texts 1992 2016

texts 1992 2016
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Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Total Pages : 690
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ISBN-10 : 9782322257652
ISBN-13 : 2322257656
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis texts 1992 2016 by : Terence Den Hoed

The current edition is available in English and made up of all the texts previously published by the author between 1992 and 2016, along with some other original texts, some of which have been the subject of online prepublications, written in 2016 and 2017. This book is more than a twenty-five-year progress report in terms of writing, having gone hand in hand with, as a counterpoint, a wealth of experience in the world of work, like a celebration of life and unique paths in all their complexity. D. H. T. and Eric D. are Terence DEN HOED's pseudonyms.

The Modern Russian Army 1992–2016

The Modern Russian Army 1992–2016
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : 9781472819109
ISBN-13 : 1472819101
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis The Modern Russian Army 1992–2016 by : Mark Galeotti

A full and authoritative illustrated history of Russia's army since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, including Air Assault and Navy ground forces. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's army has undergone a turbulent transformation, from the scattered left-overs of the old Soviet military, through a period of shocking decay and demoralization, to the disciplined force and sophisticated 'hybrid war' doctrine that enabled Vladimir Putin to seize Crimea virtually overnight in 2014. Using rare photographs and full colour images of the army in action, profiles of army leaders and defence ministers, as well as orders of battle and details of their equipment and dress, this is a vivid account of the army's troubled history and of its character, capabilities and status. Written by an internationally respected author with remarkable access to Russian-language sources and Russian veterans, this study is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the growing power of Russia's military.

Ideology at Play

Ideology at Play
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 199
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ISBN-10 : 9789004700796
ISBN-13 : 900470079X
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Ideology at Play by : Narongdej Phanthaphoommee

The book explores the complex relationship between ideology, language, and cultural nuances during subtitling, illuminating the translators' strategic decisions in capturing the depth of Thai political speech. It exposes the nuanced ways in which language can affect the comprehension of political messages and shape perceptions by drawing on an abundance of examples. Ideology at Play looks at the problems and opportunities that come up when these famous speeches are translated. It covers linguistic subtleties, cultural sensitivities, and the complicated relationship between language and politics. It gives new ideas about how ideology shows up in translated texts.

The Embodied Mind, revised edition

The Embodied Mind, revised edition
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 390
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ISBN-10 : 9780262529365
ISBN-13 : 026252936X
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis The Embodied Mind, revised edition by : Francisco J. Varela

A new edition of a classic work that originated the “embodied cognition” movement and was one of the first to link science and Buddhist practices. This classic book, first published in 1991, was one of the first to propose the “embodied cognition” approach in cognitive science. It pioneered the connections between phenomenology and science and between Buddhist practices and science—claims that have since become highly influential. Through this cross-fertilization of disparate fields of study, The Embodied Mind introduced a new form of cognitive science called “enaction,” in which both the environment and first person experience are aspects of embodiment. However, enactive embodiment is not the grasping of an independent, outside world by a brain, a mind, or a self; rather it is the bringing forth of an interdependent world in and through embodied action. Although enacted cognition lacks an absolute foundation, the book shows how that does not lead to either experiential or philosophical nihilism. Above all, the book's arguments were powered by the conviction that the sciences of mind must encompass lived human experience and the possibilities for transformation inherent in human experience. This revised edition includes substantive introductions by Evan Thompson and Eleanor Rosch that clarify central arguments of the work and discuss and evaluate subsequent research that has expanded on the themes of the book, including the renewed theoretical and practical interest in Buddhism and mindfulness. A preface by Jon Kabat-Zinn, the originator of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program, contextualizes the book and describes its influence on his life and work.

Trauma and Recovery

Trauma and Recovery
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Publisher : Basic Books
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780465098736
ISBN-13 : 0465098738
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Trauma and Recovery by : Judith Lewis Herman

In this groundbreaking book, a leading clinical psychiatrist redefines how we think about and treat victims of trauma. A "stunning achievement" that remains a "classic for our generation." (Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., author of The Body Keeps the Score). Trauma and Recovery is revered as the seminal text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a broader political frame, Harvard psychiatrist Judith Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context. Drawing on her own research on incest, as well as a vast literature on combat veterans and victims of political terror, she shows surprising parallels between private horrors like child abuse and public horrors like war. Hailed by the New York Times as "one of the most important psychiatry works to be published since Freud," Trauma and Recovery is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand how we heal and are healed.

A History of Disinformation in the U.S.

