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Poetry for Students

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gale Group / Napierkowski, Marie Rose, PUBLISHER: Gale Cengage, Give students the tools they need to make books ong>andong> authors a meanong>inong>gful part of their lives by ong>inong>troducong>inong>g them to one of our "For Students" literary references. These resources are specially crafted to meet the curricular needs of high school ong>andong> undergraduate college students ong>andong> their teachers as well as the ong>inong>terests of general readers ong>andong> researchers. Each title ong>inong> the series provides understong>andong>able, comprehensive explanations of the most commonly studied poems, novels, dramas, epics ong>andong> short stories as identified by an advisory board of teachers ong>andong> librarians. No other literature references furnish such a high level of coverage -- all written ong>inong> an unassumong>inong>g tone that users will welcome. The references ong>inong> the Gale Group's "For Students" series provide: -- Easy-to-read discussions of themes, plots ong>andong> characters -- Easy-to-understong>andong> critical essays chosen specifically for students -- Analysis of each work's construction ong>andong> ong>historicalong> ong>contextong> -- Photos, illustrations ong>andong> other graphics -- ong>Andong> more The "For Students" series ong>inong>cludes Poetry for Students, Novels for Students, Short Stories for Students, Drama for Students, Shakespeare for Students, Shakespeare's Characters for Students ong>andong> Epics for Students. They're sure to be a welcome addition to your library. Each volume of Poetry for Students provides analysis of approximately 20 poems identified as the most frequently studied ong>inong> literature courses. Students will discover: -- An overview essay -- An analysis of the poem's construction ong>andong> form -- A thematic examong>inong>ation -- A discussion of the poem's ong>historicalong> ong>andong> cultural ong>contextong> -- Selected criticism on the poem or poet -- A briefauthor biography -- Sources for further study ong>andong> suggested research topics -- Subject, thematic, nationality, author ong>andong> title ong>inong>dexes

The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Silvey, Anita, PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflong>inong> Harcourt (HMH), Upon publication, Children's Books ong>andong> Their Creators, Anita Silvey's comprehensive survey of contemporary children's literature, was called "an ong>inong>valuable reference... ong>andong>] a wonderful resource" (Christian Science Monitor) ong>andong> garnered unanimous praise from librarians, educators, ong>andong> specialists ong>inong>terested ong>inong> the world of writong>inong>g for children. Now The Essential Guide to Children's Books ong>andong> Their Creators assembles the best of that volume ong>inong> one hong>andong>y, affordable reference, geared specifically to parents, educators, ong>andong> students. This new volume ong>inong>troduces readers to the wealth of children's literature by focusong>inong>g on the essentials -- the best books for children, the ones that ong>inong>form, impress, ong>andong>, most important, excite young readers. Updated to ong>inong>clude newcomers such as J. K. Rowlong>inong>g ong>andong> Lemony Snicket ong>andong> to cover the very latest on publishong>inong>g ong>andong> educational trends, this edition features more than 475 entries on the best-loved children's authors ong>andong> illustrators, numerous essays on ong>socialong> ong>andong> ong>historicalong> issues, thirty personal glimpses ong>inong>to craft by well-known writers, illustrators, ong>andong> critics, ong>andong> ong>inong>valuable readong>inong>g lists by category. The Essential Guide to Children's Books ong>andong> Their Creators summarizes the canon of contemporary children's literature, ong>inong> a practical guide essential for anyone choosong>inong>g a book for or workong>inong>g with children.

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?: Abortion, Neonatal Care,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eklong>andong>-Olson, Sheldon, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Issues of Life ong>andong> Death such as abortion, assisted suicide, capital punishment ong>andong> others are among the most contentious ong>inong> many societies. Whose rights are protected? How do these rights ong>andong> protections change over time ong>andong> who makes those decisions? Based on the author 's award-wong>inong>nong>inong>g ong>andong> hugely popular undergraduate course at the University of Texas, this book explores these questions ong>andong> the fundamentally sociological processes which underlie the quest for morality ong>andong> justice ong>inong> human societies. The Author 's goal is not to advocate any particular moral "high ground" but to shed light on the ong>socialong> movements ong>andong> ong>socialong> processes which are at the root of these seemong>inong>gly personal moral questions.

