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Featuring a renowned author team and the best recent scholarship,
World in the Making: A Global History explores both the global and
local dimensions of world history. Abundant full-color maps and
images, along with other special pedagogical features that
highlight the lives and voices of the world's peoples, make this
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Cast iron cookware is an increasingly hot item in the antique
marketplace. Collectors are scouring antique shops, shows, and flea
markets searching for treasures to add to their collections; and
hunting for more information about the products' history and
manufacturers. In response to this growing demand, David Smith and
Chuck Wafford have created another authoritative guide to
collectible cast iron. This book continues where The Book of
Griswold & Wagner left off-illustrating hundreds of items not
included in the previous book. With over 845 photographs of cast
iron pieces from the Wagner, Griswold, Lodge, Vollrath, Excelsior,
and Martin manufacturing companies, this book delves into the
histories and products produced by these manufacturers. Complete
with pattern numbers, catalog list numbers, price guide, index, and
much more; this book is a must-have for all cast iron cookware
collectors.
Corruption is a global phenomenon with costs estimated to be in the
trillions of dollars. This source of original research and policy
analysis deals with the most important concepts and empirical
evidence in foreign corrupt practices globally. Handbook of Global
Research and Practice in Corruption includes research from all
continents and provides a critical analysis of the key issues of
corruption and its control. Through rigorous analysis and
theoretical foundations, this book provides a multi-disciplinary
and international account of corruption from the perspectives of
public policy, criminal law and criminology, as well as considering
principles of prevention and control in both the public and private
sectors. With original and empirical analyses, this unique book
will appeal to academics, researchers and students in international
business and international law, staff of crime and corruption
commissions and police integrity agencies, as well as international
organizations such as the World Bank, IMF, Transparency
International and the World Economic Forum. Contributors include:
J.S. Albanese, S. Basu, L. Botterill, J.E. Campos, D. Chaikin, D.
Chappell, C. Davids, I. Dussuyer, L. Elges, M. Felson, S.A.
Fritzen, L. Gray, A. Graycar, R.G. Hearn, F. Heinrich, R. Hodess,
P. Jorna, M. Joutsen, L. de Koker, P. Larmour, W.B. Magrath, B.
Michael, S. Moss, R. Mulgan, S. Mumford, G.P. Noone, N.L. Piquero,
K. Polk, F. Recanatini, G. Schubert, I. Scott, D. Siegel, R. Smith,
G. Sullivan, J. Wanna, G.T. Ware
Based on the scholarship of a global team of diverse authors, this
wide-ranging handbook surveys the history and current status of
pro-women thought and activism over millennia. The book traces the
complex history of feminism across the globe, presenting its many
identities, its heated debates, its racism, discussion of religious
belief and values, commitment to social change, and the struggles
of women around the world for gender justice. Authors approach past
understandings and today’s evolving sense of what feminism or
womanism or gender justice are from multiple viewpoints. These
perspectives are geographical to highlight commonalities and
differences from region to region or nation to nation; they are
also chronological suggesting change or continuity from the ancient
world to our digital age. Across five parts, authors delve into
topics such as colonialism, empire, the arts, labor activism,
family, and displacement as the means to take the pulse of feminism
from specific vantage points highlighting that there is no single
feminist story but rather multiple portraits of a broad cast of
activists and thinkers. Comprehensive and properly global, this is
the ideal volume for students and scholars of women’s and gender
history, women’s studies, social history, political movements and
feminism.
The story of Medicaid comes alive for readers in this strong
narrative, including detailed accounts of important policy changes
and extensive use of interviews. A central theme of the book is
that Medicaid is a "weak entitlement," one less established or
effectively defended than Medicare or Social Security, but more
secure than welfare or food stamps. In their analysis, the authors
argue that the future of Medicaid is sound. It has the flexibility
to be adapted by states as well as to allow for policy innovation.
