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Szenografie digital: Die integrative Inszenierung raumbildender Prozesse

by Thomas Moritz

Im Buch wird im Kontext individueller Rezipientenpartizipation und Nutzerimmersion erläutert, welche Wahrnehmungsaspekte der performativen Raumbildung immanent sind und warum integratives Inszenieren sie effektiver macht. Integratives Inszenieren erweitert als Bestandteil der Screenografie interaktiv nutzbarer Informations- und Kommunikationssysteme das szenografische Berufsbild und ist für die systematische Entwicklung von grafischen Benutzeroberflächen im Systemischen Design essentiell.

Sámi Research in Transition: Knowledge, Politics and Social Change

by Laura Junka-Aikio Jukka Nyyssönen Veli-Pekka Lehtola

For several decades now, there have been calls to decolonize research on the Indigenous Sámi people, and to make it accountable to the Sámi society. While this has contributed to the rise of a vibrant Sámi research community in the Nordic countries, less attention has been paid to what extent, and how the "Sámi turn" in research has been implemented in practice. Written by prominent Nordic and Sámi scholars anchored in the Sámi research communities in Finland, Norway and Sweden, this volume explores not only the meanings and implications of this turn across disciplines, but also some of the challenges that efforts to create space for Sámi voices, knowledges and perspectives still meet today. The book provides a timely, interdisciplinary engagement with the central themes that have framed the development of Sámi research, and a critical appraisal of the impact that efforts to decolonize research in the Sámi context have had upon Nordic societies and state policies so far. Sámi Research in Transition is valuable for scholars and students interested in Sámi history and society, Arctic and Circumpolar Indigenous studies and critical studies on the relationship between knowledge and social change.

Sámi Research in Transition: Knowledge, Politics and Social Change

by Laura Junka-Aikio

For several decades now, there have been calls to decolonize research on the Indigenous Sámi people, and to make it accountable to the Sámi society. While this has contributed to the rise of a vibrant Sámi research community in the Nordic countries, less attention has been paid to what extent, and how the "Sámi turn" in research has been implemented in practice. Written by prominent Nordic and Sámi scholars anchored in the Sámi research communities in Finland, Norway and Sweden, this volume explores not only the meanings and implications of this turn across disciplines, but also some of the challenges that efforts to create space for Sámi voices, knowledges and perspectives still meet today. The book provides a timely, interdisciplinary engagement with the central themes that have framed the development of Sámi research, and a critical appraisal of the impact that efforts to decolonize research in the Sámi context have had upon Nordic societies and state policies so far. Sámi Research in Transition is valuable for scholars and students interested in Sámi history and society, Arctic and Circumpolar Indigenous studies and critical studies on the relationship between knowledge and social change.

São Paulo in the Twenty-First Century: Spaces, Heterogeneities, Inequalities (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

by Eduardo Cesar Marques

This book analyzes in detail the main social, economic and special transformation of the city of São Paulo. In the last 30 years, São Paulo has become a more heterogeneous and less unequal city. Contrary to some expectations, the recent economic transformations did not produce social polarization, and the localized processes of spaces production (and the plural is increasingly important) are more and more key to define their respective growth patterns, social conditions, forms of housing production, service availability and urban precariousness. In other dimensions, however, inequalities remain present and strong and certain disadvantaged areas have changed little and are still marked by strong social inequalities. The metropolis remains heavily segregated in terms of race and class, in a clear hierarchical structure. The book shows that it is necessary to escape from dual and polarity interpretations. This did not lead to the complete disappearance of a crudely radial and concentric structure (not only due to geographic path dependence), but superposes other elements over it, leading to more complexes and continuous patterns. A general summary of these elements could perhaps be stated as pointing to greater social/spatial heterogeneity, accompanied by smaller, but reconfigured inequalities.

