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This collection of essays from both established and emerging scholars analyses the dynamic connections between conflict and violence in medieval Italy. The contributors present a new critique of power that sustained both kingship and locally based elite networks throughout the Italian peninsula. A broad temporal range, covering the sixth to the twelfth centuries, allows this book to cross a number of 'traditional' fault-lines in Italian historiography – 774, 888, 962 and 1025. The essays provide wide-ranging analyses of the role of conflict in the period, the operation of power and the development of communal consciousness and collective action by individuals and groups. It is thus essential reading for scholars, students and general readers who wish to understand the situation in medieval Italy. This collection of essays from both established and emerging scholars analyses the dynamic connections between conflict and violence in medieval Italy. The contributors present a new critique of power that sustained both kingship and locally based elite networks throughout the Italian peninsula. Autorid: Christopher Heath, Robert Houghton

This book explores the post-harem lives of Ottoman palace women who, unlike valide sultans, mothers of princes (ehzades), or imperial princesses (hanm sultans), lost their formal prominence after the death of the reigning sultan and have remained largely overlooked in imperial historiography. These women, often without surviving children or powerful networks, have been relegated to the background of dynastic narratives and treated as peripheral figures in mainstream history writing. Focusing on the consorts of Sultan Abdülhamid I (r. 17741789), this volume examines how these women sustained their social status, financial stability, and symbolic ties to the dynasty in the aftermath of palace life. Drawing upon a wide range of Ottoman archival materials, including rental agreements, vakfiye (waqf deeds), household expense records, and posthumous inventories, it reveals the economic strategies, spatial transitions, and charitable activities through which these women rebuilt a sense of belonging and dynastic visibility outside the palace walls. The book demonstrates that although these women did not enjoy fixed entitlements from the central treasury, they succeeded in securing stable and long-term income sources through investments in rental properties, eshâm bonds, and agricultural estates. Their engagement with the imperial revenue system, distinct from that of valide sultans and hanm sultans, shows an alternative but equally structured model of female economic agency. By tracing these overlooked trajectories, the book offers a fresh lens on gender, space, and power in the Ottoman Empire and fills a critical gap in the literature on dynastic wealth, representation, and imperial femininity. The book will be of great interest to students, researchers, and educators working in the fields of Ottoman history, gender studies, Middle Eastern economic history, cultural anthropology, and sociology. Autorid: Özlem Baarr

Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a set of rules that always directed us towards the best move in any chess position? That is precisely what Grandmaster Julen Arizmendi has been searching for during his long and successful coaching career, and this is where he shares his verdict: it cannot be done, but we should still be trying! Practical Chess Strategy will teach you to break down any position into its underlying elements and apply core concepts that will guide you towards the best move and plan. GM Arizmendi deals with cases where our intuition fails us, teaches us how to assess imbalances, refutes common misconceptions about strategy, and provides exercises to test and reinforce the reader’s newfound understanding. Practical Chess Strategy will teach you to break down any position into its underlying elements and apply core concepts that will guide you towards the best move and plan. With over 70 exercises to test and reinforce the reader’s newfound understanding. Autorid: Julen Arizmendi

See vahva ja praktiline kaardipakk koondab endas vanaemaruudu heegeldamise põhiõpetuse ja 50 mustrikaarti, mida on hõlbus omavahel kombineerida, et saaksid luua lõpmatu arvu mustri- ja värvikombinatsioone.Laota mustrikaardid laiali, kombineeri ja loo omaenda disain värviküllaseks pleediks, padjakatteks, käekotiks või milleks tahes. Mustrikaartidega on kaasas juhend, millest leiad skeemide lugemise, värvide kombineerimise ja ruutude ühendamise õpetused. Autorid: Claire Montgomerie

Hea lugeja, käesolev raamat on järg 2022. ja 2023. aastal ilmunud raamatutele \"Eesti väikesaared sõja jalus\" I ja II, kus oli juttu kümne Eesti väiksemat sorti saare katsumustest sõjapäevil.Seekord on võetud vaatluse alla natuke suuremad saared, mida Eestis küll väikesaarteks ei peeta, pigem keskmise suurusega saarteks. Kuid kirjeldamist väärivad Muhu ja Vormsi just oma põneva rahva ja kannatusrikka ajaloo tõttu. Erinevalt eelmistest raamatutest on seekord käsitletud lisaks Teise maailmasõja sündmustele ka Esimese maailmasõja ja Vabadussõja perioodi. Mõlema saare geograafiast, elanikest, rahvuskultuurist ja elu-olust on kirjutatud palju suurepäraseid raamatuid ja loendamatul hulgal artikleid, seetõttu keskendub käesoleva raamat eelkõige militaariale. Autorid: Hanno Ojalo

Kadunud kunstitudeng. Rahvusvaheline uurimine. Saladus, mis vapustab St Denis1 küla. Politseiülem Brunot ootab selles põnevusloos sünge arveteõiendamine Prantsusmaa minevikuga.Rikas Ameerika kunstitudeng leitakse surnuna vana mägikindluse kaevust. Noor naine, Claudia, töötas mõjuka Prantsuse kunstiajaloolase arhiivis 1 mehe juures, kes oli vastupanuliikumise kangelane ja kelle loss oli täis kunsti.Kui Claudia sidemete tõttu Valge Majaga sekkuvad asjasse USA saatkond ja FBI, asub Bruno jälitama inimesi ja sündmusi, mis võisid viia naise surmani 1 või oli see mõrv?Bruno saab teada, et Claudia üritas osta oma juhendaja lossi ja kunstikogu, kuigi tal oli kahtlusi, et mõned teosed olid võltsingud. See viib Bruno jäljerajale, mis kulgeb läbi Berliini varemete 1945. aastal ja Prantsusmaa koloniaalsõja Al1eerias.Prantsuse ajaloo pikk käsi on uue ohvri järele sirutunud, aga kas Brunol õnnestub mõrvar leida ja juhtum lahendada? Autorid: Martin Walker

