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Although reading can be regarded as an isolated and private
endeavor, the white space in the margins of a printed book or the
comments section at the end of an online article can provide a
welcomed space for interaction. Annotation and marginalia share
similar meanings: a reader's contribution to a text, which might
consist of alphabetic, image, and video content. While it has
always been more common to think of this strategy in the context of
a student and a textbook, it is being more widely used through
online communications, such as commenting on, "liking," and sharing
social media posts. The behaviors of readers as they engage with a
text says a lot about their involvement, interest, and intentions.
Marginalia in Modern Learning Contexts is a collection of
innovative research on the methods and applications of interaction
between readers and texts through digital means such as commenting
or physical annotation such as writing in the margins of a book and
how these strategies can be applied in educational settings. While
highlighting topics including social annotation, teacher education,
and technological expertise, this book is ideally designed for
educators, administrators, academicians, researchers, and students
seeking current research on digital and physical annotation methods
and strategies and their applications in educational environments.
In the 150 years of college football history, the national
championship has been decided by unanimous vote only 33 times. This
book analyzes the various methods of selecting these champions and
what made the teams special. Drawing on archives and early
published works, a firsthand description of the 1869 inaugural game
between Princeton and Rutgers is provided, along with details of
how these earliest teams were managed. The contributions and
innovations of Walter Camp, the "Father of Football," are explored,
as is the evolution of the game itself. Each unanimous season since
the turn of the 20th century-from Yale in 1900 to LSU in 2019-is
covered in detail, with a brief history of each school's football
program. The question "is there a best ever team" is explored.
Andrew Melville is chiefly remembered today as a defiant leader of
radical Protestantism in Scotland, John Knox's heir and successor,
the architect of a distinctive Scottish Presbyterian kirk and a
visionary reformer of the Scottish university system. While this
view of Melville's contribution to the shaping of Protestant
Scotland has been criticised and revised in recent scholarship, his
broader contribution to the development of the neo-Latin culture of
early modern Britain has never been given the attention it
deserves. Yet, as this collection shows, Melville was much more
than simply a religious reformer: he was an influential member of a
pan-European humanist network that valued classical learning as
much as Calvinist theology. Neglect of this critical aspect of
Melville's intellectual outlook stems from the fact that almost all
his surviving writings are in Latin - and much of it in verse.
Melville did not pen any substantial prose treatise on theology,
ecclesiology or political theory. His poetry, however, reveals his
views on all these topics and offers new insights into his life and
times. The main concerns of this volume, therefore, are to provide
the first comprehensive listing of the range of poetry and prose
attributed to Melville and to begin the process of elucidating
these texts and the contexts in which they were written. While the
volume contributes to an on-going process that has seen Melville's
role as an ecclesiastical politician and educational reformer
challenged and diminished, it also seeks to redress the balance by
opening up other dimensions of Melville's career and intellectual
life and shedding new light on the broader cultural context of
Jacobean Scotland and Britain.
This book poses a major revisionist challenge to 20th century
British labour history, aiming to look beyond the Marxist and
Fabian exclusion of working class experience, notably religion and
self-help, in order to exaggerate 'labour movement' class cohesion.
Instead of a 'forward march' to secular state-socialism, the
research presented here is devoted to a rich diversity of social
movements and ideas. In this collection of essays, the editors
establish the liberal-pluralist tradition, with the following
chapters covering three distinct sections. Part One, 'Other Forms
of Association' covers subjects such as trade unions, the
Co-operative Party, women's community activism and Protestant
Nonconformity. Part Two, 'Other Leaders', covers employer Edward
Cadbury; Trades Union Congress leader Walter Citrine; and the
electricians' leader, Frank Chapple. Part Three, 'Other
Intellectuals', considers G.D.H. Cole, Michael Young and left
libertarianism by Stuart White. Readers interested in the British
Labour movement will find this an invaluable resource.
