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Translation of Autobiography

Narrating self, translating the other

By: Susan XU Yun

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Translation of Autobiography

Narrating self, translating the other

By: Susan XU Yun

This book presents an interdisciplinary study that straddles four academic fields, namely, autobiography, stylistics, narratology and translation studies. It shows that foregrounding is manifested in the language of autobiography, alerting readers to an authorial tone with certain ideological affiliations. In refuting the presumed conflation between the author, narrator and character in autobiography, the study emphasizes readers’ role in constructing an implied author. The issues of implied translator, assumed translation and rewriting are explored through a comparative analysis of the English and Chinese autobiographies by Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew. The analysis identifies different foregrounding practices and attributes these differences to an implied translator. Further evidence derived from narrative-communicative situations in the two autobiographies underscores divergent personae of the implied authors. The study aims to establish a deeper understanding of how translation and rewriting have a far-reaching impact on the self- and world-making functions of autobiography. This book will be of special interest to scholars and students of linguistics, literature, translation and political science.

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John Benjamins Publishing Company

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9027265100

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Graphic Medicine Manifesto

By: MK Czerwiec,Ian Williams,Susan Merrill Squier,Michael J. Green,Kimberly R. Myers,Scott T. Smith

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Graphic Medicine Manifesto

By: MK Czerwiec,Ian Williams,Susan Merrill Squier,Michael J. Green,Kimberly R. Myers,Scott T. Smith

This inaugural volume in the Graphic Medicine series establishes the principles of graphic medicine and begins to map the field. The volume combines scholarly essays by members of the editorial team with previously unpublished visual narratives by Ian Williams and MK Czerwiec, and it includes arresting visual work from a wide range of graphic medicine practitioners. The book’s first section, featuring essays by Scott Smith and Susan Squier, argues that as a new area of scholarship, research on graphic medicine has the potential to challenge the conventional boundaries of academic disciplines, raise questions about their foundations, and reinvigorate literary scholarship—and the notion of the literary text—for a broader audience. The second section, incorporating essays by Michael Green and Kimberly Myers, demonstrates that graphic medicine narratives can engage members of the health professions with literary and visual representations and symbolic practices that offer patients, family members, physicians, and other caregivers new ways to experience and work with the complex challenges of the medical experience. The final section, by Ian Williams and MK Czerwiec, focuses on the practice of creating graphic narratives, iconography, drawing as a social practice, and the nature of comics as visual rhetoric. A conclusion (in comics form) testifies to the diverse and growing graphic medicine community. Two valuable bibliographies guide readers to comics and scholarly works relevant to the field.

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Penn State Press

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0271089369

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Presidents, Oligarchs and Bureaucrats

Forms of Rule in the Post-Soviet Space

By: Susan Stewart

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Presidents, Oligarchs and Bureaucrats

Forms of Rule in the Post-Soviet Space

By: Susan Stewart

Over the last decade the 'transition paradigm', which is based on the conviction that authoritarian political systems would over time necessarily develop into democracies, has been subjected to serious criticism. The complex political and societal developments in the post-Soviet region in particular have exposed flaws in the claim that a shift from authoritarianism to democracy is inevitable. Using case studies from the post-Soviet region, a broad range of international contributors present an original and innovative contribution to the debate. They explore the character of post-Soviet regimes and review the political transformations they have experienced since the end of the Cold War. Through a combination of theoretical approaches and detailed, empirical analysis the authors highlight the difficulties and benefits of applying the concepts of hybrid regimes, competitive authoritarianism and neopatrimonialism to the countries of the post-Soviet space. Through this in-depth approach the authors demonstrate how Presidents, Oligarchs and Bureaucrats in the region lead their countries, examine the sources of their legitimacy and their relationship to the societies they govern and advance the general theoretical debate on regime change and transition paths."--Publisher's description.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409412512

