Rebecca Petersen's Books

Silicon Carbide Micro Electromechanical Systems for Harsh Environments

By: Rebecca Cheung

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Silicon Carbide Micro Electromechanical Systems for Harsh Environments

By: Rebecca Cheung

This unique book describes the science and technology of silicon carbide (SiC) microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), from the creation of SiC material to the formation of final system, through various expert contributions by several leading key figures in the field. The book contains high-quality up-to-date scientific information concerning SiC MEMS for harsh environments summarized concisely for students, academics, engineers and researchers in the field of SiC MEMS. This is the only book that addresses in a comprehensive manner the main advantages of SiC as a MEMS material for applications in high temperature and harsh environments, as well as approaches to the relevant technologies, with a view progressing towards the final product. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Introduction to Silicon Carbide (SIC) Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) (800 KB). Contents: Introduction to Silicon Carbide (SiC) Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) (R Cheung); Deposition Techniques for SiC MEMS (C A Zorman et al.); Review of Issues Pertaining to the Development of Contacts to Silicon Carbide: 1996OCo2002 (L M Porter & F A Mohammad); Dry Etching of SiC (S J Pearton); Design, Performance and Applications of SiC MEMS (S Zappe). Readership: Academic researchers in MEMS and industrial engineers engaged in SiC MEMS research.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

193

Publisher

Imperial College Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1860949096

ISBN 13

9781860949098

Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes

By: Australian Institute of Sport,Rebecca Tanner,Christopher Gore

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes

By: Australian Institute of Sport,Rebecca Tanner,Christopher Gore

Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes, Second Edition, presents the most current protocols used for assessing high-level athletes. Based on the insight and experience of sport scientists who work closely with elite athletes to optimize sporting success, this comprehensive guide offers the how and why of both general and sport-specific physiological testing procedures. Readers will learn to use these tests to identify the strengths and weaknesses of athletes, monitor progress, provide feedback, and enhance performance their athletes’ potential. Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes, Second Edition, guides readers in ensuring precision and reliability of testing procedures in the field or lab; correctly preparing athletes before testing; and accurately collecting, handling, and analyzing data. It leads readers through general testing concepts and athlete monitoring tools for determining anaerobic capacity, neuromuscular power, blood lactate thresholds, and VO2max. It also presents principles and protocols for common lab- and field-based assessments of body composition, agility, strength and power, and perceptual and decision-making capabilities. Reproducible forms throughout the book assist readers with data collection and preparticipation screening. After reviewing general protocols, this unique text takes a sport-specific look at the most effective tests and their applications in enhancing the performance of elite athletes. Protocols for 18 internationally recognized sports are introduced, and for each sport a rationale for the tests, lists of necessary equipment, and detailed testing procedures are provided. Normative data collected from athletes competing at national and international levels serve as excellent reference points for measuring elite athletes. New to the second edition are sport-specific assessments for Australian football, BMX cycling, rugby, sprint kayaking, high-performance walking, and indoor and beach volleyball. The second edition of Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes also features other enhancements, including extensive updates to normative data and reference material as well as several new chapters. New information on data collection and handling covers approaches for analyzing data from the physiological monitoring of individual athletes and for groups of athletes in team sports. Revised chapters on environmental physiology provide current insights regarding altitude training and training in heat and humidity. Discussions of the scientific basis of various strategies for athlete recovery in both training and competition enable readers to make sound decisions in employing those strategies to help their athletes optimally recover. For exercise physiologists, coaches, and exercise physiology students, Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes, Second Edition, is the essential guide to the most effective assessment protocols available. Using the precise and proven protocols in this authoritative resource, exercise physiologists can acquire detailed information to assist athletes’ preparation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1132

Publisher

Human Kinetics

Published Date

ISBN 10

1492581410

ISBN 13

9781492581413

Honores inauditi

Ehrenstatuen in öffentlichen Räumen Siziliens vom Hellenismus bis in die Spätantike

By: Rebecca J. Henzel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Honores inauditi

Ehrenstatuen in öffentlichen Räumen Siziliens vom Hellenismus bis in die Spätantike

By: Rebecca J. Henzel

Das vorliegende Buch bietet erstmals eine holistische und diachrone Untersuchung aller Ehrenstatuen der römischen Provinz Sizilien. Auf Grundlage eines umfangreichen Katalogs von meist unpubliziertem archäologischen und epigraphischen Material werden Fragen zu deren Entwicklung und zum räumlichen sowie sozialen Kontext beantwortet. This book presents the first comprehensive survey of honorary statues in Sicily. A wealth of previously unpublished material reconstructs the spatial and social contexts of honorary statues, offering a unique window on urbanism and society of the first Roman province.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

