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  • EDUCATION IN WORLD HISTORY
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    EDUCATION IN WORLD HISTORY
    MARK S. JOHNSON / PETER N. STEARNS
    Education in World History shows how broad currents in transnational history have interacted with trends in educational organization and teaching practices over time. From antiquity and early classical societies to present day, this book highlights the ways in which changes in religious and intellectual life and economic patterns in key world regions have generated developments...

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  • UNDERSTANDING RISK TO WILDLIFE FROM EXPOSURES TO PER- AND POLYFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS)
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    UNDERSTANDING RISK TO WILDLIFE FROM EXPOSURES TO PER- AND POLYFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS)
    MARK S. JOHNSON / MICHAEL J. QUINN JR. / MARC A. WILLIAMS / ALLISON M. NARIZZANO
    Understanding Risk to Wildlife from Exposures to Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) provides the most recent summary of toxicity data relevant to mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, and provides values for use in risk assessment applications. Predicting the bioaccumulation of PFAS in terrestrial wildlife (including humans) has proven to be extremely complex....

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  • BEAUTY AND POWER
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    BEAUTY AND POWER
    MARK JOHNSON
    This compelling study of gender and sexual diversity in the Southern Philippines addresses general questions about the relationship between the making of gender and sexualities, the politics of national and ethnic identities and processes of cultural transformation in a world of contract labourers and transnational consumers. The book focuses, in particular, on the meaning and ...

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  • THEORISING CULTURES OF EQUALITY
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    THEORISING CULTURES OF EQUALITY
    SUZANNE CLISBY / ‎MARK JOHNSON / ‎JIMMY TURNER
    This book sets out a theoretical framework for thinking about equality as a cultural artefact and process, drawing on work from the GRACE (Gender and Cultures of Equality in Europe) project. In revisiting and reframing conventional questions about in/equality it considers the processes through which in/equalities have come to be regarded as issues of public concern, the various...

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  • DIASPORIC JOURNEYS, RITUAL, AND NORMATIVITY AMONG ASIAN MIGRANT WOMEN
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    DIASPORIC JOURNEYS, RITUAL, AND NORMATIVITY AMONG ASIAN MIGRANT WOMEN
    PNINA WERBNER AND MARK JOHNSON
    The power of embodied ritual performance to constitute agency and transform subjectivity are increasingly the focus of major debates in the anthropology of Christianity and Islam. They are particularly relevant to understanding the way transnational women migrants from South and South East Asia, Christians, Muslims and Buddhists, who migrate to Asia, Europe and the Middle East ...

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  • THINKING DEVELOPMENTALLY FROM CONSTRUCTIVISM TO NEUROCONSTRUCTIVISM
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    THINKING DEVELOPMENTALLY FROM CONSTRUCTIVISM TO NEUROCONSTRUCTIVISM
    ANNETTE KARMILOFF-SMITH / MICHAEL S. C. THOMAS / MARK H JOHNSON
    In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major practical theoretical contributions. This influential volume of papers, chosen by Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith before she passed away, recognises her ...

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  • A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING IN PYTHON
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    A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING IN PYTHON
    MARK J. JOHNSON
    A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python, Second Edition provides a hands-on and accessible introduction to writing software in Python, with no prior programming experience required. The Second Edition was thoroughly reorganized and rewritten based on classroom experience to incorporate: A spiral approach, starting with turtle graphics, and then revisiting concepts in gr...

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  • GETTING INTO TEACHER TRAINING
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    GETTING INTO TEACHER TRAINING
    BRUCE BOND / JIM JOHNSON / MARK PATMORE / NINA WEISS / GEOFF BARKER
    Are you thinking about applying to teacher training in England?  Not sure where to start or what to expect? This is your comprehensive go-to guide with helpful information and advice to help you on this very special journey ahead! Written by experts on initial teacher training in England, this guide: helps you understand the many different routes in to teaching provides essenti...

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  • CONSERVATISM AND IDEOLOGY
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    CONSERVATISM AND IDEOLOGY
    MATTHEW JOHNSON, MARK GARNETT AND DAVID WALKER
    Michael Oakshott described conservatism as a non-ideological preference for the familiar, tried, actual, limited, near, sufficient, convenient and present. Historically, conservatives have been associated with attempts to sustain social harmony between classes and groups within an organic, hierarchical order grounded in collective history and cultural values. Yet, in recent dec...

