miscellaneous studies

North America and the Caribbean

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bramwell, Martyn, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group, Country by country, The World in Maps series takes readers on a grand tour of each of the seven continents. Beautifully illustrated, full-color maps--plus vital statistics--give readers a thorough sketch of the countries on our planet. Armed with all the titles in the series, readers will have an easy-to-read and up-to-date global resource at their fingertips. Supports the national curriculum standard People, Places, and Environments as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Chesnutt and Realism: A Study of the Novels

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Simmons, Ryan, PUBLISHER: University Alabama Press, An important examination of Charles Chesnutt as a practitioner of realism. With the release of previously unpublished novels and a recent proliferation of critical studies on his life and work, Charles W. Chesnutt () has emerged as a major American writer of his time--the age of Howells, Twain, and Wharton. In "Chesnutt and Realism, "Ryan Simmons breaks new ground by theorizing how understandings of literary realism have shaped, and can continue to shape, the reception of Chesnutt's work. Although Chesnutt is typically acknowledged as the most prominent African American writer of the realist period, little attention has been paid to the central question of this study: what does it mean to call Chesnutt a realist? A writer whose career was circumscribed by the dismal racial politics of his era, Chesnutt refused to conform to literary conventions for depicting race. Nor did he use his imaginative skills to evade the realities he and other African Americans faced. Rather, he experimented with ways of portraying reality that could elicit an appropriate, proportionate response to it, as Simmons demonstrates in extended readings of each of Chestnutt's novels, including important unpublished works that have been overlooked by previous critics. "Chesnutt and Realism" also addresses a curiously neglected subject in American literary studies--the relationship between American literary realism and race. By taking Chesnutt seriously as a contributor to realism, this book articulates the strategies by which one African American intellectual helped to define the discourses that influenced his fate. Ryan Simmons is Assistant Professor of English at Utah Valley State College

States of Siege: U.S. Prison Riots

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Useem, Bert / Kimball, Peter, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, This book examines case studies of recent prison riots in five states, including the radical uprising in Attica, New York, and the infamous bloodbath at the New Mexico Penitentiary. The most extensive and detailed work yet written on US prison riots, the authors explain the occurrence and variations of riots as a reflection of the administrative breakdown of the prison system within a changing ideological context. A theoretical appendix helps make this work an ideal introduction to sociological theories of collective action.

Formal Grammar: Theory and Implementation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Levine, Robert, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The second volume in the Vancouver Studies in Cognitive Science series, this collection presents recent work in the fields of phonology, morphology, semantics, and neurolinguistics. Its overall theme is the relationship between the contents of grammatical formalisms and their real-time realizations in machine or biological systems. Individual essays address such topics as learnability, implementability, computational issues, parameter setting, and neurolinguistic issues. Contributors include Janet Dean Fodor, Richard T. Oehrle, Bob Carpenter, Edward P. Stabler, Elan Dresher, Arnold Zwicky, Mary-Louis Kean, and Lewis P. Shapiro.

Interfaces in High-Tc Superconducting Systems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shinde, Subhash L. / Rudman, David A., PUBLISHER: Springer, Because the new high-temperature superconductors cannot be grown as large single crystals, interfaces and junctions play an important role in their properties. The chapters in this book, each by leading researchers in the field, examine the state of our understanding of such interfaces. Chapters cover such topics as studies of YCBO films by transmission-electron, scanning-tunneling, and atomic-force microscopy; microstructure, interfacial interactions, and twin boundary structures in YCBO films; grain-boundary Josephson junctions; and overlayer formation.

Managing People in Public Agencies: Personnel and Labor

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brock, Jonathan, PUBLISHER: University Press of America, An examination of personnel management from the perspective of the program manager, rather than that of a personnel officer or other staff specialist. It takes the case study approach, containing 16 original case studies. Its ultimate aim is to help managers and policy makers fully integrate human resources and needs with the overall program or institutional objectives. It provides diagnostic and management tools and focuses on balancing productivity with organizational goals and personnel satisfaction. Originally published in by Little, Brown and Company.

Teachers Are Researchers: Reflection and Action

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Patterson, Leslie / Smith, Karen / Short, Kathy G., PUBLISHER: International Reading Association, This volume explores how teacher researchers tackle tough questions and reveal information -- about both their teaching practice and the research process. Discover the valuable contributions teacher researchers can make to the profession while still rising to the day-to-day demands of teaching. Teachers Are Researchers offers a detailed look at everything from getting started to recording and analyzing observation. Examples of studies by elementary, middle school, high school, and college teachers are included. Foreword by Nancie Atwell.

