A Dictionary of Nonprofit Terms and Concepts

A Dictionary of Nonprofit Terms and Concepts
Author: David Horton Smith
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2006-11-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0253112222

This reference work defines more than 1,200 terms and concepts that have been found useful in past research and theory on the nonprofit sector. The entries reflect the importance of associations, citizen participation, philanthropy, voluntary action, nonprofit management, volunteer administration, leisure, and political activities of nonprofits. They also reflect a concern for the wider range of useful general concepts in theory and research that bear on the nonprofit sector and its manifestations in the United States and elsewhere. This dictionary supplies some of the necessary foundational work on the road toward a general theory of the nonprofit sector.

Construction Dictionary

Construction Dictionary
Author: Nawic Education Foundation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781491730812

An extensive listing of the terms and phrases used in construction. Included are many that are encountered daily on the jobsite or in the construction office.

Glossary of Geology

Glossary of Geology
Author: Klaus K. E. Neuendorf
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 814
Release: 2005
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780922152766

The fifth edition of the Glossary of Geology contains nearly 40,000 entries, including 3.600 new terms and nearly 13,000 entries with revised definitions from the previous edition. In addition to definitions, many entries include background information and aids to syllabication. The Glossary draws its authority from the expertise of more than 100 geoscientists in many specialties who reviewed definitions and added new terms.

Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology

Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology
Author: Walter Soroka
Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2008
Genre: Emballage
ISBN: 1930268270

Comprising over 4,500 definitions, this book provides explanation of the often arcane, English-language terminology that denotes the materials and manufacturing processes used in different phases of the packaging industry. It is suitable for those who use packaging technology.

A Glossary of Political Terms of the People's Republic of China

A Glossary of Political Terms of the People's Republic of China
Author: Gucheng Li
Publisher: Chinese University Press
Total Pages: 674
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789622016156

"A glossary of political terms of the People's Republic of China is a collection of 560 important and frequently-used Chinese political terms and phrases that appeared between 1949 and 1990. Each entry begins with an explanation of the term and its origin, a description of how and under what circumstances the term was used, and a discussion of the changes of meaning over the years, as well as the political and social significance of the words."--Jacket.