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Road Trip Yellowstone

Adventures Just Outside America's Favorite Park

By: Dina Mishev

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Road Trip Yellowstone

Adventures Just Outside America's Favorite Park

By: Dina Mishev

Everything you need to know for the perfect adventure Whether you're planning a trip to Yellowstone, cherish fond memories of the park, or hope to visit it someday, Roadtrip Yellowstone is an inspiring guide that offers insider information on the best things to do, see, and experience within 100 miles of America's favorite park, such as: the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, where families can explore interactive exhibits on Native Americans, natural history, firearms, and Buffalo Bill himself. the top five places to see or dig for dinosaurs. Wayne's Boot Shop--the place to buy a real cowboy hat or boots. some of the most quirkiest personalities in eastern Idaho...and much more.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493030310

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9781493030316

Multinational Companies in Low-Income Markets

An Analysis of Social Embeddedness in Southeast Asia

By: Dina Badry

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Multinational Companies in Low-Income Markets

An Analysis of Social Embeddedness in Southeast Asia

By: Dina Badry

“Alleviating poverty through the pursuit of profit” has become a catch phrase for many entrepreneurs and business people who started to focus their businesses on the lower incomes segments of the population at the “Base of the Pyramid” (BOP). Despite such business interests, there is, as yet, insufficient theoretical and empirical work done in this emerging field. Social embeddedness, which facilitates the leveraging of local knowledge and expertise and the earning of the trust of the local people, is deemed essential for the successful implementation of a BOP strategy. What does social embeddedness mean? What does it entail for the businesses? How should businesses be embedded in the local networks? Dina Badry seeks to answer these questions in her excellent dissertation through her conceptualization and empirical research which examines the different strategic intentions of business units operation at the BOP level and their potential network partners, following social network theory. I have little doubt that this study has contributed to our understanding of social embeddedness and will prove itself to be invaluable for academics as well as practitioners. Prof. Dr. Li-Choy Chong VII Acknowledgements Writing this dissertation has been a significant academic and personal challenge in my life. Fortunately, I have received invaluable support, patience and guidance from many people to whom I want to express my sincere gratitude. I would like to thank my dissertation committee, Prof. Dr. Li-Choy Chong and Prof. Dr.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3834983306

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9783834983305

The Circle of Bliss

Buddhist Meditational Art

By: John C. Huntington,Dina Bangdel

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The Circle of Bliss

Buddhist Meditational Art

By: John C. Huntington,Dina Bangdel

Published in conjunction with a 2003 exhibition co-organized by the Columbus Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this hefty, oversize (10x13 catalogue features approximately 160 powerful masterpieces of Indian, Nepalese, Tibetan, Chinese, and Mongolian art produced over the pa

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Serindia Publications, Inc.

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1932476016

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9781932476019

On Pain of Speech

Fantasies of the First Order and the Literary Rant

By: Dina Al-Kassim

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On Pain of Speech

Fantasies of the First Order and the Literary Rant

By: Dina Al-Kassim

On Pain of Speech tracks the literary rant, an expression of provocation and resistance that imagines the power to speak in its own name where no such right is granted. Focusing on the "politics of address," Dina Al-Kassim views the rant through the lens of Michel Foucault's notion of the biopolitical subject and finds that its abject address is an essential yet overlooked feature of modernism. Deftly approaching disparate fields—decadent modernism, queer studies, subjection, critical psychoanalysis, and postcolonial avant-garde—and encompassing both Euro-American and Francophone Arabic modernisms, she offers an ambitious theoretical perspective on the ongoing redefinition of modernism. She includes readings of Jane Bowles, Abdelwahab Meddeb, and Oscar Wilde, and invokes a wide range of ideas, including those of Theodor Adorno, Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan, Judith Butler, Jean Laplanche, and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick.

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Univ of California Press

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0520945794

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9780520945791

Perianesthesia Nursing Care

By: Stannard,Dina A. Krenzischek

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Perianesthesia Nursing Care

By: Stannard,Dina A. Krenzischek

Core Concepts Perianesthesia Organization and Administration Preanesthesia Care and Preparation of the Patient and Family Phase I and Phase II Recovery Airway Issues Pain Management Postoperative and Postdischarge Nausea and Vomiting Thermoregulation Issues Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalance Integumentary Issue Infection Prevention Strategies Population Specific Principles of Anesthesia Bariatric Patients Patients with Chronic Diseases Critically Ill Patients Extended Care/Observation Care Patients Geriatric Patients Trauma Patients Patients with Mental Health Considerations Families of Perianesthesia Patients Pediatric Patients Pregnant Patients Surgery Specific Abdominal Cardiac Surgery Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Dental and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery The Endocrine System ENT Surgery Genitourinary Surgery Gynecologic & Obstetric Neurosurgical Surgical Oncology Ophthalmic Orthopedic Surgery Thoracic Liver and Kidney Transplantation Vascular Surgery Cardiovascular Interventional Endoscopic/Laparoscopic/Minimally Invasive Procedures.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1284108392

