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Located on the Bay of Fundy, the St. Andrews Biological Station is
Canada's oldest permanent marine research institution. A Century of
Maritime Science reviews the fisheries, environmental,
oceanographic, and aquaculture research conducted over the last
hundred years at St. Andrews from the perspective of the
participating scientists. Introductory essays by two leading
historians of science situate the work at St. Andrews within their
historical context. With topics including the contributions of
women to the early study of marine biology in Canada; the study of
scallops, Atlantic salmon, and paralytic shellfish poisoning; and
the development of underwater camera technology, A Century of
Maritime Science offers a captivating mixture of first-hand
reminiscences, scientific expertise, and historical analysis.
Governments worldwide are seeking to liberalize agricultural trade, and to change their role from one of controlling trade and prices. Instead these governments seek new roles in encouraging market developments, ensuring quality, and providing food security by giving income assistance rather than controlling food supplies. The issue of how this process is being managed in developing countries is the focus of this book. A series of case studies including India, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Ivory Coast highlights the individuality of approaches and the varying capability and will of governments to take on these new roles.
Framed by an overview of theories that guide student affairs
practice, the cases in this book present a challenging array of
problems that student affairs and higher education personnel face
on campus, such as racial diversity, alcohol abuse, and student
activism. This revised fourth edition contains 20 new cases
reflecting current campus issues, including identity, study abroad,
social media, bullying, housing and food insecurity, student
activism, and other perennial campus issues. An excellent teaching
tool, this book provides a comprehensive and realistic set of
challenges to prepare aspiring student affairs professionals for
the increasingly complex college environment. Features include: A
structure that sets the stage for case study methods and links
student affairs theory with practical applications. Cases written
by well-known and respected contributors set in a wide variety of
institution types and locations. Over 35 complex case studies
reflecting the multifaceted issues student affairs professionals
face in today's college environment.
Framed by an overview of theories that guide student affairs
practice, the cases in this book present a challenging array of
problems that student affairs and higher education personnel face
on campus, such as racial diversity, alcohol abuse, and student
activism. This revised fourth edition contains 20 new cases
reflecting current campus issues, including identity, study abroad,
social media, bullying, housing and food insecurity, student
activism, and other perennial campus issues. An excellent teaching
tool, this book provides a comprehensive and realistic set of
challenges to prepare aspiring student affairs professionals for
the increasingly complex college environment. Features include: A
structure that sets the stage for case study methods and links
student affairs theory with practical applications. Cases written
by well-known and respected contributors set in a wide variety of
institution types and locations. Over 35 complex case studies
reflecting the multifaceted issues student affairs professionals
face in today's college environment.
Food security is of vital importance to all nations, but
particularly so in developing countries. Governments worldwide are
seeking to liberalize agricultural trade, and to change their role
from one of controlling trade and prices. Instead these governments
seek new roles in encouraging market developments, ensuring quality
and providing food security by giving income assistance rather than
controlling food supplies. The issue of how this process is being
managed in developing countries is the focus of this book. A series
of case studies including India, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya
and Ivory Coast highlights the individuality of approaches and the
varying capability and will of governments to take on these new
roles.
Synesthesia is a fascinating phenomenon which has captured the
imagination of scientists and artists alike. This inherited
condition gives rise to a kind of 'merging of the senses', and so
for those who experience it, everyday activities like reading or
listening to music trigger extraordinary impressions of colours,
tastes, smells, shapes and other sensations. Synesthesia research
also informs us about normal sensation because all people
experience cross-sensory mappings to an implicit degree.
Synesthesia has a considerably broad appeal, and in recent decades
the field has experienced a resurgence of interest. These advances
have painted a detailed story about the development, genetics,
psychology, history, aesthetics and neuroscience of synesthesia,
and provide a contemporary source of study for a new generation of
scholars. The Oxford Handbook of Synesthesia brings together this
broad body of knowledge into one definitive state-of-the-art
handbook. It includes a large number of concisely written chapters,
under broader headings, which tackle questions about the origins of
synesthesia, its neurological basis, its links with language and
numbers, attention and perception, and with 'normal' sensory and
linguistic processing. It asks questions about synesthesia's role
in language evolution, and presents both contemporary and
historical overviews of the field. It shows synaesthesia's costs
and benefits (e.g., in creativity, memory, imagery) and describes
how synaesthesia can provide inspiration for artists and designers.
The book ends with a series of perspectives on synesthesia,
including a first-hand account, and philosophical viewpoints which
show how synaesthesia poses unique questions about sensation,
consciousness and the nature of reality.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
"Thoroughly researched . . . Hubbard's] interpretation is solid,
well supported, and touches all of the major aspects of Confederate
diplomacy."--American Historical Review
"As the first examination of the topic since King Cotton Diplomacy
(1931), this work deserves widespread attention. Hubbard offers a
convincingly bleak portrayal of the limited skills and myopic
vision of Rebel diplomacy at home and abroad."--Virginia Magazine
of History and Biography
Of the many factors that contributed to the South's loss of the
Civil War, one of the most decisive was the failure of Southern
diplomacy. In this penetrating work, Charles M. Hubbard reassesses
the diplomatic efforts made by the Confederacy in its struggle to
become an independent nation. Hubbard focuses both on the
Confederacy's attempts to negotiate a peaceful separation from the
Union and Southern diplomats' increasingly desperate pursuit of
state recognition from the major European powers.
Drawing on a large body of sources, Hubbard offers an important
reinterpretation of the problems facing Confederate diplomats. He
demonstrates how the strategies and objectives of the South's
diplomatic program--themselves often poorly conceived--were then
placed in the hands of inexperienced envoys who were ill-equipped
to succeed in their roles as negotiators.
The Author: Charles M. Hubbard is associate professor of history
at Lincoln Memorial University and executive director of the
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Museum in Harrogate, Tennessee.
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