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The Intersection of Fashion and Disability
Authors: Annett-Hitchcock Kate
Published: September 2023

The history of the fashion industry has been well written as it relates to people who conform to certain physical norms and cultural stereotypes, whereas the inequality in access to the world of fashion has been largely ignored. Despite this lack of coverage, much work has taken place over the centuries to enable people who live with disability to participate in fashionable culture. This book tells that story via perspectives of notable historical figures, events and movements, and continues the discourse with a look at some of the contemporary developments in clothing and fashion.

The Intersection of Fashion and Disability takes the long view, from early attempts to conceal ‘unsightly’ bodies of royalty and nobility via creative innovation right through to growing contemporary awareness of inclusive fashion and looking to how future work might be driven by new technology and cultural acceptance.
Music
Authors: Rocconi Eleonora , Squire Michael , Erasmo Mario , Holmes Brooke , Eidinow Esther , Vlassopoulos Kostas , McCoskey Denise Eileen , Rüpke Jörg , Lang Philippa , Orrells Daniel , Dubois Page , Miller Peter , Bradford Alfred S.
Published: September 2023

This book explores the pivotal role played by ancient mousike—in all its facets—in the development of musical practices and ideas throughout history. Since antiquity, music has consistently played a significant role in social and cultural life, and although the terms in which it is expressed and the cultural meanings it conveys vary dramatically across different times and geographies, the influence of the ancient Greek concept on modern Western notions is nevertheless striking.

In a series of lucid and engaging thematic chapters, Eleonora Rocconi surveys the roles and functions of music from classical antiquity, through the Renaissance and early modern eras, and up to the present day. The discussion is structured around the key concepts, theoretical models, and aesthetic issues at play – from the educational and therapeutic value of music to its place in the ideal of cosmic harmony and its relationship to the senses and emotions – as well as the function of music in debates around individual and cultural identity. What emerges is a timely reassessment of the paradigmatic value of the Greek model in the musical reception of antiquity in different historical periods. It highlights the ongoing contribution of mousike to modern cultural debates within the realms of classics, musicology, philosophy, aesthetics, anthropology, performance, and cultural studies, as well as in artistic environments, and offers a clear and comprehensive account of its inexhaustible source of inspiration for musicians, theorists, scholars, and antiquarians across the centuries.
Understanding Buddhism
Authors: Holt James D.
Published: September 2023

This book explores the beliefs and practices of Buddhism as a lived religion in the UK. Holt engages with Buddhist beliefs and practices and offers thematic areas for reflection to boost confidence and enable readers to go forward with confidence. Aspects of Buddhism explored include the concepts that form the central beliefs of Buddhism, and then the expression of these beliefs in worship, daily life, and the ethics of Buddhists in the modern day. Each chapter includes authentic voices of believers today and provides reflective tasks for the reader to consider the concepts and how they can be respected and taught and in the classroom.

The book forms part of the Teaching Religions and Worldviews series of guides, each one designed to build teachers' confidence and expertise in teaching a different religion or worldview in the classroom.
The Minimum Dwelling Revisited
Authors: Kallis Aristotle
Published: September 2023

This book provides an intellectual history of the modernist ‘minimum dwelling’, exploring how early modernism saw mass housing as a primary vehicle for achieving the utopian transformation of society. It reappraises the often-overlooked 2nd and 3rd CIAM conferences (1929-31), addressing their engagement with the 'minimum dwelling' and revealing them both as milestones in the organisation's annals and as seminal moments in the history of interwar modernism.

In 1929, an eclectic international group of avant-garde modernist architects, including Ernst May, Mart Stam, Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier, met in Frankfurt for the second instalment of the CIAM conferences. They discussed a design programme for cost-effective, good-quality housing, seeking new approaches and processes to maximize quality and functionality while ensuring affordability for the wider population. In exploring the meaning and form of the 'minimum dwelling', they also re-defined dwelling as the hub of a new way of living, proposing a revolutionary multi-scalar approach to urban design based on the concept of the Existenzminimum  (‘optimally minimal housing’).

Despite the two conferences falling short of the organizer’s expectations, and being overshadowed by later instalments, the participating architects sanctioned a semantic shift from minimum as bare necessity to a very different, aspirational, kind of minimalism – transforming the entire conversation on mass low-cost dwelling in design, social and ethical terms.

