.Kindness culture supports the backlash against feminism while claiming to represent feminism's - and women's - true nature. It is, at heart, unkind.'Erudite, blisteringly smart and profoundly compassionate... A must-read for anyone hungry to understand the origins and dangers of contemporary exhortations to women to #BeKind, and for everyone who wants to live a feminist life' Dr Rachel HewittPRAISE FOR HAGS'The greatest joy of Hags is its lively erudition . . . eloquent, clever and devastating' The Times 'A book that could not be more necessary' Observer 'Brilliantly witty, engaging and insightful' Scotsman
A Question of Colour
by Pattie Lees Adam LeesAutobiography of a victim of the stolen generation in Australia.
Painting as an Art (The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts #33)
by Richard WollheimOne of the twentieth century’s most influential texts on philosophical aestheticsPainting as an Art is acclaimed philosopher Richard Wollheim’s encompassing vision of how to view art. Transcending the traditional boundaries of art history, Wollheim draws on his three great passions—philosophy, psychology, and art—to present an illuminating theory of the very experience of art. He shows how to unlock the meaning of a painting by retrieving—almost reenacting—the creative activity that produced it. In order to fully appreciate a work of art, Wollheim argues, critics must bring a much richer conception of human psychology than they have in the past. This classic book points the way to discovering what is most profound and subtle about paintings by major artists such as Titian, Bellini, and de Kooning.
Essentials of Behavioral and Social Science Statistics
by Laurence G. Grimm K. Paul Nesselroade Jr.Comprehensive resource on applying statistical analyses to behavioral and social science research situations, with new examples, methods, and support for computing in Excel and SPSS The Third Edition of Essentials of Behavioral and Social Science Statistics prompts the student to develop a deep understanding of the psychometric principles involved in the research process, as well as a mastery of the particular functionality of the most common statistical tools and an ability to properly select and use them in the real world; this goal is achieved thanks to the organization of the text, the philosophical content interspersed within it, the depth of the exercises and work problems, and the supporting materials provided for the instructor and student. The Third Edition has been thoroughly edited and streamlined to allow for students to move efficiently through the conceptual and mathematical fundamentals and on to the payoff formulas and descriptions of applications. New content includes philosophical issues associated with psychometrics and inferential statistical testing, interpretation, measurement, and the replication crisis in the social sciences. End-of-chapter exercises and work problems have been strengthened and reorganized to further improve comprehension and performance. Section reviews that draw on concepts from all preceding chapters are included to help students develop skills of statistical tool selection and application. Support for instructors includes chapter-based learning objectives, test banks, and PowerPoints. Essentials of Behavioral and Social Science Statistics includes information on: Basic concepts in research covering the scientific method, types of variables, controlling extraneous variables, validity issues, and causality and correlationDescriptive statistics including scales of measurement, measures of central tendency and variability, transformations, and standardized scoresThe fundamentals of inferential statistics, including probability theory, sampling distributions, the central limit theorem, and the terminology of hypothesis testingThe logic and application of basic inferential tests including single-sample tests, independent-and dependent-samples t tests, and the basics of power analysisThe logic and application of three common ANOVA analyses; one-way, two-way, and repeated-measuresThe logic and application of basic bivariate data analysis tools, linear correlation and linear regressionThe logic and application of chi-square analyses, both goodness-of-fit and tests-for-independence Written to facilitate concept mastery and enable practical application of concepts, Essentials of Behavioral and Social Science Statistics offers a survey of basic descriptive and inferential statistical tools and concepts and is highly suitable to support a rigorous undergraduate behavioral science or social science statistics course.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Second International Artificial Intelligence Conference, IAIC 2024, Jinyun, China, November 8–10, 2024, Revised Selected Papers, Part I (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2451)
by Hai JinThis CCIS volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of Second International Artificial Intelligence Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, IAIC 2024, held in Jinyun, China, November 2024. The 38 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 100 submissions.They were organized in following topical sections as follows: Part I : Artificial Intelligence in Real-World Applications.Part II : Artificial Intelligence in Network and Security systems.
Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture
by Faheem Ahmad Rajni Rajan Kuldeep PandeyThis book discusses how modern technology interacts with agriculture, soil, and plants for the production of robust crops, and emphasises aspects of climate change susceptibility, adaptation, and amelioration for agricultural sustainability. Examples of such technologies that could have a significant impact on all facets of sustainably increasing agricultural productivity include genome editing, gene mapping, nanotechnology, hydroponics, IoT, artificial intelligence, and UAVs. The book also presents the importance of computer modelling using artificial intelligence, robotics, and other cutting-edge methods in the development of climate-smart crops for long-term food security improvement in vulnerable agricultural systems impacted by climate change. The primary audience for the book is professional scientists, as well as advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It is also intended for the agricultural productivity sector, including nanotechnologists, plant biotechnologists, horticulturists, physiologists and agronomists, breeders, entomologists, plant pathologists, food policy analysts, and agricultural data scientists.
Social and Emotional Development for Diverse Learners: The Addition of Asian Perspectives (Advancing Inclusive and Special Education in the Asia-Pacific)
by Lan Yang Jiesi Guo Ricci W. FongThis book examines the needs, psychological agents, practices and interventions that are pertinent to developing social and emotional competence among students with diverse needs in the 21st century. It attends to a range of contemporary developmental issues, strategies, and sociocultural contexts that have been much overlooked in the special and inclusive education arena, by showcasing a series of empirical, meta-analytical and review papers. While much has been written about various types of special educational needs, this book takes a broader view of the discipline by capturing topics that are not only related to students with special educational needs, but also those related to twice-exceptional students, left-behind children of Chinese migrant parents, sexually-diverse students, and students who are disadvantaged in various ways. It focuses on developing social and emotional well-being among diverse learners for the 21st century. Contemporary issues such as developing students&’ adaptability, addressing sexuality issues in school, promoting teachers&’ emotional well-being, nurturing talents and supporting left-behind children are challenges that researchers, educators and policymakers have to attend to in the coming decades. This book offers valuable insights into addressing some of these key 21st century challenges in special and inclusive education. Showcasing an Asian perspective, this book opens readers to empirical findings, issues and practices beyond the Anglosphere. Taken together, this book is a valuable addition to readers&’ collections within the spectrum of practices and perspectives offered by scholars and practitioners from both Western and Asian contexts. This book serves as a helpful resource for researchers, educators, counselors and policymakers who are interested in enhancing the social and emotional development of diverse learners.
Recognize The Antahkaran (In Gujarati): ઓળખીએ અંતઃકરણને
by Dada Bhagwanમનુષ્યજીવનની સાર્થકતા આંતરિક શાંતિ પ્રાપ્ત કરવામાં ને અંતે પોતાના સ્વ-સ્વરૂપને ઓળખવામાં રહેલી છે. આ યાત્રામાં સૌથી મોટો અવરોધ પણ આપણું અંતઃકરણ છે અને સૌથી મોટું સાધન પણ એ જ છે. મન, બુદ્ધિ, ચિત્ત અને અહંકાર – અંતઃકરણના આ ચાર ભાગ કેવી રીતે કાર્ય કરે છે, તેમની વચ્ચે શો સંબંધ છે, અને તેમનાથી પર કેવી રીતે જઈ શકાય, તે સમજવું આધ્યાત્મિક પ્રગતિ માટે અનિવાર્ય છે. આ પુસ્તકમાં પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીએ અત્યંત સરળ, સહજ અને દ્રષ્ટાંતયુક્ત શૈલીમાં અંતઃકરણના આ ચારેય પાસાઓની ગહન છણાવટ કરી છે. સામાન્ય રીતે આપણે આ શબ્દોનો પ્રયોગ તો કરતા હોઈએ છીએ, પરંતુ તેમના વાસ્તવિક સ્વરૂપ, તેમની કાર્યપદ્ધતિ અને તેમની વચ્ચેની ભેદરેખાથી મોટાભાગે અજાણ હોઈએ છીએ. આ ચારેય અંગોની આંતરિક કાર્યપ્રણાલી, તેમનું સ્વરૂપ ને દેહમાં સ્થાનની સચોટ માહિતી દાદાશ્રી આપે છે. વિશેષમાં, પ્રાણીઓ અને મનુષ્યોના અંતઃકરણ વચ્ચેનો તફાવત, બાળકનું અંતઃકરણ, મનુષ્યોમાં અંતઃકરણનું ડેવલપમેન્ટ તેમજ અંતઃકરણની શુદ્ધિ માટેના ઉપાયો પર પણ પ્રકાશ પાડવામાં આવ્યો છે.
