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So Much to Be Done: Women Settlers on the Mining and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moynihan, Ruth B. / Dichamp, Christine Fischer / Armitage, Susan M., PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, The genuine creative achievements of nineteenth-century western ong>womenong> have often ong>beong>en obscured by sentimental tributes ong>toong> their devotion and diligence, while men are praised as pathfinders, entrepreneurs, and community builders. But the nineteen narratives in "So ong>Muchong> ong>toong> ong>Beong> ong>Doneong>" by ong>womenong> of diverse status and background reveal ong>womenong>'s involvement in every aspect of settlement. Their part in making hard decisions, producing essential income, and developing new communities was as important as their flexibility, humor, and sense of adventure. This collection descriong>beong>s the experiences of pioneer ong>womenong> responding in individual ways ong>toong> the challenge of frontier hardships. The letters, diaries, and memoirs presented here offer glimpses of ong>womenong>'s courage, physical strength, and independence that were the equal of any man's, even as they also reveal the failures, weaknesses, and tragedies that ong>beong>set both sexes during the complex settlement process. ong>Womenong> descriong>beong> their multiple daily tasks, the ingenuity by which they asserted themselves or circumvented patriarchal authority, the networks of relatives and friends who made the survival of both men and ong>womenong> possible. Such information is seldom found in men's narratives. ong>Womenong>'s words provide rich veins of new material for social hisong>toong>rians.

El Dorado in West Africa: The Gold-Mining Frontier, African

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dumett, Raymond E., PUBLISHER: James Currey, Gold mining occupies a central place in the economic evolution of Ghana. This text examines the period of transition from traditional mining systems ong>toong> mechanized, capitalized mining companies in the Akan area of the Gold Coast. Looking at the role of African as well as European mining entrepreneurs, female as well as male mining labour, this study encompasses issues of gender, ethnicity, business organization, pressure groups and exploitation. The author seeks ong>toong> reveal a new complexity in the economic and social hisong>toong>ry of mining in the late 19th century. In particular he concludes that it is in the individualization of land transfers ong>toong> mining concessionaires, rather than in the mobilization of a permanent unskilled wage labour force, that the greatest impact on economic and social change can ong>beong> measured.

Geographic Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Harvey J. / Han, Jiawei, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Advances in auong>toong>mated data collection are creating massive databases and a whole new field, Knowledge Discovery Databases (KDD), has emerged ong>toong> develop new methods of managing and exploiting them. Geographic Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery is the interrogation of large databases using efficient computational methods. The unique challenges brought about by the song>toong>ring of massive geographical databases - from high resolution satellite-based systems ong>toong> data from intelligent transportation systems, for example - has led ong>toong> the field of Geographical Knowledge Discovery (GKD). Geographic or spatial data mining is the exploration of these geographical information databases. Developed out of contributions ong>toong> the highly-respected Varenius Project in , this collection will ong>beong> the definitive volume focusing on GKD and addresses the special challenges ong>toong> ong>beong> found in knowledge discovery and data mining from geographic databases.

Women Organising

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Helen, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "ong>Womenong> Organising" is the first study ong>toong> bring organization theory and the real-life experiences of ong>womenong> organizing ong>toong>gether. Helen Brown uses the example of the Greysong>toong>ne ong>Womenong>'s Centre in Britain ong>toong> illustrate the struggles of ong>womenong> seeking ong>toong> manage without ong>beong>coming bureaucratized, ong>toong> find a sense of direction without relying on leaders, ong>toong> participate fully as leaders, and above all, ong>toong> create a truly collective form of organization.

Women in Medieval Times

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: MacDonald, Fiona, PUBLISHER: Peter ong>Beong>drick Books, "The Other Half of Hisong>toong>ry" explores an aspect of hisong>toong>ry that is often overlooked - the hisong>toong>ry of ong>womenong>. This fascinating book looks at the lives of ong>womenong> in medieval Europe. In the eyes of the law, ong>womenong> were children, ong>toong> ong>beong> guarded and controlled. Motherhood was their main purpose in life. The Church also taught that ong>womenong> were dangerous and sinful. On the other hand, wives helped their husbands in the fields and in workshops, and many nuns and abong>beong>sses were respected for their wisdom and learning. Although ong>womenong> rarely gained power without the support of men, a few nobleong>womenong> used their position ong>toong> play a part in the political struggles and battles of medieval Europe.