A Companion to the American Revolution

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Greene / Pole / Greene, Jack P., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, " A Companion to the American Revolution" is a song>inong>gle guide to the themes, events, ong>andong> concepts of this major turnong>inong>g poong>inong>t ong>inong> early American history. Contaong>inong>ong>inong>g coverage before, durong>inong>g, ong>andong> after the war, as well as the effect of the revolution on a global scale, this major reference to the period is ideal for any student, scholar, or general reader seekong>inong>g a complete reference to the field. Contaong>inong>s 90 articles ong>inong> all, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g guides to further readong>inong>g ong>andong> a detailed chronological table. Explaong>inong>s all aspects of the revolution before, durong>inong>g, ong>andong> after the war. Discusses the status ong>andong> experiences of women, Native Americans, ong>andong> African Americans, ong>andong> aspects of ong>socialong> ong>andong> daily life durong>inong>g this period. Describes the effects of the revolution abroad. Provides complete coverage of military history, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g the home front. Concludes with a section on concepts to put the morality of early America ong>inong> today's ong>contextong>.

Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, Richard H. / Williams, Chuck, PUBLISHER: Thomson South-Western, This song>inong>gle-authored text begong>inong>s with an ong>inong>troduction to the subject, discussong>inong>g organizational environments ong>andong> cultures, ong>andong> ethics ong>andong> ong>socialong> responsibility. Eschewong>inong>g fads, but ong>inong>corporatong>inong>g "been there" features (case studies ong>andong> ong>inong>terviews), the text contong>inong>ues with chapters on makong>inong>g thong>inong>gs happen; meetong>inong>g the competition; organizong>inong>g people, projects, ong>andong> processes; ong>andong> leadong>inong>g. Acquista Ora

African American Almanac 9

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gale Group, PUBLISHER: Gale Cengage, Completely updated, this new 8th edition provides a range of ong>historicalong> ong>andong> current ong>inong>formation on African American history, society ong>andong> culture. Users will also fong>inong>d chronologies, texts of important documents ong>andong> speeches, biographical profiles, legislation, essays, statistics ong>andong> more than 800 illustrations to help them with their research.

The Malice of Fortune

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ennis, Michael, PUBLISHER: McClellong>andong> & Stewart, A sweepong>inong>g, ong>inong>tense ong>historicalong> thriller starrong>inong>g two of the great mong>inong>ds of Renaissance Italy: Niccolo Machiavelli ong>andong> Leonardo da Vong>inong>ci. Based on a real ong>historicalong> mystery, ong>andong> ong>inong>volvong>inong>g serial murder ong>andong> a gruesome cat ong>andong> mouse game at the highest levels of the Church -- it was the era of the ong>inong>famous Borgias -- A Most Beautiful Deception""is a delicious treat for fans of Umberto Eco, Sarah Dunant, ong>andong> Elizabeth Kostova. This brilliant novel is an epic tale explorong>inong>g the backdrop of the most controversial work of the Italian Renaissance, The Prong>inong>ce. Here, Niccolo Machiavelli, the great "scientist" of human behaviour becomes, ong>inong> effect, the first crimong>inong>al profiler, while his contemporary ong>andong> sometime colleague, the erratic genius Leonardo da Vong>inong>ci, brong>inong>gs his observational powers to the ong>inong>creasong>inong>gly desperate hunt for a brilliant, terrifyong>inong>g serial murderer. Their foil ong>andong> partner is the exquisite Damiata, scholar ong>andong> courtesan. All three know their quarry is someone who holds enormous power, both to tear Italy apart, ong>andong> destroy each of their most beloved dreams. ong>Andong> every thrillong>inong>g step is based on ong>historicalong> fact.

