A funny and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel adventure about friendship, defying expectations, and finding your place.Manu and her best friend, Josefina, live at a magical school for girls, and Manu is always getting into trouble. The headmistress believes that Manu has the potential to help people with her magic, but Manu would rather have fun than fall in line. One day, a prank goes seriously wrong, and Josefina gets angry and wishes for Manu's magic to disappear... and it does. Manu uses a dangerous spell to restore it, but it makes her magic too powerful and nearly impossible to control. Great power comes at a cost, and it may be a price that Manu isn't able to pay
A funny and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel adventure about friendship, defying expectations, and finding your place.Manu and her best friend, Josefina, live at a magical school for girls, and Manu is always getting into trouble. The headmistress believes that Manu has the potential to help people with her magic, but Manu would rather have fun than fall in line. One day, a prank goes seriously wrong, and Josefina gets angry and wishes for Manu's magic to disappear... and it does. Manu uses a dangerous spell to restore it, but it makes her magic too powerful and nearly impossible to control. Great power comes at a cost, and it may be a price that Manu isn't able to pay
Baltimore was once a vibrant manufacturing town, but today, with factory closings and steady job loss since the 1970s, it is home to some of the most impoverished neighborhoods in America. The Hero's Fight provides an intimate look at the effects of deindustrialization on the lives of Baltimore's urban poor, and sheds critical light on the unintended consequences of welfare policy on our most vulnerable communities. Drawing on her own uniquely immersive brand of fieldwork, conducted over the course of a decade in the neighborhoods of West Baltimore, Patricia Fernandez-Kelly tells the stories of people like D. B. Wilson, Big Floyd, Towanda, and others whom the American welfare state treats with a mixture of contempt and pity--what Fernandez-Kelly calls "ambivalent benevolence." She shows how growing up poor in the richest nation in the world involves daily interactions with agents of the state, an experience that differs significantly from that of more affluent populations. While ordinary Americans are treated as citizens and consumers, deprived and racially segregated populations are seen as objects of surveillance, containment, and punishment. Fernandez-Kelly provides new insights into such topics as globalization and its effects on industrial decline and employment, the changing meanings of masculinity and femininity among the poor, social and cultural capital in poor neighborhoods, and the unique roles played by religion and entrepreneurship in destitute communities. Blending compelling portraits with in-depth scholarly analysis, The Hero's Fight explores how the welfare state contributes to the perpetuation of urban poverty in America.
Baltimore was once a vibrant manufacturing town, but today, with factory closings and steady job loss since the 1970s, it is home to some of the most impoverished neighborhoods in America. The Hero's Fight provides an intimate look at the effects of deindustrialization on the lives of Baltimore's urban poor, and sheds critical light on the unintended consequences of welfare policy on our most vulnerable communities. Drawing on her own uniquely immersive brand of fieldwork, conducted over the course of a decade in the neighborhoods of West Baltimore, Patricia Fernandez-Kelly tells the stories of people like D. B. Wilson, Big Floyd, Towanda, and others whom the American welfare state treats with a mixture of contempt and pity--what Fernandez-Kelly calls "ambivalent benevolence." She shows how growing up poor in the richest nation in the world involves daily interactions with agents of the state, an experience that differs significantly from that of more affluent populations. While ordinary Americans are treated as citizens and consumers, deprived and racially segregated populations are seen as objects of surveillance, containment, and punishment. Fernandez-Kelly provides new insights into such topics as globalization and its effects on industrial decline and employment, the changing meanings of masculinity and femininity among the poor, social and cultural capital in poor neighborhoods, and the unique roles played by religion and entrepreneurship in destitute communities. Blending compelling portraits with in-depth scholarly analysis, The Hero's Fight explores how the welfare state contributes to the perpetuation of urban poverty in America.