Split into two parts, The Minimum Dwelling Revisited first takes a genealogical approach to explore the provenance of the concept of ‘minimum dwelling’ prior to the 2nd and 3rd CIAM conferences, it then traces the proceedings of the two conferences themselves. Addressing the origins of the ‘minimum dwelling’ concept but also its legacies, and serving as a corrective to the overemphasis on 4th CIAM conference and the Athens Charter, the book is essential reading for scholars researching urban design during the Interwar period.
Diva
Authors: Fairclough Kirsty , Halligan Benjamin , Persley Nicole Hodges , Rambarran Shara
Published: September 2023

The diva – a central figure in the landscape of contemporary popular culture: gossip-generating, scandal-courting, paparazzi-stalked. And yet the diva is at the epicentre of creative endeavours that resonate with contemporary feminist ideas, kick back against diminished social expectations, boldly call-out casual sexism and industry misogyny and, in terms of hip-hop, explores intersectional oppressions and unapologetically celebrates non-white cultural heritages. Diva beats and grooves echo across culture and politics in the West: from the “hood” to the White House, from arena concerts to nightclubs, from social media to social activism, from #MeToo to Black Lives Matter.

Diva: Feminism and Fierceness from Pop to Hip-Hop addresses the diva phenomenon and its origins: its identity politics and LGBTQ+ components; its creativity and interventions in areas of popular culture (music, and beyond); its saints and sinners and controversies old and new; and its oppositions to, and recuperations by, the establishment; and its shifts from third to fourth waves of feminism.

This co-edited collection brings together an international array of writers – from new voices to established names. The collection scopes the rise to power of the diva (looking to Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Dolly Parton, Grace Jones, and Aaliyah), then turns to contemporary diva figures and their work (with Beyoncé, Amuro Namie, Janelle Monáe, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, and Nicki Minaj), and concludes by considering the presence of the diva in wider cultures, in terms of gallery curation, theatre productions, and stand-up comedy.
The Law of Property Damage
Authors: Gardens Temple
Published: September 2023

The only practitioner’s guide to the law of property damage, it is a “must have” for anyone practising in property damage claims.

This text provides comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of the legal principles and practical concerns in fire, gas, natural hazards, escape of water, subsidence, party walls and pollution claims and excellent, learned examination of claims under the Defective Premises Act and the Consumer Protection Act.

The book cements its unique utility by analysing, over three additional and separate chapters, the general principles of contract law, tortious liability and insurance law as they relate and are relevant to property damage claims. This allows practitioners, judges, academics and students to easily and efficiently come to grips with the idiosyncrasies of property damage law but also to understand how the general principles of contract, tort and insurance law relate and interact with property damage claims. Written as a handbook for practitioners, it also offers practical, user-friendly guidance for conducting property damage litigation.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Property and Land Law online service.
Turning Points
Authors: DiNardo Richard L.
Published: September 2023

This book provides a comprehensive and illuminating study of some of the most crucial campaigns on the Eastern Front during what was perhaps the most momentous year of World War I in that battleground.

Turning Points: The Eastern Front in 1915 offers a well-researched and fascinating study of war in a distinct theater of operations and shows how it was impacted by diplomacy, coalition warfare, command, technology, and the environment in which it is conducted. In contrast to those on the Western Front, lines in the east in 1915 moved hundreds of miles. Although the work focuses more on the Central Powers, significant attention is also given to the Russians.

The book follows the course of events on the Eastern Front during the critical year of 1915, proceeding chronologically from January 1915 to the end of active operations in October, with a brief mention of some action in December. In addition to the better-known campaigns in the Carpathians and Gorlice-Tarnçw, the work covers lesser-known operations including the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, the Austro-Hungarian "Black-Yellow" offensive into eastern Galicia, and the German move into Lithuania. Naval action on the Baltic Sea is also covered.
The Very Next New Thing
Authors: Scott   JD Gini Graham
Published: September 2023

New breakthroughs in society, science, technology, and business keep upending our lives. This fascinating collection of articles explains how our world is constantly evolving, and predicts why your life may be transformed next.

The pace of change in the world has accelerated dramatically to the point where a concerted awareness and continual effort are required to keep up. As modern technology continually brings new developments throughout society at an ever-increasing rate, we need to understand the advances that are reshaping our world in order to better adjust to these coming changes—and in some cases, profit from them.

In The Very Next New Thing: Commentaries on the Latest Developments That Will Be Changing Your Life, acclaimed author Gini Graham Scott has assembled a comprehensive collection of articles that showcases the latest developments and discoveries in science, technology, health, and medicine, along with the latest trends in everyday lifestyles and popular culture. She also explains the beneficial use of novel technologies, describes the creation of new products and services, and discusses how these changes could possibly revolutionize our lives in the 21st century.
The Words and Music of George Harrison
Authors: Inglis Ian
Published: September 2023

This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the music of George Harrison, revealing him as one of the most gifted and authentic singer-songwriters of his generation.

The Words and Music of George Harrison is an in-depth appreciation of this often underappreciated musician, following Harrison's development as a singer-songwriter from his earliest songs with The Beatles through his final album, Brainwashed, released after his 2001 death from brain cancer.

