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The Art of Weaving

Master the Techniques, Understand the Weave Structures, Create Your Own Designs

By: Betty Briand

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The Art of Weaving

Master the Techniques, Understand the Weave Structures, Create Your Own Designs

By: Betty Briand

This comprehensive guide to floor loom weaving begins with the basics—parts of the loom, how to wind your warp and dress your loom; how to read and weave drafts—but then goes so much farther, explaining the different types of weaves and how to read and weave from charts, and exploring a variety of weaves in depth. The author covers each topic in detail, with illustrations, photos, and charts to guide you. The first half of the book is devoted to the basics of weaving, and the second part teaches a variety of weave structures and how to use them and adapt them to whatever you want to make. The Art of Weaving is extensive in its scope, and a reference book appropriate for all skill levels. * Preparing your yarn and threading your floor loom * Understanding and working from drafts * Exploring weave structures * Finishing * Troubleshooting

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0811771857

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9780811771856

The Transformation of the Organization of American States

A Multilateral Framework for Regional Governance

By: Betty Horwitz

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The Transformation of the Organization of American States

A Multilateral Framework for Regional Governance

By: Betty Horwitz

This book explores the extent and significance of the transformation of the Organisation of American States since 1991: its roots, the reasons for and extent of its emergence, and the role that the organisation currently plays in the promotion of regional governance in the two key issue-areas of security and the defense and promotion of democratic norms and principles of good governance. By assessing where the OAS has succeeded and failed, Horwitz provides an in-depth explanation of how cooperation and consensus works in the Inter-American system.

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269

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Anthem Press

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0857284053

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9780857284051

The United States, Revolutionary Russia, and the Rise of Czechoslovakia

By: Betty Miller Unterberger

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The United States, Revolutionary Russia, and the Rise of Czechoslovakia

By: Betty Miller Unterberger

The First World War and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia set the stage on which Woodrow Wilson had to direct U.S. policy toward Czechoslovakia as it sought liberation in the early twentieth century. Betty Unterberger's now classic study of the ferment of this period and the way President Wilson dealt with it gives insight into both Great Power relations and the next eighty years of developments in Central Europe. A decade after the original publication of The United States, Revolutionary Russia, and the Rise of Czechoslovakia, Unterberger has added an updated introduction that reconsiders the region in light of new knowledge gleaned from recently available Soviet, Czech, and French documents.

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500

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Texas A&M University Press

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0890969310

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9780890969311

Key Pittman

The Tragedy of a Senate Insider

By: Betty Glad

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The Tragedy of a Senate Insider

By: Betty Glad

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418

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Columbia University Press

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0231515650

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9780231515658

Betty A. Reardon: Key Texts in Gender and Peace

By: Betty A. Reardon,Dale T. Snauwaert

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Betty A. Reardon: Key Texts in Gender and Peace

By: Betty A. Reardon,Dale T. Snauwaert

This book presents a rich collection of Betty A. Reardon’s writing on gender studies, sexism and the war system, and human security from a feminist perspective. Betty A. Reardon is a pioneer of gender studies who, as a feminist, identified the structural relationship between sexism and the war system and, as a scholar, a shift from national to human security. As a pioneer in contemporary theories on gender and peace, Betty A. Reardon has continually developed research on the integral relationship between patriarchy and war, and has been an outspoken advocate of gender issues as an essential aspect of peace studies, of problems of gender equity as the subject of peace research, and of gender experience as a crucial factor in defining and attaining human security. Her work evolved in the context of international women’s movements for human rights, peace and the United Nations, and is widely drawn upon by activists and educators in order to introduce a gender perspective to peace studies and education and a peace perspective to women’s studies.