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9781284108392

The Natural Musician

On Abilities, Giftedness, and Talent

By: Dina Kirnarskaya

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The Natural Musician

On Abilities, Giftedness, and Talent

By: Dina Kirnarskaya

One of the great mysteries of music is how it affects us in multitude of ways. Whether talking about our individual tastes as listeners, or individual differences as performers, what are the psychological qualities that can turn some people into great musicians, but not others? Is it down to genes, sheer hard work, or some other quality in the individual? The Natural Musician is the story of how we become composers, performers, or just discriminating listeners. It searches for those psychological traits essential for turning one into a musician. Unlike many others, Kirnarskaya does believe in the existence of talent, but argues that it is due to multiplicative factors, which she describes, analyses, and shows how to test. She also sheds light on the essence and origins of perfect pitch, examines the triumphs and tortures of musical prodigies, and considers the implications of her theories for the teaching of music. After a foreword from the legendary conductor, Gennady Rodhestvensky, the book looks at our basic musical faculties - how we perceive sounds, distinguish their pitch and structure, and recognise rhythm. It then examines the nature of musical empathy - what it is that allows us to perceive and emotionally connect with music. The second part of the book focuses on the creative processes behind writing music. The third section deals with music education, looking at the role of innate and inherited characteristics in the formation of talent, and considering why many who excel at an early age, burn out later on. The book ends exploring how musical development can shape the human brain, strengthening other cognitive faculties, including those unrelated to music. This is a book that will fascinate anyone with an interest in music and musicians, from the fields of music psychology and education, to musicians themselves, whether amateur and professional.

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Oxford University Press

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0199560137

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9780199560134

Corruption in the MENA Region

Beyond Uprisings

By: Dina Elsayed

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Corruption in the MENA Region

Beyond Uprisings

By: Dina Elsayed

This book explores the causes of corruption in the Middle East and North Africa through a systematic cross-national comparative analysis of fifteen countries in the region. It aims to explain causal relationships between corruption and differences in political and socio-economic dimensions within these different countries over the period 1999-2010. The countries are grouped together into three sub-regions (the Gulf region, North Africa, and Mashreq plus Yemen). The author finds that the main variables that showed robustness in impacting the intensity of corruption are the rule of law, quality of regulations, and trade openness. Poverty rates and income inequality have been clear triggers for petty corruption. Meanwhile, natural resources endowments have shown less of an impact on the levels of corruption, and similarly women's empowerment has not been found to be a strong indicator. Dina Elsayed is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Egypt. She obtained her doctorate degree from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Her research focuses on comparative politics, corruption and governance in the MENA region.

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Springer Nature

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3030553140

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9783030553142

Women, visibility and morality in Kenyan popular media

By: Ligaga, Dina

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Women, visibility and morality in Kenyan popular media

By: Ligaga, Dina

Women, visibility and morality in Kenyan popular media explores familiar constructions of femininity to assess ways in which it circulates in discourse, both stereotypically and otherwise. It assesses the meanings of such discourses and their articulations in various public platforms in Kenya. The book draws together theoretical questions on ‘pre-convened’ scripts that contain or condition how women can circulate in public. The book asks questions about particular interpretations of women’s bodies that are considered transgressive or unruly and why these bodies become significant symbolic sites for the generation of knowledge on morality and sexuality. The book also poses questions about genre and representations of femininity. The assertion made is that for knowledges of femininity to circulate effectively, they must be melodramatic, spectacular and scandalous. Ultimately, the book asks how such a theorisation of popular modes of representation enable a better understanding of the connections between gender, sexuality and violence in Kenya.

