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Post-Revolutionary Cuban Spanish
A Glossary of Social, Political, and Common Terms (Glosario de Terminos Socio-Politicos y Autoctonos de Actualidad)
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Because the first socialist revolution in the Americas took place in Cuba, this country has also seen the rise of new terms and the introduction of new, very specific meanings for old terms, adopted as required to express new realities. How can these neologisms be rendered in English, when no English-speaking...
by Bruce M. Bagley, Jorge Chabat, Sebastían Antonio Cutrona
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
This book illustrates the plethora of security concerns of the Americas in the 21st century. It presents the work of a number of prolific scholars and analysts in the continents of America. The book provides one of the only expansive applications of theory to a wide geographical area. It offers new...
by Liz S. Alexander, Rose Mary Amenga-Etego, Rabiatu Ammah
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
In this collection, continental and diasporan African women interrogate the concept “sacred text” and analyze ways oral and written religious “texts” intersect with violence against African-descended women and girls. While the sanctioned idea of a sacred text is written literature, this project...
by Sean D. Foreman, Robert Dewhirst, Sunil Ahuja
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
The 2010 Midterm Elections were momentous in the history of U.S. campaigns. Readers of this book will follow the path of seven House and six Senate races from inception to election postmortem. The chapters are both narrative and provide analysis of an array of interesting and diverse contests from...
Essential Anesthesia
From Science to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2011
Essential Anesthesia is a concise, accessible introduction to anesthetic practice. Now in its second edition, it provides a thorough overview of the science and practice of anesthesia. Part I describes the evaluation of the patient, the different approaches to anesthesia, and the post-operative care...
by Jack D. Bedient, Lucas N. H. Bunt, Phillip S. Jones
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
"Will delight a broad spectrum of readers." — American Mathematical Monthly.
Do long division as the ancient Egyptians did! Solve quadratic equations like the Babylonians! Study geometry just as students did in Euclid's day! This unique text offers students of mathematics an exciting and...
by G. S. Venables, D. Bates, N. E. F. Cartlidge
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Case Presentations in Neurology presents a selection of case histories demonstrating how patients with often quite simple problems may present and to bring out aspects of their diagnosis and management. All the patients presented to the Department of Neurology including those with more obscure diagnoses....
Troubled Geographies
A Spatial History of Religion and Society in Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2013
Ireland’s landscape is marked by fault lines of religious, ethnic, and political identity that have shaped its troubled history. Troubled Geographies maps this history by detailing the patterns of change in Ireland from 16th century attempts to "plant" areas of Ireland with loyal English Protestants...
by Jinaki Muslimah Abdullah, Charles E. Allen Jr., Toya Conston
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
Africana Islamic Studies highlights the diverse contributions that African Americans have made to the formation of Islam in the United States. It specifically focuses on the Nation of Islam and its patriarch Elijah Muhammad with regards to the African American Islamic experience. Contributors explore...
Religious Encounters in Transcultural Society
Collision, Alteration, and Transmission
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Religious Encounters in Transcultural Society is divided into three parts: Islamic encounters with regional religions, East Asian religious encounters, and alternative religious encounters. This book evokes the fact that religious encounters exist in every transcultural society even though they often...
Multiple Instance Learning
Foundations and Algorithms
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
This book provides a general overview of multiple instance learning (MIL), defining the framework and covering the central paradigms. The authors discuss the most important algorithms for MIL such as classification, regression and clustering. With a focus on classification, a taxonomy is set and the...
Computed Tomography of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Including the Peritoneal Cavity and Mesentery
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
AfroMyth: A Fantasy Collection
AfroMyth, #1
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018
Afrocentric Books presents twelve tales that will transport you from Regency England to Post-Apocalyptic Africa. From the lofty branches of a mythical tree to the depths of the underworld, Afromyth explores fantastical worlds through the eyes of characters of indigenous African descent. Meet men who...
The Last Days
A Guide to Understanding the Book of Revelation
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2016
Within the last pages of the Bible, lies the story of the revelation of Jesus Christ as told to Apostle John. While unveiling a chain of events foretold to precede and accompany the Messiahs return to Earth, the book of Revelation also addresses the seven churches in Asia Minor that represent intriguing...