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 Waskar Ari, "Earth Politics: Religion, Decolonization, and Bolivia's Indigenous Intellectuals" English | 2014 | ISBN: 0822356171 | PDF | pages: 277 | 1.3 mb Earth Politics focuses on the lives of four indigenous activist-intellectuals in Bolivia, key leaders in the Alcaldes Mayores Particulares (AMP), a movement established to claim rights for indigenous education and reclaim indigenous lands from hacienda owners. The AMP leaders invented a discourse of decolonization, rooted in part in native religion, and used it to counter structures of internal colonialism, including the existing racial systems. Waskar Ari calls their social movement, practices, and discourse earth politics, both because the AMP emphasized the idea of the earth and the place of Indians on it, and because of the political meaning that the AMP gave to the worship of the Aymara gods. Depicting the social worlds and life work of the activists, Ari traverses Bolivia's political and social landscape from the 1920s into the early 1970s. He reveals the AMP 's extensive geographic reach, genuine grassroots quality, and vibrant regional diversity. Ari had access to the private archives of indigenous families, and he collected oral histories, speaking with men and women who knew the AMP leaders. The resulting examination of Bolivian indigenous activism is one of unparalleled nuance and depth.  Green, Karen, "Dummett: Philosophy of Language" English | 2013 | ISBN: 0745666728, 074562295X, 0745622941 | PDF | pages: 249 | 1.9 mb Michael Dummett stands out among his generation as the only British philosopher of language to rival in stature the Americans, Davidson and Quine. In conjunction with them he has been responsible for much of the framework within which questions concerning meaning and understanding are raised and answered in the late twentieth-century Anglo-American tradition. Dummett's output has been prolific and highly influential, but not always as accessible as it deserves to be. This book sets out to rectify this situation.  Dual Jet Geometrization for Time-Dependent Hamiltonians and Applications English | 2022 | ISBN: 3031088840 | 128 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 6.4 MB This book studies a category of mathematical objects called Hamiltonians, which are dependent on both time and momenta. The authors address the development of the distinguished geometrization on dual 1-jet spaces for time-dependent Hamiltonians, in contrast with the time-independent variant on cotangent bundles. Two parts are presented to include both geometrical theory and the applicative models: Part One: Time-dependent Hamilton Geometry and Part Two: Applications to Dynamical Systems, Economy and Theoretical Physics. The authors present 1-jet spaces and their duals as appropriate fundamental ambient mathematical spaces used to model classical and quantum field theories. In addition, the authors present dual jet Hamilton geometry as a distinct metrical approach to various interdisciplinary problems.
 Drumming for the gods: The life and times of Felipe García Villamil, santero, palero, and abakuá By María Teresa Vélez 2000 | 244 Pages | ISBN: 1566397308 | PDF | 8 MB "I am Felipe Garcia Villamil" begins Drumming for the Gods, the life history of the Afro-Cuban artist whose music has survived both political and personal upheaval. "Balogun for thirty years. Oluana, of Matanzas, Cuba, for about forty years. Omoana for almost forty-five years. OluIyesa [he knows the secrets of the Iyesa drums]." A practitioner of sacred drumming for almost his entire life, Felipe practiced his trade in Cuba both before and after the Revolution and brought it with him to New York, where he continues to play for the gods.This book focuses on three periods of Felipe's life, each marked by changes in his personal life and by important historical events. The first period covers his formative years during which he received his initial training. Through Felipe's story, we explore the legacy of slavery in Cuba, the nature of Afro-Cuban religions and their musical traditions, and the history of bata drums. The second period covers the critical years of the Cuban Revolution. Here we see the effect of social turmoil both n music and religious practice (santero, palero, and abakua). The third period covers Felipe's life in New York as a refugee/immigrant, and the role of music in rebuilding his identity. Felipe's story illuminates his cultural practices and beliefs as well as the ways in which an individual musician selects and modifies the elements of his cultural heritage to create a voice that is personal and unique. Felipe not only lives through history but also makes history, shaping an identity that cannot be described as "Cuban immigrant," "Afro-Cuban," "religious drummer," or "santeria initiate," but is composed of all of them.Through Felipe's experiences, Maria Teresa Velez reveals the interaction between social, political, economic, and cultural forces and an individual's own actions. The professionalization of musicians in Cuba following the Revolution and the plight of Afro-Cuban immigrants in New York are seen as large historical and social problems to which Felipe must personally respond. A noted ethnomusicologist, Velez provides the most insightful and comprehensive English-language study of an individual Cuban religious drummer available.Drumming for the Gods is a must-read for those interested in ethnomusicology, Caribbean studies, and Afro-Cuban religions and culture. Maria Teresa Vélez is a freelance ethnomusicologist."This is without a doubt the most comprehensive English language study of an individual Cuban religious drummer." -Steve Cornelius"Drumming for the Gods constitutes an impressive accomplishment and includes a great deal of previously unavailable information. It represents a significant contribution to existing literature on Cuban music and cultural history." -Robin Moore, Temple University
 Drawing the Line: What to Do with the Work of Immoral Artists from Museums to the Movies by Erich Hatala Matthes English | November 30, 2021 | ISBN: 019753757X | 114 pages | PDF | 1.17 Mb Can we still watch Woody Allen's movies? Can we still laugh at Bill Cosby's jokes?  Don't Turn Away: Stories of Troubled Minds in Fractured Times by Penelope Campling English | November 15th, 2022 | ISBN: 1783966505 | 289 pages | True EPUB | 1.99 MB Over the course of her 40-year career, psychiatrist and psychotherapist Penelope Campling has worked with patients from all walks of life, from survivors of abuse to ICU doctors struggling under the strain of Covid-19. She has seen many positive changes in how we approach mental health - and yet she is increasingly troubled by the state of our health services. Too often those suffering from serious mental illness are being neglected, locked away, even abused.  Louise DuArt, SQuire Rushnell, "Dogwinks: True Godwink Stories of Dogs and the Blessings They Bring" English | 2021 | ISBN: 1982149213, 1982149213 | 304 pages | EPUB | 1.9 MB Includes the story Rescued by Ruby-now on Netflix!  Erica Bornstein, "Disquieting Gifts: Humanitarianism in New Delhi" English | 2012 | ISBN: 0804770026, 0804770018 | PDF | pages: 234 | 1.8 mb While most people would not consider sponsoring an orphan's education to be in the same category as international humanitarian aid, both acts are linked by the desire to give. Many studies focus on the outcomes of humanitarian work, but the impulses that inspire people to engage in the first place receive less attention. Disquieting Gifts takes a close look at people working on humanitarian projects in New Delhi to explore why they engage in philanthropic work, what humanitarianism looks like to them, and the ethical and political tangles they encounter.  Digital History and Hermeneutics : Between Theory and Practice by Juliane Tatarinov and Andreas Fickers English | 2022 | ISBN: 3110723999 | 313 Pages | True PDF | 4.5 MB  Digital Future: Digital media is the real future by Susan Fitzgerald English | November 14, 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BMGPMTBQ | 395 pages | EPUB | 1.08 Mb Digital transformation is the process of applying digital technologies to transform the way business is done and to create and deliver new value. Defining digital transformation is only the starting point. In a practical way, digital transformation is a unique journey for every organization, and its path is largely determined by the culture of the workforce and its flexibility to adapt and experiment. |
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