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  Trial by Treatment - Punishing...

  Mary Ellen Stitt

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  A troubling account of the unexpected impacts of treatment-based alternatives to criminal punishment.
   
  Every year, courts send hundreds of thousands of people to treatment-based programs as alternatives to traditional punishment. These alternatives—known as ‘diversion programs’—are widely celebrated as reforms that reduce the punishment of the mentally ill. But in Trial by Treatment, Mary Ellen Stitt shows that they have, in fact, expanded the reach of the criminal legal system and its power over the lives of the most vulnerable.
   
  The inner workings of diversion programs are obscure, partially by design, and data on outcomes is hard to come by. Stitt draws on two years of fieldwork in criminal courtrooms and court-mandated treatment sessions, as well as an original national dataset, in-depth interviews, and experimental survey data, to document the hidden impacts of diversion. She shows that placing mental healthcare under the control of the courts has helped to legitimize the criminalization of illness, warped treatment environments, and amplified inequalities in punishment. In vivid and humanizing detail, Trial by Treatment shows how reforms that keep power and discretion in the same hands can entrench the very problems they promised to solve.

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  Lament for a Nation - The Defeat...

  George Grant, Andrew Potter

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  Canadians have relatively few binding national myths, but one of the most pervasive and enduring is the conviction that the country is doomed. In 1965 George Grant passionately defended Canadian identity by asking fundamental questions about the meaning and future of Canada’s political existence. In Lament for a Nation he argued that Canada – immense and underpopulated, defined in part by the border, history, and culture it shares with the United States, and torn by conflicting loyalties to Britain, Quebec, and America – had ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Lament for a Nation became the seminal work in Canadian political thought and Grant became known as the father of Canadian nationalism.
  		 
  This edition includes a major introduction by Andrew Potter that explores Grant’s arguments in the context of changes in ethnic diversity, free trade, globalization, post-modernism, and 9/11. Potter discusses the shifting uses of the terms “liberal” and “conservative” and closes with a look at the current state of Canadian nationalism.

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  Aztec Mythology - A...

  Historical Publishing

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  Do you want to learn about Aztec Mythology?  
  The Aztесѕ, whо рrоbаblу оriginаtеd as a nоmаdiс tribе in northern Mеxiсо, аrrivеd in Mеѕоаmеriса аrоund thе bеginning of thе 13th century. From thеir mаgnifiсеnt capital сitу, Tеnосhtitlаn, the Aztесѕ еmеrgеd аѕ thе dоminаnt force in сеntrаl Mеxiсо, developing an intricate ѕосiаl, роlitiсаl, rеligiоuѕ аnd соmmеrсiаl оrgаnizаtiоn that brought mаnу оf thе rеgiоn’ѕ city-states undеr thеir соntrоl by thе 15th сеnturу. Invaders lеd bу thе Spanish соnԛuiѕtаdоr Hеrnаn Cortes оvеrthrеw the Aztecs bу force аnd captured Tenochtitlan in 1521, bringing an end to Mеѕоаmеriса’ѕ last grеаt nаtivе civilization.  
  Thе еxасt оriginѕ of the Aztес реорlе are unсеrtаin, but thеу аrе bеliеvеd tо hаvе bеgun as a nоrthеrn tribе оf hunter-gatherers whose nаmе came frоm that оf their hоmеlаnd, Aztlаn (оr “Whitе Land”). Thе Aztесѕ wеrе also known as thе Tеnосhса (from which the nаmе fоr thеir сарitаl city, Tеnосhtitlаn, wаѕ derived) or the Mеxiса (the оrigin of the name оf thе сitу that would rерlасе Tenochtitlan, as well аѕ the name fоr the еntirе соuntrу). Thе Aztecs арреаrеd in Mesoamerica–as the ѕоuth-сеntrаl region оf pre-Columbian Mеxiсо iѕ knоwn–in thе еаrlу 13th сеnturу. Thеir аrrivаl came juѕt аftеr or реrhарѕ hеlреd bring аbоut, thе fаll of thе рrеviоuѕlу dominant Mеѕоаmеriсаn сivilizаtiоn, thе Toltecs. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Aztec Gods and Goddesses Aztec Calendar?Creation MythWater Deities Fire Deities Death Deities Much,much more!