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176

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Springer

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3319118099

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9783319118093

Betty A. Reardon: A Pioneer in Education for Peace and Human Rights

By: Betty A. Reardon,Dale T. Snauwaert

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Betty A. Reardon: A Pioneer in Education for Peace and Human Rights

By: Betty A. Reardon,Dale T. Snauwaert

Betty A. Reardon is a world-renowned leader in the fields of peace education and human rights; her pioneering work has laid the foundation for a new cross-disciplinary integration of peace education and international human rights from a gender-conscious, global perspective. This collection of reflective inquiry and ongoing research gathers essential works on peace education and human rights (1967-2014) and provides access to Reardon’s key works. These texts have been foundational to the field of peace education during the past five decades of her practical experience. The unique conceptualization of a holistic framework for organizing content and the practical and specific descriptions of pedagogies for the practice of critical peace education in schools and universities, have made them essential resources for peace educators around the world; several have already become standard texts for basic courses in the field. The book also includes an overview of Reardon’s career and a bibliography of her publications.

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Springer

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3319089676

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9783319089676

Cis dideen kat – When the Plumes Rise

The Way of the Lake Babine Nation

By: Jo-Anne Fiske,Betty Patrick

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The Way of the Lake Babine Nation

By: Jo-Anne Fiske,Betty Patrick

The heart of the traditional legal order of the Lake Babine Nation of north-central British Columbia is the grand ceremonial feast known as the balhats, or potlatch. Misunderstood and widely condemned as a wasteful display of pride, the balhats ceremonies were outlawed by the Canadian government in the late nineteenth century. Throughout the years that followed, the Lake Babine Nation struggled to adapt their laws to a changing society while maintaining their cultural identity. Although the widespread feasting and exchange practices of the balhats have attracted continuous academic and political interest since the nineteenth century, little consideration has been given to understanding the legal practices embedded within the ceremonies. Cis dideen kat, the only book ever written about the Lake Babine Nation, describes the customary legal practices that constitute “the way.” Authors Jo-Anne Fiske and Betty Patrick use historical and contemporary data to create a background against which the changing relations between the Lake Babine Nation and the Canadian state are displayed and defined, leading to the current era of treaty negotiations and Aboriginal self-government. Through interviews with community chiefs and elders, oral histories, focus groups, and archival research, Fiske and Patrick have documented and defined a traditional legal system still very much misunderstood. Their findings include material not previously published, making this book essential reading for those involved in treaty negotiations as well as for those with an interest in Aboriginal and state relations generally.

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272

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UBC Press

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0774859997

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9780774859998

Implementing Enterprise Risk Management

Case Studies and Best Practices

By: John R. S. Fraser,Betty Simkins,Kristina Narvaez

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Implementing Enterprise Risk Management

Case Studies and Best Practices

By: John R. S. Fraser,Betty Simkins,Kristina Narvaez

Overcome ERM implementation challenges by taking cues from leading global organizations Implementing Enterprise Risk Management is a practical guide to establishing an effective ERM system by applying best practices at a granular level. Case studies of leading organizations including Mars, Statoil, LEGO, British Columbia Lottery Corporation, and Astro illustrate the real-world implementation of ERM on a macro level, while also addressing how ERM informs the response to specific incidents. Readers will learn how top companies are effectively constructing ERM systems to positively drive financial growth and manage operational and outside risk factors. By addressing the challenges of adopting ERM in large organizations with different functioning silos and well-established processes, this guide provides expert insight into fitting the new framework into cultures resistant to change. Enterprise risk management covers accidental losses as well as financial, strategic, operational, and other risks. Recent economic and financial market volatility has fueled a heightened interest in ERM, and regulators and investors have begun to scrutinize companies' risk-management policies and procedures. Implementing Enterprise Risk Management provides clear, demonstrative instruction on establishing a strong, effective system. Readers will learn to: Put the right people in the right places to build a strong ERM framework Establish an ERM system in the face of cultural, logistical, and historical challenges Create a common language and reporting system for communicating key risk indicators Create a risk-aware culture without discouraging beneficial risk-taking behaviors ERM is a complex endeavor, requiring expert planning, organization, and leadership, with the goal of steering a company's activities in a direction that minimizes the effects of risk on financial value and performance. Corporate boards are increasingly required to review and report on the adequacy of ERM in the organizations they administer, and Implementing Enterprise Risk Management offers operative guidance for creating a program that will pass muster.

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692

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118691962

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9781118691960

The Custom-Made Child?

Women-Centered Perspectives

By: Helen B. Holmes,Betty B. Hoskins,Michael Gross

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The Custom-Made Child?

Women-Centered Perspectives

By: Helen B. Holmes,Betty B. Hoskins,Michael Gross

Women most fully experience the consequences of human reproductive technologies. Men who convene to evaluate such technologies discuss "them": the women who must accept, avoid, or even resist these technologies; the women who consume technologies they did not devise; the women who are the objects of policies made by men. So often the input of women is neither sought nor listened to. The privileged insights and perspectives that women bring to the consideration of technologies in human reproduction are the subject of these volumes, which constitute the revised and edited record of a Workshop on "Ethical Issues in Human Reproduction Technology: Analysis by Women" (EIRTAW), held in June, 1979, at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Some 80 members of the workshop, 90 percent of them women (from 24 states), represented diverse occupations and personal histories, different races and classes, varied political commitments. They included doctors, nurses, and scientists, lay midwives, consumer advocates, historians, and sociologists, lawyers, policy analysts, and ethicists. Each session, however, made plain that ethics is an everyday concern for women in general, as well as an academic profession for some.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461260078

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9781461260073

The Lives of Dwarfs

Their Journey from Public Curiosity Toward Social Liberation

By: Betty M. Adelson

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The Lives of Dwarfs

Their Journey from Public Curiosity Toward Social Liberation

By: Betty M. Adelson

The Lives of Dwarfs is extraordinary in its range and vision. Beautifully written. Totally absorbing."--Ursula Hegi, author of Stones from the River "As a little person, husband, and father of a little person, I dream of the day when dwarfs attain full acceptance in society. The Lives of Dwarfs provides a giant step in that direction."--Rick Spiegel, former president of Little People of America "This important book makes it possible for both average- and short-statured people to challenge our collective understanding of dwarfism as a synonym for diminishment or as an array of cute and evil fairy-tale figures. The libratory work of this book is to invite us all to reimagine dwarfism as a livable experience and tenable way of being in the world."--Rosemarie Garland Thomson, author of Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American Culture and Literature "A work of compassionate scholarship. A unique contribution to the literature of physical deformity and social isolation and a gift to the individuals whose personal struggle this is."--Linda Hunt, actor Historically, they have borne the labels "freaks" and "oddities"; they have been collected as pets, displayed as spectacles, and treated as comic relief. Now, for the first time, in this elegant and comprehensive volume, the lives of dwarfs are explored in all their fullness and humanity. Spanning the centuries from ancient Egypt to the present, this unique social history chronicles the various ways this population has been exploited, describes their strategies for coping, and notes the persistent influence of mythology upon perceptions of them by others. The narrative also highlights the lives of eminent individuals and contains a thought-provoking account of the representation and participation of dwarfs in the arts, enhanced by outstanding color photographs. Betty M. Adelson, the mother of a daughter with dwarfism, brings special insight and sensitivity to the research. She traces the widespread mistreatment of dwarfs over the centuries, engendered by their being viewed as curiosities rather than as human beings capable of the same accomplishments as people of average height, and deserving of the same pleasures. For much of their history, dwarfs have resorted to exhibiting themselves: because of social stigma no other employment was available. Only in recent years have short-statured individuals begun to challenge their position in society. Medical advances, new economic opportunities, and disability legislation have led to progress, mainly in Western nations. Advocacy groups have also formed in countries as diverse as Chile, South Korea, and Nigeria. Adelson compares what she refers to as the "small revolution" to similar social and cultural awakenings that women, African Americans, gays and lesbians, and persons with disabilities experienced when they identified themselves as a community with shared goals and obstacles. Written with passion, grace, and the dignity that the subject deserves, The Lives of Dwarfs will not only revolutionize current perceptions about the historically misrepresented dwarf population, but also offer pause for thought on issues of disability, medical treatment, height, beauty, and identity.