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NISC (Pty) Ltd

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1920033637

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Book Nooks

Inspired Ideas for Cozy Reading Corners and Stylish Book Displays

By: Vanessa Dina,Claire Gilhuly

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Book Nooks

Inspired Ideas for Cozy Reading Corners and Stylish Book Displays

By: Vanessa Dina,Claire Gilhuly

Home is where the books are. This inspiring home decor book is brimming with photos of cozy places to read and creative ways to display books at home. For stylish bookworms and bookish stylists, this covetable home décor book merges the literary appeal of Jane Mount’s bestselling Bibliophile with the aspirational allure of Emily Henderson’s bestselling Styled. Discover beautiful bookshelves adorned with lovely objets d’art, handsome home libraries with snug armchairs, reading areas for kids that ignite the imagination, and cookbook corners in quaint kitchens—and learn to replicate these in your own space. From bedside tables to bar carts, leather-bound collections to color-coded shelves, here are book nooks and styling techniques for every room and aesthetic. Reading lists from Gillian Flynn, Jasmine Guillory, Alex Elle, Joanna Goddard, Nik Sharma, and more offer plenty of recommendations for stocking your shelves (and your TBR list). In a stunning package with a tasteful hint of gold foil on the case, this sumptuous book is perfect for browsing, displaying on a coffee table, or gifting to the reader, book lover, designer, or creative in your life. Filled with clever design ideas and dreamy spaces, Book Nooks is an irresistible invitation to curl up with a book, whether this one or another. BOOK NOOKS FOR EVERYONE: Organized by type of book nook—from cookbook nooks to kid nooks, gardener nooks to neutral nooks—and featuring a range of home aesthetics, including colorful, contemporary, cozy, and whimsical, there is plenty of inspiration here for all readers. BEAUTIFUL TO GIFT AND DISPLAY: Book Nooks makes a lovely gift for design enthusiasts and book lovers. Not only is it filled with original ideas for styling your book collection, but it acts as an eye-catching décor object itself. Display it on a coffee table alongside a candle, decorative tray, or book-themed vase. INSPIRING AND EASY-TO-ACHIEVE: The styling ideas included in these pages are original yet easy to recreate at home: Fill a nonworking fireplace with paperbacks; stack oversized books to create a stool or end table; turn your book pages out for a neutral shelf; frame vintage cookbook pages for one-of-a-kind artwork. Discover tons of ideas that can be incorporated into your home, no matter the aesthetic or budget. READING LISTS FROM LUMINOUS VOICES: In addition to beautiful interior shots, you’ll find book lists, including Gillian Flynn’s favorite mysteries, Alex Elle’s most trusted books on healing and self love, Jasmine Guillory’s must-have romance novels, Nik Sharma’s most used cookbooks, PEN America’s recommended banned books, and more. Fill your shelves with their book recs and discover a new favorite! Perfect for: Reading enthusiasts, book lovers, and book club members Design aficionados, stylists, people interested in home decor Followers of BookTok and people who post "shelfies" Fans of Bibliophile, Bibliostyle, Styled, or Art of the Bar Cart Shoppers looking for a birthday, housewarming, or anytime gift for a bookish friend Readers of Cup of Jo, Book Riot, Downtime on Substack, Design*Sponge, or Dwell

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Chronicle Books

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179722588X

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9781797225883

On the Frontlines

Gender, War, and the Post-Conflict Process

By: Fionnuala Ní Aoláin,Dina Francesca Haynes,Naomi Cahn

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On the Frontlines

Gender, War, and the Post-Conflict Process

By: Fionnuala Ní Aoláin,Dina Francesca Haynes,Naomi Cahn

Gender oppression has been a feature of war and conflict throughout human history, yet until fairly recently, little attention was devoted to addressing the consequences of violence and discrimination experienced by women in post-conflict states. Thankfully, that is changing. Today, in a variety of post-conflict settings--the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Colombia, Northern Ireland --international advocates for women's rights have focused bringing issues of sexual violence, discrimination and exclusion into peace-making processes. In On the Frontlines, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Dina Francesca Haynes, and Naomi Cahn consider such policies in a range of cases and assess the extent to which they have had success in improving women's lives. They argue that there has been too little success, and that this is in part a product of a focus on schematic policies like straightforward political incorporation rather than a broader and deeper attempt to alter the cultures and societies that are at the root of much of the violence and exclusions experienced by women. They contend that this broader approach would not just benefit women, however. Gender mainstreaming and increased gender equality has a direct correlation with state stability and functions to preclude further conflict. If we are to have any success in stabilizing failing states, gender needs to move to fore of our efforts. With this in mind, they examine the efforts of transnational organizations, states and civil society in multiple jurisdictions to place gender at the forefront of all post-conflict processes. They offer concrete analysis and practical solutions to ensuring gender centrality in all aspects of peace making and peace enforcement.

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Oxford University Press

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0199339678

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9780199339679

Understanding and Using the Naglieri General Ability Tests

A Call for Equity in Gifted Education

By: Dina Brulles,Kim Lansdowne,Jack Naglieri

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Understanding and Using the Naglieri General Ability Tests

A Call for Equity in Gifted Education

By: Dina Brulles,Kim Lansdowne,Jack Naglieri

An accessible guide to identifying gifted students and creating equity and inclusion within gifted programs. The Naglieri tests (the NNAT series) have long been a standard in the field of ability testing. Amid the calls for equity and inclusion within gifted education, the new Naglieri General Ability Tests aim to meet that need. This companion, Understanding and Using the Naglieri General Ability Tests, offers educators administering the tests or who have students taking the tests a guide to the why, how, and what now. Split into three parts, Understanding and Using the Naglieri General Ability Tests covers: why there is a need for these new ability tests for gifted identification how these new tests and test data are used most effectively to identify gifted students from all racial, cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds what educators can do now to create equity and inclusion within gifted programs and services. Written by well-known gifted education experts Dina M. Brulles, Ph.D., Kimberly Lansdowne, Ph.D., and Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D., Understanding and Using the Naglieri General Ability Tests provides administrators, gifted coordinators, and teachers with clear direction for answering the call for equity and inclusion in education.

