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Founded by a small band of religious freedom seekers in 1639,
Newport, Rhode Island, subsequently became a bustling colonial
seaport teeming with artists, sailors, prosperous merchants and,
perhaps most distinctively, the ultra-rich families of the Gilded
Age. Clinging to the lavish coattails of these newly minted
millionaires and robber barons was a stream of con artists and
hangers-on who attempted to leech off their well-to-do neighbors.
From the Vanderbilts to the Dukes, the Astors to the Kennedys, the
City by the Sea has served as a sanctuary for the elite--and a
hotbed of corruption. Local historian Larry Stanford pulls back the
curtain on over 350 years of history, uncovering the real stories
behind many of Newport's most enduring mysteries, controversial
characters and scintillating scandals.
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.
This unique and important book investigates what it means to be
multiracial and/or multiethnic in the United States, examining the
issues involved from personal, societal, and cultural perspectives.
More and more, the idea of America as a melting pot is becoming a
reality. Written from the perspective of multiracial citizens, The
New Face of America: How the Emerging Multiracial, Multiethnic
Majority Is Changing the United States brings to light the values,
beliefs, opinions, and patterns among these populations. It
assesses group identity and social recognition by others, and it
communicates how multiracial individuals experience America's
reaction to their increasing numbers. Comprehensive and
far-reaching, this thoughtful compendium covers the cultural
history of multiracials in America. It looks at multiracial
families today, at rural and urban multiracial populations, and at
multiracial physical features, health disparities, bone and marrow
transplant issues, adoption matters, as well as multiracial issues
in other countries. Multiracial entertainers, athletes, and
politicians are considered, as well. Among the book's most
important topics is multiracial health and health care disparity.
Finally, the book makes clear how America's current majority
institutions, organizations, and corporations must change their
relationship with multiracial and multiethnic populations if they
wish to remain viable and competitive. A chronology of the growth
of the multiracial population in the United States Charts
highlighting multiracial population growth patterns in the United
States A map showing which parts of the United States have the
highest numbers and largest growth of multiracials A bibliography
of multiracial and multiethnic references from all types of
disciplines
China's strong economic growth occurring alongside modernization
across the great majority of Asian societies has created what many
see as a transnational space through and by which not only
economic, social and cultural resources, but also threats and
crises flow over traditional political boundaries. The first
section of the work lays out a clear conceptual framework. It draws
on arguments about nation no longer being the only container of
society, about trans-disciplinary thinking, and about knowledge
being context-bound. It identifies and discusses distinctive
features of China and Asia in the global era. These include
population, urbanization and climate change; the continuing reach
of Orientalist shadows; cultural politics of knowledge. It closes
by arguing how global studies adds value to existing accounts. The
second, and longer, section applies this framework through a series
of original empirical case-studies in three areas:
migration/poverty/gender; culture/education; well-being. Both the
conceptual framework and case-studies are drawn from research
presented at HKBU since 2011 under the auspices of the Global
Social Sciences Conference Series and supplemented by additional
papers.
So you want to be a wizard? You know being a wizard is not all
quests filled with high adventure, finding priceless treasure, warm
adulation and reward, and uncovering newfound knowledge? You really
want to be ensorcelled by fell magics, accosted by boisterous
knights, enchanted by hostile magicians, waylaid by villainous
rogues, attacked by creatures from the nether realms, cursed by
dread warlocks, and worse? And those on some of your better days?
Seriously? Are you crazy? If you are (crazy, not serious... serious
is optional), then Mulogo is the wizard for you and Mulogo's
Treatise on Wizardry is the guide you'll live by Mulogo's Treatise
on Wizardry provides a concise summary in plain (well, mostly
plain) language for wizards who wish to have a manual for survival
in a harsh world where people (and much nastier) want to kill you
and take your stuff (usually in that order). With varied subject
topics ranging from Allies and Whether to Buy Them, On Reducing
Risk (and Capitalizing on the Failure of Others), Protecting
Yourself From Yourself, How to Minimize the Curiosity of Others,
and When Griffins Attack, Mulogo's Treatise on Wizardry will allow
you to thrive... but first you have to survive. Hopefully you'll
enjoy a few laughs along the way.1 Scribe's Notes: 1.Mulogo's
Treatise on Wizardry is a largely farcical text making light of
wizardly conventions within the larger fantasy, gaming, and
roleplaying traditions, assorted related communities and offshoots,
memes, and various cultural derivatives.2 2.If you do not like
satire, or laughing, this book is not for you.3 3.Perhaps a more
exciting tome like Navel Lint, Its Permutations and Harvesting
would be more to your liking.4 4.Mulogo does not condone laughing.
Despite all the medical and media attention focused on the rate of
overweight and obesity in the African American population, African
American images and body types are greatly influencing changes in
the fashion, fitness, advertising, television and movie industries.
