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by C. Dekker, H. Soly, J. H. van Stuijvenberg
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Volume VIII of Acta Historiae Neerlandicae again presents studies on the history of the Low Countries which it is hoped will be of interest to foreign scholars. The intention has been to deal with a fairly long period, and many differing aspects, of the subject. So institutional, political, economic,...
The Civil War in Georgia
A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...
Collaborative Resilience
Moving Through Crisis to Opportunity
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2011
Case studies and analyses investigate how collaborative response to crisis can enhance social-ecological resilience and promote community reinvention.
Crisis—whether natural disaster, technological failure, economic collapse, or shocking acts of violence—can offer opportunities for collaboration,...
by Richard A. DeFusco, Dennis W. McLeavey, David E. Runkle
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Your complete guide to quantitative analysis in the investment industry
Quantitative Investment Analysis, Third Edition is a newly revised and updated text that presents you with a blend of theory and practice materials to guide you through the use of statistics within the context of finance...
by C.W. Passchier, R.A.J. Trouw
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Microtectonics is the interpretation of small-scale deformation structures in rocks. They are studied by optical microscope and contain abundant information on the history and type of deformation and metamorphism in a rock and are therefore used by most geologists to obtain data for large-scale geological...
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism
A Response to Evangelical Feminism
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2006
A controversy of major proportions has spread through the church. Recent generations bear witness to the rise of "evangelical feminism"-a movement that has had a profound impact on all of life, challenging some of our basic Christian beliefs.
In this new edition of an influential and award-winning...
by David G. Anderson, Gregory A. Waselkov, Stephen Williams
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
This volume provides a comprehensive, broad-based overview, including first-person accounts, of the development and conduct of archaeology in the Southeast over the past three decades.
Histories of Southeastern Archaeology originated as a symposium at the 1999 Southeastern Archaeological Conference...
Another's Country
Archaeological and Historical Perspectives on Cultural Interactions in the Southern Colonies
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015
The 18th-century South was a true melting pot, bringing together colonists from England, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and other locations, in addition to African slaves—all of whom shared in the experiences of adapting to a new environment and interacting with American Indians. The shared...
Evaluating Novel Threats to the Homeland
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Cruise Missiles
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2008
Changes in technology and adversary behavior will invariably produce new threats that must be assessed by defense and homeland security planners. An example of such a novel threat is the use of cruise missiles or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by terrorist groups. Individual threats cannot be assessed...
Congress and Harry S. Truma
A Conflicted Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This collection of essays examines President Truman’s somewhat contentious relationships with Congress. Authors evaluate Truman’s successes and defeats and measure him against later presidents of the United States. While the Truman era has been perceived as a stalemate between the executive and...
Elder Abuse Detection and Intervention
A Collaborative Approach
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2006
PRESERVING A LIFE OF PEACE AND DIGNITY FOR THE AGING
This ground-breaking volume offers a new, collaborative approach geared to enhance case review, improve victim safety, raise abuser accountability, and promote system change.
Sharing the common goal of promoting elder victim safety,...
by Buddy D. Ratner, Allan S. Hoffman, Frederick J. Schoen
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
A one-stop Desk Reference, for Biomedical Engineers involved in the ever expanding and very fast moving area; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the biomedical engineering...
by Grady Booch, Robert A. Maksimchuk, Michael W. Engle
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2007
Object-Oriented Design with Applications has long been the essential reference to object-oriented technology, which, in turn, has evolved to join the mainstream of industrial-strength software development. In this third edition--the first revision in 13 years--readers can learn to apply object-oriented...
Archaeologists as Activists
Can Archaeologists Change the World?
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2011
Could archaeologists benefit contemporary cultures and be a factor in solving world problems? Can archaeologists help individuals? Can archaeologists change the world? These questions form the root of “archaeology activism” or “activist archaeology”: using archaeology to advocate for and affect...