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Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1967. In The Landed Interest and the Supply of Food James Caird reconsidered the position of British agriculture a generation after the appearance of his High Farming pamphlet and his English Agriculture in 1850 and 1851. Much of this text was devoted to a reconsideration of the structure of landownership and farming, and the relations between landlord and tenant. This is the fifth edition.Table of ContentsHome and foreign supply of food; changes and progress in agriculture in recent years; soil, climate and crops; distribution of landed property; landowner, farmer and labourer; land improvement; recent rise in the value of land; the government in its connection with agriculture; waste lands and copyholds; church, crown and charity estates; the future; agricultural prospects; appendix. (Part contents).

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Book SynopsisThe deepening and widening of the EU has thrown its changing internal and external borders into sharp relief. This work demonstrates that borders are key spaces within which issues such as identity, memory and trust, and communication between states continue to be played out and transformed.Table of ContentsChapter 1; Why Study Borders Now?, James Anderson, Liam O'Dowd, Thomas M. Wilson; Chapter 2 The Changing Significanceof European Borders, Liam O'Dowd; Chapter 3 Borders of Comfort:Spatial Economic Bordering Processesin the European Union, Henk Van Houtum; Chapter 4 Cross-Border Environmental Governanceand EC Law, Richard Macrory, Sharon Turner; Chapter 5 Talking across Frontiers: Building Communicationbetween Emergency Services, Edward Johnson; Chapter 6 Cross-border Police Cooperation: The Kent Experience, Frank Gallagher; Chapter 7 Cross-border Governancein the Baltic Sea Region, James Wesley Scott; Chapter 8 The Euroregion and the Maximization ofSocial Capital: Pro Europa Viadrina, Jonathan Grix, Vanda Knowles; Chapter 9 Cross-border Cooperation in the Upper Adriatic, Milan Bufon; Abstracts; Notes on Contributors Index;

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Book SynopsisMedical confidentiality is universally recognised as a value worth protecting. However, difficulties arise when confidential medical information becomes relevant in the context of crime prevention and criminal prosecution. Should medical confidentiality be upheld where the physician holds information which is essential for the investigation of a serious crime; for establishing the truth in a criminal trial; for an accused's defence; or for the prevention of a criminal offence? And according to which criteria should such decisions be made? Based on an examination of different approaches in medical ethics and a comparison of the relevant law of France, Germany, England and Wales and the US, this book analyses how a balance of the competing interests can best be struck.Trade Review'...clearly well written and researched...' Crime Prevention and International Safety: An International Journal '...remarkable as much for the quality of its developments as the pertinence of its comparative analysis of French, German English and American legislations...this work will be valued for its didactic nature, as exemplified by the brief conclusions and syntheses that punctuate each chapter, and its pragmatic vision.' Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Gesundheitsrecht 'Well researched and clearly written, it is a thorough examination of a specific issue, and offers an excellent analysis of how best to balance the competing interests at stake.' Bulletin of Medical EthicsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction. Ethical Considerations: Main schools of medical ethics; Autonomy, privacy and confidentiality; Conflicts of interests in the context of criminal prosecution and crime prevention; Conclusion. European Law: Protection of Medical Confidentiality: European convention on human rights; European convention on human rights and biomedicine; Data protection directive 95/46/EC; European charter of fundamental rights. Disclosure in the Context of Crime Prevention and Criminal Prosecution: Criminal prosecution; Conflicting defence rights; Crime prevention; Summary. French Law: Protection of Medical Confidentiality: Medical confidentiality as a fundamental right; Protection under criminal law; Protection under private law; Professional obligation; Summary. Disclosure in the Context of Crime Prevention and Criminal Prosecution: General and absolute obligation of medical confidentiality; Obligation to give testimony; Defence rights of the physician; Effects of the patient's consent; Obligation to disclose certain information; Admissibility of the physician's testimony; Search for and seizure of medical records; Summary and conclusion. German Law: Protection of Medical Confidentiality: Medical confidentiality as a fundamental right; Protection under criminal law; Protection under contract and tort law; Professional obligation; Summary. Disclosure in the Context of Crime Prevention and Criminal Prosecution: A physician's testimony in criminal court; Crime prevention; Confidential material exempt from search and seizure; Summary and conclusion. English Law: Protection of Medical Confidentiality: Medical confidentiality as a fundamental right; Contractual obligation; Equitable duty; Statutory obligations and criminal offences; Professional obligation; Summary. Disclosure in the Context of Crime Prevention and Criminal Prosecution: State access to confidential medical information; Voluntary disclosure by the physician; Summary and conclusion. American Law: Protection of Medical Confidentiality: Constitutional privacy protection; Statutory obligations; Private law actions for breach of medical confidentiality; Professional obligation; Summary. Disclosure in the Context of Crime Prevention and Criminal Prosecution: Federal law; State law; Summary and conclusion. Comparative Conclusions: Protection of Medical Confidentiality: Constitutional protection; Scope and means of protection; Differences between common law and civil law approaches. Disclosure in the Context of Crime Prevention and Criminal Prosecution: Medical privilege in criminal courts; Defence rights; Crime prevention. Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisFreedom in the Worldis an institutional effort by Freedom House to monitor the progress and decline of political rights and civil liberties in 192 nations and 17 related and disputed territories.Table of ContentsThe Survey Team; The 2001-2002 Freedom House Survey of Freedom; Freedom in the Age of Terrorism; The Limits of Political Liberalization in the Middle East; War, Terrorism, and Civil Liberties; Introduction to Country and Related Territory Reports; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burma (Myanmar); Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville); Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa); Costa Rica; Côte D’lvoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus (Greek); Czech Republic; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; East Timor; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Korea, North; Korea, South; Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia; Moldova; Monaco; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Romania; Russia; Rwanda; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; San Marino; São Tomé and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles; Siena Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan (Rep. of China); Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro); Zambia; Zimbabwe; Armenia/Azerbaijan; China; Macao; Tibet; Georgia; India; Indonesia; Iraq; Israel; Moldova; Morocco; Russia; Turkey; United Kingdom; United States; Yugoslavia; Survey Methodology—2001-2002; Tables and Ratings; Sources

