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Frequency of consumption of specialty food products by sports university students and violation of the principles of their introduction to the diets
Authors: Kobelkova I. V. , Korosteleva M. M. , Nikityuk D. B. , Krikun E. N.
Published: November 2023

Purpose: estimate actual diet of college basketball players, including frequency of consumption of specialty foods.Materials and methods: 25 male students sports university basketball were examined (average age 20.9 ± 1.8 years). Actual nutrition was studied by the frequency method using the computer program “Analysis of Human Nutritional Status”. Data on the frequency and quantity of consumed specialized food products for the nutrition of athletes (SFP) and biologically active food additives were studied using a questionnaire.Results: the daily energy value of the diet averaged 3205 ± 520 kcal/day, 135 ± 36 g of protein per day, 155 ± 25 g/day of fats and 317 ± 72 g/day of carbohydrates; unoptimal diet structure was revealed — fats predominate from the daily energy value, carbohydrate and protein intake was low. There is a discrepancy between daily food intake (low consumption of fruits, vegetables, bread, fish) and the Order of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation dated October 30, 2015 No. 999 “On requirements approval for ensuring the sports reserves training for sports teams of the Russian Federation” requirements. Basic diet revealed a high average daily content of iron (19 ± 6 mg/day), vitamins A (1057 ± 729 µg ret. equiv) and C (153 ± 101 mg/day). Data on the frequency of taking SPPs and dietary supplements are provided. At the same time, content of some nutrients in them exceeded the upper permissible consumption levels.Conclusion: it is advisable to regularly increase the awareness of coaches and athletes about the rational nutrition principles through the introduction of educational programs into sports practice.
Determinants of Firm Value: Property, Real Estate and Building Construction Companies (IDX)
Authors: Arafat M. Alfa Ahadi , Pusvikasari Nila
Published: November 2023

This research aims to obtain empirical evidence regarding the factors on firm value for property, real estate and building construction companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange. The independent variables used in this research are firm size, capital structure, firm sales, profitability and liquidity. In this research, 11 property, real estate and building construction companies were used as samples listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange with a total 8 years raging from the period of 2013-2020. The sample was selected based on purposive sampling technique. The data analysis method that were used in this research is descriptive statistics, panel data analysis model, data quality test, classic assumption tests, coefficient of correlation, coefficient of determination, multiple linear regression, goodness-of-fit test, and hypothesis test. The results of this research shows that firm size has a negative impact on firm value and profitability has a positive impact on firm value. Whereas for capital structure, firm sales and liquidity has no impact on firm value.
Pengaruh Kepemimpinan, Motivasi dan Lingkungan Kerja terhadap Kinerja Karyawan PT YBM Timika
Authors: Pattikawa Yusuf Theodoran , Respati Agustini Dyah
Published: November 2023

This study investigates the influence of leadership, motivation and work environment on employee performance of PT YBM at Timika.  The company is conducting construction business which has two offices. The first is consider as center of administration Office, and the second office is field project office. Central Office (CO) is the centre of organising and controling  all the contruction business project at all location.   To respon the business move, contingency leadership style is applied at CO. At the other side, CO employees hold an importan role on conducting the business, and suppose to have a high motivation to achive their performance.  Regarding the objective of this study, all employees at CO were design as population. Then resaerch sample were selected by sensus method, and accouted 50 employees as research samples.  The author emplyo multiple regression to analyse the data. Empirically, it is found that leadership and motivation  significantly affect on employee performance of PT YBM. However, work environment variable was not statistically significant; means that work environment at CO had no effect on employees performance.
Pengaruh Komitmen Organisasi, Disiplin Kerja dan Keadilan Sosial terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Badan Kepegawaian dan Pengembangan Submer Daya Manusia Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara
Authors: Normi Siti , Panjaitan Esterina APM , Purba Jon Hendri
Published: November 2023

The aim of this research is to determine and analyze the influence of organizational commitment, work discipline and organizational justice on the performance of employees of the North Tapanuli Regency Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency. The type of data is quantitative data with a saturated sample of 30 respondents. This research concludes that organizational commitment has a partially positive and significant effect on the performance of employees of the North Tapanuli Regency Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency. Work discipline partially has a positive and significant effect on the performance of employees of the North Tapanuli Regency Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency. Organizational justice partially has a positive and significant effect on the performance of employees of the North Tapanuli Regency Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency. Organizational commitment, work discipline and organizational justice simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on the performance of employees of the North Tapanuli Regency Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency.
Sex Effects on Essay Writing Performance under Selected Teaching Strategies in Senior Secondary Schools in Ondo State Nigeria
Authors: F. M. Oguntade
Published: November 2023

