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From Joya Goffney, author of hit YA romcom Excuse Me While I Ugly
Cry, comes a stirring coming-of-age, best friends-to-lovers
romance... Nikki's always had a difficult relationship with her
mum. So when she finds herself homeless at the start of spring
break, she decides to rage-quit Texas and give California a shot,
to pursue her dream music career. Until her best friend and
long-time crush, Malachai, discovers her plan, and convinces her to
spend spring break with him, so he can show her all the reasons she
should stay in Texas. But when Nikki's little sister goes missing
their plans are interrupted, and Nikki is forced to face her
feelings about both her mum and Mal. Can Nikki find the love she's
always been missing? And will it be enough to convince her to stay
in Texas?
Malalai Joya was named one of "Time "magazine's 100 Most
Influential People of 2010. An extraordinary young woman raised in
the refugee camps of Iran and Pakistan, Joya became a teacher in
secret girls' schools, hiding her books under her burqa so the
Taliban couldn't find them; she helped establish a free medical
clinic and orphanage in her impoverished home province of Farah;
and at a constitutional assembly in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2003,
she stood up and denounced her country's powerful NATO-backed
warlords. She was twenty-five years old. Two years later, she
became the youngest person elected to Afghanistan's new Parliament.
In 2007, she was suspended from Parliament for her persistent
criticism of the warlords and drug barons and their cronies. She
has survived four assassination attempts to date, is accompanied at
all times by armed guards, and sleeps only in safe houses.
Joya takes us inside this massively important and insufficiently
understood country, shows us the desperate day-to-day situations
its remarkable people face at every turn, and recounts some of the
many acts of rebellion that are helping to change it. A
controversial political figure in one of the most dangerous places
on earth, Malalai Joya is a hero for our times.
For over fifty years, the Japanese-born Western-trained author of
this remarkable volume devoted himself to explaining Japanese
traditions and customs to foreigners through his newspaper columns,
talks and four short books. The all-embracing work presented here,
drawn from all these sources including revised and rearranged
versions of the books, deals with all aspects of Japanese life and
material culture -- apparel and utensils; cures and medicines;
houses and buildings; fetes and festivals; fish, birds and animals;
folk tales; food, sake and tobacco; living habits; marriage,
funerals and memorials; natural phenomena; plants and flowers;
popular beliefs and traditions; recreation and entertainment;
religious rites and social customs. With over seven hundred and
thirty separate entries, this unique volume is the definitive work
on all Japanese things.
• Describes the endemic plants used in traditional medicine •
Includes the chemical and bioactive compounds from desertic
medicinal plants • Addresses the analytic techniques to determine
chemical and bioactive compounds • Represents an effort to keep
the ethnobiological knowledge of communities
'A classic ... wonderfully enjoyable' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'The story
of South Asia told with verve, wit and brilliance' ANURADHA ROY
'Chatterji writes with infectious relish' DOMINIC SANDBROOK Based
on decades of scholarship, this is the authoritative history of
South Asia in the 20th century Shadows at Noon tells the
subcontinent's story from the British Raj through independence and
partition to the forging of the modern nations of India, Pakistan
and Bangladesh. Unlike other histories of the region which
concentrate exclusively on politics, here food, leisure and the
household are given as much importance as nationhood, migration and
the state. Thematic rather than chronological, each chapter
illuminates an overarching topic that has shaped South Asia. This
format enables us to explore issues - like the changing character
of the family or the 'Indian diet' - over time and in depth.
Chatterji's purpose is to make contemporary South Asia - its
cultural vibrancy, diversity, social structures and political
make-up - intelligible to everyone. In so doing this bold,
innovative and personal work rallies against standard narratives of
'inherent' differences between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and
reveals the many things its people have in common. 'Truly
magnificent' MIHIR BOSE 'Wonderful' SIR MARK TULLY
First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
The partition of India in 1947 was a seminal event of the twentieth
century. Much has been written about the Punjab and the creation of
West Pakistan; by contrast, little is known about the partition of
Bengal. This remarkable book by an acknowledged expert on the
subject assesses the social, economic and political consequences of
partition. Using compelling sources, the book, which was originally
published in 2007, shows how and why the borders were redrawn, how
the creation of new nation states led to unprecedented upheavals,
massive shifts in population and wholly unexpected transformations
of the political landscape in both Bengal and India. The book also
reveals how the spoils of partition, which the Congress in Bengal
had expected from the new boundaries, were squandered over the
twenty years which followed. This is an intriguing and challenging
work whose findings change our understanding and its consequences
for the history of the subcontinent.
