Social Science - General

Brenda Hean, a dentist's wife, was a part of the Hobart establishment. She made a very unlikely environmental activist--but Lake Pedder was one of those very special places. She and a collection of like-minded people took it upon themselves to save the mountain wilderness...

The beginning of the Middle Bronze Age (MB IIA) in Canaan (ca. 1950-1740 B.C.E.) set the stage for many of the cultural, political, and economic institutions that shaped the ancient Near East. Particular theoretical models for the analysis of complex societies are used in...

This extensive study explores ways in which the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities may be enacted in the lives of individuals who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. A broad range of rights, issues, and research is...

The causes of the First World War have been studied and debated for many decades, yet cultural historians of Germany have largely neglected the German-Russian aspect of the conflict for a focus on the clash of Germany and Great Britain. When they have focused...

A study of verbal interaction and development in families with adolescents. Topics covered include: the transformation of mother-daughter relationships in late childhood; the development of adolescent autonomy; and experiments with the role-playing method in the study of interactive behaviour.Author: Manfred HoferISBN-10: 1567503918ISBN-13: 9781567503913Publisher: PraegerLanguage:...

Trouble in the workplace - whether it is bullying, harassment or stress - is always in the headlines. Yet, in many discussions, the research and statistics that are cited prove unreliable. This book summarizes the largest specialist research programme on ill-treatment in the workplace...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Author: David C. MartinISBN-10: 1260282163ISBN-13: 9781260282160Publisher: McGraw-Hill EducationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2018Format: Hardcover

Originally published in 1961. Russian Marxist philosophy of science originated among men and women who gave their whole lives to rebellion against established authority. The original tension within Marxist philosophy between positivism and metaphysics was repressed but not resolved in this first phase of...

""A Solemn Call On Count Zinzendorf: The Author, And Advocate Of The Sect Of Herrnhuters, Commonly Called Moravians"" is a book written by Henry Rimius in 1754. The book is a critique of Count Zinzendorf, a leader of the Moravian Church, also known as...

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...

George Pinckard (1768-1835) was an army surgeon who arrived in the West Indies in 1796. His letters to a friend were published as Notes on the West Indies in 1806; a second edition came out in 1816. He describes at length all that he...

This book details the construction of the Mont Cenis Tunnel and the potential impact it may have on the transportation industry. The authors provide expert analysis of the engineering feat and what it means for the future of travel. A must-read for anyone interested...

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,...

Although the products of globalization are far from new, globalization as a process in the Pacific-Asian Region is both dynamic and problematic. Pacific-Asia globalization outcomes at present include: intensification of changes linked to the influences of capitalism; information technology and innovative technological systems; migration,...

In the 20th century, planning evolved from a design-based activity to a scientific one. Planning, the only legitimate voice in applied social science, now seeks to free itself from the "autistic" vocabulary of positivism and neo-classical economics. To further this quest, author Gerald A....

The national conflict in Ireland has created, and feeds off, sharply uneven development between the islandÃ?Â?Ã?Â-s north and south. This is reflected in a history of diverging socio-economic interests, conflicting ideological positions and divided institutions, which date back to the mid-nineteenth century. Since the...

On a visit to a Berkshire paper mill, the narrator of Herman Melville's "The Tartarus of Maids" views the "wonderful" papermaking machine with awe and calls it a "miracle of inscrutable intricacy." Manifesting in their factories and towns such nineteenth-century fascination with machinery, paper...

This book is the first to look at the aristocratic adoption of Roman ideals in eighteenth-century English culture. In the century following the Revolution of 1688, the ruling class promoted--by way of its patronage--a classical frame of mind embracing all the arts, on the...

Over the last decade, asymmetric warfare and terrorism have become prevalent threats to the United States. National security, today more than at any other time, demands decision-making under uncertainty. The issues presented in this book demonstrate that the value of planning depends upon how...

An historical and theoretical literary study of three Latin American women writers, Refugio Barragán of Mexico, Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera of Peru, and Ana Roqué of Puerto Rico. Examines how these novelists subversively rewrote womanhood vis à vis the prescribed comportment for women during...

Manufacturing Engineering Education includes original and unpublished chapters that develop the applications of the manufacturing engineering education field. Chapters convey innovative research ideas that have a prodigious significance in the life of academics, engineers, researchers and professionals involved with manufacturing engineering. Today, the interest...

This text consists of four parts. The first is an essay that draws from the most recent research on the topic at hand. The purpose of the essay is to provide the student with an overview of the topic and to stimulate conversation and...

Author: Cecilia Hilkey,Jason HilkeyISBN-13: 9798993910420Publisher: Summit Press PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/18/2026Pages: 364Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

The report favorably reviews the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's competitive research grants program, finding that it has yielded significant new findings and knowledge critical for EPA's decision-making process. Established in 1995, the grants program was designed to enable the nation's best scientists and engineers...

Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs discusses the need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new method for estimating the amount of ammonia, nitrous oxide, methane, and other pollutants emitted from livestock and poultry farms, and for...

Congress requested that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) produce a site-specific biosafety and biosecurity risk assessment (SSRA) of the proposed National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. The laboratory would study dangerous foreign animal diseases--including the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease...

