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Ethnic Identity and Power: Cultural Contexts of Political

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zou, Yali / Trueba, Enrique T., PUBLISHER: State University of New York Press, The relationship between ethnic identity ong>andong> power has important consequences ong>inong> a modern world that is changong>inong>g rapidly through global immigration trends. Studies of ethnic/ racial conflict of ethnic identity ong>andong> power become necessarily studies of political power, ong>socialong> status, school achievement, ong>andong> allocation of resources. The recognition of power by an ethnic group, however, creates a competition for control ong>andong> a rivalry for power over public arenas, such as schools. ong>Inong> this ong>contextong> this book provides ong>inong>terestong>inong>g ong>andong> important ong>inong>sights ong>inong>to the dilemmas faced by immigrants ong>andong> members of ethnic groups, by school personnel, ong>andong> by policy makers. The first part of the book consists of comparative studies of ethnic identity. The second part focuses directly on some of the lessons learned from ong>socialong> science research on ethnic identification ong>andong> the critical study of equity, with its implications for pedagogy. An ong>inong>terdisciplong>inong>ary group of scholars offers profoundly honest ong>andong> stimulatong>inong>g accounts of their struggles to decipher self-identification processes ong>inong> various political ong>contextong>s, as well as their personal reflections on the study of ethnicity. A powerful message emerges that ong>inong>vites reflection about self-identification processes, ong>andong> that allows a deeper understong>andong>ong>inong>g of the empowerong>inong>g consequences of a clear ong>andong> strong personal, cultural, ethnic, ong>andong> ong>socialong> identity. These pages offer a keen grasp of the undeniable political ong>contextong>s of education.

Educational Media and Technology Yearbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fitzgerald, Mary Ann / Orey, Michael / Branch, Robert Maribe, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, The 27th volume of the Educational Media ong>andong> Technology Yearbook describes current developments ong>andong> trends ong>inong> the field of ong>inong>structional technology. Promong>inong>ent themes for this volume ong>inong>clude e-learnong>inong>g, collaboration, the stong>andong>ards reform movement, ong>andong> a critical look at the field ong>inong> its ong>historicalong> ong>contextong>. The audience for the Yearbook consists of media ong>andong> technology professionals ong>inong> schools, higher education, ong>andong> busong>inong>ess ong>contextong>s, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g ong>inong>structional technology faculty, school library media specialists, curriculum leaders, busong>inong>ess traong>inong>ong>inong>g professionals, ong>andong> ong>inong>structional designers. The Educational Media ong>andong> Technology Yearbook has become a stong>andong>ard reference ong>inong> many libraries ong>andong> professional collections. Examong>inong>ed ong>inong> relation to its companion volumes of the past, it provides a valuable ong>historicalong> record of current ideas ong>andong> developments ong>inong> the field.

Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Steele, Claude M., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, Claude M. Steele, who has been called one of the few great ong>socialong> psychologists, offers a vivid first-person account of the research that supports his groundbreakong>inong>g conclusions on stereotypes ong>andong> identity. He sheds new light on American ong>socialong> phenomena from racial ong>andong> gender gaps ong>inong> test scores to the belief ong>inong> the superior athletic prowess of black men, ong>andong> lays out a plan for mitigatong>inong>g these stereotype threats ong>andong> reshapong>inong>g American identities.

New Directions for Mental Health Services, Families Coping

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lefley, Harriet P., PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, This volume offers both a longitudong>inong>al ong>andong> a cross-sectional perspective on ong>inong>volvong>inong>g families ong>inong> the treatment of adults with severe ong>andong> persistent psychiatric disorders. Mental illness is experienced, both by patients ong>andong> by their families, ong>inong> a ong>historicalong> ong>andong> cultural ong>contextong> that varies across time, geography, personal space, ong>andong> the life cycle of the illness. This sourcebook views culture ong>inong> a broad sense--as a set of shared beliefs, values, behavioral norms, ong>andong> practices that characterize a particular group of people who share a common identity--ong>andong> examong>inong>es the impact of cultural differences on mental health theory ong>andong> treatment. This issue offers practice guidelong>inong>es ong>andong> suggestions for further research ong>inong> the area of culturally competent mental health care services. This is the 77th issue of the quarterly journal "New Directions for Mental Health Services."

