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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

Materiality and The Afterlife of Artworks: The Rustle of Matter explores, theoretically through a series of case studies, how matter and materials have a role in the afterlife of artworks. Focusing on modern and contemporary art, this book asks several related questions: How does matter affect the afterlife of works of art and images? How are contemporary artists taking afterlife/materials as part of their practice? And what role does the pair play in transforming centre-periphery relations? Through a range of contributions, this book describes how the History of Art has enlarged its scope through the incidence of both the iconic turn and the material turn, giving an overview of how the notion of afterlife has been increasingly changing art historical studies, and of how this fact is articulated with the growing attention paid to matterand, when matter is considered in relation to a technique, to materials. It offers both an account of the state of things in the theoretical/historiographical discussion and a set of case studies ranging from Picassos Guernica or Torres Garcías murals to the works of Ad Reinhardt or Ana Lupas as well as more recent practices by artists, such as Gala Porras-Kim or Pierre Huyghe. This book is suitable for students and researchers in History of Art, Visual Studies, Memory Studies, and Philosophy. Autorid: Gabriel Cabello, Thierry Dufrêne, Rocío Robles Tardío

We often talk about leadership as strategy, structure, and outcomes — but what if the real work begins with how we treat each other?This guide offers a deeply human exploration of what it means to lead schools where people truly matter. Drawing on years of coaching and wellbeing supervision with headteachers, CEOs, and leadership teams, Shaheen Myers provides a powerful reimagining of leadership that places care, connection, and courage at its core.From Teach Me How to Treat You and Carefrontations to Rethinking Performance Management, each chapter empowers leaders to cultivate a sense of belonging and resilience in their teams. Case studies, reflection exercises, and insights from a range of leaders, including Mary Myatt and Sufian Sadiq, invite the reader to pause, reflect, and realign their values, asking:What happens when we lead with authenticity, not armour?How do we build cultures where people feel seen, valued, and safe?How can leaders sustain themselves while supporting everyone else?Grounded in evidence, lived experience, and empathy, this book will leave the reader feeling supported, valued and equipped to grow both personally and professionally. It is an essential resource for all senior leaders who are committed to creating thriving and supportive school communities. Grounded in evidence, lived experience, and empathy, this guide offers a deeply human exploration of what it means to lead schools where people truly matter. It is an essential resource for all senior leaders who are committed to creating thrive and supportive school communities. Autorid: Shaheen Myers

As the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris stood to make history as the first Black and South Asian American woman president. Between 2008 and 2024, Americans saw multiracial candidates-Barack Obama and Harris-on four presidential tickets. They rose to power alongside the rising numbers of Americans who identify as multiracial. And yet, despite the presence of major multiracial political figures and a growing multiracial population, voters are still curious about their identities. People often ask multiracial politicians questions that amount to: “What are you?” In Doing Identity Labor: How Mixed-Race Politicians Disrupt Descriptive Representation, Danielle Casarez Lemi provides one of the first book-length treatments of how multiracial politicians, across office, geography, and background, navigate identity in public life. Lemi develops an interdisciplinary theory of identity labor that explains how multiracial politicians perform their racial identities, especially according to their appearance. The book assembles a rare combination of text analysis, discourse analysis, survey analysis, experimental analysis, nationwide interviews, and case studies of multiracial politicians, including a study of Vice President Kamala Harris. Lemi's groundbreaking multidimensional analysis shows that using racial identity for political gain is neither clear-cut nor ambiguous. In Doing Identity Labor: How Mixed-Race Politicians Disrupt Descriptive Representation, Danielle Casarez Lemi provides one of the first book-length treatments of how multiracial politicians, across office, geography, and background, navigate identity in public life. Autorid: Danielle Casarez Lemi

Neurodiversity in the workplace is an increasingly important topic with critical implications for the workforce. However, organizations still struggle to support neurodivergent employees. The following chapters explore the challenges and opportunities associated with neurodiversity at work by presenting different perspectives on neurodiversity in organizations. The authors provide an overview of how organizations can better support neurodivergent employees, particularly those with Autism and ADHD. These chapters address structural barriers, recruitment and hiring practices, and disclosure for neurodiverse employees. The chapters also offer practical recommendations for workplace accommodations and emphasize the need for organizational changes to support a more inclusive workplace culture. Ultimately, the insights presented in these chapters look to bridge the gap between science and practice, providing a roadmap for creating workplaces that not only value, but empower neurodiverse talent. The collective insights from these chapters highlight interventions for organizations to consider for developing a career-long inclusive culture and improving person-organization fit for neurodiverse employees. From recruitment and hiring processes that accommodate different communication styles, to leadership development programs that foster neurodiverse workers, the authors provide clear evidence that workplaces are able to move beyond awareness of neurodiversity (i.e.., the fitting in form of person-organization fit) to taking meaningful steps towards an inclusive culture for neurodiverse employees across a career (i.e., the doing well form of person-organization fit). The goal of this volume, Neurodiversity in the Workplace, is not only to call attention to the experience of neurodivergent individuals at work, but also to highlight methods for organizations and employees seeking to support neurodivergent individuals at work to use. Autorid: Daniel J. Svyantek

