Passing to América

Passing to América
Author: Thomas A. Abercrombie
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2019-07-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 0271082798

In 1803 in the colonial South American city of La Plata, Doña Martina Vilvado y Balverde presented herself to church and crown officials to denounce her husband of more than four years, Don Antonio Yta, as a “woman in disguise.” Forced to submit to a medical inspection that revealed a woman’s body, Don Antonio confessed to having been María Yta, but continued to assert his maleness and claimed to have a functional “member” that appeared, he said, when necessary. Passing to América is at once a historical biography and an in-depth examination of the sex/gender complex in an era before “gender” had been divorced from “sex.” The book presents readers with the original court docket, including Don Antonio’s extended confession, in which he tells his life story, and the equally extraordinary biographical sketch offered by Felipa Ybañez of her “son María,” both in English translation and the original Spanish. Thomas A. Abercrombie’s analysis not only grapples with how to understand the sex/gender system within the Spanish Atlantic empire at the turn of the nineteenth century but also explores what Antonio/María and contemporaries can teach us about the complexities of the relationship between sex and gender today. Passing to América brings to light a previously obscure case of gender transgression and puts Don Antonio’s life into its social and historical context in order to explore the meaning of “trans” identity in Spain and its American colonies. This accessible and intriguing study provides new insight into historical and contemporary gender construction that will interest students and scholars of gender studies and colonial Spanish literature and history. This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem)—a collaboration of the Association of American Universities, the Association of University Presses and the Association of Research Libraries—and the generous support of New York University. Learn more at the TOME website: openmonographs.org.

Internationalizing Higher Education

Internationalizing Higher Education
Author: Peter Ninnes
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2005-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781402036569

A critical appraisal of internationalizing higher education. Employs contemporary social theory to analyse the subject matter. Australian authors.

Medieval Theories of Divine Providence 1250-1350

Medieval Theories of Divine Providence 1250-1350
Author: Mikko Posti
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2020-04-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004429727

In Medieval Theories of Divine Providence 1250-1350 Mikko Posti presents a historical and philosophical study of the doctrine of divine providence in 13th- and 14th-century Latin philosophical theology. In addition to offering a fresh and engaging reading of Thomas Aquinas’s ideas concerning providence, Posti focuses on Siger of Brabant, Peter Auriol and Thomas Bradwardine, among others. The book also provides an extended treatment of the relatively little-known 13th-century work Liber de bona fortuna, consisting of Latin translations of chapters found originally in Aristotle’s Ethica Eudemia and Magna moralia. In their treatments of Liber de bona fortuna, the medieval theologians provided philosophically interesting explanations of good fortune and its relationship to divine providence. See inside the book.

Dealstorming

Dealstorming
Author: Tim Sanders
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2016-02-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0698408217

Sales genius is a team sport. As a B2B sales leader, you know that by Murphy’s Law, despite your team's best efforts, some deals will inevitably get stuck or key relationships will go sour. And too often, it's the most important ones—the last thing you need when millions of dollars are on the line. "Dealstorming" is Tim Sanders’s term for a structured, scalable, repeatable process that can break through any sales deadlock. He calls it “a Swiss Army knife for today’s toughest sales challenges.” It fixes the broken parts of the brainstorming process and reinvigorates account management for today's increasingly complicated sales environment. Dealstorming drives sales innovation by combining the wisdom and creativity of everyone who has a stake in the sale. You may think you are applying teamwork to your challenges, but don't be so sure. There's a good chance you're operating inside a sales silo, not building a truly collaborative team across your whole company. The more disciplines you bring into the process, the more unlikely (but effective!) solutions the team can come up with. Sanders explains his seven-step Dealstorming process and shows how it has helped drive results for companies as diverse as Yahoo!, CareerBuilder, Regus, and Condé Nast. You'll learn how to get the right team on board for a new dealstorm, relative to the size of the sales opportunity and its degree of difficulty. The key is adding people from non-sales areas of your company, making them collaborators early in the process. That will help them own the execution and delivery after the deal is done. The book includes real world examples from major companies like Oracle and Skillsoft, along with problem finding exercises, innovation templates, and implementation strategies you can apply to your unique situation. It's based on Sanders' many years as a sales executive and consultant, personally leading dozens of sales collaboration projects. It also features the results of interviews with nearly two hundred B2B sales leaders at companies such as LinkedIn, Altera and Novell. The strategies laid out in Dealstorming have led to a stunning 70% average closing ratio for teams across all major industries, leading to game-changing deals and long-term B2B relationships. Now you can learn how to make dealstorming work for you.

