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Bread - Scott Cutler Shershow - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Bread - Scott Cutler Shershow - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Bread is an object that is always in process of becoming something else: flower to grain, grain to dough, dough to loaf, loaf to crumb. Bread is also often a figure or vehicle of social cohesion: from the homely image of “breaking bread together” to the mysteries of the Eucharist. But bread also commonly figures in social conflict — sometimes literally, in the “bread riots” that punctuate European history, and sometimes figuratively, in the ways bread operates as ethnic, religious or class signifier. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from the scriptures to modern pop culture, Bread tells the story of how this ancient and everyday object serves as a symbol for both social communion and social exclusion.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

DKK 119.00
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John Brown Speaks - Louis Decaro - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

John Brown Speaks - Louis Decaro - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

This collection of writings by John Brown in the fateful days after his raid on Harper''s Ferry showcase the depth of conviction of Brown''s character. Paired with Louis DeCaro''s narrative of the aftermath, trial, and execution of John Brown in Freedom''s Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia, this book preserves the first-hand experience of Brown as he gave his life for the abolitionist cause.

DKK 653.00
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Begging for Their Daily Bread - Zhenya Gurina Rodriguez - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Begging for Their Daily Bread - Zhenya Gurina Rodriguez - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

In Begging for Their Daily Bread, Zhenya Gurina-Rodriguez formulates a beggars-centric hermeneutic and interprets Matthew 6 through this lense, arguing that this text could be both engaging and alienating to beggars in the first-century Jesus movement. Gurina-Rodriguez establishes that beggars come from different backgrounds and diverse perspectives on their realities of life while sharing particular life experiences marked by destitution, homelessness, lack of any safety net, and controversial reactions from the public to their means of survival. Gurina-Rodriguez constructs three beggar characters, explores the differences and similarities in their possible interpretations of a portion of the Sermon on the Mount, and brings to our attention some of the blind spots that many traditional readings of the text written by non-poor Western scholars have concerning life in poverty.

DKK 719.00
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Brown v. Board of Education at Fifty - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Brown v. Board of Education at Fifty - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The story of Brown v. Board of Education is a half-century old now and has been retold many times by historians, legal scholars, sociologists, and others. This collection of persuasive scholarly essays examines, for the first time, the role rhetorical theory played in the development of educational segregation. Contributors consider the NAACPOs development of a series of graduate school cases to challenge Plessy, analyze the Brown decision itself, assess the state response to Brown, and critique the two Supreme Court decisions implementing the Brown decision. By illustrating how rhetorical strategies created, sustained, challenged, and, ultimately, reversed educational segregation in the United States, this work demonstrates the real value of the rhetorical perspective and provides encouragement to those who wish to help further develop this emerging field of judicial rhetoric.

DKK 771.00
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Brown v. Board of Education at Fifty - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Brown v. Board of Education at Fifty - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The story of Brown v. Board of Education is a half-century old now and has been retold many times by historians, legal scholars, sociologists, and others. This collection of persuasive scholarly essays examines, for the first time, the role rhetorical theory played in the development of educational segregation. Contributors consider the NAACP’s development of a series of graduate school cases to challenge Plessy, analyze the Brown decision itself, assess the state response to Brown, and critique the two Supreme Court decisions implementing the Brown decision. By illustrating how rhetorical strategies created, sustained, challenged, and, ultimately, reversed educational segregation in the United States, this work demonstrates the real value of the rhetorical perspective and provides encouragement to those who wish to help further develop this emerging field of judicial rhetoric.