755

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004504648

ISBN 13

9789004504646

Trusts Law

Text and Materials

By: Graham Moffat,Gerry Bean,Rebecca Probert

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Trusts Law

Text and Materials

By: Graham Moffat,Gerry Bean,Rebecca Probert

Always the serious student's choice of a Trusts Law textbook, this new edition once again provides a clear examination of the rules in the detail required by the advanced undergraduate. This fifth edition retains its hallmark combination of a contextualized approach and a commercial focus. The authors' commentary has been increased throughout this new edition whilst the fresh design clearly highlights the cases and materials extracts. Recent statutory developments, such as the Charities Act 2006, and the impact of a wealth of new cases are explored, the examination of the law of trusts and taxation is restructured and comparative examples help students understand the new directions being taken in the areas of trust law and equitable remedies. Trusts Law brings a modern perspective to a subject often perceived as traditional, with suggestions for further reading guiding the student to contemporary debates.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1200

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1139480405

ISBN 13

9781139480406

Domenico Brucciani and the Formatori of 19th-Century Britain

By: Rebecca Wade

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Domenico Brucciani and the Formatori of 19th-Century Britain

By: Rebecca Wade

Born near the Tuscan province of Lucca in 1815, Domenico Brucciani became the most important and prolific maker of plaster casts in nineteenth-century Britain. This first substantive study shows how he and his business used public exhibitions, emerging museum culture and the nationalisation of art education to monopolise the market for reproductions of classical and contemporary sculpture. Based in Covent Garden in London, Brucciani built a network of fellow Italian émigré formatori and collaborated with other makers of facsimiles-including Elkington the electrotype manufacturers, Copeland the makers of Parian ware and Benjamin Cheverton with his sculpture reducing machine-to bring sculpture into the spaces of learning and leisure for as broad a public as possible. Brucciani's plaster casts survive in collections from North America to New Zealand, but the extraordinary breadth of his practice-making death masks of the famous and infamous, producing pioneering casts of anatomical, botanical and fossil specimens and decorating dance halls and theatres across Britain-is revealed here for the first time. By making unprecedented use of the nineteenth-century periodical press and dispersed archival sources, Domenico Brucciani and the Formatori of Nineteenth-Century Britain establishes the significance of Brucciani's sculptural practice to the visual and material cultures of Victorian Britain and beyond.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

215

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

150133221X

ISBN 13

9781501332210

Moffat's Trusts Law

Text and Materials

By: Jonathan Garton,Rebecca Probert,Gerry Bean

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Moffat's Trusts Law

Text and Materials

By: Jonathan Garton,Rebecca Probert,Gerry Bean

Combines authoritative commentary and unique contextual analysis to explain the general principles of trusts and their practical operation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1085

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1108796443

ISBN 13

9781108796446

Too Hot to Handle?

The Democratic Challenge of Climate Change

By: Willis, Rebecca

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Too Hot to Handle?

The Democratic Challenge of Climate Change

By: Willis, Rebecca

Scientists are clear that urgent action is needed on climate change, and world leaders agree. Yet climate issues barely trouble domestic politics. This book explores a central dilemma of the climate crisis: science demands urgency; politics turns the other cheek. Is it possible to hope for a democratic solution to climate change? Based on interviews with leading politicians and activists, and the author’s twenty years on the frontline of climate politics, this book explores why climate is such a challenge for political systems, even when policy solutions exist. It argues that more democracy, not less, is needed to tackle the climate crisis, and suggests practical ways forward.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

162

Publisher

Policy Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1529206049

ISBN 13

9781529206043

Language in International Business

The Multilingual Reality of Global Business Expansion

By: Rebecca Piekkari,Denice Welch,Lawrence S. Welch

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Language in International Business

The Multilingual Reality of Global Business Expansion

By: Rebecca Piekkari,Denice Welch,Lawrence S. Welch

Responding to the growing interest in the role of language in international business, this book presents language as a critical management challenge for the internationalizing firm. Several perspectives are explored, including the individual, the firm

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

268

Publisher

Edward Elgar Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1784710997

ISBN 13

9781784710996

Transformative Innovation in Times of Change

Lessons for Africa from the 2020 Global Pandemic

By: Erika Kraemer-Mbula,Rebecca Hanlin,Rob Byrne,Chux Daniels,Ann Kingiri

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Transformative Innovation in Times of Change

