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This book is about the importance of nuclear disarmament and the work pursued by Alva Myrdal, a pioneering social activist, diplomat, cabinet minister, and disarmament negotiator. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982 together with Alfonso Garcia Robles "for their work for disarmament and nuclear and weapon-free zones". Prominent academics, politicians and practitioners have contributed reflections on Myrdals achievements and their impact on the world today. Furthermore, a sample of Myrdals own writings on nuclear disarmament are included, as well as significant speeches and a bibliography of her publications on nuclear matters. Alva Myrdal was born in Uppsala, Sweden, in 1902, graduated from college in Stockholm in 1924, and continued higher education at Uppsala University in the 1930s. She was a prolific author and reformer, specializing in social affairs, womens roles and nuclear disarmament. She was Swedens Ambassador to India in the 1950s, for Nuclear Disarmament in the 1960s and 1970s, and a member of the Cabinet 1967-1973. Her most well-known works are "The Game of Disarmament" (1976), "Nation and Family" (1941), and "Women's Two Roles" (1956, with Viola Klein). Her book "The Game of Disarmament" (1976) is a key work in disarmament. The Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament was set up at Uppsala University in 2021 to contribute new ideas and concrete measures towards the elimination of nuclear weapons. Both editors are associated with the Centre, Professor Peter Wallensteen as a member of the board and leader of one of its working groups, and Dr. Armend Bekaj as a researcher. - This book is relevant for students of international relations and policy-makers on issues of peace and conflict. - It provides background documentation on the difficulties in achieving disarmament. - It illustrates the significant role women can play to infuse new ideas into a mens world. - It displays the importance of persistence, rationality, ingenuity and knowledge in furthering nuclear disarmament. - It shows that Alva Myrdals efforts can be an inspiration for new generations.

In this basic textbook prospective architects, urban and landscape planners receive assistance in working on urban development projects and designs. This edition has been expanded by two chapters on informal urban planning and regional urban development. The contents presented and their preparation are based on the design process in practice and embed it in a theoretical framework of necessary background knowledge. As an introduction, an overview of the understanding of the city, of urban structures and the laws governing them is given. In order to make the multi-layered structure of the city more comprehensible, it is broken down into different layers and building blocks. The approach to urban design is described using the "layer method" in the form of successive phases. Examples of urban development projects and competitions illustrate the individual design steps. This book is a translation of the original German 5th edition Städtebauliches Entwerfen by Reicher, Christa, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2017. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. The Content Introduction - To understand the basic concepts - An excursion: from history to theory - The "grammar" of the city - Building blocks of the city - Reading the city - Urban design - Urban design and attitude - Urban design as a process - Informal urban design - Regional urban design - Selected fields of activity The target group Architects, urban and spatial planners in study The author Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Christa Reicher is an architect and urban planner and teaches urban development, urban design and urban land use planning at the RWTH Aachen University.

This edited collection encourages philosophical exploration of the nature, aims, contradictions, promises and problems of the practice of education within prisons around the world. Such exploration is particularly necessary given the complex operational barriers to education, and higher education in particular, within prison-based teaching and learning. These operational barriers are matched by cultural and polemical barriers, such as the criticism of diverting resources to and spending money on prisoner education when the cost of some education seems prohibitive for people outside prison. More so than in other education contexts, prison education may fall short of higher ideals because it is shot through with both practical and moral-political problems and challenges, especially in the age of global late capitalism, high technology and mass incarceration or securitization. This book includes insights and issues around a wide range of areas including: ethics, religion, sociology, justice, identity and political and moral philosophy. Marcus K Harmes is Professor at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He has published extensively in the fields of religious and political history, with a particular emphasis on British religious history and popular culture. He is the author of numerous studies on the church in modern popular culture, especially on film and television, including book chapters in the collections Doctor Who and Race and Time and Relative Dimensions in Faith. Barbara Harmes lectures at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Her doctoral research focussed on the discursive controls built around sexuality in late-nineteenth-century England. Her research interests include cultural studies and religion. She has published in areas including modern Australian politics, 1960s American television and her original field of Victorian literature. Meredith Harmes teaches communication and also works in the enabling programs at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. Her research interests include modern British and Australian politics and popular culture in Britain and America.

