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Making Sex Public and Other Cinematic Fantasies (Theory Q)
by Damon R. YoungBeginning in the late 1950s, representations of and narratives about sex proliferated on French and U.S. movie screens. Cinema began to display forms of sexuality that were no longer strictly associated with domesticity nor limited to heterosexual relations between loving couples. Women’s bodies and queer sexualities became intensely charged figures of political contestation, aspiration, and allegory, central to new ways of imagining sexuality and to new liberal understandings of individual freedom and social responsibility. In Making Sex Public Damon R. Young tracks the emergence of two conflicting narratives: on the one hand, a new model of sex as harmoniously integrated into civic existence; on the other, an idea of women’s and queer sexuality as corrosive to the very fabric of social life. Taking a transatlantic perspective from the late '50s through the present, from And God Created Woman and Barbarella to Cruising and Shortbus, Young argues that cinema participated in the transformation of the sexual subject while showing how women and queers were both agents and objects of that transformation.
Making Supervision Work for You: A Student's Guide (SAGE Study Skills Series)
by Jerry Wellington'Amongst the plethora of advice and guidance books and articles now available for postgraduate researchers, I would advise my students to select this one as providing insight not simply on what to do but also on why and how in relation to developing an effective working relationship with their supervisors. Since it addresses most of the new demands emerging in the doctoral world as well as those standard ones that have impacted previously, I would also recommend it to new or less experienced supervisors' - Professor Pam Denicolo, University of Reading Making Supervision Work For You discusses the entire supervision process from the student's perspective, as well as considering the supervisor's viewpoint and constraints. The author covers all phases of the student's 'journey', from induction through to final completion and examination of the thesis and the viva voce. The book illustrates many of the key issues in supervision by drawing upon extensive material from recent interviews with a range of supervisors and students. This book presents new ideas, regulations and codes of practice, and offers practical suggestions for students. It emphasizes students' experiences and needs, whilst also maintaining a focus on the supervisor's perspective and the demands of assessment at post-graduate level. The book is primarily aimed at Post-graduate students but will also be useful for undergraduates in their final year and equally for new or experienced supervisors. Jerry Wellington is a widely published author. He is professor in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield, with extensive experience of supervision, internal and external examining. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university.
Malcolm X (Scholastic Focus): By Any Means Necessary
by Walter Dean MyersA classic and highly acclaimed biography of civil rights activist Malcolm X, ever more relevant for today's readers.As a 14-year-old he was Malcolm Little, the president of his class and a top student. At 16 he was hustling tips at a Boston nightclub. In Harlem he was known as Detroit Red, a slick street operator. At 19 he was back in Boston, leading a gang of burglars. At 20 he was in prison.It was in prison that Malcolm Little started the journey that would lead him to adopt the name Malcolm X, and there he developed his beliefs about what being black means in America: beliefs that shook America then, and still shake America today.Few men in American history are as controversial or compelling as Malcolm X. In this Coretta Scott King Honor Book, Walter Dean Myers, winner of a Newbery Honor and four-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, portrays Malcolm X as prophet, dealer, convict, troublemaker, revolutionary, and voice of black militancy.
Mammalogy Techniques Lab Manual
by James M. RyanGet outside! A hands-on lab manual for instructors incorporating fieldwork into their courses on mammalogy.Mammals inhabit nearly every continent and every sea. They have adapted to life underground, in the frozen Arctic, the hottest deserts, and every habitat in-between. In Mammalogy Techniques Lab Manual—the only field manual devoted to training the next generation of mammalogists—biologist and educator James M. Ryan details the modern research techniques today’s professionals use to study mammals wherever they are found.Ideal for any mammalogy or wildlife biology course, this clear and practical guide aids students by getting them outside to study mammals in their natural environments. Twenty comprehensive chapters cover skull and tooth identification, radio and satellite GPS tracking, phylogeny construction, mark and recapture techniques, camera trapping, museum specimen preparation, optimal foraging, and DNA extraction, among other topics. Each chapter includes several exercises with step-by-step instructions for students to collect and analyze their own data, along with background information, downloadable sample data sets (to use when it is not practical to be out in the field), and detailed descriptions of useful open-source software tools.This pragmatic resource provides students with real-world experience practicing the complex techniques used by modern wildlife biologists. With more than 60 applied exercises to choose from in this unique manual, students will quickly acquire the scientific skills essential for a career working with mammals.
Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grown-Up: The Best Money Advice You Never Got
by Sam BeckbessingerYou're going to earn plenty of money over your lifetime. Are you going to waste it on stupid crap that doesn't make you happy, or let it buy your freedom and your most audacious dreams?We never get an instruction manual about how money works. Most of what we learn about money comes from advertising or from other people who know as little as we do. No wonder we make such basic mistakes. No wonder we feel disempowered and scared. No wonder so many of us just decide to stick our heads in the damn sand and never deal with it. In Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grown Up, Sam Beckbessinger tells it to you straight: how to take control of your money to take control of your life.In this clear and engaging basic guide to managing your finances, you will learn: - How to trick your dumb brain into saving more, without giving up fun- How to make a bona fide grown-up budget- Why you need to forget what you've learned about credit- How to negotiate a raise- Why buying a house (probably) won't make you rich- The one super-simple investment you needWith helpful exercises, informative illustrations (also: kittens) and straightforward advice, this book doesn't shy away from the psychology of money, and is empowering, humorous and helpful. The book you wish you'd had at 25, but is never too late to read.
Management (11th Edition)
by Ricky W. GriffinThis book takes a functional approach to the process of management with a focus on active planning, leading, organizing and controlling.
Management Across Cultures: Challenges and Strategies
by Richard M. Steers Carlos J. Sanchez-Runde Luciara NardonManagement practices and processes frequently differ across national and regional boundaries. What may be acceptable managerial behaviour in one culture may be counterproductive or even unacceptable in another. As managers increasingly find themselves working across cultures, the need to understand these differences has become increasingly important. This book examines why these differences exist and how global managers can develop strategies and tactics to deal with them. Key features: - Draws on recent research in anthropology, psychology, and management, to explain the cultural and psychological underpinnings that shape managerial attitudes and behaviours - Introduces a learning model to guide in the intellectual and practical development of managers seeking enhanced global expertise - Offers user-friendly conceptual models to guide understanding and exploration of topics - Summarizes and integrates the lessons learned in each chapter in applications-oriented 'Manager's Notebooks' - A companion website featuring course outlines, slides, and case studies is available at www. cambridge. org/management_across_cultures.
Management Information Systems: Managing Information Technology in the Business Enterprise (6th edition)
by James A. O'BrienThis book will be very much useful for business students who must be conversant with the tools of MIS to become successful managers and entrepreneurs. Students learn how Information Technology provides them with a powerful managerial resource that can help manage business operations, make better decisions, and gain competitive advantages.
Management: Skills and Applications (13th Edition)
by Leslie W. Rue Lloyd L. ByarsManagement: Skills and Application, 13e by Rue and Byars is a short, value-priced paperback that presents the fundamentals of management principles to undergraduate students. It continues its tradition of presenting principles of management in a straightforward and accessible manner, focusing on the essential skills that are needed to become a successful manager.
Managerial ACCT2
by Steve Jackson Roby Sawyers Greg JenkinsDesigned for and by today's students in every detail, Financial ACCT2 was developed from nearly 300 students and 100 faculty members to provide a more engaging and accessible solution that appeals to different learning styles at a value-based price. ACCT2 includes all of the key concepts that your instructors require and a full suite of learning aids to accommodate your busy lifestyle including chapter-by-chapter study cards, self-quizzes, downloadable flash cards, animations, and more. ACCT2 employs an engaging narrative that emphasizes strong and effective examples to convey and reinforce fundamental financial accounting concepts and procedures. In an attempt to avoid excessive detail, the book focuses on the core concepts that students need to learn in the course through the use of streamlined chapter objectives, shorter chapters, clarity of examples, and a visually engaging design. Included with each new copy of the text is access to Cengage NOW, where many of these rich media assets are housed and you have a multitude of opportunities to practice accounting.
Managerial Accounting
by Joe Hoyle Kurt HeisingerKurt Heisinger and Joe Ben Hoyle believe that students want to learn accounting in the most efficient way possible, balancing coursework with personal schedules. They tend to focus on their studies in short intense segments between jobs, classes, and family commitments. Meanwhile, the accounting industry has endured dramatic shifts since the collapse of Enron and WorldCom, causing a renewed focus on ethical behavior in accounting. This dynamic author team designed Managerial Accounting to work within the confines of today’s students’ lives while delivering a modern look at managerial accounting. Managerial Accounting was written around three major themes: Ready, Reinforcement and Relevance. This book is aimed squarely at the new learning styles evident with today’s students and addresses accounting industry changes as well.
Managerial Accounting, Seventh Edition
by Al L. Hartgraves Wayne J. MorseThe seventh edition presents managerial accounting in the context of a big-picture, decision oriented, business setting. It integrates traditional coverage with contemporary topics to engage students to read further and understand the materials presented. The book provides a framework for identifying and analyzing decision alternatives and for evaluating success or failure in accomplishing such organizational goals.