Lessons for Africa from the 2020 Global Pandemic

By: Erika Kraemer-Mbula,Rebecca Hanlin,Rob Byrne,Chux Daniels,Ann Kingiri

A timely collection full of astute insights and critical analysis that helps to fill gaps in the literature on the dynamics and potential for innovation on the African continent. The COVID-19 crises brought into sharp focus the cross-cutting nature of science, technology and innovation (STI). Policy-makers, beyond those responsible for innovation policy, were suddenly required to effectively mobilise STI for a whole range of functions. This included science for decision-making as well as the identification and deployment of a wide range of innovations. The results of these efforts are mixed and explored in this volume in greater depth by a cohort of leading continental researchers. This collection is an essential primer for policymakers and researchers who wish to unlock transformative innovation for social and economic benefit. Imraan Patel, Deputy Director-General: Research Development and Support, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa This book provides a thought-provoking and rich analysis of what COVID-19 meant for Africa. It is very timely because the continent needs to prepare for future shocks. This book goes to the heart of the needed policy response. It is not just about resilience but about transformation; about redirecting economies and societies towards addressing a wide range of economic social, and environmental challenges. It explores the role of innovation, including technological, social, frugal and other forms of bottom-up innovation. A must read for academics and policy-makers who care about the future of Africa and the world Prof. Johan Schot, Global History and Sustainability Transitions, Utrecht Centre for Global Challenges, Utrecht University, and Visiting Professor University of Johannesburg

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

412

Publisher

African Books Collective

Published Date

ISBN 10

1928502776

ISBN 13

9781928502777

Judging Addicts

Drug Courts and Coercion in the Justice System

By: Rebecca Tiger

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Judging Addicts

Drug Courts and Coercion in the Justice System

By: Rebecca Tiger

The number of people incarcerated in the U.S. now exceeds 2.3 million, due in part to the increasing criminalization of drug use: over 25% of people incarcerated in jails and prisons are there for drug offenses. Judging Addicts examines this increased criminalization of drugs and the medicalization of addiction in the U.S. by focusing on drug courts, where defendants are sent to drug treatment instead of prison. Rebecca Tiger explores how advocates of these courts make their case for what they call “enlightened coercion,” detailing how they use medical theories of addiction to justify increased criminal justice oversight of defendants who, through this process, are defined as both “sick” and “bad.” Tiger shows how these courts fuse punitive and therapeutic approaches to drug use in the name of a “progressive” and “enlightened” approach to addiction. She critiques the medicalization of drug users, showing how the disease designation can complement, rather than contradict, punitive approaches, demonstrating that these courts are neither unprecedented nor unique, and that they contain great potential to expand punitive control over drug users. Tiger argues that the medicalization of addiction has done little to stem the punishment of drug users because of a key conceptual overlap in the medical and punitive approaches—that habitual drug use is a problem that needs to be fixed through sobriety. Judging Addicts presses policymakers to implement humane responses to persistent substance use that remove its control entirely from the criminal justice system and ultimately explores the nature of crime and punishment in the U.S. today.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

208

Publisher

NYU Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0814784062

ISBN 13

9780814784068

Aviation Law and Drones

Unmanned Aircraft and the Future of Aviation

By: David Hodgkinson,Rebecca Johnston

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Aviation Law and Drones

Unmanned Aircraft and the Future of Aviation

By: David Hodgkinson,Rebecca Johnston

The aviation industry is being transformed by the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones – commercially, militarily, scientifically and recreationally. National regulations have generally failed to keep pace with the expansion of the fast-growing drone industry. Aviation Law and Drones: Unmanned Aircraft and the Future of Aviation traces the development of aviation laws and regulations, explains how aviation is regulated at an international and national level, considers the interrelationship between rapidly advancing technology and legislative attempts to keep pace, and reviews existing domestic and international drone laws and issues (including safety, security, privacy and airspace issues). Against this background, the book uniquely proposes a rationale for, and key provisions of, guiding principles for the regulation of drones internationally – provisions of which could also be implemented domestically. Finally, the book examines the changing shape of our increasingly busy skies – technology beyond drones and the regulation of that technology. The world is on the edge of major disruption in aviation – drones are just the beginning. Given the almost universal interest in drones, this book will be of interest to readers worldwide, from the academic sector and beyond.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

159

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351332317

ISBN 13

9781351332316

Opting Out of the European Union

Diplomacy, Sovereignty and European Integration

By: Rebecca Adler-Nissen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Opting Out of the European Union

Diplomacy, Sovereignty and European Integration

By: Rebecca Adler-Nissen

This book provides the first in-depth account of how European Union opt-outs and differentiated integration work in practice.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

267

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1107043212

ISBN 13

9781107043213

Who Gets In?

