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Book SynopsisResearch on small groups is highly diverse because investigators who study such groups vary in their disciplinary identifications, theoretical interests, and methodological preferences. The goal of this volume is to capture that diversity, and thereby convey the breadth and excitement of small group research by acquainting students with work on five fundamental aspects of groups. The volume also includes an introductory chapter by the editors which provides an overview of the history of and current state-of-the-art in the field. Together with introductions to each section, discussion questions and suggestions for further reading, make the volume ideal reading for senior undergraduate and graduate students interested in group dynamics.Trade Review'The volume contains an excellent set of readings about groups from two of the best researchers/theorists in the field. The coverage is very comprehensive, spanning many theoretical orientations, methodological techniques, and disciplinary boundaries. If a student/scholar is looking for a great introduction to the area of group research, this is it.' - R. Scott Tindale‚ Professor and Department Chair of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago'Levine and Moreland have assembled a brilliant set of key readings on small groups. Not only should this be required reading for students at all levels, it also triggers a host of important research questions that undoubtedly will move this exciting field forward. This set of classic and contemporary articles is a must-read for anyone studying or managing small groups.' - Carsten K.W. De Dreu, Professor of Organizational Psychology, University of AmsterdamTable of ContentsAbout the Editors. Acknowledgments. Small Groups: AnOverview. Part 1. Group Composition. Introduction.Reading 1. The Contribution of Influence and Selection to Adolescent Peer Group Homogeneity: The Case of Adolescent Cigarette Smoking. Ennett & Bauman. Reading2. Some Effects of Proportions on Group Life: Skewed Sex Ratios and Responses to Token Women. Kanter . Reading3Effects of Crew Composition on Crew Performance: Does the Whole Equal the Sum of Its Parts? Tziner & Eden. Part 2. Group Structure. Introduction. Reading 4. Status, Expectations, and Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review and Test of the Theory. Driskell & Mullen.Reading 5. Asymmetries in Attachments to Groups and to Their Members: Distinguishing Between Common-Identity and Common-Bond Groups. Prentice, Miller, & Lightdale.Reading 6. The "Friendly" Poker Game: A Study of an Ephemeral Role. Zurcher. Part 3. Conflict in Groups. Introduction. Reading 7. Effects of Group Identity on Resource Use in a Simulated Commons Dilemma. Kramer &Brewer. Reading 8. Status, Ideology, and Integrative Complexity on the U.S. Supreme Court: Rethinking the Politics of Political Decision Making. Gruenfeld.Reading 9. Being Better by Being Right: Subjective Group Dynamics and Derogation of In-Group Deviants When Generic Norms Are Undermined. Marques, Abrams, & Serodio.Reading 10. Does Power Corrupt? Kipnis. Part 4. Group Performance. General Introduction. A. Decision Making.Introduction. Reading 11. Collective Induction. Laughlin & Shippy. Reading 12. Social Transition Schemes: Charting the Group's Road to Agreement. Kerr.Reading 13. Pooling of Unshared Information in Group Decision Making: Biased Information Sampling During Discussion. Stasser & Titus. Reading 14. Threat, Cohesion, and Group Effectiveness: Testing a Social Identity Maintenance Perspective on Groupthink. Turner,Pratkanis, Probasco, & Leve. Reading 15. The Effects of Repeated Expressions on Attitude Polarization during Group Discussions. Brauer, Judd, & Gliner. B.Productivity. Introduction. Reading 16. Many Hands Make Light the Work: The Causes and Consequences of Social Loafing. Latané, Williams, & Harkins. Reading 17.Impact of Group Goals, Task Component Complexity, Effort, and Planning on Group Performance. Weingart. Reading 18.Transactive Memory: Learning Who Knows What in Work Groups and Organizations. Moreland. C. Leadership. Introduction. Reading 19. Self-Monitoring and Trait-Based Variance in Leadership: An Investigation of Leader Flexibility across Multiple Group Situations. Zaccaro, Foti, & Kenny. Reading 20. The Contingency Model: A Theory of Leadership Effectiveness. Fiedler.Reading 21. Self-Categorization and Leadership: Effects of Group Prototypicality and Leader Stereotypicality. Hains, Hogg, & Duck.. Reading 22. The Romance of Leadership. Meindl, Ehrlich, & Dukerich. Part 5. Group Ecology. Introduction. Reading 23. Coming Out in the Age of the Internet: Identity "Demarginalization" Through Virtual Group Participation. McKenna & Bargh. Reading24. Stability, Bistability, and Instability in Small Group Influence Patterns. Arrow. Reading 25.Socialization in Organizations and Work Groups. Moreland& Levine. Reading 26. Beyond Task and Maintenance: Defining External Functions in Groups. Ancona & Caldwell

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Book SynopsisThe reader begins with an original paper by the editors that introduces the social-personality perspective on motivational science and provides an integrated review of empirical and theoretical contributions. Major issues in motivational science are identified that form the basis for the organization of the book. Each section of the book also has a brief introduction, suggested additional readings, and questions for discussion.Trade Review"This volume beautifully captures those advances that have gone the distance in refining our understanding of links between motivation and cognition. I can think of no better way to inspire interest and to educate in this growing arena."-Professor Susan Andersen, New York University.""This excellent collection offers key readings in motivation science in one place. Together with the editors' thoughtful and comprehensive introduction, it is an invaluable teaching resource at the graduate and advanced undergraduate levels." -Professor Norbert Schwarz, University of Michigan.""Motivational Science contains a wonderful collection of core readings organized in a fascinating way by two wise scholars of social psychology. This volume provides a motivational complement to the more typical cognitive approaches in this field and usefully connects social psychology to historically significant approaches to human behavior. Instructors will need and want to use this collection in their courses on motivation and emotion, personality, and social psychology." -Professor Peter Salovey, Yale University."Table of ContentsIntroduction. E. T. Higgins & A. Kruglanski, Motivational Science: The Nature and Functions of Wanting. Part I: Basic Wants. Introduction. T. Pyszczynski, J. Greenberg, & S. Solomon, Why Do We Need What We Need?: A Terror Management Perspective on the Roots of Human Social Motivation. R. Baumeister & M. Leary, The Need to Belong: Desire for Interpersonal Attachments as a Fundamental Human Motivation. M. B. Brewer, The Social Self: On Being the Same and Different at the Same Time. A. Tesser, M. Millar, & J. Moore, Some Affective Consequences of Social Comparison and Reflection Processes: The Pain and Pleasure of Being Close. Part II: When Wants Change. Introduction. N. Cantor, Life Task Problem-Solving: Situational Affordances and Personal Needs. S. Folkman, R. Lazurus, C. D. Schetter, A. DeLongis & R. Gruen, The Dynamics of a Stressful Encounter. E. Deci & R. Ryan, The Support of Autonomy and the Control of Behavior. Part III: Bridging the Gap Between Knowing and Doing. Introduction. J. Atkinson, Motivational Determinants of Risk-Taking Behavior. I. Ajzen, & M. Fishbein, The Prediction of Behavior from Attitudinal and Normative Variables. A. Bandura & D. Cervone, Self-Evaluative and Self-Efficacy Mechanisms Governing the Motivational Effects of Goal Systems. R. Vallacher & D. Wegner, What Do People Think They are Doing?: Action Identification and Human Behavior. W. Mischel & Y. Shoda, A Cognitive-Affective System Theory of Personality: Reconceptualizing Situations, Dispositions, Dynamics, and Invariance in Personality Structure. Part IV: Getting What You Want. Introduction. C. S. Carver & M. Scheier, Origins and Functions of Positive and Negative Affect: A Control-Process View. E. Higgins, Beyond Pleasure and Pain. P. Gollwitzer, H. Heckhausen & B. Stellar, Deliberative vs. Implemental Mind-Sets: Cognitive Tuning Toward Congruous Thoughts and Information. W. Swann Jr., Identity Negotiation: Where Two Roads Meet. Part V: Knowing From Wanting. Introduction. Z. Kunda, The Case for Motivated Reasoning. M. Zanna & J. Cooper, Dissonance and the Pill: An Attribution Approach to Studying the Arousal Properties of Dissonance. R. Sorrentino, D. Bobocel, M. Gitta, J. Olson, & E. Hewitt, Uncertainty Orientation and Persuasion: Individual Differences in the Effects of Personal Relevance on Social Judgments. A. Kruglanski & D. Webster, Motivated Closing of the Mind: "Seizing" and "Freezing". Part VI: Wanting from Knowing. Introduction. B. Weiner & A. Kukla, An Attributional Analysis of Achievement Motivation. C. Dweck & E. Leggett, A Social-Cognitive Approach to Motivation and Personality. D. Zillmann, R. Johnson & K. Day, Attribution of Apparent Arousal and Proficiency of Recovery from Sympathetic Activation Affecting Excitation Transfer to Aggressive Behavior.

