Автор: Pepper, Stephen Coburn Название: World hypotheses ISBN: 0520009940 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520009943 Издательство: Wiley Цена: 30630.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Examines six hypotheses - animism, mysticism, formism, mechanism, contextualism, and organicism - and surveys the field of metaphysics. This book is suitable for use as a text in courses in metaphysics, types of philosophical theory, or present tendencies in philosophy.
Автор: Coburn John W. Название: Celia Has a Birthday / Es El Cumpleaсos De Celia: A English/Spanish Story for Children ISBN: 1665503823 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781665503822 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 19300.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: About the Book Celia Has A Birthday is the third in a series of stories masterfully designed by the author to meet two primary goals. The first is to aid Spanish-speaking children in their pursuit of English, and English-speaking children in their pursuit of Spanish. The second is to draw parents and children closer together in a storyteller's world -- a world they can easily imagine and build on. Filled with drama, fairy tales, excitement, and adventure, the entire series is worth adding to a parent's collection Sobre el libro Es el cumplea os de Celia es la tercera de una serie de historias dise adas magistralmente por el autor para cumplir dos objetivos principales. El primero es ayudar a los ni os de habla hispana en su b squeda del ingl s y a los ni os de habla inglesa en su b squeda del espa ol. El segundo es acercar a padres e hijos en el mundo de un narrador, un mundo que pueden imaginar y construir f cilmente. Llena de drama, cuentos de hadas, emoci n y aventuras, vale la pena agregar toda la serie a la colecci n de los padres.
Автор: Coburn Noah Название: Under Contract: The Invisible Workers of America`s Global War ISBN: 1503605361 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781503605367 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 26750.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
War is one of the most lucrative job markets for an increasingly global workforce. Most of the work on American bases, everything from manning guard towers to cleaning the latrines, to more technical engineering and accounting jobs, has been outsourced to private firms who then contract out individual jobs, often to the lowest bidder. Go to an "American" base in Afghanistan or Iraq, and you will find workers from places like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Turkey, Bosnia, and Nepal: so-called "third-country nationals." Tens of thousands of these workers are now fixtures on American bases. And yet, in the plethora of records kept by the U.S. government, they are unseen and uncounted--their stories untold. Despite the risk, they will keep coming to bases for work and the promise of better wages.
Trekking across seven countries, Noah Coburn traces this unseen workforce, following the workers' often zigzagging journey to war. He confronts the varied conditions third-country nationals encounter, ranging from near slavery to more mundane forms of exploitation. Visiting a British Imperial training camp in Nepal, U.S. bases in Afghanistan, a caf in Tbilisi, offices in Ankara, and human traffickers in Delhi, Coburn seeks out a better understanding of the people who make up this unseen workforce, sharing powerful stories of hope and struggle.
Part memoir, part travelogue, and part retelling of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of workers, Coburn unspools a complex global web of how modern wars are fought and supported. Under Contract narrates war stories unlike any other. Coburn's experience forces readers to reckon with the moral questions of a hidden global war-force and the costs being shouldered by foreign nationals in our name.
Автор: Darqueling Phoebe, Coburn Crysta K. Название: Cogs, Crowns, and Carriages: A Steampunk Anthology (Second Edition) ISBN: 1734729813 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781734729818 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 13790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Coburn Walt Название: Pioneer Cattlemen in Montana: The Story of the Circle C Ranch ISBN: 0806142081 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780806142081 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 41310.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A vivid portrait of ranchers cowboys, Indans, and outlaws in the West In 1886, Robert Coburn bought 30,000 acres of land from Granville Stuart. The tract lay in the long shadows of the Little Rockies of Montana, and Coburn called it a "cattleman's paradise." Then the still-remembered blizzard of the following winter erased half of his stock. This is the story of how Coburn overcame long odds, proved that the Circle C was, indeed, the "paradise" he envisioned, and emerged as one of the progressive men of Montana. Coburn had a brief but memorable encounter with Chief Joseph of the Nez Perces in 1877. As always in the frontier country, men were sometimes on the side of the law, sometimes on the outside of the law. Among these were Pike Landusky, the notorious Kid Curry and his brothers, Jim Winters, and Charles Siringo. Artist Charles M. Russell was also a visitor to the Circle C. Pioneer Cattleman in Montana will appeal to everyone interested in the "most colorful, romantic, lawless era in the history of western America." Walt Coburn, in writing about his father's life and times, called upon both his own memories of the past and a well of unwritten history heard around Circle C campfires. He was the author of many popular western novels and stories, including "Old Yeller."
Автор: Coburn, Mike Название: Soldier five ISBN: 1840188669 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781840188660 Издательство: Transworld Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 15830.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: `Soldier Five` challenges many of the assumptions and assertions of Bravo Two Zero. Mike Coburn, the soldier left for dead on the Syrian border, sets the record straight about that famous mission.
Автор: Coburn Noah Название: Bazaar Politics: Power and Pottery in an Afghan Market Town ISBN: 0804776717 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780804776714 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 104110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
After the fall of the Taliban, instability reigned across Afghanistan. However, in the small town of Istalif, located a little over an hour north of Kabul and not far from Bagram on the Shomali Plain, local politics remained relatively violence-free. Bazaar Politics examines this seemingly paradoxical situation, exploring how the town's local politics maintained peace despite a long, violent history in a country dealing with a growing insurgency.
At the heart of this story are the Istalifi potters, skilled craftsmen trained over generations. With workshops organized around extended families and competition between workshops strong, kinship relations become political and subtle negotiations over power and authority underscore most interactions. Starting from this microcosm, Noah Coburn then investigates power and relationships at various levels, from the potters' families; to the local officials, religious figures, and former warlords; and ultimately to the international community and NGO workers.
Offering the first long-term on-the-ground study since the arrival of allied forces in 2001, Noah Coburn introduces readers to daily life in Afghanistan through portraits of local residents and stories of his own experiences. He reveals the ways in which the international community has misunderstood the forces driving local conflict and the insurgency, misunderstandings that have ultimately contributed to the political unrest rather than resolved it. Though on first blush the potters of Istalif may seem far removed from international affairs, it is only through understanding politics, power, and culture on the local level that we can then shed new light on Afghanistan's difficult search for peace.