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Free Spirit Publishing

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1631986945

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9781631986949

Little Red

Three Passionate Lives Through the Sixties and Beyond

By: Dina Hampton

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Little Red

Three Passionate Lives Through the Sixties and Beyond

By: Dina Hampton

The compelling, interwoven life stories of three remarkable schoolmates illuminate the rise, demise, and long-lasting impact of the radical political movements of the 1960s

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1586480936

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My World of Luv and Light

By: Dina Conforti

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My World of Luv and Light

By: Dina Conforti

This book aims to give you inspiration through simple words and images to help you transform into a better you! (Black and white version)

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Lulu.com

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1300451769

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9781300451761

State and Provincial Society in the Ottoman Empire

Mosul, 1540-1834

By: Dina Rizk Khoury

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State and Provincial Society in the Ottoman Empire

Mosul, 1540-1834

By: Dina Rizk Khoury

An interpretation of relations between the central Ottoman Empire and provincial Iraqi society in the early modern period.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521894301

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9780521894302

Arab World and Western Intelligence

Analysing the Middle East, 1956-1981

By: Dina Rezk

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Arab World and Western Intelligence

Analysing the Middle East, 1956-1981

By: Dina Rezk

Have Western intelligence experts fundamentally failed to understand the dynamics, leaders and culture of the Middle East? Using the most recently declassified documents, interviews and Arabic sources, the book examines seminal case studies to explore how the most knowledgeable and powerful intelligence agencies in the world have been so notoriously caught off-guard.

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748698922

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9780748698929

Cold War Correspondents

Soviet and American Reporters on the Ideological Frontlines

By: Dina Fainberg

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Cold War Correspondents

Soviet and American Reporters on the Ideological Frontlines

By: Dina Fainberg

Foreign correspondents played a crucial role in promoting the ideas and values of the Cold War. As they brought the foreign world to their Soviet and American readers, these journalists projected their own ideologies onto their reporting. In an age of mutual acrimony and closed borders, journalists were among the few individuals who crossed the Iron Curtain. Their reporting strongly influenced the ways that policy makers, pundits, and ordinary people came to understand the American or the Soviet "other." In Cold War Correspondents, Dina Fainberg examines how Soviet and American journalists covered the rival superpower and how two distinctive sets of truth systems, professional practices, and political cultures shaped international reporting. Fainberg explores private and public interactions among multiple groups that shaped coverage of the Cold War adversary, including journalists and their sources, editors, news media executives, government officials, diplomats, American pundits, Soviet censors, and audiences on both sides. Foreign correspondents, Fainberg argues, were keen analytical observers who aspired to understand their host country and probe its depths. At the same time, they were fundamentally shaped by their cultural and institutional backgrounds—to the point that their views of the rival superpower were refracted through values of their own culture. International reporting grounded and personalized the differences between the two nations, describing the other side in readily recognizable, self-referential terms. Fundamentally, Fainberg demonstrates, Americans and Soviets during the Cold War came to understand themselves through the creation of images of each other. Drawing on interviews with veteran journalists and Soviet dissidents, Cold War Correspondents also uses previously unexamined Soviet and US government records, newspaper and news agency archives, rare Soviet cartoons, and individual correspondents' personal papers, letters, diaries, books, and articles. Striking black-and-white photos depict foreign correspondents in action. Taken together, these sources illuminate a rich history of private and professional lives at the heart of the superpower conflict.

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JHU Press

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1421438453

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9781421438450

Actas del VII Congreso Internacional de “Sinestesia: Ciencia y Arte”. El Reto físico/digital //VII International Congress “Synaesthesia: Science and Art” * The digital / physical challenge *. 26-29 October 2022 [live+digital] Granada & Alcalà la Real / Spain. + Actividades Paralelas 2022.

By: 51 autores investigadores,Dina Riccò,Julia Simner ,Timothy B Layden,Sean A Day,Joerg Jewanski,James Warnentom

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Actas del VII Congreso Internacional de “Sinestesia: Ciencia y Arte”. El Reto físico/digital //VII International Congress “Synaesthesia: Science and Art” * The digital / physical challenge *. 26-29 October 2022 [live+digital] Granada & Alcalà la Real / Spain. + Actividades Paralelas 2022.

By: 51 autores investigadores,Dina Riccò,Julia Simner ,Timothy B Layden,Sean A Day,Joerg Jewanski,James Warnentom