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Advances in Computational Intelligence - 12th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, IWANN 2013, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain, June 12-14, 2013, Proceedings, Part II (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Ignacio Rojas, Gonzalo Joya, Joan Cabestany
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This two-volume set LNCS 7902 and 7903 constitutes the refereed
proceedings of the 12th International Work-Conference on Artificial
Neural Networks, IWANN 2013, held in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife,
Spain, in June 2013. The 116 revised papers were carefully reviewed
and selected from numerous submissions for presentation in two
volumes. The papers explore sections on mathematical and
theoretical methods in computational intelligence,
neurocomputational formulations, learning and adaptation emulation
of cognitive functions, bio-inspired systems and neuro-engineering,
advanced topics in computational intelligence and applications.
South Asia's diaspora is among the world's largest and most
widespread, and it is growing exponentially. In 2001, the
government of India estimated that 20 million persons of Indian
descent live abroad; and many more millions have roots to other
countries of the subcontinent, in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri
Lanka. There are three million South Asians in the UK and
approximately the same number resides in North America. South
Asians are an extremely significant presence in Southeast Asia and
Africa, and increasingly visible in the Middle East. This
inter-disciplinary Handbook on the South Asian diaspora brings
together contributions by leading scholars and rising stars on
different aspects of its history, anthropology and geography, as
well as its contemporary political and socio-cultural implications.
The Handbook situates the contemporary diaspora firmly within an
historical context. South Asians have travelled abroad for many
reasons, in many guises, to many destinations for many centuries.
The first section of the Handbook provides a historically grounded
analysis of these movements of people. It includes chapters on the
following themes: mobile South Asians in the early-modern world,
diaspora and Empire, and the diaspora in the age of nation states.
The second part of the Handbook centres on politics, culture and
identity in the South Asian diaspora, thus offering the reader an
overview on transnational politics and economics, culture in the
diaspora and the socio-cultural impact of the South Asian diaspora
on the countries where they have settled. This much needed and
pioneering venture provides an invaluable reference work for
students, scholars and policy makers world wide interested in South
Asian Studies.
The partition of India in 1947 was a seminal event of the twentieth
century. Much has been written about the Punjab and the creation of
West Pakistan; by contrast, little is known about the partition of
Bengal. This remarkable book by an acknowledged expert on the
subject assesses the social, economic and political consequences of
partition. Using compelling sources, the book, which was originally
published in 2007, shows how and why the borders were redrawn, how
the creation of new nation states led to unprecedented upheavals,
massive shifts in population and wholly unexpected transformations
of the political landscape in both Bengal and India. The book also
reveals how the spoils of partition, which the Congress in Bengal
had expected from the new boundaries, were squandered over the
twenty years which followed. This is an intriguing and challenging
work whose findings change our understanding and its consequences
for the history of the subcontinent.
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Advances in Computational Intelligence - 11th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, IWANN 2011, Torremolinos-Malaga, Spain, June 8-10, 2011, Proceedings, Part I (Paperback, Edition.)
Joan Cabestany, Ignacio Rojas, Gonzalo Joya
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This two-volume set LNCS 6691 and 6692 constitutes the refereed
proceedings of the 11th International Work-Conference on Artificial
Neural Networks, IWANN 2011, held in Torremolinos-M laga, Spain, in
June 2011. The 154 revised papers were carefully reviewed and
selected from 202 submissions for presentation in two volumes. The
first volume includes 69 papers organized in topical sections on
mathematical and theoretical methods in computational intelligence;
learning and adaptation; bio-inspired systems and
neuro-engineering; hybrid intelligent systems; applications of
computational intelligence; new applications of brain-computer
interfaces; optimization algorithms in graphic processing units;
computing languages with bio-inspired devices and multi-agent
systems; computational intelligence in multimedia processing; and
biologically plausible spiking neural processing.