The Humanities: A Selective Guide to Information Sources

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Blazek, Ron / Aversa, Elizabeth Smith, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Covering a broad territory and more sources than previous editions, this best-selling book delivers up-to-date, reliable access to approximately of the most important and representative information sources in the immense discipline of humanities studies. Web sites have been included on a highly selective basis, and all sources have been reviewed. Computerized databases are integrated with the books. Detailed annotations give users an in-depth view of the sources, and thorough indexes provide fast and easy access.

The Wrong Reality

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oates, John Bapty, PUBLISHER: Checkpoint Press, This stimulating and challenging book marks a unique departure from traditional social theories. Fifty years in the writing, the author pulls few punches as he studies the current human condition in light of our little-realized, yet true collective potential. Focusing on the obvious disjointedness of contemporary society, this weighty study not only details the story of our tragic march towards Machine-based societies, but also points the way to surely the only enduring solution; our collective advancement to supraconsciousness, and to a truly humane, or 'humantrue' society.

Social Cognition, Joint Attention, and Communicative

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carpenter, Malinda / Nagell, Katherine / Tomasello, Michael, PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press, The studies in this volume measure the various behaviors that are displayed as infants and mothers share their attention on an outside object: joint engagement, following gazes and points, gestures, imitation of actions, and language comprehension and production. The authors show how infants follow a progression from "sharing" to "following" to "directing" others' attention and behavior, and how these skills are related to early communicative competence. Their results have important implications for theories of social-cognitive and language development.

Barron's GED: El examen de equivalencia de la escuela

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rockowitz, Murray / Brownstein, Samuel / Peters, Max, PUBLISHER: Barron's Educational Series, Updated to reflect the latest GED High School Equivalency Exams, this comprehensive manual presents a diagnostic test and two full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained. Test takers will also profit from the bookas extensive subject reviews, which cover all test topics: Language ArtsaWriting Parts I and II, Language ArtsaReading, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics. An overview explains the testas several parts and their time allotments and offers study advice and test-taking tips.

A Guide to Coding Compliance [With 2 CDROMs]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Becker, Joanne M., PUBLISHER: Cengage Learning, A Guide to Coding Compliance provides guidelines on performing coding compliance reviews and developing a coding compliance program. Real-life case studies tie fundamental knowledge with practical solutions to many compliance situations that providers face today. For the coding and billing manager the text serves as a practical guide in answering some of the most common coding and compliance issues faced today. For students the text lays a foundation for understanding the legal requirements, payer specific instructions and the importance of quality coding. Acquista Ora

Supreme Court Watch : Highlights of the , and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brien, David M., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, Each edition of Supreme Court Watch offers narratives and analyses of legal disputes, political battles, and social confrontations as they unfold before the Supreme Court. Also included are excerpts from the justices' objections and dissents on the Court's most influential cases of the recent term. Supreme Court Watch is an ideal supplement to the author's two-volume casebook, Constitutional Law and Politics, and serves as an excellent companion to other books and for courses on law, legal studies, and the judiciary.

Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moore, Mark H. / Petrie, Carol V. / Braga, Anthony A., PUBLISHER: National Academy Press, How do we make sense of the tragedy of a school shooting or even draw objective conclusions from these incidents? Deadly Lessons is the outcome of the National Research Council's unique effort to glean lessons from six case studies of lethal student violence. These are powerful stories of parents and teachers and troubled youths, presenting the tragic complexity of the young shooter's social and personal circumstances in rich detail. The cases point to possible causes of violence and suggest where interventions may be most effective. Readers will come away with a better understanding of the potential threat, how violence might be prevented, and how healing might be promoted in affected communities. For each case study, Deadly Lessons relates events leading up to the violence, provides quotes from personal interviews about the incident, and explores the impact on the community. The case studies center on: -- Two separate incidents in East New York in which three students were killed and a teacher was seriously wounded. -- A shooting on the south side of Chicago in which one youth was killed and two were wounded. -- A shooting into a prayer group at a Kentucky high school in which three students were killed. -- The killing of 4 students and a teacher and the wounding of 10 others at an Arkansas middle school. -- The shooting of a popular science teacher by a teenager in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. -- A suspected copycat of Columbine in which six students were wounded in Georgia. For everyone who puzzles over these terrible incidents, Deadly Lessons offers a fresh perspective on the most fundamental of questions: Why?

