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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

""Our Community: Good Citizenship in Towns and Cities"" is a book written by Samuel H. Ziegler in 1918. The book is a guide for citizens who want to be active and responsible members of their communities. It covers topics such as civic duty, public...

This book is a comprehensive guide to the different diseases of the skin. The author provides an overview of the common skin diseases and their causes, symptoms, and treatments. It is an excellent resource for those in the medical field who wish to gain...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This rather unique review of the topic of diversity is based on university guest lectures given since 2021. The book endeavors to open a new and different approach to how we, as people in the States, define ourselves. Maintaining an open mind to new...

It's a common belief that older adults are generally tired, grumpy and unhappy. Movies, TV commercials and late night punch lines often assume older adults are hapless buffoons with nothing better to do than yell "Get off of my lawn!" They like to complain...

A nation's culture and structure influence the type and degree of innovation achievable within its society. Routes exist for any nation, regardless of its structural or cultural elements, to achieve innovative success and economic development. Clear, concise prescriptions are given to enable managers and...

The American West--where such landmarks as the Golden Gate Bridge rival wild landscapes in popularity and iconic significance--has been viewed as a frontier of technological innovation. "Where Minds and Matters Meet" calls attention to the convergence of Western history and the history of technology,...

This is the first book in English on the Theresienstadt (Terezin) concentration camp in former Czechoslovakia and the only one of its kind which focuses on the women who were forced to live in it. Interwoven with the description of everyday life in the...

Author: Sadao AsadaISBN-10: 0826265693ISBN-13: 9780826265692Publisher: University of Missouri PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/11/2007Pages: 304Format: Hardcover

The enduring popularity of Polynesia in western literature, art, and film attests to the pleasures that Pacific islands have, over the centuries, afforded the consuming gaze of the west--connoting solitude, release from cares, and, more recently, self-renewal away from urbanized modern life. Facing the...

The author shows in this book that the social division of labor in handling emotions creates and maintains oppression - inside the family, as in child abuse, and in the larger social scene, as at work or inside social movements. He argues that the...

A broad and inclusive volume of the celebrations and critiques of performance arts Focusing on the living arts--dance, theatre, music, performance art, ritual, and popular entertainment--performance studies expands our understanding of "performance" as both a vital artistic practice and a means by which to...

In an age when innovative scholarly work is at an all-time high, the academy itself is being rocked by structural change. Funding is plummeting. Tenure increasingly seems a prospect for only the elite few. Ph.D.'s are going begging for even adjunct work. Into this...

Mark Twain once quipped that a "classic [is] something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read." This definition fits Adam Smith's timeless work The Wealth of Nations, published in 1776 on the eve of the American Revolution. For more than...

This is an examination of the intersection between Derrida's writing and the gothic to theorise Derrida's 'poetics of the crypt'.Author: Jodey CastricanoISBN-10: 0773522794ISBN-13: 9780773522794Publisher: McGill-Queen's University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/25/2003Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.12w x 0.49d

In order for citizens to have true equality, they must be able to have equal access to social, political, and economic rights and opportunities. But what does that mean for students today? Readers will explore what social justice means in modern society and will...

Two major U.S. Midwestern railroads, the Rock Island Lines and the Milwauke Road, filed for bankruptcy after 1975 and the Court ordered them dismembered. This study explains the economic factors causing financial failure such as total rail line excess capacity in the region leading...

Edwin R.A. Seligman was a leading specialist in public finance, as well as the history of economic thought. This volume publishes a set of student notes taken in his famous course in public finance at Columbia University. The lectures cover the history of public...

The focus of this volume is the phenomenon of globalization, and specifically its relevance to and impact on small business and entrepreneurship. The works presented here stem from a pioneering, three day conference held at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, under the joint auspices...

This is the 15th volume in a series examining research in finance. It examines issues such as indirect financial distress and sales performance, stock market volatility and the business cycle, the behaviour of futures prices, and curved option pay-offs.Author: Andrew H. ChenISBN-10: 0762302593ISBN-13: 9780762302598Publisher:...

Advances in Austrian Economics connects the Austrian tradition of economics with other research traditions in economics and related areas. Each volume attempts to apply the insights of Austrian economics and related approaches to topics that are of current interest in economics and cognate disciplines....

