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Coordination in Human and Primate Groups presents one of the first collections of the different approaches and methods used to assess coordination processes in groups. Written by psychologists and primatologists, the book represents a broad range of coordination research fields such as social psychology, work and organizational psychology, medicine, primatology, and behavioural ecology. It is designed for researchers and practitioners interested in understanding the behavioural aspects of group coordination.

"This book examines the issue of price volatility in agricultural commodities markets and how this phenomenon has evolved in recent years. The factors underlying the price spike of 2007-08 appear to be global and macroeconomic in nature, including the rapid growth in demand by developing countries, the international financial crisis, and exchange rate movements. Some of these factors are new, appearing as influences on price volatility only in the last decade. Although volatility has always been a feature of agricultural commodity markets, the evidence suggests that volatility has increased in certain commodity markets. A growing problem is that agricultural price shocks and volatility disrupt agricultural markets, economic incentives and incomes. With increased globalization and integration of financial and energy markets with agricultural commodity markets, the relationships between markets are expanding and becoming more complex. When a crisis such as a regional drought, food safety scare or a financial crisis hits a particular market, policy-makers often do not know the extent to which it will impact on other markets and affect producer, consumer and trader decisions. Including contributions from experts at the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the USDA, and the European Commission, the research developed throughout the chapters of this book is based on current methodologies that can be used to analyze price volatility and provide directions for understanding this volatility and the development of new agricultural policies. The book highlights the challenges facing policy makers in dealing with the changing nature of agricultural commodities markets, and offers recommendations for anticipating price movements and managing their consequences. It will be a practical guide for both present and future policy-makers in deciding on potential price-stabilizing interventions, and will also serve as a useful resource for researchers and students in agricultural economics."--Publisher's website

The Qing Dynasty in crisis (1839-1911) -- The politics in the Republic of China (1912-1949) -- The years under Mao Zedong (1949-1976) -- The reform years (1978-the current time) -- The interview cases in Shanghai (I) -- The interview cases in Shanghai (II) -- The interview cases in Shanghai (III)

Queer times / Carla Freccero -- Still after / Elizabeth Freeman -- After thoughts / Jonathan Goldberg -- Glad to be unhappy / Joseph Litvak -- Do you smoke? or, Is there life? after sex? / Michael Moon -- Post Sex : on being too slow, too stupid, too soon / Kate Thomas -- Starved / Lauren Berlant -- Shame on you / Leo Bersani -- Ever after : history, negativity, and the social / Lee Edelman -- What's queer about race? / Richard Thompson Ford -- Queer theory addiction / Neville Hoad -- The sense of watching Tony sleep / José Esteban Muñoz -- Oklahobo : following Craig Womack's American Indian and queer studies / Bethany Schneider -- Public feelings / Ann Cvetkovich -- Queers _____ this / Heather Love -- After male sex / Richard Rambuss -- Lonely / Michael Cobb -- When? Where? What? / Michael Lucey -- Queer theory : postmortem / Jeff Nunokawa -- Disturbing sexuality / Elizabeth A. Povinelli -- After sex?! / Erica Rand -- Melanie Klein and the difference affect makes / Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

Humans have been using psychoactive (mind-altering) drugs since ancient times, and barely a day goes by without a drug related issue reaching the headlines. This text provides an accessible and lucid introduction to some of the main health and social issues related to illicit drugs and their use.