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Subrogation and Marshalling
Authors: Gregson Rory
Published: September 2024

This innovative and thought-provoking book studies how subrogation and marshalling should be understood in the context of private law.

Subrogation and marshalling are legal rules which give a person new rights with prima facie the same content as someone else’s extinguished rights. There is little examination of why the law does this. This book argues that the key to understanding subrogation is the distinctive form of the rights that it creates. The form of rights created reflects a particular role in ensuring interpersonal justice: subrogation’s role is to properly distribute the burden of debts. Taking this model, the book goes on to resolve persistent controversies in the case law, including when subrogation should occur, what rights it should create, the relationship between subrogation and marshalling, and whether subrogation is a remedy for unjust enrichment.
Reporting on Risks
Authors: Willis Jim , Okunade Albert Adelowo
Published: September 2024

Health and safety risk issues such as AIDS, hazardous waste disposal, airline disasters, and health care policy frequently dominate the news and require a new level of sensitivity and expertise on the part of journalists. This volume focuses on a study of the trends in risk reporting and offers guidelines on how to report the dangers of these risks more accurately. It also examines the ethical implications of reporting risks to the public. This work will be of interest to those studying communication, specifically in the areas of ethics in journalism and public health and medical reporting.
Social History of the United States
Authors: Cohen Nancy
Published: September 2024

This ten-volume encyclopedia explores the social history of 20th-century America in rich, authoritative detail, decade by decade, through the eyes of its everyday citizens.

Social History of the United Statesis a cornerstone reference that tells the story of 20th-century America, examining the interplay of policies, events, and everyday life in each decade of the 1900s with unmatched authority, clarity, and insight.

Spanning ten volumes and featuring the work of some of the foremost social historians working today,Social History of the United Statesbridges the gap between 20th-century history as it played out on the grand stage and history as it affected—and was affected by—citizens at the grassroots level. Covering each decade in a separate volume, this exhaustive work draws on the most compelling scholarship to identify important themes and institutions, explore daily life and working conditions across the economic spectrum, and examine all aspects of the American experience from a citizen's-eye view. Casting the spotlight on those whom history often leaves in the dark,Social History of the United Statesis an essential addition to any library collection.
Sound of Stevie Wonder
Authors: Perone James E.
Published: September 2024

Since his professional debut in 1962, Stevie Wonder has recorded sixty-four singles that have made theBillboardtop 100, including ten that reached number one. Wonder was one of the first Motown artists to have complete control over the writing, arranging, and recording of his songs, and achieved that stature before he was 20 years old. He has won 17 Grammy awards, was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, and earned the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. Equally important, his work as a producer, arranger, and instrumentalist on other artists' recordings has put him in the highest rank of musical collaborators. This is the first work of criticism on this important documentarian of American life, as well as the introductory volume inThe Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection. Through a combination of biography and critical analysis, James Perone's groundbreaking new book reveals the many ways in which Stevie Wonder's body of work emerged, developed, reflected its time, and influenced myriad other artists.

After revealing the social, cultural, and political context of Wonder's work, the book provides detailed analysis of his compositions and recordings, with a focus on both his well-known songs and those known only to his hardcore fans. The volume also contains discussions of cover versions of Wonder's compositions, a discography of his recordings, a song title index, an annotated bibliography, and a general index.
Encyclopedia of the Kennedys
Authors: Siracusa Joseph M.
Published: September 2024

An expansive reference that overviews John F. Kennedy's presidency, covering the people, places, and events that comprised the political landscape of the Kennedy era.

The Kennedy family has played a leading role in the annals of American politics for over 100 years, no greater than when John F. Kennedy (JFK) became the 35th president of the United States. The celebrity surrounding the circumstances of his presidency, particularly his sudden assassination, made JFK the object of many enduring myths: that he might have been one of the country's greatest leaders had he lived, that he would have kept the United States out of Vietnam, and that he was a martyr to right-wing assassins.

Encyclopedia of the Kennedys: The People and Events That Shaped Americais a three-volume reference set that provides an in-depth look at JFK's presidency, including his foreign and domestic policies, political allies and enemies, and major events and speeches. This A–Z encyclopedia also contains entries on the events of the 1960s that changed our nation forever, such as JFK's assassination and the Warren Commission report, the space program, and the My Lai Massacre, as well as the individuals who defined the time, such as writers Norman Mailer and James Baldwin, folk musicians Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, and activists Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King, Jr. Appendices provide a substantial archive of primary documents and identify officeholders during JFK's presidency, while an annotated bibliography supplies sources for additional research.
Transforming Information Literacy Instruction
Authors: Hofer Amy R. , Hanick Silvia Lin , Townsend Lori
Published: September 2024

Provides information literacy practitioners with a thorough exploration of how threshold concepts can be applied to information literacy, identifying important elements and connections between each concept, and relating theory to practical methods that can transform how librarians teach.

