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 Yehuda Ben Meir, "National Security Decisionmaking: The Israeli Case" English | ISBN: 0367006774 | 2019 | 168 pages | EPUB | 374 KB The study of national security decisionmaking is fraught with pitfalls. This statement holds true for any researcher, but all the more so for someone like this author, who has been actively engaged for many years in national security decisionmaking, at times at the highest levels. From the outset, I have been aware of the dangers of subjectivism, of injecting my own political attitudes and opinions, preconceived notions and biases into the material, the analyses and especially the conclusions and recommendations. I have endeavored, to the best of my ability, to undertake this research with the "disinterested curiosity" and objective neutrality which should be the hallmark of a good scientist and researcher. But no one can be totally disinterested in a process which has a direct bearing on his life and well-being; thus the only guarantee of the objectivity of such a work is the constant recognition and awareness of the danger of going astray, the advice and criticism of one's colleagues and, in the final analysis, one's own conscience.  National Identity and Educational Reform: Contested Classrooms By Elizabeth Anderson Worden 2014 | 180 Pages | ISBN: 0415719542 | PDF | 2 MB National identity in Moldova remains contested despite repeated attempts by governments, historians, and educators to cultivate a shared sense of national belonging through the development of history textbooks. Concern over professional status and distrust of the government's motivations halted these reforms, demonstrating that the success of such efforts greatly depends on teachers' and citizens' social memory and everyday lives. This volume looks at educational reform and the struggle over national identity in the history classroom from the perspectives of five different groups: elected politicians, Ministry of Education officials, textbook authors and historians, teachers, and students. Each chapter explores the actors' motivations and agendas regarding reform, their role in promoting or obstructing the reform process, and their opinions about the ensuing controversy. Drawing on months of fieldwork and original research, author Elizabeth Worden examines the importance of teachers and students in the success or failure of a reform initiative.
 DK, "My Encyclopedia of Very Important Sports: For little athletes and fans who want to know everything" English | 2020 | ISBN: 1465491511 | PDF | pages: 224 | 60.7 mb A charming children's encyclopedia bursting with fun facts about the world of sport, for little learners who want to know everything!  Oliver Sacks, "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain" English | ISBN: 1400040817 | 2007 | 400 pages | EPUB | 287 KB Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us dancing to its beat. But the power of music goes much, much further. Indeed, music occupies more areas of our brain than language does-humans are a musical species.  Music Theory for Everyone: This is the simplest, fastest and most effective method to understand everything you need to know to start making music today. by Martin Islas English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B9YH3FP7 | 144 pages | PDF | 1.55 Mb Learn music theory today with the simplest, fastest and most effective method available. With this comprehensive course, you will master the essentials of music theory in a fraction of the time it would take using traditional methods.  Muscles in the Movies: Perfecting the Art of Illusion by David L. Chapman, John D. Fair English | November 16, 2020 | ISBN: 0826222153 | True EPUB | 426 pages | 12.96 MB John Fair and David Chapman tell the story of how filmmakers use and manipulate the appearance and performances of muscular men and women to enhance the appeal of their productions. The authors show how this practice, deeply rooted in western epistemological traditions, evolved from the art of photography through magic lantern and stage shows into the motion picture industry, arguing that the sight of muscles in action induced a higher degree of viewer entertainment.  Multiple Access Protocols for Mobile Communications: GPRS, UMTS and Beyond by Alex Brand English | January 18, 2002 | ISBN: 9780471498773 | 486 pages | PDF | 3.49 Mb A comprehensive discussion of multiple access protocols for cellular systems and the consideration of the specific constraints and capabilities of second and third generation systems regarding the multiple access protocols.  Multicampus University Systems: Africa and the Kenyan Experience By Ishmael I. Munene 2014 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 0415825148 | PDF | 2 MB In the face of increasing social demand and cutbacks in state budgetary support, universities in African countries are now turning towards a multicampus system strategy. As African governments have adopted neoliberal education policies that place premium on entrepreneurialism, profit making, privatization, and markets as drivers of university development, a reshaping of the academic work and organizational framework have taken place. However, little is known about the impact of this paradigm shift on access, quality and governance in higher education. This book fills the void in research and academic knowledge about the impact of the emerging university configurations in Africa. It analyzes the paradox surrounding the performance of multicampus university systems as avenues of broadening university access but whose structural success may be qualitatively contested.This book offers a refreshing examination of the African multicampus university system from both an African and global perspective. It makes use of empirical data from Kenya collected during extensive fieldwork along with substantive library and documentary resources on the rest of the continents to fortify arguments and demonstrate important conclusions. This allows for a comparative analysis of policies and strategies used in the establishment of campuses, both within and beyond national boundaries in the continent, and will be a welcome contribution to the existing repertoire on African universities.  Motherland: Soviet Nostalgia in the Russian Federation English | 2022 | ISBN: 9811939748 | 229 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 4 MB This book explores the extent to which and the reasons why Russia's citizens harbor feelings of nostalgia for the Soviet Union today. Based on the results of a nationwide survey and rigorous field research carried out within several of Russia's regions, Dr. Sullivan uncovers material and cultural rationales for this sentiment of nostalgia - which poses both an opportunity and a challenge to the Russian government. With Russian nationalism and revanchism a resurgent force in contemporary global affairs, this detailed study will interest scholars of international relations and of populist authoritarianism around the world.
 Morton's Neuroma: Podiatrist Turned Patient: My Own Journey (Reflective Podiatric Practice) by David R Tollafield English | January 30, 2018 | ISBN: 1981779280 | 150 pages | EPUB | 2.48 Mb Nerve pain in the foot (Morton's neuroma) affects thousands of sufferers each year. It might seem unusual but Podiatrist David Tollafield explains the management of his own neuroma in a new book aimed at patients and professionals. Information leaflets while helpful fail to provide that personal touch- this is the difference between a pure factual and emotional context. One is single dimension, the other three dimensional. The key aim - avoid surgery, but where necessary the book provides a day by day, week by week guide over nine-months. The sections have a clear index and reference to common questions supported by diagrams, tables and colour pictures.'Very easy to understand...I would have found it helpful to have something like this as I was on Google and wanted as much as possible prior to surgery.' J.N PatientI doubt this level of information could be bettered...' Trevor Prior, former Dean and Consultant (Directorate of Podiatric Surgery). |
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