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism and courage: the special Japanese-American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe; their families, incarcerated in camps back home; and a young man who refused to surrender his constitutional rights, even if it meant imprisonment. They came from across the continent and Hawaii. Their parents taught them to embrace both their Japanese heritage and the ways of their American homeland. They faced bigotry, yet they believed in their bright futures as American citizens. But within days of Pearl Harbor, the FBI was ransacking their houses and locking up their fathers. Within months many would themselves be living in internment camps. Facing the Mountain is an unforgettable chronicle of war-time America and the battlefields of Europe. Based on Daniel James Brown's extensive interviews with the families of the protagonists as well as deep archival research, it portrays the kaleidoscopic journey of four Japanese-American families and their sons, who volunteered for 442nd Regimental Combat Team and were deployed to France, Germany, and Italy, where they were asked to do the near impossible. But this is more than a war story. Brown also tells the story of these soldiers' parents, immigrants who were forced to shutter the businesses, surrender their homes, and submit to life in concentration camps on U.S. soil. Woven throughout is the chronicle of a brave young man, one of a cadre of patriotic resisters who stood up against their government in defense of their own rights. Whether fighting on battlefields or in courtrooms, these were Americans under unprecedented strain, doing what Americans do best--striving, resisting, pushing back, rising up, standing on principle, laying down their lives, and enduring"--

"What will separate you from the rest early in your career? The ability to take ownership, manage expectations, navigate people dynamics, and communicate professionally-skills that school doesn't teach. Most career guides assume that you already know how the working world works. But if you're starting your very first job or taking a job in a new company, you might not know all the unspoken rules that determine who gets ahead and who doesn't. In The Unspoken Rules, you'll learn the basic workplace skills necessary for success. From the author: "Why didn't anyone ever tell me this?! I've lost count of the number of times I've asked myself this question. As the son of a single mother who dropped out of school at the age of twelve to work in a sewing-machine factory, I missed the lesson on the unspoken rules of the professional workplace. Instead, I learned my lesson the hard way-through trial and error. Now I'm on a mission to discover and decode the unspoken rules of work and share them with others. Over the last four years, I've interviewed over five hundred interns, early career professionals, managers, and executives, from HR to finance, law firms to tech companies, across the globe. My conversations revolved around three key topics: What are the most common mistakes early-career professionals make at work? What would you do differently if you could relive your first years on the job? What do you think separates top performers from mediocre ones? After testing the advice I gathered from these hundreds of interviews, I started coaching other early-career professionals. Now I'm distilling everything I've learned into a step-by-step guide called The Unspoken Rules. We all have what it takes to be a top performer. It begins with mastering the unspoken rules.""--

Interdisciplinary Service Delivery and Practice in Disability Studies / Debra A. Harley -- National Accreditation of Academic Programs in Counseling and Human Services : A Look at APA, CACREP, and CSWE / Allison Levine, Danelle Stevens-Watkins, and Janet Ford -- Credentialing, Licensure, and Career Path to Professions in Human Services / Glacia Ethridge, and Angel Dowden -- Disability and Chronic Illnesses : Definitions and Concepts / Carolyn Rollins, and Quiteya D. Walker -- Advocacy : History of Disability Rights Movement in the United States / Walt Bower, and Kathy Sheppard Jones -- Policy and Impact of Federal Legislation on the Disability Services Environment / Mathew Saleh, and Susanne Bruyère -- Rehabilitation as a Discipline and Specialization in interdisciplinary Disability Studies / Si-Yi Chai, and Keith B. Wilson -- Integrating Ethics into Professional Decision-Making and Practice in Disability Studies / Keith B. Wilson, Allison Levine, and Debra A. Harley -- Cultural Competency in Rehabilitation Counseling and Other Health Professions Studies / Allen Lewis [and others] -- Adult Ex-offender Populations with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities / Lisa Dunkley, and Debra A. Harley -- Addictive Behaviors and Coexisting Psychiatric Disabilities / Lisa Dunkley, and Chris Flaherty -- Veterans Presenting with Multiple Trauma and Disabilities / Anthony Dotson, Debra A. Harley, and Chris Flaherty -- Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities / Jared C. Schultz, and Rebecca Hartzell -- Mental Health Disorders and Case Management / Noel Ysasi, Susan Sherman, Mallory Kate McDonald, Amelia Day Saul, and Lauren Lee Bethune Scroggs -- Quality of life for People with Neurological Disorders / Bradely McDaniels, Malachy L. Bishop, and Phillip Rumrill -- Sensory Disabilities, Functional Limitations, and the Role of Technology / Chris Reid, and Sandra M. Bullins -- Intersection of Poverty and Disability / Debra A. Harley -- Infectious Diseases and Disability / Debra A. Harley, Catherine Troop, and Reginald J. Alston -- Family-Centered Interventions for People with Disabilities / Chris Flaherty [plus one other author] -- Aging, Chronic Illness and Disability / Debra A. Harley, and Pamela B. Teaster.