This is one of the first volumes that examined the process of mentoring specifically as it is related to effects on advancing diversity on underrepresented minority individuals in higher education settings. This volume presents definitions, concepts, models, and programs that address mentoring in higher...

This book presents a review and criticism of all sociological literature on suicide, from Emile Durkheim's influential Suicide (1897) to contemporary writings by sociologists who have patterned their own work on Durkheim's. Douglas points out fundamental weaknesses in the structural-functional study of suicide, and...

Worldwork is an awareness attitude for working with communities, small and large groups. It was developed by Arnold Mindell, founder of Process Work in the late 1970s and 1980s. Worldwork also refers to an experiential training in conflict work, facilitation and community building. It...

In the spirit of June Jordan, Thera Books is proud to give you David Piper's I Speak For Those Who Have Already Spoken. We too, at Thera Books, believe that Poetry resides in all of us. I Speak For Those Who Have Already Spoken...

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 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...

The University of Michigan Near East Research Expedition has been engaged since 1924-25 in the excavation of the site of ancient Karanis, now known as Kom Aushim or Kom Washim, on the northern border of the Fayyum to the east of Birket Qarun. Kom...

This book is a report of cross-national research on the civil-military cultural differences in democratic societies, particularly centred on the attitudes of national elites, here considered as being mainly composed of professionals. The research studies the question: What are the differences between the values,...

Linking sport to the emergence and growth of modern Asian society this collection of articles offers a clear, original and highly readable history of politics, culture and sport in the world's most populous region.Author: Boria MajumdarISBN-10: 0415359538ISBN-13: 9780415359535Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/18/2005Pages: 360Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.30lbsSize:...

Changes in breastfeeding practices are affecting the health and survival of millions of Third World Children and the fertlity of their mothers. Yet, there is little detailed information on current breastfeeding practices or the determinants of feeding choices. This study attempts to create a...

Melville C. Branch continues his lifelong examination of planning as inherent in all human activities, and the primary determinant of our prospects and survival as a species. This latest work discusses the use of simulation throughout society, as the representation of what is considered...

Everything Is Broken examines why climate, housing, food, healthcare, education, work, and social cohesion are all failing simultaneously, and argues that these failures share a common root: scarcity-based systems that no longer reflect a technological or human reality that enables abundance. Drawing on economics,...

The role of the media and media reportage is crucial to any conflict situation. In Uganda, the Department of Mass Communication at Makerere University has endeavoured to support constructive reporting of the various conflicts that have beset the country and the region in the...

Beginnings Of The American People: Edited By William Edward Dodd This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original...

Locked out of homeownership? You're not alone-and you're not powerless.In this provocative and hopeful manifesto, discover how the work-to-own model turns labour into equity and communities into builders. From modular homes to local partnerships, from pilots to policy, this is a blueprint for reclaiming...

She was told to stay silent. She chose justice instead.Injustice Silence is a raw, unfiltered memoir of childhood sexual abuse, generational trauma, addiction, cultural conditioning, and the courage it takes to break cycles that were never meant to be questioned.Born into a deeply rooted...

In 2026, we celebrate our country's 250th birthday during a time of unthinkable threats to our Constitution and our Democracy. It's a time to remember, reflect, and recommit. A time to hope, dream and build, a time to show up, stand solid, and lead...

Slave Narratives, Volume I: Alabama Narratives presents a compelling collection of firsthand accounts gathered by the Federal Writers' Project during the Great Depression. These Alabama-based interviews preserve the personal memories of formerly enslaved African Americans, capturing their experiences under enslavement, the hardships they endured,...

The Conservation of Races by W. E. B. Du Bois is a seminal essay first delivered in 1897 before the American Negro Academy. In this influential work, Du Bois explores the meaning and importance of racial identity, challenging prevailing notions of race while emphasizing...

Since its publication in 1974, Power has consolidated its reputation as a classic work and a major reference point within social and political theory by assessing the main debates about how to conceptualize and study power. New to the Revelations series, this revised edition...

In this book, you will discover the deep connection between the concepts of assimilation and consumption in Hegel's philosophy. Tracing their development across Hegel's system--from the Logic and Philosophy of Nature to the Phenomenology of Spirit and Philosophy of Right--the book shows that consumption...

This work is the magnum opus of Bucke's career, a project that he researched and wrote over many years. In it, Bucke described his own experience, that of contemporaries (most notably Whitman, but also unknown figures like "C.P."), and the experiences and outlook of...