Community Work Approaches to Child Welfare

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wharf, Brian, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, Community Work Approaches to Child Welfare presents a number of case studies that illustrate alternative approaches to child welfare that recognizes the strengths and tenacity of families who live in resource poor and essentially unfriendly environments (and that would drive middle class professionals to distraction). The strengths of these families can be harnessed to improve their situation and that of others. Community work approaches are provided by accessible organizations that involve families in the design and implementation of programs that affect them and that are dedicated to developing the capacity of communities to care for children and families. The case studies range from urban child welfare agencies in Toronto and Winnipeg, to the rural setting of Hazelton, B.C. and to examples of First Nation communities that have taken control of child welfare. The studies are written by Canadian scholars who are widely recognized for their innovative research and writing in community work and child welfare. Community Work Approaches to Child Welfare is also an indictment of the policies and practices that now govern the provision of child welfare services in Canada. The indictment argues that the policies that hold parents, and particularly single parent women, responsible for the care of their children without regard for the circumstances in which these families live is neither realistic nor helpful. It further holds that individualized and office based practice dominated by a paradigm of risk turns clients into objects thereby robbing them of their dignity and strengths. Community approaches make a viable alternative. Brian Wharf is Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work and Faculty of Human and Social Development, University of Victoria. During his career at this university he was Director, School of Social Work, Dean, Faculty of Human and Social Development, Professor in a multi- disciplinary graduate program and Acting Director, School of Public Administration. He is the author/editor of numerous books the most recent being Connecting Policy and Practice in the Human Services, with Brad McKenzie. Academics please note that this is a title classified as having a restricted allocation of complimentary copies; complimentary copies remain readily available to adopters and to academics very likely to adopt this title in the coming academic year. When adoption possibilities are less strong and/or further in the future, academics are requested to purchase the title at an academic discount, with the proviso that Broadview will happily refund the purchase price (with or without a receipt) if the book is indeed adopted.

Environmental Politics Casebook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Norman / Miller, Norman, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Environmental Politics Casebook: Genetically Modified Foods includes laws, regulations, testimony, court decisions, journal and newspaper articles, book chapters, and interest group communications such as press releases and on-line briefs, as well as other studies and reports that constitute the principal elements of the public debate on the genetic modification of food. A companion to Environmental Politics: Interest Groups, the Media, and the Making of Policy, it provides the substantive, detailed, case-in-point application for practices and principles previously discussed only in theory, keeping the basic text compact and current.

Prehistoric Mad Libs Junior

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Price, Roger / Stern, Leonard, PUBLISHER: Price Stern Sloan, Whatas a great way for children to begin learning grammar while having loads of fun? Playing "Mad Libs Junior" Featuring the same wacky sense of humor as our original "Mad Libs"A(R) series, but tailored for the younger reader, weave designed these books to help teach some of the basics. Each puzzle includes four categories of words to choose from, indicated by a distinct symbol. Each symbol represents a part of speech and a list of words is offered. To play, kids are told the category from which to pick a word, including categories such as NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, VERBS and MISCELLANEOUS. "Mad Libs Junior" is even designed for smaller hands, with a jumbo 7 1/2 x inch trim size, a larger space to fill in the blanks for beginning writers, and 48 pages per book. Kids love everything about dinosaurs. "Prehistoric Mad Libs Junior" takes the best parts of science and history and gives them our signature flavor.

Ancient Road Networks and Settlement Hierarchies in the New

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Trombold, Charles D. / Audouze, Francoise / Broodbank, Cyprian, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The presence of ancient road networks in the New World is a puzzle, because they predate the use of wheeled transport vehicles. But whatever their diverse functions may have been, they remain the only tangible indication of how extinct American societies were regionally organised. Contributors to this volume describe recent studies of prehispanic roads in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America, paying special attention to their significance for economic and political organisation, as well as regional communication.

Alphabet Mad Libs Junior

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Price, Roger / Stern, Leonard, PUBLISHER: Price Stern Sloan, Whatas a great way for children to begin learning grammar while having loads of fun? Playing "Mad Libs Junior" Featuring the same wacky sense of humor as our original "Mad Libs"A(R) series, but tailored for the younger reader, weave designed these books to help teach some of the basics. Each puzzle includes four categories of words to choose from, indicated by a distinct symbol. Each symbol represents a part of speech and a list of words is offered. To play, kids are told the category from which to pick a word, including categories such as NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, VERBS and MISCELLANEOUS. "Mad Libs Junior" is even designed for smaller hands, with a jumbo 7 1/2 x inch trim size, a larger space to fill in the blanks for beginning writers, and 48 pages per book. Perfect for kids just learning their ABCs, "Alphabet Mad Libs Junior" takes a walk through a wacky world of words, as only we can.

The Path of Economic Growth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lowe, Adolph, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The writings on the theory of economic growth share almost without exception two characteristics - they deal exclusively with steady growth or equilibrium dynamics, and they try to predict the actual course of long-term development on the basis of greatly oversimplified behaviour assumptions. This book, first published in , studies the many variants of a disequilibrium path, which growth processes pursue under the impact of major growth stimuli - changes in labour supply, in natural resources, and in technology. The study gives direction to public policies, sharply distinguishing between the requirements of market economies and of planned systems.

