The Green Bloc

The Green Bloc

Author: Maja Fowkes

Publisher: Central European University Press

Published: 2015-04-10

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9633860695

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Expanding the horizon of established accounts of Central European art under socialism, this book uncovers the neglected history of artistic engagement with the natural environment in the Eastern Bloc. The turbulent legacy of 1968, which saw the confluence of political upheaval, spread of counterculture, rise of ecological consciousness, and emergence of global conceptual art, provides the setting for Maja Fowkes’s innovative reassessment of the environmental practice of the Central European neo-avant-garde. Focussing on artists and artist groups whose ecological dimension has rarely been considered, including the Pécs Workshop from Hungary, OHO in Slovenia, TOK in Croatia, Rudolf Sikora in Slovakia, and the Czech artist Petr Štembera, 'The Green Bloc: Neo-avant-garde Art and Ecology under Socialism' brings to light an array of distinctive approaches to nature, from attempts to raise environmental awareness among socialist citizens to the exploration of non-anthropocentric positions and the quest for cosmological existence in the midst of red ideology. Embedding artistic production in social, political, and environmental histories of the region, this book reveals the Central European artists’ sophisticated relationship to nature, at the precise moment when ecological crisis was first apprehended on a planetary scale.


Direct Action

Direct Action

Author: David Graeber

Publisher: AK Press

Published: 2009-09-01

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13: 1849350353

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A radical anthropologist studies the global justice movement.


Multi Format

Multi Format

Author: The Cheat Mistress

Publisher: M-Y Books Limited

Published: 2012-08-08

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 1907759867

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Cheats Unlimited are the specialists when it comes to video game cheats, tips and walkthrough guides. Fronted by the glamorous and gorgeous CheatMistress, Cheats Unlimited has helped over seven million gamers worldwide over the last 12 years. Through phone lines, fax machines, the Web and WAP sites and now eBooks, we have been there for gamers when they've needed us the most. With EZ Cheats: Video Game Cheats, Tips and Secrets, we aim to help you unlock the game's full potential with a series of tips, cheat codes, secrets, unlocks and Achievement/Trophy guides, covering Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, DS, PSP, PS2, Xbox and PSOne. Whether you want to find out how to spawn specific vehicles, learn how to open up harder difficulty settings, or discover sneaky ways to earn additional ingame currency, we have the answers. EZ Cheats are compiled by expert gamers who are here to help you get the most out of your games. EZ Cheats: Video Game Cheats, Tips and Secrets 2nd Edition covers all of the current consoles: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP. With all the top games covered, including Call of Duty: Black Ops Red Dead Redemption, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Halo: Reach, Grand Theft Auto IV, Super Street Fighter IV, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Fallout 3, Mass Effect 2, Halo 3, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Mario Kart DS, amongst hundreds more top titles. Consoles covered: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP, PS2, Xbox, and PSone


The Revival of China (with Pictures)

The Revival of China (with Pictures)

Author: MAO Min

Publisher: Mao Min

Published:

Total Pages: 664

ISBN-13:

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The book is about the revival of China in the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century. It has eight parts: (1) The civil revolution in China, (2) The countryside bases, (3) The Long Match of the Red Army, (4) The Anti Japanese War, (5) Decisive civil battles before the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, (6) The Mao Era before the Great Cultural Revolution, (7) The Great Cultural Revolution, and (8) The Reform and opening up. This version of the book is with pictures.


Patterns in Arithmetic

Patterns in Arithmetic

Author: Suki Glenn

Publisher: Pattern Press

Published: 2005-10

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780972924832

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This book is about how to teach arithmetic using an inquiry method for homeschool and classroom teachers. A child's innate love of learning is encouraged through hands-on exploration, discovery, and the creation of models. The book is a collection of lessons, games, and activities. Black Line Masters and an answer key to the Student Work book are included. Subjects covered are subtraction, multiplication, division, regrouping in addition, patterns, fractions, place value into the thousands, and other general math topics.