The Words and Music of George Harrison sheds new light on Harrison's 40-year career, examining his music output in the context of the enormous personal and professional changes he underwent, from the early days in Liverpool and the global explosion of Beatlemania through a solo career marked by spiritual concerns, political activism, and high-profile collaborations. As the book shows, at every stage, George Harrison's songs posed questions, provided commentaries, and looked for solutions, with results that add up to a remarkable music legacy.
The 10-Second Commute
Authors: Kurtzberg Terri R. , Ameri Mason
Published: September 2023

Virtual work, which was steadily on the rise even before the pandemic, is explored in this timely book that describes the impact of technology on our work experiences, ranging from the individual psychological level to the broad societal implications.

Widespread remote work is now possible, but it comes with its share of frustrations. Virtual work has changed our lives in ways big and small, from trying to balance our time to what we wear and where we sit and from how we communicate to where we should look during a videoconference. It's also fundamentally changed what kinds of jobs we can now do.

Grounded in research and including lively personal anecdotes, The 10-Second Commute provides a thoughtful and comprehensive scan of the nature of virtual work. The authors, both researchers in management and technology, explore the current questions of our virtual lives, such as: Why Zoom instead of Skype? Why are emojis so useful? Why is videoconferencing so exhausting? How does diversity at work both help and hinder productivity? Virtual work is more than just work–it permeates our whole lives, and it will continue to do so as hybrid work arrangements become the new normal. Helping readers better understand the virtual work experience, this book will engage and inform everyone who is still trying to make it work.
Abortion Regret
Authors: Ehrlich J. Shoshanna , Doan Alesha E.
Published: September 2023

Alesha E. Doan is an associate professor at the University of Kansas and holds a joint appointment in the School of Public Affairs & Administration and the Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Department. Professor Doan's interdisciplinary research is guided by her broader interests in public policy, organizations, and gender/social equity, with a more specialized focus on the development, adoption, and implementation of reproductive policies. Her publications include articles in a variety of journals as well as two books: Opposition and Intimidation: The Abortion Wars and Strategies of Political Harassment (University of Michigan Press, 2007) and The Politics of Virginity: Abstinence in Sex Education (coauthored, Praeger, 2008).
America’s Addiction to Automobiles
Authors: Frederick Chad
Published: September 2023

A provocative look at our nation's dependency on the automobile and how its potential impact on urban design will either make or break our health, economy, and quality of life.

In this thought-provoking work, author and urban planning expert Chad Frederick scrutinizes the use of automobiles in cities, investigating its role in exacerbating urban inequalities and thwarting sustainability of modern society. Through a comprehensive, thoughtful discussion, Frederick illustrates how the automobile is fundamentally at odds with the very nature of cities. He shows how cars impose huge burdens on our health, equity, environment, local and national economy, and quality of life. Most of all, he shows how automobile dependency has put our entire society at risk.

The book delves into the monumental role of automobiles in the development of cities after the Great Depression, impacting the American identity and affecting the way we produce and manage urban spaces. Frederick provides compelling evidence that cities with more diverse modes of transportation are greener, healthier, more prosperous, and even more enjoyable places to live than automobile-dependent cities. He identifies one institution responsible for our inability to improve our cities: the social sciences, and examines the root cause of our inability to make progress toward more multi-modal cities. In conclusion, the author offers a radical solution for moving beyond the underlying logic that forces us to create automobile-dependent cities.
America’s Gun Wars
Authors: Campbell Donald J.
Published: September 2023

This book examines the controversies surrounding gun control, which are less about whether it "works" and more about whether the nation should prioritize traditional values of rugged independence or newer values of communitarian interdependence. America's Gun Wars contends that an understanding of America's gun controversy cannot be found in statistics documenting the rise (or fall) of violent crime, or in examining trade-offs between societal needs and personal safety, or in following the political maneuvering of advocacy groups such as the National Rifle Association or Everytown for Gun Safety. At heart, the gun controversy is a values conflict involving how people see themselves and how they make sense of the world they live in. Understanding this controversy requires a deep analysis of the profoundly different cultures inhabited by pro- and anti-gun activists, lawmakers, and voters. Written by a social scientist who has spent his life exploring how values and self-perceptions impact behavior, this book explores the origins and evolution of cultures in American society; the beliefs, experiences, and principles that guide the behavior of members in both camps; and the triumphs and failures that the two sides have experienced from colonial times to the present day.
The American Way of Writing
Authors: Stark Steven D.
Published: September 2023

Explains the uniquely American cultural references that appear in American English for students and professionals to increase their written command of the language.

Language is a window into the soul of a culture. The hardest part for newcomers who want to master American English is not learning the alphabet, grammar, or vocabulary — it’s understanding the distinctive way Americans approach the world. This book shows readers how to do just that. The American Way of Writing guides readers through the nuances of American English, providing a toolkit for non-native speakers who come to the United States to study, as well as international business and legal professionals who have to work and communicate with Americans in a professional or business context.

