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Gale Ecco, Print Editions Proofs of a Conspiracy Against all the Religions
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions The History and Life of Robert Blake Esq of Bridgewater General and Admiral of the Fleets and Naval Forces of England Containing a Full Account of his Glorious Atchievements by sea and Land
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions A Journal of the Proceedings in the Detection of
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions The Secret History of the Freemasons. Being an
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Gale ECCO, Print Editions Extracts From the Votes and Proceedings of the American Continental Congress at Philadelphia on the 5th of September 1774. Containing the Bill of Rights a List of Grievances Occasional Resolves the Association
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Lulu Press Human Nature and the Social Order
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Blurb The Other Citizens
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Orion Publishing Co Chinese and Any Other Asian
Book SynopsisOn many forms in the UK where ethnicity needs to be ticked, the space for East and South East Asia is ''Chinese or Any Other Asian''. This represents a shameful sweeping together of a vastly varied heritage and experience. East and South East Asian people have lived and worked in the UK for centuries, fought for the British Army in both world wars, have influenced British culture through food, writing, music and art in a multitude of ways. And yet this influence is often overlooked, and even ignored.The same goes for the unique form of racism experienced by people of ESEA heritage. ESEA women are exoticized and sexualised, Asian food is mocked as unhealthy and our restaurants as dirty, our culture is appropriated, we are assumed to be the nanny of our mixed-race children, and we are blamed for the Covid-19 pandemic. All of this is often dismissed or downplayed because of the ''model minority'' myth. For the first time, author Anna Sulan Masing addresse
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Taylor & Francis Inc Strategic Contracting for Health Systems and
Book SynopsisUntil the start of the new century, efforts to strengthen health systems focused solely on the public sector and health programs overseen by public bodies. The private sector was sidelined in certain countries and even banned in others. At the same time, some private-sector stakeholders readily adapted themselves to this special situation so as to avoid becoming part of a structured health system.This volume notes profound changes in health care around the world in two areas. The stakeholders involved in the health sector are increasing in number and diversifying as a result of the development of the private sector. They are also responding to a process of democratization and decentralization. These developments have been paralleled by greater functional differentiation. Various stakeholders are increasingly specializing in particular areas of the health system: service delivery, procurement, management, financing, and regulation.The interdependence of health stakeholdTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION PART I CHAPTER 1: EMERGENCE OF CONTRACTING IN THE HEALTH SECTOR CHAPTER2: CONTRACTING AND CONTRACT: CONCEPTS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS CHAPTER 3: TYPOLOGY OF CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS PART II CHAPTER 1: THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR BUILDING AND MANAGING HEALTH FACILITIE CHAPTER 2: HOSPITALS AND CONTRACTING CHAPTER 3: CONTRACTING WITH PRIVATE SECTOR NETWORKS: FRANCHISING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE CHAPTER 4: HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AND CONTRACTING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CHAPTER 5: LOCAL AUTHORITIES CHAPTER 6: THE BEST USE OF SUB-CONTRACTING AND OUTSOURCING CHAPTER 7: CONTRACTING HEALTH PERSONNEL PART III CHAPTER 1: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, PART IV CHAPTER 1: HOW TO BUILD AND MANAGE A CONTRACTUAL RELATION? PART V CHAPTER 1: TOOLS FOR REGULATION CHAPTER 2: THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 3: THE ROLE OF OTHER ACTORS: COMMUNITIES, LABOUR UNIONS, POLITICAL PARTIES, CHURCHES AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES, CHAPTER 4: ELEMENTS FOR DEVELOPING A NATIONAL POLICY ON CONTRACTING, PART VI CHAPTER 1: EVALUATION OF CONTRACTING, CONCLUSION
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Xlibris Soteria
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Xlibris Corporation What Is a Disasternew Answers to Old Questions
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Simon & Schuster Methods of Social Research 4th Edition
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AuthorHouse How to Play Black Gospel
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Trafford Publishing Space Planning and Rurality
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Trafford Publishing Genuine Dialogue and Real Partnership Foundations of True Community
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Trafford Publishing PISTIS SOPHA REVELADA LA SUPREMA SABIDURA SIN VELOS
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Trafford Publishing PISTIS SOPHA REVELADA LA SUPREMA SABIDURA SIN VELOS
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AuthorHouse The Secret War Factory Cowbridge Confidential
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AuthorHouse Toward a New World Order
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Book Jungle The Hymns of Prudentius
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Rowman & Littlefield Understanding Globalization
