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  • MULTIPLE CAPITALS APPROACH FOR UPLAND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
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    MULTIPLE CAPITALS APPROACH FOR UPLAND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
    LOIS MANSFIELD
    This book focuses on upland agricultural systems and applies a multiple capitals approach to explain what they can provide at a time when many are struggling to survive. Marginal upland agricultural systems have been distorted and derailed by modern economics, politics, and the drive to intensification. This book argues for the application of a multiple capitals approach to res...

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  • LEV VYGOTSKY
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    LEV VYGOTSKY
    LOIS HOLZMAN / FRED NEWMAN
    Lev Vygotsky was one of the most talented and brilliant of Soviet psychologists. Despite his tragically early death at the age of 38 his accomplishments are enormously impressive: he played a key role in restructuring the Psychological Institute of Moscow; set up two research laboratories in the major cities of the USSR; founded what we call special education; and authored some...

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  • CRITICAL THEORY TODAY
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    CRITICAL THEORY TODAY
    LOIS TYSON
    This thoroughly updated fourth edition of Critical Theory Today offers an accessible introduction to contemporary critical theory, providing in-depth coverage of the most common approaches to literary analysis today, including: feminism; psychoanalysis; Marxism; reader-response theory; New Criticism; structuralism and semiotics; deconstruction; new historicism and cultural crit...

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  • FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
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    FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
    LOÏS BASTIDE
    The Pacific Islands have some of the highest rates of family violence in the world. Addressing the contemporary mutations of Pacific Island families and the shifting understandings of violence in the context of rapid social change, this book investigates the conflict dynamics generated by these transformations. The contributors draw from detailed case studies in a range of Paci...

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  • WOMEN'S TRAVEL WRITINGS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, PART I VOL 2
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    WOMEN'S TRAVEL WRITINGS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, PART I VOL 2
    CARL THOMPSON / FRANCESCA SAGGINI / LOIS CHABER
    Continuing the series on Women's Travel Writings, this two-part collection presents some fascinating tales of North Africa and the Middle East. Part I includes three separate volumes that include the writings of Volume 1: Sarah Wilson, The Fruits of Enterprise Exhibited in the Travels of Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia (1825); Volume 2 Barbara Hofland, The Young Pilgrim, or Alfred C...

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  • WOMEN'S TRAVEL WRITINGS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, PART I VOL 3
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    WOMEN'S TRAVEL WRITINGS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, PART I VOL 3
    CARL THOMPSON / FRANCESCA SAGGINI / LOIS CHABER
    Continuing the series on Women's Travel Writings, this two-part collection presents some fascinating tales of North Africa and the Middle East. Part I includes three separate volumes that include the writings of Volume 1: Sarah Wilson, The Fruits of Enterprise Exhibited in the Travels of Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia (1825); Volume 2 Barbara Hofland, The Young Pilgrim, or Alfred C...

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  • WOMEN'S TRAVEL WRITINGS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, PART I VOL 1
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    WOMEN'S TRAVEL WRITINGS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, PART I VOL 1
    CARL THOMPSON / FRANCESCA SAGGINI / LOIS CHABER
    Continuing the series on Women's Travel Writings, this two-part collection presents some fascinating tales of North Africa and the Middle East.  Part I includes three separate volumes that include the writings of Volume 1: Sarah Wilson, The Fruits of Enterprise Exhibited in the Travels of Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia (1825); Volume 2 Barbara Hofland, The Young Pilgrim, or Alfred ...

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  • THE ADOPTED CHILD COMES OF AGE
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    THE ADOPTED CHILD COMES OF AGE
    LOIS RAYNOR
    How do adoptions really turn out? How do adopted children feel about the family they were given and the opportunities they were offered? To what extent do they fulfil their new parents’ expectations of them? And does it matter whether their adoption grew out of a fostering relationship or was considered right from the start as a permanent arrangement? Originally published in 19...

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  • ADOPTION OF NON-WHITE CHILDREN
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    ADOPTION OF NON-WHITE CHILDREN
    LOIS RAYNOR
    Can adoptive homes be found for non-white children? Will the children and their new families be happy together though of different race? Will they feel like a family? Originally published in 1970, this book is an account of a four-year project in which International Social Service of Great Britain joined with Bedford College, London University, to provide a first-class adoption...

