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Poverty and Food Insecurity in Africa: The Voice of the Voiceless is an insightful book on the true financial state of Africa and how it has affected the food security of Africans. The author, Dr. Tarla, grew up in the North-West Province of Cameroon with parents who were experienced farmers. He had personal knowledge of how his father's business prospered and how they lived comfortably until economic troubles and food poverty struck all of Africa.This book provides a thorough discussion of the ideas of food security, food insecurity, and food sovereignty. It also covers the production limiting factors and the three pillars of food security in Africa: availability, access, stability, and utilization. Biofuel, water, and oil have a significant impact on food production costs. If these three resources are properly managed, the price of food might even go down. Another method of addressing food insecurity is to properly use genetic engineering in plant cultivation. Africa must look within itself and take specific steps to exploit its resources to combat poverty and food insecurity.

A brand-new visual odyssey from Accidentally Wes Anderson, authorised by the legendary filmmaker, taking readers on stunning adventures to every continent and sharing idiosyncratic and oddly moving human tales along the way.

Get ready to capture the world's favorite pop phenom's wide array of likenesses, sticker by sticker, in the Ultimate Taylor Swift Sticker Mosaic Art, 13 Fearless Mosaic Art Designs and Fun Facts. This unofficial, yet distinctive, poly-art book for Swifties of all ages features a collection of 13 (Taylor's lucky number) geometric designs, mosaic art origin story and Taylor Swift Through the Eras biography and album chronology. Learn why 13 is Taylor's lucky number and how it has played such a significant role in her life and career. Each design uses more than 50 colored stickers to create bold images from her tours and appearances and includes fun facts and Taylor Swift trivia. Stickers can be removed and adjusted as you work. Once you are satisified with its placement, simply press down to secure. Designs are printed on thick, perforated pages that can be framed and displayed.

Er det overhovedet muligt både at stå fast på ytringsfriheden ogvære et tolerant multikulturelt samfund, hvor mange minoritetersfølelser og grænser skal imødekommes? Svaret er ikke enkelt.Det ved vi fra Muhammedkrisen i 2005-2006 og Korankriseni 2023.Per Stig Møller dykker ned i ytringsfrihedens og demokratietshistorie for at belyse vores egen tid; fra dommen over Sokratestil Trumps påstand om, at han vandt valget i 2020.Sokrates, Erasmus af Rotterdam, hekseprocesserne, Voltaire,Holberg, Grundtvig, Grundloven, demokratidebatten i 1945 ogGeorge Orwell peger frem mod vore dages dilemmaer. Hekseprocesserneudspiller sig f.eks. i de sociale medier. Og Orwells roman "1984" er ved at blive til virkelighed i form af post truth-samfundet,hvor enhver har sin sandhed, for så er der ingensandhed.Demokratiet er ungt og har svære kår. Vesten er under angrebbåde udefra og indefra. Den vestlige civilisation og kultur er udfordretaf islamismen og den russiske ortodoksi, og folkestyretundermineres af identitetspolitikken, intolerancen og udenomsparlamentarismen.Ytringsfriheden har altid haft vigepligt for andre hensyn, men idag skal den vige for stadig mere: mindretallenes tyranni. Selvtankefriheden er under pres. Men uden ytringsfrihed er der intetdemokrati. Uden satiren mister demokratiet sit salt.

This book combines pieces of work on Europe and Latin America, the two continents where football arouses the most ardent passions among its spectators. Curiously, an undertaking to compare on a large scale the forms extreme fandom takes in these two geographical areas is still lacking. A situational analysis of the scientific literature devoted to the subject over the last two or three decades represents a step in this direction, making a scattered store of knowledge accessible. It thus answers a need to clarify regional differences in identities and in the practices of supporters.

This volume covers Kenyäs history, society, culture, economics, politics, and environment from precolonial times through the first years of independence. The book comprises twenty-one chapters divided into two parts. Part I focuses on the long precolonial moment, detailing the nature of precolonial Kenyan societies and their economics, politics, gender dynamics, and social organization. Part II examines Kenyan societies¿ encounters with British colonialism, critically outlining the impact and implications of these encounters. The volume concludes with an examination of political consolidation after the country¿s attainment of political independence and the subsequent foundations for political authoritarianism.

This book attempts to delve into the connection between imagination and politics, and examines the many expectations and fears engendered by the Irish home rule debate. More specifically, it assesses the ways politicians, artists and writers in Ireland, Britain and its empire imagined how self-government would work in Ireland after the restitution of an Irish parliament. What did home rulers want? What were British supporters of Irish self-government willing to offer? What did home rule mean not only to those who advocated it but also to those who opposed it?

