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Alexander III was one of the most important popes of the Middle Ages and his papacy (1159-81) marked a significant watershed in the history of the Western Church and society. This book provides a long overdue reassessment of his papacy and his achievements bringing together thirteen essays which review existing scholarship and present the latest research and new perspectives. Individual chapters cover topics such as Alexander's many contributions to the law of the Church which had a major impact upon Western society notably on marriage his relations with Byzantium and the extension of papal authority at the peripheries of the West in Spain Northern Europe and the Holy Land. But dominant are the major clashes between secular and spiritual authority: the confrontation between Henry II of England and Thomas Becket after which Alexander eventually secured the king's co-operation and the pope's eighteen-year conflict with the German emperor Frederick I. Both the papacy and the Western Church emerged as stronger institutions from this struggle largely owing to Alexander's leadership and resilience: he truly mastered the art of survival. |Pope Alexander III (1159–81) The Art of Survival | History

This book assesses association football’s history and development in Ireland from the late 1870s until the early twenty-first century. It focuses on four key themes—soccer’s early development before and after partition the post-Emergency years coaching and developing the game and supporters and governance. In particular it examines key topics such as the Troubles Anglo-Irish football relations the failure of a professional structure in the Republic and Northern Ireland national and regional identity relationships with other sports class economics and gender. It features contributions from some of today’s leading academic writers on the history of Irish soccer while the views of a number of pre-eminent sociologists and economists specialising in the game’s development are also offered. It identifies some of the difficulties faced by soccer’s players and administrators in Ireland and challenges the notion that it was a ‘garrison game’ spread mainly by the military and generally only played by those who were not fully committed to the nationalist cause. This is the first edited collection to focus solely on the progress of soccer in Ireland since its introduction and adds to the growing academic historiography of Irish sport and its relationship with politics culture and society. The chapters in this book were originally published an a special issue in Soccer & Society. | New Perspectives on Association Football in Irish History Going beyond the 'Garrison Game'

California went through a political earthquake of sorts when the state recalled Governor Gray Davis in 2003. In 2021 the state faced another political turning point with the threatened recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. Less than two years after Newsom’s overwhelming election victory more than two million Californians signed on to the recall effort hoping to expel him from office in a special election. How could such a monumental turnabout be possible?　 Normally the political headwinds would be much too strong for a movement to oust a governor who had decisively vanquished his opponent. But-with the COVID-19 pandemic dominating every aspect of society including politics-these weren’t normal times. Organizing a recall election is a demanding enterprise: it takes abundant political energy tremendous amounts of anger with the status quo and mounds of money. Yet for the second time in less than two decades such wheels were set in motion. What is it that makes California so dynamic yet so fragile? This book explains that paradox and in the process enlightens readers about the recall process the challenges of federalism and the pitfalls of direct democracy. It examines the underlying conditions that expose a state with poorly linked institutions a bitterly divided society and a governor who had to act under nearly impossible conditions demonstrating his strengths and vulnerabilities along the way. It’s a story that could happen only in California a state with a history of only stories. Designed to be useful in a variety of college courses this book is the first to unveil the Newsom backstory and will appeal to pundits and politicos as well as interested general readers. | California’s Recall Election of Gavin Newsom COVID-19 and the Test of Leadership

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Belarus presents a thorough introduction and overview of the country's history politics and international relations. Belarus is as a country that has attracted increased attention since the mass anti-authoritarian protests of 2020 and the ensuing dramatic changes including the rise of a digital dictatorship and the use of Belarus’ territory for launching Russia’s attack against Ukraine in 2022. Interdisciplinary in focus the chapters are written by experts in their field and offer a nuanced understanding of the country. The handbook is structured into four thematic clusters: International and regional relations; Political regime dynamics and the democratic protest; Governance (absent) reform and the state–society relations; and History identity and language A key comprehensive reference work on Belarus offering new and updated research on the country this handbook will be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience including those studying Central and Eastern Europe politics and international relations comparative politics and authoritarianism social movements and political protest and history and identity.