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Book SynopsisJrgen Habermas, speaking of postmodern society, remarked that extension of the means of communication not only allows a wide range of information, but it also encourages permanent connections between different peoples, cultures, and social discourses. It thus facilitates better general understanding, a clarifying of real or apparent contradictions. But this process becomes truly positive only when it is performed between equal members. Globalization of information does not minimize the possibility of conflict or terrorism, if fundamental social problems are not resolved or at least approached in an active way.This volume examines the major upheavals of the twentieth century and views within the framework of these events and challenges implications for the future. Values and Cultural Changes in the Postmodern World, by Zygmunt Bauman explores the changing meaning of space in the globalizing environment; S.N. Eisenstadt analyzes the destructive components of modernity; and IrviTable of Contents1: Values and Cultural Changes in the Postmodern World; 1: Space in the Globalizing World; 2: Barbarism and Modernity; 3: Social Science as Cultural Formation; 2: Social Development and Policies in Contemporary Society; 4: Development of Applied Social Science—The World Bank Experience; 5: Progressing Health and Healthcare; 3: Societies in Transition—Eastern Europe; 6: Socialist and Capitalist Experiments in the Twentieth Century—The Case of Russia; 7: Post-Communist Societies; 4: The Jewish World; 8: Jewish Identities and the Diaspora—The Diaspora Paradigm Confronting Modernity; 9: The Jews of Independent Poland—Linguistic and Cultural Changes; 10: Who Rules Israel?; 11: Despoliation, Reparation, Compensation

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Book SynopsisLearn about the real lives of sex workers by exploring the sex industry from the inside!Explore the insightful--and oftentimes intense--accounts of sex workers who look squarely into the eyes of their clients, the sex industry, and society as a whole. Tricks and Treats delivers private stories about homo- and heterosexual encounters that sex workers usually confide only in each other. Not another âœwhy I became a prostituteâ book, it provocatively turns the tables on the buyers of sex, giving you a window into sex workersâlives. Tricks and Treats gives you straightforward accounts by sex workers to help you understand the pleasures, attractions, and truths of this profession. Tricks and Treats tantalizes with its powerful collection of tales from a diverse group of male, female, and transgendered sex workers. Their commercial, cultural, emotional, sexual, (il)legal, and even spiritual relationships with their clients are discussed in intimate detail. You will explore accounts from sTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Tricks and Treats: An Introduction Tricks 1. Shut Up 2. My Path to Sanity 3. Man of God 4. The Porn Queen 5. Champagne Tastes on a Crystal Budget 6. Getting Fucked 7. Porn Moguls 8. A Slice of “The Life” Treats 9. Bodhisattvas Among Us: Compassionate Sex Workers 10. Clocking In 11. The House I Grew Up In 12. Numbers 13. Joel 14. Toward a Taxonomy of Tricks: A Whore Considers the Age-Old Question, “What Do Clients Want?” 15. In Love with My Work Tricks & Treats 16. Thirty Years 17. A Few Friends 18. Scrapbook 19. Two Sides 20. A Complicated Business 21. Payment by Donation: Every Sperm is Sacred 22. Orange Phone 23. Outreach 24. Luck Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisMake the most of your human services training or practice with these electronic tools!Human Services Technology: Innovations in Practice and Education shows how technology can help practitioners, educators, organizations, and agencies to overcome obstacles, develop problem-solving skills in adults and children, and resolve fear/anxiety issues. It also illustrates how the right software can make a profound difference in the learning experience by transforming students from passive consumers to proactive information hunters. The first half of this vital book highlights well-designed, user-friendly, practice-focused software for use with children and youth, including Funny Face, Bruce?s Multimedia Story, Say No With Donny, Talking it Out, and more. These can be used in play therapy, as a child welfare aid, as an educative/preventative intervention for a variety of issues, and for problem solving in school. This half of the book continues with six chapters discussing soTable of Contents Preface Introduction TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE Introduction to Technology for Social Work Practice YOUTH ?Funny Face?: Shareware for Child Counseling and Play Therapy Interactive Media for Child Care and Counseling: New Resources, New Opportunities Computer Integrated Drug Prevention?Combining Multi-Media and Social Group Work Practice to Teach Inner City Israeli 6th Graders How to Say No to Drugs ?Talking It Out?: A Computer-Based Mediation Process for Adolescents Clients as Co-Developers of Multimedia Software: Two HIV/AIDS Training Programs for Kids ADULTS An Online Stress Management Support Group for Social Workers Risk Management in Online Services Practice Computer-Supported Distance Art Therapy: A Focus on Traumatic Illness Electronic Technology for Social Work Education and Practice: The Application of Telephone Technology to Counseling Videoconferencing in Telepsychiatry Applying Group Support Systems in Social Work Education and Practice TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION Introduction: Technology in Education WEB-BASED COURSES COW: Conferencing on the Web Facilitating Interactions Among Students and Faculty via Web-Based Conferencing Systems DISTANCE LEARNING Connecting Aboriginal Learners in Remote Communities: An Online Social Work Course High Tech and High Touch: The Human Face of Online Education CD-ROM/VIDEODISC Counseling Simulations: An Interactive CD-ROM Approach Better Listening: Paraphrasing and Perception Checking?A Study of the Effectiveness of a Multimedia Skills Training Program Multimedia Interactive Training Development?Journey: Discovering Social Services CD-ROM The Development of a Multimedia Training Project: Rewards and Challenges of the Multidisciplinary Team Conclusion Bibliography Index Reference Notes Included

