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Das berüchtigte Münchener Abkommen von 1938 gilt als Sargnagel der »demokratischen Nachkriegsordnung« Mitteleuropas. Im Bann der Appeasementpolitik des Briten Chamberlain opferte man die territoriale Integrität der Tschechoslowakei, um das Deutsche Reich ruhigzustellen. Das Ende der Beneš-Republik schildert das damalige Geschehen mit seiner langen Vorgeschichte aus Sicht eines tschechischen Nationalisten und ranghohen Militärs, der seine Heimat lange auf den wohl unvermeidlichen Kampf gegen die Deutschen vorzubereiten suchte. Emanuel Moravec galt als Strategieexperte und war ein geschätzter politischer Kommentator, als er seine Frustration über den Verrat Großbritanniens und Frankreichs an der plötzlich schutzlosen Tschechoslowakei zu Papier brachte. Doch der Stratege zog sich nicht ins Privatleben oder ins Exil zurück – er passte sich der Lage an. Wenn sich das Deutsche Reich als mächtigster Staat Mitteleuropas erwiesen und den vormaligen Kriegssiegern seinen Willen diktiert hatte, dann gab es für die »Resttschechei« nur einen geopolitisch klugen Platz: unter deutschem Schutz. Das für Nationalisten unfassbare Bekenntnis eines Mannes, der dem Fortbestand seines Volkes dessen Unabhängigkeit zu opfern bereit war, dämmerte vergessen und beschwiegen in Archiven. Der tschechischstämmige Übersetzer Antonín Brousek hat diesen Schatz nun gehoben – für eine neue Generation, die die Geschichte unseres Kontinentes anders als in Schwarz und Weiß zu sehen vermag. (Verlagstext)

Black women are subject to restrictions in economic, social, health, and education systems, subject to racism, sexism, and classism. A More Radical Elsewhere: Foundations, Understandings, and Practices for Our Freedom, discusses the impact of leadership positions on Black women, including their physical, and spiritual health, creativity, and innovation. The book reviews the conceptions of how Black women lead and why they make the choices they do, examining actual case studies

One of the world's greatest revolutionary leaders, Amílcar Cabral's long and arduous campaign for the liberation of Portuguese-dominated Africa is explored in this vivid compilation of his most influential speeches and writings.'We, the Africans of the Portuguese colonies, are fighting Portuguese colonialism to defend the rights of our peoples, to defend the true interests of people everywhere.'Unity and Struggle is a compelling account of Amílcar Cabral's fight against imperialism, discrimination and injustice, as well as his progressive advocation for religious toleration and gender equality - all of which combined to make him one of Africa's foremost political leaders.Introduction by Basil Davidson.'One of the most lucid and brilliant leaders in Africa' Fidel Castro 'Figures like Amílcar Cabral... helped us to imagine the horizons of freedom in far broader terms than were available to us through what we now call "civil rights discourse".' Angela Davis

The Oxford Handbook of Parasocial Experiences examines how audiences psychologically relate to people they see in the media. This Handbook offers a thorough synthesis of the fast-growing, international, and multidisciplinary research of Parasocial Experiences (PSEs), celebrating the field's accomplishments to date but also outlining a blueprint for future growth

Written by an author brought up in working-class Liverpool in the 1960s and 1970s, Liverpool: A Memoir of Words is a work of creative non-fiction that combines the study of language in Liverpool with social history, the history of the English language and personal memoir

In the wake of the Good Friday Agreement, the redevelopment of the former Girdwood Army Barracks in North Belfast was hailed as a symbol of hope for Northern Ireland. It was a major investment in a former conflict zone and an internationally significant peacebuilding project. Instead of adhering to the tenets of the Agreement, sectarianism dominated the regeneration agenda. Throughout the process, politicians, community groups and paramilitaries wrangled over the site s future, and territorial contest won out over housing need. After eleven years of negotiation and £11.7 million, the EU-funded Girdwood Community Hub opened its doors to the public in 2016, but its impact has been underwhelming. The Hub s redevelopment is a microcosm of the peace process itself, and the ways in which post-Agreement politics have failed to deliver a shared future for the people of Northern Ireland, twenty-five years on. This ethnography provides a lively account of Girdwood s redevelopment and a wry critique of the fractious political context around it. Through flânerie and encounter, the author brings us across peace walls, into community meetings and behind the scenes of decision-making in Northern Ireland. Girdwood s story also sheds light on how power, politics and territory intersect in divided cities globally

This book presents the proceedings of the 7th conference Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety (HEPS), held in Delft, The Netherlands on November 2-4, 2022, which was endorsed by the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). Contributions focus on the integration of knowledge, methods, and expertise from the disciplines of Human Factors/Ergonomics and of Medicine and Health in order to contribute to a safe and humane, high-quality healthcare system. Through breaking down the barriers between disciplines, they foster a framework of scientific knowledge, expertise and best practices to create the future of health and healthcare. The proceedings include papers from researchers and practitioners, scientists and physicians, institutional leaders, managers and policy makers that contribute to constructing the Human Factors and Ergonomics approach across a variety of methodologies, domains and productive sectors

Frontiers in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology advances the field of developmental and life-course criminology (DLC) and opens up new possibilities for the future of DLC research, orienting the DLC field as one that prioritises the achievement of better outcomes for individuals and society

Women came through the doors at a community-based birthing center in the South Bronx seeking prenatal care. They had heard about the center from a neighbor, a parents' group at their children's school, or the local mosque or church. What they found when they arrived was a brightly-colored waiting area that resembled a living room, children immersed in games in a corner, and staff that reflected the mosaic of cultures living in the surrounding apartments. They also met midwives who asked about their lives, their children, their families and traditions. If pregnancies developed complications, back-up obstetricians were there to give higher levels of care, with the women returning to the midwifery center afterwards. The results were healthy mothers and healthy babies. For over twenty years the center became a haven for women's health care and a national exemplar. It is a tragic and unjust paradox that the United States, the highest income country in the world and the country with the largest budget for perinatal care, has rising rates of maternal mortality that disproportionately affect women of color. Yet an inner-city maternity center with midwifery care found solutions to the challenge of making birth safe for low-income populations, especially women of color. This oral history presents the stories of twelve women who participated in this care. As they tell it, the experience changed their lives and their understanding of what safe, quality maternal care can achieve. Jennifer Dohrn examines the systems that perpetuate disparities in care, from global to local, and describes essential components needed for change, using oral histories as evidence for the way forward towards maternal health as a human right

Intro -- Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1: What Is Gender Dysphoria? -- Chapter 2: Expressing Gender -- Chapter 3: Medical Options -- Chapter 4: Overcoming Prejudice -- Chapter 5: Mental Health Issues -- Chapter 6: Building Connections -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Index -- About the Author -- Backcover.