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Coffee Culture Local Experiences Global Connections

Coffee Culture Local Experiences Global Connections

Coffee Culture: Local experiences Global Connections explores coffee as (1) a major commodity that shapes the lives of millions of people; (2) a product with a dramatic history; (3) a beverage with multiple meanings and uses (energizer comfort food addiction flavouring and confection); (4) an inspiration for humor and cultural critique; (5) a crop that can help protect biodiversity yet also threaten the environment; (6) a health risk and a health food; and (7) a focus of alternative trade efforts. This book presents coffee as a commodity that ties the world together from the coffee producers and pickers who tend the plantations in tropical nations to the middlemen and processors to the consumers who drink coffee without ever having to think about how the drink reached their hands. | Coffee Culture Local Experiences Global Connections

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Designing Coffee Shops and Cafés for Community

Designing Coffee Shops and Cafés for Community

Designing Coffee Shops and Cafés for Community brings together research theory and practical applications for designing coffee shops and cafes as places to enhance community connections. As people search for meaning and connection in their lives they often seek out places that root them in their community. Designers are responsible for creating these spaces and to do so well they need to understand the physical and social attributes that make such spaces successful. Addressing societal trends environment and behavior theories place attachment branding authenticity location layout and ambiance the book provides guidelines to help designers and operators create more welcoming third places—places that are not home not work but those where we can relax in the company of others. It includes eight case studies by authors from threecountries that ground the theories in real-life third places. Its practical design guidelines cover location accessibility seating lighting sound and more. Written for students academics and designers this book discusses the value of coffee shops and cafés and guides readers through the ways to create places of belonging that bring people together.

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Casting a Movement The Welcome Table Initiative

Casting a Movement The Welcome Table Initiative

Casting a Movement brings together US-based actors directors educators playwrights and scholars to explore the cultural politics of casting. Drawing on the notion of a welcome table—a space where artists of all backgrounds can come together as equals to create theatre—the book’s contributors discuss casting practices as they relate to varying communities and contexts including Middle Eastern American theatre Disability culture multilingual performance Native American theatre color- and culturally-conscious casting and casting as a means to dismantle stereotypes. Syler and Banks suggest that casting is a way to invite more people to the table so that the full breadth of US identities can be reflected onstage and that casting is inherently a political act; because an actor’s embodied presence both communicates a dramatic narrative and evokes cultural assumptions associated with appearance skin color gender sexuality and ability casting choices are never neutral. By bringing together a variety of artistic perspectives to discuss common goals and particular concerns related to casting this volume features the insights and experiences of a broad range of practitioners and experts across the field. As a resource-driven text suitable for both practitioners and academics Casting a Movement seeks to frame and mobilize a social movement focused on casting access and representation. Chapter 2 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license. | Casting a Movement The Welcome Table Initiative

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Mathematics of The Big Four Casino Table Games Blackjack Baccarat Craps & Roulette

Mathematics of The Big Four Casino Table Games Blackjack Baccarat Craps & Roulette

Mathematics is the basis of casino games which are the bedrock of a $100 billion/year industry. Mathematics of the Big Four Casino Table Games: Blackjack Baccarat Craps & Roulette takes an in-depth look at the four biggest table games in casinos: blackjack baccarat craps and roulette. It guides readers through the mathematical principles that underpin these games and their different variations providing insights that will be of huge interest to gamblers casino managers researchers and students of mathematics. Features A valuable teaching resource replete with exercises for any course on gambling mathematics Suitable for a wide audience of professionals researchers and students Many practical applications for the gambling industry Mark Bollman is Professor of Mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Albion College in Albion Michigan and has taught 116 different courses in his career. Among these courses is Mathematics of the Gaming Industry where mathematics majors carefully study the math behind games of chance and travel to Las Vegas Nevada in order to compare theory and practice. He has also taken those ideas into Albion’s Honors Program in Great Issues in Humanities: Perspectives on Gambling which considers gambling from literary philosophical and historical points of view as well as mathematically. Mark has also authored Basic Gambling Mathematics: The Numbers Behind the Neon Mathematics of Keno and Lotteries and Mathematics of Casino Carnival Games. | Mathematics of The Big Four Casino Table Games Blackjack Baccarat Craps & Roulette

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A Matter of Discourse Community and Communication in Contemporary Philosophies

