Dictionaries, Reference & Language Books
Gale Ecco, Print Editions Pamela or Virtue Rewarded. In a Series of
Book Synopsis
£28.45
Lulu.com The Case of Wagner Nietzsche Contra Wagner
Book Synopsis
£23.89
John Wiley & Sons Spanish For Dummies
Book Synopsis
£18.39
John Wiley & Sons German For Dummies
Book Synopsis
£19.54
John Wiley & Sons French For Dummies
Book Synopsis
£999.99
John Wiley & Sons Basic English Grammar Workbook For Dummies
Book Synopsis
£13.59
John Wiley & Sons Excel 2024 Quick Reference
Book Synopsis
£13.59
Edinburgh University Press New Perspectives on English Word Stress
Book SynopsisThe study of English word stress: New perspectives on its history, current state and issues.
£26.99
Edinburgh University Press Intercultural Communication
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and critical overview of the field of intercultural communication.
£26.99
Palgrave USA Childrens Voices
Book SynopsisJanet Maybin investigates how 10-12 year-olds use talk and literacy to construct knowledge about their social worlds and themselves. She shows how children use collaborative verbal strategies, stories of personal experience and the reworked voices of others to investigate the moral order and forge their own identities.Trade Review'It is not often that you are gripped by an academic book. I read Janet Maybin's book through in almost one reading, gripped by the range of insights she offers into children's off-record talk, her judicious use of social and cultural theory, her many new insights into the significance of styling and voicing emotion and evaluation in everyday dialogue, her careful building of new ways of talking about and describing talk among children. This is a highly significant contribution to language in education, to our understandings of language use and multiple but hitherto unnoticed aspects of the ways knowledge is constructed. It is a book that is likely to refocus educational research for many years to come, shifting the research landscape to the importance of talk outside the classroom for our understanding of 'official' talk inside the classroom. It is a book that is written in a lively and engaging style. In fact, it is a book that is not just gripping; it is genuinely groundbreaking.' - Ron Carter, Professor of Modern English Language, Nottingham University, UK 'Most impressive are the ways in which the work brings to life hybridity, emotion, and moral evaluation...Children's Voices serves as an important exemplar of the artful ways young people fashion lives and learning through dialogue, and of the compelling need for ethnographers, educators and linguists to find equally artful ways to render their accounts of language and learning.' - Deborah Hicks, Professor of Education and Women's Studies at Duke University, North Carolina, USA 'This book will be a valuable resource for educational researchers as well as teachers seeking to understand the importance of informal talk and the complexities of different forms of children's talk across official and unofficial school spaces and throughout the school day.' - Dennis Kwek, Language and Education, 22:2, 2008Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Transcription Conventions INTRODUCTION Focussing on the Margins Conceptualising Voice and Meaning-making Outline of the Chapters PART 1: SETTING THE SCENE Shifting the Lens The Researcher in the Data From Context to Contextualisation From Dialogue to Dialogicality Evaluation, Socialisation and Identity Towards a More Dynamic Language of Description PART 2: CONTEXT, GENRE AND FRAMES Switching Contexts The Generic Production of Meaning The Intertextual Construction of the Present Microcontexts: Manipulating Frames Conclusion PART 3: DIALOGUE AND COLLABORATION: GIRLS AND BOYS The Duet of Friendship Producing Unformalised Knowledge in Group Talk Gender, Communicative Style and Identity Conclusion PART 4: REPORTED VOICES AND EVALUATION Representing Voices: Grammatical and other Cues Invoking and Evaluating People Recreating Events Evaluation in Projected Speech and Reported Thought Conclusion PART 5: ARTICULATING DIALOGUE: AGENCY AND GENDER IN CHILDREN'S ANECDOTES Representing Experience and Exploring the Self Three Levels of Narrative Meaning Indexicalisation and Dialogic Relationships Conclusion PART 6:NARRATIVE REFLECTIONS AND MORAL COMPLEXITIES Articulating Moral Stances Beleaguered Positions Divided Loyalties Conclusion PART 7: SCHOOLED VOICES A Framework for Understanding Reproduced Voices Repetition and Appropriation in Teacher-Pupil Dialogue Reproducing Authoritative Voices: Appropriation and Styling Framing Work and Play Conclusion PART 8: OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL LITERACIES Official Literacy: Power, Procedure and Product Hybrid Practices Unofficial Literacy Personal Writing: Identity and Regulation Conclusion CONCLUSION Notes References Index
£42.74
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Wordsmithery
Book SynopsisThis stimulating workbook is aimed at committed writers and students of Creative Writing who want to engage with ideas about writing and develop their craft and practice.
£31.34
Pearson Education Limited FCE Expert New Edition Teachers Resource book
Book Synopsis Module by module teaching notes, including lead-ins, background information on the texts and ideas for extension activities. Six photocopiable Exam practice sections providing the opportunity to test skills for Papers 14. 37 module-linked photocopiable activities providing communicative classroom practice for grammar, vocabulary and skills. Answer key for all exercises, with explanations. Photocopiable audio scripts for the listening material
£999.99
Pearson Education Contemporary Linguistics
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Contemporary Linguisticsis a reader- and instructor-friendly book. It is well paced and clearly written, and each chapter ends with a concise summary of the material, up-to-date recommendations for further reading and an extensive set of exercises. The individual chapters are nicely linked, allowing the reader to integrate information that is presented in different contexts and parts of the book. An excellent primary textbook for beginning linguistics undergraduates; it will also be a useful reference work for more advanced students... Accessible and informative, with tried and tested sequencing of material." - Reviewed in Times Higher EducationTable of Contents Chapter 1: Language: A Preview Chapter 2: Phonetics: The Sounds of Language Chapter 3: Phonology: The Function and Patterning of Sounds Chapter 4: Morphology: The Analysis of Word Structure Chapter 5: Syntax: The Analysis of Sentence Structure Chapter 6: Semantics: The Analysis of Meaning Chapter 7: Cognitive Grammar Chapter 8: Historical Linguistics: The Study of Language Change Chapter 9: The Classification of Languages Chapter 10: First Language Acquisition Chapter 11: Second Language Acquisition Chapter 12: Psycholinguistics: The Study of Language Processing Chapter 13: Brain and Language Chapter 14: Language in Social Contexts Chapter 15: Writing and Language Chapter 16: Animal Communication Chapter 17: Computational Linguistics
£69.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Creative Screenwriter
Book SynopsisCreativity is becoming increasingly important in an age of advanced audience sophistication. It's no longer enough to follow standard writing techniques - becoming a first-class screenwriter demands not only a command of craft, but an understanding of how to unleash and harness creativity. The Creative Screenwriter offers a wealth of inspiring writing exercises designed to help you produce better, more exciting scripts. Each essential area of screenwriting is covered in its own chapter, from learning how to build stories and finding good ideas, to deepening characters and experimenting with structure, to enhancing scene writing and improving pitching. Finally, a range of innovative DIY Script Surgeries encourage you to find solutions to common screenwriting problems, such as overcoming writer's block, managing the rewrite and selling your work. This is a book to return to again and again. It is a guide for aspiring screenwriters who want to develop a powerful writing practice; a manualTrade ReviewA manual for teachers and students seeking inspiring exercises to encourage discussion, and a handbook for professionals wanting to hone their craft. * Writers Forum *
£17.09
Taylor & Francis Ltd A Dictionary of Stylistics
Book SynopsisReviews of the first edition:''...a work of high seriousness...manna from rhetorical heaven for students and researchers with a lot of hard graft ahead of them... ''(English Today)''...an impressive single-author reference work... ''(English)''...Not only is this volume indispensible for anyone, students or academics, working in any field related to stylistics, it is, like all the best dictionaries, a very good read...'' (Le Lingue del Mondo) Over the past ten years there have been striking advances in stylistics. These have given rise to new terms and to revised thinking of concepts and re-definitions of terms. A Dictionary of Stylistics, 2nd Edition contains over 600 alphabeticlly listed entries: fully revised since the first and second editions, it contains many new entries.Drawing material from stylistics and a range of related disciplines such as sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics and traditional rhetoric, the revised Third Edition p
£40.79
Pearson Education Focus on IELTS Teachers Book New Edition
Book SynopsisPrepare students for the IELTS exam as well as future academic study. With its focus on academic skills, this updated version of Focus on IELTS equips students for both the IELTS examination, and the tools that they need for academic life.
