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The Miskitu People of Awastara

By: Philip A. Dennis

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The Miskitu People of Awastara

By: Philip A. Dennis

Most anthropologists who have lived among other people . . . feel a periodic need to go back," writes Philip A. Dennis in the introduction to this book. "Fieldwork gives you a stake in the people themselves, a set of relationships that last the rest of your life . . . and when the time is right, it is important to go back." Dennis first journeyed to Awastara, a village on the northeastern coast of Nicaragua, during 1978-1979 as a postdoctoral student. He had come to study a culture-bound syndrome in which young women are possessed by devils. In the process, he became fascinated by other aspects of Miskitu culture—turtle fishing, Miskitu Christianity, community development efforts—the whole pattern of Miskitu community life. He also formed deep friendships to carry into the future. Twenty years later he was able to return and continue his ethnographic work. Utilizing ideas from recent interpretive anthropology and a vivid writing style, Dennis describes food habits, language, health practices, religious beliefs, and storytelling, inviting the reader to experience life in Awastara along with him. Building upon earlier work by Mary Helms, Bernard Nietschmann, Edmund Gordon, and Charles Hale, The Miskitu People of Awastara makes its own original contribution. It is the first full-length study of a coastal Miskitu community north of Puerto Cabezas, contrasting life before and after the war years of the 1980s. It will be a valuable addition to the literature on this indigenous group and should appeal to anthropologists and other social scientists, as well as all readers interested in peoples of the Caribbean coast.

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University of Texas Press

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0292789440

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9780292789449

México Profundo

Reclaiming a Civilization

By: Guillermo Bonfil Batalla,Philip A. Dennis

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México Profundo

Reclaiming a Civilization

By: Guillermo Bonfil Batalla,Philip A. Dennis

This translation of a major work in Mexican anthropology argues that Mesoamerican civilization is an ongoing and undeniable force in contemporary Mexican life. For Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, the remaining Indian communities, the "de-Indianized" rural mestizo communities, and vast sectors of the poor urban population constitute the México profundo. Their lives and ways of understanding the world continue to be rooted in Mesoamerican civilization. An ancient agricultural complex provides their food supply, and work is understood as a way of maintaining a harmonious relationship with the natural world. Health is related to human conduct, and community service is often part of each individual's life obligation. Time is circular, and humans fulfill their own cycle in relation to other cycles of the universe. Since the Conquest, Bonfil argues, the peoples of the México profundo have been dominated by an "imaginary México" imposed by the West. It is imaginary not because it does not exist, but because it denies the cultural reality lived daily by most Mexicans. Within the México profundo there exists an enormous body of accumulated knowledge, as well as successful patterns for living together and adapting to the natural world. To face the future successfully, argues Bonfil, Mexico must build on these strengths of Mesoamerican civilization, "one of the few original civilizations that humanity has created throughout all its history.

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University of Texas Press

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0292708432

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9780292708433

Field Methods for Geologists and Hydrogeologists

By: Fakhry A. Assaad,Philip E. LaMoreaux

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Field Methods for Geologists and Hydrogeologists

By: Fakhry A. Assaad,Philip E. LaMoreaux

From the reviews: "...is a "must" for serious field novices, and for seasoned middle-career and senior practitioners in hydrogeology, mainly those people who answer a calling to offer honest and accurate hydrogeological approximations and findings. Any engineering geologist or groundwater geologist who claims capability as a "Hydrogeologist" should own this book and submit it to highlighting and page tabbing. Of course, the same goes for those who practice in karst terranes, as author LaMoreaux is one of the pioneers in this field, worldwide..." (Allen W. Hatheway)

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428

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540408827

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9783540408826

Seed Genomics

By: Philip W. Becraft

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Seed Genomics

By: Philip W. Becraft

This up-to-date review of seed genomics, from basic seed biology to practical applications in crop science, provides a thorough background understanding of seed biology from a basic science perspective. A valuable resource for advanced graduate students, post-docs, researchers and professionals in the Plant and Crop Sciences, this book brings together top researchers in the field to cover three general themes: genomic approaches to studying seeds, genomic analysis of basic seed biology, and crop seed genomics. A valuable resource for advanced graduate students, post-docs, researchers and professionals in the Plant and Crop Sciences

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470960159

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9780470960158

Hong Kong Buses and Trams 1976–1997

The Final British Years

By: Philip Wallis

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Hong Kong Buses and Trams 1976–1997

The Final British Years

By: Philip Wallis

Superb photographs documenting Hong Kong's buses and trams in the final two decades of British governance.