Genuine Individuals and Genuine Communities: A Roycean

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kegley, Jacquelong>inong>e Ann K., PUBLISHER: Vong>andong>erbilt University Press, A cogent blueprong>inong>t for the development of a "public philosophy" that ong>inong>tegrates shared prong>inong>ciples ong>andong> values ong>inong>to our troubled ong>socialong> structure ong>andong> articulates a consensus vision of society's future. The contong>inong>uong>inong>g vitality of American thought stems, to a large extent, from the application of its ong>historicalong> roots embedded ong>inong> contemporary problems ong>andong> issues. Yet for some time the signal contributions of Josiah Royce () have been overlooked ong>inong> the formulation ong>andong> shapong>inong>g of critical areas of public policy. ong>Inong> this brilliantly articulated new book, ethicist Jacquelyn Kegley carefully explicates ong>andong> enlarges the scope of Roycean thought ong>andong> shows that Royce's views on public philosophy have direct ong>andong> valuable application to current ong>socialong> problems. Workong>inong>g from the assumption that issues of family, education, ong>andong> health care are not merely exigent political tempests but areas of genuong>inong>e, long-lastong>inong>g concern, Kegley opens fresh perspectives on Royce's philosophy by ong>inong>troducong>inong>g ong>andong> applyong>inong>g his ideas to discussions of how we care for ourselves ong>andong> our society today. She analyzes Roycean criteria that can be successfully used to nourish developmental stages withong>inong> families, promote ong>inong>tellectual ong>andong> ong>socialong> growth ong>inong> schoolong>inong>g ong>andong> scholarship, ong>andong> sustaong>inong> physical ong>andong> mental well-beong>inong>g throughout the life cycle. "Genuong>inong>e ong>Inong>dividuals ong>andong> Genuong>inong>e Communities" should be a sprong>inong>gboard for the reassessment of contemporary public policy ong>andong> the reapplication of the American philosophical legacy to current issues ong>andong> decisions. Kegley's work serves as a solid contribution both to public philosophy ong>andong> to the contong>inong>ued vitality of American thought, ong>andong> it extends the range of both.

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hendrickson, Robert, PUBLISHER: Checkmark Books, The Facts On File Writer's Library ong>inong>cludes dictionaries, encyclopedias, ong>andong> other ong>inong>dispensable resources for writers, students, ong>andong> serious readers. From the origong>inong>s of words ong>andong> phrases to the meanong>inong>gs of literary terms, the collection provides comprehensive ong>inong>formation ong>inong> a clear, accessible style that is sure to satisfy researchers ong>andong> browsers alike. These books will be reached for agaong>inong> ong>andong> agaong>inong>. This entertaong>inong>ong>inong>g compendium traces the origong>inong>s ong>andong> development of more than words ong>andong> phrases, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g slang, proverbs, animal ong>andong> plant names, place names, nicknames, ong>historicalong> expressions, foreign-language expressions, ong>andong> phrases from literature.

Women in Love: A Novel of Mythic Realism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ross, Charles L., PUBLISHER: Twayne Publishers, Written ong>inong> an easy-to-read, accessible style by teachers with years of classroom experience, Masterwork Studies are guides to the literary works most frequently studied ong>inong> high school. Presentong>inong>g ideas that spark imagong>inong>ations, these books help students to gaong>inong> background knowledge on great literature useful for papers ong>andong> exams. The goal of each study is to encourage creative thong>inong>kong>inong>g by presentong>inong>g engagong>inong>g ong>inong>formation about each work ong>andong> its author. This approach allows students to arrive at sound analyses of their own, based on ong>inong>-depth studies of popular literature. Each volume: -- Illumong>inong>ates themes ong>andong> concepts of a classic text -- Uses clear, conversational language -- Is an accessible, manageable length from 140 to 170 pages -- ong>Inong>cludes a chronology of the author's life ong>andong> era -- Provides an overview of the ong>historicalong> ong>contextong> -- Offers a summary of its critical reception -- Lists primary ong>andong> secondary sources ong>andong> ong>inong>dex

Money Matters: Income, Wealth and Financial Welfare

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walker, Robert / Parker, Gillian / Walker, Robert, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Underlyong>inong>g the current political ong>andong> academic debate on the welfare state are two basic issues: What are the needs of ong>inong>dividuals ong>andong> ong>socialong> groups, ong>andong> what resources do they have to meet those needs? ong>Inong> Money Matters a distong>inong>guished team of contributors address these questions with an analysis of the ong>socialong> distribution of fong>inong>ancial welfare ong>andong> its consequences for ong>inong>dividuals' stong>andong>ards of livong>inong>g. The result is a fascong>inong>atong>inong>g ong>andong> detailed account of the distribution of wealth ong>andong> poverty ong>inong> Britaong>inong> today.

Principles of the Constitutional Order

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Utley, Robert L., PUBLISHER: University Press of America, The essays ong>inong> this volume consider the writong>inong>gs of those who drafted the Constitution, as well as the arguments pro ong>andong> con presented durong>inong>g the ratification debates. The first of these essays examong>inong>e the foundong>inong>g prong>inong>ciples from ong>historicalong>, political ong>andong> philosophical perspectives. The second group outlong>inong>es the maong>inong> Anti-Federalist arguments. A discussion of the nature ong>andong> implications of the doctrong>inong>e of separated powers follows ong>andong> the volume closes with psycho-ong>historicalong> portraits of Thomas Jefferson ong>andong> John Adams. The volume focuses attention on the Foundong>inong>g period so that the origong>inong>al character ong>andong> prong>inong>ciples of our political order may be seen clearly, ong>inong> spite of the glory ong>andong> veneration with which age ong>andong> custom have draped our constitution.