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Book SynopsisRuby hates herself so much that she often feels more like a piece of rubbish than a little girl. Children at school bully her. Sometimes Ruby feels so miserable that she wants to sleep and sleep and never wake up again. Then one day, Ruby meets Dot the lunchtime lady, When Ruby feels Dot's kindness and understanding, something warm happens in Ruby's tummy.Over time, Dot helps Ruby to move from self-hate to self-respect. In fact Dot's smile makes Ruby feel like a princess. After a very important dream, and help from Dot, Ruby decides enough is enough. She finds her voice and her anger, and stands up to the bullies. She makes new friends and knows what it's like to feel happy for the first time in her life.Trade Review"Sunderland's whole series is excellent. I find I recommend each one... Good writing, wonderful artwork, a real impetus to use the material" Adoption Today "A vital resource for all parents and child professionals" Families Magazine "Margot's books are digestible teaching aids for anyone working with children - a resource that would be beneficial in every school both for qualified and non-qualified staff". Special ChildrenTable of ContentsORDER CODE D11-002-5146 GBP11.25 Paperback ISBN 978-0-86388-462-7 A4 (297 x 210mm), 32pp, illustrated, Full colour

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Book SynopsisThis title features 6 and 8 - step sequences photographed in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations provide excellent opportunities for language work including syntax, grammar, vocabulary and time concepts. Adult models and appropriate activities make this set ideal for working with adults and adolescents.Some unexpected twists within the sequences add amusement and provide opportunities for discussion. The set of four six-step sequences depict: the present; football match; meal in a restaurant; and, trying to work. There are also three more complex eight-step sequences portray: lost keys; walking accident; the purse.Trade Review"Excellent set...high quality...clear pictures... really useful resource." — Independent Talking Points"Overall, this is a valuable resource for the experienced clinician." — Speech Language Therapy in Practice"The variety of content is ColorCards® greatest strength, making them suitable for wide range of teaching objectives" — Pippa Wilson, SLTTable of Contents48 cards 148 x 148mm + booklet, Boxed ISBN 978-0-86388-557-0 Order Code D11-001-5283 GBP29.75 + VAT 6-Step: The present; Football match; Meal in a restaurant; Trying to work. 8-Step: Lost keys; Walking accident; The purse.

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Book SynopsisWhen outgoing Ryan meets Daniel, a boy who is too afraid to talk in school or other places outside of his home, he befriends the silent boy, defending him in school to the other children. Their friendship grows, and Daniel feels comfortable enough to talk to his new friend. Ryan's tendency to 'talk too much' enables him to help Daniel in the classroom, and he hopes for the day when his friend will be able to talk in school so that the other children may get to know the 'real' Daniel. In the meantime, he is willing to continue to be a friend to Daniel until that day. This beautifully illustrated story book is for children with severe shyness, social anxiety or selective mutism to see that they can make a friend like Ryan. It is also a helpful tool for friends of children like Daniel to understand why these children are unable to talk in certain settings.The theme - of accepting others who are different while trying to emphasise with them - is a universal one, and therefore this book Trade Review"The book is wonderful---we have had our families read it and they have asked their kids' teachers to read it as well. Your award is well deserved!" — R. Lindsey Bergman, Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, Director, UCLA Selective Mutism Treatment Program, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behaviour, University of California, Los Angeles"This leaflet has been written by a parent of a child with selective mutism who has written numerous articles on the subject. It is written for children to help explain some of the issues around children who 'don't talk' and has been beautifully produced and introduces a sensitive topic via a lovely story about friendship which is a great way to engage with children and inform them about a subject without making it 'an issue' and risk stigmatising a child even more... I loved the illustrations and the characters were portrayed with a gentleness and sensitivity which made the story very likeable. The humour in the story is subtle and effective and unlike many 'stories with a message' written for children, this book is a pleasurable read in its own right, and stands up as a lovely story book, but with the added bonus of including the universal theme of 'being different' and in particular providing a basic explanation for selective mutism. I really loved this book. What really came through, is that it was written with real thought, care and from someone who really understands and empathises with the subject matter. Well done!" — BMA Medical Book Competition Winner,Highly Commended in the BMA Patient Information Awards (Printed Materials), 'My Friend Daniel Doesn't Talk' really impressed the judges"Daniel teaches us the essentials of what it's like to be a selectively mute child and what each selectively mute child needs to grow and thrive. Every selectively mute child should have a friend like Daniel does!" — Marian Moldan, RCSW Clinical Social Worker specializing in the treatment of selective mutism and formerly selectively mute"This book is for children with severe shyness, social anxiety or selective mutism." — Alice Sluckin, SMIRA Selective Mutism Information and Research AssociationTable of ContentsWhen outgoing Ryan meets Daniel, a boy who is too afraid to talk in school or other places outside of his home, he befriends the silent boy, defending him in school to the other children. Their friendship grows, and Daniel feels comfortable enough to talk to his new friend. Ryan's tendency to 'talk too much' enables him to help Daniel in the classroom, and he hopes for the day when his friend will be able to talk in school so that the other children may get to know the 'real' Daniel. In the meantime, he is willing to continue to be a friend to Daniel until that day. This beautifully illustrated story book is for children with severe shyness, social anxiety or selective mutism to see that they can make a friend like Ryan. It is also a helpful tool for friends of children like Daniel to understand why these children are unable to talk in certain settings.The theme - of accepting others who are different while trying to emphasise with them - is a universal one, and therefore this book may be enjoyed by all children aged from 4 to 8. While the story should not be read to the class while the child is present or without his or her permission, this book is an invaluable tool for teachers trying to understand selective mutism, and wanting to explain it to their students. For comprehensive advice and information on selective mutism, please see "The Selective Mutism Resource Manual" (Speechmark, 2001). BMA Medical Book Competition Winner Highly Commended in the BMA Patient Information Awards (Printed Materials), "My Friend Daniel Doesn't Talk" really impressed the judges: 'This leaflet has been written by a parent of a child with selective mutism who has written numerous articles on the subject'.'It is written for children to help explain some of the issues around children who 'don't talk' and has been beautifully produced and introduces a sensitive topic via a lovely story about friendship which is a great way to engage with children and inform them about a subject without making it 'an issue' and risk stigmatising a child even more...I loved the illustrations and the characters were portrayed with a gentleness and sensitivity which made the story very likeable. The humour in the story is subtle and effective and unlike many 'stories with a message' written for children, this book is a pleasurable read in its own right, and stands up as a lovely story book, but with the added bonus of including the universal theme of 'being different' and in particular providing a basic explanation for selective mutism. I really loved this book'.'What really came through, is that it was written with real thought, care and from someone who really

