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Children in colonial America

Table of Contents: “…Wall -- Documents: "I had eight birds hatcht in one nest": Anne Bradstreet writes about parenthood -- Part IV. Becoming Americans. 10. From German Catholic girls to colonial American women: girlhood in the French Gulf south and the British mid-Atlantic colonies / Lauren Ann Kattner -- 11. …”
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Afro-Future Females : Black Writer's Chart Science Fiction's Newest New-Wave Trajectory /

Table of Contents: “…Spillers -- Black to the future: Afro-Futurism 1.0 / Mark Dery -- On the other side of the glass: the television roots of Black science fiction / Marleen S. Barr -- Becoming animal in Black women's science fiction / Madhu Dubey -- God is change: persuasion and pragmatic utopianism in Octavia E. …”
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The Children of Looked After Children : Outcomes, Experiences and Ensuring Meaningful Support to Young Parents In and Leaving Care by Roberts, Louise

Table of Contents: “…Discussion: systemic disadvantage and limited corporate parenting protection -- Conclusion -- 5 The experiences of parents: hopes, anxieties and reflections -- Introduction and background -- Findings from the Voices study -- Becoming a parent -- Initial shock and early commitment -- Wanting to be better and do better -- Fear and mistrust of social workers -- Reflecting on parenthood -- Struggle and 'success' -- Continuing struggle and perceived failure -- Discussion: enduring stigma, and the residual threat of social work intervention -- Conclusion…”
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Multifunctional ultrawideband antennas : trends, techniques and applications / by Saha, Chinmoy, Siddiqui, Jawad Y., Antar, Yahia

Table of Contents: “…1.3.3 Wireless Sensor Network1.3.4 Body Area Network (BAN); 1.3.5 UWB Radar; 1.3.6 Bio-Medical Imaging; References; 2: Design and Developments of UWB Antennas; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Review of Fundamental Antenna Parameters; 2.2.1 Radiation Power Density; 2.2.2 Radiation Intensity; 2.2.3 Directivity; 2.2.4 Efficiency and Gain of an Antenna; 2.2.4.1 Radiation Efficiency; 2.2.4.2 Reflection Mismatch Efficiency; 2.2.4.3 Overall Efficiency; 2.2.4.4 Gain; 2.2.4.5 Realized Gain or Absolute Gain; 2.2.5 Beam Efficiency; 2.2.6 Effective Aperture; 2.2.7 Front-to-Back Ratio…”
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Bridging Educational Leadership, Curriculum Theory and Didaktik Non-affirmative Theory of Education /

Table of Contents: “…Teachers and Administrators as Lead Professionals for democratic Ethics: From Course Design to Collaborative Journeys of Becoming; Daniel J. Castner, Rosemary Gornik, James G. …”
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The management of insects in recreation and tourism

Table of Contents: “…Relating to aquatic insects: becoming English fly fishers / Adrian Franklin; 9. …”
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Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe : development through internationalization /

Table of Contents: “…nis Mets (University of Tartu, Estonia) -- Born to become global -- Entrepreneurial developments toward knowledge economy in Estonia : case of Fits me : venture-capital-backed start-up going global / To?…”
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Mindfulness and acceptance in sport : how to help athletes perform and thrive under pressure /

Table of Contents: “…/ Kristoffer Henriksen, Peter Haberl, Amy Baltzell, Jakob Hansen, Daniel Birrer, and Carsten Hvid Larsen -- Helping athletes make good decisions through the sport lifeline and functional analysis / Gustaf Reinebo, Kristoffer Henriksen and Tobias Lundgren -- Helping athletes clarify their values and become grounded in their sport venture / Carsten Hvid Larsen, Gustaf Reinebo and Tobias Lundgren -- Helping athletes by present when performing under pressure / Jakob Hansen and Peter Haberl -- Helping athletes defuse and accept : thoughts and emotions are not the enemies / Daniel Birrer, Greg Diment, and Olivier Schmid -- Helping athletes commit to action : cold feet, crying babies, and early morning training / Mark W. …”
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AMERICANAS, AUTOCRACY, AND AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL INNOVATION : overwriting the dictator. by Ortiz-Vilarelle, Lisa

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Impossible Autobiography: Women's Life Writing and Twentieth-Century Latin American Dictatorships -- 1 I Remember Trujillo: Trujillo en Mis Memorias: Denial, Shame, Martyrdom, and Nostalgia in Dominican Women's Memoir -- Remembering Trujillo: The Memoir Boom -- Dictator as Tragic Hero: Aída Trujillo and the Shadow of Third-Person Memoir -- The Daughter and the Demi-God: Fugitive Acts in Flor de Oro Trujillo's Memoir Exposé…”
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Zootechnologies : A Media History of Swarm Research / by Vehlken, Sebastian

Table of Contents: “…Historiography: Recursion; Media-Becoming; Repetition and Variation; 3. Epistemology: Computer Simulation; Mindsets of Messiness; The Governmental Constitution of the Present; II. …”
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Zootechnologies : A Media History of Swarm Research / by Vehlken, Sebastian

