Social Science - General

This book considers the key skills and elements required to successfully lead and manage a professional services firm operating in the infrastructure sector. It provides practical frameworks for emerging operational managers and future project leaders to prepare them to successfully manage these firms and...

This book goes beyond the concept of power and studies the structure of relations among nations as a stratified system in terms of economic, prestige, and power variables that determine relative superiority and inferiority. It identifies some of the fundamental typologies of international actions...

This original research study of residential treatments of problem adolescents represents one of the few attempts in the field to observe in a systematic fashion the residents' living situation in the institutional setting. An innovative field experiment is developed to contrast the interaction of...

Membership in the Colonial Society of Pennsylvania (established in Philadelphia in 1874) is limited to males over the age of twenty-one descended from a male or female who settled in any colony of America (now the United States) prior to the year 1700. Membership...

Written for social science scholars who want to learn more about the qualitative way of thinking, this book addresses the full continuum of issues about the qualitative methodologies. At one end of that continuum are the deeply philosophical concerns of ontology and epistemology. At...

What does it mean to be French? What constitutes "Frenchness"? Is it birth, language, attachment to republicanism, adherence to cultural norms? In contemporary France, these questions resonate in light of the large number of non-French and non-European immigrants, many from former French colonies, who...

The story of Nelson Mandela's and the African National Congress' triumph over apartheid in South Africa is well known. All but forgotten are the African leaders who spoke against the system of white rule in its infancy. The founders of the ANC were members...

In recent years, the Euro-American powers have made multiple armed incursions into Africa. The election of President Obama, greeted by most Africans as providential for their centuries-old troubled relations with the West, instead inaugurated a destructive coalition against Africa. In places like Cote d'Ivoire,...

The new essays in this collection examine newer forms of colonialism operating today in an increasingly globalized world. Recognizing the complexities and culpability of postcolonial politics, the contributors fill gaps that exist at theoretical levels of postcolonial studies. By studying film, literature, history and...

This volume of new interdisciplinary essays provides insights into the emerging field of masculinities and the challenges it poses to the Indian male. Masculinities research has evolved considerably and demonstrates that men are not an homogenous group but are instead diverse--there are many "masculinities."...

The study of the effect of "exceptional" experiences and beliefs on health--including anomalous, placebo, or hypnotic healing and mystical, religious, transpersonal, and creative experiences--is attracting increasing academic and public interest. This collection of essays explores the nature of mind, its impact on the body,...

This book applies new scientific research in the fields of biology and genetics to an empirical study of the Greco-Roman civilizations and the European Renaissance. These two periods were remarkable in part because of the dominance of empathy and humanism in the philosophical thought...

Drawing on an empirical base, this book examines how environmental values are constructed and legitimized within the policy process. It trains the spotlight on four environmentally significant countries - China, Japan, India, and the United States, and incorporates legal, economic, philosophical, sociological, and political...

This guide concentrates on resources that are useful, in an easy-to-use format to enable architects, designers and engineers to access a wealth of knowledge. Information allows users to find, evaluate and contact the resources that can save time and money in day-to-day practice.Author: Cynthia...

In this book, Cees J Hamelink proposes an answer to - how should democratic societies organize cyberspace? - that puts human-rights, rather than profit, at the top of the agenda. He argues that conventional ethical approaches are all seriously flawed. There is a growing...

The author has provided us with a masterful overview and critique of liberal theorizing of the past quarter-century. While dealing exhaustively and fairly with each of a variety of broadly liberal approaches, Gaus also presents a compelling argument for his own preferred "justificatory" approach....

...provides a systematic, integrated and accessible introduction to social psychology as a critical discipline.Author: Alexa HepburnISBN-10: 0761962107ISBN-13: 9780761962106Publisher: Sage Publications LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/13/2002Pages: 278Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.50h x 6.78w x 0.63d

The relationships between workers and firms are changing worldwide. Nowhere is this more evident than in the psychological contracts of employment - that is, the obligations workers owe to their employer, and vice versa. Psychological Contracts In Employment contains the cross-national perspectives of organizational...

Like its predecessor, the best-selling CyberSociety, published in 1994, Cybersociety 2.0 is rooted in criticism and analysis of computer-mediated technologies to assist readers in becoming critically aware of the hype and hopes pinned on computer-mediated communication and of the cultures that are emerging among...

Emphasizing developmentally and contextually appropriate prevention service delivery models, the authors of this volume identify state-of-the-art, empirically based strategies to strengthen the environments in which children develop. Since programmes with strong conceptualization, design and implementation have the potential to enhance children's social, emotional and...

Changing demographics are forcing organizations in the United States to address cultural issues. Addressing Cultural Issues in Organizations analyzes how unexamined cultural patterns influence an organization′s culture. Organized into three sections, this volume was written by a panel of experts with extensive research and...

Creativity, resourcefulness and a strong vision of equality in America helped Black men and women to establish their own organizations despite the continuing legacy and stigma of the slavery period. Frontiers International, the oldest Black community service organization in the U.S., was born in...

Chinese Culture and Christianity traces the origin, development, and growth of Chinese culture in relationship to Christianity. This comprehensive work will be of interest to students of sociology, philosophy, religion, political science, and anthropology.Author: Paul K. ChaoISBN-10: 0761834435ISBN-13: 9780761834434Publisher: University Press of AmericaLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Inspired by the research and theory of Robert Freed Bales (Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Harvard University), this collection of research and applications using SYMLOG, a system for the multi-level observation of groups, provides the most recent examples of analyzing aspects of social interaction...