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  • APPROACHES TO BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE AND ITS DECORATION
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    APPROACHES TO BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE AND ITS DECORATION
    MARK J. JOHNSON / AMY PAPALEXANDROU
    The fourteen essays in this collection demonstrate a wide variety of approaches to the study of Byzantine architecture and its decoration, a reflection of both newer trends and traditional scholarship in the field. The variety is also a reflection of Professor Curcic’s wide interests, which he shares with his students. These include the analysis of recent archaeological discove...

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  • DEMYSTIFYING COMMUNICATIONS RISK
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    DEMYSTIFYING COMMUNICATIONS RISK
    MARK JOHNSON
    The rapid pace and increasing convergence of internet, phone and other communications technologies has created extraordinary opportunities for business but the complexity of these new service mixes creates parallel opportunities for fraud and revenue leakage. Companies seeking to use communications technology as a delivery or payment platform for digital services are particular...

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  • CYBER CRIME, SECURITY AND DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE
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    CYBER CRIME, SECURITY AND DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE
    MARK JOHNSON
    Today's digital economy is uniquely dependent on the Internet, yet few users or decision makers have more than a rudimentary understanding of the myriad of online risks that threaten us. Cyber crime is one of the main threats to the integrity and availability of data and systems. From insiders to complex external attacks and industrial worms, modern business faces unprecedented...

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  • SEDITIOUS THEOLOGY
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    SEDITIOUS THEOLOGY
    MARK JOHNSON
    Seditious Theology explores the much analysed British punk movement of the 1970s from a theological perspective. Imaginatively engaging with subjects such as subversion, deconstruction, confrontation and sedition, this book highlights the stark contrasts between the punk genre and the ministry of Jesus while revealing surprising similarities and, in so doing, demonstrates how w...

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  • METAPHOR AND PHILOSOPHY
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    METAPHOR AND PHILOSOPHY
    MARK JOHNSON
    During the last 15 years, cognitive scientists have discovered things about the nature and importance of metaphor that are startling because of their radical implications for metaphor research and because they require us to rethink some of our most fundamental received notions of meaning, concepts, and reason. Many of the theoretical assumptions that guided earlier generations ...

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  • CARIBBEAN VOLUNTEERS AT WAR
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    CARIBBEAN VOLUNTEERS AT WAR
    MARK JOHNSON
    " During the Second World War nearly 500 Black Caribbean volunteers served with the RAF . . . This valuable work looks at their experiences."—HistoryOfWar   The heroic exploits of the Caribbean men and women who volunteered their services to the Allied effort during the Second World War have, until now, passed by with little fanfare or attention. Indeed, whilst many people are ...

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  • A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO DATA STRUCTURES USING JAVA
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    A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO DATA STRUCTURES USING JAVA
    MARK J. JOHNSON
    A student-friendly text, A Concise Introduction to Data Structures Using Java takes a developmental approach, starting with simpler concepts first and then building toward greater complexity. Important topics, such as linked lists, are introduced gradually and revisited with increasing depth. More code and guidance are provided at the beginning, al ...

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  • A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO DATA STRUCTURES USING JAVA
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    A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO DATA STRUCTURES USING JAVA
    MARK J. JOHNSON
    A student-friendly text, A Concise Introduction to Data Structures Using Java takes a developmental approach, starting with simpler concepts first and then building toward greater complexity. Important topics, such as linked lists, are introduced gradually and revisited with increasing depth. More code and guidance are provided at the beginning, al ...

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  • SOCIAL WORK AND MINORITIES
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    SOCIAL WORK AND MINORITIES
    MARK, R.D. JOHNSON / SOYDAN, HALUK / WILLIAMS, CHARLOTTE
    Social Work and Minorities examines the new challenges presented to Social Workers throughout Europe by the complex problems occasioned by increased migration and settlement and the growing awareness of the specific needs of refugees and asylum seekers. Contributors use illustrative examples from throughout Europe to examine key concepts such as: globalization, assimilation, vi...

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  • COGNITIVE TASK COMPLEXITY AND SECOND LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE
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    COGNITIVE TASK COMPLEXITY AND SECOND LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE
    JOHNSON, MARK D.
    Cognitive Task Complexity and Second Language Performance provides an overview of research focusing on the effects of cognitive task complexity (CTC) on second language (L2) performance. The edited volume brings together renowned scholars in the field who present data-driven insights into the intricate relationships between CTC and L2 performance, drawing on a combination of em...

