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Females And Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering (Reverberations: Contemporary Curriculum And Pedagogy Ser.)
by Ruthann Mayes-Elma
Handbook of Child Psychology (PDF): Volume 1: Theoretical Models of Human Development
by William Damon Richard M. LernerPart of the authoritative four-volume reference that spans the entire field of child development and has set the standard against which all other scholarly references are compared. Updated and revised to reflect the new developments in the field, the "Handbook of Child Psychology, Sixth Edition" contains new chapters on such topics as spirituality, social understanding, and non-verbal communication. "Volume 1: Theoretical Models of Human Development," edited by Richard M. Lerner, Tufts University, explores a variety of theoretical approaches, including life-span/life-course theories, socio-culture theories, structural theories, object-relations theories, and diversity and development theories. New chapters cover phenomenology and ecological systems theory, positive youth development, and religious and spiritual development.
Canons And Canonic Techniques, 14th-16th Centuries: Theory, Practice, And Reception History (Analysis In Context. Leuven Studies In Musicology Ser. #1)
by Katelijne Schiltz Bonnie J. Blackburn B. J. Blackburn K. Schiltz
The End Of Food: the coming crisis in the world food industry
by Paul RobertsThe emergence of large-scale food production gave us unprecedented abundance - but at a steep and ultimately unsustainable price. Relentless cost-cutting has made our food systems vulnerable to contamination and disease. More than a billion people are overweight or obese, yet roughly the same number are still malnourished. Over-crowded countries like China are already planning for tightened global food supplies. As the world veers back to a time of hunger and uncertainty, Paul Roberts explores the vulnerable miracle of our modern food economy and pinpoints the decisions we must make to avoid the coming meltdown.
Sugar: A Bittersweet History
by Elizabeth AbbottMuch like oil today, sugar was once the most powerful commodity on earth. It shaped world affairs, influencing the economic policies of nations, driving international trade and wreaking environmental havoc. The Western world's addiction to sugar came at a terrible human cost: the near extinction of the New World indigenous peoples gave rise to a new form of slavery, as millions of captured Africans were crammed into ships to make the dangerous voyage to Caribbean cane plantations.
Voces de la tierra : reflexiones sobre movimientos políticos indígenas en Bolivia, Ecuador, México y Perú
by Rodrigo Montoya Rojas Claudia BalarínPapers presented at the Seminario "Culturas y poder", held in 2006 at the Facultad de Ciencias Sociales of the Universidad de San Marcos in Lima, Peru.
Hideous Progeny: Disability, Eugenics, And Classic Horror Cinema (PDF) (Film And Culture Ser.)
by Angela SmithIntroduction: disability, eugenics, and classic horror cinema -- Eugenic reproduction: chimeras in Dracula and Frankenstein -- Enfreaking the classic horror genre: freaks -- Revelations and convulsions: spectacles of impairment in classic horror film -- Mad medicine: disability in the mad-doctor films -- Shock horror and death rays: disabling spectatorship -- Conclusion.
Historical Narratives And Christian Identity On A European Periphery: Early History Writing In Northern, East-central, And Eastern Europe (c. 1070-1200) (Medieval Texts And Cultures Of Northern Europe Ser. #26)
by Ildar Garipzanov
Microfinance And Its Discontents: Women In Debt In Bangladesh (PDF)
by Lamia KarimIn 2006 the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh won the Nobel Peace Prize for its innovative microfinancing operations. This path-breaking study of gender, grassroots globalization, and neoliberalism in Bangladesh looks critically at the Grameen Bank and three of the leading NGOs in the country. Amid euphoria over the benefits of microfinance, Lamia Karim offers a timely and sobering perspective on the practical, and possibly detrimental, realities for poor women inducted into microfinance operations. In a series of ethnographic cases, Karim shows how NGOs use social codes of honor and shame to shape the conduct of women and to further an agenda of capitalist expansion. These unwritten policies subordinate poor women to multiple levels of debt that often lead to increased violence at the household and community levels, thereby weakening women's ability to resist the onslaught of market forces. A compelling critique of the relationship between powerful NGOs and the financially strapped women beholden to them for capital, this book cautions us to be vigilant about the social realities within which women and loans circulate-realities that often have adverse effects on the lives of the very women these operations are meant to help.
Analytic Philosophy: An Anthology (PDF) (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies Ser. #25)
by A. P. Martinich David SosaFeaturing updates and the inclusion of nine new chapters, Analytic Philosophy: An Anthology, 2nd Edition offers a comprehensive and authoritative collection of the most influential readings in analytic philosophy written over the past hundred years.
