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Aging in Comparative Perspective

Processes and Policies

By: Ian Gillespie Cook,Jamie Halsall

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Aging in Comparative Perspective

Processes and Policies

By: Ian Gillespie Cook,Jamie Halsall

This book examines the key aging processes in seven countries (United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, China, Nepal, and South Africa) and the main policies that have been, and are being, developed to deal with this rapid change in the demographic profile. It addresses the problems that are identified as well as the positive aspects of aging within each of these contrasting societies. Thus it makes a significant contribution to the major debates about growing old across the globe.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461419786

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9781461419785

Sociability, Social Capital, and Community Development

A Public Health Perspective

By: Ian Gillespie Cook,Jamie P. Halsall,Paresh Wankhade

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Sociability, Social Capital, and Community Development

A Public Health Perspective

By: Ian Gillespie Cook,Jamie P. Halsall,Paresh Wankhade

This book provides a critical understanding of contemporary issues within global society and how these relate to six case study examples (UK, USA, China, India, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Japan). The authors draw on their diverse experience to explore four major themes of contemporary relevance: overall aging of societies; governance and institutions; emergency services and public health provisions; and community activism and involvement. The key issues within the book--sociability, social capital, and community development--are examined in the context of an ever increasing aging world. The authors' sense of optimism is linked to growing evidence that community activism is on the rise and can effectively plug the gap between public need and provision of service.

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144

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Springer

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3319114840

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9783319114842

Perceiving in Depth, Volume 1: Basic Mechanisms

By: Ian P. Howard

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Perceiving in Depth, Volume 1: Basic Mechanisms

By: Ian P. Howard

The three-volume work Perceiving in Depth is a sequel to Binocular Vision and Stereopsis and to Seeing in Depth, both by Ian P. Howard and Brian J. Rogers. This work is much broader in scope than the previous books and includes mechanisms of depth perception by all senses, including aural, electrosensory organs, and the somatosensory system. Volume 1 reviews sensory coding, psychophysical and analytic procedures, and basic visual mechanisms. Volume 2 reviews stereoscopic vision. Volume 3 reviews all mechanisms of depth perception other than stereoscopic vision. The three volumes are extensively illustrated and referenced and provide the most detailed review of all aspects of perceiving the three-dimensional world. Volume 1 starts with a review of the history of visual science from the ancient Greeks to the early 20th century with special attention devoted to the discovery of the principles of perspective and stereoscopic vision. The first chapter also contains an account of early visual display systems, such as panoramas and peepshows, and the development of stereoscopes and stereophotography. A chapter on the psychophysical and analytic procedures used in investigations of depth perception is followed by a chapter on sensory coding and the geometry of visual space. An account of the structure and physiology of the primate visual system proceeds from the eye through the LGN to the visual cortex and higher visual centers. This is followed by a review of the evolution of visual systems and of the development of the mammalian visual system in the embryonic and post-natal periods, with an emphasis on experience-dependent neural plasticity. An account of the development of perceptual functions, especially depth perception, is followed by a review of the effects of early visual deprivation during the critical period of neural plasticity on amblyopia and other defects in depth perception. Volume 1 ends with accounts of the accommodation mechanism of the human eye and vergence eye movements.

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671

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Oxford University Press

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0199877343

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9780199877348

Hide & Seek in Hawaii

A Picture Game for Keiki

By: Jane Hopkins,Ian Gillespie

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Hide & Seek in Hawaii

A Picture Game for Keiki

By: Jane Hopkins,Ian Gillespie

A collection of children's books on the subject of the sense of sight.

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Mutual Publishing

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1566472784

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Wonders of Our World

By: Ian Graham

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Wonders of Our World

By: Ian Graham

Information on our bodies, how things work, great inventions, flight, and great buildings.

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232

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Time Life Medical

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0737010088

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9780737010084

Studying Oscar Wilde

History, Criticism, and Myth

By: Josephine M. Guy,Ian Small

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Studying Oscar Wilde

History, Criticism, and Myth

By: Josephine M. Guy,Ian Small

Studying Oscar Wilde: History, Criticism, & Myth takes issue with many assumptions current in Wilde scholarship. Professors Guy and Small are interested in the tension between Wilde's enduring popularity with the general reading public as a perennially witty entertainer and his status among academics as a complex, politicized writer attuned to the cultural and philosophical currents associated with modernity. A number of commonly held views are challenged." "To what extent is De Profundis autobiographical? How sophisticated is the learning exhibited in Intentions? In what ways are the society comedies "about" homosexuality?" "The volume also examines some of Wilde's lesser-known, unfinished works and scenarios, including The Cardinal of Avignon, La Sainte Courtisane, and A Florentine Tragedy (all printed as appendices), arguing that these "failed" works provide important insight into the reasons for Wilde's popular success." "Guy and Small have authored numerous articles and books on Wilde. This new book will be a must read for scholars, but it is also written in a jargon-free language that speaks to the wider audience of readers who enjoy Oscar Wilde."--BOOK JACKET.

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244

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E & L Press

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0944318223

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9780944318225

Book's by Ian Gillespie Cook

Aging in Comparative Perspective

Aging in Comparative Perspective

Sociability, Social Capital, and Community Development

Sociability, Social Capital, and Community Development

Perceiving in Depth, Volume 1: Basic Mechanisms

Perceiving in Depth, Volume 1: Basic Mechanisms

Hide & Seek in Hawaii

Hide & Seek in Hawaii

Wonders of Our World

Wonders of Our World

Studying Oscar Wilde

Studying Oscar Wilde

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