This volume explores the complex relationships between hazard, vulnerability and disaster for steering the challenges posed by disaster. Divergent to popular conviction and moving beyond technocratic approach, this book argues that natural hazards alone do not result in disasters. When they intersect with the vulnerability of vulnerable people, these hazards turn into disastrous events. Mostly depending on qualitative and comparative investigation, the book contends that various people – men and women, young and old, wealthy and poor as well as people of different social identities – encounter diverse outcomes confronting the same hazard. While transmuting hazards to disaster, social vulnerability plays a crucial role in determining resilience to natural hazards. The main objective of this book is to understand why and how disasters occur as it helps in constructing plans to address their root causes and identifying long-term solutions. The book aims to augment the voices of those vulnerable people who are most at risk from disasters. Although the book emphasises people’s vulnerability at the centre of disaster and few countries in South Asia, the implications can be realistic across a variety of disaster settings in diverse social contexts. Posing an understanding of social construction of disasters in the context of the South Asia, this book will be of interest to academicians in the fields of Disaster Studies, Environmental Studies, Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, History, Economics, International Development Studies and Governance Studies. It will also be an invaluable reading for policymakers, practitioners, academicians, development planners and all those interested in understanding the complexity and addressing the challenges of making South Asia a disaster-resilient region. This volume explores the complex relationships between hazard, vulnerability and disaster for steering the challenges posed by disaster. Autorid: Pradeep Kumar Parida

Metaphysicians and cosmologists often make bold, surprising claims about the universe. It is bigger, older, full of more things, more intricately interconnected, than most of us ever thought. Supposing they are correct, does that have any bearing on what we ought to believe about everyday matters, and on what we ought to feel, want, and do in everyday contexts? Many philosophers have been explicitly or implicitly committed to answering 'no' to this question. In Living in a Strange World, Caspar Hare argues for 'yes'. If advocates of chaos theory are correct then we should rethink how we ought to feel about past evil actions. We ought to feel the positive analogue of regret towards almost everything that has ever been done. If advocates of plenitudinous material ontologies are correct, then we should rethink how we ought to feel about our own suffering versus the suffering of others, and what we ought to believe about where we are and who we are. If advocates of spatial and material infinity are correct then we should rethink how we ought to treat strangers. Whether and how we ought to help them depends in surprising ways on how much we know about them. In sum--bold claims in metaphysics and cosmology matter.Living in a Strange World explores what metaphysics and cosmology teach us about navigating the complexities of our existence and making thoughtful choices about how we live. italicLiving in a Strange World/italic is about what we can learn from metaphysics and cosmology about how to live our lives. Autorid: Caspar Hare

Tunded on meie sees nagu seemned viljasalves. Üks neist tunnetest on enesekindlus, tänu millele suudame elus ette tulevate probleemidega hakkama saada. Enesekindel inimene usub endasse ja oma võimetesse. Aga kuidas luua ja kasvatada enesekindlust juba lapseeas? Raamat räägib loo Laurast, kes on väga ebakindel ja kardab uusi asju proovida. Ta tardub iga kord paigale, kui tal rühmas midagi teha palutakse. Sageli laseb ta oma sõbral enda eest otsustada. Ent ühel päeva külvab õpetaja Laura südamesse enesekindluse seemne. Ta paneb Laura uskuma, et Laura saab hakkama, ja julgustab teda proovima, mis omakorda viib eduelamuseni. Sageli tärkabki lapses enesekindlus siis, kui ta avastab, et on mingis valdkonnas eriti hea.Raamatu lõpust leiab psühholoog Louison Nielmani näpunäiteid vanematele, kuidas lapses enesekindlust kasvatada ja hoida. Autorid: Kochka Kochka, Rapha?Lle Michaud, Mari-Ly Tiitsmaa

The 1:200,000 scale road map of Southern Bavaria is an excellent resource for active holidaymakers traveling in Germany by car, motorcycle, or caravan. The extensive road network is accurately depicted, and distances and tourist destinations are marked on the map. Information on the road map of Southern Bavaria Scale 1:200,000 Tourist information Campsites and pitches Digital place register with postal codes Format: approx. 137.5 x 96 cm, double-sided Car and motorcycle drivers particularly appreciate the precise cartography of this road map for planning and orientation on site. Caravan and campervan owners will, of course, find all campsites and pitches on the map. This map is sheet 1 of the map series Germany 1:200,000 Sheet 1: Southern Bavaria (Upper Bavaria - Lower Bavaria - Swabia) Sheet 2: Northern Bavaria (Franconia - Upper Palatinate) Sheet 3: Baden-Württemberg Sheet 4: Rhineland-Palatinate - Saarland Sheet 5: Hesse Sheet 6: Thuringia Sheet 7: Saxony Sheet 8: North Rhine-Westphalia Sheet 9: Saxony-Anhalt Sheet 10: Brandenburg - Berlin Sheet 11: Schleswig-Holstein - Hamburg Sheet 13: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Autorid: Freytag-Berndt

