1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453991503321

Autore

Briggs Laura

Titolo

International adoption [[electronic resource] ] : global inequalities and the circulation of children / / edited by Diana Marre and Laura Briggs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2009

ISBN

0-8147-6447-9

0-8147-9590-0

1-4416-1573-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MarreDiana

BriggsLaura <1964->

Disciplina

362.734

Soggetti

Intercountry adoption

Adoption

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Movement of Children for International Adoption -- 2 International Adoption: Lessons from Hawai’i -- 3 The Social Temporalities of Adoption and the Limits of Plenary Adoption -- 4 The Desire for Parenthood among Lesbians and Gay Men -- 5 Refiguring Kinship in the Space of Adoption -- 6 The Transnational Adoption of a Related Child in Québec, Canada -- 7 Baby-Bearing Storks -- 8 Transnational Connections and Dissenting Views -- 9 International Adoption in Russia -- 10 The Medicalization of Adoption in and from Peru -- 11 Children, Individuality, Family -- 12 “We Do Not Have Immigrant Children at Th is School, We Just Have Children Adopted from Abroad” -- 13 Routes to the Roots -- 14 Return Journeys and the Search for Roots -- 15 Mothers for Others -- 16 Seeking Sisters -- About the Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the past two decades, transnational adoption has exploded in scope and significance, growing up along increasingly globalized economic relations and the development and improvement of reproductive technologies. A complex and understudied system, transnational



adoption opens a window onto the relations between nations, the inequalities of the rich and the poor, and the history of race and racialization, Transnational adoption has been marked by the geographies of unequal power, as children move from poorer countries and families to wealthier ones, yet little work has been done to synthesize its complex and sometimes contradictory effects.Rather than focusing only on the United States, as much previous work on the topic does, International Adoption considers the perspectives of a number of sending countries as well as other receiving countries, particularly in Europe. The book also reminds us that the U.S. also sends children into international adoptions—particularly children of color. The book thus complicates the standard scholarly treatment of the subject, which tends to focus on the tensions between those who argue that transnational adoption is an outgrowth of American wealth, power, and military might (as well as a rejection of adoption from domestic foster care) and those who maintain that it is about a desire to help children in need.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781834303321

Autore

Gordon David M

Titolo

Nachituti's Gift : Economy, Society, and Environment in Central Africa [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, WI, USA, : University of Wisconsin Press, 20080301

University of Wisconsin Press

ISBN

1-282-26998-4

9786612269981

0-299-21363-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Africa and the diaspora Nachituti's gift

Disciplina

968.94

Soggetti

HISTORY

General

Fisheries - Economic aspects - Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo)

Fish trade - Economic conditions - Luapula River Valley (Zambia and Congo)

Bemba (African people)

Regions & Countries - Africa

History & Archaeology



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789973303321

Autore

Johnson Tony (Anthony Phillip)

Titolo

Techniques in complete denture technology [[electronic resource] /] / Tony Johnson, Duncan J. Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-118-23425-1

1-280-58579-X

9786613615626

1-118-23292-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WoodDuncan J

Disciplina

617.6/92

Soggetti

Dentures

Dental technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Techniques in Complete Denture Technology; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2: PRE-PROSTHETIC TREATMENT; Chapter 3: ACHIEVING A GOOD WORKING MODEL; Chapter 4: OCCLUSAL REGISTRATION; Chapter 5: OCCLUSION, ARTICULATORS AND FACEBOWS; Chapter 6: AESTHETICS; Chapter 7: POSITIONING THE DENTURE TEETH; Chapter 8: GINGIVAL CONTOURING AND POLISHED SURFACES; Chapter 9: PROCESSING DENTURES; Chapter 10: FINISHING DENTURES; Chapter 11: SPECIAL TECHNIQUES; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This practical manual focuses on the discipline of complete denture technology. It sets out the ideal properties of complete dentures, and provides the reader with techniques for achieving these when carrying out any stage in the production process. Procedures are clearly set out in step-by-step format and fully illustrated with clinical photographs.  



Techniques in Complete Denture Technology discusses all the various elements that are essential for optimum denture provision, including fit, retention, stability, occlusion, muscular control, aesthetics and materials. It is essent

4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910156332703321

Titolo

Benedetto Cotrugli - The Book of the Art of Trade : With Scholarly Essays from Niall Ferguson, Giovanni Favero, Mario Infelise, Tiziano Zanato and Vera Ribaudo / / edited by Carlo Carraro, Giovanni Favero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

9783319399690

3319399691

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 244 p.)

Disciplina

330.1509

Soggetti

Economics - History

Economic history

Economics

Culture

Accounting

Business ethics

History of Economic Thought and Methodology

Economic History

Cultural Economics

Political Economy and Economic Systems

Financial Accounting

Business Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Preface; Niall Ferguson, Harvard University -- Chapter 2: A New Edition of Benedetto Cotrugli's 'Book of the Art of Trade'; Giovanni



Favero, Ca' Foscari University of Venice -- Chapter 3: Benedetto Cotrugli, Merchant and Writer; Tiziano Zanato, Ca' Foscari University of Venice -- Chapter 4: The printed editions of Benedetto Cotrugli's treaty; Mario Infelise, Ca' Foscari University of Venice -- Chapter 5: A Note on the Text; Vera Ribaudo, Ca' Foscari University of Venice -- Chapter 6: The Book of the Art of Trade, Preface, Part 1: On the Origins and Principles of Trade, Part 2: On the Religion Incumbent on the Merchant, Part 3: On the Civic Life of the Merchant, Part 4: On the Economic Virtues of the Merchant; Benedetto Cotrugli.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first English translation of Benedetto Cotrugli's The Book of the Art of Trade, a lively account of the life of a Mediterranean merchant in the Early Renaissance, written in 1458. The book is an impassioned defense of the legitimacy of mercantile practices, and includes the first scholarly mention of double-entry bookkeeping. Its four parts focus respectively on trading techniques, from accounting to insurance, the religion of the merchant, his public life, and family matters. Originally handwritten, the book was printed in 1573 in Venice in an abridged and revised version. This new translation makes reference to the new critical edition, based on an earlier manuscript that has only recently been discovered. With scholarly essays placing Cotrugli's work into historical context and highlighting key themes, this volume is an important contribution to our understanding of the origins of management and trade practices.