£43.69
Pearson Education Limited Activate B1 Teachers Book
Book SynopsisProvides step-by-step instructions for each activity with integrated key and audioscripts for easy reference. It also offers alternative ways of presenting some tasks and many extra activities which can be given to students who finish their work early or can provide additional practice to all students.
£30.00
Pearson Education Young Learners English Flyers Practice Tests Plus
Book SynopsisPractice Tests Plus gives teachers all they need to prepare their students for the Young Learners English exams.
£21.56
Taylor & Francis A History of Archival Practice
Book SynopsisThis revised translation of the classic 1998 Une histoire de lâarchivistique provides a wide-ranging international survey of developments in archival practices and management, from the ancient world to the present day. The volume has been substantially updated to incorporate recent scholarship and provide additional examples from the English-speaking world. These new additions complement the original text and offer a broad and up-to-date survey, with examples spanning Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South America. The bibliography has also been updated with new material and supplementary English language sources, making it an accessible and up-to-date resource for those working and researching in the field of archives and archival history. This book is an essential reference volume for both archivists and historians, as well as anyone interested in the history of archives.Trade Review"A readable and well-organized synthesis…. [this book] ought to be essential reading for anyone seeking the nearest approximation of a “global archival history” currently available in English"- Eric C. Stoykovich, University of Maryland, US"It reflects much of the latest scholarship on all periods of archival history from ancient Mesopotamia to the twentieth century; it covers an impressive range of topics in a very small space; and, as the first and only monograph of its kind in English, it fills a long-standing void in professional literature. If it succeeds in provoking new interest in its subject matter, or encouraging its readers to undertake further research, it will have served its purpose admirably."- Geoffrey Yeo, University College, London, UK"For anyone interested in the historical development of archival practice or in the variety of perspectives available through the lens of international or global comparisons, A History of Archival Practice is a welcome addition to the growing literature on archival history."- Rand Jimerson, Western Washington University, US "A History of Archival Practice, Margaret Procter, senior lecturer in record and archive studies at the University of Liverpool, UK, provides a beautifully rendered revision and translation of Delsalle’s chronicle of power and control for an anglophone audience."-Christopher M. Laico, Columbia University, US"...Margaret Procter’s translation of this text by Professor Paul Delsalle is very much to be welcomed....I think the book has great potential value and undoubtedly fills a big gap in the extant literature."-Elizabeth Shepherd, University College London, UK" The book is therefore ideally suited, and intended, as an overview work on the development of the archivTable of ContentsPreface to the English EditionIntroduction to the French Edition1. The Ancient World2. The Classical World: from Greek City States to the Roman Empire3. Archives and Archival Practices in Asia and Africa: from Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century4. Archives and Archival Practices in the Americas up to the Eighteenth Century5. In the Chanceries and Muniment Rooms of Medieval Europe, Fifth to Fifteenth Centuries6. Buildings and Equipment in Western Europe: Late Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century7. The Defining Era: Simancas, the Habsburgs and the Sixteenth Century8. Bureaucracy and Archival Centralisation in Early Modern Europe9. Being an Archivist in Early Modern Europe10. Methods and Techniques for Classification and Arrangement: Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries11. Legislation, Literature and Practice in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries12. Buildings and Readers, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries13. Archives Destroyed, Protected and Reconstructed: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries14. The Rise of a Profession, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries15. From Mutual Assistance to International Networks, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries16. Conclusion: the Value of the Historical PerspectiveAfterword to the English Edition
£135.00
Taylor & Francis Orientalism Eroticism and Modern Visuality in
Book SynopsisIn Orientalism, Eroticism and Modern Visuality in Global Cultures scholars look afresh at representations of nineteenth-century âorientalâ bodies, inquiring deeply into their erotic dimensions, tracing their global dissemination at cross-cultural intersections of the visual and the political. Authors consider the impact of eroticized orientalist representations registered on racial and gendered bodies at historical moments across the globe in the media of photography, painting, prints and sculpture by contextualizing the visual within social practices, ethnography, literature, travel writing and the dynamics of imperialism. Authors examine orientalismâs politico-erotic import across not only imperial Britain and France but also throughout India and the Middle East initiating cross-cultural analyses of orientalism outside of Europe. Works studied include Orientalist and homoerotic works by canonic artists such as Ingres, GÃrÃme, Delacroix and Girodet, and lesser-known artists such as scTrade Review’This is an important work. An admirably learned, focused, nuanced volume that follows a theme that is central, but rarely examined in-depth, through a fascinating variety of cultural and geographic locales-from Morocco to India. It should be read by anyone interested in artistic Orientalism and Exoticism, or the complexity and variety of desires they engage.’ Frederick N. Bohrer, Hood College, author of Orientalism and Visual CultureTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ixNotes on Contributors xiiiAcknowledgments xvii1 Introduction: Rethinking Orientalism, Eroticism and Cross-Cultural Visuality 1Julie Codell and Joan DelPlatoPART I: RACE, ETHNICITY AND THE ABJECT ORIENTAL2 Menace at the Portal: Masculine Desire and the Homoerotics of Orientalism 25James Smalls3 Delacroix’s Invitation to the Jewish Wedding in Morocco 55Albert Boime4 Seeing through “The Veil Trick”: Heterotopic Eroticism in Monti’s Sculpture Circassian Slave at the Crystal Palace in 1851 83Joan DelPlatoPART II: DISCOURSES OF PROJECTION AND CULTURAL CROSS-DRESSING5 The Conceit of Burton’s Scar: Orientalism as Identity and Transgression 115Julie Codell6 Other Desires and the Desire of Others 141Mary RobertsPART III: CIRCULATING AND RE-CIRCULATING ORIENTAL EROTICS7 Sapphism and the Seraglio: Refl ections on the Queer Female Gaze and Orientalism 163Reina Lewis8 European Fantasies and Awadhi Aspirations: From a “Turkish” Harem to a Lucknowi Zenana 181Saleema WaraichWorks
£150.00
Trafford Publishing Maintenance
Book Synopsis
£20.96
Taylor & Francis Inc Resistance and Revenge
Book SynopsisInitially published in French under the title Operation Nemesis, this revealing work is a study of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and the individuals responsible for the execution of Turkish leaders involved in the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Derogy''s rigorous research and detective work bring to life the disciplined effort by Armenian nationalists to seek retribution for historic crimes against the Armenian people.The work richly details Turkish plans for the liquidation of the Armenian people, the individuals selected to assassinate the genocidists, and documents for the first time the role of the organized Armenian political opposition to Turkish rule. In doing so, Derogy brings to light the relationship between the legal party and its extra-legal arm; the mechanisms needed to implement the daring plan of assassination; and the special post-war circumstances in which the Armenian nation found itself torn asunder by a Turkish-Soviet detente, in which the indTable of ContentsContents A Note on Sources Foreword by Gerard Chaliand Preface Prologue: A Commando Group of Avengers 1. The Passengers on the Lorelei 2. The Season of the Judges 3. Servicing the Debt 4. Return to Heartbreak House 5. The Statue of the Commendatore 6. The Minutes of a Trial 7. Baku Avenged in Constantinople 8. The Army of the Attics 9. Roman Holidays 10. A Mole in Berlin 11. Bearding the Cheka 12. Enver: This Evening, in Samarkand Epilogue: The Uncompleted Mission Bibliography
£43.99
SAGE Publications Inc Sexualities and Communication in Everyday Life