Intro -- Preface -- Rubber, Meet Road -- When Tech Talks, People Act -- Calm Seas in Turbulent Times -- Instilling Hope and Confidence -- Many Medical Cooks Perfecting the Broth -- The Horizon -- Acknowledgments -- About the Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1: Premises -- 1.1 Storytelling -- 1.2 The Gauntlet Thrown Down -- 1.3 Spread the Health -- 1.4 Yeah, Yeah…They All Say That -- 1.5 The Resistance -- 1.6 The Times They Are a Changin' -- 1.7 Prioritization -- 1.8 The Plan -- 1.9 The BIG Hurdle -- 1.10 Premium Care -- 1.11 The Target Function -- 1.12 Subsidiary Goals -- 1.13 Second Class? -- 1.14 Presumptions -- 1.15 Can You Spare Some Change? -- 1.16 If It Ain't Broke, Break It -- 1.17 The "X" Factor -- 1.18 History Class -- 1.19 Hiring Is a Concept, Too -- 1.20 Enjoy the Ride -- 1.21 The Paradox -- 1.22 The Proof Is in the Product -- 1.23 Sustainability -- 1.24 Greed -- 1.25 Give It Away, Give It Away, Give It Away Now -- 2: Deconstruction -- 2.1 To Know How Things Might Be, You Have to Know How Things Got to Be the Way They Are -- 2.2 With All Due Diligence -- 2.3 Asking the Right Questions -- 2.4 A Problem Well Stated Is a Problem Half Solved -- 2.5 Tick, Tick, Tick -- 2.6 Are We There Yet? -- 3: Smells Like Team Spirit -- 3.1 Building Teams, Building Trust -- 3.2 What's Your Problem? -- 3.3 Traps -- 3.4 It Takes an Orchestra to Play a Symphony -- 3.5 Do Unto Others -- 3.6 Example #1: You -- 3.7 Open a Window, Would Ya? -- 3.8 No One Can Whistle a Symphony -- 3.9 Wind It Up, Let It Go -- 3.10 Blame and Shame -- 3.11 Readying Your Team for Dragon Slaying -- 4: Management 360 -- 4.1 Architecting a Self-Sustaining Vision -- 4.2 Knowing What Needs to Be Known (and Putting It to Good Use) -- 4.3 The Deputy Question -- 4.4 Lieutenants -- 4.5 Jeopardy.