DKK 416.00
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Star Spangled Security - Harold Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Star Spangled Security - Harold Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

" Harold Brown served as U.S. secretary of defense when the Soviet Union posed an existential threat with superior conventional force capability and a daunting nuclear weapons arsenal. No one could have been better suited to deter the Soviets during that most dangerous period in the Cold War. A physicist, Brown had previously led Livermore Laboratory and its development of the Polaris missile warhead. By age 33 he was director of Defense Research and Engineering, and he later served as secretary of the U.S. Air Force early in the Vietnam War. In the Carter administration, Brown reinvigorated the NATO alliance, promoted AWACs, increased U.S. conventional force capabilities, and developed a new generation of nuclear weapons and delivery systems. As a senior negotiator of SALT II, he also helped set their limits. Brown was the first American secretary of defense to visit China; as principal interlocutor he forged military-to-military relations. During his tenure, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan; the Iranian revolution resulted in the capture of American hostages; President Carter achieved the Camp David Peace Accords; and the Panama Canal Treaties—that still protect U.S. interests—were rewritten. Brown''s role in each was integral. Star Spangled Security provides lessons from the past to inform the future: from Afghanistan to Iran''s pursuit of nuclear weapons; from international alliances and interests the U.S. needs to consider in a changing world to specific ideas for jumpstarting technological innovation that could boost American security and our economy today. Based on his twelve years of top-tier government service and nearly fifty more as a president of Caltech, a board member of a dozen corporations, the chair of recent, comprehensive studies of Chinese military capability, U.S. Intelligence, and technological innovation, and as the past chair and a current member of the Defense Policy Board that advises sitting secretaries of defense, Brown offers wise counsel to any American voter as well as to aspiring leaders. "

DKK 312.00
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First in the World - Noah J. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

First in the World - Noah J. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

From his unique vantage point as President and CEO of the Association of Community College Trustees, J. Noah Brown writes about the intersection between community colleges and America’s need to regain economic momentum and its position as first in the world with respect to college attainment. By connecting past economic and education policies and investments to possibilities for the future and continued national progress, Brown reminds us that restoring America’s prominence is within reach. More importantly, he succinctly advocates for the power of community colleges to increase educational attainment, thereby reducing income inequality by allowing more Americans to access real economic opportunity.

DKK 537.00
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Socio-Economic Crises in Black and Brown Communities in the United States - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Socio-Economic Crises in Black and Brown Communities in the United States - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Socio-Economic Crises in Black and Brown Communities in the United States provides insight and awareness concerning crises that exist in underserved Black and brown communities in the United States. The contributors explore these issues through the lenses of public policy, human behavior, environmental injustice, socioeconomic status, gentrification, psychological limitation, Black history distortions, as well as disparities in health, technology, race, gender, and class. They are products of various backgrounds, which provides diverse perspectives from their life experiences.

DKK 684.00
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The Illusion of Control - Seyom Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The Illusion of Control - Seyom Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

" This provocative book assesses the implications of a disturbing trend in U.S. security policy: an increased willingness to use military force as an instrument of diplomacy. In The Illusion of Control , Seyom Brown shows how U.S. officials are relying on force to counter a wide range of threats to America''s global interests—eclipsing previous strategies that restricted the use of military force to situations in which the country''s vital interests were at stake. Brown points out that a disposition to employ military power broadly as an instrument of diplomacy was on the rise well before September 11, 2001— and it shows every sign of persisting into the future. While resorting to force may seem to be a reliable way to establish control over a disorderly world, Brown cautions that expecting to gain and maintain control through military prowess could turn out to be a dangerous illusion. In fact, employing new military technologies in an effort to control international terrorist activities, wars, and civil conflicts is likely to pull the United States into excessive commitments and imprudent action. Brown analyzes the growing willingness of U.S. government officials to use force, then critically assesses the strategic, political, and moral implications for the United States. Adapting traditional ""just war"" concepts to contemporary strategic, political, and technological realities, he offers a set of guidelines to help ensure that use-of-force decisions are approached with the judicious care and gravity they warrant. "

DKK 217.00
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American Heat - Donald A. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

American Heat - Donald A. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

When the world began to wake up to the global environmental crisis in the 1970s, the United States was the undisputed world leader in environmental policy. Yet, on an unsettling number of international environmental issues—including global warming—the U.S. has not only forfeited its leadership role but has too often become the major barrier to protecting the global environment. In American Heat, Donald Brown critically analyzes the U.S. response to global warming, inviting readers to examine the implicit morality of the U.S position, and ultimately to help lead the world toward an equitable sharing of the burdens and benefits of protecting the global environment. In short, Brown argues that an ethical focus on global environmental matters is the key to achieving a globally acceptable solution.