Understanding what makes Americans uniquely “American” is a challenging subject for anyone to master. Such characteristics are always in flux and a source of constant debate. Steven D. Stark’s comprehensive approach to American English in The American Way of Writing is suited to Americans and foreigners alike, offering a deeper understanding of the ties that bind rather than divide.
Between Heaven and Earth
Authors: Dyke Fred Van
Published: September 2023

There are many books on Christian environmental ethics, but none provides a clear and thorough analysis of the history of the church's understanding of and practices toward the care of creation. In addition to filling this important void, Between Heaven and Earth: Christian Perspectives on Environmental Protection is also unique in at least two ways. First, it frames Christian responses to ethical questions as they are understood by modern conservation ethicists. Second, it addresses issues of conservation management and policy as they really exist.
Competitive Intelligence Rescue
Authors: Vella Carolyn M. , McGonagle John J.
Published: September 2023

A powerful "how-to-do-it-better" book, this is the first guidebook on competitive intelligence that uses case studies to provide behind-the-scenes insights into how professionals improve competitive intelligence processes. All organizations need to stay competitive in their respective fields to ensure success. Competitive intelligence (CI) is an established discipline that focuses on giving businesses and nonprofit organizations the advantage of staying fully informed about what their competitors are doing, are capable of doing, and will likely do. CI is a particularly valuable and powerful tool that supports everything from strategic planning to marketing and new business development to human resources—if it's executed properly. This groundbreaking book uses real-world case studies to expose common CI challenges and present a simple methodology for spotting problems, understanding how to rectify each problem, educating others in order to bring about improvements in a process, and testing and validating that the changes are working. Competitive Intelligence Rescue: Getting It Right provides invaluable insights from Carolyn M. Vella and John J. McGonagle, two of the most prolific authors, recognized experts, and in-demand speakers on the topic of competitive intelligence worldwide. Any manager, executive, or owner of any organization—including medium-sized and large enterprises such as businesses, law firms, hospitals, nonprofits, and universities—as well as anyone inside or outside of a firm who provides competitive intelligence to managers or executives will benefit from reading this book, regardless of previous experience with or knowledge about CI.
Dealing with Highly Anxious People
Authors: Brown Nina W.
Published: September 2023

Provides easily implemented interventions and coping strategies for dealing with the worrier, complainer, nagger, or micromanager in your life.

Normal anxiety is a coping mechanism and can be helpful at times, but when it becomes excessive it is troubling to the person who experiences it and to those who interact with them on a regular basis. In this book, author Nina W. Brown explains that the anxiety at issue here is not pathological but nevertheless can be dysfunctional to that person and others. A professor and eminent scholar, Brown focuses on four categories of everyday anxious people and explains some effective approaches we can take when interacting with these worriers, complainers, micromanagers, and naggers. She also helps readers to understand how their own personalities can contribute to the reactions of a highly anxious person, how readers can build their psychological boundaries to keep themselves from being pulled into the anxious state, and how they can model more effective ways to behave and relate.

The book is intended for readers who have an anxious person in their lives. In addition, students and scholars in psychology, counseling, and social work will find this text valuable as a training resource.
Evicted!
Authors: Schultz David
Published: September 2023

Evicted! is a practical and critical look at the vulnerability of Americans’ property rights to eminent domain abuse since the Supreme Court’s 2005 Kelo decision.

The 2005 Supreme Court decision Kelo v. City of New London, which upheld the taking of an individual’s home by local government for the sake of private development, unleashed a firestorm of controversy. The backlash against eminent domain cuts across partisan, ideological, and racial lines, with 4 out of 5 Americans opposing Kelo. Critics of Kelo claim that it represents a radical departure in the law, putting every homeowner in jeopardy of dispossession by government at the service of corporate interests. But are property rights and eminent domain truly in mortal conflict? Written for general readers, property owners, and local government officials seeking to understand the implications of Kelo for eminent domain and property law, Evicted! cuts through all the hype and hysteria surrounding Kelo and argues that the alleged wave of eminent domain abuse is mostly a myth.

Evicted! describes what property rights are, why the law protects them, and how eminent domain really works. Schultz shows that Kelo did not make new law but only broadened Supreme Court precedents, and he refutes claims that Kelo has opened the way to widespread eminent domain abuse. Nevertheless, the author identifies certain legislative changes that are needed at the local, state, and national levels to better protect individual property owners when corporate thugs and corrupt government officials occasionally gang up against them.
The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger
Authors: Nevins Jess
Published: September 2023

