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Nowhere To Go But Down? Peasant Farming and the International Development Game

Nowhere To Go But Down? Peasant Farming and the International Development Game

Originally published in 1989 this book is a unique examination of subsistence farming in the developing world and its potential for development. The author writes from the conviction that the farming system is limited in its potential for development by the energy value of manpower and that unless the plight of developing world communities is understood and the importance of manpower constraint recognized inputs of development funds will be wasted. Clarifying the strengths and limitations of the subsistence farming system the book makes clear the complexities and difficulties encountered in achieving agricultural development in the poorest countries – providing an informed insight into the inevitability of future famine. | Nowhere To Go But Down? Peasant Farming and the International Development Game

GBP 80.00
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A Guide to Parking

A Guide to Parking

If you own a car use public transportation go to work or school use health care shop or dine out or are part of a metropolitan community parking affects you probably in more ways than you’ve thought about. Because parking has such a huge effect on what happens in cities and towns and how the greater transportation system functions decision-makers are beginning to realize that it’s critical to employ parking expertise at the beginning of the planning process. Designing and implementing an effective professionally managed parking strategy can mean the difference between frustrating and costly traffic congestion and efficient time-saving traffic flow. A Guide to Parking provides information on the current state of parking providing professionals and students with an overview on major areas of parking and the transportation and mobility industry punctuated by brief program examples.

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Married to Melanesia

Married to Melanesia

‘We were married after three years at opposite ends of the world…. We then too rapidly for comfort made off in a snowstorm for the South Seas…. All this we imprudently did in our late forties. ’ Thus Muriel Jones introduces her account originally published in 1974 of how she came to start her married life in the Solomon Islands ‘whose impact was traumatic perhaps just because we were not in our first youth or innocent of other tropical experience’. ‘St Peter’s College was the only thing at Siota’; there was no store and the only post office on the island ‘was so difficult of access that I never visited it … we ourselves did most of the postal business – quite informally – at our end of the island’. It is not surprising that even high-ranking visitors tended to arrive looking like ship-wrecked sailors. ‘If one was ill enough to see a doctor one was on the whole too ill to be subjected to several hours of sun or rain in an open boat and a probable night en route. ’ There is too the account of the old lady whose family on her death wanted to bury her in a coffin instead of the customary mat. ‘Poor old lady; at the end of all these exertions the coffin with her in it stood in the church for the funeral uneasily supported on two rickety small tables from our sitting room mutely exhorting us to STOW AWAY FROM BOILERS. ’ Muriel Jones tells the unusual story of her five Melanesian years of the impact of Christianity on a pagan people of her husband’s college and its move to another island of the students the islands and their animals and exotic vegetation of the islanders (nine-tenths of whom live in communities ranging from twenty to two hundred people) and of their changing way of life. Her story takes one about as far as it is possible to go from an urban civilisation and in telling it she reveals the resources of her own character. | Married to Melanesia

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Introduction to the Principalship Theory to Practice

Introduction to the Principalship Theory to Practice

The second edition of this textbook from respected author team Kaplan and Owings explores how principals can effectively build a culture around student achievement. Introduction to the Principalship a second edition closely aligned with NELP (2018) standards helps aspiring principals understand how to develop a vision for improvement make decisions and manage conflict build teachers’ capacity communicate monitor the organization’s performance and create a school climate of mutual respect. This important book provides readers with various leadership concepts to inform their practice as well as the cognitive and practical tools to evaluate and prioritize what leadership actions to take. Each chapter offers opportunities for readers to create personal meaning and explore new ways of doing leadership to advance a positive person-focused environment. Providing both the theoretical framework and skills for effective practice Introduction to the Principalship addresses the issues most urgent and relevant for educational leadership graduate students learning how to build a school culture that promotes every student’s success. Fully revised this second edition includes a new chapter on building your capacity for leadership expanded discussion of data-informed accountability equity considerations and crisis management and all chapters updated and revised throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field. Special Features: •Learning Objectives—chapter openers introduce the topic and initiate student thinking. •Reflections and Relevance—interactive exercises role plays class activities and assignments that can be used synchronously and asynchronously to deepen and extend student learning. •Key Takeaways—organized by learning objective these answer readers’ question What about this information is meaningful for me as an aspiring principal? •Suggested Readings—each chapter concludes with annotated suggested readings to extend and deepen discussion of key issues in chapter. •NELP Standards—each chapter is aligned to the latest school leadership licensure standards. •Companion Website—includes links to supplemental material additional readings video clips with related teaching and learning activities and PowerPoints for instructors. | Introduction to the Principalship Theory to Practice

