In 1968, noted sociologist Harry Edwards established the Olympic Project for Human Rights, calling for a boycott of that year's games in Mexico City as a demonstration against racial discrimination in the United States and around the world. Though the boycott never materialized, Edwards's ideas struck a chord with athletes and incited African American Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos to protest by raising their black-gloved fists on the podium after receiving their medals. Sidelined draws upon a wide range of historical materials and more than forty oral histories with athletes and administrators to explore how the black athletic revolt used professional and college sports to promote the struggle for civil rights in the late 1960s. Author Simon Henderson argues that, contrary to popular perception, sports reinforced the status quo since they relegated black citizens to stereotypical roles in society. By examining activists' successes and failures in promoting racial equality on one of the most public stages in the world, Henderson sheds new light on an often-overlooked subject and gives voice to those who fought for civil rights both on the field and off.

First published in 1983, Harold Pinter is an original study into the work of one of Britain’s foremost dramatists. The book celebrates Pinter’s elusiveness as a writer. It considers his position as a specifically contemporary writer of the post-modernist tradition, and explores his use of language as a sophisticated means of non-communication, acting as a smokescreen behind which his characters lie. The book presents the language games used by Pinter according to their strategic importance, beginning with his earlier works and suggesting a chronological progression. It also discusses Pinter’s later developments, such as the screenplay for The French Lieutenant’s Woman. Harold Pinter is ideal for anyone with an interest in the work and literary techniques of contemporary writers and dramatists.

First published in 1983, Harold Pinter is an original study into the work of one of Britain's foremost dramatists. The book celebrates Pinter's elusiveness as a writer. It considers his position as a specifically contemporary writer of the post-modernist tradition, and explores his use of language as a sophisticated means of non-communication, acting as a smokescreen behind which his characters lie. The book presents the language games used by Pinter according to their strategic importance, beginning with his earlier works and suggesting a chronological progression. It also discusses Pinter's later developments, such as the screenplay for The French Lieutenant's Woman. Harold Pinter is ideal for anyone with an interest in the work and literary techniques of contemporary writers and dramatists.

Aspects of American History examines major themes, personalities and issues across American history, using topic focused essays. Each chapter focuses on key events and time periods within a broad framework looking at liberty and equality, the role of government and national identity. The volume engages with its central themes through a broad ranging examination of aspects of the American past, including discussions of political history, foreign policy, presidential leadership and the construction of national memory. In each essay, Simon Henderson:

• introduces fresh angles to traditional topics
• consolidates recent research in themed essays
• analyzes views of different historians
• offers an interpretive rather than narrative approach
• gives concise treatment to complex issues.

Including an introduction which places key themes in context, this book enables readers to make comparisons and trace major thematic developments across American history.

Aspects of American History examines major themes, personalities and issues across American history, using topic focused essays. Each chapter focuses on key events and time periods within a broad framework looking at liberty and equality, the role of government and national identity. The volume engages with its central themes through a broad ranging examination of aspects of the American past, including discussions of political history, foreign policy, presidential leadership and the construction of national memory. In each essay, Simon Henderson:

• introduces fresh angles to traditional topics
• consolidates recent research in themed essays
• analyzes views of different historians
• offers an interpretive rather than narrative approach
• gives concise treatment to complex issues.

Including an introduction which places key themes in context, this book enables readers to make comparisons and trace major thematic developments across American history.

In Missile Defense and American Security 2003, leading defense and foreign policy experts take stock of the emerging American missile defense system. This volume, based on proceedings from the 2003 Conference on Missile Defenses and American Security, is critical reading of one of the most important strategic initiatives ever undertaken by the United States.

