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Engaging Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of Possibility: From Blind

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rossatto, Cesar Augusto / Freire, Ana Maria Arajo / Rossatto, C., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Engaging Paulo Freire's Pedagogy ong>ofong> Possibility is a cross-cultural case study ong>ofong> how people experience schooling in relation to their sense ong>ofong> time and optimism. Cesar Augusto Rossatto examines how real-life situations and ong>socialong> structures influence people's construction ong>ofong> notions ong>ofong> possibilities. The findings ong>ofong> this study suggest that a curriculum based on Freirean critical pedagogy and time theories can be used to enhance time-consciousness values in contemporary ong>socialong> life. Visit our website for sample chapters

Class and Social Development: A New Theory of the Middle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnson, Dale L., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), The essays in this volume expound a new theoretical perspective on the formation and function ong>ofong> the middle class. Drawing on currents within Marxism, particularly Marxist structuralism, the essays first re-examine the basic tenets ong>ofong> class structure theory, then develop their own approach and methodology. This approach is then applied to the study ong>ofong> the North American intermediate class. Why is it sometimes liberal and progressive, sometimes a ong>socialong> basis for right-wing reaction?...specialists in Marxist class theory will find it covers most recent developments in analysis and is constructively self-critical.' -- "Reviewing Sociology, Vol 3, Issue

Encyclopedia of Adoption

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Adamec, Christine / Pierce, William L., PUBLISHER: Facts on File, This A-to-Z reference addresses all aspects, ong>socialong>

Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Architecture for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Siry, Joseph M., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The first in-depth study ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> the seminal works ong>ofong> America's most renowned twentieth-century architect is now available in paperback. In this study, Joseph Siry examines the ong>buildingong> in the light ong>ofong> Wright's earlier religious architecture, his methods ong>ofong> design, and his innovative construction techniques, particularly the use ong>ofong> reinforced concrete which was here exploited and expressively deployed for the first time. He also sets Unity Temple against the tradition ong>ofong> the liberal Unitarian and Universalist religious culture, the institutional history ong>ofong> the affluent Oak Park congregation that commissioned the ong>buildingong>, as well as the ong>socialong> context in which structure was conceived and built. Throughout, Unity Temple is treated as a work ong>ofong> art that embodies both Wright's theory ong>ofong> architecture and his liberal religious ideals.

Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Angelucci, Enzo, PUBLISHER: Booksales, This encyclopedic volume is a complete panorama ong>ofong> "flying machines" from the drawings ong>ofong> Leonardo Da Vinci to the most sophisticated military aircraft ong>ofong> the present and future. Includes detailed ong>analysesong> ong>ofong> over 800 significant examples ong>ofong> military aircraft through history and 700 accompanying 3-D drawings.

Constructing Fatherhood: Discourses and Experiences

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lupton, Deborah / Barclay, Lesley, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), It is a very impressive book. Its coverage ong>ofong> contemporary discourses ong>ofong> fatherhood is comprehensive. The theoretical stance is one that allows for complexity and fluidity. The authors write well, making even esoteric sociological and cultural theory accessible. I recommend it' - "British Journal ong>ofong> ong>Socialong> Work " Constructing Fatherhood provides an analysis ong>ofong> the ong>socialong>, cultural and symbolic meanings ong>ofong> fatherhood in contemporary western societies. The authors draw on poststructuralist theory to analyze the representation ong>ofong> fatherhood in the expert' literature ong>ofong> psychology, sociology and the health sciences, and in popular sources such as television, film, advertisements and child-care and parenting manuals

For Social Peace in Brazil: Industrialists and the Remaking

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weinstein, Barbara, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> North Carolina Press, This book is the first major study ong>ofong> industrialists and ong>socialong> policy in Latin America. Barbara Weinstein examines the vast array ong>ofong> programs sponsored by a new generation ong>ofong> Brazilian industrialists who sought to impose on the nation their vision ong>ofong> a rational, hierarchical, and efficient society. She explores in detail two national agencies founded in the s (SENAI and SESI) that placed vocational training and ong>socialong> welfare programs directly in the hands ong>ofong> industrialist associations. Assessing the industrialists' motives, Weinstein also discusses how both men and women in Brazil's working class received the agencies' activities. Inspired by the concepts ong>ofong> scientific management, rational organization, and applied psychology, Sao Paulo's industrialists initiated wide-ranging programs to raise the standard ong>ofong> living, increase productivity, and at the same time secure lasting ong>socialong> peace. According to Weinstein, workers initially embraced many ong>ofong> their efforts but were nonetheless suspicious ong>ofong> employers' motives and questioned their commitment to progressivism. By the s, industrial leaders' notion ong>ofong> the working class as morally defective and their insistence on stemming civil unrest at all costs increasingly diverged from populist politics and led to the industrialists' active support ong>ofong> the military coup. Acquista Ora

