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This book examines the experiences of seasonal, migrant sugarcane
workers in Brazil, analyzing the deep-seated inequalities pervasive
in contemporary Brazil. Education, employment, income, health, and
relative political power are forefront in this study of the living
and working conditions of the transient population. Based on ten
years of qualitative research dominated by in-depth interviews with
migrant sugarcane workers, this project argues that the ills of the
sugarcane industry are symptomatic of an overarching problem of
unequal access to opportunities by all Brazilian citizens. The
project is unique in its use of a single industry as an expression
of the multifarious problems of socioeconomic, regional, and racial
inequality. The author explores details of the labor migration
experience with a central premise that the conditions are not a
direct outcome of the industry, but rather a manifestation of
fundamental inequalities rooted in Brazil's colonial history.
Millions of women each year find themselves in relationships with controlling or abusive partners and don't know what to do, or even what's wrong. A woman may feel anxious, inadequate, intimidated -- and as if she is walking on tiptoe. And she may find herself trying harder and harder to make things right without ever being successful. Ann Jones and Susan Schechter bring together their more than fifteen years of experience working with women in abusive relationships to offer an eyeopening new analysis of controlling partners and a wealth of empowering information for women who want to change their lives for the better. Full of moving first-person stories, When Love Goes Wrong shows women what their options are in or out of the relationship, provides concrete guidance on finding safety and support for themselves and their children, and includes a comprehensive list of agencies offering information or assistance.
No comprehensive biography of the time Paul McCartney spent with
Wings has ever been published. A period often dismissed as
McCartney's 'missing' years, in fact the band lasted for a decade:
two years longer than the Beatles, and wielded such impact and
influence that they at one point achieved the status as the biggest
live band in the world. Band on the Run sold over 6 million copies
worldwide and became EMI's biggest selling album of the 1970s in
the UK. Music biographer Lesley-Ann Jones has met McCartney many
times and knew his late wife Linda. Here she shows how crucial
Linda was to the evolution of Wings - at great cost to herself
given the ridicule she was to encounter. But Linda saw that
McCartney needed the band in the wake of the break up of the
Beatles. Drawing on extensive interviews and her trademark
meticulous research, the author shows how this period in Paul
McCartney's career was to become crucial not only to his
development as an artist, but to his very survival.
This book presents an academically rigorous yet practical guide to
efforts to understand how knowledge, policy and power interact to
promote or prevent change. It offers a power analysis perspective
on the knowledge-policy process, illustrated with rich empirical
examples from the field of international development, combined with
practical guidance on the implications of such an approach. It
provides ways to identify and address problems that have hampered
previous attempts to improve the space between knowledge and
policy; such as difficulties in analysing political context,
persistent asymmetric relationships between actors, ignorance of
the contributions of different types of knowledge, and
misconceptions of the roles played by intermediary organisations.
Most importantly, the book gives readers the ability to develop
strategies for negotiating the complexity of the knowledge-policy
interface more effectively, so as to contribute to policy
dialogues, influence policy change, and implement policies and
programmes more effectively. The authors focus on the dynamics of
the knowledge-policy interface in international development;
offering novel theoretical insights and methodological approaches
that are applicable to a broader array of policy arenas and their
audiences, including academics, practitioners and students.
What's stopping you from lifting your life above your fears and
limitations? With streaming reports of humanitarian disasters and
global pandemics on news channels, the ongoing climate emergency,
and a continuous bombardment of similar from social media, it's not
surprising that living in the modern world can take its toll on our
physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. In How to Heal, renowned
spiritual leader Anne Jones shows that, amid all this confusion,
negativity and noise, you can use the power of ancient symbols and
rituals to reclaim control of your emotions, breakthrough your
barriers, and lift your life to a happier, calmer and more
fulfilling place. Unlock a new strength and resilience as Anne
coaches you through a uniquely holistic approach to healing. As you
begin to clear negative beliefs, thoughts and feelings about
yourself, every single part of you - from your physical body to
your mental health and spirit - will respond, come to life and
start to heal. What you think, feel and see becomes your truth. So
now is the time to stop letting the world break you down and move
beyond the past traumas that have come to define you. By
surrounding yourself with peace and positivity and taking control
of the negativity that blocks your path, you can begin a
transformative healing process that will release your past, reclaim
your energy and revive your joy.
75 one-pan recipes made with just a handful of ingredients! When
you're looking for quick, easy, delicious meals, the sheet pan is
your best friend. You can make a complete meal-including protein,
vegetables, and a starch-using only one pan, and wind up with a
fabulous meal. And in this book, Sarah Anne Jones shares recipes
that only require five ingredients (plus a few staples, like common
herbs and spices), so shopping is a breeze, too. With recipes for
every diet and taste, Sheet Pan 5-Ingredient Cookbook will inspire
you to get in the kitchen . . . knowing you won't have to stay
there washing dishes late into the night. Find recipes such as:
Garlic Herb Pork Tenderloin Steak Fajitas Spinach-Stuffed Chicken
Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken with Kale and Potatoes Stuffed Poblano
Peppers Gnocchi and Vegetables Chipotle-Lime Shrimp Peach Raspberry
Pie Pineapple Upside Down Cake Blueberry Vanilla Granola Raspberry
Blackberry Sheet Pan Pancakes And more! Whether you need
inspiration for a quick weeknight meal, a special Sunday brunch, or
a sweet treat, you'll find it all here.