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The Object of Memory

Arab and Jew Narrate the Palestinian Village

By: Susan Slyomovics

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The Object of Memory

Arab and Jew Narrate the Palestinian Village

By: Susan Slyomovics

There was a village in Palestine called Ein Houd, whose people traced their ancestry back to one of Saladin's generals who was granted the territory as a reward for his prowess in battle. By the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, all the inhabitants of Ein Houd had been dispersed or exiled or had gone into hiding, although their old stone homes were not destroyed. In 1953 the Israeli government established an artists' cooperative community in the houses of the village, now renamed Ein Hod. In the meantime, the Arab inhabitants of Ein Houd moved two kilometers up a neighboring mountain and illegally built a new village. They could not afford to build in stone, and the mountainous terrain prevented them from using the layout of traditional Palestinian villages. That seemed unimportant at the time, because the Palestinians considered it to be only temporary, a place to live until they could go home. The Palestinians have not gone home. The two villages—Jewish Ein Hod and the new Arab Ein Houd—continue to exist in complex and dynamic opposition. The Object of Memory explores the ways in which the people of Ein Houd and Ein Hod remember and reconstruct their past in light of their present—and their present in light of their past. Honorable Mention, 1999 Perkins Book Prize, Society for the Study of Narrative

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812215257

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Parvoviruses

By: Jonathan Kerr,Susan Cotmore,Marshall E Bloom

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Parvoviruses

By: Jonathan Kerr,Susan Cotmore,Marshall E Bloom

This comprehensive reference work brings together for the first time information on every aspect of the parvoviruses in a single volume. It presents the new system of parvovirus classification, as agreed by the International Committee for the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), and includes cutting edge information on the virology, molecular and cellular b

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CRC Press

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1444114786

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Women's Bodies as Battlefield

Christian Theology and the Global War on Women

By: Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite

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Women's Bodies as Battlefield

Christian Theology and the Global War on Women

By: Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite

Christian theology has been complicit in justifying the war on women, but it also has resources to help finally declare peace in the war on women. War itself has come to resemble the war on women, and thus strategies to end the war on women, supported by new Christian theological interpretations, will also help end today's endless wars.

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Springer

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1137455306

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Veterinary Herbal Medicine

By: Susan G. Wynn,Barbara Fougere

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Veterinary Herbal Medicine

By: Susan G. Wynn,Barbara Fougere

This full-color reference offers practical, evidence-based guidance on using more than 120 medicinal plants, including how to formulate herbal remedies to treat common disease conditions. A body-systems based review explores herbal medicine in context, offering information on toxicology, drug interactions, quality control, and other key topics. More than 120 herbal monographs provide quick access to information on the historical use of the herb in humans and animals, supporting studies, and dosing information. Includes special dosing, pharmacokinetics, and regulatory considerations when using herbs for horses and farm animals. Expanded pharmacology and toxicology chapters provide thorough information on the chemical basis of herbal medicine. Explores the evolutionary relationship between plants and mammals, which is the basis for understanding the unique physiologic effects of herbs. Includes a body systems review of herbal remedies for common disease conditions in both large and small animals. Discusses special considerations for the scientific research of herbs, including complex and individualized interventions that may require special design and nontraditional outcome goals.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323029981

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9780323029988

Anatomy Examinations for the FRCR Part 1

A collection of mock examinations for the new FRCR anatomy module

By: Susan Shelmerdine,Basrull Bhaludin,Wing Yan Mok,Susan Jawad

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Anatomy Examinations for the FRCR Part 1

A collection of mock examinations for the new FRCR anatomy module

By: Susan Shelmerdine,Basrull Bhaludin,Wing Yan Mok,Susan Jawad

Anatomy Examinations for the FRCR Part 1 is a comprehensive revision aid for the junior radiology trainee who wants to succeed in their Anatomy FRCR part 1 examination. It is written in the style of the new examination and comprises of 14 mock anatomy tests to emulate the real examination not only in format but also in the difficulty level. Two bonus chapters addressing ultrasound anatomy and normal anatomical variants are also included. There is no other book on the market with as many mock questions or images and no other similar revision book available in electronic format to take your revision with you anywhere, anytime, on the go!