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Light — Science & Magic An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

Light — Science & Magic An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

Photographic lighting is a topic that will never go out of style no matter how sophisticated cameras and other technology get. Even with the most high-tech gear photographers still need to put a lot of thought and vision into lighting their photographs in order to get great results. Mastering this key skill has the power to dramatically and quickly improve your photographs as well as your efficiency. Light—Science & Magic provides you with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light with examples and instructions for practical application. Featuring photographs diagrams and step-by-step instructions this book speaks to photographers of varying levels. It provides invaluable information on how to light the most difficult subjects such as surfaces metal glass liquids extremes (black-on-black and white-on-white) and portraits. This new edition includes: • Expanded chapters on portraiture and lighting equipment • Chapters on necessary equipment when working on location versus in the studio • An updated appendix of reliable photo gear sources • Over 100 new photographs and informational sidebars • Updated information about advances in flash equipment LED panels and fluorescent lights Lighting styles will evolve but the science of light will always remain the same. Once photographers understand the basic physics of lighting (without having to become physicists) they can apply that knowledge to a broad range of photographic styles. | Light — Science & Magic An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

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Implementing Virtual Teams A Guide to Organizational and Human Factors

Implementing Virtual Teams A Guide to Organizational and Human Factors

Many organizations worldwide are currently exploring the potential gains to be made from working with virtual teams. Although many different things are meant by use of 'virtual' (and indeed by 'teams') usually it denotes groups of people with common purpose and goals working in different locations and often different time zones; they will be interconnected via a variety of telecommunications networks perhaps including the Internet and intranet video conferencing shared white boards as well as telephone mail and e-mail. For organizations implementing such virtual teams there is a great need for guidance in terms of the organizational structure and support which needs to be put in place. This book offers a practical guide to developing virtual teams providing both an overview of what is involved and also a clear simple framework around which organizations can build their own implementation process. Although the different support technologies are discussed (at a generic level) the thrust of the book is on the organizational and human factors issues which must be addressed to make virtual teams a success. It contains detailed case studies to show how virtual teams work and where they can go wrong. | Implementing Virtual Teams A Guide to Organizational and Human Factors

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Introduction to Air Transport Economics From Theory to Applications

Introduction to Air Transport Economics From Theory to Applications

Introduction to Air Transport Economics: From Theory to Applications uniquely merges the institutional and technical aspects of the aviation industry with their theoretical economic underpinnings. Its integrative approach offers a fresh point of view that will find favor with many students of aviation. This third edition has been extensively updated throughout. It features new material that stresses the dynamic aspects of demand and supply and the ongoing competitive aspects of the marketplace. It now features an introductory chapter and specific examples to more directly relate management decisions to the economic theory. Also in addition to an expanded coverage of revenue management and pricing decisions the third edition includes case studies that give real-world examples to reflect actual industry practice as well as a discussion of the more up-to-date computer applications that make the new techniques so effective. This book offers a self-contained theory and applications-oriented text for any individual intent on entering the aviation industry as a practicing professional in the management area. It will be of greatest relevance to undergraduate and graduate students interested in obtaining a more complete understanding of the economics of the aviation industry. It will also appeal to many professionals who seek an accessible and practical explanation of the underlying economic forces that shape the industry. | Introduction to Air Transport Economics From Theory to Applications

GBP 59.99
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Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology A Guide to Core Models and Tools

Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology A Guide to Core Models and Tools

