In this compelling work, Ariella Azoulay reconsiders the political and ethical statusof photography. Describing the power relations that sustain and make possible photographic meanings,Azoulay argues
Artificial neural networks are nonlinear mapping systems whose structure is loosely based on principles observed in the nervous systems of humans and animals. The basic idea is that massive systems of
Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903-1987) was known in the United States primarily as a political scientist. His best-known works--On Power, Sovereignty, and The Pure Theory of Politics--all made distinctive c
This is the seed of The Storytellers' Journey, Joseph Daniel Sobol's history of the past thirty years of American storytelling. In this compelling examination of the contemporary search for myth, Sobo
As we enter the 21st century, many countries of the South are in a state of economic crisis, with once optimistic visions of the future cruelly dashed by rising mass poverty, inequality, and hunger. A
New patterns have emerged in congregational practices of confirmation ministry, adolescent research has yielded new insights for teachers, several catechetical curricula have been published, and ecume
Since its original publication in 1976, The Needlepoint Book has become known as "The Black Bible" -- the one resource every aficionado of needlepoint needs to own. Completely revised and expanded, th
Caroline Fremont Jones revels in her return to San Francisco, where a new city rises from the ruins of the 1906 earthquake. Even more rewarding is her business partnership and rekindled love with ex-s
John Harris attempts to address Saint-Exupery's unique qualities with full regard for his evasion of categories. Harris contends that Saint-Exupery is, in fact, naively and perhaps sublimely simple.
A rich source of ideas about sociological research methods to assist the researcher in determining what method will provide the most reliable and useful knowledge, how to choose between different meth
The Concept of the Goddess explores the function and nature of goddesses and their cults in many cultures, including:* Celtic* Roman* Norse* Caucasian* Japanese traditions.The contributors explore the
Five men and a woman, all African Americans, huddle in the rattling darkness of a boxcar headed north, away from a brutal South, seeking freedom and opportunity. They are joined by a white intruder wh
It's been eleven years since David Galvin terrorized New York City with a series of gruesome murders. He picked his victim at random and stalked her silently, taking pleasure in a game of pretend unt
When his baseball flies into the window of the old house next to the ball field, Sammy joins the other Shoebox Kids in investigating the mystery of the house and making some discoveries about prejudic
This document comprises guidelines on basic training and safety in acupuncture. The guidelines on basic training cover basic requirements for training non-physician acupuncturists and physicians wishi
What is language? How does it relate to the world? How does it relate to the mind? Should our view of language influence our view of the world? These are among the central issues covered in this spiri
This volume covers a wide range of approaches to fundamental questions about music, such as: What is similarity in music? How do we recognize it? How can we program computers to recognize it? Topics i
The eleven essays in the volume are organized around the twin themes of semblance and subjectivity. Whereas the concept of semblance, or illusion, points to Adorno's links with Marx, Nietzsche, and Fr
This book examines the biological, especially the neural, substrates of affiliation and related social behaviors. Affiliation refers to social behaviors that bring individuals closer together. This in
The Last Picture Show is one of Larry McMurtry's most powerful, memorable novels -- the basis for the enormously popular movie of the same name. Set in a small, dusty, Texas town, The Last Picture Sho
Poetry. From the beginning Rodrigo's poems have emerged as serious, serial shots at the dark, and in this collection the alarms are coming from all directions. Whatever is out there: it is commemorati
“I Never Told Anyone This Before” is the first book that will enable you to work in an ethical, effective manner, based on empirically tested guidelines, with clients who disclose memories of sexual a
In fascinating new contextual readings of four of Herman Melville's novelsTypee,White-Jacket, Moby-Dick, and PierreSamuel Otter delves into Melville's exorbitant prose to show how he anatomizes ideolo
The End of the Law pursues further the ethical theories developed in the author's earlier books. Here he focuses more intensively upon the foundation of any deontological motive of duty upon a teleolo
When a corporation goes into decline, how can it recover? Slatter and Lovett, international business consultants based in London, identify seven ingredients necessary for a turnaround. Their analysis-
This book covers the most important issues in the theory of functional differential equations and their applications for both deterministic and stochastic cases. Among the subjects treated are qual
In the conclusion to the Regiment series, the warrior-mystics of the White Regiment attempt to save the humans of the Confederation from destruction by the technologically superior Caliphate and an em
Never before have individual healthcare organizations have a greater demand to understand the importance of strategic management. Healthcare is in a state of flux, with costs spiraling out of control,
Found in a variety of forms, cacti and other succulents have elicited widespread interest and tremendous popularity worldwide. Although the subject of a certain amount of debate, about 10,000 species
This resource aims to provide clinicians with evidence-based therapy tasks to enhance naming and word finding abilities in people with aphasia. The resource addresses the clinical questions of not jus
(A story for fearful children) One day Teenie Weenie finds himself in a scrumbly screechy place. It is full of noises and crashes and things that swoop and scratch. The worse it gets, the smaller Teen
AS A U.S. NAVY SEAL, RICHARD MARCINKO KNEW NO LIMITS -- AS THE ROGUE WARRIOR, HE OBEYS NO RULES! SpecWar master Richard Marcinko has revealed classified, kill-or-be-killed operations in a series of
Africa's religious and artistic traditions constitute a primary example of its intellectual and cultural vitality. Artistic works play a vital role - especially where oral traditions dominate - in com
Everyday Mathematic's unique Geometry Template used in Grades 4 through 6 is a multi-faceted drawing/measuring device that features 23 geometric shapes. It includes various sizes of circles, triangles
Youngsters will love dressing 4 young ladies of the colonial period in an authentic wardrobe of 16 outfits. Included are simple frocks, a lovely beribboned garment for special occasions, as well as cl
The Roman villa at Great Witcombe, Gloucestershire was discovered in 1818, and has subsequently been excavated several times, most recently by Ernest Greenfield (1960-73) whose work forms the basis of
Protest Politics offers the first analysis of many of the single-issue protest campaigns that have hit the news headlines in recent years; campaigns which helped give currency to the idea that party-b