Table of Contents: “…Historiography: Recursion; Media-Becoming; Repetition and Variation; 3. Epistemology: Computer Simulation; Mindsets of Messiness; The Governmental Constitution of the Present; II. …”
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Inflated how money and debt built the American dream / by Whalen, R. Christopher, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…. -- Roosevelt, Wilson and the Politics of Reform. -- Chapter Five War, Boom & Bust. -- The Fed During WW I. -- A Return to Republican Normalcy. -- The Roaring Twenties. -- The New Era of Debt and Investing. -- The Bust: Stocks Fall and Tariffs Rise. -- Chapter Six New Deal to Cold War. -- FDR and the Era of Broken Precedent. -- The Seizure of Gold and Dollar Devaluation. -- Dollar Devaluation Hurt World Trade. -- The Rise of the Corporate State. -- Central Planning Arrives in Washington. -- FDR Embraces Federal Deposit Insurance. -- The Legacy of FDR. -- The Fed and The RFC. -- Corportivist Reform at the Fed. -- The New Deal Fails, So America Goes to War. -- Wartime Inflation and Debt Finance. -- Bretton Woods and Global Inflation. -- Chapter Seven Debt and Inflation A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats. -- Federal Revenues Grow. -- The Fed Regains Independence. -- The Post-War Economy Soars. -- The Legacy of War. -- Cold War, Free Trade. -- The Dollar's Golden Age. -- Global Imbalances Return. -- Richard Nixon's Betrayal. -- The End of the Dollar Peg. -- The Return of Sovereign Borrowing. -- Chapter Eight Leveraging the American Dream. -- The New Uncertainty. -- Humphrey Hawkins and Full Employment. -- Balanced Budgets and Inflation. -- Volcker's Shock Treatment. -- The Crisis Managers. -- The Latin Debt Crisis. -- Volcker's Apprentice: Gerald Corrigan. -- Reagan Reappoints Volcker. -- The Never-ending Crisis. -- Volcker Exits and Crisis Returns. -- From Excess to Delusion. -- The Greenspan Legacy. -- Chapter Nine Prospects. -- The Growth Challenge. -- Growth versus Inflation. -- Changing Places. -- Triffin's Dilemma and the Dollar. -- Notes. -- About the Author. -- Index.…”
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Seeking out the wisdom of the ancients essays offered to honor Michael V. Fox on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday /

Table of Contents: “…Kutz -- On the influence of Job on Jewish Hellenistic literature / Heidi M. Szpek -- Becoming canon : women, texts, and scribes in Proverbs and Sirach / Claudia V. …”
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Do the Balkans begin in Vienna? : the geopolitical and imaginary borders between the Balkans and Europe / by Foteva, Ana

Table of Contents: “…The Balkans as prolific topic in Western European media -- The beginning of hostilities between Serbia and austria-Hungary -- Serbian diary : war between a nation of engineers, painters, and poets and a nation of peasants -- The last days of mankind : drama as a high court of justice -- The Austrian spectators become actors in the theater of the First World War -- Voyage by dugout : the Balkans as a dystopian utopia -- The Balkans in the axis of utopia and dystopia -- 6. …”
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Anthropocene Antarctica Perspectives from the Humanities, Law and Social Sciences.

Table of Contents: “…Populating Antarctica: Chilean families in the frozen continent; Commercial exploitation of Antarctica?; The project becomes reality; Antarctic families, Antarctic babies; Living on the icy continent; Unexpected friendships; Conclusions; Notes; References…”
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Strategic human resource management : formulating and implementing HR strategies for a competitive advantage / by Das Gupta, Ananda, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Clear Objectives and Agreed Performance Goals -- Openness and Confrontation -- Support and Trust -- Cooperation and Conflict -- Good Decision-Making -- Appropriate Leadership -- Review of the Team Process -- Sound Inter-Group Relationships -- Individual Development Opportunities -- Top 25 Companies in India -- Strategic HRM and Employer Branding -- References -- Chapter 6 Improving Business Performance through Strategic HRM -- The Best and the Rest -- Best Practices -- Becoming the Best: Lessons from around the Globe -- Designing the Role of Corporate HR with a Focus on Strategic HRM…”
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Ageing, the Body and the Gender Regime : Health, Illness and Disease Across the Life Course.

Table of Contents: “…Contested chronic conditions fused with medical uncertainty: Gendered perspectivesIntroduction; Theoretical background: context, concepts and perspectives; The 'male' disorder that became a 'female' disorder; Aetiological assumptions: beyond theoretical interest; The case of Nanette Leroux; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 5. …”
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Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Workers around the World : Case Studies 1950-2010 /

Table of Contents: “…Bremer Vulkan: A case study of the West German shipbuilding industry and its narratives in the second half of the twentieth century / Johanna Wolf; 4. From boom to bust: Kockums, Malmö (Sweden), 1950-1986 / Tobias Karlsson.…”
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Global Debates in the Digital Humanities /

Table of Contents: “…/ Jing Chen and Lik Hang Tsui -- How we became digital : the recent history of digital humanities in Poland / Maciej Maryl -- Social sciences and digital humanities of the South : materials for a critical discussion / Nuria Rodríguez-Ortega -- Mining verbal data from early Bengali newspapers and magazines : contemplating the possibilities / Purbasha Auddy -- Digital brush talk : challenges and potential connections in East Asian digital research / Aliz Horvath -- "It functions, and that's (almost) all" : tagging the Talmud / Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky -- What's trending in the Chinese google books corpus? …”
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Global Debates in the Digital Humanities /

Table of Contents: “…/ Jing Chen and Lik Hang Tsui -- How we became digital : the recent history of digital humanities in Poland / Maciej Maryl -- Social sciences and digital humanities of the South : materials for a critical discussion / Nuria Rodríguez-Ortega -- Mining verbal data from early Bengali newspapers and magazines : contemplating the possibilities / Purbasha Auddy -- Digital brush talk : challenges and potential connections in East Asian digital research / Aliz Horvath -- "It functions, and that's (almost) all" : tagging the Talmud / Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky -- What's trending in the Chinese google books corpus? …”
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