Download or read book The Fourth Invasion written by Henry Josephs and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fourth Invasion written by Giovanni Batz and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an increasing global demand for natural resources and the predominance of neoliberalism in Latin America, there has been a growing presence of foreign companies, mainly from North America and Europe, who have engaged in energy production and extractivist industries such as building hydroelectric dams, mining, logging, and petroleum extraction. State officials, the private sector and other supporters of these projects have argued that these initiatives foster national and local development, create employment and enhance social living conditions, especially in impoverished communities, as well as contribute to creating clean, alternative and renewable sources of energy (in the case of dams). Yet, many indigenous communities, human rights organizations, and opponents claim that these industries do not produce development, and instead are responsible for causing communal divisions, environmental degradation, human rights violations, and militarization. In Cotzal, the arrival of these megaprojects in Guatemala has been referred to as the new or fourth invasion, with three previous invasions consisted of Spanish Colonization, the creation of plantations at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century, and the Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996). My dissertation presents a historical account of these Four Invasions with an emphasis on a conflict surrounding the construction of a hydroelectric dam in Cotzal. In addition, it examines the recent creation of Ixil-Maya based organizations and movements in the Ixil Region, which are striving to recover tichajil (el buen vivir/the good life) to challenge global western capitalistic forms of development, and achieve and/or reaffirm various intersecting forms of autonomy (political, educational and cultural). My research project argues that the arrival of extractivist industries is a continuation of a colonial logic of extraction based on genocidal racist institutions. In return, these extractivist enterprises in every historical invasion is met by Ixil resistance manifested in multiple forms involving open revolts, everyday forms of resistance, the use of the legal system, among others.
Download or read book The Fourth Invasion written by Robert W. Lowndes and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fourth Invasion written by Giovanni Batz and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Based on more than a decade of ethnographic research, The Fourth Invasion examines an Ixil Maya community's movement against the construction of one of the largest hydroelectric plants in Guatemala. The arrival of the Palo Viejo hydroelectric plant (built by the Italian corporation Enel Green Power) to the municipality of Cotzal highlighted the ongoing violence inflicted on Ixils by outsiders and the Guatemalan state. Locals referred to the building of the hydroelectric plant as the "new invasion" or "fourth invasion" for its similarity to preceding invasions: Spanish colonization, the creation of the plantation economy, and the state-led genocide during the Guatemalan armed conflict. Through a historical account of cyclical waves of invasions and resistance in Cotzal during the four invasions, Giovanni Batz argues that extractivist industries are a continuation of a colonial logic of extraction based on the displacement and destruction of Indigenous Peoples' territories and values that has existed since the arrival of the Spanish in 1524. The current movements in Cotzal, rooted in a long history of resistance, counter dominant narratives of Indigenous Peoples that often portray them as "conquered."
Download or read book The Fourth Invasion written by Robert A. W. Lowndes and published by . This book was released on 2011-06-29 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychopathology has offered possible answers to why, from time to time, people in large quantities "see" strange things in the sky which manage to evade trained scientific observers, or conform to what is known about the behavior of falling or flying bodies. And mass hysteria is by no means a product of the present century. But -- what if these human foibles were deliberately being exploited? "You say, Corelli, that you saw three -- er, Martian -- ships. Can you describe them?" Clayton asked. Corelli blinked as he felt the weight of his colleagues' eyes boring into him. "I didn't say they were "Martian," sir -- only that they seemed to be unearthly. And they were not the conventional saucer-shaped things -- they "acted" like saucers skimming across the water. That's what made me think they were genuine. And they didn't seem to be going fast enough so that I'd expect to hear a roar like a jet-plane. "It struck me that this might not be the way they fly, naturally, but the way they might fly if the pilots were having trouble adjusting the controls to a heavier atmosphere than they were used to." Clayton frowned. This boy was definitely going to be a problem.
Download or read book Ascent The Invasion Chronicles Book Three A Science Fiction Thriller written by Morgan Rice and published by Morgan Rice. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “TRANSMISSION is riveting, unexpected, and firmly rooted in strong psychological profiles backed with thriller and sci-fi elements: what more could readers wish for? (Just the quick publication of Book Two, Arrival.)” --Midwest Book Review From #1 worldwide bestselling fantasy author Morgan Rice comes book #3 in a long-anticipated science fiction series. With planet Earth destroyed, what will become of 13 year old Kevin and Chloe in the mother ship? Will the aliens enslave them? What do they want? Is there any hope of escape? And will Kevin and Chloe ever return to Earth again? “Action-packed …. Rice’s writing is solid and the premise intriguing.” –Publishers Weekly, re A Quest of Heroes “A superior fantasy… A recommended winner for any who enjoy epic fantasy writing fueled by powerful, believable young adult protagonists.” –Midwest Book Review, re Rise of the Dragons “An action packed fantasy sure to please fans of Morgan Rice’s previous novels, along with fans of works such as THE INHERITANCE CYCLE by Christopher Paolini…. Fans of Young Adult Fiction will devour this latest work by Rice and beg for more.” –The Wanderer, A Literary Journal (regarding Rise of the Dragons) Book #4 in the series is also now available! Also available are Morgan Rice’s many series in the fantasy genre, including A QUEST OF HEROES (BOOK #1 IN THE SORCERER’S RING), a free download with over 1,300 five star reviews!