Book SynopsisThere are more than twenty-five contributors to the Reader. The sheer pleasure that the contributors provide in the way they bring together brilliantly diverse perspectives to enlarge the limits of one's understanding is not easy to describe. Particularly stimulating among the collection are the pieces by Jeffrey Weeks and Patrick Johnson. The intellectual satisfaction derived from the study of the erotic self and the human struggle and search for meaning and means of communicating meaning is quare indeed A book to read and return from time to time.The Book ReviewThis groundbreaking reader will spark the development of new courses in communication and sexuality. Students and teachers wanting to fully understand the constitutive and performative nature of communication will find few other books that meet their needs better than this one.R. Jeffrey Ringer, St. Cloud UniversitySexualities and Communication in EveTrade Review"There are more than twenty-five contributors to the Reader. The sheer pleasure that the contributors provide in the way they bring together brilliantly diverse perspectives to enlarge the limits of one′s understanding is not easy to describe. Particularly stimulating among the collection are the pieces by Jeffrey Weeks and Patrick Johnson. The intellectual satisfaction derived from the study of the erotic self and the human struggle and search for meaning and means of communicating meaning is quare indeed A book to read and return from time to time."—The Book Review -- Vasanth Kannabiran * The Book Review - December 2007 *Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements Introduction: Setting the Stage - Karen E. Lovaas and Mercilee M. Jenkins Part I: Foundations for Thinking About Sexualities and Communication 1. The Invention of Heterosexuality: The Debut of the Heterosexual - Jonathan Ned Katz 2. Necessary Fictions: Sexual Identities and the Politics of Diversity - Jeffrey Weeks 3. On Judith Butler and Performantivity - Sara Salih 4. "Quare" Studies, or (Almost) Everything I Know About Queer Studies I Learned From My Grandmother [Part I] - E. Patrick Johnson 5. The Use of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power - Audre Lorde Part II: Performing and Disciplining Sexualities in Interpersonal Contexts 6. Language, Socialization, and Silence in Gay Adolescence - William Leap 7. "Having a Girlfriend Without Knowing It": Intimate Friendships Among Adolescent Sexual-Minority Women - Lisa M. Diamond 8. Accounts of Sexual Identity Formation in Heterosexual Students - Michele J. Eliason 9. M. Dragonfly: Two-Spirit and the Tafoya Principle of Uncertainty - Terry Tafoya 10. Migrancy and Homodesire - Myron Beasley 11. Performing "I Do": Wedding, Pornography, and Sex - Elizabeth Bell 12. A Critical Appraisal of Assimiliationist and Radical Ideologies Underlying Same-Sex Marriage in LGBT Communities in the United States - Gust A. Yep, Karen E. Lovaas, and John P. Elia Part III: Performing and Disciplining Sexualities in Public Discourses 13. Performing the Rhetoric of Science: Dr. Laura′s Portrayal of Homosexuality - Paul Turpin 14. Disciplining the Transgendered: Brandon Teena, Public Representation, and Normativity - John M. Sloop 15. "Ah, Yes, I Remember It Well": Memory and Queer Culture in Will and Grace - Christopher Castiglia and Christopher Reed 16. Living in the Middle: Performances Bi-Men - John T. Warren and Nicholas A. Zoffel 17. "Holly Kowalski": Sex Across the Curriculum - Jennifer Tuder 18. Queering the (Sacred) Body Politic: Considering the Performative Cultural Politics of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - Cathy B. Glenn Part IV: Transforming Sexualities and Communication: Visions and Praxis 19. The Spirituality of Sex and the Sexuality of Spirit: BDSM Erotic Play as Soulwork and Social Critique - Robert G. Westerfelhaus 20. Menopause and Desire, or 452 Positions on Love - Mercilee M. Jenkins 21. "Quare" Studies, or (Almost) Everything I Know About Queer Studies I Learned From My Grandmother [Part II] - E. Patrick Johnson 22. Activism and Identity Through the Word: A Mixed-Race Woman Claims Her Space - Wendy M. Thompson 23. Making Alliances - Gloria E. Anzaldua About the Editors
£108.90
SAGE Publications Inc 100 Statistical Tests
Book Synopsis'This is a very valuable book for statisticians and users of statistics. It contains a remarkable number of statistical tests which are currently available and useful for practical purposes' - Statistical Papers This expanded and updated Third Edition of Gopal Kanji's best-selling resource on statistical tests covers all the most commonly used tests with information on how to calculate and interpret results with simple datasets. Each entry begins with a short summary statement about the test's purpose, and contains details of the test objective, the limitations (or assumptions) involved, a brief outline of the method, a worked example and the numerical calculation.This new edition also includes:A brand new introduction to statistical testing with information to guide the reader through the book so that even non-statistics students can find information quickly and easilyReal-world explanations of how and when to use eTrade Review′This is a very valuable book for statisticians and users of statistics. It contains a remarkable number of statistical tests which are currently available and useful for practical purposes′ - Statistical Papers "Although very practical for teachers and students of statistics, practitioners will also find this useful as a quick reference." -- SciTech * Book News *Table of ContentsIntroduction to Statistical Testing Examples of Test Procedures List of Tests Classification of Tests The Tests List of Tables Tables
£42.99
SAGE Publications Inc Advances in Mixed Methods Research
Book SynopsisAdvances in Mixed Methods Research provides an essential introduction to the fast-growing field of mixed methods research. Bergman's book examines the current state of mixed-methods research, exploring exciting new ways of conceptualizing and conducting empirical research in the social and health sciences. Contributions from the world's leading experts in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches are brought together, clearing the way for a more constructive approach to social research. These contributions cover the main practical and methodological issues and include a number of different visions of what mixed methods research is. The discussion also covers the use of mixed methods in a diverse range of fields, including sociology, education, politics, psychology, computational science and methodology.This book represents an important contribution to the ongoing debate surrounding the use of mixed methods in the social sciences and health rTrade Review′[This book] represents an important contribution to the ongoing debate surrounding the use of mixed methods in social sciences and humanities and presents an argument that the conventional, paradigmatic view of qualitative and quantitative research is outdated and in need of replacement...Essential reading for anyone actively engaged in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research, and for students of social research methods′ - Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment ′This text readily recommends itself to research practitioners and students, irrespective of their research specialisation or knowledge. It is a useful and accessible addition to the body of research methods literature, and will be a very helpful, practical tool for many′ - Drug and Alcohol ReviewTable of ContentsPART ONE: THE THEORY OF MIXED METHODS DESIGN The Straw Men of the Qualitative-Quantitative Divide and their Influence on Mixed Methods Research - Manfred Max Bergman Troubles with Triangulation - Martyn Hammersley Analytic Density, Postmodernism and Applied Multiple Method Research - Nigel Fielding The Practice of a Mixed Methods Research Strategy - Julia Brannen Personal, Professional and Project Considerations Methodological Issues in Conducting Mixed Methods Research Designs - John W. Creswell et al PART TWO: APPLICATIONS IN MIXED METHODS DESIGN Why Do Researchers Integrate/Combine/Mesh/Blend/Mix/Merge/Fuse Quantitative and Qualitative Research? - Alan Bryman Quality of Inferences in Mixed Methods Research - Abbas Tashakkori and Charles Teddlie Calling for an Integrative Framework Method Mix, Technical Hex, Theory Fix - Ray Pawson Mixing Data Collection Methods - Edith de Leeuw and Joop Hox Lessons from Social Survey Research Analysis with APES, the Actor Process Event Scheme - Thomas Widmer et al Multi-perspective Exploration as a Tool for Mixed Methods Research - Katrin Niglas et al
£147.60
SAGE Publications Inc Visual Research Methods
Book SynopsisVisual Research Methods: Image, Society, and Representation addresses the growing question in social research of how to critically incorporate visual data and visual methodologies in ways that expand and enhance the researcher's repertoire for understanding and teaching about the social world. Editor Gregory C. Stanczak crisscrosses disciplines in ways that highlight the multiple manifestations of this newer interdisciplinary trend. Beyond methodological interests, the rich diversity of subject matter provides this volume's pedagogical punch. Key Features Provides a valuable framework for classroom use and comparative analysis: Organized around three themes in visual researchmethodology, epistemological reflection, and theoretical contribution of images Addresses a wide range of topics: Original and reprinted works by leading qualitative researchers from various fields, including Sociology, Education, Political Science, Table of ContentsChapter 01: Introduction: Images, Methodologies, and Generating Social Knowledge - Gregory C. Stanczak Chapter 02: Observing Culture and Social Life: Documentary Photography, Fieldwork, and Social Research - Jon Wagner Chapter 03: All Photos Lie: Images as Data - Barry Goldstein Chapter 04: Capturing the Visual Traces of Historical Change: The Internet Mission Photography Archive - Jon Miller Chapter 05: Using Photography in Studies of Immigrant Communities: Reflecting across Projects and Populations - Steven J. Gold Chapter 06: Breaking the Ethnographer’s Frames: Reflections on the Use of Photo-Elicitation in Understanding Sri Lankan Monastic Culture - Jeffrey Sammuels Chapter 07: Inner-City Children in Sharper Focus: Sociology of Childhood and Photo-elicitation Interviews - Marisol Clark-Ibáñez Chapter 08: The Failure of “The President’s Choice” - Erina Duganne Chapter 09: Signs of Resistance: Marking Public Space through a Renewed Cultural Activism - Emmanuel David Chapter 10: Filming ‘The Closet’: The Role of Video Diaries in Researching Sexualities - Ruth Holliday Chapter 11: The Symbolism of Video: Exploring Migrant Mothers’ Experiences - Yolanda Hernandez-Albujar Chapter 12: Website Design: Merging Hypertext Aesthetics, Academic Narratives, and Visual Sociology - Stephen Papson, Robert Goldman, Noah Kersey
