Evan Jones's work delves into contemporary poetry and fiction, particularly through the lenses of post-colonial literature and literature in translation. Drawing from his extensive academic background and international life, his writing explores profound human questions with a delicate linguistic sensibility. Readers will appreciate his ability to capture the complexities of modern existence through insightful observations and an evocative style. His literary approach offers a unique perspective on the contemporary literary landscape.
Evan Jones emphasizes the importance of listening to genuine poets, who provide wisdom and alternative perspectives that challenge mainstream views. In "The Civilizing Discourse," he advocates for poetry as a vital means of understanding the world, encouraging readers to engage deeply with the voices of poets for a richer, more nuanced experience of life and thought.
Later Emperors, the second Carcanet collection from Greek-Canadian poet and critic Evan Jones, is a catalogue of ambition and failure: historical figures - emperors, historians, moralists - are brought back to life and consider the world in which we live.
"There is no doubt that outperforming the market is difficult and there are certainly situations where passive investing is the best alternative. For most individual non-sophisticated investors, passive alternatives are clearly the best option. But professional investment managers and capital allocators remain deeply interested in learning and honing the craft of active management, because they can be amply rewarded for doing. For this group of dedicated investment professionals beating the market --or alpha creation as they like to call it--is very possible with the proper investment discipline and methodologies. Central bank intervention and the accelerated pace of technology are causing an increase in the disruption of traditional business models across many industries. These industry paradigm shifts combined with macro-driven financial markets have created one of the toughest environments for active investment managers in history. This book is primarily directed at equity investment strategies with lofty goals of alpha creation. Understanding the limits and potential of each unique investment methodology and portfolio strategy is a learning process in itself. Understanding which features of active investing need to be implemented and stressed from a risk perspective to achieve a defined set of goals is paramount to success. Active investing is a craft that can be honed with experience and research. Of course, luck is an ever-present influence in investing and creates one of the greatest hurdles to overcome. Both good and bad luck influences outcomes and makes learning a difficult process. The greatest tools to fight bad luck are a disciplined process and investing with the appropriate time horizon. It has been a very tough decade for active investment managers, but reading this book will inspire inspire them to think differently about risks and opportunity. Through his own investment lenses and experiences, Jones provides must-read insights on: Markets in which there is great opportunity for alpha generation. The limitations underlying unique alpha generation strategies . The challenges in outperforming the market in an age of disruption. Core investment tenets that may not hold in the future. Readers committed to outperformance will benefit greatly from Jones' take on the investment process, and how investment professionals much you adaptive learning approaches to excel. The commitment to refine your investment process, he emphasizes, will be the difference in the future, since the margin of error between under and outperforming is so thin"-- Provided by publisher
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"The story of the decades-long fight to bring justice to the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, culminating in Senator Doug Jones' prosecution of the last living bombers. On September 15, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed. The blast killed four young girls and injured twenty-two others. The FBI suspected four particularly radical Ku Klux Klan members. Yet due to reluctant witnesses, a lack of physical evidence, and pervasive racial prejudice the case was closed without any indictments. But as Martin Luther King, Jr. famously expressed it, 'The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.' Years later, Alabama Attorney General William Baxley reopened the case, ultimately convicting one of the bombers in 1977. Another suspect passed away in 1994, and then-US Attorney Doug Jones tried and convicted the final two in 2001 and 2002. This represented the correction of an outrageous miscarriage of justice nearly forty years in the making. Jones went on to win election as Alabama's first Democratic Senator since 1992 in a dramatic race against Republican challenger Roy Moore. [This book] is a compulsively readable account of a key moment in our long national struggle for equality and justice, related by an author who played a major role in these events."--Jacket
A million cells in our bodies die every second--they commit suicide by activating a process called apoptosis or other forms of programmed cell death. These mechanisms are essential for survival of the body as a whole and play critical roles in various developmental processes, the immune system, and cancer. In this second edition of Douglas Green's essential book on cell death, Green retains the bottom-up approach of the first edition, starting with the enzymes that carry out the execution (caspases) and their cellular targets before examining the machinery that connects them to signals that cause cell death. He also describes the roles of cell death in development, neuronal selection, and the development of self-tolerance in the immune system, as well as how the body uses cell death to defend against cancer. The new edition is fully updated to cover the many recent advances in our understanding of the death machinery and signals that control cell death. These include the mechanisms regulating necroptosis, mitophagy, and newly identified processes, such as ferroptosis. The book will thus be of great interest to researchers actively working in the field, as well as biologists and undergraduates encountering the topic for the first time.
The first in-depth study of the Communist Party's attitude to devolution in Wales, to Welsh nationhood and Welsh identity, examined within the context of the rapid changes in twentieth century Welsh society, debates on devolution and identity on the British left, the role of nationalism within the communist movement, and the interplay of international and domestic factors.
Focusing on the economic implications of the Rand's depreciation, this research investigates its effects on South Africa's real GDP, prices, and interest rates. Utilizing a VARX model and various analytical methods, the study reveals that while real GDP responds positively to a weaker Rand, both prices and interest rates tend to rise simultaneously. Through a combination of literature review and empirical analysis, the book provides insights into the intricate dynamics between exchange rate movements and economic indicators in South Africa.
Explores Greek mythology, Roman and Byzantine history, art and travel, from contemporary perspectives. This title re-imagines the myth of Actaeon in three ways, and offers a retelling of the Byzantine folk ballad Constantine and Arete.
Focusing on modal music from Gregorian chant to the seventeenth century, this textbook offers an in-depth exploration of modal counterpoint through a blend of composition, theory, analysis, and performance. It employs a modified species approach, enriched with numerous musical examples and historical context, to effectively connect theoretical principles with practical application. This comprehensive resource immerses students in the study of modal counterpoint while enhancing their understanding of the modal repertoire.