TRUST, SOCIAL RELATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT di PADUA

Vendo libro di Donatella Padua, edizione TRUST, ong>SOCIALong> RELATIONS ong>ANDong> ENGAGEMENT Understong>andong>ong>inong>g customer behaviour on the web. Testo che costa più di 100 euro, tenuto benissimo, come nuovo. Le foto rappresentano il libro ong>inong> vendita. Ritiro a mano a Roma Nord, zona MM Cipro, o spedizione ong>inong> tutta Italia per 7 euro.

Telecommunications Protocols

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Russell, Travis, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishong>inong>g, * A complete overview of telephony, wireless, ong>andong> data communications, this is a superb ong>inong>troduction for the novice ong>andong> a plaong>inong>-language, math-free refresher for the expert * Presents the fundamentals of each technology used to deliver network services, places them ong>inong> ong>contextong> with each other, ong>andong> gives practical examples of their applications * Get the basics of the SS7 network ong>andong> its impact on cellular * Understong>andong> the basics of TCP/IP ong>andong> the ong>Inong>ternet * Understong>andong> the fundamentals of the cellular network, SONET, ong>andong> ATM * Stay up to the mong>inong>ute on voice over IP ong>andong> local number portability issues

The Light Bulb: And How It Changed the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pollard, Michael / Michael Pollard, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, History ong>andong> ong>Inong>vention traces the ong>historicalong> development ong>andong> diverse applications of three key technological ong>inong>novations -- the clock, the wheel, ong>andong> the light bulb -- ong>andong> explores their impact on the course of human history. Laid out ong>inong> easily accessible, two-page spreads ong>andong> enhanced by scores of full-color photos, drawong>inong>gs, ong>andong> maps, each volume supplies clear ong>andong> vividly illustrated answers to the questions young people have about the technology they use every day. This volume first reviews the electric ong>inong>ventions that preceded Edison's light bulb -- the battery, the telegraph, ong>andong> the telephone -- ong>andong> then explaong>inong>s how electricity has been generated, supplied, ong>andong> used ever song>inong>ce.

Meet Joe Copper: Masculinity and Race on Montana's World War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Basso, Matthew, PUBLISHER: The University of Chicago Press, "I realize that I am a soldier of production whose duties are as important ong>inong> this war as those of the man behong>inong>d the gun." So began the pledge that many home front men took at the outset of World War II when they went to work ong>inong> the factories, fields, ong>andong> mong>inong>es while their compatriots fought ong>inong> the battlefields of Europe ong>andong> on the bloody beaches of the Pacific. The male experience of workong>inong>g ong>andong> livong>inong>g ong>inong> wartime America is rarely examong>inong>ed, but the story of men like these provides a crucial counter-narrative to the national story of Rosie the Riveter ong>andong> GI Joe that domong>inong>ates scholarly ong>andong> popular discussions of World War II. ong>Inong> "Meet Joe Copper," Matthew L. Basso describes the formation of a powerful, white, workong>inong>g-class masculong>inong>e ideology ong>inong> the decades prior to the war, ong>andong> shows how it thrived--on the job, ong>inong> the community, ong>andong> through union politics. Basso recalls for us the practices ong>andong> beliefs of the first- ong>andong> second-generation immigrant copper workers of Montana while advancong>inong>g the ong>historicalong> conversation on gender, class, ong>andong> the formation of a white ethnic racial identity. "Meet Joe Copper" provides a ong>contextong> for our ideas of postwar masculong>inong>ity ong>andong> whiteness ong>andong> fong>inong>ally returns the men of the home front to our reckonong>inong>g of "The Greatest Generation" ong>andong> the New Deal era.

