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"In examining the 416 units of the U.S. National Park System (NPS), geographers Joe Weber and Selima Sultana focus attention on the historical geography of the system as well as its present distribution. Their discussion covers the entire range of places under the control of the NPS-not just the famous National Parks such as the Grand Canyon and Yosemite, but also National Monuments, Memorials, Lakeshores, Seashores, Rivers, Recreation Areas, Preserves, Reserves, Parkways, Historic Sites, Historic Parks, and a range of battlefields, including National Military Park, Battlefield Park, Battlefield Site, and Battlefield, as well as more than 20 additional sites not fitting into any of these categories (such as the White House). The book discusses how these units differ from other places, such as national forests administered by the US Forest Service, wildlife refuges administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, and wilderness areas found in all these areas designated by Congress. Towards the end the authors also broaden the scope to examine protected places at more local scales as well as internationally. The geographic view of this project sets it apart from others that have taken a solely historical approach. Where parks are located, what they are near, where their visitors come from, and how land uses and activities are organized within parks are fundamental issues discussed. Further, it examines the full range of the NPS, not just the large nature parks such as Yellowstone that often receive the greatest attention. The majority of units in the NPS are actually devoted to battlefields, historical events, archaeological sites, or people, and this is reflected in the authors' approach. While each unit is unique, they share the common imprint of NPS management, and many were developed during periods when particular management philosophies were dominant. The book also emphasizes changing social and political environments in which NPS units were created and the roles they serve, such as protecting scenery, providing wildlife habitats, preserving history, and serving as scientific laboratories and places for outdoor recreation. What we think of as a national park has changed over the years and will continue to change. The authors also focus on parks as public facilities and sites of economic activities. These park units were created by people for people to enjoy, at great cost and with great benefit. They cannot be understood without taking this human context into account"--

"This contributed reader will introduce students to the variety and complexity of Latinxs' experiences in the U.S., and prepare them for further study in this interdisciplinary field. The opening essay, written by the editors, will offer a broad overview of the approximately 59 million people in the U.S. who identify as Hispanic. The rest of the book will consist of approximately 20 contributed readings from Latina(o)/Chicana(o) scholars on a range of subjects including immigration, citizenship, and deportation; racial identities; political participation and power; educational and economic achievement; family; religion; media and popular culture. Although the essays will be written for lower-division undergraduates, they will reflect many of the leading theoretical and methodological approaches in the field. The essays will be unified by an intersectional approach, demonstrating how experiences and life chances of Latinxs are also shaped by gender, social class, sexuality, age, and citizenship status"--

"What is the nature of slavery as practiced and at times reintroduced over the past two centuries in the Middle East and North Africa? In spite of the rich regional diversity of the areas studied - from Morocco to the Indian Ocean to Iran - this anthology demonstrates clear commonalities across the super-region. These include the regulation of slavery by Islam and local traditions, the absence of a rigid racial hierarchy as in North American slavery, the management of the sexuality and reproductive capacity of female slaves, and views on identity and heritage among descendants of slaves. Authors also examine the economic and theological underpinnings of contemporary slavery and human trafficking. The book is among the first to focus on slavery across the Islamic world from the 19th century to the present - a period constituting the endgame of institutionalized slavery in the region but also the persistence of forms of de facto enslavement. Each chapter scrutinizes from a different vantage point - institutions, economics, the abolitionist movement, literature, folklore, and the moving image - creating a multi-dimensional picture of the phenomenon. The authors have mined government archives and statistics, memoirs, interviews, photographs, drawings, songs, cinema and television. Not only are Arabic, Persian and Turkish sources leveraged, but a variety of materials in minor and endangered languages, such as Soqotri, Balochi and Sorani Kurdish, in addition to European languages"--