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Book SynopsisDevelop resources to overcome the obstacles preventing recovery Not everyone facing difficult life situations has the resources to recover. Many times, we must deal with these problems alone or without a wide base of support. Becoming Your Own Emotional Support System provides practical ideas and encouragement to help people alienated from the consolation of others to become a community of one. This unique book guides individuals through the step-by-step process of developing the self-support system vital to the early stages of successful recovery. Both comprehensive and easy to read, Becoming Your Own Emotional Support System is designed as a how-to manual for those who are coping with life’s challenging circumstances but lack the necessary emotional support. It is an important tool that empowers while it educates. Through three easy-to-understand sections, this book presents a useable method for coping with tumultuous situations and making Table of Contents Foreword (Clark D. Campbell) Preface Acknowledgments SECTION I: THOSE IN NEED OF A COMMUNITY OF ONETHEIR STORIES Chapter 1. One Is the Loneliest Number: When New Identities Are Forced Upon Us Maryanne’s Story of Divorce Maryanne’s Need for a Community of One A New Identity Enforced by Divorce Responses to Divorce That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 2. May I Introduce You?: Discovering Our Lost Selves Joan’s Story of Chronic Illness Joan’s Need for a Community of One Changes Wrought by Chronic Illness Responses to Chronic Illness That Could Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 3. Finding the Strength Within: Accessing the Hidden Treasure of Our Spiritual Resources Dan’s Story of Spiritual Crisis Dan’s Need for a Community of One The Tarnishing of Spiritual Resources Responses to Situations of Spiritual Crisis That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 4. The Truth About the Royal Family: Stigmas Can Make Finding Support a Challenge Maggie’s Story of Sexual Abuse Maggie’s Need for a Community of One The Isolating Effects of Sexual Abuse Responses to Sexual Abuse That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 5. Cleaning House: Identifying the Unnecessary and Letting It Go Terry’s Story of ADHD and Job Loss Terry’s Need for a Community of One Repercussions of ADHD Such as Job Loss Responses to ADHD and Job Loss That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 6. Goals for the Real World: Examining Expectations April’s Story of Mental Illness April’s Need for a Community of One The Challenges of Realistically Living with Mental Illness Responses to Mental Illness That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 7. Coming Out of Hiding: Cutting the Weighty Issue of Obesity Down to Size Laura’s Story of Obesity Laura’s Need for a Community of One The Stigma of Obesity Responses to Obesity That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 8. Skydiving and Other Necessary Risks: Stagnant Waters Only Grow Mold Sue’s Story of Alcoholism Sue’s Need for a Community of One Risks Required to Conquer Addictions Responses to Addictions That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 9. A Leap of Faith: Exploring Strange New Worlds Diana’s Story of Domestic Violence Diana’s Need for a Community of One Daring to Take a Leap of Faith Responses to Domestic Violence That Lead to Creating a Community of One SECTION II: BARRIERS TO CREATING A COMMUNITY OF ONE Chapter 10. Taking the World by Storm: Facing Our Fears and Moving On Chapter 11. Guilt Must Go!: Guilt Can Be Good But Needs to Be Temporary Chapter 12. Corralling Crazy Thinking: Correcting Thought Distortions Chapter 13. Selecting Your Frame of Mind: Choosing Our Life Perspective SECTION III: CREATING A COMMUNITY OF ONE Chapter 14. Sitting with Suffering: Growing Through Grief Chapter 15. The Value of Vision: Creating a Map for Future Direction Chapter 16. Tools of the Trade: Skill Development Chapter 17. Never Give Up: A Call for Hope Epilogue. A Final Word References Index

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Book SynopsisLearn effective PTSD group treatment The awareness of psychological trauma has grown exponentially in the past decade, and clinicians in many areas have increasingly found themselves confronted with the need to provide trauma-related services to clients. Still, there remains a serious lack of manuals that guide clinicians using group therapy to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy for Women: A Clinician's Manual is the important, how-to resource that fills this void with a successful theory-based, field-tested model of group therapy for traumatized women. Concise and full of clinical examples, this helpful text includes a session-by-session guide for clinicians and a workbook for clients. Comprehensive and practical, Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy for Women: A Clinician's Manual not only describes the theory, method, and rationale for this effective treatment, but also offers a complete, step-by-step clinician's manual andTable of ContentsCourtois, Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part I: The Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy Model. Objectives and Rationale. Trauma-Centered Psychotherapy. Critical Elements of Group Therapy. A Developmental Theoretical Framework. Normal Development and the Processes of Accommodation and Assimilation. Impact of Trauma on Developmental Processes. Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy Treatment Strategy. Group Therapy Procedures and Rules. Client Screening and Assessment. Treatment Phases. Group Procedures. Group Rules. Managing Traumatic Reenactments. Preparation. Specific Steps. Summary. Part II: Session-by-session Lecture Series. Phase I Sessions. Session 1: Disclosing the Trauma. Session 2: Shame and Identity. Session 3: The Void and Emptiness. Session 4: Moving from Rage to Forgiveness. Session 5: Womanhood: My Ally or My Enemy? Phase II Sessions. Session 6: You Are Not the Trauma. Session 7: Knowing Your Symptoms Increases Your Control. Session 8: Your Body is Not Your Enemy. Session 9: Cutting Off People Continues Your Isolation. Session 10: Stop the Dumping. Session: 11: Putting it Right. Phase III Sessions. Session 12: Finding Meaning in Your Life. Session 13: Moving into the Future. Session 14: Saying Goodbye. Session 15: Achieving Transformation. Session 16: Standing in the Truth of One’s Testimony. Chapter 8. The Graduation Ceremony. Giving Testimony and Bearing Witness. Inviting Society to Take on Responsibility for Its Members. Providing a Positive Homecoming Experience. Specific Procedures for Conducting the Graduation Ceremony. Part III: Ensuring Success with Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy. Therapist Competencies and Challenges. Critical Therapist Characteristics. Specific Challenges for the Therapist. Empirical Support for Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy. Summary of the Study. Method. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Appendix A: Handout for the Graduation Ceremony. Appendix B: Workbooks. Appendix C: Women’s Trauma Program. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe nature of memory for everyday events, and the contexts that can affect it, are controversial topics being investigated by researchers in cognitive, social, clinical, and developmental/lifespan psychology today. This book brings many of these researchers together in an attempt to unpack the contextual and processing variables that play a part in everyday memory, particularly for emotion-laden events. They discuss the mental structures and processes that operate in the formation of memory representations and their later retrieval and interpretation.Table of ContentsContents: Conference Participants. N.L. Stein, P.A. Ornstein, An Agenda for Research in Everyday and Emotional Memory. Part I: Knowledge-Based and Appraisal Models of Everyday and Emotional Memory.N.L. Stein, E. Wade, M.D. Liwag, A Theoretical Approach to Understanding and Remembering Emotional Events. M. Ross, Validating Memories. P.A. Ornstein, L.B. Shapiro, P.A. Clubb, A. Follmer, L. Baker-Ward, The Influence of Prior Knowledge on Children's Memory for Salient Medical Experiences. S. Folkman, N.L. Stein, A Goal-Process Approach to Analyzing Narrative Memories for AIDS-Related Stressful Events. Part II: Perceptual and Verbal Processes in Everyday Memory.J.M. Mandler, L. McDonough, Nonverbal Recall. J. Huttenlocher, V. Prohaska, Reconstructing the Times of Past Events. B. Tversky, Spatial Constructions. C.J. Brainerd, Children's Forgetting With Implications for Memory Suggestibility. Part III: Studies of Emotional and Painful Memories.R. Fivush, J. Kuebli, Making Everyday Events Emotional: The Construal of Emotion in Parent-Child Conversations About the Past. G.S. Goodman, J.A. Quas, Trauma and Memory: Individual Differences in Children's Recounting of a Stressful Experience. P. Salovey, A.F. Smith, Memory for the Experience of Physical Pain. Part IV: Psychological Issues in Eyewitness Testimony.M.A. Mason, Adult Perceptions of Children's Memory for the Traumatic Event of Sexual Abuse: A Clinical and Legal Dilemma. P. Ekman, Lying and Deception. Part V: Developmental Perspectives on Eyewitness Testimony.D.P. Peters, Stress, Arousal, and Children's Eyewitness Memory. M. Bruck, S.J. Ceci, The Description of Children's Suggestibility. M.S. Zaragoza, S.M. Lane, J.K. Ackil, K.L. Chambers, Confusing Real and Suggested Memories: Source Monitoring and Eyewitness Suggestibility. Part VI: Commentaries.T. Trabasso, Whose Memory Is It? The Social Context of Remembering. G. Gigerenzer, Memory as Knowledge-Based Inference: Two Observations. W.F. Brewer, Children's Eyewitness Memory Research: Implications From Schema Memory and Autobiographical Memory Research.