Most leadership books tell you what great leaders do.This one tells you why it works-and why most change efforts don't.Somewhere between 60 and 70 percent of organizational change initiatives fail. Not because the strategy was wrong. Not because the leaders weren't committed. But because...

Vulnerability can be either precious or detestable, and we feel deeply divided as to which side we embrace, perhaps even from one moment to the next. Vulnerability is risky and can be raw, messy, and scary. But when it is protected, experiencing it becomes...

"Exiled: An Evolutionary Comedy in Three Acts" is a compelling play by the Nobel Prize-winning author John Galsworthy. Set against the backdrop of post-World War I England, the drama explores the shifting social tides and the inevitable friction between tradition and progress. Galsworthy, known...

"A History of the American Legion" offers a definitive look at the founding and formative early years of one of the United States' most influential veterans' organizations. Authored by the acclaimed historian Marquis James, this work chronicles the movement that emerged in the wake...

At the age of 19 in the 1970s, Maxine Griffiths met three-year-old Don. He had been abandoned and placed in an horrific institution. Don's body was twisted with cerebral palsy; he had no words and no hope. And, when Don crept into Maxine's heart,...

"Regeneration" by A. Egmont Hake is a foundational work of 19th-century social and cultural criticism, written as a direct and incisive reply to Max Nordau's seminal book, "Degeneration." Published amidst the intense intellectual ferment of the fin-de-siècle, Hake's treatise challenges Nordau's widespread critique of...

In der Buchreihe des "Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies" werden Monographien und Tagungsbände, die das Phänomen der Sklaverei und andere Formen asymmetrischer Abhängigkeiten in Gesellschaften untersuchen, veröffentlicht. Die Reihe folgt dabei der Forschungsagenda des BCDSS, die die vorherrschende dichotomische Vorstellung von "Sklaverei...

PERFIDIOUS ALBION: The Untold Suffering Visited Upon HumanityFor decades, comprehensive and honest accounts of British imperial violence have been needed but rarely attempted. While academic scholarship has documented specific atrocities, few works synthesize this evidence into an accessible narrative covering five centuries of systematic...

Five years ago, experimental writers Roc Sandford and Susana Medina met at the Extinction Rebellion climate protests which were enthralling and irritating people all over the world. Rebel, Rebel, An Emergency Dialogue is a street-level account of those days, a blazing call to help...

Join A Housing Co-op! What Could Go Wrong?What do you do when your affordable dream home becomes a nightmare-and no one will help?When Mark O'Meara moved into a BC housing co-op, he expected community, fairness, and shared responsibility. What he got instead was a...

BASED ON ACTUAL BRUTAL EVENTS. This intensely vivid and powerful narrative unpacks the events experienced by an Indian family during the 1970s, in East London, at a time when merciless racists roam the streets. Canning Town is the epicentre for the battle between the...

Collects key articles by Simon Schaffer, one of the most important historians of science working today. Working Knowledge is the first English-language collection of essays by Simon Schaffer, coauthor of Leviathan and the Air-Pump, a landmark text in the history of science. Though the...

Rohith Vemula Dossier: My Birth is My Fatal Accident examines caste discrimination in India through Rohith Vemula's 2016 suicide at the University of Hyderabad. This meticulously researched work exposes casteism in academia, government, and society, crushing Dalits, Adivasis, and OBCs. Rohith's note, "My birth...

Hope Restored: The Fight Against Child Labour is a powerful exploration of the realities faced by children trapped in labour across India. More than a collection of stories, it's a practical guide for activists, educators, policymakers, and citizens committed to change. Drawing from real-life...

IN THIS BOOK YOU WILL FIND POWERFUL POEMS, TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A VARIETY OF TOUGH TOPICS, THAT NEED TO BE SPOKEN ABOUT. I HAVE WRITTEN THE POEMS IN A HARD-HITTING WAY, TO MAKE THE SUBJECTS BE HEARD AND REALLY STAND OUT. THE...

The subject of God and our origin as humans has been at oddsbetween science and religion for centuries until just recently. Now, due to the latest findings and the merging of both fields of study, a greater view of the concept of the Creator...

The Muslim world in 2025 presents a multifaceted and rapidly changing landscape. This book comprehensively analyses influential Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority countries, examining their historical evolution, political systems, economic development, military capabilities, technological advancements, and global roles. The study focuses on Egypt, Türkiye, Pakistan, Indonesia,...

Are you ready to revolutionize your teaching? The EQed Classroom: Leveraging Self-Awareness to Create Engaging Environments is more than just a book- it's your ultimate guide to transforming your classroom through emotional intelligence and self-awareness. In her book, The EQed Classroom: Leveraging Self-Awareness to...

The past two centuries have seen the near universal condemnation of the Spanish, beginning in the Sixteenth century, who forcefully imposed their domination over native peoples across the Americas. Yet, a most unusual circumstance underlies my choice to offer a new perspective of events...

The past two centuries have seen the near universal condemnation of the Spanish, beginning in the Sixteenth century, who forcefully imposed their domination over native peoples across the Americas. Yet, a most unusual circumstance underlies my choice to offer a new perspective of events...

"Map Mastery: A Beginner's Guide to Easy Map Reading" serves as an indispensable companion for individuals venturing into the realm of cartography and navigation. This comprehensive guide navigates readers through the intricacies of map reading with an emphasis on simplicity and practicality. From decoding...