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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2022Beef, Bible and bullets
Brazil in the age of Bolsonaro
by Richard Lapper, Leighton Pugh
Backed by Brazil's wealthy agribusiness groups, a growing evangelical movement, and an emboldened military and police force, Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019. Driven by the former army captain's brand of controversial, aggressive rhetoric, the divisive presidential campaign saw fake news and misinformation shared with Bolsonaro's tens of millions of social media followers. Bolsonaro promised simple solutions to Brazil's rising violent crime, falling living standards and widespread corruption, but what has emerged is Latin America's most right-wing president since the military dictatorships of the 1970s. Famous for his racist, homophobic and sexist beliefs and his disregard for human rights, the so-called 'Trump of the Tropics' has established a reputation based on his polemical, sensationalist statements. Written by a journalist with decades of experience in the field, Beef, Bible and bullets is a compelling account of the origins of Brazil's unique brand of right-wing populism. Lapper offers the first major assessment of the Bolsonaro government and the growing tensions between extremist and moderate conservatives.
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Literature & Literary StudiesJune 2020Harry Potter and Beyond
On J. K. Rowling's Fantasies and Other Fictions
by Tison Pugh
Harry Potter and Beyond explores J. K. Rowling’s beloved best-selling series and its virtuoso reimagining of British literary traditions. Weaving together elements of fantasy, the school-story novel, detective fiction, allegory, and bildungsroman, the Harry Potter novels evade simplistic categorization as children’s or fantasy literature. Along with the seven foundational novels of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and Beyond assesses the extraordinary range of supplementary material concerning the young wizard and his allies and a range of other Potter-inspired narratives. Pugh also surveys Rowling’s literary fiction The Casual Vacancy and her detective series written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Through this comprehensive overview of Rowling’s body of work, Pugh reveals the vast web of connections between yesteryear’s stories and Rowling’s vivid creations.
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Legal historyExecution
One Man's Life and Death
by John Pugh (Author)
Provides an account of the life and times of William Watkins - 'an ordinary Englishman' - who, having fathered ten children, was executed in 1951 for the murder of his eleventh child.
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)July 2014Dead Man Airbrushed
by Pugh, Ieuan M
Dead Man Airbrushed chronicles Johannes Taliesin's misadventures ar Swansea College of Art in the early 1960s. Throughout we are entertained by the contradictory advice of his conscience's Inner Voice._x000D_ Johannes fails admission tests to the RAF so in resp
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AnthropologyMaya Worldviews at Conquest
by Leslie G. Cecil (Editor), Timothy W. Pugh (Editor)
This book examines Maya culture and social life just prior to contact and the effect the subsequent Spanish conquest, as well as contact with other Mesoamerican cultures, had on the Maya worldview. Focusing on the Post-classic and Colonial periods, the book provides a regional investigation of archaeological and epigraphic evidence of Maya ideology, landscape, historical consciousness, ritual practices, and religious symbolism before and during the Spanish conquest. Through careful investigation, the volume focuses on the impact of conversion, hybridisation, resistance, and revitalisation on the Mayans' understanding of their world and their place in it. The volume also addresses the issue of anthropologists unconsciously projecting their modern worldviews on the culture under investigation. Thus, the book critically defines and strengthens the use of worldviews in the scholarly literature regardless of the culture studied, making it of value not only to Maya scholars but also to those interested in the anthropologist's projection of worldview on other cultures in general.
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July 2014Producing Country
The Inside Story of the Great Recordings
by Michael Jarrett
Legendary producers describe the making of country music’s great recordings
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HorticultureAugust 2020Safety and Quality Management in Food Supply Chain
A Farm To Fork Approach
by Sudheer, K.P. & Bindu Lakshmanan
Food safety and quality is a matter of international significance and a responsibility of food processors and governments in the global food supply chain. Technological interventions in food quality analysis and safety detection are advancing at tremendous rates. A comprehensive documentation to create awareness, to implement strategies and to fill up the void in research and development in safety of foods of plant and animal origin is a long standing demand of scientific and industrial communities. In this context, it is essential that the current procedures and protocols in the areas of safety and quality analysis/detection be made available in an easy to read format for the benefit of the students, analysts and researchers. The disciplinary background of the contributors range from Food Engineering, Post-harvest Technology, Food technology, Food Microbiology, Meat Technology, Veterinary Public health, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Food Packaging and Quality management, to Community science. It covers the most common and new techniques in safety and quality analysis while addressing the relevant food safety and quality issues. Besides compiling the safety aspects of various food products viz: cereals, fruits and vegetables, milk, meat, fish, water, bakery and confectionery, this book also documents the rules, regulation and certification associated with food industry. We are sure this book will be a good reading material for academia and industry in food processing sector.
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Agricultural scienceAugust 2017Climate Resilient Animal Agriculture
by GSLHV Prasada Rao
Animal husbandry is strongly influenced by weather and climate. Climate change/variability imposes multiple stresses in animals and thus vital to understand the impact of environmental stress on livestock production and reproduction. Among the environmental variables affecting livestock, heat stress seems to be one of the more intriguing factors making difficult animal reproduction and production. Information and knowledge on animal responses to the environment continues to be in process, managing livestock to reduce the impact of adverse weather and climate remains a challenge. Responding to the challenges of global warming necessitate a paradigm shift in the practice of agriculture and in the role of livestock within the farming system. The key thematic issues on environment stress and livestock production includes: early warning system, multiple stress research, exploitation of genetic potential of native breeds, suitable breeding programme and nutritional intervention research. Livestock farmers should have key roles in determining what adaptation and mitigation strategies they support if these have to sustain livestock production in changing climate. The integration of new technologies into the research and technology transfer systems potentially offers many opportunities to further the development of climate change adaptation strategies. This publication is therefore a multi-authored attempt to present the scientific fraternity high quality resource material in the field of climate change and livestock production. Attempts were made to discuss the adaptive mechanism that the animal exhibits to counteract the adverse effects of heat stress. In addition to the adaptive mechanisms, several management and feeding practices have also been established as tested methods for reduction of stress effects in livestock. It also highlights the challenges the livestock industry faces in maintaining the delicate balance between animal welfare and production. This book is a comprehensive resource for the researchers, teachers and students to understand stress, stress management and livestock productivity so as to sustain animal production in the Country under projected climate change scenario.
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November 2013The Book of Music and Nature
An Anthology of Sounds, Words, Thoughts
by Edited by David Rothenberg, edited by Marta Ulvaeus
A provocative book explores the relationship of music and the natural world.
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GastroenterologyOctober 2020Medicom Conference Reports UEGW 2020
UEGW 2020
by Dr. Rachel Giles
Peer-reviewed Conference Report