A model that emerged from the Enhancing Teaching-Learning Environments project in Great Britain, threshold concepts are those transformative core ideas and processes in a given discipline that define the ways of thinking and practicing shared by experts. Once a learner grasps a threshold concept, new pathways to understanding and learning are opened up. The authors of this book provide readers with both a substantial introduction to and a working knowledge of this emerging theory and then describe how it can be adapted for local information literacy instruction contexts.

Five threshold concepts are presented and covered in depth within the context of how they relate and connect to each other. The chapters offer an in-depth explanation of the threshold concepts model and identify how it relates to various disciplines (and our own discipline, information science) and to the understandings we want our students to acquire. This text will benefit readers in these primary audiences: academic librarians involved with information literacy efforts at their institutions, faculty teaching in higher education, upper-level college administrators involved in academic accreditation, and high school librarians working with college-bound students.
Words and Music of Bob Marley
Authors: Moskowitz David V.
Published: September 2024

Throughout his life and perhaps even more since his death in 1981 at the age of 36, Bob Marley's music has demonstrated a unique ability to combine with almost any cultural setting, no matter how different the elements might at first appear. Through his adaptable, yet enduring musical messages, he represents an especially articulate type of singer-songwriter. Marley released a large quantity of introspective, autobiographical material at the height of his success and it is thus only in a work such as this—in which the artist is investigated through his recorded output—that one can understand who this great man truly was and what he hoped to achieve through his life and music.

Timemagazine made Bob Marley's impact strikingly clear when it namedExodusthe most important album of the 20th century. Throughout his life and perhaps even more since his death in 1981 at the age of 36, Marley's music has demonstrated a unique ability to combine with almost any cultural setting, no matter how different the elements might at first appear. Through his adaptable, yet enduring musical messages, he represents an especially articulate type of singer-songwriter. Marley released a large quantity of introspective, autobiographical material at the height of his success and it is thus only in a work such as this—in which the artist is investigated through his recorded output—that one can understand who this great man truly was and what he hoped to achieve through his life and music.

The Words and Music of Bob Marleyinvestigates Marley's creative output chronologically and provides complementary biographical information where it is relevant and helpful. Themes discussed throughout the book include protest, revolution, love, hate, biblical concepts, and Rastafari culture.
Words and Music of Paul Simon
Authors: Bennighof James
Published: September 2024

Paul Simon is commonly acknowledged to be one of the most successful singer-songwriters of the pop-rock era. His work has flourished in the context of Simon and Garfunkel as well as in his own solo career. Starting with the folk-rock style that marked his earliest significant success, he has drawn on a wide variety of influences, including many American traditions and, later, many international ones as well. He has won multiple Grammy awards in both the duo and the solo phases of his career. His songwriting has also provided the impetus for brief forays into film and musical theatre. After providing a brief biographical overview, this work examines Simon's songwriting work in depth, providing a critical discussion of each song as a fusion of text and music so as to help the reader to identify elements that enhance appreciation.

A particularly valuable contribution in this context is the discussion of the wide variety of musical elements that contribute significantly to the value of Simon's work. These include such easily-understandable issues as verse-chorus structure, melodic variation, selection of particular instruments and even performers, variation of musical style within a song, general harmonic characteristics, relationships among keys, rhythm and pacing of text, etc. While the book proceeds chronologically through Simon's recorded output, specific threads are developed throughout, and the discussion of individual songs takes place in the context of these threads, both drawing on them and developing them further. The diversity of Paul Simon's work reflects his very American background, and no discussion of American music is complete without accounting for his influence.
World War II and the Postwar Years in America
Authors: Young William H. , Young Nancy K.
Published: September 2024

More than 150 articles provide a revealing look at one of the most tempestuous decades in recent American history, describing the everyday activities of Americans as they dealt first with war, and then a difficult transition to peace and prosperity.

The two-volumeWorld War II and the Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopediacontains over 175 articles describing everyday life on the American home front during World War II and the immediate postwar years. Unlike publications about this period that focus mainly on the big picture of the war and subsequent economic conditions, this encyclopedia drills down to the popular culture of the 1940s, bringing the details of the lives of ordinary men, women, and children alive.

The work covers a broad range of everyday activities throughout the 1940s, including movies, radio programming, music, the birth of commercial television, advertising, art, bestsellers, and other equally intriguing topics. The decade was divided almost evenly between war (1940-1945) and peace (1946-1950), and the articles point up the continuities and differences between these two periods. Filled with evocative photographs, this unique encyclopedia will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking an overview of life in the United States during a decade that helped shape the modern world.
History of China
Authors: Wright David Curtis
Published: September 2024

This book presents an informative introduction to China's past and present, from traditional accounts of its beginnings more than 3,000 years ago to its modern emergence as a first-world nation. As Chinese society and culture evolves on a seemingly daily basis, due to its booming economy and expansion as a producer of consumer and industrial goods, its influence upon the world grows as well. Perhaps now more than any time in the modern era, the history of China is a topic with great importance and relevance.