An emotional tearjerker! The page-turning, heartbreaking novel of love, motherhood and what it takes to overcome tragedy, from the bestselling author of The Last Days of Us.Emily is back in Ireland after nine long years away from home, when she sees him. Her ex-husband, Rob, holding hands with a five-year-old girl. A girl that should be hers. Over a decade before, Emily and Rob were in love and happily married. Then tragedy struck and Emily moved to New Zealand to get away. Now, returning to Dublin nearly a decade later for her mother's funeral, she finds herself face-to-face with her past. The man she loved has a daughter, beautiful little Molly, and Emily's heart breaks yet again for everything that could have should have been. But Rob and Molly's lives aren't without their own misfortunes. Could a second chance at family heal all their broken hearts? Caroline Finnerty's beautifully tender and poignant new novel is guaranteed to make you smile but also make you cry. Perfect for fans of Amanda Prowse, Emma Robinson and Alison Ragsdale. Praise for Caroline Finnerty: 'A book that will break your heart and then piece it slowly back together.' Sinead Moriarty 'Touching and poignant, this book took me on an emotional ride. A gripping and absorbing read.' Leah Mercer Autorid:

The AGIP service stations from 19521954, designed by Mario Bacciocchi, were characterized by a standardized, modern style with bold, sharp lines and a strong visual identity. These stations served a symbolic role, representing modern Italy and social transformation, and featured the iconic six-legged fire-breathing dog logo created in the 1950s. The design aimed for visual uniformity, setting them apart from competitors and becoming icons of modern architecture. Autorid: Tiziano De Venuto, Antonio Labalestra

Today, images of cartels, security agents donning face coverings, graphs depicting egregious murder rates, and military guards at US border crossings influence the world's perception of Mexico. Mexico's so-called drug war, as generally conceived by journalists and academics, was the product of recent cartel turf wars, the end of the PRI's single party rule in 2000, and enhanced US border security measures post-9/11. These explanations are compelling, but they overlook state actions beginning in the 1970s that set the foundation for drug violence over the longer term.In Policing on Drugs, Aileen Teague chronicles a largely ignored but critical prehistory of intensified bilateral antidrug efforts by exploring their origins and inherent contradictions in Mexico. Beginning in the 1960s, US leaders externalized their aggressive domestic drug control practices by forcing junior partners such as Mexico into adopting their policies. Leaders on both sides of the border situated counternarcotics within a larger paradigm of militarized policing, which increased the power and influence of the military and aggressive counternarcotics in both countries. However, different security imperatives motivated US and Mexican agents, complicating enforcement in Mexico. Between 1969 and 2000, Mexico's embrace of America's punitive antidrug policies strengthened the coercive capacities of the Mexican state, exacerbated crime, and were so ineffective in an era of open trade blocs that they hastened the expansion of the drug trade.Drawing on such sources as records from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the US State Department, interviews with key officials, accounts from Mexican journalists, and rarely seen Mexican intelligence reports, Teague relates the war on drugs as a transnational story with deep historical roots in US and Mexican conceptions of policing and security. The negative impacts of US-led counternarcotics policies in Mexico can be attributed to the complex relationship between the United States' and Mexico's shared approach to the drug war--with critical implications for present-day relations. Internationally, although the war on drugs is widely considered a failure, it continues to be deeply entrenched in US diplomacy with partner nations through counternarcotics agreements, continued DEA presence overseas, and the levels of antidrug aid directed abroad. Policing on Drugs writes the history of the drug war from the Mexican perspective, examining how the punitive prohibitive policies that have been enacted by the US government have impacted Mexico and its institutions over time. This bilateral study helps explain how militarized policing came to be the primary approach to policing people and drugs in the second half of the twentieth century. Autorid: Aileen Teague

Meet the professional soccer (association football) giants of the world. Designed for readers ages 12 and up, this sports series gets into the stadiums and onto the pitch with FIFA cup champions from Bayern Munich to Real Madrid. Each title delves into team history, highlighting star players, key coaches, and fan-favorite game moments. Experience life on the pitch with one of the greatest professional soccer teams in the world: Bayern Munich. Designed for teen readers, this nonfiction sports history of the German club highlights Bayern Munich's 33 Bundesliga championships and 7 UEFA Champions League titles and the star strikers, goalkeepers, and other players and coaches who contributed to the club's success. Explosive photos drop association football fans into match action, while deep-dive sidebars add stats and fun facts. Also includes a table of contents, captions, a bibliography, a glossary, websites, and an index. Autorid: Jim Whiting

This book presents a global perspective on the topics of resilience and well-being as it relates to children and youths in different settings (such as schools, communities and families), underscoring the cardinal importance of culture, and designing resilience interventions in different contexts and countries around the world. The philosophy adopted by the editor is a multisystemic, cross-cultural and transdisciplinary approach in understanding the protective factors, and risk factors as well as the processes and mechanisms of resilience and well-being of all children in especially vulnerable populations. This book includes chapters from Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia, showcasing the empirical studies of eminent researchers and practitioners to promote the scholarship and practice of interventions focused on resilience - more specifically, research in countries such as Greece, Portugal, Latvia, US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, India and Australia are presented. An interesting aspect of this book is the diverse approach in research methodology and theories about resilience and well-being. A significant concept of this book is its emphasis on a critical thinking mindset in processing all relevant literature on resilience and well-being, as well as in understanding which factors, mediating variables or mechanisms, may lead to successful resilience and well-being focused interventions with children and youth, as well with people who care about them (e.g. educators, parents). To conclude, this book offers a cutting-edge collection of scholarly writings focused on interventions in applied settings (e.g. schools, community centers families). A well-designed intervention is the bridge between theory and practice (praxis). In this book, new models (R2 model, BRiTE) and new prevention programs (e.g. RESCUR, Indian Resilience Intervention Program) are presented. With these new insights, the reader will be enriched in conceptualizing resilience and well-being from a global perspective. Autorid: Anastassios Matsopoulos

"Sustainable development is a highly integrated concept that encompasses many disciplines such as economics, social sciences, culture, technologies, natural resources, and environmental domains, while achieving sustainable development is a comprehensive multidisciplinary process involving coordination and function. Through research and teaching, the transdisciplinary science of sustainability is a fundamental part of this approach. This book offers approaches to develop a transdisciplinary perspective that encompasses the natural, social, and human sciences in the search for a sustainable society"-- Autorid: Rajendra Kumar

