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American Farms, American Food bridges the gap between agricultural
production and food studies allowing readers to learn about both
subjects up close and in detail. Beyond that, the book provides
background on the domestication, breeding, and development of crop
plants and livestock that have become the food we eat. Themes such
as the family farm, local food production, organic agriculture,
genetically modified crops, food imports, and commodity exports are
developed in nine separate chapters. The chapters treat specific
crops or livestock types from the point of view of both production
and consumption, highlighting the changes that have taken place in
both farming strategies and food preferences over the years.
The uprisings of 2011 have radically altered the political,
economic, and social landscapes of the Middle East and North
Africa. A clearer view of the recent past now provides greater
perspectives on the causes and the consequences of these events.
This collection of essays challenges the common tendency of
applying the dominant frame of "Arab Spring" to explain
contemporary politics of the Middle East. Numerous debates about
the utility of the "Arab Spring" metaphor already exist, contesting
such issues as its foreign origins or its temporal and optimistic
implications. It further has the negative and significant side
effect of implying a singularity to these events in a manner that
often defies the varied conditions on the ground. This is why the
term "Arab Uprisings" is used here as the organizing frame to
address numerous socio-cultural, economic, political, experiential,
and communicative aspects of the uprisings. This text is organized
around three themes: origins, experiences, and trajectories. The
first section addresses catalyzing factors that help explain the
emergence of the uprisings from various political, economic, and
socio-cultural perspectives. The second section examines the
functions and responses of diverse people, institutions, and
ideologies during the initial years of the uprisings. It includes
an in-depth case study on women's changing political situation in
the catalyzing country of Tunisia, as well as discussions about the
roles of political Islam, new mass media, and social networks in
these rapidly changing contexts. The third section discusses
cross-national implications and the multitude of repercussion the
uprisings are having on the global system. Using an
interdisciplinary approach with contrasting theoretical and
methodological orientations, the global experts who contributed the
chapters explore various theoretical approaches, juxtaposing them
with comparative surveys and in-depth case studies. They show that
after the initial euphoria (or dread) that surrounded the
uprisings, a transitional and transformative period in the Middle
East has come that requires thorough observation and analysis.
The wave of uprisings that has engulfed the Arab world since 2011
has impacted the Gulf significantly, however much the region
appears to have remained unscathed. In Bahrain, the regime cracked
down on protestors with the help of Saudi forces, and increasing
Gulf tensions with Iran, political chaos in Yemen, and rumblings
among unemployed youth throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC) states all complicate the facade of Gulf stability. In
addition, ties with the United States appear to be weakening;
regional politics are varied and changing, particularly with the
rise of India and China; Gulf governance is often oppressive; and
GCC economies are even more tied to rentier practices of
distribution to keep populations satisfied and in check.Gulf
Politics and Economics in a Changing World addresses these aspects
of political and economic life in the GCC, Iran, and Iraq in order
to assess the present situation. It also offers analysis and
predictions as to what the future of this important area of the
greater Middle East may hold. The volume, which features
contributions from some of the best scholars in the field of Gulf
studies in the United States, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia,
provides an in-depth and critical look at the region.
A fascinating overview of the lands and peoples of the United
States and Canada, both past and present. Based on decades of
research and written in clear, concise prose by one of the foremost
geographers in North America, John C. Hudson's Across This Land is
a comprehensive regional geography of the North American continent.
Dividing the terrain into ten regions, which are then subdivided
into twenty-seven smaller areas, Hudson's brisk narrative reveals
the dynamic processes of each area's distinctive place-specific
characteristics. Focusing on how human activities have shaped and
have been shaped by the natural environment, Hudson considers
physical, political, and historical geography. He also highlights
related topics, including resource exploitation, economic
development, and population change. Praised in its first edition as
a readable and reliable interpretation of United States and
Canadian geography, the revised Across This Land retains these
strengths while adding substantial new material. Incorporating the
latest available population and economic data, this thoroughly
updated edition includes * reflections on new developments, such as
resource schemes, Native governments in Atlantic Canada, and the
role of climate change in the Arctic * a new section focused on the
US Pacific insular territories west of Hawaii * evolving views of
oil and gas production resulting from the introduction of hydraulic
fracturing * revised text and maps involving agricultural
production based on the 2017 Census of Agriculture * current place
names * more than 130 photographs The most extensive regional
geography of the North American continent on the market, Hudson's
Across This Land will continue as the standard text in geography
courses dealing with Canada and the United States, as well as a
popular reference work for scholars, students, and lay readers.