A robust ethnography of Islamic Relief explores difficult questions about the extensive reach of white supremacyAn ethnography of Islamic Relief (IR), the largest Islamic NGO based in the West, Racializing the Ummah explores how a Muslim organization can do good in a world that defines Muslimness as less than human. Rooted in more than a decade of international research, Rhea Rahman’s study on the organization’s projects, methods, and limitations reveals how racial capitalism permeates all aspects of humanitarianism.Beginning with a counterhistory of Muslims in the United Kingdom following World War II, Rahman analyzes IR’s mission and transnational activities in and across places including the UK, South Africa, and Mali in the broader context of global white supremacy. She shows how IR’s approaches often effectively secularize Islam to evade anti-Muslim racism and Islamophobia, implicating concepts such as the “good” Muslim aid worker, who complies with War on Terror surveillance while attending to victims of Western colonialism. Meanwhile, Rahman theorizes the tactics of aid workers on the ground, who creatively draw on an Islamic Black radical tradition to drive real change.Through her engagement with IR and other organizations, Rahman paints a frank, nuanced portrait of the constraints Islamic aid entities face in the effort to disentangle themselves from neocolonialism and Western hegemony. Yet she also locates the possibility of escape from the all-encompassing dictates of racial capitalism in alternative visions of doing good—ones that are grounded in Islam as the foundation of a revolutionary praxis.Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly. Autorid: Rhea Rahman

Curriculum and pedagogy are the heartbeat of our schools. They encompass what we do and do not teachwhat content and approaches we either choose or are mandated to choose, or leave out or are mandated to leave out. Curriculum entails the overall educational experience of schooling, while pedagogy is the art and craft of teachingor the translation of curriculum into student knowledge and growth. Hence, curriculum and pedagogy are sociocultural phenomena that impact and are impacted by context (e.g., students, community, colleagues, geography, etc.). Once upon a time, curriculum and pedagogy were the spaces in which educators could exercise creativity and exploration, reflecting the individual needs of their students and communities. However, as political structures shifted and the standards movement took hold in the late 20th century, freedoms around curriculum and pedagogy began to fade with increased oversight over and standardization of "best practices" with greater emphasis placed on performance and efficiency. Pedagogical practices were soon framed around producing results (test scores, graduation rates, measurable learning objectives derived from prescribed state standards), while curriculum became a prescribed structure formatted to reflect state standards with an eye toward test performance. Curriculum and pedagogy were further impeded by hegemonic forces calling for censorship of teaching and curriculum, such as the ban on Ethnic Studies in Tucson, Arizona, and continued attacks on Critical Race Theory nationwide. Further, curriculum became a tool for concealing and/or silencing the experiences and voices of our diverse students, educators, and communities. The results of these phenomena are teachers feeling uninspired and deprofessionalized and students feeling devalued and unheardespecially marginalized students. Since curriculum and pedagogy directly impact the experiences of teachers and students, they must be transformed. However, how do we do that within today's tenuous PreK-12 environment? How do we transform curriculum and pedagogy so that they reflect, liberate, and ensure justice for students and educators in preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and the content areas taught within them? Moving from Traditional to Transformative Curriculum and Pedagogy addresses these challenges by providing clear and direct guidance for current and aspiring educators committed to transforming the status quo in their classrooms and schools. Innovative and creative methodologies and practices that aspiring and practicing educators can use right away are the primary focus of this book. Because the editors and contributors are former or current PreK-12 practitioners and/or education scholars, this book is written for a broad educational audience. The editors and contributors provide preservice and practicing teachers entry points for transforming the educational landscape in favor of liberatory, transformative practices in PreK-12 schools across grade levels, content areas, school types, and geographic regions. Additionally, this book is ideal for teacher preparation programs as well as PreK-12 professional development, as this book guides readers through theoretical and empirical discussions, supported by hands-on applications that enable real-time application, and concludes with interactive features, like case studies, extension activities, and discussion prompts. Autorid: Lisa Fetman, Linsay DeMartino

For over 25 years, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the trusted, leading anthology to cover a wide range of social justice issues. With full sections dedicated to racisms, classism, religious oppression, ableism, youth and elder oppression, and sexism, heterosexism, and transgender oppression, this bestselling text goes far beyond the range of traditional readers. New essay selections in each section of this fifth edition were carefully chosen to keep the topics timely and the readings accessible and engaging for today’s learners. The interactions among these topics are highlighted throughout to stress the intersections between different manifestations of oppression in everyday life.Retaining the key features and organization that has made Readings for Diversity and Social Justice an indispensable text for teaching issues of social justice while simultaneously updating and expanding the book’s coverage, this new edition features:? Over 60 new selections on current topics and events such as intersectionality, climate justice principles, settler colonialism, the construction of illegality in migration, food insecurity among college students, Christian nationalism, misogynoir, deaf populations in prison, organizing for police-free schools, and beyond.? A newly conceived concluding section that details liberatory, humanizing, embodied, relational, coalitional, and localized approaches and practices for people working for social justice.? An updated set of online supplemental materials that expands upon and complements each section through discussion questions, classroom-ready activities, recommended videos, and more.? An intentional and urgent focus on the role of collective knowledge, action, and liberation at all levels of society amid a time of profound and destabilizing political upheaval.Offering over 120 selections from some of the foremost scholars in a wide range of fields, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice, Fifth Edition, is a volume paramount for every learner, teacher, and social justice advocate. This book is the leading anthology on a wide range of social justice issues, with new essays in the 5th edition chosen to keep the readings timely and accessible for today’s learners. With over 120 selections from some of the foremost scholars in their fields, this edition is paramount for every learner, teacher, and social justice advocate. Autorid: Maurianne Adams, Ximena Zúñiga, Warren J. Blumenfeld, D. Chase J. Catalano, Keri DeJong, Michael Funk, Heather W. Hackman, Larissa E. Hopkins, Barbara J. Love, Madeline L. Peters

This book documents contemporary practices of pop-up and site specific cinema exhibition in the UK (with a focus on Scotland), tracing their links with historical forms of non-theatrical exhibition such as public hall cinema and fairground bioscopes. With changing technologies and social habits, the communal cinema experience would seem to be a legacy from another era. However, the 2010s saw a surge in interest for screening films in other temporary public settings. This desire to turn ruins, pubs, galleries, parks, village halls, and even boats into ephemeral cinema spaces is a search for ways of being and working together, using cinema as a framework for social encounter. This book documents contemporary practices of pop-up and site specific cinema exhibition in the UK (with a focus on Scotland), tracing their links with historical forms of non-theatrical exhibition such as public hall cinema and fairground bioscopes. Through archival research, observation and interviews with film exhibitors and programmers, the book explores how exhibitors create ephemeral social spaces, how they negotiate the various uses and configurations of films and venues, and how they reinvent cinemagoing from its margins. Autorid: Maria Vélez-Serna

