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The Chosen Ones: Black Men and the Politics of Redemption (Gender and Justice #6)
by Nikki JonesIn The Chosen Ones, sociologist and feminist scholar Nikki Jones shares the compelling story of a group of Black men living in San Francisco’s historically Black neighborhood, the Fillmore. Against all odds, these men work to atone for past crimes by reaching out to other Black men, young and old, w... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Sociologists Backstage: Answers to 10 Questions About What They Do
Published social science rarely gives real attention to the actual doing of research, making the process appear magical, or at least self-evident and simple. This book is intended to right the balance by illuminating the craft and the choices made as the research process unfolds for the sociologist.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
A Handbook of Environmental Toxicology: Human Disorders and Ecotoxicology
by Nikki Jones • Aftab Ahmad • Marina Santana • Alberto Gomez • Arturo Aburto-Medina • L. Agullo-Chazarra • Shama Ahmad • A. Ahmad • Agneta Akesson • Sandra Arismendez • Andy S. Ball • E. Barrajon-Catalan • William M. Caudle • L. M. Crosby • P. D. Darbre • R Del Kollerud • Miguel Dopico • C. J. Everett • N. Fuentes • N. Hachiya • N. Haleyur • V. Harrison • S. Haycox • G. Z. He • M. Herranz-Lopez • Y.C.T. Huang • H. Jiang • A. L. Katner • Maria Kippler • N. Kovats • P. J. Lein • Chan Juan Liang • Johan Lundqvist • S. J. Ross • A. A. Mansur • Boris Melloni • James S. Metcalf • V. Micol • H. W. Mielke • Paul A. Montagna • C. Noubactep • W. H. Orem • J. M. Otaki • Daniela M. Pampanin • Almudena Perez-Sanchez • David A. Purser • L. Rivera • D. Schlenk • S. Seneff • S. Sethi • Esmaeil Shahsavari • P. Silveyra • X. F. Sima • Nara R. Souza • Jan A. Staessen • Horst Thiermann • K. C. Thompson • Jesse L. Tucker • Jouko Tuomisto • A. Turra • Matti Viluksela • Timo Wille • M. J. Wilson • Franz Worek • Wenyi YangA Handbook of Environmental Toxicology focuses on two key aspects: human disorders and ecotoxicology as affected by major toxins originating from biological sources and pollutants, as well as radiation generated spontaneously or as a result of anthropogenic activity. A diverse array of these potenti... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhood: The Dark Thread
A powerful guide to transcending childhood trauma—from the people who’ve done itIt’s like a dark thread woven through a piece of cloth: You can’t pull it out without unraveling the whole thing. And it shows up here and there among all the other threads.Surviving and Transcending a Traumatic Childhoo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
The School of Wellbeing: 12 Extraordinary Projects Promoting Children and Young People's Mental Health and Happiness
by Jenny Hulme • Jane Asher • Jane Powell • Asad Ahmad • Gok Wan • Kate Griggs • Nicky Cox • Professor Tanya Byron • Rebecca Root • Suzy GreavesAs rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and eating disorders are on the up among young people, how can schools provide appropriate information and support for the young people in their classrooms? How can they bridge the gap between what they know matters - the impact of these issues on learning ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Theorizing Colonial Cinema: Reframing Production, Circulation, and Consumption of Film in Asia (New Directions in National Cinemas)
by Nadine Chan • Aaron Gerow • Jane Marie Gaines • Zhen Zhang • Thomas A. Barker • Nikki J. Lee • José B. Capino • Yiman WangTheorizing Colonial Cinema is a millennial retrospective on the entangled intimacy between film and colonialism from film's global inception to contemporary legacies in and of Asia. The volume engages new perspectives by asking how prior discussions on film form, theory, history, and ideology may be... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
A glittering landscape of twenty-five speculative stories that challenge oppression and envision new futures for America—from N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, Hugh Howey, and more. In these tumultuous times, in our deeply divided country, many people are ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Domestic Violence and Protecting Children: New Thinking and Approaches
by Jane Ellis • William Turner • Liz Kelly • Soo Downe • Christine Barter • Cathy Humphreys • Nicola Farrelly • Nicky Stanley • Ravi Thiara • Marianne Hester • Ruth Phillips • Lorraine Radford • Wendy Bunston • Marsha Wood • Cath Larkins • Sandra Hollinghurst • Zahra Alijah • Anita Morris • Khatidja Chantler • Sue Alderson • Carolina Överlien • Nicole Westmarland • Joanne Westwood • Cathy Sharp • Kelsey Hegarty • Neil Blackenlock • Stephanie Holt • Nadia Aghtaie • Michelle Pooley • Jocelyn Jones • Per Moum Hellevik • Paula Wilcox • Gene FederIn this volume, the authors present an overview of the innovative work taking place in relation to domestic violence and child protection. This book looks at new prevention initiatives and how interventions for children exposed to domestic violence have been developed. It shows how services for ab... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Flute, Accordion or Clarinet?: Using the Characteristics of Our Instruments in Music Therapy
by John Preston • Caroline Anderson • Steve Lyons • Susan Greenhalgh • George Murray • Amelia Oldfield • Jo Tomlinson • Philippa Derrington • Stella Compton-Dickinson • Philip Hughes • Alex Street • Tessa Watson • Luke Annesley • Annie Tyhurst • Holly Mentzer • Billy Davidson • Trygve Aasgaard • Henry Dunn • Lisa Margetts • Prodromos Stylianou • Angela Harrison • Katy Bell • Nicky Haire • Oonagh Jones • Jonathan Poole • Sharon Warnes • Joanna Burley • Shlomi Hason • Penelope Birnstingl • Susanna Crociani • Paolo Pizziolo • Emily Corke • Grace Watts • Spela Loti Knoll • Sarah Rodgers • Trisha Montague • Dawn Loombe • Caroline Long • Colette Salkeld • Helen Mottram • Catrin Piears-Banton • Mary-Clare Fearn • Concetta Tomaino • Veronica Austin • Joseph Piccinnini • Catherine Warner • Anita Vaz • Anna Lockett • Nathan Bettany • Esther Mitchell • Mike Gilroy • Rivka GottliebMusic therapists are trained to use their first study instrument in clinical practice, yet existing literature focuses almost exclusively on the use of piano, basic percussion and voice. This illuminating book brings together international music therapists who use a diverse range of musical instrume... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015