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When President Barack Obama demanded formally in the summer of 2011 that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down, it was not the first time Washington had sought regime change in Damascus. The United States had waged a long war against Syria from the very moment the country’s fiercely independent Arab nationalist movement came to power in 1963. Assad and his father Hafez al-Assad were committed to that movement. Gowans examines the decades-long struggle for control of Syria.To learn more about this publisher, click here: http://bit.ly/2Y9dws0
MicroDosis is a diary written during the last two years in which Enrique Bunbury decides to experiment in his conscience the ingestion of microdoses of psilocybin. The genre chosen by the author to narrate this inner journey is poetry. In this way Bunbury consolidates his incursion into literature after the appearance in 2021 of his first collection of poems Exilio Topanga (La Bella Varsovia) adding to the aesthetic features present in that one an atmosphere of psychedelia and a critique of "the mental norm" of the system. MicroDosis is an experiential and intimate book that contemplates the daily routine with eyes that open without hesitation the doors of another perception. Space and time acquire a new depth, just as they do in Krishnamurti's diaries, grafting onto its passages the heritage of the American beat generation, the oneirism of David Lynch and a very filmic plasticity that runs through Los Angeles with a neural network in flames. Taking the words of Vicente Gallego in his prologue: "Of that extinction of oneself in the cosmic amplitude, of those inner journeys where the familiar becomes unacceptable and the prodigious dawns to its prodigality the pages of this book written with his underpants off, but full of affection for everything, including the always vain spectacle of this world, speak to us." Four editions since March 2023 6000 copies sold
In 1919, Walter Gropius founded the Staatliche Bauhaus in Weimar (Germany): a place for construction. The project was born as a utopian school in which to train, integrating various artistic disciplines through the object and architecture, the new craftsmen that would be demanded for a sweeping beginning of the century. An idea that would evolve into design from its headquarters in Dessau with the famous "art and technology: a new unity". However, the intellectual recognition of the Bauhaus is a fact that historically focused on its male protagonists, forgetting a number of women artists, designers, set designers, painters or architects trained there who contributed decisively to this "revolution", and whose work in the imaginary about the Bauhaus has remained invisible, despite developing their respective careers with an unquestionable international impact. With this work, Marisa Vadillo fills this gap, completing the reality of the school by recounting the outstanding role of these fundamental authors in an unrepeatable episode of twentieth-century art.
A young woman enters a whole new world of attraction in a community struggling with generations of loss of land and culture. Yasmeen’s tradition-bound mother wants her to stay in Montréal, get married, and have babies. But the young Syrian-Canadian wants more. Her appetite for adventure leads her to a teaching job in the northern Québec village of Saqijuvik. Eager to adopt her new home and its Inuit inhabitants, Yasmeen embraces every experience that comes her way.To learn more about this publisher, click here: http://bit.ly/2Y9dws0
While the Islamic State in “Khorasan” (IS-K) gained strength in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province starting in mid-2014, Taliban and private militia offensives, as well as U.S. drone strikes, have significantly reduced the total number of fighters as of March 2016. However, several factors could reverse this trend. This brief assesses the viability of IS in Afghanistan and whether it poses a long-term threat in the country.
Hassan Abdullah Al Noman joined elementary education in Quran schools, and studied reading, writing, math, chapters from the Quran, some prophetic traditions (Hadith), and texts from literature, at Al Eslah School, then at Al Qasimiyah School. He worked in the English Trucial Oman Scouts in 1952 and gained promotion up to the rank of Sergeant Major, then Registrar. In 1954, he was chosen to study at the Police Academy in Jordan, until he obtained a military certificate from Jordan. In 1961, he worked as a merchant, traveling with his goods, selling them to travelers onboard ships between Dubai, Kuwait, Iraq, Pakistan, and India. In 1965, he worked as a commercial manager at the Eastern Bank of Standard Chartered for five years. In 1972, he established the Amiri Guard with Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Qasimi until mid-1976, when the Guard was disbanded. In 1980, he was appointed as the First Deputy of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce. In 1990, he headed the Chamber of Commerce and remained in this position for seven years. During that period, he was the President of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry for five years, and President of the Federation of GCC Chambers for two years
A first-hand exploration of the diverse roles music plays in people's lives.
A logo is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition. The existing logo is needed to be refreshed or redesigned when time goes by. To complete the journey from old logo to new, there is a transition from where it once was to where it is today. Redesigning Logos is a spectacular compilation featuring redesign of logo (relogo) and providing an invaluable resource guide for those wishing to understand the key elements of a successful logo. It features over 400 outstanding relogos from all over the world to show how logos are created and evolve, and their role in branding language and in creating brand identities, which will stand the test of time with meaning and impact.
Extended Syllables is a collection of modern, contemporary poetry that speaks on the wonders and mystery of life through several themes with an urbane, irreverent, inquisitive tone.
This is the first biography of Yiddish poet and songwriter Mordechai Gebirtig (1877–1942) in the past twenty years, in addition, the first in German and, in the case of a translation, the very first in English. It’s burning is a comprehensive book based on the latest knowledge about this icon of Yiddish culture and chronicler of the Shoah, full of important new discoveries. In addition to Gebirtig’s life and work, this biography covers a wide range of topics – from the Yiddish language to the city of Krakow and East Jewish music, culture and history. It is richly illustrated with more than 200 photographs, facsimiles and time-related documents.
Yony Leyser developed the idea for Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution during a tour with a group of queer artists. Years later, the acquired baggage would be translated into the acclaimed documentary project of which this book offers for the first time a translation. Here it is made clear that punk and queer are not musical styles or genres, but ideals worth fighting for. Ways to make the world we live in a better and more fun place. Leyser takes up the legacy of queercore to fight against any kind of conformism, encouraging the audience to break free and constitute a liberating and transforming force in society. Brimming with testimonials from icons such as Peaches, John Waters, Bruce LaBruce, Billie Joe Amstrong, Jodi Bleyle and Lynn Breedlove, this book is a treasure trove for the queer community.
Agricultural extension is in a great transition worldwide. The demand for public extension reform is greater than ever before. The agriculture knowledge infrastructure is evolving in a big way with the emergence of pluralistic extension actors and innovations to cater the needs of the farmeThis book is an attempt to document the past experiences and recent developments in the agriculture knowledge information systems. The compilation of 14 country s such as; Afghanistan, Benin, Cote dIvoire, Ghana, India, Iran, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe is intended to document the experience of extension systems. The fourteen country s highlight the worldwide agricultural extension reform measures (Decentralization, Privatization, Demand driven and Cost-recovery approaches), Institutional Pluralism (Public, Private, and NGOs) and Innovations (Farmer to Farmer extension, Participatory and Self-Help Group (SHG) approaches and ICT initiatives). The agricultural extension students, academicians, scientist, practitioners, administrators, and policy makers will find this compilation of extension experiences from the fourteen countries relevant for designing future reforms, advancing pluralistic extension system and also to integrating innovations in their extension approaches.