InThe History of China: Second Edition, readers will find a general survey of Chinese society's long history, ranging from accounts of ancient Chinese civilization, to coverage of the individual dynasties of imperial China, through China's whirlwind transition to modernity and its belated arrival in the international community. There is an informative chapter on Taiwan and a final chapter that discusses the formidable challenges China faces in the 21st century, including overpopulation, environmental degradation, and social stability.
Understanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple
Authors: Moore Rebecca
Published: September 2024

This in-depth investigation of Peoples Temple and its tragic end at Jonestown corrects sensationalized misunderstandings of the group and places its individual members within the broader context of religion in America.

Most people understand Peoples Temple through its violent disbanding following events in Jonestown, Guyana, where more than 900 Americans committed murder and suicide in a jungle commune. Media coverage of the event sensationalized the group and obscured the background of those who died. The view that emerged thirty years ago continues to dominate understanding of Jonestown today, despite the dozens of books, articles, and documentaries that have appeared.

This book provides a fresh perspective on Peoples Temple, locating the group within the context of religion in America and offering a contemporary history that corrects the inaccuracies often associated with the group and its demise. Although Peoples Temple had some of the characteristics many associate with cults, it also shared many characteristics of black religion in America. Moreover, it is crucial to understand how the organization fits into the social and political movements of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s: race, class, colonialism, gender, and other issues dominated the times and so dominated the consciousness of the members of Peoples Temple. Here, Rebecca Moore, who lost three family members in the events in Guyana, offers a framework for U.S. social, cultural, and political history that helps readers to better understand Peoples Temple and its members.
American Civil War
Authors: Tucker Spencer C. , Pierpaoli   Jr. Paul G.
Published: September 2024

This two-volume encyclopedia offers a unique insight into the Civil War from a state and local perspective, showing how the American experience of the conflict varied significantly based on location.

Intended for general-interest readers and high school and college students,American Civil War: A State-by-State Encyclopediaserves as a unique ready reference that documents the important contributions of each individual state to the American Civil War and underscores the similarities and differences between the states, both in the North and the South.

Each state chapter leads off with an overview essay about that state's involvement in the war and then presents entries on prominent population centers, manufacturing facilities, and military posts within each state; important battles or other notable events that occurred within that state during the war; and key individuals from each state, both civilian and military. The A–Z entries within each state chapter enable readers to understand how the specific contributions and political climate of states resulted in the very different situations each state found itself in throughout the war. The set also provides a detailed chronology that will help students place important events in proper order.
Environmental Issues Today
Authors: Duffy Robert J. , Opp Susan M.
Published: September 2024

This two-volume set provides an authoritative overview of the major environmental issues of the 21st century, with a special focus on current challenges, trends, and policy choices.

This set provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and focused resource for understanding the nature and scope of environmental challenges facing the United States and the world in the 21st century, as well as options for meeting those challenges. Volume One covers environmental trends and challenges within the United States, while Volume Two illuminates environmental issues and choices around the world.

Issues covered in both volumes include vital topics such as climate change, air and water pollution, natural resource and species protection, and agricultural/industrial impacts on the environment and public health. For all topics, the authors—scholars and experts hailing from a wide range of environmental and policy fields—detail a range of political, social, and economic options for the future and explain why the issue in question is important for society and people as well as the natural world.
Epidemics and Pandemics
Authors: Byrne Joseph P. , Hays Jo N.
Published: September 2024

Beyond their impact on public health, epidemics shape and are shaped by political, economic, and social forces. This book examines these connections, exploring key topics in the study of disease outbreaks and delving deep into specific historical and contemporary examples.

From the Black Death that ravaged Europe in the 14th century to the influenza pandemic following World War I and the novel strain of coronavirus that made "social distancing" the new normal, wide-scale disease outbreaks have played an important role throughout human history. In addition to the toll they take on human lives, epidemics have spurred medical innovations, toppled governments, crippled economies, and led to cultural revolutions.

Epidemics and Pandemics: From Ancient Plagues to Modern-Day Threatsprovides readers with a holistic view of the terrifying—and fascinating—topic of epidemics and pandemics. In Volume 1, readers will discover what an epidemic is, how it emerges and spreads, what diseases are most likely to become epidemics, and how disease outbreaks are tracked, prevented, and combatted. They will learn about the impacts of such modern factors as global air travel and antibiotic resistance, as well as the roles played by public health agencies and the media. Volume 2 offers detailed case studies that explore the course and lasting significance of individual epidemics and pandemics throughout history.
French Women Playwrights of the Twentieth Century
Authors: Beach Cecilia M.
Published: September 2024

This checklist is witness to the vast and varied production of 20th-century French women playwrights. Like Beach's preceding volume,French Women Playwrights Before the Twentieth Century: A Checklist(Greenwood, 1994), this reference book presents an extensive list of dramatic works. Beach provides biographical information about the authors when known, as well as name variations (pseudonyms, maiden name, other marriages, etc.)