Specialista Social Media

Specialista ong>Socialong> Media The ideal cong>andong>idate will have a strong ability to create effective ong>andong> measurable ong>socialong> media campaigns. They should be able to steadily build a brong>andong> ong>andong> ong>socialong> media presence ong>andong> constantly adapt their efforts to address new trends. This cong>andong>idate should also be comfortable creatong>inong>g engagong>inong>g content that will reach a targeted audience ong>andong> maximize outcomes. Responsibilities Create ong>andong> launch effective ong>andong> novel ong>socialong> media campaigns to meet objectives Develop client brong>andong> ong>andong> manage ong>socialong> media presence through targeted content Analyze, evaluate ong>andong> adapt campaigns ong>andong> strategies to reach desired outcomes Monitor ong>inong>dustry trends ong>inong> order to stay relevant with ong>socialong> media approach. Maggiori dettagli nella sezione riservata agli utenti Premium. ong>Inong>serzionista: Mediamatch

Historicism: The Once and Future Challenge for Theology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davaney, Sheila Greeve, PUBLISHER: Fortress Press, The 200-year-old notion that concepts, ideas, ong>andong> theories are all ong>inong>fluenced by or occasioned by ong>historicalong> circumstances is today a commonplace ong>inong> all fields, ong>andong> lays bare the ong>historicalong> character of our most cherished convictions, honored traditions, ong>andong> dogmatic formulations. With clarity ong>andong> skill, Davaney's authoritative text traces the history of historicism ong>andong> its various meanong>inong>gs from the German Enlightenment through its Contong>inong>ental ong>andong> distong>inong>ctly American developments to its contemporary postmodern ong>inong>carnations. She demonstrates how it has forced theology to pioneer methods that specifically acknowledge ong>socialong> locatedness, particularity, ong>andong> pragmatic ong>inong>tent, effectively replacong>inong>g theology's metaphysical ong>andong> dogmatic basis with a largely ong>historicalong> one. Yet, says Davaney, Christian theology has yet to come to terms fully with historicism ong>andong> its imperatives, ong>andong> her fong>inong>al chapter charts a possible future course.

Historical Atlas of the Ancient World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haywood, John, PUBLISHER: MetroBooks (NY), The ong>Historicalong> Atlas of the Ancient World, planned with both the expert ong>andong> amateur historian ong>inong> mong>inong>d, offers a fascong>inong>atong>inong>g ong>andong> detailed guide to the history of humanity -- from the time of our earliest ancestors to the thrivong>inong>g civilizations of the fifth century B.C. Combong>inong>ong>inong>g detailed maps of the shiftong>inong>g patterns of human settlement with a wealth of supportong>inong>g narrative ong>andong> ong>inong>sightful depictions of the past, the atlas presents an overview of the sprawlong>inong>g themes of history, from agricultural ong>inong>novations to biblical kong>inong>gdoms to the rise ong>andong> fall of empires ong>andong> states. With snapshot surveys ong>andong> regional maps lookong>inong>g closely at the great events of each era, illumong>inong>atong>inong>g ong>inong>sights ong>inong>to less familiar ong>andong> often overlooked cultures, ong>andong> hard facts ong>andong> expert ong>inong>terpretation of the past, the ong>Historicalong> Atlas of the Ancient World is an ong>inong>valuable guide to anyone searchong>inong>g for the remaong>inong>s of the past. -- Thirty full-color maps trace the history of all parts of the world between ong>andong> 500 B.C., ong>inong>cludong>inong>g civilizations ong>andong> nomadic routes -- Contaong>inong>s detailed coverage of major political, military, ong>socialong>, ong>andong> cultural developments, all fully cross-referenced ong>andong> ong>inong>dexed -- Combong>inong>es the functions of an ong>historicalong> atlas with those of an ong>historicalong> encyclopedia, allowong>inong>g for quick ong>andong> easy reference ong>andong> sustaong>inong>ed readong>inong>g

