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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Sea Ranch, translated from the Spanish aDel Mar Ranch, a
occupies the northwest corner of Sonoma County and is renowned for
its architecture and environmental sensitivity. The development of
a second-home community in 1965 was just one more chapter in a long
history that began in 1846. The Sea Ranch is part of the German
Rancho, the most northern coastal Mexican land grant, which was
confirmed by the United States following the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo in 1848. It was home to German cattlemen, loggers, and an
early-20th-century Russian Baptist colony. Over the years,
shepherds, World War II soldiers, and bootleggers have called it
home. Early maps and photographs tell the history of the area, and
contemporary photographs reveal remnants of historic buildings and
sites on the current Sea Ranch landscape.
The Pathways series assists students in achieving the National
Certificate (Vocational) qualification. Pathways not only equips
students with the required knowledge, understanding and practical
skills, but also empowers them to apply this learning with
confidence in the classroom and ultimately in the workplace. Each
Pathways Student Book is clearly structured and easy to use. Each
topic covers every Subject Outcome, Learning Outcome and Assessment
Standard. Accessible, easy-to-understand language makes learning
easy. Concepts are clearly defined. A glossary at the beginning of
each topic clearly explains important words and terminology.
Informative artwork supports the text. This Student Book is
accompanied by a Lecturer’s Guide.
This short collection places Ian Clarke in the ranks of the great
English nature poets. These meticulously crafted, evocative poems
capture the landscapes and inhabitants of fens and dales, in
writing which is precise, understated and achingly beautiful.
Social Inequalities, Media, and Communication: Theory and Roots
provides a global analysis of the intersection of social
inequalities, media, and communication. This book contains chapter
contributions written by scholars from around the world who engage
in country- and region-specific case studies of social inequalities
in media and communication. The volume is a theoretical exploration
of the classical, structuralist, culturalist, postmodernist, and
postcolonial theoretical approaches to inequality and how these
theoretical discourses provide critical understanding of social
inequalities in relation to narratives shaped by media and
communication experiences. The contributors provide class and
gender analyses of media and culture, engage theoretical discourses
of inequalities and capitalism in relation to communication
technologies, and explore the cyclical relationship of theory and
praxis in studying inequalities, media, and communication.
This volume is an extremely readable guide to the world of
international finance by two former City Editors of The Times. It
is designed for people who want to understand something of the
world's financial affairs and learn how to follow jargon on the
City pages of newspapers or money programmes on radio and
television. Starting with the basic facts, the authors gently guide
you through the world's money maze - so that by the time you have
reached the last chapter you should be able to understand the
newspaper extracts printed at the end of the book. The World's
Money aims to answer some of the many questions of the times in
which it was published: Why had there been so many monetary crises?
How were they caused? What is the role of gold in international
finance? How do exchange rates, the IMF, the World Bank, the
eurodollar market work? What is the new World Money? How was the
pound devalued? Can 1929 recur? The material is equally suitable
for students, sixth-formers, economists and the armchair reader.
Contemporary events are used as examples and illustrations, the
history and the future of money discussed, so that the book is at
once topical for its times and of lasting value.
This volume provides an authoritative survey of Greek and Roman
education above the primary school level from the fourth century
B.C onwards. Special attention is given to the teaching of
philosophy, and there are also chapters on the liberal arts, in
particular grammar and rhetoric, and on professional education.
School organization, teaching methods and the impact of
Christianity and the Church as an educational institution are all
discussed. The picture that emerges is one of an established
educational system which continued for centuries with little change
and survived even the challenge of Christianity.
This innovative handbook provides a comprehensive, and truly
global, overview of the main approaches and themes within law and
society scholarship or social-legal studies. A one-volume
introduction to academic resources and ideas that are relevant for
today's debates on issues from reproductive justice to climate
justice, food security, water conflicts, artificial intelligence,
and global financial transactions, this handbook is divided into
two sections. The first, 'Perspectives and Approaches', accessibly
explains a variety of frameworks through which the relationship
between law and society is addressed and understood, with emphasis
on contemporary perspectives that are relatively new to many
socio-legal scholars. Following the book's overall interest in
social justice, the entries in this section of the book show how
conceptual tools originate in, and help to illuminate, real-world
issues. The second and largest section of the book (42 short
well-written pieces) presents reflections on topics or areas
concerning law, justice, and society that are inherently
interdisciplinary and that are relevance to current - but also
classical - struggles around justice. Informing readers about the
lineage of ideas that are used or could be used today for research
and activism, the book attends to the full range of local, national
and transnational issues in law and society. The authors were
carefully chosen to achieve a diverse and non-Eurocentric view of
socio-legal studies. This volume will be invaluable for law
students, those in inter-disciplinary programs such as law and
society, justice studies and legal studies, and those with
interests in law, but based in other social sciences. It will also
appeal to general readers interested in questions of justice and
rights, including activists and advocates around the world.