This study examined how sex affects students’ performance in essay writing under Reading-Writing (RW), Think-Pair-Share (TPS), combination (RW&TPS) strategies, and conventional methods in secondary schools in Ondo State Nigeria. The population for the study comprised all the public Senior Secondary School (SSS) II students of the 2019/2020 Session in Ondo State. The sample for this study was 308 SSS II students that were selected from public senior secondary schools, using a multi-stage sampling procedure. The instrument used for this study is the Essay Writing Performance Test (EWPT). The data collected for this study were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that there was a significant sex gap in the performance of students taught essay writing using various strategies in Ondo State’s SSS. Given the importance of sex differences in the performance of students taught essay writing using various strategies, English language teachers should be aware of the differences in the responses of boys and girls in their classes to various essay topics.
A Combination of Audit Opinion and Sharia Compliance in Increasing Zakat (Charitable Alms) Donor Trust in the National Zakat Agency (BAZNAS) Makassar, Indonesia
Authors: Abdullah Mochamad Fadhil , Lutfi Mukhtar , Abdullah Muhammad Wahyuddin
Published: November 2023

The purpose of this study is to determine the combination of audit opinions and Sharia compliance in increasing donor trust in the National Zakat Agency (BAZNAS) in Makassar, Indonesia. The type of research used is qualitative research with a phenomenological approach method. Informants include BAZNAS, donors, sharia financial practitioners and religious figures. This research is located at the BAZNAS office and Makassar City area, Indonesia. The results found that the combination of audit opinion and sharia compliance is a complementary examination instrument. Sharia compliance audits complement what is missed and not detected by conventional financial audits, resulting in a more comprehensive report picture of BAZNAS Makassar’s financial performance. The impact is able to build public legitimacy / recognition that BAZNAS Makassar is worthy as an authority institution in carrying out zakat management, help ensure that zakat management is carried out professionally, give a positive signal to donors that BAZNAS Makassar has integrity in zakat management, realize transparency commitments, increase the value of accountability as a zakat fund manager and lastly build a positive reputation and image in the community. Zakat institutions that seek to build and maintain the trust of the community and stakeholders are likely to receive greater social support and funds in Zakat fundraising. Trust is a major factor in increasing zakat receipts at BAZNAS Makassar. A positive audit opinion and sharia compliance predicate are a combination of instruments that contribute to increasing BAZNAS Makassar’s zakat receipts. The implications of this study provide recommendations to zakat management institutions and philanthropic institutions that have not carried out audit activities to start implementing. For those who have implemented to remain consistent continue. Audit activities are very helpful for zakat institutions and philanthropic institutions to build public recognition and trust. Furthermore, maximizing the use of digital information technology to realize the optimization of transparency and openness of public information.
Effect of Tax Evasion on Revenue Collected at Customs, Border and Control Department of Kenya Revenue Authority
Authors: Ng’ang’a Lucy Wanjuhi , Ouma Martin Oleche
Published: November 2023

Efforts to curb tax cheating have not yet yielded 100% rewards. The taxpayers are daily devising new mechanisms of evading taxes. Tax comes in different ways and has been reported to cause indirect harm to the economy. The purpose of this study was therefore to investigate the effect of tax evasion on revenue collected at the customs, border, and control department of Kenya Revenue Authority. The study applied a descriptive research design. The study through purposeful sampling sampled 120 businesses from 7,431 businesses that are active in the export or importation of goods and clearing agents. The study applied the Taro Yamane formula to sample 162 respondents from a population of 1788 staff of KRA at the customs and border control department. Secondary data was collected using a secondary data sheet and covered a period between 2001 and 2022. Data for the study was analyzed through quantitative techniques (descriptive and inferential analysis). The results of the study were presented in tables. The study revealed that among the causes of tax evasion at the border included: High Tax Rates levied on goods and services, perception of high compliance costs, the complexity of the process of filing for duties and other fees, inadequacy of taxation services/support, ambiguity in tax laws and policies and low tax education among taxpayers. the study further revealed that among the ways through which taxes were evaded at the border included: misdeclaration, undervaluation of goods smuggling of goods, classification of imported goods as raw materials, and tariff misclassification. The study concluded that tax evasion significantly and negatively affected the tax revenues collected at the customs, border, and control departments. The study recommended the hiring and development of staff working at the customs border and control department to be able to carry out frequent tax audits and inspections of goods that are imported or exported to curb tax evasion. The study recommended that the KRA allocate resources to acquiring the latest information communication and technology gadgets including scanners to help in curbing tax evasion because it had a negative effect on the tax collected. In addition, the tax department should invest in educating the taxpayers on the importance of paying taxes, how to file for taxes, and when to file to reduce tax evasion. The study also recommended a strengthened one-stop-border post policy to help in reducing tax administration costs.
Offgrid and Hybrid Charging Stations for Electric Vehicle
Authors: Vaishnavi Patil  , Rutwik Kamthe  , Rohit Gaikwad  , Shubham Kokate  , P. P. Ahire
Published: November 2023