Daily Life During the Salem Witch Trials

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goss, K. David, PUBLISHER: Greenwood, What was it like to live ong>inong> the colony of Massachusetts durong>inong>g the last decade of the 17th century, the decade famed for the Salem Witch Trials? "Daily Life durong>inong>g the Salem Witch Trials" answers that question, offerong>inong>g a vivid portrait essential to anyone seekong>inong>g to understong>andong> the traumatic events of the time ong>inong> their proper ong>historicalong> ong>contextong>. The book begong>inong>s with a ong>historicalong> overview tracong>inong>g the development of the Puritan experiment ong>inong> the Massachusetts colony from to . It then explores the cultural values ong>andong> day-to-day concerns of Puritan society ong>inong> the late-17th century, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g trends ong>andong> patterns of behavior ong>inong> family life, household activities, busong>inong>ess ong>andong> economics, political ong>andong> military responsibilities, ong>andong> religious belief. Each chapter ong>inong>terprets a different aspect of daily life as it was experienced by those who lived through the ong>socialong> crisis of the witch trials of , helpong>inong>g readers better comprehend how the history-makong>inong>g events of those years could come to pass.

The Unified Black Movement in Brazil,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Covong>inong>, David, PUBLISHER: McFarlong>andong> & Company, This ong>inong>tensive ong>historicalong> study of Brazil's Movimento Negro Unificado centers on the political effects ong>andong> ramifications of the group. ong>Inong> order to present a complete picture of the MNU, it looks at the organization withong>inong> four separate ong>contextong>s: ong>inong>ternational, national, ong>historicalong> ong>andong> human. Through this approach, the MNU is examong>inong>ed ong>inong> relation to the African Diaspora, the European colonization of the Americas, the Atlantic Slave Trade, ong>andong> the development of Brazil as an ong>inong>dependent state. From a national perspective, the MNU is viewed amid other ong>socialong> organizations ong>andong> cultural expressions. The result is a detailed study that admits the organization's shortcomong>inong>gs but assesses them ong>contextong>ually, providong>inong>g a more complete ong>andong> nuanced understong>andong>ong>inong>g of the significance of the MNU's problems ong>andong> achievements. Appendices offer the MNU Letter of Prong>inong>ciples, the Constitution of the MNU, the preamble to the MNU Action Program ong>andong> the MNU Hymn. A glossary is also ong>inong>cluded.

The Mechanical Universe: Introduction to Mechanics and Heat

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Olenick, Richard / Apostol, Tom M. / Goodsteong>inong>, David L., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This important textbook is based on, though ong>inong>dependent of, an educational TV series to be broadcast on public television ong>inong> the United States. Its aim is to guide students ong>andong> general readers to an understong>andong>ong>inong>g of how the physical world works; physics is presented as a human endeavour, with ong>historicalong> development formong>inong>g a thread throughout the text. The prerequisites are mong>inong>imal, only basic algebra ong>andong> trigonometry song>inong>ce the necessary calculus is developed ong>inong> the text, with physics providong>inong>g the motivation. New concepts are ong>inong>troduced at the natural, logical poong>inong>t with many ong>historicalong> references to place physics ong>inong> a ong>socialong> perspective. Many topics from twentieth-century physics are ong>inong>cluded, for example energy, low temperature physics, relativity ong>andong> black holes. The book is attractively ong>andong> profusely illustrated ong>andong> will be welcomed by students ong>andong> also by general readers for whom this will be a stimulatong>inong>g alternative to other, less-thorough treatments.

Violence and Culture in the Antebellum South

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bruce, Jr. Dickson D. / Bruce, Dickson D., PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press, This provocative book draws from a variety of sources--literature, politics, folklore, ong>socialong> history--to attempt to set Southern beliefs about violence ong>inong> a cultural ong>contextong>. Accordong>inong>g to Dickson D. Bruce, the control of violence was a central concern of antebellum Southerners. Usong>inong>g contemporary sources, Bruce describes Southerners' attitudes as illustrated ong>inong> their duels, huntong>inong>g, ong>andong> the rhetoric of their politicians. He views antebellum Southerners as pessimistic ong>andong> deeply distrustful of ong>socialong> relationships ong>andong> demonstrates how this world view impelled their reliance on formal controls to regularize human ong>inong>teraction. The attitudes toward violence of masters, slaves, ong>andong> "plaong>inong>-folk"--the three major ong>socialong> groups of the period--are differentiated, ong>andong> letters ong>andong> family papers are used to illustrate how Southern child-rearong>inong>g practices contributed to attitudes toward violence ong>inong> the region. The fong>inong>al chapter treats Edgar Allan Poe as a writer who epitomized the attitudes of many Southerners before the Civil War.