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482

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Rutgers University Press

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0813535484

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9780813535487

Cis Dideen Kat

By: Jo-Anne Fiske,Betty Patrick

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Cis Dideen Kat

By: Jo-Anne Fiske,Betty Patrick

Winner of the 2013 Washington State Book Award in Poetry. This book examines the Lake Babine Nation in north central British Columbia, considering its traditional legal order and the way that order determines the people’s identity and the nature of their involvement in current treaty negotiations. Changing relations between the Natives and the Canadian state have resulted in a new awareness of customary legal orders. While such orders are often seen as a process by which the state can accommodate diverse approaches to judicial fairness and social justice, they also offer the means by which aboriginal nations can maintain their identity by sustaining a moral order in a viable, self-defined, and self-governed community. For the Lake Babine Nation, this moral order is defined by and lived through the feasting complex known as the bahlats, or potlatch system.

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276

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UBC Press

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0774808128

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9780774808125

Evidence-based Nursing Care Guidelines

Medical-surgical Interventions

By: Betty J. Ackley

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Evidence-based Nursing Care Guidelines

Medical-surgical Interventions

By: Betty J. Ackley

From an internationally respected team of clinical and research experts comes this groundbreaking book that synthesizes the body of nursing research for 192 common medical-surgical interventions. Ideal for both nursing students and practicing nurses, this collection of research-based guidelines helps you evaluate and apply the latest evidence to clinical practice.

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1011

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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032304624X

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9780323046244

Bed and Breakfast U. S. A., 1989

By: Betty Rundback,Nancy Kramer

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Bed and Breakfast U. S. A., 1989

By: Betty Rundback,Nancy Kramer

Lists approximately 950 individual B&Bs, and 150 reservation agencies with rates guaranteed at 90 percent. Includes 35 favorite breakfast and teatime recipes. Illustrated. 51 maps. Three books for the price of one.

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740

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Plume Books

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0525484620

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9780525484622

Thatcher Payne-in-the-neck

By: Betty Bates,Louise Bates Ames

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Thatcher Payne-in-the-neck

By: Betty Bates,Louise Bates Ames

Kib and Thatcher think they have all their problems solved when her father and his mother marry, but things are not exactly as they had planned.

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Yearling

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0440485983

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9780440485988

Book's by Betty Briand

The Art of Weaving

The Art of Weaving

The Transformation of the Organization of American States

The Transformation of the Organization of American States

The United States, Revolutionary Russia, and the Rise of Czechoslovakia

The United States, Revolutionary Russia, and the Rise of Czechoslovakia

Key Pittman

Key Pittman

Betty A. Reardon: Key Texts in Gender and Peace

Betty A. Reardon: Key Texts in Gender and Peace

Betty A. Reardon: A Pioneer in Education for Peace and Human Rights

Betty A. Reardon: A Pioneer in Education for Peace and Human Rights

Cis dideen kat – When the Plumes Rise

Cis dideen kat – When the Plumes Rise

Implementing Enterprise Risk Management

Implementing Enterprise Risk Management

The Custom-Made Child?

The Custom-Made Child?

The Lives of Dwarfs

The Lives of Dwarfs

Cis Dideen Kat

Cis Dideen Kat

Evidence-based Nursing Care Guidelines

Evidence-based Nursing Care Guidelines

Bed and Breakfast U. S. A., 1989

Bed and Breakfast U. S. A., 1989

Thatcher Payne-in-the-neck

Thatcher Payne-in-the-neck

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