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Book SynopsisThe immense growth of research on implicit and explicit memory is making it difficult to keep up with new methods and findings, to gauge the implications of new discoveries, and to ferret out new directions in research and theory development. The present volume provides a status report of work on implicit and explicit memory in the three areas that have contributed the bulk of what is known about this domain -- cognitive psychology, lifespan developmental psychology, and neuropsychology. Highlighting developments in methods, critical findings, and theoretical positions, this volume outlines promising new research directions. By so doing, it provides the reader with a multi-disciplinary perspective on implicit and explicit memory, and thereby enables a cross- fertilization of ideas and research. The chapters that make up this volume were written by experts on the topic of implicit and explicit memory. These contributors were asked to write for a broad audience -- for their colTrade Review"...provides an excellent overview of research on implicit memory. It is written at a level that can be understood by experts in other scientific fields and provides enough introductory material and definitions of tasks and theories to be accessible to graduate students and advanced undergraduates. The book presents material from a wide variety of disciplines, providing the reader with a broad enough understanding to critically evaluate theoretical and empirical issues in implicit memory."—Contemporary Psychology"The volume is impressive in conveying how much has been learned about implicit memory, the impact this knowledge has had on our understanding of memory, and how much remains to be known."—American Journal of Psychology"The growing interest in this topic has made it difficult to keep up with new empirical findings, and theoretical and methodological developments, especially because research is going on in several different domains at the same time. Therefore, Implicit Memory... is most welcome....this book represents a readable and comprehensive overview of the current research on implicit and explicit memory, and many of its chapters also suggest new directions for further studies. It demonstrates how researchers in different domains can exchange ideas and cooperate towards an interdisciplinary goal of understanding memory and cognition. I recommend this book to everyone interested in the study of learning, memory, and cognition in general."—European Journal of Cognitve Psychology, 1995, Volume 7, Number 2Table of ContentsContents: Preface. M.E.J. Masson, P. Graf, Introduction: Looking Back and Into the Future. Part I: Cognitive Psychology.H.L. Roediger,III, K. Srinivas, Specificity of Operations in Perceptual Priming. B.A. Levy, Fluent Rereading: An Implicit Indicator of Reading Skill Development. D. Macaulay, L. Ryan, E. Eich, Mood Dependence in Implicit and Explicit Memory. R.S. Lockhart, A.B. Blackburn, Implicit Processes in Problem Solving. K. Kirsner, C. Speelman, P. Schofield, Implicit Memory and Skill Acquisition: Is Synthesis Possible? J. Wiles, M.S. Humphreys, Using Artificial Neural Nets to Model Implicit and Explicit Memory Test Performance. Part II: Lifespan Development.D.B. Mitchell, Implicit and Explicit Memory for Pictures: Multiple Views Across the Lifespan. A.J. Parkin, Implicit Memory Across the Lifespan. L.L. Light, D. La Voie, Direct and Indirect Measures of Memory in Old Age. M. Naito, S-I. Komatsu, Processes Involved in Childhood Development of Implicit Memory. Part III: Neuropsychology.A.P. Shimamura, Neuropsychological Analyses of Implicit Memory: History, Methodology, and Theoretical Interpretations. L.S. Cermak, Automatic Versus Controlled Processing and the Implicit Task Performance of Amnesic Patients. J. Bowers, D.L. Schacter, Priming of Novel Information in Amnesic Patients: Issues and Data. A.L. Ostergaard, T.L. Jernigan, Are Word Priming and Explicit Memory Mediated by Different Brain Structures?

