Land and Law in California represents a collection of 13 essays by Paul W. Gates. Gates discusses and analyzes those those california land policies which date back to mid 1800's that have shaped present day landholdings in California
The essays are provocative and enhance knowledge of Third World women's issues. Highly recommended... "-Choice ... the book challenges assumptions and pushes historic and geographical boundaries that must be altered if women of all colors are to win the struggles thrust upon us by the `new world order' of the 1990s." -New Directions for Women ......
This is a comprehensive textbook in substance abuse education for the caring professions. Relevant psychopharmacology and central nervous system data are presented in language accessible to readers lacking a scientific background. Explanatory theories are provided and the effects of drugs on human behaviour explained. Patterns of drug abuse and the appropriate treatment are related to age, ethnicity and gender. The authors describe treatment approaches such as self-help, medication, individual, group and family. Finally, they deal with contemporary treatment controversies and prevention.
Do certain eating disorders directly correlate with neglect and abuse? What do eating and growth disorders have in common? Are some treatment methods more successful than others in treating such disorders? Exploring these and other questions, this volume examines the relevant literature on each major eating and growth disorder from infancy to childhood. Anorexia nervosa, obesity, failure to thrive and psychosocial dwarfism are among the major disorders considered. The author describes the emergence and course of each specific disorder, discusses known or suspected risk factors, and examines unresolved clinical and research issues. Woolston also stresses the advantages of using a multidisciplinary team approach.
The Persistence of a Myth in Twentieth-Century Art
This comprehensive view of the Orpheus myth in modern art focuses on an extremely rich artistic symbol and cuts through all the cliches to explore truly significant problems of meaning. The author takes a new approach to the iconography of major modern artists by incorporating psychological and literary analysis, as well as biography. The three ......
''An excellent introduction to and sampling of the developing genre of microhistory . . . In essence these historians begin their analysis `from below,' viewing the ordinary peoples ignored in the annals of European history.''--Catholic Historical Review.Selections from Quaderni Storici.
Intended for academics, student researchers and professionals in communication, this book covers the field of information. After defining information, the author contrasts non-linear and reflexive ideas about human communication with linear perspectives. Information is equated with uncertainty. The result presents a pattern for the process of conceptualizing and reconceptualizing information in the context of evolving communication theories.
Intended for practitioners, researchers and advanced students in nursing and the allied health professions, this book provides a comprehensible overview of Orem's self-care deficit model of nursing. The model envisions that nursing should be concerned with the patient's need to move continuously towards responsible action in self-care in order to sustain life and health or to recover from disease or injury. This book describes the actions required of nurses to achieve these goals.
This Major Reference series brings together a wide range of key international articles in law and legal theory. Many of these essays are not readily accessible, and their presentation in these volumes will provide a vital new resource for both research and teaching. Each volume is edited by leading international authorities who explain the ......