A History of Disinformation in the U.S.
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9781040040249
ISBN-13 : 1040040241
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Disinformation in the U.S. by : Joseph R. Hayden

This volume recounts notable episodes of distortion throughout American media history. It examines several of the lurid hoaxes and conspiracy theories that have inspired press coverage, as well as some of the political lies promoted by partisan gladiators, whether of the eighteenth century or today. The book moves beyond the sensational stories to show the enduring and systemic nature of media manipulation that occurs on far more consequential issues. It exposes persistent and deeply destructive falsehoods that have been told about women, people of color, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, unions, commercial products, highlighting how longstanding “bipartisan” myths have effectively marginalized certain groups of Americans. Alongside these cases, the author carefully dissects the changing nature of institutions, technologies, and practices of journalism in America. Attention is given to the evolution of newspapers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the role of broadcasting in the twentieth, and the impact of the internet and social media at the dawn of the twenty-first. This book will appeal to readers interested in American history, journalism, communication studies, political science and sociology.

The Story of Canada

The Story of Canada
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Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9781443119542
ISBN-13 : 1443119547
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The Story of Canada by : Janet Lunn

Learn the story of Canada in this beautiful new edition, fully updated! Who better than award-winning writer Janet Lunn and historian Christopher Moore to tell our country's story through rich narrative, recreations of daily life, folk tales and intriguing facts. Coupled with Alan Daniel's evocative original paintings, as well as dozens of historical photographs, maps, paintings, documents and cartoons, The Story of Canada is as splendid to look at as it is fascinating to read. Includes new material to bring us to the 150th anniversary of Confederation.

Intralingual Translation of British Novels

Intralingual Translation of British Novels
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9781350151888
ISBN-13 : 1350151882
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Intralingual Translation of British Novels by : Linda Pillière

Building on an upsurge of interest in the Americanisation of British novels triggered by the Harry Potter series, this book explores the various ways that British novels, from children's fiction to travelogues and Book Prize winners, have been adapted and rewritten for the US market. Drawing on a vast corpus of over 80 works and integrating the latest research in multimodality and stylistics, Linda Pillière analyses the modifications introduced to make British English texts more culturally acceptable and accessible to the American English reader. From paratextual differences in cover, illustrations, typeface and footnotes to dialectal changes to lexis, tense, syntax and punctuation, Pillière explores the sociocultural and ideological pressures involved in intralingual translation and shows how the stylistic effects of such changes – including loss of meaning, voice, rhythm and word play – often result in a more muted American edition. In doing so, she reveals how homing in on numerous small adjustments can provide fascinating insights into the American publishing process and readership.

Secondhand Time

Secondhand Time
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 518
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ISBN-10 : 9780399588815
ISBN-13 : 0399588817
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Secondhand Time by : Svetlana Alexievich

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A symphonic oral history about the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia, from Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY • LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century When the Swedish Academy awarded Svetlana Alexievich the Nobel Prize, it cited her for inventing “a new kind of literary genre,” describing her work as “a history of emotions—a history of the soul.” Alexievich’s distinctive documentary style, combining extended individual monologues with a collage of voices, records the stories of ordinary women and men who are rarely given the opportunity to speak, whose experiences are often lost in the official histories of the nation. In Secondhand Time, Alexievich chronicles the demise of communism. Everyday Russian citizens recount the past thirty years, showing us what life was like during the fall of the Soviet Union and what it’s like to live in the new Russia left in its wake. Through interviews spanning 1991 to 2012, Alexievich takes us behind the propaganda and contrived media accounts, giving us a panoramic portrait of contemporary Russia and Russians who still carry memories of oppression, terror, famine, massacres—but also of pride in their country, hope for the future, and a belief that everyone was working and fighting together to bring about a utopia. Here is an account of life in the aftermath of an idea so powerful it once dominated a third of the world. A magnificent tapestry of the sorrows and triumphs of the human spirit woven by a master, Secondhand Time tells the stories that together make up the true history of a nation. “Through the voices of those who confided in her,” The Nation writes, “Alexievich tells us about human nature, about our dreams, our choices, about good and evil—in a word, about ourselves.” A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Financial Times, Kirkus Reviews

EU Electronic Communications Code Handbook

EU Electronic Communications Code Handbook
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 1372
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ISBN-10 : 9781526511720
ISBN-13 : 152651172X
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis EU Electronic Communications Code Handbook by : Francesco Liberatore

Regulation of electronic communications in the EU Member States is increasingly driven by European legislation. This title collects the key European legislation and other instruments pertinent to the electronic communications sector and in some cases is annotated by Francesco Liberatore and his colleagues at global law firm, Squire Patton Boggs. The timing of this title is particularly opportune as it includes: - The new EU Electronic Communications Code Directive - The Commission's Guidelines on market analysis and its recommendation on relevant markets - Significant measures (other Directives, Commission decisions and recommendations) integral to the regulatory framework - The BEREC Common Position on Remedies and other BEREC texts