While Americans have been deeply absorbed with the topic of immigration for generations, emigration from the United States has been almost entirely ignored. Following the U.S. Civil War an estimated ten thousand Confederates left the U.S. South, most of them moving to Brazil, where they became known as “Confederados,” Portuguese for “Confederates.” These Southerners were the largest organized group of white Americans to ever voluntarily emigrate from the United States.In Confed...

This volume was written by eight transnational geographers. These narratives comprise a collection of essays as a way to map personal trajectories and experiences which examine the concept of place at the micro-level. Eight transnational geographers convey their professional and personal identities in a global age. By using an approach called, autobiogeography, these narratives will be of interest to geographers and other social science and humanities scholars as well as of interest to the...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Emelie’s hell-bent on finding Keira. What woman wouldn’t be if her best friend up and vanished off the face of the earth after traveling to the Scottish Highlands?She didn’t count on being kidnapped by a bunch of mysterious badass women.She also didn’t count on being saved by even more badass dragons.Alan. Well, being the head of a clan isn’t easy. No one said it would be, but why do these damned humans keep tres...

Glasgow trauert. Im Mai 1974 sieht sich Detective Harry McCoy einer wütenden Menge vor dem Sheriff Court gegenüber. Ein Brandanschlag auf einen Friseursalon in Royston hat Frauen und Kinder das Leben gekostet. Als drei Jugendliche wegen des Verbrechens angeklagt werden, sind McCoy und seine Kollegen erleichtert, dass der Gefangenentransporter durchgekommen ist und seine Insassen abgeliefert hat. Auf dem Weg wieder nach draußen wird der Transporter jedoch gerammt und die drei in Handschelle...

Now in a thoroughly updated new edition, this successful textbook surveys the history of technology in America from the 1600s to the 21st century. Alan I Marcus and Howard P. Segal explore the effect society, culture, politics and economics have had upon technological advances, and place the evolution of American technology within the broader context of the development of systems such as transportation and communications. This unique book connects phenomena such as colonial printing presse...

CONSTRUA EMPRESAS COM VALOR (EQUITY) E PROPÓSITO — PARA VOCÊ, PARA QUEM NELAS TRABALHA E PARA O MUNDO. RESULTADOS SÃO IMPORTANTES — MAS NUNCA SUFICIENTES. NEGÓCIOS DE VERDADE NÃO GERAM SÓ LUCRO: GERAM FUTUROS. Neste livro, coautores de diferentes setores se unem para mostrar, na prática, que estruturar uma empresa vai além de planejar, gerir e buscar resultados de curto prazo — é alinhar negócios ao propósito pessoal, construir valor duradouro (equity) e gerar impacto positivo na sociedade...

The people most impacted by criminal justice policies and practices are seldom included in the decision-making processes that affect their lives.Building on the ‘nothing about us without us’ social movement, this edited volume advocates an inclusive approach to criminology that gives voice to historically marginalized, silenced, and ignored groups.Incorporating the experiences of service users, academics, and state and grassroots practitioners, this volume considers how res...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

Promoting Global Competence and Social Justice in Teacher Education reconceptualizes the purpose of education to include the attainment of global or cosmopolitan perspectives. This goal has important implications for how we not only educate today’s students, but also how we prepare teachers to teach in a diverse and complex world in which habits of perspective, inquiry, imagination, empathy, communication, commitment, humility, integrity, and judgment increasingly resonate in importance. T...

Move beyond cybersecurity to take protection of your digital business to the next levelBeyond Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Digital Business arms your company against devastating online security breaches by providing you with the information and guidance you need to avoid catastrophic data compromise. Based upon highly-regarded risk assessment analysis, this critical text is founded upon proprietary research, client experience, and interviews with over 20...

Empowering Your Mind bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Mental Training and The Disciplined MindDo you feel like sometimes you can't seem to focus or you're becoming more forgetful? One minute you're talking and the next minute, you forgot just what you were saying. If you're experiencing this, these are signs that your brain needs some stimulation. You need to challenge and train your brain for it to remain sharp. Brain training can help you with this. Having a disciplined mind can help a long way in...

Teaching History with Film provides a fresh, engaging, and clear overview of teaching with film to effectively enhance social studies instruction. Using cases of experienced teachers to illustrate accomplished history teaching through movies, this text provides pre- and in-service teachers with ideas for implementing film-based lessons in their own classrooms and offers a deeper understanding of the thorny issues involved in using film to teach history. The second edition is compl...