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Psychological Assessment and Testing A Clinician's Guide

Psychological Assessment and Testing A Clinician's Guide

Expanding upon and updating the first edition this comprehensive guide instructs readers on how to effectively conduct psychological assessment and testing in their practice efficiently advancing a case from the initial referral and clinical interview through the testing process and leading to informed diagnosis and treatment recommendations. This second edition incorporates updated editions of all major tests pertinent revisions from the DSM-5 more in-depth analysis of testing topics and coverage of new constructs that are the targets of psychological testing relevant to outpatient mental health practice. Readers will learn about the fundamentals of assessment testing and psychological measurement the complete process of psychological testing using a broad range of major tests supplemented by interpretive flowcharts and case examples. . Downloadable practice and report forms along with data tables with pre-drafted interpretive excerpts for all tests are also available for immediate use in clinical practice. Psychologists in both practice and training will come away with the tools and knowledge needed to successfully conduct psychological assessment and testing within the contemporary mental health field. | Psychological Assessment and Testing A Clinician's Guide

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Get Qualified: Inspection and Testing

Get Qualified: Inspection and Testing

The Get Qualified series provides clear and concise guidance for people looking to work within the electrical industry. This book outlines why the inspection and testing of electrical installations is important and what qualifications are required in order to test inspect and certify. All you need to know about the subject of inspection is covered in detail making this book the ideal guide for those who are new to the subject and experienced professionals alike. There are also sections on exam preparation revision exercises and sample questions. | Get Qualified: Inspection and Testing

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Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume I - Sport Testing The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide

Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume I - Sport Testing The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide

Since its first published edition more than 30 years ago the BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences) Physiological Testing Guidelines have represented the leading knowledge base of current testing methodology for sport and exercise scientists. Sport and exercise physiologists conduct physiological assessments that have proven validity and reliability both in laboratory and sport-specific contexts. A wide variety of test protocols have been developed adapted and refined to support athletes of all abilities reach their full potential. This book is a comprehensive guide to these protocols and to the key issues relating to physiological testing. With contributions from leading specialist sport physiologists and covering a wide range of mainstream sports in terms of ethical practical and methodological issues this volume represents an essential resource for sport-specific exercise testing in both research and applied settings. This new edition draws on the authors’ experience of supporting athletes from many sports through several Olympic cycles to achieve world leading performances. While drawing on previous editions it is presented in a revised format matching the sport groupings used in elite sport support within the UK sport institutes. Building on the underpinning general procedures these specific chapters are supported by appropriate up-to-date case studies in the supporting web resources. | Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume I - Sport Testing The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide

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Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume II - Exercise and Clinical Testing The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sc

Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume II - Exercise and Clinical Testing The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sc

Since its first published edition more than 30 years ago the BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences) Physiological Testing Guidelines have represented the leading knowledge base of current testing methodology for sport and exercise scientists. Sport and exercise physiologists conduct physiological assessments that have proven validity and reliability both in laboratory and sport-specific contexts. A wide variety of test protocols have been developed adapted and refined to support athletes of all abilities reach their full potential. This book is a comprehensive guide to these protocols and to the key issues relating to physiological testing. With contributions from leading specialist sport physiologists and covering a wide range of mainstream sports in terms of ethical practical and methodological issues this volume represents an essential resource for sport-specific exercise testing in both research and applied settings. This new edition draws on the authors’ experience of supporting athletes from many sports through several Olympic cycles to achieve world leading performances. While drawing on previous editions it is presented in a revised format matching the sport groupings used in elite sport support within the UK sport institutes. Building on the underpinning general procedures these specific chapters are supported by appropriate up-to-date case studies in the supporting web resources. | Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume II - Exercise and Clinical Testing The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sc

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A Neuropsychologist’s Guide to Training Psychometrists Promoting Competence in Psychological Testing

A Neuropsychologist’s Guide to Training Psychometrists Promoting Competence in Psychological Testing