The combination of entrepreneurship innovation and technology has become the source of disruptive business models that transform industries and markets. The integrative understanding of these three drivers of today’s economy is fundamental to business. Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology aims to connect core models and tools that are already created by well-known authors and scholars in order to deliver a unique guide for building successful business models through the adoption of new technologies and the use of effective innovation methods. The book goes through the entrepreneurial lifecycle describing and applying core innovation models and tools such as the business model canvas lean startup design thinking customer development and open innovation taking into consideration disruptive technologies such as mobile internet cloud computing internet of things and blockchain. Finally the book describes and analyses how successful cases have been applying those models and technologies. With the mix of an academic and practitioner team this book aims to go against the grain by its positioning of entrepreneurship in the modern technology economy. This book will prove to be a vital text for any student specialist or practitioner looking to succeed in the field. | Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology A Guide to Core Models and Tools

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Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology A Guide to Core Models and Tools

Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology A Guide to Core Models and Tools

The combination of entrepreneurship innovation and technology has become the source of disruptive business models that transform industries and markets. The integrative understanding of these three drivers of today’s economy is fundamental to business. Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology aims to connect core models and tools that are already created by well-known authors and scholars in order to deliver a unique guide for building successful business models through the adoption of new technologies and the use of effective innovation methods. The book goes through the entrepreneurial lifecycle describing and applying core innovation models and tools such as the business model canvas lean startup design thinking customer development and open innovation while taking into consideration disruptive technologies such as mobile internet cloud computing internet of things and blockchain. Finally the book describes and analyzes how successful cases have been applying those models and technologies. With the mix of an academic and practitioner team this book aims to go against the grain by its positioning of entrepreneurship in the modern technology economy. This book will prove to be a vital text for any student specialist or practitioner looking to succeed in the field. | Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology A Guide to Core Models and Tools

GBP 49.99
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From Networks to Netflix A Guide to Changing Channels

From Networks to Netflix A Guide to Changing Channels

Now in a second edition this textbook surveys the channels platforms and programming through which television distribution operates with a diverse selection of contributors providing thorough explorations of global media industries in flux. Even as legacy media industries experience significant disruption in the face of streaming and online delivery the power of the television channel persists. Far from disappearing television channels have multiplied and adapted to meet the needs of old and new industry players alike. Television viewers now navigate complex choices among broadcast cable and streaming services across a host of different devices. From Networks to Netflix guides students instructors and scholars through that complex and transformed channel landscape to reveal how these industry changes unfold and why they matter. This second edition features new players like Disney+ HBO Max Crunchyroll Hotstar and more increasing attention to TV services across the world. An ideal resource for students and scholars of media criticism media theory and media industries this book continues to offer a concrete tangible way to grasp the foundations of television—and television studies—even as they continue to be rewritten. | From Networks to Netflix A Guide to Changing Channels

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Doing Survey Research A Guide to Quantitative Methods

Doing Survey Research A Guide to Quantitative Methods

Each day we are faced with continuing claims made by media pundits politicians teachers and friends often quoting research. Consider also the numerous comments and posts on Internet blogs Twitter and Facebook that illustrate the confusion between opinion and factual data. How do we learn to interpret the research we hear about and read to distinguish opinions from scientific facts and to use this knowledge to conduct our own studies to answer the questions faced in everyday situations? Understanding the components that go into scientific research and learning how to do research make decisions about which statistics to use and analyze statistical findings are goals for everyone in today's research-oriented world. Questions about the reliability and validity of data from a study or public opinion poll come up routinely and need critical review. This book contributes to achieving these objectives. Doing Survey Research is intended for people who want to learn how to conduct quantitative studies for a project in an undergraduate course a graduate-level thesis or a survey that an employer may want completed. This brief practical textbook prepares beginners to conduct their own survey research and write up the results as well as read and interpret other people's research. It combines survey design with data analysis and interpretation. And it is for those who need to understand and critically interpret survey research found in scholarly journals reports distributed in the workplace and social scientific findings presented online in the media on a blog or in social media postings. Essential new updates to this edition include coverage of Big Data Meta-Analysis and A/B testing methodology—methods used by scholars as well as businesses like Netflix and Amazon. New to this Fourth Edition Each chapter and its exercises feature updated data and illustrations from current academic and popular articles relevant to today’s web-oriented students including studies focused on topics related to social media. Update web site http://doingsurveyresearch. wordpress. com/ New Coverage of Big Data (used by popular web sites like Amazon and Netflix) and the ethical issues which emerge not only about privacy but also how it relates to the methods discussed in this book about sampling probability and research design. New coverage of meta-data and the increasingly popular method in many professional and other settings. | Doing Survey Research A Guide to Quantitative Methods

