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"Prince Patrick" was a nick name given to me as a child by my
family and parent's friends that reflected my attitude and desire
to be treated in a manner befitting a little prince. A sign of
endearment to humor my natural, idiosyncratic demeanor. I actually
never thought of myself as royalty, rather, that I was "special,"
destined for greatness or to be famous, and should be treated as an
incubating celebrity. But just how was I going to become a figure
in history? A doctor or scientist that discovered a cure to a
hideous disease or condition? An actor/artist that was going to
define my generation? Or would I become infamous? Whereas, my
innocent "hijinks" would lead to other more serious acts that would
get me recognized for the wrong reasons. These stories of my
eccentric exploits, told time and time again at family gatherings,
have made both family and friends smile, giggle and laugh
hysterically, with the words "no he did not" uttered more than
once.
With increasing awareness of the limits that natural resource
reserves and environmental concerns impose on economic growth,
rural sociologists have developed new ways of looking at the
relationship between man and his environment. This volume surveys
changing sociological views of that relationship and explores a
holistic, cooperative model of human/nature interaction that
reflects the needs of the post-industrial age. In their
introduction Field and Burch review significant landmarks in
natural resource sociology and comment on some of the underlying
aims of rural sociology. The remaining chapters focus on three
distinct periods during which rural sociologists have sought to
examine man's relationship and adaptation to the environment.
This volume is a cogent empirical analysis of the interplay between
a region's natural amenities and its socioeconomic evolution. It
focuses on the rural sectors of America's Intermountain West
region, which lies between the Cascades and Sierra Nevada mountains
to the west and the Rocky Mountains to the east. Coherently
structured and meticulously detailed, it adds much to our
understanding of the ways an area's forests, lakes, mountains,
parkland and historic attractions affect residents' sense of
well-being as well as the sociodemographic and economic changes
they experience. The book examines patterns of growth and change
linked to the emergence of 'New West' conditions, assessing their
implications for the wider community as well as discussing the
impact these trends could have on the consumption of natural
resources. It also points to ways in which communities and their
development can be managed sustainably. The tight geographical
focus of this valuable resource ensures a depth of analysis which
can be applied to similar regions worldwide. Based on a
large-scale, random-sample survey of both full-time and seasonal
residents, it provides a much-needed overview of the macro-level
economic, demographic, and social transformations affecting rural
communities in America. As such, the book has relevance for all
researchers concerned with rural development, the changes impacting
rural landscapes, and natural resource management.
John Decker gets more than he bargained for when he connects with
his dead father's partner, James Grant, and tries to make good on
an abandoned claim in the Cariboo.
Against Violence Against Women is a journey through time and
across the globe to bring to light the roots of sanctioned violence
against women. Rona M. Fields utilizes an interdisciplinary
approach combining psychology, sociology, anthropology, and women's
studies to examine cases and causes of gender-based atrocities in
Afghanistan, Sudan, China, India, Siberia, and Europe. Fields
reveals how these disparate cultures and societies have evolved
formal institutions in which extremist ideologies (both left and
right) politicize religion and other belief systems to rationalize
irrational, oppressive behavior. Against this long history of
institutionalized femicide, this volume investigates the potential
of non-governmental agencies and international courts to provide a
forum for the protection of human rights, and for the prevention of
gender-based violence.
Traditionally, university students have gained access to world
religions by reading primary texts. Discovering World Religions at
24 Frames Per Second takes students beyond the written page,
offering an exploration of the same religious traditions through
the study of feature films. The many definitions of religion are
examined along with its various components, including doctrine,
myth, ethics, ritual, and symbol. Specific religious traditions,
including Hinduism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism,
Confucianism, Daoism, popular religion, and Shinto are examined.
Biographical sketches of directors whose films tend to focus on a
particular religious tradition are also included, such as Zhang
Yimou, Hayao Miyazaki, Deepa Mehta, and Akira Kurosawa. Discovering
World Religions at 24 Frames Per Second is unique in the area of
religion and film studies in that it isn't just a collection of
essays. Instead it provides the introductory student with the
necessary background information on the various religions before
looking at how their ideas can be understood not through texts but
through the cinematic medium. To keep the conversation fresh, most
of the films used in the book were made within the last decade.