Managing Water and Water Users offers an answer to the question of why Kerala remains a water-scarce region despite having a regular and adequate rainfall. The papers presented in this volume deal with the multifarious aspects of conservation, management and sharing of water resources.Author:...

Coalitions across Borders shows how social movements have cooperated and conflicted as they work to develop a transnational civil society in response to perceived threats of neoliberalism-free trade, privatization, structural adjustment, and unbridled corporate power. The authors explore the processes of transnational mobilization, discussing...

Father Theobald Mathew's temperance crusade was the single most extraordinary social movement in pre-famine Ireland, enlisting millions of Irish men and women. Ranking among the more unique and under-examined mass mobilizations of men and women in modern European history, this book, through new and...

Everyone has a story. Stories are the way we define our lives and when we share our journey and reveal our vulnerability we give others permission to share their own humanity. Much like the classic "Chicken Soup for the Soul", the author of The...

E. Mackey is a director, photographer, and entrepreneur that is best known throughout his social media for his creativity and BRUTAL, unapologetic HONESTY. Day after day, over the past few years, his friends and followers have been informed, inspired, entertained and enraged as E....

Description by Heather Barfield, Ph.D.: Vine, a moblie app acquired by Twitter for $30 million in 2012, was launched as a free iPhone app in January 2013, and then for Android six months later. Since its release, Vine seems to have influenced lives significantly...

Americans are understandably concerned about the runaway costs of medical care and the fact that one citizen out of seven is without health insurance coverage. Solving these problems is a top priority for the Clinton administration, but as Victor Fuchs shows, the task is...

In exploring the origins and character of the American liberal tradition, Myra Jehlen begins with the proposition that the decisive factor that shaped the European settlers' idea of "America" or the "American" was material rather than conceptual--it was the physical fact of the land....

I just want to present a short summary on climate change and some of my poems written with that in mind. All I ask is your time to read the book, unless you decide that your interest lies elsewhere. Time is precious and so...

The Gangrene Constituancy alerts us Americans as to a future perilous existance.Voters may envision a choice at the polls and cast their ballot for those persons whom they determine may best represent their interests along with the interests of the United States. Somewhere along...

From Girl Scout to grocery store clerk, firearms instructor to special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and eventually to freelance writer, Chris Roberts chronicles her true-life adventures and misadventures, courting rituals and second chances, extra heartbeats and lessons learned. In this candid...

Lady Covington says "we have only touched the surface for making etiquette a part of our lives, but most important we have a start." This book will give you all the ground-work to become a successful business representative for your company as well and...

Racially Based Negative Connotations: What's in a Word details author John H. Manning's lifelong struggle to reduce or eliminate the use of racially based negative connotations. Once Manning became aware of these harmful associations, he found them everywhere. He heard them in schools, churches,...

There is Life After the L. Do you feel emotionally stuck? Are you ready to learn how to receive healing and move forward with your life? Would you like to feel more peace and joy? You have experienced a lot in your life and...

This book contains information about our political parties and what is really going on behind the scenes. It can and will help individuals like yourself to make a sound and intellectual choices when voting in our elections this is a must read book written...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This book tells how the Soviet Union fed itself after the invasion by the Germans during World War II. The author argues that central planning became much less important in feeding the population, and civilians were thereby forced to become considerably more self reliant...

Examining the role of envoys from the establishment of the first "barbarian kingdoms" in the West, to the eve of Justinian's wars of reconquest, this study reveals how Roman imperial administration influenced new patterns of political interaction in the earliest medieval states. Close analysis...

This is the first book to take us inside Youth Radio for a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at a unique, Peabody Award-winning organization that produces distinctive content for outlets from National Public Radio to YouTube. Young people come to Youth Radio, headquartered in Oakland, California,...

The struggle for national liberation, the freedom to develop an independent identity--these are the issues advocated with fiery eloquence in this absorbing political tract. Written in 1919 by two Ukrainian-born Bolsheviks, On the Current Situation in the Ukraine is the first impressive statement of...

The objective of this book is to encourage administrations to formulate a sound housing policy to solve basic health-related housing problems and to meet WHO's objective of healthful housing for all by the year 2000.Author: Ray RansonISBN-10: 0419154000ISBN-13: 9780419154006Publisher: Taylor & FrancisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/24/1991Pages:...

First published in 1983, Teaching Under Attack examines the nature and direction of the attack on the education service, and on the teaching profession in particular. It examines the effects of cuts on UK schools and also considers how far the activities of teachers'...

The term globalization has gained widespread popularity; yet most treatments are either descriptive and/or focused on changes in economic interconnectivity. In this volume the concept is seen in broader terms as leading international experts from a range of disciplines develop a long-term analysis to...

This collection of original contributions by leading researchers celebrates the 1996 centenary of the births of the two most seminal figures in education and developmental psychology - Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky.Author: Leslie SmithISBN-10: 0415757002ISBN-13: 9780415757003Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/15/2014Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.00h x...

Discussing countries as diverse as China, Kenya, India, Bolivia, Egypt and South Korea the book offers new insights to anyone working in rural development.Author: M. Riad El-GhonemyISBN-10: 0415755387ISBN-13: 9780415755382Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/24/2014Pages: 360Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.78lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.75d

This book examines the nature of contemporary water management and the prospects for and barriers to different forms of engagement with the public.Author: Liz SharpISBN-10: 0415728452ISBN-13: 9780415728454Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/23/2017Pages: 230Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d