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Originally published in 1985, this book argues forcefully and
practically for new relationship between science and the small
farmer. It advocates scientific research seeking out changes which
are already taking place within the smallholder farming sector and
building on local initiatives. Drawing on his experience of West
Africa, the author demonstrates that many of the most successful
innovations in food-crop production during the 20th century have
indigenous roots and that there should therefore be less emphasis
on ‘teaching’ farmers how to farm and more emphasis on how to
foster and support local adaptation and inventiveness. This book
will be of interest to students of agriculture, environmental
studies and rural development as well as those working with relief
and development agencies.
Originally published in 1986, Coping with Hunger demonstrates that
effective agricultural development in resource-poor regions must be
based in a respect for the indigenous farmer’s understanding of
the environment. Based on participant-observation of rice farming
in Sierra Leone, the book challenges the prevailing of attitudes of
policy makers in the late 20th Century and restores indigenous
culture and local wisdom to their rightful place. After analysing
the fate of a number of ‘top-down ‘attempts to improve rice
cultivation in Sierra-Leone the author derives an alternative
agenda of research and development issues more closely reflecting
the resource-poor farmers’ major interests and priorities. As a
significant research-based contribution to the widespread general
debates about the relevance of social factors in technological
change, this book will be of interest to students in social and
environmental sciences.
This book is ideal for one- or two-semester or two- orthree-quarter
courses covering topics in college algebra, finite mathematics,and
calculus for students in business, economics, and the life and
socialsciences. Introductory Mathematical Analysis for Business,
Economics, and the Life andSocial Sciences provides a mathematical
foundation for students in avariety of fields and majors. The
authors establish an emphasis on algebraiccalculations that sets
this text apart from other introductory, appliedmathematics books.
Because the process of calculating variables builds skillsin
mathematical modeling, this emphasis paves the way for students to
solvereal-world problems that use calculus. The book's
comprehensivestructure-covering college algebra in Chapters 0
through 4, finite mathematicsin Chapters 5 through 9, and calculus
in Chapters 10 through 17-offersinstructors flexibility in how they
use the material based on the coursethey're teaching, the semester
they're at, or what the students' backgroundallows and their needs
dictate.
This book is ideal for one- or two-semester or two- orthree-quarter
courses covering topics in college algebra, finite mathematics,and
calculus for students in business, economics, and the life and
socialsciences. Introductory Mathematical Analysis for Business,
Economics, and the Life andSocial Sciences provides a mathematical
foundation for students in avariety of fields and majors. The
authors establish an emphasis on algebraiccalculations that sets
this text apart from other introductory, appliedmathematics books.
Because the process of calculating variables builds skillsin
mathematical modeling, this emphasis paves the way for students to
solvereal-world problems that use calculus. The book's
comprehensivestructure-covering college algebra in Chapters 0
through 4, finite mathematicsin Chapters 5 through 9, and calculus
in Chapters 10 through 17-offersinstructors flexibility in how they
use the material based on the coursethey're teaching, the semester
they're at, or what the students' backgroundallows and their needs
dictate.
The first introduction to the Incas and their myths aimed at
students and general readers, bringing together a wealth of
information into one convenient resource. Full of hard to find
information, Handbook of Inca Mythology provides an accessible
introduction to the rites, beliefs, and spiritual tales of the
Incas. It provides a concise overview of Incan civilization and
mythology, a chronology of mythic and historical events, and an
A–Z inventory of central themes (sacrifice, fertility,
competition, reversaldualism, colors, constellations, giants, and
miniatures), personages (Viracocha, Manco Capac, Pachackuti Inca),
locations (Lake Titicaca, Corickancha), rituals, and icons. The
last Native American culture to develop free of European influence,
the Incas, who had no written language, are known only from Spanish
accounts written after the conquest and archaeological finds. From
these fragments, a vanished world has been reborn and reintroduced
into modern Andean life. There is no better way into that world and
its mind-bending mythology than this unique handbook.
