Suning Tang, Yao Li:Optoelectronic Interconnects, VII. Proceedings of SPIE, 25-26 January 2001, San Jose, USA.
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City Lights Publishers. 2010. Paperback. Near Fine. Indigenous societies throughout Latin America are facing difficult choices. After centuries of colonization, the ongoing struggle to pr… More...
City Lights Publishers. 2010. Paperback. Near Fine. Indigenous societies throughout Latin America are facing difficult choices. After centuries of colonization, the ongoing struggle to preserve communal knowledge, rituals, language, traditions, and teaching and learning practi ces has taken on even more significance in the increasingly standardized wo rld of globalization. For many indigenous societies, protecting community-b ased customs has involved the rejection of state-provided education, raisin g a series of interconnected issues regarding autonomy, modernity and cultu ral sustainability. In New World of Indigenous Resistance, these questions are approached from multiple perspectives by means of an innovative exchange between linguist a nd human rights advocate Noam Chomsky, and more than twenty scholars, activ ists and educators from across the Americas. Two interviews with Chomsky open the exchange with lessons from world histo ry, linguistics, economics and anti-authoritarian philosophy, parallel hist ories of peoples worldwide who have resisted state power while attempting t o sustain or even revitalize community traditions. In response to Chomsky's ideas, voices from Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, the United States, and Uruguay dray from their first-hand experience and scholarship, speaking to, with, and at times against Chomsky's views. In a final interview Chomsky reflects upon the commentaries; the result is a nuanced intellectual and political exchange-a compelling conversation tha t offers a contemporary vision of indigenous resistance, survival and hope. "Two direct interviews with Chomsky enhance this articulate examination of challe, City Lights Publishers, 2010, Harcourt. New in New dust jacket. 2004. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0151007160 . 18 oz.; 284 pages; 1st US ED New HC w/DJ unread/unmarked Gift quality. Documentary history or gripping literature? One Life is both. Lampert's reconstruction of the lives of eight real people in Nazi Germany explores the difficult choices faced by a wide range of individuals. Among them is Miriam P. , a juvenile delinquent who finds herself on a path to the gas chamber. And then there is the rabid Nazi Wihelm K. , who assumes the position of commissioner general in White Ruthenia only to fight for the lives of Jews in the Minsk ghetto; a retiree who is sentenced to death for scribbling a few words of anti-Hitler graffiti in a public toilet; and a family man turned SS murderer. As the stories of people on both sides of the terrible rift unfold, their interconnected lives branch out in astonishing patterns, shaped by the logic of racism as well as by accidents and coincidences. ., Harcourt, 2004, New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1972. "....if you are fascinated by the work of this modern master and want to know more about the interconnections, the sources, the background to the various films, Jorn Donner will provide you with the critical insights and information on one of the most profound masters of the modern film, the personal vision of Ingmar Bergman." This book has 276 pages and is illustrated. The book has a moderate amount of water staining to the extremities of the book, not effecting the text in any way.. ISBN: 0-486-20093-0. 1972 Reprint of 1964 Edition. Pictorial Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. BERGMAN INGMAR 1918 PERFORMING ARTS FILM HISTORY CRITICISM. Catalogs: Film and Cinema, Mass Communications, Writing., Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1972, Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1998-09-01. Trade Paperback. Very Good. light edge wear; This is the first and only documentary history of gender in the US. The documents, both written and visual, illustrate the variety of ways that Americans defined manhood and womanhood at any one time (since 1865) and the ways those definitions have changed over time. The book demonstrates the interconnections between the histories of gender and sexuality, and it introduces students to the use of primary sources in history., McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1998-09-01, New York, New York, U.S.A.: E P Dutton, 2001 Near-new condition - Appears unread - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages - Stated First American Edition - Price inside dustcover: $25.95 - NO writing, marks or tears inside book - 538 pages - Following the international success of Tara Road, Maeve Binchy offers Scarlet Feather, an enchanting and richly plotted new tale of family, friendship, honesty, and deception. This time out, the beloved author sets her story against the dynamic social and economic whirl of modern Ireland, tracing the interconnected destinies of an engaging cast of Dubliners over the course of a single unforgettable year. The novel opens with an uncharacteristically graceless series of character sketches designed to plunk readers squarely in medias res with as little fuss or literary artifice as possible. However, once these introductions have been made, Binchy quickly atones for this perfunctory exercise in stage-setting with a bravura demonstration of her vaunted storytelling skills. Tom Feather and Cathy Scarlet have been the best of friends since they attended cooking school. If not for a simple twist of fate, they might once have become lovers. But now Cathy, from homely St. Jarlath's Crescent, is married to Neil, a human rights lawyer and scion of the upper-crust Mitchell family. If Neil's posh parents have never been able to forget (or forgive) the fact that Cathy's "poor" mother, Lizzie, once cleaned and scrubbed their family manse, Cathy, for her part, is proud of her working-class accent and fierce independence. Charming and handsome, Tom has turned his back on the family construction business to pursue the dream of opening his own catering shop. His longtime significant other, the equally stunning Marcella, steadfastly refuses to marry him for fear of jeopardizing her nascent modeling career. The catalyst that upsets the delicate balance between these two "happy" couples, their extended families at home and abroad, and an assortment of clients, pets, petty criminals, and racetrack touts is the discovery late one New Year's Eve of a suitable location from which to launch Cathy and Tom's gourmet catering company, Scarlet Feather. As the cherished idea of Scarlet Feather transforms itself into a true labor of love -- with special emphasis on labor -- tensions begin to grow between Neil and Cathy, Tom and Marcella. Each couple learns that maintaining a relationship with a work-obsessed, absentee mate becomes increasingly difficult when both partners are equally consumed by their toil. Factor in the unexpected desiderata of everyday life -- financial woes, "innocent" deceptions, and the odd family crisis (most comically, the adoption of a pair of precocious, semi-feral twins) -- and Tom and Cathy soon find that the price of success may be far greater than the cost of failure. In Scarlet Feather, Maeve Binchy has once again delivered a broad, lighthearted entertainment that also compellingly addresses very real social issues -- from the bureaucracy of the foster care system to the erosion of age-old class distinctions to the rise of the new materialism attending Ireland's economic miracle. And, like the mouthwatering culinary creations concocted in Tom and Cathy's kitchen, Scarlet Feather is likely to whet your appetite for more delicious fiction from Binchy. (Greg Marrs) . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., E P Dutton, 2001, SPIE-International Society for Optical Engine, 2001. 224 pp., Paperback, NEW!!, SPIE-International Society for Optical Engine, 2001<