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  • LABOR MARKET POLICIES AND EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS IN THE UNITED STATES
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    LABOR MARKET POLICIES AND EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS IN THE UNITED STATES
    LOIS RECASCINO WISE
    The United States lacks a comprehensive and coordinated labor market policy. The components of U.S. labor market policy are derived from the activities and programs of many different agencies and Congressional committees. In addition to the Department of Labor, major aspects of labor market policy are sponsored by the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education, and ...

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  • TRADITIONAL BREADS OF THE WORLD
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    TRADITIONAL BREADS OF THE WORLD
    LOIS LINTNER ASHBROOK
    Traditional Breads of the World: 275 Easy Recipes from Around the Globe is a curated collection of recipes that have been treasured for generations. Compiled and edited from a nationally diverse selection of contributors, it includes a variety of breads, from breakfast and dessert treats to classic, hearty dinner breads. Traditional Breads of the World offers a large palette of...

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  • SAMUEL BECKETT AND THE ARTS
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    SAMUEL BECKETT AND THE ARTS
    LOIS OPPENHEIM
    This book, first published in 1999, addresses Beckett’s visual and musical sensibilities, and examines his visionary use of such diverse modes of creative expression as stage, radio, television and film, when his medium was the written word. The first section of the book focuses on music; the second part analyses the visual arts; and the third part examines film, radio and tele...

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  • THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY
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    THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY
    LOIS LANG-SIMS
    First published in 1980, The Christian Mystery presents a new approach to considering the Mysteries of the Faith. The book examines the doctrines of Christianity, analysing them closely and showing how together they constitute an invisible whole. It argues that churches should turn back to the esoteric teachings known by the first Christians and explores how Christianity has de...

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  • LANDMARK ESSAYS ON ARISTOTELIAN RHETORIC
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    LANDMARK ESSAYS ON ARISTOTELIAN RHETORIC
    RICHARD ENOS / LOIS PETERS AGNEW
    There is little doubt that Aristotle's Rhetoric has made a major impact on rhetoric and composition studies. This impact has not only been chronicled throughout the history of rhetoric, but has more recently been contested as contemporary rhetoricians reexamine Aristotelian rhetoric and its potential for facilitating contemporary oral and written expression. This volume contain...

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  • USING CRITICAL THEORY
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    USING CRITICAL THEORY
    LOIS TYSON
    Explaining both why theory is important and how to use it, Lois Tyson introduces beginning students of literature to this often daunting field in a friendly and readable style. The new edition of this textbook is clearly structured with chapters based on major theories frequently covered both in courses on literature and on critical theory. Key features include: • coverage of m...

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  • SURVIVAL IN RUSSIA
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    SURVIVAL IN RUSSIA
    LOIS FISHER
    An Engaging Account of life in today's turbulent Russia, this book faithfully presents the richly contradictory views of Muscovites and rural Russians on their work, their families and communities, their government, and their daily lives. Lois Fisher skillfully interweaves anecdote, conversation, and observation to round out the picture of a society in turmoil. Not surprisingly...

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  • THE DEMOCRATS MUST LEAD
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    THE DEMOCRATS MUST LEAD
    JAMES MACGREGOR BURNS / WILLIAM J CROTTY / LOIS LOVELACE DUKE / LAWRENCE D LONGLEY
    All over the world, political parties are being born and political pluralism is being fostered. Ironically, here in the United States, the parties are blurring together ideologically, and the political process is suffering. One of the messages of this book is that a vital two-party system is essential to America’s political health. The last thing this country needs, the authors...

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  • POLITICS IN CHILE
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    POLITICS IN CHILE
    LOIS OPPENHEIM
    The third edition of Politics in Chile provides significantly updated coverage of Chilean politics and economic development from the return to civilian rule in 1990 to the 2006 election and early administration of Socialist Michelle Bachelet, Chile's first woman president. Lois Hecht Oppenheim focuses on recent efforts to reconstruct democratic practices and institutions, inclu...

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  • USING SELF-ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING
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    USING SELF-ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING
    LOIS RUTH HARRIS / GAVIN T.L. BROWN
    Using Self-Assessment to Improve Student Learning synthesizes research on self-assessment and translates it into actionable guidelines and principles for pre-service and in-service teachers and for school leaders, teacher educators, and researchers. Situated beyond the simple how-to frameworks currently available for teachers and graduate students, this volume illuminates self-...