Strategies for Fair and Effective College Admissions

By: Rebecca Zwick

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Who Gets In?

Strategies for Fair and Effective College Admissions

By: Rebecca Zwick

When it comes to the hotly disputed topic of college admissions, the one thing everyone agrees about is that it’s unfair. But there is little agreement on what a fair process would be. Rebecca Zwick takes a hard look at the high-stakes competition of U.S. college admissions today. Illustrating her points using analyses of survey data from applicants to the nation’s top colleges and universities, she assesses the goals of different admissions systems and the fairness of criteria—from high school grades and standardized test scores to race, socioeconomic status, and students’ academic aspirations. The demographic makeup of the class and the educational outcomes of its students can vary substantially, depending upon how an institution approaches its task. Who Gets In? considers the merits and flaws of competing approaches and demonstrates that admissions policies can sometimes fail to produce the desired results. For example, some nontraditional selection methods can hurt more than help the students they are intended to benefit. As Zwick shows, there is no objective way to evaluate admissions systems—no universal definition of student merit or blanket entitlement to attend college. Some schools may hope to attract well-rounded students, while others will focus on specific academic strengths. What matters most is that a school’s admissions policy reflects its particular educational philosophy. Colleges should be free to include socioeconomic and racial preferences among their admissions criteria, Zwick contends, but they should strive for transparency about the factors they use to evaluate applicants.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

180

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0674977661

ISBN 13

9780674977662

Introducing Neuropsychology

2nd Edition

By: John Stirling,Rebecca Elliott

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Introducing Neuropsychology

2nd Edition

By: John Stirling,Rebecca Elliott

Introducing Neuropsychology, Second Edition investigates the functions of the brain and explores the relationships between brain systems and human behaviour. The material is presented in a jargon-free, easy to understand manner and aims to guide students new to the field through current areas of research. Following a brief history of the discipline and a description of methods in neuropsychology, the remaining chapters review traditional and recent research findings. Both cognitive and clinical aspects of neuropsychology are addressed to illustrate the advances scientists are making (on many fronts) in their quest to understand brain - behaviour relationships in both normal and disturbed functioning. The rapid developments in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience resulting from traditional research methods as well as new brain-imaging techniques are presented in a clear and straightforward way. Each chapter has been fully revised and updated and new brain-imaging data are incorporated throughout, especially in the later chapters on Emotion and Motivation, and Executive Functions. As in the first edition, key topics are dealt with in separate focus boxes, and “interim comment” sections allow the reader a chance to “take stock” at regular intervals. The book assumes no particular expertise on the reader’s part in either psychology or brain physiology. Thus, it will be of great interest not only to those studying neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience, but also to medical and nursing students, and indeed anyone who is interested in learning about recent progress in understanding brain–behaviour relationships.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

769

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1136897089

ISBN 13

9781136897085

Unraveling Faculty Burnout

Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal

By: Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Unraveling Faculty Burnout

Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal

By: Rebecca Pope-Ruark

A timely book about assessing, coping with, and mitigating burnout in higher education. Faculty often talk about how busy, overwhelmed, and stressed they are. These qualities are seen as badges of honor in a capitalist culture that values productivity above all else. But for many women in higher education, exhaustion and stress go far deeper than end-of-the-semester malaise. Burnout, a mental health syndrome caused by chronic workplace stress, is endemic to higher education in a patriarchal, productivity-obsessed culture. In this unique book for women in higher education, Rebecca Pope-Ruark, PhD, draws from her own burnout experience, as well as collected stories of faculty in various roles and career stages, interviews with coaches and educational developers, and extensive secondary research to address and mitigate burnout. Pope-Ruark lays out four pillars of burnout resilience for faculty members: purpose, compassion, connection, and balance. Each chapter contains relatable stories, reflective opportunities and exercises, and advice from women in higher education. Blending memoir, key research, and reflection opportunities, Pope-Ruark helps faculty not only address burnout personally but also use the tools in this book to eradicate the systemic conditions that cause it in the first place. As burnout becomes more visible, we can destigmatize it by acknowledging that women are not unraveling; instead, women in higher education are reckoning with the productivity cult embedded in our institutions, recognizing how it shapes their understanding and approach to faculty work, and learning how they can remedy it for themselves, their peers, and women faculty in the future. Contributors: Lee Skallerup Bessette, Cynthia Ganote, Emily O. Gravett, Hillary Hutchinson, Tiffany D. Johnson, Bridget Lepore, Jennifer Marlow, Sharon Michler, Marie Moeller, Valerie Murrenus Pilmaier, Catherine Ross, Kristi Rudenga, Katherine Segal, Kryss Shane, Jennifer Snodgrass, Lindsay Steiner, Kristi Verbeke