As industrial globalization continues to surge, the impact of free trade on a global economy has remained one of the most debated topics in the sociopolitical arena. With the swelling popularity of the neo-liberal approach among economists and policy makers, it's crucial to keep the social, political, and environmental consequences of unrestricted trade at the forefront of the discussion. One of the most recent neo-liberal projects, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is an example of how the term free trade can bear distinct and contradictory meanings. Examining and clarifying the complex dimensions of NAFTA and its consequences sits at the core of this special issue of The Annals, which extends to offer in-depth analyses of specific countries and regions in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Reflecting an interdisciplinary perspective from a group of distinguished scholars, the papers in this timely and thought-provoking issue are divided into three major sections: I.Political and Economic Dimensions of Free Trade Offering a bird's eye perspective on the global landscape, this first section provides readers with a solid framework to understand the concepts and applications of neo-liberal policies. II. NAFTA, Labor, and the Nation State Focusing on the relationship between labor and the state, these papers look at the causes and implications of economic globalization on economic inequality, civil society, and indigenous movements. III. Regionalization and Primary Goods Extraction What effects do neo-liberal projects have on agricultural, mining, and other primary resources? This final section reviews the environmental impact of a global economy. As the neo-liberalism approach continues to gain momentum, economists, sociologists, political scientists, and anthropologists must stay persistent in sustaining the debate over free trade tactics and their consequences. Providing an overall framework of the global landscape along with specific consequences of free trade, this issue of The Annals is a must-read for scholars and policy makers alike.
On the basis of systematic research and personal experience, For We Are Sold, I and My People uncovers some of the social costs of modern production. Maria Patricia Fernandez-Kelly peels off the labels—"Made in Taiwan," "Assembled in Mexico"—and the trade names—RCA, Sony, General Motors, United Technologies, General Electric, Mattel, Chrysler, American Hospital Supply—to reveal the hidden human dimensions of present-day multinational manufacturing procedures.Focusing on Cuidad Juarez, located at the United States-Mexican border, Fernandez-Kelly examines the reality of maquiladoras, the hundreds of assembly plants that since the 1960s have been used by the Mexican government as part of its development strategy. Most maquiladoras function as subsidiaries of large U.S.-based corporations and a majority of the employees are women. Drawing from current knowledge in political economy and anthropology, this study focuses on one common denominator of the international division of labor—a growing proletariat of Third World women exploited by what some experts are calling "the global assembly line."
Every year, emerging technologies are more deeply integrated into libraries and the lives of the users they serve. These technologies are not simply neutral tools—they come embedded with their own sets of assumptions and values. As users and creators of technologies, as well as institutions that are part of the fabric of their communities, libraries must uphold the values of the profession—values that are often in tension with one another, and with the values embedded in the technology that is available—while effectively meeting the evolving needs of their users.Applying Library Values to Emerging Technology: Decision-Making in the Age of Open Access, Maker Spaces, and the Ever-Changing Library offers a wide range of perspectives on how to interpret and apply library values in the context of emerging technologies. Authors include academic librarians, public librarians, and professors, and contributors from the Library Freedom Project, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Free Ebook Foundation, Creative Commons, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Tor Project, the Center for Information Policy Research, and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education. Divided into two sections—Contemplating Library Values and Applying Library Values—and using the ALA’s Core Values of Librarianship as the primary reference point, chapters emphasize the underlying frameworks that guide librarian practice and capture practical, real-world applications that can ideally serve as a starting point for other librarians encountering similar issues, even if the specific technology or set of values may differ.The technology that libraries utilize will inevitably help define the library, its patrons, and, through them, the world. Many of the issues raised here do not have easy answers. Values are meant to endure the test of time but must interact appropriately with the immediate challenge, the larger society, and the reality of the technological options available. Libraries must actively engage with the implications of their values, informed by their particular context. Applying Library Values to Emerging Technology will help all librarians develop a more nuanced understanding of both the technology and the profession’s values, and help ensure that our values are realized in our decisions.
