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Liberation, Imagination and the Black Panther Party

A New Look at the Black Panthers and their Legacy

By: Kathleen Cleaver,George Katsiaficas

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Liberation, Imagination and the Black Panther Party

A New Look at the Black Panthers and their Legacy

By: Kathleen Cleaver,George Katsiaficas

This fascinating book gathers reflections by scholars and activists who consider the impact of the Black Panther Party, the BBP, the most significant revolutionary organization in the later 20th century.

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Routledge

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1135298327

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On the Psoriasis or Lepra

By: George Gaskoin

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On the Psoriasis or Lepra

By: George Gaskoin

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3382826992

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Conjuring Crisis

Racism and Civil Rights in a Southern Military City

By: George Baca

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Conjuring Crisis

Racism and Civil Rights in a Southern Military City

By: George Baca

How have civil rights transformed racial politics in America? Connecting economic and social reforms to racial and class inequality, Conjuring Crisis counters the myth of steady race progress by analyzing how the federal government and local politicians have sometimes "reformed" politics in ways that have amplified racism in the post civil-rights era. In the 1990s at Fort Bragg and Fayetteville, North Carolina, the city's dominant political coalition of white civic and business leaders had lost control of the city council. Amid accusations of racism in the police department, two white council members joined black colleagues in support of the NAACP's demand for an investigation. George Baca's ethnographic research reveals how residents and politicians transformed an ordinary conflict into a "crisis" that raised the specter of chaos and disaster. He explores new territory by focusing on the broader intersection of militarization, urban politics, and civil rights.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813547520

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Dying to Know

Scientific Epistemology and Narrative in Victorian England

By: George Levine

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Dying to Know

Scientific Epistemology and Narrative in Victorian England

By: George Levine

Dying to Know is the work of a distinguished scholar, at the peak of his powers, who is intimately familiar with his materials, and whose knowledge of Victorian fiction and scientific thought is remarkable. This elegant and evocative look at the move toward objectivity first pioneered by Descartes sheds new light on some old and still perplexing problems in modern science." Bernard Lightman, York University, Canada In Dying to Know, eminent critic George Levine makes a landmark contribution to the history and theory of scientific knowledge. This long-awaited book explores the paradoxes of our modern ideal of objectivity, in particular its emphasis on the impersonality and disinterestedness of truth. How, asks Levine, did this idea of selfless knowledge come to be established and moralized in the nineteenth century? Levine shows that for nineteenth-century scientists, novelists, poets, and philosophers, access to the truth depended on conditions of such profound self-abnegation that pursuit of it might be taken as tantamount to the pursuit of death. The Victorians, he argues, were dying to know in the sense that they could imagine achieving pure knowledge only in a condition where the body ceases to make its claims: to achieve enlightenment, virtue, and salvation, one must die. Dying to Know is ultimately a study of this moral ideal of epistemology. But it is also something much more: a spirited defense of the difficult pursuit of objectivity, the ethical significance of sacrifice, and the importance of finding a shareable form of knowledge.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226475387

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Darwin Loves You

Natural Selection and the Re-enchantment of the World

By: George Levine

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Darwin Loves You

Natural Selection and the Re-enchantment of the World

By: George Levine

Jesus and Darwin do battle on car bumpers across America. Medallions of fish symbolizing Jesus are answered by ones of amphibians stamped "Darwin," and stickers proclaiming "Jesus Loves You" are countered by "Darwin Loves You." The bumper sticker debate might be trivial and the pronouncement that "Darwin Loves You" may seem merely ironic, but George Levine insists that the message contains an unintended truth. In fact, he argues, we can read it straight. Darwin, Levine shows, saw a world from which his theory had banished transcendence as still lovable and enchanted, and we can see it like that too--if we look at his writings and life in a new way. Although Darwin could find sublimity even in ants or worms, the word "Darwinian" has largely been taken to signify a disenchanted world driven by chance and heartless competition. Countering the pervasive view that the facts of Darwin's world must lead to a disenchanting vision of it, Levine shows that Darwin's ideas and the language of his books offer an alternative form of enchantment, a world rich with meaning and value, and more wonderful and beautiful than ever before. Without minimizing or sentimentalizing the harsh qualities of life governed by natural selection, and without deifying Darwin, Levine makes a moving case for an enchanted secularism--a commitment to the value of the natural world and the human striving to understand it.