In Recent years car companies like TATA, TESLA introduced and launches new electric cars in the market. For charging these cars some of the stations are also set up. But considering the current situation, these cars take at least 15 minutes to half an hour to charge. If station is full and all the slots are filled previously then other customers have to wait for a long time. Our idea is to develop a system which will solve these kinds of issues. We are developing a system in which we going to connect all the electric car charging stations together. By using our system user can find the station according to their choice and it will be useful for those who want to travel for long distance with their EV cars and it will be time saving. It will be very easy to use. If the given time slot is available then your place for the given slot will be booked. Otherwise system will ask to enter the new time schedule. In this system user has to pay some percent of amount online to confirm their booking. Our system will also provide shortest map route to reach at given station. Our system will also provide interface for charging stations to view all available slots as well as booked slot lists and manage slot timing. We are going to develop this system for web based devices. To develop this system, we are going to use time-slot allocation techniques as well as Google maps API for direction sensing. Our chatbot system will Control software via vocal commands. With the help of online payment gateway user can pay money quickly. Also the feature of choosing offgrid & hybrid charging will be there. By using the system peoples will save their so much time and they can view and book appropriate station easily.
Listening and Talking
Authors: Yionoulis Evan
Published: November 2023

Listening and Talking: A Pathway to Acting provides undergraduate acting students with a clear, achievable, step-by-step way to approach the work of playing a role. The text is supplemented by exclusive video material to take the actor from their first encounter with the text through rehearsals with fellow actors and into performance.

Drawing from the author's twenty years' experience of teaching at the Yale School of Drama, this book, which is influenced, too, by the work of legendary teachers such as Konstantin Stanislavski and Uta Hagen, the book presents a thorough examination of key aspects of the actor's technique (for example, listening, playing an action and pursuing an objective). Throughout, it includes exercises and process points through which students can put into practice the key lessons from each chapter.

The practices laid out in this book form a holistic curriculum that not only ensures measurable results over a semester, or year-long course, but also sets in motion an internal process that will serve the student over their life as an artist.
What Would Garrick Do? Or, Acting Lessons from the Eighteenth Century
Authors: Harriman-Smith James
Published: November 2023

The stage of the 1700s established a star culture, with the emergence of such acting celebrities as David Garrick, Susannah Cibber, and Sarah Siddons. It placed Shakespeare at the heart of the classical repertoire and offered unprecedented opportunities to female actors. This book demonstrates how an understanding of the practice and theories circulating three hundred years ago can generate new ways of studying and performing plays of all kinds in the present.

Eight short essays – on emotions, cultivation, character, voice, action, company, audience, and reflection – provide two things: a vivid introduction to the practice and ideas of the eighteenth-century stage, and the story of how these past practices and ideas were used in collaborative workshops around the UK to create new rehearsal exercises. Designed to work alone or in combination, these exercises are also open to further adaptation and analysis as part of a work that treats theatre writers of the past as potential collaborators for those interested in theatre today.

Marrying academic and professional theatre expertise, this book ranges through a vast archive of writing about acting, from private letters and battered promptbooks, through to philosophical treatises and celebrity biographies. The exercises, stories, and ideas shared here capture the strangeness of this material – and sometimes its surprising familiarity, as questions asked of actors then seem to anticipate those questions we ask now.

A truly unique offering, What would Garrick Do? Or, Acting Lessons from the Eighteenth Century offers a fascinating deep-dive into an important time in theatre history to illuminate practices and processes today.
Understanding Fashion Scandals
Authors: Vänskä Annamari , Gurova Olga
Published: November 2023

All publicity is good publicity? Perhaps not. In recent years global fashion brands, including Burberry, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada, have struggled to shake off costly scandals. Campaigns have been called out for cultural appropriation, racism, misogyny, and even flirting with fascism.