The plays are listed chronologically under each author's name, followed by a variety of information about each work: genre, the place and date of publication and performances, and the location of over 2000 texts in published or manuscript form in French holding libraries. The checklist also includes a title index and a bibliography. This book provides a useful research tool not only for scholars interested in drama and/or women's literature, but also for theatre professionals.
Guides to Collection Development for Children and Young Adults
Authors: Gillespie John T. , Folcarelli Ralph J.
Published: September 2024

Designed to assist librarians with collection development, this work identifies, describes, and evaluates more than 800 significant bibliographies of children's and young adult materials. Emphasis is on print and nonprint works published from 1986 through 1996, with some earlier but still useful publications. Special attention is given to such electronic media as CD-ROMs and the Internet. The book is arranged by broad subjects with essential and highly recommended titles noted. Annotations indicate scope of a work, purpose, contents, suitability, special features, and general usefulness. A separate section indicates sources that are particularly useful in building professional collections for parents and educators. Author, title, and subject indexes help users locate specific information. This work updates Guides to Library Collection Development by the same authors (Libraries Unlimited, 1994). Its deep and comprehensive coverage makes it invaluable to school and public libraries.
Handbook of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Authors: Guidotti Tee L.
Published: September 2024

Provides health professionals with a single, accessible, and interesting source to prepare for the field of occupational and environmental medicine. The new edition is extensively updated and includes questions for review in preparation for taking exams.

This set is designed to be a thorough introduction for physicians entering the occupational and environmental medicine field, whether preparing for specialty examinations or moving into the field from other medical specialties or from primary care. It also serves as a convenient guide and reference for nurses, health professionals, and those outside of health care who need a quick orientation.

The set is written with a strong and coherent point of view about the value of occupational and environmental medicine and commitment to ethical, worker-centered practice. It is unusual in the depth of its coverage; its inclusion of important topics that are usually overlooked in textbooks of the field, such as risk science; its emphasis on good management of occupational health services; and its thorough integration of material that fits topics together rather than presenting them as if they were separate and unrelated.
New Religions
Authors: Gallagher Eugene V. , Willsky-Ciollo Lydia
Published: September 2024

A valuable resource for students and general audiences, this book provides a unique global perspective on the history, beliefs, and practices of emergent faith communities; new religious traditions; and religious movements worldwide, from the 19th century to the present.

New Religions: Emerging Faiths and Religious Cultures in the Modern Worldprovides insightful global perspectives on the emergent faith communities and new traditions and movements of the last two centuries. Readers will gain access to the information necessary to explore the significance, complexities, and challenges that modern religious traditions have faced throughout their history and that continue to impact society today. The work identifies the themes and issues that have often brought new religions into conflict with the larger societies of which they are a part.

Coverage includes new religious groups that emerged in America, such as the Seventh-day Adventists, the Latter-day Saints, and the Jehovah's Witnesses; alternative communities around the globe that emerged from the major Western and Eastern traditions, such as Aum Shinrikyo and Al-Qaeda; and marginalized groups that came to a sudden end, such as the Peoples Temple, Heaven's Gate, and the Branch Davidians. The entries highlight thematic and broader issues that run across the individual religious traditions, and will also help students analyze and assess the common difficulties faced by emergent religious communities.
Self-Esteem Therapy
Authors: Steffenhagen R. A.
Published: September 2024

In this volume, Steffenhagen offers a practical guide to self-esteem therapy. As the author explains at the outset, self-esteem therapy is a uniquely effective therapy which stems from the seminal work of Alfred Adler and incorporates Husserl's phenomenology, George Simmel's social conflict theory, and the dialectic of Karl Marx. It can be used to combat problems resistant to other therapies such as persistent drug abuse. In fact, notes Steffenhagen, the therapy is effective even if the patient's problem cannot be readily identified--by building an individual's self-esteem, the problem itself can be eliminated without ever being directly addressed. Psychologists and counselors who wish to incorporate self-esteem therapy into their own treatment regimens will find Steffenhagen's work an indispensable reference source.

The first two chapters provide the concepts necessary to understand both the foundation of self-esteem therapy and its application in the therapeutic setting. Chapter 3 surveys current psychotherapies and demonstrates that self-esteem therapy provides a simpler, more usable conceptual framework for effective treatment. Steffenhagen also demonstrates that any therapy which is successful helps the client build self-esteem, regardless of the complexity of its conceptual development. A separate chapter provides a detailed discussion of the theory underlying self-esteem therapy while the final chapter presents a number of therapeutic modalities which can be used to build self-esteem. Several appendixes and a bibliography provide additional information for the reader who wishes to pursue further studies in this area.
Talking About Therapy
Authors: Comarow Donna D. , Chescheir Martha W.
Published: September 2024

Filled with enlightening first-person accounts,Talking About Therapytells us why patients sought therapy, what they think of the therapists to whom they entrusted their well-being, and whether the treatment was worth the struggle, the emotional pain, and the money. Through stories that are touching, sometimes shocking, and always candid, readers will learn how patients responded to a wide range of treatment, including: Freudian and neo-Freudian psychoanalysis, Jungian analytic psychology, group psychotherapy, Reichian therapy, and newer alternative approaches. Whether portraying their therapeutic experience as a scam or a liberation, or something in-between, the feelings shared by these forthright individuals will be fascinating to patients, potential patients, their families, and mental health professionals.

