Wyniki wyszukiwania:

For more than three decades race relations have been at the forefront of historical research in America. These new essays on race and slavery -- some by highly regarded, award-winning veterans in the field and others by talented newcomers -- point in fresh directions. They address specific areas of contention even as together they survey important questions across four centuries of social, cultural, and political history.Looking at the institution itself, Robert McColley reconsiders the origins of black slavery in America, while William W. Freehling presents a striking interpretation of...

Why America no longer leads the world in innovation, why we should be concerned, and what must be done about it

This important book delivers a critical wake-up call: a fierce global race for innovation advantage is under way, and while other nations are making support for technology and innovation a central tenet of their economic strategies and policies, America lacks a robust innovation policy. What does this portend? Robert Atkinson and Stephen Ezell, widely respected economic thinkers, report on profound new forces that are shaping the global economy--forces that...

A master scholar of Hebrew literature, Pagis drew fully on classical texts and infused his poetry with a centuries-old mysticism. Yet he also brought an immediacy and colloquialism to Hebrew poetry. In these superbly translated poems, Dan Pagis's voice can be heard celebrating the human spirit.

"Antwaneisha," "Brionshay" and "Tayvion"--for some, pronouncing these names are a daunting task, and for others, it's a symbol of cultural identity. Black Names Matter: The Black Names Book defines names commonly referred to as "Ghetto," "Ratchet" and "Hood," in American society by dissecting them. The lesson that the book teaches is that the majority of "Black Names" aren't African, but are unique names that come from combinations of two or more names, names constructed with common prefixes and suffixes, and much more. In many cases, names are "conjugated" with a formula that can be...

Der Schwerpunkt der neuen Auflage liegt weiterhin beim Vorschul- und Grundschulalter. Aber auch das Jugendalter wird berucksichtigt, zum einen im Rahmen der entwicklungspsychopathologischen Betrachtung der spezifischen Storungen, zum anderen mit einer ausfuhrlichen Beschreibung von jugendlicher Delinquenz, von Selbstmord und Selbstmordversuch sowie in einer verdichteten Darstellung von Schizophrenie, Substanzmissbrauch und Essstorungen.

Neues detailliertes Wissen und neue klinische Erfahrung in der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie spiegeln sich in den Leitlinien wider. Es hat sich eine...