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Blooms and Brushstrokes

A floral history of Australian art

By: Penelope Curtin,Tansy Curtin

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Blooms and Brushstrokes

A floral history of Australian art

By: Penelope Curtin,Tansy Curtin

Blooms and Brushstrokes takes you on a unique journey through the history of Australian art, one flower at a time, examining the blooms depicted in still lifes, floral portraits, decorative interiors and botanical illustrations by a long line of Australian artists. Mother-and-daughter team Penelope and Tansy Curtin start this fascinating journey in the late eighteenth century, when the traditions adhering to the Western art canon were transplanted into the newly colonised Australia. They follow it through the rapidly developing artistic styles of the early twentieth century, to the new media of the contemporary period. These works of art also shine a light on the role and importance of plants and flowers in everyday life. They illustrate changing floral fashions, as well as highlighting flowers in their various forms - cut flowers, pot plants and gardens. And along the way you'll encounter many of Australia's most significant artists, including John Glover, Arthur Streeton, Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington Smith, John Brack and Margaret Olley, as well as some of Australia's most beautiful, and sometimes intriguing, native flora, such as the waratah and Sturt's desert pea, not to mention perennial garden favourites like roses, sweet peas and daisies. Spectacular, intimate, engaging and meticulously researched - and full of interesting and quirky facts about the flowers and the artists themselves, Blooms and Brushstrokes is a book for art, flower and history lovers alike.

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Blooms and Brushstrokes

A floral history of Australian art

By: Penelope Curtin,Tansy Curtin

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A floral history of Australian art

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Paupers, Poor Relief and Poor Houses in Western Australia, 1829- 1910

By: Penelope Hetherington

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Paupers, Poor Relief and Poor Houses in Western Australia, 1829- 1910

By: Penelope Hetherington

Based on meticulous research, Paupers, Poor Relief and Poor Houses in Western Australia 1829-1910 throws light upon those who are neglected within the celebratory history of Western Australia’s past. Who fed the indentured servants who were cast adrift by their masters? What was the government’s solution to the problem of unemployed paupers, many of them ex-convicts? And what became of the destitute women and children and the sick and insane? The overt wealth of present-day Western Australia makes for a problematic consideration of a colonial society characterised by the fundamental lack of resources and charitable institutions, and inadequate Governmental administration. With a sense of simplicity, Hetherington guides us toward contemplation of Western Australia as a state whose present wealth was built on the backs of indentured labourers, ex-convicts and penniless immigrants.

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UWA Publishing

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1742580327

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Health, Ethnicity, and Well-Being

An African American Perspective

By: Penelope J. Kinsey, PhD

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Health, Ethnicity, and Well-Being

An African American Perspective

By: Penelope J. Kinsey, PhD

This book speaks to those who influence the delivery of health care services to African Americans, especially policy makers, politicians, and health care providers whose attitudes and beliefs affect the extent to which provided services are effective, reliable, humane, and compassionate. In addition, the purpose is to be of use to a full range of professionals who provide education, health care, and social services for African Americans, irrespective of the program, the service, or the professional discipline. The goal is to facilitate cultural competence in health care delivery.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1483653927

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9781483653921

Africare

Black American Philanthropy in Africa

By: Penelope Campbell

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Africare

Black American Philanthropy in Africa

By: Penelope Campbell

Africare is a US-based non-profit organization specializing in development aid for Africa. It is also the oldest and largest African-American led organization in the development field. Since its founding in 1970, Africare has delivered more than $710 million in assistance through over 2,500 projects to thirty-six African countries. The organization employs over 1,000 people, largely indigenous to the countries affected. This is a study in leadership and competing African and American black interests. Africare has sought to become the leading voice speaking on Africa within the US, a goal more difficult to attain than becoming the premier NGO in Africa. Sources of opinion and channels of expression about American policy in Africa are fragmented. They do not have name recognition or influential sponsors. There is poor coverage of African affairs in the US, except for key, often tragic, events. Africare has a heritage and has filled a niche in American society. Penelope Campbell argues that unless the organization reclaims these unique assets, it may lose the distinctiveness enabling its survival. The challenge for Africare is spreading its story and message. The author raises disturbing fundamental issues. Has foreign aid become such an industry that the patient is not allowed to get well? As the military cannot afford peace, it seems the world cannot afford the cessation of poverty. Campbell argues that success in Africa has been elusive not because of the failures of development organizations, but the magnitude of the issues involved. The author presents a convincing case for aid to Africa, the pitfalls involved, and for Africare's potential as a leader in meeting the continent's needs.