Sé fuerte. 365 días del año

by Demi Lovato

Este es un libro para todas las personas, de todas partes, que están en un viaje personal y que necesitan consuelo, inspiración y una razón cada día para ser fuertes. «Da las gracias por tu viaje, porque solo es tuyo».Para la superestrella Demi Lovato la vida ha sido un viaje, una etapa en donde ha alcanzado logros deslumbrantes y ha sufrido pérdidas desgarradoras. Demi es una artista premiada con numerosos discos de platino, estrella de televisión y actriz. Se ha enfrentado con problemas que abarcan desde la adicción a la depresión. Todo mientras atravesaba por una fase de autodescubrimiento búsqueda de la felicidad. Demi ha relatado la crónica de su viaje en los medios de comunicación, en las letras de sus canciones y en twitter, con millones de seguidores.Sus tweets han evolucionado hasta convertirse en Sé fuerte, una poderosa colección de 365 días donde se recogen los puntos de vista más sinceros, valientes y esperanzados de Demi. Cada día a lo largo de este año de reflexión, se alimenta con una frase significativa para la autora y una meta a lograr por el lector en los momentos difíciles.Aquí están sus palabras, las citas que la inspiran, sus reflexiones y metas personales. Un libro para disfrutar cualquier año, en cualquier momento de la vida para sentirse fuerte.

Sé fuerte: 365 días del año

by Demi Lovato

La popular actriz y cantante, Demi Lovato, comparte con sus lectores sus reflexiones, opiniones y puntos de vista sobre diferentes aspectos de la vida. Para la superestrella Demi Lovato la vida ha sido un viaje, una etapa en donde ha alcanzado logros deslumbrantes y ha sufrido pérdidas desgarradoras. Este es un libro para todas las personas, de todas partes, que están en un viaje personal y que necesitan consuelo, inspiración y una razón cada día para ser fuertes. Demi Lovato es una artista premiada con numerosos discos de platino, estrella de televisión y actriz. Se ha enfrentado con problemas que abarcan desde la adicción a la depresión. Todo mientras atravesaba por una fase de autodescubrimiento y búsqueda de la felicidad. Demi ha relatado la crónica de su viaje en los medios de comunicación, en las letras de sus canciones y en twitter, con millones de seguidores. Sus tweets han evolucionado hasta convertirse en Sé fuerte, una poderosa colección de 365 días donde se recogen los puntos de vista más sinceros, valientes y esperanzados de Demi. Cada día a lo largo de este año de reflexión, se alimenta con una frase significativa para la autora y una meta a lograr por el lector en los momentos difíciles. Aquí están sus palabras, las citas que la inspiran, sus reflexiones y metas personales. Un libro para disfrutar cualquier año, en cualquier momento de la vida para sentirse fuerte.

Sūtras, Stories and Yoga Philosophy: Narrative and Transfiguration

by Daniel Raveh

This book presents a close reading of four Indian narratives from different time periods (epic, Upaniṣadic, pre-modern and contemporary): Ekalavya's story from the Mahābhārata (MBh 1.123.1-39), the story of Prajāpati, Indra and Virochana from the Chāndogya Upanisad (CU 8.7.1-8.12.5), the story of Śankara in the King's body from the Śankaradigvijaya, and A.R. Murugadoss's Hindi film Ghajini (2008), respectively. These stories are thematically juxtaposed with Pātañjala-yoga, namely Patañjali's Yogasūtra and its vast commentarial body. The sūtras reveal hidden philosophical layers. The stories, on the other hand, contribute to the clarification of "philosophical junctions" in the Yogasūtra. Through sūtras and stories, the author explores the question of self-identity, with emphasis on the role of memory and the place of body in identity-formation. Each of the stories diagnoses the connection between self-identity and (at least a sense of) freedom. Employing cutting-edge methodology, crossing the boundaries of literary theory, story-telling, and philosophical reflection, this book presents fresh interpretations of Indian thought. It is useful to specialists in Asian philosophy and culture.

T'ai Chi Ch'uan and I Ching: A Choreography of Body and Mind (Routledge Library Editions: Chinese Literature and Arts #21)

by Da Liu

This book, first published in 1974, explains the connections between T’ai Chi Ch’uan and I Ching and shows that they are the keys by which the theoretical philosophy of Taoism can be converted to a practical way of knowledge. This careful and helpful guide is designed for all those who want to know and follow a Chinese way to health of body and depth of mind.

