The Carlisle Indian School (1879–1918) was an audacious educational experiment. Capt. Richard Henry Pratt, the school’s founder and first superintendent, persuaded the federal government that training
This volume examines a variety of biological and medical problems using mathematical models to understand complex system dynamics. Featured topics include autism spectrum disorder, ectoparasites and a
The fifth edition of this essential handbook retains its useful illustrations and tables, but has been reorganized for ease of use and fully updated. As well as new chapters, it includes an appendix w
"This book is a concatenation of sparks of religious light.... Gnosticism is to be understood as the ongoing formulation of freshly imagined spirits, a logos of what we can know about those moments wh
This book examines the neuro-cognitive foundations for depression and offers key insights into recognizing cognitive vulnerability, who is vulnerable to depression and how to treat it. For Ingram (psy
Donald Davidson is, arguably, the most important philosopher of mind and language in recent decades. His articulation of the position he called "anomalous monism" and his ideas for unifying the genera
The international community's commitment to halve global poverty by 2015 has been enshrined in the first Millennium Development Goal. How global poverty is measured is a critical element in assessing
Google amazes us by generating answers before we even finish asking a question. Netflix delights us with spot-on recommendations. These companies use the power of Big Data?the collection and analysis
Explains how to create and interpret the charts, tables, and graphs used to display different types of information about twenty subjects, including crime, transportation, weather, population, and habi
Learn why it is imperative to bring a progressive focus back to social welfare policy! This vital book explores recent research on poverty and inequality, identifies strategies for ensuring adequate
Find out how?and why?legislation has made economic rights more important than human rightsSince 1996, politicians and public officials in the United States have celebrated the ?success? of welfare ref
Rise to today’s challenges with these innovative and helpful value-based solutions!Containing important, research-based insights into social work practice in these fields, Social Work Health and Menta
Gain new, unique insights for poverty reduction throughout Latin AmericaPoverty and Inequality in the Latin American-U.S. Borderlands: Implications of U.S. Interventions shows the implications of dire
This book is arranged to show the development of the different branches of mathematics over time and contains many illustrations to support the text. In all, a short, innovative and easy-to-read histo
Among the many types of DNA binding domains, C2H2 zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) have proven to be the most malleable for creating custom DNA-binding proteins. In Engineered Zinc Finger Proteins: Method
Donald Davidson is, arguably, the most important philosopher of mind and language in recent decades. His articulation of the position he called "anomalous monism" and his ideas for unifying the genera
You can't just "get over" anxiety. In fact, the very things most people do to try feel better-avoiding feared situations, pushing worry out of mind-only make the problem worse. Leading psychologists
The nine papers in this volume have a world in which the local/global connection is salient as background. Examining gender and its implications for feminist action within this setting, they fall in
How does mindfulness promote psychological well-being? What are its core mechanisms? What value do contemplative practices add to approaches that are already effective? From leading meditation teacher