Understanding Fashion Scandals is the first book to explore the changing landscape of contemporary fashion through case studies showing how ‘shock value’ lost its currency. The book focuses on the changes since the late-1970s/early 80s, when brands like Calvin Klein and Benetton first used controversy as a promotional tool to build their brand identity, to the contemporary industry where avoiding social media backlash is critical to survival.

Analyzing the tactics brands adopt to avoid or mitigate scandals, Vänskä and Gurova map the fashion industry’s journey towards cultural sustainability.
Soundings and the Politics of Sociolinguistic Listening for Transnational Space
Authors: Koźmińska Kinga
Published: November 2023

In a world dominated by the visual, this book presents how a focus on the sounded experience and acts of listening may offer a way to reformulate emerging publics, create space for critical multilingual engagement and deepen recognition of emancipatory practices.

Examining the emerging logics and rhythms among a group belonging to the first generation of UK Polish migrants, this book focuses on the semiotic processes through which contemporary moving bodies and communities place themselves in sociolinguistic landscapes. It also considers how they develop metrics to account for sociolinguistic change and authenticate their projects and practices in transnational timespace. In doing so, the book brings power differentials to the centre of language and objectivity debates and foregrounds decolonial feminist material semiotics as an approach that enables a new collective potential and redefinition of sociolinguistic listening.

By connecting research on scale in migration contexts with studies of embodied soundwork in multilingual situations and of stance in semiotics, this book highlights how a focus on the sounded sign may bring us closer to the ways in which bodies and meanings are (re)made, and collective doing and thinking are formed in the globalised world.
Wars That Changed History
Authors: Tucker Spencer C.
Published: November 2023

A thorough study of significant wars throughout history and their influence on world affairs—from the Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmore III's Campaigns during 479–459 BCE through the Iraq War of 2003–2011.

For hundreds of years, wars have played a determining role in history and have decided the rise and fall of civilizations. Many believe that understanding the causes and consequences of warfare may move humankind towards world peace. This selection of the 50 most consequential wars, compiled by award-winning military historian Spencer C. Tucker, presents each conflict in chronological order and discusses its causes, its course, and its significance in world history.

Through thoughtful essays and supporting visual evidence, this reference work examines the types of weapons systems employed and their effects in the field; the roles played by individual leaders such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, and Adolf Hitler; and the impact of geography and economics on the battlefield. The work includes fascinating information about warfare, addressing subjects such as how transportation and logistics changed the face of war over time, what invention marked the ascendancy of infantry over cavalry, why World War I remains the most important war in the 20th century, and which war killed nearly half of the population of Germany. Each essay includes the latest interpretations of strategy, agendas, and consequences of the featured event.
Color Stories
Authors: Wilder JeffriAnne
Published: November 2023

This book offers an in-depth sociological exploration of present-day colorism in the lives of black women, investigating the lived experiences of a phenomenon that continues to affect women of African descent.

Race still matters. And for black women, the related issues of skin tone are just as important today as in decades past. Part cultural commentary, part empirical analysis, this book offers a compelling study and discussion of colorism a widely discussed but understudied issue in "post-racial" America that demonstrates how powerful a factor skin color remains in the everyday lives of young black women. Author JeffriAnne Wilder conducted interviews with dozens of young black women about the role of colorism in their everyday lives. Collectively, these findings offer a compelling empirical and theoretical analysis of colorism in key areas of 21st-century life, including within family and school settings, in the media, and in intimate relationships.

The culmination of nearly two decades of the author's deep entrenchment in colorism studies, Color Stories: Black Women and Colorism in the 21st Century provides a new perspective on a controversial issue that has been a part of black culture and academic study for generations by exploring how the contemporary nature of colorism from Facebook to the First Lady to Beyonc impacts the ideas and experiences of black women. This work serves as essential reading for anyone interested in learning more about the historical and contemporary significance of colorism in modern-day America, regardless of the reader's race, sex, or age.
Daily Life behind the Iron Curtain
Authors: Willis Jim
Published: November 2023

This compelling book describes how everyday people courageously survived under repressive Communist regimes until the voices and actions of rebellious individuals resulted in the fall of the Iron Curtain in Europe.

Part of Greenwood's Daily Life through History series, Daily Life behind the Iron Curtain enables today's generations to understand what it was like for those living in Eastern Europe during the Cold War, particularly the period from 1961 to 1989, the era during which these people—East Germans in particular—lived in the imposing shadow of the Berlin Wall.

