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Author : Jerome David Frank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011651531
Author : Jerome D. Frank
Publisher : University Press of Amer
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0819167444
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Author : Jerome D. Frank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : George Edgar Slusser,Eric S. Rabkin
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0820315338
This collection of fifteen original essays offers new perspectives on armed conflict as a central aspect of science fiction and fantasy writing. Looking past the superficial conventions associated with ray guns and aliens, swords and sorcerers, the contributors show how writers in the genre today are not so much imagining war more fully as they are completely re-imagining it. Science fiction and fantasy writing is no longer mired in epic or chivalric models but is responding to new and more complex "real-world" motivations for armed aggression: advances in weaponry, shifts in the theaters of war, and changes in battlefield conditions. Most of the papers were presented at the annual J. Lloyd Eaton Conference on Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, the field's most prestigious international gathering. The trend throughout the book is away from critical interest in stories of spatial or territorial conquest and toward works that deal with topics related to wars of temporal logistics and the internationalization of the combat zone, including urban street violence, gender conflicts, and resistance to runaway technology. The essays range from studies of the semantics and linguistics of warfare in science fiction to a critique of Osip Senkovsky's Fantastic Journeys of Baron Brambeus; from writer Joe Haldeman's assessment of the impact of his Vietnam experiences on his fiction to inquiries into a shared author/reader agenda in novels concerning potential mass destruction, including Stephen King's Dead Zone and M. J. Engh's Arslan. The collection also charts new directions in writing, such as the anti-apocalyptic science fiction of Samuel R. Delany, and embraces new modes of presentation, particularly computer animation and the bande dessinee, or illustrated narrative, as exemplified by French novelist Phillippe Druillet's La Nuit. Musician Bob Marley, film actor/directors Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Lee, and the cyberpunk film classics Terminator and the Road Warrior series are among other topics discussed. Together, the essays reinforce the editors' contention that the true function of these fantasies and science fictions is neither nostalgia nor fancy, but analysis. The contributors treat the texts they examine as a means not of playing war games but of understanding the role of war in the present and the future.
Author : Stanislav Grof
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781438405100
In addition to the apocalyptic prospect of global nuclear destruction, there are other dismal scenarios involving resource and environmental issues that are less imminent but still serious in the long term. Past analyses, seeking remedies, have focused on symptoms rather than causes. They represent extensions and expressions of the same philosophies and strategies that created these situations. This book brings a fresh and optimistic perspective to the problem area. It explores modern consciousness research and transpersonal psychology for practices that accelerate the development of consciousness. It covers a wide range from laboratory techniques of experimental psychiatry, transpersonal psychotherapies, and Jungian psychology to the Oriental and Western mystical traditions.
Author : Roger Walsh
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738726137
Fascinating, comprehensive, and eminently readable, this guide explores shamanism—the world's most enduring healing and religious tradition—in the light of modern medicine, psychology, neuroscience, consciousness disciplines, and religious studies. Praise: "As if on cue, just when I am beginning to think that shamanism is the ground from which all religions spring, along comes this book. I cannot imagine a book that would be more helpful to me in thinking through this important subject."—Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions "...Unquestionably the most rounded compact introduction to shamanism, particularly the inner world of shamans, available today. A door-opening book for students of consciousness and spirituality."—Georg Feuerstein, PhD, M.Litt, author of The Yoga Tradition "A splendidly clear and timely survey of shamanism."—Jean Achterberg, PhD, author of Imagery in Healing "Quite simply, this book is a major step forward in understanding the vital phenomenon of shamanism. I recommend it highly."—Charles Tart, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of California at Davis, author of States of Consciousness "...Eminently useful and inspiring. A brilliant integrative work that pushes the frontiers of consciousness in insightful, practical, and powerful ways."—Angeles Arrien, PhD, Cultural Anthropologist, author of The Four-Fold Way and The Second Half of Life"... Unique in bringing together the full range of anthropological, psychological, and psychiatric literature on this vital subject. It does so with admirable scholarship yet still manages to be sensitive and clear."—Christie W. Kiefer, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of California at San Francisco
