Not just a victim [[electronic resource] ] : the child as catalyst and witness of contemporary Africa / / edited by Sandra J.T.M. Evers, Catrien Notermans and Erik van Ommering

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789564303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boston, : Brill, c2011
• ISBN: 1-283-12119-0; 9786613121196; 90-04-20522-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Collana: Afrika-Studiecentrum series, , 0920-8607 ; ; v. 20
• Classificazione: 73.42
• Altri autori (Persone): EversSandra; NotermansCatrien <1966->; OmmeringErik van
• Disciplina: 305.23096
• Soggetti: Children - Africa - Social conditions; Children - Africa - Attitudes; Children - Government policy - Africa; Ethnology - Africa
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "This volume is based on a selection of papers presented at the 2008 conference, 'African Children in Focus: A Paradigm Shift in Methodology and Theory?' organized by NVAS (Netherlands African Studies Association)"--Acknowledgements.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / S. Evers , C. Notermans and E. Van Ommering -- Ethnographies Of Children In Africa: Moving Beyond Stereotypical Representations And Paradigms / Sandra J.T.M. Evers , Catrien Notermans and Erik Van Ommering -- 1. Bending The Generational Rules: Agency Of Children And Young People In ‘Child-Headed’ Households / Diana Van Dijk -- 2. Using A “Kids Club Method” To Understand Experiences Of Children Orphaned By AIDS In North-Central Namibia / Mienke Van Der Brug -- 3. Understanding Children’s Well-Being And Transitions Through The Life Course: A Case From Ethiopia / Yisak Tafere -- 4. Kinning In The Imagination: Perceptions Of Kinship And Family History Among Chagossian Children In Mauritius / Sandra J.T.M. Evers -- 5. From Home To The Street: Children’s Street-; Ward Migration In Cape Verde / Lorenzo I. Bordonaro -- 6. Gendered Work And Schooling In Rural Ethiopia: Exploring Working Children’s Perspectives / Tatek Abebe -- 7. In Between The Netherlands And Morocco: ‘Home’ And Belonging Of Dutch Moroccan Return Migrant And Abandoned Children In Northeast Morocco / June De Bree , Oka Storms and Amp; Edien Bartels -- 8. The Learning Experiences Of Refugee And Asylum-Seeker Children: A Model For Meaningful Learning / Cilel Smith -- 9. Reconceptualising Child Protection Interventions In Situations Of Chronic Conflict: North Kivu, DRC / Claudia Seymour -- 10. Agency, Resilience And The Psychosocial Well-Being Of Caregiving Children: Experiences From Western Kenya / Morten Skovdal -- About The Authors / S. Evers , C. Notermans and E. Van Ommering -- Index / S. Evers , C. Notermans and E. Van Ommering.
• Sommario/riassunto: Social scientists examining contemporary Africa take considerable pains to resist portraying Africa as nothing more than a land of victims unable to escape historical cycles of war, exploitation and tyranny. However, children are still frequently conceptualised as passive actors, mere extensions of adult societies and receptors of culture. The authors in this volume argue that children are dynamic contributors to the shaping of contemporary Africa. Through novel and unorthodox ethnographic research methods, each chapter provides insights into children’s perspectives on kinship, work, caring, health, migration and conflict, shedding light on children’s views and the vital roles they play in the emerging Africa of tomorrow.

An Atlas of Histology / / by Shu-Xin Zhang

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910972466703321
• Autore: Zhang Shu-xin
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1999
• ISBN: 0-387-21760-6
• Edizione: [1st ed. 1999.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XIX, 426 pages) : 393 illustrations
• Disciplina: 611/.018
• Soggetti: Anatomy; Cytology; Human physiology; Cell Biology; Human Physiology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Epithelial Tissue -- 2. Connective Tissue -- 3. Cartilage and Bone -- 4. Blood Cells and Hemopoietic Cells -- 5. Muscular Tissue -- 6. Nervous Tissue and Nervous System -- 7. Circulatory System -- 8. Lymphatic Organs -- 9. Respiratory System -- 10. Digestive System -- 11. Urinary System -- 12. Male Reproductive System -- 13. Female Reproductive System -- 14. Endocrine Organs -- 15. The Integument -- 16. The Eye -- 17. The Ear -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: The beginning student of histology is frequently confronted by a paradox: diagrams in many books that illustrate human microanatomy in a simplified, cartoon-like manner are easy to understand, but are difficult to relate to actual tissue specimens or photographs. In turn, photographs often fail to show some important features of a given tissue, because no individual specimen can show all of the tissue's salient fea­ tures equally well. This atlas, filled with photo-realistic drawings, was prepared to help bridge the gap between the simplicity of diagrams and the more complex real­ ity of microstructure. All of the figures in this atlas were drawn from histological preparations used by students in my histology classes, at the level of light microscopy. Each drawing is not simply a depiction of an individual histological section, but is also a synthesis of the key structures and features seen ; in many preparations of similar tissues or organs. The illustrations are representative of the typical features of each tissue and organ. The atlas serves as a compendium of the basic morphological characteristics of human tissue which students should be able to recognize.