£97.85
SAGE Publications Inc SmallScale Evaluation
Book SynopsisEvaluation research can assess the value and effectiveness of interventions and innovations involving people. While this has often been on a grand scale, this book focuses on small-scale projects carried out by an individual or small group, typically lasting for weeks or at most a few months, at a local rather than national level.Using limited jargon and featuring integrated, real-world examples, this second edition offers a clear, accessible background to evaluation and prepares you to undertake your own small-scale evaluation research project. Key features includediscussionof: Different approaches to evaluation and how to choose between them The advantages and disadvantages of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) Realist evaluation andits increasing importance The centrality of ethical and political issues The influence and opportunity of the Internet Tightly focused on theTrade ReviewA masterfully written text making complex issues approachable and very workable! Robson’s personable style as if engaged in a conversation with the reader entices and enlightens. It is rare to find a text that to such an extent combines user-friendliness and an engaging style without compromising scientific stringency, ethics or practical usefulness and common sense. This is indeed a treasure trove for students and professionals of any kind and everywhere whose study or work involves people in groups and organisations in need of development, change or just a healthy reality check on how their organisation is doing. -- Roland S PerssonThis is a marvelous book. It communicates clearly and directly to the reader, making the subject accessible and usable rather than abstruse or forbidding. Robson excels in thinking with the reader and getting the reader to think along with him, so that reading his work seems like collaborating with a helpful mentor. Supported by many helpful diagrams and charts, he uses real-world situations, contexts, examples, and research literature to give the reader an understanding of how she might go about conducting actual research using this book as a guide. He discusses the challenges a researcher can face in conducting evaluations, such as getting those being studied to collaborate in the research project, and the strengths and weaknesses, benefits and pitfalls of so doing. And it is of great value that his focus is specifically on small-scale evaluation, because that is the type of evaluation in which a student or budding researcher is most likely to be involved. Robson is a great demystifier and guide--other research texts would benefit greatly from adopting Robson′s style of thinking, writing, and guiding. -- Jeremy J. ShapiroTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Who is the book for? What do you need to be able to carry out an evaluation? Evaluation research Small-scale evaluation research The literature search The Internet Using the book A note on ′Tasks′ Chapter 2: Evaluation: The What and the Why What is evaluation? Why evaluate? Evaluation and social research What do they think they want? What are they going to find credible? Chapter 3: The Advantages of Collaboration Stakeholders Other models of involvement Using consultants Persuading others to be involved When is some form of participatory evaluation indicated? Chapter 4: Evaluation Designs Different approaches to evaluation Needs assessment Outcome evaluation Process evaluation Combining process and outcome approaches Formative and summative evaluation Efficiency evaluation Reviews Program monitoring Theory-based evaluation An interim summing up Chapter 5: Designing Your Evaluation Reviewing the ′literature′ Research questions Methods of data collection Data quality Sampling Prespecified and emergent designs Doing a shoe-string evaluation Chapter 6: Ethical and Political Considerations Ethical issues The problem of unintended consequences Evaluations involving children and other vulnerable populations Ethical issues in online research Ethical boards and committees The politics of evaluation Chapter 7: Practicalities Time budgeting Gaining access Getting organized Getting help and support Chapter 8: Dealing with the Data Coding data Analysis and interpretation of quantitative data Analysis and interpretation of qualitative data Chapter 9: Communicating the Findings Evaluation reports Facilitating the implementation of evaluation findings Chapter 10: Taking it further Further reading Postscript Appendix A: Chapter Tasks Appendix B: Simple Evaluations
£42.74
Xlibris Lovely Lonely Life
Book Synopsis
£21.85
Trafford Publishing THE Apollo of God
Book Synopsis
£16.61
Trafford Publishing La Herencia de Los Longoria
Book Synopsis
£12.45
Trafford Publishing La Herencia de Los Longoria
Book Synopsis
£18.68
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Entity Framework 6 Recipes
Book SynopsisEntity Framework 6 Recipes provides an exhaustive collection of ready-to-use code solutions for Entity Framework, Microsoft's model-centric, data-access platform for the .NET Framework and ASP.NET development.Table of Contents Getting Started with Entity Framework Entity Data Modeling Fundamentals Querying an Entity Data Model Using Entity Framework in ASP.NET Loading Entities and Navigation Properties Beyond the Basics with Modeling and Inheritance Working with Object Services Plain Old CLR Objects Using the Entity Framework in N-Tier Applications Stored Procedures Functions Customizing Entity Framework Objects Improving Performance Concurrency
£52.24
Outskirts Press Trivia from a Galaxy Far Far Away
Book Synopsis
£11.01
AuthorHouse Grandma Pats Palate Pleasing Fish and Wild Game
Book Synopsis
£19.47
AuthorHouse Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Book Synopsis
£18.49
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc The 21stCentury Elementary School Library Program
Book SynopsisCompact yet remarkably comprehensive, this book covers all the major aspects of school library services, from administration to instruction focused from the elementary school librarian perspectivenow updated and expanded to include the latest developments in makerspaces, the Common Core, social networking, and eBooks.How do you accomplish a technology transformation at a time when budgets are extremely limited? What is the proper location for web-based social networking in the school library? What are the best practices for working together with students, parents, and educators? The 21st-Century Elementary School Library Program: Managing for Results is an invaluable resource for answers to these and many more questions, as it brings together in one volume the advice and insights you need to bring your library into the new century.This invaluable guide provides tips and techniques, forms and templates, and advice on everything from staffing and budgeting to collaborating Trade ReviewThis book can serve almost as a how-to for elementary school libraries. . . . This title would be an excellent addition to professional collections. Recommended. * School Library Connection *Table of ContentsFigures About the Author Introduction CHAPTER 1: The Elementary School Library Program—Past, Present, and Future The Past The Present The Future The Vision Works Cited Further Reading CHAPTER 2: People The School Librarian Works With Principals Teachers School Boards Students Parents Parent Volunteers Community Members School Librarians District Administrators Instructional Coaches Support Staff Volunteers Student Assistants School Library Advisory Committee Setting Up an Advisory Committee Works Cited Further Reading CHAPTER 3: Communication Vehicles of Communication Face to Face Print E-Mails School Library Webpage Video Social Media Online Tools The Future Works Cited Further Reading CHAPTER 4: Curriculum and Instruction Standards Curriculum Development Assessment Standardized Tests Collaborative Teaching Getting Started with Collaboration Sustaining Collaboration Documenting Collaboration Beyond the Core Content Related Arts Special Education English Language Learner (ELL) Instruction Organization Works Cited Further Reading CHAPTER 5: Programming Curricular Connections Community Connections Public Library Promoting Reading Reader Advisory Promotional Activities Reading Aloud Celebrations Policies Young Author's Celebrations Student Choice State Book Award Programs Extracurricular Clubs Book Clubs Student Assistant Club Morning Announcements Enrichments and Special Programs Author Visits After-School Programs Makerspaces Gaming Coding Work Cited Further Reading CHAPTER 6: Technology Technology in Elementary Schools Libraries Leading with Technology Automation Systems Databases Collaborative Tools Best Websites/Best Apps 1:1 Environments Social Networks Learning Management Systems (LMS) Technology Policies and Procedures Filters Copyright/Creative Commons Work Cited Further Reading CHAPTER 7: Library Administration Policies and Procedures School Library Policies School Library Procedures Student Procedures Staff Procedures/Processes Library Staff Procedures/Processes School Librarian Procedures/Processes Facilities Use Layout Design/Decorations/Displays Schedules Calendar Options Works Cited Further Reading CHAPTER 8: Program Assessment and Personnel Evaluation Evaluating the School Library Program Collecting Data Surveys Anecdotal Conversations Statistics Rationale for Data Collection Sharing the Results Long-Term Planning Instruction Collections Technology Personnel Evaluation School Librarian Library Assistants/Clerks Volunteers Student Workers Works Cited Further Reading CHAPTER 9: Budget Library Funding in the 21st Century Budgeting in the 21st Century Budget Resources Budget Justification More Money Grants Book Fairs PTA/PTOs Consortium Purchases Works Cited Further Reading CHAPTER 10: Collections Access to Information Traditional Collection Selection Procedures/Policies Ordering and Processing Library Organization Dewey versus Other Methods Digital Curation Databases/Online Resources eBooks Print versus Digital in Elementary Schools Beyond the Books Professional Collections Other Collections Leveled Library Resources Textbooks Equipment and/or Technology Weeding Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Children's Literature and Technology Works Cited Further Reading CHAPTER 11: Advocacy, Public Relations, and Marketing Defining Advocacy, Public Relations, and Marketing Advocates Building Advocates Promotion Designing Promotions Marketing Plan Legislation—ESSA Resources Work Cited Further Reading CHAPTER 12: Leadership School Librarian Professional Organizations Professional Development Personal Learning Networks (PLN) Writing and Presenting Building/District Leadership Professional Development Committees Works Cited Further Reading Appendix—Vendors Index
