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This book is an in-depth study of the Beasts past, present and
future which debunks most of the common and accepted assumptions of
the Antichrist and instead presents a scripturally based study of
he who is to come; The Beast who ascends out of the Abyss having
seven heads and ten horns.
An "it" couple's breakup becomes a sporting event in a deliciously
charming novel about the games people play in the name of love.
First, math genius and gamer-nerd Samaya gets dumped by her
boyfriend. Then he sabotages her job and hooks up with her frenemy.
What could be worse? Clearly, her golden-boy ex is winning the
breakup. The only way Samaya can get some rebound cred is to find
someone new. Even if she has to fake it. At a volunteer bake sale,
Samaya meets a sweet opportunity. Daniel is a handsome hockey jock
and a whiz when it comes to lemon squares and brownies. And he
agrees to play along. Quid pro quo. He'll pretend to be the
boyfriend of her dreams if Samaya helps him pass calculus. This may
well be the recipe for the best revenge, but Samaya has no idea how
complicated it will get. As they whip up an imitation romance, and
a bumbleberry pie, resisting each other's very real charms proves
impossible. Samaya finds herself on an unexpected journey of
secrets, self-discovery, and the true meaning of moving on.
The study of forensic evidence using archaeology is a new
discipline which has rapidly gained importance, not only in
archaeological studies but also in the investigation of real
crimes. Archaeological evidence is increasingly presented in
criminal cases and has helped to secure a number of convictions.
Studies in Crime surveys methods of searching for and locating
buried remains, their practical recovery, the decay of human and
associated death scene materials, the analysis and identification
of human remains including the use of DNA, and dating the time of
death. The book contains essential information for forensic
scientists, archaeologists, police officers, police surgeons,
pathologists and lawyers. Studies in Crime will also be of interest
to members of the public interested in the investigation of death
by unnatural causes, both ancient and modern.
Given the widely-accepted premise that free trade is the best means
of maximising overall societal welfare, why has it proven so
difficult to achieve in certain industries? This book tackles
arguably the most perennial and deep-rooted of all questions in
political economy, and questions the incumbent orthodox liberal
theories of collective action. Using a historical institutionalist
framework to explore and explain the political economy of trade
protectionism and liberalization, this book is based on detailed
case studies of the textiles and clothing sector in the EU, United
States, China, Caribbean Basin and sub-Saharan Africa. From this,
the book expands to discuss the origins of trade protectionism and
examine the wider political effects of liberalization, offering an
explanation of why a successful conclusion to the WTO 'Doha' round
has proven to be so elusive. The book argues that the regulation of
global trade - and the economic consequences that this has for both
developed and developing countries - has been the result of the
particular way in which trade preferences are mediated through
political institutions. The Global Political Economy of Trade
Protectionism and Liberalization will be of interest to those
studying and researching international and comparative political
economy, developing area studies, economics, law and geography.
This sixteen book series written and designed for busy primary
school teachers takes one step-by-step through every stage of
coordinating a subject. The books tackle the two main aspects of
the coordinator's role: coordinating and subject leadership. It
accomplishes this task by establishing systems and common practice,
providing information, offering expertise and direction, guiding
the development of the subject, and raising standards.
Each volume in the series conforms to a concise style, while
providing a wealth of tips, case studies, and material that
teachers can use immediately. Written to meet the needs of subject
leaders, this comprehensive set of books will be an essential
addition to the staffroom bookshelf.
This selection of women's writings on photography proposes a new
and different history, demonstrating the ways in which women's
perspectives have advanced photographic criticism over 150 years,
focusing it more deeply and, with the advent of feminist
approaches, increasingly challenging its orthodoxies. Included in
the book are Rosalind Krauss, Ingrid Sischy, Vicki Goldberg and
Carol Squiers.
It is frequently said that we are living through the end of
politics, the end of social upheavals, the end of utopian folly.
