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 Carol Lynn McKibben, "Salinas: A History of Race and Resilience in an Agricultural City" English | ISBN: 1503629910 | 2022 | 464 pages | EPUB | 4 MB An ambitious history of a California city that epitomizes the history of race relations in modern America. Although much has been written about the urban-rural divide in America, the city of Salinas, California, like so many other places in the state and nation whose economies are based on agriculture, is at once rural and urban. For generations, Salinas has been associated with migrant farmworkers from different racial and ethnic groups. This broad-ranging history of "the Salad Bowl of the World" tells a complex story of community-building in a multiracial, multiethnic city where diversity has been both a cornerstone of civic identity and, from the perspective of primarily white landowners and pragmatic agricultural industrialists, essential for maintaining the local workforce. Carol Lynn McKibben draws on extensive original research, including oral histories and never-before-seen archives of local business groups, tracing Salinas's ever-changing demographics and the challenges and triumphs of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants, as well as Depression-era Dust Bowl migrants and white ethnic Europeans. McKibben takes us from Salinas's nineteenth-century beginnings as the economic engine of California's Central Coast up through the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on communities of color today, especially farmworkers who already live on the margins. Throughout the century-plus of Salinas history that McKibben explores, she shows how the political and economic stability of Salinas rested on the ability of nonwhite minorities to achieve a measure of middle-class success and inclusion in the cultural life of the city, without overturning a system based in white supremacy. This timely book deepens our understanding of race relations, economic development, and the impact of changing demographics on regional politics in urban California and in the United States as a whole.  Saints and Somalis: Popular Islam in a Clan-Based Society By I. M. Lewis 1998 | 174 Pages | ISBN: 1569021031 | PDF | 23 MB This collection of essays, based on first-hand anthropological field research spanning many years, brings together in a single volume the author's collected material on characteristics of popular Islam amongst the Somali of the Horn of Africa. The tension between mystically mediated views of man's relation to God and more ritualistic interpretations of region provides the main focus of this book-Sufism on the one hand, and skeptical criticism of this mystical understanding of Islam on the other. A universal religion here, as elsewhere, Islam has its own local emphasis and special features, and in these investigations of the cult of saints, the reader is introduced to an array of Somali saints and holy men, their reputation for mystical powers, and the pathways to veneration. The repertoire includes clan ancestors, local holy men of outstanding piety, and famous pan-Islamic figures. These essays also look at some popular practices which are at the margins of orthodox religion, such as spirit possession cults associated primarily with women. Lewis' introductory essay to this volume deserves special attention. In it he challenges single strand theories on the cult of saints espoused by some scholars and non scholars, and sets the stage for the presentation of an intricate and integrated picture of Muslim beliefs and practice among the Somali. Rigorous, outspoken, and backing his arguments with reflections based on a lifetime of research and scholarship, Lewis makes a major contribution to understanding the place and role of religion in Somali society.  Saint Lucia By Tamra Orr 2008 | 144 Pages | ISBN: 0761425691 | PDF | 19 MB This book describes the geography, history, government, economy, and culture of Saint Lucia. All books of the critically-acclaimed Cultures of the World(R) series ensure an immersive experience by offering vibrant photographs with descriptive nonfiction narratives, and interactive activities such as creating an authentic traditional dish from an easy-to-follow recipe. Copious maps and detailed timelines present the past and present of the country, while exploration of the art and architecture help your readers to understand why diversity is the spice of Life.
 STRONGSELF - WEAKSELF: What They Do Not Teach You At School, BELIEVEOLOGY, How to build Self-belief by Ranjit Dhamia English | December 7, 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BHX1LG27 | 320 pages | EPUB | 1.05 Mb YOU ARE DESTINED TO FAIL UNLESS YOU DEFEAT YOUR WEAKSELF.  SMART MONEY CONCEPT: ULTIMATE BLUEPRINT TO TRADE LIKE BANKS USING: BREAK OF STRUCTURE, ORDER FLOW ANALYSIS, MULTIPLE TIMEFRAME ANALYSIS IDENTFYING SUPPLY AND DEMAND ZONE, by EMILY DHRUV English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BH32DN97 | 70 pages | EPUB | 0.73 Mb You will learn:How to make more money from forex, and stock, by trading like a professional trader ( smart money concept explained with practical examples)How to actually trade like banks and the truth about institutional trading including Supply and Demand, Price Action Volume Spread Analysis, Market Structure, Multiple Timeframe Analysis and more.  Roger Weston, "SHIPWRECK: True Stories of Disaster at Sea" English | 2019 | ISBN: 179388093X | EPUB | pages: 75 | 1.2 mb Some of the most dramatic and disastrous shipwrecks in history, includingCHAPTER 1 Panic, Mystery, and Heroism on the Morro CastleCHAPTER 2 SS Sirio, High Tragedy at SeaCHAPTER 3 Athenia: First Sinking in World War Two's Battle of the AtlanticCHAPTER 4 Empress of Ireland: Shipwreck in the NightCHAPTER 5 Sultana Shipwreck: Last Tragedy of the Civil WarCHAPTER 6 Aleutian Showdown: Two Ships in a Death Grip CHAPTER 7 Wilhelm Gustloff: World War II's Worst ShipwreckCHAPTER 8 Suevic: The Forgotten RescueCHAPTER 9 Brother Jonathan: The Shipwreck and the LighthouseCHAPTER 10 The Doomed Steamship LexingtonCHAPTER 11 Mystery of the LusitaniaCHAPTER 12 Shipwreck of Tears: The SS Norge  Runes Made Easy: Harness the Magic of the Ancient Northern Oracle by Richard Lister English | November 30, 2021 | ISBN: 1401963633 | 186 pages | PDF | 4.09 Mb A new addition to the Made Easy series, this book will teach readers about the ancient power of Northern traditions, the runes and their magic.  Martin Halliwell, "Romantic Science and the Experience of Self" English | 2020 | ISBN: 1138340553, 1138340529 | PDF | pages: 294 | 9.4 mb First published in 1999, this volume follows the work of five influential figures in twentieth-century transatlantic intellectual history. The work forms the basis for this engaging interdisciplinary study of romantic science. In this book, Martin Halliwell constructs a tradition of romantic science by indicating points of theoretical intersection in the thought of William James (American philosopher); Otto Rank (Austrian psychoanalyst); Erik Erikson (Danish/German psychologist); and Oliver Sacks (British neurologist). Beginning with the ferment of intellectual activity in late eighteenth-century German Romanticism, Halliwell argues that only with William James' theory of pragmatism early in the twentieth century did romantic science become a viable counter-tradition to strictly empirical science. Stimulated by recent debates over rival models of consciousness and renewed interest in theories of the self, Halliwell reveals that in their challenge to Freud's adoption of ideas from nineteenth-century natural science, these thinkers have enlarged the possibilities of romantic science for bridging the perceived gulf between the arts and sciences.
 Righting Health Policy : Bioethics, Political Philosophy, and the Normative Justification of Health Law and Policy by D. Robert MacDougall English | 2022 | ISBN: 1498589952 | 245 Pages | True PDF | 1.43 MB  Rhythm and Notation for Drums: The Complete Guide to Rhythm Reading and Drum Music by Joseph Alexander English | April 18, 2017 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B06ZZ39NCY | 75 pages | EPUB | 2.71 Mb Master the notation of rhythm on drums and build rhythm reading skills for a lifetime |
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