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 David Tobin, "Securing China's Northwest Frontier: Identity and Insecurity in Xinjiang" English | ISBN: 1108488404 | 2020 | 288 pages | PDF | 10 MB In the first study to incorporate majority Han and minority Uyghur perspectives on ethnic relations in Xinjiang following mass violence during July 2009, David Tobin analyses how official policy shapes identity and security dynamics on China's northwest frontier. He explores how the 2009 violence unfolded and how the party-state responded to ask how official identity narratives and security policies shape practices on the ground. Combining ethnographic methodology with discourse analysis and participant-observation with in-depth interviews, Tobin examines how Han and Uyghurs interpret and reinterpret Chinese nation-building. He concludes that by treating Chinese identity as a security matter, the party-state exacerbates cycles of violence between Han and Uyghurs who increasingly understand each other as threats.  Muhammad Umar Faruque, "Sculpting the Self: Islam, Selfhood, and Human Flourishing" English | ISBN: 0472132628 | 2021 | 328 pages | PDF | 3 MB Sculpting the Self addresses "what it means to be human" in a secular, post-Enlightenment world by exploring notions of self and subjectivity in Islamic and non-Islamic philosophical and mystical thought. Alongside detailed analyses of three major Islamic thinkers (Mulla ?adra, Shah Wali Allah, and Muhammad Iqbal), this study also situates their writings on selfhood within the wider constellation of related discussions in late modern and contemporary thought, engaging the seminal theoretical insights on the self by William James, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Michel Foucault. This allows the book to develop its inquiry within a spectrum theory of selfhood, incorporating bio-physiological, socio-cultural, and ethico-spiritual modes of discourse and meaning-construction. Weaving together insights from several disciplines such as religious studies, philosophy, anthropology, critical theory, and neuroscience, and arguing against views that narrowly restrict the self to a set of cognitive functions and abilities, this study proposes a multidimensional account of the self that offers new options for addressing central issues in the contemporary world, including spirituality, human flourishing, and meaning in life.
 Saint Nicholas of Myra: The Life and Legacy of the Ancient Christian Bishop Who Became the Inspiration for Santa Claus by Charles River Editors English | December 23, 2018 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B07MNJ82F2 | 78 pages | EPUB | 1.37 Mb *Includes pictures
 Sacred Animals in Ancient Egypt: The History of the Egyptians' Different Concepts of Animal Divinities by Charles River Editors English | June 26, 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0982FK1TC | 73 pages | EPUB | 1.73 Mb *Includes pictures  SQL for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Learn SQL (Structured Query Language) From Installation to Database Management and Database Administration by Julian James McKinnon English | March 11, 2021 | ISBN: 1801875464 | 204 pages | MOBI | 0.29 Mb Are you curious to learn SQL? Do you need to learn how to use SQL in order to properly manage a database?  English | 2021 | ISBN: 1492090409 | 336 pages | EPUB | 7.02 MB If you use SQL in your day-to-day work as a data analyst, data scientist, or data engineer, this popular pocket guide is your ideal on-the-job reference. You'll find many examples that address the language's complexities, along with key aspects of SQL used in Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. In this updated edition, author Alice Zhao describes how these database management systems implement SQL syntax for both querying and making changes to a database. You'll find details on data types and conversions, regular expression syntax, window functions, pivoting and unpivoting, and more.  Andrew D. Kaufman, Serafima Gettys Ph.D., Nina Wieda, "Russian Phrases For Dummies" English | 2007 | ISBN: 0470149744 | 224 pages | True PDF | 1.8 MB Traveling in a foreign country such as Russia suddenly becomes a lot more exciting when you can engage in elegant small talk with the locals. Russian Phrases For Dummies is your handy guide to everyday words and phrases you can start using immediately to make your visit more rewarding and a whole lot easier.  Mary White, "Running a Bed and Breakfast For Dummies" English | 2009 | ISBN: 0470426829 | 360 pages | True PDF | 5.2 MB Learn to:
 Running Step by Step for Beginners: Running Guide for People: Running Guide Book by Mr BROOKS ANTONIO English | August 10, 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09CBDS7ZY | 70 pages | EPUB | 6.45 Mb Running is enjoyed by millions of people because it's good for your body and mind and it requires very little equipment. All you need is a good pair of running shoes and the willingness to get started.
 Rude Talk in Athens: Ancient Rivals, the Birth of Comedy, and a Writer's Journey through Greece by Mark Haskell Smith English | August 17th, 2021 | ISBN: 1951213343 | 203 pages | True EPUB | 6.39 MB "Rude Talk in Athens is brave, brilliant, and incredibly funny. There are loads of very specific characters, including Mark himself. It's the Mark Haskell Smith version of hanging out with Stanley Tucci and Anthony Bourdain, but in present day and ancient Greece. I agree with everything he says about comedy and have never read anything like it." ―Barry Sonnenfeld, Film Director and author of Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother: Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker |
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