A Matter of Discourse Community and Communication in Contemporary Philosophies

First published in 1998. The emphasis upon differences plurality and multiculturalism has led to an outpouring of information that has been interpreted by theories such as pragmatism communitarianism feminism postmodern discourse and liberation ethics. Up to now these issues have been seen as particular and external objects for theoretical discussion. This book goes to the heart of the matter and opens promising avenues for further philosophical reflection on these topics. Having the conception of communication in discourse theory as point of departure scholars of distinct philosophical backgrounds move in and out of different contexts to offer a first-hand and in-depth account of the above positions in their dialogue with discourse theory. By establishing a web they connect distinct issues that have been dealt with only separately thus far without losing sight of differences. In the end A Matter of Discourse shows that pluralism and multiculturalism are to be found within philosophy itself. | A Matter of Discourse Community and Communication in Contemporary Philosophies

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Medieval Liturgy A Book of Essays

Medieval Liturgy A Book of Essays

Originally published in 1997 Medieval Liturgy is a unique and interesting collection of nine essays that explores medieval liturgy from three distinct perspectives: historical liturgical and theological. The book includes contributions from eminent scholars of the time and discusses the development of 9th to 11th century ordines the meaning of the Mass in the 12th and 13th centuries medieval preaching ordination practices popular penance practices marriage rites the role of music in Eucharistic liturgy and the relationship between liturgical architectural space and theology. | Medieval Liturgy A Book of Essays

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Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems Accommodating Diversity

Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems Accommodating Diversity

Exploring five distinct models of federal arrangement this book evaluates the relative merits of each model as a mechanism for managing relations in ethnically divided societies. Two broad approaches to this issue accommodation and denial are identified and from this five distinct models of federal arrangement are derived. The models; ethnic anti-ethnic territorial ethno-territorial and federacy are defined and then located within their broader theoretical tradition. Detailed case studies are used to evaluate the strengths and weakness of each model and highlight patterns in the success and failure rates of the universe of post-1945 federal arrangements. From this it is clear that two forms of ethnically defined federal arrangement – federacy and ethno-territorial federalism are associated with low failure rates while ethnic federalism has enjoyed a far higher rate of failure. The reasons for this are examined and the implications of this for the design of federal systems in ethnically divided societies are assessed. Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems: Accommodating Diversity advances a new argument within the field of comparative politics that certain forms of federal arrangement are systematically more successful than others in ameliorating ethnically conflicted societies and is essential reading for students and scholars with an interest in politics and the Middle East. | Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems Accommodating Diversity

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Gender Democracy in Trade Unions

Gender Democracy in Trade Unions

This title was first published in 2001. Detailed interviews with activists and case studies of decision-making bodies show how different membership groups exploit equal opportunities strategies to facilitate or impede women. These case studies expose the conundrum of understanding women as a differentiated but distinct membership group. They illustrate why women activists need to be understood in their diverse and multiple roles of being low paid workers black women lesbians and members of political parties but also demonstrate that women are most empowered when treated as an oppressed social group. | Gender Democracy in Trade Unions

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The Devil and the Vice in the English Dramatic Literature Before Shakespeare

The Devil and the Vice in the English Dramatic Literature Before Shakespeare

Originally published in 1900 this book was the first investigation of the devil and the Vice as dramatic figures and a study of these figures led to a new view of the subject: it is in brief that the appearance of the devil in the non-dramatic as well as in the dramatic literature is limited to a definite range. As a dramatic figure the devil falls more and more into the background and the Vice is distinct in origin and function from the devil. | The Devil and the Vice in the English Dramatic Literature Before Shakespeare

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Decision Costs and Democracy Trade-offs in Institutional Design

Decision Costs and Democracy Trade-offs in Institutional Design

This title was first published in 2001. This text addressses the variations in democratic institutional design and seeks to determine not only if these differences matter but also to explain how they matter. Using data from established economically weel-off systems the book shows that not only are there a multitude of ways to construct a democracy but also how a democracy is constructed influences the outcomes produced by that system. That is to say institutional differences create distinct incentives for behaviour that in turn influence the type of outcome produced. | Decision Costs and Democracy Trade-offs in Institutional Design

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Philosophy of Action A Contemporary Introduction

Philosophy of Action A Contemporary Introduction

This book offers an accessible and inclusive overview of the major debates in the philosophy of action. It covers the distinct approaches taken by Donald Davidson G. E. M. Anscombe and numerous others to answering questions like what are intentional actions? and how do reasons explain actions? Further topics include intention practical knowledge weakness and strength of will self-governance and collective agency. With introductions conclusions and annotated suggested reading lists for each of the ten chapters it is an ideal introduction for advanced undergraduates as well as any philosopher seeking a primer on these issues. | Philosophy of Action A Contemporary Introduction

