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This book is an ambitious integration of ecological, archaeological, anthropological land use sciences, drawing on human geography, demography and economics of development across the East Africa region. It focuses on understanding and unpicking the interactions that have taken place between the natural and unnatural history of the East African region and trace this interaction from the evolutionary foundations of our species (c. 200,000 years ago), through the outwards and inwards human migrations, often associated with the adoption of subsistence strategies, new technologies and the arrival of new crops. The book will explore the impact of technological developments such as transitions to tool making, metallurgy, and the arrival of crops also involved an international dimension and waves of human migrations in and out of East Africa. Time will be presented with a widening focus that will frame the contemporary with a particular focus on the Anthropocene (last 500 years) to the presentday. Many of the current challenges have their foundations in precolonial and colonial history and as such there will be a focus on how these have evolved and the impact on environmental and human landscapes. Moving into the Anthropocene era, there was increasing exposure to the International drivers of change, such as those associated with Ivory and slave trade. These international trade routes were tied into the ensuing decimation of elephant populations through to the exploitation of natural mineral resources have been sought after through to the present day.The book will provide a balanced perspective on the region, the people, and how the natural and unnatural histories have combined to create a dynamic region. These historical perspectives will be galvanized to outline the future changes and the challenges they will bring around such issues as sustainable development, space for wildlife and people, and the position of East Africa within a globalized world and how this is potentially going to evolve over the coming decades.

The current coronavirus pandemic fundamentally reshapes existing debates and processes in international development. The unprecedented (and rapidly evolving) crisis is generating a number of substantial challenges for developing economies. Governments in low-income nations often find it extremely hard to cope with the increased demand for health services, make prompt decisions and put them into action, protect vulnerable segments of society and offer immediate relief to affected economic sectors. This book provides a series of reflective chapters that demonstrate how several areas of international development have been severely affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. It provides an in-depth critical discussion on how the current pandemic influences several development outcomes (in the domains of poverty/inequality, health, education, migration, formal/informal employment, (de)globalisation, the extractive sector, climate change, water and the global financial system). Each chapter draws policy recommendations on relevant interventions that can alleviate the identified negative repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially for the most vulnerable communities in the Global South.

This book is a critical reflection on the life and career of the late legendary Zimbabwean music icon, Oliver ¿Tukü Mtukudzi, and his contribution towards the reconstruction of Zimbabwe, Africa and the globe at large. Mtukudzi was a musician, philosopher, and human rights activist who espoused the agenda of reconstruction in order to bring about a better world, proposing personal, cultural, political, religious and global reconstruction. With twenty original chapters, this vibrant volume examines various themes and dimensions of Mtukudzi¿s distinguished life and career, notably, how his music has been a powerful vehicle for societal reconstruction and cultural rejuvenation, specifically speaking to issues of culture, human rights, governance, peacebuilding, religion and identity, humanism, gender and politics, among others. The contributors explore the art of performance in Mtukudzi¿s music and acting career, and how this facilitated his reconstruction agenda, offering fresh and compelling perspectives into the role of performing artists and cultural workers such as Mtukudzi in presenting models for reconstructing the world.

This handbook examines the personal relationships between American presidents and British prime ministers. It aims to determine how personal diplomacy shaped the Anglo-American relationship and whether individual leaders made the relationship ¿special.¿ From the great rapprochement of the 1890s to the Cold War and contemporary transatlantic rapport, the Anglo-American relationship has been one of global significance, making presidents and prime ministers central to international security, trade and commerce, culture, and communication. Naturally, it explores the ideas and convictions of presidents and prime ministers, the political parties they led, as well as the political images constructed in the media and how the aura of the Anglo-American relationship might differ from the reality. With a deeper understanding of these political leaders and the relationship they forge with their counterparts, we come that much closer to appreciating the dynamics of transatlantic statecraft.

This book explores the partnership between Finnish universities and the university-affiliated teacher training schools known as 'normal schools'. It examines the benefits of school-based learning combined with Master¿s-level teacher education, uncovering the advantages of this unique school-university partnership. This book also explores the possibility of Finnish teacher education, and more specifically, the normaalikoulu, and its potential as an international export product. Although policy borrowing theory has long warned about the difficulties in successful transfer, interest in Finnish teacher education continues to rise. Therefore, this book investigates, in depth, the historical, cultural, and current context of Finnish teacher education and the normal schools, and the potential to move this policy abroad.

This book focuses on research-based teaching and learning practices that promote social justice and equity in higher education. The fourth volume in a four-volume series, this book critically addresses virtual and remote classroom settings. Chapters explore contexts within and outside the classroom, including a history of online learning; research on student engagement and perceptions; specific, actionable pedagogical or curriculum recommendations; and the application of traditional learning theories in virtual settings. The volume also explores how online education, through a technopositivist lens, promotes and reinforces sexist, racist, and gendered behaviors, as well as the role of the "e;student as consumer,"e; troubling education in virtual settings in a way that allows for deeper discussion about how to make virtual education emancipatory and empowering.  

