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Women's Voices from the Rainforest explores the position of the women whose families are tearing down the rainforest. These women of Central and Latin America have been largely invisible until now, but they are at last turning their voices into action. International development policy and its top-down culture must take much of the blame for environmental and social destruction of the rainforest. Presenting the contrasting results of different ...

Sir John Hicks made a major contribution to almost every aspect of modern economic theory. His diverse and inventive work has left a huge impression on the discipline. Contributors: Christopher Bliss, Oxford University, John S. Chipman, University of Minnesota, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Vanderbilt University, Richard Goodwin, University of Siena, Frank H. Hahn, Cambridge University, John D. Hey, University of York, Charles M. Kennedy, Univer...

More than a quarter of the world's religions are to be found in the regions of Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, together called Oceania. The Religions of Oceania is the first book to bring together up-to-date information on the great and changing variety of traditional religions in the Pacific zone. The book also deals with indigenous Christianity and its wide influence across the region, and includes new religious movements gen...

Although the number of elderly people in Britain is increasing steadily, the law in relation to their particular needs is a relatively neglected field. The Law and Elderly People was the first text to provide easily accessible information for those involved in advice-giving and service provision in this rapidly developing field. This second edition has been fully revised and completely updated to reflect the major legal and social changes whic...

The relentless exploitation of the earth's resources and technologys boundless growth are a matter of urgent concern. When did this race towards the limitless begin? The Greeks, who shaped the basis of Western thinking, lived in mortal fear of humanity's hidden hunger for the infinite and referred to it as hubris, the one true sin in their moral code. Whoever desired or possessed too much was implacably punished by nemesis, yet the Greeks them...

Masculinity, Law and Family" examines the construction of masculinity in a variety of areas of law pertaining to the family. Throughout, Richard Collier integrates recent theoretical developments in legal studies with a social theory of gender, the family and the social construction of masculinity. After an overview of theoretical positions and a critique of traditional legal theory, Richard Collier focuses on the legal regulation of homosex...

Responsibility" and the way in which it is defined, assumed and attributed in society is currently at the center of public debate both nationally and internationally. As the focus of political discussion, it also poses philosophical and juridical questons and is the underlying motive of many montemporary conflicts. "Limited Responsibilities" analyzes the notions of responsibility in relation to social and political institutions and also indi...

Museum, Media, Message" considers the most up-to-date approaches to museum communication--museums as media, museums and audience and the evaluation of museums. The book begins by placing museum communication in the context of mass communication and media studies. It analyzes how museums and galleries construct and transmit complex systems of value and legitimation through processes of collection and exhibition. The volume also raises philosoph...

A complete critical edition of `Temptation', in which the Seven Deadly Sins are presented as animals.

This book is a rigorous, unified account of the fundamental principles of the density-functional theory of the electronic structure of matter and its applications to atoms and molecules. Containing a detailed discussion of the chemical potential and its derivatives, it provides an understanding of the concepts of electronegativity, hardness and softness, and chemical reactivity. Both the Hohenberg-Kohn-Sham and the Levy-Lieb derivations of the...

Puffin edition of the bestselling diary which comes complete with an introduction form >Newsround<'s Krishnan Ghuru-Murthy. Readership level: 10+.

Ideal for the serious learner and user of Danish, this two-way dictionary includes accurate translations supported by pertinent examples. Entries are supplemented by a section covering Danish pronunciation and grammar.