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Andrews UK Limited

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1849897174

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Leadership for a Better World

Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership Development

By: Susan R. Komives

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Leadership for a Better World

Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership Development

By: Susan R. Komives

The Social Change Model of Leadership Development particularly appeals to undergraduate students because it s an approach to leadership development that views leadership as a purposeful, collaborative, values-based process that uses multiple perspectives to enact positive social change. This accessible textbook engages the reader in understanding the nature of social change and the dimensions of leadership that help one become an effective change agent. It includes case studies, reflection questions, and learning activities to help facilitate engagement with the model. Written and edited by some of the country′s most recognized and active scholars and educators in student leadership, the book has been field-tested by leadership faculty.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470449497

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9780470449493

Mornings in Jenin

A Novel

By: Susan Abulhawa

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Mornings in Jenin

A Novel

By: Susan Abulhawa

A heart-wrenching novel explores how several generations of one Palestinian family cope with the loss of their land after the 1948 creation of Israel and their subsequent life in Palestine, which is often marred by war and violence. A first novel. Reprint. Reading-group guide included.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1608190463

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Decoding International Law

Semiotics and the Humanities

By: Susan Tiefenbrun

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Decoding International Law

Semiotics and the Humanities

By: Susan Tiefenbrun

Violations of international law and human rights laws are the plague of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Violence and the flagrant violation of human rights have a naturally dramatic effect that inspires writers, film makers, artists, philosophers, historians, and legal scholars to represent these horrors in their work. In Decoding International Law: Semiotics and the Humanities, Professor Tiefenbrun helps readers understand international law as represented indirectly in the humanities.

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Oxford University Press

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0199749566

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Health and Physical Education

Preparing Educators for the Future

By: Judith Miller,Susan Wilson-Gahan,Robyne Garrett,John Haynes

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Health and Physical Education

Preparing Educators for the Future

By: Judith Miller,Susan Wilson-Gahan,Robyne Garrett,John Haynes

Health and Physical Education provides readers with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to successfully teach health and physical education in Australia. With emphasis on the development of movement competence and health literacy from the early years to secondary, this book brings together research, theory, curriculum and pedagogy in an engaging introduction for pre-service teachers. Now in its fourth edition, Health and Physical Education has been thoroughly updated, and features a new chapter covering ethics, morals the and duty of care and their practical application in school health and physical education. Maintaining strong connections to learners of all ages, the text links closely to the Early Years Learning Framework and the recently updated Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education. Each chapter is framed by the five propositions of the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education, and includes vignettes, activities and discussion and review questions to encourage reflection and group work.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009284517

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Fighting Hislam

Women, Faith and Sexism

By: Susan Carland

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Fighting Hislam

Women, Faith and Sexism

By: Susan Carland

The Muslim community that is portrayed to the West is a misogynist’s playground; within the Muslim community, feminism is often regarded with sneering hostility. Yet between those two views there is a group of Muslim women many do not believe exists: a diverse bunch who fight sexism from within, as committed to the fight as they are to their faith. Hemmed in by Islamophobia and sexism, they fight against sexism with their minds, words and bodies. Often, their biggest weapon is their religion. Here, Carland talks with Muslim women about how they are making a stand for their sex, while holding fast to their faith. At a time when the media trumpets scandalous revelations about life for women from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia, Muslim women are always spoken about and over, never with. In Fighting Hislam, that ends.

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Melbourne Univ. Publishing

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0522870368

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The Political Appropriation of the Muslim Body

Islamophobia, Counter-Terrorism Law and Gender

By: Susan S.M. Edwards

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The Political Appropriation of the Muslim Body

Islamophobia, Counter-Terrorism Law and Gender

By: Susan S.M. Edwards

Drawing upon law, politics, sociology, and gender studies, this volume explores the ways in which the Muslim body is stereotyped, interrogated, appropriated and demonized in Western societies and subject to counter-terror legislation and the suspension of human rights. The author examines the intense scrutiny of Muslim women’s dress and appearance, and their experience of hate crimes, as well as how Muslim men’s bodies are emasculated, effeminized and subjected to torture. Chapters explore a range of issues including Western legislation and foreign policy against the ‘Other’, orientalism, Islamophobia, masculinity, the intersection of gender with nationalism and questions about diversity, inclusion, religious freedom, citizenship and identity. This text will be of interest to scholars and students across a range of disciplines, including sociology, gender studies, law, politics, cultural studies, international relations, and human rights.