An introductory chapter discusses the Russian Revolution, the end of World War II, and the establishment of the Socialist state, clarifying the reasons for the construction of the Berlin Wall. Many historical anecdotes bring these past experiences to life, covering all aspects of life behind the Iron Curtain, including separation of families and the effects on family life, diet, rationing, media, clothing and trends, strict travel restrictions, defection attempts, and the evolving political climate. The final chapter describes Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin wall and the slow assimilation of East into West, and examines Europe after Communism.
Daily Life in 18th-Century England
Authors: Olsen Kirstin
Published: November 2023

Informative, richly detailed, and entertaining, this book portrays daily life in England in 1700–1800, embracing all levels of society—from the aristocracy to the very poor—to describe a nation grappling with modernity.

When did Western life begin to strongly resemble our modern world? Despite the tremendous evolution of society and technology in the last 50 years, surprisingly, many aspects of life in the 21st century in the United States directly date back to the 18th century across the Atlantic. Daily Life in Eighteenth-Century England covers specific topics that affect nearly everyone living in England in the 18th century: the government (including law and order); race, class, and gender; work and wages; religion; the family; housing; clothing; and food. It also describes aspects of life that were of greater relevance to some than others, such as entertainment, the city of London, the provinces and beyond, travel and tourism, education, health and hygiene, and science and technology.

The book conveys what life was like for the common people in England in the years 1700–1800 through chapters that describe the state of society at the beginning of the century, delineate both change and continuity by the century’s end, and identify which segments of society were impacted most by what changes—for example, improvements to roads, a key change in marriage laws, the steam engine, and the booming textile industry. Students and general readers alike will find the content interesting and the additional features—such as appendices, a chronology of major events, and tables of information on comparative incomes and costs of representative items—helpful in research or learning.
Daily Life in 1950s America
Authors: Hendricks Nancy
Published: November 2023

Placing the era firmly within the American experience, this reference illuminates what daily life was really like in the 1950s, including for people from the “Other America”—those outside the prosperous, white middle class.

‘Daily Life in 1950s America shows that the era was anything but uneventful. Apart from revolutionary changes during the decade itself, it was in the 1950s that the seeds took root for the social turmoil of the 1960s and the technological world of today. The book’s interdisciplinary format looks at the domestic, economic, intellectual, material, political, recreational, and religious life of average Americans. Readers can look at sections separately according to their interests or classroom assignment, or can read them as an ongoing narrative. By entering the homes of average Americans, far from the corridors of power, we can make sense of the 1950s and see how the headlines of the era translated into their daily lives.

This readable and informative book is ideal for anyone interested in this formative decade in American life. Well-researched factual material is presented in an engaging way, along with lively sidebars to humanize each section. It is unique in blending the history, popular culture, and sociology of American daily life, including those of Americans who were not white, middle class, and prosperous.
Daily Life in Renaissance Italy
Authors: Cohen Elizabeth S. , Cohen Thomas V.
Published: November 2023

A clear, lively, and deeply informed survey of life in Renaissance Italy for students and general readers, this book presents a thoughtful cultural and social anthropology of practices, values, and negotiations.

Lively and reader-friendly, this second edition of Daily Life in Renaissance Italy provides a colorful and accurate sense of how it felt to inhabit the Renaissance Italian world (1400–1600). In clearly written chapters, the book moves from Renaissance Italy’s geography to its society, and then to family. It also looks at hierarchies, moralities, devices for keeping social order, media and communications and the arts, space, time, the life cycle, material culture, health, and illness, and finishes with work and play.

This new edition is especially alert to the rich connections between Italy and the rest of Europe, and with Africa and Asia. The book synthesizes a great deal of recent scholarship on social and material history, paying additional attention to the arts and religion. Readers are given an inside view of people from every social class, elite and ordinary, men and women. Written for students of all levels, from secondary school up, it is also an accessible introduction for travelers to Italy.
Daily Life in the Colonial South
Authors: Schlotterbeck John
Published: November 2023

This work examines patterns of everyday life in the colonial South from European contact to 1770, documenting how they evolved over time and differences across lines of geography, nationality, ethnicity, religion, race, gender, and class.

This work provides the first synthesis of daily life in the colonial South from the time of European arrival to 1770–a period that is often overlooked or treated briefly in most surveys on the history of the South. Daily Life in the Colonial South describes how a diverse mix of people created new patterns of living, behaving, and believing across diverse and changing physical, demographic, economic, and social environments by adapting inherited cultures in new settings.

