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Debates on Democratization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Diamond, Larry / Plattner, Marc F. / Costopoulos, Philip J., PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press, For more than twenty years, the Journal of Democracy has been a leading voice in the conversation between scholars and practitioners about government by consent and its place in the contemporary world. If democracy means anything, it means robust debates. Over the years, the pages of the Journal have certainly seen their share of lively and illuminating scholarly disagreements. As a serong>viong>ce to students and teachers who wish to deepen their understanding of the questions and controversies that surround contemporary democratization, the Journal has now brought together a series of exchanges on the topic. Debates on Democratization explores the issues of democratic consolidation, the reality of the transition paradigm, the adong>viong>sability of attempting to "sequence" elections and other liberal-democratic reforms, the nature and prospects of the "color revolutions" in the former Eastern Bloc, and the relative merits of presidentialism and its alternatives from the point of ong>viong>ew of democratic ong>governanceong> and stability. The volume is filled with insightful, thought-provoking arguments by leading thinkers in the field. Graduate and undergraduate students alike will find it a useful guide to key issues facing emerging democracies today.

Today's Technician: Automotive Suspension and Steering

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Knowles, Don, PUBLISHER: Cengage Learning, This ong>newong> edition features the most current content on suspension and steering systems for today's cars, SUVs, light duty trucks and now, hybrids The 4th Edition is teeming with ong>newong> and improved content, from the latest mandatory tire pressure monitoring systems to the ong>newong>est electronically-controlled suspension systems. ong>Newong> information on the latest front and rear suspension designs, recent developments in steering columns and air bag systems, and the latest electronic power steering gears are also discussed.

The Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Englar, Mary / Duden, Jane, PUBLISHER: Social Studies Collections, Bold photography and illustrations and captivating text proong>viong>de insightful glimpses into American Indian nations of North America. Fascinating descriptions of the history and lifestyles of these nations help readers understand these rich cultures that have endured to this day. Special features throughout these books include biographical profiles, time lines, maps, and recipes. This series explores and supports the standards "Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to )," and "Era 4: Expansion and Reform ()," as required by the National Standards for History; and "Culture," "Time, Continuity, and Change," "People, Places, and Enong>viong>ronments," "Indiong>viong>dual Development and Identity," "Indiong>viong>duals, Groups, and Institutions," and "Power, Authority, and ong>Governanceong>," as required by the National Council for the Social Studies. Acquista Ora

The Roundtable Talks and the Breakdown of Communism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elster, Jon, PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press, In and , Eastern European Communist regimes and opposition groups conducted a series of roundtable talks to peacefully negotiate the abolition of authoritarian rule and the transition to democratic ong>governanceong>. This volume documents that unprecedented process of national reinvention and constitution making. These essays capture the historical circumstances of these countries--their traditions, customs, and the balance of influence between competing factions--that often took precedence over constitutional ideals. In five country-specific reports, senior scholars proong>viong>de detailed accounts of the talks in Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the German Democratic Republic. Also included is an essay on the political factors underlying the failure of negotiations between reform groups and the Chinese regime, proong>viong>ding an illuminating counterpoint to the path taken in Eastern Europe. This book is an invaluable resource for scholars of constitutional design and democratization and for specialists in Eastern Europe.

A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt: Documents in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thorner, Thomas / Frohn-Nielson, Thor, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, This ong>newong> edition of Broadong>viong>ew's two volume anthology of documents in Canadian history, A Few Acres of Snow and A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt, presents many ong>newong> documentary sources on Canadian history, combined with the most compelling passages from the first edition, Included are documents that focus on the history of Canada's various regions; on social, cultural, political and intellectual history; and on the experiences of women, Native peoples, immigrants and labour.

Mathematical Methods in Queuing Theory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kalashnikov, Vladimir V., PUBLISHER: Springer, This volume presents an overong>viong>ew of mathematical methods used in queuing theory, and various examples of solutions of problems using these methods are given. Many of the topics considered are not traditional, and include general Markov processes, test functions, coupling methods, probability metrics, continuity of queues, quantitative estimates in continuity, convergence rate to the stationary state and limit theorems for the first occurrence times. Much attention is also devoted to the modern theory of regenerative processes. Each chapter concludes with problems and comments on the literature cited. For researchers and graduate students in applied probability, operations research and computer science.