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Book SynopsisThis book helps to enhance the understanding and use of vocabulary in secondary school students and young adults. Specifically designed for older children and young adults with language and communication needs, this practical language programme was created by a specialist speech & language therapist with input from secondary school teachers and students.The Vocabulary Enrichments Programme: focuses on enhancing the understanding and expression of vocabulary and word meanings in students aged from 8 to 18 aims to create an awareness of how improved vocabulary knowledge can be used to enhance learning in school and social interactions in school and home environments encourages an awareness and interest in words and language, introduces the concept of words and meanings and identifies their role and use in language, communication and social interaction introduces the word map and explore the rich networks of information attached toTrade Review"Devised by Dr Victoria Joffe as part of a research project funded by the Nuffield Foundation, the Vocabulary Enrichment Intervention Programme is a comprehensive intervention pack aimed for use with secondary pupils who have speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)... Detailed plans are provided for all sessions, along with a DVD with pictures, templates and frameworks. Homework tasks known as 'Missions to achieve' are also part of the intervention... Having fun is a priority in the sessions, and activities are varied and age-appropriate." — Bristol SENCO Newsletter Table of ContentsProgramme background and context; Who are these children with speech, language and communication needs? Programme overview; Introduction ; Contextual background to and rationale for the vocabulary; enrichment intervention programme; Programme structure; Frequently asked questions; General strategies that can be used to enhance student performance and word learning; Session plans, Sessions 1 to 24 with Teaching Notes, References, Appendix 1: Expressive vocabulary task . Appendix 2: Word definitions task Appendix 3: Dictionary awareness task Appendix 4: Idiom awareness task Appendix 5: An overview of the Enhancing Language and Communication in Secondary Schools (ELCISS) ELCISS research programme

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Book SynopsisThe liberal state is dead, long live the partner stateAcross the world, the liberal nation state is on its knees. Rising inequality, deep political polarization, and the pervasive power of corporations are tearing apart the social contract and threatening to crush democracy. Civilizing the State traces the history and development of the liberal state and its changing role from the enabler of capitalism to protector of citizen welfare, to its hollowing out and capture by corporate and elite interests rendering it unfit to address the compounding crises of inequality, injustice, ecological collapse, and loss of legitimacy. Author John Restakis explores citizen-powered alternatives and experiments in co-operation, deep democracy, solidarity economics, and commoning from Spain, India, the global peasant movement, and the emerging stateless democracy of Rojava rising from the wreckage of the Syrian civil war. The final section vTrade Review"John Restakis confronts one of the most important and neglected issues of our time. The nation state as we know it is an obsolete institution. With compelling and authoritative examples Civilizing the State lays out the problem and tests the solutions. An essential read for everyone concerned about the human future." — David Korten, author, When Corporations Rule the World and The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community "John Restakis' Civilizing the State is a timely and necessary book in these times of corporate hijack of the state through neoliberal globalization. Three decades of deregulation have transformed welfare states "for the people, of the people, by the people" into corporate states "for the corporations, of the corporations, by the corporations." Nation states run by corporations for privatization of the commons and public goods are now mutating into corporate, surveillance states. Through examples of practice of direct democracy and political philosophies of civic participation, Restakis shows how we can reclaim democracy and the commons and shape a future for the common good." — Vandana Shiva, ecological scientist, activist, founder, Research Foundation for Science Technology and Ecology and Navdanya, founding board member, International Forum on Globalisation, author, Earth Democracy and Oneness Vs. the 1% "As reactionary forces surge to the fore, John Restakis offers a bold vision for reinventing the state as a partner of the social economy, commons, and grassroots democracy. Thoughtful, provocative, and hopeful." — David Bollier, commons activist and scholar, co-author, Free, Fair, and Alive "Could a better society be taking shape amidst the shards of our currently suicidal civilization? John Restakis makes a persuasive case that it is. He takes readers back to antiquity and up through intriguing experiments in our own time to explain that to solve the global crisis of the liberal state we must broaden, deepen, and enrich self-government. In Civilizing the State, readers will find both illumination and hope." — Nancy MacLean, William H. Chafe Distinguished Professor of History and Public Policy, Duke University, author, Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for AmericaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Treason of the State 2. Civil Power and the New Legitimacy 3. The Commons: Dispossession and Reclamation 4. The Co-operative City 5. The Way of the Peasant 6. Deep Democracy in Kerala 7. Living Without Approval: Stateless Democracy in Rojava 8. The World Unmasked 9. Transformation and Integration 10. From Welfare State to Partner State 11. Civilizing the State: Principles and Policies Epilogue Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers

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Book SynopsisAs a white woman, ask yourself: are you upholding or fighting racism? What''s Up with White Women? is a practical guide for white women who are interested in becoming more effective in their cross-cultural, anti-racist practices.Blending real-life stories, theory, and anti-racism practices from decades of on-the-ground work, the authors invite white women to understand their gendered role in systemic racism and their unique opportunity for action. Both frank and compassionate, coverage includes: Stories of white women''s experiences with sexism, racism, and white privilege How white women harm BIPOC and ourselves by colluding with systems of oppression Why and how white women often hijack race conversations A powerful six-stage identity development model for self-reflection and growth Guiding questions and practical actions for strengthening anti-racism practices Tools to cultivate genuine parTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments 1. Introduction The Canyon We Must Cross Working in Relationship A Push Focus Groups The Power of Language Acknowledging Our Lens 2. A Power Analysis: White Women and Institutional Access Navigating Sexism Benefiting from White Privilege Occupying the Buffer Zone 3. A Model of White Women's Development Overlapping Characteristics The Progression: Sexism Before White Privilege Feeling Each Phase Strategic Questions Using a Developmental Model 4. Immersion Normalizing Whiteness Gender Role Limitations The Carrot and the Stick Advancing White Male Agendas Competing for Male Attention The Ideal Object Nice White Ladies Hurting People of Color Final Thoughts Feeling Immersion Strategic Questions for Immersion 5. Capitulation Putting People of Color at Risk Stuck in the Middle with You Normalization of the White Woman What About Me? Silent Consent Between Helpless and Powerful Passive Aggression The Politics of Capitulation Final Thoughts Feeling Capitulation Strategic Questions for Capitulation 6. Defense Defense Reversal Fighting for Crumbs: Sexism Versus Racism I Got This Take What I Want and Leave the Rest I Love Your People That's Not What I Meant! Helpful and Nice Aggression Please Join, as Long as You Make Me Feel Good Physically Defending Ourselves But I'm a Good Anti-­Racist: Defensiveness Toward People of Color Final Thoughts Feeling Defense Strategic Questions for Defense 7. Projection Following the "Rules" of Anti-­Racist Allyship Dualistic Thinking Competing to be the Best White Person Relating to Black Men The Helper Final Thoughts Feeling Projection Strategic Questions for Projection 8. Balance Driving in the Ocean Intersectionality So, How Do We Do This? Awareness Knowledge Skills Action/Advocacy Final Thoughts Feeling Balance Strategic Questions for Balance 9. Integration Capturing a Moment Being With One Another Final Thoughts Feeling Integration Strategic Questions for Integration 10. White Women's Tears Women of Color and Tears White Women's Tears As a Response to Sexism Tears for Fears The Impact of White Women's Tears Tears in Immersion Tears in Capitulation Tears in Defense Tears when Transitioning to Projection Tears in Projection Tears in Balance Tears in Integration Beyond Tears 11. If What, Now What? Grow Awareness and Knowledge Using Awareness and Knowledge to Inform Skills Interrupt Oppression Connect with People of Color Final Thoughts (For Now) Appendix A: Community Conversations: A Guide for Collective Praxis Getting it Together Things to Consider: Some Unhelpful Common Patterns of White Women Let's Get Real: Using Serial Testimony for Deep Reflection The Basics Reflection Topics— Examples Appendix B: Focus Group Participants Definitions Focus Group Participant Book List Notes Index About the Authors About New Society Publishers

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Debating the ObviousChapter 2: So Like Her FatherChapter 3: Settling an Isle, or an Englishman’s ColorChapter 4: Seeing What You WantChapter 5: Looking and SeeingChapter 6: “Fictions of the Pose”: Act I, Scene 2EpilogueWorks Cited

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Book SynopsisAn abridged reprint of the Doubleday edition of 1976, with a preface and a conclusion by the author.Trade ReviewA mature, wise, and provocative work . . . . The main lines of argument--that the emotions are ways we constitute our lives with meaning; that they are in some important sense things we do rather than things that merely happen to us; that emotions have their own sort of rationality and logic and are subject to evaluation and criticism as such; that emotions are, in some important sense, evaluative judgments--remain an important, credible contemporary view. . . . Solomon is clear, clever, and deep (also often funny). --Owen Flanagan, Duke University

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is an incredibly rich and provocative book for such a slim volume, and it will no doubt become a standard accompaniment to many classes on the Phenomenology, a kind of short, lucid skeleton key to the whole book.--Terry Pinkard, Georgetown UniversityOut of his magisterial scholarship Harris gives us three gifts in a surprisingly small package. First there is a lucid account of what Hegel’s philosophical goal is. Then there is a running summary of the Phenomenology. . . . Finally, we get a concise account of what it all means, Harris’s view of the interrelationships and relative significance of the various parts of the system. --Merold Westphal, Fordham University

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn addition to its elegant and precise translation of Utopia, this edition offers the prefatory material and postscripts from the 1518 edition, and More's letter to Giles form the 1517 edition. Mr. Wootton has also added Erasmus's 'The Sileni of Alcibiades,' which is crucial for the interpretation he gives in his Introduction of the many ambiguities and contradictions in More's text as well as his life. The Introduction is a most valuable guide for understanding this man who was a proponent of toleration and a persecutor of heretics, a courtier full of worldly ambition ending as a fearless martyr. The contradictions of the man translated into a complicated and contradictory historiography to which Mr. Wootton's Introduction is a most intelligent guide. A welcome addition to the More literature. -J. W. Smit, Professor of History, Columbia UniversityEvery serious reader of Utopia, friends and foes alike of Thomas More, will be enlightened by Wootton's essay. Combining it with his translations of More and Erasmus works well. This is a delightfully fine piece of scholarship, even down to the notes on the illustrations. --Donald J. Millus, Sixteenth Century JournalLike his Introduction, which says much, both directly and indirectly, about the complexity of More's language and mentality, David Wootton's translation of the Utopia is a thoughtful and careful one. Wootton has been particularly scrupulous in his handling of marginal annotations. . . notes are economical but helpful. Students interested in 16th century humanism and/or developments in early modern Europe will find this edition especially appealing, as will everyone interested in interpretations of More's Utopia, here fruitfully juxtaposed with Erasmus’ philosophy and perspective on the world as these are represented by his adage on ‘The Sileni of Alcibiades.' --Elizabeth McCutcheon, Utopian Studies

