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This evocative book tells of the lives and experiences of 22 black South African womenall born in the 1900sfrom one small town in the Western Transvaal.

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This text proposes an emotional health model based on a philosophical and psychological interpretation of human behaviour. The model is predicated on the thesis that educational and mental health institutions have been developed on the basis of misleading assumptions about the causes of behaviour.

Composed of three specific case studies which deal with the development and expansion of presidential power through the opinions of the Attorney General. The case studies isolate three presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Nixon.

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...a 'must read' for all students of constitutional law, whatever their academic discipline...this excellent book accomplishes the author's purpose: it forces us to take textualism seriously.'-LEGAL STUDIES FORUM

Algorithms provide the basic foundation for all computational processes. This volume presents algorithms at the foundational level and also at the various levels between this level and the user application. Some of these algorithms are classical and have become well established in the field. This material is therefore a rich source of information and is still relevant and up to date. The basic primitives of computer graphics have remain...

An exploration of the policy dilemmas with new fertility control techniques, this volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the subject's technical, legal and political dimensions.

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In Unternehmen der verschiedensten Branchen setzt sich die Erkenntnis durch, da~ die betrieblichen EDV-Anwendungen an- ders als bisher strukturiert werden m}ssen, um erfolgreich zu bleiben. Der Einsatz von Industriestandard, offenen Sy- stemen, Systemanwendungs-Architekturen und Anwendungssoftwa- re, die auch auf formellen Datenmodellen basiert, ver{ndern die industrielle EDV-Umwelt massiv. Betroffen davon sind vorrangig gro~e Anwendung...

Examines the regeneration of babassu palm trees on deforested land in Amazonian Brazil, how it is being used by the rural populations, and how development policies are undermining this gift. Concludes by critiquing the conventional model of ecology and proposing a new one. Annotation copyright Book

The Classic Equestrian Grooming Guide, now Completely UdatedGrooming to Win: How to Groom, Trim, Braid, and Prepare Your Horse for Show is the definitive book on grooming your horse to catch the judge's eye. Extensively revised to reflect today's practices, the Third Edition features over 400 detailed, two-color line drawings that illustrate every aspect of grooming. A practical, hands-on reference, it:Brings all information in line with curre...

This volume presents an approach to financial sector reform composed of financial sector diagnosis, policy and institutional targeting, macroeconomic reforms, bank regulation and supervisory reform, and privatization. Criteria to help decision-makers apply the approach are also supplied.

Explores the heart of pattern recognition concepts, methods and applications using statistical, syntactic and neural approaches. Divided into four sections, it clearly demonstrates the similarities and differences among the three approaches.

Volume I in the series examines the impact of change on leadership in general and the presidency in particular.

Brands are among the most valuable assets of most of today's corporations. Brand names are the lingua franca of commerce. Branding is all about brands in both the packaged goods and the services industries - how to develop them, how to protect them, how to use them effectively. It combines the practical experience of marketing executives, trade mark lawyers, designers, advertising agents and others. It provides an international perspective on ...

The field of cultural anthropology describes and interprets the thought and behavior of contemporary and near-contemporary societies. Inherently pluralistic, it offers a framework in which the distinctive perspectives of each cultural world can be appreciated. Robert Winthrop's dictionary describes the major concepts that have shaped the discipline, both historically and theoretically. It sets modern anthropology in its proper context within t...

This book calls for moving teachers to the center of decision-making in public schools. It honors teaching and teachers by redefining the role in a democratically organized professional setting. While modern reform employs the language of school restructuring, genuine change that will enhance the status of teachers is not at the top of the agenda. This book recognizes that for authentic empowerment to materialize, the nature of the teaching ro...

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