Автор: Sarah Ashby Название: The Lusophone World: The Evolution of Portuguese National Narratives ISBN: 1845198743 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781845198749 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 42900.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Portugals European Union honeymoon has officially ended. It was the victim of a Europe-wide political and financial crisis and an unstable EU identity increasingly splintered along regional and economic fractures. What does this mean for the former good student of European democracy? The answer may lie in renewed Portuguese efforts to deepen and strengthen ties with Lusophone countries across the globe, which since 1996 have been organized into a supranational organization called the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP). While Portugals marginality in relation to Europe might be emphasized in the corridors of Brussels, within the realm of the CPLP the former world power can once again see itself as existing at the center geographically as well as from a historic-cultural perspective of an extensive international milieu. The Lusophone World: The Evolution of Portuguese National Narratives explores the dialectic between Portugals sense of identity and belonging in the EU and the CPLP. It provides an analysis of the manner in which Portugals institutional allegiances to both of these organizations have impacted the political, economic, and social fabric of the nation. The fact that Portugal is turning to its former colonies as alternate partners in trade, commerce, emigration, and development initiatives may not be evidence of straightforward estrangement from the European continent. More likely, Portugal appears to be riding a fresh wave of what it means to be modern in the European milieu. This new concept of modernity, related to rhetoric of hybridity and a self-professed position as interlocutor, could be evidence of a deeper understanding of the new tools needed to survive and prosper in a rapidly-changing European Union.
Автор: Stephen P. Ashby, Soren Sindbaek Название: Crafting Communities and Social Networks in Viking Towns ISBN: 1789251605 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781789251609 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 50160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Explores the interface between craft, communication networks, and urbanization in Viking-age Northern Europe employing new theoretical and analytical approaches to artefacts, technology and the processes of craft specialisation in developing economies.
Автор: Burke Christina a., Ashby Elizabeth Название: Secret of the Painted Lady ISBN: 1508651736 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781508651734 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 13780.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: From USA Today bestselling authors Christina A. Burke and Elizabeth Ashby comes the first book in a thrilling multi-author series... If these walls could talk...they'd scream murder. Alex Jordan is the owner of Finials and Facades Renovation and Restoration Services, making her able to pursue her love of restoring Victorian-style homes in the town of Danger Cove. But her recent acquisition of the stately Marlton House has led to a showdown with town real estate mogul, and now she has needs to restore the old house and flip it for a profit as quickly as possible. But Alex gets more than she bargained for when a Hawaiian shirt-clad tourist with a bullet in his head turns up in the home's bathtub. Pairing up with the unlikely partner of the town florist, George Fontaine, Alex vows to solve the murder before her flip flops As Alex worries over deadlines, she stumbles across another body on the cliffs of Danger Cove. However, this "body" is a super-sexy man with amnesia...or so he says. Throw in a stash of stolen diamonds, a matchmaking grandmother, a foulmouthed parrot, and a mysterious killer with Alex in his sights, and Alex is in a race against time to salvage the job, solve the murder, and save her own life. "Secret of the Painted Lady is one funny read I started reading and was just sucked right in...a great mystery with twist and turns." Night Owl Reviews The Danger Cove books: Secret of the Painted Lady (book #1) Murder & Mai Tais (book#2) Death by Scones (book #3) Patchwork of Death (book #4) Deadly Dye & a Soy Chai (book #5) Killer Clue at the Ocean View (book #6) A Christmas Quilt to Die For (book #7) A Killing in the Market (short story in the "Killer Beach Reads" collection) Killer Colada (book #8) Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs (book #9) A Novel Death (book #10) Clues in Calico (book #11) Sinister Snickerdoodles (book #12) Hurricanes & Heroes (book #13) A Death in the Flower Garden (book #14) Divas, Diamonds & Death (book #15) A Slaying in the Orchard (book #16) A Secret in the Pumpkin Patch (book #17) Deadly Dirty Martinis (book #18) A Poison Manicure & Peach Liqueur (book #19) Not-So-Bright Hopes (short story in the "Pushing Up Daisies" collection) Tequila Trouble (book #20) Deadly Thanksgiving Sampler (book #21) Killer Eyeshadow & a Cold Espresso (book #22) Two Sleuths Are Better Than One (book #23) Dark Rum Revenge (book #24) Cozy Room With a Killer View (book #25)
Автор: Ashby Ruth Название: Rocket Man: The Mercury Adventure of John Glenn ISBN: 1682631044 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682631041 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 4870.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: On February 20, 1962, as millions of Americans waited anxiously, astronaut John Glenn blasted off in his rocket ship, Friendship 7, and became the first American to orbit the Earth. Although the risks of such a mission for Friendship 7 were well known, no one including Glenn knew the peril he was about to encounter in space. John Glenn was one of the Mercury 7 astronauts, the early pioneers of manned space flight. His historic flight followed years of intensive physical training and a devotion to a career in the exciting but risk-filled world of aviation. Ruth Ashby's dramatic story of John Glenn's near-disastrous mission in Friendship 7 also takes young readers through his small-town Ohio childhood, his extraordinary experiences as a fighter pilot in two wars, and his life as an astronaut in the prestigious and dangerous Mercury 7 program. The book concludes with Glenn's successful career as a US senator and his triumphant return to space in 1998 at the age of 77.