This is because overweight, like beauty, can be in the eye of the
beholder. Most research studies investigating attitudes about body
image and body type among African Americans have shown they are
more satisfied with their bodies than are their white counterparts
and that there appears to be a wider range of acceptable body
shapes and weights, and a more flexible standard of attractiveness,
among black Americans as compared to whites. That fact is not being
lost on leaders of industries that might profit from understanding
this wider range of beauty, as well as playing to it. In this book,
medical anthropologist Eric Bailey introduces and explains the
self-acceptance and body image satisfaction of African Americans,
and traces how that has spurred changes in industry. His book fills
the void of scientific evidence to enhance the understanding of
African Americans' perceptions related to body image and beauty-and
is the first to document these issues from the perspective of an
African American male. Despite all the medical and media attention
focused on the rate of overweight and obesity in the African
American population, African American images and body types are
greatly influencing changes in the fashion, fitness, advertising,
television, and movie industries. This is because overweight, like
beauty, can be in the eye of the beholder. Most research studies
investigating attitudes about body image and body type among
African Americans have shown they are more satisfied with their
bodies than are their white counterparts. Most black women, for
example, are of course concerned with how they look, but do not
judge themselves in terms of their weight and do not believe they
are valued mostly on the basis of their bodies. Black teen girls
most often say being thick and curvaceous with large hips and ample
thighs is seen as the most desirable body shape. Thus, there
appears to be a wider range of acceptable body shapes and weights,
and a more flexible standard of attractiveness, among black
Americans as compared to whites. That fact is not lost on leaders
of industries that might profit from understanding this wider range
of beauty, as well as playing to it. Voluptuous supermodel Tyra
Banks is just one African American who's broken the mold in that
industry. The effects have been seen right down to department and
local clothes stores, where lines of larger and plus-size fashions
are expanding, becoming more colorful and more ornate. In the
fitness industry, health gurus Madonna Grimes and Billy Blanks have
been revolutionizing how people get fit and how fitness needs to be
redeveloped for the African American population. Advertising has
taken a similar turn, not the least manifestation of which were the
major campaigns Dove and Nike ran in 2005 with plus-sized actresses
(who continue to appear in promotions for both companies). In
movies and on television shows, the African American beautiful body
image has followed suit. In this book, medical anthropologist Eric
Bailey introduces and explains the self-acceptance and body image
satisfaction of African Americans, and traces how that has spurred
changes in industry. His book fills the void of scientific evidence
to enhance the understanding of African Americans' perceptions
related to body image and beauty-and is the first to document these
issues from the perspective of an African American male.
The Exceptional Advice for Adventurers Everywhere series provides a
range of proven (1) advice for professions that don't exist. (2)
This complete edition includes all four novellas in the Exceptional
Advice for Adventurers Everywhere tetralogy. Included are: Mulogo's
Treatise on Wizardry Mulogo's Treatise provides a concise summary
in plain (well, mostly plain) language for wizards who wish to have
a manual for surviving in a harsh world where people (and much
nastier) want to kill you and take your stuff (usually in that
order). (4) Everygnome's Guide to Paratechnology Within this
concise guide you will find answers to many of the questions you do
not have about becoming a Paratechnologist (5), a wondrous master
of the uniquely Gnomish art of blending magic and technology
Nemesis Nemesis - A Good Guide for Bad Guys provides a wealth of
information you do not wish to know on becoming a villain and
succeeding in the kingdom of evil. (6) Confessions of an Angry
Dwarf If you have ever wanted to explore the inner workings of the
Dwarven psyche (8), then Confessions of an Angry Dwarf will be your
gateway to a world probably better left unvisited. Adventurer's
Notes: 1.Until disproven. 2.No matter how much you may want for
them to be real. (3) 3.Which should in no way limit your enjoyment
of them. 4.Thankfully, the guide applies equally well when your
enemies could care less about taking your stuff. 5.Who would? 6.If
you have ever been frustrated by the decision-making of villains in
literature or film, then this is the guide for you. (7) 7.Unless,
of course, it isn't. 8.Brave soul that you are.
The field of medical anthropology is a discipline that
incorporates the perspective of a wide range of approaches--from
anthropologists, sociologists, epidemiologists, physicians, nurses,
public health administrators, biologists, and many others,
including the general public--to health care. This approach places
culture and cultural relativism at the forefront and center of
every model, and examines the ethics and fairness of health care
issues associated with the African American population.
The author examines data on mortality, census, preventive
health, alternative medical practices, clinical research, and
intervention from a comprehensive perspective. Finally, fieldwork
in a public health department setting provides the medical
anthropologist with a unique opportunity to investigate cultural
and health issues of a particular population in a public health
setting. The author explains the steps and procedures for
conducting an applied medical anthropological study, based on his
experience doing fieldwork projects over the past 15 years.
Philosophy and Hip-Hop: Ruminations on Postmodern Cultural Form
opens up the philosophical life force that informs the construction
of Hip-hop by turning the gaze of the philosopher upon those blind
spots that exist within existing scholarship. Traditional
Departments of Philosophy will find this book a solid companion in
Contemporary Philosophy or Aesthetic Theory. Inside these pages is
a project that parallels the themes of existential angst, corporate
elitism, social consciousness, male privilege and masculinity. This
book illustrates the abundance of philosophical meaning in the
textual and graphic elements of Hip-hop, and thus places Hip-hop
within the philosophical canon.
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