Engendering Performance: Indian Women Performers in Search of an Identity By Bishnupriya Dutt, Urmimala Sarkar Munsi
2010 | 332 Pages | ISBN: 8132104560 | PDF | 4 MB
The book is a comprehensive critical history of women performers in Indian theatre and dance of the colonial and postcolonial periods. Its underlying premise is that one cannot evaluate performance in the Indian context without looking at dance and theatre together, unlike the course taken by traditional scholarship. Issues of sexuality and colonialism, and culture and society come together in this study to provide a holistic account of women performers in India.

Empires to be remembered: Ancient Worlds through Modern Times
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3658340029 | 571 Pages | PDF | 9 MB
By applying a comparative approach the volume focuses on a select group of „empires" which are generally not in the focus of empires studies. They are studied in detail and analyzed due to a strict concept that takes into account real history and reception history as well. Reception history becomes more and more an important element in empire studies although this topic is still often more or less underdeveloped. The volume singles out a series of such "forgotten empires". It aims to provide a methodologically clearly structured as well as a uniform and consistent approach. It develops a general set of questions that help to compare and distinguish these entities. This way the volume intends to examine and to illuminate empires that are generally ignored by modern scholarship.

Shellen Xiao Wu, "Empires of Coal: Fueling China's Entry into the Modern World Order, 1860-1920"
English | 2015 | pages: 280 | ISBN: 0804792844 | PDF | 3,7 mb
From 1868-1872, German geologist Ferdinand von Richthofen went on an expedition to China. His reports on what he found there would transform Western interest in China from the land of porcelain and tea to a repository of immense coal reserves. By the 1890s, European and American powers and the Qing state and local elites battled for control over the rights to these valuable mineral deposits. As coal went from a useful commodity to the essential fuel of industrialization, this vast natural resource would prove integral to the struggle for political control of China.

Robert Michael Morrissey, "Empire by Collaboration: Indians, Colonists, and Governments in Colonial Illinois Country "
English | ISBN: 0812246993 | 2015 | 352 pages | PDF | 4 MB
From the beginnings of colonial settlement in Illinois Country, the region was characterized by self-determination and collaboration that did not always align with imperial plans. The French in Quebec established a somewhat reluctant alliance with the Illinois Indians while Jesuits and fur traders planted defiant outposts in the Illinois River Valley beyond the Great Lakes. These autonomous early settlements were brought into the French empire only after the fact. As the colony grew, the authority that governed the region was often uncertain. Canada and Louisiana alternately claimed control over the Illinois throughout the eighteenth century. Later, British and Spanish authorities tried to divide the region along the Mississippi River. Yet Illinois settlers and Native people continued to welcome and partner with European governments, even if that meant playing the competing empires against one another in order to pursue local interests.

Emotional Intelligence for Students, Parents, Teachers and School Leaders:
A Handbook for the Whole School Community
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9811903239 | 410 Pages | PDF | 4.4 MB

Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture By Thom Holmes
2008 | 480 Pages | ISBN: 0415957818 | PDF | 9 MB
Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Cultureprovidesa thorough treatment of the relevant history behind the marriage of technology and music that has led to the state of electronic music today. Beginning with an early history of electronic music before 1945, the book outlines key composers, inventions, and concepts, ranging from Edgard Varèse to Brian Eno; musique concrète to turntablism; and compositional techniques used in both analog and digital synthesis. The third edition's reader-friendly writing style, logical organization, and features provide easy access to key ideas, milestones, and concepts. Features: Reader's guides and summaries at the beginning and end of each chapter Innovations boxes providing a unique profile of an influential individual in the field of electronic music Listen playlists recommending key recordings in each musical genre mentioned in each chapter Milestones timelines summarizing the major technological and musical innovations discussed in each chapter.

Aina Tarabini, "Educational Choices, Transitions and Aspirations in Europe: Systemic, Institutional and Subjective Challenges "
English | ISBN: 1138104035 | 2018 | 232 pages | PDF | 1108 KB
Educational Choices, Transitions and Aspirations in Europe analyses educational choices and transitions in eight different European countries/regions and provides an engaging means of considering issues of inequality through international comparisons. The book is underpinned by explorations of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, which share the common goal of highlighting and challenging educational inequalities in relation to political imaginings and discursive constructions of notions of aspirations and choice.

Edible Plants in Health and Diseases: Volume II : Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9811649588 | 524 Pages | PDF | 17 MB
The book provides essential information on some of the promising edible medicinal plants and how these possess both nutritional as well as therapeutic value. The significance of the edible plants in traditional medicine and the importance of the distribution of their chemical constituents are discussed systematically concerning the role of these plants in ethnomedicine in different regions of the world. The current volume deals with the individual plants' phytochemical and pharmacological properties, emphasizing human health. The title would demonstrate the value of natural edible plants and introduce readers to state-of-the-art developments and trends in omics-driven research.

Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, "Ecological Restoration Law: Concepts and Case Studies "
English | ISBN: 1138605018 | 2019 | 304 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Ecological restoration is as essential as sustainable development for the health of the biosphere. Restoration, however, has been a low priority of most countries' environmental laws, which tend to focus narrowly on rehabilitation of small, discrete sites rather than the more ambitious recovery of entire ecosystems and landscapes. Through critical theoretical perspectives and topical case studies, this book's diverse contributors explore a more ambitious agenda for ecological restoration law. Not only do they investigate current laws and other governance mechanisms; they also consider the philosophical and methodological bases for the law to take ecological restoration more seriously. Through exploration of themes relating to time, space, geography, semiotics, social justice, and scientific knowledge, this book offers innovative and critical insights into ecological restoration law.

Easy Campfire Cooking: 250+ Family Fun Recipes for Cooking Over Coals and In the Flames with a Dutch Oven, Foil Packets, and More!, 2nd Edition by
English | March 15th, 2022 | ISBN: 1497102839 | 144 pages | True EPUB | 17.68 MB
Whether you're planning your next camping trip or inviting friends over for a backyard bonfire,Easy Campfire Cooking, Expanded 2nd Editionis filled with delicious breakfast, lunch, and dinner ideas the whole family will love. Updated with 50 all-new camping recipes to take your camp cuisine to the next level, this must-have cookbook features over 250 recipes for shrimp and vegetable kebabs, fajitas foil packs, Dutch oven soups and stews, and so much more.