Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Trivia should be fun-not feel like a homework assignment. That's why this Delightfully Useless Trivia set by Brass Monkey is filled with some of the most pointless knowledge we could find...and even better, you'll choose your questions from a bunch of misleading categories. For example: 'Who's the Boss?' Those are questions about either Tony Danza or the Mafia, by the way. * Includes 200 unique trivia questions to test your random knowledge (to say the least). * Each question is grouped in an entertainingly-misleading category to keep everyone guessing-literally. * Comes with an instruction sheet that explains 3 different ways to play (depending on how smart you think you are). * Each of our trivia collections contains entirely different questions (and categories). Collect them all to build the world's most useless trivia library. * The outer box measures 3.5" square by 3" deep-that's 89mm square by 76mm if you're fancy. * Suitable for 2-8+ people. Go crazy.

Trivia should be fun-not feel like a homework assignment. That's why this Junk Food (& Food Food) Trivia set by Brass Monkey is filled with some of the most pointless food knowledge we could find...and even better, you'll choose your questions from a bunch of misleading categories. For example: 'Hunger Games.' Those are questions about eating competitions, by the way. * Includes 200 unique trivia questions to test your random food knowledge (to say the least). * Each question is grouped in an entertainingly-misleading category to keep everyone guessing-literally. * Comes with an instruction sheet that explains 3 different ways to play (depending on how smart you think you are). * Each of our trivia collections contains entirely different questions (and categories). Collect them all to build the world's most useless trivia library. * The outer box measures 3.5" square by 3" deep-that's 89mm square by 76mm if you're fancy. * Suitable for 2-8+ people. Go crazy.

While everyone else is blessing-their-mess, you can stitch out a little dose of reality. This cross-stitch-kit-for-the-rest-of-us by Brass Monkey includes everything you need (besides the patience): an embroidery hoop, needle, Aida cloth, and all the floss you could possibly want. That's what they call the thread...you'll have to provide your own dental care supplies. * Features a 6" bamboo embroidery hoop, Aida cloth, and a needle. * Includes all the thread you'll need to complete the design on the front of the box. There might even be a bit left over-friendship bracelets, anyone? * Comes with a design guide-and tutorial instructions suitable for beginners & experts alike (but the experts will likely judge us). * Bonus: It all comes in a pretty box...if we do say so ourselves. * The outer box measures 7.6" square by 1.64" deep-that's 193mm by 42mm if you're fancy.

The focus of this volume is on political discourse about the pattern and desirability of economic development, and how/why historical interpretations of social phenomena connected to this systemic process alter. It is a trajectory pursued here with reference to the materialism of Marxism, via the mid-nineteenth century ideas about race, through the development decade, the 'cultural turn', debates about modes of production and their respective labour regimes, culminating in the role played by immigration before and after the Brexit referendum. Also examined is the trajectory followed by travel writing, and how many of its core assumptions overlap with those made in the social sciences and development studies. The object is to account for the way concepts informing these trajectories do or do not alter.

Using examples from different historical contexts, this book examines the relationship between class, nationalism, modernity and the agrarian myth. Essentializing rural identity, traditional culture and quotidian resistance, both aristocratic/plebeian and pastoral/Darwinian forms of agrarian myth discourse inform struggles waged 'from above' and 'from below', surfacing in peasant movements, film and travel writing. Film depictions of royalty, landowner and colonizer as disempowered, 'ordinary' or well-disposed towards 'those below', whose interests they share, underwrite populism and nationalism. Although these ideologies replaced the cosmopolitanism of the Grand Tour, twentieth century travel literature continued to reflect a fear of vanishing rural 'otherness' abroad, combined with the arrival there of the mass tourist, the plebeian from home.

