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Provides a study of the aftermath of war and state socialism in the contemporary Balkans. The authors look at the inescapable inheritances of the recent past and those that the present has to deal with. The book's key theme is the interaction, often subliminal, of the experiences of war and socialism in contemporary society in the region.

Provides a study of the aftermath of war and state socialism in the contemporary Balkans. The authors look at the inescapable inheritances of the recent past and those that the present has to deal with. The book's key theme is the interaction, often subliminal, of the experiences of war and socialism in contemporary society in the region.

Addresses the continued lack of the diversity in veterinary medicine, the least inclusive of all medical professions. This is book is a call to action for consistent championship and cohesive approaches, and it provides a road map to building a sustainably inclusive future.

Accumulating evidence suggests that assistance dogs, therapy dogs, and shelter dogs can support student wellness and learning. Whether readers are just getting started or striving to improve well-established programs, this volume provides evidence-based guidance on bringing college students and canines together in reciprocally beneficial ways.

Accumulating evidence suggests that assistance dogs, therapy dogs, and shelter dogs can support student wellness and learning. Whether readers are just getting started or striving to improve well-established programs, this volume provides evidence-based guidance on bringing college students and canines together in reciprocally beneficial ways.

Despite being perhaps the foremost British meteorologist of the twentieth century, Reginald Sutcliffe has been underappreciated. His impact continues to this day every time you check the weather forecast. This book details Sutcliffe's life and ideas, and illuminates the impact of the larger forces that propelled him on his consequential trajectory.

Provides readers with a broader understanding of the Jewish experience of migration in the United States and elsewhere. The book describes the record of a wide variety of Jewish migrant groups, including those encountering different locations of settlement, historical periods, and facets of the migration experience.

Argues that the portrayal in poetry of the modern city as a disintegrated, ruined space is part of a critique of the visions of progress and the historical process of modernization that developed during the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century.

Offers an inclusive overview that crosses disciplinary boundaries and helps define the next phase of global design practice. This book examines the interaction of design with advances in technology, developments in science, and changing cultural attitudes.

Provides readers with an understanding of the Jewish experience of migration in the United States and elsewhere. The book describes the record of a wide variety of Jewish migrant groups, including those encountering different locations of settlement, historical periods, and facets of the migration experience.

When giving care, too often caregivers neglect their own well-being. Everything You Need to Know About Caregiving for Parkinson's Disease is not just about caring for your loved one, but also about taking care of yourself.

Rounds barns are architectural phenomena that have graced rural America for over a century. To understand the importance of these buildings is to begin to understand the story of farming in America. A Round Indiana documents the 265 round barns in Indiana, and contains more than 300 photographs and 40 line drawings and plans.

A diagnosis of Parkinson's disease is as disorienting as it is devastating. The Complete Guide for People With Parkinson's Disease and Their Loved Ones helps make sense of what comes next and what can be done, not just for those suffering from the disease but for their family and friends as well.

Focuses on the rapidly changing rhetoric colouring American politics. An increasingly polarized electorate combined with advances in technology have led to a combative and pitched rhetoric through more and more outlets. Each chapter is interdisciplinary, drawing on communication studies, political science, history, and other fields.

Throughout the long history of Judaism, many individuals and groups have sought to wield authority on the basis of unique religious, social, familial, military, or political claims. Moving historically from the biblical period to modern-day Israel, this book discusses a range of those claims to authority from within the Jewish community itself.

Examines the aesthetic history and relations between Cuban film production and Italian Neorealism. The historical framework begins in 1951 before the triumph of the Cuban Revolution and ends in 1962, a year that marks a rupture between Cuban filmmakers and the Italian neorealist aesthetic.

Artfully curated by James R. Hansen, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is a companion volume to Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind, collecting hundreds more letters Armstrong received after first stepping on the moon until his death in 2012.

Amelia Earhart's prominence in American aviation during the 1930s obscures a crucial point: she was but one of a closely knit community of women pilots. In Their Own Words takes up the writings of eight women pilots as evidence of the ties between the growth of American aviation and the changing role of women.

Tells the history of human migration. With a focus on the Habsburg Empire, this innovative work presents an integrated and creative study of spatial mobilities: from short to long term, and intranational and inter-European to transatlantic.

Examines the air defense of Australia and New Zealand during the interwar period. The book also demonstrates the difficulty of applying new military aviation technology to the defense of the global Empire and provides insight into the nature of the political relationship between the Pacific Dominions and Britain.

Featuring over seventy images from the heroic age of space exploration, Through Astronaut Eyes presents the story of how human daring along with technological ingenuity allowed people to see the Earth and stars as they never had before.

Focusing on the Anglophone Caribbean, this book describes the rise and gradual consolidation of the visual arts avant-garde, which came to international attention in the 1990s. The book is centred on the critical and aesthetic strategies employed to repudiate the previous generation's commitment to modernism and anti-colonialism.

Examines business formation and success among Latinos by identifying arrangements that enhance entrepreneurship and by understanding the sociopolitical contexts that shape entrepreneurial trajectories.

Don Quixote continues to inspire and to challenge its readers. The universal appeal of the novel, however, has distanced its hero from its author and its author from his own life. This discussion of the novel's Catholic identity, therefore, returns Cervantes's hero to Cervantes's text and Cervantes to the events that shaped his life.

With colourful illustrations, this book is a cultural and horticultural history documenting the development of garden zinnias. The deep and exciting history of garden zinnias pieces together a tale involving Aztecs, Spanish conquistadors, people of faith, people of medicine, explorers, scientists, writers, botanists, painters, and gardeners.

Examines one of the most active but least remembered groups of terrorists of the Cold War: radical anti-Yugoslav Croatian separatists. Toki focuses on the social and political factors that radicalized certain segments of the Croatian diaspora during the Cold War and the conditions that led them to embrace terrorism as political expression.

Explores how Habsburg Austria utilized education to cultivate the patriotism of its people. Through an examination of the civic education curriculum used in schools from 1867-1914, Moore demonstrates that Austrian authorities attempted to forge a layered identity rooted in loyalties to an individual's home province, national group, and the empire.