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Americanizing Latino Politics Latinoizing American Politics

Americanizing Latino Politics Latinoizing American Politics

Using the most extensive and currently available survey opinion data this book empirically supports the argument that Latinos have emerged as a convergent panethnic political group beyond the individual national origin identities dating to the time of the 1990 Latino National Political Survey when Mexican Americans Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans were treated conceptually as politically distinct groups. Replete with data and supplemented by an extensive online resource this book offers scholars students and sophisticated general readers evidence and inspiration for understanding the dynamics of Latino politics in the U. S. today. | Americanizing Latino Politics Latinoizing American Politics

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Jerzy Grotowski

Jerzy Grotowski

Master director teacher and theorist Jerzy Grotowski’s work extended well beyond the conventional limits of performance. Now revised and reissued this book combines: ● an overview of Grotowski’s life and the distinct phases of his work ● an analysis of his key ideas ● a consideration of his role as director of the renowned Polish Laboratory Theatre ● a series of practical exercises offering an introduction to the principles underlying Grotowski’s working methods. As a first step towards critical understanding and an initial exploration before going on to further primary research Routledge Performance Practitioners offer unbeatable value for today’s student.

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The Genetics of Political Behavior How Evolutionary Psychology Explains Ideology

The Genetics of Political Behavior How Evolutionary Psychology Explains Ideology

In this unique amalgam of neuroscience genetics and evolutionary psychology Ryan argues that leftists and rightists are biologically distinct versions of the human species that came into being at different moments in human evolution. The book argues that the varying requirements of survival at different points in history explain why leftists and rightists have anatomically different brains as well as radically distinct behavioral traits. Rightist traits such as callousness and fearfulness emerged early in evolution when violence was pervasive in human life and survival depended on the fearful anticipation of danger. Leftist traits such as pro-sociality and empathy emerged later as environmental adversity made it necessary for humans to live in larger social groups that required new adaptive behavior. The book also explores new evolutionary theories that emphasize the role of the environment in shaping not only human political behavior but also humans' genetic architecture. With implications for the future of politics the book explores how the niche worlds we build for ourselves through political action can have consequences for the evolution of the species. Proposing a new way of understanding human politics this is fascinating reading for students and academics in psychology the social sciences and humanities as well as general readers interested in political behavior. | The Genetics of Political Behavior How Evolutionary Psychology Explains Ideology

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World Yearbook of Education 2023 Racialization and Educational Inequality in Global Perspective

World Yearbook of Education 2023 Racialization and Educational Inequality in Global Perspective

The World Yearbook of Education 2023 centers on the intersection of racialization inequality and education. It critically examines how racial formation and its associated logics about citizenship belonging justice equality and humanity manifest in early childhood education primary secondary and higher education as well as non-formal community-based education settings. The chapters offer multisited perspectives into how racialization has and continues to shape educational inequality with an eye towards the agency and resistance of youth and communities in contesting such forms of domination and marginalization. Across three sections the book examines how forces of imperialism white supremacy and colonization have shaped racialization in distinct locations and how education was historically utilized as a site for both the creation and/or reification of difference. It reveals the lingering effects of processes of racialization in distinct locations globally and their intersections with educational policies ideologies systems and realities. Inviting readers to learn reflect and engage with the layered and complex realities of racialization and inequality in education across the globe World Yearbook of Education 2023 is a timely and important contribution to discussions of racialization and provides the field with a robust foundation for future critical inquiry and engagement with the themes of race racialization inequality and education. | World Yearbook of Education 2023 Racialization and Educational Inequality in Global Perspective

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Translating Chinese Art and Modern Literature

Translating Chinese Art and Modern Literature

Translating Chinese Art and Modern Literature examines issues in cross-cultural dialogue in connection with translation and modern Chinese art and literature from interdisciplinary perspectives. This comprises the text-image dialogue in the context of Chinese modernity and cross-cultural interaction between modern literature in Chinese and other literatures. This edited collection approaches these issues with discrete foci and approaches and the ten chapters in this volume are to be divided into two distinct parts. The first part highlights the mutual effects between literary texts and visual images in the media of book painting and film and the second part includes contributions by scholars of literary translation.