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis new English edition of some of Sieyes' key texts is to be warmly welcomed. . . . Michael Sonenscher's scholarly Introduction is devoted to a discussion of different aspects of Sieyes' political ideas, rather than to a detailed examination of the texts themselves. He concentrates mainly, and quite properly, on Sieyes' concept of representation, which he analyses with sensitivity, linking it to Sieyes' concept of the nation, and distinguishing it carefully from the conventional view of representation held by the man in the street. . . . Sonenscher has researched widely and his allusions are original and stimulating. . . . [He] has done a good service in making these compelling and subversive writings more widely available. --Murray Forsyth, History of Political ThoughtThis is an invaluable contribution to the study of political thought. Sieyès was the most important political thinker of the French Revolution and one of the great theorists of representative government. Michael Sonenscher has made it easier for Anglophone readers to understand why. In addition to excellent translations, he provides a brilliantly original and illuminating Introduction to these fundamental texts. --Keith Michael Baker, Stanford UniversityMichael Sonenscher's edition of Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes's political writings is, in effect, two substantial works in one. First, Sonenscher provides readers with a sorely needed English-language edition of Sieyes's work that goes beyond the frequently anthologized, but almost inevitably excerpted, 'What is the Third Estate?' With the addition of two contemporaneous pamphlets ('Views of the Executive Means Available to the Representatives of France in 1789' and 'An Essay on Privileges') as well as Sieyes's 1791 debate with Tom Paine, Sonenscher has crafted a scholarly resource that will remain a point of reference for some time. Second, by way of an introduction to this well-translated and annotated edition, Sonenscher offers a lengthy, ambitious essay that, drawing on manuscript sources, gives a fresh and equally overdue perspective on Sieyes's political thought. . . . With this edition of Sieyès's works, Hackett has proven once again that it is much more than a niche publisher of staid and inexpensive classroom editions of the classics in politics and philosophy. As readers of Hackett's editions of Bernard Mandeville (ed. E. J. Hundert), Edmund Burke (ed. J. G. A. Pocock), Niccolo Machiavelli (ed. David Wootton) and Charles-Louis Montesquieu (ed. Melvin Richter)--to name just a few--already know, Hackett is no country cousin to the higher profile series, Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought, but is also reshaping and reinvigorating the discipline of the history of political thought. Sonenscher's edition of Sieyès's political writings is no exception. --Paul Cheney, University of Chicago, for H-France Review

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Book SynopsisWith its signal distinction between ''intuition'' and ''analysis'' and its exploration of the different levels of Duration (Bergson''s term for Heraclitean flux), An Introduction to Metaphysics has had a significant impact on subsequent twentieth century thought. The arts, from post-impressionist painting to the stream of consciousness novel, and philosophies as diverse as pragmatism, process philosophy, and existentialism bear its imprint. Consigned for a while to the margins of philosophy, Bergson's thought is making its way back to the mainstream. The reissue of this important work comes at an opportune time, and will be welcomed by teachers and scholars alike. --Peter A. Y. Gunter, University of North TexasTrade ReviewWith its signal distinction between 'intuition' and 'analysis' and its exploration of the different levels of Duration (Bergson's term for Heraclitean flux), An Introduction to Metaphysics has had a significant impact on subsequent twentieth century thought. The arts, from post-impressionist painting to the stream of consciousness novel, and philosophies as diverse as pragmatism, process philosophy, and existentialism bear its imprint. Consigned for a while to the margins of philosophy, Bergson's thought is making its way back to the mainstream. The reissue of this important work comes at an opportune time, and will be welcomed by teachers and scholars alike. --Peter A. Y. Gunter, University of North Texas

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Book SynopsisThis paperback reader provides the student and general reader with easy access to the major issues of the Hong Kong transition crisis. Contributors include both editors, as well as Frank Ching, Berry F. Hsu, Reginald Yin-wang Kwok, Peter Kwong, Julian Y.M. Leung, Ronald Skeldon, Alvin Y. So, Yun-wing Sung, and James T.H. Tang - the majority of whom live and work in Hong Kong and experience the transition firsthand, personally and professionally.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Hong Kong’s Uneasy Passage to Chinese Sovereignty, Ming K. Chan, Gerard A. Postiglione; Chapter 2 Democracy Derailed: Realpolitik in the Making of the Hong Kong Basic Law, 1985–1990, Ming K. Chan; Chapter 3 Balancing the Beijing–London–Hong Kong “Three-Legged Stool,” 1971–1986, James T.H. Tang, Frank Ching; Chapter 4 Judicial Development of Hong Kong on the Eve of 1 July 1997, Berry F. Hsu; Chapter 5 The Decolonization of Hong Kong Education, Gerard A. Postiglione; Chapter 6 Education in Hong Kong and China: Toward Convergence?, Julian Y.M. Leung; Chapter 7 Hong Kong in an International Migration System, Ronald Sheldon; Chapter 8 New York Is Not Hong Kong: The Little Hong Kong That Never Was, Peter Kwong; Chapter 9 Economic Integration of Hong Kong and Guangdong in the 1990s, Yun-wing Sung; Chapter 10 Socioeconomic Center, Political Periphery: Hong Kong’s Uncertain Transition Toward the Twenty-first Century, Alvin Y. So, Reginald Y. Kwok;

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Book SynopsisThe chapters of this volume were written for the purpose of surveying the field of intensive family therapy. The book is not a compilation of previously published articles; all of the chapters are original contributions written at the request of the editors. The structure of the volume was determined by the editors' experience with family therapy and their continuous exchange with other workers in the field through symposia, personal discussions, and, in most cases, direct observation of their work.Table of ContentsList of Authors, Preface, Introduction, 1 A Review of Concepts in the Study and Treatment of Families of Schizophrenics, 2 A Theory of Relationships: Experience and Transaction, 3 Intensive Family Therapy as Process, 4 Rationale and Techniques of Intensive Family Therapy, 5 Family Psychotherapy with Schizophrenia in the Hospital and in Private Practice, 6 Family Dynamics and the Reversibility of Delusional Formation: A Case Study in Family Therapy, 7 Some Indications and Contraindications for Exploratory Family Therapy, 8 Countertransference in the Family Treatment of Schizophrenia, 9 Mystification. Confusion. and Conflict, 10 The Identity Struggle, 11 Systematic Research on Family Dynamics, 12 The Contributions of Family Treatment to the Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia, Name Index, Subject Index

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Book SynopsisThis book opens with an overview of dieting and its relationship to self-esteem and body image. Here, the author explores the negative and destructive side effects frequently experienced by obese women as a result of dieting. Alternative interventions to dieting are then explored and the weekly Beyond Dieting programme, the core of this volume, is introduced. Subsequent chapters present an evaluation of the Beyond Dieting program (purpose, analyses, comparisons and variables of outcome) and a discussion of the characteristics of the sample study. The overall effects of the intervention and implications of the findings provide an illuminating perspective on the treatment of obesity one that suggests striving for positive self-image rather than thinness as the key to well-being for obese women. For the many health practitioners caring for obese women, this perspective, with its practical application, will prove to be an invaluable resource.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments, Introduction, 1. Is DIETING THE ANSWER?, 2. OBESITY—DEFINITION, MEASUREMENT, ETIOLOGY, AND ATTEMPTS AT REGULATION, 3. BEYOND DIETING: THE WEEKLY PROGRAM, 4. EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM, 5. THE BEYOND DIETING PROGRAM: DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS, Appendix A. PARTICIPANT'S INFORMATION SHEET AND CONSENT FORMS, Appendix B. ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA) TABLES, Appendix C. CORRELATIONS OF SELF-ESTEEM WITH BODY DISSATISFACTION BY GROUP, Appendix D. BEYOND DIETING—PROCESS EVALUATION, Appendix E. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, References, Index