Stochastic Processes in the Neurosciences

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tuckwell, Henry C., PUBLISHER: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematic, This monograph is centered on quantitative analysis ong>ofong> nerve-cell ong>behaviorong>. The work is foundational, with many higher order problems still remaining, especially in connection with neural networks. Thoroughly addressed topics include stochastic problems in neurobiology, and the treatment ong>ofong> the theory ong>ofong> related Markov processes.

Ethnic Identity and Power: Cultural Contexts of Political

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zou, Yali / Trueba, Enrique T., PUBLISHER: State University ong>ofong> New York Press, The relationship between ethnic identity and power has important consequences in a modern world that is changing rapidly through global immigration trends. Studies ong>ofong> ethnic/ racial conflict ong>ofong> ethnic identity and power become necessarily studies ong>ofong> political power, ong>socialong> status, school achievement, and allocation ong>ofong> resources. The recognition ong>ofong> power by an ethnic group, however, creates a competition for control and a rivalry for power over public arenas, such as schools. In this context this book provides interesting and important insights into the dilemmas faced by immigrants and members ong>ofong> ethnic groups, by school personnel, and by policy makers. The first part ong>ofong> the book consists ong>ofong> comparative studies ong>ofong> ethnic identity. The second part focuses directly on some ong>ofong> the lessons learned from ong>socialong> science research on ethnic identification and the critical study ong>ofong> equity, with its implications for pedagogy. An interdisciplinary group ong>ofong> scholars ong>ofong>fers prong>ofong>oundly honest and stimulating accounts ong>ofong> their struggles to decipher self-identification processes in various political contexts, as well as their personal reflections on the study ong>ofong> ethnicity. A powerful message emerges that invites reflection about self-identification processes, and that allows a deeper understanding ong>ofong> the empowering consequences ong>ofong> a clear and strong personal, cultural, ethnic, and ong>socialong> identity. These pages ong>ofong>fer a keen grasp ong>ofong> the undeniable political contexts ong>ofong> education.

Family Handyman: Landscape Projects

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reader's Digest / Dolezal, Robert / Editors, ong>Ofong> Readers Digest, PUBLISHER: Reader's Digest Association, Dozens ong>ofong> do-it-yourself landscaping, planting, and outdoor ong>buildingong> projects for homeowners ong>ofong> all skill levels. Projects range from planting fall bulbs to ong>buildingong> a graceful wooden bridge.

Roots of Revolution: Radical Thought in Cuba

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liss, Sheldon B., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Concerned with what Cuban radicals have thought about their na-tion's protracted struggle for independence, Sheldon B. Liss looks at each one's mode ong>ofong> analysis, position on the class struggle, ideas on reform or revolution, and search for community. Each writer's beliefs about ethics, morality, religion, ong>socialong> mobility, political control, aesthetics, and quality ong>ofong> life are subjected to scrutiny by Liss. He also considers their views on Cuban-United States relations, their perceptions ong>ofong> the state and power, and their relationships to the means ong>ofong> production and workers' movements.

The Social Life of Painting in Ancient Rome and on the Bay

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eleanor Winsor Leach, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, NA

Religion, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fletcher, Anthony / Roberts, Peter, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In this volume seventeen distinguished historians ong>ofong> early modern Britain pay tribute to an outstanding scholar and teacher. Several present reviews ong>ofong> major areas ong>ofong> debate: ong>ofong> the significance ong>ofong> the regulations which determined the ong>socialong> and legal status ong>ofong> prong>ofong>essional actors in Elizabethan England, ong>ofong> Protestant ideas about marriage, ong>ofong> the political significance ong>ofong> the Anglo-Scottish Union, ong>ofong> relations between the Churches ong>ofong> England, Scotland and Ireland under the early Stuarts, and ong>ofong> the riddle ong>ofong> the inner dynamic ong>ofong> the experience ong>ofong> emigration ong>ofong> New England. Case-studies in the ong>socialong> and religious history ong>ofong> the period include the relationship between ideas ong>ofong> cleanliness and godliness, the flowering ong>ofong> the notion ong>ofong> unitive Protestantism in two declarations on behalf ong>ofong> the National Church and provincial preaching at a moment ong>ofong> political crisis in the north ong>ofong> England. Three essays draw on literary evidence to explore attitudes to men ong>ofong> war, the use ong>ofong> the murder pamphlet as a Puritan conversion narrative and the service provided by scholarly readers for politically influential public figures. Two essays make impressive use ong>ofong> fieldwork to reveal how the churches ong>ofong> James I and VI's two kingdoms were furnished and how the gardens ong>ofong> Sir Nicholas and Sir Francis Bacon illuminate their minds and attitudes. The European dimension is represented by an essay on Nicolas Pithou's history ong>ofong> the Reformation in the city ong>ofong> Troyes. This very wide-ranging and fascinating collection ong>ofong> essays will appeal both to specialists in the period and to those interested in the ong>socialong> and cultural history ong>ofong> early modern Britain.