Download or read book Gnome Invasion written by Eileen Cook and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third in a series of books about Willow's adventures as she masters her secret fairy powers, navigates sprite training, tries to ignore her perfect older sister, and maintains a friendship with Katie, the most un-normal of humans. Willow Avery seems to be advancing in her fairy training with alarming speed. In addition to being able to talk to animals (a very unusual power), she can also fly! But it isn't all good news. Willow's human bff, Katie, has discovered that fairies exist and that's put the Averys in a difficult position. They're under review from the Fairy Council as to what humans' knowledge of fairies could mean. Meanwhile, Willow is entering the school science fair and she's vowed not to use her magic to help her win. So she tests different methods of watering plants the old fashioned way: trial and error. However, a vindictive garden gnome, Jakob DeGroot, is appalled at her plant abuse and does everything in his power to thwart her science project. Of course, drama continues with Bethany and Katie, and new crush Nathan at school. And it looks like Jakob might be meddling with her human classmates' projects too! Can Willow stop the meddling gnome and still be able to compete--all without magic?
Download or read book Invading Guatemala written by Matthew Restall and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The invasions of Guatemala -- Pedro de Alvarado's letters to Hernando Cortes, 1524 -- Other Spanish accounts -- Nahua accounts -- Maya accounts
Download or read book Invasion written by D. C. Alden and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2006 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: June 2019: The minutes tick away toward six pm. As commuters stream out of central London a truck idles by the pavement in Whitehall, its cargo bay packed with powerful explosives. Chaos is about to begin. The face of Europe is about to change, moulded by a series of events that will have global repercussions far into the future.
Download or read book Cross Channel Attack written by Gordon A. Harrison and published by BDD Promotional Books Company. This book was released on 1993-12 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the Allied invasion of Normandy, with extensive details about the planning stage, called Operation Overlord, as well as the fighting on Utah and Omaha Beaches.
Download or read book The History of Scotland from the Invasion of the Romans till the Union with England With a supplementary sketch of the Rebellions in 1715 and 1745 etc written by Daniel Macintosh and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Young Justice Vol 4 Invasion written by Greg Weisman and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the highly anticipated, all-new hit animated show from Warner Bros. airing on Cartoon Network, YOUNG JUSTICE collects single-issue, all-ages appropriate stories featuring the popular characters from the hit Cartoon Network show. In this action packed collection, the Young Justice team adds to its ranks in an effort to battle the impending invasion by The Collector of Worlds, and one of the DC Universe's favorite villains, Brainiac. Collects issues #20-25.
Download or read book Fourth Grade Fairy written by Eileen Cook and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When fairy-godmother-in-training Willow's wish to attend a human school comes true, she finds getting along with humans to be harder than she expected, but her newly-acquired magical talent makes it easy to collaborate with animals.
Download or read book The Fourth Industrial Revolution written by Klaus Schwab and published by Currency. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolution, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work. Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence is already all around us, from supercomputers, drones and virtual assistants to 3D printing, DNA sequencing, smart thermostats, wearable sensors and microchips smaller than a grain of sand. But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development. Imagine “smart factories” in which global systems of manufacturing are coordinated virtually, or implantable mobile phones made of biosynthetic materials. The fourth industrial revolution, says Schwab, is more significant, and its ramifications more profound, than in any prior period of human history. He outlines the key technologies driving this revolution and discusses the major impacts expected on government, business, civil society and individuals. Schwab also offers bold ideas on how to harness these changes and shape a better future—one in which technology empowers people rather than replaces them; progress serves society rather than disrupts it; and in which innovators respect moral and ethical boundaries rather than cross them. We all have the opportunity to contribute to developing new frameworks that advance progress.
Download or read book Colonization written by Avery Blake and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HUMANITY ISN'T ALL THEY LEFT BEHIND...Two years later, the world lives in fragile peace. But a clandestine search has begun ? and a clock has started ticking.Two years after first contact, Astral forces have established their fragile kingdom around the globe. Motherships occupy the cities. Shuttles patrol the lawless outlands. The pacifist class of Astrals known as Titans assist humans in running their alien empire, while bloodthirsty Reptar peacekeepers ensure that order is kept. And unseen in the ships above, a third class of visitor calls the shots -- the unseen Divinity, worshipped and feared by citizens in equal measure.Meyer Dempsey sits on his plinth as Viceroy of Heaven's Veil, on the old site of Vail, Colorado. As with other Viceroys in the eight other world capitals, humanity's remains revere Meyer almost as a god.But below the surface, both colonies and outlands have begun to crumble with unrest.Until now, the rebellion has been quiet. Now, desperation bubbles as they learn the Astrals have begun digging for an ancient device buried beneath the glowing blue Apex at Heaven's Veil.But twin truths of the forthcoming alien war (or a possible alien apocalypse) have dawned at Benjamin Bannister's facility in Moab, sending plans into action:The Astrals have lost what they hoped to uncover.And humanity's only chance is to find it first.This relentless, page-turning tale of colonization and alien empire is the third in the completed Alien Invasion series.
Download or read book Skeletal Remains Suggesting Or Attributed to Early Man in North America written by Aleš Hrdlička and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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