'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' BILL GATESIn this ambitious, myth-busting book, leading scientist and internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil investigates many of the burning questions facing the world today:Why are some of the world's biggest food producers also the countries with the most undernourished populations?Why is food waste a colossal 1,000kcal per person daily, and how can we solve that?Could we all go vegan and be healthy? Should we?How will we feed the ballooning population without killing the planet?How Food Really Works shows how we misunderstand the essentials of where our food really comes from, how our dietary requirements shape us, and why this impacts our planet in drastic ways. Ultimately, this data-based, rigorously researched guide explains how we will survive and thrive long into the future.'There is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers like Smil' GUARDIAN

Reinhart Koselleck concepisce la "Sattelzeit" come quel periodo storico compreso tra il 1750 e il 1850 che, trasformando il futuro nel luogo del progresso illimitato, segna definitivamente l¿avvento della Modernità. Lo studio di Richard Häni dimostra che nel mondo culturale questa trasformazione si realizza nell¿attuale penisola italiana al più tardi a partire dal Cinquecento. L¿autore, andando alla ricerca dei presupposti culturali della "Sattelzeit" koselleckiana, illustra in che modo Sperone Speroni, Benedetto Varchi, Giorgio Vasari e Giambattista Vico interpretarono la propria modernità, come essi percepirono l'antichità classica e più in generale in che modo intesero il rapporto fra antichi e moderni in relazione al progresso e al futuro delle arti, della letteratura e della filosofia italiana.

Discover the hidden world of garden gnomes in "The Secret Lives of Garden Gnomes: A Tell-All Memoir" by Gnomykins A. Gnome. From late-night shenanigans and gnome fashion rebellion to gnomehood activism and gnomicide, this memoir takes readers on a captivating journey through the quirky and adventurous lives of these mythical creatures. With humor, wisdom, and a touch of mystery, Gnomykins A. Gnome unveils the secrets, joys, and challenges of being a gnome in a human world.

This book describes the most recent strategies for the digitalization of railway sector that bring new challenges for the construction, operation, and maintenance of railway infrastructures. These strategies involve the development and application of new technologies and methodologies to enhance the sustainability and resilience of railway infrastructures particularly under extreme climate and operational events. In particular, the digital transformation involves the use of digital twins, augmented and virtual reality, forecast capabilities, risk and life-cycle analysis, cybersecurity, unmanned technologies for monitoring and inspection, computer vision, AI, risk and disaster management, among others. Presently, the literature is lacking a contribution that provides general and foundational knowledge across these and other topics. Therefore, this book provides valuable information for researchers, students, and professionals in railway engineering that want to developtheir knowledge and skills in this field.

Imagine carrying meals with you as you parachute into a war zone. Or trying to stay well fed while building the pyramids. People have always found ways to work together to put a meal on the table. What Do We Eat? is a delicious celebration of human creativity and cooperation, wrapped up in bite-sized slices of history, with a look at what scientists and inventors are cooking for the future.

Hvad har færre æblesorter, politikere i talkshows, religiøs fundamentalisme og kunst- og musikmarkedet til fælles? Thom­as Bauers tese lyder i dette provokerende essay: Overalt bliver mang­foldighed reduceret, det uventede og upassende bliver marginaliseret.I modsætning til den meget udbredte antagelse i samtiden om, at der sker en pluralisering af livsform­er, muligheder og potentialer, ser Bauer derimod en reduktion af mangfoldighed og muligheder. Antallet af dyre- og plantearter er faldet betydeligt i de seneste årtier, og den samme tendens ses i forhold til sprog og kulturer.Historisk set er modsigelser, genstridighed og uklarhed blevet tolereret i varierende grad, mens nutidens moderne videnskab og også religioner har cementeret kravet om sandhed en entydighed. Bauer viser, hvad der sker, hvis vi fortsætter ad denne fatale vej.Forsimplingen af verden er blevet en sand bestseller i Tyskland, hvor den indtil videre er udkommet i 18 oplag.

This book provides an alternative agenda to deepen understanding of grassroots governance and interaction in Taiwan. Through to the Taiwan Local Council origin, the judicature, the finance, the political party, the election behavior, the political participation, the government and the local government relations, and so on have carried on the more thorough research. It not only attracts students' interest, but also deserves a broader readership, especially for any course on Taiwan politics, Chinese politics, and East Asian politics.