Fighting Women: Anger and Aggression in Aboriginal Australia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burbank, Vicong>toong>ria Katherine, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, Fighting is common among contemporary Aboriginal ong>womenong> in Mangrove, Australia--ong>womenong> fight with men and with other ong>womenong>. Vicong>toong>ria Burbank's depiction of these ong>womenong> offers a powerful new perspective that can ong>beong> applied ong>toong> domestic violence in Western settings. Noting that Aboriginal ong>womenong> not only talk without shame about their emotions of anger but also express them in acts of aggression and defense, Burbank emphasizes the positive social and cultural implications of ong>womenong>'s refusal ong>toong> ong>beong> victims. She explores questions of hierarchy and the expression of emotions, as well as ong>womenong>'s roles in domestic violence. Human aggression can ong>beong> experienced and expressed in different ways, she says, and is not necessarily always "wrong." Timely and controversial, "Fighting ong>Womenong>" will stimulate discussion of aggression and gender relations and will enlarge the debate on the victimization of ong>womenong> and children everywhere.

Understanding the Purpose and Power of Woman

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Munroe, Myles, PUBLISHER: Whitaker House, ong>Toong> live successfully in the world, ong>womenong> need ong>toong> know who they are and what role they play ong>toong>day. They need a new awareness of who they are, and new skills ong>toong> meet ong>toong>day's challenges. ong>Beong>st-selling author Myles Munroe examines societies' attitudes ong>toong>ward ong>womenong> and helps ong>womenong> ong>toong> discover who they are. He addresses vital issues such as: Are ong>womenong> and men equal? What are the purpose and design of the woman? Are ong>womenong> meant ong>toong> ong>beong> leaders? Whether you are a woman or a man, married or single, this book will help you ong>toong> understand the woman as she was meant ong>toong> ong>beong>.

Women in Washington: Advocates for Public Policy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tinker, Irene, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), The book synthesizes the successes and failures of two decades in the struggle ong>toong> improve the lives of American ong>womenong> through the political process. Many of the contribuong>toong>rs have worked in federal government, and they consider such areas as education, employment, law and business -- testifying ong>toong> the wider social and political role that so-called 'ong>womenong>'s issues' have played in shaping American society since the early s. This book is destined ong>toong> shape the agenda of the ong>womenong>'s movement for the next generation. '...the text is a wonderful resource for students of political science, organizational change, and ong>womenong>'s studies.' -- Choice, May 'Written in a lucid and jargon-free style, the book provides both the general reader and the professional with new information on ong>muchong>-studied issues such as the ERA...' -- Perspective

Economic Change Governance and Natural Resource Wealth: The

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reed, David / David Reed / Kaimowitz, David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This book confronts the stark realities of how the economic and political reforms imposed in southern Africa have affected secong>toong>rs based on agriculture, mining, ong>toong>urism and forestry and what they have meant for the poor and the environment. It asks why the reforms evolved as they did, who has gained and who has lost. It shows that, with very few exceptions, the changes have ong>beong>nefited foreign companies and domestic elites, fostering corruption and monopolies and undermining civil society and political life. From this it explains what will have ong>toong> ong>beong> ong>doneong> by the international development and business communities ong>toong> reverse these trends and stimulate the development of effective institutions for long-term, sustainable prosperity and social vitality.

Women of Destiny Bible: A Spriti Filled Life Bible: Women

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelsonword, PUBLISHER: Nelson Bibles, Most Christian ong>womenong> long for a menong>toong>r in the faith. Ministry leaders are eager ong>toong> menong>toong>r others, but find themselves unable ong>toong> personally meet the needs of the many ong>womenong> wanting ong>toong> ong>beong> discipled. The ong>Womenong> of Destiny Bible can help both groups. By combining the collective wisdom of the world's most respected Charismatic ong>womenong> leaders with the full NKJV text, this Bible allows ong>womenong> in leadership ong>toong> communicate their experiences with God, their struggles and vicong>toong>ries, their ong>beong>st advice ong>toong> other ong>womenong> they look up ong>toong>, ong>womenong> who are experts in their fields and uniquely qualified ong>toong> help others "grow up" in God.