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

JHU Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1421445131

ISBN 13

9781421445137

School Libraries 3.0

Principles and Practices for the Digital Age

By: Rebecca P. Butler

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

School Libraries 3.0

Principles and Practices for the Digital Age

By: Rebecca P. Butler

This textbook, for school library administration courses, is written by a professor who has taught this course at least once a year for the past twenty years. Technology is interwoven throughout the book and not listed as a separate chapter or book section. This is because the school librarian of today—and certainly the school librarian of tomorrow—is working in an environment of web resources, multimedia, mixed methods, and varying programs and services. Major chapters cover the various roles of the school librarian, curricular standards and guidelines, policies and procedures, budgeting, facilities, personnel, services, programming, ethics, advocacy, and evaluation. Sample policies, procedures, and plans make this book valuable to both new and experienced school librarians.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

273

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

0810885816

ISBN 13

9780810885813

Arthroscopy and Endoscopy, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

By: Rebecca Cerrato

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Arthroscopy and Endoscopy, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

By: Rebecca Cerrato

The scope of arthroscopy and endoscopy of the foot and ankle is expanding. New techniques are emerging to deal with diverse ankle pathology. The past twenty five years have brought significant advances in endoscopic and arthroscopic techniques. These small incision techniques result in less surgical trauma and faster healing.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

209

Publisher

Elsevier Health Sciences

Published Date

ISBN 10

0323356788

ISBN 13

9780323356787

The Fashion Show Goes Live

Exclusive and Mediatized Performance

By: Rebecca Halliday

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Fashion Show Goes Live

Exclusive and Mediatized Performance

By: Rebecca Halliday

Beginning with Alexander McQueen's infamous attempt to live stream his 2009 Plato's Atlantis collection on SHOWStudio, this book traces how digital and social media have disrupted social structures within the field of fashion, and transformed the way it is communicated and consumed. Analysing key case studies, from Chanel, Givenchy, Yeezy and Opening Cermony to interactive social media and 'see now buy now' campaigns from Burberry, Topshop and Tommy Hilfiger, The Fashion Show Goes Live analyses the mode and impact of fashion shows' transmission. Through the rise of experimental film, fashion shows tailored for media transmission and the use of live streaming and social media to render shows 'immediate' to consumers, fashion weeks – and fashion shows – have become not just trend barometers but material sites that demonstrate media's effects. Rebecca Halliday evaluates the performativity of consumer relations to such live streams and other mediatized content. In linking these relations back to fashion show footage, she demonstrates that although intended to communicate fashion to mass audiences, these practices also promote it as exclusive and aspirational. Despite democratized, international access to content, the shows themselves remain elite events; kindling new forms of consumer attention, interaction, immaterial labour and desire. Through the microcosm of the fashion show, The Fashion Show Goes Live asks broader socio-political questions about the effects of the fashion industry's mediatization, challenging the notion that new technology has fostered inclusivity.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

261

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1350226378

ISBN 13

9781350226371

Antecedents of Censuses from Medieval to Nation States

How Societies and States Count

By: Rebecca Jean Emigh,Dylan Riley,Patricia Ahmed

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Antecedents of Censuses from Medieval to Nation States

How Societies and States Count

By: Rebecca Jean Emigh,Dylan Riley,Patricia Ahmed

Antecedents of Censuses From Medieval to Nation States, the first of two volumes, examines the influence of social formations on censuses from the medieval period through current times. The authors argue that relative influence of states and societies is probably not linear, but depends on the actual historical configuration of the states and societies, as well as the type of population information being collected. They show how information gathering is an outcome of the interaction between states and social forces, and how social resistance to censuses has frequently circumvented their planning, prevented their implementation, and influenced their accuracy.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