Talking About Therapywill also help therapists and their clients see beyond the individual context of treatment. The authors have organized their work by the decade in which each interview subject entered treatment (1940s to the present day), and this narrative framework reveals much about the evolution of the mental helth field in the last half century. From the heyday of Freudian psychoanalysis, through the tumult of the Vietnam War, feminism and gay activism, to our current era of street drugs, and the prevalence of anti-depressants, the impact of therapy on the lives of the individuals in this amazing book is conveyed directly and dramatically, with unflinching honesty.
Towards A New Europe
Authors: Bernauer Thomas , Schneider Gerald , Weitsman Patricia A.
Published: September 2024

This volume explores the theoretical value of applying rational choice theory to questions of regional integration. As with other questions of conflict and cooperation in the field of international politics, studies of European integration are divided largely between the realist and liberalist perspectives. Yet neither of these schools of thought aptly explains the dynamics characterizing this process, that is, the major advances in regional integration and the long periods of paralysis. The contributions in this volume work their way from the most general questions and macro-processes down to particular policy problems of the European Union and the micro-foundations of interstate cooperation. The work will be of interest to scholars and policymakers in international relations, international economics, and European studies.
Young Adult Literature in Action
Authors: Chance Rosemary
Published: September 2024

This book is for the LIS instructor who is looking for something that combines the literature with the practical in teaching courses in materials for children and young adults for an audience of school and public children's librarians. It provides an activity oriented survey of young adult literature for undergraduate and graduate students seeking licensure and degrees leading to careers working with young adults in school and public libraries. Actions that teachers, librarians, young adults, and students of library science may choose for involving themselves in literature are embedded in a genre approach.
America's Economic Heritage
Authors: Weinberg Meyer
Published: September 2024

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Biographical Dictionary of American Educators
Authors: Ohles Shirley
Published: September 2024

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Gentleman of the Old Natchez Region, Benjamin L.C. Wailes
Authors: Sydnor Charles S.
Published: September 2024

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Copyright for Schools
Authors: Simpson Carol , Wolf Sara E.
Published: September 2024

Copyright for Schoolsmakes legal concepts related to U.S. copyright law understandable to educators. A staple on reference shelves, it has now been updated with new court rulings and technology applications.

This updated edition ofCopyright for Schoolsexplains U.S. copyright law as it applies to education settings clearly and concisely for teachers and school librarians.

Topics new to this edition include copyright implications related to the use of such streaming services as Netflix™ and Pandora™, links to online tools that teachers can use to assist them in making their own daily decisions regarding the use of copyrighted materials, and implications relating to the use of anonymous internet publishing tools such as Snapchat™ and use of Cloud-based sharing. Other new topics include issues related to disability, how to appropriately respond to cease and desist letters and other legal inquiries, implications of the Music Modernization Act, and expanded discussion of open resources such as Creative Commons licenses.

This edition also adds a concordance in a "Scope and Sequence" table format, so all information related to U.S. copyright knowledge is accessible no matter where it resides within the text, and provides links to online tools and resources that can be used to guide users of copyrighted materials in making decisions about how to use them. Still included are the real-world applications and the Q&A sidebars from prior editions.
Corn Woman
Authors: Vigil Angel
Published: September 2024

The culture, history, and spirit of the Hispanic Southwest are brought to readers through this fascinating collection of 45 cuentos (stories and legends) from the region. From ancient creation myths of the Aztecs and traditional tales of Spanish colonialists to an eclectic sampling of the work of modern Latino storytellers, this book provides a rich tapestry of both obscure and well-loved stories-religious stories; animal tales; stories of magic, transformation, and wisdom; and chistes (short comic tales). Fifteen tales are also presented in Spanish. The origin and historical development of the stories are examined in an introductory chapter. A discussion of dichos (proverbs) and adivinanzas (riddles) illuminates the larger context of the oral tradition in which the tales have flourished. Lavishly illustrated with pictures of original paintings and sculpture by contemporary Latino artists, this fascinating collection will appeal to children and adults alike and is a must for the multicultural class
Country
Authors: Tribe Ivan
Published: September 2024

Over its eighty-year history, country music has evolved from little-known local talents to multimillion-dollar superstar musicians. In the 1920s, the first country music was broadcast from WSB radio in Atlanta and WBAP in Fort Worth, and the first records were recorded for Victor. In the 1930s, the first singing cowboys, among them Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, became film stars. After the war years, recordings boomed, and the Country Music Association was founded in 1958. Country music programs began on television with Porter Waggoner's program in 1960, followed byThe Johnny Cash ShowandHee Haw. The Nashville Network channel was established in 1993, and from then on, the popular stars of country music have continued to break records, selling millions of copies of their albums. This book examines country music as it developed in regions throughout the United States, noting characteristics of its various subgenres such as bluegrass, honkytonk, and neotraditional music. It provides an indepth look at the people and events that have shaped the industry, and identifies the landmark recordings that old and new fans alike will want to add to their collections.