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Book SynopsisIn recent years there has been increasing interaction between basic and applied memory researchers, ranging from heated debates to highly productive collaborations. This collection of papers -- based on presentations at the Third Practical Aspects of Memory conference -- reviews the progress, as well as obstacles to progress, in the ongoing collaboration between basic and applied memory researchers. This volume represents the state of the art in memory research domains that straddle the basic-applied divide. The text is organized around three themes, including theoretical and metatheoretical issues concerning the interaction of basic and applied memory research, laboratory investigation of real world memory problems, and solutions of everyday problems using theoretical concepts derived from basic memory research. The first section illustrates why collaboration between basic and applied memory researchers should be beneficial and provides guidelines for avoiding some of the pitfalls. The second and third sections present some of the most significant, contemporary findings by researchers whose work is basic-yet-applicable or applied-yet-theoretically-based. Students and professional memory researchers will find the substantive results to be provocative and theoretically engaging, making the information presented in this volume invaluable. These examples of successful application will be of substantial, pragmatic value and researchers are certain to be grappling with these issues for years to come.Table of ContentsContents: Preface. Part I: The Relationship Between Basic and Applied Research.M.J. Intons-Peterson, How Basic and Applied Research Inform Each Other. D. Herrmann, D. Raybeck, A Clash of Cultures: Basic and Applied Cognitive Research. D.G. Payne, F.G. Conrad, D.R. Hager, Basic and Applied Memory Research: Empirical, Theoretical, and Metatheoretical Issues. D.B. Wright, Methodological Issues for Naturalistic Event Memory Research. Part II: Exploring Real-World Memory Problems from a Basic Memory Perspective.C. MacLeod, The Locus of the Implicit-explicit Dissociation in Mood-Congruent Memory. F. Heuer, D. Reisberg, C. Rios, The Memory Effects of Thematically Induced Emotion. S-Å. Christianson, On Emotional Stress and Memory: We Need to Recognize Threatening Situations and We Need to "Forget" Unpleasant Experiences. V.F. Reyna, A.L. Titcomb, Constraints on the Suggestibility of Eyewitness Testimony: A Fuzzy-Trace Theory Analysis. A. Memon, L. Wark, A. Holley, R. Bull, G. Koenhken, Context Reinstatement in the Laboratory: How Useful Is It? C.P. Thompson, J.A. Gibbons, R.J. Vogl, W.R. Walker, Autobiographical Memory: Individual Differences in Using Episodic and Schematic Information. A.F. Healy, C.L. King, G.P. Sinclair, Maintenance of Knowledge About Temporal, Spatial, and Item Information: Memory for Course Schedules and Word Lists. Part III: Applications of Basic Memory Research Findings and Techniques in Dealing with Real-World Problems.M. Garry, E.F. Loftus, S.W. Brown, S.C. DuBreuil, Womb with a View: Memory Beliefs and Memory-Work Experiences. B. Tversky, Memory for Pictures, Maps, Environments, and Graphs. D.A. Bekerian, J.L. Dennett, Imagery Effects in Spoken and Written Recall. R.E. Geiselman, R.P. Fisher, Ten Years of Cognitive Interviewing. C.J. Camp, J.W. Foss, Designing Ecologically Valid Memory Interventions for Persons with Dementia. G.W. Rebok, D.X. Rasmusson, J. Brandt, Improving Memory in Community Elderly Through Group-Based and Individualized Memory Training.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a practical guide to building computational models of high-level cognitive processes and systems. High-level processes are those central cognitive processes involved in thinking, reasoning, planning, and so on. These processes appear to share representational and processing requirements, and it is for this reason that they are considered together in this text. The book is divided into three parts. Part I considers foundational and background issues. Part II provides a series of case studies spanning a range of cognitive domains. Part III reflects upon issues raised by the case studies. Teachers of cognitive modeling may use material from Part I to structure lectures and practical sessions, with chapters in Part II forming the basis of in-depth student projects. All models discussed in this book are developed within the COGENT environments. COGENT provides a graphical interface in which models may be sketched as box and arrow diagrams and is both a usefuTrade Review"...the book is a helpful guide to computer modeling for both advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students who would like to get their 'hands wet' and start modeling psychological phenomena on their own as well as for seasoned modelers who would like to try out a new modeling environment."—Contemporary Psychology APA REVIEW OF BOOKSTable of ContentsContents: Preface. Part I: Background. Modelling Cognition. An Introduction to COGENT. Part II: Modelling in Specific Domains. Overview. Arthimetic: A Cognitive Skill. Problem Solving. Deductive Reasoning. Decision Making. Sentence Processing. Executive Processes. Part III: Reflections. Reflections.

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Book SynopsisLeading theoreticians and researchers present current thinking about the role played by group memberships in people''s sense of who they are and what they are worth. The chapters build on the assumption, developed out of social identity theory, that people create a social self that both defines them and shapes their attitudes and behaviors. The authors address new developments in the theoretical frameworks through which we understand the social self, recent research on the nature of the social self, and recent findings about the influence of social context upon the development and maintenance of the social self.Trade Review"Social psychologists have long grappled with questions surrounding people's motivation to interact with others. More specifically, inquiry has often focused on two questions: (1) What motivates people to engage in group interaction? and (2) How are such motives mediated through social context? The contributors to this edited volume address these questions in innovative and thought provoking ways by elaborating on social identity and self-categorization theories."Taken as a whole, The Psychology of the Social Self will undoubtedly be a useful resource to mainstream social psychologists whose research interests revolve around the relationships between personal identity, social identity, and group membership. This text will also benefit graduate courses in social psychology, self and society, experimental methods, social networks, and perhaps inequality."—Contemporary Sociology"...a provocative alternative model of the self that is sure to stimulate new developments for years to come....provides a valuable counterpoint to the prevailing emphasis on the personal, private, individual, unique self that has dominated much research on social personality psychology...these chapters elaborate and extend the theme of social identity theory in many theoretically rich ways....This volume continues to nudge researchers toward a more full-orbed, thoroughtly social theory of the self."—Contemporary PsychologyTable of ContentsContents: T.R. Tyler, R.M. Kramer, O.P. John, Introduction: What Does Studying the Psychology of the Social Self Have to Offer to Psychologists? Part I:Theoretical Perspectives.J.C. Turner, R.S. Onorato, Social Identity, Personality, and the Self-Concept: A Self-Categorization Perspective. B. Simon, A Place in the World: Self and Social Categorization. M.B. Brewer, C.L. Pickett, Distinctiveness Motives as a Source of the Social Self. Part II:The Nature of the Social Self.K. Deaux, A. Reid, K. Mizrahi, D. Cotting, Connecting the Person to the Social: The Functions of Social Identification. B.W. Pelham, J.J. Hetts, Implicit and Explicit Personal and Social Identity: Toward a More Complete Understanding of the Social Self. R.M. Kramer, J. Wei, Social Uncertainty and the Problem of Trust in Social Groups: The Social Self in Doubt. Part III:Social Context and the Social Self.J. Crocker, H. Blanton, Social Inequality and Self-Esteem: The Moderating Effects of Social Comparison, Legitimacy, and Contingencies of Self-Esteem. S.K. Su, C-Y. Chiu, Y-Y. Hong, K. Leung, K. Peng, M.W. Morris, Self-Organization and Social Organization: U.S. and Chinese Constructions. T.R. Tyler, H.J. Smith, Justice, Social Identity, and Group Processes.