Drawing on a three-year post-critical ethnography, this volume
counters deficit-based notions of disability to present a new
social and dialogic theory of thinking and learning for students
with significant support needs. Dismantling ideas around
ableism/disableism, Social and Dialogic Thinking and Learning
offers a uniquely theoretical and conceptual contribution to
special education and capability research. Illustrating how
students exhibit varied practical, social, and creative abilities,
possess agency and perform identity, chapters present a challenge
to the restrictive ways in which disability is constructed through
prescriptive forms of teacher-student interaction and instruction.
The text ultimately offers a powerful re-imagining of how educators
and researchers can perceive, observe, and respond to students
beyond current institutional and cultural norms. This text will
benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in
inclusion and special educational needs, disability studies, and
the theories of learning more broadly. Those specifically
interested in educational psychology and the study of severe,
profound, and multiple learning difficulties will also benefit from
this book.
Dyeing is one of the most effective and popular methods used for
colouring textiles and other materials. Dyes are employed in a
variety of industries, from cosmetic production to the medical
sector. The two volumes of the Handbook of textile and industrial
dyeing provide a detailed review of the latest techniques and
equipment used in the dyeing industry, as well as examining dyes
and their application in a number of different industrial sectors.
Volume 2 deals with major applications of dyes and is divided into
two parts. Part one covers textile applications, with chapters
dealing with the dyeing of wool, synthetic and cellulosic fibres,
and textile fibre blends. In part two, industrial applications of
dyes are examined, with topics including dyes used in food and in
the cosmetics industry.
With its distinguished editor and contributions from some of the
world s leading authorities, the Handbook of textile and industrial
dyeing is an essential reference for designers, colour
technologists and product developers working in a variety of
sectors, and will also be suitable for academic use.
Provides a detailed review of the latest techniques and equipment
used in the dyeing industryIndustrial applications of dyes are
examined, with topics including dyes used in food and in the
cosmetics industryIs appropriate for a variety of different readers
including designers, colour technologists, product developers and
those in academia"
Drawing on a three-year post-critical ethnography, this volume
counters deficit-based notions of disability to present a new
social and dialogic theory of thinking and learning for students
with significant support needs. Dismantling ideas around
ableism/disableism, Social and Dialogic Thinking and Learning
offers a uniquely theoretical and conceptual contribution to
special education and capability research. Illustrating how
students exhibit varied practical, social, and creative abilities,
possess agency and perform identity, chapters present a challenge
to the restrictive ways in which disability is constructed through
prescriptive forms of teacher-student interaction and instruction.
The text ultimately offers a powerful re-imagining of how educators
and researchers can perceive, observe, and respond to students
beyond current institutional and cultural norms. This text will
benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in
inclusion and special educational needs, disability studies, and
the theories of learning more broadly. Those specifically
interested in educational psychology and the study of severe,
profound, and multiple learning difficulties will also benefit from
this book.
A riveting introduction to the complex and evolving field of
geospatial intelligence. Although geospatial intelligence is a term
of recent origin, its underpinnings have a long and interesting
history. Geospatial Intelligence: Origins and Evolution shows how
the current age of geospatial knowledge evolved from its ancient
origins to become ubiquitous in daily life across the globe. Within
that framework, the book weaves a tapestry of stories about the
people, events, ideas, and technologies that affected the
trajectory of what has become known as GEOINT. Author Robert M.
Clark explores the historical background and subsequent influence
of fields such as geography, cartography, remote sensing,
photogrammetry, geopolitics, geophysics, and geographic information
systems on GEOINT. Although its modern use began in national
security communities, Clark shows how GEOINT has rapidly extended
its reach to other government agencies, NGOs, and corporations.
This global explosion in the use of geospatial intelligence has
far-reaching implications not only for the scientific, academic,
and commercial communities but for a society increasingly reliant
upon emerging technologies. Drones, the Internet of things, and
cellular devices transform how we gather information and how others
can collect that information, to our benefit or detriment.
A riveting introduction to the complex and evolving field of
geospatial intelligence. Although geospatial intelligence is a term
of recent origin, its underpinnings have a long and interesting
history. Geospatial Intelligence: Origins and Evolution shows how
the current age of geospatial knowledge evolved from its ancient
origins to become ubiquitous in daily life across the globe. Within
that framework, the book weaves a tapestry of stories about the
people, events, ideas, and technologies that affected the
trajectory of what has become known as GEOINT. Author Robert M.
Clark explores the historical background and subsequent influence
of fields such as geography, cartography, remote sensing,
photogrammetry, geopolitics, geophysics, and geographic information
systems on GEOINT. Although its modern use began in national
security communities, Clark shows how GEOINT has rapidly extended
its reach to other government agencies, NGOs, and corporations.