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188

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445694867

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9781445694863

Divided We Fall

A History of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Prejudice in America

By: Philip Perlmutter

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Divided We Fall

A History of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Prejudice in America

By: Philip Perlmutter

This book traces the development of American minority-group relations from pre-Revolutionary to contemporary times. Throughout his provocative book, Perlmutter focuses on where and why various groups encountered prejudice and discrimination--and how their experiences have shaped the society we live in and how we think about each other.

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Wiley-Blackwell

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0813806445

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9780813806440

Ethics and the CPA

Building Trust and Value-Added Services

By: Charles H. Calhoun,Mary Ellen Oliverio,Philip Wolitzer

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Ethics and the CPA

Building Trust and Value-Added Services

By: Charles H. Calhoun,Mary Ellen Oliverio,Philip Wolitzer

A society without truth--and the related quality of trust--willnot long endure." --from the Preface Ethics in corporate America has become a bottom-line issue.Scandals such as the junk bond debacle in the late '80s and therecent bankruptcy of Orange County, California, graphicallyillustrate just how devastating losses from corrupt businesspractices can be. Closing the rift between a company's public andprivate face, its avowed as opposed to actual behavior, is now morethan ever the concern of the accountant. Examining a firm's business records and practices has traditionallyplaced the accountant in the role of watchdog. And in a corporateworld where ethical ambivalence can complicate even the mostroutine business decision, a trusted accountant can guide a companytoward a revived sense of purpose, showing it how to live up to itsown expressed ethical standards--leading the way to new business,increased profits, and cost savings. Ethics and the CPA detailsjust how an accountant can assess a company's ethical health aspart of a rigorous accounting regimen--and institute correctivemeasures. The book begins by clearly defining the accountant's role in thearea of "ethical services," with specifics on establishing andperforming an audit on an ethics-based program for business,governmental, and not-for-profit entities. Issues such as thespecific knowledge, competencies, and attitudes essential to theprofessional providing ethical services are also discussed. The second part of the book takes the ethical pulse of thecontemporary business environment, analyzing some notable ethicalfailures in well-known companies as well as the range of regulatorydemands on CPAs, including the requirement for findingunethical/illegal behavior (SAS 82) and SEC oversightresponsibilities. Also included are the results of an ethics surveyreport on CPAs given to state CPA societies, regulatory bodies, andindustry. Finally, part three looks at the framework and issues surroundingdeveloping and leading an in-house ethics program, as well as theelements of an effective ethical program, developing an ethicaloversight committee, benchmarking an ethics program, marketingethical services, and the ethical challenges in the newmillennium. Ethics and the CPA is a practical handbook for the accountant onguiding one's clients toward an improved bottom line and financialstability--through impeccable conduct from the boardroom ondown. Ensuring your client's continued financial prosperity --with anin-house ethics program. Keeping a firm financially healthy has become more and more aquestion of monitoring its ethical pulse. Assessing the on-the-jobbehavior of managers and employees and how closely it measures upto their expressed codes of conduct has now become part of a CPA'soverall financial review function. And building an in-house ethicsprogram that both leads and inspires has become one of the keymeasures of an accountant's success. Ethics and the CPA describeshow to make "ethical services" part of the accounting regimen, withspecifics on establishing and performing an audit on anethics-based program for business, governmental, and not-for-profitentities. It also surveys the contemporary business environment,analyzing some notable ethical failures in well-known companies aswell as the host of regulatory demands on CPAs, including selectedlaws and regulations illustrating the range of compliance expectedin the United States. The book also provides the specifics ofsetting up an effective ethical program, developing an ethicaloversight committee, benchmarking an ethics program, marketingethical services, and the ethical challenges in the new millennium.The essential guidebook on how to incorporate ethical services intoan existing accounting practice, Ethics and the CPA showsaccountants how to make their clients' bottom line an ethical one.

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0471184888

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The Miskitu People of Awastara

The Miskitu People of Awastara

México Profundo

México Profundo

Field Methods for Geologists and Hydrogeologists

Field Methods for Geologists and Hydrogeologists

Seed Genomics

Seed Genomics

Hong Kong Buses and Trams 1976–1997

Hong Kong Buses and Trams 1976–1997

Divided We Fall

Divided We Fall

Ethics and the CPA

Ethics and the CPA

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