Describes the educational approach of the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School of the University of Chicago and discusses discipline, inattention, and development

A new edition of Mayo's controversial 1927 book, with commentary that sheds new light on Indian nationalism of this period

Setzt sich ausführlich mit den Schlüsselthemen der internationalen Frauenbewegung und -politik auseinander (z.B. Weltfrauenkonferenz, Frauen in Entwicklungsländern, Frauenrechte, Frau und Karriere).

Portraits des Genevoises Germaine de Staël, Emilie Gourd, Alice Rivaz, Laurence Deonna, Ella Maillart et Anne Bisang.

" It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world: a pocket bible for the talented and timid alike to help make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible. The world’s top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes, and creativity – all endeavors that can be applied to aspects of modern life. This uplifting and humorous little book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom – all packed into easy‐to‐digest, bite‐sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or business, this book is a must. "

Distinguishes between healthy and destructive risk-taking behavior in teens and offers possible reasons for the latter

This collection of biographies of five women leaders from the developing world describes some of the social and economic changes of that world - changes that often make the lives of poor women even poorer and more precarious. Each story gives a face and a voice to issues that confront many poor, rural women around the world.

Beginning with personal accounts of the author's own experiences on a farm commune in the 1970s, Joan Jensen draws on oral history, iconography, and material culture to expand our knowledge of previously invisible women.

The Main Thesis Of This Book Is That Industrial Catastrophes And Ecological Destruction Constitute A Direct Threat To Everyday Life, The Maintenance Of Which In Modern Industrialised Societies Or In The Developing World.

Does equality imply the same treatment of men and women? Or is different treatment needed to ensure equal levels of autonomy for both sexes? By discussing equality in specific contexts such as welfare, pregnancy, child custody, protective legislation and employment, the contributors to this volume provide powerful insights into both the analytic concept of equality and strategies for devising, implementing and evaluating public policy. The book presents a convincing case for moving beyond the dichotomy of equality//difference by adopting a contextual approach.

Essays discuss housewives, shoemakers, labor movements, slavery, farmers, strikes, domestic workers, and changes in women's work over the past two centuries.