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Princeton University Press

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1400827337

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Stein's Research in Occupational Therapy, 7th Edition

By: Martin S. Rice,George Tomlin,Franklin Stein

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Stein's Research in Occupational Therapy, 7th Edition

By: Martin S. Rice,George Tomlin,Franklin Stein

The seventh edition of this best-selling text continues to provide occupational therapy students and researchers with expert guidance on conducting research, from the formulation of a research hypothesis to collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. Now updated in line with the latest ACOTE Standards, the new edition has been thoroughly revised. Of note is a new chapter on the capstone project and the integration of the hierarchical Research Pyramid to enhance the book’s usability for researchers, instructors, and students. It also features a new chapter focused on using research literature to inform clinical reasoning, highlighting the benefits of scoping reviews, systemic reviews, meta analyses and meta synthesis, as well as updated tests and evaluations which can be used as outcome instruments. There are also further contemporary examples of both quantitative and qualitative research, additions to the glossary of terms and statistics, and updated references throughout. Offering insightful guidance on conducting research from start to finish, this invaluable resource will be essential reading for any occupational therapy student or researcher.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040175368

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9781040175361

Psychological Empowerment and Job Satisfaction in the Banking Sector

By: Elizabeth George,Zakkariya K.A.

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Psychological Empowerment and Job Satisfaction in the Banking Sector

By: Elizabeth George,Zakkariya K.A.

This book explores how psychological empowerment can influence and enhance job satisfaction. The authors argue that in today’s working climate the wellbeing and involvement of employees is of utmost importance to any company’s overall success and that management techniques like empowerment are the most effective means of achieving this goal. Based on an empirical study examining job satisfaction amongst employees of several private sector, public sector and new generation banks in Kerala, India as well as extensive literature review, this book discusses the role psychological empowerment plays in enhancing job satisfaction both locally and internationally. It goes on to analyze four dimensions of psychological empowerment and the role of job satisfaction in the relationship between psychological empowerment and job related stress. This book will be of great interest to scholars in management and psychology and is essential reading for industrialists and managers wanting to apply empowerment strategies in their own workplace.

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Springer

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331994259X

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IBM SPSS Statistics 29 Step by Step

A Simple Guide and Reference

By: Darren George,Paul Mallery

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IBM SPSS Statistics 29 Step by Step

A Simple Guide and Reference

By: Darren George,Paul Mallery

IBM SPSS Statistics 29 Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference, eighteenth edition, takes a straightforward, step-by-step approach that makes SPSS software clear to beginners and experienced researchers alike. Extensive use of four-color screen shots, clear writing, and step-by-step boxes guide readers through the program. Output for each procedure is explained and illustrated, and every output term is defined. Exercises at the end of each chapter support students by providing additional opportunities to practice using SPSS. This book covers the basics of statistical analysis and addresses more advanced topics such as multidimensional scaling, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, measures of internal consistency, MANOVA (between- and within-subjects), cluster analysis, Log-linear models, logistic regression, and a chapter describing residuals. New to this edition is a new chapter on meta-analysis that describes new SPSS procedures for analyzing effect sizes across studies, and the content has been thoroughly updated in line with the latest version of the SPSS software, SPSS 29. The end sections include a description of data files used in exercises, an exhaustive glossary, suggestions for further reading, and a comprehensive index. Accompanied by updated online instructor’s materials and website data files, this is an essential resource for instructors and students needing a guide to using SPSS in their work, across the social sciences, behavioural sciences, education, and beyond.