A Neuropsychologist's Guide to Training Psychometrists: Promoting Competence in Psychological Testing provides a framework for busy neuropsychologists faced with training their newly-hired psychometrist. It supplies concrete guidelines and provides a roadmap for training that can be customized to any practice department or clinic setting. In this essential resource Dr. Christine S. Ghilain discusses the role of the psychometrist in various neuropsychological practice settings and provides suggested minimum standards of competence across training domains. She dives deeply into the core components of assessment—from optimizing testing conditions to standardized test administration to keen observations of behavior—and includes coverage of topics such as testing with unique populations behavioral management strategies for challenging situations as well as promoting ongoing competence over time. A compilation of several sources of data the book includes excerpts from Dr. Ghilain’s practice-specific psychometry training manual along with advice and illustrative examples from many neuropsychologists and psychometrists who shared their experiences. This book is an indispensable guide for neuropsychologists looking to instill high standards of competence in their hired professionals and for those involved in training graduate students who are just learning to administer cognitive tests. It is also of interest to other assessment-focused professionals looking to enhance their skills and refine their psychological testing knowledge. | A Neuropsychologist’s Guide to Training Psychometrists Promoting Competence in Psychological Testing

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Fundamentals of Psychological Assessment and Testing

Fundamentals of Psychological Assessment and Testing

Fundamentals of Psychological Assessment and Testing describes how to effectively practice psychological assessment diagnosis case conceptualization and treatment planning in the outpatient mental health field. Written principally for those in training and clinical practice this book adopts an applied practical approach outlining the process in a clear step-by-step manner with numerous illustrations flowcharts figures and tables. It also includes report outlines and practice forms with pre-drafted treatment recommendations available on an accompanying e-resource for the major psychotherapy approaches and common alternative treatment modalities. Chapters describe how to employ these practice outlines and forms with clearly defined concepts and psychological constructs. Finally the book includes a chapter on the basics of psychological measurement so that mental health clinicians of all training backgrounds know when to utilize this valuable service and be sufficiently knowledgeable in how to read and interpret clients’ test scores. Nowhere else in one title will readers find such valuable information regarding the practice of psychological assessment diagnosis case formulation and treatment planning. This book is essential for those in both mental health clinical training and practice.

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Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat A Color Handbook

Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat A Color Handbook

The field of infectious diseases in veterinary medicine is both rewarding and challenging and this book offers small animal veterinarians a lifeline by balancing relevant background guidance and optimizing efficiency. It provides a pathway for clinicians through this complex field by highlighting the most clinically relevant aspects of a wide range of diseases and granting them consideration for placement on dog and cat differential lists. Organized according to a system-based structure all the major clinically affected systems are covered along with a catch-all multisystem chapter for infectious diseases that escape easy classification. The book is clinically oriented based on experience underpinned by published research data. Pathogen-specific information enables rational choice of diagnostics therapy and prognostication for a complete list of small animal infectious diseases that includes bacterial viral parasitic/protozoal and fungal pathogens. This concise reference guide will be an invaluable tool for clinicians as they develop their understanding of and ability to communicate about infectious diseases of the dog and cat. Key features:Provides a clinically oriented quick reference guide Includes all major small animal infectious diseasesContains over 300 superb color illustrations | Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat A Color Handbook

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Food Security Biological Diversity and Intellectual Property Rights

Food Security Biological Diversity and Intellectual Property Rights

This volume advances the claim that the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) adopted in 2001 is the only existing international agreement with the potential to promote food security conservation of biodiversity and equity. However for germplasm-rich countries national interests come into conflict with the global interest. This work shows that the pursuit of national interests is counterproductive when it comes to maintaining genetic resources food-security and rent-seeking and that optimally the coverage of the FAO Treaty should be widened to apply to all crops. | Food Security Biological Diversity and Intellectual Property Rights

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Synthetic Biology Science Business and Policy