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  • WILDLIFE TOXICITY ASSESSMENTS FOR CHEMICALS OF MILITARY CONCERN
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    WILDLIFE TOXICITY ASSESSMENTS FOR CHEMICALS OF MILITARY CONCERN
    WILLIAMS, MARC / REDDY, GUNDA / QUINN, MICHAEL / JOHNSON, MARK S
    Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern is a compendium of chemical-specific toxicity information with discussions on the rationale and development of Wildlife Toxicity Reference Values (TRVs) intended for use on terrestrial wildlife for risk assessment applications. Substances covered include military-related chemicals including explosives, propellants,...

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  • MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL SIMULATION
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    MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL SIMULATION
    MARK E. JOHNSON
    Provides state-of-the-art coverage for the researcher confronted with designing and executing a simulation study using continuous multivariate distributions. Concise writing style makes the book accessible to a wide audience. Well-known multivariate distributions are described, emphasizing a few representative cases from each distribution. Coverage includes Pearson Types II and...

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  • CONCEPTS IN REPRODUCTION
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    CONCEPTS IN REPRODUCTION
    GARY M. WESSEL / JULIAN L. WONG / HARVEY FLORMAN / CARMEN J. WILLIAMS / MARK A. JOHNSON
    Concepts in Reproduction integrates the principal mechanisms of reproduction among eukaryotes, with a focus on animals and plants. The text emphasizes processes and approaches that evolved to address specific problems inherent in reproduction using examples from morphology, functional studies, and genetic studies. The many high-quality figures complement the text and provide vi...

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  • THE AESTHETICS OF MEANING AND THOUGHT
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    THE AESTHETICS OF MEANING AND THOUGHT
    MARK JOHNSON
    All too often, we think of our minds and bodies separately. The reality couldn’t be more different: the fundamental fact about our mind is that it is embodied. We have a deep visceral, emotional, and qualitative relationship to the world—and any scientifically and philosophically satisfactory view of the mind must take into account the ways that cognition, meaning, language, ac...

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  • EMBODIED MIND, MEANING, AND REASON
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    EMBODIED MIND, MEANING, AND REASON
    MARK JOHNSON
    Mark Johnson is one of the great thinkers of our time on how the body shapes the mind. This book brings together a selection of essays from the past two decades that build a powerful argument that any scientifically and philosophically satisfactory view of  mind and thought must ultimately explain how bodily perception and action give rise to cognition, meaning, language, actio...

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  • MORALITY FOR HUMANS
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    MORALITY FOR HUMANS
    MARK JOHNSON
    What is the difference between right and wrong? This is no easy question to answer, yet we constantly try to make it so, frequently appealing to some hidden cache of cut-and-dried absolutes, whether drawn from God, universal reason, or societal authority. Combining cognitive science with a pragmatist philosophical framework in Morality for Humans: Ethical Understanding from the...

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  • MORAL IMAGINATION
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    MORAL IMAGINATION
    MARK JOHNSON
    Using path-breaking discoveries of cognitive science, Mark Johnson argues that humans are fundamentally imaginative moral animals, challenging the view that morality is simply a system of universal laws dictated by reason. According to the Western moral tradition, we make ethical decisions by applying universal laws to concrete situations. But Johnson shows how research in cogn...

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  • THE BODY IN THE MIND
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    THE BODY IN THE MIND
    MARK JOHNSON
    "There are books—few and far between—which carefully, delightfully, and genuinely turn your head inside out. This is one of them. It ranges over some central issues in Western philosophy and begins the long overdue job of giving us a radically new account of meaning, rationality, and objectivity."—Yaakov Garb, San Francisco Chronicle ...

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  • THE MEANING OF THE BODY
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    THE MEANING OF THE BODY
    MARK JOHNSON
    A groundbreaking new way of thinking about how we generate meaning through our bodies and our phsyical encounters with the world In The Meaning of the Body, Mark Johnson continues his pioneering work on the exciting connections between cognitive science, language, and meaning first begun in the classic Metaphors We Live By. Johnson uses recent research into infant psychology to...

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  • METAPHORS WE LIVE BY
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    METAPHORS WE LIVE BY
    GEORGE LAKOFF / MARK JOHNSON
    The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role in language and the mind. Metaphor, the authors explain, is a fundamental mechanism of mind, one that allows us to use what we know about our physical and social experience to provide understanding of countless other subjects. Because such metaphors structure our most basic understandings of...

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