£35.10
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Library and Information Center Management
Book SynopsisThis essential, single-volume textbook supplies a comprehensive introduction to library management that addresses all the functions of management, specifically within the ever-evolving modern library environment.Strategic planning. Facilities management. Leadership, ethics, communication, and motivation. Human resources and staffing. Change, library development, and innovation. Marketing. Measurement and evaluation. Fiscal responsibility and control. These are just some of the wide range of responsibilities and necessary skills of contemporary library managersnot all of which are typically covered in detail in LIS educational programs.Now updated and expanded for its ninth edition, Libraries Unlimited''s Library and Information Center Management is the core management text for library information science programs. This latest text adds new information on grant writing as well as more about budgets, marketing, financial management, assessment, and evidence-based managementTrade ReviewIt is essential to teach our future leaders not only to expect this rate of change, but also to master it whenever possible. Library and Information Center Management, now in its ninth edition, attempts to take on that teaching role. . . . Every chapter has been revised using feedback from users of previous editions. * Booklist Online *For those teaching or learning about leading and managing libraries, this book would be a valuable resource. . . . . [It] offers a wealth of information about being successful in leading and managing all types of libraries. . . . A valuable resource for a class or as a professional reference on leading and managing libraries. Recommended. * School Library Connection *Table of ContentsIllustrations Preface Acknowledgments Section 1—Introduction 1 Managing in Today's Libraries 2 The Evolution of Management Thought 3 Change: The Innovative Process Section 2—Planning 4 Strategic Planning, Decision Making, and Policy 5 Planning and Maintaining Library Facilities 6 Marketing Information Services Section 3—Organizing 7 Organizations and Organizational Culture 8 The Fundamentals of Organization: Specialization and Coordination 9 Designing Adaptive Organizational Structures Section 4—Human Resources 10 Staffing the Library 11 The Human Resources Function in the Library 12 Other Issues in Human Resource Management Section 5—Leading 13 Motivation in the Workplace 14 Organizational Leadership 15 Professional Ethics 16 Organizational Communication 17 Empowering Employees through the Use of Teams Section 6—Coordinating 18 Evaluating Organizational Performance 19 Library Finance and Budgets 20 Library Fund-Raising (Development) and Grant Writing Section 7—Managing in the 21st Century 21 Managers: The Next Generation Index
£47.50
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Research Methods for Librarians and Educators
Book SynopsisUsing an innovative, real-world approach that makes the research problem and method relevant and valuable to the reader, this book provides a broad overview of research methods used in library and information studies and associated fields.Research remains a core purpose of every library. This book provides a text for LIS students and a practical handbook to librarians and other educators who need to conduct research in their libraries. In Research Methods for Librarians and Educators, contributors reinforce the essential nature of research and provide readers with the confidence that they can conduct research to find solutions to various problems and improve their libraries and library programs.The book details various research methodologies and uses a unique perspective on research that presents authentic scenarios to immediately make the research problem and method relevant and valuable to the reader. It covers topics ranging from various research methods, including CauTrade ReviewWell organized, readers can choose to use this text in a variety of ways, increasing the book's value as a go-to resource. Read straight through, Small and Mardis provide readers with a primer on research methods. Those with less time and/or a more focused goal in mind can focus on scenarios, find the one which best resembles their own research question, and then choose one from a variety of research methods. * ARBA *
£51.30
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Personal Librarians
Book SynopsisExperienced authors describe all aspects of a personal librarian program, including potential campus partners, diverse student populations, marketing approaches, technology integration, various assessment methods, and common pitfalls and how to avoid them.In order to get the most out of their research, students need to understand the depth of resources and services available to them. Personal librarian programs help studentsespecially new onesto feel welcome in the library and comfortable asking for assistance. They provide enhanced support and serve as students'' point of contact to help them build the information literacy skills necessary to successfully navigate their academic path. Personal Librarians: Building Relationships for Student Success focuses on specific ways to connect with and to engage first-year and other new-to-campus students. The authors provide concrete guidance, informed by interviews with other librarians who have successfully implemented such progTrade ReviewAll librarians will find useful ideas here, particularly library administrators marketing their institution's value to the community. Essential for every collection. * Library Journal, Starred Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ONE Introduction TWO Fulfilling a Need THREE Preparing and Scaling Up a Program FOUR Collaborating with Campus Partners FIVE Marketing and Communication SIX Assessing a Personal Librarian Program SEVEN Listening to Viewpoints across Campus EIGHT Adjusting to Challenges and Lessons Learned NINE Implementing Personal Librarian Programs for High School Students TEN Expanding the Program beyond the Initial Audience ELEVEN The Future of Personalized Library Programs Appendix A—Assessment Tools Appendix B—Marketing and Promotional Materials Appendix C—Additional Readings Index About the Authors
£44.65
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Power Up Your ReadAlouds
Book SynopsisCapture the hearts, minds, and attention of your digital-age listeners using read-aloud experiences that engage technology.I wish my learners would be as excited about reading as they are about technology is a lament frequently sung by those who seek to support reading development. There is no debate that reading is fundamental and that reading aloud strongly supports lifelong reading engagement. Technology, however, is ubiquitous in our society, and engagement with it is essential for our success. Reading and technology are therefore in competition for learners'' attention, but by combining reading and technology through use of read-aloud, facilitators can create engaging digital read-aloud programs to enhance the learning experience. Digital read-aloud can be used with multiple age groups, in a variety of settings, and with differing degrees of expense and technology complexity. Understanding that these myriad options can be overwhelming, however, Andrea Paganelli offers detaiTrade ReviewThis book represents a valuable self-education opportunity for any programming librarian, regardless of specialty. It even provides sample program-ready storytime plans. Despite its tech focus, much of this book's advice for tailoring storytimes to specific audiences could apply to a traditional, nondigital storytime. All in all, a strong choice for a brand-new children's librarian or LIS student. * American Libraries *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One Digital Read-Aloud: Creating the Experience Chapter 1Reading Aloud: A Brief History and the Issues and Importance of Technology Inclusion Reading Aloud: A Brief History Reading Aloud Rocks the Ages! Issues Related to Reading Aloud with Technology The Importance of Technology Inclusion in Read-Aloud Conclusion Chapter 2Knowing Your Audience Is Key to Planning for Digital Read-Aloud Using Technology-Infused Digital Read-Aloud to Augment Engagement Digital Read-Aloud Can Be Used to Promote Lifelong Learning in Varied Ages and Demographics Digital Read-Aloud Can Be Used One-on-One, in Small Groups, or for Many Digital Read-Aloud Can Be Cross-Curricular and Embrace Any Subject Conclusion Chapter 3Planning for a Digital Read-Aloud Digital Resource Type Categories Available for Digital Read-Aloud Transmedia Resource Selection Process for Digital Read-Aloud Preparing to Present a Digital Read-Aloud Planning for Cross-Curricular Digital Read-Aloud Developing a Schedule for Cross-Curricular Digital Read-Aloud Conclusion Chapter 4Implementation of the Digital Read-Aloud Manage the Technology in Your Environment during the Digital Read-Aloud Managing the Participants during the Digital Read-Aloud Delivery of the Digital Read-Aloud Conclusion Chapter 5Reflection on the Digital Read-Aloud Examine the Digital Read-Aloud Experience and Methods of Improvement for Participants Examine the Digital Read-Aloud Experience and Methods of Improvement of Delivery Keep the Digital Read-Aloud Technology Experience Relevant through Continual Evaluation Conclusion Part Two Examples of Digital Read-Aloud Experiences Chapter 6Language Arts Pre-K Elementary School Middle School High School Lifelong Learner Conclusion Chapter 7Math Pre-K Elementary School Middle School High School Lifelong Learner Conclusion Chapter 8Science Pre-K Elementary School Middle School High School Lifelong Learner Conclusion Chapter 9History/Social Studies Pre-K Elementary School Middle School High School Lifelong Learner Conclusion Chapter 10Visual Performing Arts Pre-K Elementary School Middle School High School Lifelong Learner Conclusion Conclusion Glossary Works Cited Further Reading Index