Using a broad array of historical and literary sources, this book presents an unprecedented detailed history of the superhero and its development across the course of human history. How has the concept of the superhero developed over time? How has humanity's idealization of heroes with superhuman powers changed across millennia—and what superhero themes remain constant? Why does the idea of a superhero remain so powerful and relevant in the modern context, when our real-life technological capabilities arguably surpass the imagined superpowers of superheroes of the past? The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger: The 4,000-Year History of the Superhero is the first complete history of superheroes that thoroughly traces the development of superheroes, from their beginning in 2100 B.C.E. with the Epic of Gilgamesh to their fully entrenched status in modern pop culture and the comic book and graphic novel worlds. The book documents how the two modern superhero archetypes—the Costumed Avengers and the superhuman Supermen—can be traced back more than two centuries; turns a critical, evaluative eye upon the post-Superman history of the superhero; and shows how modern superheroes were created and influenced by sources as various as Egyptian poems, biblical heroes, medieval epics, Elizabethan urban legends, Jacobean masques, Gothic novels, dime novels, the Molly Maguires, the Ku Klux Klan, and pulp magazines. This work serves undergraduate or graduate students writing papers, professors or independent scholars, and anyone interested in learning about superheroes.
Fatal Airs
Authors: Christianson Scott
Published: September 2023

This is the first book to examine the deadly history and potential apocalyptic future of both natural and man-made lethal gases that threaten our world.

Fatal Airs: The Deadly History and Apocalyptic Future of Lethal Gases That Threaten Our World relates the fascinating—and appalling—stories of the discovery, development, applications, and occupational and public health hazards of natural and man-made gases. Some of these gases have figured in mass extinctions. Others have created havoc through their use in chemical warfare or their accidental release.

Among the hundreds of man-made lethal gases, several have been singled out for attention, including chlorine, phosgene, mustard gas, lewisite, hydrogen cyanide, and the nerve agents tabun, sarin, soman, VX, and methyl isocyanate. The book also examines some naturally occurring gases, such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, methane, and radon. Colorful accounts capture the characteristics and history of each of these mysterious substances, focusing on key episodes in scientific discovery and exploration since World War I.
Galápagos
Authors: Moore Randy
Published: September 2023

This encyclopedia provides readers with a comprehensive look at the Galápagos Islands, from the wildlife and scientists that made them famous to the challenges and issues the islands face today.

In the mid-1800s, the Galápagos Islands served as Charles Darwin's playground, a volcanic archipelago where he famously worked on his theories of evolution and natural selection. But who actually discovered the islands? Why didn't any country claim them for more than 200 years? And is ecotourism hurting or helping these mysterious islands?

This volume explores the history, science, and culture of the Galápagos Islands. A Preface, Introduction, Chronology, and Galápagos at a Glance primer introduce readers to the islands that are so famously associated with Charles Darwin. Twelve thematic essays allow readers to explore such topics as evolution, the geology of the islands, invasive species, and tourism in depth. Topical entries follow, covering key individuals and organizations as well as other important concepts and ideas.

Thirteen primary document excerpts allow readers to study firsthand accounts from explorers and visitors to the islands. Appendices, a glossary, a bibliography, and sidebars round out the text. Students of history, geography, and science will find this volume informative, while general readers will be intrigued to learn about these unique islands.
The Grand Canyon
Authors: Moore Randy , Witt Kara Felicia
Published: September 2023

This single-volume encyclopedia examines the Grand Canyon in depth, from the native peoples who have survived there for centuries to the explorers who charted its vast expanses and to the challenges that Grand Canyon National Park faces.

The Grand Canyon is one of the most internationally recognized landscapes and symbols of nature in North America. In this one-volume encyclopedia, readers can dive into the many people, places, stories, and issues associated with the Grand Canyon as well as the scientific, religious, and social contexts of events that have made the Grand Canyon what it is.

At the front of the encyclopedia are thematic essays that examine the Grand Canyon's history, geography, and culture. Essays cover topics including John Wesley Powell, to whom the Grand Canyon "belongs," the Native Americans who live at the Grand Canyon, and the future of the Grand Canyon. Following the thematic essays are approximately 150 topical entries focusing on more specific aspects of the Grand Canyon, such as trails and camps, natural formations, and courageous heroes as well as shameless profiteers who have influenced the Grand Canyon's history. The encyclopedia is rounded out by a chronology of human history at the Grand Canyon, a Grand Canyon "at a glance" section, and multiple fact-based sidebars. Through the people, places, and stories explored in this work, readers will gain a better understanding of how the history of the Grand Canyon is relevant to the world today.
The Greenwood Dictionary of Education
Authors: Collins   III John W.
Published: September 2023

This book defines over 3,000 terms from the field of education to assist those charged with teaching students to become global citizens in a rapidly changing, technological society.

John W. Collins and Nancy Patricia O'Brien, coeditors of the first edition of The Greenwood Dictionary of Education published in 2003, have acknowledged and addressed these shifts. This revised second edition supplements the extensive content of the first through greater focus on subjects such as neurosciences in educational behavior, gaming strategies as a learning technique, social networking, and distance education. Terms have been revised, where necessary, to represent changes in educational practice and theory.

