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 Chris Willis head of the Research Library at NFL Films and author of Red Grange: The Life and Legacy of the ..., "Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians: How a Dog Kennel Owner Created the NFL's Most Famous Traveling Team" English | 2017 | ISBN: 1442277653 | EPUB | pages: 310 | 12.8 mb At the beginning of the Roaring Twenties the NFL was just a footnote within the landscape of American sports. The early pro game was played on dirt fields by vagabond athletes who would beat up or punch out their opponent for fifty dollars a game. But one team was different than the rest: the Oorang Indians. Comprised entirely of Native Americans and led by star athlete Jim Thorpe, the Oorang Indians were an instant hit in almost every city they visited.  Jennifer Lambert, "Voter Z" English | ISBN: 1636769179 | 2021 | 260 pages | EPUB | 357 KB In Voter Z, Jennifer Lambert explores the formation of Generation Zers' political identities in order to share how this generation redefines the way we think about and engage with American politics. With an authentic approach to youth politics and activism, the reader dives headfirst into interviews with young voters, activists, and leaders all over the country, sharing how this generation has become the most diverse, progressive, and activism-oriented in American history.
 Caron, "Violent Alternatives to War: Justifying Actions Against Contemporary Terrorism " English | ISBN: 3110731282 | 2021 | 121 pages | EPUB | 219 KB When we take a look back at the way Western states have fought terrorist organizations in the last 20 years, it is difficult not to think that these alternatives to war might have been more ethical than the decisions to invade Afghanistan and Iraq in 2001 and in 2003. These cases speak for themselves as they have both led to the death of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, which is highly paradoxical in light of the logic that supported these interventions. There is a need to think of alternatives to war that will imply the legitimization of proactive sets of measures that would allow states to effectively prevent terrorist attacks through the use of kinetic force in a limited extent as a way to avoid the terrible and unpredictable effects of wars.  Randolph B. Persaud, "Violence and the Third World in International Relations " English | ISBN: 1032083948 | 2021 | 248 pages | EPUB | 971 KB Violence and the Third World in International Relations is intended as a contribution to the decolonization of international relations, and especially of international security studies, much of which is dominated by a self-sustaining Eurocentrism.  Peter Wolff, "Vietnam - The Incomplete Transformation " English | ISBN: 1032152885 | 2021 | 146 pages | EPUB | 549 KB This book, first published in 1999, analyses the history and major economic features of the Vietnamese reform process. The attempt to establish a post-reunification centrally planned economic system, a collectivised agriculture and a capital-intensive and inward-oriented industrial sector had largely failed, provoking the development of a parallel economy which turned out to be the nucleus of an emerging private sector. The book focuses on the reform of enterprises and the financial sector and gives an overall picture of the reform efforts in the areas of rural development, the social sectors and environmental policy, and assesses the further changes and reforms needed in the country.  Dominique Kalifa, Susan Emanuel, Sarah Maza, "Vice, Crime, and Poverty: How the Western Imagination Invented the Underworld" English | 2019 | pages: 296 | ISBN: 0231187424 | EPUB | 1,4 mb Beggars, outcasts, urchins, waifs, prostitutes, criminals, convicts, madmen, fallen women, lunatics, degenerates―part reality, part fantasy, these are the grotesque faces that populate the underworld, the dark inverse of our everyday world. Lurking in the mirror that we hold up to our society, they are our counterparts and our doubles, repelling us and yet offering the tantalizing promise of escape. Although these images testify to undeniable social realities, the sordid lower depths make up a symbolic and social imaginary that reflects our fears and anxieties―as well as our desires.  Joseph T. Page II, "Vandenberg Air Force Base" English | 2014 | ISBN: 1467132098, 1531676693 | ASIN: B00SSLV6HO | EPUB | pages: 128 | 20.4 mb A historical cornucopia ranging from native tribal lands and ranch living to infantry training grounds and missile launch site, the location currently known as Vandenberg Air Force Base has held an amazing legacy that continues today. Stretching over 45 miles of pristine California coastline and covering over 99,000 acres, the base has been the vanguard for the United States' space and missile program. Showcasing over 1,900 launches since 1957, Vandenberg put the world's first photoreconnaissance (spy) satellite into orbit and is the only launch location for America's operational intercontinental ballistic missile force. Within Vandenberg's lands are ancient rock drawings from the native Chumash tribe, hundreds of species of plants, insects, and animals, and untouched beaches-protected and thriving under the military's stewardship of the lands. Within these pages are stories and photographs that highlight Vandenberg Air Force Base's legacy as the free world's first missile base.
 Value Creation Principles: The Pragmatic Theory of the Firm Begins with Purpose and Ends with Sustainable Capitalism by Bartley J. Madden English | June 10, 2020 | ISBN: 1119706629 | 272 pages | PDF | 8.30 Mb PRAISE FOR VALUE CREATION PRINCIPLES  James E. Crimmins, "Utilitarianism in the Early American Republic " English | ISBN: 0367545268 | 2021 | 270 pages | EPUB | 862 KB In Utilitarianism in the Early American Republic James E. Crimmins provides a fresh perspective on the history of antebellum American political thought.
 Debbie Bargallie PhD, "Unmasking the Racial Contract: Indigenous Voices on Racism in the Australian Public Service" English | ISBN: 1925302652 | 2021 | 256 pages | EPUB | 475 KB In an era of reconciliation and cultural diversity, Indigenous peoples in Australia still experience everyday and structural racisms in the workplace. Unmasking the Racial Contract is a study of one such workplace: the Australian Public Service. The author shows that despite claims of fairness, inclusion, opportunity, respect, and racial equality for all, Indigenous employees continue to languish on the lower rungs of the Australian Public Service employment ladder. By showing how racism is normalised in white institutions, the author helps us see and understand-and ultimately challenge-racism. This original and innovative book is written from an Indigenous standpoint, and uses race as a key framework to critically examine the discrimination faced by Indigenous employees in an Australian institution. The author provides an insider's perspective and privileges the voices of other Indigenous employees, and she applies critical race theory to unmask the racial contract that underpins the 'absent presence' of racism in the Australian Public Service. |
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