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Theorising Modernity - Colin Hay - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Theorising Modernity - Colin Hay - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

What is modernity? Do we all experience modernity in the same way? How should we understand contemporary social change? This volume explores questions of modernity through critical engagements with the work of Anthony Giddens, focusing in particular on the relationships between his social theory and political sociology. Three substantive areas - reflexivity, environment and identity - are examined theoretically through the relationships between reflexivity and rationality, life politics and institutional power, and universalism and ''difference''. As well as specifically addressing Giddens'' reconstruction of sociology, the contributors also explore a wide variety of critical issues currently occupying centre stage in social theory. These include questions about the character of contemporary societies, the periodisation of social change, the processes of change by which societies are constantly made and remade by people, the relationships between the ''social'' and the ''natural'', the formation and maintenance of identities and matters of epistemology and methodology in social science. Theorising Modernity will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of sociology, modern political thought, social geography and social policy and to social scientists trying to make sense of the modernity debate. Martin O''Brien is Research at the University of Derby. Sue Penna is a Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Lancaster University. Colin Hay is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham (UK), a Visiting Fellow of the Department of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US) and Research Affiliate of the Centre for European Studies at Harvard University (US).

DKK 884.00
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Self-Control and Crime Over the Life Course - Carter H. Hay - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Self-Control and Crime Over the Life Course - Carter H. Hay - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

What exactly is self-control, and what life outcomes does it affect? What causes a person to have high or low self-control to begin with? What effect does self-control have on crime and other harmful behavior ? Using a clear, conversational writing style, Self-Control and Crime Over the Life Course answers critical questions about self-control and its importance for understanding criminal behavior. Authors Carter Hay and Ryan Meldrum use intuitive examples to draw attention to the close connection between self-control and the behavioral choices people make, especially in reference to criminal, deviant, and harmful behaviors that often carry short-term benefits but long-term costs. The text builds an overall theoretical perspective that conveys the multi-disciplinary nature of modern-day self-control research. Moreover, far from emphasizing only theoretical issues, the authors place public policy at the forefront, using self-control research to inform policy efforts that reduce the societal costs of low self-control and the behaviors it enables.

DKK 834.00
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Iraq and Rupert Hay's Two Years in Kurdistan - Paul J. Rich - Bog - Lexington Books - Plusbog.dk

Iraq and Rupert Hay's Two Years in Kurdistan - Paul J. Rich - Bog - Lexington Books - Plusbog.dk

Detailing two years in the life of a British political officer charged with establishing and maintaining British rule in the Kurdish district of Arbil in Iraq, this personal account provides a thorough discussion of Kurdish society from the viewpoint of Captain William Rupert Hay. Chronicling the British government''s desperate attempts to establish a civil administration in Iraq just after World War I, Two Years in Kurdistan shows how, as member of the Indian Political Service, Captain Hay attempted to bring British rule to his corner of Iraq.

DKK 1230.00
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Social Problems - William Hay - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Social Problems - William Hay - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This textbook is aimed at those with an interest in contemporary social problems of the UK, such as crime, substance misuse and suicide to name a few. It adopts a style of writing which engages and stimulates the reader. The book provides factual information and a socio-demographic analysis of each social problem, drawing upon official statistics. Besides examining the scale and nature of the problem, it traces the effects of each upon individuals, families and the larger society. All chapters provide an overview of policy and legislation that aim to deal with these problems. It explores important theoretical frameworks that have been used to understand social problems and it seeks to locate ideas and debates within a bio-psychosocial framework. Finally, it familiarises readers with strategies of micro intervention used in practice to deal with these problems. Hence this book would be of interest to students, academics and practitioners alike.

