Comparative Perspectives on School Textbooks
Comparative Perspectives on School Textbooks

Author: Dobrochna Hildebrandt-Wypych

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-04-22

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 3030687198

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This book examines the discourses on nation-building, civic identity, minorities, and the formation of religious identities in school textbooks worldwide. It offers up-to-date, practical, and scholarly information on qualitative and mixed-method textbook analysis, as well as the broader context of critical comparative textbook and curriculum analyses in and across selected countries. The volume offers unique and empirical research on how internal educational policies and ideological goals of dominant social, political, and economic groups affect textbook production and the curricular aims in different educational systems worldwide. Chapters address the role of school textbooks in developing nationhood, the creation of citizenship through school textbooks, the complexity of gender in normative discourses, and the intersection of religion and culture in school textbooks.

Disasters and Economic Recovery
Disasters and Economic Recovery

Author: Davia C. Downey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780429290220

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"Disasters and Economic Recovery provides perspectives on the economic issues that emerge before, during and after natural disasters in an international context, by assessing the economic development patterns that emerge before and post-disaster. This book will provide a historical overview of emergency management policy, previous responses to disasters in each country, as well as the policy learning that occurred in each case leading up to the disasters under analysis. The book highlights four cases: Haiti; Christchurch, New Zealand; the Japan earthquake and tsunami, and Hurricane Sandy in the North-eastern United states. The book places important focus on the specific collaborative developments unique to the rebuilding of each places' economy post-disaster. Using time series data, the book shows the emergence of new industries and job hiring patterns in the immediate aftermath as well as provides a picture of the economic performance of each country in the years following each event. Looking at the economic development policies pre- and post-disaster, readers will glean important lessons on how to build resilient economies within the disaster framework. Highlighting the differences in approaches to rebuilding local economies in places with varying levels of governmental capacity post-disaster to inform policymakers, scholars, and the disaster relief community as they plan their response to future disasters"--

Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy

Author: Henrik Lagerlund

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-12-07

Total Pages: 1448

ISBN-13: 140209728X

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This is the first reference ever devoted to medieval philosophy. It covers all areas of the field from 500-1500 including philosophers, philosophies, key terms and concepts. It also provides analyses of particular theories plus cultural and social contexts.

Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals
Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals

Author: August E. Grant

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2013-09-05

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1136031464

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New communication technologies are being introduced at an astonishing rate. Making sense of these technologies is increasingly difficult. Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals is the single best source for the latest developments, trends, and issues in communication technology. Featuring the fundamental framework along with the history and background of communication technologies, Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals, 12th edition helps you stay ahead of these ever-changing and emerging technologies. As always, every chapter has been completely updated to reflect the latest developments and market statistics, and now covers digital signage, cinema technologies, social networking, and telepresence, in addition to the dozens of technologies explored in the previous edition. The book also features industry structure and regulation, history, and theory along with full coverage of the latest technologies! The book's companion website (http://commtechupdate.com) offers updated information submitted by chapter authors and offers links to other Internet resources.

Introduction to Logic
Introduction to Logic

Author: Irving M. Copi

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Published: 2001-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780130749215

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This introductory logic textbook focuses on the basics of logic and language, deduction, and induction. Specific chapters discuss fallacies, categorical propositions, categorical syllogisms, symbolic logic, quantification theory, analogy and inference, casual connections, science and hypothesis, and

Encyclopedia of Archival Science
Encyclopedia of Archival Science

Author: Luciana Duranti

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-06-17

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 0810888114

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Here is the first-ever comprehensive guide to archival concepts, principles, and practices. Encyclopedia of Archival Science features 154 entries, which address every aspect of archival professional knowledge. These entries range from traditional ideas (like appraisal and provenance) to today’s challenges (digitization and digital preservation). They present the thoughts of leading luminaries like Ernst Posner, Margaret Cross-Norton, and Philip Brooks as well as those of contemporary authors and rising scholars. Historical and ethical components of practice are infused throughout the work. Edited by Luciana Duranti from the University of British Columbia and Patricia C. Franks from San José State University, this landmark work was overseen by an editorial board comprised of leading archivists and archival educators from every continent: Adrian Cunningham (Queensland State Archives, Australia), Fiorella Foscarini (University of Toronto and University of Amsterdam), Pat Galloway (University of Texas at Austin), Shadrack Katuu (International Atomic Energy Agency), Giovanni Michetti (University of Rome La Sapienza), Ken Thibodeau (National Archives and Records Administration, US), and Geoffrey Yeo (University College London, UK).

Communication Technology Update
Communication Technology Update

Author: August E. Grant

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2004-07-06

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1136028412

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First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Balance of Nature and Human Impact
The Balance of Nature and Human Impact

Author: Klaus Rohde

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-02-14

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 1107019613

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Explores equilibrium and non-equilibrium in undisturbed and disturbed ecological systems, examining how human activities affect the balance/imbalance of nature.

Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals
Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals

Author: August E. Grant

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-06-04

Total Pages: 557

ISBN-13: 1000194922

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Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals, now in its 17th edition, has set the standard as the single best resource for students and professionals looking to brush up on how communication technologies have developed, grown, and converged, as well as what’s in store for the future. The book covers the fundamentals of communication technology in five chapters that explain the communication technology ecosystem, its history, theories, structure, and regulations. Each chapter is written by experts who each provide a snapshot of an individual field. The book also dives into the latest developments in electronic mass media, computers, consumer electronics, networking, and telephony. Together, these updates provide a broad overview of these industries and examine the role communication technologies play in our everyday lives. In addition to substantial updates to each chapter, the 17th edition includes the first-ever chapter on Artificial Intelligence; updated user data in every chapter; an overview of industry structure, including recent and proposed mergers and acquisitions; and sidebars exploring sustainability and relevance of each technology to Gen Z. Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals continues to be the industry-leading resource for both students and professionals seeking to understand how communication technologies have developed and where they are headed.