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Book SynopsisContrary to the stereotype which depicts them as economic successes, Asian workers have a high incidence of underemployment when compared to white workers. This book integrates immigration and labor market trends into an analysis of the economic assimilation of Asians in the U.S. It examines four forms of underemployment (unemployment, part-time employment, working poverty, and job mismatch) for Asian Indian, Filipino, and Vietnamese men and women. This study shows that Asian underemployment rates are consistently higher than for non-Hispanic whites, with Asian Indians having the highest rate. Each Asian group displayed varied effects of human capital, family and household, industry, and assimilation variables on the different underemployment categories. Important implications of the findings show that ethnic group variation in underemployment appears stronger than differences by gender. (Ph.D. dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, 1994; revised with new preface and index)Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Asian Immigration to the United States, Chapter 3 Data and Methods, Chapter 4 A Descriptive Profile of Asian Underemployment in the United States, Chapter 5 Determinants of Asian Labor Force Participation, Chapter 6 Determinants of Asian Underemployment, Chapter 7 The Underemployment of Asian Workers: Concluding Thoughts, Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAn excellent new analysis of federalism and the EU that investigates their mutual impact. It shows how scholars of comparative politics increasingly include the EU among their cases when investigating the impact of federalism on key issues such as policy making. The last decade saw a new wave of scholarly publications hit the shores as research on federalism and on the EU came together. These emerging strands of research genuinely enrich our understanding of the EU and its politics. Despite this recent wave, the topic of federalism and the EU is still extremely fruitful. This volume contributes to the continuing debate at a moment in time when the EU is undergoing profound changes. It is structured around four interrelated dimensions: the constitutional/theoretical dimension the institutional vision the party/citizens dimension  the policy dimension. This structure allows the reader to coTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. How to Federalise the European Union … and Why Bother 2. The Constitutional Scheme of Federalism 3. Between Globalisation and Regionalisation 4. Implementing (and Radicalising) Art. I-47.4 of the Constitution: Is the Addition of Some (Semi-) Direct Democracy to the Nascent Consociational European Federation just Swiss Folklore? 5. Federalism and the European Party System 6. Federalism in the European Union – The View From Below (If There Is Such a Thing) 7. The European Union and Cybercrime: Insights from Comparative Federalism 8. Economic Logic or Political Logic? Economic Theory, Federal Theory and EMU 9. Bypasses to a Social Europe – Lessons from Federal Experience 10. Towards a Stable Federal Finalité? Forms and Arenas of Institutional and National Balances in the Constitutional Treaty for Europe