DKK 1144.00
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Practical Immunology - Frank C. Hay - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Practical Immunology - Frank C. Hay - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Practical Immunology is a basic text aimed at immunology students and researchers at all levels who need a comprehensive overview of the methodology of immunology. The rapid and startling innovations in immunology over the past two decades have their root in sound experimental practice and it has always been the aim of this book to educate researchers in the design and performance of complex techniques. It will appeal to students of immunlogy, graduate students embarking on bench science, or specialised immunologists who need to use an immunological technique outside their sphere of expertise. - - - - The definitive lab "bench book". - - A one stop resource. - - Techniques explained from first principles. - - Basic forms of apparatus described in detail. - - Totally revised with new user friendly layout to aid use in the lab. - - Includes useful hints and tips. -

DKK 802.00
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Planning Resilient Infrastructure Systems 2021 - Alexander Hay - Bog - Emerald Publishing Limited - Plusbog.dk

Planning Resilient Infrastructure Systems 2021 - Alexander Hay - Bog - Emerald Publishing Limited - Plusbog.dk

Planning Resilient Infrastructure Systems is an essential guide for planning practitioners, providing tools and approaches needed for complex, changing and uncertain environments. This book takes a systems approach to infrastructure planning, focusing on delivering and sustaining the optimum outcome for society. It emphasises using evidence to understand the systems’ requirements in context, selecting the most appropriate risk-based tools for the situation, and a through-life view of purpose and value. Key features include: - a systematic approach applicable across a range of infrastructure sectors - evidence-based tools for mapping infrastructure dependencies, modelling hazard impacts, and assessment of mitigation and recovery options to manage systems risk - a common set of planning considerations and performance metrics useful for a range of stakeholders - extensive use of examples illustrating applications across a range of contexts Planning Resilient Infrastructure Systems provides the reader, whether they are an engineer, an urban planner, or a student, with an indispensable practical guide. It is focused on planning infrastructure for sustainability and resilience, explaining what needs to be done, when, and what is needed to achieve it.

DKK 846.00
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From Roman Empire to Renaissance Europe - Denys Hay - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

From Roman Empire to Renaissance Europe - Denys Hay - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Originally published in 1953 From Roman Empire to Renaissance Europe looks at the broader picture of the Middle Ages, drawn in terms of the men and women and the situations that they had to face. The constant theme of change is revealed not by detailed narrative of elements but by commentary and examples that show how ideas and systems developed, and how theses affected the patterns of everyday life. The book looks at how the Roman Empire of the West gave way to a decentralized society, vigorous, brutal and inventive for which the only unifying factor was a universal acceptance of Latin Christianity. In turn Christendom began to lose its coherence during the 13 th and 14 th centuries and by the fifteenth century Europe had emerged as a rival term, a Europe in which the landed magnates had capitulated to the omnipotent and ubiquitous prince, commerce, as well as land now being a source of wealth. This is not a static picture of the ‘Middle Ages’ with fixed characteristics, but of real men and women facing genuine situations.

DKK 1113.00
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Better Living through Reality TV - James Hay - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Better Living through Reality TV - James Hay - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Combining cutting-edge theories of culture and government with programming examples—including Todd TV , Survivor , and American Idol — Better Living through Reality TV moves beyond the established concerns of political economy and cultural studies to conceptualize television''s evolving role in the contemporary period. - - A major textbook on the impact of reality and lifestyle television on today’s programming, and on broader social, cultural and political trends - - Draws on a range of examples from The Apprentice and American Idol to Extreme Makeover and Wife Swap - - Argues that reality television teaches viewers to monitor, motivate, improve, transform and protect themselves in the name of freedom, enterprise, and personal responsibility -

DKK 785.00
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Science Fiction and Posthumanism in the Anthropocene - Dr Jonathan Hay - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Science Fiction and Posthumanism in the Anthropocene - Dr Jonathan Hay - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

