![]() ![]() In the book, the year is 2363, and the reader makes the acquaintance of newly graduated Space Cadet Larry Stark, who, with several other alumni of the Space Patrol Academy, is about to take the 15-day voyage from Pluto to Earth's nearest inhabited colony world, the fourth planet of Alpha Centauri. What a kick for me, then, to have recently laid my hands on a vintage 1959 edition of "Revolt on Alpha C," the first Scholastic book that I've read in over "cough mumble cough" years!) How fondly I remember checking off the order forms, with the B&W photos of the books in question, and the thrill of seeing the books arrive in the classroom a few weeks later, with their covers in full-color glory. (A quick aside regarding the series of books put out by Scholastic Book Services: These were the books that initially inspired my love of reading, way back in public school. Heinlein's 12 classic "juveniles" released from 1947 - '58, and can thus serve as a wonderful introduction, for the young reader, to the world of science fiction. Thus, the book is pitched at a slightly younger demographic than Robert A. I'd say the target age might be 12- to 14-year-olds those who were then enjoying books featuring the exploits of the Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, Danny Dunn and that ilk. Yes, Silverberg's first novel was aimed at the young-adult audience, or perhaps even younger. ![]() ![]() Originally printed as a hardcover book by a company called Cromwell, it is perhaps best remembered today as a 1959 release of the juvenile-book publisher Scholastic Book Services, a softcover affair of 118 large-print pages with charming illustrations by William Meyerriecks. With its original findings, rigourous research design, and interdisciplinary analytical framework, this book will make a valuable contribution to the study of transnational legal processes in a globalizing world.A quick glance at The Quasi-Official Robert Silverberg Web Site will reveal that the author, during the course of his 60-year career, managed to somehow come out with no fewer than 75 science fiction novels, 180 "adult" and crime novels, 450 (!) sci-fi short stories and novellas, 125 adult/crime short stories, and 70 books of nonfiction.not to mention the 130 or so anthologies for which he served as editor! But all great writing careers have to begin somewhere, and for Robert Silverberg, that beginning was his 1954 novel "Revolt on Alpha C."Īctually, Silverberg had already seen one of his short stories, "Gorgon Planet," released earlier that year, but "Revolt on Alpha C" was his first full-length work to see publication. It reveals that the pursuit of REDD+ has resulted in important variations in how human rights standards are understood and applied across multiple sites of law in the field of REDD+, with mixed results for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in Indonesia and Tanzania. Grounded in extensive qualitative empirical research conducted globally, the book shows that the transnational legal process for REDD+ has created both serious challenges and unexpected opportunities for the recognition and protection of indigenous and community rights. This book provides a comprehensive socio-legal examination of how global efforts to fight climate change by reducing carbon emissions in the forestry sector (known as REDD+) have affected the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in developing countries. At the same time, the tendency for research to privilege particular regional focuses has left troublesome gaps in the historical record. An extensive print archive, manifest in sources as diverse as political speeches, bureaucratic files, periodicals, and memoirs, has greatly aided research into the development of colonial education. In addition, it provides an important glimpse into the lives of Indian subjects. For scholars, education offers a particularly fruitful site for understanding British colonial ideology. In 1881, India's first complete census documented the existence of 253,891,821 Indian subjects living under the British Raj – or, to put it another way, a population nearly ten times the size of England and Wales's own population during the same period. ![]() Part of the appeal of such research is no doubt a result of India's privileged place in the British Empire during the nineteenth century. The past decade alone has witnessed the publication of no fewer than eight English-language books on the subject, as well as a steady stream of journal articles. Few topics connected to the study of colonial India have produced quite as much scholarship in recent years as the issue of colonial Indian education reform. ![]()
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