Consensual realism is the order of the day. But political realists,
remarks Jacques Ranciere, are always several steps behind reality,
and the only thing which may come to an end with their dominance is
democracy. In these subtle and perceptive essays, Ranciere argues
that since Plato and Aristotle politics has always constructed
itself as the art of ending politics, that realism is itself
utopian, and that what has succeeded the polemical forms of class
struggle is not the wisdom of a new millennium but the return of
old fears, criminality and chaos. Whether he is discussing the
confrontation between Mitterrand and Chirac, French working-class
discourse after the 1830 revolution, or the ideology of recent
student mobilizations, his aim is to restore philosophy to politics
and give politics back its original and necessary meaning: the
organization of dissent.
This edited collection draws together the latest thinking, research
and practical case studies related to classroom interaction at
internationalised universities. Through evidence-based approaches
which involve the analysis of and reflection on classroom
interaction practices, this book examines issues related to
classroom interaction in disciplinary higher education contexts,
whilst addressing the question of how teachers and students can
develop their ability in orchestrating and taking part in classroom
interaction. Covering topics such as classroom interactional
competence, 'silent' students, interaction and integration in
multicultural classes, social factors in classroom talk, group
interaction, oracy development and anti-bullying interventions,
this title is ideal reading for postgraduate students, teacher
trainers in higher education, scholars and researchers and anyone
interested in higher education pedagogy and its development.
provides a multidisciplinary analysis of rural society in a
post-Brexit UK by examining the emergence of new environmental and
rural policies brings together academics, established and early
career, to discuss the impact of Brexit on rural environmental
governance and on the wider sustainability of rural society will be
of interest to students and scholars of rural development, rural
entrepreneurship, rural digital inclusion, environmental policy,
sustainable development, land use, agrarian studies and
environmental geography.
Didier Daeninckx's chilling novel created uproar when it was first
published in France in 1984. It is set against the backdrop of a
demonstration in Paris in 1961, which resulted in the deaths of
hundreds of Algerians at the hands of the police. In Daeninckx's
story, Roger Thiraud, a young history teacher, is also mysteriously
killed during this demonstration. Twenty years later, Bernard, his
son, is murdered in Toulouse while on holiday with his girlfriend.
To find the connection between the murders, Daeninckx's hero
Inspector Cadin must delve into the secret history and devastating
compromises of wartime politics. Murder in Memoriam is a tense and
unsettling indictment of France's hidden past.
Elemental Witchcraft shares a wholly unique esoteric approach to
developing partnerships with elemental allies and deities and
ultimately merging with the Divine Mind. Author Heron Michelle
provides dozens of rituals, meditations, spells, and journal
reflections as you explore the magick of the four classical
elements earth, air, fire, and water as well as the principles of
Hermeticism. On this journey, you will discover how the chakras and
the magickal pentacle correspond to the five bodies: mental,
emotional, will, physical, and spiritual. You will also explore how
the astrological cycles and the wheel of the year relate to the
elements and the witch's tools as well as to the paths of power,
truth, sovereignty, and completion. Opening the elemental gateways
and developing relationship with the goddesses and gods can be
profoundly transformative work this book guides you through this
subtle path as you learn to balance the magickal elements and
construct your own astral temples at the crossroads of the Self.
An "it" couple's breakup becomes a sporting event in a deliciously
charming novel about the games people play in the name of love.
First, math genius and gamer-nerd Samaya gets dumped by her
boyfriend. Then he sabotages her job and hooks up with her frenemy.
What could be worse? Clearly, her golden-boy ex is winning the
breakup. The only way Samaya can get some rebound cred is to find
someone new. Even if she has to fake it. At a volunteer bake sale,
Samaya meets a sweet opportunity. Daniel is a handsome hockey jock
and a whiz when it comes to lemon squares and brownies. And he
agrees to play along. Quid pro quo. He'll pretend to be the
boyfriend of her dreams if Samaya helps him pass calculus. This may
well be the recipe for the best revenge, but Samaya has no idea how
complicated it will get. As they whip up an imitation romance, and
a bumbleberry pie, resisting each other's very real charms proves
impossible. Samaya finds herself on an unexpected journey of
secrets, self-discovery, and the true meaning of moving on.
