Download or read book The Morgan Legacy written by Anne Patricia Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Legacy of the Lash written by Zachary R. Morgan and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of corporal punishment in the Brazilian navy and the four-day mutiny that took Rio hostage and put an end to the violent practice. Legacy of the Lash is a compelling social and cultural history of the Brazilian navy in the decades preceding and immediately following the 1888 abolition of slavery in Brazil. Focusing on non-elite, mostly black enlisted men and the oppressive labor regimes under which they struggled, the book is an examination of the four-day Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash) of November 1910, during which nearly half of Rio de Janeiro’s enlisted men rebelled against the use of corporal punishment in the navy. These men seized four new, powerful warships, turned their guns on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s capital city, and held its population hostage until the government abolished the use of the lash as a means of military discipline. Although the revolt succeeded, the men involved paid dearly for their actions. This event provides a clear lens through which to examine racial identity, violence, masculinity, citizenship, modernity, and the construction of the Brazilian nation. “Offering new insights into the spectacular sailors’ revolt of 1910, Zachary R. Morgan treats the “deep structure” of Brazilian naval discipline, one based primarily on flogging. Slavery was only abolished in 1888, and the mutineers, largely of African descent, saw flogging as an intolerable holdover from the slave era. Morgan also shows the incompatibility of the old labor regime and modern naval technology. Trained on the new battleships in the English shipyards where they were built, Brazilian sailors increasingly viewed themselves as citizens in uniform.” —Joseph L. Love, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign “Legacy of the Lash is a stellar contribution to the growing global scholarship on mutiny and maritime radicalism. Zachary R. Morgan brings back to vibrant life the history-making powers of Brazil’s motley crews in the early twentieth century.” —Marcus Rediker, author of The Slave Ship: A Human History

Download or read book The Charisma Machine written by Morgan G. Ames and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating examination of technological utopianism and its complicated consequences. In The Charisma Machine, Morgan Ames chronicles the life and legacy of the One Laptop per Child project and explains why—despite its failures—the same utopian visions that inspired OLPC still motivate other projects trying to use technology to “disrupt” education and development. Announced in 2005 by MIT Media Lab cofounder Nicholas Negroponte, One Laptop per Child promised to transform the lives of children across the Global South with a small, sturdy, and cheap laptop computer, powered by a hand crank. In reality, the project fell short in many ways—starting with the hand crank, which never materialized. Yet the project remained charismatic to many who were captivated by its claims of access to educational opportunities previously out of reach. Behind its promises, OLPC, like many technology projects that make similarly grand claims, had a fundamentally flawed vision of who the computer was made for and what role technology should play in learning. Drawing on fifty years of history and a seven-month study of a model OLPC project in Paraguay, Ames reveals that the laptops were not only frustrating to use, easy to break, and hard to repair, they were designed for “technically precocious boys”—idealized younger versions of the developers themselves—rather than the children who were actually using them. The Charisma Machine offers a cautionary tale about the allure of technology hype and the problems that result when utopian dreams drive technology development.

Download or read book The Morgan Legacy written by Anne Patricia Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Migrating Legacy Systems written by Michael L. Brodie and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information systems that resist modification and don't support organizational requirements are a critical business problem. The authors present a step-by-step strategy for complete IS migration to a new environment and discuss the potential problems and alternatives that may arise in the process.

Download or read book Morgan s Legacy written by Lindsay McKenna and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of McKenna's most loved titles from her Morgan's Mercenaries series are now repackaged and reissued. This volume includes "Morgan's Wife" and "Morgan's Son."

Download or read book Lost History written by Michael Hamilton Morgan and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the major role played by the early Muslim world in influencing modern society, Lost History fills an important void. Written by an award-winning author and former diplomat with extensive experience in the Muslim world, it provides new insight not only into Islam's historic achievements but also the ancient resentments that fuel today's bitter conflicts. Michael Hamilton Morgan reveals how early Muslim advancements in science and culture lay the cornerstones of the European Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern Western society. As he chronicles the Golden Ages of Islam, beginning in 570 a.d. with the birth of Muhammad, and resonating today, he introduces scholars like Ibn Al-Haytham, Ibn Sina, Al-Tusi, Al-Khwarizmi, and Omar Khayyam, towering figures who revolutionized the mathematics, astronomy, and medicine of their time and paved the way for Newton, Copernicus, and many others. And he reminds us that inspired leaders from Muhammad to Suleiman the Magnificent and beyond championed religious tolerance, encouraged intellectual inquiry, and sponsored artistic, architectural, and literary works that still dazzle us with their brilliance. Lost History finally affords pioneering leaders with the proper credit and respect they so richly deserve.