The Barbarous Years (PDF): The Peopling Of British North America - The Conflict Of Civilizations, 1600-1675
by Bernard BailynBernard Bailyn gives us a compelling account of the first great transit of people from Britain, Europe, and Africa to British North America, their involvements with each other, and their struggles with the indigenous peoples of the eastern seaboard.
J. K. Rowling (New Casebooks Ser.)
by Cynthia Hallett Peggy HueyJ. K. Rowling's popular series of books about the boy wizard Harry Potter has captivated readers of all ages around the world. Selling more than 400 million copies, and adapted into highly successful feature films, the stories have attracted both critical acclaim and controversy. In this collection of brand new essays, an international team of contributors examines the complete Harry Potter series from a variety of critical angles and approaches. There are discussions on topics ranging from fairytale, race and gender, through to food, medicine, queer theory and the occult. The volume also includes coverage of the films and the afterlife of the series with the opening of Rowling's 'Pottermore' website. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in the Harry Potter phenomenon, this exciting resource provides thoughtful new ways of exploring the issues and concepts found within Rowling's world.
Different Bodies: Essays On Disability In Film And Television
by Marja Evelyn MogkThis is a collection of 19 new essays by 21 different authors. It focuses on contemporary film and television (1989 to the present). The essays are divided into three sections. The book as a whole is designed to be accessible to readers new to disability studies, while also contributing significantly to the field
Just Mercy: A Story Of Justice And Redemption
by Bryan StevensonThe US has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. One in every 15 people born there today is expected to go to prison. For black men this figure rises to one in 3. And Death Row is disproportionately black, too. Bryan Stevenson grew up poor in the racially segregated South. His innate sense of justice made him a brilliant young lawyer, and one of his first defendants was Walter McMillian, a black man sentenced to die for the murder of a white woman - a crime he insisted he didn't commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, startling racial inequality, and legal brinkmanship - and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever. At once an unforgettable account of an idealistic lawyer's coming of age and a moving portrait of the lives of those he has defended, Just Mercy is an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of justice.
Politics And Ideology In Children's Literature: (PDF) (Studies In Children's Literature Ser.)
by Áine McGillicuddy Marian Thérèse KeyesThis volume examines how children's books retain the ability to transform, activate, indoctrinate, or empower their readers. From utopian and dystopian voices to children's literature written in response to war situations to critiques of misogynistic assumptions that normalize or eroticize violence, these essays demonstrate the potential of children's literature to radically challenge cultural norms. Contents include: national identity in The Hunger Games * aspects of socio-political transformation in children's literature * the figure of the child in WWI children's literature * echoes of the past, aspirations for the future in the teenage novels of Eilis Dillon * portraits and paratexts in the work of Mrs. S.C. Hall * Catherine Breillat's cinematic perspective on Bluebeard * identity and ideology in the work of O.R. Melling * eco-critical perspectives on the life and works of Beatrix Potter * sexualized violence and rape myths in contemporary young adult fiction * the emergence of the gallant Fascist in Italian children's literature of the inter-war period. *** "It may seem odd to think of literature for children as containing political and ideological themes and ideas, but in fact, many theorists believe that such messages are quite prevalent in these stories and novels. The contributors do a nice job of addressing both modern and classic literature....a worthy addition to the resources on children's literature. Recommended." - Choice, July 2015, Vol. 52, No. 11 (Series: Studies in Children's Literature - Vol. 7) [Subject: Literary Criticism]
Divided World, Divided Class: Global Political Economy And The Stratification Of Labour Under Capitalism
by Zak Cope
At The Northern Frontier Of Near Eastern Archaeology: Recent Research On Caucasia And Anatolia In The Bronze Age
by Elena Rova Monica Tonussian Der Nordgrenze Der Vorderasiatischen Archaologie - Neue Forschung Uber Kaukasien Und Anatolien In Der Bronzezeit
People Power: Fighting For Peace From The First World War To The Present
by Lyn SmithPeople Power charts the history of the anti-war movement in the UK from the outbreak of the First World War to present-day conflicts in the Middle East, telling the story of conscientious objectors and others who have been engaged in protest over the past century. Drawing on testimonies from the Imperial War Museum's vast collection, and its rich archive of visual material, including photographs, paintings, posters, cartoons and badges, the book explores the wide-ranging reasons for opposing war and examines the changes and continuity in the movement as the nature of conflict has evolved from trench warfare to nuclear weapons. The role of key organizations and groups within the movement is examined, such as the Peace Pledge Union in the 1930s and the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in the 1980s, as well as that of high-profile individual campaigners, including Fenner Brockway and Tony Benn. Accompanying a major exhibition at the Imperial War Museum London in 2017, People Power is an important and compelling counterpart to the myriad histories of war in the past 100 years.