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Springer Nature

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3030688968

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Sinjar

14 Days that Saved the Yazidis from Islamic State

By: Susan Shand

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Sinjar

14 Days that Saved the Yazidis from Islamic State

By: Susan Shand

On August 3rd, 2014, the Islamic State attacked the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, sweeping down into Iraq’s Nineveh province. Islamic State struck the ancient Yazidi people, citizens of Iraq who had lived in the country’s north for centuries. Within minutes, more than 150,000 members of this pre-Abrahamic faith fled their homes. Fifty thousand sought refuge on the nearby holy Mount Sinjar, a dry, desolate, treeless mountain, where they were stranded, surrounded by the militant jihadists, without food or water in temperatures over 110 degrees. What convinced the Obama Administration and the U.S. military to go back into the quagmire of Iraq after leaving it three years earlier in a hasty pull-out? How did this obscure ethnic group seize headlines and hold the world's attention? How did a small sub-office of the U.S. State Department emerge as a source of crucial intelligence, eclipsing the CIA and the NSA? How were new Yazidi immigrants working from a Super 8 motel in Maryland able to help defeat the warriors of Islamic State on the battlefield? This is the extraordinary tale of how a few American-Yazidis in Washington, DC, mobilized a small, forgotten office in the American government to intervene militarily in Iraq to avert a devastating humanitarian crisis. While Islamic State massacred many thousands of Yazidi men and sold thousands more Yazidi women into slavery, the U.S. intervention saved the lives of 50,000 Yazidis.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493033662

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Buried Talents

Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God's Call

By: Susan Harris Howell

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Buried Talents

Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God's Call

By: Susan Harris Howell

If God calls women to lead, what holds them back? Using social science research and interviews, Susan Harris Howell examines how gendered messages inside and outside the church pull men toward leadership and women away from it. As opportunities for women continue to expand, Howell provides compelling guidance for how we can remove obstacles that keep women from fully using their gifts.

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InterVarsity Press

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1514002515

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Pediatric Nutrition Support

By: Susan Baker,Robert Denio Baker,Anne Davis (C.N.S.D.)

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Pediatric Nutrition Support

By: Susan Baker,Robert Denio Baker,Anne Davis (C.N.S.D.)

This is a comprehensive, state of the art resource for dietitians, nurses, physicians and pharmacists involved in paediatric care. It covers the latest developments and techniques in enteral and parenteral feeding, evaluation methods and cases detailing specific diseases.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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0763731544

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9780763731540

Understanding Crime

A Multidisciplinary Approach

By: Susan Guarino-Ghezzi,A. Javier Trevino

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Understanding Crime

A Multidisciplinary Approach

By: Susan Guarino-Ghezzi,A. Javier Trevino

Explores the interdisciplinary nature and potential of the field of criminology, covering the fields of sociology, economics, psychology, biology, philosophy and religious studies. The conclusion demonstrates various theoretical approaches for policy development and discusses opportunities for incorporating academic contributions into the political process.

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Routledge

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1317521471

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Life Along the Silk Road

Second Edition

By: Susan Whitfield

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Life Along the Silk Road

Second Edition

By: Susan Whitfield

In this long-awaited second edition, Susan Whitfield expands her trailblazing exploration of the Silk Road and broadens her rich and varied portrait of life along the great premodern trade routes of Eurasia. This new edition is comprehensively updated to support further understanding of themes relevant to global and comparative history. In the first 1,000 years after Christ, merchants, missionaries, monks, mendicants, and military men traveled on the vast network of Central Asian tracks that became known as the Silk Road. Whitfield recounts the lives of twelve individuals who lived at different times during this period, including two new characters: an African shipmaster and a Persian traveler and writer during the Arab caliphate. With these additional tales, Whitfield extends both geographical and chronological scope, bringing into view the maritime links across the Indian Ocean and depicting the network of north-south routes from the Baltic to the Gulf. Throughout the narrative, Whitfield conveys a strong sense of what life was like for ordinary men and women on the Silk Road, the individuals usually forgotten to history. A work of great scholarship, Life along the Silk Road continues to be extremely accessible and entertaining"--Provided by publisher.