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Book SynopsisToday, political claims are increasingly made on the basis of experienced trauma and inherent vulnerability, as evidenced in the growing number of people who identify as a survivor of one thing or another, and also in the way in which much political discourse and social policy assumes the vulnerability of the population. This book discusses these developments in relation to the changing focus of social movements, from concerns with economic redistribution, towards campaigns for cultural recognition. As a result of this, the experience of trauma and psychological vulnerability has become a dominant paradigm within which both personal and political grievances are expressed.Combining the psychological, social, and political aspects of the expression of individual distress and political dissent, this book provides a unique analysis of how concepts such as vulnerability and trauma have become institutionalised within politics and society. It also offers a critical appraisal of theTrade Review"Surviving Identity provides a compelling and troubling account of the social demand for affirmation and recognition. Paradoxically the turn towards validating identity has intensified our sense of vulnerability." - Frank Furedi, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, UK"Surviving Identity provides an incisive analysis of victim culture and the growing tendency to seek therapeutic solutions to the problems of everyday life." - David Wainwright, Senior Lecturer, School of Health, University of Bath, UK"This book must be read by teachers, social workers, mental health professionals, charity workers, trade unionists and all who do not want to see their professional work reinforcing and celebrating a ‘survivor’ mentality." - Dennis Hayes, Head of the Centre for Educational Research, University of Derby, UK Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Social Movements Old and New 2. Recognising Identity 3. Surviving Trauma 4. Surviving Psychiatry 5. The Rise of Therapeutic Identity 6. The Imposition of a Vulnerable Identity 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisBeginning in the mid-nineteenth century, large numbers of people from mainland China emigrated to the United States and other countries seeking employment. Termed overseas Chinese, they made lasting contributions to the development of early communities, an impact which has only begun to be recognized in recent years. Chinatowns, rural mining claims, work camps for railroad and other construction activities, salmon canneries and shrimp camps, laundries, stores, cook shacks, cemeteries, and temples are only some of the sites where traces of their presence can be found. In recent years, numerous archaeological and historical investigations of the overseas Chinese have taken place, and Hidden Heritage presents the results of some of those studies.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures List of Tables Introduction Part One: Rural Contexts The Documentary Record of an Overseas Chinese Mining Camp Darby C. Stapp Archaeological Evidence of Chinese Use along the Lower Salmon River, Idaho David A. Sisson Idaho's Chinese Mountain Gardens Jeffrey M. Fee The Study of Faunal Remains from an Overseas Chinese Mining Camp in Northern Idaho Julia G. Longenecker and Darby C. Stapp Part Two: Urban ContextsThe Overseas Chinese in El Paso: Changing Goals, Changing Realities Edward Staski Inventory Records of Ceramics and Opium from a Nineteenth Century Chinese Store in California Ruth Ann Sando and David L. Felton Animal Bones from Historic Urban Chinese Sites: A Comparison of Sacramento, Woodland, Tucson, Ventura, and Lovelock Sherri M. Gust Part Three: Work and Leisure The Chinese Cannery Workers of Warrendale, Oregon, 1876-1930 John L. Fagan Besides Polly Bemis: Historical and Artifactual Evidence for Chinese Women in the West, 1848-1930 Priscilla Wegars Chinese Opium Smoking Techniques and Paraphernalia Jerry Wylie and Richard E. Fike Part Four: Analytical Techniques The Manganese/Cobalt Ratio in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Asian Porcelain Harvey Steele Sourcing and Dating of Asian Porcelains by Elemental Analysis Alison Stenger Part Five: Comparative and Theoretical Studies Form and Adaptation: Nineteenth Century Chinese Miners' Dwellings in Southern New Zealand Neville A. Ritchie Old Approaches and New Directions: Implications for Future Research Roberta S. Greenwood Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains key writings, mainly recent, that define the current debate concerning our understanding of the nature of Max Weber''s social and political thought. Topics covered include the interpretation of his central concepts; problems of method; meaning and value; liberalism, nationalism and democracy; and the fate of politics in a disenchanted world. Supplemented by a detailed and thoughtful introduction, this collection will be essential for libraries in social sciences and all scholars and students of Weber.Trade Review'...provides a useful handbook of some scholarly issues of contention in the interpretation of his [Weber's} work....As a supplement to reading Weber himself this volume will be an important resource...a fine volume.' Heythrop JournalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction. Max Weber: Central Themes: The problem of thematic unity in the work of Max Weber, Friedrich Tenbruck; Max Weber's 'central question', Wilhelm Hennis; Leo Strauss's confrontation with Max Weber: a search for genuine social science, Nasser Behnegar; Industrialization and capitalism, Herbert Marcuse; Max Weber: legitimation, method, and the politics of theory, Sheldon S. Wolin. Problems of Method: The problem of reference in Max Weber's theory of causal explanation, Gerhard Wagner and Heinz Zipprian; Weber on action, Stephen P. Turner Max Weber's idea of 'Puritanism': a case study in the empirical construction of the Protestant work ethic, P. Ghosh; Weber's The Protestant Ethic as hypothetical narrative of original accumulation, Peter Breiner; The meaning of 'wertfreiheit': on the background and motives of Max Weber's 'Postulate', Wilhelm Hennis. Meaning and Value: Methodological ambivalence: the case of Max Weber, Guy Oakes; Bad conscience for a Nietzschean age: Weber's calling for science, Robert Eden; What have we to do with morals? Nietzsche and Weber on history and ethics, Tracy B. Strong; Max Weber's reconceptualization of freedom, Kari Palonen; Max Weber on value rationality and value spheres, Guy Oakes); The incongruity between destiny and merit: Max Weber on meaningful existence and modernity, Gershon Shafir. Liberalism, Nationalism and Democracy: Max Weber's politics and political education, Lawrence A. Scaff; Doing without liberalism: Weber's regime politics, Robert Eden; The antinomian structure of Max Weber's political thought, Wolfgang J. Mommsen; Max Weber's liberalism for a Nietzschean world, Mark Warren; Max Weber and the liberal political tradition, David Beethem; Was Max Weber a 'nationalist'? a study in the rhetoric of conceptual change, Kari Palonen; Max Weber's liberal nationalism, Sung Ho Kim. Politics in a Disenchanted World: Max Weber: integrity, disenchantment, and the illusion of politics, Dana R. Villa; The political logic of economics and the economic logic of modernity in Max Weber, Peter Breiner; Max Weber and the rights of citizens, Duncan Kelly; Max Weber's missing definition of 'political action' and his 'basic sociological concepts': simultaneously a commentary on some aspects of Kari Palonen's writings on Max Weber, Michael Th. Greven; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe financial services industry is changing under the stimulus of advances in information technology (IT), telecommunications, and the Internet. Technological innovations and growing customer demand and sophistication have led to the emergence of new electronic financial markets, organizational forms for financial services firms, products, and product delivery capabilities. This special issue highlights Information Systems (IS) research on management topics in the financial services that involve IT. The authors utilize a mix of research methodologies to examine a range of innovative applications of IT in the financial services industry.Table of ContentsVolume 12, Number 1, 2002. Contents: R.J. Kauffman, B.W. Weber, Introduction to the Special Issue on Advances in Research on Information Technologies in the Financial Services Industry. P. Davamanirajan, T. Mukhopadhay, C. Kriebel, Assessing the Business Value of Information Technology in Global Wholesale Banking: The Case of Trade Services. K. Peffers, T. Saarinen, Measuring the Business Value of IT Investments: Inferences From a Study of a Senior Bank Executive. J.A. Gentry, M. Shaw, A. Tessmer, D. Whitford, Using Inductive Learning to Predict Bankruptcy. R.J. Kauffman, The Network Externalities Hypothesis and Competitive Network Growth. H. Levecq, B.W. Weber, Electronic Trading Systems: Strategic Implication of Market Design Choices.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first textbook to offer a clear, concise articulation of the dimensions of constructivism relevant to social work practice and research. Professor Rodwell recognizes the need to systematize a process of knowledge building and presents specific techniques to accomplish that while maintaining an interpretative stance with the focus on meaning. Social work students will see that their basic way of engaging clients in an assessment and problem-solving process is very much in keeping with constructivist research practice. In addition to delineating the philosophical assumptions of constructivism, this very practical text is geared to classroom use, with chapters on research design, rigor, data collection, data analysis, research oversight, and presentation of results. Social Work Constructivist Research is divided into four sections that, together, should give the reader the intellectual and practical background necessary to understand and undertake rigorous constructivist inTable of ContentsPreface, Acknowledgments, SECTION I Thinking about Constructivism, SECTION II Doing Constructivist Research, SECTION III The Results of Constructivist Inquiry, SECTION IV A Research Example, Glossary, Further Readings, References, Index

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Book SynopsisAt the age of 20, Mary Rabagliati (1942-1992) quit a secretarial job in London to move to an emergency housing camp in France without running water or any sanitation facilities. It was 1962 when, amongst that bleak squalor and deprivation, she began a lifelong commitment to anti-poverty work and fighting for the human rights of people on the margins of society, working towards a vision that no one should have to live a life trapped by poverty. She joined fellow trailblazer Joseph Wresinski to build the foundations for ATD Fourth World to develop into an international human rights movement. Particularly committed to the girls and women whose horizons were drastically curtailed by hardship, early motherhood, and domestic violence, Mary''s work took her across continents: living alongside families in poverty; speaking out at the United Nations; and helping to spark a joyful revolution for social justice.Drawing from her own personal experiences with Mary as mentor and housemate, Diana Skelton''s deeply insightful and enriching biography Joyful Revolution provides the opportunity for Mary''s distinctive voice to be heard in her native language for the first time, allowing people who never met this remarkable woman to discover her story. Filled with anecdotes, correspondence, journal entries, and more, this biography is a testament to the impact Mary Rabagliati had on the lives around her. As she said, ''In the misery of poverty, joy matters even more [...] so that people excluded from society can finally join in everything that makes the world extraordinary.''

