Taking Karl Marx's theory of history as their point of departure, these essays, extensively revised and rewritten for this volume, chronicle the growth of humanity's power to produce, and the suffering that the byproducts of this freedom--exploitation, lack of freedom, indignity--have caused. Cohen begins with a discussion and defense of historical materialism before expressing his own reservations about the theory, arguing that the truth of historical materialism is far more open than many Marxists believe. He then addresses some of the principal difficulties under which workers labor in...
Taking Karl Marx's theory of history as their point of departure, these essays, extensively revised and rewritten for this volume, chronicle the growt...
Neural Cell Culture brings together methods for preparing cultures fro m a diverse range of neural tissues and cells, from both the central a nd peripheral nervous systems of mammalian and avian species. Importan t features of this volume are the clearly illustrated dissection guide s accompanying each chapter, methods for enriching and purifying disti nct cell types, and guidance on optimizing cell viability and growth. Each chapter includes valuable step-by-step protocols, hints and tips for success, advice, and background information.
Neural Cell Culture brings together methods for preparing cultures fro m a diverse range of neural tissues and cells, from both the central a nd perip...
This text is aimed at middle managers whose job is to turn the grand designs of CEOs and Presidents into a personal commitment on the part of the individuals in the department. The authors present the concept of manager as developer as opposed to manager as hero, bringing together some of the important breakthroughs in management thinking of the last decade. They show managers how to lead - how to motivate employees to get routine jobs done creatively and productively, while preparing them to take greater responsibilities.
This text is aimed at middle managers whose job is to turn the grand designs of CEOs and Presidents into a personal commitment on the part of the indi...
Daniel James Ed. Sara Ed. James E Cohen Edward Cohen E. Cohen
In this book, industrial engineers and others will find a much needed introduction and reference on the science of coating. Drawn from a two-day course organized by the editors, this book delineates the major processes used in coating continuous webs, emphasizing precision application technology for the high performance coatings required by so many high-tech products. From fluid preparation and delivery through coating application and drying to finished product, expert contributors discuss limitations in speed and thickness, coating defects and their causes, handling the web, drying the...
In this book, industrial engineers and others will find a much needed introduction and reference on the science of coating. Drawn from a two-day cours...
-A terrific book - --David A. Nadler, chairman, Delta Consulting Group
Tackle the organizational issues related to implementing teams. Learn new designs to support the knowledge work components of organizations. Drawing on over fifteen years of research and consulting with such companies as Honeywell, Hewlett-Packard, Pacific Bell, General Mills, Pratt and Whitney, Pfizer, and Texas Instruments, the authors shows you how to create new organization designs that empower teams so that they make a real difference.
You'll discover how to:
Design new work teams
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-A terrific book - --David A. Nadler, chairman, Delta Consulting Group
Tackle the organizational issues related to implementing teams. Learn new de...
Daniel James Ed. Sara Ed. James E Cohen Jonathan D. Cohen Jonathan W. Schooler
There are many ways to approach the understanding of consciousness. Questions about these ways have occupied philosophers and metaphysicians for centuries. During the early growth of cognitive science the problem of consciousness remained taboo, but an increasing number of studies have either implicitly or explicitly begun to bear on its nature. These have been inspired by a number of different different original questions, and focus on a variety of different empirical phenomena. Thus, studies of implicit memory, subliminal processing, strategic versus automatic processing, allocation of...
There are many ways to approach the understanding of consciousness. Questions about these ways have occupied philosophers and metaphysicians for centu...
This volume presents a complex portrait of the American teacher through a fascinating range of "story" narratives, including fictional short stories, poetry, diaries, letters, ethnographies, and autobiographies. Through these stories, the volume traces the evolution of the teacher and the profession over the course of two centuries -- from the late 1700s to the late 1900s. In depicting the profession over time, the authors include stories by and about both male and female teachers, as well as teachers from a wide range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, including white, black,...
This volume presents a complex portrait of the American teacher through a fascinating range of "story" narratives, including fictional short storie...
Daniel James Ed. Sara Ed. James E Cohen Patricia Cohen Lee N. Robins
This book begins with the assumption that a deep understanding of the origins of psychopathology, human dysfunction, and their course is fundamental to the quest for the good society, and perhaps, even to our survival as a species. The studies presented compare prevalences and risk factors across time and place, and make use of concepts and methods from history, geography, sociology, anthropology, economics, psychology, social and medical services research, social policy, psychiatry, and epidemiology. Collectively, they illustrate the methods and methodological difficulties involved in the...
This book begins with the assumption that a deep understanding of the origins of psychopathology, human dysfunction, and their course is fundamental t...
Daniel James Ed. Sara Ed. James E Cohen Patricia Cohen Cheryl Slomkowski
This book begins with the assumption that a deep understanding of the origins of psychopathology, human dysfunction, and their course is fundamental to the quest for the good society, and perhaps, even to our survival as a species. The studies presented compare prevalences and risk factors across time and place, and make use of concepts and methods from history, geography, sociology, anthropology, economics, psychology, social and medical services research, social policy, psychiatry, and epidemiology. Collectively, they illustrate the methods and methodological difficulties involved in the...
This book begins with the assumption that a deep understanding of the origins of psychopathology, human dysfunction, and their course is fundamental t...
This volume presents a portrait of the American teacher through a range of narratives including fictional short stories, poetry, diaries, letters, ethnographies and autobiographies. The evolution of the teacher is traced over two centuries, through connecting themes and issues.
This volume presents a portrait of the American teacher through a range of narratives including fictional short stories, poetry, diaries, letters, eth...