This global explosion in the use of geospatial intelligence has
far-reaching implications not only for the scientific, academic,
and commercial communities but for a society increasingly reliant
upon emerging technologies. Drones, the Internet of things, and
cellular devices transform how we gather information and how others
can collect that information, to our benefit or detriment.
Social Inequalities, Media, and Communication: Theory and Roots
provides a global analysis of the intersection of social
inequalities, media, and communication. This book contains chapter
contributions written by scholars from around the world who engage
in country- and region-specific case studies of social inequalities
in media and communication. The volume is a theoretical exploration
of the classical, structuralist, culturalist, postmodernist, and
postcolonial theoretical approaches to inequality and how these
theoretical discourses provide critical understanding of social
inequalities in relation to narratives shaped by media and
communication experiences. The contributors provide class and
gender analyses of media and culture, engage theoretical discourses
of inequalities and capitalism in relation to communication
technologies, and explore the cyclical relationship of theory and
praxis in studying inequalities, media, and communication.
From the Qur'an to Ramadan, this friendly guide introduces you to
the origins, practices and beliefs of Islam Many non-Muslims have
no idea that Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews,
and that Islam preaches compassion, charity, humility, and the
brotherhood of man. And the similarities don't end there. According
to Islamic teaching, Muhammad founded Islam in 610 CE after the
angel Gabriel appeared to him at Mecca and told him that God had
entered him among the ranks of such great biblical prophets as
Abraham, Moses, and Christ. Whether you live or work alongside
Muslims and want to relate to them better, or you simply want to
gain a better understanding of the world's second largest religion,
Islam For Dummies can help you make sense of this religion and its
appeal, including: Muhammad, the man and the legend The Five
Pillars of Wisdom The Five Essentials beliefs of Islam The
different branches of Islam and Islamic sects The Qur'an and
Islamic law Islam throughout history and its impact around the
world Professor Malcolm Clark explores the roots of Islam, how it
has developed over the centuries, and it's long and complex
relationship with Christianity. He helps puts Islam in perspective
as a major cultural and geopolitical force. And he provided helpful
insights into, among other things: Muhammad, the Qur'an and the
ethical teachings of Islam Muslim worship, customs, and rituals
surrounding birth, marriage, and death Shi'ites, Sunnis, Sufis,
Druze, and other important Muslim groups Islam in relation to
Judaism and Christianity In these troubled times, it is important
that we try to understand the belief systems of others, for through
understanding comes peace. Islam For Dummies helps you build
bridges of understanding between you and your neighbors in the
global village. P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you're
probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to
give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the
previous release of Islam For Dummies (9780764555039). The book you
see here shouldn't be considered a new or updated product. But if
you're in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our
other books. We're always writing about new topics! .
Society, the Classroom, and Instructional Practice has been
developed to help middle and high school teachers speak to the
difficult 21st century issues in a rational, thoughtful manner. Dr.
Sparapani has collected a set of experts who address societal
issues as far ranging as sexual minorities, eating disorders, and
urban education. He then has contributors to the book offer
insights into integrating developmental and sociological theories
into secondary education. In the third and final section, Dr.
Sparapani has formed a group of experts to help in-service and
pre-service teachers understand how they can address relevant
real-world issues in their classrooms while teaching the school's
established curriculum. In one text, Dr. Sparapani examines broad
theoretical pedagogy, then narrows it to real-world application for
teachers. As an edited volume, Dr. Sparapani has utilized the best
experts in the field, giving the reader a variety of relevant and
validated voices for a solid foundation in education and the
current issues facing the profession today.
Linked from the days of their origins, psychology and advertising
developed as independent disciplines at almost the same time in the
late nineteenth century. Providing an important arena in which
psychologists have tested methods and theories, advertising has
been a stimulus for research and development in such diverse
specialties as learning and behavioral decision theory,
psychometrics, perception, and social and mathematical psychology.
Psychology, in turn, has contributed a wide assortment of tools,
theories, and techniques to the practice of advertising. These
contributions have found their place in virtually all areas of
advertising practice -- stimulating creativity, evaluating the
creative product, and informing the scheduling of media. Purposely
eclectic, this volume presents new issues in consumer psychology
and advertising such as the relationship between gender
differences, cortical organization and advertising; new approaches
to old issues such as attention as an epiphenomenon, and
meta-analysis of comparative advertising research; and new
applications of consumer psychology to other fields such as
examining health behavior as consumer behavior, affect and
political advertising, and the relationship between advertising and
eating disorders. This volume is the result of the Sixth Annual
Advertising and Consumer Behavior Conference, which was designed to
bring together researchers and practitioners from both psychology
and advertising. Chapter contributions are made by professionals in
advertising and marketing, professors in psychology and marketing
departments, and psychologists who consult for advertising and
marketing organizations. Thus, the chapters represent a microcosm
of the type of interaction that has characterized the interface of
psychology and advertising for more than a hundred years.