Fingerübungen der Physik: Repetitorium und Übungsbuch mit Lösungen und MATLAB-Programmen
by Michael Kaschke Holger CartariusDieses Lehr- und Lernbuch erscheint in mehreren Bänden und ist gleichsam ein Repetitorium als auch Arbeitsbuch zu wenig behandelten Kapiteln des Physikstudiums. In diesem Band wird die Physik der Bewegung von Körpern im Weltall behandelt. Zahlreiche spannende Probleme aus dem Alltag, der Physikgeschichte und der modernen Forschung werden sowohl anschaulich erklärt als auch mathematisch-physikalisch beschrieben. Die ausführlichen Lösungsvorschläge mit MATLAB-Programmen dienen dabei als „Fingerübungen“ für ein tieferes physikalisches Verständnis. Der Inhalt Himmelsmechanik – Astrodynamik Die Zielgruppe Das Buch richtet sich an alle, die Freude an der Physik haben und diese für verschiedene Fragestellungen anwenden wollen. Besonderen Nutzen daraus werden Studierende und Promovierende der Physik, Mathematik und Ingenieurswissenschaften, ebenso wie des Lehramtes für naturwissenschaftliche Fächer gewinnen. Genauso ist das Buch für Dozentinnen und Dozenten der Physik an Hochschulen und Universitäten gedacht, aber auch für Lehrkräfte der Physik an Gymnasien, die aus dem Fundus der Übungen und Beispiele Anregungen für eigene Problemstellungen und Projekte gewinnen können. Vorkenntnisse Das Physikwissen des Bachelor-Studiums stellt in etwa die Grundlage dar, auf der das Buch aufbaut. Eine Reihe von Kapiteln lassen sich auch mit den Kenntnissen eines Leistungskurses Physik an den Gymnasien erschließen. Die Übungsaufgaben sind nach 3 Schwierigkeitsklassen gegliedert.
Sustainable Scaffolds-based Strategies in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (Biomaterials, Bioengineering and Sustainability #8)
by Joaquim Miguel Oliveira Rui Luís Reis Joana Silva-CorreiaThis book aims to provide a concise overview on the relevant research dealing with the design and fabrication methods of novel scaffolds, considering not only the technological challenges, but also the increasingly important sustainability issues. In this context, the vast options of sustainable biomaterials and eco-friendly/green methods for biomaterials synthesis and scaffold&’s processing techniques are discussed. Importantly, the recent developments in the field of scaffolds-based strategies for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications are also provided. In brief, the book is divided into three main sections comprising 15 chapters, as follows: I - Sustainable scaffold techniques and designs in tissue engineering; II - Natural materials and eco-wastes used as sacrificial templates; and III - Biomedical applications. It will also provide a concluding section about the Editor&’s opinion on the current achievements and future directions of the field. This book includes the contribution of leading and multidisciplinary experts, which will provide a in depth discussion on sustainable scaffolds for biomedical applications, thus serving as an up-to-date reference for a new generation of multidisciplinary students and researchers which aim to consider the sustainability dimension in their research activities.