Download or read book Kinship and the Social Order written by Meyer Fortes and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world's most eminent social anthropologists draws upon his many years of study and research in the field of kinship and social organization to review the development of anthropological theory and method from Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881) to anthropologists of the 1960s. It is the central argument of this book that the structuralist theory and method developed by British and American anthropologists in the study of kinship and social organization is the direct descendant of Morgan's researches. The volume starts with a re-examination of Morgan's work. Professor Fortes demonstrates how a tradition of misinterpretation has disguised the true import of Morgan's discoveries. He follows with a detailed analysis of the work of Rivers and Radcliffe-Brown and the generation of anthropologists inspired by them. The author states his own point of view as it has developed in the framework of modern structuralist theory, with ethnographic examples examined in depth. He shows that the social relations and institutions conventionally grouped under the rubric of kinship and social organization belong simultaneously to two complementary domains of social structure, the familial and the political. Meyer Fortes' contribution to the field of anthropology can best be understood in the context of balance of forces between these domains of the personal and public. In the latter part of the book, he gives detailed attention to the principal conceptual issues that have confronted research and theory in the study of kinship and social organizations since Morgan's time. He shows that kinship institutions are autonomous, not mere by-products of economic requirements, and demonstrates the moral base of kinship in the rule of amity.

Download or read book The Legacy of the Key written by S. L. Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young and capable college student, Reece Bryant, lives a quiet existence. After her father passes away and his estate is settled, she focuses on medical school within the company of a small circle of friends. Unbeknownst to her, Levi Oxley, equally as capable, is tasked with the enormous responsibility of her safeguarding. When he and Reece lock gazes during his surveillance, it's an event that forever changes both of their futures. Life takes a drastic turn when Reece is pulled into Levi's domain, Pemdas, through a hidden vortex. She finds herself in an enchanted land much like earth, but discovers getting back home is a complicated matter. After learning her very existence is paramount to the delicate balance of the universe's order, she must now wait in this dimension with the Guardians who have been sworn to protect her, until it is safe for her to return to her life on Earth. Nothing could be worse, Reece is a guest in a seventeenth century-like world and not everyone is happy she's there. Though every need is met while Reece is in the comfort of the emperor's palace, she's constantly being reminded she's an outsider. If that wasn't bad enough, she's fallen in love with Levi and now her life is in immediate danger. After returning to Earth to face a Council of Worlds, Reece discovers there is more at stake than she ever imagined. She and Levi must draw on each other's strengths in order to save themselves and all of Pemdas from an eternity of despair.

Download or read book General Morgan s Legacy written by Thomas S. Fiske and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did a busy industrialist take time out from his hectic schedule to look into his family's past? What was it about General John Hunt Morgan that caught his attention? In this novel about modern politics, Mexican Coyotes and the Civil War there is a record of a real historical event: the truth about Morgan's escape from the Yankee Prison in Ohio is revealed for the first time.

Download or read book General Morgan s Legacy written by Thomas S. Fiske and published by Pagefree Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did a busy industrialist take out time from his busy schedule to look into his family's past? What was it about General John Hunt Morgan that caught his attention? In this novel about modern politics, Mexican Coyotes and the Civil War there is a record of a real historical event: the truth about Morgan's escape from the Yankee Prison in Ohio is revealed for the first time.