Globalization and Terrorism: The Migration of Dreams and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nassar, Jamal R., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Globalization ong>andong> terrorism are both charged concepts; people use the terms loosely without regard for exactitude, often to further political ends. This book carefully defong>inong>es these concepts, puts them ong>inong> ong>historicalong> as well as political ong>contextong>, ong>andong> amplifies the basics with an exploration of the way ong>inong> which the dreams ong>inong>spired by globalization can translate all too easily ong>inong>to the nightmare of terrorism. Visit our website for sample chapters

Tupolev: The Man and His Aircraft

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Duffy, Paul / Kong>andong>alov, ong>Andong>rei, PUBLISHER: SAE ong>Inong>ternational, This ong>inong>terestong>inong>g book focuses on the aircraft designs of the man often referred to as the father of Russian aviation, ong>Andong>rei Nikolaevich Tupolev. Born ong>inong> Russia ong>inong> , Tupolev went on to design aircraft that earned Russia worldwide acclaim for their pioneerong>inong>g contributions to aviation ong>inong> the s, '30s, ong>andong> '40s. Tupolev - The Man ong>andong> His Aircraft begong>inong>s with a short biography of Tupolev, then quickly moves on to coverong>inong>g the ong>historicalong> ong>andong> engong>inong>eerong>inong>g details of his aircraft designs.

American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Campbell, Lyle, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Native American languages are spoken from Siberia to Greenlong>andong>, ong>andong> from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego; they ong>inong>clude the southernmost language of the world (Yaghan) ong>andong> some of the northernmost (Eskimoan). Campbell's project is to take stock of what is currently known about the history of Native American languages ong>andong> ong>inong> the process examong>inong>e the state of American ong>Inong>dian ong>historicalong> long>inong>guistics, ong>andong> the success ong>andong> failure of its various methodologies. There is remarkably little consensus ong>inong> the field, largely due to the publication of Language ong>inong> the Americas by Joseph Greenberg. He claimed to trace a ong>historicalong> relation between all American ong>Inong>dian languages of North ong>andong> South America, implyong>inong>g that most of the Western Hemisphere was settled by a song>inong>gle wave of immigration from Asia. This has caused ong>inong>tense controversy ong>andong> Campbell, as a leadong>inong>g scholar ong>inong> the field, ong>inong>tends this volume to be, ong>inong> part, a response to Greenberg. Fong>inong>ally, Campbell demonstrates that the ong>historicalong> study of Native American languages has always relied on up-to-date methodology ong>andong> theoretical assumptions ong>andong> did not, as is often believed, lag behong>inong>d the European ong>historicalong> long>inong>guistic tradition.

Modernism to Realism on the Soviet Stage: Tairov-

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Worrall, Nick, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first book to deal with the work of three important Soivet theatre directors - Alexong>andong>er Tairov, Evgeni Vakhtangov ong>andong> Nikolai OkHlopkov - who, although familiar names ong>inong> the West, are not often the subjects of full-length studies. The present one therefore sets out to ong>inong>troduce their work to theatre specialists ong>andong> non-specialists alike, analysong>inong>g ong>inong>dividual productions ong>andong> placong>inong>g them withong>inong> the ong>contextong> of their time. The active workong>inong>g life of the three directors spans, ong>inong> varyong>inong>g stages, the period of revolution ong>andong> civil war with its accompanyong>inong>g radical artistic ong>inong>novations; the conservative phase of ong>socialong>ist realism ong>inong> the s ong>andong> s; ong>andong> the more flexible ong>andong> creative artistic years of the late s ong>andong> s. The book contaong>inong>s a number of photographs of the origong>inong>al productions as well as a chronology of theatrical ong>andong> ong>historicalong> events. Worrall's study will be of ong>inong>terest to students ong>andong> scholars of Russian studies ong>andong> theatre history.

Theory Committees and Elections

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Black / Black, Duncan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Inong> this book, first published ong>inong> , the ong>socialong> choice theorist ong>andong> economist Duncan Black aims to formulate a pure science of politics. Focusong>inong>g on the mathematics of committees ong>andong>, accordong>inong>gly, of elections, Black's writong>inong>g engages with the theories of Condorcet, Borda ong>andong> Laplace ong>inong> order to describe the ways ong>inong> which different systems of votong>inong>g will yield different results. This can, as Black discusses ong>inong> detail, ong>inong>fluence whether the chosen cong>andong>idate or motion is relatively agreeable to all, or only suited to the majority group of voters. Black also presents a history of the political science of elections, placong>inong>g his own work withong>inong> the ong>contextong> of earlier research ong>andong> thought on this subject. Professor Black ensures that only a basic knowledge of arithmetic is needed to understong>andong> his arguments, although his methods of reasonong>inong>g will be more familiar to those readers who have previously studied mathematics ong>andong> economics.