The Dictionary's focus is on current and evolving terminology specific to the broad field of education, although terms from closely related fields used in the context of education are also included. Encompassing the history of education as well as its future trends, the updated second edition will aid in the understanding and use of terms as they apply to contemporary educational research, practice, and theory.
Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection
Authors: Baggett Ryan K. , Simpkins Brian K.
Published: September 2023

A compelling overview of systems and strategies implemented to safeguard U.S. resources from a plethora of threats, the vulnerabilities and security gaps in these infrastructure systems, and options to enable the future security of the homeland.

Since the first edition of this book was published in 2009, significant changes have occurred in the security landscape, both domestically and internationally. This second edition is thoroughly updated to reflect those changes, offering a complete review of the various security and resilience measures currently in place and potential strategies to safeguard life and property within the U.S. homeland.

As noted in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Preparedness Goal, the mission area of protection is vital to the homeland in its focus on actions to protect people, vital interests, and our nation's way of life. With that in mind, this book discusses strategies such as risk analysis and assessment, information sharing, and continuity planning. The authors focus on relevant and timely threats and hazards facing specific infrastructure components including, but not limited to, agriculture and food, banking and finance, water, energy, telecommunications, and transportation.

The dynamic posture of critical infrastructure security and resilience (CISR) underscores the importance of an integrated, layered all-hazards approach. In describing this approach, the book includes new chapters on planning and guidance, public and private partnerships, cyber issues and threats, and careers in infrastructure protection. Additions such as discussion questions, learning objectives, and fundamental concepts for each chapter provide additional direction for instructors and students alike.
The Last Murder
Authors: Dekle ,   Sr. George R.
Published: September 2023

This eye-opening book uses the case of Ted Bundy to show how a case against a serial killer is investigated, how problems common to such cases are overcome, and how the prosecution team marshals and presents the evidence at trial.

The Last Murder: The Investigation, Prosecution, and Execution of Ted Bundy follows the facts and circumstances of Kim Leach's disappearance and the investigation and prosecution of Ted Bundy in rough chronological order, from Bundy’s escape from a Colorado jail in 1977 to his execution at Florida State Prison in 1989. It provides an inside look at the intricacies and complications of this historic case that spanned many states and jurisdictions, documenting how unselfishness and dogged determination were key to solving the case.

The story is told from the vantage point of one intimately involved in both the investigation and prosecution of the criminal, clearly showing how friction between agencies can impede the investigation and how cooperation can expedite a solution. The book emphasizes the important role played by circumstantial evidence and forensic science, explores the impact of pervasive publicity upon such an investigation, critiques the investigation and prosecution of Bundy, and offers suggestions on how—and how not—to deal with “celebrity killers” in the future.
Memory Is Another Country
Authors: Nguyen Nathalie Huynh Chau
Published: September 2023

The act of remembering is a means of bringing the past alive and an imaginative way of dealing with loss. It has been the subject of much recent scholarship and is of particular relevance at a time of widespread transnational migration. This book is a valuable and original contribution to the field of diaspora studies. Based on in-depth oral narratives of forty Vietnamese women, it deals with themes both universal and specific to this diaspora: divergent memories in families, the significance of homeland, the return to Vietnam, cross-cultural relationships, intergenerational tensions, and the issues of silence and unspoken trauma among Vietnamese refugees. It is the first study to apply memory and trauma theories to a substantial base of oral narratives by Vietnamese women in the West. Nguyen argues that understanding of these narratives provides not only an insight into the way Vietnamese women have dealt with loss, but also illuminates the experience of the wider Vietnamese diaspora and other refugees.
Imposibilidad de reproducción material de la fuerza de trabajo
Authors: Montoya Aquiles
Published: September 2023

En el presente trabajo se busca mostrar uno de los elementos que han incidido notablemente en la problemática actual, la imposibilidad de la fuerza de trabajo de reproducirse materialmente. Fenómeno cuya explicación se encuentra en la forma capitalista de organización social, derivada de la propiedad capitalista. Se sostiene además que no es posible salir del actual estado de cosas si se persiste en mantener una organización social que imposibilita a los no propietarios su reproducción material, ya no digamos su crecimiento espiritual. Aunque el fenómeno no es exclusivo de El Salvador, las peculiaridades de nuestra formación social han conducido a la crisis que actualmente vivimos.
ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 37, No. 406, 1982: 781-790.
Universidad, derechos humanos y mayorías populares
Authors: Ellacuría Ignacio
Published: September 2023