Theatre and Performance in the Asia-Pacific is an analysis of the
theatrical imaginative as it manifests in theatre and performance
in Australia, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore. The sites encompass
marked differences in language, performance, history and politics,
and variations in the solidity and volatility of their imagined
worlds. Recognizing these differences, the book explores contrasts
in each nation as it identifies with the region and the cultural
interconnections that support a regional identity. While the four
nations demonstrate degrees of ambivalence and connection to the
Asia-Pacific as a region, the project argues that relations to
modernity and globalization are less nation-specific. The project
articulates a regional configuration of modernity which is
multiple, contradictory but nonetheless regional. Each nation has
in common the imperative to reconcile with and adapt to European
modernity in a way that renders global modernity multiple rather
than singular.
Theatre and Performance in the Asia-Pacific is an innovative study
of contemporary theatre and performance within the framework of
modernity in the Asia-Pacific. It is an analysis of the theatrical
imaginative as it manifests in theatre and performance in
Australia, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore.
By the end of the 1980s, many Americans looked at the state of the
nation with a renewed optimism, which was personified by an
enduring American president - Ronald Wilson Reagan. The essays in
this volume revisit the 1980s in order to examine the factors that
contributed to his political and cultural triumphs and assess his
legacy.
By the end of the 1980s, many Americans looked at the state of
the nation with a renewed optimism. America was the world's only
superpower, Communism had been defeated, the economic misery and
inflation of the late 1970s and early 1980s had given way to
prosperity and vast global wealth, and a new swashbuckling
patriotism had entered into the public imagination. This patriotism
and optimism was personified by an enduring American
president--Ronald Wilson Reagan. The essays in this volume revisit
the 1980s in order to examine the factors that contributed to
Ronald Reagan's political and cultural triumphs, provide an
assessment of the political, social, and economic substance and
legacy of his policies--not just for Americans but for the shape of
the world order.
Education policy has increasingly become a local matter. Localities and schools adjust education to meet specific local needs. Globalization and the greater emphasis on knowledge in society, however, also embody strong streamlining tendencies. This book examines and compares local education systems in Britain and the way in which Sweden creates the interplay between common tendencies of change and particular local conditions.
American Farms, American Food bridges the gap between agricultural
production and food studies allowing readers to learn about both
subjects up close and in detail. Beyond that, the book provides
background on the domestication, breeding, and development of crop
plants and livestock that have become the food we eat. Themes such
as the family farm, local food production, organic agriculture,
genetically modified crops, food imports, and commodity exports are
developed in nine separate chapters. The chapters treat specific
crops or livestock types from the point of view of both production
and consumption, highlighting the changes that have taken place in
both farming strategies and food preferences over the years.
Based on decades of research and written in clear, concise prose
by one of the foremost geographers in North America, John C.
Hudson's "Across This Land" is a comprehensive regional geography
of the North American continent.
Clearly organized, the book divides the entire United States and
Canada into six major regions, then further subdivides them into
twelve smaller areas. Hudson emphasizes each region or area's
distinguishing place-specific attributes, including--to a larger
degree than previous regional geographies--political
considerations. In this way, the book tells the story of each
region, relying on a brisk narrative that reveals the dynamic
processes of their distinctive characteristics.
The first extensive regional geography of the North American
continent in over seventy-five years, Hudson's "Across This Land"
will become the standard text in geography courses dealing with
Canada and the U.S. as well as a popular reference work for
scholars, students, and lay readers.