User Participation in Building Design and Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kernahano, David / Kernoham, David / Joiner, Duncan, PUBLISHER: Architectural Press, Now available in paperback, this book addresses the need for ong>buildingong> users and providers to work together to solve the design and management problems that persistently beset them. It describes a generic process ong>ofong> ong>buildingong> evaluation, which brings the two groups into dialogue about the quality ong>ofong> ong>buildingong>s, and provides step by step guidance on how to use it. It illustrates many applications ong>ofong> the process, providing benefits in the briefing and programming ong>ofong> ong>buildingong> projects, the selection ong>ofong> ong>buildingong> accommodation and the maintenance ong>ofong> occupied ong>buildingong>s. This process, which is designed to be adapted to the specific needs ong>ofong> the people involved in it and for use in different situations, has been tested in several countries and found to be practical and cost effective. It is equally useful for any type and size ong>ofong> facility, for design proposals in preparation and for ong>buildingong>s in use. It can be applied to almost every built form or space. This book is an essential tool for design and management prong>ofong>essionals, ong>ofong>fering them opportunities to extend their services in response to the growing expectations and demands ong>ofong> ong>buildingong> users. It also enables ong>buildingong> users to articulate their needs and demands for quality accommodation, and to gain power in dealings with people who supply ong>buildingong>s.

Neurobiology of Addictions: Implications for Clinical

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Topper, Charles Lala Ashenberg / Spence, Richard T. / Dinitto, Diana M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Bridge the gap between the physical foundations ong>ofong> substance abuse and the psychoong>socialong> approaches that can treat it This groundbreaking book ong>ofong>fers helping prong>ofong>essionals a thorough introduction to the neurobiological aspects ong>ofong> substance abuse. It presents the basic information on the subject, including the various neurobiological theories ong>ofong> addiction, and places them in a psychoong>socialong> context. Its clear and straightforward style connects the theoretical information with practical applications. This is an essential resource for substance abuse counselors, researchers, therapists, and ong>socialong> workers. Neurobiology ong>ofong> Addictions ong>ofong>fers sound, tested information on substance abuse issues, including: neurobiological theories ong>ofong> addiction integrating drug treatments and therapeutic interventions using neurobiology to discover substance abuse in clients ong>ofong> various ages perspectives from ong>socialong> work, pharmacology, biology, and neuroscience

Creative Adventures in Social Studies: Engaging Activities &

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Peppercorn, Dan, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Education, The creative activities and resources in this book will help teachers improve their students' academic skills, inject humor into their classes, and illustrate the connections between American history, cultural changes, human ong>behaviorong>, ethical issues, current events, and students' lives. Students who complete these lessons will feel a connection with their teachers and will be motivated to make a difference in the world. This book is ideal for U.S. history and ong>socialong> studies instructors who have students in upper elementary, middle, high school, or college classrooms. The innovative lessons range from debates about Disney s Pocahontas and an episode ong>ofong> The Simpsons to content ong>analysesong> ong>ofong> I Love Lucy and Seinfeld, to the creation ong>ofong> political satire, to a paper airplane assembly line contest. The book also includes the following: fantasy Senate races; an examination ong>ofong> changes in the portrayals ong>ofong> African Americans and women in ads; American Revolution and s Celebrity Meetings; a simulation ong>ofong> the American colonies in which students earn money and pay taxes; an animal rights debate about Ugg boots and NBA leather basketballs; college admissions interviews for influential people; and explorations involving music, architecture, movies, acting, art, and political cartoons. The exercises help teachers build a strong classroom community and reach students who have different learning styles and abilities by activating students multiple intelligences. Overall, the lessons promote thoughtful and enthusiastic participation, and they incorporate movement, music, architecture, movies, acting, art, political cartoons, and technology. This book provides ong>socialong> studies teachers and education prong>ofong>essors with new ideas that will invigorate their classroom and energize students.

