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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.
In August 1943, a highly classified US Army Air Force unit,
code-named the 'Wright Project', departed Langley Field for
Guadalcanal in the South Pacific to join the fight against the
Empire of Japan. Operating independently, under sealed orders
drafted at the highest levels of Army Air Force, the Wright Project
was unique, both in terms of the war-fighting capabilities provided
by classified systems the ten B-24 Liberators of this small group
of airmen brought to the war, and in the success these
'crash-built' technologies allowed. The Wright airmen would fly
only at night, usually as lone hunters of enemy ships. In so doing
they would pave the way for the United States to enter and dominate
a new dimension of war in the air for generations to come. This is
their story, from humble beginnings at MIT's Radiation Lab and
hunting U-boats off America's eastern shore, through to the
campaigns of the war in the Pacific in their two-year march toward
Tokyo. The Wright Project would prove itself to be a combat leader
many times over and an outstanding technology innovator, evolving
to become the 868th Bomb Squadron. Along the way the unit would be
embraced by unique personalities and the dynamic leadership, from
Army Air Force General Hap Arnold through combat commanders who
flew the missions. In this account, the reader will meet radar
warfare pioneers and squadron leaders who were never satisfied that
they had pushed the men, the aircraft, and the technologies to the
full limit of their possibilities. Comprehensive and highly
personal, this story can now be revealed for the very first time,
based on official sources, and interviews with the young men who
flew into the night.
Adventure stories, produced and consumed in vast quantities in
18th, 19th and 20th-century Europe, narrate encounters between
Europeans and the non-European world. They map both European and
non-European peoples and places. "Robinson Crusoe" maps a white,
male, Christian, middle-class adventurer - a vision for Britain -
and it maps a "petit-bourgeois" , settled island with a white
master and a black slave - a vision for British colonialism.
Exotic, malleable, uncomplicated settings serve to neutralise and
normalise constructs, that seem implausible in more immediately
familiar, textured settings. Victorian boys story writers such as
Robert Ballantyne, map hegemonic masculinities, notably Christian
manliness, and imperial geographies, including particular colonies.
But beneath the superficial realism of adventure stories there lies
an undercurrent of ambivalence, which makes "adventures" maps more
fragile than they appear. While adventure stories map, they also
unmap geographies and identities, destabilizing and sometimes
recasting them.
This groundbreaking book brings creative writing to social
research. Its innovative format includes creatively written
contributions by researchers from a range of disciplines, modelling
the techniques outlined by the authors. The book is user-friendly
and shows readers: * How to write creatively as a social
researcher; * How creative writing can help researchers to work
with participants and generate data; * How researchers can use
creative writing to analyse data and communicate findings. Inviting
beginners and more experienced researchers to explore new ways of
writing, this book introduces readers to creatively written
research in a variety of formats including plays and poems, videos
and comics. It not only gives social researchers permission, but
also shows them how, to write creatively.
Colonial governments, institutions and companies recognised that in
many ways the effective operation of the Empire depended upon
sexual arrangements. For example, nuclear families serving
agricultural colonization, and prostitutes working for single men
who powered armies and plantations, mines and bureaucracies. For
this reason they devised elaborate systems of sexual governance,
such as attending to marriage and the family. However, they also
devoted disproportionate energy to marking and policing the sexual
margins.
In "Sex, Politics and Empire," Richard Phillips investigates
controversies surrounding prostitution, homosexuality and the age
of consent in the British Empire, and revolutionises our notions
about the importance of sex as a nexus of imperial power
relations.
As leaders are increasingly implementing technologies into their
districts and schools, they need to understand the implications and
risks of doing so. Cyber Security for Educational Leaders is a
much-needed text on developing, integrating, and understanding
technology policies that govern schools and districts. Based on
research and best practices, this book discusses the threats
associated with technology use and policies and arms aspiring and
practicing leaders with the necessary tools to protect their
schools and to avoid litigation. Special Features: A Cyber Risk
Assessment Checklist and Questionnaire helps leaders measure levels
of risk in eight vital areas of technology usage. Case vignettes
illuminate issues real leaders have encountered and end-of-chapter
questions and activities help readers make connections to their own
practice. Chapter alignment with the ELCC standards. An entire
chapter on Copyright and Fair Use that prepares leaders for today's
online world. A Companion Website with additional activities,
assessment rubrics, learning objectives, and PowerPoint slides.
As leaders are increasingly implementing technologies into their
districts and schools, they need to understand the implications and
risks of doing so. "Cyber Security for Educational Leaders" is a
much-needed text on developing, integrating, and understanding
technology policies that govern schools and districts. Based on
research and best practices, this book discusses the threats
associated with technology use and policies and arms aspiring and
practicing leaders with the necessary tools to protect their
schools and to avoid litigation.
Special Features:
- A Cyber Risk Assessment Checklist and Questionnaire helps
leaders measure levels of risk in eight vital areas of technology
usage.