Understanding Business Organisations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salaman, Graeme, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Despite sweeping changes in organisational theory and practice, most productive actiong>viong>ty still takes place within organisations. This volume makes it clear that despite waves of change, organisational theory remains ong>viong>ally relevant to todays student of business. This book introduces the student to classic debates and ong>newong> perspectives on organisations through a wide ranging but approachable selection of readings. It: considers why organisations matter to employees and customers discusses theories of the organisation as a mode of empowerment and of control Examining these theories in the light of current programmes of organisational change, gives the book a case study element that will be invaluable for teaching and learning

Pufendorf: On the Duty of Man and Citizen According to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pufendorf, Samuel / Samuel, Pufendorf / Tully, James, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Samuel Pufendorf is one of the most important moral and political philosophers of the seventeenth century. His theory, which builds on Grotius and Hobbes, was immediately recognized as a classic and taken up by writers as diverse as Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Smith. Over the past twenty years there has been a renaissance of Pufendorf scholarship. On the Duty of Man and Citizen is Pufendorf's own epitome of his monumental On the Law of Nature and of Nations, and it served as a basic text in European universities throughout the Enlightenment. This edition has a lucid and historically sensitive translation by Michael Silverthorne, the first since the early twentieth century. James Tully's introduction sets the text in its context, summarizes the main arguments, surveys recent literature on Pufendorf, and shows how Pufendorf transformed natural law theory into an independent discipline of juristic political philosophy that dominated reflection on politics until Kant.

Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fullan, Michael, PUBLISHER: Corwin Press, Cycling from practice to theory and back again, this concise book proong>viong>des the skinny on motion leadership, or how to "move" indiong>viong>duals, institutions, and whole systems forward.

Supervision in Clinical Practice: A Practitioner's Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scaife, Joyce, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Superong>viong>sion is of increasing significance in the practice of mental health professionals, especially since the advent of voluntary and mandatory registration, managed care and clinical ong>governanceong>. Little, however, has been written to address the practical and theoretical needs and questions of those involved. In Superong>viong>sion in the Mental Health Professions, Joyce Scaife, along with her guest contributors, draws on over two decades of experience to illustrate ways of thinking about and doing superong>viong>sion. Using practical examples, she explores often-encountered dilemmas, including: * How can superong>viong>sors facilitate learning? * What are the ethical bases of superong>viong>sion? * What helps to create a good working alliance? This comprehensive, practical and indispensable text is ong>viong>tal reading for superong>viong>sors and superong>viong>sees involved in mental health care, including clinical psychology, counselling, psychotherapy, counselling psychology, psychiatry, nursing and social work.

Residential Windows: A Guide to New Techonologies and Energy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carmody, John / Selkowitz, Stephen / Arasteh, Dariush, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, The third edition of Residential Windows: A Guide to ong>Newong> Technologies and Energy Performance proong>viong>des updated and expanded information on window properties and technologies, as well as ong>newong> sections on such key topics as window installation, energy efficiency, and building codes. For this latest edition, all of the energy performance data have been reong>viong>sed, based on the latest simulation techniques and industry-accepted assumptions. Residential Windows proong>viong>des an overong>viong>ew of ong>newong> window products for consumers, designers, and builders, as well as regulators, standards developers, utilities, and the researchers, manufacturers, and suppliers in the window industry itself. It is an essential resource for anyone considering purchasing or installing ong>newong> windows.

Country Conversations: Timeless Stories from the Legends of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Timothy Edward, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Country Conversations explores the world of country music through the eyes of some of country musicas greatest artists. Country music icons Charlie Louong>viong>n, Bill Anderson, the Bellamy Brothers, Hal Bynum, and Ricky Lynn Gregg share unforgettable stories in their own words. From the artistsa own personal experiences on and off the stage to priceless adong>viong>ce for up-and-coming country singers and songwriters, Country Conversations takes you deep inside the vortex of Americaas music, highlighting the ups and downs of country stardom. Country Conversations shares rare ong>insightsong> on the music business, humorous stories, uplifting anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes glimpses from artists who shaped country music. Filled with interesting country music facts, triong>viong>a, history, and entertainment, Country Conversations sheds ong>newong> light on what it means to be a country music legend. Acquista Ora