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  The Auschwitz Photographer - The...

  Luca Crippa, Maurizio Onnis

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  The Nazis asked him to swear allegiance to Hitler, betraying his country, his friends, and everything he believed in. 
  He refused. 
   
   
   
  Poland, 1939. Professional photographer Wilhelm Brasse is deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and finds himself in a deadly race to survive, assigned to work as the camp's intake photographer and take "identity pictures" of prisoners as they arrive by the trainload. Brasse soon discovers his photography skills are in demand from Nazi guards as well, who ask him to take personal portraits for them to send to their families and girlfriends. Behind the camera, Brasse is safe from the terrible fate that so many of his fellow prisoners meet. But over the course of five years, the horrifying scenes his lens capture, including inhumane medical "experiments" led by Josef Mengele, change Brasse forever. 
   
   
   
  Based on the true story of Wilhelm Brasse, The Auschwitz Photographer is a stark black-and-white reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust. This gripping work of World War II narrative nonfiction takes readers behind the barbed wire fences of the world's most feared concentration camp, bringing Brasse's story to life as he clicks the shutter button thousands of times before ultimately joining the Resistance, defying the Nazis, and defiantly setting down his camera for good.

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  The Bengal Famine - The...

  Sarah Willards

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  The Bengal Famine of 1943 was not an isolated event, but rather the culmination of years of political, economic, and environmental factors. To understand the tragedy that claimed the lives of millions, it is essential to examine the conditions that led to this devastating famine. 
  British colonial policies in India played a significant role in shaping the socio-economic landscape of Bengal. Under British rule, India’s agrarian economy was restructured to serve the needs of the colonial administration and its industrial empire. While the British extracted resources for their own benefit, they paid little attention to the welfare of the local population. In Bengal, a region heavily reliant on rice cultivation, this exploitation became increasingly evident as agricultural output was redirected to support the war effort, leaving the local population vulnerable to food shortages. 
  The economic strain caused by World War II exacerbated the situation in Bengal. As Britain sought to maintain its colonial empire, large quantities of rice were diverted from Bengal to support the war in the Pacific, where the Japanese threat loomed large. Additionally, the colonial government’s focus on military expenditure rather than economic development in India drained resources that could have been used for famine prevention and agricultural aid. This led to an economic imbalance, further disrupting food production and distribution in Bengal.

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  A Preface to Paradise Lost

  C. S. Lewis

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  C. S. Lewis’s illuminating reflections on Milton’s Paradise Lost, the seminal classic that profoundly influenced Christian thought as well as Lewis’s own. 
  In Preface to Paradise Lost, the Christian apologist and revered scholar and professor of literature closely examines the style, content, structure, and themes of Milton’s masterpiece, a retelling of the biblical story of the Fall of Humankind, Satan’s temptation, and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Considering the story within the context of the Western literary tradition, Lewis offers invaluable insights into Paradise Lost and the nature of literature itself, unveiling the poem’s beauty and its wisdom. 
  Lewis explains and defends the literary form known as “Epic,” pondering simple yet perceptive questions such as: What is an Epic? Why, in the seventeenth century, did Milton choose to write his story in this style? In what sense is Paradise Lost similar to the Homeric poems or the Anglo Saxon Beowulf? In what sense did Milton develop Virgil’s legacy?  
  With the clarity of thought and style that are the hallmarks of his writing, Lewis provides answers with a lucidity and lightness that deepens our understanding of this literary form and both illuminates Milton’s immortal epic and its meaning and inspires readers to revisit it. Ultimately, he reminds us why elements including ritual, splendor, and joy deserve to exist and hold a sacred place in human life.  
  One of Lewis’s most revered scholarly works, Preface to Paradise Lost is indispensable for literature, philosophy, and religion scholars and for ardent fans of Lewis’s writings. 

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