429

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

1137485035

ISBN 13

9781137485038

Birthing Salvation

Gender and Class in Early Christian Childbearing Discourse

By: Anna Rebecca Solevåg

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Birthing Salvation

Gender and Class in Early Christian Childbearing Discourse

By: Anna Rebecca Solevåg

In Birthing Salvation Anna Rebecca Solevåg explores the theme of childbearing in early Christian discourse. The book maps the importance of women’s childbearing in Greco-Roman culture and shows how childbearing discourse interfaces with salvation discourse in three early Christian texts: the Pastoral Epistles, the Acts of Andrew and the Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas. Issues of gender and class are explored through an intersectional analysis. In particular, the institution of slavery, and its implications for ideas about salvation in these texts are drawn out. Birthing Salvation offers fresh interpretations of these texts, including the peculiar statement in 1 Tim 2:15 that women “will be saved through childbearing.”

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

301

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004257780

ISBN 13

9789004257788

Feeding the Other

Whiteness, Privilege, and Neoliberal Stigma in Food Pantries

By: Rebecca T. De Souza

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Feeding the Other

Whiteness, Privilege, and Neoliberal Stigma in Food Pantries

By: Rebecca T. De Souza

How food pantries stigmatize their clients through a discourse that emphasizes hard work, self help, and economic productivity rather than food justice and equity. The United States has one of the highest rates of hunger and food insecurity in the industrialized world, with poor households, single parents, and communities of color disproportionately affected. Food pantries—run by charitable and faith-based organizations—rather than legal entitlements have become a cornerstone of the government's efforts to end hunger. In Feeding the Other, Rebecca de Souza argues that food pantries stigmatize their clients through a discourse that emphasizes hard work, self help, and economic productivity rather than food justice and equity. De Souza describes this “framing, blaming, and shaming” as “neoliberal stigma” that recasts the structural issue of hunger as a problem for the individual hungry person. De Souza shows how neoliberal stigma plays out in practice through a comparative case analysis of two food pantries in Duluth, Minnesota. Doing so, she documents the seldom-acknowledged voices, experiences, and realities of people living with hunger. She describes the failure of public institutions to protect citizens from poverty and hunger; the white privilege of pantry volunteers caught between neoliberal narratives and social justice concerns; the evangelical conviction that food assistance should be “a hand up, not a handout”; the culture of suspicion in food pantry spaces; and the constraints on food choice. It is only by rejecting the neoliberal narrative and giving voice to the hungry rather than the privileged, de Souza argues, that food pantries can become agents of food justice.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

313

Publisher

MIT Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0262352796

ISBN 13

9780262352796

Harlequin Western Romance December 2017 Box Set

An Anthology

By: Marie Ferrarella,Linda Warren,Rebecca Winters,Patricia Johns

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Harlequin Western Romance December 2017 Box Set

An Anthology

By: Marie Ferrarella,Linda Warren,Rebecca Winters,Patricia Johns

Romance—the Western way! Harlequin Western Romance brings you a collection of four new heartwarming contemporary romances of everyday women finding love. Available now! This box set includes: A BABY FOR CHRISTMAS Forever, Texas by Marie Ferrarella Four years ago, Amy Donovan left Forever, Texas. Now, forced to flee an abusive marriage with her child, she’s found herself in the arms of Connor McCullough, the man she left behind. TEXAS REBELS: ELIAS Texas Rebels by Linda Warren Elias Rebel is the lone bachelor in the Rebel family. But how long can that last when Maribel McCray returns to Horseshoe, Texas, and informs Elias he has a son? ROPING HER CHRISTMAS COWBOY Sapphire Mountain Cowboys by Rebecca Winters Rodeo champion Toly Clayton has a huge crush on Nikki Dobson. Spending time together during the National Finals Rodeo is both pleasure and torture—because, as his best friend’s sister, Nikki is off-limits! MONTANA MISTLETOE BABY Hope, Montana by Patricia Johns Barrie Jones needs a Christmas miracle. Five months pregnant, she’s already the talk of Hope, Montana, because she won’t identify her child’s father. And no one’s more curious than Barrie’s ex, retired bull rider Curtis Porter…

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

518

Publisher

Harlequin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1488014590

ISBN 13

9781488014598

Unlawful Violence

Mexican Law and Cultural Production

By: Rebecca Janzen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Unlawful Violence