A Naturalists Guide to the Birds of Malaysia is an easy-to-use, introductory photographic guide to 280 bird species commonly seen in Malaysia (including the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo). It is suitable for all levels of birder and is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High-quality photographs from some of Malaysias top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, length, plumage, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers climate, vegetation, biogeography, opportunities for naturalists and the main sites for viewing the listed species. The fully updated 4th edition contains a new checklist of all of the birds of Malaysia encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific names as well as Malay names, its status in each state as well as its global status, following the BirdLife/IUCN Red List for birds 2025. Autorid: Geoffrey Davison, Yeap Chin Aik

Australias leading voices on politics and policy examine the first Albanese Government. From the narrow election victory to the commanding majority secured in 2025, this book traces the Albanese Governments first term, navigating economic turbulence and a shifting international landscape. What were the policy hits and misses? What was the impact of the failed Voice referendum? And how did the government manage key reforms? With a preface by Bill Shorten, and contributions from leading scholars, including Frank Bongiorno, Rae Cooper, Liz Allen and more, this book captures the major issues of the Albanese Governments first term and looks towards their future years in government. Autorid: Michelle Grattan, John Halligan, John Hawkins

In The House of Blue Glass, Alan Atkinson author of the award-winning Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm explores the life of Penelope Lucas. While she is known as the Macarthur family governess, Atkinson reveals Penelope was primarily an accountant whose bookkeeping work made an important difference to the Macarthurs success. Penelope Lucas came to Australia in 18041805, in her thirties, unmarried and looking forward to living on inherited income. While Elizabeth Macarthur was unsurprisingly upset when John arrived back from three years in England with a woman she had never heard of, Penelope went on to live with the Macarthurs for over thirty years and became close friends with Elizabeth. In this revelatory work, Atkinson brings together fifty years of scholarship as he explores the gender dynamics of the Macarthur household and the life of a single woman of means in Georgian England and early colonial Sydney. Autorid: Alan Atkinson

The book offers a novel conceptualization of Israeli national intelligence culture, describing the way in which Israelis perceive and practice intelligence.Different nations have different national intelligence cultures, relying on different ideas of intelligence, perceiving and practicing intelligence in different ways. Written by a former senior intelligence officer, this book is the first study dedicated to Israeli intelligence culture and the way it reflects Israeli strategic culture. Relying on more than 30 elite interviews with acting and former Israeli practitioners, the book highlights the Israeli aversion to intelligence theory and scientific methods, as well as to the structured management of the intelligence system at the national level. It describes the intelligence system's emphasis on contrarian thinking and moral courage as the foundations of intelligence professionalism, and the growing inclination of Israeli intelligence toward action and influence. Intelligence is perceived and practiced by Israelis as a tool for problem-solving, addressing unique Israeli challenges. While some traits of the Israeli national intelligence culture have contributed to its high reputation and its ‘success story’, others might have also contributed to its failure in anticipating the Hamas terrorist attack on October 2023 or have remained aspirational norms rather than realized practice. The October 2023 failure, as that of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, will undoubtfully influence Israeli national intelligence culture for many years to come.This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies, Israeli politics, strategic studies, and international relations. The book will provide the first substantial study of Israeli national intelligence culture, based on elite interviews with acting and former national security practitioners. Autorid: Itai Shapira

Aesthetic Transaction, Digital Answerability and Literature: Contact Light brings the theories of John Dewey, Mikhail Bakhtin, and Louise Rosenblatt into the evolving world of digital culture, where texts, images, and performances move through widening currents of circulation and meaning gathers shape through renewed contact. Aesthetic Transaction, Digital Answerability and Literature: Contact Light brings the theories of John Dewey, Mikhail Bakhtin, and Louise Rosenblatt into the evolving world of digital culture, where texts, images, and performances move through widening currents of circulation and meaning gathers shape through renewed contact. Dewey describes aesthetic activity as a rhythmic joining of feeling and form. Bakhtin’s early essays, often overshadowed by his later studies of dialogue, offer a vivid account of expression as an act charged with responsibility and animated by the demand for response. Rosenblatt reimagines reading as a poem created in the meeting of text and reader in lived time. Together, their theories show aesthetic activity as a practice of perception and relation moving through everyday experience.Digital culture brings these ideas into sharper view. A single sentence, image, or gesture travels outward and returns in altered settings, gaining new resonance with each encounter. Contemporary theorists such as Wendy Hui Kyong Chun show how circulation and repetition shape attention and response, revealing aesthetic activity as a living exchange carried by the ways expression is seen and shared. Examples ranging from the acclaimed Broadway adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray to the swift, recursive currents of TikTok illustrate how meaning deepens through repetition, reinterpretation, and collective attention. Autorid: Claudia Chung

The Weather and the Words: The Selected Letters of John Newlove, 1963-2003, gathers hundreds of never-before-seen letters from the poet John Newloves archives and sheds light on an author who was, to many Canadian writers, a literary master. Despite his stature during his lifetime, Newlove has been largely forgotten, and these letters remind readers of what an influential, compelling, and combative figure he was in Canadian literary history. Newlove lived and wrote during a time when Canadian writers were well-funded, widely read, and members of thriving literary communities. By the time he died in 2003, that culturally prosperous era had ended. Something else had changed, too: the practice of letter writing began to disappear as email replaced mailed correspondence. Telling the story of Newloves life, The Weather and the Words pays tribute not just to this one remarkable poet, but also to a remarkable era in Canadian history and the lost art of letter writing, the medium through which writers, politicians, and other public figures fought, collaborated, conferred, and philosophized about art and culture throughout the twentieth century. In Newloves correspondence readers will find a compelling story about the incredible difficulty of establishing a literary career and raising a family while struggling with poverty, addiction, and mental health issues. Through colourful letters Newlove exchanged with Canadian writers such as Margaret Atwood, Susan Musgrave, Michael Ondaatje, Al Purdy, and numerous others, The Weather and the Words gives readers a ground-level view of Newloves life and era. The book includes a foreword by Lorna Crozier, an introduction by editor J.A. Weingarten, and an afterword by Laura Cameron. Autorid: J.A. Weingarten, Lorna Crozier, Laura Cameron

