Amazigh Arts in Morocco
In southeastern Morocco, around the oasis of Tafilalet, the Ait Khabbash people weave brightly colored carpets, embroider indigo head coverings, paint their faces with saffron, and wear ornate jewelry. Their extraordinarily detailed arts are rich ...
Blackness in Morocco
A groundbreaking study of Blackness in Morocco through the lens of visual representation For more than thirteen centuries, caravans transported millions of enslaved people from Africa south of the Sahara into what is now the Kingdom of Morocco. Today there are no museums, plaques, or monuments that recognize this history of enslavement, but enslaved people and their descendants created the Gnawa identity that preserves this largely suppressed heritage. This pioneering book describes how Gnawa emerged as a practice associated with Blackness and enslavement by reviewing visual representation and musical traditions from the late nineteenth century to the present. Cynthia J. Becker addresses the historical consciousness of subaltern groups and how they give Blackness material form through modes of dress, visual art, religious ceremonies, and musical instruments in performance. She examines what it means to self-identify as Black in Morocco (a country typically associated with the
Rogue Regime
How combustible is the Korean crisis? Very, is the only sensible answer. In 1994, the united states came close to launching a pre-emptive strike against North Korea. Since then perhaps three million have died of starvation in the North, a disaster...
One Nation Under Stress
The wear and tear of American life has been a topic of public concern ever since the mid-nineteenth century when middle-class men faced pressures to succeed in a newly industrialized society. But although stress is often associated with conditions...
Even Superheroes Make Mistakes
"A highly appealing read. . . . Children will readily gravitate to this book." --School Library Journal What do young superheroes do when they've blundered and bungled? They don't get mad; they get SMART! This fun follow-up to Even Super...
Inorganic Mass Spectrometry
Providing an exhaustive review of this topic, Inorganic Mass Spectrometry: Principles and Applications¿provides details on all aspects of inorganic mass spectrometry, from a historical overview of the topic to the principles and functions of mass ...
Compassion for Couples
How resilient is your relationship? Do you and your partner go into "reactivity mode" when a conflict arises? Do you wish you were closer and more connected? We all need healthy, secure relationships in order to thrive--but they can be h...
Cybersecurity Risk Management
Cybersecurity Risk Management In Cybersecurity Risk Management: Mastering the Fundamentals Using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, veteran technology analyst Cynthia Brumfield, with contributions from cybersecurity expert Brian Haugli, delivers a ...
Modern Embroidery Movement
WINNER OF A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE AWARD 2018 In the early twentieth century, Marguerite Zorach and Georgiana Brown Harbeson were at the forefront of the modern embroidery movement in the United States. In the first scholarly examinatio...
Growing up Female in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia
This book provides a rich, detailed analysis of the experiences of young women growing up in post-colonial, rapidly modernizing Malaysia. It considers the impact of ethnicity, socio-economic status, and school experiences and achievement. It discu...
International Relations Theory
The fifth edition of this innovative textbook introduces students to the main theories in International Relations. It explains and analyzes each theory, allowing students to understand and critically engage with the myths and assumptions behind th...
Sound of the Sea
Seashells have been the most coveted and collected of nature's creations for thousands of years. They were money before coins, jewellery before gems, art before canvas. In The Sound of the Sea, Cynthia Barnett blends cultural history and environme...
Designing Sociable Robots
Designing Sociable Robots
Art Theory
In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this Very Short Introduction Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinat...
Wisdom Way of Knowing
"Drawing on resources as diverse as Sufism, Benedictine Monasticism, the Gurdjieff Work, and the string theory of modern physics, Cynthia Bourgeault has crafted her own unique vision of the Wisdom way in this very accessible book, nicely bala...
Mike Mentzer and Me
Introducing The New Mike Mentzer High Intensity Training Book... Who am I? My name is Paul Becker I am a natural competitive bodybuilder, I was a student and personal training client of Mike Mentzer. I am a personal trainer and bodybuilding consultant who specializes in high intensity training for natural bodybuilders. Why I wrote this book? Mike Mentzer was the one who introduced me to High Intensity Training, he became my idol and my mentor. And that's why this book is dedicated to Mike Mentzer, for his influence on me and on bodybuilding in general. If you want to make the best progress with High Intensity Training you can't just follow a routine you found online, you need to fully understand the theory and practice of it so you can make any necessary adjustments so that it will actually work for you. I wrote this book to share with you everything I learned over the past 45 years, what works, what doesn't and how to tailor High Intensity Training for your own unique body, exercise
Advanced Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting Applications
This book is an attempt to bridge the gap between the instrumental principles of multi-dimensional time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) and typical applications of the technique. Written by an originator of the technique and by sucessful...