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  • UNDERSTANDING INTUITION
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    UNDERSTANDING INTUITION
    LOIS ISENMAN
    Understanding Intuition: A Journey In and Out of Science explores the biological and cognitive mechanisms that account for intuition, and examines the first-person experience. The book integrates both scientific and personal perspectives on this important yet elusive mental capacity. It uses specific encounters to illustrate that intuition is enhanced when we can attend to the ...

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  • FAMILY FOSTER CARE IN THE NEXT CENTURY
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    FAMILY FOSTER CARE IN THE NEXT CENTURY
    KATHY BARBELL / LOIS WRIGHT
    Family foster care is supposed to provide temporary protection and nurturing for children experiencing maltreatment. Although it has long been a critical service for millions of children in the United States, the increased attention given to this service in the last two decades has focused more on its inability to achieve its intended outcomes than on its successes. However, as...

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  • BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
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    BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
    LOIS WEIS
    First published in 1985, this book explores the ‘lived culture’ of urban black students in a community college located in a large northeastern city in the United States. The author immersed herself in the institution she was studying for a full academic year, exploring both the direct experiences of education, and the way these experiences were worked over and through the praxi...

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  • A HISTORY OF MEDICINE
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    A HISTORY OF MEDICINE
    LOIS N. MAGNER / OLIVER KIM
    Designed for survey courses in the field A History of Medicine presents a wide-ranging overview for those seeking a solid grounding in the medical history of Western and non-Western cultures. Invaluable to instructors promoting the history of medicine in pre-professional training, and stressing major themes in the history of medicine, this third edition continues to stimulate f...

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  • THE FUTURE OF EUROPE'S RURAL PERIPHERIES
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    THE FUTURE OF EUROPE'S RURAL PERIPHERIES
    LOIS LABRIANIDIS
    Bringing together case studies from Germany, Greece, Poland, Portugal and the UK, this book examines the contribution of entrepreneurial ventures and new technology in stimulating economic development in rural locations. It looks at instances of 'good practice' in terms of both public and private initiatives, and develops a coherent combination of policy objectives facilitating...

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  • RETHINKING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE PACIFIC RIM
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    RETHINKING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE PACIFIC RIM
    AMRITA DANIERE / LOIS. M TAKAHASHI
    This title was first published in 2002. Environmental degradation resulting from rapid industrialization has become a serious issue for the governments of Southeast Asia. This volume focuses on three interrelated factors in environmental management in Bangkok and other rapidly developing urban areas along the Pacific Rim: government policy and enforcement, non-governmental orga...

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  • CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS
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    CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS
    LOIS PARKINSON ZAMORA
    This collection brings together critical essays that examine questions of identity and community in the fiction of contemporary American women writers among them Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and Sandra Cisnernos. The essays consider how identities and societies are dramatized in particular works of fiction, and how these works reflect cultural communities outside the fictional f...

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  • VYGOTSKY AT WORK AND PLAY
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    VYGOTSKY AT WORK AND PLAY
    LOIS HOLZMAN
    Vygotsky at Work and Play is an intimate portrayal of the Vygotskian-inspired approach to human development known as ‘social therapeutics’ and ‘the psychology of becoming’. Holzman provides an accessible, practical-philosophical portrayal of a unique performance-based methodology of development and learning that draws upon a fresh reading of Vygotsky. This expanded edition incl...

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  • NEGOTIATING RELIGION
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    NEGOTIATING RELIGION
    FRANÇOIS GUESNET, CÉCILE LABORDE AND LOIS LEE
    Negotiating religious diversity, as well as negotiating different forms and degrees of commitment to religious belief and identity, constitutes a major challenge for all societies. Recent developments such as the ‘de-secularisation’ of the world, the transformation and globalisation of religion and the attacks of September 11 have made religious claims and religious actors much...

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  • HANDBOOK OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN ASSESSMENT
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    HANDBOOK OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN ASSESSMENT
    GAVIN T. L. BROWN / LOIS R. HARRIS
    The Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment is the first book to explore assessment issues and opportunities occurring due to the real world of human, cultural, historical, and societal influences upon assessment practices, policies, and statistical modeling. With chapters written by experts in the field, this book engages with numerous forms of assessment: from c...

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  • SCHOOLS FOR GROWTH
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    SCHOOLS FOR GROWTH
    LOIS HOLZMAN
    A passionate deconstruction and reconstruction of learning, development, and schooling that urges teachers to explore and create new educational opportunities for themselves and their students, Schools for Growth: Radical Alternatives to Current Educational Models asks the following questions: Can we create ways for people to learn the kinds of things that are necessary for fun...

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