Evolutionary Politics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schubert, Glendon A., JR., PUBLISHER: Southern Illong>inong>ois University Press, This synthesis of research ong>inong>to the behavior of humans ong>andong> other ong>socialong> animals ranges horizontally from a congruence of the perspectives of the life sciences, ong>socialong> sciences, ong>andong> physical sciences ong>andong> longitudong>inong>ally from that of the most recent 60 million years, but emphasizong>inong>g the last 12 thousong>andong> years. From a political science perspective, these essays focus on both ong>inong>dividual ong>andong> small-group political behavior. Schubert's work draws extensively on contemporary evolutionary theory, bioong>socialong> ong>andong> psychobiological theory, ethology ong>andong> primatology, behavioral ecology, experimental work ong>inong> animal behavior, neurobiology, human development, ong>andong> the philosophy of both life ong>andong> ong>socialong> sciences. ong>Inong>troducong>inong>g ong>andong> concludong>inong>g the book are essays that discuss the implications of biology ong>andong> the life sciences for the study of political science. The others center on five topics: political ethology (naturalistic study of human behavior as animal behavior); political evolution; evolutionary theory; evolutionary development (ecological, epigenetic, ong>andong> ontogenetic); ong>andong> the evolution of human thong>inong>kong>inong>g.

Report on the Land Revenue Settlement of the Chanda

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Charles Bean Lucie, PUBLISHER: British Library, ong>Historicalong> Prong>inong>t Editions, Title: Report on the Long>andong> Revenue Settlement of the Chong>andong>a district, Central Provong>inong>ces, . With map, etc.]Publisher: British Library, ong>Historicalong> Prong>inong>t EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kong>inong>gdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holdong>inong>g over 150 million items ong>inong> all known languages ong>andong> formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordong>inong>gs, patents, maps, stamps, prong>inong>ts ong>andong> much more. Its collections ong>inong>clude around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts ong>andong> ong>historicalong> items datong>inong>g back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL ong>HISTORICALong> collection ong>inong>cludes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection ong>inong>cludes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics ong>inong>clude health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour ong>andong> ong>inong>dustry, mong>inong>ong>inong>g, penal policy, ong>andong> ong>socialong> order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields ong>inong> the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool ong>inong> helpong>inong>g to ong>inong>sure edition identification: ++++ British Library Smith, Charles Bean Lucie; . xv. 232 p.; 8. V

Bringing Systems Thinking to Life: Expanding the Horizons

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bregman, Ona Cohn / White, Charles M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>Inong> a song>inong>gle volume, Brong>inong>gong>inong>g Systems Thong>inong>kong>inong>g to Life: Expong>andong>ong>inong>g the Horizons for Bowen Family Systems Theory presents the extraordong>inong>ary diversity ong>andong> breadth of Bowen theory applications that address human functionong>inong>g ong>inong> various relationship systems across a broad spectrum of professions, disciplong>inong>es, cultures, ong>andong> nations. Providong>inong>g three chapters of never-before-published material by Dr. Bowen, the book also demonstrates the transcendent nature ong>andong> versatility of Bowen theory-based ong>socialong> assessment ong>andong> its extension ong>inong>to fields of study ong>andong> practice far beyond the origong>inong>al psychiatric ong>contextong> ong>inong> which it was first formulated ong>inong>cludong>inong>g ong>socialong> work, psychology, nursong>inong>g, education, literary studies, pastoral care ong>andong> counselong>inong>g, sociology, busong>inong>ess ong>andong> management, leadership studies, distance learnong>inong>g, ecological science, ong>andong> evolutionary biology - ong>andong> providong>inong>g ample evidence that Bowen theory has joong>inong>ed that elite class of theories that have enjoyed broad application to ong>socialong> phenomena while lendong>inong>g credibility to the claim that Bowen theory is one of the previous ong>andong> current centuriesa (TM) most significant ong>socialong>-behavioral theories. More than a a oeresource manuala for Bowen theory enthusiasts, this book helps put a new great theory on the ong>inong>tellectual long>andong>scape.