Life in a Medieval Castle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McAleavy, Tony / Chamberlain, Neong>viong>lle, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, In their heyday castles were homes to the wealthiest and most powerful members of society--royalty and the great nobility, who displayed their wealth by giong>viong>ng sumptuous banquets and maintaining large households of retainers and servants. As they traveled from castle to castle, the monarchs and nobles exercised ong>governanceong> and dispensed justice. The first part of this book describes the household of a great castle. The second and third parts relate the evolution of the castle and its role in society. The final section traces the decline of the castle in favor of grand houses and palaces. A wealth of source material, along with archaeological eong>viong>dence, brings the world of the medieval castle to life.

Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barthes, Roland / Dyer, Geoff, PUBLISHER: Hill & Wang, A graceful, contemplative volume, "Camera Lucida "was first published in . Commenting on artists such as Avedon, Clifford, Mapplethorpe, and Nadar, Roland Barthes presents photography as being outside the codes of language or culture, acting on the body as much as on the mind, and rendering death and loss more acutely than any other medium. This groundbreaking approach established "Camera Lucida "as one of the most important books of theory on the subject, along with Susan Sontag's "On Photography."

New Directions for Mental Health Services, Families Coping

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lefley, Harriet P., PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, This volume offers both a longitudinal and a cross-sectional perspective on involong>viong>ng families in the treatment of adults with severe and persistent psychiatric disorders. Mental illness is experienced, both by patients and by their families, in a historical and cultural context that varies across time, geography, personal space, and the life cycle of the illness. This sourcebook ong>viong>ews culture in a broad sense--as a set of shared beliefs, values, behaong>viong>oral norms, and practices that characterize a particular group of people who share a common identity--and examines the impact of cultural differences on mental health theory and treatment. This issue offers practice guidelines and suggestions for further research in the area of culturally competent mental health care serong>viong>ces. This is the 77th issue of the quarterly journal "ong>Newong> Directions for Mental Health Serong>viong>ces."

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Postwestern Cultures: Literature, Theory, Space

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kollin, Susan, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, "Postwestern Cultures" synthesizes the most critical topics of contemporary scholarship of the American West within a single volume. This interdisciplinary anthology features leading scholars in the varied fields of western American literary studies and includes ong>newong> regional studies, global studies, studies of popular culture, enong>viong>ronmental criticism, gender and queer theory, and multiculturalism. "Postwestern Cultures," like all successful studies of western American literature, is necessarily diverse and wide-ranging; it grasps the multifaceted quality of the landscape, literature, and critical analysis by engaging postmodern theory, spatial theory, cultural studies, and transnational and transcultural understandings of the local. This collection emphasizes the importance of understanding the region not as a confined or static space but as a constantly changing entity in both substance and form. It examines subjects ranging from the use of frontier rhetoric in Japanese American internment camp narratives to the emergence of agricultural tourism in the ong>Newong> West to the application of geographer J. B. Jackson's theories to abandoned western landscapes.

Intercultural Communication Theory: Current Perspectives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gudykunst, William B., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), The seventh volume of the distinguished series International and Intercultural Communication Annuals is published for the first time by SAGE. It is also the first volume to be presented in a ong>newong> format: theme-oriented volumes that examine key issues in intercultural communication. Twenty four leaders in the field contribute original essays that reong>viong>ew the progress made toward developing theories of intercultural communication. Theories based on traditional communication perspectives, ong>newong> theories that are unique to this ong>newong> emerging discipline, and contributions from such areas as philosophy, social psychology and linguistics are described. If one were to offer a seminar designed to take stock of theory in intercultural communication, this volume would be a good choice of text. One might well argue that it is the "only" choice...this book proong>viong>des the beginnings of order in a field that has prided itself on its ecumenical rather than its ordered self-ong>viong>ew.' -- "Journal of Communication, Summer

Politics and the Theory of Language in the USSR :

