This excellent new volume in the series from the Society for Economic Anthropology focuses on the role of labor in contrasting world economies. The contributors offer a diverse collection of case studies, illustrating labor processes in a wide range of contexts in both western and nonwestern societies. The volume presents a detailed portrait of how the mobilization of labor changes dramatically with variations in social, political and economic conditions, as well as location and time perio...

This collection presents twenty-seven new essays in Japanese aesthetics by leading experts in the field. Beginning with an extended foreword by the renowned scholar and artist Stephen Addiss and a comprehensive introduction that surveys the history of Japanese aesthetics and the ways in which it is similar to and different from Western aesthetics, this groundbreaking work brings together a large variety of disciplinary perspectives—including philosophy, literature, and cultural politics—to...

In short bursts of insight and recommendations, The 40 Decisions Every Teacher Must Make covers the essentials of the art and science of teaching. Successful teachers know their "Big Picture" - their values, visions, purpose, aspirations, and teaching philosophy. Successful teachers also know their "Little Picture" - the small behaviors and habits that turn values and visions into concrete actions.The "40 Decisions" series for educators:• The 40 Decisions Every Teacher Must ...

Democratic nations, well-functioning businesses and successful schools are all based on these three foundations:Trust: Faith that political systems, government agencies, hospitals, businesses and schools hold their promises, are reliable and make an honest effort to provide services that enhance the lives of citizens, employees, customers and students.Civility: Politeness, caring, service and integrity are the value base from which an organization, society, family or indivi...

This book examines the rise and the fall of the Russian Empire through the lens of its military history. While much of the literature on this history tends to focus on epochs, The Russian Military and the Creation of Empire uses a variety of archival sources to capture this aspect of modern Russia from Peter the Great right up to the present day.John W. Steinberg analyzes the social dynamic between Russian society and its military over time. Through a focus on civil-milita...

In short bursts of insight and recommendations, The 40 Decisions Every Pre-School Teacher Must Make covers the essentials of the art and science of teaching. Successful teachers know their "Big Picture" - their values, visions, purpose, aspirations, and teaching philosophy. Successful teachers also know their "Little Picture" - the small behaviors and habits that turn values and visions into concrete actions.The "40 Decisions" series for educators:• The 40 Decisions Every Te...

In short bursts of insight and recommendations, The 40 Decisions Every School Principal Must Make covers the essentials of the art and science of leadership. Successful principals know their "Big Picture" - their values, visions, purpose, aspirations, and leadership philosophy. Successful principals also know their "Little Picture" - the small behaviors and habits that turn values and visions into concrete actions.The "40 Decisions" series for educators:• The 40 Decisions Ev...

Analyzing Intelligence, now in a revised and extensively updated second edition, assesses the state of the profession of intelligence analysis from the practitioner's point of view. The contributors—most of whom have held senior positions in the US intelligence community—review the evolution of the field, the rise of new challenges, pitfalls in analysis, and the lessons from new training and techniques designed to deal with 21st century national security problems. This second edition updat...

Please Talk to Your Staff is book two in a three part series on "Humanistic Leadership in Action" by John Steinberrg, PhD. John is the author of 55 books in print and 12 e-books. His background is in educaitonal psychology with fifty years of experience as a lecturer, consultant among other positions. This book explores the values and leadership need to be congruent, especially when it comes to communication, coaching and mentorship. We all talk to our colleagues - buit how do we do this i...

Please Train Your Staff is one of three books in the series "Humanistic Leadership in Action" by John Steinberg, PhD and author of 55 print published books and 12 e-books. We spend both time and money on staff training, courses and conferences, but do they lead to learning and do they impact the competency of the individual and the company? This book explores the challenges of staff traiining, learning and development through the eyes of an educational psychologist with experience of leadi...

The Evolution of the Trade Regime offers a comprehensive political-economic history of the development of the world's multilateral trade institutions, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the World Trade Organization (WTO). While other books confine themselves to describing contemporary GATT/WTO legal rules or analyzing their economic logic, this is the first to explain the logic and development behind these rules.The book begins by examinin...

Please Lead Your Staff is book three in a three part series on "Humanistic Leadership in Action" by John Steinberrg, PhD. John is the author of 55 books in print and 12 e-books. His background is in educaitonal psychology with fity years of experience as a lecturer, consultant among other positions. This book explores how values and leadership need to be congruent. We all have interest in our bottom-line and the role of the leader is crucial. The greater the sense of purpose for the organi...