The book emphasizes the everyday experiences of ordinary people from the Chesapeake Bay to the Lower Mississippi River, examining aspects of daily life such as work, families, possessions, food, leisure, bodies, and beliefs. It presents balanced coverage of English, French, Spanish, and Native American settlements, describing the lives of both men and women, and making use of quotes from historical documents. An introductory chapter profiles the colonial South at six periods set 50 years apart between 1500 and 1750, while the conclusion discusses colonial southern identities on the eve of the American Revolution.
Daily Life of African American Slaves in the Antebellum South
Authors: Teed Paul E. , Teed Melissa Ladd
Published: November 2023

This book covers the full spectrum of daily life among slaves in the Antebellum South, giving readers a more complete picture of slaves’ experiences in the decades before emancipation.

In their daily struggles to forge lives of dignity and meaning within an inhuman system, slaves in the Antebellum South demonstrated creativity, resilience, and an insatiable desire to be free. The Daily Life of African American Slaves in the Antebellum South focuses on their struggles to create lives of meaning and dignity within a brutal and repressive system.

This volume provides a comprehensive examination of the institution of slavery from the perspective of the slaves themselves. Readers can explore the family life, religious beliefs, political activities, intellectual aspirations, material possessions, and recreational pursuits of enslaved people. The book shows that enslaved people were tightly constrained by the harsh realities of the oppressive system under which they lived but that they found ways to forge lives of their own. The book synthesizes the latest and best literature on slavery and gives readers the opportunity to examine history through the lens of daily life using primary source documents created by slaves or former slaves.
David Petraeus
Authors: Gericke Bradley T.
Published: November 2023

This in-depth and forthright biography examines the personal and professional life of General David Petraeus, today's most prominent military leader.

David Petraeus: A Biography offers an objective assessment of the life and career of the man who is arguably the most important military figure of the decade and certainly an officer who has had an enormous impact on U.S. military strategy and policy.

The biography examines the full range of Petraeus's experiences, from his youth in New York to his involvement with the 101st Airborne Division to the 2007 MoveOn.org controversy. The author, a military historian and army strategist, explores the general's considerable influence on officer development, as well as the ways in which his integration of diplomatic, economic, and informational components into military campaigns have transformed the Department of Defense's approach to warfare. Readers will be able to clearly trace Petraeus's rise to prominence and discover how his actions have shaped, and been shaped by, current events in the United States and the Middle East.
Domestic Violence and Abuse
Authors: Finley Laura L.
Published: November 2023

A comprehensive and timely resource for students, activists, educators, and advocates, Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Reference Handbook provides a rich and scholarly assessment of this important social issue while also including stories and profiles for a more personal understanding.

Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Reference Handbook provides a thorough review of the most recent research about intimate partner violence. Additionally, a historical review provides readers with a sense of how views on domestic violence have changed over time and how different policies and practices have and have not been successful.

Appropriate for readers at the high school level and above, the volume focuses on the scope, extent, and characteristics of domestic violence and offers several unique elements, including profiles of significant individuals, personal stories from advocates, activists and survivors, and a review of controversial issues. The volume also includes a chronology of key events, relevant data and documents, primary source data, and recommended resources.
Early Modern Supernatural
Authors: Davidson Jane P.
Published: November 2023

Devils, ghosts, poltergeists, werewolves, and witches are all covered in this book about the "dark side" of supernatural beliefs in early modern Europe, tapping period literature, folklore, art, and scholarly writings in its investigation.

The dark side of early modern European culture could be deemed equal in historical significance to Christianity based on the hundreds of books that were printed about the topic between 1400 and 1700. Famous writers and artists like William Shakespeare and Albrecht Dürer depicted the dark side in their work, and some of the first printed books in Europe were about witches. The pervasive representation of these monsters and apparitions in period literature, folklore, and art clearly reflects their power to inspire fear and superstition, but also demonstrates how integral they were to early modern European culture.

This unique book addresses topics of the supernatural within the context of the early modern period in Europe, covering "mythical" entities such as devils, witches, ghosts, poltergeists, and werewolves in detail and examining how they fit in with the emerging new scientific method of the time. This unique combination of cultural studies for the period is ideal for undergraduate students and general readers.
Entertainment Industry
Authors: Haupert Michael J.
Published: November 2023

This book serves as a one-stop source for comprehensive information on the entertainment industry, providing a historical overview of the economics of the field, a series of short biographies of the impact makers, and an extensive annotated bibliography of more sources for in-depth research.

Entertainment Industry: A Reference Handbook casts the spotlight on the evolution of the entertainment industry over the entire span of the 20th century, covering everything from vaudeville to radio and from sports to television and movies. It explores how the entertainment industry stands apart from other high-dollar, big-business enterprises with regard to how its economy is sustained, and it serves as a handy source for more in-depth information that general readers will find fascinating.

