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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.
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.
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.
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.
Kurdistan exists as a cultural and political concept on many levels
of discourse. Despite Kurdistan's divisions, lack of definition and
the absence of a unified struggle for a Kurdish state, the concept
survives the reality as a powerful mixture of myths, reality and
ambition. This thesis analyses geographical and historical factors,
which have shaped Kurdish conceptions of their identity.
Historically, Kurdistan existed in the heart of an ethnically and
geographically complex region, a marginal buffer zone between rival
regional and colonial powers. Kurdistan's location was the key to
its political and cultural developments. Many resultant features
were to militate against the formation of a Kurdish state.
Contents: Abstracts List of Maps Notes of Transliteration, Spellings and Names Glossary List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Fields 3. Geosophy, Geopiety, and Topophilia 4. Nostalgia, Myths and Landscape 5. The Map as Discourse 6. Historical Geography 7. Methodology
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Recipes for Survival (Hardcover)
Maria Thereza Alves; Introduction by Michael Taussig
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R1,245
R1,170
Discovery Miles 11 700
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In 1983, when acclaimed Brazilian artist Maria Thereza Alves was an
art student at Cooper Union in the United States, she returned to
her native country to document the backlands of Brazil, where her
family is from. Working with the local people in a collaborative
process that has become the hallmark of her mature work, Alves
photographed their daily lives and interviewed them to gather the
facts that they wanted the world to know about them. Unlike
documentation created by outsiders, which tends to objectify
Brazil's indigenous and rural people, Alves's work presents her
subjects as active agents who are critically engaged with history.
Recipes for Survival opens with evocative, caption-less
black-and-white photographs, most of them portraits that compel
viewers to acknowledge the humanity of people without reducing them
to types or labels. Following the images are texts in which the
villagers matter-of-factly describe the grinding poverty and
despair that is their everyday life-incessant labor for paltry
wages, relations between men and women that often devolve into
abuse, and the hopelessness of being always at the mercy of
uncontrollable outside forces, from crop-destroying weather to
exploitative employers and government officials. Though not overtly
political, the book powerfully reveals how the Brazilian state
shapes the lives of its most vulnerable citizens. Giving a voice to
those who have been silenced, Recipes for Survival is, in Alves's
words, "about we who are the non-history of Brazil."
This book presents the proceedings of the 8th Brazilian Technology
Symposium (BTSym'22). The book discusses current technological
issues on Systems Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical
Sciences, such as the Transmission Line, Protein-Modified Mortars,
Electromagnetic Properties, Clock Domains, Chebyshev Polynomials,
Satellite Control Systems, Hough Transform, Watershed Transform,
Blood Smear Images, Toxoplasma Gondi, Operation System
Developments, MIMO Systems, Geothermal-Photovoltaic Energy Systems,
Mineral Flotation Application, CMOS Techniques, Frameworks
Developments, Physiological Parameters Applications,
Brain–Computer Interface, Artificial Neural Networks,
Computational Vision, Security Applications, FPGA Applications,
IoT, Residential Automation, Data Acquisition, Industry 4.0,
Cyber-Physical Systems, Digital Image Processing, Patters
Recognition, Machine Learning, Photocatalytic Process,
Physical-Chemical Analysis, Smoothing Filters, Frequency
Synthesizers, Voltage Controlled Ring Oscillator, Difference
Amplifier, Photocatalysis, and Photodegradation, and current
technological issues on Human, Smart, and Sustainable Future of
Cities, such as the Digital Transformation, Data Science,
Hydrothermal Dispatch, Project Knowledge Transfer, Immunization
Programs, Efficiency and Predictive Methods, PMBOK Applications,
Logistics Process, IoT, Data Acquisition, Industry 4.0,
Cyber-Physical Systems, Fingerspelling Recognition, Cognitive
Ergonomics, Ecosystem Services, Environmental, Ecosystem Services
valuation, Solid Waste, and University Extension.
Looking at the current turmoil facing contemporary healthcare
systems worldwide, resulting from relentless imposition of
financially-based performance indicators, the author argues that a
return to a values-based approach to healthcare will create
positive transformation. Writing from the fresh perspective of
social anthropology, the author takes a highly pragmatic approach
to practice, emphasizing the importance of values such as
compassion, solidarity and social justice. He suggests that without
being able clearly to identify the values and goals that unite
their members, healthcare organizations are unlikely to be able to
meet the demands of the constant and varied pressures they face,
and explains how individuals at every level in healthcare can
contribute in practical ways to positive change within their
organizations. This much-needed and very accessible book will be
essential reading for anyone interested in a better approach to
healthcare reform, from clinicians and nurses, to managers and
policy makers, as well as the interested reader.
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