Mary Douglas's innovative explanations for styles of human thought
and for the dynamics of institutional change have furnished a
distinctive and powerful theory of how conflicts are managed, yet
her work remains astonishingly poorly appreciated in social science
disciplines. This volume introduces Douglas's theories, and
outlines the ways in which her work is of continuing importance for
the future of the social sciences. Mary Douglas: Understanding
Human Thought and Conflict shows how Douglas laid out the agenda
for revitalizing social science by reworking Durkheim's legacy for
today, and reviews the growing body of research across the social
sciences which has used, tested or developed her approach.
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Hope and Healing For All Who Have Been Touched by War
"Made in America, Sold in the Nam" brings together the writings
of more than two dozen Vietnam-era veterans who have never before
had the chance to speak their peace. Through diaries, essays, and
poems, each contributor brings a unique first-person perspective
that will be appreciated by veterans, their families, and
historians. Taken together, this book represents the conscience of
a nation: patriotic, duty-bound, and mired in a swamp of confusion
and pain.
New Second Edition includes material by the spouses, adult
children, and other survivors of the war. "Made in America, Sold in
the Nam" is Book #2 in the Reflections of History Series from
Modern History Press.
- For Viet Nam Vets: an opportunity to verify their experiences
against experiences of others leading to validation and perhaps
even an airing of their suspicions and fears about themselves. No
matter how long it has been, healing is possible.
- For Families of the KIA: peace and understanding about the
experiences of their loved one and if they have letters from their
loved ones, perhaps a way to fill in what could never be
spoken.
- For Adult Children and Spouses of Vets: empathy for their war
experience, in spite of whether or not there has been communication
about how it really went down.
- For Vets of Recent Conflicts: a shortcut to understanding the
overall experience of war and how one copes with its indelible
marks. Discover the commonality of those who have endured their
time as warriors.
- For Society and Generations to come:
. Learn what really happens during a modern military
conflict.
. A plea for wisdom in how we deal with other peoples on
Earth.
. A chance to break the cycle of doing the same things and hoping
for magically different outcomes.
"That there is conflict and confusion over how we are to view
the Viet Nam War and how we are to feel about those who sacrificed
for this effort, makes this book all the more important. These
pieces give the average person insight into what really happened to
those that served and what they thought that they were trying to
accomplish. There is some personal truth, buried emotion, and a few
heroes in their own right." -Tami Brady, TCM Reviews
Modern History Press is an imprint of Loving Healing Press
(www.LovingHealing.com)
This handy, concise book covers the life of Mary Douglas, one of
the most important anthropologists of the second half of the 20th
century. Her work focused on how human groups classify each other,
and how they resolve the anomalies that then arise. Classification,
she argued, emerges from practices of social life, and is a factor
in all deep and intractable human disputes. This biography offers
an introduction to how her distinctive approach developed across a
long and productive career and how it applies to current pressing
issues of social conflict and planetary survival. From the Preface:
The influence of Professor Dame Mary Douglas (1921-2007) upon each
of the social sciences and many of the disciplines in the
humanities is vast. The list of her works is also vast, and this
presents a problem of choice for the many readers who want to get a
general idea of what she wrote and its significance, but who are
somewhat baffled about where to begin. Our book offers a short
overview and suggests why her key writings remain significant
today.
This handy, concise book covers the life of Mary Douglas, one of
the most important anthropologists of the second half of the 20th
century. Her work focused on how human groups classify each other,
and how they resolve the anomalies that then arise. Classification,
she argued, emerges from practices of social life, and is a factor
in all deep and intractable human disputes. This biography offers
an introduction to how her distinctive approach developed across a
long and productive career and how it applies to current pressing
issues of social conflict and planetary survival. From the Preface:
The influence of Professor Dame Mary Douglas (1921-2007) upon each
of the social sciences and many of the disciplines in the
humanities is vast. The list of her works is also vast, and this
presents a problem of choice for the many readers who want to get a
general idea of what she wrote and its significance, but who are
somewhat baffled about where to begin. Our book offers a short
overview and suggests why her key writings remain significant
today.