- Case vignettes illuminate issues real leaders have encountered
and end-of-chapter questions and activities help readers make
connections to their own practice.
- Chapter alignment with the ELCC standards.
- An entire chapter on Copyright and Fair Use that prepares
leaders for today's online world.
- A Companion Website with additional activities, assessment
rubrics, learning objectives, and PowerPoint slides.
Series Information: Critical Geographies
This book of critical rural geography breaks new ground by drawing attention to sex and sexualities outside the metropolis. It explores sexualities and sexual experiences in a variety of rural and marginal spaces with international contributions from a wide range of disciplines. These include: literary and cultural studies, lesbian and gay studies, geography, history and law. Among the topics uncovered are: * a lesbian in rural England * sexual Life in rural Wales * sexuality in rural South Africa * scandal in the American South: sex, race and politics * nature and homosexuality in literature * Derry/Londonderry as a sexual space * How 'country folk' are sexualised in popular culture.
This groundbreaking book brings creative writing to social
research. Its innovative format includes creatively written
contributions by researchers from a range of disciplines, modelling
the techniques outlined by the authors. The book is user-friendly
and shows readers: * How to write creatively as a social
researcher; * How creative writing can help researchers to work
with participants and generate data; * How researchers can use
creative writing to analyse data and communicate findings. Inviting
beginners and more experienced researchers to explore new ways of
writing, this book introduces readers to creatively written
research in a variety of formats including plays and poems, videos
and comics. It not only gives social researchers permission, but
also shows them how, to write creatively.
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Parkett (Paperback, 2004 ed.)
Olaf Breuning, Richard Phillips, Keith Tyson, Pipilotti Rist; Edited by Nikki Columbus
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For 20 years, "Parkett presented unparalleled explorations and
discussions of important international contemporary artists by
esteemed writers and critics. These investigations continue in
issue #70, which features collaborations by Swiss-American visual
artist and composer Christian Marclay, Polish painter Wilhelm
Sasnal, and British video artist and photographer Gillian Wearing.
Each of these artists has carved out a unique manner of working
with the mediums of sculpture, painting, and photography,
respectively. As well, each artist extends the use of film and
video to reflect political, social, or popular culture. Authors
include Ingrid Schaffner, Philip Sherburne, and Philippe Vergne on
Marclay; Meghan Dailey, Gregor Jansen, and Adam Szymczyk on Sasnal;
and Gordon Burn and Dan Cameron on Gillian Wearing, with a
conversation between Cay Sophie Rabinowitz and Wearing. Also in
this issue: Greg Hilty on Rebecca Warren, Dominic van den Boogerd
on Aernout Mik, Catherine Wood on Mark Leckey, Carolee Thea on Joan
Jonas, and an insert by Nic Hess. To celebrate "Parkett's 20th
Anniversary, this year's three issues (#70,71, 72) will feature
special contributions by both artists and writers on the current
state of materiality in contemporary art. Scholarly writers look
back to how earlier generations of artists employed materials and
how this differs from so many contemporary artists' material
engagements today. Collaborating artists of the past two decades
contribute anecdotes, drawings, and photographs commemorating their
experiences with "Parkett. Best of all is the inclusion of an
additional fourth collaborating artist who will participate in a
discussion about his or her relationship tomateriality and will
create a new "Parkett edition: with Franz West in issue #70,
Pipilotti Rist in issue #71, and Alex Katz in issue #72. For
"Parkett #71, the featured collaborating artists will be Swiss
installation and video artist Olaf Breunning; British conceptualist
Keith Tyson; and American painter Richard Phillips.
The book has complete coverage of the fieldwork research process;
how to understand and do. With extensive learning features
throughout, it will help students to delve into fieldwork within
social research in much greater detail. A step-by-step
introduction to successful fieldwork, this guide will help you to
plan, design, conduct, and share your research. Packed with
practical tools and real-world examples, it includes:
·       Field tested
checklists for each stage of your research,
·       A glossary with
key, highlighted terms
·       Postcards from
fieldwork experts providing global case studies
·       Further reading
that expands social theory into applied research,
·       Advice on
effective virtual research within digital and hybrid settings as
well face-to face fieldwork. Clear, pragmatic, and
multidisciplinary this is the perfect book to open your eyes,
ears, and minds to the world of fieldwork. Richard
Phillips is a Professor of Human Geography at the University
of Sheffield. Jennifer Johns is a Reader in International
Business at the University of Bristol.
Outsiders often expect Muslim women to be timid, conservative, or
submissive, the reality is different. While some of these authors
express a quiet piety and explore poignant situations, others use
black humour and biting satire, or play with possibilities. Still
others shade into the territory of a Muslim Fifty Shades of Grey,
creating grey areas where the mainstream media sees only black and
white. The stories also reflect on gender differences, lesbian
desire,and many other subjects.
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