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Stroll through any American or European city today and you probably
won't get far before seeing a dog being taken for a walk. It's
expected that these domesticated animals can easily navigate
sidewalks, streets, and other foundational elements of our built
environment. But what if our cities were actually shaped in
response to dogs more than we ever realized? Chris Pearson's
Dogopolis boldly and convincingly asserts that human-canine
relations were a crucial factor in the formation of modern urban
living. Focusing on New York, London, and Paris from the early
nineteenth century into the 1930s, Pearson shows that human
reactions to dogs significantly remolded them and other
contemporary western cities. It's an unalterable fact that
dogs-often filthy, bellicose, and sometimes off-putting-run away,
spread rabies, defecate, and breed wherever they like, so as dogs
became a more and more common in nineteenth-century middle-class
life, cities had to respond to people's fear of them and revulsion
at their least desirable traits. The gradual integration of dogs
into city life centered on disgust at dirt, fear of crime and
vagrancy, and the promotion of humanitarian sentiments. On the
other hand, dogs are some people's most beloved animal companions,
and human compassion and affection for pets and strays were equally
powerful forces in shaping urban modernity. Dogopolis details the
complex interrelations among emotions, sentiment, and the ways we
manifest our feelings toward what we love-showing that together
they can actually reshape society.
Mobilizing nature traces the environmental history of war and
militarization in France, from the creation of Chalons Camp in 1857
to military environmentalist policies in the twentieth century. It
offers a fresh perspective on the well-known histories of the
Franco-Prussian War, Western Front (1914-18), Second World War,
Cold War and the anti-base campaign at Larzac, whilst uncovering
the largely 'hidden' history of the numerous military bases and
other installations that pepper the French countryside. Mobilizing
nature argues that the history of war and militarization can only
be fully understood if human and environmental histories are
considered in tandem. Preparing for and conducting wars were only
made possible through the active manipulation and mobilization of
topographies, climatic conditions, vegetation and animals. But the
military has not monopolized the mobilization of nature. Protesters
against militarization have consistently drawn on images of
peaceful and productive civilian environments as the preferable
alternative to destructive tanks and bombs. Written in an
accessible style, Mobilizing nature will appeal to readers
interested in modern France, environmental history, military
geographies and histories, anti-military protests, and
environmentalism. -- .
Stroll through any American or European city today and you probably
won't get far before seeing a dog being taken for a walk. It's
expected that these domesticated animals can easily navigate
sidewalks, streets, and other foundational elements of our built
environment. But what if our cities were actually shaped in
response to dogs more than we ever realized? Chris Pearson's
Dogopolis boldly and convincingly asserts that human-canine
relations were a crucial factor in the formation of modern urban
living. Focusing on New York, London, and Paris from the early
nineteenth century into the 1930s, Pearson shows that human
reactions to dogs significantly remolded them and other
contemporary western cities. It's an unalterable fact that
dogs-often filthy, bellicose, and sometimes off-putting-run away,
spread rabies, defecate, and breed wherever they like, so as dogs
became a more and more common in nineteenth-century middle-class
life, cities had to respond to people's fear of them and revulsion
at their least desirable traits. The gradual integration of dogs
into city life centered on disgust at dirt, fear of crime and
vagrancy, and the promotion of humanitarian sentiments. On the
other hand, dogs are some people's most beloved animal companions,
and human compassion and affection for pets and strays were equally
powerful forces in shaping urban modernity. Dogopolis details the
complex interrelations among emotions, sentiment, and the ways we
manifest our feelings toward what we love-showing that together
they can actually reshape society.
The purpose of this book is to introduce youngsters who like
football to the story of Jesus and some of the basic elements of
the Christian faith. It can be read as a straight story, but there
is the option of discussion in the form of questions at the end of
each chapter. The questions relate to what they have just read but
also give the group the opportunity to reflect on their own lives
and their experiences. There are also leaders' notes at the end of
each chapter. It is the story of twelve characters who play for a
truly dreadful football team. Their manager quits, and they are
left wondering whether they might never find a new leader. Then a
new manager, James Cooper, comes into their lives and teaches them
about the true nature of success. Eleven of them accept his message
and begin to change. However, Jude Lucas refuses to accept the
message and wants to win football matches at all costs. The story
follows the eleven youngsters as they try to put into practice the
new way of life they have learned about and compares their story
with Jude's, who continues to live the same way. It is a story
about the everyday problems which youngsters face, temptations to
cheat, and the battle to be accepted and be popular among peers. It
includes the battle against irrational fears and dealing with loss.
By the end of the story, Jude has left to join a better football
team, but he does not find the happiness that the other eleven do.
Right at the end, James Cooper announces that he must also leave.
He leaves with the message that he is proud of the team who are
winners in the true sense of the word.
Preparation for warfare materially reshapes rural landscapes and
environments; this is a comparative history and geography of
militarized landscapes. The black smoke billowing from burning oil
wells during the Gulf War of 1990-91 directed media and public
attention towards war's devastating environmental impact. Yet even
before the first bomb is dropped, preparation for warfare
materially and imaginatively reshapes rural landscapes and
environments. This volume is the first to explore the comparative
histories and geographies of militarized landscapes. Moving beyond
the narrow definition of militarized landscapes as theatres of war,
it treats them as simultaneously material and cultural sites that
have been partially or fully mobilized to achieve military aims.
Ranging from the Korean DMZ to nuclear testing sites in the
American West, and from Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain, "Militarized
Landscapes" focuses on these often secretive, hidden, dangerous and
invariably controversial sites that occupy huge swathes of national
territories.
This fully updated Reader provides a comprehensive review of recent
research and legislation relating to domestic violence and its
consequences for children, and identifies the implications for
practice. It is divided into three parts. Part One describes
evidence for the links between domestic violence and the
concomitant abuse of children and assesses the effects on
children's future well-being. Part Two is a comprehensive and
accessible guide to relevant current criminal and civil
legislation. Highlighting the success of multi-agency approaches,
the final part details practical issues for interventions with
children and their carers, male perpetrators, and, new to this
edition, women. Endorsed by children's charities including the
NSPCC and Barnardo's, Making an Impact enables professionals
working with children to develop informed, sophisticated and
collaborative child care and protection responses for children who
are experiencing domestic violence.
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