Freedom Sounds
An insightful examination of the impact of the Civil Rights Movement and African Independence on jazz in the 1950s and 60s, Freedom Sounds traces the complex relationships among music, politics, aesthetics, and activism through the lens of the hot...
Africa's Freedom Railway
The TAZARA (Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority), or Freedom Railway, from Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian coast to the Copperbelt region of Zambia, was instrumental in fostering one of the most sweeping development transitions in postcolonial Africa...
Gender, Property and Politics in the Pacific
Gender, Property and Politics in the Pacific
Tales of a Mad Yogi
Tales of a Mad Yogi
Freedom Sounds
An insightful examination of the impact of the Civil Rights Movement and African Independence on jazz in the 1950s and 60s, Freedom Sounds traces the complex relationships among music, politics, aesthetics, and activism through the lens of the hot...
Saying Something
In this work, Ingrid Monson juxtaposes musicians' talk and musical examples to ask how musicians go about "saying something" through music in a way that articulates identity, politics, and race. Through interviews with Jaki Byard, Richar...
Mindful Magic
Mindfulness and meditation are powerful tools--especially for kids In Mindful Magic, parents, caregivers, and teachers will find 23 simple meditations that kids can use to feel more calm, more loved, more grateful, and more at peace. Written by therapist Christy Monson, each meditation takes only a few minutes and includes deep breathing, relaxation, and positive affirmations. In a world with increasing demands on our children--technology, busy schedules, social pressures--research shows early routines with mindfulness help build flexibility, resiliance, and positive self-esteem. Plus, it feels great Accompanied by colorful, charming watercolor illustrations, meditations are organized into several easy-to-use sections. NATURE'S PEACE: Meditations to Find Calm * Blow a Feather * Apple Blossom Snow * Flower Power * Watching the Waves * Whispering ForestFOCUS WITH COLOR: Meditations to Focus * The Strong Red Lighthouse * The Tireless Gray Seagull * The Focused Blue Lake * The Determined
Nuns Behaving Badly
Witchcraft. Arson. Going AWOL. Some nuns in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Italy strayed far from the paradigms of monastic life. Cloistered in convents, subjected to stifling hierarchy, repressed, and occasionally persecuted by their male sup...
Black Widows of the Eternal City
The Black Widows of the Eternal City offers, for the first time, a book-length study of an infamous cause célèbre in seventeenth-century Rome, how it resonated then and has continued to resonate: the 1659 investigation and prosecution of Gironima ...
Divas in the Convent
Divas in the Convent
Schaums Outline of Digital Signal Processing
The ideal review for your digital signal processing course More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respective fields, Schaum's...
97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know
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Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology, Security & Architecture Cloud computing has become an integral and foundational part of information technology. The majority of digital business activity and technology innovation occurs with...