I am a Standupster, A Second Generation Survivor's Account, by the Daughter of David Zauder, is the first-ever biography of Internationally Acclaimed Holocaust and Anti-bullying Educator and Speaker, Karen Zauder Brass. Her book is a very rare exploration into the effects of being raised by a parent who suffered the inhumanity of genocide and its unimaginable costs. Brass comes out of the shadows and openly expresses what so few Second Generation Survivors are willing to discuss. The deep injury to their survivor parent's psyches cannot simply be put aside and has deep and lasting effects on their children. From her earliest years, Brass was fully aware of who her surviving parent needed her to be. This is a book of deep introspection that also shares the Author's path to self-acceptance, happiness, and her powerful desire to make changes in our world by educating audiences, one human being at a time, to not stand by and allow for the suffering of others; To be a Standupster(r). Brass provides the descriptive background of her Father, David Zauder's survival of the Krakow Ghetto and four concentration camps including Auschwitz. His survival of a true hell on Earth, and his success in emigrating from Poland, after his liberation by General Patton's 3rd Army Tank Division, then travel from Germany to America and becoming one of this country's leading cornet and trumpet players will inspire you and touch your heart. For educators, Brass weaves her Father's story into a groundbreaking international anti-bullying campaign which has been experienced by thousands of Middle and High School aged students, adults, and hundreds of high-ranking military officials. Acclaimed by educators, principals and parents alike, Brass' Standupster(r) presentations and campaign has been effective in reducing bullying in schools because it provides a rallying cry for everyone to never stand by in the face of hatred, bigotry, and injustice; the program calls on the audience to use personal responsibility and moral leadership to rise together as being a Standupster(r) to stop the bul

Can't seem to find the time to sit down for a board game? Neither can we. We're too busy opening the fridge 400 times a day–that's why we made this magnetic (and advanced) tic-tac-toe game. Now you can simultaneously play nine games of it at once, but passively throughout the day–or week–or month. • Features a magnet board that sticks to your fridge, a metal cabinet, or something else that's metal–you know, things you would put magnets on. • Includes 74 magnetic game pieces. • Not to mention an instruction book that explains the game in detail. • Suitable for 2 players. • The outer box measures 6" square by 1.25" deep (152mm x 152mm x 31.75mm).

During the Los Angeles riots of 1992, many Korean-American businesses were looted and burned to the ground. Although nearly half of the looters arrested were Latinos, the media portrayed this aspect of the riots more in terms of the on- going conflicts between Korean-Americans and African- Americans. In another part of the world in 1984, the violence which ensued after the assassination of India's Indira Gandhi was portrayed by officials and state leaders as a spilling over of mass sentiments of grief and anger, a conflict between ethnic groups instead of a pogrom against the Sikhs.

Riots and Pogroms presents comparative studies of public violence in the twentieth-century in the United States, Russia, Germany, Israel, and India with a comparative, historical, and analytical introduction by the editor. The focus of the book is on the interpretive process which follows riots and pogroms, rather than on the search for their causes. Its emphasis is on the struggle for control over the meaning of riotous events, for the right to represent them properly. How do political and social forces seek to assign causes and attach labels to riots, attribute motives to rioters and pogromists, and explain why particular groups are selected for violent assaults? To what extent are the state and its agents implicated in those assaults? To what degree does organization and/or spontaneity play a role in these incidents?

Go ahead, use a pencil...because we all know you're to bail on your co-worker's open mic night. We've crammed the same great content (well, most of it, anyway) of our standard-sized planner into a 'mini' version. While it won't fit in a pocket (unless you have an old pair of JNCOs laying around), it's the perfect size to tuck into any bag or backpack. Sure, this mini-planner by Brass Monkey is technically undated...but that's really selling it short. It's more like...'un-yeared.'. See, we did all of the hard work for you. We've already put in all the dates, the fixed holidays, and tons of extra stuff like daily random holidays (it was Work Like A Dog Day when we wrote this, ironically), celebrity birthdays, and other bits of trivia. With knowledge like this, you'll be the life of the party that you probably didn't want to go to in the first place. All you have to do is fill in the year and what day of the week each day is on. Simple. So if you want, you can buy this planner today and still procrastinate actually using it until 2054...live your life. * Inspired by vintage library books. You remember what those are, right? * Features a cloth-bound cover with embossed, gold foil artwork covering the whole...well, cover. * Comes pre-filled with 366 days (208 pages) of random holidays, trivia, and humor. * Includes an attached black satin bookmark to help you pick up where you left off. * The book measures 4.75" wide by 7.5" tall (and .6" thick)-that's 152mm by 229mm if you're fancy. * Psst: this is a mini-sized counterpart of our standard size planners.