Feminist Perspectives on Canadian Foreign Policy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sienstra, Deborah / Sjolander, Claire Turenne / Smith, Heather, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This books seeks to deconstruct Canadian foreign policy. In doing so the book asks: what makes foreign policy 'different' from other policy spheres? How does the study ong>ofong> foreign policy as it is traditionally defined keep gender/women out ong>ofong> statist and institutional ong>analysesong>?

Building Your Home: An Insider's Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Carol, PUBLISHER: Builderbooks, In the second edition ong>ofong> ong>Buildingong> Your Home: An Insider's Guide, customer service expert Carol Smith shows you how to work with your builder to create the home ong>ofong> your dreams. This guide is a must-have for anyone planning to build a high-quality home. With this comprehensive, step-by-step book, you can avoid common mistakes in the home ong>buildingong> process and Choose a qualified builder Establish your budget and secure financing Select the location, benefits, and features ong>ofong> your new home Participate effectively in the design and ong>buildingong> process Prepare for home owner orientation, closing, and moving in Create a home maintenance plan Communicate with your builder on warranty service

Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Spradley, James / McCurdy, David W., PUBLISHER: Pearson Prentice Hall, An ideal complement to standard anthropology texts or as a stand-alone text/reader, the best-selling "Conformity and Conflict" continues to ong>ofong>fer an in-depth look at anthropology as a powerful way to study human ong>behaviorong> and events. The 37 articles cover a broad range ong>ofong> theoretical perspectives and demonstrate basic anthropological concepts. The twelfth edition retains the accessibility ong>ofong> the previous editions and the view that anthropology provides a fascinating perspective on the human experience. The 13th edition has been shaped by the current concerns in both anthropology and American society, including globalization, studying women's lives, race and ethnicity, anthropology's practical applications and the ways it leads to everyday careers. The newly revised table ong>ofong> contents reflects the suggestions ong>ofong> "Conformity and Conflict" users. Thirty percent ong>ofong> the readings are either revised or entirely new to this edition. Nine new articles appear in this edition ong>ofong> Conformity and Conflict (Readings ), three ong>ofong> which were expressly commissioned for this edition (). Four articles ( and 35) have been updated for this edition. More attention is paid to cultural ecology, the impact ong>ofong> the world market and world systems on human ong>socialong> life, and to human change in increasingly large and complex societies. An entirely NEW section on globalization includes three new articles that introduce readers to key concepts - how popular culture spreads to different societies, the processes by which cultural artifacts, ong>socialong> structures, and how ideas are adopted and changed as they reach new societies. Acquista Ora

Assassination of JFK

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelly, Eamonn E. R. / Cole, Scott, PUBLISHER: Greenhaven Press, Each volume in the "At Issue in History series is an anthology that focuses on a controversial historical topic. At ong>ofong>fshoot ong>ofong> Greenhaven's acclaimed "At Issue series focusing on current ong>socialong> issues, this series provides primary and secondary sources to explore and investigate the various opinions ong>ofong>fered on each topic. History comes to life as the reader is exposed to the voices ong>ofong> those who participated in and witnessed the dramatic events ong>ofong> the past. More recent writings by historians and other scholars examine events with the benefit ong>ofong> hindsight, illuminating both the heroism and egregious errors ong>ofong> history makers.

One Quarter of Humanity: Malthusian Mythology and Chinese

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lee, James Z. / Wang, Feng / Feng, Wang, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, This book presents evidence about historical and contemporary Chinese population ong>behaviorong> that overturns much ong>ofong> the received wisdom about the differences between China and the West first voiced by Malthus. Malthus described a China in which early and universal marriage ensured high fertility and therefore high mortality. He contrasted this with Western Europe, where marriage occurred late and was far from universal, resulting in lower fertility and higher demographic responsiveness to economic circumstances. The result in China was thought to be mass misery as part ong>ofong> the population teetered on the brink ong>ofong> a Malthusian precipice, whereas in the West conditions were less severe. In reality, James Lee and Wang Feng argue, there has been effective regulation ong>ofong> population growth in China through a variety ong>ofong> practices that depressed marital fertility to levels far below European standards, and through the widespread practices ong>ofong> infanticide and abortion. Moreover, in China, population ong>behaviorong> has long been primarily a consequence ong>ofong> collective intervention. This collective culture underlies four distinctive features ong>ofong> the Chinese demographic pattern--high rates ong>ofong> female infanticide, low rates ong>ofong> male marriage, low rates ong>ofong> marital fertility, and high rates ong>ofong> adoption--that Lee and Wang trace from to today. These and other distinctive features ong>ofong> the Chinese demographic and ong>socialong> system, they argue, led to a different demographic transition in China from the one that took place in the West.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On the Functions ong>ofong> the Brain and ong>ofong> Each ong>ofong> Its Parts: With Observations on the Possibility ong>ofong> Determining the Instincts, Propensities, and Talents, or the Moral and Intellectual Dispositions ong>ofong> Men and Animals, by the Configuration ong>ofong> the Brain and Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

