Resultados para "anita" en Ciencias sociales

By addressing the perennial human issues at the heart of witchcraft - construction of enmity and intertwined fate - these narrative accounts also illuminate older witch beliefs revealed in witchcraft trial documents. Making Witches shows that in storytelling communities with a rich legacy of witch lore, witch tradition has endured well into the twentieth century.

The judiciary has been the one sturdy dyke that has saved us from the excesses of rulers. But recent events remind us of the cracks that have formed: the quality of individuals apart, even the institutional arrangements that had been put in place to preserve the purity and independence of the institution the collegium, conventions governing the way cases are to be assigned among judges have frayed. These cracks provide a dangerous opportunity to political rulers to suborn this institution also.

Weaving a rich tapestry of multicultural myths, ancient legends, and simple folktales, Anita Johnston, PhD, inspires women to free themselves from disordered eating by discovering the metaphors that are hidden in their own life stories.

There was a time, not too long ago, when talking openly about race was considered in poor taste. If you had good manners, you just didn’t talk about politics, religion, or race—not with your family or friends, and certainly not with your coworkers. Even now, many people feel the topic of race is better left alone. Professor Anita Foeman understands those worries. In How to Talk about Race, she addresses those specific concerns and others, giving common-sense guidance and step-by-step instructions you can employ to develop safe and productive dialogue about race.

Never in our lifetime have we faced such extreme challenges globally as we face now. The pandemic caught us all by surprise and threw us into a catalogue of disasters. The question on many people’s minds is now how do we find a pathway out of this chaos? Back in the financial crash that started in 2008, I faced many of the same challenges that people are facing now in 2021 when my life collapsed around me. I learnt hugely valuable lessons on how to survive when the world is continually kicking you in the teeth again and again.

Ein spektakuläres Abenteurerleben. Warum heißt es: "Wo sehen Sie sich in zehn Jahren?" Warum heißt es nicht: "Wo sehen Sie sich genau jetzt?" In seinem kaufmännischen Bürojob läuft Nick sein Leben davon. Nach einem Winterurlaub in Neuseeland beschließt er einen Cut: Er lässt Job und Sicherheiten, Freunde und Alltag zurück und geht auf Weltreise. Aus einem Jahr werden bald sechs Jahre, und aus dem jungen Mann aus der fränkischen Provinz wird ein anderer Mensch. Auf seinen Reisen durch über 70 Länder lernt er mehr fürs Leben als in jeder noch so steilen Karriere.

What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside those from newly...

AN AUDIBLE 'BEST OF THE YEAR' SELECTION This is a neglected history. No attempt at a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular, told by Annabelle Hirsch through her selection of 101 objects, and now brought thrillingly alive for you...

Kan man förbereda sig för att dö? Måste döden göra ont? Hur kan den som står bredvid ge själsligt stöd? Och vad kan sjukvården bistå med? Här berättar den svenska cancersjuksköterskan Anita Lanz om sina erfarenheter från åratals arbete på ett sjukhus i Schweiz dit patienter kommer för att dö med värdighet. Hon har också assisterat många döende patienter i hemmet. I boken "Jag vill dö med en ängel vid min sida" följer vi några människors sista dagar. Vissa kunde se tillbaka på ett långt liv, för andra kom döden tidigt.

When Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan walked into the Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center and opened fire on soldiers within, he perpetrated the worst mass shooting on a United States military base in our country's history. Death on Base is an in-depth look at the events surrounding the tragic mass murder that took place on November 5, 2009, and an investigation into the causes and influences that factored into the attack.

Finding yourself engaged in psychological warfare with the very person who was supposed to love, cherish, and protect you leaves you feeling powerless, beaten down, and wondering if you will be met with kindness or cruelty. The more you give, the less you get. You’re constantly walking on eggshells. If it feels like you’re living with chronic manipulation, you may be in a relationship with a narcissist.

Winner for the 2020 Singapore Book...

What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? Anita Heiss, successful author and passionate campaigner for Aboriginal literacy, was born a member of the Wiradjuri nation of Central New South Wales, but was raised in the suburbs of Sydney and educated at the local Catholic school. Anita, amongst other proud Aboriginal Australians, was publicly called out as too 'fair-skinned' to be an Australian Aboriginal.

Balarama, a wealthy farmer and wrestling teacher, and his brother Krishna live in Vrindavan in northern India. Balarama hires Shyama, an educated and ambitious Dalit girl to help his wife Revathi with a new farming venture. Around the same time, Bheema, a young Dalit worker, joins the...

Bloomsbury presents I Belong Here written and read by Anita Sethi. WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE "I knew in every bone of my body, in every fibre of my being, that I had to report what had happened, not only for myself...

From the suffragettes who fought for the vote to the leaders of today’s global equality movements, feminism has always been about more than rights—it’s about reshaping society. Feminism: When It Began, Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Going takes listeners on a powerful journey through the history of feminist thought, the challenges still facing women, and the vision for a more inclusive future.

বহুকাল ধরে মানুষের সভ্যতা গড়ে উঠেছে নদীকে কেন্দ্র করে. নদীর প্রবাহের সাথে গড়ে উঠা জনমানবের জীবনের গল্প - মহানদী।...

Immer weniger Deutsche vertrauen noch den Institutionen dieses Landes - weder den Parteien noch den Medien, noch nicht einmal der Wissenschaft. Doch kann eine Demokratie so noch funktionieren? Anita Blasberg, preisgekrönte Journalistin, ergründet eine der dringlichsten Fragen unserer Zeit: den Vertrauensverlust in den eigenen Staat. Packend und schonungslos rekonstruiert sie die schrittweise Erosion des Vertrauens in den letzten dreißig Jahren - am Beispiel ihrer eigenen Mutter und entlang historischer Bruchstellen und Protagonisten.

“An elegant, impassioned demand that America see gender-based violence as a cultural and structural problem that hurts everyone, not just victims and survivors… It's at times downright virtuosic in the threads it weaves together.”—NPR Winner of the 2022 ABA Silver Gavel Award for Books...

Game, Guns, and American Infatuation chronicles one woman's hunt for identity as an American woman raised in northern Wyoming at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains where hunting is part of the cultural heritage, and the harsh realities of the landscape make the badlands both literal and figurative.