DKK 416.00
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Golf Ball - Harry Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Golf Ball - Harry Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Harry Brown explores the composition, history, kinetic life, and the long deterioration of golf balls, which as it turns out may outlive their hitters by a thousand years, in places far beyond our reach. Golf balls embody our efforts to impose our will on the land, whether the local golf course or the Moon, but their unpredictable spin, bounce, and roll often defy our control. Despite their considerable technical refinements, golf balls reveal the futility of control. They inevitably disappear in plain sight and find their way into hazards. Golf balls play with people.Harry Brown''s short treatise on the golf ball serves up surprising lessons about the human desire to tame and control the landscape through technology. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

DKK 119.00
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Protecting Our Own - Katheryn Russell Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Protecting Our Own - Katheryn Russell Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Inspired by the O.J. Simpson case, Protecting Our Own explores the reasons behind the rise of the "black protectionism" phenomenon and its implications for the future. Comparing the plight of the African American community to the melancholy lyrics but vibrant beat of the blues, Russell-Brown uses the lyrics of these songs to paint a vivid picture of the African American community struggling through the burdens of racial oppression such as second tier status and lynchings solely due to the color of their skins. Russell-Brown explains the feelings of protectionism towards African American celebrities, as many African Americans feel that they have to "protect their own" because no one else will. Many African Americans, Russell-Brown argues, feel that African American are still under siege and that the few lucky African Americans who find a way into the spotlight deserve a break. However, with more and more African Americans in the spotlight, this practice has new consequences. Protecting Our Own considers these issues in detail. The book sets out to accomplish three goals: to define Black protectionism, to explain how it works and how it can be reformulated to work in the best interests of the African American community. The book uses cases such as the infamous O.J. Simpson case to illustrate and explain the motivations behind black protectionism, even if the defendant is accused of grievous moral and ethical wrongdoing. Russell-Brown criticizes the use of black protectionism as a knee jerk reaction and expresses the need to hold African American celebrities accountable for their misdeeds. She suggests a selective approach to black protectionism that will benefit the African American community at large rather than just a lucky few. This book praises black protectionism at its best—a fight that will ensure racial justice in the future.

DKK 702.00
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Black and Brown Education in America - Samina Hadi Tabassum - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Black and Brown Education in America - Samina Hadi Tabassum - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Black and Brown Education in America: Integration in Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities is a decade long ethnographic study of Maywood, Illinois, and the impact of its recent demographic shift from a historically Black middle-class suburb outside of Chicago with roots in the Black Panther Party to, now, a community with an growing Latinx population. It explores the intersection of race, culture, and language—and the ensuing Black-Brown identity politics—as well as the role of community organizations such as interracial faith-based churches and embattled school boards. Against a backdrop of racial tensions and heightened violence, the book also addresses transformative, liminal spaces where coalition building and collaboration bring the Black and Latinx communities together around common causes and unified goals.

DKK 872.00
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The Green Book - Shawn F. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The Green Book - Shawn F. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The Green Book: For Black Folks inEducation is a non-fiction book written for parents and educators to examine best practices for supporting Black children in schools. Dr. Brown addresses topics such as parenting, high expectations, unconscious bias, community, culture, and navigating the traditional American educational system. This book provides a professional and personal lens to view the experiences of Black children in schools.

DKK 555.00
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The Green Book - Shawn F. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The Green Book - Shawn F. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The Green Book: For Black Folks inEducation is a non-fiction book written for parents and educators to examine best practices for supporting Black children in schools. Dr. Brown addresses topics such as parenting, high expectations, unconscious bias, community, culture, and navigating the traditional American educational system. This book provides a professional and personal lens to view the experiences of Black children in schools.

