From Hindi to Urdu: A Social and Political History By Tariq Rahman
2011 | 456 Pages | ISBN: 0199063133 | PDF | 33 MB
This book is the first of its kind on the socio-political history of Urdu. It analyses the historiography of the language-narratives about its names, linguistic ancestry, place of birth-and relates it to the politics of identity-construction among the Hindus and Muslims of India during the last two centuries. More importantly, a historical account of the use of Urdu in social domains such as employment, education, printing and publishing, radio, films and television etc. has been provided for the first time. These accounts are related to the expression of Hindu and Muslim identity-politics during the last two centuries.Evolution of Urdu from the language of the laity, both Hindus and Muslims, of the Indian subcontinent during the period between 15th-18th centuries to its standardization into two languages: Persianized Urdu and Sanskritized Hindi are highlighted here. The writer looks at narratives of the names, theories of genealogy and places of origin of the language in relation to the political imperatives of identity-politics of Hindus and Muslims during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In a nutshell, historiography is analyzed with reference to its political and ideological dimensions-and a fresh analysis regarding the linguistic history of Urdu is provided.

From Cotton and Smoke - Łódź - Industrial City and Discourses of Asynchronous Modernity 1897-1994 By Agata Zysiak, Jacek Burski, Kaja Kaźmierska, Kamil Piskała, Kamil Śmiechowski, Wiktor Marzec
2018 | 310 Pages | ISBN: 8381421020 | PDF | 21 MB
This book considers Łódź as the capital of the Polish nineteenth century, and the history of this former textile hub, which now finds itself in central Poland, as one of struggle with modern change in Eastern Europe. The authors boldly challenge the romantic and noble-based Polish cultural imaginary, offering instead a revolutionary path to understanding confrontation with modernity in the region.The book examines local press debates during four pivotal periods, each of which stimulated self-reflection on the idea of the modern city:Rapid industrial growth in the tsarist borderlands;State crafting after WWI;Socialist restructuring after 1945;Transition and deindustrialization after 1989.Together these insights constitute a multifaceted portrait of twentieth-century urban experience beyond the metropolis, in different historical contexts.This innovative, interdisciplinary work deftly integrates urban and cultural history, historical sociology and discourse research. It will be of great value to Polish and Jewish studies specialists, as well as those in the field of Eastern European and Slavic studies. The book also addresses core intellectual debates within urban studies, modernity studies, and historical discourse analysis worldwide.

Ruth Mazo Karras, "From Boys to Men: Formations of Masculinity in Late Medieval Europe"
English | 2002 | pages: 256 | ISBN: 0812218345, 0812236998 | PDF | 12,8 mb
While the social identity of women in medieval society hinged largely on the ritual of marriage, identity for men was derived from belonging to a particular group. Knights, monks, apprentices, guildsmen all underwent a process of initiation into their unique subcultures. As From Boys to Men shows, the process of this socialization reveals a great deal about medieval ideas of what it meant to be a man-as distinguished from a boy, from a woman, and even from a beast.

Freemasonry Defined, Using History to Understand the Fraternity by Shawn M. Gorley
English | November 18, 2013 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00GQK8OZG | 130 pages | EPUB | 0.19 Mb
The author uses historical examples to aid the reader in a deeper understanding on the Fraternity of Freemasonry, its past and how to continue on into the future and remain relevant. Covering historical topics such as Freemasons during the Holocaust, the Fraternities role in the development of the public school system, the Morgan Affair, the sufferings of John Custos and more. The reader will not only learn about some of the history of the Fraternity, they will also be inspired by the stories.

Paul Kearns, "Freedom of Artistic Expression: Essays on Culture and Legal Censure"
English | 2013 | pages: 260 | ISBN: 184113080X | PDF | 1,5 mb
This book presents a unique and comprehensive examination of the human and moral rights of artists. In what is arguably the first exhaustive book-length account of artists' rights, Paul Kearns explores the problems associated with censorship, both from philosophical and legal perspectives, and focuses on the various ways in which the morality of art is legally regulated in different jurisdictions. In relation to human rights, English, French and American law, the law of the European Convention on Human Rights, European Union law and public international law are all closely scrutinised to discover the extent to which they offer protection for artistic freedom. The author also examines domestic and international law in respect of artists' moral rights, the law of copyright and related laws. In short, the book provides an original, and sometimes controversial, analysis of persistent concerns regarding the legal regulation of the arts universally, doctrinally and theoretically, and seeks to offer an holistic treatment which will appeal to art lawyers, artists and those interested in the future of the arts.

Terry Francona, Dan Shaughnessy, "Francona: The Red Sox Years"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 0547928173, 0544227875 | EPUB | pages: 368 | 11.7 mb
From 2004 to 2011, Terry Francona managed the Boston Red Sox, perhaps the most scrutinized team in all of sports. During that time, every home game was a sellout. Every play, call, word, gesture-on the field and off-was analyzed by thousands. And every decision was either genius, or disastrous. In those eight years, the Red Sox were transformed from a cursed franchise to one of the most successful and profitable in baseball history-only to fall back to last place as soon as Francona was gone. Now, in Francona: The Red Sox Years, the decorated manager opens up for the first time about his tenure in Boston, unspooling the narrative of how this world-class organization reached such incredible highs and dipped to equally incredible lows. But through it all, there was always baseball, that beautiful game of which Francona never lost sight.

Framing a Lost City: Science, Photography, and the Making of Machu Picchu
By Amy Cox Hall
English | 2017 | ASIN : B06Y5X3KKP | 286 Pages | PDF | 20 MB

K. Ramakrishna Rao, "Foundations of Yoga Psychology"
English | ISBN: 9811054088 | 2017 | 276 pages | EPUB | 848 KB
This book discusses the profound philosophy and practical psychology behind yoga, beyond its popular body-culture aspect. It pays particular attention to the psychological principles involved and their implications for the consummate understanding of human nature. It explores the psychological aspects of yoga theory and practice and discusses the aphorisms in Patanjali's treatise on Yoga with necessary commentary in current psychological terminology to make them intelligible to students of psychology and other interested readers. Importantly, the author draws out the implications of these aphorisms for future psychological study and research. The book discusses the author's concept of yoga of nonviolence which brings in Gandhian ideas into the framework of yoga. The author's own vast experience in creating interfaces of yoga research with practice also informs the discussions in this book.

Curtis A. Bradley, "Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials [Connected eBook] Ed 7"
English | ISBN: 1543813658 | 2020 | 944 pages | PDF | 8 MB
Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources.

Diaz-Bonilla, "Foolproof: The Art of Communication for Lawyers and Professionals Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 1601567936 | 2018 | 208 pages | AZW3 | 5 MB
If you want to successfully lead a meeting, make your case before a judge or jury, pitch a new client, counsel a client over the phone, or lecture to an audience of hundreds, you need to communicate with ease, confidence, and style. Foolproof: The Art of Communication for Lawyers and Professionals, written by international communications expert Rebecca Diaz-Bonilla, is a personal laboratory for improving your preparation for any oral communication, achieving vocal success, enhancing body language techniques, and expressing the right emotion. With a new chapter on women and communication, this second edition will help all readers speak with confidence and command the attention of their audience.