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Forensic Science in Court: The Role of the Expert Witness is a practical handbook aimed at forensic science students, to help them prepare as an expert witness when presenting their evidence in court. Written in a clear, accessible manner, the book guides the student through the legal process and shows them how to handle evidence, write reports without ambiguity through to the more practical aspects of what to do when appearing in court. The book also offers advice on what to expect when working with lawyers in a courtroom situation. An essential text for all students taking forensic science c

Ambitious in its historical scope and its broad range of topics, Tied to the Great Packing Machine tells the dramatic story of meatpacking's enormous effects on the economics, culture, and environment of the Midwest over the past century and a half. Wilson Warren situates the history of the industry in both its urban and its rural settings, moving from the huge stockyards of Chicago and Kansas City to today's smaller meatpacking communities, and thus presents a complete portrayal of meatpacking's place within the larger agro-industrial landscape

Ambitious in its historical scope and its broad range of topics, Tied to the Great Packing Machine tells the dramatic story of meatpacking's enormous effects on the economics, culture, and environment of the Midwest over the past century and a half. Wilson Warren situates the history of the industry in both its urban and its rural settings, moving from the huge stockyards of Chicago and Kansas City to today's smaller meatpacking communities, and thus presents a complete portrayal of meatpacking's place within the larger agro-industrial landscape.

Major outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers in meatpacking plants have brought renewed public scrutiny to a hazardous industry. Working conditions had improved through the mid-twentieth century, after investigations by muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair and others early in the century exposed unsafe and unsanitary practices. But benefits and protections for workers have steadily eroded in recent decades, due to the decline of unions and rise of globalized trade and labor sourcing. The backsliding in an industry with a mostly immigrant workforce occurred largely out of the public eye, until the pandemic raised concerns about the food supply.

W. E. B. Bu Bois's theory of history is argued to rest on the problem of the development of power & authority in races & individuals that produces cultural & civilizational achievement. Du Bois is argued to be as chauvinistic about Africans & as egocentric as Marcus Garvey, who rivaled him in his Pan-Africanism struggles in the 1920s. The elements of Africa's cultural greatness -- beginnings, the village unit, & art in sculptures & music -- that Du Bois offers as the gifts of Africa reveal his implicit criticism of modernity & industrialization. Neverthelss, he clung to the idea of progress & worked for it in his commitment to the pan-African Congress. Du Bois's enthusiasm for Kwame Nkrumah (who was to successfully lead Ghana to independence) has its roots in this youthful enthusiasm for Otto von Bismarck, who brought the Germans together as a people. H. von Rautenfeld