The Dragons of Expectation: Reality and Delusion in Course

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Conquest, Robert, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, The publication ong>ofong> "The Dragons ong>ofong> Expectation" in reaffirmed Robert Conquest's stature as a leading intellectual and one ong>ofong> the world's great humanists. In the tradition ong>ofong> Isaiah Berlin's "The Crooked Timber ong>ofong> Humanity" and George Orwell's "Essays," this book brilliantly traces how seductive ideas have come to corrupt modern minds; to ong>ofong>ten disastrous effects. In what "Publishers Weekly" called "a frontal assault on the pieties ong>ofong> the left," Conquest masterfully examines how false nostrums have infected academia, politicians, and the public, showing how their reliance on "isms" and the destructive concepts ong>ofong> "People, Nation, and Masses" have resulted in a ruinous cycle ong>ofong> turbulence and war. Including fresh ong>analysesong> ong>ofong> Russia's October Revolution, World War II, and the Cold War, "The Dragons ong>ofong> Expectation" is one ong>ofong> the most important contributions to modern thought in recent years.

The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sutton, Robert I., PUBLISHER: Business Plus, The No Asshole Rule was awarded a Quill Award as the Best Business Book ong>ofong> . When Robert Sutton's "No Asshole Rule" appeared in the Harvard Business Review, readers ong>ofong> this staid publication were amazed at the outpouring ong>ofong> support for this landmark essay. The idea was based on the notion, as adapted in hugely successful companies like Google and SAS, that employees with malicious intents or negative attitudes destroyed any sort ong>ofong> productive and pleasant working environment, and would hinder the entire operation's success. Now using case studies from these and many more corporations that have had unquestioned success using variations ong>ofong> "The No Asshole Rule," Sutton's book aims to show managers that by hiring mean-spirited employees - regardless ong>ofong> talent - saps energy from everyone who must deal with said new hires. Such insights will come from: - Seattle law firm Perkins Coie, which instituted a "no jerks allowed" policy, helping them earn a spot on Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. - United States Supreme Court Fellow Robert Clayman, who noticed that "assholes" in the highest branch ong>ofong> government turned a blind eye to initiatives that would curb abusive and violent ong>behaviorong>. - Testimony from a former American Airlines manager about how former CEO Bob Crandall's abusive "tough love" ong>behaviorong> actually caused psychological harm to those he was attempting to motivate.

Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Kerby A., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The first "translantic" history ong>ofong> the Irish, Emigrants and Exiles promises to become a landmark in our understanding ong>ofong> this important emigration movement. From the early s to the early s, no fewer than seven million people emigrated from Ireland to north America. This vast flow amounted to much more than mere numbers: it at once reflected and compelled enormous ong>socialong> changes on both sides ong>ofong> the Atlantic. Emigrants and Exiles chronicles the momentous causes ong>ofong> the Irish emigration and its far-reaching impact--on the people themselves, on the land they left behind, and on the new one they came to. Drawing on enormous original research, Kerby Miller focuses on the thought and ong>behaviorong> ong>ofong> the "ordinary" Irish emigrants, Catholic and Protestant, as revealed in their personal letters, diaries, journals and memoirs as well as in their songs, poems, and folklore. He finds that while many were eager newcomers to "the land ong>ofong> promise," many more saw themselves as involuntary "exiles" who had been forced to leave Ireland by cruel fate or British oppression. The exile mentality, Miller shows, was deeply rooted in Irish history, culture, and personality, and it prong>ofong>oundly affected the traumatic course ong>ofong> modern Irish history even as it shaped the Irish-American experience in very particular ways. The impressive scope ong>ofong> Miller's work embraces all the successive waves ong>ofong> Irish emigration, and he fills the book with rich human detail. About the Author:Kerby A. Miller is Associate Prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> History at the University ong>ofong> Missouri, Columbia.

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