£37.05
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Supporting Diversity and Inclusion with Story
Book SynopsisToday''s increasingly interconnected and globalized world demands that students be taught to appreciate human diversity and recognize universally held values and beliefs. Authentic, culturally based folktales can lay the foundation for this cultural understanding.Professional storytellers like editors Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford are deeply committed to bringing people together through story. In this book, they have identified a group of culturally diverse storytellers whose carefully researched tales authentically reflect the cultures from which they come. The book includes well-crafted, culturally authentic folktales contributed by storytellers of varying cultures and ethnicities. Commentaries from the contributors follow each tale, reflecting on the story and its significance to the culture it represents. Sets of questions for teachers and librarians also accompany each story to facilitate discussion.Teachers, librarians, and information specialists find that stories engage stTrade ReviewBoth school and public children's librarians will find this a valuable resource … It presents a nuanced perspective on the importance of story in fostering cultural competency and advice on effective storytelling … Highly recommended. * American Libraries *Table of ContentsForeword: Sharing the Love: Honoring Our World's Cultures through Storiesix Margaret Read MacDonald Introduction Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford Prologue: Why Folktales? Milbre Burch 1.Voices Lifting Up the Legacy of the First Nations Gluskonba and the Animals: A Traditional Abenaki Story1 Retold by Joseph Bruchac Why Thunder is a Friend to the Cherokees5 As told by Gayle Ross Lifting the Sky: A Salish Star Story Told by Vi (taq?š?blu) Hilbert9 Recounted by Rebecca Chamberlain The Changer (duk?ib?l)11 Told by Chief William Shelton, Tulalip 1923 Dance in a Buffalo Skull16 Retold by Zitkala-Sa 2.Voices Coursing from the Mountains and Seas East to the Pacific Ocean and Beyond The Crane Wife21 Retold by Anne Shimojima Legend of the Morning Glory25 Adapted by Brenda Wong Aoki Help Yourself: A Folktale from Hawaii40 Retold by Nyla Fujii-Babb The Man Who Could Make the Trees Blossom (Hanasaka Jiijii)43 Retold by Alton Takiyama-Chung Boundless Strength: A Japanese Legend48 Retold by Motoko 3.Voices Carried West from Europe to the Span of Two American Continents The Time Jack Went to Seek His Fortune55 Retold by Donald Davis Margarita, La Cucarachita60 Adapted by Olga Loya The Tunic of a Happy Man64 Retold by Antonio Sacre La Llorona70 Crafted by Jasmin Cardenas Chango and the Drum77 Retold by David Gonzalez 4.Voices Declaring the Diversity of the African Diaspora Sukeyna's Journey: A Wolof Tale79 Adapted by Charlotte Blake Alston From the story "Kumba Am Ndey ak Kumba Amul Ndey" Yelling without Being Loud86 By Rex Ellis (with an accompanying folktale by Lyn Ford) Contests: Tales of Competition and Determination91 Retold by Lyn Ford Adachi: A Dilemma Tale95 By Karen "Queen Nur" Abdul-Malik (with an accompanying folktale by Lyn Ford) Anansi and the Magic Cauldron: An Ashanti Tale100 Retold by Bobby Norfolk Ole Sis Goose105 As told by Diane Ferlatte 5.Voices Beyond Boundaries: A Deeper Understanding When the Story Is Ended: Storytelling for Community-Building109 By Charles Temple Epilogue: Where Do We Go from Here? Heather Forest Index About the Editors
£37.05
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Reference and Information Services
Book SynopsisThis revised and updated sixth edition of Reference and Information Services continues the book''s rich tradition, covering all phases of reference and information services with less emphasis on print and more emphasis on strategies and scenarios.Reference and Information Services is the go-to textbook for MSLIS and i-School courses on reference services and related topics. It is also a helpful handbook for practitioners. Authors include LIS faculty and professionals who have relevant degrees in their areas and who have published extensively on their topics. The first half of the book provides an overview of reference services and techniques for service provision, including the reference interview, ethics, instruction, reader''s advisory, and services to diverse populations including children. This part of the book establishes a foundation of knowledge on reference service and frames each topic with ethical and social justice perspectives. The second part of the boTrade ReviewEssential reading for all librarians, particularly those with a concentration in reference and bibliographic instruction. * Library Journal Starred Review *
£58.90
Continuum Publishing Corporation Academic Vocabulary in Learner Writing
Book SynopsisAcademic vocabulary is in fashion, as witnessed by the increasing number of books published on the topic. In the first part of this book , Magali Paquot scrutinizes the concept of ''academic vocabulary'' and proposes a corpus-driven procedure based on the criteria of keyness, range and evenness of distribution to select academic words that could be part of a common-core academic vocabulary syllabus.In the second part, the author offers a thorough analysis of academic vocabulary in the International Corpus of Learner English (ICLE) and describes the factors that account for learners'' difficulties in academic writing. She then focuses on the role of corpora, and more particularly, learner corpora, in EAP material design. It is the first monograph in which Granger''s (1996) Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis is used to compare 10 ICLE learner sub-corpora, in order to distinguish between linguistic features that are shared by learners from a wide range of mother tongue backgrounds and uniTrade Review"One of the most controversial issues in EAP curriculum development is the question of whether the focus of instruction should be geared toward general academic instruction or toward discipline-specific features. The work of Magali Paquot shows that there exists a culture of academic literacy signalled by a range of non-technical vocabulary which can be used by undergraduate students in diverse disciplines, particularly those words or phrases for marking major academic functions, such as defining, exemplifying, classifying, and reporting the viewpoints of other scholars. This book holds important implications for teachers of academic writing to all novice writers, both native and non-native. The findings the author has presented should be incorporated into materials development for undergraduate teaching." -- Joanne Neff van Aertselaer, Centro Superior de Idiomas Modernos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, SpainThe book is well organized... is definitely a reference and a source of ideas for teaching EFL as well as for designing teaching materials. -- The International Journal of Multicultural Education... this book effectively addresses a range of relevant issues in investigating academic vocabulary in learner writing. The book will appeal to researchers, scholars and graduate students who are interested in conducting research studies in this field. The volume could also be used in graduate level classes, especially doctoral seminars, on discourse studies and corpus linguistics. -- Discourse Studies 13 (6)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction Section 1: Academic Vocabulary 1. What is academic vocabulary? 2. A data-driven approach to the selection of academic vocabulary Section 2: Learners' Use of Academic Vocabulary 3. Investigating learner language 4. Rhetorical functions in expert academic writing 5. Academic vocabulary in the International Corpus of Learner English Section 3: Implications and Conclusions 6. Pedagogical implications 7. General conclusion References Appendix Subject index Author index
£36.09
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Brute Force
