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While the notion of young people as individuals worthy or capable
of having rights is of relatively recent origin, over the past
several decades there has been a substantial increase in both
social and political commitment to children's rights as well as a
tendency to grant young people some of the rights that were
typically accorded only to adults. In addition, there has been a
noticeable shift in orientation from a focus on children's
protection and provision to an emphasis on children's participation
and self-determination. With contributions from a wide range of
international scholars, the Handbook of Children's Rights brings
together research, theory, and practice from diverse perspectives
on children's rights. This volume constitutes a comprehensive
treatment of critical perspectives concerning children's rights in
their various forms. Its contributions address some of the major
scholarly tensions and policy debates comprising the current
discourse on children's rights, including the best interests of the
child, evolving capacities of the child, states' rights versus
children's rights, rights of children versus parental or family
rights, children as citizens, children's rights versus children's
responsibilities, and balancing protection and participation. In
addition to its multidisciplinary focus, the handbook includes
perspectives from social science domains in which children's rights
scholarship has evolved largely independently due to distinct and
seemingly competing assumptions and disciplinary approaches (e.g.,
childhood studies, developmental psychology, sociology of
childhood, anthropology, and political science). The handbook also
brings together diverse methodological approaches to the study of
children's rights, including both quantitative and qualitative
perspectives, and policy analysis. This comprehensive,
cosmopolitan, and timely volume serves as an important reference
for both scholarly and policy-driven interest in the voices and
perspectives of children and youth.
While the notion of young people as individuals worthy or capable
of having rights is of relatively recent origin, over the past
several decades there has been a substantial increase in both
social and political commitment to children's rights as well as a
tendency to grant young people some of the rights that were
typically accorded only to adults. In addition, there has been a
noticeable shift in orientation from a focus on children's
protection and provision to an emphasis on children's participation
and self-determination. With contributions from a wide range of
international scholars, the Handbook of Children's Rights brings
together research, theory, and practice from diverse perspectives
on children's rights. This volume constitutes a comprehensive
treatment of critical perspectives concerning children's rights in
their various forms. Its contributions address some of the major
scholarly tensions and policy debates comprising the current
discourse on children's rights, including the best interests of the
child, evolving capacities of the child, states' rights versus
children's rights, rights of children versus parental or family
rights, children as citizens, children's rights versus children's
responsibilities, and balancing protection and participation. In
addition to its multidisciplinary focus, the handbook includes
perspectives from social science domains in which children's rights
scholarship has evolved largely independently due to distinct and
seemingly competing assumptions and disciplinary approaches (e.g.,
childhood studies, developmental psychology, sociology of
childhood, anthropology, and political science). The handbook also
brings together diverse methodological approaches to the study of
children's rights, including both quantitative and qualitative
perspectives, and policy analysis. This comprehensive,
cosmopolitan, and timely volume serves as an important reference
for both scholarly and policy-driven interest in the voices and
perspectives of children and youth.
The realities of a futile campaign are portrayed in this novel of
the Vietnam War. The action ranges from the White House to the
jungle, from the American Embassy in Saigon to the front lines.
Michael Peterson has also written "The Immortal Dragon". If you're
looking for a Vietnam War novel, but you don't want to wade in too
deep, this is perfect lightweight fare. Think of it as a cross
between Tom Clancy and Graham Greene (see Orrin's review of The
Quiet American)with the civil servant as superhero trying to
navigate a moral cesspool. Bradley Lawrence Marshall is the blue
blood, war hero, diplomat who is sent to Vietnam as the personal
emissary of President Johnson, to find a way out. In country, he
meets with real figures like General Westmoreland, who tries to
convince him everything is copacetic. But he also meets folks like:
his driver, Corporal Mead, a decent though violent American lad of
ambiguous sexuality, who is sick of the war; Lacouture, a
flamboyant, Guy Burgess-like, Frenchman who sells information to
all sides and loves Mead; and the insidious CIA station chief,
Wilson Abbot Lord, who lives to fight the Communists and, fearing
that Marshall will end the war, plots to kill him. And it's all set
against the backdrop of the Tet Offensive. The whole premise, of
Johnson and a bureaucrat secretly planning an exit strategy,
doesn't withstand much scrutiny and the stereotypes and cliches run
rampant. But taken on its own terms, as a sort of politico-military
potboiler with only mild pretensions of addressing issues in any
serious way, it succeeds pretty well. It's certainly a more
diverting read than many of the more critically acclaimed novels of
the war.