Libro de Actas del VII Congreso Internacional de Sinestesia, Ciencia y Arte celebrado en Granada y Alcalá la Real, Jaén ( España) Sedes: Facultad de Bellas Artes Alonso Cano, Universidad de Granada, España. Convento de Capuchino, Alcalá la Real (Jaén), España. Teatro Martínez Montañés, Alcalá la Real (Jaén), España. Versión digital, Septiembre de 2022. Primera Edición/First edition: Septiembre 2022 E-book ISBN: 978-84-948665-6-2 Comité editorial: Mª José de Córdoba Serrano; Dina Riccò; Timothy B. Layden. Diseño imagen, trípticos de promoción y cartel: Federico Barquero Mesa. ©Editorial: Fundación Internacional Artecittà. Granada. 2022. C/Doctor Medina Olmos nº 44. 18015-Granada, España. info@artecitta.es http://www.artecitta.es Nota aclaratoria: E-book interactivo. Formato PDF. Todo el material recogido en este libro de Actas está protegido por copyright, ley internacional, y no debe ser reproducido, distribuido, ni publicado sin el permiso expreso solicitado previamente a sus autores//All materials contained on this Book are protected by International copyright laws and cannot be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcasted without the prior written permission of the publisher. Los textos se presentan como han sido enviados por los congresistas/investigadores, respetando si han querido publicar sus textos completos o sólo los resúmenes. Comité Organizador/Organization Committee: Comité de dirección: Mª José de Córdoba. F.I.A.C. y UGR, Granada, España.; Dina Riccò, Politecnico di Milano y F.I.A.C., Milán, Italia. Coordinadores FIAC: Julia López de la Torre y Timothy B Layden. Coordinadores Internacionales: Sean A Day, (IASAS y FIAC); Anton Sidoroff Dorso (Delegación FIAC Rusia); Ninghui Xiong (Delegación FIAC, (China); Timothy B Layden (Delegación FIAC, Inglaterra); Gaby Cardoso (Argentina). Comité Científico//scientific committee: Sean A Day, Joerg Jewanski, Anton Sidoroff Dorso, Danko Nikolic, Dina Riccò, Mª José de Córdoba, Helena Melero.

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8494866567

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9788494866562

Crossover Stars in the Hindi Film Industry

Globalizing Pakistani Identity

By: Dina Khdair

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Crossover Stars in the Hindi Film Industry

Globalizing Pakistani Identity

By: Dina Khdair

This book explores the cultural politics of Pakistani crossover stardom in the Hindi film industry as a process of both assimilation and “Otherness”. Analysing the career profiles of three crossover performers – Ali Zafar, Fawad Khan, and Mahira Khan – as a relevant case study, it unites critical globalization studies with soft power theory in exploring the potential of popular culture in conflict resolution. The book studies the representation and reception of these celebrities, while discussing themes such as the meaning of being a Pakistani star in India, and the consequent identity politics that come into play. As the first comprehensive study of Pakistani crossover stardom, it captures intersections between political economy, cultural representation, and nationalist discourse, at the same time reflecting on larger questions of identity and belonging in an age of globalization. Crossover Stars in the Hindi Film Industry will be indispensable to researchers of film studies, media and cultural studies, popular culture and performance, peace and area studies, and South Asian studies. It will also be of interest to enthusiasts of Indian cinematic history.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000069605

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9781000069600

Betraying Our Troops

The Destructive Results of Privatizing War

By: Dina Rasor,Robert Bauman

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Betraying Our Troops

The Destructive Results of Privatizing War

By: Dina Rasor,Robert Bauman

In this shocking exposé, two government fraud experts reveal how private contractors have put the lives of countless American soldiers on the line while damaging our strategic interests and our image abroad. From the shameful war profiteering of companies like Halliburton/KBR to the sinister influence that corporate lobbyists have on American foreign policy, Dina Rasor and Robert H. Bauman paint a disturbing picture. Here they give the inside story on troops forced to subsist on little food and contaminated water, on officers afraid to lodge complaints because of Halliburton's political clout, on millions of dollars in contractors' bogus claims that are funded by American taxpayers. Drawing on exclusive sources within government and the military, the authors show how money and power have conspired to undermine our fighting forces and threaten the security of our country.

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St. Martin's Press

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023061082X

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9780230610828

Multiple Sclerosis

Practical Comprehensive Essentials

By: Mike K.S. Chan,Dina Tulina

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Multiple Sclerosis

Practical Comprehensive Essentials

By: Mike K.S. Chan,Dina Tulina

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive neurological disease that affects millions of people worldwide.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1803133457

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9781803133454

A Death in Texas

A Story of Race, Murder and a Small Town's Struggle for Redemption

By: Dina Temple-Raston

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A Death in Texas

A Story of Race, Murder and a Small Town's Struggle for Redemption

By: Dina Temple-Raston

An extraordinary account of how a small Texas town struggled to come to grips with its racist past in the aftermath of the brutal murder of James Byrd, Jr. On June 7, 1998, a forty-nine-year-old black man named James Byrd, Jr., was chained to the bumper of a truck and dragged three miles down a country road by a trio of young white men. It didn't take long for the residents of Jasper, Texas, to learn about the murder or to worry that the name of their town would become the nation's shorthand for hate crimes. From the initial investigation through the trials and their aftermath, A Death in Texas tells the story of the infamous Byrd murder as seen through the eyes of enlightened Sheriff Billy Rowles. What he sees is a community forced to confront not only a grisly crime but also antebellum traditions about race. Drawing on extensive interviews with key players, journalist Dina Temple-Raston introduces a remarkable cast of characters, from the baby-faced killer, Bill King, to Joe Tonahill, Jasper's white patriarch who can't understand the furor over the killing. There's also James Byrd, the hard-drinking victim with his own dark past; the prosecutor and defense attorneys; and Bill King's father, who is dying of a broken heart as he awaits his son's execution. Just as Bernard Lefkowitz pulled back the curtain on Glenridge, New Jersey, in his classic work Our Guys, Temple-Raston goes behind the scenes in Jasper, Texas, to tell the story of a town where racism and evil made itself at home