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Social Theory Re-Wired New Connections to Classical and Contemporary Perspectives

Social Theory Re-Wired New Connections to Classical and Contemporary Perspectives

This third edition of Social Theory Re-Wired is a significantly revised edition of this leading text and its unique web learning interactive programs that allow us to go farther into theory and to build student skills than ever before according to many teachers. Vital political and social updates are reflected both in the text and the online supplements. System updates to each section offer an expanded set of contemporary theory readings that focus on the impacts of information/digital technologies on each of the text’s five big themes: 1) the Puzzles of Social Order 2) the Social Consequences of Capitalism 3) the Darkside of Modernity 4) Subordinated/Alternative Knowledges and 5) Self-Identity and Society. New to this edition: The big ideas/questions thematic structure of the text as well as the connections between classical and contemporary theorists continues to be popular with instructors. This feature is enhanced in the new edition An expanded Podcast Companions series now pairs at least one podcast to every reading in the book Many new updates to the exercise platform allow students to theorize and build theory on their own New readings excerpts include such important recent work as: Shoshana Zuboff’s The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Ruha Benjamin’s Race After Technology David Graeber’s Of Flying Cars and the Declining Rate of Profit Sherry Turkle’s “Always-On/Always-on-You. ” | Social Theory Re-Wired New Connections to Classical and Contemporary Perspectives

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Introduction to Geomorphology

Introduction to Geomorphology

The study of landforms is becoming increasingly scientific. This book first published in 1971 attempts to do justice to the work done in the last few decades but strives to avoid a too uncritical acceptance of contemporary trends. The author first examines the fundamental characteristics and basic postulates of geomorphology. He then seeks to define the systematic stages through which the study of the landforms of a given area might proceed. Examples are drawn from a wide geographical range with emphasis on presenting examples of actual observations and measurements. The final section presents concise descriptions of simple and inexpensive methods of acquiring field data in landform study. | Introduction to Geomorphology

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The Routledge Companion to Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice

The Routledge Companion to Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice

All the world’s criminal justice systems need to undertake direct work with people who have come into their care or are under their supervision as a result of criminal offences. Typically this is organized in penal and correctional services – in custody in prisons or in the community supervised by services such as probation. Bringing together international experts this book is the go-to source for students researchers and practitioners in criminal justice looking for a comprehensive and authoritative summary of available knowledge in the field. Covering a variety of contexts settings needs and approaches and drawing on theory and practice this Companion brings together over 90 entries offering readers concise and definitive overviews of a range of key contemporary issues on working with offenders. The book is split into thematic sections and includes coverage of: Theories and models for working with offenders Policy contexts of offender supervision and rehabilitation Direct work with offenders Control surveillance and practice Resettlement Application to specific groups including female offenders young offenders families and ethnic minorities Application to specific needs and contexts such as substance misuse mental health violence and risk assessment Practitioner and offender perspectives The development of an evidence base This book is an essential and flexible resource for researchers and practitioners alike and is an authoritative guide for students taking courses on working with offenders criminal justice policy probation prisons penology and community corrections. | The Routledge Companion to Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice

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The Nonprofit Human Resource Management Handbook From Theory to Practice