"Who really killed "Crazy Joe" Gallo? At last, the truth can be told. And it wasn't Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran as he claimed. From acclaimed true-crime author Michael Benson and real-life "Mafia Survivor" Frank Dimatteo, the shocking and brutal story of Carmine DiBiase-aka Sonny Pinto-the elusive Mafia killer who went from small-time street punk to FBI's Most Wanted list to Death Row-only to be released on the streets to kill and kill again...among those who died by his gun was Joey Gallo. "Sober, he was nothing, but drunk he would blow your head off." That's how Pete the Greek described Carmine "Sonny" DiBiase, the Colombo crime family hitman who'd been terrorizing Manhattan's Little Italy since he was a kid. After beating and robbing a local tailor and doing time in reformatory, Sonny set up operations at The Mayfair Boys Civic and Social Club, an illegal poolroom where he shot and killed his best friend on Christmas day... A prime suspect of this and other crimes, Sonny went on the lam and off the grid for seven years. He then surrendered himself to police, was tried for murder and sentenced to death. But after a second trial, he walked away a free man-free to kill again. Joey "Crazy Joe" Gallo and his President Street mob waged a deadly Mafia civil war with the Colombo crime family, and in particular, Carmine "the Snake" Persico. A contract was put out for Gallo and his gang. And on that fateful night of April 7, 1972, in a Little Italy restaurant, Gallo was assassinated...by Carmine "Sonny" DiBiasi... This is the true story of who really whacked Crazy Joey Gallo on that fateful night of April 7, 1972"--Publisher's description

"How it is that humanity has brought itself, along with most other species, to the brink of extinction? In 'The Gilgamesh Gene Revisited', Russell-Jones provides a time-line analysis of man's relationship with the natural world that stretches back deep into pre-history and illuminates the origins of many of our most cherished fables, myths and religious creeds, which provide our belief systems governing our world and political thinking today. Extinction is avoidable but do we, as sentient beings, possess the ability to change the way we think? This question is fundamental to the survival of the human species. In this second edition, Dr Robin Russell-Jones expands on his vision of the human condition, providing new findings to many of our most abiding mysteries, including the origin of King Arthur and the Round Table, the Holy Grail and the meaning of the Trinity. Gilgamesh was a vainglorious king who ruled the city of Uruk in Ancient Mesopotamia, allegedly around 2750 BC. The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest narrative in existence, and it contains the blueprint for much of our environmentally destructive behaviour today. This implacable pursuit of fame and fortune, at the expense of the natural world, has proven so successful that plundering the Earth's resources has become hard-wired into our thinking : hence the Gilgamesh Gene. As mankind rushes head-long into the Anthropocene, there is some hope as the author explains the steps we need to take to avert disaster : limiting human numbers ; getting away from ever-expanding GDP as the only definition of progress ; and urgently implementing the Global Carbon Incentive Fund as the most equitable, efficient and effective way of putting a price on carbon emissions globally."--taken from publisher web site

"Aaron Chapman's latest Vancouver book explores the gritty history of the West End in the 1970s and '80s. Aaron Chapman, the two-time Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award-winning author of such bestselling Vancouver-themed books as Vancouver after Dark and The Last Gang in Town, turns his gaze toward the city's tumultuous West End in his latest opus. The late 1970s and early 1980s were a volatile period in the history of Vancouver, where broad social and cultural changes were afoot. This was perhaps most clearly evident in the West End, the well-known home to the city's tight-knit gay community that would soon be devastated by the AIDS epidemic. But the West End's tree-lined streets were also populated by sex workers, both female and male, who fought a well-publicized turf war with residents. This, combined with a rising crime rate, invited the closer attention of the Vancouver police, including its vice squad. But after a body was found dumped in nearby Stanley Park, it was discovered that the victim's high-profile connections reached far beyond the streets and back alleys of the West End, making for one of the most shocking investigations in Vancouver history, with secrets long held, and never fully told until now. Vancouver Vice reveals the captivating beating heart of a neighbourhood long before the arrival of gentrifying condo towers and coffee bars. Part murder mystery, investigative expose, and cultural history, this book transports readers back to a grittier, more chaotic time in the city, when gambling dens prevailed, police listened in on wire taps, and hustlers plied their trade on street corners. With warm regard and a whiff of nostalgia, Vancouver Vice peers behind the curtain to examine how the city once indulged in its vices, and at what cost."--

