Dieter Neubert, "Inequality, Socio-cultural Differentiation and Social Structures in Africa: Beyond Class"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 3030171108 | PDF | pages: 438 | 5.4 mb
This book contends that conventional class concepts are not able to adequately capture social inequality and socio-cultural differentiation in Africa. Earlier empirical findings concerning ethnicity, neo-traditional authorities, patron-client relations, lifestyles, gender, social networks, informal social security, and even the older debate on class in Africa, have provided evidence that class concepts do not apply; yet these findings have mostly been ignored.

Brian Russell Roberts, "Indonesian Notebook: A Sourcebook on Richard Wright and the Bandung Conference"
English | ISBN: 0822360667 | 2016 | 288 pages | PDF | 14 MB
While Richard Wright's account of the 1955 Bandung Conference has been key to shaping Afro-Asian historical narratives, Indonesian accounts of Wright and his conference attendance have been largely overlooked. Indonesian Notebook contains myriad documents by Indonesian writers, intellectuals, and reporters, as well as a newly recovered lecture by Wright, previously published only in Indonesian. Brian Russell Roberts and Keith Foulcher introduce and contextualize these documents with extensive background information and analysis, showcasing the heterogeneity of postcolonial modernity and underscoring the need to consider non-English language perspectives in transnational cultural exchanges. This collection of primary sources and scholarly histories is a crucial companion volume to Wright'sThe Color Curtain.

Aravind Ganachari, "Indians in the First World War: The Missing Links"
English | ISBN: 9353289262 | 2020 | 468 pages | PDF | 9 MB
Indians in the First World War: The Missing Links is the first authoritative and complete academic account of the Indian participation in the First World War to be written by an Indian historian. The Great War involved significant Indian military contributions and casualties that are largely unheard of. The war also brought about major changes in the Indian social and political situation, caste structure and viewpoint regarding Indian identity, and fuelled the demand for India's independence. This book carefully articulates and examines these crucial historic changes.

In a Perfect Ocean: The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean By Daniel Pauly, Jay Maclean
2003 | 206 Pages | ISBN: 1559633239 | PDF | 6 MB
Recent decades have been marked by the decline or collapse of one fishery after another around the world, from swordfish in the North Atlantic to orange roughy in the South Pacific. While the effects of a collapse on local economies and fishing-dependent communities have generated much discussion, little attention has been paid to its impacts on the overall health of the ocean's ecosystems.In a Perfect Ocean: The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean presents the first empirical assessment of the status of ecosystems in the North Atlantic ocean. Drawing on a wide range of studies including original research conducted for this volume, the authors analyze 14 large marine ecosystems to provide an indisputable picture of an ocean whose ecology has been dramatically altered, resulting in a phenomenon described by the authors as ''fishing down the food web.'' The book:provides a snapshot of the past health of the North Atlantic and compares it to its present statuspresents a rigorous scientific assessment based on the key criteria of fisheries catches, biomass, and trophic levelconsiders the factors that have led to the current situationdescribes the policy options available for halting the declineoffers recommendations for restoring the North AtlanticAn original and powerful series of maps and charts illustrate where the effects of overfishing are the most pronounced and highlight the interactions among various factors contributing to the overall decline of the North Atlantic's ecosystems.This is the first in a series of assessments by the world's leading marine scientists, entitled ''In a Perfect Ocean.'' The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean is a landmark study, the first of its kind to make a comprehensive, ecosystem-based assessment of the North Atlantic Ocean, and will be essential reading for policymakers at the state, national, and international level concerned with fisheries management, as well for scientists, researchers, and activists concerned with marine issues or fishing and the fisheries industry.

