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Free Download Gaëlle Planchenault, "Voices in the Media: Performing French Linguistic Otherness "
English | ISBN: 1472588029 | 2015 | 224 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Verbal performances are often encountered in the media where they are used to embody characters or social archetypes. Performed voices define the norm as well as the linguistic Others and by doing so circulate associated values and linguistic ideologies. This book explores the idea that, far from simply being exercises in verbal skill and flair, performances of social, ethnic or gendered voices in the media not only have the power to accomplish ideological work, they are also sites of linguistic tension and negotiation.

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Free Download Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: 15th International Conference, VAMR 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, ... (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) by Jessie Y. C. Chen, Gino Fragomeni
English | June 28, 2023 | ISBN: 3031356330 | 733 pages | PDF | 234 Mb
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2023, held as part of the 25th International Conference, HCI International 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2023.

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Free Download Shu Yang, "Untamed Shrews: Negotiating New Womanhood in Modern China"
English | ISBN: 1501770616 | 2023 | 252 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Untamed Shrews traces the evolution of unruly women in Chinese literature, from the reviled "shrew" to the celebrated "new woman." Notorious for her violence, jealousy, and promiscuity, the character of the shrew personified the threat of unruly femininity to the Confucian social order and served as a justification for punishing any woman exhibiting these qualities. In this book, Shu Yang connects these shrewish qualities to symbols of female empowerment in modern China.

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Free Download Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: 17th International Conference, UAHCI 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII ... II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) by Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis
English | July 1, 2023 | ISBN: 3031358961 | 665 pages | PDF | 149 Mb
This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2023, held as part of the 25th International Conference, HCI International 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark, during July 23-28, 2023. The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the HCII 2022 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 7472 submissions.

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Free Download Helen Thompson, "Understanding the Stock Market"
English | 2010 | pages: 66 | ISBN: 1422218929, 1422217736 | PDF | 8,5 mb
Introduces the stock market, explains how pieces of various companies are bought and sold, and discusses how the economy is connected to it.

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Free Download Helen Thompson, "Understanding Credit"
English | 2010 | pages: 66 | ISBN: 1422217728 | PDF | 6,3 mb
Money can be a source of conflict in almost any relationship, whether with your family, friends, or your girl or boyfriend. Whether you have it or you don't, money can stir a wide range of emotions but it's important not to confuse an emotional issue with a financial one (or vice versa). Learn all this and more in Money and Relationships.

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Free Download Samuel Bowles, Frank Roosevelt, Richard Edwards, "Understanding Capitalism Understanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, and Change"
English | 2017 | pages: 596 | ISBN: 019061093X | PDF | 110,8 mb
Understanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, and Change, Fourth Edition, is an introduction to economics that explains how capitalism works, why it sometimes fails, and how it undergoes and brings about change. It discusses both the conventional economic model and the role of power in economic interactions. Understanding Capitalism analyzes how profit-seeking is a source of competition among firms, conflict, and change.

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Free Download Ceryl Teleri Davies, "Understanding Abuse in Young People's Intimate Relationships: Female Perspectives on Power, Control and Gendered Social "
English | ISBN: 1447362667 | 2023 | 156 pages | PDF | 6 MB
Ceryl Teleri Davies' research in female-only spaces informs this illuminating guide to young women's experiences of intimate relationships. Essential reading for those working with young people, the book makes a vital contribution to the study of gender-based violence. Her research reveals young women's understandings of what it means to have a healthy relationship, and considers the influence of gendered social norms within both healthy and abusive relationships. While contributing to the debate on how young women negotiate the conflicts inherent in contemporary constructions of gender, the book then suggests a pathway towards gender equality.

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Free Download Uncertain Futures: How to Unlock the Climate Impasse
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1009405292 | 312 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
Why is the world not moving fast enough to solve the climate crisis? Politics stand in the way, but experts hope that green investments, compensation, and retraining could unlock the impasse. However, these measures often lack credibility. Not only do communities fear these policies could be reversed, but they have seen promises broken before. Uncertain Futures proposes solutions to make more credible promises that build support for the energy transition. It examines the perspectives of workers, communities, and companies, arguing that the climate impasse is best understood by viewing the problem from the ground up. Featuring voices on the front lines such as a commissioner in Carbon County deciding whether to welcome wind, executives at energy companies searching for solutions, mayors and unions in Minnesota battling for local jobs, and fairgoers in coal country navigating their uncertain future, this book contends that making economic transitions work means making promises credible.

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Free Download Cihan Dizdaroğlu, "Turkish-Greek Relations: Foreign Policy in a Securitisation Framework "
English | ISBN: 147449210X | 2023 | 208 pages | PDF | 1330 KB
The relationship with Greece has always been at the forefront in determining Turkish foreign policy. This book focuses broadly on the main issues of contention between Turkey and Greece, and analyses Turkey's policies towards Greece, based on the securitisation framework and focusing on the discourse of elites in the post-Cold War period. It inquires how, by whom and the extent to which Turkish foreign policy has securitised and de-securitised Greece.

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