The Psychology of Stalking is the first scholarly book on stalking
ever published. Virtually every serious writer and researcher in
this area of criminal psychopathology has contributed a chapter.
These chapters explore stalking from social, psychiatric,
psychological and behavioral perspectives. New thinking and data
are presented on threats, pursuit characteristics, psychiatric
diagnoses, offender-victim typologies, cyberstalking, false
victimization syndrome, erotomania, stalking and domestic violence,
the stalking of public figures, and many other aspects of stalking,
as well as legal issues. This landmark text is of interest to both
professionals and other thoughtful individuals who recognize the
serious nature of this ominous social behavior.
Key Features:
*First scholarly book on stalking ever published
* Contributions from virtually all major researchers in field
* Discussion of what to do when being stalked
* Uses examples from recent publicized cases
James VI and Noble Power in Scotland explores how Scotland was
governed in the late sixteenth century by examining the dynamic
between King James and his nobles from the end of his formal
minority in 1578 until his accession to the English throne in 1603.
The collection assesses James' relationship with his nobility,
detailing how he interacted with them, and how they fought,
co-operated with and understood each other. It includes case
studies from across Scotland from the Highlands to the Borders and
burghs, and on major individual events such as the famous Gowrie
conspiracy. Themes such as the nature of government in Scotland and
religion as a shaper of policy and faction are addressed, as well
as broader perspectives on the British and European nobility,
bloodfeuds, and state-building in the early modern period. The ten
chapters together challenge well-established notions that James
aimed to be a modern, centralising monarch seeking to curb the
traditional structures of power, and that the period represented a
period of crisis for the traditional and unrestrained culture of
feuding nobility. It is demonstrated that King James was a
competent and successful manager of his kingdom who demanded a new
level of obedience as a 'universal king'. This volume offers
students of Stuart Britain a fresh and valuable perspective on
James and his reign.
In this fascinating book, Reid examines Robert Louis Stevenson's
writings in the context of late-Victorian evolutionist thought,
arguing that an interest in 'primitive' culture is at the heart of
his work. She investigates a wide range of Stevenson's writing,
including "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" and "Treasure Island," offering a
new way of understanding the relationship between his Scottish and
South Seas work. Reid's close attention to Stevenson's engagement
with anthropological and psychological debate also illuminates the
intersections between literature and science at the fin de siecle,
and includes previously unpublished material from the Stevenson
archive at Yale. Reid's interpretation offers a new way of
understanding the relationship between his Scottish and South Seas
work. Her analysis of Stevenson's engagement with anthropological
and psychological debate also illuminates the dynamic intersections
between literature and science at the fin de siecle.
Feather your nest with this avian collection of easy sewing
patterns for beautiful bird designs, all made using simple
hand-sewing techniques. Featuring the most popular and distinctive
species - including garden birds, exotic birds, birds of prey,
water birds, flightless birds and more - each pattern wings its way
to you with step-by-step instructions and full-size templates,
making them perfect for all abilities. The finished little birdies
would make cute brooches, bag charms and home accessories, or can
even be scaled up to make bigger plushes, all of which will make
your friends into avid twitchers! Author Alison J Reid has spent
months brooding away in her studio, researching all different kinds
of birds, both common and rare. She has checked out their shapes,
plumage and markings, and spent so much time trying to perfect
their colourful, beautiful wings. It became an obsession! It was
only by researching the various details that make each breed so
distinctive, that Alison has been able to capture each of their
unique qualities and differences. Pattern, colour and shape are
key, so capturing these details in felt was important. Luckily,
there are so many different colours of felt available! Felt's
non-fraying, double sided, robust qualities make it easy to create
all the little details that make each bird design so unique and
instantly recognisable. Each bird pattern can be traced straight
from the page (or enlarged if you want to sew a larger plush), and
simple instructions mean that even beginners can get started. And
because all the birds are sewn by hand, you don't need a sewing
machine and can sit out in the garden with the birds while you sew.