Mexican Law and Cultural Production

By: Rebecca Janzen

Violence has only increased in Mexico since 2000: 23,000 murders were recorded in 2016, and 29,168 in 2017. The abundance of laws and constitutional amendments that have cropped up in response are mirrored in Mexico's fragmented cultural production of the same period. Contemporary Mexican literature grapples with this splintered reality through non-linear stories from multiple perspectives, often told through shifts in time. The novels, such as Jorge Volpi's Una novela criminal [A Novel Crime] (2018) and Julián Herbert's La casa del dolor ajeno [The House of the Pain of Others] (2015) take multiple perspectives and follow non-linear plotlines; other examples, such as the very short stories in ¡Basta! 100 mujeres contra la violencia de género [Enough! 100 Women against Gender-Based Violence] (2013), present perspectives from multiple authors. Few scholars compare cultural production and legal texts in situations like Mexico, where extreme violence coexists with a high number of human rights laws. Unlawful Violence measures fictional accounts of human rights against new laws that include constitutional amendments to reform legal proceedings, laws that protect children, laws that condemn violence against women, and laws that protect migrants and Indigenous peoples. It also explores debates about these laws in the Mexican house of representatives and senate, as well as interactions between the law and the Mexican public.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

302

Publisher

Vanderbilt University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0826504469

ISBN 13

9780826504463

Beyond Brainwashing

Perspectives on Cultic Violence

By: Rebecca Moore

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Beyond Brainwashing

Perspectives on Cultic Violence

By: Rebecca Moore

This Element reviews the state of the question regarding theories of cultic violence. It introduces definitions and vocabulary and presents relevant historical examples of religious violence. It then discusses the 1960s and 1970s, the period immediately before the Jonestown tragedy. Considerations of the post-Jonestown (1978), and then post-Waco (1993) literature follow. After 9/11 (2001), some of the themes identified in previous decades reappear. The Element concludes by examining the current problem of repression and harassment directed at religious believers. Legal discrimination by governments, as well as persecution of religious minorities by non-state actors, has challenged earlier fears about cultic violence.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

140

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1108554415

ISBN 13

9781108554411

Cognitive Neuroscience

By: Marie T. Banich,Rebecca J. Compton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cognitive Neuroscience

By: Marie T. Banich,Rebecca J. Compton

Updated fully, this accessible and comprehensive text highlights the most important theoretical, conceptual and methodological issues in cognitive neuroscience. Written by two experienced teachers, the consistent narrative ensures that students link concepts across chapters, and the careful selection of topics enables them to grasp the big picture without getting distracted by details. Clinical applications such as developmental disorders, brain injuries and dementias are highlighted. In addition, analogies and examples within the text, opening case studies, and 'In Focus' boxes engage students and demonstrate the relevance of the material to real-world concerns. Students are encouraged to develop the critical thinking skills that will enable them to evaluate future developments in this fast-moving field. A new chapter on neuroscience and society considers how cognitive neuroscience issues relate to the law, education, and ethics, highlighting the clinical and real-world relevance. An expanded online package includes a test bank.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

675

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1108547656

ISBN 13

9781108547659

The Social Archaeology of Funerary Remains

By: Rebecca Gowland,Christopher Knusel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Social Archaeology of Funerary Remains

By: Rebecca Gowland,Christopher Knusel

Human bones form the most direct link to understanding how people lived in the past, who they were and where they came from. The interpretative value of human skeletal remains (within their burial context) in terms of past social identity and organisation is awesome, but was, for many years, underexploited by archaeologists. The nineteen papers in this edited volume are an attempt to redress this by marrying the cultural aspects of burial with the anthropology of the deceased.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

329

Publisher

Oxbow Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1782972706

ISBN 13

9781782972709

Trade Unions in Western Europe

Hard Times, Hard Choices

By: Rebecca Gumbrell-McCormick,Richard Hyman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Trade Unions in Western Europe

Hard Times, Hard Choices

By: Rebecca Gumbrell-McCormick,Richard Hyman

Trade unions in most of Europe are on the defensive: in recent decades they have lost membership, sometimes drastically; their collective bargaining power has declined, as has their influence on government; and in many countries, their public respect is much diminished. This book explores the challenges facing trade unions and their responses in ten west European countries: Britain, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Italy. Based on a substantial number of interviews with key union representatives and academic experts in each country, together with the collection of a large amount of union documentation and background material, the book gives an account of how trade unionism has evolved in each country, the main recent challenges that unions have faced, and their responses. The book engages with the debates of the past two decades on union modernization and revitalization, and more generally with theories of institutional change and the literature on varieties of capitalism. Some observers ask whether unions remain relevant socio-economic actors, but challenging times can stimulate new thinking, and hence provide new opportunities. This book aims to show why trade unions are (still) important subjects for scientific analysis: first, as a means of collective 'voice' allowing employees to challenge management control and bringing a measure of balance to the employment relationship; second, as a form of 'countervailing power' to the socio-economic dominance of capital; and third, their potential as a 'sword of justice' to defend the weak, vulnerable and disadvantaged, express a set of values in opposition to the dominant political economy, and offer aspirations for a different—and better—form of society.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

