Indigenous Experience Today

Indigenous Experience Today

Author: Marisol de la Cadena

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2007-07-01

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1847883370

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A century ago, the idea of indigenous people as an active force in the contemporary world was unthinkable. It was assumed that native societies everywhere would be swept away by the forward march of the West and its own peculiar brand of progress and civilization. Nothing could be further from the truth. Indigenous social movements wield new power, and groups as diverse as Australian Aborigines, Ecuadorian Quichuas, and New Zealand Maoris, have found their own distinctive and assertive ways of living in the present world. Indigenous Experience Today draws together essays by prominent scholars in anthropology and other fields examining the varied face of indigenous politics in Bolivia, Botswana, Canada, Chile, China, Indonesia, and the United States, amongst others. The book challenges accepted notions of indigeneity as it examines the transnational dynamics of contemporary native culture and politics around the world.


Polyurethane Chemistry

Polyurethane Chemistry

Author: Ram K. Gupta

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780841298408

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"This book is about Polyurethane Chemistry: Renewable Polyols and Isocyanates"--


Sputnik to Smartphones

Sputnik to Smartphones

Author: Mary Virginia Orna

Publisher: ACS Symposium

Published: 2016-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780841230743

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This book describes the profound changes that occurred in the teaching of chemistry in western countries in the years immediately following the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite, in 1957. With substantial government and private funding, chemistry educators introduced new curricula, developed programs to enhance the knowledge and skills of chemistry teachers, conceived of new models for managing chemistry education, and experimented with a plethora of materials for visualization of concepts and delivery of content. They also began to seriously study and apply findings from the behavioral sciences to the teaching and learning of chemistry. Now, many chemistry educators are contributing original research in the cognitive sciences that relates to chemistry education. While Sputnik seemed to signal the dawn of far-reaching effects that would take place in political, diplomatic, and strategic, as well as in educational spheres, the seeds of these changes were sown decades before, mainly through the insight and actions of one individual, Neil Gordon, who, virtually singlehandedly, launched the ACS Division of Chemical Education and the Journal of Chemical Education. These two institutions provided the impetus for the United States to eventually become the undisputed leader in chemistry education worldwide.


Current Catalog

Current Catalog

Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 1628

ISBN-13:

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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.


Poly(ethylene Glycol)

Poly(ethylene Glycol)

Author: J. Milton Harris

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13:

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This volume provides an interdisciplinary analysis of current biological applications of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG). It includes a wide array of topics useful to materials scientists, organic chemists, biochemists, and bioengineers interested in drug delivery systems, pharmaceuticals and other biomaterials. The applications discussed include PEG-modified proteins, liposomes, drugs, surfaces of materials, and hydrogels. The volume also includes a review of PEG-oligonucleotides and a concise summary of the toxicology of PEG and its derivatives.


It's Just Math

It's Just Math

Author: Marcy H. Towns

Publisher: American Chemical Society

Published: 2020-06

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780841234352

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At the interface between chemistry and mathematics, this book brings together research on the use mathematics in the context of undergraduate chemistry courses. These university-level studies also support national efforts expressed in the Next Generation Science Standards regarding the importance of skills, such as quantitative reasoning and interpreting data. Curated by award-winning leaders in the field, this book is useful for instructors in chemistry, mathematics, and physics at the secondary and university levels.


Hemicelluloses

Hemicelluloses

Author: Paul Gatenholm

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13:

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This covers the isolation, analysis, chemistry, technology, and applications on hemicelluloses. (Midwest).