The Renaissance was a period of great intellectual change and
innovation as philosophers rediscovered the philosophy of classical
antiquity and passed it on to the modern age. Renaissance
philosophy is distinct both from the medieval scholasticism, based
on revelation and authority, and from philosophers of the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries who transformed it into new
philosophical systems. Despite the importance of the Renaissance to
the development of philosophy over time, it has remained largely
understudied by historians of philosophy and professional
philosophers. This anthology aims to correct this by providing
scholars and students of philosophy with representative
translations of the most important philosophers of the Renaissance.
Its purpose is to help readers appreciate philosophy in the
Renaissance and its importance in the history of philosophy. The
anthology includes translations from philosophers from the
thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries, and it ranges from works
on moral and political philosophy, to metaphysics, epistemology,
and natural philosophy, thereby providing historians and students
of philosophy with a sense for the nature, breadth, and complexity
of philosophy in the Renaissance. Each translation is accompanied
by an introduction by a historian of Renaissance philosophy, as
well as select secondary sources, in order to encourage further
study. This anthology is a companion to Philosophers of the
Renaissance, which included essays on the writings of the same
group of philosophers of the Renaissance: Raymond Llull, Gemistos
Plethon, George of Trebizond, Basil Bessarion, Lorenzo Valla,
Nicholas of Cusa, Leon Battista Alberti, Giovanni Pico della
Mirandola, Marsilio Ficino, Pietro Pomponazzi, Niccolò
Machiavelli, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, Juan Luis
Vives, Philipp Melanchthon, Petrus Ramus, Bernardino Telesio,
Jacopo Zabarella, Michel de Montaigne, Francesco Patrizi, Giordano
Bruno, Francisco Suà rez, Tommaso Campanella.
Spin doctors are seldom out of the news for long. But who really
understands what 'spin' is, or what spin doctors do? The media has
moved on from a world where press officers carried piles of
newspapers to the office each morning, when Twitter was what birds
did and mobile phones were the size of bread loaves. Thank goodness
Paul Richards is here to explain spin doctoring in a digital
world.Essential reading for anyone who wants a career in
communications or is intrigued by what keeps the cogs turning
behind Parliament, How to Be a Spin Doctor covers all the essential
skills, such as:* snagging positive media coverage* creating
eye-catching news releases and photo opportunities* avoiding the
endless traps set by journalistsPaul Richards challenges the
increasingly negative connotations of spin, arguing that it is
neither a dishonourable practice nor a new one; it's simply the
most practical way to convey information or make a point. The truth
of the matter is that the spin doctor's trade secrets can be useful
to anyone trying to promote a company, client or cause: to protect
reputations, get messages across and win public support. So it's
time to start reading and get spinning.
This book argues that development strategies have thus far failed
in Western Africa because the many challenges afflicting the area
have yet to be explored and understood from the perspective of
institutional resources. With a particular focus on three countries
on the bend of the Upper West African coast - Guinea, Liberia and
Sierra Leone - this book offers a theory to account for the nature
of these institutional elements, to test deductions against
evidence, and finally to propose a reset for rural development
policy to make fuller use of local institutional resources. Based
on quantitative analysis and eight years of multidisciplinary field
research, this volume features several large-scale RCTs in the
domain of rural development, local governance, and nature
conservation. The authors address one of the biggest topics in
agricultural and development economics today: the structural
transformation of poor, agrarian economies, and they do so through
the important and unique lens of institutions.
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strong algebraic foundation that sets this text apart from other
applied mathematics texts, paving the way for students to solve
real-world problems that use calculus. Emphasis on developing
algebraic skills is extended to the exercises-including both drill
problems and applications. The authors work through examples and
explanations with a blend of rigor and accessibility. In addition,
they have refined the flow, transitions, organization, and
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instructors to tailor their courses to meet student needs.
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