"Language, Culture, and Communication introduces students to the topics and theories of the broad field of linguistic anthropology by examining the multifaceted meanings and uses of language"-- Provided by publisher. Language, Culture, and Communication introduces students to the topics and theories of the broad field of linguistic anthropology by examining the multifaceted meanings and uses of language. It emphasizes the ways in which language encapsulates speakers' meanings and intentions. Through language structure and language use, speakers convey messages about their own identities, their understandings of the world and their place in it. The book includes discussion of cultural and symbolic meanings conveyed by language and the social and political dimensions of language use.New to the Ninth Edition:- New Chapter 7, “Digital Communication,” discusses technological change, social media, artificial intelligence, and the rapid development of various systems and platforms for communication- New Chapter 6, “Signed Languages,” offers an expanded discussion of ASL vocabulary and grammar as well as language practices in Deaf communities- New discussion of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) stresses the intersection of language and lived experience- New case studies in every chapter highlight central concepts so that students can focus directly on understanding the many faceted goals of language in use - Expanded discussion of language and nation building in multilingual communities (including code switching and translanguaging) emphasizes how our speaking styles are “borderless” A comprehensive introduction to the field of linguistic anthropology. Autorid: Nancy Bonvillain

This book addresses how pre-service mathematics teachers (PMTs) can be better prepared to design and teach lessons that engage students in reasoning and proving (R&P), a core yet persistently challenging aspect of mathematics education. Building on the European MaTeK project, the book presents a multi-phase intervention developed collaboratively by five universities to enhance PMTs’ design capacity in teaching R&P across diverse curricular contexts.Grounded in current international research, the book combines theoretical and empirical perspectives on R&P, lesson design, and teacher design capacity. It analyses PMTs’ evolving understanding of reasoning, their task and lesson designs, and their reflections on classroom implementation. The findings highlight the transformative potential of international collaboration and structured feedback in preparing teachers for contemporary classrooms.Combining conceptual clarity with practical examples, the book offers valuable insights for mathematics teacher educators, researchers, and curriculum developers. It contributes to ongoing discussions on how to support teachers in creating learning environments where mathematical reasoning and proof are integral to student learning. This book addresses how pre-service mathematics teachers (PMTs) can be better prepared to design and teach lessons that engage students in reasoning and proving (R&P), a core yet persistently challenging aspect of mathematics education. Autorid: Mária Slavíková, Nad'a Vondrová, Birgit Pepin, Iveta Kohanová, Benedetto Di Paola, Jakub Michal, Il ler-Baykal, Didem Akyuz

What has been the fate of Christianity since Nietzsche's famous announcement of the "death of God"? What is the possibility of religion, specifically Christianity, thriving in our postmodern era? In this provocative new book, Gianni Vattimo, leading Italian philosopher, politician, and framer of the European constitution, addresses these critical questions. When Vattimo was asked by a former teacher if he still believed in God, his reply was, "Well, I believe that I believe." This paradoxical declaration of faith serves as the foundation for a brilliant exposition on Christianity in the new millenniuman age characterized by a deep uncertainty of opinionand a personal account of how Vattimo himself recovered his faith through Nietzsche and Heidegger. He first argues that secularization is in fact the fulfillment of the central Christian message, and prepares us for a new mode of Christianity. He then explains that Nietzsche's thesis concerns only the "moral god" and leaves room for the emergence of "new gods." Third, Vattimo claims that the postmodern condition of fragmentation, anti-Eurocentrism, and postcolonialism can be usefully understood in light of Joachim of Fiore's thesis concerning the "Spiritual Age" of history. Finally, Vattimo argues for the idea of "weak thought." Because philosophy in the postmetaphysical age can only acknowledge that "all is interpretation," that the "real" is always relative and not the hard and fast "truth" we once thought it to be, contemporary thought must recognize itself and its claims as "weak" as opposed to "strong" foundationalist claims of the metaphysical past. Vattimo concludes that these factors make it possible for religion and God to become a serious topic for philosophy again, and that philosophy should now formally engage religion. Autorid: Gianni Vattimo, Luca D'Isanto

Designed for use in American government courses, Politics in Action encourages students to take a critical approach to contemporary events and consider the impact of politics on this Republic and its citizens. The book offers short in-depth cases that enliven the teaching of political concepts and help students grasp key issues shaping their lives. Each of the 15 chapters work as self-contained stories drawing attention to important and current actors, events, and issues in American politics. This edition highlights conflicts such as A Woman for President?, Trump vs. the Press, Re-presenting the Climate, Partisan Federalism: The Battles Over Immigration, The Politics of Abortion, Trying to Steal Georgias 2020 Election: Republicans Dissent, The Fight Over Fighting Words on Campus, and The Best and the Brightest in the Afghanistan War, to illustrate polarized public affairs in America. Taken together, these concise reader-friendly stories go beyond the headlines to reflect the energy, debates, and realities of modern politics. Features A three-part and 15-chapter organization echoes an introductory American Government syllabus, allowing for seamless integration into teaching the course The chapters begin with an introduction that frames the discussion, connecting it to significant issues and players A "Concepts to Consider" box ends each chapter to aid understanding of the key topics presented by the case stories Politics in Action provides short case stories to complement undergraduate courses on American government, as well as informing readers following contemporary politics. Autorid: Gary Wasserman