Автор: Ruth Ashby Название: The Underground Railroad ISBN: 1596875151 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781596875159 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 32820.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The Civil War divided a nation and turned brother against brother. Lasting four long years, it resulted in the deaths of more than 600,000 soldiers. IBOOKS for Young Readers presents a six-volume series devoted to this war, a war fought for liberation as well as reunification. With historic photographs and engaging text, "Civil War Chronicles recreates key battles and paints living portraits of the heroes who made the war of the states unforgettable.
Автор: Ruth Ashby Название: Lee vs Grant, Great Battles of the Civil War ISBN: 1596875143 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781596875142 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 32820.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: "The Civil War divided a nation and turned brother against brother. Lasting four long years, it resulted in the deaths of more than 600,000 soldiers. IBOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS presents a six-volume series devoted to this war, a war fought for liberation as well as reunification. With historic photographs and engaging text, ""Civil War Chronicles recreates key battles and paints living portraits of the heroes who made the war of the states unforgettable."
In reaction to the changes imposed on public schools across the country in the name of "education reform," the Chicago Teachers Union redefined its traditional role and waged a multidimensional fight that produced a community-wide school strike and transformed the scope of collective bargaining into arenas that few labor relations experts thought possible. Using interviews, first-person accounts, participant observation, union documents, and media reports, Steven K. Ashby and Robert Bruno tell the story of the 2012 strike that shut down the Chicago school system for seven days.A Fight for the Soul of Public Education takes into account two overlapping, parallel, and equally important stories. One is a grassroots story of worker activism told from the perspective of rank-and-file union members and their community supporters. Ashby and Bruno provide a detailed account of how the strike became an international cause when other teachers unions had largely surrendered to corporate-driven education reform. The second story describes the role of state and national politics in imposing educational governance changes on public schools and draconian limitations on union bargaining rights. It includes a detailed account of the actual bargaining process revealing the mundane and the transcendental strategies of both school board and union representatives.
Автор: Meghan Cosier, Christine Ashby Название: Enacting Change from Within: Disability Studies Meets Teaching and Teacher Education ISBN: 1433129108 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781433129100 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 172440.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Disability Studies in Education (DSE) provides a useful and compelling framework for re-envisioning the possibility of education for all students. However, the philosophies of Disability Studies (DS) can be seen as contradictory to many mainstream values and practices in K-12 education. In an ever-shifting educational landscape, where students with disabilities continue to face marginalization and oppression, teachers and teacher educators are seeking ways to address these educational inequities. They desire realistic and specific ways to work toward social justice, from within the confines of current education systems. Enacting Change from Within aims to provide a framework through which to analyze and address policy and practice in education, offering practical yet visionary ways to frame social justice work in schools that consider the day-to-day responsibilities of teachers. This book is intended to encourage an important dialogue on how to do the work of education from a DS perspective while complying with the often incongruous and deeply entrenched policy and practice requirements in our schools. This book is ideal for current and future teachers seeking to create more just, equitable and inclusive schools.
Автор: Ashby Carol Название: Forgiven ISBN: 1946139122 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781946139122 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 24820.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Are some wounds too deep to forgive?
With a ruthless father who murdered for the family inheritance, Marcus Drusus plans to do the same. In AD 122, Marcus follows his brother Lucius to Judaea and plots to frame a zealot for his older brother's death. But the plan goes awry, and Lucius is rescued by a Messianic Jewish woman. Her oldest brother is a zealot and a Roman soldier killed her twin, but Rachel still persuades her father Joseph to put his love for Jesus above his anger with Rome and hide Lucius until he heals.
Rachel cares for the enemy, and more than broken bones heal as duty turns to love. Lucius embraces Joseph's faith in Jesus, but sharing a faith doesn't heal all wounds. Even before revealed secrets slice open old scars, Joseph wants no Roman son-in-law. With Rachel's zealot brother suspecting he's a Roman officer and his own brother planning to kill him when he returns, can Lucius survive long enough to change Joseph's mind?
Dangerous times, difficult friendships, lives transformed by forgiveness and love
Forgiven is the first volume in the Light in the Empire series, which follows the interconnected lives of four Roman families during the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian. Each can be read as a stand-alone. The eight novels of the series will take you around the Empire, from Germania and Britannia to Thracia, Dacia, and Judaea and, of course, to Rome itself.
Автор: Gitte Hansen, Irene Baug, Steven Ashby Название: Everyday Products in the Middle Ages: Crafts, Consumption and the individual in Northern Europe c. AD 800-1600 ISBN: 1789252113 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781789252118 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 50160.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Presents a series of case studies focusing on the identity and activities of individuals associated with crafts and industries in the Middle Age.
