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 Miguel Carter, "Challenging Social Inequality: The Landless Rural Workers Movement and Agrarian Reform in Brazil" English | ISBN: 0822351722 | 2015 | 544 pages | PDF | 7 MB In Challenging Social Inequality, an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars and development workers explores the causes, consequences, and contemporary reactions to Brazil's sharply unequal agrarian structure. They focus on the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST)-Latin America's largest and most prominent social movement-and its ongoing efforts to confront historic patterns of inequality in the Brazilian countryside. Several essays provide essential historical background for understanding the MST. They examine Brazil's agrarian structure, state policies, and the formation of rural civil-society organizations. Other essays build on a frequently made distinction between the struggle for land and the struggle on the land. The first refers to the mobilization undertaken by landless peasants to demand government land redistribution. The struggle on the land takes place after the establishment of an official agricultural settlement. The main efforts during this phase are geared toward developing productive and meaningful rural communities. The last essays in the collection are wide-ranging analyses of the MST, which delve into the movement's relations with recent governments and its impact on other Brazilian social movements. In the conclusion, Miguel Carter appraises the future of agrarian reform in Brazil.  Beginner's Guide to the Unix Terminal: Learn bash and the Unix core utilities in a relaxed way English | 2020 | ISBN: n/a | 99 Pages | PDF EPUB MOBI | 13 MB Many young programmers didn't grow up with the command-line as the computer's main interface. Therefore, they don't know the power that a tool like the Unix terminal can provide. But behind fancy windows and coloured buttons there is a world that can be discovered.  Valeriy Zamulin, Stuart Britton, "Battle Of Kursk: Controversial and Neglected Aspects" English | ISBN: 1911512374 | 2017 | EPUB | 416 pages | 19 MB In this book, noted historian of the Battle of Kursk Valeriy Zamulin, the author of multiple Russian-language books on the Battle of Kursk and Destroying the Myth: The Tank Battle at Prokhorovka, Kursk, July 1943: An Operational Narrative takes a fresh look at several controversial and neglected topics regarding the battle and its run-up. He starts with a detailed look at the Soviet and Russian historiography on the battle, showing how initially promising research was swamped by Party dogma and censorship during the Brezhnev area, before being resumed with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Zamulin then transitions to discussions of how the southern shoulder of the Kursk bulge was formed, preparations for the battle on both sides, and the size and composition of Model's Ninth Army. He then examines such controversial topics as whether or not the II SS Panzer Corps was aware of the pending Soviet counterattack at Prokhorovka, and the effectiveness of the Soviet preemptive barrage that struck the German troops that were poised to attack. Zamulin also discusses whether or not General Vatutin, the Commander-in-Chief of Voronezh Front, erred when arranging his defenses. Zamulin also takes a look at how the myth of 1,500 tanks colliding on a narrow strip of farm fields became perpetuated in Soviet and foreign history books, when in fact it was impossible for the 5th Guards Tank Army's tanks to attack in massive wave after wave due to the constrictions of the terrain. Zamulin also reveals incidents of the battle that were long kept "behind the curtain" by Soviet censorship. For example, the 183rd Rifle Division defending the Prokhorovka axis was repeatedly struck by friendly aircraft, and a Soviet tank counterattack overran the positions of one of its battalions. Zamulin discusses other cases of fratricide in the Voronezh Front, including the death of one of the 1st Tank Army's foremost tank commanders in a friendly fire incident. In the process, he reveals that a wave of suicides swept through the junior command staff of the 5th Guards Tank Army immediately prior to the famous counteroffensive on 12 July 1943. All in all, Valeriy Zamulin with this collection of essays and articles, two of which have been reprinted from the Journal of Slavic Military History, makes a new contribution to our knowledge and understanding of this pivotal, epochal battle of the Second World War.  Tiffany E. McDorman, "Arabic Alphabet And Numbers: Tracing Workbook: Learn Arabic! For Kids" English | 2020 | ASIN : B08L5LB2C5 | 99 pages | MOBI | 13 MB In this book the author Tiffany E. McDorman aims to integrate the theoretical notions and methods illustrated in the book "Learn Arabic! For Kids!" with a series of simple exercises to do in order to practice the alphabet and numbers 1 to 10. This exercise manual can be used by children, aged 3 and over, who have a parent or teacher with, at least, a basic knowledge of the Arabic language. The purpose of the exercises is to allow the child to become familiar with the Arabic script. The child will be able to combine the pleasure of coloring the figures of the animals inserted in each section with learning Arabic letters and numbers tracing in an increasingly precise way. The parent or the teacher will have to follow the kid and show, at least the first time, how to draw a letter of the Arabic alphabet; the rest will have to be done by the child independently, trying to replicate what the adult did. We hope that this workbook is not just a way for your child or student to learn the rudiments of the Arabic alphabet : we also want this to be a way to allow you to spend time with your kid, because there is nothing more beautiful for a child than to see his or her parents caring and enjoying spending time together.  