Managerial Economics (Third Edition)
by Luke M. Froeb Brian T. Mccann Mikhael Shor Michael R. WardTeach your MBA students how to use economics to solve business problems with this breakthrough text. MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS: A PROBLEM SOLVING APPROACH, 3E covers traditional material using a problem-based pedagogy built around common business mistakes. Models are used sparingly, and then only to the extent that they help students figure out why mistakes are made, and how to fix them. This edition's succinct, fast-paced presentation and challenging, interactive applications place students in the role of a decision maker who has to not only identify profitable decisions, but also implement them. The lively book provides an excellent ongoing reference for students pursuing business careers. Instructor's remark, "The Froeb/McCann/Shor/Ward textbook is designed for decision makers. Each chapter provides logical steps to solve common but misunderstood business problems. The books candor and novelty make for easy, enjoyable reading. "
Managing Change, Creativity and Innovation
by Constantine Andriopoulos Patrick M. DawsonThis bestselling text continues to provide a fresh approach to organisational change by linking it to the key drivers of creativity and innovation, but now contains improved coverage of approaches to change.<P><P> It explores change as a human and social process, looking at the vital role leadership, entrepreneurship and creativity play in change management, rather than viewing it as a series of systems and mechanisms. In doing so, it provides all the theoretical and practical understanding you will need as both a student of change and a future manager.<P>
Managing Human Resources 17th Edition
by Scott A. Snell George W. Bohlander Shad S. MorrisGain a better understanding of how human resources impacts both individuals and organizations with this market-leading, practical text. Snell/Morris/Bohlander's popular MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES, 17TH EDITION builds upon a foundation of research and theory with an inviting, practical framework that focuses on today's most critical HR issues and current practices. The book's engaging writing style and strong visual design use more than 500 memorable examples from a variety of real organizations to illustrate key points and connect concepts to current HR practice. Fresh examples spotlight the latest developments and critical trends, while hands-on applications focus on practical tips and suggestions for success.
Managing Human Resources (Sixteenth Edition)
by Scott A. Snell George W. BohlanderGain a better understanding of how human resources impacts both individuals and organizations with this market-leading, practical text. Snell/Bohlander's popular MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES, 16TH EDITION builds upon a foundation of research and theory with an inviting, practical framework that focuses on today's most critical HR issues and current practices. The book's engaging writing style and strong visual design use more than 500 memorable examples from a variety of real organizations to illustrate key points and connect concepts to current HR practice. Fresh cases spotlight the latest developments and critical trends, while hands-on applications focus on practical tips and suggestions for success.
Managing Knowledge Networks
by J. David JohnsonThe information context of the modern organization is rapidly evolving in the face of intense global competition. Information technologies, including databases, new telecommunications systems, and software for synthesizing information, make a vast array of information available to an ever expanding number of organizational members. Management's exclusive control over knowledge is steadily declining, in part because of the downsizing of organizations and the decline of the number of layers in an organizational hierarchy. These trends, as well as issues surrounding the Web 2.0 and social networking, mean that it is increasingly important that we understand how informal knowledge networks impact the generation, capturing, storing, dissemination, and application of knowledge. This innovative book provides a thorough analysis of knowledge networks, focusing on how relationships contribute to the creation of knowledge, its distribution within organizations, how it is diffused and transferred, and how people find it and share it collaboratively.
Manifest Destinies
by Laura E. GómezUsing the territory that is now New Mexico as a case study, Manifest Destinies traces the origins of Mexican Americans as a racial group in the United States, paying particular attention to shifting meanings of race and law in the nineteenth century.
Manor of Secrets
by Katherine LongshoreThe year is 1911. And at The Manor, nothing is as it seems . . .Lady Charlotte Edmonds: Beautiful, wealthy, and sheltered, Charlotte feels suffocated by the strictures of upper-crust society. She longs to see the world beyond The Manor, to seek out high adventure. And most of all, romance. Janie Seward: Fiery, hardworking, and clever, Janie knows she can be more than just a kitchen maid. But she isn't sure she possesses the courage -- or the means -- to break free and follow her passions. Both Charlotte and Janie are ready for change. As their paths overlap in the gilded hallways and dark corridors of The Manor, rules are broken and secrets are revealed. Secrets that will alter the course of their lives. . . forever.
Manufacturing Engineering And Technology
by Serope Kalpakjian Steven R. SchmidFor courses in manufacturing processes at two- or four-year schools. This text also serves as a valuable reference text for professionals. An up-to-date text that provides a solid background in manufacturing processes Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 7/e , presents a mostly qualitative description of the science, technology, and practice of manufacturing. This includes detailed descriptions of manufacturing processes and the manufacturing enterprise that will help introduce students to important concepts. With a total of 120 examples and case studies, up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of all topics, and superior two-color graphics, this text provides a solid background for manufacturing students and serves as a valuable reference text for professionals.