Teach an accessible, inclusive and educational Black British history curriculum for everyone in KS3 Winner of Curriculum Impact in Teach Secondary Awards 2022 This photocopiable and editable Teacher Resource Pack with digital resources shines a light on the importance of Black British history and brings it into the classroom in a dynamic and practical way. Teaching slides, student worksheets, lesson plans, a detailed narrative and video interviews and oral histories bring history to life. It aims to help all students aged 11-14 and teachers understand how the past informs the realities of modern Britain - both the successes and continued struggles that exist in race relations. Deliver a rich and inclusive curriculum with confidence with 27 lessons written and reviewed by teachers who are teaching Black British history in their schools Embed into an existing KS3 history scheme of work with the flexible and self-sufficient structure and links to the national curriculum Inspire students and add depth and richness to lessons with video interviews and oral histories from a range of voices, experiences and historians Build valuable historical skills for GCSE 9-1 History with worked example videos and assessment tasks at the end of each unit Increase knowledge and understanding with a detailed historical narrative for each unit Contents Unit 1 Empires and encounters Unit 2 Black Georgians Unit 3 Enslaved people and economic exchange Unit 4 Hidden faces, important stories Unit 5 Trailblazers Unit 6 Windrush, arrivals and reaction Unit 7 Transatlantic civil rights Unit 8 Running the race - sport and pioneers of cultural change Unit 9 Black Lives Matter - protest, reform and the search for justice

The first story to be released in the NORMAN THE SNAIL series describes the efforts of this determined little creature to reach the sky.

"To be Black in America is to be criminalized by 400 years of white supremacist ideologies trapping one in ones' own prison upon birth. To be transgender in America is to be trapped in ones' own prison, and to be criminalized upon breaking free. To be a woman in America is to fall victim to the societal misunderstanding of ones' naked truth. To be Black, transgender, and woman in America is to be trapped in ones' own prison, all while trapped in America's prisons simultaneously. Black transgender women make up the demographic most likely to be both arrested and incarcerated, independently. Once incarcerated, Black transgender women face unique abuses. This is the product of a binary system of housing. This book serves to elevate the narratives on Black intersectionality and criminal justice reform in the name of transgender rights.

This text brings together two methodological strands of systems thinking. These are the managerial problem solving methodology of System Dynamics (SD) and, the various methodologies available to structured development of management information system (MIS). The work described arose out of a research study supervised by Professor E.F. Wolstenholme and conducted jointly between Bradford University Management Centre and the UK Government Defence Research Agency, aimed at improving methods of evaluating the impact of computer based management information systems. The investment being made in MIS in both military and civlian organizations is enormous and, although much effort has been devoted to creating structured methods to aid the development of MIS to support these organizations, the area of MIS evaluation remains less developed. The emphasis to date has been, at worst, on simply assessing MIS in terms of their ability to process data and, at best, on the aggregation of detailed evaluations of the impact of MIS on sub-functions of the organization at the operational level. The work described here takes a strategic view of MIS, aimed at providing a systemic and dynamic evaluation of the effect of an MIS on its host organization. Further, it aims at providing a means of evaluation which can be implemented at any point during the MIS development life cycle. The methodology involves the creating of a System Dynamics model of an organization prior to implementing an MIS. The MIS is then superimposed on the model of the organization; not in terms of individual, detailed information flows, but in terms of its anticipated effects on the physical and information processes of the organization and the operational strategies which convert information into action. The model, and hence the MIS, is evaluated in terms of high level organizational performance measures and against alternative scenarios for the evolution of the organization. The System Dynamics based methodology for MIS evaluation arising out of the work is referred to as BISEM (Bradford Information System Evaluation Methodology) and it is intended to be used as a complement to existing methodologies for the structured development of MIS. That is, to operate in parallel with the evolution of the MIS life cycle, but to remain at an objective, strategic level in contrast to, but supporting, the detailed development of the MIS. The methodology can be thought of as a tool for creating a "virtual reality" of the organization and its MIS, which can be used to imporve understanding of the impact of alternative specifications and configurations of the MIS on the organization. The book should be of interest to both practising managers who require to implement effective MIS in their organizations, as well as software engineers and business analysts who are responsible for detailed MIS development work. Obviously, students of both fields should find interest in the methods described, as well as practitioners and students of management science and other management disciplines involved with information systems. Because of its comprehensive coverage of material and wide potential audience, the book assumes no previous knowledge of System Dynamics and only a general overview knowledge of Management Information Systems on the part of the reader.