T. R. M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer

by David T. Beito Linda Royster Beito Jerry W. Mitchell

T.R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer tells the remarkable story of one of the early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.A renaissance man, T.R.M. Howard (1908-1976) was a respected surgeon, important black community leader, and successful businessman. Howard's story reveals the importance of the black middle class, their endurance and entrepreneurship in the midst of Jim Crow, and their critical role in the early Civil Rights Movement. In this powerful biography, David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito shine a light on the life and accomplishments of this civil rights leader. Howard founded black community organizations, organized civil rights rallies and boycotts, championed free enterprise and the Second Amendment, critiqued Big Government and socialism, mentored Medgar Evers, fought the Ku Klux Klan, and helped lead the fight for justice for Emmett Till and others. Raised in poverty and witness to racial violence from a young age, Howard was passionate about justice and equality. Ambitious, zealous, and sometimes paradoxical, T.R.M. Howard provides a complete and fascinating portrait of an important leader all too often forgotten.

T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners’ Booking Association in Jazz-Age America

by Michelle R. Scott

Black vaudevillians and entertainers joked that T.O.B.A. stood for “tough on black artists.” But the Theater Owner’s Booking Association (T.O.B.A.) played a foundational role in the African American entertainment industry and provided a training ground for icons like Cab Calloway, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Sammy Davis Jr., the Nicholas Brothers, Count Basie, and Butterbeans and Susie. Michelle R. Scott’s institutional history details T.O.B.A.’s origins and practices while telling the little-known stories of the managers, producers, performers, and audience members involved in the circuit. Looking at the organization over its eleven-year existence (1920–1931), Scott places T.O.B.A. against the backdrop of what entrepreneurship and business development meant in black America at the time. Scott also highlights how intellectuals debated the social, economic, and political significance of black entertainment from the early 1900s through T.O.B.A.’s decline during the Great Depression. Clear-eyed and comprehensive, T.O.B.A. Time is a fascinating account of black entertainment and black business during a formative era.

T4T A Discipleship Re-Revolution

by Steve Smith Ying Kai

In 2001, the Southern Baptist International Mission Board began tracking an Asia–based Church Planting Movement, a rapid multiplication of new church starts, that exceeded anything they had witnessed in the organization's 156–year history. In the decade that followed, the movement accelerated, producing tens of thousands of new churches and hundreds of thousands of new baptized believers. By the end of the decade, this movement of God had seen 1.7 million baptisms and 150,000 new church starts. Ying Kai and his wife Grace, Chinese–American Southern Baptist missionaries, developed the outreach and church planting program that they called Training for Trainers or T4T as a means of addressing the overwhelming challenge of an unreached people group numbering tens of millions of lost souls. Rather than simply doing evangelism, or discipleship, or church planting, the Kais felt led by God to train multiplying generations of national partners who, in turn, would train generations of the same. In T4T: A Discipleship Re–Re-Re-Revolution, fellow Baptist missionary and author Steve Smith captures the story, principles, and spirit of Ying Kai's T4T. In this engaging 350–page book, Smith describes how God is at work in the fastest growing church–planting movement in the world today, and how its principles can be applied in your own ministry. T4T has already proven itself by adapting well to many other ministries, infusing them with reproducibility that enhances rather than competes with their own distinctive kingdom contribution. Built on New Testament kingdom principles, T4T integrates evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and leadership development in a seamless process that has proven effective in multiplying new communities of faith. Though T4T was born in Asia, it is now bearing fruit in the U.S., as practitioners in Texas, Indiana, North Carolina, and other states report multiplying generations of new believers, disciples, and church starts. Learn more about T4T from its dedicated website www.T4TOnline.org.