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Henry Holt and Company

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1466818794

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9781466818798

A Culture of Sufism

Naqshbandis in the Ottoman World, 1450-1700

By: Dina Le Gall

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A Culture of Sufism

Naqshbandis in the Ottoman World, 1450-1700

By: Dina Le Gall

A Culture of Sufism opens a window to a new understanding of one of the most prolific and enduring of all the Sufi brotherhoods, the Naqshbandiyya, as it spread from its birthplace in central Asia to Iran, Anatolia, Arabia, and the Balkans between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries. Drawing on original sources and carefully aware of the power of modern paradigms to obscure, Le Gall portrays a Naqshbandiyya that was devotionally sober yet not demysticized and rigorously orthodox without being politically activist. She argues that the establishment of this brotherhood in Ottoman society was not the product of political instrumentality. Instead the Naqshbandī dissemination is best explained in reference to a series of little-appreciated organizational and cultural modes such as proclivity to long-distance travel, independence from specialized Sufi institutions, linguistic adaptability, commitment to writing and copying, and the practice of bequeathing spiritual authority to non-kin.

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Academic Freedom and the Transnational Production of Knowledge

By: Dina Kiwan

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Academic Freedom and the Transnational Production of Knowledge

By: Dina Kiwan

Public debates on academic freedom have become increasingly contentious, and understandings of what it is and its purposes are contested within the academy, policymakers and the general public. Drawing on rich empirical interview data, this book critically examines the understudied relationship between academic freedom and its role in knowledge production across four country contexts - Lebanon, the UAE, the UK and the US - through the lived experiences of academics conducting 'controversial' research. It provides an empirically-informed transnational theory of academic freedom, contesting the predominantly national constructions of academic freedom and knowledge production and the methodological nationalism of the field. It is essential reading for academics and students of the sociology of education, as well as anyone interested in this topic of global public concern. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

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110880456X

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Putin and His Neighbors

Russia's Policies toward Eurasia

By: Dina R. Spechler,Martin C. Spechler

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Putin and His Neighbors

Russia's Policies toward Eurasia

By: Dina R. Spechler,Martin C. Spechler

Russian President Vladimir Putin has implemented a set of policies toward his neighbors intended to help him re-establish his country's status as a major world power. These have included dominating, as far as possible, the independent states that once were part of the USSR and preventing further NATO encroachment on Russia's borders. He has also sought a pragmatic partnership with China to help bolster the Russian economy in the face of Western sanctions and declining revenues from oil and gas. This book argues that Putin's efforts have been largely, although not entirely, successful. Inthe future, however, the weakness of the Russian economy as compared to China's may pose a threat to Moscow's ability to maintain a Russian sphere of influence in its own neighborhood.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498588727

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The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture

By: Dina Khapaeva

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The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture

By: Dina Khapaeva

The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture investigates the emergence and meaning of the cult of death. Over the last three decades, Halloween has grown to rival Christmas in its popularity. Dark tourism has emerged as a rapidly expanding industry. “Corpse chic” and “skull style” have entered mainstream fashion, while elements of gothic, horror, torture porn, and slasher movies have streamed into more conventional genres. Monsters have become pop culture heroes: vampires, zombies, and serial killers now appeal broadly to audiences of all ages. This book breaks new ground by viewing these phenomena as aspects of a single movement and documenting its development in contemporary Western culture. This book links the mounting demand for images of violent death with dramatic changes in death-related social rituals. It offers a conceptual framework that connects observations of fictional worlds—including The Twilight Saga, The Vampire Diaries, and the Harry Potter series—with real-world sociocultural practices, analyzing the aesthetic, intellectual, and historical underpinnings of the cult of death. It also places the celebration of death in the context of a longstanding critique of humanism and investigates the role played by 20th-century French theory, posthumanism, transhumanism, and the animal rights movement in shaping the current antihumanist atmosphere. This timely, thought-provoking book will appeal to scholars of culture, film, literature, anthropology, and American and Russian studies, as well as general readers seeking to understand a defining phenomenon of our age.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472122622