Synthetic Biology Science Business and Policy

For nearly forty years using recombinant DNA tools researchers and then businesses have genetically engineered organisms by transferring naturally occurring genes from one organism into another. Doing so modifies the genetic code of living cells imparting new traits and achieving desired results; this is done in the production of proteins pharmaceuticals and seeds. Synthetic biology argues Solomon could free scientists from the need to find natural genes to make such desired modifications. Synthetic biology permits more complex and sophisticated bioengineering than what can be achieved through previous genetic modification techniques. Drawing on non-biological scientific and engineering disciplines including information technology and nanotechnology synthetic biology strives to rearrange an organism's genes on a far wider scale by rewriting its genetic code the chemical instructions need to design assemble and operate a species. By allowing the writing of artificial genetic codes synthetic biology can transform existing industries and spawn new ones creating new products as well as radically reshaping existing items. Arguing for self-regulation by the scientific and business communities Lewis D. Solomon recommends a policy framework that would guard against governmental overregulation which could create a barrier to innovation. Although synthetic biotechnology holds considerable social and economic potential absent a nurturing regulatory climate it may prove difficult to translate research discoveries into commercially viable applications. | Synthetic Biology Science Business and Policy

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The Biological Basis of Mental Health

The Biological Basis of Mental Health

This book explores the underlying biology and neuroscience associated with mental health and wellbeing. This fully revised fourth edition includes new chapters on behavioural science and brain-gut and brain-gender connections as well as expanded content on memory and genetics. Integrating up-to-date pharmacological and genetic research with an understanding of environmental factors that impact on human biology The Biological Basis of Mental Health covers topics including brain development neural communication neurotransmitters and receptors hormones and behaviour genetic disorders pharmacology substance misuse anxiety schizophrenia depression epilepsy subcortical degenerative diseases of the brain dementia developmental disorders and sleep. This unique textbook is an essential read for all healthcare students practitioners and educators with an interest in mental health and neuroscience.

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British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973 Britain the United States Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions

British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973 Britain the United States Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions

In 1962 Dean Acheson famously described Britain as having lost an Empire but not yet found a role. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the realms of nuclear weapons. An increasingly marginal world power successive post-war British governments felt that an independent nuclear deterrent was essential if the country was to remain at the top table of world diplomacy. Focusing on a key twenty-year period this study explores Britain's role in efforts to bring about a nuclear test ban treaty between 1954 and 1973. Taking a broadly chronological approach it examines the nature of defence planning the scientific goals that nuclear tests were designed to secure Anglo-American relationships the efficacy of British diplomacy and its contribution to arms control and disarmament. A key theme of the study is to show how the UK managed to balance the conflicting pressures created by its determination to remain a credible nuclear power whilst wanting to pursue disarmament objectives and how these pressures shifted over the period in question. Based on a wealth of primary sources this book opens up the largely ignored subject of the impact of arms control on the UK nuclear weapons programme. Its appraisal of the relationship between the requirements and developments of the UK nuclear weapons programme against international and domestic pressures for a test ban treaty will be of interest to anyone studying post-war British defence and foreign policy history of science arms control disarmament and non-proliferation and international relations. It also provides important background information on current events involving nuclear proliferation and disarmament. | British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973 Britain the United States Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions

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Electricians' On-Site Companion

Electricians' On-Site Companion

This book contains everything electricians need to know about working on site covering not only the health and safety aspects of site work but also the techniques and testing knowledge required from the modern-day electrician. Regulations issues are included alongside step-by-step instructions for each task after which testing information checklists and example forms are given so that site workers can ensure they have done everything required of them. | Electricians' On-Site Companion