It has been argued that the mystical Sufi form of Islam is the most sensitive to other cultures being accommodative to other traditions and generally tolerant to peoples of other faiths. It readily becomes integrated into local cultures and they are similarly often infused into Sufism. Examples of this reciprocity are commonly reflected in Sufi poetry music hagiographic genres memoires and in the ritualistic practices of Sufi traditions. This volume shows how this often-side-lined tradition functions in the societies in which it is found and demonstrates how it relates to mainstream Islam. The focus of this book ranges from reflecting Sufi themes in the Qur’anic calligraphy to movies from ideals to everyday practices from legends to actual history from gender segregation to gender transgression and from legalism to spiritualism. Consequently the international panel of contributors to this volume are trained in a range of disciplines that include religious studies history comparative literature anthropology and ethnography. Covering Southeast Asia to West Africa as well as South Asia and the West they address both historical and contemporary issues shedding light on Sufism’s adaptability. This book sets aside conventional methods of understanding Islam such as theological juridical and philosophical in favour of analysing its cultural impact. As such it will be of great interest to all scholars of Islamic Studies the Sociology of Religion Religion and Media as well as Religious Studies and Area Studies more generally. | Cultural Fusion of Sufi Islam Alternative Paths to Mystical Faith

This book provides clinicians with a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-informed curriculum specifically designed for neurodiverse children and teens with co-occurring anxiety disorders. Research has shown that neurodivergent individuals respond better to mental health interventions when they are adapted to their unique needs. The concepts and strategies in this book guided by CBT principles address these needs and provide clinicians with an affirming and supportive approach to treatment with neurodiverse clients. The visually engaging templates throughout help clients recognize and communicate their feelings with others allowing them to self-regulate and feel their emotions leading to a sense of achievement during treatment. A must-have resource on the bookshelf of any psychologist social worker counselor and other professionals working with neurodivergent children and teens. | What's Your Anxiety Level? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Neurodivergent Children and Teens with Co-Occurring Anxiety Disorders

Far away in the jungle of Africa every morning a deer wakes up and decides to run faster than the fastest lion in that jungle. In the same jungle every morning a lion wakes up and decides to run faster than the fattest deer in that jungle. Both the deer and the lion wake up with the aim to win. The deer wants to win to save its life. The lion wants to win to satisfy its hunger. They each have their reason to win. They are in the game for winning. None of them know whether or not they will win yet they decide each day to win. Are you in the leadership game to win or are you just a player in the game? Do you wake up each morning deciding to win or do you wake up to go to work and simply complete your tasks? There is a huge difference between going to work to win and going to work to just be in the game. It is this difference that decides where each of us is on the ladder and where we will be. Those who are here to just be in the game are very concerned about their paycheck and job security. They fear taking risks and are overly cautious. These people view the game as an I win you lose proposition. But those leaders who play to win do whatever is necessary to move things forward. They’re not reckless but proactive. They make the call that they fear. They have difficult conversations. They deal with the tricky issues that may put their outcomes at risk if things go south on them. These are the people who wake up each morning with the will to win. They know that winning has nothing to do with power status quo position or playing corporate politics. Winning is purely about being relentless and moving ahead in the game by focusing on your improvement and on the well-being of others. Winning is about having faith in yourself and in your abilities. Almost 75% of the people in the workforce get stuck at the mid-management level in the organization. These people have the best skills and abilities yet aren’t able to move the needle significantly. This is because they don’t know what it takes to win and get unstuck. The purpose of the nine crucial laws described in this book is to guide you to methodologically win the leadership game. There are two ways of winning the game. One by playing dirty corporate politics bumping others to reach your goal thinking solely about your and being selfish. Another and better way is to work on transforming yourself so you improve in the game each day. The rules of business are changing. The game is evolving with speed. New markets are emerging. A new generation of workforce is entering the game. We have entered into a digitally transformed world. The new leadership game cannot be played with old rules and competencies. Working with some great leaders has shown me how a leader can move with agility speed and flexibility to the organization when faced with a business crisis. A leaders decisive and bold actions and their rapid and insightful response to crisis demonstrated the value of speed and serenity in setting a new course for their company. What are the new rules and competencies? How do we play and win the leadership game every time? | Win the Leadership Game Every Time Nine Invaluable Laws to Magnify Your Success

