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View book details for Improvising Sabor
Cuban Dance Music in New York
Improvising Sabor: Cuban Dance Music in New York begins in 1960s New York and examines in rich detail the playing styles and international influence of important figures in US Latin music. Such innovators as Jose Fajardo, Johnny Pacheco, George Castro, …
Contributions by William D. Adams, Sarah Archino, Mario J. Azevedo, Katrina Byrd, Rico D. Chapman, Helen O. Chukwuma, Monica Flippin Wynn, Tatiana Glushko, Eric J. Griffin, Kathi R. Griffin, Yumi Park Huntington, Thomas M. Kersen, Robert E. Luckett Jr., Floyd …
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The Story of New Orleans Girl Group the Dixie Cups
In 1963, sisters Barbara Ann and Rosa Hawkins and their cousin Joan Marie Johnson traveled from the segregated South to New York City under the auspices of their manager, former pop singer Joe Jones. With their wonderful harmonies, they were …
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Interviews
Spanning five decades and twenty-four films, director Michael Hanekes career is one of the most significant in the history of European art cinema. However, critical reception has long lagged behind his output. By the time Haneke (b. 1942) emerged into …
View book details for Automatisierung und Personalisierung von Dienstleistungen
Konzepte Kundeninteraktionen Geschaftsmodelle
Dieses Buch zeigt, was unter Automatisierung und Personalisierung von Dienstleistungen zu verstehen ist und welche Fragestellungen und Konzepte zukunftig von Bedeutung sein werden. Die Digitalisierung verandert Markte und Branchen mit einer extrem hohen Geschwindigkeit. Mithilfe neuer Technologien, wie z. B. …
The World Today Series: Russia and Eurasia deals with twelve sovereign states that became independent following the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Approximately one-third of the book is devoted to Russia. The remainder of the book is …
Humans have long searched for an adequate answer to an age-old question: If God is good, why do we suffer? An entire book of the Bible, Job, is dedicated to the problem of God and human suffering. Theologians across continents …
View book details for Teaching Social Studies to Multilingual Learners in High School
Connecting Inquiry and Visual Literacy to Promote Progressive Learning
Teaching Social Studies to Multilingual Learners in High School: Connecting Inquiry and Visual Literacy to Promote Progressive Learning explores effective strategies for teaching social studies to diverse learners. The centerpiece is a visual literacy framework that integrates inquiry, primary source …
The Pentateuch is the heart of the Hebrew Bible and the foundational document of Judaism. It is also the focus of tremendous scholarly debate regarding the complex history of its composition. This history will be explored along with analysis of …
The Preached God speaks directly to preachers, calling them to deliver the truths of forgiveness, life, and salvation through both word and sacrament to all who listen.
Young and Strickland analyze the four largest discourses of Jesus in Mark in the context of Greco-Roman rhetoric in an attempt to hear them as a first-century audience would have heard them. Their analysis uncovers how the discourses are constructed; …
The Fear of Islam investigates the context of Western views of Islam and offers an introduction to the historical roots and contemporary anxiety regarding Islam within the Western world.Tracing the medieval legacy of religious polemics and violence, Green orients readers …
The third and final novel in Ramsey Campbell's triumphant Lovecraftian trilogy, The Three Births of Daoloth, where time travel, monstrous evil and the alien apocalypse combine to create a stunning conclusion for streaming TV lovers and suspense readers alike."With The …
View book details for Harmony Through Melody
The Interaction of Melody, Counterpoint, and Harmony in Western Music
Harmony Through Melody:The Interaction of Melody, Counterpoint, and Harmony in Western Music, Second Editionoffers a robust, composition-based approach to tonal music theory, ranging from early modality to recent film and popular music. Charles Horton, David A. Byrne, and Lawrence Ritchey …
View book details for Supervisie als proces
Een gids voor de praktijk
Dit handboek biedt kaders en concrete handvatten voor de supervisor (in spe). De nadruk ligt op het leren faciliteren van het supervisieproces. Het laat zien hoe je als supervisor supervisanten kunt helpen psychotherapeutische en professionele vaardigheden te verwerven en integreren, …
View book details for Vom Expose zum Bucherfolg
Schreib- und PR-Leitfaden fur engagierte Autor*innen
Ein Buch zu schreiben stellt stets eine groe Herausforderung dar. Denn immer gilt es, von der Initialidee uber die Schreibphase bis zum Marketing mit Wissen und Weitsicht zu agieren. Gabriele Borgmann bietet in ihrem Buch eine umfassende Orientierung in der …
Das vorliegende Lehrbuch legt die Grundlagen fur das Verstandnis von Halbleiterbauelementen, grundlegenden Verstarkerschaltungen und Operationsverstarkern.Nach einer Einfuhrung in die Elektronik werden die halbleiterphysikalischen Grundlagen der betrachteten Halbleiterbauelemente erlautert. Es folgt eine Diskussion der Diode sowie des Bipolar- und des Feldeffekttransistors. …
View book details for Digitalization and Industry 4.0: Economic and Societal Development
An International and Interdisciplinary Exchange of Views and Ideas
Economies are changing independent from their status, i.e. industrialized, threshold or developing. Technological advancement, e.g. in information or telecommunication, and environmental concerns make people rethink present and future activities. Many challenges can only be tackled internationally or interdisciplinary. The articles …
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Theology, Interpretation and Power in the Muslim World
The Trump administration brought major changes in how the United States relates to the Muslim World, and a growing awareness of the need to compete with radical Islamic forces in the domain of their theocratically-based ideology. This work explores the …
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Fighting for Justice without Going to War
Protest is a critical part of the contemporary political landscape. Despite the prevalence of protest as a real-world practice, most liberal political theory limits its focus on protest to ideal conditions. This book takes up the question of how to …
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Energy, Social Reproduction and World Order
Modern civilization and the social reproduction of capitalism are bound inextricably with fossil fuel consumption. But as carbon energy resources become scarcer, what implications will this have for energy-intensive modes of life? Can renewable energy sustain high levels of accumulation?? …
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Anarchism, Geography, and the Spirit of Revolt
The last two decades have seen a re-birth of practices and principles that connect with the soul of left-libertarianism, although they may not explicitly engage with the anarchist tradition. From practices of mapping and land-use planning to local protests and …
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Dialogues in Social Epistemology
To what extent is neoliberalism undermining democracy and distorting the values of science? Can and should science be treated as an exemplar for a more dialogic democracy? Are universities and public intellectuals able to develop a more dialogically engaged public? …
View book details for Throw Like a Girl, Cheer Like a Boy
The Evolution of Gender, Identity, and Race in Sports
A thought-provoking journey into the complicated history of gender, sexuality, race, and social justice through the world of sports.Have you ever wondered why most cheerleaders are girls? Or why some athletes, like Caster Semenya, have to prove theyre women while …
The Scottish Referendum in September 2014 had significant and far-reaching consequences for the political settlement of the United Kingdom. The pressure for more fiscal devolution and other economic powers in the devolved nations has increased demands for greater economic decentralisation …
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