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Social Identities: Multidisciplinary Approaches attempts to make sense of the increasingly complex ways in which we define ourselves and others. It recognises that we are not simply individuals, or members of a certain class or a certain nationality. Rather, each of us comprises a rich blend of various identities. The book provides not only an eclectic spectrum of the forms of identity and influences through which identities are formed, but also critical treatment of the theoretical tools used to understand these phenomena.
"The authors have provided an interesting and helpful resource to understand and manage the nonprofit organization's investments. I believe that this book should be in the library of all nonprofit practitioners that are concerned about prudent stewardship." —Jim Croft, PhD, Vice President, Finance and Administration The Field Museum (Chicago, Illinois) "This book is a straightforward, well-written guide to the strategies and administration of investment assets of nonprofit institutions. It relies on the principles of modern portfolio theory in emphasizing asset diversification, performance measurement, and careful manager selection. It debunks much of what passes for 'investment advice' in...
Examines the shifting meanings of 'race' and ethnicity and the essential concepts. From Marxist views to post-colonialism, this book investigates the attendant debates, issues and analyses within the context of global change. It uses international case studies to explain the difficult elements of theory and focuses on everyday life issues.
Despite her fears and concerns, Sara Wise embarks on a faith adventure when she takes on a severely mentally disabled eight-year-old boy.
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Ralph Spencer, an up-and-coming young geologist, makes an astonishing and potentially history altering discovery while searching the Egyptian desert for oil deposits 18,000 ft underground. His discovery of an ancient time capsule proves to hold secrets to 300,000 year old unanswered questions. When his discovery proves to be more then just a simple collection of artifacts, the CIA seizes control of the excavation and a high-powered game of deception and secrecy ensues in order to classify the potentially catastrophic information held within. Time Capsule is a high-energy book that will take you on an adventure not only in time, but break laws of the current beliefs of the physical boundaries of our very existence
This book offers an in-depth, global history of the British Magnetic Survey - the nineteenth-century, British-government-funded efforts to measure and understand the earth's magnetic field. These scientific efforts are situated within the context of the development of 'global science' and the ways they intersected with empire and colonialism.
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Racing Line is the story of big-bike racing in Britain during the 1960s - when the British racing single reached its peak; when exciting racing unfolded at circuits across the land every summer; and when Britain took its last great generation of riding talent and engineering skill to the world.