Inbunden, Engelska, 1983
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2022
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Two Kinds of Power: An Essay on Bibliographical Control by Patrick Wilson addresses one of the most enduring challenges of intellectual life: how to navigate, organize, and master the overwhelming abundance of written material that surrounds us. From libraries and archives to offices and attics, the world is saturated with documents of every kind—some of enduring cultural and intellectual value, others ephemeral records of daily life. Wilson explores what it means to exercise “bibliographical control” over this mass: the ability to discover, organize, and access what is valuable amid the trivial, and to understand how writings serve as both the record of human activity and the medium of knowledge transmission. He treats bibliographical control not simply as a technical problem but as a form of power—power over knowledge itself, and therefore power over action, culture, and memory.Far from offering a manual of techniques, Wilson develops a searching theoretical analysis of the concepts underlying bibliographical practice. He examines the notions of organization and control, relevance and subject, and the ways in which lists, catalogs, bibliographies, and information-retrieval systems serve—or fail to serve—human purposes. Drawing a distinction between organizing things and exercising control over them, Wilson highlights the roles of people, institutions, and technologies in shaping bibliographical power. His reflections anticipate debates about information overload, digital retrieval, and knowledge management, while remaining grounded in the philosophical and historical traditions of librarianship and bibliography. Two Kinds of Power remains a foundational meditation on how societies make sense of the vast universe of writings, a work that combines conceptual rigor with practical urgency, and that continues to resonate wherever questions of information, organization, and access are at stake.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1968. - E-bokEngelska, 2024
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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1968. - Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
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Two Kinds of Power: An Essay on Bibliographical Control by Patrick Wilson addresses one of the most enduring challenges of intellectual life: how to navigate, organize, and master the overwhelming abundance of written material that surrounds us. From libraries and archives to offices and attics, the world is saturated with documents of every kind—some of enduring cultural and intellectual value, others ephemeral records of daily life. Wilson explores what it means to exercise “bibliographical control” over this mass: the ability to discover, organize, and access what is valuable amid the trivial, and to understand how writings serve as both the record of human activity and the medium of knowledge transmission. He treats bibliographical control not simply as a technical problem but as a form of power—power over knowledge itself, and therefore power over action, culture, and memory.Far from offering a manual of techniques, Wilson develops a searching theoretical analysis of the concepts underlying bibliographical practice. He examines the notions of organization and control, relevance and subject, and the ways in which lists, catalogs, bibliographies, and information-retrieval systems serve—or fail to serve—human purposes. Drawing a distinction between organizing things and exercising control over them, Wilson highlights the roles of people, institutions, and technologies in shaping bibliographical power. His reflections anticipate debates about information overload, digital retrieval, and knowledge management, while remaining grounded in the philosophical and historical traditions of librarianship and bibliography. Two Kinds of Power remains a foundational meditation on how societies make sense of the vast universe of writings, a work that combines conceptual rigor with practical urgency, and that continues to resonate wherever questions of information, organization, and access are at stake.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1968. - Inbunden, Engelska, 1977
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- Inbunden, Engelska, 1992
897 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 1992
527 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2024
628 kr
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Drawing on a wide range of methodologies, this book documents a diverse portfolio of religious responses to HIV and AIDS at the local and global levels in sites from sub-Saharan Africa to New York City. The volume goes beyond the psychology of religion, which is often based on how religion is used to cope with illness. It seeks to examine the role of religious institutions and cultures as key players in civil society, and to examine not only psychological factors, but social, cultural, economic and political dimensions of religious responses to the AIDS epidemic. At times religious movements have provided powerful forces for community mobilisation in response to the social vulnerability, economic exclusion and health problems associated with HIV. In other contexts, religious cultures have reproduced values and practices that have seriously impeded more effective approaches to mitigate the epidemic. By highlighting these complex and sometimes contradictory social processes, this book provides new insights into the potential for religious institutions to address the HIV epidemic more effectively. More broadly, it shows how research can be done on religion in the area of global public health, showing how civil society organizations shape opportunities for health promotion: a crucial and new area of global public health research.This book was originally published as a special issue of Global Public Health. - Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
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Drawing on a wide range of methodologies, this book documents a diverse portfolio of religious responses to HIV and AIDS at the local and global levels in sites from sub-Saharan Africa to New York City. The volume goes beyond the psychology of religion, which is often based on how religion is used to cope with illness. It seeks to examine the role of religious institutions and cultures as key players in civil society, and to examine not only psychological factors, but social, cultural, economic and political dimensions of religious responses to the AIDS epidemic. At times religious movements have provided powerful forces for community mobilisation in response to the social vulnerability, economic exclusion and health problems associated with HIV. In other contexts, religious cultures have reproduced values and practices that have seriously impeded more effective approaches to mitigate the epidemic. By highlighting these complex and sometimes contradictory social processes, this book provides new insights into the potential for religious institutions to address the HIV epidemic more effectively. More broadly, it shows how research can be done on religion in the area of global public health, showing how civil society organizations shape opportunities for health promotion: a crucial and new area of global public health research.This book was originally published as a special issue of Global Public Health. - E-bokEngelska, 2016
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Religious institutions shaped the ways individuals, communities and societies responded to HIV and AIDS since the 1980s. This book draws on research studies ranging in context from sites in sub-Saharan Africa to New York City in the USA to examine the complexity of responding to the epidemic both globally and locally. Religious systems of meaning, practices and institutions have been central to the articulation of projects for social change and inversely sometime strongly resistant to change in diverse institutional responses to HIV and AIDS. Sometimes, religious movements provided powerful forces for community mobilisation in response to the social vulnerability, economic exclusion and health problems associated with HIV. In other contexts, religious cultures have reproduced values and practices that have seriously impeded more effective approaches to mitigate the epidemic. By highlighting these complex and sometimes contradictory social processes, this book provides new insights about the potential for religious institutions to address the HIV epidemic more effectively. More broadly, it shows how research can be done on religion in the area of global public health, showing how civil society organizations shape opportunities for health promotion: a crucial and new area of global public health research.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Global Public Health.