Download or read book Monadnock Summer written by William Morgan and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2011 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look into a special corner of New England summer home architecture: the many styles of homes in Dublin, New Hampshire. The small, high, mountain town of Dublin, New Hampshire was known as an artistic and literary retreat in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Less well known, but equally fascinating, is Dublin's claim as home to just about every architectural style and several major domestic architects of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. On its slopes, overlooking deep, spring-fed Dublin Lake and the looming Mount Monadnock, we find a virtual encyclopedia of building styles, ranging from the plain and unadorned to the most ornate and ambitious. A list of the architects who plied their trade in this small town would include Charles A. Platt, Peabody & Stearns, Rotch & Tilden, Henry Vaughan, and Lois Lilley Howe. In this immensely readable and enjoyable survey, veteran architectural historian William Morgan takes the reader on a verbally vivid and visually varied tour of the terrain, concentrating not only on the traditional and expected examples that crop up in Dublin as often as elsewhere, but also on the eccentric, unusual, and often unique extravaganzas that pepper its slopes. For Dublin was a place which for a century had both the money and the taste to indulge architects of all stripes and styles, and to give them commissions to design among the most beautiful and original examples their talents could produce.

Download or read book A Brush with History written by Morgan Weistling and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: the collected works of famed western artist, Morgan Weistling, painter of early American pioneer life

Download or read book Julia Morgan pb written by Mark Anthony Wilson and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julia Morgan, America’s first truly independent female architect, left a legacy of more than 700 buildings, many of which are now designated landmarks, in cities throughout California, as well as in Hawaii, Utah, and Illinois. Her work spanned five decades, and the total of her commissions was greater than any other major American architect, including Frank Lloyd Wright. This book tells the remarkable story of this architectural pioneer, and features text, drawings, and photographs of the many buildings that still exist.

Download or read book Ancient Guardians written by S.L. Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Guardians the Legacy of the Key is a 2014 Global ebook Gold award winning book and a 2014 Silver award medalist in the Reader's favorite international awards.Praise for The Legacy of the Key:5- STARS "There are two words to describe this book: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. It is very difficult to put into words how much I enjoyed it. The concept of the different worlds and dimensions among us was unique and very intriguing; it immediately had me hooked.". -Reader's Favorite Review by,Cheryl Schopen5-Stars "The book is fast paced and will take readers to another dimension altogether. It is a great roller coaster ride with fantasy, science fiction, mystery, romance, action, suspense and a new dimension all woven together" -Reader's Favorite Review by,Mamta Madhavan .Young and capable college student, Reece Bryant, lives a quiet existence. After her father passes away and his estate is settled, she focuses on medical school within the company of a small circle of friends. Unbeknownst to her, Levi Oxley, equally as capable, is tasked with the enormous responsibility of her safeguarding. When he and Reece lock gazes during his surveillance, it's an event that forever changes both of their futures.Life takes a drastic turn when Reece is pulled into Levi's domain, Pemdas, through a hidden vortex. She finds herself in an enchanted land much like earth, but discovers getting back home is a complicated matter. After learning her very existence is paramount to the delicate balance of the universe's order, she must now wait in this dimension with the Guardians who have been sworn to protect her, until it is safe for her to return to her life on Earth.Nothing could be worse0́4Reece is a guest in a seventeenth century-like world and not everyone is happy she's there. Though every need is met while Reece is in the comfort of the emperor's palace, she's constantly being reminded she's an outsider. If that wasn't bad enough, she's fallen in love with Levi and now her life is in immediate danger.After returning to Earth to face a Council of Worlds, Reece discovers there is more at stake than she ever imagined. She and Levi must draw on each other's strengths in order to save themselves and all of Pemdas from an eternity of despair.Ancient Guardians: The Legacy of the Key is the first book of the Ancient Guardian Series for young adults ages 13 and up by author, S.L. Morgan. The second installment, Ancient Guardians: The Uninvited, is available now.Genres:FantasyRomanceSci-FiOther WorldsDimensional travelFantasy historical romance

Download or read book Ivy s Legacy written by Larry G. Morgan and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ivy's Legacy traces the lives of two of her descendants, Andrew and Lee Morgan. It takes the reader from 1898-1962, with emphasis on World War I, World War II, and the Korean Conflict. The book combines the events in Andrew and Lee's lives with actual events and introduces the reader to real historical figures in history.

Download or read book Resurrected written by Morgan Rice and published by . This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Scarlet Paine finds herself changing in mysterious ways. She is becoming sensitive to light, able to read the thoughts of others and is much stronger and faster. She doesn't understand what these changes mean, but she can only ignore them for so long.