¿This timely, compelling, and extremely useful book adds considerably to our understanding of Chinese art immediately after the Cultural Revolution by linking the artistic development of Shanghai during the 1980s with the city¿s vibrant artistic role within Asia during the 1930s and early '40s. ¿¿¿David Elliott, Curator|Writer|Museum Director|Teacher, Oxford|Stockholm|Tokyo|Istanbul|Sydney|Kyiv|Moscow|Guangzhou|Berlin¿It fills a long-overlooked gap in the study of Chinäs Avant-Garde centered in Shanghai during the period, but also connected to the earlier and subsequent development from a new historicist perspective. ¿A must-read for understanding the evolution of Avant-Garde Art in China, but also of China in itself.¿¿Qiu Xiaolong, Professor, Doctor, Author (of the prize-winning Inspector Chen series translated into twenty languages and sold over two million copies worldwide)This book offers fresh perspectives and new insights into the avant-garde art in Shanghai in the 1980s that challenges the narrative in the current discourse on the appearance of contemporary art in China. It includes critical events in Shanghai, that will attract the serious attention of art professionals and collectors. Shanghai, with its semi-colonial, political, economic and cultural history, including the strong legacy of the early twentieth-century modernist art movement, has played a vital role in Chinäs modernisation and presents itself as a unique case in the evolution of contemporary art in China.Lansheng Zhang is an art historian and academic, art curator, artist and designer. He has worked in these roles with universities, governments, international organisations, major art institutions in China, Australia, Japan and Europe. His main research interests are in modern and contemporary art and design, art histories and visual cultures in Asia especially in China. He was an Adjunct Professor at the RMIT University Melbourne, Associate Professor at the East China Normal University Shanghai, Senior Fellow at Lincoln University, UK, Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University, and recently a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney.

This book is an anthology of research co-edited by Dr. Chia-rong Wu (University of Canterbury) and Professor Ming-ju Fan (National Chengchi University). This collection of original essays integrates and expands research on Taiwan literature because it includes both established and young writers. It not only engages with the evolving trends of literary Taiwan, but also promotes the translocal consciousness and cultural diversity of the island state and beyond. Focusing on the new directions and trends of Taiwan literature, this edited book fits into Taiwan studies, Sinophone studies, and Asian studies.

This book explores cultural and creative processes as they occur in a heritage setting, and how they can be applied to business projects. More specifically, the chapters take a detailed look at the importance of culture in entrepreneurial pursuits regarding heritage matters. This involves focusing on how culture is embedded within heritage entrepreneurship and the distinctive comparative advantages of taking a cultural approach to business. The role of entrepreneurial environments in terms of accepting creativity is highlighted, thereby making a new contribution to the study of heritage entrepreneurship. The book also elaborates on how heritage entrepreneurs are embedded in an entrepreneurial ecosystem that consists of a number of different stakeholders.In doing so, the book provides an interdisciplinary perspective about the ways culture, creativity and heritage combine in order to produce novel entrepreneurial contributions. It speaks to researchers, practitioners and policy makers interested in heritage entrepreneurship, enabling them to gain ideas for their work, and to move the field forward with a better understanding of heritage entrepreneurship.Vanessa Ratten is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship in the La Trobe Business School at La Trobe University (Australia). She is the Program Director of the Masters of Management course and teaches Corporate Venturing, Managing Innovation and Analyse & Ideate. She has published seven sole authored books including Sports Technology and Innovation: Assessing Cultural and Social Factors (Palgrave) and two textbooks including Analyse, Ideate and Grow: The Role of Creativity and Entrepreneurship (Springer). She has also edited more than thirty books including Oceania Entrepreneurship (Palgrave).

This book explores the experiences of the ethnic and religious minorities of Iran, such as Jews, Yarsani, Christian, Sabean Mandaean, Bahai, Zoroastrian, Baluch, Kurd, and others and provides a historical overview of their position in society before and after the 1979 Islamic revolution and highlights their contribution to the country's history, diversity, and development. It also focuses on the historical, sociopolitical, and economic factors that affected the minorities' development during the last century. Author Behnaz Hosseini has shaped this book with authentic material and has assembled the experiences and opinions of academics of diverse backgrounds who approach the minorities¿ issues in Iran in a constructive and ingenious way: from debating their efforts to preserve their identity and cultural heritage and ensure their survival to discussing their relations with the majority and other minorities, the role of religion in everyday life, and their contribution to the rich cultural history of Iran.

Color 80 pages of whimsical winged critters in this cute and quirky coloring book from acclaimed artist Camilla d’Errico.Drawn in Camilla d’Errico’s signature Pop Surrealism, manga-inspired style, this adult coloring book features 80 black-and-white pages of adorable fuzzy bees, fluttering butterflies, and bouncing birds printed on non-bleed paper—all that’s missing is your creative touch! In Pop Manga Flights of Fancy Coloring Book you’ll find charming full-page illustrations, with drawings on patterned backgrounds for extra mesmerizing fun. Take these winged black-and-white beauties and bring them to life.

Analyses how Black music and culture framed how we passed the time in the first 18 months of the pandemic.During the COVID-19 pandemic, music listening increased as people used it to help to counter the psychological fallout of lockdown and reduce its effects of isolation, restriction and boredom. At the same time, concerts and other musical events moved online, and even when lockdown eased, social distancing meant that group musical and cultural events took on a different format.With a focus on contemporary Black music, this book takes a deep dive into a few of the various forms that popular culture took over this period, including Kano's Newham Talks series; Steve McQueen's BBC anthology Small Axe; the Verzuz DJ Battle series; TikTok's Don't Rush Challenge; radio station theresnosignal; and many more.An attempt to make sense of chronological and kairotic time in the early era of the pandemic, this book explores the way that Black joy and sonic Black geographies were key to the culture of this period, and how Black music and Black creative expression soundtracked and sustained us during the pandemic.