DKK 269.00
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Dying on the Job - Ronald D. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Dying on the Job - Ronald D. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Dying on the Job is the first book on workplace violence to focus exclusively on workplace murder. While some perpetrators are certainly mentally impaired, many workplace murders are committed by people considered to be “normal.” Brown explores the various motives and drives that spark workplace murder, and answers hundreds of questions that are usually asked only after a workplace murder rampage has already occurred. Are men or women more likely to commit workplace homicide? How can people more easily spot those likely to commit workplace murder? What are some of the warning signs? How often is "suicide" used as workplace revenge? The answers to these questions and more are based on more than 350 actual cases of workplace murder, and the answers are often surprising. Brown also addresses different areas of prevention, counseling, and rehabilitation, and analyzes different approaches to gun control for both management and employees to make their job a safer place to work.

DKK 312.00
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Dying on the Job - Ronald D. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Dying on the Job - Ronald D. Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Dying on the Job is the first book on workplace violence to focus exclusively on workplace murder. While some perpetrators are certainly mentally impaired, many workplace murders are committed by people considered to be “normal.” Brown explores the various motives and drives that spark workplace murder, and answers hundreds of questions that are usually asked only after a workplace murder rampage has already occurred. Are men or women more likely to commit workplace homicide? How can people more easily spot those likely to commit workplace murder? What are some of the warning signs? How often is "suicide" used as workplace revenge? The answers to these questions and more are based on more than 350 actual cases of workplace murder, and the answers are often surprising. Brown also addresses different areas of prevention, counseling, and rehabilitation, and analyzes different approaches to gun control for both management and employees to make their job a safer place to work.

DKK 468.00
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The Resurrection of the Body - David Greenham - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The Resurrection of the Body - David Greenham - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The first book-length study of Norman O. Brown, The Resurrection of the Body brings an order beyond "Western Culture" to the subjects that make up Brown''s field of engagement, subjects as diverse as Classical Studies, Philosophy, Philology, Psychoanalysis, Theology, Literature, History, and Marxism. For Brown, each of these subjects is in a very real sense an emanation of the body; that is, Western Culture is the body''s attempt to resurrect itself. Examining Brown''s works from Hermes the Thief to Closing Time, David Greenham illuminates Brown''s fascinating signature style of collage, quotation, and comment. This book also seeks to redress the balance between Brown and his more celebrated contemporary Herbert Marcuse. The Resurrection of the Body is essential reading for any Norman O. Brown scholar.

DKK 858.00
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The 1970s and the Making of the Modern US-Mexico Border - Aaron Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The 1970s and the Making of the Modern US-Mexico Border - Aaron Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

During the twentieth century, many Americans expressed concerns about the security surrounding the U.S.-Mexican border due to the lack of progress in achieving meaningful and effective immigration regulation and an inability to control growing drug trafficking. Despite publicly and privately striving for cooperation on these issues, Mexican and American policymakers struggled to arrive at viable and sustainable solutions. In The 1970s and the Making of the Modern US-Mexico Border: Building a Barrier, Aaron S. Brown analyzes the US drug and immigration policies from the 1960s to 1980s, how they applied to Mexico and the border, and how this shaped modern U.S. perceptions of border security. Brown utilizes archival research, newspapers, and other sources to investigate how US policymakers, border residents, and activists shaped policies aimed at eliminating rising crime, economic stagnation, and global insecurity. This book examines the origins of the ongoing US-Mexico border debate.

DKK 754.00
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Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs - Stacy Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs - Stacy Brown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Learn to facilitate modern book clubs devoted to elevating the reading experience through active engagement, resulting in long-term commitment to book club events. How do you get the kids in your library to read? The benefits of reading are plentiful, especially for youth – it improves vocabulary, helps them become more empathetic and inclusive, and expands exposure to academic opportunities. In an age of digital distractions, book clubs can be a catalyst for encouraging youth to prioritize reading.These tried and tested strategies help even reluctant readers develop a love of reading through book club participation. Author Stacy Brown, who has facilitated book clubs for more than twenty years, shows you how to build active engagement through hands-on activities, reflective discussions, and theme-related tips and tricks, even in the face of time and budget constraints. Learn how to attract participants, brand and market your book clubs, and keep attendees returning for more. You’ll be changing the world – one book club at a time.

DKK 351.00
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