The Nonprofit Human Resource Management Handbook From Theory to Practice

As an increasing number of individuals go to work in the nonprofit sector nonprofit managers need support on how best to build their human resource management capacity. They need to know what systems to examine what questions to ask and how to ensure they are managing people in a legal manner and as effectively as possible given their particular resource constraints. Important questions include: Do we have a clear philosophy one that aligns with our nonprofit mission and values and allows us to treat our employees as the professionals they are? How do we select develop and retain the best people who will produce high value high performance work and how do we do so with limited resources? How do we effectively manage our mix of volunteers and paid staff? What do we need to consider to ensure diverse people work together in a harmonious fashion? With all-new chapters written by the top scholars in the field of nonprofit HRM these are but a few of the many questions that are addressed in this timely volume. These scholars delve into their particular areas of expertise offering a comprehensive look at theories and trends; legal and ethical issues; how to build HRM from recruitment management labor relations to training and appraisal; as well as topics in diversity technology and paid versus volunteer workforce management. This essential handbook offers all core topic coverage as well as countless insider insights additional resource lists and tool sets for practical application. With chapters grounded in existing research but also connecting research to practice for those in the field The Nonprofit Human Resource Management Handbook will be required reading for a generation of scholars students and practitioners of nonprofit human resource management. | The Nonprofit Human Resource Management Handbook From Theory to Practice

GBP 69.99
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Digital Video Editing with Final Cut Express The Real-World Guide to Set Up and Workflow

Digital Video Editing with Final Cut Express The Real-World Guide to Set Up and Workflow

Suitable for those new to nonlinear editing as well as experienced editors new to Final Cut Express this book is an introduction to Apple's editing software package and the digital video format in general. You will come away with not only an in-depth knowledge of how to use Final Cut Express but also a deeper understanding of the craft of editing and the underlying technical processes that will serve you well in future projects. Workflow editing techniques compositing special effects audio tools and output are explained in clear jargon-free terms. The book's emphasis is always on using Final Cut Express in the real world and as such it is the only book to go beyond the interface to address crucial issues like proper setup system configuration hardware the Mac operating system what equipment to purchase and troubleshooting common problems. Armed with this information you will sidestep problems and complete projects of exceptional quality. | Digital Video Editing with Final Cut Express The Real-World Guide to Set Up and Workflow

GBP 51.99
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Strategic Airline Retailing and Solutions From Offers to Fulfillment to Loyalty

Strategic Airline Retailing and Solutions From Offers to Fulfillment to Loyalty

While airlines have been looking into the next generation of retailing practices for several years developments since the beginning of 2020 have accelerated the need to take retailing to a new paradigm. A singular focus now is the ever-changing demands of the current and next generation of customers and employees and managing their values. Examples of customer needs include a mobile-first approach rich content augmented and personalized end-to-end services with seamless consistent and contextualized experiences. While these concepts of retailing are not new the challenge has been in bringing them to reality due to (a) the constraints of legacy systems and processes while transitioning to next-generation retailing systems (b) the inaccessibility of real-time data coming from a wide variety of sources such as online shopping social media and operations (c) the inability to monitor real-time behavior of customers and employees (d) the lack of effective collaboration and cooperation within the travel ecosystem and (e) the increasing lack of trust on the part of customers. This book provides a framework and technologies to convert retailing concepts—from shopping to fulfillment—into reality by (a) renovating an airline’s core and ancillary products (b) progressing faster on digital and organizational transformation journeys to make better data-based decisions about retailing (c) getting better at managing customer value by knowing who the customers are (d) empowering supporting and listening to employees to meet their expectations (e) asking the right questions to solve complex retailing problems relating to customers competitors and stakeholders and (f) questioning common-held beliefs about the airline business. This book is indispensable for all airline executives and senior managers as well as airline and airport commercial managers. It will also be enormously beneficial for retailers dealing with airlines and airports. | Strategic Airline Retailing and Solutions From Offers to Fulfillment to Loyalty

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Psychology of Eating From Biology to Culture to Policy

Psychology of Eating From Biology to Culture to Policy

The Psychology of Eating is the essential multi-disciplinary introduction to the psychology of eating looking at the biological genetic developmental and social determinants of how humans find and assimilate food. Thoroughly revised and updated the new edition brings multi-faceted expertise to the topic of normal and dysfunctional food intake juxtaposing normal eating eating in environments of food scarcity and the phenomenon of abnormal eating prevalent in many modern-day developed societies. Eating disorders are not a focus but also emerge from this approach. Key features include: A new expanded section considering the roles of business and government in creating and potentially solving the issue of abnormal eating Learning objectives talking points and end-of-chapter glossaries Chapter-by-chapter self-assessment questions. With questions of food production food choice and environmental sustainability becoming more critical in an increasingly populated world this is crucial reading for undergraduate courses in Psychology and other disciplines with a holistic and critical thinking approach to the psychology of food intake. | Psychology of Eating From Biology to Culture to Policy