India's partition in 1947 and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971
saw the displacement and resettling of millions of Muslims and
Hindus, resulting in profound transformations across the region. A
third of the region's population sought shelter across new borders,
almost all of them resettling in the Bengal delta itself. A similar
number were internally displaced, while others moved to the Middle
East, North America and Europe. Using a creative interdisciplinary
approach combining historical, sociological and anthropological
approaches to migration and diaspora this book explores the
experiences of Bengali Muslim migrants through this period of
upheaval and transformation. It draws on over 200 interviews
conducted in Britain, India, and Bangladesh, tracing migration and
settlement within, and from, the Bengal delta region in the period
after 1947. Focussing on migration and diaspora 'from below', it
teases out fascinating 'hidden' migrant stories, including those of
women, refugees, and displaced people. It reveals surprising
similarities, and important differences, in the experience of
Muslim migrants in widely different contexts and places, whether in
the towns and hamlets of Bengal delta, or in the cities of Britain.
Counter-posing accounts of the structures that frame migration with
the textures of how migrants shape their own movement, it examines
what it means to make new homes in a context of diaspora. The book
is also unique in its focus on the experiences of those who stayed
behind, and in its analysis of ruptures in the migration process.
Importantly, the book seeks to challenge crude attitudes to
'Muslim' migrants, which assume their cultural and religious
homogeneity, and to humanize contemporary discourses around global
migration. This ground-breaking new research offers an essential
contribution to the field of South Asian Studies, Diaspora Studies,
and Society and Culture Studies.
South Asia's diaspora is among the world's largest and most
widespread, and it is growing exponentially. It is estimated that
over 25 million persons of Indian descent live abroad; and many
more millions have roots in other countries of the subcontinent, in
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. There are 3 million South
Asians in the UK and approximately the same number resides in North
America. South Asians are an extremely significant presence in
Southeast Asia and Africa, and increasingly visible in the Middle
East. Now available in paperback, this inter-disciplinary handbook
on the South Asian diaspora brings together contributions by
leading scholars and rising stars on different aspects of its
history, anthropology and geography, as well as its contemporary
political and socio-cultural implications. The Handbook is split
into five main sections, with chapters looking at mobile South
Asians in the early modern world before moving on to discuss
diaspora in relation to empire, nation, nation state and the
neighbourhood, and globalisation and culture. Contributors
highlight how South Asian diaspora has influenced politics,
business, labour, marriage, family and culture. This much needed
and pioneering venture provides an invaluable reference work for
students, scholars and policy makers interested in South Asian
Studies.
The hotly anticipated second book from Joya Goffney, author of the
2021 YA romcom Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry. Monique lives a perfect
life - a preacher's daughter and the girlfriend of the town's
golden boy. But it's not that simple. She's torn between her
parents who want the pure virginal daughter, and her boyfriend,
Dom, who wants to explore the more intimate side of their
relationship. Tired of waiting, her boyfriend breaks up with her,
spurring Monique to discover she has a medical condition that makes
her far from perfect and she concocts a plan to fix her body and
win him back. With the help of her frenemy, Sasha, the overly
zealous church girl Monique's mum pushes her to hang out with, and
Reggie, the town's bad boy, Monique must go on trips to unknown and
uncomfortable places to find the treatment that will help her. But
in doing so, she must face some home truths: maybe she shouldn't be
fixing her body to please a boy, maybe Sasha is the friend she
needed all along and maybe Reggie isn't so bad at all. This is a
powerful story about the journey towards loving yourself, told with
heart, humour and a delicious love triangle. Contains explicit
references to sex and sexual health.
