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So begins Susan Faludi's extraordinary inquiry into the meaning of identity in the modern world and in her own haunted family saga. When the feminist writer learned that her 76-year-old father―long estranged and living in Hungary―had undergone sex reassignment surgery, that investigation would turn personal and urgent. How was this new parent who identified as "a complete woman now" connected to the silent, explosive, and ultimately violent father she had known, the photographer who'd built his career on the alteration of images? Faludi chases that mystery into the recesses of her suburban childhood and her father's many previous incarnations: American dad, Alpine mountaineer, swashbuckling adventurer in the Amazon outback, Jewish fugitive in Holocaust Budapest. 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 Free Download Djordje Sredanovic, "Implementing Citizenship, Nationality and Integration Policies: The UK and Belgium in Comparative Perspective" English | ISBN: 1529219884 | 2022 | 182 pages | PDF | 15 MB In this incisive analysis, Sredanovic compares and contrasts the experiences of citizenship and integration policies in the UK and Belgium. In-depth interviews with officials illuminate both the everyday application of approaches to citizenship and integration, and their evolution in recent years. By examining the levels of discretion that exist within the two countries' systems, this book explores the variations within the implementation processes. The first comparative work of its kind, this book goes beyond the analysis of legislation to explore how citizenship and integration policies are applied on the frontline.  Free Download Impact with Love: Building Business for a Better World by Greg Harmeyer English | July 12, 2023 | ISBN: 1639090207 | 264 pages | PDF | 2.17 Mb #1 New Release in Business Leadership and Leadership Training
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