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Integrative Approach

By: Prof Dr Mike KS Chan,Dr. Dina Tulina

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Integrative Approach

By: Prof Dr Mike KS Chan,Dr. Dina Tulina

Autism is a mental and psychological developmental disorder with a pronounced deficit in emotional and communication skills. The word ‘Autism’ is defined as a person being withdrawn into themselves. A person with autism spectrum disorder never expresses their emotions, fails to gesture or speak to others, and their behaviour often lacks social meaning. Many parents are concerned about how to recognise their child has autism and at what age the condition first manifests. Written in accessible language for parents of patients as well as medical staff, this book provides tests for identifying autism without medical training. The symptoms which constitute Autism Spectrum Disorder are described at great length. The approach to the individual's condition is important. Autism is not an illness or even a diagnosis—it is a state of mind in which a person is ensconced in their own world. This book is based on an understanding of the person's condition, offering comprehensive, holistic help to improve the condition and help the individual socialise and integrate into society. Parents of children diagnosed with autism often ask their doctor—can the condition be cured? There is no cure for autism, but by using corrective methods, it is possible to significantly improve the person with autism state and help them adapt to the world as much as possible. Of course, parents must work closely with educators, medical providers, and routines over a long period of time but the results of these efforts can be monumental. Autism is not a sentence, it is a story.

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EUROPEAN WELLNESS ACADEMY

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1662930135

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The Ayyubid Era. Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria

By: Abd al-Razzaq Moaz, , , , , , , , ,Yasser Tabbaa,Zina Takieddine,Verena Daiber,Dina Bakkour,Wa'al Hafian,Haytham Hasan,Balázs Mayor,Benjamin Michaudel

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The Ayyubid Era. Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria

By: Abd al-Razzaq Moaz, , , , , , , , ,Yasser Tabbaa,Zina Takieddine,Verena Daiber,Dina Bakkour,Wa'al Hafian,Haytham Hasan,Balázs Mayor,Benjamin Michaudel

This new MWNF Travel Book was conceived not long before the war started. All texts refer to the pre-war situation and are our expression of hope that Syria, a land that witnessed the evolution of civilisation since the beginnings of human history, may soon become a place of peace and the driving force behind a new and peaceful beginning for the entire region. Bilad al-Sham testifies to a thorough and strategic programme of urban reconstruction and reunification during the 12th and 13th centuries. Amidst a period of fragmentation, visionary leadership came with the Atabeg Nur al-Din Zangi. He revived Syria’s cities as safe havens to restore order. His most agile Kurdish general, Salah al-Din (Saladin), assumed power after he died and unified Egypt and Sham into one force capable of re-conquering Jerusalem from the Crusaders. The Ayyubid Empire flourished and continued the policy of patronage. Though short-lived, this era held long-lasting resonance for the region. Its recognisable architectural aesthetic – austere, yet robust and perfected ‒ survived until modern times. The Ayyubid Era: Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria describes eight thematic Itineraries including, among others, the cities of Damascus, Bosra, Homs, Hama, Aleppo and Raqqa.

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390278217X

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The Interactional Instinct

The Evolution and Acquisition of Language

By: Namhee Lee,Lisa Mikesell,Anna Dina L. Joaquin,Andrea W. Mates,John H. Schumann

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The Interactional Instinct

The Evolution and Acquisition of Language

By: Namhee Lee,Lisa Mikesell,Anna Dina L. Joaquin,Andrea W. Mates,John H. Schumann

The Interactional Instinct explores the evolution of language from the theoretical view that language could have emerged without a biologically instantiated Universal Grammar. In the first part of the book, the authors speculate that a hominid group with a lexicon of about 600 words could combine these items to make larger meanings. Combinations that are successfully produced, comprehended, and learned become part of the language. Any combination that is incompatible with human mental capacities is abandoned. The authors argue for the emergence of language structure through interaction constrained by human psychology and physiology. In the second part of the book, the authors argue that language acquisition is based on an "interactional instinct" that emotionally entrains the infant on caregivers. This relationship provides children with a motivational and attentional mechanism that ensures their acquisition of language. In adult second language acquisition, the interactional instinct is no longer operating, but in some individuals with sufficient aptitude and motivation, successful second-language acquisition can be achieved. The Interactional Instinct presents a theory of language based on linguistic, evolutionary, and biological evidence indicating that language is a culturally inherited artifact that requires no a priori hard wiring of linguistic knowledge.

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Oxford University Press

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0199888833

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Shattered Minds

How the Pentagon Fails Our Troops with Faulty Helmets

By: Robert H. Bauman,Dina Rasor

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How the Pentagon Fails Our Troops with Faulty Helmets

By: Robert H. Bauman,Dina Rasor

Shattered Minds is the first book to investigate how American military bureaucracies have let our troops down by failing to upgrade one of the most important pieces of personal safety equipment: the combat helmet. Two longtime employees of North Dakota defense contractor Sioux Manufacturing discovered that the required density of the Kevlar material woven into the netting of combat helmets was being shorted. After bringing their discovery to the attention of management, their boss, rather than cleaning up the illegal practice, accused them of having an adulterous affair. Both employees were fired, leading to a lawsuit and a court judgment in their favor that eventually brought the company’s bad-faith practices to light. Around the same time, a separate whistleblower, a retired Navy doctor, was pulled into a bizarre struggle with Army and Marine bureaucracies when he discovered from his Marine grandson that the protective webbing inside the military helmets was inadequate. Why was the military so resistant to upgrading the most essential piece of gear to protect soldiers from traumatic brain injury? Interweaving these two whistleblower stories, Robert H. Bauman and Dina Rasor explain why the military, despite news coverage and congressional hearings on the faulty helmet, continued to do the indefensible. They also suggest how the public, the press, and military institutions can remedy the problem to give U.S. troops effective helmets when serving to protect their country.