263

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Published Date

ISBN 10

0191664693

ISBN 13

9780191664694

A to Zoo

Subject Access to Children's Picture Books

By: Rebecca L. Thomas

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A to Zoo

Subject Access to Children's Picture Books

By: Rebecca L. Thomas

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1657

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

1440834350

ISBN 13

9781440834356

Benjamin Shambaugh and the Intellectual Foundations of Public Hisory

By: Rebecca Conard

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Benjamin Shambaugh and the Intellectual Foundations of Public Hisory

By: Rebecca Conard

Conard draws upon an unpublished, mid-1940s biography by research historian Jacob Swisher to trace the forces that shaped Shambaugh's early years, his administration of the State Historical Society of Iowa, his development of applied history and commonwealth history in the 1910s and 1920s, and the transformations in his thinking and career during the 1930s. Framing this intriguingly interwoven narrative are chapters that contextualize Shambaugh's professional development within the development of the historical profession as a whole in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and assess his career within the post-World War II emergence of the modern public history movement.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

265

Publisher

University of Iowa Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

158729401X

ISBN 13

9781587294013

The Amnesias

A Clinical Textbook of Memory Disorders

By: Andrew C. Papanicolaou,Rebecca Billingsley-Marshall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Amnesias

A Clinical Textbook of Memory Disorders

By: Andrew C. Papanicolaou,Rebecca Billingsley-Marshall

These disciplines include neurology, neurobiology, neuropsychology, psychiatry, cognitive neuroscience, rehabilitation medicine, and gerontology."--Jacket.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

337

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0195172450

ISBN 13

9780195172454

Teaching Climate Change to Children

Literacy Pedagogy That Cultivates Sustainable Futures

By: Rebecca Woodard,Kristine M. Schutz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Teaching Climate Change to Children

Literacy Pedagogy That Cultivates Sustainable Futures

By: Rebecca Woodard,Kristine M. Schutz

Teaching Climate Change to Children describes the journey of two literacy researchers to learn about climate change and support relevant literacy pedagogy for young children (pre-K–6). The authors argue that climate change and social justice are inextricable from each other; that children in the younger grades are capable of learning about climate change; and that reading, writing, and language study is well-suited to this work. Three anchoring themes are offered to support literacy climate pedagogy—interconnectivity, relationality, and action—with rich classroom examples and different entry points to engage with these themes, either by “starting small” or “going big.” The text includes chapters on the importance of taking an emotionally affirming stance and on the potential of incorporating arts-based methods. With love for the Earth and one another at its core, this accessible book takes a broad view of what it means to cultivate sustainable futures for our planet, for teachers, and for children in today’s schools. Book Features: A unique focus on teaching about climate change to young children, as opposed to adolescents. Insights drawn from a yearlong teacher inquiry group with classroom teachers and from literacy methods courses with preservice teachers. Explicit attention to the importance of humanizing and care-based practices in literacy climate pedagogy. Classroom examples collected across four urban public schools where teachers used the activities and resources discussed in the book. User-friendly textboxes with suggestions and questions to guide discussion, reflection, and action.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

122

Publisher

Teachers College Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0807782432

ISBN 13

9780807782439

Courage in Healthcare

A Necessary Virtue or Warning Sign?

By: Shibley Rahman,Rebecca Myers

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Courage in Healthcare

A Necessary Virtue or Warning Sign?

By: Shibley Rahman,Rebecca Myers

A bold, original book that sheds new light on our understanding of the role courage plays in healthcare. Critically analysing both the positive and negative implications of the presence of courage in delivering care, the authors present literature, theory, and detailed examples from practice, including whistleblowers′ own accounts of courage-demanding situations. With a view to promoting better patient outcomes, well-being for practitioners, and support for those who feel compelled to ‘speak out’ and challenge bad practice, Courage in Healthcare is an invaluable resource for any healthcare practitioner working in the NHS today, a rallying call and a practical guide.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

209

Publisher

SAGE

Published Date

ISBN 10

1526455404

ISBN 13

9781526455406

Book's by Rebecca Petersen

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email