T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us

by Carole Hooven

Through riveting personal stories and the latest research, Harvard evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven shows how testosterone drives the behavior of the sexes apart and how understanding the science behind this hormone is empowering for all.Since antiquity—from the eunuchs in the royal courts of ancient China to the booming market for “elixirs of youth” in nineteenth-century Europe—humans have understood that typically masculine behavior depends on testicles, the main source of testosterone in males. Which sex has the highest rates of physical violence, hunger for status, and desire for a high number of sex partners? Just follow the testosterone.Although we humans can study and reflect on our own behavior, we are also animals, the products of millions of years of evolution. Fascinating research on creatures from chimpanzees to spiny lizards shows how high testosterone helps males out-reproduce their competitors. And men are no exception.While most people agree that sex differences in human behavior exist, they disagree about the reasons. But the science is clear: testosterone is a potent force in human society, driving the bodies and behavior of the sexes apart. But, as Hooven shows in T, it does so in concert with genes and culture to produce a vast variety of male and female behavior. And, crucially, the fact that many sex differences are grounded in biology provides no support for restrictive gender norms or patriarchal values. In understanding testosterone, we better understand ourselves and one another—and how we might build a fairer, safer society.

TEDified Islam: Postsecular Storytelling in New Media

by Jasbeer Musthafa Mamalipurath

This book represents one of the initial comprehensive studies of TED Talks on Islam. It situates TED Talks on Islam as postsecular (secular’s renewed interest in faith) discourse and asks how TED represents and narrates Islam. It also examines the perspectives of both Muslim and non-Muslim TED viewers about TED’s storytelling strategies as well as on the platform. Finally, the book studies the features of the authority that both Muslim and non-Muslim TED speakers embody as ‘spokespersons of Islam’. By doing so, this book offers an empirical and context-oriented understanding of postsecular storytelling by problematising the secular translations of Islam.

TEKS World History: A Social Studies Learning System

by Jackson J. Spielvogel

From the dawn of civilization to the modern dilemmas of nation building, this book takes a fascinating look at the common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and inform the future. The book uses colorful visuals, maps, and dramatic first-hand historical accounts to give readers a powerful perspective on the human experience over time. The easy-to-read narratives and cultures from all time periods, to help readers understand the course of world history and make connections across chapters.

TEMPORARY: Citizenship, Architecture and City (The City Project #4)

by Andrea Borsari Annalisa Trentin Pierpaolo Ascari

This book offers a comprehensive overview of forces shaping urban renewal and the sustainable and inclusive transformation of contemporary cities. It discusses temporariness and uncertainty of citizenship, participation, and inclusion, as well as the energy and digital transformation, merging different perspectives, such as the social, philosophical, economic, and architectural ones. Based on revised and extended contributions to the International Congress “TEMPORARY: Citizenship, Architecture and City", held virtually on November 20-21, 2022, from the University of Bologna, this book offers extensive information and a thought-provoking reading to researchers in architecture, anthropology, social and environmental policy, as well as to professionals and policy makers involved in planning the city of the future.

TEXAS My World Social Studies: Building Our Communities

by Pearson Education Staff

Third Grade Social Studies textbook

TExES Social Studies 4-8 Teacher Certification Exam

by Sharon Wynne

Includes 7 competencies/skills found on the TExES Social Studies 4-8 test and 125 sample-test questions. This guide, aligned specifically to standards prescribed by the Texas Department of Education, covers the sub-areas of Social Studies Content; and Social Studies Foundations, Skills and Instruction.