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The Sino-Tibetan Languages

The Sino-Tibetan Languages

There are more native speakers of Sino-Tibetan languages than of any other language family in the world. Our records of these languages are among the oldest for any human language and the amount of active research on them has multiplied in the last few decades. Now in its second edition and fully updated to include new research The Sino-Tibetan Languages includes overview articles on individual languages with an emphasis on the less commonly described languages as well as descriptions and comments on the subgroups in which they occur. There are overviews of the whole family on genetic classification and language contact syntax and morphology and also on word order typology. There are also more detailed overview articles on the phonology morphosyntax and writing system of just the Sinitic side of the family. Supplementing these overviews are articles on Shanghainese Cantonese and Mandarin dialects. Tibeto-Burman is reviewed by genetic or geographical sub-group with overview articles on some of the major groups and areas and there are also detailed descriptions of 41 individual Tibeto-Burman languages written by world experts in the field. Designed for students and researchers of Asian languages The Sino-Tibetan Languages is a detailed overview of the field. This book is invaluable to language students experts requiring concise but thorough information on related languages and researchers working in historical typological and comparative linguistics.

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Genetics and Breeding of Edible Mushrooms

Genetics and Breeding of Edible Mushrooms

This text not only explores the breeding problems for Agaricus bisporus the button mushroom but approaches the subject in the context of the large range of edible mushrooms which are currently under commercial cultivation worldwide. From the background and general objectives of culture collection and breeding to the genetic systems of edible mushrooms and the molecular biological approaches to breeding the coverage is in-depth and current. The applications of breeding programmes for specific purposes including provision of a food source production of high value fungal metabolites and upgrading of lignocellulosic wastes and wastewater treatment are also discussed. | Genetics and Breeding of Edible Mushrooms

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Architecture and Identity Responses to Cultural and Technological Change

Architecture and Identity Responses to Cultural and Technological Change

Expanding his collected essays on architectural theory and criticism Chris Abel pursues his explorations across disciplinary and regional boundaries in search of a deeper understanding of architecture in the evolution of human culture and identity formation. From his earliest writings predicting the computer-based revolution in customized architectural production through his novel studies on ‘tacit knowing’ in design or hybridization in regional and colonial architecture to his radical theory of the ‘extended self’ Abel has been a consistently fresh and provocative thinker contesting both conventions and intellectual fashions. This revised third edition includes a new introduction and six additional chapters by the author covering a broad range of related topics up to recent concerns with genetic design methods and virtual selves. Together with the former essays the book presents a unique global perspective on the changing cultural issues and technologies shaping human identities and the built environment in diverse parts of the world both East and West. | Architecture and Identity Responses to Cultural and Technological Change

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The Routledge International Handbook of Biosocial Criminology

The Routledge International Handbook of Biosocial Criminology

Biosocial criminology is an interdisciplinary field that aims to explain crime and antisocial behavior by exploring both biological factors and environmental factors. Since the mapping of the human genome scientists have been able to study the biosocial causes of human behaviour with the greatest specificity. After decades of almost exclusive sociological focus criminology has undergone a paradigm shift where the field is more interdisciplinary and this book combines perspectives from criminology and sociology with contributions from fields such as genetics neuropsychology and evolutionary psychology. The Routledge International Handbook of Biosocial Criminology is the largest and most comprehensive work of its kind and is organized into five sections that collectively span the terrain of biosocial research on antisocial behavior. Bringing together leading experts from around the world this book considers the criminological genetic and neuropsychological foundations of offending as well as the legal and criminal justice applications of biosocial criminological theory and will be essential reading for students researchers and practitioners from across the social behavioural and natural sciences who are engaged in the study of antisocial behaviour.

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Psychology of Eating From Biology to Culture to Policy

Psychology of Eating From Biology to Culture to Policy

The Psychology of Eating is the essential multi-disciplinary introduction to the psychology of eating looking at the biological genetic developmental and social determinants of how humans find and assimilate food. Thoroughly revised and updated the new edition brings multi-faceted expertise to the topic of normal and dysfunctional food intake juxtaposing normal eating eating in environments of food scarcity and the phenomenon of abnormal eating prevalent in many modern-day developed societies. Eating disorders are not a focus but also emerge from this approach. Key features include: A new expanded section considering the roles of business and government in creating and potentially solving the issue of abnormal eating Learning objectives talking points and end-of-chapter glossaries Chapter-by-chapter self-assessment questions. With questions of food production food choice and environmental sustainability becoming more critical in an increasingly populated world this is crucial reading for undergraduate courses in Psychology and other disciplines with a holistic and critical thinking approach to the psychology of food intake. | Psychology of Eating From Biology to Culture to Policy