Provides a detailed history of the following subgenres: hillbilly music, cowboy music, western swing, country rock, bluegrass, Nashville sound, and neotraditional, among others. Includes a chronology of country music and an extensive chapter of biographical sketches of all the major songwriters, musicians, and people in the industry.
Customer-Focused Library
Authors: Matthews Joseph R.
Published: September 2024

A top library consultant offers specific recommendations for helping libraries adapt to their changing role in the community.

What is the future of the public library? How can libraries embrace the forces of change and provide the resources—and the resource-gathering environment—today's patrons want?The Customer-Focused Library: Re-Inventing the Library From the Outside-Inanswers these questions by proposing a transformative alternative, a reimagined library in which the collections, the services—even the building itself—are designed and built from the customer's perspective.

Written by one of the country's foremost library consultants,The Customer-Focused Libraryshows how perceived threats to the traditional library model are in fact exciting opportunities for change. The book lays out the steps by which professionals and patrons together can help invent a new generation of libraries, with discussions of hiring guidelines, merchandizing, the library website, even the building plan itself. It is a proactive, consumer-based approach aimed at helping librarians focus on underexamined ideas, underexploited trends, underused assets, and the as-yet unvoiced needs of library consumers.
Federalism
Authors: Bloch Susan Low , Jackson Vicki C.
Published: September 2024

This book analyzes the structure of our constitutional system of government, providing an overview of the constitutional history of American federalism as it has been developed in decisions of the United States Supreme Court.

Federalism: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitutionprovides a thorough examination of this significant and distinctive part of the U.S. constitutional system, documenting its role in major domestic constitutional controversies in every period of American history.

Although the book is organized historically rather than doctrinally, the marked evolutions of important areas of doctrine are addressed over time. These subject areas include the scope of Congress's power under the Commerce Clause, the scope of Congress's powers under the Fourteenth and other post-Civil War Amendments, the states' authority to regulate commercial and economic matters when Congress is silent, the principle of the supremacy of federal law and the law of preemption that follows from it, intergovernmental and sovereign immunities, the obligation of state courts to enforce federal law, and the scope of national power to regulate or impose obligations on the states.
Global AIDS Policy
Authors: Feldman Douglas A.
Published: September 2024

An estimated 17 million people are infected with HIV today, and it is estimated that in Africa alone there will be at least 70 million people infected in the next 25 years. This global pandemic has already had a profound impact economically and socially in terms of expensive research, care centers, and immeasurable loss of many of the world's most talented people. Sexual relations, health care of non-infected individuals, family relations, and other social institutions have been significantly marked by this elusive and to date life-threatening phenomenon. Topics range from breastfeeding to condom use, from apathetic governments to immigration policy. Dr. Feldman and his contributors evaluate various policies that have been proposed or adopted on four continents and provide a needed perspective on planetary problems.
Global Security Watch—Lebanon
Authors: Sorenson David S.
Published: September 2024

A comprehensive examination of the complex domestic environment and the quarrelsome neighbors that contribute to Lebanon's condition as one of the most violent and unstable countries in the Middle East.

Global Security Watch—Lebanonis the first volume to consider all factors—political, economic, religious, and actions by its neighbors—that have contributed to Lebanon's violent past and that shape its current security status.

InGlobal Security Watch—Lebanon, author David Sorenson explores Lebanon's arcane—almost dysfunctional—political structure and economic system, as well as the complex religious makeup of a country that is home to Christians, Jews, and Arabs with no majority faith. Sorenson also looks at how the nation has often served as a focal point of diplomatic and military conflict for other nations, including Syria, Iran, and Israel, as well as how ill-informed American policies toward Lebanon have ultimately harmed American strategic interests in the Middle East.
Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines
Authors: Monaghan Patricia
Published: September 2024

This two-volume set provides a comprehensive guide to the vast array of feminine divine figures found throughout the world.

Drawn from a variety of sources ranging from classical literature to early ethnographies to contemporary interpretations, theEncyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroinesprovides a comprehensive introduction to the ways goddess figures have been viewed through the ages. This unique encyclopedia of over thousands of figures of feminine divinity describes the myths and attributes of goddesses and female spiritual powers from around the world.

The two-volume set is organized by culture and religion, exploring the role of women in each culture's religious life and introducing readers to the background of each pantheon, as well as the individual figures who peopled it. Alternative names for important divinities are offered, as are lists of minor goddesses and their attributes. Interest in women's spirituality has grown significantly over the last 30 years, both among those who remain in traditional religions and those who explore spirituality outside those confines. This work speaks to them all.
Headline Diplomacy
Authors: Seib Philip
Published: September 2024