Germanische Heldendichtung Im Mittelalter: Eine Einf Hrung

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Millet, Victor, PUBLISHER: Walter de Gruyter, The book provides a clear ong>inong>troduction to heroic poetry ong>inong> medieval German, English ong>andong> Scong>andong>ong>inong>avian literature, from its first appearance to its fong>inong>al demise ong>inong> the 16th cen-tury. It presents the texts ong>inong> their ong>historicalong> ong>contextong>, provides synopses ong>andong> discusses their themes ong>andong> their ong>inong>tentions, together with the problems they present for scholars. ong>Inong> the process it demonstrates how the old sagas were beong>inong>g contong>inong>ually re-ong>inong>terpreted ong>inong> widely varyong>inong>g geographical ong>andong> cultural ong>contextong>s.

The Second Greatest Disappointment: Honeymooning and Tourism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dubong>inong>sky, Karen, PUBLISHER: Between the Long>inong>es(CA), A lively ong>andong> wide-rangong>inong>g work on the history of the North American honeymoon, ong>andong>, of necessity, the tourist ong>inong>dustry at Niagara Falls. Dubong>inong>sky charts the growth of Niagara Falls as a tourist destong>inong>ation from the s to the s ong>andong> explaong>inong>s how it acquired its reputation as the "Honeymoon Capital of the World." Ultimately, the author asks: Of all the ways to promote a waterfall, why honeymoons?Wong>inong>ner of the Albert B. Corey prize from the Canadian ong>Historicalong> Association ong>andong> the American ong>Historicalong> Association for the best book ong>inong> Canadian-American history.

Common Denominators: Ethnicity, Nation-Building and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eriksen, Thomas Hyllong>andong> / Carmeli, Yoram S. / Hyllong>andong> Eriksen, Thomas, PUBLISHER: Berg Publishers, This book seeks to enhance comparative understong>andong>ong>inong>gs of ethnicity, to refong>inong>e theories of nationalism, ong>andong> to contribute to ongoong>inong>g debates on multiculturalism, identity politics ong>andong> creolization. Mauritius, an ong>Inong>dian Ocean islong>andong>-state with a population of about one million, provides a fascong>inong>atong>inong>g focus for this comprehensive study of ong>socialong> identity ong>andong> political culture. Fifteen languages are officially spoken on the islong>andong>, ong>andong> four world religions are represented, as well as a high number of ethnic groups. The author argues that the ong>socialong> importance of ethnicity depends not only on political ong>andong> economic circumstances, but also on kong>inong>ship organization, ong>andong> shows how ethnicity is expressed through the idioms of language ong>andong> religion. However, it is also shown how ethnic identity may be superseded by other forms of belongong>inong>gness ong>andong> politics ong>inong> the contemporary age. Nationhood, gender, class ong>andong> ong>inong>dividualism are all examong>inong>ed for the role they play ong>inong> ong>socialong> organization ong>andong> the formation of collective identity.Multiethnic ong>andong> peaceful, the pace of ong>socialong> change ong>inong> Mauritius has been rapid throughout the s ong>andong> s. The ways ong>inong> which Mauritians negotiate the relationship between ethnic, national ong>andong> other identities ong>inong> forgong>inong>g a surprisong>inong>gly stable ong>andong> democratic society, ong>andong> the peculiar tensions which arise ong>inong> the ong>inong>terface between the ethnic ong>andong> the non-ethnic, ought to be familiar to anyone concerned with the future of multiethnic societies.

Drifting Continents and Shifting Theories: The Modern

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Le Grong>andong>, H. E., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This ong>inong>novative book uses the story of how a modern science achieved its present shape ong>andong> focus to ong>inong>troduce the question of the nature of scientific change ong>andong> its philosophical analysis. The "modern revolution ong>inong> geology" of the s ong>andong> s saw the triumph of the global theory of plate tectonics, ong>andong> decisive turnong>inong>g poong>inong>t ong>inong> fifty years' controversy ong>andong> competition first sparked ong>inong> by Wegener's proposal of contong>inong>enta drift. Here, Professor Le Grong>andong> ong>inong>terweaves a history of this episode of scientific change with reflective discussions of its ong>historicalong>, philosophical, ong>andong> ong>socialong> circumstances, ong>andong> of the development of science more generally. The approach of the book is exploratory; the reader is encouraged to be an active participant--to use the ong>historicalong> narrative to understong>andong> ong>andong> criticize some of the more recent, ong>inong>fluential ideas about science ong>andong> scientists, to draw conclusions, ong>andong> especially to pose questions about how ong>andong> why changes occur ong>inong> scientific knowledge ong>andong> practice.

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