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brandist, Craig / Chown, Katya, PUBLISHER: Anthem Press, 'Politics and the Theory of Language in the USSR ' proong>viong>des ground-breaking research into the complex interrelations of linguistic theory and politics during the first two decades of the USSR. The work examines how the ong>newong> Revolutionary regime promoted linguistic research that scrutinised the relationship between language, social structure, national identity and ideological factors as part of an attempt to democratize the public sphere. It also looks at the demise of the sociological paradigm, as the isolation and bureaucratization of the state gradually shifted the focus of research. Through this account, the collection formally acknowledges the achievements of the Soong>viong>et linguists of the time, whose innovative approaches to the relationship between language and society predates the emergence of western sociolinguistics by several decades. These articles are the first articles written in English about these linguists, and will introduce an Anglophone audience to a range of materials hitherto unavailable. In addition to proong>viong>ding ong>newong> articles, the volume also presents the first annotated translation of Ivan Meshchaninov's 'Theses on Japhetidology', thereby proong>viong>ding insight into one of the most controversial strands within Soong>viong>et linguistic thought.

Problems in Neolithic Archaeology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Whittle, Alasdair, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Problems in Neolithic Archaeology is a notable contribution to the debate about how we can write prehistory. Drawing on both processual and post-processual approaches, it reaffirms the central role of theory and interpretation while accepting as permanent the uncertainty which makes the testing of archaeological hypotheses difficult or even impossible. Dr Whittle asserts in particular the need for greater self-confidence and for the formulation of ong>newong> theory and questions more appropriate to the archaeological record. The book's specific strength lies, however, in a close contextual study of the Neolithic period in western and central Europe. In this respect it proong>viong>des an admirable complement to his textbook Neolithic Europe.

Marriages & Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Olson, Daong>viong>d / DeFrain, John / Skogrand, Linda, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, An introductory text, "Marriages and Families" accentuates the positive aspects of relationships and focuses on enriching students' knowledge and experience in building strong, successful couple and family relationships. The authors, seasoned family scholars and therapists, integrate research, theory, and practical applications with an interdisciplinary perspective on marriage and family. To enhance teaching and student learning, an updated AWARE (Awareness of Attitudes and Relationships Expectations) Online computerized assessment contains 15 categories that match the chapters of the book.

Global Futures: Shaping Globalization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pieterse, Jan Nederveen, PUBLISHER: Zed Books, This book rejects a fatalistic stance in the face of the problems that accelerating globalization is throwing up. The contributors argue that humanity must seek to shape globalization. In a sequence of tightly argued essays, they suggest a variety of innovative perspectives, changes, policies, and institutional reforms that we ought to strive for in our increasingly inter-connected world. The exciting range of topics discussed include global ong>governanceong> and democratization; international finance and reform of the world economy; Third World development; the enong>viong>ronment; the position of women; poverty and social exclusion; technology and culture; and the future shape of urban growth.

Communication Yearbook 25

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gudykunst, William B., PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Communication Yearbook 25" is devoted to publishing state-of-the-art literature reong>viong>ews in which authors critique and synthesize a body of communication research. This volume contains critical, integrative reong>viong>ews of research on democracy and ong>newong> communication technologies; the Federal Communication Commission's communication policymaking process; cognitive effects of hypermedia; mediation of children's teleong>viong>sion ong>viong>ewing; informatization, world systems, and developing countries; communication ethics; communication in culturally diverse work groups; and attitudes toward language. In addition, it also includes senior scholars' reong>viong>ews of research on imagined interactions and symbolic convergence theory. Representing media, interpersonal, intercultural, and other areas of communication, this is an important reference on current research for scholars and students in the social sciences. Each of the chapters make a unique contribution to the field.

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African Solutions: Best Practices from the African Peer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Petlane, Tsoeu / Gruzd, Steven, PUBLISHER: Jacana Media, The result of research into the policies, programs, and experiences identified as best practices in the Country Reong>viong>ew Reports of 12 countries, this volume seeks to understand how these successful policies can be strengthened for use as teaching materials within the African Peer Reong>viong>ew Mechanism (APRM) and around the continent. From Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda, this study was commissioned and coordinated by the ong>Governanceong> and APRM Program of the South African Institute of International Affairs and contains in-depth explanations of the conceptualization and applications of the best practices included.

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