With science fiction stories imagining futures and worlds vastly different from our own, and posthuman philosophies radically reconceptualising our species’ place within our own world, this book is a deep dive into the similarities between science fiction studies and critical posthumanism and how they can be read together . Both fields fantasise about future technologies, envisage alienness through conversation with everyday life and both anticipate the Anthropocene as a dire source of rupture from the present. Drawing inspiration from these and other consonances, this book establishes a common theoretical ground between the two fields, upon which the two currents of future-oriented thought can meet and begin to share a common language. An investigation that draws critical currency from the everyday condition of our species in relation to technology and our perilous situation in the Anthropocene, the book observes posthumanism not just as a theoretical framework that may be applied to science fictional ideas, but also as an integral part of how it is that science fiction is generated. Featuring case studies of the work of prominent authors Isaac Asimov, Ursula K. Le Guin and Kim Stanley Robinson, alongside the BBC television series Doctor Who and the cult videogame Outer Wilds , Science Fiction and Posthumanism in the Anthropocene formulates a new critical paradigm which recognises the value of such works to posthumanist thought. Addressing those with an interest in either academic discipline, it demonstrates that urgent discourses around our shared future are more imperative now than ever before.

DKK 909.00
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An R Companion to Linear Statistical Models - Christopher (university Of Alaska Southeast Hay Jahans - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

An R Companion to Linear Statistical Models - Christopher (university Of Alaska Southeast Hay Jahans - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Focusing on user-developed programming, An R Companion to Linear Statistical Models serves two audiences: those who are familiar with the theory and applications of linear statistical models and wish to learn or enhance their skills in R; and those who are enrolled in an R-based course on regression and analysis of variance. For those who have never used R, the book begins with a self-contained introduction to R that lays the foundation for later chapters. This book includes extensive and carefully explained examples of how to write programs using the R programming language. These examples cover methods used for linear regression and designed experiments with up to two fixed-effects factors, including blocking variables and covariates. It also demonstrates applications of several pre-packaged functions for complex computational procedures.

DKK 806.00
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A History of the County of Middlesex - T. F. T. Baker - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

A History of the County of Middlesex - T. F. T. Baker - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

This contains histories of ten ancient parishes in north-west Middlesex. Wealthy Lon-doners began to buy property here during the Middle Ages and later settled in fine houses, exemplified by the Jacobean mansion of Swake-leys. Thearea in return supplied the capital with corn, livestock, and, increasingly, with hay and garden produce. In Uxbridge it possessed a medieval market town, whose prosperity grew with the coach trade, and in Harrow, from the 18th century, it boasted a fashionable school. Until the 19th century, however, the parishes were mainly rural and even backward, since agriculture was hampered by the heavy London Clay. The countryside receded only gradually, with thecutting of canals and the digging of brickearth, followed by the penetration of rail-ways and the spread of housing around the railway stations. In 1920 the hay-fields of Perivale, a parish centred around five farms, still contrasted with the factories of Southall, al-though the sale of private estates for development was soon to leave only some carefully preserved open spaces. Contrasts persist today: between the slopes along the Hertfordshire border, with their trees and large residences, and the housing estates which stretch away to the south; between the high streets of Harrow-on-the-Hill and Pinner, scarcely changed in the 20th century, and the M 1 and M 4 motorways; between the village greens at the heart of Norwood and Northolt and the shopping centre under con-struction at Uxbridge; between churches, alms-houses, moats, and barns on one hand, and on the other the stadium and Empire Pool and Arena atWembley, and London Airport, which has obliterated the hamlet of Heathrow and covered most of the parish of Harmondsworth. The volume contains 19 pages of illustrations, two street-plans, and nine maps.

DKK 804.00
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The School Recruitment Handbook - Russell Hobby - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The School Recruitment Handbook - Russell Hobby - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Good teachers are distinguished by their characteristics - passion, integrity, initiative, confidence and more - yet recruitment tends to focus on skills and knowledge. Skills are vital, but are not the whole picture. This handbook provides a comprehensive technique for spotting and assessing the deeper characteristics of outstanding teachers during interview, using the Hay McBer research into effective teaching. Spotting an outstanding teacher, however, is wasted if they are not attracted to the school. Included in this guide is a means of evaluating, improving and communicating a school''s attractiveness to candidates and existing staff. Providing a pathway through the complex recruitment process - from defining the school''s needs to welcoming the new recruit into the school - this book includes: - research into teacher effectiveness - critical incident interviews - definition and attraction - assessment - induction. Presenting surveys, original research into effective teaching, and interviews with recruiters and recruits, this lively guide offers practical advice for all schools.