Social Ecology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Guha, Ramachong>andong>ra, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Socialong> Ecology brong>inong>gs together a selection of pioneerong>inong>g essays on a subject of ong>inong>creasong>inong>g ong>inong>terest to sociologists ong>andong> ong>socialong> anthropologists. With the growong>inong>g awareness of the causes ong>andong> consequences of environmental degradation, the once neglected field of ong>socialong> ecology has assumed enormous theoretical ong>andong> practical importance. The essays assembled ong>inong> this anthology provide a state of the art survey of the field as well as an orientation to future research. As the first such anthology of its kong>inong>d, it provides a compact ong>andong> analytically sophisticated overview of environment ong>andong> society ong>inong> contemporary ong>Inong>dia. It should be of great ong>inong>terest to admong>inong>istrators, activists, ong>andong> development professionals as well as students ong>andong> scholars workong>inong>g ong>inong> the field.

Research on Social Work and Disasters

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Streeter, Calvong>inong> / Murty, Susan A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Over the past decade, several major natural disasters have had devastatong>inong>g impacts throughout the United States ong>andong> the world. Song>inong>ce larger populations now live ong>andong> work on long>andong> vulnerable to various hazards, natural disasters can be expected to affect more people each year. As a result, the ong>socialong> work profession soon will be stretched to its limits as it attempts to respond to growong>inong>g human needs ong>inong> the wake of hurricanes, tornadoes, storms, floods, earthquakes, ong>andong> human-made technological disasters. Research on ong>Socialong> Work ong>andong> Disasters provides the essential strategies ong>socialong> work researchers, other ong>socialong> scientists ong>inong> the area of disaster research, ong>andong> emergency management personnel need to prepare for ong>andong> recover from all forms of disaster.Focusong>inong>g on hazard, risk, ong>andong> disaster research, this book presents conceptual approaches ong>andong> empirical fong>inong>dong>inong>gs ong>inong> this emergong>inong>g ong>andong> important area of ong>socialong> work. It ong>inong>cludes research on natural ong>andong> technological disasters as they impact both rural ong>andong> urban environments. Research on ong>Socialong> Work ong>andong> Disasters offers conceptual ong>andong> methodological guidelong>inong>es for ong>socialong> work researchers ong>andong> provides ong>inong>sight ong>inong>to the range of opportunities ong>andong> issues relevant for disaster research. Specific topics you will learn about ong>inong>clude: research design, methodology, ong>andong> measurement community awareness ong>andong> activism traumatic stress ong>andong> stress debriefong>inong>g fundong>inong>g ong>andong> ethical issues vulnerable populations hazard education action researchResearch on ong>Socialong> Work ong>andong> Disasters not only addresses effective strategies for respondong>inong>g ong>inong> the aftermath of particular disasters, but also suggests significant ways ong>inong> which the ong>socialong> work profession can become ong>inong>volved ong>inong> prevention, mitigation, ong>andong> preparedness activities. The book features examples of recent research on disasters chosen to illustrate a variety of types of disasters, theoretical approaches, methodologies, ong>andong> levels of analysis. The implications drawn from this book are consistent ong>inong> suggestong>inong>g the responsibility of society to care for vulnerable populations ong>andong> to share the burdens caused by catastrophic events.

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 ong>andong> development of the saloon as an ong>inong>stitution on the mong>inong>ong>inong>g frontier provides unique ong>inong>sights ong>inong>to the ong>socialong> ong>andong> economic history of the American West. Drawong>inong>g on contemporaneous newspapers ong>andong> many unpublished firsthong>andong> accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents ong>andong> shanties ong>inong>to elegant establishments for drong>inong>kong>inong>g ong>andong> gamong>inong>g, reflected the growth ong>andong> maturity of the surroundong>inong>g community.

Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gee, James Paul, PUBLISHER: Taylor & Francis Group, This fully-updated new edition engages with topics such as orality ong>andong> literacy, the history of literacy, the uses ong>andong> abuses of literacy ong>inong> that history, the analysis of language as cultural communication, ong>andong> ong>socialong> theories of mong>inong>d ong>andong> meanong>inong>g, among many other topics. It represents the most current statement of a widely discussed ong>andong> used theory about how language functions ong>inong> society, a theory ong>inong>itially developed ong>inong> the first edition of the book, ong>andong> developed ong>inong> this new edition ong>inong> tong>andong>em with analytic techniques for the study of language ong>andong> literacy ong>inong> ong>contextong>, with special reference to cross-cultural issues ong>inong> communities ong>andong> schools. Built around a large number of specific examples, this new edition reflects current debates across the world about education ong>andong> educational reform, the nature of language ong>andong> communication, ong>andong> the role of sociocultural diversity ong>inong> schools ong>andong> society. One of the core goals of this book, from its first edition on, has been to develop a new ong>andong> more widely applicable vision of applied long>inong>guistics. It will be of ong>inong>terest to researchers, lecturers ong>andong> students ong>inong> education, long>inong>guistics, or any field that deals with language, especially ong>inong> ong>socialong> or cultural terms.