Exam board: Pearson Edexcel Level: International GCSE (9-1) Subject: History First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Endorsed for Pearson Edexcel qualifications Follow the tried-and-tested methods of bestselling author Ben Walsh. This book builds the skills required for exam success, helps students to remember all the content and makes History really interesting. The authors have listened to feedback from teachers and students about the challenging aspects of the specification, to ensure that they deliver the support you need. You can rely on this textbook to: > Ensure that History is accessible to all. Straightforward language, manageable chunks of text and plenty of bullet points guide you through the content, which is covered in the amount of depth that students need > Bring historical events, people and developments to life. Ben Walsh is known for selecting memorable sources and extracts that work alongside the narrative to draw out the big concepts within each topic > Focus on what really matters. The features in the book are designed to consolidate students' knowledge of the key points - from 'Focus' boxes and regular 'Knowledge check' questions to end-of-chapter summaries > Break down exam skills into small steps. Activities throughout the chapters and larger 'Focus tasks' teach students how to select, organise and use their knowledge to explain, analyse, evaluate and make judgements > Provide easy-to-follow exam advice. Clear explanations of the exam requirements, analysis of what a good answer might look like and handy tips help students to feel confident and prepared This book covers the following units: Depth studies > Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918-45 > Dictatorship and conflict in the USSR, 1924-53 > A world divided: superpower relations, 1943-72 > A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74.

Intro -- My Life in USA -- About the Author -- Deication -- Copyright Information © -- Acknowledgment -- Part One -- Preface -- Overview -- Chapter One Once Upon a Time in 1981 -- Trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Trip to Boston, Massachusetts, 1981 -- Trip to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Fall 1981 -- Trip to Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm -- Trip to London, England, in 1981 -- The New Year of 1982 -- Chapter Two My First Visit to Honolulu, Hawaii, 1982 -- Chapter Three The Wedding of the Year 1983 -- Chapter Four A New Year and a New Life in 1984 -- Our First Visit to Brazil in 1984 -- Our Trip Back to Portland, Oregon -- Chapter Five Ready for Baby David's Arrival -- David Alfredo's First Christmas -- Chapter Six Getting Ready for Our Second Baby -- Chapter Seven The Marvelous Year of 1988 -- Amanda Marie's First Birthday in Portland -- Our First Trip to Brazil After the Babies -- Mandy's First Birthday Celebration in São Paulo, Brazil -- Our Trip Back to Portland, Oregon -- Chapter Eight New Life in the Hawaiian Paradise -- The Flourishing Year of 1990 -- The New Year of 1991 -- Chapter Nine The Pleasant Year of 1992 -- Trip to São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil -- Trip Back to Hawaii from Brazil -- Chapter Ten The Challenging Year of 1993 -- Chapter Eleven The Lucky Year of 1994 -- Chapter Twelve Another Adventurous Year, 1995 -- Our Trip to Mount Hood, Oregon -- Back to Saint Anthony's School -- Chapter Thirteen The Puzzling Year of 1996 -- The Unpleasant Year of 1997 -- Chapter Fourteen À La the Break-Up of 1998 -- Chapter Fifteen Struggling to Survive in 1999 -- Chapter Sixteen The Year of the Millennium 2000 -- Chapter Seventeen The Victorious Year of 2001 -- Chapter Eighteen The Happy New Year of 2002 -- Trip to São Paulo, Brazil 2002 -- Humberto's Chácara from 1991-2005 -- At Hopi Hari Amusement Park, São Paulo, 2002.