Seib explores the many ways in which news coverage shapes the design and implementation of foreign policy. By influencing the political attitudes of opinion-shaping elites and the public at large, the news media can profoundly affect the conduct of foreign policy. Seib's text analyzes important examples of press influence on foreign affairs: the news media's definition of success and failure, as in reporting the 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam; how public impatience, fueled by news reports, can pressure presidents, as happened during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-81; how presidents can anticipate and control news media coverage, as was done by the Bush administration during the 1991 Gulf War; how press revelation or suppression of secret information affects policy, as in the cases of the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban missile crisis, and various intelligence operations; how coverage of humanitarian crises affects public opinion; the challenges of live TV coverage; and the changing influence of news in the post-Cold War world. By covering a wide range of issues and examples, this important text will stimulate thoughtful appraisal of the relationships between the news media and those who make policy. It will be of interest to students and scholars in journalism, political communication, and international relations.
Icons of Beauty
Authors: Bosch Lindsay J. , Mancoff Debra N.
Published: September 2024

What gives beauty such fascinating power? Why is beauty so easy to recognize but so hard to define? Across cultures and continents and over the centuries the standards of beauty have changed but the desire to portray beauty, to praise beauty, and to possess beauty has never diminished.Icons of Beautyoffers an enthralling overview of the most revered icons of female beauty in world art from pre-history to the present.

From images of Eve to Cindy Sherman's self-portraits, from Cleopatra to Madonna, from ancient goddesses to modern celebrities, this interdisciplinary set offers fresh insight as to how we can use perceptions of beauty to learn about world cultures, both past and present. Each chapter looks at an individual work of art to pose a question about the power of beauty. What makes beauty modern? What is the influence of celebrities? How do women portray their own beauty in a different manner than men? In-depth profiles of the icons reveal how specific ideas about beauty were developed and expressed, offering a full analysis of their history, cultural significance, and lasting influence. In addition to renowned works of art,Icons of Beautyalso looks at icons in literature, film, politics, and contemporary entertainment.

Interdisciplinary and multicultural in its approach, chapters inside this set also feature sidebars on provocative topics and issues, such as foot binding and body adornment; myths and practices; opinions and interpretations; and even related films, songs, and even comic book characters. Generously illustrated, this rich set encompasses history, politics, society, women's studies, and art history, making it an indispensable resource for high school and college students as well as general readers.
Thực trạng các chủng vi khuẩn gây nhiễm khuẩn tiết niệu của bệnh nhân nội trú tại Bệnh viện Quân Y 175 năm 2023
Authors: Huy Trần Quốc , Uyên Đoàn Tố
Published: September 2024

Mục tiêu của nghiên cứu nhằm mô tả thực trạng các chủng vi khuẩn phân lập được gây nhiễm khuẩn tiết niệu (NKTN), xác định sự đề kháng kháng sinh của vi khuẩn. Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang từ tháng 05/2023 đến tháng 08/2023 có 236 bệnh nhân có mẫu nước tiểu dương tính. Kết quả NKTN do vi khuẩn Gram âm chiếm tỉ lệ cao trong đó phổ biến nhất là: Escherichia coli 44,2%, Klebsiella pneumoniae 12,3%, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 10% và Enterococcus faecalis 6,2%. Sự đề kháng kháng sinh của các vi khuẩn gây NKTN với các mức độ khác nhau: Escherichia coli đề kháng cao với Cefazolin 100%, Ampicillin 93,9%, Ciprofloxacin 76,5%. Klebsiella pneumoniae đề kháng cao với Ampicillin, Cefazolin 100%, Ciprofloxacin 93,8%, Ampicillin-Sulbactam 90,6%. Pseudomonas aeruginosa có tỉ lệ kháng với các loại kháng sinh cao, Ciprofloxacin cao nhất 76,9%, Gentamicin 73,1%, Cefepime 72%. Enterococcus faecalis có tỉ lệ đề kháng cao với kháng sinh Teracycline 81%, kháng thấp với kháng sinh Levofloxacin 50% và Ciprofloxacin 35,7%, chưa xuất hiện tỉ lệ kháng với Fosfomycin, Nitrofurantoin, Daptomycin và Linezolid. Kết luận tác nhân gây NKTN cao nhất là vi khuẩn Gram âm chiếm tỉ lệ 88,8%, và mức độ đề kháng kháng sinh ở các vi khuẩn là khác nhau.
Điều tra vụ ngộ độc do Clostridium botulinum tại thôn Kon Du, xã Măng Cành, huyện Kon Plông, tỉnh Kon Tum, tháng 3 năm 2021
Authors: Trang Trần Thị , Tuấn Lê Văn , Trang Lý Thị Thùy , Anh Trần Thị Lan , Thuận Nguyễn Vũ , Trà Trần Thị Thanh , Hương Trần Lê Thiên
Published: September 2024

