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As the workforce rapidly evolves in response to technological advancement, traditional education and training models are increasingly being supplemented by microcredentials. These flexible certifications are transforming the workforce by offering lifelong learning across a wide range of sectors. By bridging the gap between academic institutions and labor market needs, microcredentials empower workers to remain competitive and adaptable while enabling employers to more effectively identify and develop talent in a fast-changing economy. Transforming the Workforce With Microcredentials explores how microcredentials are transforming the workforce for the better. This book analyzes how microcredentials empower individuals to adapt, upskill, and thrive in this dynamic environment. Covering topics such as artificial intelligence, gig economy, and workforce development, this book is an essential resource for educators, business leaders, human resource professionals, researchers, academicians, and more.
Scholarly interest in Art Deco has grown rapidly over the past fifty years, spanning different academic disciplines. This volume provides a guide to the current state of the field of Art Deco research by highlighting past accomplishments and promising new directions. Chapters are presented in five sections based on key concepts: migration, public culture, fashion, politics, and Art Deco’s afterlife in heritage restoration and new media. The book provides a range of perspectives on and approaches to these issues, as well as to the concept of Art Deco itself. It highlights the slipperiness of Art Deco yet points to its potential to shed new light on the complexities of modernity.
A long-term and cross-regional historical perspective. Detailing the rise and fall of communism. A Macrohistory of the Communist World tells the history of communism, the Communist Party, and communist countries from a global perspective, introducing important historical events and the life stories of historical figures. The book is divided into five parts, describing in detail the formation, expansion, division and collapse of the communist world. The regions spanned include four continents: Europe, Asia, America and Africa. The period lasts for two hundred years from the beginning of the 19th century to the 21st century. The book also makes necessary statements about the development of capitalism and socialism, which are in opposition and competition with communism. This is a must-read book for anyone who wants to thoroughly understand the Communist Party.
The beautifully illustrated homage to the art of beer—and the design that makes it stand out The craft beer boom of the last decade has led to an explosion of new breweries. In such a crowded market, how do you make your beer stand out from the crowd? For many of the best brewers, the secret is to have an eye-catching design, something that reflects the quality of the product within and the values of the brewer who made it. Based on the hugely popular blog, Oh Beautiful Beer collects the most innovative new labels and logos into a sumptuous full-color book. Each brewery is selected by graphic designer Harvey Shepard, who uses the designs to create a visual history of craft beer. From the Gonzo cartoons of Flying Dog to the playful geometric patterns of Evil Twin to the classic Brooklyn "B," every beer geek will want to own this love letter to the art of beer.
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Constructing Vernacular Culture in the Trans-Caribbean traces the contradictory cultural trajectories constructed and re-produced in the fluid diasporic spaces we call the Trans-Caribbean. Particular emphasis is placed on such cultural expressions that reflect or derive from the cultural vernacular and popular culture as it exists in these spaces. Its multidisciplinary approach and focus on different language areas in the Trans-Caribbean are of particular interest to scholars in cultural studies, migration, literary theory, and cultural criticism.