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Introduction to Item Response Theory Models and Applications

Introduction to Item Response Theory Models and Applications

This is a highly accessible comprehensive introduction to item response theory (IRT) models and their use in various aspects of assessment/testing. The book employs a mixture of graphics and simulated data sets to ease the reader into the material and covers the basics required to obtain a solid grounding in IRT. Written in an easily accessible way that assumes little mathematical knowledge Carlson presents detailed descriptions of several commonly used IRT models including those for items scored on a two-point (dichotomous) scale such as correct/incorrect and those scored on multiple-point (polytomous) scales such as degrees of correctness. One chapter describes a model in-depth and is followed by a chapter of instructions and illustrations showing how to apply the models to the reader’s own work. This book is an essential text for instructors and higher level undergraduate and postgraduate students of statistics psychometrics and measurement theory across the behavioral and social sciences as well as testing professionals. | Introduction to Item Response Theory Models and Applications

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Business Leadership Development in China

Business Leadership Development in China

This book argues that China’s businesses and hence China’s future economic development face a huge crisis in that there is a considerable leadership gap in China with a shortage of competent business leaders at a time when new leadership skills are required urgently as China’s businesses evolve rapidly and engage ever more with the global economy. Moreover the book argues training is an undervalued and often marginalised activity in Chinese companies. The book outlines the nature of this problem and goes on to demonstrate that there is a new breed of manager emerging in China aware of the need to upgrade management skills moving away from skills appropriate in traditional industrial firms and emphasising more flexibility positive engagement with workers and competence in the market economy. The book includes an evaluation of different management approaches in China reports on extensive original research including interviews with practising managers and sets out how self-development in widespread deep and important. | Business Leadership Development in China

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Biostatistics for Clinical and Public Health Research

Biostatistics for Clinical and Public Health Research

Biostatistics for Clinical and Public Health Research provides a concise overview of statistical analysis methods. Use of SAS and Stata statistical software is illustrated in full including how to interpret results. Focusing on statistical models without all the theory the book is complete with exercises case studies take-away points and data sets. Readers will be able to maximize their statistical abilities in hypothesis testing data interpretation and application while also learning when and how to consult a biostatistician. This book will be an invaluable tool for students and clinical and public health practitioners.

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Concepts and Theories of Human Development

Concepts and Theories of Human Development

Concepts and Theories of Human Development is the most comprehensive and in-depth overview of the foundational theoretical contributions to understanding human development and the influence of these contributions for contemporary research and application in developmental science. Since its initial publication in 1976 it has been an essential resource for students and professionals alike and has become the go-to book for graduate students studying for their comprehensive exam on human development. In this new Fourth Edition Richard M. Lerner concentrates his focus on advanced students and scholars already familiar with the basic elements of major psychological theories. The book discusses the assumptions involved in such topics as stage theories the nature-nurture issue the issue of continuity-discontinuity and the important role of philosophical ideas about theories – in particular metatheories – in understanding the links between theory and research. It particularly focuses on relational developmental systems (RDS) metatheory exploring its roots in the 1930s following its development into the present day and contrasting it with the fundamentally flawed genetic reductionist models that continue to be circulated by scientists the media and the general public. It discusses implications of theory for research methods and for applications aimed at the promotion of health positive development and social justice among diverse people across the life span.