Advanced Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting Techniques
In 1984 Desmond O'Connor and David Phillips published their comprehensive book ?Time-correlated Single Photon Counting". At that time time-correlated s- gle photon counting, or TCSPC, was used primarily to record fluorescence decay functions ...
Resan
En flicka är ensam och har urtrist, men så hittar hon en röd krita, ritar en dörr på väggen i sitt rum och sedan sker det magiska! Plötsligt kan hon ta ett steg in i en fantastisk fantasivärld, där hon själv kan styra sitt eget öde. När hon kommer till en å och behöver en båt är det bara att rita en båt och när hon behöver ta sig upp i luften är det bara att rita en luftballong. Allt hon behöver kan hon ordna med hjälp av sin krita. Och snart tar den alldeles vanliga flickan sig längre och längre in i en ovanlig värld där allt kan hända!Resan är en ordlös berättelse, där varje bild säger mer än tusen ord. Boken har fått strålande recensioner, beskrivits som ett mästerverk av New York Times, tilldelades Caldecott Honor 2014 och är den första i en rese -trilogi efterföjd av Kartan (2016) och Återkomsten (2016).Aaron Becker, född 1974, debuterar som bilderbokskonstnär med Resan , men han är långt ifrån någon nybörjare. Becker har tidigare arbetat för filmstudier, som Lucasfilm, Disney och Pixar med storfilmer som bland annat Polarexpressen och Bilar . Aaron Becker har rest mycket runt om i hela världen och har bott i Japan och Östafrika, numera bor han tillsammans med sin familj i Massachusetts och reser ofta med fantasins hjälp tillbaka till sina favoritplatser.
Återkomsten
När ens pappa bara jobbar hela tiden och är omöjlig att få kontakt med finns det bara en sak att göra ... Än en gång tar den lilla flickan hjälp av sin magiska röda krita och ritar en dörr, och för tredje gången öppnas den förtrollande värld fylld av slott och kungar, där hon har sina vänner. Men ganska snart efter flickans återkomst står det klart att onda krafter vill beröva den magiska världen på alla dess färger. Nu inleds med hjälp av magiska kritor en kamp för att rädda den färgrika fantasin. Återkomsten är den tredje och avslutande delen i den kritikerrosade rese -trilogin, som tagit med många, många barn ut på sagolika äventyr. Böckerna är ordlösa men fulla av fantasifullt berättande, vilket gör att de kan läsas på alla språk! Aaron Becker, född 1974, debuterade 2013 som bilderbokskonstnär med Resan . Becker har tidigare arbetat för filmstudier, som Lucasfilm, Disney och Pixar med filmer som Polarexpressen och Bilar . Becker har rest mycket runt om i hela världen och har bott i Japan och Östafrika, numera bor han tillsammans med sin familj i Massachusetts. För första delen Resan tilldelades han Caldecott Honor 2014 . Återkomsten är nominerad till The Cilip Greenaway Medal.
Inside
'One of the most incredible and moving books that we've read, ever.' The High Performance Podcast Sitting in the prison classroom each morning, reading the pages in my book, listening to the teacher, I could feel myself slowing down. I had achieve...
Escape from Evil
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Denial of Death, a penetrating and insightful perspective on the source of evil in our world. "A profound, nourishing book?absolutely essential to the understanding of our troubled times." -A...
Klippa Och Klistra Med Findus
Findus vill hela tiden bygga, upptäcka något, prova på något nytt eller pyssla med något. I Pettsons verkstad är allt detta möjligt! Vindsnurra, fingerelefant eller Findusmask i denna pysselbok finns många förslag.
Presenting Your Research
For many researchers, the need to present relevant and engaging material in the most effective way in an unfamiliar setting presents a potential barrier to their success as professionals.¿ This handy guide tackles the obstacles to effective ...
A Visitor for Bear
Cheery persistence wears down a curmudgeonly bear in a wry comedy of manners that ends in a most unlikely friendship. Full color.
Russia's Protectorates in Central Asia
This book examines the Russian conquest of the ancient Central Asian khanates of Bukhara and Khiva in the 1860s and 1870s, and the relationship between Russia and the territories until their extinction as political entities in 1924. It shows how R...
Typtest till enneagrammet
Innehåller 115 olika påståenden att ta ställning till. Hjälper dig att få syn på dina dolda mönster. Enneagrammets 9 typer beskriver de mönster vi intuitivt känner igen hos oss själva och andra. För att utvecklas behöver vi bli ...
The Best of All Words (Farsi-English)
The Best of All Words (Farsi-English)
Sustainability Science
Sustainability is increasingly important across functional sectors and scientific disciplines. Policy-makers, practitioners, and academics continue to wrestle with the complexity of risk, resilience, and sustainability, but because of the...
Pirate Queen
An inspiring story of Zheng Yi Sao, the real-life pirate queen who took control of her life - and the South China seas - in the early 19th century. The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in t...