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A thorough and original study of the linothorax, the linen armor worn by Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great led one of the most successful armies in history and conquered nearly the entirety of the known world while wearing armor made of cloth. How is that possible? In Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor, Gregory S. Aldrete, Scott Bartell, and Alicia Aldrete provide the answer. An extensive multiyear project in experimental archaeology, this pioneering study presents a thorough investigation of the linothorax, linen armor worn by the Greeks, Macedonians, and other ancient Mediterranean warriors. Because the linothorax was made of cloth, no examples of it have survived. As a result,...
Is there potential for a U.S. regulatory system that is more efficient and effective? Or is the future likely to involve 'paralysis by analysis'? Improving Regulation considers the challenges faced by the regulatory system as society and technology change, and our knowledge about the effects of our activities on human and planetary health becomes more sophisticated. While considering the difficulty in linking regulatory design and performance, Improving Regulation makes the case for empowering regulatory analysis. Studying applications as diverse as fire protection, air and water pollution, and genetics, its contributors examine the strategies of different stakeholders in today's complex pol...
Witnesses: Jeff Byron; Mike Gros; Jerome Ensminger; Robert Dickerson, Jr., Command. Gen., Camp Lejeune, NC; Kelly Dreyer, Environ. Restoration Program Mgr., U.S. Marine Corps; Pat Leonard, Office of the Judge Advocate Gen., Claims, Invest., and Tort Litigation; Thomas Sinks, deputy dir., Nat. Center of Environmental Health, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), accomp. by Frank Bove, Sr. epidemiologist, ATSDR, and Morris Maslia, environmental engineer, ATSDR; Peter Murtha, Dir., Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, EPA; Marcia Crosse, Dir., Public Health and Military Health Care Issues, GAO; Franklin Hill, Superfund Div., EPA. Illustrations.
Propelled by George Floyd’s murder in her hometown of Minneapolis, Meg Gorzycki addresses the question of why peace is difficult to cultivate and sustain, and finds that America has always had a love-hate relationship with peace. The Peace We Can’t Reach posits that peace is more than the absence of war and aggression, and in its most profound sense is shalom, the commitment to live for the well-being of all so that compassion and justice might prevail. Exploring shalom from the perspective of war, police brutality, mass shootings, and economic injustice, this book offers evidence that neither democracy nor Christianity as Americans have known them are capable of achieving peace. It asserts that the keys to peace are personal and social narratives that give people a sense of identity and their highest purpose, and concludes that gaining control over these narratives is vital to shalom.
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Baptized in PCBs: Race, Pollution, and Justice in an All-American Town