Whether you choose to sew just your own favourites, or make gifts
for the other bird-lovers in your life, this book will provide
hours of fun and inspiration.
The Smartphone Paradox is a critical examination of our everyday
mobile technologies and the effects that they have on our thoughts
and behaviors. Alan J. Reid presents a comprehensive view of
smartphones: the research behind the uses and gratifications of
smartphones, the obstacles they present, the opportunities they
afford, and how everyone can achieve a healthy, technological
balance. It includes interviews with smartphone users from a
variety of backgrounds, and translates scholarly research into a
conversational tone, making it easy to understand a synthesis of
key findings and conclusions from a heavily-researched domain. All
in all, through the lens of smartphone dependency, the book makes
the argument for digital mindfulness in a device age that threatens
our privacy, sociability, attention, and cognitive abilities.
This book uses a philosophy of technology to demonstrate that guns
are predisposed for an intentional use, making them inherently
non-neutral artifacts. This argument rejects the often-cited value
neutral thesis and instrumentalist view that "guns don't kill
people; people kill people", and instead, explains the lethality of
the gun through the lenses of affordance theory, behavioral design,
and choice architecture. Ultimately, this book proposes an ethical
and value-sensitive model for gun reform, which embodies the
perspective of French philosopher Bruno Latour, who said, "You are
different with a gun in your hand; the gun is different with you
holding it."
Latin was Scotland's third language in the early modern period,
alongside Scots and Gaelic, and the reign of King James VI and I is
considered to be a golden age of Scottish neo-Latin literature.
Corona Borealis considers Latin texts by Scottish authors written
between James's birth in 1566 and his removal to England in 1603,
and highlights the role of Latin in Scottish cultural life. The
production of Latin poetry by Scots grew exponentially in the
decades immediately following the Protestant Reformation (1560),
bolstered by a new focus on renaissance education in Scotland's
schools and universities, and Scottish neo-Latinists were part of a
European community of humanist scholars fascinated by the Classical
past. Verses by George Buchanan, Patrick Adamson, Thomas Craig of
Riccarton, Thomas Maitland, Hercules Rollock, Henry Anderson, and
Andrew Melville - most of which have never appeared in translation
before - are presented with facing English translations. Steven J.
Reid and David McOmish provide clear, accessible editions of each
text, along with scholarly introductions and detailed linguistic
and historical notes.
Be the cat that got the cream with this feline collection of easy
sewing patterns for the cutest cat designs, all made using simple
hand-sewing techniques. Featuring the most popular and distinctive
breeds - including long-haired, short-haired, hairless and even big
cats -each pussycat pattern comes with step-by-step instructions
and full-size templates, making them purrrfect for all abilities.
The finished little kitties would make cute brooches, bag charms
and home accessories, or can even be scaled up to make bigger
plushes, all of which will make your cat-loving friends have
kittens! Cats? But they're all the same, aren't they? Well, no not
really! When you start to explore the many different breeds of
cats, you realise just what a variety of breeds there is, and how
different they are from each other. Author Alison J Reid has spent
months beavering away in her studio, researching all different
kinds of cats, both domestic and wild. She has checked out their
colourings and markings, and spent so much time trying to perfect
their colourful, beautiful eyes. It became an obsession! It was
only by researching the various details that make each breed so
distinctive, that Alison has been able to capture each of their
unique qualities and differences. Pattern, colour and shape are
key, so capturing these details in felt was important. Luckily,
there are so many different colours of felt available, including
fur-like mottled effects. Felt's non-fraying, double sided, robust
qualities make it easy to create all the little details that make
each cat breed so unique and instantly recognisable. She has also
used small amounts of wool curls and roving to add texture for
truly strokable results. Each cat pattern can be traced straight
from the page (or enlarged if you want to sew a larger plush), and
simple instructions mean that even beginners can get started. And
because all the cats are sewn by hand, you don't need a sewing
machine and can sit on the sofa with your cat while you sew.