Many Ways to Say I Love You: Wisdom for Parents and Children from Mister Rogers
by Fred RogersInspirational words on parenting from the beloved Fred Rogers, showing appreciation for parents whose children are grown as well as giving advice to those parents raising young onesFred Rogers has long been a wonderful resource for parents, offering their children entertainment and education through his enduring television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Now his special brand of good cheer and wisdom are brought together especially for parents in this newest book based on never-before-published works.Many Ways to Say I Love You is a treasury of segments from speeches and observations from his years of working with parents and children, as well as other materials from books, songs, TV commentary, and more. Using stories from his own life, Mister Rogers discusses the importance of children and the role of parents.
Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology
by Susan J. FergusonThis best-selling anthology providesexcellent coverage of key concepts in sociologyincluding culture, socialization, deviance, social structure, social institutions, and social inequality. Drawing from awide selection of classic and contemporary works,the 58 selections represent a plurality of voices and views within sociology. Students will be introduced tocutting edge scholarship and perspectivesthrough classical readings from great thinkers like C. Wright Mills, Karl Marx, Howard Becker, and Max Weber and contemporary articles on current issues like gender socialization, healthcare reform, and minorities in the power elite. By integrating issues of diversity throughout the book,Ferguson helps students see the interrelationships between race-ethnicity, social class, and gender, as well as how these relationships have shaped the experiences of all people in society. Each selection is preceded by a brief introduction that highlights the key sociological concepts for students consider as they read.
Maps: Finding Our Place in the World
by James R. Akerman Robert W. Karrow Jr.In today's world where location, direction, and guidance are essential components of our daily lifestyle, digital maps are transforming the way we use such information and helping us find our way to people, places, and opportunities more easily and safely than ever before.
Maravillas del mundo acuático (DK Children's Anthologies)
by Sam HumeDesde el océano más ancho y profundo hasta el charco más pequeño, este hermoso álbum lleva a los niños lectores por un viaje fascinante a través del mundo acuático, en el que conocerán animales increíbles, plantas ingeniosas y mucho más. Impresionantes fotografías y hermosas ilustraciones complementan las descripciones de cada forma de vida, con las que los niños descubrirán cientos de datos interesantes mientras leen. ¿Sabías que los elefantes marinos pueden contener la respiración bajo el agua durante más de una hora, o que la planta acuática Victoria Cruiziana puede soportar el peso de un adulto, o que el reptil basílisco (teterete) puede correr sobre el agua?Descubre la ciencia de cómo las plantas han aprendido a vivir, alimentarse y respirar en el agua y echa un vistazo a los desafíos únicos de los diferentes ecosistemas, las características de los ríos, lagos, humedales y más. Contiene un índice visual lleno de información de referencia, con el tamaño y hábitat de cada especie.Con una elegante cinta marcapáginas y detalles dorados en la portada y en los bordes, 'Maravillas del mundo acuático' es un regalo atractivo para cualquier niño que le encante el mundo natural, ideal para que los más pequeños exploren por sí mismos o para leer cuentos a la hora de acostarse. Desde tiburones y peces vela hasta juncos y escarabajos, hay algo para todos en esta celebración de todas las cosas acuáticas.From the deepest, widest ocean to the tiniest puddle, this beautiful compendium takes young readers on an enthralling journey through the aquatic world, meeting amazing animals, ingenious plants, and much more along the way. Stunning photography and gorgeous illustrations complement storybook descriptions about each lifeform, and children can uncover hundreds of fascinating facts as they read. Did you know that elephant seals that can hold their breath underwater for more than an hour, or that the Victoria Amazonica water lily can support the weight of an adult, or that the brown basilisk reptile can run across water?Discover the science of how plants have learned to live, feed, and breathe in water, and take a look at the unique challenges of distinct ecosystems on feature spreads about rivers, lakes, wetlands, and more. There&’s also a visual index, packed with reference information including the size and location of each species.With foil on the cover, gilded edges, and a ribbon for keeping your place, 'Maravillas del mundo acuático' makes an attractive gift for any child who can&’t get enough of the natural world – and it&’s perfect for young readers to explore by themselves or for bedtime stories. From sharks and sailfish, to bulrushes and beetles, there&’s something for everyone in this celebration of all things aquatic.
Marcelo in the Real World
by Francisco X. StorkImagine Curious Incident of the Dog . . . with a romance, and you have the beginnings of this story of a young man struggling with the world outside his head--and the woman who gets inside it.The term "cognitive disorder" implies there is something wrong with the way I think or the way I perceive reality. I perceive reality just fine. Sometimes I perceive more of reality than others.Marcelo Sandoval hears music that nobody else can hear - part of an autism-like condition that no doctor has been able to identify. But his father has never fully believed in the music or Marcelo's differences, and he challenges Marcelo to work in the mailroom of his law firm for the summer . . . to join "the real world."There Marcelo meets Jasmine, his beautiful and surprising coworker, and Wendell, the son of another partner in the firm. He learns about competition and jealousy, anger and desire. But it's a picture he finds in a file - a picture of a girl with half a face - that truly connects him with the real world: its suffering, its injustice, and what he can do to fight.