We like to say that cribbage is the best card game you've probably never heard of-unless you have heard of it, and in that case, we like you already. Sure, it's is a classic game - meaning your grandparents probably got mad at each other while playing it - but it's still as fun as the day it was invented...in the 1600s. Inside this cribbage set by Brass Monkey, you'll find pretty much everything you need to learn, play, and (hopefully) win the game. * Includes a foldable wooden game board & 6 metal pegs for scoring. * Features a uniquely designed deck of cards. I mean, it is a card game, after all. * Contains an instruction book that explains the game in detail (and even covers a bit of strategy for over-achievers). * The outer box measures 11" wide by 6" tall by 1.6" deep-that's 280mm by 152mm by 40mm if you're fancy. * Suitable for two players. So take turns.

You two go together like puzzle-based puns and love. This shaped mini-puzzle by Brass Monkey is the perfect way to get your message across, loud and clear. It even comes in a small giftable box, with a place to write your own clever* note on the back. *Actual cleverness of your message not guaranteed. * 100 piece shaped mini-puzzle. * Features two-color 'You Complete Me' artwork w/ gold foil accents. * Completed puzzle measures 7.25" wide by 6.8" tall. * Box measures 3.75" wide by 4.375" tall (and 1.25" thick btw). * Includes a dedicated area to write a personal message on the box.

Adults like stickers, too. We just (unfortunately) don't have trapper keepers to put them on anymore. That's why Brass Monkey made this–a book of stickers designed to be used. We all get in a mood sometimes, so use this set of ‘emotions' to tell the world how you really feel. Put them on your calendar, label your co-workers, or add a personal touch to parking ticket payments. • Features a wide range of moody emoticons to convey pretty much every feeling known to humanity. • Includes 18 pages of traditional stickers (and 2 bonus pages of vintage-inspired ‘puffy' ones). • Each page features as many stickers as we could physically cram onto it (sorry to be so technical). • That's 280+ stickers, in case you're counting. • The overall book measures 4" wide by 6" tall (101mm x 152mm).

Social network analysis has transformed the study of organizations over the past 30 years. Rather than focus on individuals or teams, network scholars view the organization as a nexus of relationships. As its popularity increases, the scholarship is evolving in many directions including new theory on network dynamics, multilevel thinking, multiplex networks, digital networks, instrumental and affective ties, and cross-cultural considerations, in addition to advances in methods and measures, and new organizational applications. This compendium of essays points the way to contemporary issues in organizational social networks. Research in the Sociology of Organizations is an established international, peer-reviewed series that examines cutting edge theoretical, methodological and research issues in organizational studies. The series is especially concerned with specifying the unique contributions of sociological theories and research techniques to the analysis of organizations. In addition to publishing high quality original research, each volume aims to foster debate about the value of new theories and research to the growing international community of organizational studies scholars. Each volume is designed around carefully selected and interesting themes that aim to facilitate the development of new research communities and perspectives within the organizational studies field. All contributions are peer reviewed to ensure high quality, and are individually downloadable through your library website, enabling wide distribution and easy access.