At the same time, the program lacks an effective mechanism for
overall reform. They note Medicaid has become a source of perennial
political controversy as it has grown to become the largest health
insurance system in the country. The book's dual emphasis on
politics and policy is important in making the arcane Medicaid
program accessible to readersand in distinguishing policy grounded
in analysis from partisan ideology. This second edition features a
new preface, three new chapters accounting for the changes to the
Affordable Care Act, and an updated glossary.
The Prospective Payment System and the Medicare Fee Schedule, two
of the most effectively sustained and successful efforts at policy
innovation in history continue to shape decisions about Medicare
and cost containment efforts. Smith shows how particular policy
alternatives were developed; why chosen or rejected; and how
provider interests and American political institutions have shaped
their design and implementation. David G. Smith is professor of
political science at Swarthmore College. He has been a board member
on many health-related organiations. His main teaching areas
include health policy, Constitutional law and jurisprudence,
American government and politics, and political theory.
As World War I rages, there are evils—both living and dead—that
only a witch can see in a spellbinding novel by the Amazon Charts
and Washington Post bestselling author of The Raven Spell. With her
husband off fighting at World War I’s eastern front, Petra
Kurková embraces her fleeting freedom, roaming the city at night
with her camera. A born witch, she’s discovered that she can
capture the souls of the dead on film. Her supernatural skills
don’t go unnoticed by the enigmatic Josef Svoboda. He’s
recruiting a team of sorcerers to infiltrate the front lines, where
the bloodshed of combat has resurrected foul creatures. Petra’s
unique abilities will be needed against the most dangerous enemies
of all—those ever present, undead, and unseen. Deep in the cursed
Carpathian Mountains, the ragtag team meets with an emissary of an
ancient organization founded to maintain balance between worlds.
Photographing the escalating horrors is beyond anything Petra
imagined. So are the secrets among her fellow witches. But Petra
can’t turn back. Not before she discovers her husband’s fate
and the myriad ways her magic is manifesting. To defeat an occult
foe, Petra must release the power she’s been concealing for so
long, or risk damning a war-torn world to ashes.
Based on the scholarship of a global team of diverse authors, this
wide-ranging handbook surveys the history and current status of
pro-women thought and activism over millennia. The book traces the
complex history of feminism across the globe, presenting its many
identities, its heated debates, its racism, discussion of religious
belief and values, commitment to social change, and the struggles
of women around the world for gender justice. Authors approach past
understandings and today's evolving sense of what feminism or
womanism or gender justice are from multiple viewpoints. These
perspectives are geographical to highlight commonalities and
differences from region to region or nation to nation; they are
also chronological suggesting change or continuity from the ancient
world to our digital age. Across five parts, authors delve into
topics such as colonialism, empire, the arts, labor activism,
family, and displacement as the means to take the pulse of feminism
from specific vantage points highlighting that there is no single
feminist story but rather multiple portraits of a broad cast of
activists and thinkers. Comprehensive and properly global, this is
the ideal volume for students and scholars of women's and gender
history, women's studies, social history, political movements and
feminism.
Uatu the Watcher, a mysterious being who observes mankind from the
Moon, is dead. Nick Fury leads a cosmos-spanning investigation into
the murder, forging unlikely alliances and sending Marvel's
mightiest heroes to the farthest corners of the universe. To
uncover the truth, Doctor Strange and the Punisher must cross
deadly dimensions, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Moon Knight and the
Winter Soldier head into deep space, and Emma Frost, Ant-Man and
Black Panther journey to the center of the Earth. All the while,
Unseen forces gather, and just when the Avengers think they've
cornered their murderer, everything explodes-unleashing the Marvel
Universe's greatest secrets and rocking the heroes to their core!
In this novelization of the epic storyline by Jason Aaron and Mike
Deodato Jr., truths will come tumbling into the light and the
original sins of our heroes will be exposed for all to see.