Originally published in 1932, A History of the Public Library Movement in Great Britain and Ireland is concerned with the rise and progress of the public library as it stood at that time. The establishment and growth of the public library may be viewed as part of the great social movement for the spread of knowledge among the poorer classes which took place in the late eighteenth century and the early years of the nineteenth century. This movement was characterized by the establishment of various educational agencies, which are covered in this book, along with the introduction of the Public Libraries Act passed in 1850 and other legislation that followed. First published in 1932, this book looks at the rise and progress of the public library as it stood at that time. This movement was characterized by the establishment of various educational agencies that are covered in this book, along with the introduction of the Public Libraries Act passed in 1850 and other legislation that followed. Autorid: John Minto

Pedagogical Innovation Through Technology-Enhanced Learning Design highlights the intersection of educational technology and higher education teaching through authentic practitioner experiences across global contexts. Pedagogical Innovation Through Technology-Enhanced Learning Design highlights the intersection of educational technology and higher education teaching through authentic practitioner experiences across global contexts. Divided into four themes—Pedagogical Innovations, Innovative Assessment Practices, Contextual Challenges, and Global Perspectives—this book examines the transformative role of technology-enhanced learning in fostering active learning, inclusive practices, and equitable access to education. Through their focus on real-world applications, these original, international contributions emphasize TEL's potential to create dynamic, student-centered learning environments in colleges and universities. Each case study delves into challenges, successful interventions, and adaptive solutions, providing readers with context-aware approaches to implementing technology-enhanced learning and assessment design. Autorid: Ida Fatimawati Adi Badiozaman, Augustus Raymond Segar

This groundbreaking text explores the intersection of AI and early childhood education, revealing innovative ways for educators to transform learning experiences for young minds. Drawing on insights from experts, real-world examples, and best practices, this edited collection explores the ways AI can be integrated into early childhood curricula, highlighting recent research and innovations in the field, and implications for both practice and policy. The book features case studies that support readers in considering ethical dilemmas and societal implications for early childhood educators, while also looking at all the positive outcomes of AI in early childhood contexts including adaptive learning platforms that cater to each child's unique style, interactive tools that ignite curiosity, and AI-powered assessments that provide timely feedback. Exploring the Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Early Childhood: New Learning Experiences for Young Children is an essential resource for any academic, practitioner, preservice teacher or parent beginning to understand how AI, as an integral part of our daily lives, is now becoming more relevant and useful across the early childhood years. This groundbreaking text explores the intersection of AI and early childhood education, revealing innovative ways for educators to transform learning experiences for young minds. Drawing from experts, real-world examples, and best practices, this edited collection explores the ways AI can be integrated into early childhood curricula. Autorid: Lynn E. Cohen

Recognition has become one of the key concepts of contemporary critical theory, heralded by thinkers such as Axel Honneth and Charles Taylor. It is widely claimed that a person must be recognized by others in order to realize their own identity and that the lack of recognition constitutes a form of oppression or injustice. Is recognition always a good thing? In this ambitious and compelling book, Kristina Lepold challenges the common assumption that recognition is positive, emphasizing its ambivalent role in social life. She offers a systematic account of the complex nature of recognition, showing how it can implicate us in oppressive or otherwise problematic arrangements. Lepold engages with different approaches for thinking about recognitionincluding Axel Honneths influential theory, as well as arguments made by Louis Althusser, Pierre Bourdieu, and Judith Butlerwhich she reconstructs in a nuanced and accessible fashion. By one of the most original voices in the new generation of critical theorists, Ambivalent Recognition is a must-read for anyone interested in not only one of critical theorys key concepts but also the larger question of why unjust social arrangements often prove so stubborn and difficult to change. Autorid: Kristina Lepold, Ciaran Cronin, Martin Saar

A joyful 50 card matching game that will make you crave sushi! This beautifully packaged matching game is perfect for sushi lovers and foodies of all stripes. Learn about the history of this beloved food as you match twenty-five different kinds of sushi—from Sashimi to Nigiri to Maki—while playing this memory game. Single-player and multiplayer ready and a delightful game-on-the-go, Sushi, Sushi!: A Matching Game, delivers some of Japan's iconic cuisine to your game night. This game includes: 50 sushi matching cards (25 unique pairs) Illustrated booklet with rules, the history of sushi, and sushi profiles Autorid: Alasdair Stuart, Jessie Wong

This compact, accessible guide supports students in developing and applying the skills and knowledge needed to maximize any community-engaged learning experience.In this new edition, Donahue and Plaxton-Moore unpack the concept and practice of reciprocity, address student anxiety and well-being, and integrate more student and community partner voices. Students will discover through a process of reflection how service connects to personal growth and course content, enhances their ability to engage with diverse perspectives, and fosters essential life skills, all while working alongside communities to address systemic injustice. A standout feature of this book is the inclusion of embedded QR codes, offering instant access to online resources and videos that allow students to go deeper with the content and engage in authentic meaning-making and competency building.Perfect for service-learning, co-curricular service, or volunteer programs, this easy-to-read companion is an invaluable tool for enriching any student’s community-engaged learning journey. This compact, accessible guide supports students in developing and applying the skills and knowledge needed to maximize any community-engaged learning experience. Donahue and Plaxton-Moore unpack the concept and practice of reciprocity, address student anxiety and well-being, and integrate more student and community partner voices. Autorid: David M. Donahue, Star Plaxton-Moore

