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Authority and the Mountaineer in Cormac McCarthy's Appalachia
The author uses theories on power, resistance and discipline developed by Michel Foucault to analyze the interactions of mountaineers and the authorities who have attempted to "modernize" them. The book shows how McCarthy manipulates Appalachian images while engaging in a form of archeology of Appalachian constructs. Initially the book explores the interplay of the dominance/resistance duality. Roads provided ways into the mountains for industry and ways out for the mountaineer, cotton mill villages and regional cities served as "disciplined" destinations for Appalachian out-migrants. McCarthy's character Lester Ballard (Child of God) represents the epitome of hillbilly delinquency. The author explains how the iconic image of the mountaineer--a notion cultivated by fiction writers, benevolent organizations, and academics--"othered" the mountain people as deviants. The book ends by considering the ways in which The Road returns to the rhetorical and geographical region of his early work, and how it fits into McCarthy's Appalachian oeuvre.
When Architecture Meets Activism
This social history and community study documents the events surrounding the attempt by community members, activists, and VISTA architects to resist the planned construction of a community college in the neighborhood of Uptown. The planner and architect are seldom envisioned as advocates for the urban poor. However, during the 1960s, New Left planners and architects began working with marginalized groups in cities to design alternatives to urban renewal projects. This was part of a national advocacy planning movement that was taking shape in urban areas like Chicago. Inspired by critics of the Rational-comprehensive model of planning, advocacy planners opposed the imposition of projects on n...
Shreds of Matter
Shreds of Matter: Cormac McCarthy and the Concept of Nature offers a nuanced and innovative take on McCarthy's ostensible localism and, along with it, the ecocentric perspective on the world that is assumed by most critics. In opposing the standard interpretations of McCarthy's novels as critical either of persisting American ideologies - such as manifest destiny and imperialism - or of the ways in which humanity has laid waste to planet Earth, Greve instead emphasizes the author's interest both in the history of science and in the mythographical developments of religious discourse. Greve aims to counter traditional interpretations of McCarthy's work and at the same time acknowledge their partial truth, taking into account the work of Friedrich W. J. Schelling and Lorenz Oken, contemporary speculative realism, and Bertrand Westphal's geocriticism. Further, newly discovered archival material sheds light on McCarthy's immersion in the metaphysical question par excellence: What is nature?
Magical Thinking, Fantastic Film, and the Illusions of Neoliberalism
This book analyzes how contemporary popular films with fantastic themes, including Candyman, Frozen, The Cabin in the Woods, and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, cultivate neoliberal subjectivities. These films promise dramatic change, but they too often deliver more of the same. Although proponents maintain the illusion that the militant enforcement of freemarket economics will resolve racism, climate change, and imperialism, their magical thinking actually fuels the crises. Magical Thinking, Fantastic Film, and the Illusions of Neoliberalism explores the ways in which the visual economies of Hollywood fantasy compliment this particular political economy.
Inspired Baby Names from Around the World
Thousands of Names and the Blessings They Can Impart This unique guide includes 6,000-plus names from all corners of the globe, and each entry illuminates the name’s distinctive spiritual, historical, and cultural background — its poetry. Names, from the traditional to the newly coined, are fully explained. Pronunciation guide, origin, alternate spellings, and meaning are enhanced by the affirmation carefully chosen for each name. Lists of names by meaning, names by ethnicity, and most popular names by decade provide easy reference. Whether your aim is to honor ancestors, capture a child’s essence, or convey parental hopes, Inspired Baby Names from Around the World will help you greet and bless your new baby with heartfelt meaning.
Chirurgie Der Kleintiere
Von der Basisoperation, wie beispielsweise einer Kastration, bis hin zu schwierigen Operationen, wie einer Kraniotomie - im "Fossum" findet man alles, was zur Praxis der Kleintierchirurgie gehört. Ob zum Nachschlagen oder zum Abklären aktueller Probleme Chirurgie der Kleintiere lässt keine Fragen offen und ist daher für den chirurgischen Alltag unentbehrlich! Die 5 Top-Herausgeber aus den USA bringen ihr Expertenwissen zu aktuellen Themen, wie minimal-invasiven Chirurgie und Bildgebungsverfahren, ein. Über 2.000 farbige Abbildungen, darunter viele Zeichnungen, verdeutlichen die Inhalte und zeigen chirurgische Abläufe. Tabellen zeigen das Wichtigste auf einen Blick, zahlreiche Kästen heben Inhalte, wie beispielsweise das chirurgische Vorgehen bei Eingriffen, hervor. Diese neue Auflage wurde komplett überarbeitet, aktualisiert und neu strukturiert. Kapitel wurden erweitert, neue kamen hinzu. Entstanden ist ein topaktuelles Werk, das noch stärker auf die praxisrelevanten Fragestellungen von Tierärzten und Studenten der Tiermedizin eingeht. Mit Online -Zugriff auf zahlreiches Video-Material zu Untersuchungen, Arbeitsabläufen sowie physiotherapeutischen Maßnahmen.
Pee Wee Reese
Harold "Pee Wee" Reese may have been the most beloved Brooklyn Dodgers player of all time. During a 16-year career in the 1940s and 1950s, he delivered timely hits, made countless acrobatic defensive plays at shortstop, and stole hundreds of bases for clubs that won seven pennants and, in 1955, finally overcame the Yankees to win the World Series. Reese may be best remembered, however, for a gesture of solidarity. The year and the location vary with the telling, but witnesses agree on this crucial detail: During one of Jackie Robinson's early tours of the National League, as catcalls and racial taunts rained down on him, the Southern-born Reese draped an arm across the infielder's shoulder and stood alongside him, facing the crowd. In this first full-length biography of Reese, author Glen Sparks digs into Hall of Famer's life and career, his leadership both on and off the field, and the reasons that Brooklyn fans fell in love with the Boys of Summer.
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Baseball America 2007 Directory
The 2007 Baseball America Directory is the definitive reference guide for the upcoming season. The Directory features major, minor, and independent league schedules, ballpark directions, and how to get in touch with anyone in the game-by phone, fax or on the web. From schedules to personnel to addresses to phone numbers and websites, the Directory is the guide to finding information in baseball, from the majors to the minors to college, high school, and amateur baseball.
Analgetika Antinozizeptiva Adjuvanzien
Wer Schmerz behandeln will, muß ihn zuerst verstehen - ein Leitsatz, dem dieses Buch von den Grundlagen bis zur Praxis konsequent folgt. Ausgezeichnet strukturiert, bietet es einen leichten Zugang zu den praxisrelevanten Informationen aus der modernen Schmerzforschung und Schmerzklinik. Die aktuellen Therapiestrategien werden durch Hinweise und Ratschläge für die tägliche Praxis ergänzt. - Ein universelles Nachschlagewerk für Ärzte und Apotheker - Berücksichtigung aller klinischen Fachgebiete - Brückenschlag zwischen aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen und der täglichen Schmerzpraxis - Mit Lexikon und Glossar - Übersichtlich strukturierte CD-ROM mit Literatur zum Buch
