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The essays compiled herein are written on behalf of earth, the
ground upon which I walk and the soil into which I will one day
return. They contain the thought-traces of a thinker in love with
wisdom.
Much scholarship on the British transatlantic slave trade has
focused on its peak period in the late eighteenth century and its
abolition in the early nineteenth; or on the Royal African Company
(RAC), which in 1698 lost the monopoly it had previously enjoyed
over the trade. During the early eighteenth-century transition
between these two better-studied periods, Humphry Morice was by far
the most prolific of the British slave traders. He bears the guilt
for trafficking over 25,000 enslaved Africans, and his voluminous
surviving papers offer intriguing insights into how he did it.
Morice's strategy was well adapted for managing the special risks
of the trade, and for duplicating, at lower cost, the RAC's
capabilities for gathering information on what African
slave-sellers wanted in exchange. Still, Morice's transatlantic
operations were expensive enough to drive him to a series of
increasingly dubious financial manoeuvres throughout the 1720s, and
eventually to large-scale fraud in 1731 from the Bank of England,
of which he was a longtime director. He died later that year,
probably by suicide, and with his estate hopelessly indebted to the
Bank, his family, and his ship captains. Nonetheless, his
astonishing rise and fall marked a turning point in the development
of the brutal transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans.
Place is an important element in understanding health and health
care disparities. More that merely a geographic location, place is
a socio-ecological force with detectable effects on social life,
independent well-being, and health. Despite the general enthusiasm
for the study of place and the potential it could have for a better
understanding of the distribution of health in different
communities, research is at a difficult crossroads because of
disagreements in how the construct should be conceptualized and
measured. This edited volume incorporates an cross-disciplinary
approach to the study of place, in order to come up with a
comprehensive and useful definition of place. Topics covered
include: Social Inequalities, Historical Definitions of Place,
Biology and Place, Rural vs. Urban Places, Racialization of a
Place, Migration, Sacred Places, Technological Innovations An
understanding of place is essential for health care professionals,
as interventions often do not have the same effects in the clinic
as they do in varied, naturalistic social settings.
Do digital networks make a difference to the scope, scale and
severity of social harm? Considering four distinct digital
affordances for crime (access, concealment, evasion and incitement)
this book asks whether they are simply new packaging for old
problems, with no greater effect on society overall – or is
cyberculture significantly escalating illegality? Matthew David
gives fresh insights into online harms and behaviours in the fields
of hate, obscenity, corruptions of citizenship and appropriation,
offering a comprehensive and integrated approach for those both new
and experienced in the field of cybercrime.
Science/Technoscience has moved to center stage in debates over
change, power and justice in twenty-first century societies. This
text provides a general framework for understanding, combining and
applying the rich range of approaches that exist within sociology
about science: in particular, the role (and limitations) of science
in generating knowledge, and the relationship between scientific
knowledge and social progress. Drawing on case studies such as the
genetics and computing "revolutions," this is a clear, even-handed
and comprehensive introduction to the field.
Do digital networks make a difference to the scope, scale and
severity of social harm? Considering four distinct digital
affordances for crime (access, concealment, evasion and incitement)
this book asks whether they are simply new packaging for old
problems, with no greater effect on society overall – or is
cyberculture significantly escalating illegality? Matthew David
gives fresh insights into online harms and behaviours in the fields
of hate, obscenity, corruptions of citizenship and appropriation,
offering a comprehensive and integrated approach for those both new
and experienced in the field of cybercrime.
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Regan Hall's directorial feature debut is a fast-paced sports drama
set in London. Sparks fly when Shania (Lenora Crichlow), a sprinter
from the city's back streets, comes head to head with Lisa (Lily
James), an equally ambitious young runner from a wealthy middle
class background. Their fierce rivalry soon reaches breaking point
as both girls strive to make it to the top. Bradley James, Rupert
Graves and Noel Clarke co-star.
It can be argued that the differences in content and approach
between physical and human geography, and also within its
sub-disciplines, are often overemphasized. The result is that
geography is often seen as a diverse and dynamic subject, but also
as a disorganized and fragmenting one, without a focus. "Unifying
Geography" focuses on the plural and competing versions of unity
that characterize the discipline, which give it cohesion and
differentiate it from related fields of knowledge. Each of the
chapters is co-authored by both a leading physical and a human
geographer, on the nature of geography. Themes identified include
those of the traditional core as well as new and developing topics
that are based on subject matter, concepts, methodology, theory,
techniques and applications. Through its identification of unifying
themes, the book will provide students with a meaningful framework
through which to understand the nature of the geographical
discipline.