Ngộ độc Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum) hiếm gặp, nguy hiểm. Ngày 25 - 26/3/2021, Trung tâm Y tế huyện Kong Plông nhận 03 ca nghi ngộ độc C. botulinum tại thôn Kon Du, Măng Cành, huyện Kon Plông. Nghiên cứu được thực hiện với hai mục tiêu xác định sự tồn tại và nguồn lây vụ ngộ độc thực phẩm nghi do Clostridium botulinum và mô tả quy mô, đặc điểm dịch tễ học và thực hiện các biện pháp triển khai đáp ứng tại thôn Kon Du. Phỏng vấn tất cả người tham dự bữa ăn ngày 24/3/2021 tại nhà bệnh nhân. Lấy thức ăn bữa ăn, nhà bệnh nhân, nhà xung quanh, mẫu môi trường. Bữa ăn có 16 người, dân tộc Mơ Nâm, 04 ca xác định (xét nghiệm thấy C. botulinum trong phân, liên quan dịch tễ ca chẩn đoán xác định), 01 ca tử vong, 03 (+) với týp B C. botulinum/03 mẫu phân, 08(-)/08 mẫu (thực phẩm, môi trường) với C. botulinum. Tỷ lệ tấn công: rượu ghè 29% (4/14); cá chua 27% (4/15); ≤15 tuổi 43% (3/7); >15 tuổi 11% (1/9); nữ 29% (2/7); nam 22% (2/9). Đây là vụ ngộ độc C. botulinum týp B, chưa có bằng chứng về nguồn lây. Các biện pháp triễn khai: điều trị bệnh nhân; kiểm tra, theo dõi sức khỏe; xử lý môi trường; tiêu hủy thực phẩm nguy cơ; truyền thông. Sau 08 ngày vụ ngộ độc kết thúc. Tăng cường truyền thông ăn chín, uống sôi; ngộ độc thực phẩm ưu tiên lấy mẫu thực phẩm, môi trường trước xử lý; ban hành quy trình đáp ứng ngộ độc thực phẩm.
Kết cục thai kỳ trên những trường hợp chuyển phôi thể khảm và một số yếu tố liên quan tại Bệnh viện Đa khoa Tâm Anh Hà Nội, 2021 – 2023
Authors: Anh Phạm Thị , Thủy Nguyễn Lệ , Hoàng Nguyễn Huy , Quý Phan Ngọc , Đô Lê Quang , Dũng Thẩm Chí , Hoàng Lê
Published: September 2024

Nghiên cứu được thực hiện với mục tiêu mô tả kết cục thai kỳ của chuyển phôi thể khảm và mối liên quan giữa đặc điểm của phôi thể khảm và kết cục thai kỳ. Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang được tiến hành trên 96 trường hợp chuyển phôi thể khảm tại Bệnh viện Đa khoa Tâm Anh Hà Nội từ năm 2021 đến năm 2023. Kết quả cho thấy, tỷ lệ có thai là 61,5%, tỷ lệ thai diễn tiến là 43,8% và tỷ lệ sảy, lưu thai là 8,3%. Trong 42 trường hợp thai diễn tiến, 23 (24,0%) trường hợp trẻ sinh sống, 15 trường hợp đang theo dõi thai và 4 trường hợp không có thông tin. Tuổi sinh trung bình là 38,5 tuần và cân nặng trẻ sinh trung bình là 3291,3g. Tỷ lệ thai diễn tiến cao hơn có ý nghĩa thống kê ở nhóm phôi khảm chất lượng rất tốt so với phôi khảm chất lượng tốt và trung bình (tương ứng 66,7%; 42,5%; 19,2% với p = 0,002). Mức độ khảm, loại phôi khảm hay số nhiễm sắc thể (NST) khảm không ảnh hưởng đến kết cục có thai, tuy nhiên, với mức độ khảm cao và khảm lệch bội NST thì tỷ lệ sảy, lưu thai có xu hướng cao hơn. Như vậy, phôi thể khảm vẫn có khả năng phát triển đến trẻ sinh ra sống. Cân nhắc chọn phôi khảm có chất lượng tốt, mức độ khảm thấp và không phải là khảm lệch bội để chuyển phôi.
Đánh giá hiệu quả ngăn chặn sâu răng tiến triển của bạc diamine fluoride ở trẻ 2 - 4 tuổi tại một số trường mầm non, quận Ngũ Hành Sơn, thành phố Đà Nẵng, năm 2022
Authors: Dương Nguyễn Thị Thùy , Lộc Nguyễn Thị Trà , Tài Trần Tấn
Published: September 2024

Nghiên cứu tiến cứu có can thiệp với thiết kế hai nhóm song song, nhóm 1 (30 trẻ, 777 mặt răng sâu) được bôi bạc diamine flouride (SDF) 1 lần và nhóm 2 (30 trẻ, 783 mặt răng sâu) được bôi SDF 2 lần cách nhau 3 tháng. Cả hai tần suất can thiệp SDF đều có hiệu quả làm giảm tình trạng răng sâu hoạt động. Kết quả đánh giá sau 6 tháng cho thấy số mặt răng sâu hoạt động ở nhóm 1 (4,47 ± 5,19) thấp hơn nhóm 2 (2,00 ± 4,06). Hiệu quả ngăn chặn sâu răng tiến triển tại thời điểm 3 tháng và 6 tháng lần lượt của nhóm 1 là 76,4% và 69,5%, và nhóm 2 là 67,4% và 78,3%. SDF có hiệu quả ngăn chặn sâu răng tiến triển, tăng theo tuần suất can thiệp lên mặt răng sâu hoạt động.