This book offers a forward-looking analysis of emerging technologies converging in next-generation smart cities, examining both their opportunities and challenges. This book offers a forward-looking analysis of emerging technologies converging in next-generation smart cities, examining both their opportunities and challenges. It explores the integration of AI, 6G networks, quantum computing, molecular communications, IoT, and IoNT through scenario-based analysis, highlighting AI-driven orchestration, blockchain, the metaverse, and advanced networking for urban resilience. It provides technical frameworks for Social IoT (SIoT), edge-cloud computing, and AI middleware, whilst addressing security challenges in quantum computing, AI, and molecular domains. The book concludes by discussing issues of security, privacy, ethical AI, and societal implications such as the digital divide, thereby offering a roadmap for the reader.The book concludes by discussing issues of security, privacy, ethical AI, and societal implications such as the digital divide, thereby offering a roadmap for the reader. This work offers key insights into the field of 6G-enabled IoT and blockchain systems. Firstly, the author expands the reader's understanding by examining innovative applications. These applications are found in areas such as autonomous vehicles, smart cities, Industry 4.0, healthcare, and immersive technologies (holographic communications, IoNT), thus showcasing the transformative potential of 6G. This knowledge helps drive practical development for the accelerated deployment of 6G-enabled solutions across diverse sectors. Next is the analysis of security vulnerabilities, privacy concerns, and emerging threats at device and network levels, which is crucial for building robust and trustworthy 6G IoT systems. By providing insights into risk management and proactive measures, the book enables developers to address security challenges early in the design process. This enhanced security awareness and mitigation consideration fosters user trust and enables the widespread adoption of these systems in sensitive applications. The reader also learns about the complexities of network management, resource allocation, and how virtualisation in 6G IoT addresses critical challenges in building scalable and efficient interconnected systems. By examining standardisation efforts for interoperability and the development of a cohesive 6G ecosystem, the objective is to achieve improved network efficiency and scalability for widespread implementation.The audience for this book includes doctoral and master's students in computer science, electrical engineering, urban planning, and related fields who are investigating how technologies such as AI, blockchain, IoT, and advanced communications can address complex urban challenges. The book may also be useful for research seminars and advanced courses exploring technological convergence in smart cities. Autorid: Mahmoud Elkhodr

Emotions depend on language, cultural practices, expectation and moral beliefs. Hate, fear, cruelty and love are always turning history into the history of passion and lust, because emotional life is always ready to overflow intellectual life. This fascinating study of emotion in Renaissance Italy shows that emotions are built and created by the society in which they are expressed and conditioned. The contributors examine, among others, the emotional language of the court, around public execution, religious practices and during outbreaks of disease. This volume examines, among others, the emotional language of the court, around public execution, religious practices and during outbreaks of disease. Autorid: Fabrizio Ricciardelli, Andrea Zorzi

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the topic of aggression from multiple perspectives, aiming for a deeper understanding of this complex issue. It begins with the philosophical and sociological foundations of aggression, tracing its roots from Ancient Greek ethics and exploring macro-structural and subcultural theories. It follows with the classical approaches to the psychology of aggression in order to set the stage for a multifaceted discussion on aggression. In the second part, the book delves into psychological perspectives, starting with the neurological basis of aggression. It examines the neural circuitry involving the amygdala, hypothalamus, cingulate cortex, PAG, and prefrontal cortical regions that contribute to different forms of aggressive behavior. The cognitive aspects of aggression are also covered, focusing on how memories of aggression differ among perpetrators, victims, and witnesses, particularly in encoding, storage, and recollection processes. The book then explores aggression in specific contexts, such as the traffic environment, highlighting aggressive driving behaviors and potential countermeasures. As well as a social psychological perspective, in particular pertaining to gender-based violence as a hate crime. The third and final part of the book shifts focus to the risk and protective factors associated with aggression. It begins with a forensic psychology lens, investigating the intergenerational transmission of aggression and the impact of childhood violence on later life. Clinical findings are discussed, particularly aggressive tendencies in anxiety and personality disorders. The role of mindfulness as a protective factor against aggression is explored, along with key factors responsible for the emergence and persistence of aggressive behaviors throughout the lifespan, including gene-environment interactions. The book aims to bring together cutting-edge research from diverse viewpoints, offering scholars and students a unique and comprehensive understanding of aggression. Autorid: Shenel Husnu

Christian Thought: A Historical Introduction offers a clear and engaging overview of the major ideas, figures, and movements that have shaped Christian theology from the early Church to the present day. Now in its third edition, this accessible and engaging book introduces readers to the historical development of Christian thought. Christian Thought: A Historical Introduction offers a clear and engaging overview of the major ideas, figures, and movements that have shaped Christian theology from the early Church to the present day. Now in its third edition, this accessible and engaging book introduces readers to the historical development of Christian thought, emphasizing how theology has been shaped by—and has responded to—changing cultural, philosophical, and political contexts.This new edition features expanded coverage of Eastern Orthodoxy, the Reformation beyond Calvin, and the global expressions of Christianity that have come to the fore in recent decades. It also offers greater attention to the theological contributions of women and includes updated chapters on the Bible and the Trinity. Supplementary visuals help contextualize the material, making this an excellent resource for both classroom use and personal study.Written in clear, student-friendly language and assuming no prior background in theology, Christian Thought is both intellectually serious and widely accessible. Readers will be guided through the rich and complex journey of Christian ideas, and understand why they continue to matter today. Autorid: Chad Meister, J.B. Stump