Thomas C. Hudson, author of the poetry collections Shedding My
Skin, Skinless, The Forgotten Words and Words on The Water has
celebrated 10 years of writing poetry by combining all four books
with never before seen or heard pieces. This collection promises to
take you on unexpected journeys as you delve deep into the mind of
the author through his words. The venom and virtue of life has been
captured in these pages and you are challenged to explore them
without finding yourself within. Whatever it is that drives you to
anger, stirs your heart or even inspires, you are sure to find in
this heartfelt and sometimes controversial collection.
Thomas C. Hudson, author of poetry collections Shedding My Skin,
Skinless and The Forgotten Words has once again wrapped his
thoughts and innermost feelings into tightly wound prose and verse.
He offers quotes to stir your emotions, provoke thought and provide
encouragement. As you navigate the waters of your life take his
words with you. Make them the waves that you ride, the sun that
guides and the wind that fills your sails. Thomas has opened his
heart and allowed his expressions to flow with one destination in
mind. Make these words welcome so they may cross the seas of poetry
to their home in your heart.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1911 Edition.
A blend of his quotes, verses and poems. Thomas C. Hudson (author
of poetry collections Shedding My Skin and Skinless) once again
compiles his thoughts and feelings in poetic form.The Forgotten
Words is a mixture of thought provoking quotes and poems reflecting
his experiences. Below the surface of his words you may find his
pain, love and desires.
The uprisings of 2011 have radically altered the political,
economic, and social landscapes of the Middle East and North
Africa. A clearer view of the recent past now provides greater
perspectives on the causes and the consequences of these events.
This collection of essays challenges the common tendency of
applying the dominant frame of "Arab Spring" to explain
contemporary politics of the Middle East. Numerous debates about
the utility of the "Arab Spring" metaphor already exist, contesting
such issues as its foreign origins or its temporal and optimistic
implications. It further has the negative and significant side
effect of implying a singularity to these events in a manner that
often defies the varied conditions on the ground. This is why the
term "Arab Uprisings" is used here as the organizing frame to
address numerous socio-cultural, economic, political, experiential,
and communicative aspects of the uprisings. This text is organized
around three themes: origins, experiences, and trajectories. The
first section addresses catalyzing factors that help explain the
emergence of the uprisings from various political, economic, and
socio-cultural perspectives. The second section examines the
functions and responses of diverse people, institutions, and
ideologies during the initial years of the uprisings. It includes
an in-depth case study on women's changing political situation in
the catalyzing country of Tunisia, as well as discussions about the
roles of political Islam, new mass media, and social networks in
these rapidly changing contexts. The third section discusses
cross-national implications and the multitude of repercussion the
uprisings are having on the global system. Using an
interdisciplinary approach with contrasting theoretical and
methodological orientations, the global experts who contributed the
chapters explore various theoretical approaches, juxtaposing them
with comparative surveys and in-depth case studies. They show that
after the initial euphoria (or dread) that surrounded the
uprisings, a transitional and transformative period in the Middle
East has come that requires thorough observation and analysis.
A continued journey. A trek through life. Thomas C. Hudson has
written and compiled his thoughts, ideas and reflections in poetic
form. He has spoken profoundly of love, pain and joy. Employing
prose and rhyme, a period of his life is described on these pages
offering a vivid picture of the most trying times, destitute days
and honourable hours. He has dared to be honest, not only with you
but with himself and allowed his words to flow without restriction
or boundary.
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Shedding My Skin (Paperback)
Thomas Hudson; Photographs by Thomas Hudson; Thomas C Hudson
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A blend of Epic, Prose and Rhyme, my poems are a result of a
journey, a road I travelled. So many things have influenced these
writings, relationships good and bad, world issues, my spirituality
and in general the things I see around me. My words are the
reflections of my thoughts and the manifestation of my joy or pain.
Here I was willing to share "me "with you, I hope you will allow
each verse to become your own, to become your voice, to speak of
your jubilance and shed your tears. I pray the words are of
inspiration to all that read, I hope you laugh, cry and reflect as
I have, may the world and your role in it be clear and may you love
pure."
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