Se trata de una ponencia escrita para la reunión que el "Servicio Universitario Mundial" (SUM) tuvo en San José Costa Rica en julio de 1982. En la reunión se debatía como es posible que la Universidad propicie un desarrollo que no haga más ricos y poderosos a los ricos mientras hace más pobres y débiles a los pobres. La ponencia sostiene que una Universidad que tiene como horizonte y objetivo último de su organización, dirección y actuación la liberación y el bienestar de las mayorías populares está en condiciones de superar los peligros del profesionalismo y del elitismo y de alcanzar un saber transformador de la realidad nacional. No son conciliables la justicia y la verdad total y si la Universidad busca esa verdad total debe desembarazarse ella misma de las trabas de la injusticia y del falso ideal del consumismo y debe dedicarse toda entera a conocer y transformar la realidad nacional en beneficio de las mayorías populares, privadas de sus derechos fundamentales. Y esto no sólo en razón de obligaciones éticas sino también por exigencias de una mayor envergadura teórica.
ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 37, No. 406, 1982: 791-800.
nueva Corte Suprema de Justicia y los reos políticos
Authors: M. D.
Published: September 2023

No hay resúmenes disponibles.
ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 37, No. 406, 1982: 819-821.
Julio 1982
Authors: El Editor
Published: September 2023

No hay resúmenes disponibles.

ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 37, No. 406, 1982: 828-832.
An investigation into the association between Fabry disease, its clinical manifestations and chronic renal failure in patients attending public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal
Authors:   , Singh Jillian
Published: September 2023

Fabry disease is characterized as a genetic, progressive, lysosomal storage disorder. It is inherited in an X-linked manner in which the mutated gene inhibits the functioning of the alpha-Galactosidase-A enzyme causing a deficiency or absence of the enzyme. This results in the accumulation of glycolipids, particularly globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) in the lysosomes causing progressive damage to tissues and major organs. Fabry nephropathy is progressive and is one of the major organ complications after cardiovascular manifestations caused by Fabry disease. Left untreated, Fabry nephropathy can result in end-stage kidney disease. To our knowledge, no research has been conducted to determine the association between Fabry disease, its clinical manifestations, and chronic kidney disease in KwaZulu-Natal. Methods: This study was a prospective, quantitative study. A total of 200 male patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD stage 2-5D) were enrolled in three dialysis clinics at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Addington Hospital and St Aidan’s Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. A control group of 14 healthy males was also enrolled for this study. The ELISA technique was employed to determine the alpha Gal-A enzyme concentration levels in the plasma. A questionnaire using the MSSI scoring system was presented to the participants to identify clinical manifestations. Results: A cut-off value for the alpha Gal-A enzyme concentration levels of <500pg/ml was calculated using the standard deviation and mean. A total of 17 participants from the patient group (n=11) and the control group (n=6) displayed alpha-Gal-A enzyme levels <500pg/ml. A p-value of <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. A statistically significance result was exhibited between alpha-Gal levels of <500pg/ml and demographic parameters such as age (p=0.007), where the mean age was 30.5 years. Clinical parameters such as heat or cold intolerance, MSSI scores and hypertension also displayed significance. Heat and cold intolerance displayed a p-value of 0.049, where 2 patients reported the manifestation. MSSI scores displayed a negative association where p=0.001. Low MSSI scores should correlate with high alpha-Gal levels, however, in this study, all the patients displayed low MSSI scores between 9 and 12.5 with low alpha-Gal levels. Hypertension also presented with a significance of p<0.001. A total of 4 patients were diagnosed with hypertension. Conclusion: Fabry disease is suspected in a total of 17 participants with alpha-Gal levels of <500pg/ml. The cause of CKD nephropathy raises interest as conditions such as FSGS have been associated with FD. The low levels of the alpha-Gal enzyme and presentation of the clinical manifestations can be used as preliminary findings. It is recommended that confirmatory tests such as DNA analysis or Gb3 and GL3 analysis should be performed to confirm the diagnosis.
Referral of Learners with Emotional and Behavour Disorders in Selected Juvenile Schools in Kenya
Authors: Rintaugu James Muthomi
Published: September 2023

The objective of this research was to establish referral of learners with Emotional and Behaviour Disorders (EBD) in Juvenile Schools (JS) in Kenya. Social learning theory which depicts that individuals learn from each other in their daily activities was relied on. A cross sectional descriptive research approach was used. The target population comprised of 646 respondents. Probabilistic sampling techniques were applied while questionnaires, interview schedules, focus group discussion, document analysis and observation schedules were used for data collection. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected. It was found that referral from juvenile justice system was majorly practiced as opposed to empirical recommendation of a school system referral. The implication being that a linkage of regular and JS referral avenues ought to be practiced.
Some Inclusion Results of Operators Asvsociated with a Generalization of the Mittag-Leffler Function
Authors: Salah Jamal
Published: September 2023

