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Aspects of medieval theatre examined for reflection of contemporary
life. The essays in this volume explore ways in which plays and
public spectacles mirrored the beliefs and values of the late
medieval world. Topics covered include seasonal festivals, trade
gilds, stagecraft, and the role played by themunicipal governments
in fostering and controlling dramatic productions. The geographic
range takes in all western Europe, with particular consideration of
the connections between the various medieval European dramatic
traditions. Inter-disciplinary in approach, perspectives range from
the history of theatre to cultural and political history and
literary criticism. There is particular emphasis on the real
advances that can be made in expanding knowledge of medieval
theatre through research in local and regional archives. ALAN E.
KNIGHT is professor emeritus of French at the Pennsylvania State
University. Contributors: ALEXANDRA F. JOHNSTON, LYNETTE R. MUIR,
PAMELA SHEINGORN, R.B. DOBSON, GERARD NIJSTEN, CLIFFORD DAVIDSON,
WIM HUESKEN, STEPHEN SPECTOR, ALAN E. KNIGHT
Local and Community Driven Development: Moving to Scale in Theory
and Practice provides development practitioners with the historical
background and the tools required to successfully scale up local
and community driven development (LCDD) to the regional and
national levels. LCDD gives control of development decisions and
resources to communities and local governments. It involves
collaboration between communities, local governments, technical
agencies, and the private sector. Since the 1980s, participatory
approaches have received new impetus via participatory rural
appraisal, the integration of participation in sector programs,
decentralisation efforts of developing countries, and greater space
for civil society and the private sector. This book traces the
emergence of the LCDD synthesis from these various strands. Local
and Community Driven Development provides the theoretical
underpinnings for scaling up, guidance on how to adapt the approach
to the specific institutional and political settings of different
countries, diagnostic tools, and step-by-step instructions to
diagnose the national context, adapt policies, and expand programs.
It will be a useful guide for rural and urban development
practitioners, public administrators, and policy makers who wrestle
daily with the problems the book addresses. "Local and Community
Driven Development: Moving to Scale in Theory and Practice" is a
very timely reminder that 65 years is long enough for piloting and
demonstrations to establish the credentials of local and community
driven development (LCDD) to be taken to scale. There is
overwhelming empirical evidence that LCDD as an organic, pragmatic,
and sociological approach has pulled millions out of poverty by
unleashing their potential.
This book makes punctuation more fun and easier to learn than
traditional approaches do. It teaches the natural way, by example:
each lesson begins with quotes that exemplify good punctuation and
sentence structure. Quotations are humorous and informative, drawn
from the words of notable figures-Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Jerry
Seinfeld, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Jennifer Lawrence, and many
others. Short essays accompany each lesson, showing how each
punctuation mark originated and how its use has altered over time.
Correct punctuation is vital for clear, accurate, and natural
writing. Anyone preparing a course assignment, applying for a job
or for college admission, or doing any other formal writing needs
to know the standard conventions of punctuation. Yet many people
have never been taught how to punctuate. A necessary addition to
any writer's bookshelf, this enjoyable book will teach readers to
punctuate effectively and confidently-through over 500 memorable
quotes and clear explanations of the rules.
"Operation Solomon" was one of the most remarkable rescue efforts
in modern history, in which more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews were
airlifted to Israel in little more than a day. Now, in this
riveting volume, Stephen Spector offers the definitive account of
this incredible story, based on over 200 interviews and exclusive
access to confidential documents. Written with the pace and
immediacy of a novel, here is the dramatic story of the rescue of
the dark-skinned Jews of Ethiopia. Spector recounts how 20,000 Jews
were willingly lured from their ancestral villages to Addis Ababa,
expecting to be taken quickly from there to the Holy Land. Instead,
they became pawns in a struggle between the Israeli government and
Ethiopia's repressive dictator, who tried to coerce Israel into
selling him weapons he needed in a losing war against rebel armies.
In the resulting stalemate, the Jewish community was forced to live
for nearly a year in squalid hovels, vulnerable to the dangers of
the city, including crime and HIV. Worse yet, the imminent collapse
of Addis Ababa, with the rebels closing in on the capital, raised
the threat of bloody street fighting or even a genocidal attack on
the Jews, a small minority in a nation that is primarily Christian
and Muslim. Spector describes the tense negotiations among
Israelis, Ethiopians, and Americans, which became increasingly
urgent as time ran low and the danger mounted. And he highlights
the secret deals and sudden setbacks that nearly aborted the
mission at the eleventh hour, even as Israeli jets sat on the
runway in Ethiopia, waiting to take the Jews to the land for which
they had yearned for generations. Recounting the full story for the
first time, Operation Solomon is a stirring account of a heroic
rescue achieved in the face of daunting odds.
"Operation Solomon" was one of the most remarkable rescue efforts
in modern history, in which more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews were
airlifted to Israel in little more than a day. Now, in this
riveting volume, Stephen Spector offers the definitive account of
this incredible story, based on over 200 interviews and exclusive
access to confidential documents.
Written with the pace and immediacy of a novel, here is the
dramatic story of the rescue of the dark-skinned Jews of Ethiopia.
Spector recounts how 20,000 Jews were willingly lured from their
ancestral villages to Addis Ababa, expecting to be taken quickly
from there to the Holy Land. Instead, they became pawns in a
struggle between the Israeli government and Ethiopia's repressive
dictator, who tried to coerce Israel into selling him weapons he
needed in a losing war against rebel armies. In the resulting
stalemate, the Jewish community was forced to live for nearly a
year in squalid hovels, vulnerable to the dangers of the city,
including crime and HIV. Worse yet, the imminent collapse of Addis
Ababa, with the rebels closing in on the capital, raised the threat
of bloody street fighting or even a genocidal attack on the Jews, a
small minority in a nation that is primarily Christian and Muslim.
Spector describes the tense negotiations among Israelis,
Ethiopians, and Americans, which became increasingly urgent as time
ran low and the danger mounted. And he highlights the secret deals
and sudden setbacks that nearly aborted the mission at the eleventh
hour, even as Israeli jets sat on the runway in Ethiopia, waiting
to take the Jews to the land for which they had yearned for
generations.
Recounting the full story for the first time, Operation Solomon is
a stirring account of a heroic rescue achieved in the face of
daunting odds.
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