DKK 1248.00
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Horse Pasture Management - - Bog - Elsevier Science & Technology - Plusbog.dk

Horse Pasture Management - - Bog - Elsevier Science & Technology - Plusbog.dk

Horse Pasture Management, Second Edition provides updated coverage on strategies for managing behavior, grouping, environments and feeding needs of grazing horses. Sections cover the structure, function and identification of forages, continuing into nutritional value of pasture plants. Management of soil, the function of a pasture ecosystem and management of plants in a pasture is covered next, followed by forage yield determination, horse grazing behavior, feed choices of horses, management of grazing horses, and how to calculate how many horses should be grazing relative to land size. Advantages of grazing more than one species of animal are described. Management of hay and silage are included since year-round grazing is not possible on many horse farms. Several chapters deal with interactions of a horse farm with the environment, including climate and weather and other living things. The book also covers strategies for managing manure, erosion, and water quality. It is ideal for researchers, scientists and students involved in animal science, specifically equine studies. Agriculturists, equine managers and veterinarians will also find this book useful.

DKK 900.00
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Decolonizing Medicine - Gabriela Elisa Morales - Bog - Stanford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Decolonizing Medicine - Gabriela Elisa Morales - Bog - Stanford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Decolonizing Medicine examines Bolivian state-led efforts to decolonize health services during the administration of Evo Morales, Bolivia's first Indigenous president. Governing from 2006 to 2019, the Morales administration undertook sweeping reforms, vowing to reverse intertwined colonial and capitalist systems of oppression and restore Indigenous good living. Predating more recent calls from global health practitioners to "decolonize global health," Bolivian state projects included a range of initiatives, such as integrating Indigenous traditional medical practitioners into clinical care and encouraging cultural sensitivity among healthcare providers. And yet, despite layered institutional investments, many Indigenous patients continued to describe their local hospital as a place "donde no hay atención" ("where there is no care"). Through fine-grained ethnography of health policymaking and implementation, Gabriela Elisa Morales tracks how Bolivian biomedical and public health institutions fell short of the far-reaching transformations proposed by decolonial activists and theorists. At the same time, she foregrounds how Indigenous patients and healers challenged the terms of caregiving and demanded that state and medical institutions fulfill their obligations to Indigenous flourishing. In tracing these dynamics, Morales articulates the multiplicity of ways that care practice becomes a locus of political foreclosure as well as radical transformation, with crucial insights for broader projects of decolonization and Indigenous rights.

DKK 875.00
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Noel Coward - Professor Russell Jackson - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Noel Coward - Professor Russell Jackson - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

This is the first book-length work to draw extensively on unpublished archive material to document the composition and reception of some of Noël Coward''s most significant plays. It examines his working practices as a playwright, from manuscript to performance. This study argues that, while he did not embrace any of the more radical theatrical ‘isms’ of his time, Coward experimented with both form and content. He adapted the familiar ‘well-made’ formulas, while also emphasizing theatrical self-consciousness and an exploration of radical social and sexual relationships. After an overview of Coward’s career and the reception of his plays, the work discusses selected texts from successive phases of Coward’s career, including some unproduced or uncompleted work and perennially popular plays such as The Vortex , Hay Fever , Private Lives , Design for Living, Blithe Spirit and Present Laughter . This study also explores how, in the aftermaths of two world wars, as major changes in social and political circumstances suggested new approaches to dramaturgy, Coward''s post-1945 work failed to achieve the same success he had enjoyed in earlier periods. The final chapter examines Coward’s approach to his craft in response to the new theatrical and cultural environment, and the new freedom in the treatment of homosexuality represented by Suite in Three Keys and his final, uncompleted play, Age Cannot Wither .

