In Phenomenology of Spirit (1806) Hegel is often held to have announced the end of history, where 'history' is to be understood as the long pursuit of ends towards which humanity had always been striving. In this, the first book in English to thoroughly critique this entrenched view, Eric Michael Dale argues that it is a misinterpretation. Dale offers a reading of his own, showing how it sits within the larger schema of Hegel's thought and makes room for an understanding of the 'end of history' as Hegel intended. Through an elegant analysis of Hegel's philosophy of history, Dale guides the reader away from the common misinterpretation of the 'end of history' to other valuable elements of Hegel's arguments which are often overlooked and deserve to endure. His book will be of great interest to scholars and advanced students of Hegel, the philosophy of history, and the history of political thought.

Legal gay marriage is still a relatively new phenomenon. As gay men who are now able to get married, we find ourselves in a bit of a quandary: for many male couples, sex is a lot more important for us than it is for heterosexuals. Two married men often have a stronger desire for sex - wanting more of it and with a wider variety of partners - than married opposite-sex couples. How does this work within the structure of a monogamous marriage? Is an open relationship a better structure for gay marriage? Assuming that gay marriages will emulate heterosexual marriages is neither a valid nor a helpful assumption. But, as gay men, where does that leave us? There are currently no "rule books" for how a marriage between two men could or should work. While there are lots of books about how to plan your gay wedding, there are virtually none that address what to do after the honeymoon is over (literally and figuratively). This book fills that void. It offers married gay couples (and gay men considering marriage) an easy-to-follow, practical framework that they can use to help create, adjust and structure their marriages. Using helpful examples and first-hand quotes throughout, Openly-gay psychotherapist Michael Dale Kimmel offers a roadmap for gay men who want to be married but have questions and concerns about monogamy and monotony.

Massey University was the first New Zealand university to offer a social work degree, 40 years ago. This book is published to mark this milestone. Its chapters cast a critical eye over the key issues that continue to preoccupy the profession, policy makers, and indeed the general populace.

In Phenomenology of Spirit (1806) Hegel is often held to have announced the end of history, where 'history' is to be understood as the long pursuit of ends towards which humanity had always been striving. In this, the first book in English to thoroughly critique this entrenched view, Eric Michael Dale argues that it is a misinterpretation. Dale offers a reading of his own, showing how it sits within the larger schema of Hegel's thought and makes room for an understanding of the 'end of history' as Hegel intended. Through an elegant analysis of Hegel's philosophy of history, Dale guides the reader away from the common misinterpretation of the 'end of history' to other valuable elements of Hegel's arguments which are often overlooked and deserve to endure. His book will be of great interest to scholars and advanced students of Hegel, the philosophy of history, and the history of political thought.

'The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Revealed' is a journey into the true meaning, function, and purpose of the Tree of Knowledge. The author provides new scripture based insights into the matter helping the reader gain a clear understanding of the Tree of Knowledge's full significance. Included in the discussion is how the Tree of Knowledge affects man as whole mentally, spiritually, and physically; the role that it plays in the battle between good and evil; how it permeates every area of people activities; and its role in God's overall redemptive plan for creation.

Electro-Optic Polymers hold great promise in increased electro-optic coefficients as compared to their inorganic corollaries. Many researchers have focused on quantum chemistry to describe how the dipoles respond to temperature and electric fields. Much work has also been done for single layer films to confirm these results. For optical applications, waveguide structures are utilized to guide the optical waves in 3 layer stacks. Electrode poling is the only practical poling method for these structures. This research takes an electrical engineering approach to develop poling models and electrical and optical transfer functions of the waveguide structure. The key aspect of the poling model is the large boundary charge density deposited during the poling process. The boundary charge density also has a large effect on the electrical transfer function which is used to explain the transient response of the system. These models are experimentally verified. Exploratory experiment design is used to study poling parameters including time, temperature, and voltage. These studies verify the poling conditions for CLDX/APC and CLDZ/APEC guest host electro optic polymer films in waveguide stacks predicted by the theoretical developments.

If you're looking for a Disney-style book for young readers, put this one back on the shelf. On the other hand, if you want a book that gives young readers (and adults) a glimpse of true-to-life animal characters in real outdoor situations, read on. 'Cause folks, these animals act just like the creatures that live in the stream behind your house. Or even the woods and fields around the local golf course. You live in a big city? Great! You can learn just how animals live outside your world of streets and high-rises. The Creek is a story about a family of muskrats who live, well, on a creek. Not sure what a muskrat might be? Read the book. How about a mink? Or groundhogs, coyotes, raccoons and skunks. (Just about everyone knows what a skunk is, right?) Anyway, on the creek you'll meet them all. Doing what they really do in the wild. You'll learn what they eat, how they interact with other animals, who their friends and enemies might be and, finally, how animal behavior is very much like our own. Sometimes it's sad, but most of the time it's wonderful and all the time it's educational. Life on the creek is not for the faint-hearted. Beauty, a young female muskrat, is raising her two twins, Chunk and Slim, without the aid of a mate. She has a valuable ally, though; in her father old One-Eye (the wisest, toughest 'rat on the waterway). Between the two of them they must teach the twins how to survive on a stream filled with danger and adventure. Want a children's book that really teaches a thing or two about the outdoors? The Creek is the right one. Read it and see.