El empleo de t cnicas en la expresi n oral y escrita para ni os de educaci n primaria es fundamental, en el proceso de ense anza aprendizaje. Actualmente existe un alto porcentaje de personas adultas con falencias al expresarse, por ello potencializar la expresi n oral en los alumnos desde la educaci n b sica, mediante talleres basados en el juego dram tico, ling stico, respuesta, relatos e historias dentro del sal n de clases reforzando sus inteligencias ling sticas e interpersonal, es de suma importancia para los autores. Cuya investigaci n fue realizada en una escuela de educaci n b sica en Ecuador.
Der Einsatz von Techniken des m ndlichen und schriftlichen Ausdrucks bei Grundschulkindern ist f r den Lehr- und Lernprozess von grundlegender Bedeutung. Derzeit gibt es einen hohen Prozentsatz von Erwachsenen, die sich nur unzureichend ausdr cken k nnen. Deshalb ist es f r die Autoren u erst wichtig, den m ndlichen Ausdruck von Grundsch lern durch Workshops zu f rdern, die auf dramatischen und sprachlichen Spielen, Antworten, Geschichten und Geschichten im Klassenzimmer basieren und ihre sprachliche und zwischenmenschliche Intelligenz st rken. Diese Untersuchung wurde in einer Grundschulklasse in Ecuador durchgef hrt.
The use of oral and written expression techniques for primary school children is fundamental in the teaching and learning process. Currently, there is a high percentage of adults who are deficient in expressing themselves, which is why it is extremely important for the authors to promote oral expression in students from basic education, through workshops based on dramatic and linguistic play, response, stories and histories in the classroom, reinforcing their linguistic and interpersonal intelligences. This research was carried out in a basic education school in Ecuador.
L'utilisation de techniques d'expression orale et crite pour les enfants de l' cole primaire est fondamentale dans le processus d'enseignement et d'apprentissage. C'est pourquoi il est extr mement important pour les auteurs de promouvoir l'expression orale chez les l ves de l'enseignement de base, par le biais d'ateliers bas s sur le jeu dramatique et linguistique, la r ponse, les histoires et les r cits en classe, en renfor ant leurs intelligences linguistique et interpersonnelle. Cette recherche a t men e dans une cole d' ducation de base en quateur.
A utiliza o de t cnicas de express o oral e escrita para crian as do ensino b sico fundamental no processo de ensino e aprendizagem. Atualmente, existe uma elevada percentagem de adultos com d fice de express o, pelo que, para os autores, de extrema import ncia promover a express o oral nos alunos do ensino b sico, atrav s de oficinas baseadas no jogo dram tico e lingu stico, na resposta, nos contos e nas hist rias na sala de aula, refor ando as suas intelig ncias lingu stica e interpessoal. Esta investiga o foi realizada numa escola do ensino b sico do Equador.
L'uso di tecniche di espressione orale e scritta per i bambini della scuola primaria fondamentale nel processo di insegnamento e apprendimento. Attualmente, c' un'alta percentuale di adulti che sono carenti nell'esprimersi, per questo estremamente importante per gli autori promuovere l'espressione orale negli studenti dell'istruzione di base, attraverso laboratori basati su giochi drammatici e linguistici, risposte, storie e storie in classe, rafforzando le loro intelligenze linguistiche e interpersonali. Questa ricerca stata condotta in una scuola di istruzione di base in Ecuador.
This is the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. To tell this story, Kelly Lytle Hernandez dug through a gold mine of lost and unseen records stored in garages, closets, an abandoned factory, and in U.S. and Mexican archives. Focusing on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and bringing to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics, Migra! reveals how the U.S. Border Patrol translated the mandate for comprehensive migration control into a project of policing Mexicans in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.
This is the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. To tell this story, Kelly Lytle Hernandez dug through a gold mine of lost and unseen records stored in garages, closets, an abandoned factory, and in U.S. and Mexican archives. Focusing on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and bringing to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics, "Migra!" reveals how the U.S. Border Patrol translated the mandate for comprehensive migration control into a project of policing Mexicans in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.