Fleeing Victorian London, a witch finds her newfound independence
comes with all-new perils-both mortal and immortal. Forever
untangling the branches of her strange family tree, Edwina
Blackwood is at a turning point. Her parents' disappearances still
strike her as unaccountably odd. Her sister's questionable life and
untimely death have left her shaken. Spellfire has transformed her
home and livelihood to ash. And now a devious stalker is on her
trail. With supernatural detective Ian Cameron by her side, Edwina
can't get out of London fast enough. Gaining safe passage, she
finds refuge with Sir Henry Elvanfoot, famed wizard of the north,
and is promised protection from ill-aimed curses. But in this
unfamiliar city of fair folk and witches, where the veil between
Earth and the Otherworld is about to be lifted, something is amiss.
How else to explain Edwina's sudden prophetic visions? Or the fear
that surviving whoever pursues her will require the powers of an
ancient bloodline she's only beginning to comprehend? Whatever
destiny awaits, it's Edwina's to finally control. Where will it
lead? Only time, cunning, and magic-in this world or the Other-will
tell.
In Victorian England a witch and a detective are on the hunt for a
serial killer in an enthralling novel of magic and murder by the
Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of The Vine
Witch. After a nearly fatal blow to the skull, traumatized private
detective Ian Cameron is found dazed and confused on a muddy
riverbank in Victorian London. Among his effects: a bloodstained
business card bearing the name of a master wizard and a curious
pocket watch that doesn't seem to tell time. To retrieve his lost
memories, Ian demands answers from Edwina and Mary Blackwood,
sister witches with a murky past. But as their secret is slowly
unveiled, a dangerous mystery emerges on the darkened streets of
London. To help piece together Ian's lost time, he and Edwina
embark on a journey that will take them from the river foreshore to
an East End music hall, and on to a safe house for witches in need
of sanctuary from angry mortals. The clues they find suggest a link
between a series of gruesome murders, a missing person's case, and
a dreadful suspicion that threatens to tear apart the bonds of
sisterhood. As the investigation deepens, could Ian and Edwina be
the next to die?
Women are valued for their ability to bear children in many
cultures. The birth process, though supposedly the most painful
experience of a woman's life, is seen as a necessary evil to
achieve the end goal of children and motherhood. And yet, in the
face of a typically masculinized Christianity that nevertheless
professes that women are equally created in the image of God,
shouldn't childbirth--a uniquely feminine experience--itself shape
Christian women's souls and teach them about the heart of the God
they love and follow? Drawing on her own experience of giving birth
and motherhood--and the conflicting assumptions attached to them,
by Christians and the culture at large--Aubry G. Smith presents a
richly scriptural exploration of common conceptions about pregnancy
and childbirth that will not only help mothers and soon-to-be
mothers understand how to think biblically about birth, but also
walks them through how to put the ideas into practice in their own
lives. Along the way, she shows all readers how to see God's own
experience of the birth process--and how childbirth leads to a
deeper understanding of the gospel overall.
Learn how IT leaders are adapting to the new reality of life during
and after COVID-19 COVID-19 has caused fundamental shifts in
attitudes around remote and office work. And in The New Normal in
IT: How the Global Pandemic Changed Information Technology Forever,
internationally renowned IT executive Gregory S. Smith explains how
and why companies today are shedding corporate office locations and
reducing office footprints. You'll learn about how companies
realized the value of information technology and a distributed
workforce and what that means for IT professionals going forward.
The book offers insightful lessons regarding: How to best take
advantage of remote collaboration and hybrid remote/office
workforces How to implement updated risk mitigation strategies and
disaster recovery planning and testing to shield your organization
from worst case scenarios How today's CIOs and CTOs adapt their IT
governance frameworks to meet new challenges, including
cybersecurity risks The New Normal in IT is an indispensable
resource for IT professionals, executives, graduate technology
management students, and managers in any industry. It's also a
must-read for anyone interested in the impact that COVID-19 had,
and continues to have, on the information technology industry.
A spellbinding novel of bloodlines, self-discovery, and redemption
by the author of the Washington Post bestseller The Vine Witch.