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Book SynopsisDefying all the odds 1600 men, women and children went out on 24 April, Easter Monday, 1916 to fight for an independent Ireland. Vividly illustrated, this book takes you through the battle-torn streets of Dublin.

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Book SynopsisA spiritual adventure story tracing the profound influence of Hermes Trismegistus on the western mind.Trade Review'This book provides a very readable introduction to the history of Western Esotericism. However, the most exciting aspect of the book is Lachman's thesis that Hermeticism is grounded in a common spiritual or religious experience and that this experience can be grounded in recent neuropsychological research. This fascinating hypothesis invites further … investigation.'-- De Numine'Truly great individuals are discussed for centuries after their existence. "The Quest for Hermes Trismegistus: From Ancient Egypt to the Modern World" discusses this figure of ancient Alexandria who is an icon of ancient science and philosophy, as the two were closely related in ancient times. Analyzing history and the mindset of the times, author Gary Lachman hopes to explain this figure to modern reader s to give them greater insight into a time long past. "The Quest for Hermes Trismegistus" is an excellent addition to any history collection, highly recommended.'-- Midwest Book Review, May 2011'It is a bewildering tale which has many twists and turns which Lachman considers not only in its historical but also cultural and philosophical connections across time.He also helps us unravel the development of hermecticism, Gnosticism, and connections across the ages to such seminal and initiatory characters as Rudolf Steiner, G.I. Gurdjeff, Giordano Bruno, Marcilio Ficino, Pico Mirandolla, Cornelius Agrippa, Robert Fludd, Dr John Dee, and Athansius Kircher.'-- Stephen Cox Trust, 2011'Gary Lachman offers us a fascinating history of the myth of Hermes Trismegistus and the translation of the Corpus Hermeticum … This is a comprehensive book covering all aspects of the tradition of Hermes,from the early periods through to modern explorations of Hermetic science as it resonates with altered states of consciousness. Lachman is an easy to read author yet has a near encyclopaedic knowledge of esotericism and is hence able to offer many different perspectives on the subject at hand. From the Egyptian influence on Greek philosophy to Islam and the Renaissance, Freemasons and the Rosicrucians this is a truly informative journey through all aspects of Hermes Trismegistus.'-- Living Traditions Magazine'Immensely erudite and continuing the work of GRS Mead and Frances Yates, the book traces the influence of hermetic thinking through different areas of the Western tradition drawing on a wide range of scholarship. It gives the reader quite a different flavour of the development of Western philosophy than would be found in any standard textbook.'--David Lorimer, Scientific and Medical Network Review'Here is an entertaining, mostly historical introduction to a body of religious knowledge that has a deep influence on the course of Western philosophy - Hermeticism…This is a concise and interesting introduction. Lachman covers much historical ground from Alexandria, via the Italian Renaissance and the Order of the Golden Dawn, to today.'-- Northern Earth'Lachman's [book] at times is quite a deep study of the philosophy and psychology of esoteric sprituality.'--David V Barrett, Fortean Times.

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Book SynopsisA teacher's book for maths covering 'Mathematics in Nature', 'Pythagoras and Numbers', 'Platonic Solids' and 'Rhythm and Cycles'.Trade Review'The book is a fine example of how a teacher can stimulate interest in his pupils. It is clear that [the children] have much enjoyed what they have learnt.'Ron Jarman, Archetype: Science Group of the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain newsletter, March 2006'A treasure trove of ideas for class teachers with additional tasks for gifted students. Impressive presentation...which can inspire experienced and new teachers alike.'-- Hella Kettnaker, Erziehungskunst, June 2007'This is an exciting and unusual book...There are explorations of art, culture, nature, accurate drawing and model making with a wide range of photographs and diagrams. This book is written for the teacher to use with 13/14 year olds and is more of an exploration than a manual but many non-specialists would enjoy this book as well.'-- Education Otherwise, Feb 2007

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Book SynopsisStep-by-step instructions for making a range of toys and decorations to help children engage with festivals and seasons of the year.

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains a selection of original contributions from internationally reputed scholars in the field of risk management in socio?technical systems with high hazard potential. Its first major section addresses fundamental psychological and socio?technical concepts in the field of risk perception, risk management and learning systems for safety improvement. The second section deals with the variety of procedures for system safety analysis. It covers strategies of analyzing automation problems and of safety culture as well as the analysis of social dynamics in field settings and of field experiments. Its third part then illustrates the utilization of basic concepts and analytic approaches by way of case studies of designing man?machine systems and in various industrial sectors such as intensive care wards, aviation, offfshore oil drilling and chemical industry. In linking basic theoretical conceptual notions and analytic strategies to detailed case studies in the area of hazardouTable of ContentsPart I: Conceptual Issues in Risk Management.J. Reason, Managing the Management Risk: New Approaches to Organizational Safety. R. Brehmer,Cognitive Aspects of Safety. J. Rasmussen,Learning from Experience? How? Some Research Issues in Industrial Risk Management. Part II: Analytical Approaches to Systems Safety.W.A. Wagenaar, A Model?Based Analysis of Automation Problems. B. Wilpert, P. Klumb, Social Dynamics, Organization and Management: Factors Contributing to System Safety. T. Wehner, Accident and Cognitive Structure. Part III. K?P. Timpe, Psychological Contributions for the Improvement of Safety and Reliability in the Man?Machine System. C. Poyet, J. Leplat, Mixed Technologies and Management of Reliability. W.A. Wagenaar, A.M. Souverejn, Patrick T.W. Hudson, Safety Management in Intensive Care Wards. R. Amalberti, Safety in Flight Operations. T. Qvale, Design for Safety and Productivity in Large Scale Industrial Projects: The Case of the Norwegian Offshore Oil Development. M. Baram, Industrial Technology, Chemical Accidents and Social Control.

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