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During the interwar years France experienced severe political
polarization. At the time many observers, particularly on the left,
feared that the French right had embraced fascism, generating a
fierce debate that has engaged scholars for decades, but has also
obscured critical changes in French society and culture during the
1920s and 1930s. This collection of essays shifts the focus away
from long-standing controversies in order to examine various
elements of the French right, from writers to politicians, social
workers to street fighters, in their broader social, cultural, and
political contexts. It offers a wide-ranging reassessment of the
structures, mentalities, and significance of various conservative
and extremist organizations, deepening our understanding of French
and European history in a troubled yet fascinating era.
During the interwar years France experienced severe political
polarization. At the time many observers, particularly on the left,
feared that the French right had embraced fascism, generating a
fierce debate that has engaged scholars for decades, but has also
obscured critical changes in French society and culture during the
1920s and 1930s. This collection of essays shifts the focus away
from long-standing controversies in order to examine various
elements of the French right, from writers to politicians, social
workers to street fighters, in their broader social, cultural, and
political contexts. It offers a wide-ranging reassessment of the
structures, mentalities, and significance of various conservative
and extremist organizations, deepening our understanding of French
and European history in a troubled yet fascinating era.
This book examines why Beckett's writing is so queer, so disabled
and disabling. Why did Beckett write so often about mental illness,
disability, perversion? Why did he take such an interest in
'abnormals' and 'degenerates'? How did he reconceive 'the human' in
the wake of Hitler and Stalin? Drawing on Beckett's voluminous
archive, as well as his primary texts, the authors use
psychoanalysis, queer theory, disability theory and biopolitics to
push Beckett studies beyond the normal.
Explores Beckett's artistic vision at the intersection of queer,
disability and posthumanist studies The first volume to address
norms and normalcy as an enduring target of Beckettian skepticism
Shifts the emphasis from generic talk of 'Other Becketts' to
specific accounts of the queer, the disabling, the abnormalising
aspects of the mature works Absorbs and transcends the
philosophy/history binary that has shaped the last twenty years
Brings Beckett Studies into the twenty-first century as the first
intersectional volume to address queerness, disability and
biopolitics together This book examines why Beckett's writing is so
queer, so disabled and disabling. Why did Beckett write so often
about mental illness, disability, perversion? Why did he take such
an interest in 'abnormals' and 'degenerates'? How did he reconceive
'the human' in the wake of Hitler and Stalin? Drawing on Beckett's
voluminous archive, as well as his primary texts, the authors use
psychoanalysis, queer theory, disability theory and biopolitics to
push Beckett studies beyond the normal.
Improve application performance by tuning, monitoring and profiling
both the garbage collector and JVM Key Features Understand the
different parts of Java memory and the various garbage collectors
so you can select your preferred one Explore how memory management
can help to effectively improve performance Learn how to spot and
avoid memory leaks to enhance application performance Book
DescriptionUnderstanding how Java organizes memory is important for
every Java professional, but this particular topic is a common
knowledge gap for many software professionals. Having in-depth
knowledge of memory functioning and management is incredibly useful
in writing and analyzing code, as well as debugging memory
problems. In fact, it can be just the knowledge you need to level
up your skills and career. In this book, you'll start by working
through the basics of Java memory. After that, you'll dive into the
different segments individually. You'll explore the stack, the
heap, and the Metaspace. Next, you'll be ready to delve into JVM
standard garbage collectors. The book will also show you how to
tune, monitor and profile JVM memory management. Later chapters
will guide you on how to avoid and spot memory leaks. By the end of
this book, you'll have understood how Java manages memory and how
to customize it for the benefit of your applications. What you will
learn Understand the schematics of debugging and how to design the
application to perform well Discover how garbage collectors work
Distinguish between various garbage collector implementations
Identify the metrics required for analyzing application performance
Configure and monitor JVM memory management Identify and solve
memory leaks Who this book is forThis book is for all levels of
Java professionals, regardless of whether you're a junior or senior
developer, a DevOps engineer, a tester, or the system admin of a
Java application. If you currently don't have in-depth knowledge of
Java memory, garbage collection, and/or JVM tuning, then this book
will help you to take your Java skills to the next level.
Ever wonder where you go when you die? Could there be a world, an
afterlife, that exists parallel to this one, with its own dangers
and daemons? Take away all your misconceptions about religion and
reality and embrace the horrible truth. There is no heaven. There
is no hell. There is only Abaddon.
Beckett and Ireland is a volume of essays devoted exclusively to
the topic of Beckett's vexed relationship with his homeland. It
provides compelling evidence of the continuing relevance of Ireland
to Beckett's writing long after he left for wartime France. Each
essay is written by a leading Beckett scholar, and presents
insights into a wide range of approaches and topics. The volume
offers a fresh perspective, providing a genuine step forward in the
understanding and appreciation of these texts. It is essential
reading for Beckettians, Modernists, and those interested in Irish
writing.
Stodgy British archivist Henry Percival-Smythe slaves away in the
dusty basement of Ealing College in 1934, the only bright spot in
his life his obsession with a strange Australian mammal, the
thylacine. It has been hunted to the edge of extinction, and Henry
would love nothing more than to help the rare creature survive.
Then a human whirlwind spins through his door. Jack "Dingo"
Chambers is also on the hunt for the so-called "Tasmanian Tiger,"
although his reasons are far more altruistic. Banding together,
Dingo and the newly nicknamed Dash travel halfwaytd around the
globe in their quest to save the thylacine from becoming a footnote
in the pages of biological history. While they search high and low,
traverse the wilds, and fight the deadliest of all
creatures-man-Dash and Dingo will face danger and discover another
fierce passion within themselves: a desire for each other.
An obscure veterans' group during the mid-1930s, the Croix de Feu
grew into a nationalist movement with half a million supporters. In
Reconciling France against Democracy Sean Kennedy explores how the
group, led by Franois de La Rocque, reshaped French politics and
helped set the stage for the repressive Vichy regime. Kennedy
describes how the Croix de Feu promised to restore patriotic unity
to France but instead demonized the organization's enemies as unfit
to be French; its successor, the Parti Social Franais, professed a
respect for democracy but actually promoted an intensely
nationalist vision. Previous studies have focused on whether the
Croix de Feu and the Parti Social Franais should be considered
fascist. Reconciling France against Democracy assesses them from a
variety of perspectives and considers the extent to which they
foreshadowed Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front. Despite its
numbers, the Parti Social Franais was eventually marginalized by
Vichy and La Rocque was imprisoned by the Germans. Kennedy explores
the ideology and tactics of the Croix de Feu and the Parti Social
Franais to show how authoritarian nationalist groups can fail to
attain power yet still exert a profound influence on a nation's
political culture.
Creative call to church leaders to release the potential in their
congregations, investigating the experiences of churches who have
explored person-centered approaches, and sharing the tools and
advice needed to make theory reality. What would it look like if
everyone in church was empowered to follow their own God-given
passions rather than the visions of others? Imagine the excitement
and transformation that could follow each person discovering their
calling and being actively freed to follow it! This is the vision
of Church Uncorked, a colorful and challenging book that inspires
leaders to release their congregations to realize their
potentials--in the church, in the office, in the home and in the
community. Practical input from the worlds of professional
development and personal coaching give leaders the tools to make
this enticing vision a reality.
An introduction to discovering God's call on your life from two
experienced counselors and life coaches who long to see others
discover freedom as they unlock their true calling.
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