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Transaction Publishers

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1412852544

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Red Silk

The Life of Elliott Johnston, QC

By: Penelope Debelle

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Red Silk

The Life of Elliott Johnston, QC

By: Penelope Debelle

Elliott Johnston is a working class hero. He and Elizabeth Johnston became Communists in 1941 and he resigned only to join the South Australian Supreme Court Bench.

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Wakefield Press

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1862549567

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Language and Gender

By: Penelope Eckert,Sally McConnell-Ginet

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Language and Gender

By: Penelope Eckert,Sally McConnell-Ginet

Updated and restructured new edition of a textbook for courses in language and gender which is accessible to non-linguists.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107029058

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Leading Change in Healthcare

Transforming Organizations Using Complexity, Positive Psychology and Relationship-Centered Care

By: Anthony L Suchman

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Leading Change in Healthcare

Transforming Organizations Using Complexity, Positive Psychology and Relationship-Centered Care

By: Anthony L Suchman

The challenge of transforming organizational culture is at the heart of many key movements in contemporary healthcare, and understanding culture change has become a core leadership competency. However, much current practice is based on antiquated and psychologically unsophisticated theories, leaving leaders inadequately prepared for the complex task of implementing change. Leading Change in Healthcare presents relationship-centered administration, an effective new evidence-based alternative to traditional culture change methodologies. It integrates fresh insights and methods from complexity science, positive psychology and relationship-centered care, enabling a more spontaneous and reflective approach to change management. This fosters greater organizational awareness and real participation, as well as improved productivity and creativity, as well as staff recruitment and retention. Case studies drawn from primary care, hospitals, long-term care, professional education, international NGOs and other settings, rather than emphasizing the end results, are demonstrations of how to apply relationship-centered administration in everyday practice. Leading Change in Healthcare is a key resource for all practitioners, students and teachers of healthcare management, medical educators, and leaders in all areas of healthcare provision. 'We need a new way of seeing, a new way of leading - and the authors provide a clear guide and resources for the path ahead. Leading Change in Healthcare offers hope - and a method. A daily dose is just what the change doctor ordered.' from the Foreword by Carol Aschenbrener.

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CRC Press

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1910227854

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Introduction to Cell and Tissue Culture

Theory and Technique

By: Jennie P. Mather,Penelope E. Roberts

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Introduction to Cell and Tissue Culture

Theory and Technique

By: Jennie P. Mather,Penelope E. Roberts

It is a pleasure to contribute the foreword to Introduction to Cell and Tissue Culture: The ory and Techniques by Mather and Roberts. Despite the occasional appearance of thought ful works devoted to elementary or advanced cell culture methodology, a place remains for a comprehensive and definitive volume that can be used to advantage by both the novice and the expert in the field. In this book, Mather and Roberts present the relevant method ology within a conceptual framework of cell biology, genetics, nutrition, endocrinology, and physiology that renders technical cell culture information in a comprehensive, logical for mat. This allows topics to be presented with an emphasis on troubleshooting problems from a basis of understanding the underlying theory. The material is presented in a way that is adaptable to student use in formal courses; it also should be functional when used on a daily basis by professional cell culturists in a- demia and industry. The volume includes references to relevant Internet sites and other use ful sources of information. In addition to the fundamentals, attention is also given to mod ern applications and approaches to cell culture derivation, medium formulation, culture scale-up, and biotechnology, presented by scientists who are pioneers in these areas. With this volume, it should be possible to establish and maintain a cell culture laboratory devot ed to any of the many disciplines to which cell culture methodology is applicable.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0306458594

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9780306458590

British Paternalism and Africa, 1920–1940

By: Penelope Hetherington

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British Paternalism and Africa, 1920–1940