Carlota

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scott O'Dell, PUBLISHER: Laurel Leaf, Raised ong>toong> take the place of her dead brother, Carlota de Zubaran can do anything that Carlos could have ong>doneong>. She races her stallion through the California lowlands, dives inong>toong> shark-infested waters searching for gold, and fights in the battles that rage ong>beong>tween the Mexicans and the Americans. At sixteen, she is fearless--and that pleases her father very ong>muchong>. Yet while Carlota throughly enjoys her freedom, she wants ong>toong> ong>beong> more than her father's " son." She wants ong>toong> ong>beong> herself, brave and courageous but free ong>toong> show feelings of tenderness and compassion as well. Her father thinks such feelings are shameful, so Carlota must defy him. That will ong>beong> the most difficult battle of all.

Bulbs and Tubers: The Complete Guide to Flowers from Bulbs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Noordhuis, Klaas T. / ong>Beong>nvie, Sam, PUBLISHER: Firefly Books, This book contains information on all the pertinent facts of bulbs and tuong>beong>rs, including: advice on the ong>beong>st bulbs and tuong>beong>rs ong>toong> grow in various seasons; what ong>toong> look for when buying new bulbs; how ong>toong> propagate and ong>muchong> more.

Nation Building and Develoment Assistance in Africa:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ishikawa, Kaoru, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, Sub-Saharan Africa seems ong>toong> ong>beong> forgotten in the post-cold war era. But Kaoru Ishikawa's analysis of Africa's hisong>toong>ry and its political and economic development suggests that a brighter future is in prospect for the nations of Africa. The African nations hosted dynamic societies prior ong>toong> the slave trade era, and many of the obstacles ong>toong> their future prosperity and dynamism have ong>beong>en removed. The focus of the book is on how African countries and the international community ong>beong>yond Africa can work ong>toong>gether ong>toong> realize this potential and build on recent improvements, notably in health and the position of ong>womenong> in society. The ability of South Africa--no longer an international pariah--ong>toong> ong>beong> a locomotive for growth is assessed.

Messiah! a New Look at the Composer, the Music and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Woychuk, N. A., PUBLISHER: Scripture Memory Fellowship Intl, Over a hundred years ago, ediong>toong>r "Frederick Crowest wrote, "Handel's masterpiece has probably ong>doneong> more ong>toong> convince mankind that there is a God above us all than all the theological works ever written." "Dr. Alfred Smith said, ""Dr. Woychuk has ong>doneong> ong>muchong> ong>toong> shed light on the inaccuracies and omissions in many biographies and for this he is ong>toong> ong>beong> highly commended." "Merrill Dunlop, the great musician, speaks of the "Messiah" book with great joy. He has read it through three times. "Mrs. Clay Johnson, Florida, speaks of it as "the Spirit inspired book." "The Church Music Report of January said in part, "This is a delightful book that is sure ong>toong> give the reader new insight inong>toong> the man and his music." And "Dr. George W. Linhart, Pennsylvania, simply calls it "a monumental work."

Lost in the Snow

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cole, Joanna / Degen, Bruce / Bracken, Carolyn, PUBLISHER: Cartwheel Books, Based upon the ong>beong>stselling book series and the award-winning TV show, Magic School Bus Scholastic Readers make learning an adventure Ms. Frizzle's class is on its way ong>toong> learn how snow is made. They take a wild ride inong>toong> the clouds and get ong>toong> float down on snowflakes. But how will they get back ong>toong> the Magic School Bus? Climb on the Magic School Bus and learn about snow, ice crystals, and ong>muchong>, ong>muchong> more.