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164012036X

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Hidden History of Boston

By: Dina Vargo

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Hidden History of Boston

By: Dina Vargo

Quirky and little-known true stories of one of America’s most historic cities. Boston may play a big role in American history textbooks, but it also has quite a bit of forgotten past. For example, during the colonial era, riotous mobs celebrated their hatred of the pope in an annual celebration called Pope’s Night. In 1659, Christmas was made illegal, a ban by the Puritans that remained in effect for twenty-two years. William Monroe Trotter published the Boston Guardian, an independent African American newspaper, and was a beacon of civil rights activism at the turn of the century. And in more recent times, a centuries-long turf war played out on the streets of quiet Chinatown, ending in the massacre of five men in a back alley in 1991. Author and historian Dina Vargo shines a light into the cobwebbed corners of Boston’s hidden history in this riveting read, complete with illustrations.

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1439664382

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After Saddam

American Foreign Policy and the Destruction of Secularism in the Middle East

By: Dina Badie

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After Saddam

American Foreign Policy and the Destruction of Secularism in the Middle East

By: Dina Badie

After Saddam: American Foreign Policy and the Destruction of Secularism in the Middle East investigates the manner in which American foreign policy in Iraq artificially shifted the balance of power in the region and brought religious identities to the foreground. Deposing Saddam Hussein resulted in a new regional order that diminished the strength of secular nationalism, elevated Iran and Saudi Arabia as regional rivals, and by implication, established a new ideological paradigm that privileged competing religious factions over secular ideals. The trend first manifested itself in Iraq during the American occupation with Iranian-backed Shiites fighting Saudi-supported Sunnis. A similar dynamic is evident in current regional wars in Syria and Yemen. By elevating particular groups through rhetorical, financial, and military support, civil conflicts in the Middle East reflect the ideologies behind the Saudi–Iranian rivalry. This book therefore looks beyond popular narratives of intractable, long-standing Sunni–Shia conflict to explain the source of current sectarian tension as a product of balance of power dynamics. It also helps to explain the fracturing of the region that created a ripe environment for groups like the Islamic State to capitalize on sectarian grievances. This book relies and builds on balance of power theorizing by looking at the way that traditional competition for power between states and nonstate actors shapes ideological competition. For example, during the Cold War, the two major world powers—the U.S. and the Soviet Union—helped to shape international conflicts so that the narrative of “capitalism vs. communism” played a prominent role in civil and international conflicts—such as in Korea, Nicaragua, or Angola. By meddling in the internal affairs of states, arming rebel groups, and lending support to competing factions, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. shaped not only outcomes, but also the ideas underpinning conflicts. Today, a similar dynamic can be discerned in the Middle East.

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1498539009

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Islamists and Secularists in Egypt

Opposition, Conflict & Cooperation

By: Dina Shehata

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Islamists and Secularists in Egypt

Opposition, Conflict & Cooperation

By: Dina Shehata

In a detailed analysis of the continued survival of authoritarian governments in the Arab world, this book uses Egypt as a case study to address the timely and complex issue of democratization in the Middle East. This book examines how relations between different actors in the Egyptian opposition have contributed to the endurance of authoritarianism in Egypt over the past three decades. The author argues that the longevity of the authoritarian government is not only a function of the strength and cohesion of the regime, but is also related to the weaknesses and divisions between opposition groupings, particularly between Islamists and non-Islamists. Looking at how such ideological differences and mobilizational asymmetries have impeded successful cooperation between different opposition groups, and how this allows the authoritarian regime to successfully ensure its continued hegemony, the author illustrates the extent to which opposition strategies profoundly affect successful transitions to democracy in the Arab world. Highlighting the main obstacles to democratic political reform in the region, the author provides important insights for the promotion of democracy in the region which will be a valuable addition to the literature on Middle Eastern politics and government.

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113517928X

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London's Women Teachers

Gender, Class and Feminism, 1870-1930

By: Dina Copelman

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London's Women Teachers

Gender, Class and Feminism, 1870-1930

By: Dina Copelman

Dina Copelman's investigation of the public and private lives of women teachers reveals a strikingly different model of gender and class identity than the orthodox one constructed by historians of middle-class gender roles and middle-class feminism. Consequently, while the book focuses on women teachers from the beginning of state education in 1870 up to 1930, it is also an examination of how gender, class and professional identities were shaped and perceived. While offering a significant original contribution to the social history of teachers, this book is also driven by a consideration of broader historiographical questions.

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