In this study, we consider one of the generalizations of the well-known Mittag-Leffler function, namely Eθα,β(z). We normalize the latter by multiplication with the factor zΓ(β) to generate a power series that belongs to the well-known class of analytic functions A , in the unit disk D. Consequently, and using spiral-like functions, we investigate some inclusion results.
Pluralism in Zion: Between the American and Israeli Reform Movements
Authors: Barak-Gorodetsky David
Published: September 2023

This article deals with the attempts of the American Reform Movement to negotiate the constant tensions between the desire to mold a pluralistic Jewish identity in Israel in its own image, and its reservations about the possible ramifications of Jewish nationalism and the establishment of the State of Israel vis-à-vis American Jewry as an autonomous religious community. The Israeli Reform Movement, in contrast, has tried to balance the American sources that inspired its evolution by investing them with Zionist values with the creation of a Reform Hebrew culture. The dialectics between the American and Israeli Reform Movements explored here address the patrilineal descent decision of the American movement in 1983 and the response of the Israeli Movement. The ongoing tensions between the American and Israeli Movements hinge on the aspiration of both to seek legitimacy through the existence of the other while continuing to develop in accordance with their respective circumstances. Their relations have also been subjected to political and economic power dynamics, in which each side attempts to leverage actual or symbolic capital in order to promote its particular view of collective Jewish existence.
The Adaptation of North American Jewish Spirituality in Israel
Authors: Werczberger Rachel
Published: September 2023

This paper focuses on the cultural translation and adaptation of North American Jewish spirituality (JS) in Israel. JS emerged in North America in the late sixties and early seventies and absorbed the universalistic, open and inclusive approach typical of the counterculture and of the subsequent New Age forms of spirituality. When JS entered the Jewish Israeli scene in the late nineties it was adapted by two different socio-religious groups: secular New Age Israelis and the National-Religious public. As adopted by secular Jews who belong to the New Age spiritual milieu it retains (most) of the universal values that characterize the North American JS. At the same time, it reconstructs Jewish rituals in accordance with Israeli New Age aesthetics. When it is absorbed by Religious-Zionist Jews, its Jewish particularistic affinities are accentuated and the universal-cosmopolitan aspects are blurred, or even, in cases like that of R. Yitzchak Ginsburg, obliterated, creating a nationalistic version of JS.
The Origins of the Anglo-American Journalistic Tradition in Mandatory Palestine
Authors: Halpern Gilad
Published: September 2023

Throughout the 19th century, a distinctive journalistic tradition emerged simultaneously in Britain and the United States, emphasizing norms and practices such as fact-based reporting, a clear separation between news and opinion, and objectivity. The Anglo-American tradition gradually spread to other locations including Continental Europe and Israel, becoming paradigmatic in the 1970s. However, the earliest manifestations of this were already noticeable in British-ruled Palestine in the 1920s and 1930s, mainly in the two Jerusalem-based media outlets reviewed in this article: the Palestine Telegraphic Agency (PTA), a local subsidiary of the international Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), headquartered in New York; and the Palestine Post newspaper. These two English-language news organizations catered to Palestine’s English readers (predominantly members of the Mandatory administration) and adhered perforce to the Anglo-American journalistic tradition to which their readers had been accustomed. Jacob Landau and Gershon Agronsky, the American founders of the two companies championed Anglo-American journalism on a variety of financial, political, and professional grounds.
VIOLÊNCIA LABORAL E SUAS INTER-RELAÇÕES COM O SOFRIMENTO MENTAL DOS PROFISSIONAIS DE ENFERMAGEM NO HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO DO TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO-MG
Authors: Galvão Fernanda , Giuliani Carla Denari
Published: September 2023

O presente estudo é de cunho qualitativo, transversal, exploratório e descritivo, tendo como intuito analisar a percepção dos profissionais de enfermagem sobre a violência no ambiente laboral no Hospital Universitário do Triângulo Mineiro e suas inter-relações com o sofrimento mental, buscando estratégias para minimizá-lo. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de dez entrevistas semiestruturadas organizadas em um corpus textual, submetidas à análise no software IRAMUTEQ, utilizando as ferramentas Análise de Similitude e Nuvem de Palavras, com leitura e interpretação dos dados por meio da Análise de Conteúdo de Bardin. Os resultados demonstraram que as profissionais vivenciaram violência laboral, resultando em tratamentos psicológicos e psiquiátricos para sintomas de ansiedade, depressão, Síndrome de Burnout e Síndrome do Pânico. Cinco categorias emergiram da análise: Vínculos de trabalho; Violência laboral e suas facetas; Sobrecarga de trabalho dos enfermeiros; Dificuldades de afastamentos laborais; e Sugestões de melhorias das condições de trabalho. Ao compreender a percepção das profissionais que enfrentam a violência no trabalho, é necessário buscar estratégias de prevenção e promoção da saúde mental que envolvam essa categoria no hospital, utilizando as próprias sugestões das entrevistadas, objetivando encontrar possíveis soluções para a violência laboral.