Aldo O. Perotto, "Anatomical Guide for the Electromyographer: The Limbs and Trunk Ed 5" English | ISBN: 0398086486 | 2011 | 396 pages | PDF | 12 MB This invaluable book for the electromyographer dispenses the latest techniques detailing methods of intramuscular electrode placement. The author examines the basic principles in electromyography (EMG) and includes updated information for the appendicular and axial muscles. It is divided into 14 sections organized by anatomical region: the muscles of the hand, forearm, arm, shoulder girdle, foot, leg, thigh, pelvis, hip joint, perineal region, paraspinal region, abdominal wall, the intercostals and diaphragm regions, along with the muscles innervated by cranial nerves. This information includes the innervations and attachments of each muscle, how to position the patient for examination, the appropriate site for insertion of the electrode, the depth of insertion for the electrode, and the action that the patient should perform to activate the muscle. The descriptions of the techniques used for rarely examined muscles are sufficient for a clinician to have the confidence needed to perform the procedure. Common errors in electrode placement and clinically relevant comments are illustrated and discussed, including cross-sectional illustrations on the appendicular muscles. A particularly useful inclusion is 'Pitfalls' that describes which muscle the electrode will record if the needle is placed too deep, not deep enough, or not at the location described. The text contains a useful appendix, providing dermatomes of the limb and trunk, cutaneous innervations of the head, and excellent illustrations of both the brachial plexus and the lumbo-sacral-coccygeal plexus. The appendix also contains a useful table listing all muscles that are presented in the text with innervations from the peripheral nerve to the mixed spinal nerve root. Well organized, clearly and concisely written, this book remains a learning tool and excellent reference for electromyographers and for healthcare practitioners who are expanding their practice skills to include diagnostic EMG, as well as for graduate students who use EMG as part of their research.  Pyotr Wrangel, Sophie Goulston, "Always with Honor: The Memoirs of General Wrangel" English | 2020 | ASIN: B08QDSZT7L | 404 pages | EPUB / MOBI / PDF | 2.91 MB Russia, 1917. As World War I drags on, political turmoil slowly paralyzes the Empire. The Czar abdicates. His replacements are ineffectual and incompetent. Violence sweeps the country. One by one, institutions collapse under the weight of chaos and terror. The Bolsheviks, a small group of communist radicals initially supported by German intelligence, launch a revolution that sends the country into a tailspin. The nation is plunged into a terrible civil war which by its end will leave over 10 million Russians dead, with millions more scattered across the globe.  Subashisa Dutta, "Advances in Structural Vibration: Select Proceedings of ICOVP 2017 " English | ISBN: 9811558612 | 2021 | 594 pages | PDF | 32 MB This book consists of selected and peer-reviewed papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP 2017). The topics covered in this book include different structural vibration problems such as dynamics and stability under normal and seismic loading, and wave propagation. The book also discusses different materials such as composite, piezoelectric, and functionally graded materials for improving the stiffness and damping properties of structures. The contents of this book can be useful for beginners, researchers and professionals interested in structural vibration and other allied fields.  Mark Goodale, "A Revolution in Fragments: Traversing Scales of Justice, Ideology, and Practice in Bolivia" English | ISBN: 1478006528 | 2019 | 320 pages | PDF | 6 MB The years between 2006 and 2015, during which Evo Morales became Bolivia's first indigenous president, have been described as a time of democratic and cultural revolution, world renewal (Pachakuti), reconstituted neoliberalism, or simply "the process of change." In A Revolution in Fragments Mark Goodale unpacks these various analytical and ideological frameworks to reveal the fragmentary and contested nature of Bolivia's radical experiments in pluralism, ethnic politics, and socioeconomic planning. Privileging the voices of social movement leaders, students, indigenous intellectuals, women's rights activists, and many others, Goodale uses contemporary Bolivia as an ideal case study with which to theorize the role that political agency, identity, and economic equality play within movements for justice and structural change.  Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, "A Primer for Teaching Women, Gender, and Sexuality in World History: Ten Design Principles " English | ISBN: 1478000783 | 2018 | 168 pages | PDF | 1421 KB A Primer for Teaching Women, Gender, and Sexuality in World History is a guide for college and high school teachers who are teaching women, gender, and sexuality in history for the first time, for experienced teachers who want to reinvigorate their courses, for those who are training future teachers to prepare their own syllabi, and for teachers who want to incorporate these issues into their world history classes. Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Urmi Engineer Willoughby present possible course topics, themes, concepts, and approaches while offering practical advice on materials and strategies helpful for teaching courses from a global perspective in today's teaching environment for today's students. In their discussions of pedagogy, syllabus organization, fostering students' historical empathy, and connecting students with their community, Wiesner-Hanks and Willoughby draw readers into the process of strategically designing courses that will enable students to analyze gender and sexuality in history, whether their students are new to this process or hold powerful and personal commitments to the issues it raises.  Eamon Duffy, "A People's Tragedy: Studies in Reformation" English | 2021 | ISBN: 1472983858 | 272 pages | EPUB | 4 MB As an authority on the religion of medieval and early modern England, Eamon Duffy is preeminent. In his revisionist masterpiece The Stripping of the Altars, Duffy opened up new areas of research and entirely fresh perspectives on the origin and progress of the English Reformation. |
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