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Univ of California Press

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0520280598

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Advances in Business and Management

By: Hussin J. Hejase,Ale J. Hejase,Hassana Tabsh,Hassan C. Chalak,Susan Njeri Wamitu,Shaharia Pavel

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Advances in Business and Management

By: Hussin J. Hejase,Ale J. Hejase,Hassana Tabsh,Hassan C. Chalak,Susan Njeri Wamitu,Shaharia Pavel

Business administration is management of a business. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising business operations and related fields which include accounting, finance and marketing, banking, etc.

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Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA

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1618966146

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Uyghur Women Activists in the Diaspora

Restorying a Genocide

By: Susan J. Palmer,Dilmurat Mahmut,Abdulmuqtedir Udun

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Uyghur Women Activists in the Diaspora

Restorying a Genocide

By: Susan J. Palmer,Dilmurat Mahmut,Abdulmuqtedir Udun

Presenting the life stories of ten Uyghur women, this book applies the techniques of narrative analysis to explore their changing worldviews and conversions to political engagement. Born and raised in East Turkestan/Xinjiang in the 1970s-90s, each woman, after personally experiencing incidents of ethnic discrimination, chose to leave China before 2005. Settling in a western country, they strive to become the voice of the Turkic people who are silenced or detained in the re-education camps. The narratives are based on interviews conducted online between 2020 and 2021, collected as a form of oral history. The book focuses on the escalating tensions, turning points experienced in their youth, and the religious, political and psychological factors that prompted their transformations in self-identity, ideology and the emergence of a new UyghurMuslim feminism. Through the women's stories, the book describes how women activists are navigating the competing reality constructions of the dire situation in the Uyghur Homeland and actively restorying a genocide to bring about social and political change.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350418358

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The Dynamic Terrorist Threat

An Assessment of Group Motivations and Capabilities in a Changing World

By: Kim Cragin,Sara A. Daly,Susan S. Everingham,Jill Hoube,M. Rebecca Kilburn,Cheryl Y. Marcum

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The Dynamic Terrorist Threat

An Assessment of Group Motivations and Capabilities in a Changing World

By: Kim Cragin,Sara A. Daly,Susan S. Everingham,Jill Hoube,M. Rebecca Kilburn,Cheryl Y. Marcum

As the war on terrorism wages on, our nation's policymakers will continue to face the challenge of assessing threats that various terrorist groups pose to the U.S. homeland and our interests abroad. As part of the RAND Corporation's yearlong "Thinking Strategically About Combating Terrorism" project, the authors of this report develop a way to assess and analyze the danger posed by various terrorist organizations around the world. The very nature of terrorism creates a difficulty in predicting new and emerging threats; however, by establishing these types of parameters, the report creates a fresh foundation of threat analysis on which future counterterrorism strategy may build.

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Rand Corporation

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0833036211

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The Inheritance of Exile

Stories from South Philly

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

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The Inheritance of Exile

Stories from South Philly

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

In The Inheritance of Exile, Susan Muaddi Darraj expertly weaves a tapestry of the events and struggles in the lives of four Arab-American women. Hanan, Nadia, Reema, and Aliyah search for a meaningful sense of home, caught in the cultural gap that exists between the Middle East and the United States. Daughters of Palestinian immigrants who have settled into the diverse southern section of Philadelphia, the four friends live among Vietnamese, Italians, Irish, and other ethnic groups. Each struggles to reconcile her Arab identity with her American one. Muaddi Darraj adds the perspectives of the girls’ mothers, presented in separate stories, which illuminate the often troubled relationship between first and second generations of immigrants. Her suite of finely detailed portraits of arresting characters, told in evocative, vivid language, is sure to intrigue those seeking enjoyment and insight.

