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An in-depth portrait of the life and work of Shoji Hamada, one of
the key figures behind the development of studio pottery in the
20th century, and the legacy he left. Shoji Hamada was one of the
seminal figures in 20th century ceramics. Along with the British
potter Bernard Leach, he was instrumental in the development of the
international Studio Pottery movement in the early 1900s. Their
dramatic influences are still felt today, particularly in the
United States and Great Britain. Hamada, also a major figure in
Japan's folk art revival, was designated a 'Living National
Treasure' by the Japanese government in 1955 and awarded the Order
of Culture in 1968. Shoji Hamada is an ebullient and fascinating
portrait of a great potter, tracing his place in the ceramic
tradition and revealing a keen perception of his energetic
lifestyle, dazzling work cycle, and intriguing specifics about the
firing of his kilns. The text and over 200 new colour photographs
from Peterson's stay at Hamada's compound in 1970 present a wealth
of detail about techniques and processes. Equally important are the
author's insights depicting Hamada's bequest to us: one whose life
was concentrated toward the perpetuation and achievement of
fundamental, unchanging and universal values and goals. In this
completely re-designed and updated version of her classic book,
Susan Peterson brings together the East-West connection personified
by Hamada and Leach. In a completely new concluding chapter, she
assesses Hamada's ongoing legacy to the world of studio pottery.
This is an authoritative account of one of the towering figures in
the ceramics world by one of the first people to welcome him to
America in the early 1950s. The book is a must for anyone
interested in the evolvement of hand pottery and the dynamics of
ceramics in general.
Easternmost of the Great Lakes, Lake Ontario is bordered by both
New York and Ontario. Upon its pristine surface, countless vessels
have sailed, but its bottom depths are littered with the skeletons
of shipwrecks, including Fleetwing, caught and destroyed in one of
the sudden storms that often turn this sea-like lake deadly. Daring
mariners, male and female, have seen their share of peril, and
battles during wars between Britain and the US and Canada have also
been waged here. From Huron canoes to today's "Sunday Sailors" who
venture from shore only during warmer months, local author Susan
Gateley tells some of the lake's most exciting stories.
There is a widening divide between the data, tools, and knowledge
that international relations scholars produce and what policy
practitioners find relevant for their work. In this first-of-its
kind conversation, leading academics and veteran practitioners
reflect on the nature and size of the theory-practice divide. They
find that the gap varies by issue area and over time. The essays in
this volume use systematic data gathered by the Teaching, Research,
and International Policy (TRIP) Project over a fifteen-year period.
As a whole, the volume analyzes the structural factors that affect
the academy's ability to influence policy across issue areas and
the professional incentives that affect scholars' willingness to
attempt to do so. Individual chapters explore these questions in
the issue areas of trade, finance, human rights, development,
environment, nuclear weapons and strategy, interstate war, and
intrastate conflict. Each substantive chapter is followed by a
response from a policy practitioner, providing their perspective on
the gap and the possibility for academic work to have an impact.
Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide in International Relations
provides concrete answers and guidance about how and when
scholarship can be policy relevant.
The long dark stint of widowed single parenting is about to dawn
new light for Kate. Her son Tom is graduating. It takes a village.
Thank goodness for David, her dead husband's best friend. He made
the years easier along with BFF Zelda, heiress to the Smith
Foundation, who always supported her. Kate thinks it might even be
time to date again having her eye on Nathan Hammer, successful
attorney and widowed single dad, a promising candidate. But when
Tom is attacked, Kate stops at nothing to discover who is
responsible. David is not a stranger to sacrifice or secrets. A
State Senator, now running for a US Senate seat, he can't tell Kate
that his backer is the Forseti Group, a covert society he and her
late husband belonged to. But Tom's injuries lead David to break
ironclad rules and shadows from the past intensify the storm.
Suddenly, Kate has more men in her life than she bargained for and
the impact may be life threatening.
In Shattered Dreams: A Girl Named Silas and Me, author Susan
Peterson Lane presents a collection of powerful poetry that seeks
to help each of us to find ourselves in the face of pain, hurt, and
shame and enable us to escape the prisons, labels, and mistakes of
both the past and present. Lane's poems explore subjects ranging
from freedom and relationship challenges to chaos and homelessness.
In her verses, she seeks to teach us to forgive and forget, to
accept and understand. Only then can we become the people we were
meant to be. She presents in her collection the key to discovering
and unlocking a positive future through the choices we make in our
lives. As surely as we are born, we will die, but what we do during
the time in between does matter. Offering hope for healing,
Shattered Dreams speaks of one woman's thoughts and feelings about
her life. A Voice Silenced The death of a voice. The burial of a
choice. A mind apprehended by confusion. But A gift still in tack
Remembered not dismembered by time. Still defined by holiness,
truthfulness and righteousness, Peace is sublime.
There is a widening divide between the data, tools, and knowledge
that international relations scholars produce and what policy
practitioners find relevant for their work. In this
first-of-its-kind conversation, leading academics and practitioners
reflect on the nature and size of the theory-practice divide. They
find the gap varies by issue area and over time. The essays in this
volume use data gathered by the Teaching, Research, and
International Policy (TRIP) Project over a fifteen-year period. As
a whole, the volume analyzes the structural factors that affect the
academy’s ability to influence policy across issue areas and the
professional incentives that affect scholars’ willingness to
attempt to do so. Individual chapters explore these questions in
the areas of trade, finance, human rights, development,
environment, nuclear weapons and strategy, interstate war, and
intrastate conflict. Each substantive chapter is followed by a
response from a policy practitioner, providing their perspective on
the gap and the possibility for academic work to have an impact.
Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide in International Relations
provides concrete answers and guidance about how and when
scholarship can be policy relevant.
Challenging dominant assumptions in international relations,
Altered States demonstrates that national political institutions
change more frequently-and less dramatically-than is commonly
thought and with important consequences for the political
landscape. Combining theory with solid empirical research-including
archival evidence and interviews-the contributors explore the
causes and consequences of institutional transformation in the
United States, Western and Eastern Europe, Russia and the former
Soviet Republics, and Cuba. Altered States highlights the dynamic
and interactive relationship between national political
institutions and reform-minded policy entrepreneurs, a perspective
that will interest scholars and policy makers alike.
More critical thinking. More college skills. A fresh perspective on
EAP. Prism is a five-level (A1 to C1), American English
paired-skills course (Reading/Writing and Listening/Speaking),
created for students who need to develop a range of academic
skills. These skills include analysing information, looking at
things in new ways, formulating opinions, and clearly expressing
ideas. Prism focuses strongly on critical thinking, skills for
academic life, and teaching the most useful language.
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