This book looks at the process of cultural enlightenment in the context of Pakistan. It undertakes an interesting and in-depth research focusing on how the world’s second largest Muslim state can learn from Europe’s heritage of enlightenment. It studies why Pakistan lacks a process of awakening and what the scope of cultural enlightenment in Pakistan is against the backdrop of militant Islam. The author argues that cultural enlightenment can help promote positive conflict transformation in Pakistan and discusses the ways in which challenges to establishing a culture of reasoning tolerance accommodation social justice and peace can be dealt with. A unique contribution this book will be of interest to students and researchers of philosophy political science history international relations South Asian studies and religious studies. It will also appeal to think tanks policymakers and general readers interested in these topics. |The Challenge of Enlightenment Conflict Transformation and Peace in Pakistan | Asian Studies

The equations of mathematical physics are the mathematical models of the large class of phenomenon of physics chemistry biology economics etc. In Sequential Models of Mathematical Physics the author considers the justification of the process of constructing mathematical models. The book seeks to determine the classic generalized and sequential solutions the relationship between these solutions its direct physical sense the methods of its practical finding and its existence. Features Describes a sequential method based on the construction of space completion as well as its applications in number theory the theory of distributions the theory of extremum and mathematical physics Presentation of the material is carried out on the simplest example of a one-dimensional stationary heat transfer process; all necessary concepts and constructions are introduced and illustrated with elementary examples which makes the material accessible to a wide area of readers The solution of a specific mathematical problem is obtained as a result of the joint application of methods and concepts from completely different mathematical directions

Forest certification has been widely accepted as a tool that would encourage industrial and non-industrial management of resources in an environmentally acceptable socially beneficial and economically viable manner. Much has been written on certification yet five issues have been missing which this book addresses: an analysis of the scientific basis for the certification standards; a formal and mechanistic incorporation of social and natural system sustainability as part of the standards; the rationale for the different sets of standards that are currently being used to certify governmental industrial and non-industrial organizations; the success of the different sets of standards in assessing the environmental acceptability social benefits and economic viability of the managed system; and the difficulty of certifying small landowners with current protocols. Forest Certification examines the historical roots of forest certification the factors that guide the development of certification protocols the players involved in certification the factors determining the customers to be certified and the benefits of certification. The book also covers the terminology and other issues intrinsic to certification that direct the structure of standards the similarities between indicators of different human disturbances within the ecosystem/landscape and certification standards and finally a case study evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of existing certification protocols. Forest Certification is unique in its analysis of the scientific basis for the structure of the forest certification protocols. It documents the roles of human values in the development of assessment protocols but demonstrates how elements of existing protocols should be used to produce non-value based standards. | Forest Certification Roots Issues Challenges and Benefits

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This new book provides a multiperspective look at research into many elements of remediating environmental hazards connected to sewage and landfill leachate. Sewage and landfill leachate treatments include various processes that are used to manage and dispose of the liquid portions of solid waste. Untreated leachate and sewage are hazards to the environment if they enter the water system. The goal of treatment is to reduce the contaminating load to the point that leachate and sewage liquids may be safely released into groundwater streams lakes and the ocean. Around the world however huge volumes of contaminated water from sewage and landfill leachate is still pumped directly into water systems especially in the world’s developing nations. Aside from the damage to marine environments and fisheries that this causes it also jeopardizes the world’s vulnerable water resources. This compendium volume explores effective sewage management which is essential for nutrient recycling and for maintaining ecosystem integrity. It looks at a range of technologies that are available for the treatment of sewage and landfill leachate. The editor himself a respected and experienced researcher in this field includes chapters that cover biological treatments reverse osmosis and chemical-physical processes. This volume offers important research that will help us both assess our existing treatment facilities as well as build better more effective ones for the future. | Sewage and Landfill Leachate Assessment and Remediation of Environmental Hazards