Abandoned as a child in turn-of-the-century Paris, Yvette Lenoir
has longed to uncover the secrets of her magical heritage and tap
her suppressed powers. But what brave and resourceful Yvette has
done to survive the streets has made her a fugitive. With a price
on her head, she clings to a memento from her past—what she
believes to be a grimoire inherited from the mother she never knew.
To unlock the secrets of her past, Yvette trusts in one woman to
help solve the arcane riddles among its charmed pages. Elena
Boureanu is the vine witch of Château Renard, noted for its
renowned wines. Even as she struggles with her own bloodline—and
its poisonous threat to her future—Elena can’t ignore a friend
on the run. Joined by a cunning thief, the proprietor of an
enchanted-curio shop, and a bewitching black cat, Elena and Yvette
are determined to decode Yvette’s mysterious keepsake. But what
restless magic will be unleashed? And what are Yvette and Elena
willing to risk to become the witches they were destined to be?
Women and Gender in Postwar Europe charts the experiences of women
across Europe from 1945 to the present day. Europe at the end of
World War II was a sorry testimony to the human condition; awash in
corpses, the infrastructure devastated, food and fuel in such short
supply. From Soviet Union to the United Kingdom and Ireland the
vast majority of citizens on whom survival depended, in the postwar
years, were women. This book charts the involvement of women in
postwar reconstruction through the Cold War and post Cold-War years
with chapters on the economic, social, and political dynamism that
characterized Europe from the 1950s onwards, and goes on to look at
the woman's place in a rebuilt Europe that was both more prosperous
and as tension-filled as before. The chapters both look at broad
trends across both eastern and western Europe; such as the horrific
aftermath of World War II, but also present individual case studies
that illustrate those broad trends in the historical development of
women's lives and gender roles. The case studies show difference
and diversity across Europe whilst also setting the experience of
women in a particular country within the broader historical issues
and trends, in such topics as work, professionalization, sexuality,
consumerism, migration, and activism. The introduction and
conclusion provide an overview that integrates the chapters into
the more general history of this important period. This will be an
essential resource for students of women and gender studies and for
post 1945 courses.
Jean Baudrillard was one of the most influential, radical, and
visionary thinkers of our age. His ideas have had a profound
bearing on countless fields, from art and politics to science and
technology. Once hailed as the high priest of postmodernity,
Baudrillard's sophisticated theoretical analyses far surpass such
simplistic caricatures. Bringing together Baudrillard's most
accomplished and perceptive commentators, this book assesses his
legacy for the twenty-first century. It includes two outstanding
essays by Baudrillard: a remarkable, previously unpublished work
entitled 'The vanishing point of communication,' and one of
Baudrillard's final texts, 'On disappearance', a veritable tour de
force that serves as a culmination of his theoretical trajectory
and a provocation to a new generation of thinkers. Employing
Baudrillard's key concepts, such as simulation, disappearance, and
symbolic exchange, and deploying his most radical strategies, such
as escalation, seduction, and fatality, the volume's contributors
offer a series of thought-provoking analyses of everything from art
to politics, and from laughter to terror. It will be essential
reading for anyone concerned with the fate of the world in the new
millennium.
The Book of Griswold & Wagner, referred to as the "blue book"
by collectors, is the most complete, accurate, and widely used
reference guide and is coveted by collectors. This revised 5th
edition features more pictures, updated values for cast iron
cookware and kitchen collecting enthusiasts, and expanded charts.
This definitive, encyclopedic guide details durable cast-iron
antiques, including cornstick pans, griddles, Dutch ovens, gem
pans, coffee grinders and roasters, trivets, molds, broilers,
teapots, and much more. Over 1,000 photographs document variations
of shape, size, dates, moldings, finishes, hardware types, catalog
numbers, and markings. There are comprehensive histories of the
manufacturers Griswold, Wagner, Sidney Hollow Ware, Favorite, and
Wapak, as well as patent lists for meticulous researchers. This is
an essential reference for anyone wishing to invest in these
timeless treasures.