Author : Ronald M. McCarthy,Gene Sharp,Brad Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135067533
This comprehensive guide to research, sources, and theories about nonviolent action as a technique of struggle in social and political conficts discusses the methods and techniques used by groups in various encounters. Although violence and its causes have received a great deal of attention, nonviolent action has not received its due as an international phenomenon with a long history. An introduction that explains the theories and research used in the study provides a practical guide to this essential bibliography of English-language sources. The first part of the book covers case-study materials divided by region and subdivided by country. Within each country, materials are arranged chronologically and topically. The second major part examines the methods and theory of nonviolent action, principled nonviolence, and several closely related areas in social science, such as conflict analysis and social movements. The book is indexed by author and subject.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Nuclear disarmament
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045313751
Author : L. Eugene Arnold
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1990-10-19
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0471508683
Disorders of Learning in Childhood Archie A. Silver and Rosa A. Hagin The fruit of a working relationship extending more than thirty-five years between a child psychiatrist who also had training in neurology and psycho-analysis and a psychologist specializing in education, Disorders of Learning in Childhood offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary understanding of the subject. Up-to-date research is reported throughout and case examples support the clinical sections. It also has a section on clinical patterns and intervention recommendations for the various kinds of learning disorders and a final chapter dealing with future directions for service and research. 1990 (0 471-50828-4) 560 pp. The Preschool Child Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Paul V. Trad "It is an impressive volume, complete with a reference list citing over 600 sources. For anyone dealing with at-risk children in this age group, it should prove to be an important aid for further study. Recommended for professionals." —Early Intervention Offering a dynamic new approach to the diagnoses and treatment of psycho-pathology in preschool children, this book also offers a rigorous framework with which to comprehend the etiology of common disorders. It deals with developmental disorders, examines risk factors in the preschool child, and shows how to plan a pathology-specific treatment strategy. 1989 (0 471-61757-1) 658 pp. Handbook of Child Psychiatric Diagnosis Edited by Cynthia G. Last and Michel Hersen This handbook serves as a resource for making diagnoses in childhood psychopathology in accordance with the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Entire chapters are devoted to each of the DSM categories. Here, each disorder is discussed in relation to its definition, its clinical picture, course and prognosis, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, and clinical management. Attention deficit disorder, major depression, conduct disorder, anxiety disorders, and substance use disorders are among the 18 disorders covered. 1989 (0 471-84887-5) 574 pp.
Author : Burns H Weston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000010008
This text is designed to provide students and others with a theoretical and factual base for understanding the complex questions posed by continued reliance on nuclear weapons to protect geopolitical interests. In Part One, the authors examine the destructiveness and cost of modern nuclear arsenals and offer both normative and systemic explanations
Author : Daniel Leviton
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1560321865
Some kinds of death are caused by people, deliberately or accidentally. This work argues that horrendous death - by war, homicide, poverty and other man-made means - is the greatest public health problem of our time and can only be defeated by strong co-operative action.
Author : Roman Kolkowicz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000199307
Originally published in 1987, The Logic of Nuclear Terror presented a much-needed critical review of the premises, concepts, and policy prescriptions of deterrence theories and doctrines at the time. In particular, authors address: the historical validity, theoretical vitality, and policy-relevance of nuclear deterrence theories and doctrines; the ways in which technological and political change have affected the original concepts of nuclear war and deterrence strategies, and the ways in which such changes have affected policy and doctrine; and realistic alternative ways of thinking about strategy in the changing context of new military technologies and international politics. The outstanding group of international contributors to this volume include both proponents and critics of current doctrine. The result is an unusually well-balanced and unique contribution to our understanding of nuclear deterrence theory and practice. As such, it will be of interest to students, policymakers, and teachers of international relations, defense and foreign policy, US-Soviet relations, and arms control and disarmament.