Scandalous Behavior: Advice on Dating for Women and Love

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carroll, Richard, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, I have hung out with girls all my life, who I think are more intelligent than men, and the only form of communication I had where I could learn anything of substance was from ong>womenong>. When you are always in the company of ong>womenong>, you always hear both sides of the real song>toong>ry, not the macho and overly exaggerated facts that men give. So really, in essence, ong>womenong> made me the womanizer that I ong>beong>came. I learned so ong>muchong> about ong>womenong> ong>beong>ing around them on a constant basis. It's like a wolf among sheep. ong>Womenong> have an overwhelming desire ong>toong> mother you or ong>toong> think that they can mold you and try ong>toong> change you inong>toong> the imaginary man or husband that they really want, when most ong>womenong> themselves don't really know. That's the principal reason I wrote this novel.

Women's Movement in: Kuwait, Egypt, Iran and the UK

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alessa, Amani Saleh, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, This book focus on the hisong>toong>ry of mainly the ong>womenong>'s movement, it also reflects at the same time the domination of ong>womenong> through out hisong>toong>ry. It studies the movement of three Middle Eastern countries, Kuwait, Egypt, and Iran then it shows the experience of the ong>womenong>'s movement in the UK as an example of a Western society ong>toong> distinguish ong>toong> what extent these societies appreciate ong>womenong>. Now there are some similarities as well as some differences ong>beong>tween the East and the West which forms the interesting part ong>toong> observe the struggle of ong>womenong> in different cultures.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis of the role and development of the saloon as an institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights inong>toong> the social and economic hisong>toong>ry of the American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers and many unpublished firsthand accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents and shanties inong>toong> elegant establishments for drinking and gaming, reflected the growth and maturity of the surrounding community.

All the Daring of the Soldier: Women of the Civil War Armies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Leonard, Elizaong>beong>th D., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norong>toong>n & Company, Hisong>toong>rian Elizaong>beong>th Leonard has comong>beong>d archives, memoirs, and hisong>toong>ries ong>toong> unearth the song>toong>ries of the hidden and forgotten ong>womenong> who risked their lives for the blue or the gray. These ong>womenong> spied for their cause, remained on the front lines as daughters of the regiments, and even dressed as men and enlisted under aliases ong>toong> take up arms and fight as soldiers. Here are the song>toong>ries of ong>Beong>lle Boyd, a proud Confederate loyalist and key player in Song>toong>newall Jackson's struggle ong>toong> hold the Shenandoah Valley; army woman Annie Etheridge, whose four long years of courageous work on the field earned her a Kearney Cross for bravery; Sarah Emma Edmonds, who enlisted as "Franklin Thompson," remained with her regiment as a ong>muchong>-respected soldier for two years, fighting at Fredricksburg and elsewhere; and many other courageous ong>womenong>. Leonard investigates why these ong>womenong> chose unconventional ways ong>toong> help their cause. In doing so, she gives us a striking portrait of the lives ong>womenong> led in the nineteenth century and of their ability ong>toong> break through the traditional barriers of Vicong>toong>rian womanhood.

Women as Healers: A History of Women and Medicine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bourdillon, Hilary / Waugh, Scott L., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ?It is helpful for a woman in difficult labour ong>toong> ong>beong> bathed in water whcih has ong>beong>en cooked in mallow, chickpeas and barley.? Trotula, Diseases of ong>Womenong>, Italy 11th century ? She] was a lover of the study of medicine and the practise of Alchemy. She prepared excellent medicines that did good ong>toong> many.? Diary of Anne Clifford, England 17th century Until the 20th century Western people rarely saw a docong>toong>r: medical care from birth ong>toong> death was provided by ong>womenong> in the community. ong>Womenong> as Healers looks at the important and varied role ong>womenong> have played in medicine - as healers, midwives, docong>toong>rs, nurses and campaigners - from ancient times ong>toong> the present day. The author also discusses ong>womenong>'s struggle ong>toong> ong>beong>come accepted on the same terms as men in the medical profession. Through a remarkable range of source material, some previously unpublished, the author unearths this hidden and neglected hisong>toong>ry.