Whether you choose to sew just your own favourites, or make cats
for the other crazy cat people in your life, this book will provide
hours of fun and inspiration.
This book establishes the foundations needed to realize the
ultimate goals for artificial intelligence, such as autonomy and
trustworthiness. Aimed at scientists, researchers, technologists,
practitioners, and students, it brings together contributions
offering the basics, the challenges and the state-of-the-art on
trusted autonomous systems in a single volume. The book is
structured in three parts, with chapters written by eminent
researchers and outstanding practitioners and users in the field.
The first part covers foundational artificial intelligence
technologies, while the second part covers philosophical, practical
and technological perspectives on trust. Lastly, the third part
presents advanced topics necessary to create future trusted
autonomous systems. The book augments theory with real-world
applications including cyber security, defence and space.
A Short History of the Labour Party is the classic account of the
rise of the Labour Party from its foundation through to Tony
Blair's second term as Prime Minister. Thoroughly revised and
updated, it describes the events that led to the inception of the
party, the role of the trade unions within the party, the successes
and failures of the twentieth century and the revival of the
party's fortunes under Kinnock, Smith and then Blair. It closes
with an analysis of the current crisis that the Party faces over
its foreign policy choices since 9/11 including the war in Iraq.
This book thus provides the essential background for an
understanding and appreciation of today's political debates.
This book examines the role of war in shaping the African state,
society, and economy. Richard J. Reid helps students understand
different patterns of military organization through Africa's
history; the evolution of weaponry, tactics, and strategy; and the
increasing prevalence of warfare and militarism in African
political and economic systems. He traces shifts in the culture and
practice of war from the first millennium into the era of the
external slave trades, and then into the nineteenth century, when a
military revolution unfolded across much of Africa. The
repercussions of that revolution, as well as the impact of colonial
rule, continue to this day. The frequency of coups d'etats and
civil war in Africa's recent past is interpreted in terms of the
continent's deeper past.
Northeast Africa has one of the richest histories in the world, and
yet also one of the most violent. Richard Reid offers an historical
analysis of violent conflict in northeast Africa through the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries, incorporating the Ethiopian and
Eritrean highlands and their escarpment and lowland peripheries,
stretching between the modern Eritrean Red Sea coast and the
southern and eastern borderlands of present day Ethiopia. Sudanese
and Somali frontiers are also examined insofar as they can be
related to ethnic, political, and religious conflict, and the
violent state- and empire-building processes which have defined the
region since c.1800.
Reid argues that this modern warfare is not solely the product of
modern political 'failure', but rather has its roots in a network
of frontier zones which are both violent and creative. Such
borderlands have given rise to markedly militarised political
cultures which are rooted in the violence of the nineteenth
century, and which in recent decades are manifest in authoritarian
systems of government. Reid thus traces the history of Amhara and
Tigrayan imperialisms to the nationalist and ethnic revolutions
which represented the march of volatile borderlands on the
hegemonic centre. He suggests a new interpretation of Ethiopian and
Eritrean history, arguing that the key to understanding the
region's turbulent present lies in an appreciation of the role of
the armed, and politically fertile, frontier in its deeper past.
Mathematics of Autonomy provides solid mathematical foundations for
building useful Autonomous Systems. It clarifies what makes a
system autonomous rather than simply automated, and reveals the
inherent limitations of systems currently incorrectly labeled as
autonomous in reference to the specific and strong uncertainty that
characterizes the environments they operate in. Such complex
real-world environments demand truly autonomous solutions to
provide the flexibility and robustness needed to operate well
within them.This volume embraces hybrid solutions to demonstrate
extending the classes of uncertainty autonomous systems can handle.