History of the Jews in the Bohemian Lands

History of the Jews in the Bohemian Lands

Author: Martin Wein

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-10-05

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 9004301275

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In History of the Jews in the Bohemian Lands, Martin Wein traces the interaction of Czechs and Jews, but also of Christian German-speakers, Slovaks, and other groups in the Bohemian lands and in Czechoslovakia throughout the first half of the twentieth century. This period saw accelerated nation-building and nation-cleansing in the context of hegemony exercised by a changing cast of great powers, namely Austria-Hungary, France, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union. The author examines Christian-Jewish and inner-Jewish relations in various periods and provinces, including in Subcarpathian Ruthenia, emphasizing interreligious alliances of Jews with Protestants, such as T. G. Masaryk, and political parties, for example a number of Social Democratic ones. The writings of Prague’s Czech-German-Jewish founders of theories of nationalism, Hans Kohn, Karl W. Deutsch, and Ernest Gellner, help to interpret this history.


Sound Affects

Sound Affects

Author: Sharon Jane Mee

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2022-12-15

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1501388894

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Sound Affects: A User's Guide is a collection of sonically-charged concepts ranging from those felt, 'heard' and repeated (silence, the oriental riff, shuffle), to the vocal (whispers, sing, the disembodied voice), to sounds at the threshold (tin/ny, thump, buzz) to sounds beyond the limits of audibility (inaudible tremors, distortion, sub-bass). Sound Affects invites the reader to reflect on the ways that sounds produce affects and the ways that affects can operate as sound. Each of the entries develops a particular perspective on sound and affect through a close analysis of audiovisual and/or sonic objects. The objects chosen not only illustrate the concept in question but also demonstrate how the object encourages us to rethink the relationships between sounds and affects. Influenced by the sound theory of Eugenie Brinkema (2011), the concepts of Sound Affects plot the shift in volume from silence that opens up a space to be heard to the audibly near, from the audibly near to sounds beyond the limits of audibility. Sound Affects is an intellectual adventure for those who theorize and listen. The book can also be enjoyed as a narrative of sounds, its absences and its shifting intensities.


Intelligent Systems and Applications

Intelligent Systems and Applications

Author: Kohei Arai

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-11-08

Total Pages: 1441

ISBN-13: 3030010546

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Gathering the Proceedings of the 2018 Intelligent Systems Conference (IntelliSys 2018), this book offers a remarkable collection of chapters covering a wide range of topics in intelligent systems and computing, and their real-world applications. The Conference attracted a total of 568 submissions from pioneering researchers, scientists, industrial engineers, and students from all around the world. These submissions underwent a double-blind peer review process, after which 194 (including 13 poster papers) were selected to be included in these proceedings. As intelligent systems continue to replace and sometimes outperform human intelligence in decision-making processes, they have made it possible to tackle many problems more effectively. This branching out of computational intelligence in several directions, and the use of intelligent systems in everyday applications, have created the need for such an international conference, which serves as a venue for reporting on cutting-edge innovations and developments. This book collects both theory and application-based chapters on all aspects of artificial intelligence, from classical to intelligent scope. Readers are sure to find the book both interesting and valuable, as it presents state-of-the-art intelligent methods and techniques for solving real-world problems, along with a vision of future research directions.


Hysteria

Hysteria

Author: Marc Schuilenburg

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2021-03-28

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1000363848

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According to the medical world, hysteria is a thing of the past, an outdated diagnosis that has disappeared for good. This book argues that hysteria is in fact alive and well. Hyperventilating, we rush from one incident into the next – there is hardly time for a breather. From the worldwide run on toilet paper to cope with coronavirus fears to the overheated discussions about immigration and overwrought reactions to the levels of crime and disorder around us, we live in a culture of hysteria. While hysteria is typically discussed in emotional terms – as an obstacle to be overcome – it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Irritating though this may be, hysteria needs to be taken seriously, for what it tells us about our society and way of life. That is why Marc Schuilenburg examines what hysteria is and why it is fuelled by a culture that not only abuses, but also encourages and rewards it. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, criminology, philosophy and all those interested in hysteria and how it permeates late modern society.


Logic Problems for Student Groups

Logic Problems for Student Groups

Author: Linda Dritsas

Publisher: Walch Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780825138171

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Get your students thinking logically with 35 challenging, fun, and effective activities-including 10 exciting new problems to solve! The updated edition brings learners together to work cooperatively as they make deductions and draw inferences to solve problems. Each activity has 6 clues that you can cut up and distribute to student groups. After each student has read a clue, the group works toward a solution, using truth tables, listing possibilities, and designing charts or diagrams to solve the problem. Keep your students interested and thinking with this easy-to-use, revised, and reproducible book.