In The SpotLight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing By Janet E. Esposito M.S.W.
2000 | 172 Pages | ISBN: 1928782078 | PDF | 1 MB
In The SpotLight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing is a perfect book for those who are afraid of speaking or performing in front of others. This book provides many different methods and strategies to help you get beyond stage fright and learn to speak or perform with ease and confidence. This book will also help anyone who is self-conscious and uncomfortable in any social situation. You will discover how to: * Dramatically decrease your feelings of fear, discomfort, and loss of control associated with speaking or performing in front of others * Minimize your uncomfortable physical symptoms associated with fear * Significantly reduce the dread of anticipating a speaking or performing event * Eliminate your need to avoid situations of speaking or performing because of fear * Create a relaxed and confident state of mind and body in preparing to speak or perform * Break through your fear and create an inner peace around speaking and performing that you never imagined possible!

Florin Pavel, Viorel Popa, Radu Vacareanu, "Impact of Long-Period Ground Motions on Structural Design: A Case Study for Bucharest, Romania"
English | 2018 | pages: 92 | ISBN: 3319734016 | PDF | 4,1 mb
This book discusses the impact of long-period ground motions on structural design using the situation in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, as a case study. The first part explores the seismic hazard situation in Bucharest, and the causes of long-period ground motions related to both the source and the site. Subsequently, it examines the current seismic design, detailing building practices in Bucharest, and discusses the impact of long-period ground motions on seismic design. Lastly, several case study buildings in Bucharest are presented and the major difficulties encountered in their design are considered. The book also includes various numerical examples that help readers understand the impact of long-period ground motions on various structural systems, that are currently used in Bucharest. This book is intended for researchers in the field of seismic hazard and risk assessment and designers of multi-story buildings in seismic areas.

Images of Bliss: Ejaculation, Masculinity, Meaning By Murat Aydemir
2007 | 362 Pages | ISBN: 0816648662 | PDF | 2 MB
Aristotle believed semen to be the purest of all bodily secretions, a vehicle for the spirit or psyche that gives form to substance. For Proust’s narrator in Swann’s Way, waking to find he has experienced a nocturnal emission, it is the product of “some misplacing of my thigh.” The heavy metal band Metallica used it to adorn an album cover. Beyond its biological function, semen has been applied with surprising frequency to metaphorical and narratological purposes. В In Images of Bliss, Murat Aydemir undertakes an original and extensive analysis of images of male orgasm and semen. In a series of detailed case studiesвЂ"Aristotle’s On the Generation of Animals; Andres Serrano’s use of bodily fluids in his art; paintings by Holbein and Leonardo; Proust’s In Search of Lost Time; hard-core pornography (both straight and gay); and key texts from the poststructuralist canon, including Lacan on the phallus, Bataille on expenditure, Barthes on bliss, and Derrida on disseminationвЂ"Aydemir traces the complex and often contradictory possibilities for imagination, description, and cognition that both the idea and the reality of semen make available. In particular, he foregrounds the significance of male ejaculation for masculine subjectivity. More often than not, Aydemir argues, the event or object of ejaculation emerges as the instance through which identity, meaning, and gender are not so much affirmed as they are relentlessly and productively questioned, complicated, and displaced. В Combining close readings of diverse works with subtle theoretical elaboration and a keen eye for the cultural ideals and anxieties attached to sexuality, Images of Bliss offers a convincing and long overdue critical exploration of ejaculation in Western culture. В Murat Aydemir is assistant professor of comparative literature at the University of Amsterdam.

Michael Felsberg, Per-Erik Forssén, Ida-Maria Sintorn, "Image Analysis"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 3030202046 | PDF | pages: 507 | 92.8 mb
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis, SCIA 2019, held in Norrköping, Sweden, in June 2019.

Illustrated Cabinetmaking: How to Design and Construct Furniture That Works: Over 1300 Drawings & Diagrams for Drawers, Tables, Beds, Bookcases, Cabinets, Joints & Subassemblies by Bill Hylton
English | April 1, 2008 | ISBN: 1565233697, 1565238745 | EPUB | 384 pages | 140 MB
Design and construct furniture that works with the help of the most complete visual guide ever published! It's all here: