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A comprehensive review of policy and practice in the historic
environment, this book exposes the tensions, challenges and
difficulties faced by the heritage sector at a time of political
volatility. This collection comes at a key moment for planning
policy in the historic environment of England. The papers reflect a
wide range of views and experience in the practical environment of
policy and implementation. Contributors give perspectives on both
policy and practice from legal counsel to local authorities, from
the country’s largest NGO to the museums sector. Some conclusions
are controversial, providing an important insight into the
operation of national and local government. The thrust of the
volume is the need to close the gap between research and policy
production. Written when the UK government’s White Paper,
Planning for the Future (August 2020), was in preparation, the
chapters explore the implementation of policy, its unexpected and
unanticipated outcomes and the enduring legacies of guidance and
established practice. It highlights tensions within the sector and
the need for collaboration and partnership. This book is the most
recent and comprehensive review of how the heritage sector has
evolved and draws special attention to the importance of the
historic environment, not just in planning policy but for the
country as a whole. The chapters in this book were originally
published in The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice.
A comprehensive review of policy and practice in the historic
environment, this book exposes the tensions, challenges and
difficulties faced by the heritage sector at a time of political
volatility. This collection comes at a key moment for planning
policy in the historic environment of England. The papers reflect a
wide range of views and experience in the practical environment of
policy and implementation. Contributors give perspectives on both
policy and practice from legal counsel to local authorities, from
the country's largest NGO to the museums sector. Some conclusions
are controversial, providing an important insight into the
operation of national and local government. The thrust of the
volume is the need to close the gap between research and policy
production. Written when the UK government's White Paper, Planning
for the Future (August 2020), was in preparation, the chapters
explore the implementation of policy, its unexpected and
unanticipated outcomes and the enduring legacies of guidance and
established practice. It highlights tensions within the sector and
the need for collaboration and partnership. This book is the most
recent and comprehensive review of how the heritage sector has
evolved and draws special attention to the importance of the
historic environment, not just in planning policy but for the
country as a whole. The chapters in this book were originally
published in The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice.
If you are new to programming with Python and are looking for a solid introduction, this is the book for you. Developed by computer science instructors, books in the "for the absolute beginner" series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation.
You will acquire the skills that you need for practical Python programming applications and will learn how these skills can be put to use in real-world scenarios. Throughout the chapters, you will find code samples that illustrate concepts presented. At the end of each chapter, you will find a complete game that demonstrates the key ideas in the chapter, a summary of the chapter, and a set of challenges that tests your newfound knowledge.
By the time you finish this book, you’ll be well versed in Python and be able to apply the basic programming principles you’ve learned to the next programming language you tackle.
- Perfect for the beginning programmer who wants to learn Python, a powerful, flexible, and concise programming language.
- Each new concept is taught using a simple example program, and an end-of-chapter project ties together all of the concepts learned.
- Each end-of-chapter project is games-based, making programming fun and accessible.
- Accompanying website contains all of the software needed to write and run the programs in the book.
"Beginning C++ Through Game Programming, Third Edition" approaches
learning C++ from the unique and fun perspective of games. Written
for the beginning game developer or programmer, the book assumes no
previous programming experience and each new skill and concept is
taught using simple language and step-by-step instructions. Readers
will complete small projects in each chapter to reinforce what
they've learned and a final project at the end combines all of the
major topics covered in the book. Featuring twenty five percent new
material, this third edition covers all the latest technology and
advances.
When it comes to game programming, C++ is the name of the game. If
you aspire to move from game player to game creator, it all starts
with learning the fundamentals of C++ and game-programming basics.
With BEGINNING C++ THROUGH GAME PROGRAMMING, FOURTH EDITION, you
will find an up-to-date and thorough introduction to everything you
need to get started-with no previous programming experience
required. In the new fourth edition of this popular guide to
learning C++, you will work with a complete program while learning
each new concept and a game program at the end of each chapter. A
final game project at the end of the book draws together everything
you've learned. Written with the beginning programmer in mind,
BEGINNING C++ THROUGH GAME PROGRAMMING, FOURTH EDITION is a great
way to get started in game programming.