Get Your War on 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rees, David, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, "Get Your War On" is the comic that ong>beong>came a popular sensation for waking America up and ong>beong>ing brave enough ong>toong> make people think--and laugh--in the months following 9/11. Now, David Rees returns ong>toong> do it once again--just in time for the most anticipated election in years. He's taking on the Bush Doctrine, Operation Iraqi Freedom, the war in Afghanistan, tax cuts, the campaign--and ong>muchong>, ong>muchong> more Acquista Ora

The Power of a Wise Woman

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Long, Eddie L., PUBLISHER: J. Countryman, "The Power of a Wise Woman" offers straight-talking advice on the strength, ong>beong>auty and influence wielded by truly wise ong>womenong>. For instance, a wise woman often can ong>beong> a point of support, such as Abigail, the wise woman from Carmel who saved her husband, Nabal's life by providing King David with ong>muchong> food. The Bible is filled with examples of other wise ong>womenong>, some more well-known than others. Among the facets of a wise woman's character are: A wise woman knows herself A wise woman knows her God A wise woman understands men and their roles A wise woman understands when and how ong>toong> help A wise woman nurtures her community A wise woman knows the enemy Bishop Eddie Long's powerful message of encouragement will capture ong>womenong>'s hearts and bring them ong>toong> a closer personal relationship with God.

Women in U.S. History: A Resource Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hardy, Lyda Mary, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Discover the ong>beong>st books, Web sites, audiovisual items, and other materials ong>toong> research notable ong>womenong> of the United States. Learn about ong>womenong> from Colonial times ong>toong> the present day who have made strides in many fields of endeavor including the arts, literature, politics, religion, science, and sports. Materials listed feature ong>womenong> from all regions of the country and from many American cultural groups. The guide concentrates on materials published or produced during the s, and its final section outlines the field of ong>womenong>'s hisong>toong>ry in terms of its hisong>toong>riography, theory and methodology, and its place in education.

New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sundquist, Eric J. / Elliott, Emory, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Increased interest in the role of ong>womenong> and minorities in establishing the canon of American literature has led ong>toong> renewed interest in Uncle ong>Toong>m's Cabin. The essays in this volume set out ong>toong> provide contemporary readers with a critical and hisong>toong>rical interpretation of the novel that reflects the ong>beong>st of recent scholarship. In his introduction Eric J. Sundquist attempts ong>toong> show that Uncle ong>Toong>m's Cabin boldly takes issue with both proslavery arguments and prevailing prejudices among abolitionists, employing the forms of popular melodrama and heated rheong>toong>ric ong>toong> carry its complex argument. The individual essays examine the influence of Song>toong>we's novel on the characterization of ong>womenong> in the American novel and on later ong>womenong> writers, the role of ong>womenong> in the antislavery movement, the literary exchanges ong>beong>tween Song>toong>we and her contemporaries; Uncle ong>Toong>m's Cabin and the tradition of the Gothic novel, and the characterizations of blacks in this novel and in later works.

Mining the Web: Discovering Knowledge from Hypertext Data

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chakrabarti, Soumen, PUBLISHER: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Mining the Web: Discovering Knowledge from Hypertext Data is the first book devoted entirely ong>toong> techniques for producing knowledge from the vast body of unstructured Web data. Building on an initial survey of infrastructural issues-including Web crawling and indexing-Chakrabarti examines low-level machine learning techniques as they relate specifically ong>toong> the challenges of Web mining. He then devotes the final part of the book ong>toong> applications that unite infrastructure and analysis ong>toong> bring machine learning ong>toong> ong>beong>ar on systematically acquired and song>toong>red data. Here the focus is on results: the strengths and weaknesses of these applications, along with their potential as foundations for further progress. From Chakrabarti's work-painstaking, critical, and forward-looking-readers will gain the theoretical and practical understanding they need ong>toong> contribute ong>toong> the Web mining effort. * A comprehensive, critical exploration of statistics-based attempts ong>toong> make sense of Web Mining. * Details the special challenges associated with analyzing unstructured and semi-structured data. * Looks at how classical Information Retrieval techniques have ong>beong>en modified for use with Web data. * Focuses on ong>toong>day's dominant learning methods: clustering and classification, hyperlink analysis, and supervised and semi-supervised learning. * Analyzes current applications for resource discovery and social network analysis. * An excellent way ong>toong> introduce students ong>toong> especially vital applications of data mining and machine learning technology.

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