Book SynopsisSeveral years later, IBM responded with a system called Lucifer that came to simply be known as DES (data encryption standard).The strength of an encryption system is best measured by the attacks it is able to withstand, and because DES was the federal standard, many tried to test its limits.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: An excellent story about the thousands of volunteers who battled to prove that the aging standard for date encryption was too weak and to wrestle strong cryptography from the control of the U.S. government...It is a worthy book for almost anyone who has a computer. -Louis Kruh, Cryptologia, Volume 30, 2006 Brute Force is about as entertaining a read as you will get on cryptography. It provides a detailed account of how DES was taken down and is an interesting read for any student of cryptography and the crypto wars of the 1990s. -Ben Rothke, UnixReview.com, September 2005 Matt Curtin was right at the heart of the Deschall cracking effort, and his book is excellent in describing the day-to-day progress towards the goal... -Richard Clayton, Times Higher Education Supplement (U.K.), October 2005 "This book is an exciting popular account of an important event nearly ten years ago in the social history of cryptography. … The book is written to tell the story of how the DESCHALL (Des challenge) project came together, to encourage interest in cryptography amongst the young and to make the subject more accessible to people. It would seem to be successful on all counts." (P. D. F. Ion, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2006 j) "DESCHALL’s goal was to search through 72 quadrillion keys to demonstrate the feasibility of a brute force attack on DES … . Curtin starts with the genesis of DES … . he manages to keep interest alive with a taut but lively prose, a focus on the human element of the story … . the non-technical reader will appreciate the evocative similes … . Perhaps most intriguing in Curtin’s narrative are … the human and social aspect of divvying up the workload … ." (Daniel Bilar, MathDL, November, 2005)Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. 90MHZ Pentium 2. Data Encryption Standard 3. Key Length 3.1 Symmetric Cryptography 3.2 Codes 3.3. Susceptibility to Brute Force Attacks 3.4 Substitution Ciphers 3.5 Asymetric Cryptography 4. RSA Crypto Challenge 5. Law Enforcement Concerns 6. Supercomputer 7. Show Me the Code 8. Project Follows Code 9. Organizing DESCHALL 10. Announcing DESCHALL 11. Getting Attention 12. Front Running 13. Haystack 14. Clients 14.1 Verser DES Key Search Method 14.2 More Speed for Intel 15. Architecture 15.1 Boot Disks 15.2 Client Management 15.3 Dialup Users 15.3.1. Dialup in Windows 15.3.2. Dialup in OS/2 16. Every Machine Counts 17. Competition 18. Summer Vacation 19. 100% CPU 20.Transition 21. Requests 22. Perseverance 23. Network 24. Download 25. SolNET 26. Get Off Your Duff 27. Short Circuit 28. Media 29. Volume 30. Too Much Is Never Enough 31. Proposal 32. In the Lead 33. Recruit 34. SolNET Drops Off 35. Threats 36. Crypto News 37. Rivalry 38. Overdrive 39. Disturbed 40. Back Door 41. Second Stage 42. Obstacle 43. DESGUI 44. Export 45. Keeping It Together 46. Getting Word Out 47. No DESCHALL Here 48. Schedule 49. SolNET Stumbles 50. A Few Hundred Clients 51. New Statistics 52. Bitslice 53. Crypto Battle 54. SolNET Recovers 55. Server Outrage 56. SGI 57. Netlag 58. Terminal Velocity 59. Photoshoot 60. Integrity 61. Workaround 62. Morale 63.Strong Cryptography Makes the World a Safer Place 64. Talking Head 65. Effect 66. Saying the Course 67. Five Years Later 68. Next Steps 68.1 Other Stuff A DESCHALL Press Release
£23.74
Rowman & Littlefield Ming China 13681644
Book SynopsisThis engaging, deeply informed book provides the first concise history of one of China''s most important eras. Leading scholar John W. Dardess offers a thematically organized political, social, and economic exploration of China from 1368 to 1644. He examines how the Ming dynasty was able to endure for 276 years, illuminating Ming foreign relations and border control, the lives and careers of its sixteen emperors, its system of governance and the kinds of people who served it, its great class of literati, and finally the mass outlawry that, in unhappy conjunction with the Manchu invasions from outside, ended the once-mighty dynasty in the mid-seventeenth century. The Ming witnessed the beginning of China''s contact with the West, and its story will fascinate all readers interested in global as well as Asian history.Trade ReviewDardess’s achievement is that he has condensed the whole story into a neat book under 150 pages long. . . . Dardess’s focus on why the Ming dynasty endured, as opposed to why it failed, is both refreshing and necessary. . . . Ming China will inspire the student and challenge the specialist and is thus a very positive contribution. * Journal of Asian Studies *In this deft, elegant overview of the Ming Dynasty, Dardess (Univ. of Kansas), one of the most eminent living scholars of the period, effortlessly compresses over two and a half centuries of history into a mere 148 pages of text, including notes for further reading. Five chapters cover the Ming empire from its frontiers to its center, and from the apex of power down to the level of bandits and outlaws. Dardess argues that the dynasty was a powerful and enduring polity whose culture was shaped by the chronic steppe threat on its northern border and the efforts of the literati at the center of society to adapt to changing economic and political realities. . . . The single best introduction to the Ming Dynasty available. An excellent starting point for those interested in the period. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. * CHOICE *An entirely original and fresh recounting of Ming history. The genius of the work is in its innovative organization, which economically structures the story into five lively chapters that build logically one upon the other to move vertically down the strata of Ming society while developing a chronological narrative within each chapter. This much-needed book will appeal both to general readers and to students of Chinese history and culture. -- Edward L. Farmer, University of MinnesotaTable of ContentsChapter 1: Frontiers Chapter 2: Emperors Chapter 3: Governance Chapter 4: Literati Chapter 5: Outlaws Further Reading
£86.70
Rowman & Littlefield The Japanese Family in Transition
Book SynopsisIn 1958, Suzanne and Ezra Vogel embedded themselves in a Tokyo suburban community, interviewing six middle-class families regularly for a year. Their research led to Japan's New Middle Class, a classic work on the sociology of Japan. Now, Suzanne Hall Vogel's compelling sequel traces the evolution of Japanese society over the ensuing decades through the lives of three of these ordinary yet remarkable women and their daughters and granddaughters. Vogel contends that the role of the professional housewife constrained Japanese middle-class women in the postwar eraand yet it empowered them as well. Precisely because of fixed gender roles, with women focusing on the home and children while men focused on work, Japanese housewives had remarkable authority and autonomy within their designated realm. Wives and mothers now have more options than their mothers and grandmothers did, but they find themselves unprepared to cope with this new era of choice. These gripping biographies poignantly illuTrade ReviewThis book is likely to become a standard reference—even a classic—among scholars and students of postwar Japanese social and cultural life. Written toward the end of the author's long and distinguished career as a Harvard psychotherapist and student of Japan (in close alliance with her former husband, the highly regarded Harvard professor Ezra Vogel), her book displays compassion, deep analysis, sensitivity, and humane wisdom not only about Japanese families, but also about Americans interacting with Japanese. The book is organized around three case studies, each with a quite different story to tell in contrast to the others, with very close family and anecdotal details that lead the reader to think of them not as subjects of case studies so much as personal acquaintances. The Vogel's son Steven, a distinguished scholar of Japanese studies at Berkeley, helped his mother with the editing and preparation for an English-language edition. The writing is clear—often even charming—and accessible to readers without much background in Japanese language and culture, although the book will work best for those with some familiarity with the Japanese language and culture in the past sixty years. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. * CHOICE *The Japanese Family in Transition focuses on the good wives and wise mothers of three of the families featured in Japan’s New Middle Class, and is . . . unfailingly interesting. Most of Vogel’s observations about her subjects—not least that they are different from one another—ring true [in her] skillful and unadorned observation. * Japan Times *[A] detailed portrait not just of Japanese housewives but also the arc of life courses that stretch from Japan’s colonial empire through the new millennium. Framed by two chapters offering analysis and discussion of larger social trends, the bulk of this book consists of extensive and affecting case stories from three women Vogel first met in 1958. Although these women are housewives, and that status deeply impacts the course of their lives, the book captures a tremendous range of their experiences, reflecting sociohistorical and economic particularities, as well as their own personalities. . . . The three life histories at the center of this book each feel like epic narratives, full of the twists and turns that populate most lives, real and fictional. . . .The Japanese Family in Transition will be extremely helpful for scholars looking for cases to illustrate any of a range of social or family norms in twentieth-century Japan. . . .The volume will be a lasting legacy to [the author] and to the people within. * Social Science Japan Journal *The author offers a rich social, cultural and historical context for the concept of the family. For example, readers are made aware that the employment of a live-in maid was once popular among the urban middle class, and the development of the rice-cooker changed the housewife’s daily routine. . . .[T]he stories of the women are written in a deeply personal manner likely to prompt reflection on the part of the reader. * Asian Studies Review *Suzanne Vogel's The Japanese Family in Transition: From the Professional Housewife Ideal to the Dilemmas of Choice is a warm, readable book based on her decades-long relationships with six families from suburban Tokyo. . . .