Leila Ahmed, "Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate"
English | 1993 | ISBN: 0300055838, 0300049420 | 403 pages | PDF | 11.3 MB
Are Islamic societies inherently oppressive to women? Is the trend among Islamic women to appear once again in veils and other traditional clothing a symbol of regression or an effort to return to a "pure" Islam that was just and fair to both sexes? In this book Leila Ahmed adds a new perspective to the current debate about women and Islam by exploring its historical roots, tracing the developments in Islamic discourses on women and gender from the ancient world to the present.
Witnessing Partition: Memory, History, Fiction, 2nd edition by Tarun K. Saint
English | Sep 19, 2019 | ISBN: 0367210355, 0367210363 | 272 pages | PDF | 1,8 MB
This book interrogates representations - fiction, literary motifs and narratives - of the Partition of India. Delving into the writings of Khushwant Singh, Balachandra Rajan, Attia Hosain, Abdullah Hussein, Rahi Masoom Raza and Anita Desai, among many others, it highlights the modes of 'fictive' testimony that sought to articulate the inarticulate - the experiences of trauma and violence, of loss and longing, and of diaspora and displacement. The author discusses representational techniques and formal innovations in writing across three generations of twentieth-century writers in India and Pakistan, invoking theoretical debates on history, memory, witnessing and trauma.
Witch Hunts: Culture, Patriarchy and Structural Transformation by Govind Kelkar and Dev Nathan
English | Sep 3, 2020 | ISBN: 1108490514 | 284 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB
Witch hunts are the result of gendered, cultural and socioeconomic struggles over acute structural, economic and social transformations in both the formation of gendered class societies and that of patriarchal capitalism. This book combines political economy with gender and cultural analysis to explain the articulation of cultural beliefs about women as causing harm, and struggles over patriarchy in periods of structural economic transformation. It brings in field data from India and South-East Asia and incorporates a large body of works on witch hunts across geographies and histories. Witch Hunts is a scholarly analysis of the human rights violation of women and its correction through changes in beliefs, knowledge practices and adaptation in structural transformation.
Wildlife in Asia: Cultural Perspectives (Man and Nature in Asia) by John Knight
English | December 29, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0700713328 | 272 pages | PDF | 12 MB
Drawing on anthropological and historical data, this book examines human-wildlife relations in China, Tibet, Japan, Bhutan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Thailand and Vietnam.
Wilderness of Hope: Fly Fishing and Public Lands in the American West (Outdoor Lives) by Quinn Grover
English | September 1st, 2019 | ISBN: 1496211804 | 248 pages | True EPUB | 1.59 MB
Longtime fly fisherman Quinn Grover had contemplated the "why" of his fishing identity before more recently becoming focused on the "how" of it. He realized he was a dedicated fly fisherman in large part because public lands and public waterways in the West made it possible. In Wilderness of Hope Grover recounts his fly-fishing experiences with a strong evocation of place, connecting those experiences to the ongoing national debate over public lands.
Why Worry About Future Generations? (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics) by Samuel Scheffler
English | Jun 26, 2018 | ISBN: 0198798989, 0198854862 | 160 pages | PDF | 1 MB
The things we do today may make life worse for future generations. But why should we care what happens to people who won't be born until after all of us are gone? Some philosophers have treated this as a question about our moral responsibilities, and have argued that we have duties of beneficence to promote the well-being of our descendants. Rather than focusing exclusively on issues of moral responsibility, Samuel Scheffler considers the broader question of why and how future generations matter to us. Although we lack a developed set of ideas about the value of human continuity, we are more invested in the fate of our descendants than we may realize. Implicit in our existing values and attachments are a variety of powerful reasons for wanting the chain of human generations to persist into the indefinite future under conditions conducive to human flourishing. This has implications for the way we think about problems like climate change. And it means that some of our strongest reasons for caring about the future of humanity depend not on our moral duty to promote the good but rather on our existing evaluative attachments and on our conservative disposition to preserve and sustain the things that we value. This form of conservatism supports rather than inhibits a concern for future generations, and it is an important component of the complex stance we take toward the temporal dimension of our lives.
Why It's OK to Ignore Politics by Christopher Freiman
English | Aug 14, 2020 | ISBN: 1138388998, 1138389005 | 188 pages | PDF | 1 MB
Do you feel like you're the only person at your office without an "I Voted!" sticker on Election Day? It turns out that you're far from alone - 100 million eligible U.S. voters never went to the polls in 2016. That's about 35 million more than voted for the winning presidential candidate.
Wholefood Baking: Wholesome ingredients for delicious results by Jude Blereau
English | Sep 4, 2018 | ISBN: 1760634506 | 296 pages | EPUB | 24 MB
Jude's Blereau's Wholefood Baking includes more than 120 tried and true recipes for cakes, scones, biscuits and pastries as well as delectable creams, icings and jams, many of which are gluten, nut and dairy-free and use whole and semi-refined flours and sugars. Together with advice on how to convert your favourite recipes using whole ingredients, Wholefood Baking is a must for those who want their baked goods to heal, nourish and delight.
Who Understands Comics?: Questioning the Universality of Visual Language Comprehension by Neil Cohn
English | Nov 12, 2020 | ISBN: 1350156035, 1350156043 | 256 pages | PDF | 2,4 MB
Drawings and sequential images are so pervasive in contemporary society that we may take their understanding for granted. But how transparent are they really, and how universally are they understood?
Wall Ball WOD Bible: Wall Ball Cross Training Workouts To Increase Your Strength, Agility & Coordination For Sports, Fitness & Fat Loss by P Selter
English | November 30, 2015 | ISBN: 1518619495 | 46 pages | EPUB | 0.15 Mb
Build Strength, Speed, Discipline & Agility With These Killer Wall Ball Workouts! By The Author Of The Original 'Cross Training WOD Bible' An International #1 Amazon Best Seller! Let me ask you a few quick questions... Are you tired of spending endless hours walking on the treadmill? Are you sick of following the same workout regime week after week? Are you training hard, yet struggling to see results? Do you struggle to find time to get in a proper workout? Do you want to build explosive athletic power, coordination & fitness, along with unbreakable confidence and a mindset to match? If you answered 'Yes!'to any of these questions then the Wall Ball WOD Bible is a MUST READ Here Is A Preview Of What The Wall Ball WOD Bible Contains...