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1040002625

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The Emigrants

By: George Lamming

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The Emigrants

By: George Lamming

A compelling and intricate novel of emigration and the effects of colonialism on a people

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University of Michigan Press

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0472064703

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9780472064700

IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics

Use and Interpretation

By: George A. Morgan,Karen C. Barrett,Nancy L. Leech,Gene W. Gloeckner

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IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics

Use and Interpretation

By: George A. Morgan,Karen C. Barrett,Nancy L. Leech,Gene W. Gloeckner

IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics is designed to help students learn how to analyze and interpret research. In easy-to-understand language, the authors show readers how to choose the appropriate statistic based on the design, and to interpret outputs appropriately. There is such a wide variety of options and statistics in SPSS, that knowing which ones to use and how to interpret the outputs can be difficult. This book assists students with these challenges. Comprehensive and user-friendly, the book prepares readers for each step in the research process: design, entering and checking data, testing assumptions, assessing reliability and validity, computing descriptive and inferential parametric and nonparametric statistics, and writing about results. Dialog windows and SPSS syntax, along with the output, are provided. Several realistic data sets, available online, are used to solve the chapter problems. This new edition includes updated screenshots and instructions for IBM SPSS 25, as well as updated pedagogy, such as callout boxes for each chapter indicating crucial elements of APA style and referencing outputs. IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics is an invaluable supplemental (or lab text) book for students. In addition, this book and its companion, IBM SPSS for Intermediate Statistics, are useful as guides/reminders to faculty and professionals regarding the specific steps to take to use SPSS and/or how to use and interpret parts of SPSS with which they are unfamiliar.

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Routledge

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1000004910

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9781000004915

Role of Team Work in Strategic Planning

By: Mutuku Andrew Muli,Davidson Mghanga Mwaisaka,Florence Jane Wangui Kamau,George Muriithi Munyi,Nixon Kiplagat Mutai

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Role of Team Work in Strategic Planning

By: Mutuku Andrew Muli,Davidson Mghanga Mwaisaka,Florence Jane Wangui Kamau,George Muriithi Munyi,Nixon Kiplagat Mutai

TOPICS IN THE BOOK Influence of Team-Teaching on the Performance of Mathematics in Public Secondary Schools in Makueni Sub-County, Kenya Influence of Participative Leadership Style on Employee Job Satisfaction in Commercial Banks in Kenya Effect of Innovative Culture on Service Delivery in Huduma Centers in Kenya Effect of Strategic Value Chain Positioning on Firm’s Performance: A Case of Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Firms in Kenya Factors That Hinder Strategy Implementation in Public Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Nakuru Municipality

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IPR Journals and Book Publishers

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991475287X

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Oil and Politics in Latin America

Nationalist Movements and State Companies

By: George Philip

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Oil and Politics in Latin America

Nationalist Movements and State Companies

By: George Philip

This book provides a study of the transformation of the Latin American oil system from one in which the international oil companies dominated to one which is dominated by the main state oil companies, and an account of how some of the more important of the state companies have operated. This comprehensive guide to the evolution of the Latin American oil system combines in one volume a synthesis of material from secondary sources and original research and thus provides an invaluable reference for all concerned with the history and economy of Latin America and with the development and functioning of the international oil industry.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521030706

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9780521030700

The Politics of Mexican Oil

By: George Grayson

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The Politics of Mexican Oil

By: George Grayson

The Mexican oil boom of the 1970s brought great hope and prosperity with it. George Grayson shows the influence of oil and the oil sector both within Mexican society and in its relations with other nations. He traces the development of the oil industry from its beginnings in 1901 up until the 1980s, looking at topics that include the history of expropriation; the creation of the state-run company Petr—leos Mexicanos; graft and corruption within the Oil Workers Union; Mexico's relations with OPEC; the political nuances of oil and gas agreements with the United States; and the prospects for the Mexican oil industry and domestic reforms generated from oil revenue.

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University of Pittsburgh Pre

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0822974231

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9780822974239

Invariant Measurement

Using Rasch Models in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

By: George Engelhard Jr.