* Includes tables and chromatograms based on polymer analyses
abstracted from literature references dating from 1981-1991*
Features theoretical discussions on new developments in the
respective areas of gas, pyrolysis-gas, liquid, and size exclusion
chromatographic separations* Provides a list of commercial
suppliers of column packings and packed columns for gas and liquid
chromatography
Jean Baudrillard was one of the most influential, radical, and
visionary thinkers of our age. His ideas have had a profound
bearing on countless fields, from art and politics to science and
technology. Once hailed as the high priest of postmodernity,
Baudrillard's sophisticated theoretical analyses far surpass such
simplistic caricatures. Bringing together Baudrillard's most
accomplished and perceptive commentators, this book assesses his
legacy for the twenty-first century. It includes two outstanding
essays by Baudrillard: a remarkable, previously unpublished work
entitled 'The vanishing point of communication, ' and one of
Baudrillard's final texts, 'On disappearance', a veritable tour de
force that serves as a culmination of his theoretical trajectory
and a provocation to a new generation of thinkers. Employing
Baudrillard's key concepts, such as simulation, disappearance, and
symbolic exchange, and deploying his most radical strategies, such
as escalation, seduction, and fatality, the volume's contributors
offer a series of thought-provoking analyses of everything from art
to politics, and from laughter to terror. It will be essential
reading for anyone concerned with the fate of the world in the new
millennium.
The key to advancing gender equality? Men. Women are at a
disadvantage. At home, they often face an unequal division of
household chores and childcare, and in the workplace, they deal
with lower pay, lack of credit for their contributions, roadblocks
to promotion, sexual harassment, and more. And while organizations
are looking to address these issues, too many gender-inclusion
initiatives focus on how women themselves should respond,
reinforcing the perception that these are "women's issues" and that
men—often the most influential stakeholders in an
organization—don't need to be involved.
Gender-in-the-workplace experts David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson
counter this perception. In this important book, they show that men
have a crucial role to play in promoting gender equality at work.
Research shows that when men are deliberately engaged in
gender-inclusion programs, 96 percent of women in those
organizations perceive real progress in gender equality, compared
with only 30 percent of women in organizations without strong male
engagement. Good Guys is the first practical, research-based guide
for how to be a male ally to women in the workplace. Filled with
firsthand accounts from both men and women, and tips for getting
started, the book shows how men can partner with their female
colleagues to advance women's leadership and equality by breaking
ingrained gender stereotypes, overcoming unconscious biases,
developing and supporting the talented women around them, and
creating productive and respectful working relationships with
women.
"Entitlement Politics" describes partisan attempts to shrink the
size of government by targeting two major federal health care
entitlements. Efforts to restructure or eliminate entitlements as
such, and to privatize and decentralize programs, along with more
traditional attempts to amend and reform Medicare and Medicaid have
radically transformed policymaking with respect to these programs.
However, they have failed to achieve fundamental or lasting
reform.
Smith combines historical narrative and case studies with
descriptions of the technical aspects and dynamics of policymaking
to help the consumer understand how the process has changed,
evaluate particular policies and outcomes, and anticipate future
possibilities. His account intentionally goes at some length into
the substance of the programs, the policies that are involved, and
the views of different protagonists about the major issues in the
dispute.
One unhealthy consequence of politicizing Medicare and Medicaid
policy has been to separate public debate from the technical and
organizational realities underlying issues of cost containment or
program structure. Smith considers this development unfortunate,
since it leaves even informed citizens unable to evaluate the
claims being made. Ironically, strife over Medicare has complicated
the political and policy issues in American life. Only a serious
and genuine bipartisan effort bringing forth the best efforts of
both political parties--and some of the best industry leaders and
policy experts in the field--is likely to achieve genuine reform.
The more people and parties know about the history, politics, and
policies of these programs, the better our prospects for devising
workable, equitable, and lasting solutions. This volume leads the
way toward that understanding.
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