The financial sector is at a pivotal juncture, grappling with unprecedented AI integration alongside mounting regulatory scrutiny. The financial sector is at a pivotal juncture, grappling with unprecedented AI integration alongside mounting regulatory scrutiny.Despite the abundance of technical resources, there remains a significant gap in accessible governance models tailored to the financial context. This book fills that void, providing practical guidelines and frameworks that align technological innovation with legal, ethical, and societal considerations. AI and ML Governance in Financial Services presents a comprehensive governance blueprint tailored specifically for financial institutions navigating the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). As AI-driven tools become integral to decision-making, risk management, and customer engagement, the need for effective, ethical, and compliant governance frameworks has never been greater.This book aims to empower financial leaders, compliance officers, data scientists, academia, and regulators to implement responsible AI practices that foster innovation while safeguarding against risks and promoting equity. Autorid: Richard Gwashy Young

Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives provides a perceptive and engaging overview of theories in child and adolescent psychology, uniquely combining traditional scientific perspectives with critical (postmodern) approaches. This new edition has been extensively revised to incorporate recent advances in the field, featuring a new chapter, 'Theorizing about children’s digital worlds', that explores contemporary issues including social media, artificial intelligence, internet addiction and the banning of mobile phones in schools.The authors skilfully place developmental theories within philosophical and cultural contexts, tracing historical developments across different schools of thought while exploring their interconnections and practical implications. Early chapters cover mainstream theorists such as Piaget, Skinner, Freud and Vygotsky. Other influential theorists include Maccoby and Thelen, and contemporary thinkers such as Overton and Stetsenko. Significant figures less well-known today, like Dewey and Rubinstein, are also introduced. The text also addresses broader frameworks including lifespan perspectives, systems theory, evolutionary theory, epigenetics, feminist approaches, children's voices and Indigenous theories. Current controversies such as ‘decolonizing’ developmental psychology and the role of universities in knowledge production are also discussed.Written with students in mind, the book includes valuable pedagogical features such as recommended readings, discussion questions, activities and relevant websites. Essential reading for postgraduate students in developmental psychology, education, social work and social policy, its lucid style makes complex theoretical concepts accessible to readers at all levels, including those with limited background in psychology. This new edition has been extensively revised to incorporate recent advances in the field, featuring a new chapter Theorizing about Children’s Digital Worlds that explores contemporary issues including social media, AI, internet addiction and the banning of mobile phones in schools. Autorid: Rosalyn H. Shute, Phillip T. Slee

Understand client behavior and apply financial psychology in real-world planning Now in its Second Edition, Psychology of Financial Planning: The Practitioner's Guide to Money and Behavior remains the definitive resource for understanding the psychological dynamics that influence financial decision-making. Authored by three leading experts in financial psychology, this updated volume aligns with the CFP Board's expanded learning objectives and provides actionable tools for integrating behavioral insights into everyday practice. This edition delivers expanded coverage of multicultural competence, ethical considerations, and client assessment methods. Readers gain practical insights into behavioral finance, money conflict resolution, communication strategies, and crisis management. The book addresses client and planner attitudes, values, and biases while providing principles of counseling that help build deeper, more effective client relationships. Readers will also find: Updated content aligned with the CFP Board's expanded psychology learning objectives for certification and continuing education requirements Practical frameworks for identifying and addressing money scripts, financial behaviors, and the psychological barriers that undermine client outcomes Effective communication strategies and counseling principles designed to help planners navigate difficult conversations and build lasting trust Tools for managing crisis events with severe financial and emotional consequences, including divorce, job loss, and sudden wealth Guidance on multicultural competence and ethical considerations essential for serving diverse client populations with sensitivity and professionalism Psychology of Financial Planning is essential reading for financial planners, wealth advisors, and educators seeking to understand how psychology shapes money decisions. Whether preparing for CFP certification or enhancing client relationships, this book provides the behavioral insights needed to deliver more effective, emotionally intelligent financial advice. Autorid: Brad Klontz, Charles R. Chaffin, Ted Klontz

This book explores the multifaceted role cognitive load has on one's learning journey, while introducing actionable approaches and resources to help bolster success. This book explores the multifaceted role cognitive load has on one's learning journey, while introducing actionable approaches and resources to help bolster success.Multiple deadlines, competing responsibilities, an endless barrage of information, and constant stress: these situations are becoming increasingly common and intense for 21st-century learners. Even well-established needs, like finding and accessing relevant, credible information, take up more cognitive energy in this ever-changing information landscape. As pressure and complexity converge, learners are more likely to experience cognitive overload.Cognitive load refers to the amount of information an individual is able to retain in their working memory at one time. When cognitive load is surpassed, it can be much more difficult to process, encode, and retain new information. The purpose of this book is to help professionals transform passive efforts to support learners into more purposeful actions that address cognitive overload in the context of research and information seeking.Library practitioners may take cognitive load into consideration when creating resources like LibGuides, designing instruction sessions, or planning programming. Yet cognitive load cannot be addressed through isolated efforts; it cuts across departmental boundaries and organizational silos. To reflect the cross-sectoral dynamic of cognitive load and its impact, this book is organized around three crucial areas of one's learning journey: Instruction, Systems, and Outreach.Each section hosts a diverse collection of instructional, system design, and outreach/programmatic ideas that are built upon Cognitive Load Theory, providing readers with actionable approaches and resources that can inform their own practices when meeting the needs of their patrons.Whether you are a seasoned professional, new to your role, or just keen to explore the intersectionality of cognitive load throughout the learning journey, From Chaos to Order is designed to bring together useful theories, practices, and provocations for future exploration. Autorid: Courtney McAllister, Elliott C. Rose, Sara C. Kern