Monitor LCD 22" AOC

In buone condizioni, perfettamente funzionante. AOC eFw specs GENERAL Display Type LED-backlit LCD monitor / TFT active matrix Aspect Ratio 16:9 Native Resolution Full HD (p) x at 60 Hz Contrast Ratio :1 (dynamic) Color Support 16.7 million colors Dimensions (WxDxH) 20.2 in x 2.5 in x 18.1 in Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 Vertical Viewing Angle 160 Viewable Size 21.5" Pixel Pitch mm Panel Type TN Brightness 250 cd/m² Horizontal Refresh Rate 80 kHz Backlight Technology WLED Video Bandwidth 148 MHz Vertical Refresh Rate 75 Hz Manufacturer AOC CONNECTIVITY Interfaces VGA DVI-D POWER DEVICE Nominal Voltage AC V Frequency Required Hz Power Consumption Operational 25 Watt MISCELLANEOUS Flat Panel Mount Interface Yes DISPLAY Image Brightness 250 cd/m2 Image Aspect Ratio 16:9 Video Bandwidth 148 MHz Video Format p (Full HD) Type LED-backlit LCD monitor POWER Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 0.5 Watt

Encyclopedia of Nursing Research

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fitzpatrick, Joyce J., PUBLISHER: Springer Publishing Company, Written by the world's leading authorities in nursing research, this volume presents key terms and concepts in nursing research comprehensively explained by 200 expert contributors. The 320 articles include topics such as nursing services; electronic networks and technology; nursing education; nursing care; patients' reactions and adjustments; historical, philosophical, and cultural issues; and nursing organizations and publications. Extensive cross references assist readers in finding information. This volume is written for the information-seeking professional who is engaged in research issues or for those beginning their studies in nursing or related health research.

Family Theories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: White, James M. / Klein, David M., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This solid revision of the best-selling Family Theories remains the only single-volume textbook to present family theory in a clear, approachable manner appropriate for both advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. James White and David Klein draw upon seven major theoretical frameworks developed by key social scientists to explain variation in family life, including the exchange, symbolic-interaction, family life course development, systems, conflict, feminist, and ecological theoretical frameworks. Recommended for courses in Theories of the Family, Marriage & the Family, Family Studies, and Sociology of the Family.

Storia del terrorismo

Walter Laqueur Rizzoli - I° ed. L'analisi storica del piu' drammatico fenomeno del nostro tempo Indice: - La filosofia della bomba - La sociologia del terrorismo - Le interpretazioni del terrorismo - Fatti, Letteratura e scienze politiche - Il terrorismo oggi Traduzione di Loni Sandermann Walter Laqueur è direttore dell'Institute of Contamporary History e della Wiener Library di Londra e presidente dell'International Research Council del Center of Strategical and International Studies of Washington. Attualmente ricopre il ruolo di visiting professor di Storia dell'Università di Harward. spedizione non tracciata euro 1,90 tracciata euro 4,90 cartonato con sovracopertina - pagg. 370 - Lit.

Uses and Abuses of Political Power

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Owusu, Maxwell, PUBLISHER: Ghana University Press, The first edition of this book, published in , was widely acclaimed as the best account of grassroots politics to have emerged from Africa. One of its unique features is the extent to which the author has effectively integrated historical and anthropological issues into a political frame. The book is divided into three parts: the first looks retrospectively at the first edition and its relevance to Ghana's past, present and future; the second part considers the importance of comparative political studies to the development and fostering of the growth of an informed and knowledgeable political public and opinion leadership, covering history, culture and politics; and the third part presents an intellectual overview of Ghanaian political change, from Nkrumah to the peaceful transfer of power from the National Democratic Congress government to the New Patriotic Party at the start of the new millennium. Maxwell Owusu is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University Michigan. Educated at the London School of Economics, Harvard University, and the University of Chicago, he has taught at the University of Ghana, Legon. He was a consulting member of the Constitutional Experts Committee which drafted the constitution proposals. He is the author of numerous scholarly publications, the recipient of a US Institute of Peace Grant, and on the board of the International Union of Anthropoligical and Ethnological Sciences. Praise for the first edition:."the best available account of grassroots politics to have emerged from Africa." Political Science Quarterly."this fine and vivic piece of scholarship comes to blow away fhe cobwebs from Ghanaian political studies." AmericanPolitical Science Review "The author demonstrates an enviable ability to present his diverse material in a readily comprehensive framework and handles his written sources as deftly as his own participant observation." American Journal of Sociology

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