For business leaders navigating the intersection of sports, marketing, and technology, this essential guide reveals how the emotional connection athletes create—memories that last decades beyond their final performances—represents vastly untapped commercial potential. Professional athletes are more than performers – they are sports brands, and data is the key that will identify, optimise, measure, and predict their value.In the multi-billion-dollar sports industry, why do just 5% of professional athletes successfully transform their talent into enduring brands? For business leaders navigating the intersection of sports, marketing, and technology, this essential guide reveals how the emotional connection athletes create – memories that last decades beyond their final performances – represents vastly untapped commercial potential. While icons like Beckham, Jordan, and Serena Williams have mastered this transition, over 95% of the world's 400,000 professional athletes fail to capitalize on their brand value. At the heart of this transformation lies data – the critical element that will enable the next generation of athletes and their representatives to secure sustainable futures commensurate with their extraordinary dedication and sacrifice. The book offers a comprehensive framework for:Quantifying and monetizing an athlete's emotional impact on audiences.Extending career value far beyond the typically brief window of peak performance.Leveraging data analytics to identify, build, and optimize athlete brand potential.For sports executives, marketers, agents, and forward-thinking business leaders, this book provides the strategic blueprint for revolutionizing how we value, develop, and maximize the full potential of athletic talent in today's data-driven marketplace. Autorid: Fiona Green

The book demonstrates how creative justice principles can transform organisational cultures, challenge traditional hierarchies, and foster environments where creativity and justice intersect. The book demonstrates how creative justice principles can transform organisational cultures, challenge traditional hierarchies, and foster environments where creativity and justice intersect.What do forests teach us about collective action? How do we decompose toxic systems of dominance and oppression as we nurture healing ecosystems of communal power, joy, and liberation? This short-form book poses and explores these questions from the perspective of arts leaders locally, nationally and internationally. Presenting new findings from three contemporary collective action experiments. These three case studies are a part of collective action toward creative justice in a U.S. nonprofit context: “Shared Leadership in Practice” explores the micro-level scale of one organization’s decentralized leadership model; “Spatial Justice at Work” traverses the meza-level scale of a coalition of justice-oriented organizations; “Collective Action Liberatory Pedagogy” addresses the macro-level scale of influencing culture shift on a sector level.Shaping Creative Justice Ecosystems deepens understanding of why and how collective action is necessary in the arts and culture sector, providing practical examples to inform sector-wide change toward equity and creative justice. Autorid: Andrea Gordillo, mica rose, Marian Taylor Brown

Explores the history of legal theatricality from antiquity to the eighteenth-century. It recovers a long tradition of jurisprudential thought about law as a form of theatre, a tradition that ancient, medieval, early modern, and later theorists transmitted across centuries, continually elaborating and reworking it to suit changing conditions. Tirades against legal theatrics are nearly as old as law itself, and yet so is the age-old claim that law must not merely be done: it must be "seen to be done." Law as Performance traces the history of legal performance and spectatorship through the early modern period. Viewing law as the product not merely of edicts or doctrines but of expressive action, it investigates the performances that literally created law: in civic arenas, courtrooms, judges' chambers, marketplaces, scaffolds, and streets. It examines the legal codes, learned treatises, trial reports, lawyers' manuals, execution narratives, rhetoric books, images, (and more) that confronted these performances, praising their virtues or denouncing their evils. In so doing, it recovers a long, rich, and largely overlooked tradition of jurisprudential thought about law as a performance practice. This tradition not only generated an elaborate poetics and politics of legal performance. It provided western jurisprudence with a set of constitutive norms that, in working to distinguish law from theatrics, defined the very nature of law. In the crucial opposition between law and theatre, law stood for cool deliberation, by-the-book rules, and sovereign discipline. Theatre stood for deceptive artifice, entertainment, histrionics, melodrama. And yet legal performance, even at its most theatrical, also appeared fundamental to law's realization: a central mechanism for shaping legal subjects, key to persuasion, essential to deterrence, indispensable to law's power—as it still does today. Autorid: Julie Stone Peters

Changemakers’ Guide to Prison Arts Programming explores practical tips and stories from the field about developing arts programs for incarcerated individuals.This book is based on more than ten years of experience, during which Annie Buckley developed two in-depth programs with prisons in California, with a focus on one, Prison Arts Collective, which has brought arts programming to over 9,500 people since 2013. The book offers step-by-step guidance on developing comprehensive, meaningful, and student-centered programming behind bars, to build programs in and with carceral institutions specifically. It also explores themes of hope and transformation, interconnection and mutuality, and grief and loss.Changemakers’ Guide to Prison Arts Programming is an essential tool for university faculty and others seeking to start similar programmes. Changemakers’ Guide to Prison Arts Programming explores practical tips and stories from the field about developing arts programs for incarcerated individuals. Autorid: Annie Buckley

Suck Less in the Classroom Tomorrow is an honest and comprehensive guide for struggling classroom teachers looking to improve their craft. Part narrative, part guidebook, it offers an overview of the profession, with practical advice, easy-to-implement strategies, and how-to information for the day-to-day of teaching, written as a conversation overheard in the teachers’ lounge.Unlike traditional teacher guides, this book calls it like it is and says the quiet parts out loud. It helps struggling teachers feel seen and know that not everyone has it all figured out all the time. The easy-to-digest chapters cover sucking less at lesson planning, classroom management, grading and feedback, burning out, and more. An appendix offers a list of “plug-and-chug” strategies that a teacher can start using on day one--what they are, how to use them, and ways they can show up in your classroom.With the helpful and humorous advice in this book, you’ll feel inspired to teach better while also being reassured that teaching is hard and we don’t have to be perfect every day. Little by little, you will improve and find your joy and satisfaction increasing along the way. Suck Less in the Classroom Tomorrow is an honest and comprehensive guide for struggling classroom teachers looking to improve their craft. Part narrative, part guidebook, it offers an overview of the profession, with practical advice, easy-to-implement strategies, and how-to information for the day-to-day of teaching. Autorid: Carlton Glassford