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Invariant Measurement

Using Rasch Models in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

By: George Engelhard Jr.

This introductory text describes the principles of invariant measurement, how invariant measurement can be achieved with Rasch models, and how to use invariant measurement to solve measurement problems in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. Rasch models are used throughout but a comparison of Rasch models to other item response theory (IRT) models is also provided. Written with students in mind, the manuscript was class tested to help maximize accessibility. Chapters open with an introduction and close with a summary and discussion. Numerous examples and exercises demonstrate the main issues addressed in each chapter. Key terms are defined when first introduced and in an end-of-text glossary. All of the book’s analyses were conducted with the Facets program. The data sets used in the book, sample syntax files for running the Facets program, Excel files for creating item and person response functions, links to related websites, and other material are available at www.GeorgeEngelhard.com. Highlights include: A strong philosophical and methodological approach to measurement in the human sciences Demonstrations of how measurement problems can be addressed using invariant measurement Practical illustrations of how to create and evaluate scales using invariant measurement A history of measurement based on test-score and scaling traditions Previously unpublished work in analyzing rating data, the detection and measurement of rater errors, and the evaluation of rater accuracy A review of estimation methods, model-data fit, indices used to evaluate the quality of rater-mediated assessments, rater error and bias, and rater accuracy. Intended as a supplementary text for graduate or advanced undergraduate courses on measurement or test theory, item response theory, scaling theory, psychometrics, advanced measurement techniques, research methods, or evaluation research taught in education, psychology, and the social and health sciences, the book also appeals to practitioners and researchers in these fields who develop or use scales and instruments. Only a basic mathematical level is required including a basic course in statistic.

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1135104522

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9781135104528

This Is Not Civil Rights

Discovering Rights Talk in 1939 America

By: George I. Lovell

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This Is Not Civil Rights

Discovering Rights Talk in 1939 America

By: George I. Lovell

Since at least the time of Tocqueville, observers have noted that Americans draw on the language of rights when expressing dissatisfaction with political and social conditions. As the United States confronts a complicated set of twenty-first-century problems, that tradition continues, with Americans invoking symbolic events of the founding era to frame calls for change. Most observers have been critical of such “rights talk.” Scholars on the left worry that it limits the range of political demands to those that can be articulated as legally recognized rights, while conservatives fear that it creates unrealistic expectations of entitlement. Drawing on a remarkable cache of Depression-era complaint letters written by ordinary Americans to the Justice Department, George I. Lovell challenges these common claims. Although the letters were written prior to the emergence of the modern civil rights movement—which most people assume is the origin of rights talk—many contain novel legal arguments, including expansive demands for new entitlements that went beyond what authorities had regarded as legitimate or required by law. Lovell demonstrates that rights talk is more malleable and less constraining than is generally believed. Americans, he shows, are capable of deploying idealized legal claims as a rhetorical tool for expressing their aspirations for a more just society while retaining a realistic understanding that the law often falls short of its own ideals.

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0226494039

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9780226494036

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Liberation, Imagination and the Black Panther Party

Liberation, Imagination and the Black Panther Party

On the Psoriasis or Lepra

On the Psoriasis or Lepra

Conjuring Crisis

Conjuring Crisis

Dying to Know

Dying to Know

Darwin Loves You

Darwin Loves You

Stein's Research in Occupational Therapy, 7th Edition

Stein's Research in Occupational Therapy, 7th Edition

Psychological Empowerment and Job Satisfaction in the Banking Sector

Psychological Empowerment and Job Satisfaction in the Banking Sector

IBM SPSS Statistics 29 Step by Step

IBM SPSS Statistics 29 Step by Step

The Emigrants

The Emigrants

IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics

IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics

Role of Team Work in Strategic Planning

Role of Team Work in Strategic Planning

Oil and Politics in Latin America

Oil and Politics in Latin America

The Politics of Mexican Oil

The Politics of Mexican Oil

Invariant Measurement

Invariant Measurement

This Is Not Civil Rights

This Is Not Civil Rights

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