It can be argued that the differences in content and approach
between physical and human geography, and also within its
sub-disciplines, are often overemphasized. The result is that
geography is often seen as a diverse and dynamic subject, but also
as a disorganized and fragmenting one, without a focus.;"Unifying
Geography" focuses on the plural and competing versions of unity
that characterize the discipline, which give it cohesion and
differentiate it from related fields of knowledge. Each of the
chapters is co-authored by both a leading physical and a human
geographer, on the nature of geography. Themes identified include
those of the traditional core as well as new and developing topics
that are based on subject matter, concepts, methodology, theory,
techniques and applications. Through its identification of unifying
themes, the book will provide students with a meaningful framework
through which to understand the nature of the geographical
discipline.
In the world of web design, if one wants to create a successful web
site, one needs an effective content strategy. Return on Engagement
shows web designers and developers how to implement an effective
content strategy and how to stay ahead in the rapidly changing
industry of web design. It presents best practices in terms of web
design through a marketing function: content strategy, SEO, social
media marketing, and success measurement to help web designers
implement a strategy that ensures success for the site they are
building. Return on Engagement shows web designers and developers
how to not just design an aesthetically pleasing, functional
website. This book shows those professionals how to implement
marketing strategies and analysis into their website, thus ensuring
its success. Nearly 3 years since the previous edition published,
new best practices have been formed. Tools in which web developers
use to analyze website metrics have advanced. New social media
networks and communities have cropped up. New research in how
audiences read and receive content has been done, subsequently
refining best digital marketing practices. Return on Engagement
features a step-by-step breakdown of how to use new tools,
techniques, and technologies. The new edition also includes updated
case studies of industry leaders who implement best practices on
projects. Return on Engagement also features a regularly updated
companion site that offers readers sample content, easy sharing
tools, and web-based resources to help measure marketing viability
of web properties.
First published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and
Francis, an informa company.
From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines,
clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness
throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to
protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly
innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury, frocks laden
with arsenic and literally 'drop-dead gorgeous' gowns. Fabulously
gory and gruesome, Fashion Victims takes the reader on a
fascinating journey through the lethal history of women's, men's
and children's dress, in myth and reality. Drawing upon surviving
fashion objects and numerous visual and textual sources,
encompassing louse-ridden military uniforms, accounts of the fiery
deaths of Oscar Wilde's half-sisters and dancer Isadora Duncan's
accidental strangulation by her long, fringed scarf; the book
explores how garments have tormented those who made and wore them,
and harmed animals and the environment in the process. Vividly
chronicling evidence from Greek mythology to the present day,
Matthews David puts everyday apparel under the microscope and
unpicks the dark side of fashion. Lavishly illustrated with over
100 images, Fashion Victims is a remarkable resource for everyone
from scholars and students to fashion enthusiasts.
The perfect book for any student taking a research methods course
for the first time! The new edition of David and Sutton's text
provides those new to social research with a comprehensive
introduction to the theory, logic and practical methods of
qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research. Covering all
aspects of research design, data collection, data analysis and
writing up, Social Research: An Introduction is the essential
companion for all undergraduate and postgraduate students embarking
on a methods course or social research project. The second edition
features: - Brand new chapters on visual methods, case study
methods, internet research, mixed methods and grounded theory -
Updated chapters on interviews, questionnaire design, surveys, and
focus groups - Improved coverage of qualitative and quantitative
methods of data analysis, including practical instruction on the
latest versions of software packages NiVivo 8 and SPSS 18 - An
attractive new layout which aids navigability and enhances the
book's student learning features - A companion website
(www.uk.sagepub.com/david) with PowerPoint slides and links to
useful websites - Many more practical examples helping bring theory
to life! Designed for social science students with no previous
experience, this book provides a balanced foundation in the
principles and practices of social research.
Much scholarship on the British transatlantic slave trade has
focused on its peak period in the late eighteenth century and its
abolition in the early nineteenth; or on the Royal African Company
(RAC), which in 1698 lost the monopoly it had previously enjoyed
over the trade. During the early eighteenth-century transition
between these two better-studied periods, Humphry Morice was by far
the most prolific of the British slave traders. He bears the guilt
for trafficking over 25,000 enslaved Africans, and his voluminous
surviving papers offer intriguing insights into how he did it.