Reason and Religious Belief, now in its fifth edition, explores
perennial questions in the philosophy of religion. Drawing from the
best in both classical and contemporary discussions, the authors
examine religious experience, faith and reason, the divine
attributes, arguments for and against the existence of God, divine
action (in various forms of theism), Reformed epistemology,
religious language, religious diversity, and religion and science.
Revised and updated to reflect current philosophical discourse, the
fifth edition offers new material on neuro-theology, the "new
Atheism," the intelligent design movement, theistic evolution, and
skeptical theism. It also provides more coverage of non-Western
religions-particularly Buddhism-and updated discussions of
evidentialism, free will, life after death, apophatic theology, and
more. A sophisticated yet accessible introduction, Reason and
Religious Belief, Fifth Edition, is ideally suited for use with the
authors' companion anthology, Philosophy of Religion: Selected
Readings, Fourth Edition (OUP, 2009).
This is the first comprehensive history for the academic reader
of the Combined Action Program (CAP) in Vietnam. Created as a
response by the U.S. Marines to what was known as the other war in
Vietnam, the CAP Program was comprised of platoons each combining a
fourteen man marine rifle squad, a navy corpsman, and a platoon of
South Vietnamese militia. These CAP units were unique to the war.
Their function was to capture and hold rather than to search and
destroy. While the main forces of the Army and Marines all too
often waged war on the Vietnamese hamlets, the CAP marines waged
war from the hamlets. Their intent was to keep the hamlet intact.
The uniqueness of the CAP Program justifies this study not only
from an historical and political perspective but also
sociologically. The CAP Marines were among the few Americans who
lived with the Vietnamese in their own setting for long periods of
time, developing community projects and civic action programs. The
1980s has brought about a resurgence of valuable research, the
declassification of official documentation, and most important, an
emotional distance from the trauma of defeat. The author takes full
advantage of these conditions to present a thorough and
comprehensive history and civic program analysis.
Many critics of the Vietnam War now agree that the tactics of
the Combined Action Program were among the most promising of the
war. The CAP Marines fought a deadly and personal war with the Viet
Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. In this volume, the author
achieves his twofold objective. He not only provides a valuable
historical account of the Program, but also analyzes the civic
action and community development projects undertaken by the CAP
Marines. His study is done with an eye to the future as U.S.
counterinsurgency has again found expression in other Third World
conflicts.
Michael Peterson identifiziert Erfolgsfaktoren und
Rahmenbedingungen fur erfolgreichen Wissenstransfer,
Wissensgenerierung und Wissensanwendung im Rahmen der Projekt- und
Teamarbeit strategischer Unternehmensberatungen.
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ESPRESSO QUEEROLOGY is a collection of essays, poems and short
stories about experiencing love, romance and horrific breakups, the
love for coffee and surroundings in the Pacific Northwest, and
dealing with loss of family and loved ones. In a time where
acceptance is merely an added bonus, this book documents what life
is like for one gay man: Brian Michael Peterson.
"This is a valuable book for pregnant women, doulas,
grandmothers-to-be, and anyone working with mothers and babies and
their families. I recommend it be given to any pregnant women you
know, early in her pregnancy." -Suzanne Arms, Author, Director,
Birthing The Future. Many women plan extensively for their birth,
and for their baby, but few plan for their self-care in the
postpartum period and beyond. Seven Sisters for Seven Days is a
comprehensive guide book for mothers that illuminates why it is
important to receive postpartum care, and how to set yourself up to
receive it. This book is an invaluable resource that walks mothers
and families through the steps of customizing their postpartum care
and teaches them how to call upon a postpartum community care team.
Untucked and Unzipped: Interviews and Recaps of RuPaul's Drag Race
contains 24 interviews and recaps of Season Four and the ALLSTARS
season one, with a look into the behind-the-scenes for Northwest
writer, Brian Michael Peterson.
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