This comprehensive handbook is the ultimate reference work providing authoritative and international overviews of all aspects of schools and schooling in Asia. Split into 19 sections it covers curriculum learning and assessment private supplementary tutoring special education gender issues ethnic minority education and LGBTQI students in Asian schools. The volume displays the current state of the scholarship for schools and schooling in Asia including emerging controversial and cutting-edge contributions using a thematic approach. The content offers a broad sweep of the region with a focus on theoretical cultural and political issues as well as identifying educational issues and priorities such as curriculum assessment teacher education school leadership etc. all of which impact students and learning in multiple ways. The Routledge International Handbook of Schools and Schooling in Asia brings together experts in each area to contribute their knowledge providing a multidimensional and rich view of the issues confronting the region’s school and education systems. Chapter 34 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3. 0 license. https://s3-us-west-2. amazonaws. com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138908499_oachapter34. pdfChapter 35 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3. 0 license. https://www. routledgehandbooks. com/doi/10. 4324/9781315694382-35Chapter 36 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3. 0 license. https://www. routledgehandbooks. com/doi/10. 4324/9781315694382-36Chapter 37 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3. 0 license. https://www. routledgehandbooks. com/doi/10. 4324/9781315694382-37Chapter 38 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3. 0 license. https://www. routledgehandbooks. com/doi/10. 4324/9781315694382-38

First published in 1973 The Free School explores the roots of the educational malaise- sociological historical and psychological- and looks at what could be done and what is being done to free education from its rigid and hierarchical nineteenth-century organization. By placing schooling within its larger social context the author illuminates many reasons behind the troubled situation in our secondary schools. Our mistake has been he thinks to confuse education (in its truest sense) with schooling. He concludes his analysis with a valuable account of the ways in which new educational ideas are being tried out in such places as Countesthorpe Wyndham the Parkway Program in Philadelphia and the Open University. This book is a must read for schoolteachers and educationists.|The Free School | Education

This book chock full of color illustrations addresses the main postharvest physiological disorders studied in fruits and vegetables. For a wide variety of fruits and vegetables Postharvest Physiological Disorders in Fruits and Vegetables describes visual symptoms triggering and inhibiting mechanisms and approaches to predict and control these disorders after harvest. Color photographs illustrate the disorders important factors physiology and management. The book includes a detailed description of the visual symptoms triggering and inhibiting mechanisms and possible approaches to predict and control physiological disorders. The mechanisms triggering and inhibiting the disorders are discussed in detail in each chapter based on recent studies which can help readers better understand the factors regulating each disorder. The description of possible approaches to predict and control each disorder can help growers shippers wholesalers and retailers to determine the best management practices to reduce disorder incidence and crop losses. Features: Presents visual symptoms of postharvest physiological disorders that will help readers to precisely identify the disorders in fruits and vegetables Details mechanisms triggering and inhibiting the postharvest disorders Explains possible approaches to predict and control these disorders Suggests the best postharvest management approaches for each crop Although there are many scientific publications on postharvest physiological disorders there are no recent reviews or books putting together the most recent information about the mechanisms regulating as well as about the possible approaches to predict and control these disorders.

This book traces the prewar history war years and postwar experiences of Vietnam Cambodia and Laos before turning to the U. S. experience. The discussion focuses on government policies the antiwar movement veterans and films and literature on Vietnam. | Coming To Terms Indochina The United States And The War

The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting and Cognition provides an overview of the interrelated nature of interpreting and cognition. The Handbook presents in-depth discussions of cognitive aspects of the task of interpreting and how researchers and practitioners alike have applied these findings to the practice of interpreting. With contributions from scholars working within multiple theoretical and methodological paradigms across various disciplines this Handbook allows readers to engage with current thinking on cognitive processes behaviors and activities in a single space. The volume traces the historical progression of cognitive inquiry into interpreting on various topics highlighting methodological advances and possibilities that can further our understanding of this cross-language activity. With an editor’s introduction and 25 chapters by global authorities the Handbook offers broad coverage of cognitive aspects of interpreting while identifying new avenues for future research. This is an essential reference for students and researchers of interpreting in translation and interpreting studies as well as those interested in cognitive aspects of interpreting in bilingualism second-language acquisition cognitive psychology and beyond.|The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting and Cognition | Linguistics