Morice's strategy was well adapted for managing the special risks
of the trade, and for duplicating, at lower cost, the RAC's
capabilities for gathering information on what African
slave-sellers wanted in exchange. Still, Morice's transatlantic
operations were expensive enough to drive him to a series of
increasingly dubious financial manoeuvres throughout the 1720s, and
eventually to large-scale fraud in 1731 from the Bank of England,
of which he was a longtime director. He died later that year,
probably by suicide, and with his estate hopelessly indebted to the
Bank, his family, and his ship captains. Nonetheless, his
astonishing rise and fall marked a turning point in the development
of the brutal transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans.
An essay collection which examines Britten's juvenilia, influences
such as Shostakovich and Verdi, his opera Owen Wingrave and a
libretto written by Australian novelist Patrick White with the hope
of a future collaboration. Benjamin Britten: New Perspectives on
his Life and Work reveals the extent to which Britten scholarship
is reaching outside the confines of Anglo-American criticism. The
volume engages with juvenilia and other orchestral works from the
1920s and examines a broad range of influences on Britten,
including the works of Shostakovich and Verdi, the poetry of Ovid,
and the cinema. Among his operatic works the dramatic qualities of
Owen Wingrave arediscussed through a close study of Piper's
libretto and we witness the genesis of a libretto written by
Australian novelist Patrick White and submitted to Britten with the
hope of a future collaboration. The volume uncovers the generally
hostile reception Britten's operas received in Paris until around
the 1990s. Britten's status as 'outsider' in both the USA and in
his own country when he returned in 1942 is discussed: the
possibility is that Britten wasbecoming nervous of the gathering US
involvement in the war and the real chance he may be called up to
serve in the US forces is also discussed here.
Place is an important element in understanding health and health
care disparities. More that merely a geographic location, place is
a socio-ecological force with detectable effects on social life,
independent well-being, and health. Despite the general enthusiasm
for the study of place and the potential it could have for a better
understanding of the distribution of health in different
communities, research is at a difficult crossroads because of
disagreements in how the construct should be conceptualized and
measured. This edited volume incorporates an cross-disciplinary
approach to the study of place, in order to come up with a
comprehensive and useful definition of place. Topics covered
include: Social Inequalities, Historical Definitions of Place,
Biology and Place, Rural vs. Urban Places, Racialization of a
Place, Migration, Sacred Places, Technological Innovations An
understanding of place is essential for health care professionals,
as interventions often do not have the same effects in the clinic
as they do in varied, naturalistic social settings.
The past decade has seen a rapid development in the range of
techniques which are available to modify the surfaces of
engineering components. This in tum has led to the emergence of the
new field of surface engineering the design of a composite system
(coating plus substrate) that produces a performance which cannot
be achieved by either the coating or substrate alone. With this
expansion comes the problem of deciding on the correct surfacing
technology for a given application. Clearly, to take full advantage
of the benefits which surface engineering offers, there is a need
to explain, in a structured way, the basic features and
interrelationships of the most recently developed coatings and
treatments. Advanced Surface Coatings satisfies this need by
providing a concise and authoritative state-of-the art review of
surface engineering. In chapter 1 the reader is provided with an
insight into the surfacing technology appropriate for a given
function. Chapter 2 reviews the principles of plasma generation (a
theme which is central to many of the advanced surface treatments
and coatings) and forms a solid foundation for the chap ters which
follow. Chapters 3 to 10 each discuss the general principles on
which the technology is based, followed by an appreciation of
specific properties and application areas for materials treated by
each particular method. These chapters cover ion implantation,
ion-assisted coatings, evaporation, sputtering, physical vapour
deposition, chemical vapour deposi tion, thermal spraying, and
laser treatments.
The content of Human Performance Optimization is unique in terms of
the focus, breadth, and scope of the individual chapter
contributions. Moreover, this book was developed in response to a
pressing need, first directed by the Chief of Staff of the Army, to
examine current and future developments in behavioral, cognitive,
and social neuroscience that may allow organizations to enhance
individual worker and team performance. This volume captures a wide
range of approaches, both with an eye to describing state of the
art knowledge, and projecting what may become applicable in the
near future. The variety of social, technological, and scientific
issues make this book indispensable in our time. Organizations of
all sorts, but especially those who operate in "in extremis" or
high-stakes settings, are seeking to improve the performance of
their workers. The chapters' breadth and accessibility will allow
strategic leaders of organizations to evaluate breaking news in
HPO, and will also serve as an up-to-date review of the field for
scientists involved in human performance research.