Rhyddhau'r gair, rhyddhau'r person a rhyddhau'r genedl. Dyma nod y Prifardd Jim Parc Nest wrth gyhoeddi'r gyfrol arbennig hon. Dyma fardd sy'n angerddol dros "ryddhau'r gynghanedd rhag bod yn grefft ei 'gorffennol yn unig'" a dymuna i'r gyfrol fod yn ysgogiad i lawer arbrofi gyda'r gynghanedd. Teimlwn y cyffro a'r arbrofi hwn yn ei gerddi wrth iddo ganu mawl i Iolo Morgannwg a gwrthwynebu gorthrwm -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru Autorid: Jim Parc Nest

A new, introductory textbook on the media and mass communication industries that champions the pioneering examples and perspectives of managers and entrepreneurs from racial and ethnic groups whose contributions to media have been previously overlooked.This textbook provides students with a grounding in critical pedagogy and praxis, foundational technologies and their evolution, and the role of the internet and media convergence, as it explores the historical and foundational developments of print, broadcast, and new media. Key areas covered include books, newspapers, magazines, photography, radio, television, film, music, social networks, podcasts, and video games. Each of these chapters includes a comprehensive, historical overview of the medium, as well as a more diverse representation of the key players within each media industry. As such, this book highlights the crucial contributions of historically marginalized racial and ethnic individuals and groups. Each section provides a thematic overview of chapters with key points to consider and concludes with discussion questions, key terms, and points for media literacy application.An important introduction to media and mass communication industries, this textbook is essential for any instructor wishing to provide their students with a more diverse foundation in mass communication.This book also has an accompanying eResource, which includes links to organizations that promote diversity in media, as well as an instructor's manual and test bank. A new, introductory textbook on the media and mass communication industries that champions the pioneering examples and perspectives of managers and entrepreneurs from racial and ethnic groups whose contributions to media have been previously overlooked. Autorid: Jayne Cubbage, Loren Saxton Coleman, Cheryl D. Jenkins

A thoughtful meditation on the central paradox of 20th-century hunting: stalking and killing wild animals can bring one closer to a mostly forgotten elemental earth. A thoughtful meditation on the central paradox of 20th-century hunting: stalking and killing wild animals can bring one closer to a mostly forgotten elemental earth. Autorid: Sydney Lea

The discovery of an abandoned Spanish merchant ship off the coast of America plunges the Ludlows into a far-reaching conspiracy fueled by jealousy, ambition and nationalistic fervor. The Bucephalas lies trapped under the gaping muzzles of the 32-pounder Spanish guns of New Orleans' harbor fort. It quickly becomes clear that the corridors of the governor's residence are just as busy with treachery, double-dealing, and murder as the back alleys of the sweltering city outside. The fifth volume in The Privateersman Mysteries1795: The discovery of an abandoned Spanish merchant ship off the coast of America plunges the Ludlows into a far-reaching conspiracy fueled by jealousy, ambition and nationalistic fervor. The Bucephalas lies trapped under the gaping muzzles of the 32-pounder Spanish guns of New Orleans’ harbor fort. It quickly becomes clear that the corridors of the governor's residence are just as busy with treachery, double-dealing, and murder as the back alleys of the sweltering city outside. Harry Ludlow must win freedom for his ship in a deadly game played out in the dark woods of the American hinterland. The fifth volume in The Privateersman Mysteries1795: The discovery of an abandoned Spanish merchant ship off the coast of America plunges the Ludlows into a far-reaching conspiracy fueled by jealousy, ambition and nationalistic fervor. The Bucephalas lies trapped under the gaping muzzles of the 32-pounder Spanish guns of New Orleans’ harbor fort. It quickly becomes clear that the corridors of the governor's residence are just as busy with treachery, double-dealing, and murder as the back alleys of the sweltering city outside. Harry Ludlow must win freedom for his ship in a deadly game played out in the dark woods of the American hinterland. Autorid: David Donachie

This book delves into the multifaceted journey of globalization, tracing its evolution from historical roots to current dynamics, challenges and future possibilities. With ten meticulously crafted chapters contributed by global voices of academia, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of globalizations impact on diverse regions and sectors. This book navigates key topics including Chinas ambitious Belt and Road Initiative and its role in shaping the geopolitical landscape of East Asia and the Middle East. This book offers an intricate exploration of globalization, focusing on the challenges of precarious markets and emerging alternate models. It delves into the intersection of national development and globalization, scrutinizing how global forces interact with local economies. Themes, namely imperialism, institutional quality, and economic growth are examined in both developed and developing countries, offering nuanced perspectives on global inequalities. Additionally, the shift from globalization to deglobalization is also explored through the lens of BRICS countries, providing a deeper insight into the changing dynamics of international cooperation and development. This book further addresses the crucial interdependence of technology between developed and developing nations, highlighting how technological exchange shapes global progress. This book is an essential read and provides value addition for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding the past, present, and future of globalization in an interconnected world. Autorid: Badar Alam Iqbal