From beauty pageant protests to fire bombings of pornographic video
stores, emotions are a powerful but often unexamined force
underlying feminist activism. Feeling Feminism examines the ways in
which anger, rage, joy, and hopefulness shaped and nourished
second-wave feminist theorizing and action across Canada. Drawing
on affect theory to convey the passion, sense of possibility, and
collective political commitment that has characterized feminism,
contributors reveal its full impact on contemporary Canada and
highlight the contested, sometimes exclusionary nature of the
movement itself. The insights in this remarkable collection show
the power of emotions, desires, and actions to transform the world.
Spectacle and Display: A Modern History of Britain's Roman Mosaic
Pavements is the first narrative to explore responses and attitudes
to mosaics, not just at the point of discovery but during their
subsequent history. It is a field which has received scant
attention in the literature and provides a compelling insight into
the agency of these spectacular remains. Analysis shows how mosaics
have influenced and have been instrumental in the commodification
of the past, the development of conservation practice and promoting
the rise of the archaeologist. 'The most spectacular remains of
Roman Britain' is a familiar description applied to the discovery
of mosaics floors. They are exceptional symbols of Roman life in
the province of Britannia and each new discovery is eagerly
reported in the press. Yet one estimate suggested that 75% of all
known mosaics from Britain have been lost, and they are commonly
displayed out of context, wall mounted as artwork in museums and
exhibitions and far from their role as floors. This is a contested
narrative in which spectacle and survival, conservation and fine
art, ownership and curation provide the discourse and texts of
contemporary attitudes.
From beauty pageant protests to fire bombings of pornographic video
stores, emotions are a powerful but often unexamined force
underlying feminist activism. Feeling Feminism examines the ways in
which anger, rage, joy, and hopefulness shaped and nourished
second-wave feminist theorizing and action across Canada. Drawing
on affect theory to convey the passion, sense of possibility, and
collective political commitment that has characterized feminism,
contributors reveal its full impact on contemporary Canada and
highlight the contested, sometimes exclusionary nature of the
movement itself. The insights in this remarkable collection show
the power of emotions, desires, and actions to transform the world.
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Symbols of Canada (Hardcover)
Michael Dawson, Catherine Gidney, Donald Wright
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Until the late 1950s residents of Vancouver and Victoria negotiated
a shopping landscape that would be unrecognizable to today's
consumers: most stores were closed for at least half the day on
Wednesdays, prevented from opening during the evenings, and were
banned from operating on Sundays. Since that decade, however,
British Columbians, and Canadians generally, have made significant
strides in gaining greater and easier access to consumer goods.
Selling Out or Buying In? is the first work to illuminate the
process by which consumers' access to goods and services was
liberalized and deregulated in Canada in the second half of the
twentieth century. Michael Dawson's engagingly written and detailed
exploration of the debates amongst everyday citizens and
politicians regarding the pros and cons of expanding shopping
opportunities, challenges the assumption of inevitability
surrounding Canada's emergence as a consumer society. The expansion
of store hours was a highly contested and contingent development
that pitted employees, owners and regulators against one another.
Dawson's nuanced analysis of archival and newspaper sources reveals
the strains that modern capitalism imparted upon the accepted and
established rhythms of daily life.
I Can See the Shore brings to life a little known world of shaman,
rituals, and secret initiations of the stone-aged culture of the
Yanomamo tribe. Walk with Mike Dawson as he shares the Gospel and
deals with his own personal life and death situations.