TExES Social Studies 7-12: Teacher Certification Exam Guide

by Sharon Wynne

Are you ready to teach Social Studies in Texas? Use our high quality study guide to help you pass your teacher certification exam and advance your career. Our TExES Social Studies 7-12 study guide offers total preparation for prospective Texas teachers to get ready for the TExES Social Studies 7-12 exam. Three 120 question skill-aligned tests cover the following Domains: I. World History (15%), II U. S. History (20%) III. Texas History (13%) IV. Geography, Culture and the Behavioral and Social Sciences (13%) V. Government and Citizenship (13%) VI. Economics and Science, Technology and Society (13%) VII. Social Studies Foundations, Skills, Research and Instruction (13%). These are broken down to 9 Competencies, and further to 70 Skills. Utilizing this guide will ensure that you have experience with all of the specific competencies and skills within the three Domains. The TExES Social Studies 7-12 (232) study guide is designed to assess whether an examinee has the requisite knowledge and skills that an entry-level educator in this field in Texas public schools must possess. Our three tests each contain 140 skill-aligned multiple-choice questions based on the Social Studies 7-12 test framework. Questions on this test range from grades 7-12. Common Core and TEKS standards have been added to this edition. As you prepare for your exam, have confidence knowing that the information provided has been correlated directly to Texas's expected teaching and learning skills, and is the best way to help guide you to success on your TExES Social Studies Exam.

TExES Teacher Certification Exam Domain III Social Studies Study Guide

by Sharon A. Wynne

This manageable booster edition is a supplement to the Essentials Edition. This is the full Social Studies chapter from which the Essentials Edition core content is pulled. It covers 5 competencies and 86 skills. It also includes a 60 questions sample test. With XAMonline, aceing the TExES exam could not be easier!

THE 2000 CENSUS: Counting Under Adversity

by Panel to Review the 2000 Census

The decennial census was the federal government&rsquo;s largest and most complex peacetime operation. This report of a panel of the National Research Council's Committee on National Statistics comprehensively reviews the conduct of the 2000 census and the quality of the resulting data. The panel's findings cover the planning process for 2000, which was marked by an atmosphere of intense controversy about the proposed role of statistical techniques in the census enumeration and possible adjustment for errors in counting the population. <P><P>The report addresses the success and problems of major innovations in census operations, the completeness of population coverage in 2000, and the quality of both the basic demographic data collected from all census respondents and the detailed socioeconomic data collected from the census long-form sample (about one-sixth of the population). The panel draws comparisons with the 1990 experience and recommends improvements in the planning process and design for 2010. <P><P>The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity will be an invaluable resource for users of the 2000 data and for policymakers and census planners. It provides a trove of information about the issues that have fueled debate about the census process and about the operations and quality of the nation's twenty-second decennial enumeration.

THE 2000 CENSUS: Interim Assessment

by Panel to Review the 2000 Census

This volume contains the full text of two reports: one is an interim review of major census operations, which also assesses the U.S. Census bureau's recommendation in March 2001 regarding statistical adjustment of census data for redistricting. It does not address the decision on adjustment for non-redistricting purposes. <P><P>The second report consists of a letter sent to William Barron, acting director of the Census Bureau. It reviews the new set of evaluations prepared by the Census Bureau in support of its October decision. The two reports are packaged together to provide a unified discussion of statistical adjustment and other aspects of the 2000 census that the authoring panel has considered to date.

THE DOOR IN THE DREAM: conversations with eminent women in science

by National Research Council

While much has been written about barriers to women in science, very little work celebrates the wisdom and insights of the women who have risen to the top of their chosen scientific profession. In this remarkable book, the author gathers the personal stories of the select few women scientists who have achieved the honor of election to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.Including several Nobel laureates, the group is elite--yet their career profiles and personal interviews have much to say to everyone struggling to overcome obstacles. From their passionate love of research to their struggle to balance the demands of home and career, these women share a great deal. At the same time, these intimate portraits offer widely different insights about how being female has affected their careers.In these chapters, readers will discover the importance of such factors as persistence, good mentoring, talent, and plain luck. Often, there is a critical moment at which, but for a serendipitous event, even these dedicated women could easily have been diverted from their career paths. The Door in the Dream offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of these inspiring women, providing readers the opportunity to benefit from their personal insights and anecdotes.In an informal and engaging manner, the author provides a fascinating window into the changing status and representation of women in science in the 20th century. Among the eminent women interviewed: Mary Ellen AveryMay R. BerenbaumMary K. GaillardMargaret KidwellJudith P. KlinmanNancy KopellMarian KoshlandJane LubchencoPamela MatsonCathleen MorawetzMyriam SarachikJoan SteitzSusan TaylorThis book will be helpful to anyone concerned about women: educators, employers, university administrators, career counselors, scholarship funders, scientific professional groups, established women scientists, and--perhaps most important --young women aspiring to a science career, their parents, and their advisors.