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Race and Human Diversity A Biocultural Approach

Race and Human Diversity A Biocultural Approach

Race and Human Diversity is an introduction to the study of human diversity in both its biological and cultural dimensions. Robert L. Anemone examines the biological basis of human difference and how humans have biologically and culturally adapted to life in different environments. The book discusses the history of the race concept evolutionary theory human genetics and the connections between racial classifications and racism. It invites students to question the existence of race as biology but to recognize race as a social construction with significant implications for the lived experience of individuals and populations. This second edition has been thoroughly revised with new material on human genetic diversity developmental plasticity and epigenetics. There is additional coverage of the history of eugenics; race in US history citizenship and migration; affirmative action; and white privilege and the burden of race. Fully accessible for undergraduate students with no prior knowledge of genetics or statistics this is a key text for any student taking an introductory class on race or human diversity. Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license. | Race and Human Diversity A Biocultural Approach

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Energy Modeling in Architectural Design

Energy Modeling in Architectural Design

Energy Modeling in Architectural Design demonstrates how design elements can lead to energy savings to help you reduce the energy footprint of your buildings. In addition to identifying climate opportunities you’ll also learn fundamental passive design elements for software-agnostic energy modeling of your projects from conception. Using parametric models and testing each element during design will lead you to create beautiful and high-performance buildings. Illustrated with more than 100 color images this book also includes a pattern guide for high-performance buildings discusses energy and daylighting optimization and has a glossary for easy reference.

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Automated Speaking Assessment Using Language Technologies to Score Spontaneous Speech

Automated Speaking Assessment Using Language Technologies to Score Spontaneous Speech

Automated Speaking Assessment: Using Language Technologies to Score Spontaneous Speech provides a thorough overview of state-of-the-art automated speech scoring technology as it is currently used at Educational Testing Service (ETS). Its main focus is related to the automated scoring of spontaneous speech elicited by TOEFL iBT Speaking section items but other applications of speech scoring such as for more predictable spoken responses or responses provided in a dialogic setting are also discussed. The book begins with an in-depth overview of the nascent field of automated speech scoring—its history applications and challenges—followed by a discussion of psychometric considerations for automated speech scoring. The second and third parts discuss the integral main components of an automated speech scoring system as well as the different types of automatically generated measures extracted by the system features related to evaluate the speaking construct of communicative competence as measured defined by the TOEFL iBT Speaking assessment. Finally the last part of the book touches on more recent developments such as providing more detailed feedback on test takers’ spoken responses using speech features and scoring of dialogic speech. It concludes with a discussion summary and outlook on future developments in this area. Written with minimal technical details for the benefit of non-experts this book is an ideal resource for graduate students in courses on Language Testing and Assessment as well as teachers and researchers in applied linguistics. | Automated Speaking Assessment Using Language Technologies to Score Spontaneous Speech

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Magic Science and Empire in Postcolonial Literature The Alchemical Literary Imagination

Magic Science and Empire in Postcolonial Literature The Alchemical Literary Imagination

This book examines the ways in which contemporary British and British postcolonial writers in the after-empire era draw connections between magic (defined here as Renaissance Hermetic philosophy) and science. Writers such as Tom Stoppard Zadie Smith and Margaret Atwood critique both imperial science or science used in service to empire and what Renk calls imperical science a distortion of rational science which denies that reality is holistic and claims that nature can and should be conquered. In warning of the dangers of imperical science these writers restore the connection between magic and science as they examine major shifts in scientific thinking across the centuries. They reflect on the Copernican Revolution and the historic split between magic and science scrutinize Darwinism consider the relationship between Victorian science and pseudo-science analyze twentieth-century Uncertainty theories reject bio/genetic engineering call for a new approach to science that reconnects science and art and ultimately endeavor to bring an end to the imperial age. Overall these writers forge a new discourse that merges science with the arts and emphasizes a holistic philosophy a view shared by both Hermetic philosophy and recent scientific theories such as chaos or complexity theory. Along with recent books that focus on the relationship between contemporary literature and science this work focuses on contemporary British literature’s critique of science and the ways in which postcolonial literature addresses the relationship between magic science and empire. | Magic Science and Empire in Postcolonial Literature The Alchemical Literary Imagination

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