Trainieren Sie Ihre kleinen grauen Zellen Sudokus sind das perfekte
Gehirn - training. Dieses Buch enthalt 180 Ratsel in verschiedenen
Schwierigkeitsstufen: von ganz leicht bis hollisch kniffelig, so
dass Sie je nach Tagesform wahlen konnen. Und es lasst Sie mit den
Ratseln nicht allein, sondern gibt Ihnen Losungstipps fur besonders
kniffelige Ratsel, so dass Sie fur die richtig harten Nusse Ihr
eigene Losungsstrategie entwickeln konnen. Viel Spass und Erfolg
beim Knobeln!
This edited collection draws together the latest thinking, research
and practical case studies related to classroom interaction at
internationalised universities. Through evidence-based approaches
which involve the analysis of and reflection on classroom
interaction practices, this book examines issues related to
classroom interaction in disciplinary higher education contexts,
whilst addressing the question of how teachers and students can
develop their ability in orchestrating and taking part in classroom
interaction. Covering topics such as classroom interactional
competence, 'silent' students, interaction and integration in
multicultural classes, social factors in classroom talk, group
interaction, oracy development and anti-bullying interventions,
this title is ideal reading for postgraduate students, teacher
trainers in higher education, scholars and researchers and anyone
interested in higher education pedagogy and its development.
Pastoralism as a land use system is under recognized in terms of
its contribution to food provision, livelihoods as well as to human
security. This book is the first attempt to explore the dynamics of
economic spaces of pastoral production and commodity systems for
explicit South and North positionings. It develops and applies a
new approach in combining agri-food, market and commodity chain
perspectives with livelihood approaches. This enables new
understandings of re-aligning exchange relations between the global
south and the global north. The case studies presented open up new
empirical insights in largely under-researched areas, such as
Afghanistan, Chad, Tibet and Siberia and very recent changes in
industrialized economies with major pastoral sectors. The book
reveals new evidence and theoretical insights about significant
changes in established producer-consumer relations in agriculture
and food.
Recent agri-food studies, including commodity systems, the
political economy of agriculture, regional development, and wider
examinations of the rural dimension in economic geography and rural
sociology have been confronted by three challenges. These can be
summarized as: 'more than human' approaches to economic life; a
'post-structural political economy' of food and agriculture; and
calls for more 'enactive', performative research approaches. This
volume describes the genealogy of such approaches, drawing on the
reflective insights of more than five years of international
engagement and research. It demonstrates the kinds of new work
being generated under these approaches and provides a means for
exploring how they should be all understood as part of the same
broader need to review theory and methods in the study of food,
agriculture, rural development and economic geography. This radical
collective approach is elaborated as the Biological Economies
approach. The authors break out from traditional categories of
analysis, reconceptualising materialities, and reframing economic
assemblages as biological economies, based on the notion of all
research being enactive or performative.
Given the widely-accepted premise that free trade is the best means
of maximising overall societal welfare, why has it proven so
difficult to achieve in certain industries? This book tackles
arguably the most perennial and deep-rooted of all questions in
political economy, and questions the incumbent orthodox liberal
theories of collective action. Using a historical institutionalist
framework to explore and explain the political economy of trade
protectionism and liberalization, this book is based on detailed
case studies of the textiles and clothing sector in the EU, United
States, China, Caribbean Basin and sub-Saharan Africa. From this,
the book expands to discuss the origins of trade protectionism and
examine the wider political effects of liberalization, offering an
explanation of why a successful conclusion to the WTO 'Doha' round
has proven to be so elusive. The book argues that the regulation of
global trade - and the economic consequences that this has for both
developed and developing countries - has been the result of the
particular way in which trade preferences are mediated through
political institutions. The Global Political Economy of Trade
Protectionism and Liberalization will be of interest to those
studying and researching international and comparative political
economy, developing area studies, economics, law and geography.
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