Originally published in 1923 this thorough and critical volume collected and analysed material bearing on the UK Government practice during the early part of the 20th Century in settling wages in 4 key government departments. A substantial introduction indicates the constitutional aspect of the problem and its relation to economic theory on the subject of wages. The book discusses developments in Government wage negotiations and provides a comparison with methods of other countires. The changes of the First World War period are summarized in Chapter 5. | The Fixing of Wages in Government Employment

This book illustrates how the strategic placement of 'error-proofing' devices which is refered in this book as Success Every Time (SET) drives up industries' profits and throughput. It highlights the deficiencies of Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and compares the strategy to the SET. |Strategic Error-Proofing Achieving Success Every Time with Smarter FMEAs | Business Improvement

The increased level of indiscipline malfunctioning of public organizations and corrupt policies has made good governance a popular demand worldwide. Good governance can only be ensured by increasing the level of skill honesty and integrity of the public officials. As central training institutes contribute to the improvement of the quality of public service its activities have been receiving renewed attention. The impact of globalization has forced a standardization of administrative procedures and practices as well as a convergence in the role and operation of central training institutes for public service. The continuous pressure for achieving and maintaining good governance is particularly significant for both India and Hong Kong. Based on extensive field research this book contributes to the ongoing debate and suggests ways for enhancing capabilities of public services in developing countries. Suitable for readers of globalization and good governance as well as public administration and human resource management. | Public Service in a Globalized World Central Training Institutes in India and Hong Kong

This eighth edition of Theoretical Models and Processes of Literacy a foundational text in literacy research is updated to represent a new era in contemporary and critical scholarship. With a revised name the intentional inclusion of diverse perspectives and new organizational structure Theories Models and Practices of Literacy thoroughly represents the theories that drive literacy and the scholars who write about and within the field. While still representing the most comprehensive source for connecting theories to literacy research and practice this eighth edition builds on preceding editions contextualizing its historical roots promoting and highlighting contemporary and critical theories and envisioning future directions in literacy. This volume addresses theories across ten sections including early youth and community literacies; teaching literacy and literacy teacher education; dis/abilities and disciplinary literacy theories; digital and multimodal literacies; and the disruption of colonial boundaries in language and global literacies. The chapters in this volume are curated to inspire the interrogation of literacy theory and foster its evolution. Additional archival essays from previous editions will remain available as Support Material on the book’s webpage. New to the eighth edition:• 80% new material (and significantly revised previous materials) to reflect emerging and contemporary theories and scholarship. • A more globalized approach to theorizing literacy practices including those with onto-epistemological perspectives rooted in people's lived experiences literacies and languages to engage scholars and audiences who may be new users of the text. • Focus on theories that actively challenge traditional theoretical literacy frames and raise critical consciousness toward communities marginalized by the white gaze historically represented in literacy theory literacy research and literacy education. • New avenues for readers to explore how theory informs practice practice informs theory and how both are taken up in various contexts (e. g. classrooms schools communities and societies).

Although previous scholarship has acknowledged the importance of the visual arts to the Brontës relatively little attention has been paid to the influence of music theatre and material culture on the siblings' lives and literature. This interdisciplinary collection presents new research on the Brontës' relationship to the wider world of the arts including their relationship to the visual arts. The contributors examine the siblings' artistic ambitions productions and literary representations of creative work in both amateur and professional realms. Also considered are re-envisionings of the Brontës' works with an emphasis on those created in the artistic media the siblings themselves knew or practiced. With essays by scholars who represent the fields of literary studies music art theatre studies and material culture the volume brings together the strongest current research and suggests areas for future work on the Brontës and their cultural contexts. | The Bront�in the World of the Arts