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The future of Earth's environment will be decided in Asia, home to 60 percent of the world's population and some of the world's fastest-growing economies. As an award-winning investigative journalist based in Bankok, James Fahn spent a decade grappling with the...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2008-03-31
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'...a welcome addition to the literature in the rapidly expanding field of sports studies. It is up to date, comprehensive, and well and clearly written. Though primarily sociological in its orientation, it will help students -postgraduate and undergraduate alike and...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-03-27
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"A genuine one-stop reference point for the many, many differing strands of cultural analysis. This isn't just one contender among many for the title of 'best multidisciplinary overview'; this is a true heavyweight."
- Matt Hills, Cardiff University
"An achievement...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2008-03-26
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In the sixty years since General Kalashnikov created the AK's distinctive silhouette, the gun has been at the centre of conflicts across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The weapon that made him a 'Hero of the Soviet Union' has also appeared on t-shirts and...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2008-03-20
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Praise for the first edition:
"This is a great introduction and contribution to the subject. It is unusually wide-ranging, covering the historical development of cultural theory and deftly highlighting key problems that just won't go away."
- Matthew Hills, Cardiff...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-03-17
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Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Volume 1: The Profession of Social Work features contributions from leading international researchers and practitioners and presents the most comprehensive, in-depth source of information on the field of social...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-03-11
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219,95€
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Setting out the basics of designing, conducting and analysing an evaluation study in healthcare, the authors take a practical approach, assuming no previous knowledge or experience of evaluation.
All the basics are covered, including:
- How to plan an evaluation
-...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-03-03
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This volume presents a truly integrated methodological and biocultural approach to the expanding discipline of human palaeopathology. The book provides researchers and practitioners with a comprehensive guide to the main methods and techniques that are currently...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-02-28
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150,95€
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The SAGE Handbook of Social Research Methods is a must for every social-science researcher. It charts the new and evolving terrain of social research methodology, covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods in one volume.
The Handbook includes chapters on...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-02-25
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'Experiencing Social Work provides a refreshing change in the expanse of social work education texts. Its focus on learning from people who had received a good service from social workers drew out many of the foundation blocks of practice that can so easily be minimised...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-02-21
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"If only more new media commentators had this level of historical-critical reference, engaging, good stories, and a degree of wonder at what media and windows bring to the city, to life."
- John Hutnyk, Goldsmiths, University of London
"Just when you thought the last...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-02-21
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Terrorism is not the only threat that causes the emergence of crises. The so-called ‘crisification’ of our security environment also seems to be rising due to many other factors. Such an environment is generating many crises related to politico-military conflicts,...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-02-15
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"The first edition of this book brought difficult questions about selfhood together with equally awkward issues of power and the 'social'. Not since Mead or Goffman, perhaps, had this been attempted in such a useful way, and in such an assured and accessible text......
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-02-12
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"A welcome and brilliantly crafted overview of this field. It represents a major advance in our understanding of how ethnicity works in specific social and cultural contexts. The second edition will be an invaluable resource for both students and researchers alike."
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Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-01-18
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It was traditionally said that 'clothes maketh the man'. But what codes and meanings are associated with dress in a society that consists of divisions between class, race, gender, family status and religion? Is social and cultural life still fundamentally themed by...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-01-16
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An eye-opening and honest look at the enduring sexism within the scientific community and what women are doing to change it.
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2008-01-07
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In this age of stiff competition and "free agency," no organization can afford to take its employees for granted. The new labor-market landscape is forcing organizations to think creatively about how to inject passion in the workplace and motivate their employees to...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2008-01-07
ePub
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From the white stag to the green knight, The Seven Story Tower examines how myth colors our perception of history, nature, and ourselves. Organized around seven key myths-representing the Irish, Greek, Sumerian, Indonesian, Amazonian, and Inuit cultures, as well as the...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2008-01-07
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Jane Addams was a prolific and elegant writer. Her twelve books consist largely of published essays, but to appreciate her life work one must also read her previously uncollected speeches and editorials. This artfully compiled collection begins with Addams's youthful...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2008-01-07
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A groundbreaking examination of a vastly unrecognized though widely prevalent form of violence. Male on Male Rape shatters the silence and offers concrete strategies for prevention and recovery.
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2008-01-07
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