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Book SynopsisThe lives, works and imagery of women artists, patrons and icons in Renaissance ItalyThe story of the Renaissance in Italy is often told through the work of great male artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello and Leonardo. But what about the female half of the population? By exploring works made by, for, or about women, this book aims to reconsider a period of creative ingenuity and artistic excellence from their often-overlooked perspective.Drawing on the rich collection of paintings, ceramics, textiles, illustrated books and prints at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this publication focuses on images of feminine power, both sacred and secular, telling the stories of saints such as Mary Magdalen as examples of strength and ascetic devotion, Biblical heroines such as Judith as civic and domestic role models, and the mythical sorceress Medea as the ideal of a heroic nude. Women also asserted their presence as artists, artisans and patrons: Sofonis

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Book SynopsisVolume 12 includes chapters on the hermeneutics of structuralism and psychoanalysis (H. van Velzen); prophetic initiation in Israel and Judah (D. Merkur); the cult phenomenon and the paranoid process (W. Meissner); the ego and adaptation (P. Parin); male adolescent initiation rituals (L. Rosen); gender identity in a New Guinea people (E. Foulks); and the film Cabaret (S. Bauer).Table of ContentsGeorge Devereux: In Memoriam 1. Irma's Rape: The Hermaneutics of Structuralism and Psychoanalysis Compared, van Velzen 2. Prophetic Initiation in Israel and Judah, Merkur 3. The Cult Phenomenon and the Paranoid Process, Meissner 4. The Ego and the Mechanism of Adaptation, Parin 5. Male Adolescent Initiation Rituals: Whiting's Hypothesis Revisited, Rosen 6. The Bimin-Kuskusmin: A Discussion of Fitz John Porter Poole's Ethnographic Observations of Gender Identity Formation in a New Guinea People, Foulks 7. Cultural History and the Film Cabaret: A Study in Psychoanalytic Criticism, Bauer

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, memories and reconstructions of incestuous child abuse have become common features of psychoanalytic treatment.  Among some clinicians, such abuse is suspected even when there is little evidence.  How does the analyst distinguish between incest real and imagined, and how do recovered memories of incest affect the analyst?In this poignant and beautifully written study, Elaine Siegel brings new insights to bear on these timely questions.  An inveterate note taker, she discloses the countertransferential ruminations and associations to the occurrence of incest at various stages during the treatment process over the course of 30 years of clinical work.  The manner in which her analytic instrument evolved and was shaped by her analysands'' stories makes for a fascinating subtext in a book that addresses itself to the differences and similarities during treatment of real and imagined incestuous abuse. Among tTrade Review"In instructive and moving ways, Siegel describes how her work with these patients led to an acceptance of her own multifaceted bodily reactions and accompanying images as an essential aspect of her work ego. Transformations meets an urgent need for detailed clinical material on treatment, including not only cases of father-daughter incest, but those rarer instances of incest committed by mothers both with daughters and with sons. Readers will resonate with Siegel's reactions of horror to these patients' stories. Still, she is to be commended for not advocating a separate diagnostic category for these patients, sensitive as she is to individual differences among them on the basis of gender, life history, and particular ego strength."- Jean Sanville, Ph.D., Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies"Elaine Siegel's outstanding, eminently readable book provides what is probably the most comprehensive clinical account of both the intrapsychic and interactional processes occurring in the analyses of patients who are incest victims. Further, Transformations develops an original approach for using the clinician's countertransferences, including somatic reactions, to attain a deeper understanding of what is taking place unconsciously in the patient. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all practitioners who want to learn more about contemporary treatment methods."- Theo L. Dorpat, M.D., Training Analyst, Seattle Institute for Psychoanalysis“Siegel relied on sensitive attunement to her bodily posture, sounds, and psychophysiological reactions in treatment hours as a guide to intuiting and interpreting the patient’s bodily memories of physical violation. She concludes that countertransference responses, especially somatically derived ones, are important guides to helping patients establish the transitional space pivotal in the reconstruction and working through of traumatic memories.” - Kathryn J. Zerbe, JAPATable of ContentsIntroduction. Multigenerational Incest-Mrs. Raphael. Multigenerational Incest-Mrs. Hutchcomb. Mother-Son Incest. Father-Daughter Incest. False Claims of Incest. Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisIn Volume 17, a series of critical appreciations of George and Louise Spindler''s multidisciplinary contributions focus on homogeneity and heterogeneity in American cultural anthropology (S. Parman); the molding of American anthropology (M. Suarez); education (H. Trueba); and the uses of projective techniques in the field (R. Edgerton & G. DeVos). Additional topics include the primary process (M. Spiro); psychotherapy and culture (L. Bloom); unconscious aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict (A. Falk); and medieval messianism and Sabbatianism (W. Meissner).Table of Contents1. The Lives of George and Louise Spindler, Spindler 2. The Enduring, Situated, and Endangered Self in Fieldwork: A Personal Account, Spindler 3. George and Louise Spindler and the Issue of Homogeneity and Heterogeneity in American Cultural Anthropology, Parman 4. Learning Culture: The Spindlers' Contributions to the Making of American Anthropology, Suarez-Orozco 5. Prophets with Honor: The Early Rorschach Research of George and Louise Spindler, Edgerton 6. The Spindlers as Ethnographers: The Impact of Their Lives and Works on American Anthropology, Treuba 7. The Interpersonal Self: A Level of Psychocultural Analysis, De Vos, Vaughn 8. Women's Experience: Fantasy and Culture Change, Bourguinon 9. The "Primary Process" Revisited, Spiro 10. Psychotherapy and Culture, Bloom 11. Unconscious Aspects of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Falk 12. Spirit and the Problem of Social Instincts: Exceptions to Freud's Critique of Religion, Merkur 13. Medieval Messianism and Sabbatianism, Meissner

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Book SynopsisSeveral years ago, Terry Moore, a young first offender at the Florida Correctional Institution for Women, gave birth to a baby whose father was a prison guard. Mrs. Moore won the right to have her baby stay with her in prison until she was released a few months later. Although this incarcerated mother was reunited with her child shortly after giving birth, many inmate mothers are not able to be with or see their children on a regular basis during incarceration. Little is known about this significant and emotionally traumatic problem that confronts nearly two-thirds of incarcerated women.Building upon previous work, this extraordinarily insightful volume offers fresh perspective on issues which surround the separation of inmate mothers and their children, using questionnaire, standardized scales, and individual taped interviews. The author examines issues such as the impact of separation by race; the child's whereabouts at the time of the crime; the child's placement and legalTable of Contents1. The Separation Impacts: Common Threads from Previous Research 2. Objectives of the Study and Format of the Inquiry 3. Background Characteristics 4. Impacts of the Separation,by Mother’s Race 5. Self-Concept and Child-Rearing Attitudes 6. Inmate-Mothers and Drugs: A Schizophrenic Lifestyle 7. Programs to Strengthen Ties 8. A Unique Foster-Care Placement Program 9. Implications of the Study: Where Do We Go from Here?