Author : Lynn R. Sykes
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231544191
In December 2016, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved their iconic “Doomsday Clock” thirty seconds forward to two and a half minutes to midnight, the latest it has been set since 1952, the year of the first United States hydrogen bomb test. But a group of scientists—geologists, engineers, and physicists—has been fighting to turn back the clock. Since the dawn of the Cold War, they have advocated a halt to nuclear testing, their work culminating in the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which still awaits ratification from China, Iran, North Korea—and the United States. The backbone of the treaty is every nation’s ability to independently monitor the nuclear activity of the others. The noted seismologist Lynn R. Sykes, one of the central figures in the development of the science and technology used in monitoring, has dedicated his career to halting nuclear testing. In Silencing the Bomb, he tells the inside story behind scientists’ quest for disarmament. Called upon time and again to testify before Congress and to inform the public, Sykes and his colleagues were, for much of the Cold War, among the only people on earth able to say with certainty when and where a bomb was tested and how large it was. Methods of measuring earthquakes, researchers realized, could also detect underground nuclear explosions. When politicians on both sides of the Iron Curtain attempted to sidestep disarmament or test ban treaties, Sykes was able to deploy the nascent science of plate tectonics to reveal the truth. Seismologists’ discoveries helped bring about treaties limiting nuclear testing, but it was their activism that played a key role in the effort for peace. Full of intrigue, international politics, and hard science used for the global good, Silencing the Bomb is a timely and necessary chronicle of one scientist’s efforts to keep the clock from striking midnight.
Author : Bruce W Scotton,Allan B. Chinen,John R. Battista
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780786748655
This important new book brings together the work of top scholars and clinicians at leading universities and medical centers on the benefits and risks of transpersonal therapy. After comparing a variety of multicultural approaches -- Zen Buddhism, existential phenomenology, and Christian mysticism, among many others -- the book offers a wealth of information on specific disorders and the application of transpersonal psychology techniques such as visualization, breathwork, and "past lives" regression. With solid scholarship, wide scope, and accessible style, Textbook of Transpersonal Psychiatry and Psychology will become the standard work for students, researchers, clinicians, and lay readers interested in extending psychiatry and psychology into sciences that describe the functioning of the human mind, thereby building bridges between those disciplines and spirituality.
Author : Rebecca Toporek
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1412910072
Counseling psychologists often focus on clients′ inner conflicts and avoid getting involved in the clients′ environment. This handbook encourages counseling psychologists to become active participants in changing systems that constrain clients′ ability to function. . . . Besides actual programs, the contributors cover research, training, and ethical issues. The case examples showing how professionals have implemented social action programs are particularly valuable. . . . [T]his book provides an outline for action, not only for psychologists, but also for social workers, politicians, and others interested in improving the lot of disadvantaged populations. Summing up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, professionals. -- W. P. Anderson, emeritus, University of Missouri-Columbia, CHOICE The Handbook for Social Justice in Counseling Psychology: Leadership, Vision, and Action provides counseling psychology students, educators, researchers, and practitioners with a conceptual road map of social justice and social action that they can integrate into their professional identity, role, and function. It presents historical, theoretical, and ethical foundations followed by exemplary models of social justice and action work performed by counseling psychologists from interdisciplinary collaborations. The examples in this Handbook explore a wide range of settings with diverse issues and reflect a variety of actions. The book concludes with a chapter reflecting on future directions for the field of counseling psychology beyond individual and traditional practice to macro-level conceptual models. It also explores policy development and implementation, systemic strategies of structural and human change, cultural empowerment and respect, advocacy, technological innovation, and third and fourth generations of human rights activities. Key Features: Integrates research and ethical implications as well as guidelines for developing and evaluating specific types of social justice activities Addresses a comprehensive arena of issues examined from historical, theoretical, systemic, and practical perspectives Clarifies social justice in counseling psychology to distinguish it from other helping professions Provides readers with specific examples and guidelines for integrating social justice into their work supported by a solid theoretical framework and acknowledgement of interdisciplinary influences Includes contributions from prominent authors in counseling psychology to provide expert examples from the field The Handbook for Social Justice in Counseling Psychology is an excellent resource for counseling psychology students, educators, researchers, and practitioners. It will be a welcome addition to any academic library or research institution.
