In nineteenth-century Europe, differences among human bodies were understood to be matters of scientific classification. At the height of scientific acceptance, it was unthinkable that race or sex or diagnosis or indigence were invention. Today, however, differences among human bodies are understood as matters of social construction. The philosophy of social construction understands differences among

An analysis of how a political myth is taken and treated as a metaphor that reflects how a country like Germany built its own destiny. In the decades before the rise of the Third Reich, \"Secret Germany\" was a phrase used by the circle of writers around the poet Stefan George to describe a collective political and poetic project: the introduction of the highest values of art into everyday life, the

The fine arts are traditionally seen to have intrinsic value: that is, they are valuable in themselves. But this poses a problem for architecture: its works are designed to serve our purposes, and therefore it is classed as functional. Carving out a new space, Edward Winters argues why architecture is a fine art and finds a place for the fine art of architecture in the cultural environment in which

Based on policy analysis and empirical data, this book examines the problematic consequences of colonial legacies of language policies and English language education in the multilingual contexts of the Global South.Using a postcolonial lens, the volume explores the raciolinguistics of language hierarchies that results in students from low-income backgrounds losing their mother tongues without acquiring

Sixteen-year-old Erin Misrahe just wants to be like everyone else in her new school. But Erin has more to worry about than passing AP Chemistry or making friends. In times of stress, she has always been overcome by her alter ego, Shevaun, whose violent behavior wreaks havoc on those around her. Erin can never remember anything about these episodes, and she\'s grateful to have been spared them for a

The two notions of proofs and calculations are intimately related. Proofs can involve calculations, and the algorithm underlying a calculation should be proved correct. This volume explores this key relationship and introduces simple type theory. Starting from the familiar propositional calculus, the author develops the central idea of an applied lambda-calculus. This is illustrated by an account of

These papers develop, in a critical spirit, themes in Wittgenstein\'s treatment of mind and language. The approach is distinctive in giving central place to the individual\'s relations with others in a way that involves detailed attention to the human bodily form and to conversation, and a significant ethical

A joyous and poignant book about the world of professional acting, the messiness of life and how every experience - good or bad - shapes who you are, from the New York Times bestselling author of Not My Father\'s

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As players of Monster Hunter and Dungeons & Dragons know, the slime is not exactly the king of the fantasy monsters. So when a 37-year-old Tokyo salaryman dies and wakes up in a world of elves and magic, he\'s a little disappointed to find he\'s become a blind, boneless slime monster. Mikami\'s middle age hasn\'t gone as he planned: He never found a girlfriend, he got stuck in a dead-end job, and he

Publisher\'s WeeklyDuring the American occupation, the citizens of Japan were encouraged to write to General MacArthur - \"if you have a problem, write a letter, this is what democracy means\" - and so write they

The widely recognized \"Dreamer narrative\" celebrates the educational and economic achievements of undocumented youth to justify a path to citizenship. While a well-intentioned, strategic tactic to garner political support of undocumented youth, it has promoted the idea that access to citizenship and rights should be granted only to a select group of \"deserving\" immigrants. The contributors to We

A journey beyond the walls of sleep that will delight Lovecraft and sci-fi fans Obsessed with revisiting the sunset city of his dreams, Randolph Carter leaves the humdrum confines of reality behind, traveling into a vivid dreamworld where anything is possible. But while Carter draws closer to his goal--the mysterious Kadath, home to the gods themselves--another force, dark and brooding, is watching

You Are a Man of God. Live Each Day Courageously Rooted in Jesus! Men will find inspiration, challenge, and their spirits encouraged as they experience the wisdom of God\'s Word every day of 2024. Every day for an entire year, you will be encouraged by scriptures, devotional readings, and prayers that remind you that no matter what difficult times come, the peace and power of Jesus reigns in every

India, 3400 BCE. India is beset with divisions, resentment and poverty. The people hate their rulers. They despise their corrupt and selfish elite. Chaos is just one spark away. Outsiders exploit these divisions. Raavan, the demon king of Lanka, grows increasingly powerful, sinking his fangs deeper into the hapless Sapt Sindhu. Two powerful tribes, the protectors of the divine land of India, decide

What could be better for encouraging reluctant readers than a series of football fiction. With an amusing and slightly irreverent style that children will love the short bite-sized chapters telling the story of the ups and downs of a junior football team will encourage even the most reluctant

One in every twenty difficult conflicts ends up grinding to a halt. That\'s fully 5 percent of not just the diplomatic and political clashes we read about in the newspaper, but disputations and arguments from our everyday lives as well. Once we get pulled into these self-perpetuating conflicts it is nearly impossible to escape. The 5 percent rule us.So what can we do when we find ourselves ensnared?

America\'s Imagined Revolution explores the Reconstruction period after the Civil War to ask narratological, historiographical, and theoretical questions about how slave emancipation has (and has not) been theorized as revolution. Reading historical fiction by authors such as George Washington Cable, Albion Tourge, Charles Chesnutt, Frances Harper, and W. E. B. Du Bois in dialogue with nineteenth-century