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Book SynopsisInvestigates the power of commemorative performances in the production of nationalist narratives, and examines an eclectic range of both state-sponsored social memory projects and counter-memorial projects.Table of Contents Introduction - Lest We Forget: The Contested Terrain of Canadian Commemoration Chapter 2 The Canadian War Museum: Imagining the Canadian Nation through Military Commemoration Chapter 3 Unbecoming Canadian Militarism’s Forgetful Narratives: Unravelling the Uniform’s Ambiguous Meanings Chapter 4 The Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Collisional Encounters of Unbecoming Canadian Nationalisms Chapter 5 Unbecoming Canada 150: By Many Means Necessary

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Book SynopsisTraditional cognitive science is Cartesian in the sense that it takes as fundamental the distinction between the mental and the physical, the mind and the world. This leads to the claim that cognition is representational and best explained using models derived from AI and computational theory. The authors depart radically from this model.

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Book SynopsisThese steps are more than a self-help tool or a psychosomatic technique for self-improvement. They restore a sense of oranismic-emotional truth, and provide the means to embody experience into a personal design for living that expresses the deepest nature of the self. A companion volume to Emotional Anatomy, this book describes the methodology that accompanies Keleman''s somatic theories. Using a systematic guide, the reader is encouraged to identify his own somatic patterns and to learn from his experience.

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Book SynopsisThis exciting workbook is packed full of letter formation exercises and progresses from letters to make words and full sentences. This series of workbooks are perfect for school or home. They have all the ingredients needed to create beautiful handwriting and are fast becoming the number one handwriting resource used by schools in the UK.Trade ReviewWe introduced the handwriting workbooks last year and they have been a great success. The children enjoy them and take pride in their work, looking forward to their weekly handwriting sessions. As a teacher, I find the workbooks provide an excellent resource for teaching handwriting. Working through the workbooks has enabled progression throughout the year groups. I definitely recommend these workbooks Jenny Merrison - Year 2 teacher - Christian Fellowship School (June 2020); The best decision I’ve made for my daughter with regards to her education, her handwriting is so improved and it’s really boosted her confidence. The transformation is incredible, from a barely legible scrawl which didn’t stay on the line to neat and round and sits on the line beautifully. I can highly recommend Morrells Handwriting. Lucinda, Parent 2019

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Book SynopsisThe human species is very young, but in a short time it has acquired some striking, if biologically superficial, variations across the planet. As this book shows, however, none of those biological variations can be understood in terms of discrete races, which do not actually exist as definable entities. Starting with a consideration of evolution and the mechanisms of diversification in nature, this book moves to an examination of attitudes to human variation throughout history, showing that it was only with the advent of slavery that considerations of human variation became politicized. It then embarks on a consideration of how racial classifications have been applied to genomic studies, demonstrating how individualized genomics is a much more effective approach to clinical treatments. It also shows how racial stratification does nothing to help us understand the phenomenon of human variation, at either the genomic or physical levels.Trade Review'DeSalle and Tattersall provide a brilliant and comprehensive refutation of the folk concept of human races. Anyone who thinks that there are natural categories of people that correspond to zoological subspecies will have their worldview blown to bits!' Jonathan Marks, Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte'Understanding Race explains to the reader in accessible terms all the misconceptions that continue to plague both lay people and professionals concerning race. First, the authors establish for the reader the fundamental mechanisms of evolution that are responsible for the variation within all species; then they explain how people thought about variation before there was a science to correctly explain it. The book guides the reader through how racial thinking changed as our understanding of evolution, as well as the technology to understand genetic variation, improved. The authors end by drawing attention to ongoing misconceptions concerning biological variation and social definitions of race in a variety of arenas, including medicine. If you don't read my books, you should read theirs; and in the best of all worlds you should read both.' Joseph L. Graves, Jr, Professor of Biological Sciences, North Carolina A&T State UniversityTable of Contents1. The evolutionary background; 2. Race before evolutionary theory; 3. Race after Darwin; 4. Race in the era of genetics and genomics; 5. Variation in genomes, and how humans took over the world; 6. Clustering and treeing; 7. Race in medicine and complex phenotypic studies; 8. Human adaptations; 9. Race, science and pseudoscience.

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Book SynopsisBlood is life, its complex composition is finely attuned to our vital needs and functions. Blood can also signify death, while ''bloody'' is a curse. Arising from the 2021 Darwin College Lectures, this volume invites leading thinkers on the subject to explore the many meanings of blood across a diverse range of disciplines. Through the eyes of artist Marc Quinn, the paradoxical nature of blood plays with the notion of self. Through those of geneticist Walter Bodmer, it becomes a scientific reality: bloodlines and diaspora capture our notions of community. The transfer of blood between bodies, as Rose George relates, can save lives, or as we learn from Claire Roddie can cure cancer. Tim Pedley and Stuart Egginton explore the extraordinary complexity of blood as a critical biological fluid. Sarah Read examines the intimate connection between blood and womanhood, as Carol Senf does in her consideration of Bram Stoker''s novel Dracula.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors; Introduction Iosifina Foskolou and Martin Jones; 1. Battle Blood Claire Roddie; 2. Transitional Bleeding in Early Modern England Sara Read; 3. Blood in Motion, or The Physics of Blood Flow Tim Pedley; 4. 'Dracula', Blood, and the New Woman: Stoker's Reflections on the Zeitgeist Carol Senf; 5. Blood Lines of the British People Walter Bodmer; 6. Heroes and Villains of Blood Rose George; 7. Cold Blood: Some Ways by which Animals Cope with Low Temperatures Stuart Egginton; 8. Blood Sculptures Marc Quinn; Index.

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Book SynopsisWomen's emancipation was a central but contested pillar of socialist and communist internationalism during the twentieth century. The collapse of state socialism has led to renewed interest in the history and legacies of women's movements across the former socialist world during the era of decolonisation, and their significance for global feminisms in the present day. Responding to these debates, this collection of essays explores the history of transnational socialist feminisms during the global Cold War from the perspective of mid-ranking activists, officials and functionaries in international communist and left-revolutionary movements in Eastern Europe and the postcolonial world. Drawing on new sources, including private correspondence, interviews, memoirs and institutional archives, the essays ask how these activists defined women's rights from the era of the Popular Fronts in the 1930s until the United Nations Decade of Women (1976â1985).Table of Contents1. Introduction – Women's Rights and Global Socialism: Gendering Socialist Internationalism during the Cold War Celia Donert; 2. “Warphans” and “Quiet” Heroines: Depictions of Chinese Women and Children in the Comité mondial des femmes contre la guerre et le fascisme's Campaigns during the Second Sino-Japanese War Jasmine Calver; 3. Between National and International: Women's Transnational Activism in Twentieth-Century Chile María Fernanda Lanfranco González; 4. Radicalizing Feminism: The Mexican and Cuban Associations within the Women's International Democratic Federation in the Early Cold War Manuel Ramírez Chicharro; 5. International Solidarity as the Cornerstone of the Hungarian Post-War Socialist Women's Rights Agenda in the Magazine Asszonyok Zsófia Lóránd; 6. Women Labour Models and Socialist Transformation in early 1950s China Nicola Spakowski; 7. The WIDF's Work for Women's Rights in the (Post)colonial Countries and the “Soviet Agenda” Yulia Gradskova; 8. A Gendered Approach to the Yu Chi Chan Club and National Liberation Front during South Africa's Transition to Armed Struggle Allison Drew; 9. Women's Transnational Activism against Portugal's Colonial Wars Giulia Strippoli; 10. “The Call of the World”: Women's Memories of Global Socialist Feminism in India Mallarika Sinha Roy.