Bad Mexicans tells the dramatic story of the magonistas, the migrant rebels who sparked the 1910 Mexican Revolution from the United States. Led by a brilliant but ill-tempered radical named Ricardo Flores Magón, the magonistas were a motley band of journalists, miners, migrant workers, and more, who organized thousands of Mexican workers—and American dissidents—to their cause. Determined to oust Mexico’s dictator, Porfirio Díaz, who encouraged the plunder of his country by US imperialists such as Guggenheim and Rockefeller, the rebels had to outrun and outsmart the swarm of U. S. authorities vested in protecting the Diaz regime. The US Departments of War, State, Treasury and Justice as well as police, sheriffs and spies, hunted the magonistas across the country. Capturing Ricardo Flores Magón was one of the FBI’s first cases. But the magonistas persevered. They lived in hiding, wrote in secret code and launched armed raids into Mexico until they ignited the world’s first social revolution of the twentieth century. Taking readers to the frontlines of the magonista uprising and the counterinsurgency campaign that failed to stop them, Kelly Lytle Hernández puts the magonista revolt at the heart of US history. Long ignored by textbooks, the magonistas threatened to undo the rise of Anglo-American power, on both sides of the border, and inspired a revolution that gave birth to the Mexican-American population, making the magonistas’ story integral to modern American life.
Los Angeles incarcerates more people than any other city in the United States, which imprisons more people than any other nation on Earth. This book explains how the City of Angels became the capital city of the world's leading incarcerator. Marshaling more than two centuries of evidence, historian Kelly Lytle Hernandez unmasks how histories of native elimination, immigrant exclusion, and black disappearance drove the rise of incarceration in Los Angeles. In this telling, which spans from the Spanish colonial era to the outbreak of the 1965 Watts Rebellion, Hernandez documents the persistent historical bond between the racial fantasies of conquest, namely its settler colonial form, and the eliminatory capacities of incarceration.But City of Inmates is also a chronicle of resilience and rebellion, documenting how targeted peoples and communities have always fought back. They busted out of jail, forced Supreme Court rulings, advanced revolution across bars and borders, and, as in the summer of 1965, set fire to the belly of the city. With these acts those who fought the rise of incarceration in Los Angeles altered the course of history in the city, the borderlands, and beyond. This book recounts how the dynamics of conquest met deep reservoirs of rebellion as Los Angeles became the City of Inmates, the nation's carceral core. It is a story that is far from over.
Think Thought Leadership Is Just for the Big Guys?They'd sure like you to think so The truth is, if you're like most business owners and solopreneurs, you're just 'this' far from becoming a respected thought leader in your industry. Along with that title comes a host of benefits, including a faster sales cycle, an endless stream of referrals, and the ability to command top dollar for the products and services you sell.So, how does an already busy business owner become a thought leader? You forget about being a thought leader and become a DO leader instead. If the idea of leveraging your expertise to skyrocket your position in your industry while also virtually eliminating the need to sell ever again - all without spending big money - sounds appealing to you, read on. Here's what you'll discover: -Why becoming a thought leader is the surest way to propel your business to the next level-What's standing in the way of claiming your rightful position as a thought leader and how to eliminate that excuse in just seconds-A simple, workable definition of thought leadership that's manageable for regular folks (not just CEOs of major corporations )-How thought leadership fits into your marketing and business mix-A simple step-by-step guide to "doing" thought leadership that leaves you crystal clear on what to do, and how to do it, and when to do it-Real life examples of how business owners of all types have used thought and do leadership to take their businesses to the next level If you've been sensing that the time is right for your business to take the next big step into the spotlight, DO Leadership is the book you should read now. Ready to become the next thought leader in your industry?Read, strategize, and then DO, and you'll soon reap the benefits of being a thought leader in your field.