By: Penelope Hetherington

British Paternalism and Africa (1978) is a study of the beliefs and assumptions of members of the British intelligentsia who concerned themselves with British–African politics in the period between the wars. The journals and books published in Britain during this period were used as source material to discover the attitudes of politicians, missionaries, administrators and others concerning ‘African’ issues. In the two decades before the Second World War the debate about the future of the African colonies still seemed to be the preserve of Europeans, anxious to influence British politics according to their own particular brand of paternalism. It is argued that some writers still used arguments about Britain’s ‘civilizing’ mission, while others emphasised the need for a period of reconstruction of African society, to be carried out before independence could be granted. Only the Marxist-Leninist writers rejected doctrines which implied the necessity for continued European presence in Africa.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000989577

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9781000989571

Alexander Calder

Performing Sculpture

By: Ann Coxon,Penelope Curtis,Marko Daniel,Thomas Fichter,Sérgio B. Martins,Vassilis Oikonomopoulos,A. S. C. Rower,Alex J. Taylor

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Alexander Calder

Performing Sculpture

By: Ann Coxon,Penelope Curtis,Marko Daniel,Thomas Fichter,Sérgio B. Martins,Vassilis Oikonomopoulos,A. S. C. Rower,Alex J. Taylor

An insightful new look at one of the 20th century's most celebrated artistic visionaries Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is one of modernism's most captivating and influential figures. First trained as a mechanical engineer, Calder relocated from New York to Paris in the mid-twenties where his acceptance into the city's burgeoning avant-garde circles coincided with the development of his characteristic form of kinetic sculpture. His early work Cirque Calder, which was presented throughout Paris to great acclaim, prefigures the performance and theatrical aspects that dominate Calder's pioneering artistic works and are situated as a primary subject of intrigue in this publication. Rather than simply refashion sculpture's traditional forms, Calder envisioned entirely new possibilities for the medium and transformed its static nature into something dynamic and responsive. Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture provides detailed insight into that pioneering process through reproductions of personal drawings and notes. Also featured is new research from a wide range of renowned scholars, furthering our understanding of the remarkable depth of Calder's beloved mobile sculptures and entrenching his status as an icon of modernism.

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Yale University Press

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0300219156

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9780300219159

Paraprofessional Education in SA DETAFE

By: Paul Mills,Janine Cesnich,Penelope Curtin

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Paraprofessional Education in SA DETAFE

By: Paul Mills,Janine Cesnich,Penelope Curtin

A study examined the current outcomes and future of paraprofessional education provided under the auspices of South Australia's Department of Employment and Technical and Further Education (SA DETAFE). The primary objectives of the study were as follows: (1) determine whether an autonomous middle-level employment base exists in selected manufacturing and service industries in South Australia; (2) identify recent trends in that employment base and develop projections for the future; (3) examine related trends in middle-level occupations and the implications for middle-level training; and (4) assess the future of middle-level training and its administration. Detailed analyses of recent and future employment trends were conducted for those paraprofessional occupations that persons earning associate diplomas in accounting, mechanical engineering, or hospitality management would likely enter. Employer, community, and government acceptance of middle-level vocational training in South Australia was also analyzed. It was discovered that, in the past decade, middle-level training in TAFE has assumed new importance throughout South Australia and Australia as a whole. Enrollments have increased dramatically, and in view of the increasing emphasis on providing opportunities for career progression, increases in enrollments in middle-level TAFE courses seem likely to continue for the next 3-5 years. (MN)

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Book's by Penelope Curtin

Blooms and Brushstrokes

Blooms and Brushstrokes

Blooms and Brushstrokes

Blooms and Brushstrokes

Paupers, Poor Relief and Poor Houses in Western Australia, 1829- 1910

Paupers, Poor Relief and Poor Houses in Western Australia, 1829- 1910

Health, Ethnicity, and Well-Being

Health, Ethnicity, and Well-Being

Africare

Africare

Red Silk

Red Silk

Language and Gender

Language and Gender

Leading Change in Healthcare

Leading Change in Healthcare

Introduction to Cell and Tissue Culture

Introduction to Cell and Tissue Culture

British Paternalism and Africa, 1920–1940

British Paternalism and Africa, 1920–1940

Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Paraprofessional Education in SA DETAFE

Paraprofessional Education in SA DETAFE

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