[T]his is an engaging book that many will enjoy reading and find deeply resonant. It is written for a generalist audience and would make a good addition to a course on changing gender roles in Japan or on Japanese society at mid-century. * The Journal of Japanese Studies *A humanely rendered and often poignant exploration of the place of the professional housewife in Japan over the past half-century. Vogel’s study examines the still salient but rapidly waning influence of the post-War sengyō shufu ideal in Japanese society. Drawing on decades of professional and personal interactions with a group of Japanese women and their respective families, Vogel reveals the considerable variation in individual experiences and divergent household trajectories that are often elided under the label, ‘middle class.’. . . The result is an accessibly written monograph that resonates with contemporary studies of Japanese women and family life, while reflecting the rewards and challenges of long ethnographic engagement. * Asian Journal of Social Science *Suzanne Vogel writes in refreshingly clean prose with a remarkably deft handling of history and context: family, gender, work patterns, and the shift in labor relations and the economy. The book is smart and timely. And I like the take-away message—that there is something that people and the government can do. -- Anne Allison, Duke University; author of Permitted and Prohibited Desires: Mothers, Comics, and Censorship in JapanFifty years after the publication of the classic Japan's New Middle Class, Suzanne Vogel has produced a memorable sequel that focuses not on the salarymen but on their wives. It is a warm and engaging portrait of the changes as well as the continuities in Japanese family life. -- William Kelly, Yale University; editor of Fanning the Flames: Fans and Consumer Culture in Contemporary JapanSuzanne Vogel is perfectly placed to offer an important and unique perspective on the changing role of Japanese women. Her compelling portrait of the everyday triumphs and frustrations of Japan’s postwar ‘professional’ housewives offers an important new lens for understanding how the postwar ideal of the ‘perfect household’ and maintaining appearances contributes to the new manifestations of psychological stress we see today. -- Michael Zielenziger, journalist and author of Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost GenerationTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Postwar Ideal Chapter 2: Mrs. Tanaka: Embracing the Role Chapter 3: Mrs. Itou: Resisting the Role Chapter 4: Mrs. Suzuki: Power and Submission Chapter 5: New Strains
£47.25
Rowman & Littlefield Envisioning Our Preferred Future
Book SynopsisVolume 8 of the series Creating the 21st-Century Academic Library is focused on new services, directions, job duties and responsibilities for librarians in academic libraries of the 21st century. Topics include research data management services, web services, improving web design for library interfaces, cooperative virtual reference services, directions on research in the 21st-century academic library, innovative uses of physical library spaces, uses of social media for disseminating scholarly research, information architecture and usability studies, the importance of special collections and archival collections, and lessons learned in digitization and digital projects planning and management. Data management services are highlighted in the context of a consortium of smaller liberal arts and regional institutions who share a common institutional repository. Survey research plays a role in a number of chapters. One provides insight into how academic libraries are currently approaching wTrade ReviewAs the eighth publication in the series on Creating the 21st-Century Academic Library, this volume looks at how academic libraries are changing through new jobs and services. It contains 14 papers that present a combination of case studies, original survey research, and thought pieces. A wide range of topics are covered, from web services, web design, the use of social media, virtual reference services, data curation, special collections, and institutional repositories. Like the other volumes in this series, it is international in nature with contributors representing five nations: Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Spain, and the U.S. Standout chapters include one that discusses librarians as change agents and another that looks at the future roles of academic librarians to support research. This collection will be of interest to academic librarians who are struggling to find their place within the ever-changing nature of higher education today and tomorrow. * Booklist *[The book] will provide an examination of special collections in the 21st century and a specific case study on digitization that may inform a library’s digitization program. The topics are current and the writing is clear and easy to understand. Academic librarians thinking about how their role might evolve in the near term will find this book to be a useful tool and conversation starter…. I would recommend this book to libraries that are currently exploring new roles, services, and directions on their campus, and would highly recommend this book to those that are exploring a topic covered in a given chapter within the book. The chapters…will provide worthwhile perspective and additional information on a topic of concern. Front-line librarians and managers in content areas will find relevant information about their specialty, and library administrators will find the book useful as an overview of current work in emerging areas of interest. * Technical Services Quarterly *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 An overview of research data management in regional libraries in North Carolina Mark Stoffan Chapter 2 The future of library web services Vincci Kwong Chapter 3 QuestionPoint at the City University of New York: providing cooperative virtual reference services within and beyond a large academic institution Robin Brown, Beth Evans, Courtney Walsh Chapter 4 Becoming the library? Research librarians and the future of academic libraries Rebecca Parker Chapter 5 Physical library spaces and services: the uses and perceptions of humanities and social sciences undergraduate students Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic, Boris Badurina, Kornelija Petr Balog Chapter 6 The role of academic reference librarians in copyright Eduardo Graziosi Silva Chapter 7 Disseminating scholarly output through social media Angel Borrego Chapter 8 Information architecture and usability as new fields for librarians Christopher Ewing Chapter 9 Intentional synergy: the new librarian as co-learner Topher Lawton Chapter 10 Libraries and student privacy in the digital age: the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Jennifer Wondracek Chapter 11 Librarians as web designers Jenny Brandon Chapter 12 Change-making in the new librarianship Le Yang, Li Fu Chapter 13 Archives and special collections in the digital world Katherine M. Crowe, Steven Fisher Chapter 14 Lessons learned: a case study in digital collection missteps and recovery Joy Marie Perrin Index About the Editor and Contributors
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding Semantics
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Semantics, Second Edition, provides an engaging and accessible introduction to linguistic semantics. The first part takes the reader through a step-by-step guide to the main phenomena and notions of semantics, covering levels and dimensions of meaning, ambiguity, meaning and context, logical relations and meaning relations, the basics of noun semantics, verb semantics and sentence semantics. The second part provides a critical introduction to the basic notions of the three major theoretical approaches to meaning: structuralism, cognitive semantics and formal semantics.Key features include: A consistent mentalist perspective on meaning Broad coverage of lexical and sentence semantics, including three new chapters discussing deixis, NP semantics, presuppositions, verb semantics and frames Examples from a wider range of languages that include German, Japanese, Spanish and Russian. Practical exercises on linguistic Trade ReviewPraise for the first edition "Understanding Semantics is an original and innovative resource for introductory courses on linguistic semantics, excelling in particular in conciseness and accessibility of presentation."Linguistics 43-2 "Löbner's book is strongly recommended and is best seen as a starting point in one's inquiry into what semantics comprises."Luna Filipovic Kleiner, Journal of Pragmatics Praise for the second edition "Sebastian Löbner deserves great credit for producing an introduction to linguistic meaning that is both accessible and thorough." Chris Lucas, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK "This excellent and well-written introductory textbook provides students with easy access to the fascinating world of semantics." Klaus von Heusinger, University of Cologne, Germany "Sebastian Löbner’s Understanding Semantics is a rare treat for both seasoned researchers in semantics and novices to the field, and I believe this book should be on every semantics curriculum as it has been on mine since it first appeared." Luna Filipovic, University of East Anglia, UK "Without stinting on presenting core areas of sentential logic, predication, and lexical relations, the new edition of this comprehensive survey of semantics is enhanced by three new chapters. Students will benefit from the exercises that cover the intersection of semantic and pragmatics at the lexical, sentential and cognitive levels and require seeking evidence from their own as well as typologically diverse languages." Laurel Smith Stvan, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Table of Contents1. Meaning and semantics2. Dimensions of meaning3. Ambiguity4. Meaning and context5. Predication6. Verbs7. Meaning and logic8. Meaning relations9. Meaning components10. Meaning and language comparison11. Meaning and cognition12. Frames13. Formal semantics
£43.99
