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BEING AND BECOMING INDIGENOUS ARCHAEOLOGISTS

By: George P. Nicholas

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BEING AND BECOMING INDIGENOUS ARCHAEOLOGISTS

By: George P. Nicholas

What does being an archaeologist mean to Indigenous persons? How and why do some become archaeologists? What has led them down a path to what some in their communities have labeled a colonialist venture? What were are the challenges they have faced, and the motivations that have allowed them to succeed? How have they managed to balance traditional values and worldview with Western modes of inquiry? And how are their contributions broadening the scope of archaeology? Indigenous archaeologists have the often awkward role of trying to serves as spokespeople both for their home community and for the scientific community of archaeologists. This volume tells the stories—in their own words-- of 37 indigenous archaeologists from six continents, how they became archaeologists, and how their dual role affects their relationships with their community and their professional colleagues. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress

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Left Coast Press

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1598744976

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International Investment Law and Gender Equality

Stabilization Clauses and Foreign Investment

By: Sangwani Patrick Ng’ambi,Kangwa-Musole George Chisanga

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International Investment Law and Gender Equality

Stabilization Clauses and Foreign Investment

By: Sangwani Patrick Ng’ambi,Kangwa-Musole George Chisanga

This book analyses the impact that stabilization clauses have on the development of human rights and gender laws in resource rich nations. Given the fact that stabilization clauses freeze the law for as long as the contract subsists there has been debate on the negative impact stabilization clauses have on the progressive development of human rights in the host State. Firstly, the book examines the mechanisms investors utilise in protecting themselves from host State prerogatives. It then explores the theoretical basis on which stabilization clauses are applied and upheld by arbitral tribunals, and assesses how they can be drafted in a way that protects human rights, particularly in relation to gender discrimination, without forcing the resource rich nations to lose momentum in attracting foreign direct investment. Using Zambia and the Gender Equity and Equality Act of 2015 as a case study, the book explores the compatibility of the legislation with the stabilization clauses contained in the country’s Development Agreements. The book will be of interest to practitioners, scholars and students of international investment law, human rights law and contract law.

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171

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Routledge

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0429664540

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9780429664540

Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century

A History

By: George Weisz

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Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century

A History

By: George Weisz

How the evolving concept of chronic disease has affected patients and politics in the United States and Europe. Long and recurring illnesses have burdened sick people and their doctors since ancient times, but until recently the concept of "chronic disease" had limited significance. Even lingering diseases like tuberculosis, a leading cause of mortality, did not inspire dedicated public health activities until the later decades of the nineteenth century, when it became understood as a treatable infectious disease. Historian of medicine George Weisz analyzes why the idea of chronic disease assumed critical importance in the twentieth century and how it acquired new meaning as one of the most serious problems facing national healthcare systems. Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century challenges the conventional wisdom that the concept of chronic disease emerged because medicine's ability to cure infectious disease led to changing patterns of disease. Instead, it suggests, the concept was constructed and has evolved to serve a variety of political and social purposes. How and why the concept developed differently in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France are central concerns of this work. In the United States, anxiety about chronic disease spread early in the twentieth century and was transformed in the 1950s and 1960s into a national crisis that helped shape healthcare reform. In the United Kingdom, the concept emerged only after World War II, was associated almost exclusively with proper medical care for the elderly population, and became closely linked to the development of geriatrics as a specialty. In France, the problems of elderly and infirm people were handled as technical and administrative matters until the 1950s and 1960s, when medical treatment of elderly people emerged as a subset of their wider social marginality. While an international consensus now exists regarding a chronic disease crisis that demands better forms of disease management, the different paths taken by these countries during the twentieth century continue to exert profound influence. This book seeks to explain why, among the innumerable problems faced by societies, some problems in some places become viewed as critical public issues that shape health policy.

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326

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JHU Press

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1421413043

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9781421413044

History of Herodotus

Vol. III

By: George Rawlinson

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History of Herodotus

Vol. III

By: George Rawlinson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1862.

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470

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3375032986

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9783375032982

Negative Emissions Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation

By: Steve A. Rackley,Tingzhen Ming,Wei Li,Michael Tyka,Adrienne Sewel,Diarmaid Clery,George Dowson,Peter Styring,Graham Andrews,Stephen McCord,Pol Knops,Renaud de Richter

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Negative Emissions Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation

By: Steve A. Rackley,Tingzhen Ming,Wei Li,Michael Tyka,Adrienne Sewel,Diarmaid Clery,George Dowson,Peter Styring,Graham Andrews,Stephen McCord,Pol Knops,Renaud de Richter

Negative Emissions Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation provides a comprehensive introduction to the full range of technologies that are being researched, developed and deployed in order to transition from our current energy system, dominated by fossil fuels, to a negative-carbon emissions system. After an introduction to the challenge of climate change, the technical fundamentals of natural and engineered carbon dioxide removal and storage processes and technologies are described. Each NET is then discussed in detail, including the key elements of the technology, enablers and constraints, governance issues, and global potential and cost estimates.This book offers a complete overview of the field, thus enabling the community to gain a full appreciation of NETs without the need to seek out and refer to a multitude of sources. - Covers the full spectrum of technologies to underpin the transition to a negative emissions energy system, from technical fundamentals to the current state of deployment and R&D - Critically evaluates each technology, highlighting advantages, limitations, and the potential for large scale environmental applications - Combines natural science and environmental science perspectives with the practical use of state-of-the-art technologies for sustainability

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448

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Elsevier

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012823167X

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9780128231678

R-Matrix Theory of Atomic Collisions

Application to Atomic, Molecular and Optical Processes

By: Philip George Burke

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R-Matrix Theory of Atomic Collisions

Application to Atomic, Molecular and Optical Processes

By: Philip George Burke

Commencing with a self-contained overview of atomic collision theory, this monograph presents recent developments of R-matrix theory and its applications to a wide-range of atomic molecular and optical processes. These developments include the electron and photon collisions with atoms, ions and molecules which are required in the analysis of laboratory and astrophysical plasmas, multiphoton processes required in the analysis of superintense laser interactions with atoms and molecules and positron collisions with atoms and molecules required in antimatter studies of scientific and technologial importance. Basic mathematical results and general and widely used R-matrix computer programs are summarized in the appendices.

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750

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642159311

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9783642159312

Modern Organic Synthesis

An Introduction

By: George S. Zweifel,Michael H. Nantz,Peter Somfai

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Modern Organic Synthesis

An Introduction

By: George S. Zweifel,Michael H. Nantz,Peter Somfai

This book bridges the gap between sophomore and advanced / graduate level organic chemistry courses, providing students with a necessary background to begin research in either an industry or academic environment. • Covers key concepts that include retrosynthesis, conformational analysis, and functional group transformations as well as presents the latest developments in organometallic chemistry and C–C bond formation • Uses a concise and easy-to-read style, with many illustrated examples • Updates material, examples, and references from the first edition • Adds coverage of organocatalysts and organometallic reagents

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119086760

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9781119086765

Book's by George P. Nicholas

BEING AND BECOMING INDIGENOUS ARCHAEOLOGISTS

BEING AND BECOMING INDIGENOUS ARCHAEOLOGISTS

International Investment Law and Gender Equality

International Investment Law and Gender Equality

Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century

Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century

History of Herodotus

History of Herodotus

Negative Emissions Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation

Negative Emissions Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation

R-Matrix Theory of Atomic Collisions

R-Matrix Theory of Atomic Collisions

Modern Organic Synthesis

Modern Organic Synthesis

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