A fusion of travel literature and cultural criticism investigating the dark history of the US and exploring how past horrors – from witch trials to slavery and genocide – continue to haunt the national consciousness.Haunted States is a unique guidebook that explores the dark, often horrifying, history of the US. Based on the author’s journey across the United States in summer 2022, it explores locations connected to Gothic fiction and film, tracking the relationship between the American landscapes and the various forms of fictional horror the nation has produced over the centuries.Part cultural history and part travelogue, Haunted States traces how the American Gothic draws inspiration from the natural and built environments, with the astounding geographical variation of the landscape influencing the distinctive forms of horror produced across its many diverse regions. The book also investigates how the horrors of the American Gothic have their roots in the nation’s dark history of colonialism, slavery, violence and oppression – past sins that continue to haunt the national consciousness to this day. Taking horror (in literature, film and the visual arts) as its starting point, Haunted States investigates the landscapes, places and cultures that produced it.Incorporating first-person travel narrative, historical context and supplementary interviews, Haunted States journeys across the USA to learn about its eclectic, regional forms of horror.

Celebrate this holiday season with all your favorite 90s stars, icons, and pop-culture moments!'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house the only sound you could hear was the click of a mouse… This illustrated gift book is a perfect stocking stuffer for anyone who wants to relive the best decade of the twentieth century.

Whimsical and amazing animals both real and imagined come to life in detailed artwork by Kerby RosanesThis beautiful coloring book features fifty-eight astonishing animal images from Kerby Rosanes, combining illustrations of fantastical shape-shifting animals with real-life depictions of the natural world in all of its fragile beauty. Artwork from his bestselling books Fragile World, Worlds Within Worlds, Animorphia, Mythomorphia, Geomorphia, and Imagimorphia comes together for the very first time in a spectacular compilation sure to enchant and engross animal lovers and coloring enthusiasts.

"An invitation to pivot how we address hunger in America, rooted in the personal, political, and spiritual work critical to making change"--

The publication of the Harry Potter series in the United States coincided with the coming-of-age of its main target audience, the millennial generation. Harry Potter and the Myth of Millennials: Identity, Reception, and Politics takes an interdisciplinary view of Harry Potter, as a series and a phenomenon, to uncover how the appeal of Harry became a lifestyle, a moral compass, and a guiding light in an era fraught with turbulence and disharmony. As a new phenomenon at the time, Harry Potter provided comfort through the heroism of the main characters, showing that perseverance and ';constant vigilance,' to quote one of the professors, could overcome the darkest of times. Hobbs argues that Harry Potter prepared an entire generation for the chaotic present marked by the 2016 Election and 2020 Pandemic by shaping the political attitudes of its readers, many of whom were developing their political identities alongside Harry. Her analysis focuses on both the novels themselves and the ways in which fans connected globally through the Internet to discuss the books, commiserate about the events swirling around them, and answer calls to action through Harry Potter-inspired activism. In short, Harry Potter and the Myth of Millennials examines how Harry Potter became a generations defining mythology of love, unity, and transformation.

This book explores how creativity is increasingly designed, marketed, and produced with digital products and services ¿ a process referred to as softwarization. If ¿being creative¿ has developed into one of the paradigmatic architectures of power for framing the contemporary subject, then an essential component of this architecture involves its material and symbolic configuration through tools. From image editors to digital audio workstations, video editors to game engines, these modern tools are used by creatives every day, and mastering these increasingly complex technologies is now a near-compulsory pathway to creative work. Despite their ubiquity in cultural production, few have sought to theorize them in aggregate and with interdisciplinary breadth.By bringing disparate creative and methodological traditions in one volume, this book provides a comprehensive overview of approaches for understanding this complex, emerging, and dynamic field that speaks beyond the disciplinary categories of ¿tool,¿ ¿instrument,¿ and/or ¿software¿. It makes a unique intervention in the fields of cultural production and the cultural and creative industries. ¿

Finisterre II: Revisiting the Last Place on Earth. Migrations in Spanish and Latin American Culture and Literature is a collective aesthetic, historical, literary, and cultural analysis of how biopolitical, cultural, and economic trends have impacted narratives about migration in the Hispanic world. Considering migrants as protagonists of their stories, the book approaches the migrant as a Subject of cultural patrimony and knowledge. The different articles, written by scholars from the United States, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, and Ecuador, examine how Hispanic art and narratives of migrancy allow us to re-evaluate the cultural understanding of borders.