An extensive annotated bibliography guides reader through their research, while a historical overview of the economics of the industry, a series of short biographies of the impact makers in the industry, and sources of more current information makes this work essential reading for anyone seeking comprehensive and specific information about the entertainment industry.
Explorers of the American West
Authors: Buckley Jay H. , Nokes Jeffery D.
Published: November 2023

With original primary source documents, this anthology brings readers into the vast unknown 19th-century American West—through the eyes of the explorers who saw it for the first time.

This volume brings together book excerpts, maps, and illustrations from 12 explorers from the 19th century, highlighting their lives and contributions. Arranged chronologically, the 10 chapters focus on individual explorers, with biographies and background information about and document excerpts from each person. The chapters offer analyses of each document's relevance to the historical period, geographic knowledge, and cultural perspective.

This guide shares the important contributions from explorers like Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, Jedediah Smith, James P. Beckwourth, John C. Fremont, Susan Magoffin, and John Wesley Powell. It also nurtures readers' historical literacy by modeling historians' methods of analyzing primary sources. Readers will see new and familiar events from different perspectives, including that of a woman traveling along the Santa Fe Trail, one of the most famous African American mountain men, and a Civil War veteran, among many others.
First Amendment Freedoms
Authors: LeMay Michael C.
Published: November 2023

First Amendment Freedoms: A Reference Handbook offers a comprehensive examination of the discourse on First Amendment freedom issues in an objective and unbiased manner and provides valuable data and documents to guide readers to further research on the subject.

First Amendment Freedoms: A Reference Handbook provides a comprehensive, objective, and accessible source of critically important information on the First Amendment freedoms of religion, speech, and assembly, and the post-Civil War Fourteenth Amendment. Geared for high school and college readers, it covers relevant historical events from the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to the array of Supreme Court cases that further defined the scope and limits of First Amendment freedoms.

Composed of seven chapters, plus a glossary and index, the volume will present the background and history of the First Amendment; problems, controversies, and solutions; a perspectives chapter with nine original essay contributions; profiles of the leading actors and organizations involved in First Amendment politics; governmental data and excerpts of primary documents on the topic; and a resources chapter comprising an annotated list of the key books, scholarly journals, and nonprint sources on the topic. It closes with a detailed chronology of major events concerning First Amendment freedoms.
Founding Documents of America
Authors: Vile John R.
Published: November 2023

Written by a renowned expert on the American Founding period, this book examines selections of key documents from 1215 through 1791 that were instrumental to the development of the U.S. Constitution and the American political tradition.

The latest addition to ABC-CLIO's popular Documents Decoded series, John R. Vile's Founding Documents of America presents historic documents key to the foundations of our nation's government accompanied by introductions that supply background information and analysis that highlights key provisions and provide historical context. The coverage extends beyond the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights to provide contextual understanding of a wide range of other documents, such as private diary entries and political polemics, that will further readers' understanding of the United States' founding and early political development.

The documents are organized chronologically into four sections: constitutional antecedents; the revolutionary and confederal periods; calling and convening the Constitutional Convention; and debating, ratifying, implementing, and amending the new Constitution. Through its more than 50 primary source documents—from the Magna Carta of 1215 through the Bill of Rights, which was adopted in 1791—this book will serve high school and college students seeking to understand the documents that laid the foundations for the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, and provide opportunities for student readers to build critical thinking skills.
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Authors: Martin Wendy , Tichi Cecelia
Published: November 2023

This book offers a one-stop reference work covering the Gilded Age and Progressive Era that serves teachers and their students.

This book helps students to better understand key pieces in literature from the Gilded Age and Progressive Era by putting them in the context of history, society, and culture through historical context essays, literary analysis, chronologies, documents, and suggestions for discussion and further research. It provides teachers and students with selections that align with the ELA Common Core Standards and that also offer useful connections for curriculum that integrates American literature and social studies.

The book covers Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper, Willa Cather’s A Lost Lady, and Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. Readers will be able to appreciate the significance of this period through these canonical and widely taught works of American literature. The book also includes historical context essays, primary document excerpts, and suggested readings.
Hackers and Hacking
Authors: Holt Thomas J. , Schell Bernadette H.
Published: November 2023

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the phenomenon of hacking from a multidisciplinary perspective that addresses the social and technological aspects of this unique activity as well as its impact.