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Book SynopsisPresents a collection of essays and lectures of the author. This volume features new English translations of a number of previously unpublished works.

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Book SynopsisThe Bhagavad-gita is a revered spiritual text spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna, offering guidance on self-realization and the nature of consciousness, the self, the universe, and the Supreme. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's translation is presented without adulteration, providing a timely and enlightening message.

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Book SynopsisThis workbook provides hands-on Activities, Strategies, planning sheets and progress trackers for use with children with selective mutism at home, at school and in the wider community. Written by selective mutism expert Maggie Johnson and parent coach Junhua Reitman, the workbook includes first-hand accounts of how children can overcome SM successfully using the Activities and Strategies described in this book. Activities are organised around the daily routines of school and family life and each Activity is broken into a progression of small steps with appropriate Strategies and an accompanying record sheet to track progress. Activities include: Using the toilet at school Attending social gatherings Organising a successful playdate Initiating conversation Talking in the classroom Eating with peers This workbook is essential reading for parents, professionals and anyone who is looking for a toolkit for selective muTable of ContentsForeword – Alison WintgensPreface – Maggie JohnsonPreface – Junhua ReitmanAcknowledgementsPart 1How to use this workbook: Guidance for parents, school staff and other supportive adultsPart 2Does my child have selective mutism?Part 3Small steps worksheetsStrategies for general useActivities for a range of situationsPart 4Take small steps with us: personal experiences and success storiesPart 5 – AppendicesIndex

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsTable of ContentsForeword ixIntroduction:Philanthrocapitalism and Colonization in the Digital Age xvVandana ShivaSECTION I: A GLOBAL EMPIREDisrupting a World of Traditional Knowledge,Sovereignty, and Biodiversity 3Vandana ShivaAn Overview of Bill & Melinda GatesAgricultural Innovations 17NavdanyaThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and theInternational Rice Research Institute Alliance 27Chito P. MedinaSECTION II: PATENTS, GENE EDITING,AND DIGITAL SEQUENCE INFORMATIONSeed Ownership Through New Gene Editing Technologies 43Vandana Shivavi Table of ContentsGene Editing: Unexpected Outcomes and Risks 47Dr. Michael AntoniouMegadiverse Countries as Providers of GeneticResources & Digital Sequence Information 51Aid  Jim nez-Mart nez and Adelita San Vicente TelloSECTION III: BIOPIRACYBiopiracy of Climate Resilient Seeds 61NavdanyaBiopiracy Case Studies: GMO Bananas 67Vandana Shiva & Navdanya InternationalSECTION IV: GLOBAL AGRICULTUREThe Recolonization of Agriculture 79NavdanyaA Treaty to Protect Our Agricultural Biodiversity 93Jos  Esquinas-AlcazarAg Tech: Bill & Melinda Gates AgriculturalInnovations in Argentina 101Fernando CabaleiroSECTION V: THE THIRD “GREEN REVOLUTION”The Golden Rice Hoax 109Vandana ShivaWhy We Oppose Golden Rice 115Stop Golden Rice Network (SGRN)Table of Contents viiThe Dystopia of the Green Revolution in Africa 121Nicoletta DenticoThe Gates Foundation’s Green Revolution FailsAfrica’s Farmers 129Timothy WiseSeeds of Surveillance Capitalism 137NavdanyaSECTION VI: BIOTECHNOLOGY &GEOENGINEERINGThe Problems with Lab Made Food 143Vandana ShivaSoftware To Swallow: The Intellectual PropertyModel of Food 149Seth ItzkanBill Gates’ Climate “Solutions”:Funding for Geoengineering 151Dru Jay And Silvia Ribeiro (ETC Group)SECTION VII: GENE DRIVES & THE SIXTHMASS EXTINCTIONDriven to Exterminate: How Bill Gates BroughtGene Drive Extinction Technology into The World 163Zahra Moloo And Jim Thomas (ETC Group)Gates Foundation Hired a Public Relations Firmto Manipulate the UN Over Gene Drives 175Jonathan LathamTargeting Palmer Amaranth: A Traditionally Nutritious andCulturally Significant Crop 179Vandana ShivaGlobal Resistance to Genetic Extinction Technology 183NavdanyaSECTION VIII: MEDIA, HEALTH, AND EDUCATIONDigital Dictators 191Satish KumarThe Philanthropic Monopoly of Bill & Melinda Gates 199Nicoletta DenticoHow the Cornell Alliance Spreads Disinformationand Discredits Agroecology 215Community Alliance for Global Justice and Agra WatchBt Brinjal: Alliance for Crooked Science & Corporate Lies 219Farida AkhterSECTION X: AN EARTH-BASED PHILOSOPHYA Message from Gaia 233NavdanyaContributors 237Endnotes 239Index 273

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Book SynopsisCombining the fields of child psychology and child education, this groundbreaking work explores how engaging children in Jungian sandplay therapy and imaginative storytelling can improve classroom performance and increase intelligence scores. Educators, psychotherapists and concerned parents alike will find this book informative and useful.

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Book SynopsisRapier instructor Tom Leoni offers a full, accurate and accessible English translation of Ridolfo Capoferro's teachings in the Great Representation of the Art and Practice of Fencing, complete with high-resolution reproductions of the 43 original illustrations. Includes a glossary of rapier-fencing terms.Trade Review Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword Introduction Making Capoferro Accessible to the Modern Rapier Student A Personal Journey Who Was Ridolfo Capoferro? The Two Faces of Capoferro: Period Literature Versus Victorian Scholarship Jacopo Gelli: The Main 19th-Century Source on Capoferro Capoferro, His Treatise and Its Importance to the Modern Student Language, Translation, and Editorial Decisions What You Need to Know to Tackle Capoferro Additional Resources Great Representation of the Art and Practice of Fencing To the Most Serene Lord Don Francesco Maria Feltrio della Rovere, Sixth Duke of Urbino To the Kind Reader General Table of the Art of Fencing Here Follows the Great Representation of the Practice of Fencing. Beginning with the Explanation of the Difference Between Art and Practice A Few Recommendations about Fencing Explanation of Some Practical Fencing Terms The Plates and Practical Synopses Some Principles Regarding the Cut A Failsafe Way to Defend Against Any Attack by Parrying with a Riverso and Always Striking with an Imbroccata Glossary of Common and Useful Italian Rapier Fencing Terms

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