For four decades now, information and communication technologies
have been seen as principal drivers of socio-economic change.
Stimulated in recent years by the Internet, the National
Information Infrastructure, and European Information Society
strategies, the "Information Society" has undergone a new wave of
developments. In its new form, the Information Society directly
affects the everyday lives of citizens, provoking concerns about
the future of work, information overload, access to continuing
education, surveillance, and privacy. This volume examines a wide
range of issues at stake in the European Union, from employment and
the labor market, to the domestication of technologies in
households, to larger implications for political processes and
democracy. Extending comparisons to other industrialized countries,
it demonstrates that the Information Society is far too diverse and
rich to be typified in simplistic dichotomies such as information
"haves" and "have nots" and that simple upbeat or pessimistic
responses to the new technologies are surely false messengers for
the future. The authors discern general social trends and patterns
in the way that these very important technologies already affect
our lives and work. But they find there is still considerable room
to use the technologies as a positive force for social change or,
equally, to fail to take up any positive opportunities. This book
helps broaden and inform communication technology debates worldwide
and will be of interest to academics, students, industrialists,
policymakers, and anyone who wishes to better understand the
impacts of the new Information Society in Europe and beyond.
"Mass Migration in the World-System" offers diverse perspectives on
the political, economic, social and environmental impact of
international domestic migration. Written with a balance of
quantitative, qualitative, and theoretical contributions and
insights, this book brings to light the multiple experiences of
migrants across different zones of the world economy. By engaging
wide-ranging ideas and theoretical viewpoints of the migration
process, the labor market for immigrants, and the rights of
migrants, this book provides an important and much needed
interdisciplinary perspective on the issues of mass migration.
"Mass Migration in the World-System" offers diverse perspectives on
the political, economic, social and environmental impact of
international domestic migration. Written with a balance of
quantitative, qualitative, and theoretical contributions and
insights, this book brings to light the multiple experiences of
migrants across different zones of the world economy. By engaging
wide-ranging ideas and theoretical viewpoints of the migration
process, the labor market for immigrants, and the rights of
migrants, this book provides an important and much needed
interdisciplinary perspective on the issues of mass migration.
The cost of war is unforgivably high, but many forget that those
who pay the ultimate price rarely receive the medical and
psychological care they need upon return home. As America's
involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan continues to drive on, it's
time to expose the traumas faced by American soldiers. Ann Jones
shows the dead, wounded, mutilated, brain-damaged, drug-addicted,
suicidal, homicidal casualties of our distant wars, taking us on a
stunning journey from the devastating moment an American soldier is
first wounded in rural Afghanistan to the return home.
The Rolling Stones juggernaut appraised and dissected as never before - the good, the bad, the ugly.
On 12 July 1962, the Rollin' Stones performed their first-ever gig at London's Marquee jazz club. Down the line, a 'g' was added, a spark was lit and their destiny was sealed. No going back. These five white British kids set out to play the music of black America. They honed a style that bled bluesy undertones into dark insinuations of women, sex and drugs. Denounced as 'corruptors of youth' and 'messengers of the devil', they created some of the most thrilling music ever recorded.
Now, their sound and attitude seem louder and more influential than ever. Elvis is dead and the Beatles are over, but Jagger and Richards bestride the world. The Stones may be gathering moss, but on they roll. Yet how did the ultimate anti-establishment misfits become the global brand we know today? Who were the casualties, and what are the forgotten legacies? Can the artist ever be truly divisible from the art?
Lesley-Ann Jones's new history tracks this contradictory, disturbing, granitic and unstoppable band through hope, glory and exile, into the juggernaut years and beyond into rock's ongoing reckoning . . . where the Stones seem more at odds than ever with the values and heritage against which they have always rebelled.
Good, bad and often ugly, here are the Rolling Stones as never before.
The current daily experiences of undocumented students as they
navigate the processes of entering and then thriving in Jesuit
colleges are explored alongside an investigation of the knowledge
and attitudes among staff and faculty about undocumented students
in their midst, and the institutional response to their presence.
Cutting across the fields of U.S. immigration policy, theory and
history, religion, law, and education, Undocumented and in College
delineates the historical and present-day contexts of immigration,
including the role of religious institutions. This unique volume,
based on an extensive two-year study (2010-12) of undocumented
students at Jesuit colleges in the United States and with
contributions from various scholars working within these
institutions, incorporates survey research and in-depth interviews
to present the perspectives of students, staff, and the
institutions.
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