"The first book on the intersection between market research and media, Creating the Viewer takes a critical look at media companies' studies of television viewers, the assumptions behind these studies, and the images of the viewer that are constructed through them. Justin Wyatt examines various types of market research, including talent testing, pilot testing, series maintenance, brand studies, and new show "ideation," providing examples from a range of programming including news, sitcoms, reality shows, and dramas. He looks at brand studies for networks such as E!, and examines how the brands of individuals such as showrunner Ryan Murphy can be tested. Both an analytical and practical work, the book includes sample questionnaires and paths for study moderators and research analysts to follow. Drawn from over fifteen years of experience in research departments at various media companies, Creating the Viewer looks toward the future of media viewership, discussing how the concept of the viewer has changed in the age of streaming, how services such as Netflix view market research, and how viewers themselves can shift the industry through their media choices, behaviors, and activities"--

Dieses Buch beleuchtet das Ziel größerer Transparenz von verschiedenen Seiten: Beiträge aus Medizin und Gesundheitswissenschaften, aus Ökonomie, Philosophie und Politikwissenschaft beschreiben das weite Feld der Transparenz in Gesundheit und Gesellschaft. Wesentliche Defizite im Gesundheitssystem werden aufgedeckt und die daraus resultierenden Herausforderungen für Behandelte, Behandelnde, Kostenträger und Gesundheitspolitik dargestellt. Darauf aufbauend werden wichtige Handlungsfelder und verschiedene Lösungsansätze behandelt. "Transparenz im Gesundheitswesen" ist Begleiter und Orientierungshilfe im unabdingbaren Transformationsprozess hin zu mehr Transparenz, Evidenz und Qualität im deutschen Gesundheitswesen.

Dieser Band versammelt wesentliche Beiträge zur Rezeption und historischen Wahrnehmung des Widerstandes gegen das NS-Regime und zu Persönlichkeiten des aktiven Widerstandes. Die juristischen, historischen und politischen Texte sind zu unterschiedlicher Zeit entstanden und spiegeln die jeweils vorherrschenden Fragen und Auseinandersetzungen wider. Allen Beiträgen gemeinsam ist, dass sie vom Geist und Vermächtnis des Widerstandes handeln. Dabei geht es auch um Fragen des Selbstverständnisses der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Traditionsbildung der Bundeswehr. Rüdiger von Voss versucht eine Antwort auf die Frage zu geben, was aus dem Scheitern der Weimarer Republik und aus der Diktatur 1933-1945 gelernt werden könnte. In einem dokumentarischen Teil werden Organisationen, die sich der Erinnerung an den Widerstand widmen, und die in ihnen mitwirkenden Persönlichkeiten dargestellt.

Knapp 20 Jahre lang - von 2002 bis 2021 - war die Bundeswehr in Afghanistan. Es war nicht nur einer ihrer längsten Auslandseinsätze, sondern auch der verlustreichste. Insgesamt kamen 59 deutsche Soldaten am Hindukusch ums Leben. 35 von ihnen fielen in Gefechten oder bei Anschlägen. Erstmals seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg waren deutsche Soldaten wieder in kriegerische Handlungen verwickelt. Doch lange durften in der Heimat die Zustände in Afghanistan nicht das genannt werden, was sie waren: Krieg. Am Ende war der Einsatz vergeblich. Die Taliban sind wieder an der Macht. Afghanistan ist in die archaische Umnachtung zurückgefallen, aus der es gekommen ist. Angesichts neuer Krisen, Kriege und Bedrohungen ist der Afghanistan-Einsatz inzwischen fast vergessen. Dabei kann seine Bedeutung gar nicht hoch genug eingeschätzt werden: In Afghanistan hat die Bundeswehr gelernt zu kämpfen. Der Journalist und Historiker André Uzulis zeichnet in diesem Buch die Geschehnisse nach, die zwei Jahrzehnte lang die Truppe in Atem gehalten und die deutsche Sicherheitspolitik geprägt haben. Es geht um guten Willen und Naivität, um eine unverstanden gebliebene fremdartige Gesellschaft, um ein fernes Land mit anderen Maßstäben, um militärische Operationen, Tapferkeit und Kameradschaft. Aber auch um Korruption und politisches Versagen. Dies ist die erste Darstellung ihrer Art über den Bundeswehreinsatz in Afghanistan. Sie wird ergänzt durch eine ausführliche Chronologie der Ereignisse