India's partition in 1947 and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971
saw the displacement and resettling of millions of Muslims and
Hindus, resulting in profound transformations across the region. A
third of the region's population sought shelter across new borders,
almost all of them resettling in the Bengal delta itself. A similar
number were internally displaced, while others moved to the Middle
East, North America and Europe. Using a creative interdisciplinary
approach combining historical, sociological and anthropological
approaches to migration and diaspora this book explores the
experiences of Bengali Muslim migrants through this period of
upheaval and transformation. It draws on over 200 interviews
conducted in Britain, India, and Bangladesh, tracing migration and
settlement within, and from, the Bengal delta region in the period
after 1947. Focussing on migration and diaspora 'from below', it
teases out fascinating 'hidden' migrant stories, including those of
women, refugees, and displaced people. It reveals surprising
similarities, and important differences, in the experience of
Muslim migrants in widely different contexts and places, whether in
the towns and hamlets of Bengal delta, or in the cities of Britain.
Counter-posing accounts of the structures that frame migration with
the textures of how migrants shape their own movement, it examines
what it means to make new homes in a context of diaspora. The book
is also unique in its focus on the experiences of those who stayed
behind, and in its analysis of ruptures in the migration process.
Importantly, the book seeks to challenge crude attitudes to
'Muslim' migrants, which assume their cultural and religious
homogeneity, and to humanize contemporary discourses around global
migration. This ground-breaking new research offers an essential
contribution to the field of South Asian Studies, Diaspora Studies,
and Society and Culture Studies.
For fans of J Lynn, Jodi Ellen Malpas and Sylvia Day comes the
final book in the Reign trilogy.Time is running out, who will Lana
choose? One man has her heart . . . Lana's life has shattered
around her. Callum and Jack have been lying to her, the truth
behind her family is turning out to be darker than she'd ever have
suspected and it seems as though she can't trust anything -
especially her own desires. The other her soul Torn between two men
and surrounded by secrets, Lana is forced to make an agonising
choice, one that could destroy not only her, but the people she
loves. What - and who - does she really want? An all-consuming,
powerfully addictive love story, the Reign trilogy is not to be
missed
A conceptually rich, historically informed, and interdisciplinary
study of the contentious politics emerging out of decades of
authoritarian neoliberal economic reform, The Roots of Revolt
examines the contested political economy of Egypt from Nasser to
Mubarak, just prior to the Arab Uprisings of 2010-11. Based on
extensive fieldwork conducted across rural and urban Egypt, Angela
Joya employs an 'on the ground' approach to critical political
economy that challenges the interpretations of Egyptian politics
put forward by scholars of both democratization and
authoritarianism. By critically reassessing the relationship
between democracy and capitalist development, Joya demonstrates how
renewed authoritarian politics were required to institutionalize
neoliberal reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund,
presenting the real-world impact of economic policy on the lives of
ordinary Egyptians before the Arab Uprisings.
Political sociology is a large and expanding field with many new
developments, and The New Handbook of Political Sociology supplies
the knowledge necessary to keep up with this exciting field.
Written by a distinguished group of leading scholars in sociology,
this volume provides a survey of this vibrant and growing field in
the new millennium. The Handbook presents the field in six parts:
theories of political sociology, the information and knowledge
explosion, the state and political parties, civil society and
citizenship, the varieties of state policies, and globalization and
how it affects politics. Covering all subareas of the field with
both theoretical orientations and empirical studies, it directly
connects scholars with current research in the field. A total
reconceptualization of the first edition, the new handbook features
nine additional chapters and highlights the impact of the media and
big data.
Ninety-eight black and white photos, steeped in the pathos and
predicament of the Afghan people, accompanied by soul-searching
commentary and poetry from thirteen distinguished contributors.
Basque-born photographer Alen Silva travelled twice across
war-torn Afghanistan, to places few foreigners dare to venture, to
bring us these soul-searing photographs of a devastated land. Among
the ruins of Kabul, of the Bamiyan Buddhas, of Soviet tanks, of
Afghan society -- the hope for peace still lights the weary faces
of the Afghan people who welcomed him.
Texts by Alen Silva, Alan Rachins, Bahman Ghobadi, Bernardo
Atxaga, Ezzat Goushegir, Gillian Anderson, John Sistiaga, Malalai
Joya, Michael Ratner, Mike Farrell, Suheir Hammad, Susan
Kelly-DeWitt, Toti Martinez de Lezea, and Yasmina Khadra.
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