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History and Art History Looking Past Disciplines

History and Art History Looking Past Disciplines

Through a series of cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary interventions leading international scholars of history and art history explore ways in which the study of images enhances knowledge of the past and informs our understanding of the present. Spanning a diverse range of time periods and places the contributions cumulatively showcase ways in which ongoing dialogue between history and art history raises important aesthetic ethical and political questions for the disciplines. The volume fosters a methodological awareness that enriches exchanges across these distinct fields of knowledge. This innovative book will be of interest to scholars in art history cultural studies history visual culture and historiography. | History and Art History Looking Past Disciplines

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Cheats at Work An Anthropology of Workplace Crime

Cheats at Work An Anthropology of Workplace Crime

Originally published in 1982 Cheats at Work looks at occupations from an anthropological point of view using a similar format to analysis of cultures in the study of anthropology. The author uses an extensive set of quotations drawn from over a hundred informants at all social levels. The interviews reveal a distinct set of ideologies and attitudes from various occupations. The book looks specifically at cheating lying and deception in various occupations and the interviews reveal how and why people cheat and deceive their customers and clients how they learn the concealed tricks and professions and how they justify this. | Cheats at Work An Anthropology of Workplace Crime

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Rock Mass Stability Around Underground Excavations in a Mine A Case Study

Rock Mass Stability Around Underground Excavations in a Mine A Case Study

Stability of underground excavations is of great importance to an operating mine because it ensures the safety of the working people and operating equipment and successful ore production. Due to the complex geological conditions and mine constructions and variability and uncertainty in estimating rock mass mechanical properties the assessment of rock mass stability for an underground mine is extremely challenging and difficult. Tackling of this difficult problem is not covered in detail in any of the textbooks currently available in the rock mechanics literature. This monograph aims to cover this gap in the rock mechanics and rock engineering field. This monograph provides detailed procedures for the stability assessment and support design for an underground mine case study. It covers the background of the mine site including the monitored deformation data the state-of-art methodologies for the stability analysis of rock masses around underground excavations performed laboratory tests estimation of the rock mass properties a brief theory and background of the 3-D Distinct Element Code (3DEC) and numerical modeling of underground rock mass stability including investigation of the effectiveness of rock supports. The monograph is an excellent reference for the senior undergraduates graduate students researchers and practitioners who work in the Underground Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering area in the Mining Engineering Civil Geotechnical Engineering and DEM (Distinct Element Method) Numerical modeling. | Rock Mass Stability Around Underground Excavations in a Mine A Case Study

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Art Awakening and Modernity in the Middle East The Arab Nude

Art Awakening and Modernity in the Middle East The Arab Nude

This edited scholarly volume offers a perspective on the history of the genre of the nude in the Middle East and includes contributions written by scholars from several disciplines (art history history anthropology). Each chapter provides a distinct perspective on the early days of the fine arts genre of the nude as its author studies a particular aspect through analysis of artworks and historical documents from the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries. The volume examines a rich body of reproductions of both primary documents and of works of art made by Lebanese Egyptian Syrian artists or of anonymous book illustrations from the nineteenth century Ottoman erotic literature. | Art Awakening and Modernity in the Middle East The Arab Nude

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Rethinking Australia’s Art History The Challenge of Aboriginal Art

Rethinking Australia’s Art History The Challenge of Aboriginal Art

This book aims to redefine Australia’s earliest art history by chronicling for the first time the birth of the category Aboriginal art tracing the term’s use through published literature in the late eighteenth nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Susan Lowish reveals how the idea of Aboriginal art developed in the European imagination manifested in early literature and became a distinct classification with its own criteria and form. Part of the larger story of Aboriginal/European engagement this book provides a new vision for an Australian art history reconciled with its colonial origins and in recognition of what came before the contemporary phenomena of Aboriginal art. | Rethinking Australia’s Art History The Challenge of Aboriginal Art

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The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq

The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq

First published in 2005. This fascinating account written by a British Army officer serving in Iraq describes a little-known ethnic minority in that country. The Assyrians like other minorities in the area lived across many modern national boundaries. Unlike other ethnic groups they were distinct and usually well-off. Their land became Christianized and after the end of the British mandate in Iraq in 1932 it was revealed that the Assyrians were being persecuted by the Moslems. The survivors of the Assyrians a once-great people and a once-great Christian Church lived in the Hakkari mountains in the north-eastern part of Iraq. | The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq

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