HOW TO INCREASE YOU'RE VALUE WHERE YOU WORK AND SERVE This book
will instruct you in proven ways that will help you to build your
life and ministry with guarantees to impact generations. 1. You
will discover that your value is not found in your title but in
your importance. 2.You will learn how to develop qualities that
will put you in demand leaving a legacy. 3. You will discover that
your greatest asset is not your money or your wealth but your
greatest asset is found in your gift. 4. You will find out how to
connect in order for your gifts to be recognize, valued and put to
use. 5. You will know how to relate and be seen by your pastor and
leaders as a complement not a competitor. 6. You will learn how to
carry vision and responsibilities with joy and not with pain or
discouragement. 7. After reading this book your search for value
and importance will be put to rest. Michael and his wife Sophia
have five children and eleven grand children. The Dawson's are
currently reside in beautiful Orlando Florida. He is a retired
United States Army Vietnam Veteran and owner of DawsonPhotography.
Michael is a borne again Christian and an active member of the Life
Center Church, Eatonville Florida. He currently serves in the
outreach and education ministry. He spends several hours each day
in private prayer and Bible study and research. He is a verse by
verse Sunday School Teacher, Bible Studies facilitator, and group
discussion leader. He has earned a Master Degree in Business, has
published several articles, and is the author of "The Wedding
Planning Guide" currently in circulation. Michael believes in the
trinity and accepts Jesus and Lord and Savior.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s five excavations took place
around Bedford in preparation for a water pipeline. In addition to
revealing the development of the rural landscape throughout
prehistory and the historic period, the project also uncovered
evidence of Roman domestic and industrial activity, as well as
cemeteries. The Roman cemetery at Kempston is of particular
interest because of the large number of decapitations. Continuous
occupation throughout the Roman and Saxon periods was also
detected. The report includes large amounts of data, with detailed
descriptions of the sites and their features, the environmental and
skeletal remains, and the rich variety of finds.
Historians, veterans, museums, and public education campaigns have
all documented and commemorated the experience of Canadians in
times of war. But Canada also has a long, rich, and important
historical tradition of resistance to both war and militarization.
This collection brings together the work of sixteen scholars on the
history of war resistance. Together they explore resistance to
specific wars (including the South African War, the First and
Second World Wars, and Vietnam), the ideology and nature of
resistance (national, ethical, political, spiritual), and organized
activism against militarization (such as cadet training, the Cold
War, and nuclear arms). As the federal government continues to
support the commemoration and celebration of Canada's participation
in past wars, this collection offers a timely response that
explores the complexity of Canada's position in times of war and
the role of social movements in challenging the militarization of
Canadian society.
As the South African War reached its grueling end in 1902, colonial
interests at the highest levels of the British Empire hand-picked
teachers from across the Commonwealth to teach the thousands of
Boer children living in concentration camps. Highly educated, hard
working, and often opinionated, E. Maud Graham joined the Canadian
contingent of forty teachers. Her eyewitness account reveals the
complexity of relations and tensions at a controversial period in
the histories of both Britain and South Africa. Graham presents a
lively historical travel memoir, and the editors have provided rich
political and historical context to her narrative in the
Introduction and generous annotations. This is a rare primary
source for experts in Colonial Studies, Women's Studies, and
Canadian, South African, and British Imperial History. Readers with
an interest in the South African War will be intrigued by Graham's
observations on South African society at the end of the Victorian
era.
From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive science and
illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction and
observation of LEGO Mindstorms robots.
Discussing the characteristics that distinguish embodied
cognitive science from classical cognitive science, the book places
a renewed emphasis on sensing and acting, the importance of
embodiment, the exploration of distributed notions of control, and
the development of theories by synthesizing simple systems and
exploring their behavior. Numerous examples are used to illustrate
a key theme: the importance of an agent's environment. Even simple
agents, such as LEGO robots, are capable of exhibiting complex
behavior when they can sense and affect the world around them.
Michael Dawson is professor of psychology at the University of
Alberta. Brian Dupuis as a research assistant in psychology and
Michael Wilson is a biology undergraduate, both at the University
of Alberta.
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