What defines the social world of hackers? How do individuals utilize hacking techniques against corporations, governments, and the general public? And what motivates them to do so? This book traces the origins of hacking from the 1950s to today and provides an in-depth exploration of the ways in which hackers define themselves, the application of malicious and ethical hacking techniques, and how hackers' activities are directly tied to the evolution of the technologies we use every day.

Rather than presenting an overly technical discussion of the phenomenon of hacking, this work examines the culture of hackers and the technologies they exploit in an easy-to-understand format. Additionally, the book documents how hacking can be applied to engage in various forms of cybercrime, ranging from the creation of malicious software to the theft of sensitive information and fraud–acts that can have devastating effects upon our modern information society.
The Historian’s Huck Finn
Authors: Dighe Ranjit S.
Published: November 2023

Putting Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in historical context, connecting it to pivotal issues like slavery, class, money, and American economic expansion, this book engages readers by presenting American history through the lens of a great novel.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is widely regarded as a classic American novel—a groundbreaking one in which the author attempts to accurately portray society through the use of at-times coarse vernacular English. In this book, readers can experience the full text of Twain's Huckleberry Finn accompanied by annotations in footnote form throughout. As a result, this classic is transformed into a fascinating historical documentation of 19th-century American life and society that touches on topics like slavery, the transportation revolution, race, class, and confidence men.

Bringing the perspective of a social and economic historian, Ranjit S. Dighe offers more than 150 annotations as well as supporting essays that put the characters, incidents, and settings of the book into their historical context. First-time readers get to experience a great American novel with memorable characters, vivid imagery, and a great narrative voice while simultaneously learning about American history; teachers and students who have read Huckleberry Finn before will enjoy re-reading it, especially with insightful annotations that connect the story to the historical timeline. This book exposes the subtle lessons Twain's tale has to teach us about America's growth, development, conflicts, and mass movements in the nation's first century.
The History of Croatia and Slovenia
Authors: Deliso Christopher
Published: November 2023

This new addition to Greenwood's Histories of the Modern Nations series provides a comprehensive introduction to the intertwined histories of Croatia and Slovenia, two Balkan nations and former members of the Yugoslav Federation.

The recent histories of Croatia and Slovenia have been relatively stable, as both countries have merged successfully into modern Europe. But how did these countries arrive at such a place?

The History of Croatia and Slovenia provides factual overviews of these countries' political systems, geographical details, significant individuals, and more. The volume opens with the prehistoric and ancient roots of these states, though this history predates their modern ethnic and linguistic identities as we know them. Chapters cover the Roman period, followed by barbarian waves and the countries' subsequent absorption into the Venetian, Hungarian, and Holy Roman Empires. The modern period of national awakening in the nineteenth century, when the ethno-genesis of modern Croatia and Slovenia began, is covered in great detail.

The volume additionally covers subsequent turbulent events such as WWI, WWII, the Holocaust, Communist Yugoslavia, and its civil wars of the 1990s, through the events of 2019. Written in approachable yet scholarly language, this volume is ideal for high school and university students, as well as any reader interested in Balkan or European history.
History of Latinos
Authors: Mitchell Pablo R.
Published: November 2023

The first text of its kind to trace the combined history of Latino groups in the United States from 1500 to the present day.

Latinos have lived in North America for over 400 years, arriving decades before the Pilgrims and other English settlers. Yet for many outside of Latino ethnic groups, little is known about the cultures that comprise the Latino community … surprising considering their increasing presence in the U.S. population—over 50 million individuals at the latest census. This book explores the heritage and history of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, and Central and South Americans.

Unlike similar history surveys on these communities, this book places the 500 years of Latino history into a single narrative. Each chapter discusses the collective group within a particular time period—moving chronologically from 1500 to the present—revealing the shared experiences of community building and discrimination in the United States, the central role of Latinas and Latinos in their communities, and the diversity that exists within the communities themselves.
The History of Poland
Authors: Biskupski M. B. B.
Published: November 2023

This book is an engaging explanation of the complicated history of Poland, one of the least well-known countries in Europe.

Poland, which has one of the strongest economies in the European Union, has faced significant turmoil throughout the years. Encapsulating centuries of development, this book distills Poland’s historical evolution into patterns, including those that have developed since the first edition was published nearly 20 years ago.

The book begins with an overview of contemporary Poland, providing both basic information about the geography, culture, and current political climate of the country while tying these to major contemporary issues. This introduction is followed by chapters discussing Poland’s long history, starting with the 10th century. The second half of the book presents a history of Poland in the 20th and 21st centuries, covering the major issues affecting the country and offering possible interpretations of them. This updated and revised edition accounts for recent events in Poland and examines the effects of the Polish diaspora globally.