Njals Saga and Its Christian Background: A Study of Narrative Method. Germania Latina VIII

Njals Saga and Its Christian Background: A Study of Narrative Method. Germania Latina VIII
Author: A. Hamer
Publisher: Peeters
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2014-12-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9789042930896

Njals saga is universally recognised as the greatest and most complex of all the sagas of Icelanders (Islendingasogur). The originality with which the writer composed his narrative has led to its being likened to a novel created by an author who certainly used sources, although identifying which parts of the saga descend from oral and which from written sources has proved difficult. The 'Christian background' of the title of this study refers to the ecclesiastical texts (including Scripture and its exegesis, church liturgy and the liturgical year, and hagiographical and apocryphal writings) which, it is argued, were used by the author of Njals saga as he both created a bipartite structure, using familiar Christian metaphors to help unify the work; and developed his central thematic concern: that good legal judgement depends upon justice and mercy acting together, as in divine judgement. It is this which finally redeems Skarphedinn Njalsson.

Accounting Principles, Chapters 14-27, Study Guide

Accounting Principles, Chapters 14-27, Study Guide
Author: Jerry J. Weygandt
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2001-05-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780471391654

* The Navigator -- the centerpiece of the learning system that empowers students to succeed consists of * A checklist at the beginning of each chapter, outlining text features and study skills needed * A series of check boxes to prompt students to use the learning aids in the chapter, and set priorities while studying * Accounting in Action and Technology in Action boxes give students glimpses into the real world of business-including Ethics Insights, International Insights, e-Business Insights, and Business Insights. * Student and Instructor Approved Pedagogy includes marginal accounting equation analyses, and financial statements and ratio analysis throughout the text. The strategic use of color, photographs, and illustrations, rated #1 in instructor satisfaction. * Infographics -- These memorable visual reminders help students visualize and apply accounting concepts to the real world. * Unparalleled Readability -- Students using Accounting Principles rated their text "easy to read" more frequently than students using other accounting principles textbooks. The new edition continues to reflect this conversational style and highly rated clarity. * Useful, Thought-Provoking End-of-Chapter Material -- including Self-Study Questions, Questions, Brief Exercises, Exercises, A & B Problem Sets and Broadening Your Perspective which is divided into two sections: * Financial Reporting and Analysis -- includes financial reporting problems, comparative analysis problems, Interpreting Financial Statements: A Global Focus, and Exploring the Web exercises. * Critical Thinking -- includes Group Decision Case, Communication Activity, and Ethics Case.

Accounting Principles, Chapters 14-27

Accounting Principles, Chapters 14-27
Author: Jerry J. Weygandt
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-03-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780471412908

* The Navigator -- the centerpiece of the learning system that empowers students to succeed consists of * A checklist at the beginning of each chapter, outlining text features and study skills needed * A series of check boxes to prompt students to use the learning aids in the chapter, and set priorities while studying * Accounting in Action and Technology in Action boxes give students glimpses into the real world of business-including Ethics Insights, International Insights, e-Business Insights, and Business Insights. * Student and Instructor Approved Pedagogy includes marginal accounting equation analyses, and financial statements and ratio analysis throughout the text. The strategic use of color, photographs, and illustrations, rated #1 in instructor satisfaction. * Infographics -- These memorable visual reminders help students visualize and apply accounting concepts to the real world. * Unparalleled Readability -- Students using Accounting Principles rated their text "easy to read" more frequently than students using other accounting principles textbooks. The new edition continues to reflect this conversational style and highly rated clarity. * Useful, Thought-Provoking End-of-Chapter Material -- including Self-Study Questions, Questions, Brief Exercises, Exercises, A & B Problem Sets and Broadening Your Perspective which is divided into two sections: * Financial Reporting and Analysis -- includes financial reporting problems, comparative analysis problems, Interpreting Financial Statements: A Global Focus, and Exploring the Web exercises. * Critical Thinking -- includes Group Decision Case, Communication Activity, and Ethics Case.