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Globalization introduces students to the concept of globalization, providing an essential history, overview of key themes and theories, and a wealth of engaging examples. The fifth edition has been completely revised to connect with students today, opening with a discussion of the far-reaching causes and effects of the recent financial crisis and including new material on global migration patterns, ISIS, and more, while maintaining the book's accessible and student-friendly style.The book begins by examining the roots of the recent global financial crisis, looking at the roles of inflation, the housing crisis, Wall Street, policy makers, and more. It also explores the varying impact of globalizationfrom democratization and equality in some countries to destabilization and inequality in others. The fifth edition of Understanding Globalization is a compelling and current introduction to the myriad influences of globalization in our lives.Trade ReviewThis book is wonderful. It presents a very clear history of modern globalization and the role the United States has played in this process. It is currently the best book on explaining the historical conditions that have led to modern globalization. -- Gabriel Aquino, Westfield State UniversityUnderstanding Globalization reveals the complex, uneven, and often contradictory outcomes of globalization, such as growing economic inequality in some places, and increasing equality in others. It can facilitate economic integration as it has done in China or exacerbate disintegration and marginalization as it has in Africa. In this fifth edition, Robert Schaeffer explores how globalization impacts long-term processes such as development, democratization, and climate change, and how it can create short-term crises, such as war and conflict, and the 2008 global financial crisis that began in the United States. As a geographer, I appreciate that the book soundly documents the consequences that globalization has on both people and places, and that it seeks to explain a dynamic that is unevenly experienced around the world. The book is both accessible and substantial—a rare accomplishment. It has become my 'go-to' book on globalization. -- Lisa Benton-Short, George Washington UniversityPraise for previous editions: This clearly written and vastly comprehensive book is a valuable and fascinating read. . . . Schaeffer turns his gaze to topics as varied as inflation, debt crises at home and abroad, stock market booms and busts, hunger and agriculture, free trade agreements, global climate change, democratization, and the global drug trade. In nearly every case, the research is solid and the choice of details fascinating. . . . I would recommend this book for general readers . . . or mid-level courses wishing to incorporate a global perspective. * Contemporary Sociology *Understanding Globalization is an exceptional book that thoroughly covers contemporary issues relating to globalization that students find extremely readable. -- Ione DeOllos, Ball State UniversityTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1.The Crisis of Globalization 2.The Rise of Wall Street 3.The Housing Boom 4.Financial Crisis and Great Recession 5.Democratization in the Republics 6.Division and Sub-division, Conflict and War 7.Globalization and China 8.Marginalization and Exit in Africa 9.Globalization and Global Warming
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Lulu.com The Four Phases of Society
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Lulu Press US Army Armored Division 19431945
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Bristol University Press The Short Guide to Community Development
Book SynopsisFully updated to reflect changes in policy, practice, economics and culture, the third edition of this well-respected guide offers an invaluable, authoritative and concise introduction to community development.Trade Review"It's an extremely useful publication, which presents some refreshingly straightforward observations, whilst acknowledging the complexity of the politics and the practice. I will recommend it to students". Mae Shaw, Institute of Education, University of Edinburgh "Great book. I really relied on it in class as language was accessible and practical examples connected with the students." Sharon Mallon, Staffordshire University"A great resource — so well written and informative." Sarah Banks, Professor of Community and Youth Work at Durham University"The Short Guide to Community Development is a valuable and concise contemporary account of community development." Community Development Journal"An extremely useful introductory text, which covers all of the essential building blocks for an up-to-date understanding of the practice of community development work in the United Kingdom" Dr Rosemary Moreland, University of UlsterTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. What is community development? 3. The changing policy context 4. Theoretical concepts 5. Effective and ethical community development 6. Community development in action 7. Challenges for practice 8. Future prospects
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Bristol University Press Understanding Health and Social Care
Book SynopsisThis engaging and accessible text, now in its third edition, provides a comprehensive introduction to health and social care. This new edition has been updated to cover recent developments, including the integrated care agenda, potential regional devolution and austerity.Trade Review"'This welcome third edition updates a most useful textbook for UK social science and social policy students. Its policy analysis is also particularly relevant to professional readers seeking to know how we arrived at the state we're in.'" Jill Manthorpe, Director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London?"Great addition to the previous editions of Glasby's work. Contextualises Health and Social Care in a relevant and insightful format. Fantastic read for students being introduced to the field." Vanessa McNulty, University of Huddersfield?"This book stands out because it cogently explores how the NHS and social care systems work together - where they succeed and where they fail?.? Indispensable." Professor Sir Julian Le Grand, London School of Economics"This comprehensive, insightful and fully updated introduction offers social policy, health and social care professionals and students a thorough and accessible grounding in today’s pressing issues." Dr David Orr, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, School of Education and Social Work, University of SussexTable of ContentsIntroduction; Origins of community health and social care; Current services; Partnership working in health and social care; Independent living and the social model of disability; Anti-discriminatory practice and social inclusion; User involvement and citizenship; Support for carers; Postscript: what happens next.