In diesem Buch werden wesentliche Operationstechniken beschrieben, die zur anatomischen Rekonstruktion des äußeren weiblichen Genitals bei erworbenen Gewebeverlusten durch rituelle Genitalverstümmelung/-beschneidung und bei Erkrankungen, die ähnliche Defekte bedingen, eingesetzt werden können. Nach einer Einführung mit allgemeinen Erkenntnissen zum Thema befassen sich die Hauptkapitel mit grundlegenden Überlegungen und speziellen anatomischen Informationen. Mit Hilfe von qualitativ hochwertigen Videos und Bildern erhält der Leser eine detaillierte Anleitung zur klitoralen und vulvären Rekonstruktion mit den vom Autor entwickelten Techniken, der NMCS-Prozedur, der OD-Lappenplastik und der aOAP-Lappenplastik. Abgerundet wird das Buch mit Kapiteln zur postoperativen Versorgung und zum Umgang mit Komplikationen.Die Unversehrtheit der äußeren Genitalien ist wichtig für das physische und psychische Wohlbefinden der Patientinnen. Daher wird der Vulva heute immer mehr Aufmerksamkeit beigemessen, und ihre Bedeutung in der Plastischen Chirurgie erwartungsgemäß weiter zunehmen. Der Autor, der im Laufe der Jahre herausragende Verfahren zur anatomischen Rekonstruktion der Vulva und der Klitoris entwickelt hat, teilt seine umfangreichen Erfahrungen auf dem Gebiet und hofft damit die Bedeutung dieser Methoden für die Überwindung körperlicher Beeinträchtigungen nach FGM/C hervorzuheben.

In diesem Buch wird versucht, die scheinbar direkte Verbindung zwischen Utopismus und den USA zu verstehen, indem Romane besprochen werden, die in dieser Kombination noch nie zusammengebracht wurden, obwohl sie sich alle um intentionale Gemeinschaften drehen: Imlays The Emigrants (1793), Hawthornes The Blithedale Romance (1852), Howlands Papas Own Girl (1874), Griggs' Imperium in Imperio (1899), und Du Bois' The Quest of the Silver Fleece (1911). Sie setzen Nation und Utopie nicht in Beziehung, indem sie perfekte Gesellschaften beschreiben, sondern indem sie über Versuche schreiben, unmittelbar ein radikal anderes Leben zu führen. Indem die Lektüre die jeweilige kommunale Geschichte aufzeigt, bietet sie eine literarische Perspektive für kommunale Studien und trägt zu einer dringend notwendigen Historisierung für rein literarische Ansätze zum US-Utopismus und für Studien bei, die sich auf Pilgrims/Puritans/Gründerväter als utopische Praxis konzentrieren. Das Buch zeigt daher auf, wie die Autoren das utopische Potenzial der USA bewerteten, und zeichnet die Entwicklung der utopischen Vorstellungskraft im neunzehnten Jahrhundert aus verschiedenen Perspektiven nach.Dieses Buch ist eine Übersetzung einer englischen Originalausgabe. Die Übersetzung wurde mit Hilfe von künstlicher Intelligenz erstellt. Eine anschließende menschliche Überarbeitung erfolgte vor allem in Bezug auf den Inhalt, so dass sich das Buch stilistisch anders liest als eine herkömmliche Übersetzung.

Dieses Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die Räumlichkeit in der Musiktheorie, von der Abmischung und Aufführungspraxis bis hin zur Raumakustik, Psychoakustik und Tontechnik, und stellt die Ableitung, Implementierung und experimentelle Validierung eines neuartigen räumlichen Audiosystems vor. Durch die Erörterung der Physik von Musikinstrumenten und der Natur der auditiven Wahrnehmung ermöglicht das Buch den Lesern, synthetische Musikinstrumente präzise zu lokalisieren und gleichzeitig ihre klangliche Varianz und räumliche Weite zu erleben. Dieses Buch bietet interdisziplinäre Einblicke für Musikneulinge und Experten auf dem Gebiet der räumlichen Audiotechnik. Es eignet sich für alle, die sich für das Studium von Musik und Musikwissenschaft und die Anwendung von räumlichen Audiomischungen interessieren oder einen Überblick über den Stand der Technik in der angewandten Psychoakustik für räumliches Audio suchen.

Although women participated in shaping scientific thinking from the outset, they very rarely became visible. This imbalance continues today, although there are currently more female scientists than ever before. Lars Jaeger spans an arc from antiquity to the present day and portrays the lives and work of the most important female scientists and mathematicians in essay-like introductions. From Hypatia of Alexandria to Emmy Noether and Lisa Randall, they have all achieved great things, decisively advanced science and yet often could not step out of the shadow of their male colleagues.In addition to the exciting portraits of the individual women scientists, the book also sheds light on gender relations in science and their agonisingly slow evolution in favour of women.

This book, with contributions from leading academics - and including reviews and case studies from Ethiopian Church forests - provides a valuable reference for advanced students and researchers interested in forest and other natural resource management, ecology and ecosystem services as well as restoration options. The book addresses various aspects including a general overview of Ethiopian church forests, the present role and future challenges of church forests. It also discusses their structure and diversity in the context of sustainability and discusses restoration options for surrounding landscapes, under consideration of the circumstances of the land and the needs of surrounding communities. The intended readership includes natural resource professionals in general as well as forestry professionals in particular (practitioners, policymakers, educators and researchers). The book will provide the reader with a good foundation for understanding Ethiopian forest resources and restoration options of degraded landscape.