"Dwelling in the World writes the history of the modern home into the history of modern China, arguing that during the first half of the 20th century, Chinese urban elites invented the modern home by drawing on a variety of global and local discourses, practices, and styles. This book re-frames modern Chinese social and cultural history, typically described in terms of national awakening, in a global context, while also challenging Euro-American historical notions that the modern private sphere was a natural development of industrialization. The author argues that home became a contact zone of foreign and domestic in which Chinese people developed new forms of social distinction, creating a new urban cosmopolitan class. Dwelling in the World focuses on a single city: the northern city Tianjin, a former Qing regional administrative city that became a treaty-port in 1860 and eventually home to nine foreign-controlled municipal districts or concessions. Tianjin's multiple foreign empires deconstructed and altered the urban landscape, unraveling Qing imperial authority in the built environment and re-orienting Chinese people and trade to a new global stage of multiple empires. After the Qing collapsed in 1911, Tianjin no longer had a single political center, and the Chinese household, once the cornerstone of the imperial order, became a contested material and social space. These changes allowed Chinese people to shape everyday life for themselves. After World War II Tianjin became a wholly Chinese city again, the Guomindang municipal government finally proposed a plan for public housing, and later, the post-1949 Communist government made housing a top priority. But as housing became a citizen's right guaranteed by Communism, Chinese people no longer had the space to define home for themselves. By opening the door to modern Chinese housing, the Communists had closed the door on the cosmopolitan home"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I Birth and initiation -- Chapter 1 Birth customs and ceremonies of the Parsees -- Chapter 2 Parsee life in Parsee songs: Cradle songs -- Chapter 3 The baby language among the Parsees -- Chapter 4 The initiation ceremonies and customs of the Parsees -- Marriage -- Chapter 5 Marriage customs among the Parsees and their comparison with similar customs of other nations -- Chapter 6 Some Parsee marriage customs: How far are they borrowed from the Hindus? -- Chapter 7 A few marriage songs of the Parsees at Nargol, Part I -- Chapter 8 A few marriage songs of the Parsees at Nargol, Part II -- Death -- Chapter 9 On the funeral ceremonies of the Parsees, their origin and explanation -- Chapter 10 Notes on the Towers of Silence in India -- Chapter 11 The first-year funeral expenses of a Parsee of the last century (1763) -- Chapter 12 A vahi or register of the dead of some of the Parsees of Broach and a Parsee martyr mentioned in it -- Chapter 13 Another Parsee martyr of Broach -- Part II -- Chapter 14 Statistics of births, deaths, and marriages among the Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years (1881-1890) -- Chapter 15 Statistics of births, deaths, and marriages among the Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years (1891-1900) -- Chapter 16 A Parsee deed of partition more than 150 years old: A form of slavery referred to therein -- Folklore -- Chapter 17 A few Parsee riddles-I -- Chapter 18 A few Parsee riddles-II -- Chapter 19 Omens among the Parsees -- Chapter 20 Charms or amulets for some diseases of the eye -- Glossary -- Author and subject index.

This book defines Eurasianism, a political idea with a long tradition, for a new century. Historically, Eurasia was depicted as a "third continent" with a geographical and historical space distinctively different from both Europe and Asia. Today, the concept is mobilized by the Russian foreign policy elite to imagine a close relationship with China and indirectly inspires the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. This book is of interest to scholars of Russian and Chinese foreign policy, to economists, and to scholars of political thought. Glenn Diesen is Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN). His research focus is Russia's Greater Eurasia Initiative as a geoeconomic and conservative concept. Diesen's latest books are EU and NATO relations with Russia: After the collapse of the Soviet Union (2015); Russia's Geoeconomic Strategy for a Greater Eurasia (2017); The Decay of Western Civilisation and Resurgence of Russia: Between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft (2018); Russia in a Changing World (2020); Russian Conservatism: Managing Change under Permanent Revolution (2021); and Great Power Politics in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Geoeconomics of Technological Sovereignty (2021). Alexander Lukin is Head of Department of International Relations and International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism at National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University). He is the author of The Political Culture of the Russian Democrats (Oxford University Press, 2000), The Bear Watches the Dragon: Russia's Perceptions of China and the Evolution of Russian-Chinese Relations since the Eighteenth Century (M.E.Sharpe, 2003), Grasping Russia with your Mind (with Pavel Lukin, Ves' Mir, 2015, in Russian), Pivot to Asia: Russia's Foreign Policy Enters the 21st Century (Vij Books India, 2016), China and Russia: The New Rapprochement (Polity, 2018), Russia: A Thorny Transition from Communism (Vij Books India, 2019), as well as numerous articles and policy papers on international relations, Russian and Chinese politics.