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Lulu Press Sulle tracce dellaltrove
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Simon & Schuster The Humor Code
Book SynopsisPart road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist shed fascinating light on what makes us laugh and why (New York Post).Two guys. Nineteen experiments. Five continents. 91,000 miles. The Humor Code follows the madcap adventures and oddball experiments of Professor Peter McGraw and writer Joel Warner as they discover the secret behind what makes things funny. In their search, they interview countless comics, from Doug Stanhope to Louis CK and travel across the globe from Norway to New York, from Palestine to the Amazon. Its an epic quest, both brainy and harebrained, that culminates at the worlds largest comedy festival where the pair put their hard-earned knowledge to the test. For the first time, they have established a comprehensive theory that answers the question what makes things funny? Based on original research from the Humor Research Lab (HuRL) at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the pairs experie
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Xlibris Hidden Dimensions of Work
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Palibrio Ventana de Papel
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Trafford Publishing Chief Obafemi Awolowo The Political Moses
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Xlibris Corporation The Ultimate New World Order Peace On Earth Good Will Toward Men
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Taylor & Francis An Anthropology of Lying
Book SynopsisIn the era of health democracy, where a patientâs right to be informed is not only widely advocated but also guaranteed by law, what is the real situation regarding patient information? Do patients receive the information that they request with regard to their diagnosis, prognosis or treatments? And what information do patients themselves give to their doctors? Drawing on observational research in hospitals and covering the exchanges between doctors and patients on the subject of cancer treatment and that of other pathologies, this book reveals that the practice of telling lies is widespread amongst parties on both sides of the medical relationship. With attention to the manner in which information of various types is withheld and the truth concealed on either side of the doctor-patient relationship, the author explores the boundaries between what is said and what is left unsaid, and between those who are given information and those who are lied to. Considering the misunderstandings tTrade Review’In contemporary western societies, patients are considered as the legitimate decision-makers, providing they are given proper information. Sylvie Fainzang shows how this assessment of social reality is poor. Her book enlightens us on how lies are justified on behalf of the fear of lawsuits, non-maleficence, therapeutic strategy, uncertainty of knowledge, or unwillingness to visualize the disease’s consequences. It unambiguously demonstrates the impact of social inequalities in access to information and how, in medical settings, misunderstandings arise because of cognitive and experiential discrepancies.’ Marie Gaille, CNRS-Université Paris Diderot, France ’In medical care, informed consent is at the heart of practice. Through a nuanced exploration of information exchange between patients and doctors in France, Sylvie Fainzang draws our attention to the practice of concealment within healthcare. By facing this issue head on, the book does not judge or condemn, but seeks to understand and explain processes of communication that may be described as lying. Readers interested in understanding informed consent and doctor-patient relationships will find this book's rich material to be honest, engaging and thought-provoking.’ Rachael Gooberman-Hill, University of Bristol, UKTable of ContentsChapter 1 Towards a Sociology of the Total Organization; Chapter 2 Belonging to the Legion; Chapter 3 Formal Rank, Status, and the Strength of Many Ties; Chapter 4 Blending Relational Expectations; Chapter 5 Sources of Knowledge; Chapter 6 Enforcement and Exclusion; Chapter 7 The Dynamics of Organization, Institution, and Networks;
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iUniverse Robopaths People as Machines
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Outskirts Press On Dope Drug Enforcement and The First Policeman
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AuthorHouse The New World Order Manifest Destiny
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Immigration The Pros and Cons of the Issue
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CSIRO Publishing Aboriginal Biocultural Knowledge in Southeastern
Book SynopsisThe first book to examine historical records from early colonists who interacted with south-eastern Australian Aboriginal communities and documented their understanding of the environment, natural resources such as water and plant and animal foods, medicine and other aspects of their material world. This book provides a compelling case for the importance of understanding Indigenous knowledge.Table of Contents Foreword (PDF, 56kb) Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Totemic life 2. Terrestrial spirit beings 3. Water spirit beings 4. Plant food 5. Animal food 6. Water 7. Fire in Aboriginal south-eastern Australia 8. Watercraft 9. Shelter: housing 10. Clothing 11. Wellbeing 12. Healing 13. Trade 14. Space 15. Time Conclusion References Index
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