Christian Rönnbacka \"Operatsioon \"Troojalane"" (2012) alustab hoogsalt krimiromaanide sarja, mille peategelaseks on mehine ja nutikas, oma tööle pühendunud visa ülemkonstaabel Antti Hautalehto. Kaunis juunikuu. Keskkriminaalpolitsei jälgib piiriüleselt tegutsevat kuritegelikku rühmitust ja saab infot peatselt Soome saabuvast suurest narkolastist. Kuna jõugu senised peidikud olid avastatud, tuleb neil leida uimastitele uus kindel peidupaik ja ka usaldusväärne mees, kes räägiks mitmeid keeli ning oleks loodusega sina peal. Politsei näeb võimalust sokutada selleks oma inimene ja nii käivitubki salaoperatsioon. Äsja Helsingi kripost Porvoo politseisse siirdunud Antti Hautalehto nõustub riskima, saab valeidentiteedi ja asub täitma ohtlikku ülesannet, teades, et mistahes valesamm võib tähendada mitte lihtsalt põrumist, vaid surma. Tal tuleb imbuda meeste sekka, kelle kättemaks valgub verest punaseks ja reeturist jääb mälestuseks tätoveering ta teise ilma saatnu nahale. Tegemist pole siiski pelgalt salaagendipõnevikuga. Politseitöö liine on tegelikult kolm: peale põhilise, st narkolaadungi leidmise tuleb Anttil tegelda ka mõne aja eest uimastatud ja vägistatud ohvri ahistamislooga ning lisaks tegutseb Porvoo ümbruskonnas salapärane eramute hoove kaunistavate aiapäkapikkude tulistaja ... Kuna autor on ise üle 16 aasta töötanud politseinikuna, tunneb ta selle töö köögipoolt läbi ja lõhki. Kirjutatud on kaasahaaravalt, karmi tegelikkust mahendab vahe huumor ja ruumi on naljakatelegi juhtumistele politseinike igapäevatöös ja -elus. Autorid: Christian Rönnbacka

A strategy guide for founders who want to understandand influencethe behavior of venture capitalists and investors so they can get their companies funded In Founder Unfriendly: A No-Nonsense Guide to How Investment Decisions Actually Get Made, veteran venture capitalist Charlie ODonnell walks you through what actually happens after you leave a pitch meeting. Based on his own extensive, first-hand experience, ODonnell provides a clear answer to the question of why so many mediocre startups get funded while young companies with brilliant concepts and people get passed over time and time again. The book skips the endless clichés about successful founder traits and recycled startup wisdom and gets right to the heart of why real VCs in the real world fund real companies with real money. It also explains exactly why those same investors say no so often, as well as what it might take to move them from a no to an enthusiastic yes. Inside the book: Granular, specific advice that will transform your pitch deck from a liability into a game changing asset Strategies to shape the conversations investors have after you leave the room as they decide whether to fund your venture How to change your strategy based on the relative strength and momentum of the sectors you operate in Perfect for first-time founders trying to get the lay of the VC land, Founder Unfriendly is also a must-read for seasoned entrepreneurs trying to hone their fundraising strategies. Its packed with proven and practical tools to help you build your company while capturing as much of the resulting value as possible. Autorid: Charlie O'Donnell

Charting Swift's journey from humble beginnings to her billion-dollar Eras Tour, music fans with a penchant for puzzling will be drawn to this book packed with puzzles paired with facts on key moments in Swift's meteoric rise to the top Autorid: Igloo Books Ltd

Guaranteed to enrich a toddler's vocabulary, this simple and fun series of bilingual board books is ideal for helping children discover a foreign language. Highlighting more complex concepts that go beyond colors and numbers, titles in the series feature animals, fruit, home, and vegetables. This collection combines photographs, bright illustrations, and dual-language words in clear, bold text. Suitable for both individuals and groups, these books are a child's perfect introduction to exploring other cultures. Autorid: Patricia Billings, Manuela Gutierrez Montoya

"The Oxford Handbook of Indian Dance is a volume of original essays that consolidates novel research and contemporary analytical approaches to critical Indian dance studies from across the world. It explores new frontiers of scholarship suggested by its contributing authors, and calls attention to urgent agendas that are central to the current field of Indian dance studies. The volume highlights key social and political dimensions of Indian dance and intersecting concerns such as ability, caste, class, gender, nationhood, race, region, religion, and sexuality. The essays are organized around six core conceptual areas - dance discourses; rasa and affect; dance history; practice as research; dance activism; dancing the popular; and dancing across borders. Together they represent the voices of scholars and artists spread over four continents. Far from indicating pure stability, the volume foregrounds the manifold movements of Indian dance, its capacity for both positive social change and untold violence, its function as both democratic and hegemonic art form, its robust transnational past and present, its rhizomatic itineraries and shapeshifting. The Oxford Handbook of Indian Dance offers an invaluable resource on Indian dance production, processes, pedagogies, performance, and perceptions"-- Provided by publisher. The Oxford Handbook of Indian Dance is a volume of original essays that consolidates novel research and contemporary analytical approaches to critical Indian dance studies from across the world. It explores new frontiers of scholarship suggested by its contributing authors, and calls attention to urgent agendas that are central to the current field of Indian dance studies. The volume highlights key social and political dimensions of Indian dance and intersecting concerns such as ability, caste, class, gender, nationhood, race, region, religion, and sexuality. The essays are organized around six core conceptual areas - dance discourses; rasa and affect; dance history; practice as research; dance activism; dancing the popular; and dancing across borders. Together they represent the voices of scholars and artists spread over four continents. Far from indicating pure stability, the volume foregrounds the manifold movements of Indian dance, its capacity for both positive social change and untold violence, its function as both democratic and hegemonic art form, its robust transnational past and present, its rhizomatic itineraries and shapeshifting. The Oxford Handbook of Indian Dance offers an invaluable resource on Indian dance production, processes, pedagogies, performance, and perceptions. The Oxford Handbook of Indian Dance is a volume of original essays that brings together cutting-edge research on Indian dance by scholars and practitioners across the globe. It highlights key social and political dimensions of Indian dance and intersecting concerns such as ability, caste, class, gender, nationhood, race, region, religion, and sexuality. Autorid: Anurima Banerji, Prarthana Purkayastha

