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Emigrant Gentlewomen

Genteel Poverty and Female Emigration, 1830-1914

By: A. James Hammerton

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Emigrant Gentlewomen

Genteel Poverty and Female Emigration, 1830-1914

By: A. James Hammerton

First published in 1979. This book examines the distressed gentlewoman stereotype, primarily through a study of the experience of emigration among single middle-class women between 1830 and 1914. Based largely on a study of government and philanthropic emigration projects, it argues that the image of the downtrodden resident governess does inadequate justice to Victorian middle-class women’s responses to the experience of economic and social decline and to insufficient female employment opportunities. This title will be of interest to students of history.

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222

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Routledge

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1317246128

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9781317246121

Controversial Therapies for Developmental Disabilities

Fad, Fashion, and Science in Professional Practice

By: John W. Jacobson,Richard M. Foxx,James A. Mulick

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Controversial Therapies for Developmental Disabilities

Fad, Fashion, and Science in Professional Practice

By: John W. Jacobson,Richard M. Foxx,James A. Mulick

One of the largest and most complex human services systems in Western nations has evolved to address the needs of people with developmental disabilities. In the U.S., for example, school budgets are stretched thin by legally mandated special education, and billions of Medicaid dollars annually are consumed by residential and professional services to this population. The temptation of a quick fix is strong. Many parents desperately seek the latest ideas and place pressure on program administrators, who often are not trained to think critically about the evidence base for intervention efforts. The problems of people with developmental disabilities have historically been targeted by a wide range of professionals who rely on clinical experience and intuition and do not submit their claims to the tests of scientific research. Professional entrepreneurs have energetically promoted their treatments to a public perhaps too trustful of those with credentials. Thus, families and their children are buffeted by reforms founded on belief and ideologically driven management. Services fluctuate with the currents of social movements and rapidly shifting philosophies of care as policymakers and providers strive for increased responsiveness and individualization. These forces affect not only where and how, but how well people are served. Too often, services are less effective than they could be, or worse, damaging to personal growth and quality of life. Many treatments are based on poorly understood or even disproven approaches. What approaches to early intervention, education, therapy, and remediation really help those with mental retardation and developmental disabilities improve their functioning and adaptation? And what approaches represent wastes of time, effort, and resources? This book brings together leading behavioral scientists and practitioners to focus light on the major controversies surrounding these questions. The authors review the origins, perpetuation, and resistance to scrutiny of questionable practices, and offer a clear rationale for appraising the quality of services. In an era of increasing accountability, no one with a professional stake in services to individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities can afford not to read this book.

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537

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CRC Press

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1135636109

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9781135636104

The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship Challenger. Voyages Over Many Seas, Scenes in Many Lands

By: William James Joseph Spry

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The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship Challenger. Voyages Over Many Seas, Scenes in Many Lands

By: William James Joseph Spry

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

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462

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385526035

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9783385526037

China's Quest for Global Order

From Peaceful Rise to Harmonious World

By: Rosita Dellios,R. James Ferguson

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China's Quest for Global Order

From Peaceful Rise to Harmonious World

By: Rosita Dellios,R. James Ferguson

The “rise of China” has become a ubiquitous and often menacing term in global politics. China’s Quest for Global Order: From Peaceful Rise to Harmonious World, by Rosita Dellios, PhD, and R. James Ferguson, PhD, examines how China’s leadership has responded to this depiction and the strategic approaches that have been developed to ameliorate threat perceptions. Rather than simply reassuring others that its “rise” is peaceful, China has taken proactive steps to reduce possible conflicts. Beijing seeks to shape the emerging global governance order as both non-threatening to itself and productive in transnational problem-solving. Borrowing from its own Confucian heritage to promote a harmonious world policy, China’s contribution to world order is likely to be more robust than the “responsible stakeholder” epithet upon which the West has pinned its collective hopes. The book interprets China’s quest for global order from Chinese perspectives, old and new, and provides the relevant philosophical and historical background to engage the reader in the ensuing debates. The authors also contextualize Chinese concepts with those from contemporary international relations, strategic studies and systems thinking. Their resultant contributions to existing analyses include the notion of “Confucian geopolitics” and the interplay between strategic theatres of cooperation and protection.

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Lexington Books

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0739168347

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9780739168349

Book's by James Gentle

Emigrant Gentlewomen

Emigrant Gentlewomen

Controversial Therapies for Developmental Disabilities

Controversial Therapies for Developmental Disabilities

The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship Challenger. Voyages Over Many Seas, Scenes in Many Lands

The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship Challenger. Voyages Over Many Seas, Scenes in Many Lands

China's Quest for Global Order

China's Quest for Global Order

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