Implement the powerful multimedia and interactive capabilities
offered by HTML5, including style control tools, illustration
tools, video, audio, and rich media solutions. Understand how HTML5
is changing the web development game with this project-based book
that shows you-not just tells you-what HTML5 can do for your
websites. Reinforce your practical understanding of the new
standard with demo applications and tutorials, so that execution is
one short step away. HTML5 is the future of the web. Literally
every web designer and developer needs to know how to use this
language to create the types of web sites consumers now expect.
This new edition of the bestseller teaches you to enhance your web
designs with rich media solutions and interactivity, using detailed
descriptions and hands-on projects for every step along the way.
The second edition contains completely updated information,
including more on mobility and video standards, plus new projects.
The companion website, visualizetheweb.com, is packed full of extra
information, online code libraries, and a user forum, offering even
more opportunity to learn new skills, practice your coding and
interact with other users. * NEW content added, detailing Web API,
Mobile/Tablet Controls, CSS3 for Mobile Devices, Creating SVG
Illustrations, and Emerging Standards * Updated information on how
to use HTML5 within a variety of browsers including Chrome, Safari,
Internet Explorer, and Firefox * As in the first edition, concepts
are thoroughly explained and then brought to life via hands-on
projects in each section
In The Latinx Files, Matthew David Goodwin traces how Latinx
science fiction writers are reclaiming the space alien from its
xenophobic legacy in the science fiction genre. The book argues
that the space alien is a vital Latinx figure preserving Latinx
cultures by activating the myriad possible constructions of the
space alien to represent race and migration in the popular
imagination. The works discussed in this book, including those of
H.G. Wells, Gloria Anzaldúa, Junot Diaz, André M. Carrington, and
many others, often explicitly reject the derogatory correlation of
the space alien and Latinxs, while at other times, they contain
space aliens that function as a source of either enlightenment or
horror for Latinx communities. Throughout this nuanced analysis,
The Latinx Files demonstrates how the character of the space alien
has been significant to Latinx communities and has great potential
for future writers and artists. Â
How should a seventeenth-centry Spanish verse play be presented to
a contemporary English-speaking audience? For many reasons, but
most usually the lack of playable modern translations, the plays of
the seventeenth-century Spanish Comedia have appeared infrequently
on the stages of the English-speaking world. Once such translations
began to appear in the final decades of the twentieth century,
productions followed and audiences were once again given the
opportunity of discovering the enormous riches of this theatre. The
bringing of Spanish seventeenth-century verse plays to the
contemporary English-speaking stage involves a number of
fundamental questions. Are verse translations preferable to prose,
and if so, what kind of verse? To what degree should translations
aim to be "faithful"? Which kinds of plays "work", and which do
not? Which values and customs of the past present no difficulties
for contemporary audiences, and which need to be decoded in
performance? Which kinds of staging are suitable, and which are
not? To what degree, if any, should one aim for "authenticity" in
staging? And so on. In this volume, a distinguished group of
translators, directors, and scholars explores these and related
questions in illuminating and thought-provoking essays. EDITORS:
Susan Paun de Garcia and Donald Larson are Associate Professors of
Spanish at the Universities of Denison and Ohio State respectively.
OTHER CONTRIBUTORS: Isaac Benabu, Catherine Boyle, Victor Dixon,
Susan Fischer, Michael Halberstam, David Johnston, Catherine
Larson, A. Robert Lauer, Dakin Matthews, Anne McNaughton, Barbara
Mujica, James Parr, Dawn Smith, Jonathan Thacker, Sharon Voros
Recent calls for a return to aesthetics occur precisely at a moment
when it is increasingly evident that nothing concerning aesthetics
is self-evident anymore. Determined to recover the value of
aesthetic experience for artistic, cultural, and social analysis,
the contributors to this volume--prominent scholars in literature,
philosophy, art history, architecture, history, and
anthropology--begin from a shared recognition that ideological
readings of the aesthetic have provided invaluable insights, in
particular, that analyses of aesthetics within historical and
social contexts tell us a great deal about the experience of
aesthetic encounters. From multiple and complementary perspectives,
the contributors address topics as varied as Nabokov and Dickens,
Caravaggio and Shelley Winters, gender and sexuality, advertising
and AIDS. Taken together, their essays constitute a sustained and
multifarious effort to resituate aesthetic pleasure in the mixed,
impure conditions characteristic of every social practice and
experience, however privileged or marginalized, and to ask what
happens to the aesthetic if we consider it apart from--or at least
in tension with--its historically dominant discursive formulations.
As such, this volume establishes a renewed sense of aesthetic
discourse and its usefulness as a tool for understanding culture.
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