Uneven Roads

Uneven Roads
Author: Todd Shaw
Publisher: CQ Press
Total Pages: 527
Release: 2024-01-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1071824589

Uneven Roads helps students grasp how, when, and why race and ethnicity matter in U.S. politics. Using the metaphor of a road, with twists, turns, and dead ends, this incisive text takes students on a journey to understanding political racialization and the roots of modern interpretations of race and ethnicity. The book’s structure and narrative are designed to encourage comparison and reflection. Students critically analyze the history and context of U.S. racial and ethnic politics to build the skills needed to draw their own conclusions. In the Third Edition of this groundbreaking text, authors Shaw, DeSipio, Pinderhughes, Frasure, and Travis bring the historical narrative to life by addressing the most contemporary debates and challenges affecting U.S. racial and ethnic politics. Students will explore important issues regarding voting rights, political representation, education and criminal justice policies, and the immigrant experience.

The Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and on Tracks

The Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and on Tracks
Author: Milan Apetaur
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 588
Release: 2021-07-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000446433

This book deals with identification methods for vehicle system dynamics and dynamic interaction of vehicles with tracks and roads. It also deals with injury sequence and injury severity as the consequence of the dynamic response of the vehicle during and after collision.

The Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and on Tracks

The Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and on Tracks
Author: Z.Y. Shen
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2021-07-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000443515

This book develops a continuous look-ahead preview control scheme and applies the scheme to the well known quarter car model. It particularly focuses on the active and semi-active control of the vehicle systems.

The Handbook of Road Safety Measures

The Handbook of Road Safety Measures
Author: Rune Elvik
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 1137
Release: 2009-10-14
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1848552513

Contains summaries of the knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures. This title covers various areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver training; publicity campaigns; police enforcement; and, general policy instruments. It also covers topics such as post-accident care, and speed cameras.

My Road of Life

My Road of Life
Author: Sabir Rustamkhanli
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2013-04-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1481791834

"My Road of Life" is his last work written during the Soviet rule. This book treasures love; love of everyone, love to motherland, history, culture. The book speaks out for the whole Azerbaijani people expressing its benevolent nature and good will. The 90s of the last century marked Azerbaijans history with independence from the Soviet regime and greatly contributed to introduce "My Road of Life" as one of the cult books of those times, spreading thoughts and spirit of liberty, independence, nations self-governance. Fighters for independence used to came to The Liberty Square in Baku with this book in their hands to demand the end of the authoritarian Soviet dominance. The book encouraged the young generation of those times to rise and wage the just struggle for future and signaled the complete destruction of the humiliating Soviet dictatorship. Today "My Road of Life" is a versed relic echoing the ardent freedom-loving spirit of the Azerbaijani people on their long way to hard-fought victory.

Spatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions

Spatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions
Author: Becky P. Y. Loo
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2015-09-21
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1498766528

Examine the Prevalence and Geography of Road CollisionsSpatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions centers on the geographical nature of road crashes, and uses spatial methods to provide a greater understanding of the patterns and processes that cause them. Written by internationally known experts in the field of transport geography, the bo