William T : 386 books
Neo-Environmental Determinism
Geographical Critiques
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
This book pulls together major critiques of contemporary attempts to explain nature-society relations in an environmentally deterministic way. After defining key terms, it reviews the history of environmental determinism’s rise and fall within geography in the early twentieth century. It discusses...
by Keith T. Sillar, Laurence D. Picton, William J. Heitler
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
The forces of natural selection have been a primary driver in the evolution of adaptive animal behaviours. On the one hand animals must evade predation in order to survive and pass on their genes; on other hand, and for the same underlying reasons, animals must also be capable of successfully capturing...
Corporate Crime Under Attack
The Fight to Criminalize Business Violence
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
In exploring the criminalization of corporations, this book uses the landmark "Ford Pinto case" as a centerpiece for exploring corporate violence and the long effort to bring such harm within the reach of the criminal law. Corporations that illegally endanger human life now must negotiate...
Schooling Across the Globe
What We Have Learned from 60 Years of Mathematics and Science International Assessments
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Schooling matters. The authors' professional pursuits for over twenty-five years have been focused on measuring one key aspect of schooling: the curriculum - what students are expected to study and what they spend their time studying. This documents their conviction that schools and schooling play...
by Karl T. Sr. Benedict, John D. Blum, Rick J. Carlson
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Excerpt from Conference Address One of the most complex and significant social issues facing our nation is reform of our national health system. I am personally committed, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber is committed, to doing everything we can to help improve that system while simultaneously gaining...
by J. T. Way, C. James Mackenzie, Gema Sánchez Medero
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Esta obra es resultado del Proyecto "Poder local, incidencia política y gobernabilidad en temas de justicia ambiental, defensa del territorio y derechos de los pueblos indígenas en la Comunidades Mayas de Guatemala", financiado por la VIII Convocatoria de Proyectos de Cooperación al Desarrollo...
Fantasmagoriana
Geschichten der Toten (Tales of the Dead)
Language: German
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Dieser Klassiker sollte in keiner Horror-Bibliothek fehlen! Während einer stürmischen Regennacht im Jahre 1816 traf sich Lord Byron mit seinen Freunden - darunter Mary Shelley und John Polidori - in der Villa Diodati am Genfer See, um die "Fantasmagoriana" zu lesen, eine Sammlung ursprünglich in deutscher...
by William L. Weston, MD, Alfred T. Lane
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2007
Treat a full range of pediatric skin disorders! Concise yet thorough, this clinically oriented reference presents exactly what you need to diagnose and treat numerous dermatologic conditions in neonates, infants, children, and adolescents. Each chapter follows a consistent structure, covering everything...