In particular, it combines physical-autonomy (robots),
cyber-autonomy (agents) and cognitive-autonomy (cyber and embodied
cognition) to produce a rigorous subset of trusted autonomy:
Cyber-Physical-Cognitive autonomy (CPC-autonomy).The body of the
book alternates between underlying theory and applications of
CPC-autonomy including 'Autonomous Supervision of a Swarm of
Robots' , 'Using Wind Turbulence against a Swarm of UAVs' and
'Unique Super-Dynamics for All Kinds of Robots (UAVs, UGVs, UUVs
and USVs)' to illustrate how to effectively construct Autonomous
Systems using this model. It avoids the wishful thinking that
characterizes much discussion related to autonomy, discussing the
hard limits and challenges of real autonomous systems. In so doing,
it clarifies where more work is needed, and also provides a
rigorous set of tools to tackle some of the problem space.
This book provides a definitive empirical study of antisocial
character pathology and its assessment through the use of the
Rorschach. Drawing upon a decade of research with nearly 400
individuals in various hospitals and prisons, the authors paint an
extraordinary intrapsychic picture of the personality structure and
psychodynamics of these troublesome patients. Serving as both an
educational tool and a reference text, this book presents: *
Rorschach data on several different antisocial groups -- conduct
disordered children and adolescents, antisocial personality
disordered adult males with and without schizophrenia, antisocial
adult females, and male and female sexual homicide perpetrators; *
nomothetic (group) and idiographic (case study) data; * data which
have been analyzed and theoretically interpreted using both
structural methods and psychoanalytic approaches which represent
the cutting edge of Rorschach theory and practice; and * a
developmental approach in analyzing Rorschach data gathered from
antisocial children, adolescents, and adults -- providing striking
similarities. This is the first Rorschach database of this type
that has ever been published. As such, it serves as a valuable
reference text for Rorschach users -- providing a definitive
empirical base, theoretical integration, and a focus on individuals
who create severe problems for society.
Appreciation of the beauty and complexity of the human mind when
perceiving an ambiguous stimulus led Dr. Hermann Rorschach to
develop his scientific method eighty years ago. Full of gratitude
for his brief life and work, the editors hope this volume will
stand as an idiographic testament to his brilliance for the
Rorschach students of the future. The contributors are clearly the
most notable Rorschach clinicians in practice, and their work
integrates the Comprehensive System and psychoanalytic methods.
This book is organized into four sections. Within each of the first
three sections -- devoted to psychotic, borderline, and neurotic
disorders respectively -- the editors and invited authors have
contributed Rorschach case studies which vertically cut a character
pathology, personality disorder, or clinical diagnosis through a
particular level of personality organization. The last section
charts the enormously varied course that Rorschach work can
navigate -- from the understanding of a Nobel laureate, the pain of
trauma and transexuality, and the Nazi perversion of youth, to the
consensus Rorschach in couple's therapy and cutting edge work in
neuropsychology.
Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty explores the religious
freedom implications of defining marriage to include same-sex
couples. It represents the only comprehensive, scholarly appraisal
to date of the church-state conflicts virtually certain to arise
from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage. It explores two
principal questions. First, exactly what kind of religious freedom
conflicts are likely to emerge if society embraces same-sex
marriage? A redefinition of marriage would impact a host of laws
where marital status affects legal rights-in housing, employment,
health-care, education, public accommodations, and property, in
addition to family law. These laws, in turn, regulate a host of
religious institutions-schools, hospitals, and social service
providers, to name a few-that often embrace a different definition
of marriage. As a result, church-state conflicts will follow. This
volume anticipates where and how these manifold disputes will
arise. Second, how might these conflicts be resolved? If the
disputes spark litigation under the Free Speech, Free Exercise, or
Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment, who will prevail and
why? When, if ever, should claims of religious liberty prevail over
claims of sexual liberty? Drawing on experience in analogous areas
of law, the volume explores whether it is possible to avoid these
constitutional conflicts by statutory accommodation, or by
separating religious marriage from civil marriage.
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