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University of Notre Dame Pess

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0268162271

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Scheherazade's Legacy

Arab and Arab American Women on Writing

By: Susan M. Darraj

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Scheherazade's Legacy

Arab and Arab American Women on Writing

By: Susan M. Darraj

In a time when it seems that the gap of understanding between the West and the Middle East continues to widen, Scheherazade's Legacy builds a bridge between the two cultures. Collected here are the voices of those who define the genre of Arab Anglophone writing—that literature that describes the cultural experiences of those with Arab identities living, and often writing, in the West. Contributions from such writers as Naomi Shihab Nye, Diana Abu-Jaber, Suheir Hammad, Etal Adnan, Elmaz Abinader, and others, explore the complexities of writing in and for a culture not entirely their own. The essays here, complemented by selections, mostly original, of each author's work, promises to be a cornerstone in the study of writing by women writers of Arab descent who find themselves between two cultures, two worlds that are often at odds. With a foreword by Barbara Nimri Aziz, journalist, and founder of RAWI (Radius of Arab-American Writers), this collection is one of the first books to assemble the voices of women writers of Arab descent on the subject of writing itself. Contributors consider the difficulties, obstacles, joys, failures and successes of writing from an Arab perspective but largely for American audiences. They consider aspects of identity, family, politics, memory, and other crucial cultural issues that impact them personally and professionally as writers. In creative and thoughtful prose, these important women writers shed new light on what it means to be a writer in a world not fully your own.

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0313085269

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Arbitration Costs

Myths and Realities in Investment Treaty Arbitration

By: Susan D. Franck

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Arbitration Costs

Myths and Realities in Investment Treaty Arbitration

By: Susan D. Franck

Investment treaty arbitration (sometimes called investor-state dispute settlement or ISDS) has become a flashpoint in the backlash against globalization, with costs becoming an area of core scrutiny. Yet "conventional wisdom" about costs is not necessarily wise. To separate fact from fiction, this book tests claims about investment arbitration and fiscal costs against data so that policy reforms can be informed by scientific evidence. The exercise is critical, as investment treaties grant international arbitrators the power to order states-both rich and poor-to pay potentially millions of dollars to foreign investors when states violate the international law commitments made in the treaties. Meanwhile, the cost to access and defend the arbitration can also climb to millions of dollars. This book uses insights drawn from cognitive psychology and hard data to explore the reality of investment treaty arbitration, identify core demographics and basic information on outcomes, and drill down on the costs of parties' counsel and arbitral tribunals. It offers a nuanced analysis of how and when cost-shifting occurs, parses tribunals' rationalization (or lack thereof) of cost assessments, and models the variables most likely to predict costs, using data to point the way towards evidence-based normative reform. With an intelligent interdisciplinary approach that speaks to ongoing reform at entities like the World Bank's ICSID and UNCITRAL, this book provides the most up-to-date study of investment treaty dispute settlement, offering new insights that will shape the direction of investment treaty and arbitration reform more broadly.

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Oxford University Press

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019005445X

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Get Through Radiology for the MRCS and the FRCS

By: Zaynab Jawad,Susan Jawad

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Get Through Radiology for the MRCS and the FRCS

By: Zaynab Jawad,Susan Jawad

An essential handbook that covers the radiological findings of all the common surgical conditions. Candidates preparing for the MRCS or FRCS (in General Surgery) exams will find this indispensable guide will prepare them for a wide range of questions, including rare and obscure examples that are not found elsewhere. Radiological findings are presented according to systems such as colorectal, upper GI and HPB, urology, emergency surgery and others. Each chapter describes the use of radiological modalities in different clinical scenarios and includes figures illustrating the defining characteristics of common clinical scenarios. The clear and illustrated content provides the knowledge required to answer what would otherwise be some of the most difficult questions in postgraduate surgical examinations. It is also a practical reference book that can be kept at hand to inform ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings. MRCS and FRCS exam candidates are expected to have a knowledge of radiological findings for all surgical conditions, and this concise guide will ensure that candidates are well prepared to answer questions accurately and with confidence.

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CRC Press

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1003805825

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9781003805823

Samour & King's Pediatric Nutrition in Clinical Care

By: Susan H Konek,Patricia J Becker

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Samour & King's Pediatric Nutrition in Clinical Care

By: Susan H Konek,Patricia J Becker

Samour & King’s Pediatric Nutrition in Clinical Care, Fifth Edition provides comprehensive coverage of the nutritional aspects of pediatric clinical care. A widely trusted resource for more than twenty years, this text combines coverage of nutrition assessment and care with detailed coverage of normal growth, relevant disease states, and medical nutrition therapy.

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