Furthermore, examples range from popular, mainstream fare, such as
Star Wars and the Lord of the Rings trilogy to lesser-known foreign
films, such as The Wooden Man's Bride and The Great Yokai War.
Several films with a "cult-like" following are also discussed,
including Fight Club, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Jacob's
Ladder. This book is also unique in that instead of drawing upon
the Judeo-Christian tradition, it draws from Eastern traditions.
Responding to the targeted destruction of women, Fields argues for
establishing Gender as a protected class under the Genocide
Convention. Cases are explored, historically, anthropologically,
psychologically and sociologically, from the author's field
research, as well as focuses on morbidity, mortality and
demographic documentation data.
This volume is a cogent empirical analysis of the interplay between
a region's natural amenities and its socioeconomic evolution. It
focuses on the rural sectors of America's Intermountain West
region, which lies between the Cascades and Sierra Nevada mountains
to the west and the Rocky Mountains to the east. Coherently
structured and meticulously detailed, it adds much to our
understanding of the ways an area's forests, lakes, mountains,
parkland and historic attractions affect residents' sense of
well-being as well as the sociodemographic and economic changes
they experience. The book examines patterns of growth and change
linked to the emergence of 'New West' conditions, assessing their
implications for the wider community as well as discussing the
impact these trends could have on the consumption of natural
resources. It also points to ways in which communities and their
development can be managed sustainably. The tight geographical
focus of this valuable resource ensures a depth of analysis which
can be applied to similar regions worldwide. Based on a
large-scale, random-sample survey of both full-time and seasonal
residents, it provides a much-needed overview of the macro-level
economic, demographic, and social transformations affecting rural
communities in America. As such, the book has relevance for all
researchers concerned with rural development, the changes impacting
rural landscapes, and natural resource management.
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The book develops the dynamical theory of scattering from random
media from first principles. Its key findings are to characterize
the time evolution of the scattered field in terms of stochastic
differential equations, and to illustrate this framework in
simulation and experimental data analysis. The physical models
contain all correlation information and higher order statistics,
which enables radar and laser scattering experiments to be
interpreted. An emphasis is placed on the statistical character of
the instantaneous fluctuations, as opposed to ensemble average
properties. This leads to various means for detection, which have
important consequences in radar signal processing and statistical
optics. The book is also significant also because it illustrates
how ideas in mathematical finance can be applied to physics
problems in which non-Gaussian noise processes play an essential
role. This pioneering book represents a significant advance in this
field, and should prove valuable to leading edge researchers and
practitioners at the postgraduate level and above.
This is the first book-length study of why states sometimes ignore,
oppose, or undermine elements of the nuclear nonproliferation
regime-even as they formally support it. Anchored by the Treaty on
the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the nuclear
nonproliferation regime is the constellation of agreements,
initiatives, and norms that work in concert to regulate nuclear
material and technology. The essays gathered here show that
attitudes on nonproliferation depend on a ""complex, contingent
decision calculus,"" as states continually gauge how their actions
within the regime will affect trade, regional standing, and other
interests vital to any nation. The first four essays take
theoretical approaches to such topics as a framework for
understanding challenges to collective action; clandestine
proliferation under the Bush and Obama administrations and its
impact on regime legitimacy; threat construction as a lens through
which to view resistance to nonproliferation measures; and the
debate over the relationship between nuclear disarmament and
nonproliferation. Essays comprising the second part of the book use
regional and state-specific case studies to look at how U.S.
security guarantees affect the willingness of states to support the
regime; question the perceived spoiler role of a ""vocal minority""
within the Non-Aligned Movement; challenge notions that Russia is
using the regime to build a coalition hostile to the United States;
contrast nonproliferation strategies among Latin American
countries; and explain the lag in adoption of an Additional
Protocol by some Middle East and North African countries. Getting
countries to cooperate on nonproliferation efforts is an ongoing
challenge. These essays show that success must be measured not only
by how many states join the effort but also by how they participate
once they join.
Additional Authors Milton A. Gabrielsen, Holger F. Kilander, Leslie
E. Luehrs, William J. Pitt, And Rosamond J. Webster.
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