In a place like Yellowstone the rules that humans normally live by are only one set of rules among many. When we leave the roads and villages other rules come into play, rules where creatures who are not always friendly have a say. The largest animal in NA, the bison, lives here and is often ill-tempered. The Park hosts a wide range of pathogens—viruses, bacteria, and parasites including one that gives you bubonic plague. Yellowstone has two species of poisonous snakes, almost every species of deer in North America, grazing animals, lions, wolves and bears. Some Yellowstone creatures are profoundly dangerous; they eat people. It’s not surprising that a land with such astounding landscapes also has astounding lifeforms. That is what makes life in Yellowstone real and gives it quality. In a place like Yellowstone the rules that humans normally live by are only one set of rules among many. When we leave the roads and villages other rules come into play, rules where creatures who are not always friendly have a say. The largest animal in NA, the bison, lives here and is often ill-tempered. The Park hosts a wide range of pathogens—viruses, bacteria, and parasites including one that gives you bubonic plague. Yellowstone has two species of poisonous snakes, almost every species of deer in North America, grazing animals, lions, wolves and bears. Some Yellowstone creatures are profoundly dangerous; they eat people. It’s not surprising that a land with such astounding landscapes also has astounding lifeforms. That is what makes life in Yellowstone real and gives it quality. Autorid: Scott Herring

This 80-page easy-to-understand reader is one of 12 historical novels in the Hopes and Dreams series, whose diverse and fascinating characters, regardless of their ethnicity, face prejudice, danger, hardships, and setbacks, but survive with perseverance, a little bit of luck ,and a generous amount of love in their new home in the US. Downloadable audio recordings of all 12 novels and free supplementary materials for teachers are available (visit ProLinguaLearning.com for more details). Plot Summary for Sent Away: This is the story of the Higashis, a Japanese-American family. At New Year’s dinner in 1941, the Higashis celebrated their good life in Northern California, living on their successful strawberry farm and running a boarding house for the farmworkers. They were prosperous and proud to be in America. On December 7, the bombing of Pearl Harbor changed everything. Keiko and her brother Tatsu were American citizens, but they and their parents were sent away to Poston, a Relocation Camp in the Arizona desert for the duration of the World War II. It was dusty, hot, and crowded with poor sanitation. Mrs. Higashi died there. Tatsu joined the U.S. army and was killed fighting for America in Europe. Mr. Higashi helped administer the camp’s co-op, while Keiko studied and kept their tiny living space. After the war, Keiko and her father returned home to California to rebuild their lives. Autorid: Tyler Stiene, Tana Reiff

The Great Wasting is an investigative tale, that follows a slender thread back to the early 1900's in the West Sierran foothills, USA, where a story is unearthed that some may take as a parable, regarding a medical intervention that was recently rushed onto the market. Many will applaud the parody, but undoubtedly many more will feel somewhat affronted. Then when you consider a sprinkling of 'theys' and wokes has been stirred in, plus the fact many treated the 'safe and effective' narrative as a quasi-religion, there could be cause for great seething, with the most outraged having lost sight of the fact---- it's only a story. The second short tale, 'I give myself to you,' is a quest for survival set in Mid-Europe, 39,000 BC, that throws fresh light on why our Neanderthal cousins became extinct. The third tale, 'A mathematical incentive,' set in the late 1950's England, manages to be both naïve and suggestive, telling what befalls a young innocent as he passes into the confusing world of adolescence. Autorid: John M Clegg

The Adventure Series is an activity oriented map which shows detailed landscape information, like rivers, lakes, contours, bogs, tracks and other physical features. It provides detailed mapping in specific locations for the outdoor enthusiast such as mountaineers, hill walkers, cyclists and other users of the Irish countryside. The Adventure Series is printed on Water Resistant Paper. Autorid:

This fully revised and updated edition of Peter B. Dedek's classic is a thorough dive into the history and current delights of America's Road in time for its 100th birthday! In 2026, Route 66 reached a major mile marker: it has celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary. Commissioned by the federal government as US Highway 66 in 1926, Route 66 has weathered many bumps in the road. The old road even survived a near-death experience in 1985 when it was bypassed by interstate highways and officially decommissioned only to rise again as a historic landmark and symbol of the independent American spirit and Americas love affair with the automobile. Although much along the historic highway has been lost over the years, Route 66 still has a lot to offer. Old motels, vacant gas stations, vintage restaurants, and decayed tourist traps have been preserved and transformed into sites of reverence and memory. In the past few decades, the highway has evolved into a linear community, a heritage corridor, an American route of pilgrimage sustained by a series of preserved landmarks visited by tourists from all over the world. More recently built museums, visitors centers, roadside parks, and Route 66themed businesses offer tourists the chance to experience myriad aspects of the highway and the ideas it represents. This book examines the many meanings of Route 66 and how they relate to its past, present, and future. More an idea than a highway, Route 66 symbolizes a sense of freedom and benign rebellion against the constrained routines of modern life, a place where one can wander and live in the moment. The old road also represents community, wholesome enjoyment, and an entrepreneurial, independent spirit. Route 66 is a road of stories and legends. Autorid: Peter B. Dedek

Der beliebte Klassiker des modernen englischen Dramas in einer annotierten Ausgabe. Zusatztexte ermöglichen eine Vertiefung des Textes. Autorid: J B Priestley

