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Bioengineering and biotechnology are exploding—the number of career opportunities is expected to increase twice as fast as for other science and engineering fields over the next decade. Bioengineers and biotechnologists have enormous potential to meet employment needs...
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Springer
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2009-01-07
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Patrice Olivier wants to share his time spent with a Sherpa family in Chepté. His photographs invite you to live their daily life. You will discover their games, village life, school, daily household duties, traditions and their environment. After ...
Editeur :
Association Terra Incognita
Parution :
2009
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Patrice Olivier wants to share his time spent with a Sherpa family in Chepté. His photographs invite you to live their daily life. You will discover their games, village life, school, daily household duties, traditions and their environment. After ...
Editeur :
Association Terra Incognita
Parution :
2009
Collection :
84
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The widespread use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) has significantly increased the demand for knowledge about spatial analytical techniques across a range of disciplines. As growing numbers of researchers realise they are dealing with spatial data, the demand...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2008-12-22
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`This is a very impressive piece of thorough scholarship. It is an important book that highlights the need to consider gender when developing policies to respond to interpersonal violence. It is written in a clear and accessible style and should be required reading...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-12-19
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'The social landscape of 'race' and 'ethnicity' within contemporary Britain has become increasingly diverse and complex. The old, exclusive research emphasis in criminology on the outcomes of social inequalities and policies is now challenged by an appreciation of how...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-12-18
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Widely acclaimed and hotly contested, veteran journalist Eric Alterman's ambitious investigation into the true nature of the U.S. news media touched a nerve and sparked debate across the country. As the question of whose interests the media protects-and how-continues to...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2008-12-17
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Agency is a key theme that cross-cuts a wide raft of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and beyond; yet it is invariably discussed separately behind closed disciplinary doors.
Within archaeology, agency has been characterized as a uniquely human attribute,...
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Springer
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2008-12-15
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The man the Detroit Free Press calls "a blue collar Tom Wolfe" delivers a full-barreled blast of truth and gritty reality in Rivethead, a no-holds-barred journey through the belly of the American industrial beast.
Editeur :
Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2008-12-14
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How hip hop shapes our conversations about race -- and how race influences our consideration of hip hop Hip hop is a distinctive form of black art in America-from Tupac to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Kendrick Lamar, hip hop has long given voice to the African American...
Editeur :
Basic Books
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2008-12-02
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"This is an extraordinarily lucid book. I am not sure that there is anyone who can do this sort of thing better than Jen Webb. It is a gift to students; extremely accessible yet complex and sophisticated in its treatment of theories and concepts of representation."
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-12-01
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"A valuable resource for all those engaged in post-qualifying social work practice, … It is impressive in its coverage of contemporary social work practice across the four countries of the UK"
Professor Jackie Powell, University of Southampton
"The PQ landscape is...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-11-20
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In this trenchant inquiry into the state of feminism, Angela McRobbie breaks open the politics of sexual equality and 'affirmative feminism' and sets down a new theory of gender power. Challenging the most basic assumptions of the 'end' of feminism, this book argues...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-11-20
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"An accessible and entertaining read, useful to anybody interested in the ethnographic method."
- Paul Miller, University of Cumbria
"A very good introduction to ethnographic research, particularly useful for first time researchers."
- Heather Macdonald, Chester...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-11-13
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`The first text to systematically address the learning needs of post-qualifying child care social workers. Soundly organized and engagingly written with useful summaries and reflective exercises for students, it is a very fine text that will be widely used' - Nick Pike,...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-11-13
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When women decide what to wear, where to go, how to get there, what time of day to be outdoors, and what affects their sense of security and safety, are they aware that they’re afraid of being sexually assaulted? Violence against women is, on a global scale, so...
Editeur :
Seal Press
Parution :
2008-11-12
Collection :
Seal Studies
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Anti-Oppressive Practice in Health and Social Care presents a distinctive holistic approach to developing anti-oppressive practice in a range of health and social care settings, and with a range of service users. Drawing on case studies and practice guidelines, the...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-11-11
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Today the classics of the western canon, written by the proverbial "dead white men," are cannon fodder in the culture wars. But in the 1950s and 1960s, they were a pop culture phenomenon. The Great Books of Western Civilization, fifty-four volumes chosen by...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
Parution :
2008-11-04
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Who is the iconic rebel? Is it a character from the legacy of James Dean or Clint Eastwood, or maybe a Beat Generation writer? Is it a woman?Modern pop culture and the media have distorted the notion of rebellion. Classic male rebels appear sexy, nomadic—naturally...
Editeur :
Seal Press
Parution :
2008-10-20
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Whether or not we like to admit it, pop culture is a lens through which we alternately view and shape the world around us. When it comes to feminism, pop culture aids us in translating feminist philosophies, issues, and concepts into everyday language, making them...
Editeur :
Seal Press
Parution :
2008-10-14
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Seal Studies
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