DKK 959.00
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The Comics of Alison Bechdel - - Bog - University Press of Mississippi - Plusbog.dk

The Comics of Alison Bechdel - - Bog - University Press of Mississippi - Plusbog.dk

Contributions by Michelle Ann Abate, Leah Anderst, Alissa S. Bourbonnais, Tyler Bradway, Natalja Chestopalova, Margaret Galvan, Judith Kegan Gardiner, Katie Hogan, Jonathan M. Hollister, Yetta Howard, Katherine Kelp-Stebbins, Don L. Latham, Vanessa Lauber, Katherine Parker-Hay, Anne N. Thalheimer, Janine Utell, and Susan R. Van Dyne Alison Bechdel is both a driver and beneficiary of the welcoming of comics into the mainstream. Indeed, the seemingly simple binary of outside/inside seems perpetually troubled throughout the career of this important comics artist, known for Fun Home, Are You My Mother?, and Dykes to Watch Out For. This volume extends the body of scholarship on her work from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives. In a definitive collection of original essays, scholars cover the span of Bechdel's career, placing her groundbreaking early work within the context of her more well-known recent projects. The contributors provide new insights on major themes in Bechdel's work, such as gender performativity, masculinity, lesbian politics and representation, trauma, life writing, and queer theory. Situating Bechdel among other comics artists, this book charts possible influences on her work, probes the experimental traits of her comics in their representations of kinship and trauma, combs archival materials to gain insight into Bechdel's creative process, and analyzes her work in community building and space making through the comics form. Ultimately, the volume shows that Bechdel's work consists of performing a series of selves--serializing the self, as it were--each constructed and refracted across and within her chosen artistic modes and genres.

DKK 858.00
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Moving Forward / Salir Adelante - Tallulah Lines - Bog - Practical Action Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Moving Forward / Salir Adelante - Tallulah Lines - Bog - Practical Action Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Also available in Spanish/Portuguese Compiling photographs and testimonies from Indigenous Warao and non-Indigenous Venezuelan women displaced in Brazil, ‘Moving Forward / Salir Adelante'' offers a candid and often shocking insight into migrant women’s experiences. It specifically looks at the challenges these women face, their vulnerabilities, and their unwavering dedication to their families and communities in the face of adversity. The English / Spanish photobook addresses three main themes: caregiving and self-care; gender-based violence; and barriers to sexual and reproductive healthcare. It calls to attention the failures of programmes designed to protect migrant women and girls and the need for responsive, gendered, and culturally-sensitive policy to support them. Some photographs are artistic. Others are disquieting. All, although full of love, paint a picture of the extreme and specific issues migrant women and girls face today, which impede them from enjoying the rights, dignity, and respect they are entitled to. ‘Moving Forward / Salir Adelante’ is an accessible book for the general public as well as students and policymakers committed to women’s rights, sexual and reproductive health, and the gendered experience in South-South corridors of migration. Basado en fotografías y testimonios de venezolanas desplazadas en Brasil, entre las cuales hay indígenas Warao y no indígenas,‘Moving Forward / Salir Adelante’ ofrece una visión sincera e impactante de las experiencias vividas por estas mujeres migrantes. El fotolibro presenta específicamente los desafíos que ellas enfrentan, sus vulnerabilidades y su inquebrantable dedicación a sus familias y comunidades frente a la adversidad. Se centra en tres temas claves: cuidado y autocuidado, violencia de género, y barreras al acceso a la salud sexual y reproductiva. Con base a esto, ‘Salir Adelante’ llama la atención sobre las fallas de los programas de protección para niñas y mujeres migrantes, así como la necesidad de crear políticas que sean receptivas, conscientes de género y culturalmente sensibles. Algunas de las fotografías son artísticas, otras son impactantes. Y aunque todas están llenas de amor, evidencian las dificultades extremas y específicas que enfrentan actualmente las migrantes. Las cuales impiden que ellas disfruten de los derechos, la dignidad y el respeto que les corresponde. ''Moving Forward / Salir Adelante'' es para quienes estén comprometidos con los derechos de las mujeres, la salud sexual y reproductiva y la experiencia de género en los corredores de migración Sur-Sur. Es tanto para un público general como para los estudiantes, los formuladores de políticas, y los servidores públicos.

DKK 1192.00
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