Managing Web Usage in the Workplace: A Social, Ethical and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anong>andong>arajan, Murugan / Simmers, Claire A., PUBLISHER: IRM Press, The nature of the ong>Inong>ternet is dramatically revolutionizong>inong>g the manner ong>inong> which organizations ong>andong> ong>inong>dividuals alike acquire ong>andong> distribute ong>inong>formation. Unfortunately the problem of Web abuse has developed ong>inong> kong>inong>d. This ong>inong>terestong>inong>g new book ong>inong>cludes chapters that embrace a wide array of ong>Inong>ternet abuse issues such as, the impact of Web abuse on ong>inong>dividuals, groups, organizations, ong>andong> societies, ong>andong> the problem of Web abuse withong>inong> other cultures ong>andong> countries. Geared toward busong>inong>ess professionals, academicians ong>andong> students from a variety of disciplong>inong>es, Managong>inong>g Web Usage ong>inong> the Workplace: A ong>Socialong>, Ethical ong>andong> Legal Perspective focuses on the phenomenon of ong>Inong>ternet abuse ong>andong> its consequences.

Silver in London: The Parker and Wakelin Partnership,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clifford, Helen, PUBLISHER: Bard Center, The firm of Parker ong>andong> Wakelong>inong> was the foremost silversmith ong>inong> London for much of the eighteenth century, supplyong>inong>g royalty, aristocracy, ong>andong> gentry with both domestic ong>andong> ceremonial plate. This fascong>inong>atong>inong>g book draws on the firm's records for this period to provide a remarkable account of patrons ong>andong> their purchases ong>andong> to ong>inong>vestigate the ong>socialong> ong>andong> economic structures on which the firm depended, revealong>inong>g new ong>inong>formation about the complex web of out-workers with specialist skills ong>andong> raisong>inong>g questions of authorship. Beautifully illustrated, the book is both a ong>socialong> history of consumption ong>inong> Georgian London ong>andong> an ong>inong>vestigation ong>inong>to the world of workong>inong>g men ong>andong> women at that time. Acquista Ora

Historical Perspectives on Climate Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Flemong>inong>g, James Rodger, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This ong>inong>triguong>inong>g volume provides a thorough examong>inong>ation of the ong>historicalong> roots of global climate change as a field of ong>inong>quiry, from the Enlightenment to the late twentieth century. Based on primary ong>andong> archival sources, the book is filled with ong>inong>terestong>inong>g perspectives on what people have understood, experienced, ong>andong> feared about the climate ong>andong> its changes ong>inong> the past. Chapters explore climate ong>andong> culture ong>inong> Enlightenment thought; climate debates ong>inong> early America; the development of ong>inong>ternational networks of observation; the scientific transformation of climate discourse; ong>andong> early contributions to understong>andong>ong>inong>g terrestrial temperature changes, ong>inong>frared radiation, ong>andong> the carbon dioxide theory of climate. But perhaps most important, this book shows what a study of the past has to offer the ong>inong>terdisciplong>inong>ary ong>inong>vestigation of current environmental problems.

Women in Muslim Societies: Diversity Within Unity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bodman, Herbert L., PUBLISHER: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Authors from a variety of disciplong>inong>es assess the issues facong>inong>g women ong>inong> Muslim societies not only ong>inong> the Middle East but also ong>inong> Africa ong>andong> Asia. They stress the importance of ong>historicalong> ong>contextong>, local customs ong>andong> policies ong>inong> defong>inong>ong>inong>g the status of Muslim women, ong>andong> examong>inong>e how women are copong>inong>g with challenges such as modernity ong>andong> conservative reaction.

Praying for a Cure: When Medical and Religious Practices

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