Cyber Resilience: Applied Perspectives (Risk, Systems and Decisions)
by Alexander Kott Igor LinkovResilience is defined as the ability to recover from or easily adapt to shocks and stresses. Resilience, unlike the concept of security (which is often and incorrectly conflated with resilience) refers to the system's ability to recover or regenerate its performance after an unexpected impact produces a degradation in its performance. A clear understanding of distinction between security, risk and resilience is important for developing appropriate management of cyber threats. This books draws expertise from academia, industry, and government to present insightful discussion of the fundamental concepts of cyber resilience, including the most current technical issues, relevant methods and procedures, and recent developments of the field. This book offers greater emphasis on applying the concepts and methods of cyber resilience to practical problems as compared to our previous book. The bulk of the material is presented in a logical, consistent, and continuous way that is easily accessible to non-specialists and will be of use as teaching material as well as source of emerging scholarship in the field.
Medical Image Understanding and Analysis: 29th Annual Conference, MIUA 2025, Leeds, UK, July 15–17, 2025, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15916)
by Michelle Peckham David C. Hogg Sharib AliThe three-volume set LNCS 15916,15917 & 15918 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference on Medical Image Understanding and Analysis, MIUA 2025, held in Leeds, UK, during July 15–17, 2025. The 67 revised full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 99 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Frontiers in Computational Pathology; and Image Synthesis and Generative Artificial Intelligence. Part II: Image-guided Diagnosis; and Image-guided Intervention. Part III: Medical Image Segmentation; and Retinal and Vascular Image Analysis.
Good Physician, Good Plastic Surgeon
by Kun HwangThis book is based on over 100 editorials published in various international academic journals. Within its pages, the author engages in discussions with esteemed plastic surgeons, exploring the qualities that define a good plastic surgeon, the intricate connection between anatomy and plastic surgery, the concept of beauty, the process of aging, and the interplay between arts and plastic surgery. Each case presented in the book is both captivating and educational, with the author thoughtfully including a corresponding figure or schema for visual reference. This book promises to be an invaluable resource, particularly for young plastic surgeons or those undergoing plastic surgery training.
Designing Renewable Energy Systems within Planetary Boundaries: A Textbook for Energy Engineers (Green Energy and Technology)
by Mika Järvinen Hanna PaulomäkiThis open access book explores interdisciplinary sustainability for energy engineering students. Future generations of engineers need to be game changers. The book is designed to help future engineers redesign the world, avoid harmful lockdowns, and prevent the creation of new problems while transforming energy systems in economically profitable and ecologically sustainable ways. It explains the principles of planetary boundaries, addressing the most relevant ones throughout. The book's focus is on the primary methods for producing renewable power and heating. It discusses the fundamental technical and economic design principles involved. The book also covers key energy storage solutions and includes an overview of the impacts of renewable energy production on ecosystems. The book also serves as a useful guide for engineers working on renewable energy projects.
The Political Psychology of Populism: Trump, Putin, and the Roots of Humiliation (The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy)
by François BafoilThis book examines the underlying social pathology of Trump and Putin&’s political orientations. The assault on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and Russia&’s war on Ukraine in February 2022 both reveal a disturbing drift towards new forms of populism. Drawing on the theoretical insights of Sigmund Freud and Norbert Elias regarding the impulses of the masses and the social trauma triggered by the quest for lost origins, Trump and Putin&’s populist policies are revealed in a new light: shaped by love and hate, feeding on the frustrations and resentments of the masses, the two figures—and their followers—are driven to violence. For these leaders violence even fuels belief in a renewal of democracy—a democracy by the people and for the people, at the service of the masses. It is based on the idea that a single, pure truth is the source of appeasement and well-being that excludes outsiders. The book is a continuation of work previously published with Palgrave (The politics of destruction) and is the result of several years of interdisciplinary research and a dialogue between psychoanalysis and the social sciences.