Most people imagine the cold is the hardest part of living at the South Pole. It is not. The cold is predictable. It is the silence that catches you off guard. For nearly three years, Dale Herschlag lived at the South Pole, becoming one of fewer than 120 people in history to complete back-to-back winter seasons in total darkness. U.S. Air Force meteorologist trained to forecast the worlds most violent weather, he arrived prepared for the cold. What he was not prepared for was the psychological weight that emerges when the horizon disappears, and the stillness refuses to let you look away. In South of Silence, Herschlag takes readers beyond the industrial grit of McMurdo Station and into the heart of the most isolated environment on Earththe South Pole. From the extremes of the 300 Cluba midwinter test of exposure and enduranceto the unseen toll of prolonged isolation, this memoir explores what happens when survival becomes routine and reflection becomes unavoidable. It is a story of endurance, identity, and the quiet ways extreme environments reveal who we are when there is nowhere left to hide. At the South Pole, the sun disappears for months at a time, and there is no horizon to follow. For nearly three years, Dale Herschlag lived and worked there, including two consecutive Antarctic winters when darkness was complete and inescapable. As a U.S. Air Force meteorologist, Herschlag was trained to analyze extreme weather and make decisions under pressure. The cold was familiar. The isolation was not. At the Pole, the data eventually repeats, and the work shifts from interpretation to resilience. Life there demanded a different kind of endurance, shaped by repetition and confinement. South of Silence is a memoir about what prolonged isolation does to the mind, and what it takes to remain grounded when the external world narrows to almost nothing. It follows the slow internal shifts that emerge when silence stops fading into the background and begins to press inward. Autorid: Dale Herschlag, Nicholas Reardon

Most people imagine the cold is the hardest part of living at the South Pole. It is not. The cold is predictable. It is the silence that catches you off guard. For nearly three years, Dale Herschlag lived at the South Pole, becoming one of fewer than 120 people in history to complete back-to-back winter seasons in total darkness. U.S. Air Force meteorologist trained to forecast the world's most violent weather, he arrived prepared for the cold. What he was not prepared for was the psychological weight that emerges when the horizon disappears, and the stillness refuses to let you look away. In South of Silence, Herschlag takes readers beyond the industrial grit of McMurdo Station and into the heart of the most isolated environment on Earth-the South Pole. From the extremes of the 300 Club-a midwinter test of exposure and endurance-to the unseen toll of prolonged isolation, this memoir explores what happens when survival becomes routine and reflection becomes unavoidable. It is a story of endurance, identity, and the quiet ways extreme environments reveal who we are when there is nowhere left to hide. At the South Pole, the sun disappears for months at a time, and there is no horizon to follow. For nearly three years, Dale Herschlag lived and worked there, including two consecutive Antarctic winters when darkness was complete and inescapable. As a U.S. Air Force meteorologist, Herschlag was trained to analyze extreme weather and make decisions under pressure. The cold was familiar. The isolation was not. At the Pole, the data eventually repeats, and the work shifts from interpretation to resilience. Life there demanded a different kind of endurance, shaped by repetition and confinement. South of Silence is a memoir about what prolonged isolation does to the mind, and what it takes to remain grounded when the external world narrows to almost nothing. It follows the slow internal shifts that emerge when silence stops fading into the background and begins to press inward Autorid: Dale Herschlag, Nicholas Reardon

In this lyrical and artfully woven memoir, a short road trip to California’s Central Coast becomes an epic journey through family history, loss, and connection.When three generations of women—a Gen X narrator, her seventy-seven-year-old mother, and her twenty-two-year-old Gen Z daughter—set out for a quick trip to California's Central Coast, what begins as a road trip soon transforms into something far richer: a modern-day Odyssey. Over the course of three days, the three women brave a severe winter storm, encounter ravenous ostriches, walk through an enchanted light exhibit, binge-watch White Lotus, hunt for coffee with plant-based milk, bicker, reconcile, and share stories. Troika braids the narrative of a three-day road trip with the longer strands of migration, memory, and motherhood, creating a layered meditation on distance traveled—geographic, generational, and emotional. The result is a kaleidoscopic journey that traverses the landscapes of identity and family history and stretches from the horrors of the second world war and an escape from Soviet Russia to adolescence and motherhood in the suburbs of Silicon Valley. As the narrative swerves from heartbreak to hilarity, from Homeric detours and Russian proverbs to internet memes, it weaves together an intimate, poignant, and darkly funny meditation on how we get from where we were to where we are—and what we carry with us along the way. Autorid: Irena Smith

In the post-WWII years, many Mexican Americans viewed undocumented immigration as a threat to their communities. Yet the interplay among Mexican migrants, Mexican Americans, and white Americans eventually produced a vibrant immigrant-oriented activist movement inspired by larger struggles for civil and human rights. Beginning with Mexican American opposition to the Bracero Program, Eladio Bobadilla traces the movement's fault lines that formed around the issue of undocumented workers. Bobadilla reveals how internationalist and human rights discourse influenced the rise of the Chicano movement and its defense of Mexican undocumented immigrants. As time passed, anti-Mexican social, political, and legislative forces produced a nativist backlash that put immigration at the center of the United States' culture wars and created the fantasy of undocumented workers as an existential threat. Engaging and vivid, Dangerous Migration illuminates the history of debates over Mexican labor, the emergence of the immigrant rights activism, and the nativist movements that united Latinos with right-wing white Americans. Autorid: Eladio B. Bobadilla

Finding strategies for today’s environmental movement in classic science fiction filmsWhat can science fiction film tell us about the course of the modern ecological movement? On Life Support traces how the environmental concerns of the 1970s were embedded in the eco-dystopian cinema of the era—and considers its implications for ecological thought and activism today.Illuminating the patterns that shape our thinking about nonhuman nature, Matthew I. Thompson pairs iconic films such as Soylent Green and Silent Running with the transformational environmentalist texts that inspired them and kick-started the modern environmental movement, including Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and Buckminster Fuller’s Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth. Thompson examines this confluence of literature and cinema to show how, as they translated environmentalism for Hollywood’s audiences, these movies distilled the movement’s concepts into a form that revealed their inherent contradictions.A sensitive analysis of the tensions that complicate environmentalist praxis—especially between desire and fear in the activist impulse—On Life Support offers a timely critique of the politics of environmental containment and control, calling instead for a politics of interconnection and contamination. It is, after all, by inviting complexity and chaos that we begin to undermine the myth of human mastery, letting nature flourish on its own terms.Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and/or extended descriptions. Autorid: Matthew I Thompson