People love to celebrate their dogs, and for good reason. . .most of the time. I mean, sure, they hate pee on your shoes occasionally. And then there's that whole constantly vomiting thing. Oh, and the endless amounts of hair on absolutely everything you own. What was I saying? Oh, right. This oversized deck of dog 'milestone cards' by Brass Monkey includes 50 praise cards and 50 shame cards, perfect for photographing next to their latest kill–your shoes. • Includes 50 double-sided cards to photograph with your dog–great for annoying other people on social media with. • Each card features a unique ‘praise' on the front and a ‘shame' on the back. • They all come in a displayable two-piece box. • The outer box measures 4.5" wide by 6" tall by 1.7" deep (114mm x 152mm x 43mm). • Cards measure 4" wide x 5.75" tall (101mm x 146mm) with a matte finish.

People love to celebrate their cats, and for good reason. . .most of the time. I mean, sure, they do literally poop in a box and make you clean it up. And then there's that whole constantly vomiting thing. Oh, and all of those animals that they kill and leave for you to step on in the middle of the night. What was I saying? Oh, right. This oversized deck of cat ‘milestone cards' by Brass Monkey includes 50 praise cards and 50 shame cards, perfect for photographing next to the world's largest hairball that your cat just gagged up. • Includes 50 double-sided cards to photograph with your cat–perfect for annoying other people on social media with. • Each card features a unique ‘praise' on the front and a ‘shame' on the back. • They all come in a displayable two-piece box. • The outer box measures 4.5" wide by 6" tall by 1.7" deep (114mm x 152mm x 43mm). • Cards measure 4" wide x 5.75" tall (101mm x 146mm) with a matte finish.

Trivia should be fun–not feel like a homework assignment. That's why this Incredibly Pointless Trivia set by Brass Monkey is filled with some of the most pointless knowledge we could find. . .and even better, you'll choose your questions from a bunch of misleading categories. For example: ‘Poison Control.' Those are questions about either Bret Michaels or arsenic, by the way. • Includes 200 unique trivia questions to test your random knowledge (to say the least). • Each question is grouped in an entertainingly-misleading category to keep everyone guessing–literally. • Comes with an instruction sheet that explains 3 different ways to play (depending on how smart you think you are). • Each of our trivia collections contains entirely different questions (and categories). Collect them all to build the world's most useless trivia library. • Suitable for 2-8+ people. Go crazy. • The outer box measures 3.5" square by 3" (89mm x 89mm x 76mm).

Advanced tic-tac-toe is a thing. Well, it is now anyway. Not only is this classic-inspired game by Brass Monkey worthy of a coffee table-it's actually worthy of being played. Instead of every match simply ending in a draw, our version is surprisingly strategic (& fun). The goal is simple-be the first player to use their pieces to complete a line of three like-sized circles-or form a single colored 'bullseye' as a sneaky fourth way to win. It's easier said than done...and honestly, it wasn't even that easy to say. * Includes 18 painted wood game pieces (9 red & 9 blue). * Features a stair-stepped gameboard that makes the game as beautiful as it is fun to play. * The gameboard (and pieces) are constructed out of a durable, heavyweight MDF. * The outer box measures 9.4" square by 2" deep-that's 238mm by 50mm if you're fancy. * Comes with game instructions...because it would be kind of mean if it didn't. * Suitable for two players. So take turns.

This vintage-inspired tear-off notepad set by Brass Monkey features a collection of 11 separate pads–each designed for its own super-important task. They're perfect for keeping track of your to-do list, your current mood, or just how many times you've cried today–it's easy to lose track. • Includes 11 individual notepads–each with a specific 'purpose.' • Each pad features 100 pages. • All pads are attached to the larger backer board, so you don't lose them–but you can take them off if you want. • The overall set measures 7" square by .3" deep (178mm x 178mm x 8mm). • From left to right, the pads measure: Pad 1 - 3" x 2.6" (76mm x 66mm) Pad 2 - 4" x 2.6" (101mm x 66mm) Pads 3 to 8 - 2.3" x 0.7" (58mm x 18mm) Pad 9 - 2.4" x 2.4" (61mm x 61mm) Pad 10 - 3.9" x 2" (99mm x 51mm) Pad 11 - 3" x 2" (76mm x 51mm)