This timely resource presents Jenny Mosley's acclaimed Circle Time model specifically adapted for secondary education, offering a structured, powerful and compassionate approach to rebuilding human connection among teenagers. In an era of increasing digital isolation and mental health challenges, Mosley provides educators with practical tools to create spaces where students feel truly seen, heard, and valued. Building on decades of pioneering work in both primary and secondary schools, inside this book, you will find: • A complete framework for implementing Circle Time in secondary settings—from Year 7 through to Year 11. • Practical, age-appropriate activities, games, and discussion prompts that engage even the most reluctant teenagers. • Behaviour strategies rooted in restorative practice—helping students take responsibility and rebuild relationships. • Tools to build a positive school ethos, improve classroom climate, and boost mental health and motivation. • Real-life examples and success stories that show the power of Circle Time in action—from disengaged teens becoming peer mentors to entire year groups forming tighter bonds. Endorsed by empirical research which links social-emotional learning to academic success, the approach balances emotional literacy with practical skill development. Jenny Mosley doesn’t just offer a programme—she offers a philosophy: one where students are not just taught but truly seen, where emotional literacy is not a luxury but a necessity, and where schools become safe spaces for teenagers to grow into capable, compassionate adults. This essential guide is invaluable for heads of year, form tutors, PSHE leads, and classroom teachers committed to nurturing both academic achievement and emotional development. School counselors, educational psychologists, and wellbeing coordinators will also find practical strategies they can immediately implement to support teenagers in developing the communication skills and emotional resilience needed to thrive in today's complex world. This resource presents Jenny Mosley's acclaimed Circle Time model adapted for secondary education, offering acompassionate approach to rebuilding connection among teenagers.This essential guide is invaluable for heads of year, form tutors, and classroom teachers committed to nurturing academic achievement and emotional development. Autorid: Jenny Mosley, Marilyn Tew

This book provides an engaging exploration of how corporate strategy and restructuring can significantly shape the competitiveness of firms.Corporations – firms with more than one business unit – require managers to decide how best to allocate resources to ensure the overall corporation thrives. This book provides a concise yet holistic and dynamic approach to corporate restructuring measures, such as alliances, R&D investments, acquisitions, and the exiting of businesses. Successful corporate restructuring requires balancing several challenges and allows managers to adjust how a corporation relates to external trends, such as globalization, rapid technical development, competitive change, and various stakeholders. Corporate strategy is not a fixed solution to challenges; rather, corporations need to build a multi-relational and flexible restructuring capability. Chapters offer a practical account of the key challenges and tools of corporate strategists and are illustrated with real-life cases and data sets from both emerging and established markets across different countries. Each chapter includes discussion questions, key terms, and end of chapter summaries.This book is essential for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying corporate strategy, corporate governance, and international business.Online resources include chapter-by-chapter slides and teaching notes, including answers to discussion questions. This book provides an engaging exploration of how corporate strategy and restructuring can significantly shape the competitiveness of firms. This book provides a concise yet holistic and dynamic approach to corporate restructuring measures, such as alliances, R&D investments, acquisitions, as well as exiting businesses. Autorid: Svante Schriber, David R. King, Florian Bauer

The United Nations Agenda 2030 recognizes gender equality as a fundamental human right, with SDG 5 dedicated solely to this crucial issue. Achieving gender equality and empowering women is essential for the success of all Sustainable Development Goals. Gender Mainstreaming and Development delves into the integral role of gender sensitivity in policy and program design, highlighting the importance of transforming discriminatory social institutions across political, economic, legal, and social spheres. This comprehensive volume brings together gender mainstreaming experiences from diverse sectors and regions, aiming to develop a shared understanding of current approaches and challenges. By adopting a nuanced analytical approach, it seeks to provide valuable insights and design a blueprint for truly inclusive and transformative gender mainstreaming policy and practice. Essential reading for academic researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students in economics, development, and gender studies, this book offers a fresh perspective on gender and development issues. Autorid: Sangita Dutta Gupta, M. Manjula

The first book to explore the research concerned with the Australian context of food advertising to children, this work equips policymakers, parents, educators and researchers to better shape and consider potential interventions with life-saving implications for children’s health. Childhood obesity is a global health concern, with food advertising one of its most intensively debated potential causes. Critically examining children’s exposure to unhealthy food and drink marketing, on television and on various online platforms including YouTube and Facebook, and how they evaluate and comprehend this content, Nipa Saha reviews the effectiveness of the industry’s self-regulatory system in Australia.Providing an overview of current government initiatives to enhance children’s media literacy skills and evaluating the effectiveness of these programs, Saha recommends broad actions to be taken at federal, state or local levels that focus on developing these skills and increasing self-regulation.The first book to explore the research concerned with the Australian context of food advertising to children, Food Advertising to Children in Australia equips policymakers, parents, educators and researchers to better shape and consider potential interventions with life-saving implications for children’s health. Autorid: Nipa Saha

Fermenting for the Future reveals the fascinating story of tsukemono, the rich variety of pickles that have been an integral part of the Japanese diet for over a thousand years. Today, industrial pasteurization and declining agrodiversity have led to the disappearance of many of the hundreds of traditional tsukemono along with their benefits to human health. While fermenting vegetables and fruit was once a task of domestic drudgery, Aya Hirata Kimura shows how the art of tsukemono can now be appreciated as a catalyst for sociocultural change amid a growing awareness of the drawbacks of antibiotic modernity. By examining the complex socioenvironmental facets of tsukemono, Kimura deepens our understanding of how the modernization of food and agriculture transform not only human relationships to plants and the land but also the microbial diversity in our food systems and bodies. Autorid: Aya Hirata Kimura