THE END OF WOKE: How the Culture War Went Too Far and What to Expect from the Counter-Revolution

by Andrew Doyle

A revelatory investigation into the rise and fall of the 'woke' movement and how we can prevent it from happening again. It is no secret that we are in the midst of a cultural revolution. Activists in the 'woke' movement have claimed to be on the right side of history, and yet their approach has been intolerant, intemperate and, above all, illiberal. Having dominated the western world for the past fifteen years, there are clear signs the woke are now losing their power. The re-election of Donald Trump, the scaling back of DEI initiatives, and a growing awareness of the threats to women's sex-based rights has stirred a counter-revolution. But is this truly the end of woke? Or have the culture wars merely evolved?In The End of Woke, Doyle skilfully examines the mechanisms underlying the zealous extremes on both the left and the right. He shows that, in a desperate power struggle to re-assert liberal values, some leaders of the anti-woke movement have found themselves adopting a different kind of authoritarian approach - one which also promotes censorship and erodes our freedoms.Doyle argues that although authoritarianism is common to all political tribes, we must resist its pernicious influence wherever it emerges. After all, replacing one form of tyranny with another will not end the culture wars. But liberalism - true liberalism - might just see the end of woke for good.

THE END OF WOKE: How the Culture War Went Too Far and What to Expect from the Counter-Revolution

by Andrew Doyle

A revelatory investigation into the rise and fall of the 'woke' movement and how we can prevent it from happening again. It is no secret that we are in the midst of a cultural revolution. Activists in the 'woke' movement have claimed to be on the right side of history, and yet their approach has been intolerant, intemperate and, above all, illiberal. Having dominated the western world for the past fifteen years, there are clear signs the woke are now losing their power. The re-election of Donald Trump, the scaling back of DEI initiatives, and a growing awareness of the threats to women's sex-based rights has stirred a counter-revolution. But is this truly the end of woke? Or have the culture wars merely evolved?In The End of Woke, Doyle skilfully examines the mechanisms underlying the zealous extremes on both the left and the right. He shows that, in a desperate power struggle to re-assert liberal values, some leaders of the anti-woke movement have found themselves adopting a different kind of authoritarian approach - one which also promotes censorship and erodes our freedoms.Doyle argues that although authoritarianism is common to all political tribes, we must resist its pernicious influence wherever it emerges. After all, replacing one form of tyranny with another will not end the culture wars. But liberalism - true liberalism - might just see the end of woke for good.

THE END OF WOKE: How the Culture War Went Too Far and What to Expect from the Counter-Revolution

by Andrew Doyle

A revelatory investigation into the rise and fall of the 'woke' movement and how we can prevent it from happening again. It is no secret that we are in the midst of a cultural revolution. Activists in the 'woke' movement have claimed to be on the right side of history, and yet their approach has been intolerant, intemperate and, above all, illiberal. Having dominated the western world for the past fifteen years, there are clear signs the woke are now losing their power. The re-election of Donald Trump, the scaling back of DEI initiatives, and a growing awareness of the threats to women's sex-based rights has stirred a counter-revolution. But is this truly the end of woke? Or have the culture wars merely evolved?In The End of Woke, Doyle skilfully examines the mechanisms underlying the zealous extremes on both the left and the right. He shows that, in a desperate power struggle to re-assert liberal values, some leaders of the anti-woke movement have found themselves adopting a different kind of authoritarian approach - one which also promotes censorship and erodes our freedoms.Doyle argues that although authoritarianism is common to all political tribes, we must resist its pernicious influence wherever it emerges. After all, replacing one form of tyranny with another will not end the culture wars. But liberalism - true liberalism - might just see the end of woke for good.

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