This innovative handbook provides a comprehensive, and truly
global, overview of the main approaches and themes within law and
society scholarship or social-legal studies. A one-volume
introduction to academic resources and ideas that are relevant for
today's debates on issues from reproductive justice to climate
justice, food security, water conflicts, artificial intelligence,
and global financial transactions, this handbook is divided into
two sections. The first, 'Perspectives and Approaches', accessibly
explains a variety of frameworks through which the relationship
between law and society is addressed and understood, with emphasis
on contemporary perspectives that are relatively new to many
socio-legal scholars. Following the book's overall interest in
social justice, the entries in this section of the book show how
conceptual tools originate in, and help to illuminate, real-world
issues. The second and largest section of the book (42 short
well-written pieces) presents reflections on topics or areas
concerning law, justice, and society that are inherently
interdisciplinary and that are relevance to current - but also
classical - struggles around justice. Informing readers about the
lineage of ideas that are used or could be used today for research
and activism, the book attends to the full range of local, national
and transnational issues in law and society. The authors were
carefully chosen to achieve a diverse and non-Eurocentric view of
socio-legal studies. This volume will be invaluable for law
students, those in inter-disciplinary programs such as law and
society, justice studies and legal studies, and those with
interests in law, but based in other social sciences. It will also
appeal to general readers interested in questions of justice and
rights, including activists and advocates around the world.
The 14 essays in this volume explore Stephenie Meyer's wildly
popular Twilight series in the contexts of literature, religion,
fairy tales, film, and the gothic. Several contributors examine
Meyer's emphasis on abstinence, considering how, why, and if the
author's Mormon faith has influenced the series' worldview. Others
look at fan involvement in the Twilight world, focusing on how the
series' avid following has led to an economic transformation in
Forks, Washington, the real town where the fictional series is set.
Other topics include Meyer's use of Quileute shape-shifting
legends; Twilight's literary heritage and its frequent references
to classic works of literature; and the series's controversial
depictions of feminity.
Dr. Sparapani has taken broad theoretical pedagogy and gradually
narrowed it to real-world application for teachers. As an edited
volume, Dr. Sparapani has utilized the best experts in the field,
giving the reader a variety of relevant and validated voices for a
solid foundation in education and the current issues facing the
profession today.
​Second in a two-volume set, this book discusses the role of
public-private partnerships (PPPs) in global transportation
infrastructure, specifically focusing on roads, bridges, and
parking. To provide vital services in an era of shrinking
government budgets, public-private partnerships have become an
increasingly important part of travel infrastructure
worldwide. This book describes and analyses the structure of
various models of PPPs in several countries, evaluating their
effectiveness, and drawing policy implications for future use. The
chapters were written by leading international researchers and
practitioners in the transportation field where each chapter is a
case study on the adoption, implementation, and outcome of
transportation services. Taken together, these diverse case studies
provide an integrated framework for evaluating, using PPPs, and
suggesting policy implications to both the public and the private
sectors in transportation. Providing rigorous empirical
analysis of PPPs in transportation, this volume will be of interest
to researchers in public administration, political science, public
choice, and economics as well as practitioners and policymakers
involved in establishing and monitoring PPPs in transportation.
In this newly revised edition of Understanding Research in Early
Education, Margaret Clark demonstrates the continuing relevance of
research in the homes of young children and in preschool units.
Through rigorous yet understandable language, the text stresses the
importance of research, acknowledging how easy it can be, amidst
the change and flood of documents on early education and care, to
overlook the insights to be gained from past research. The author
draws on her own studies, and those of others, to illustrate how to
avoid common pitfalls, ask the right questions to inform students'
research projects, and critically apply findings in the classroom
or nursery. The book is one of the few texts for students to bring
research alive, analysing key research to consider its limitations
and the extent to which results are relevant to policy and
practice. Without requiring any prior expertise in research and
research methodologies, the third edition will prove invaluable for
undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in early
years' education, and practitioners undertaking continuing
professional development. New content includes: fully revised
chapters, an updated reference list, and a new chapter discussing
current research on baseline assessment.
Education in Scotland is markedly different from what happens in
the rest of the UK - with a different National Curriculum, school
boards to oversee school management and a General Teaching Council
which has been in existence since 1965. Whilst there are many
examples of successful and innovative practice in Scotland, the
system is quite often not recognised as different by writers who
talk about the UK education system as if it were one smooth whole.
This book describes recent developments in both legislation and
practice in Scotland, drawing comparisons with the English system.
Chapters cover:
* administration and management
* the professional competence of teachers
* early years education provision
* the 'National Curriculum' in Scotland
* Secondary Education
* Special Educational Needs
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