- E-bokPDF, Engelska, 2016
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Religious institutions shaped the ways individuals, communities and societies responded to HIV and AIDS since the 1980s. This book draws on research studies ranging in context from sites in sub-Saharan Africa to New York City in the USA to examine the complexity of responding to the epidemic both globally and locally. Religious systems of meaning, practices and institutions have been central to the articulation of projects for social change and inversely sometime strongly resistant to change in diverse institutional responses to HIV and AIDS. Sometimes, religious movements provided powerful forces for community mobilisation in response to the social vulnerability, economic exclusion and health problems associated with HIV. In other contexts, religious cultures have reproduced values and practices that have seriously impeded more effective approaches to mitigate the epidemic. By highlighting these complex and sometimes contradictory social processes, this book provides new insights about the potential for religious institutions to address the HIV epidemic more effectively. More broadly, it shows how research can be done on religion in the area of global public health, showing how civil society organizations shape opportunities for health promotion: a crucial and new area of global public health research.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Global Public Health.
- E-bokEngelska, 2015
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When you''re in a survival situation, a rope can be useful or even vital. Knowing how to use a rope well in many ways and knowing how to tie a variety of knots can help with many things in the wilderness, from building a shelter to catching animals to eat. In addition, it''s an indispensible skill to have if you need to climb up or descend a mountain. Soldiers around the world are trained to use ropes and knots in survival situations. In this book, you''ll take a look at some of the techniques the best soldiers in the world practice, including: • how to take care of ropes. • the most useful knots to use in a survival situation. • how to make your own ropes from animal tendons or plants. • how to use your rope effectively. • how to lash together a raft made of saplings or logs. - E-bokEngelska, 2015
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Being in the Special Forces means you will be taken all over the world for some of the most difficult missions, often to unfriendly places and dangerous regions. Elite soldiers must be trained to survive anywhere, whether in the endless deserts of Africa or the freezing tundra of the Arctic. Soldiers need to know how to survive for weeks or even months at a time. They must also know how to survive with as few supplies as possible; after all, in the wilderness, you can''t drop by the store to resupply! Find out what equipment elite soldiers need to have with them to survive. Discover how to improvise equipment using only the natural resources around you. Learn: • what clothing to wear in hot and cold climates. • what equipment to carry. • what a survival tin is and what''s inside it. • how to make your own tools and clothing. • how to survive hostile terrains. - E-bokEngelska, 2015
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Elite soldiers often operate in hard-to-reach locations or far behind enemy lines. If one of them is injured, medical attention is rarely readily available. For this reason, soldiers must be trained to treat injuries themselves. This book will show you how to treat some of the most common injuries and illnesses that you''re likely to get in the wilderness. Whether it''s a small problem like a blister or a major health concern like a heart attack, it''s important to know how to deal with any injury or medical problem. Learn how to: • treat someone who has eaten a poisonous plant. • set broken legs after a climbing fall. • deal with hypothermia, when the body''s temperature drops dangerously low. • provide treatment for severe burns. • stop a person from bleeding to death. - E-bokEngelska, 2015
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Elite forces are often assigned to secret missions behind enemy lines, which means they have to spend time in the wilderness. They need to be prepared to live off the land for long periods of time to keep from being detected. Therefore, an important part of elite soldiers'' training is how to live in remote areas and how to get food from the plants and animals around them. Discover some of the ways in which the armed forces survive in these conditions. Learn: • how to set traps to catch small animals like weasels and rabbits. • which fish can be caught with an improvised line and bait. • which plants and fungi can be eaten. • how to spot poisonous flora and fungi. - E-bokEngelska, 2015
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Many people experience a natural disaster at some point in their lives. Whether it''s a tornado powerful enough to tear a building apart or a wildfire destroying an entire forest in a matter of hours, it''s important to know how to survive in these situations. Regardless of what kind of natural disaster you might encounter, you need to be prepared. Learn some of the ways in which elite soldiers around the world deal with these terrifying events. Discover how to tell when certain disasters are about to strike, as well as how to respond during and after the disaster. This includes: • what to do when a tidal wave is approaching. • how to prepare your home for floodwaters. • what to do if a forest fire traps you. • how to shield yourself from massive lava bombs released by volcanoes. • how to survive mudslides. - E-bokEngelska, 2015
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In any survival situation, you need to know where you are and where you''re heading. If you get lost, you''ll waste valuable time and energy—time that could be spent getting to safety or getting help. - E-bokEngelska, 2021
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War Behind the Wire focuses on the capture, interrogation, the comradeship of camp life, escape planning and forgery techniques, tunneling, the thrill of life on the run, re-capture and punishment, the joy of liberation. All these experiences and more are vividly described by former POWs of the Second World War and their German camp guards, in War Behind the Wire.Through gripping firsthand accounts enhanced with numerous illustrations, we learn the true story of the ill-fated Great Escape, which ended in the barbaric murder of 50 gallant men of many nationalities. Former inmates tell what life in Colditz Castle was really like.War Behind the Wire is an inspiring book of memories and experiences of those who never gave up hope. These will be as unforgettable for the reader as they were for those who found themselves in captivity. - Häftad, Engelska, 2020
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2022
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