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Companion to Environmental Studies

Companion to Environmental Studies

Companion to Environmental Studies presents a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the key issues debates concepts approaches and questions that together define environmental studies today. The intellectually wide-ranging volume covers approaches in environmental science all the way through to humanistic and post-natural perspectives on the biophysical world. Though many academic disciplines have incorporated studying the environment as part of their curriculum only in recent years has it become central to the social sciences and humanities rather than mainly the geosciences. ‘The environment’ is now a keyword in everything from fisheries science to international relations to philosophical ethics to cultural studies. The Companion brings these subject areas and their distinctive perspectives and contributions together in one accessible volume. Over 150 short chapters written by leading international experts provide concise authoritative and easy-to-use summaries of all the major and emerging topics dominating the field while the seven part introductions situate and provide context for section entries. A gateway to deeper understanding is provided via further reading and links to online resources. Companion to Environmental Studies offers an essential one-stop reference to university students academics policy makers and others keenly interested in ‘the environmental question’ the answer to which will define the coming century.

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Gateways to Understanding Music

Gateways to Understanding Music

Gateways to Understanding Music Second Edition explores music in all the categories that constitute contemporary musical experience: European classical popular jazz and world music. Covering the oldest forms of human music making to the newest this chronology presents music from a global rather than a Eurocentric perspective. Each of 60 gateways addresses a particular genre style or period of music. Every gateway opens with a guided listening example that unlocks a world of music through careful study of its structural elements. How did the piece come to be composed or performed? How did it respond to the social and cultural issues at the time and what does that music mean today? Students learn to listen to explain understand and ultimately value all the music they encounter in their world. New to this edition is a broader selection of musical examples that reflect the values of diversity equity and inclusion advocated by North American universities. Eight gateways have been replaced. A timeline of gateways helps students see the book’s historical narrative at a glance. Features Values orientation - Diverse equitable and inclusive approach to music history. All genres of music - Presents all music as worthy of study including classical world popular and jazz. Global scope within a historical narrative - Begins with small-scale forager societies up to the present with a shifting focus from global to European to American influences. Recurring themes - Aesthetics emotion social life links to culture politics economics and technology. Modular framework - 60 gateways - each with a listening example - allow flexibility to organize chronologically or by the seven themes. Consistent structure - With the same step-by-step format students learn through repeated practice how to listen and how to think about music. Anthology of scores - For those courses that use the textbook in a music history sequence. Gateways to Understanding Music continues to employ a website to host the audio examples and instructor’s resources.

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Introduction to Geopolitics

Introduction to Geopolitics

This new updated edition presents the overarching themes of geopolitical structures and agents in an engaging and accessible manner which requires no previous knowledge of theory or current affairs. It helps readers understand the geopolitical implications of COVID-19 China’s pronounced role in the world the relative decline of the US and the Black Lives Matter movement. Using new pertinent case studies and guided exercises the title explains the contemporary global power of the United States and the challenges it is facing the changing foreign policy of China and other countries the persistence of nationalist conflicts migration cyberwar and cyberactivism terrorism energy geopolitics and environmental geopolitics. Expanded case studies of the South China Sea disputes and China’s Belt and Road Initiative emphasize the multi-faceted nature of conflict. The book raises questions by incorporating international and long-term historical perspectives and introduces readers to different theoretical viewpoints including feminist contributions. The new edition features fresh discussion of island geopolitics the Anthropocene age and geoeconomics. Introduction to Geopolitics will provide its readers with a set of critical analytical tools for understanding the actions of states as well as non-state actors acting in competition over resources and power. Both students and general readers will find this book an essential stepping-stone to a deeper and critical understanding of contemporary conflicts. The companion website will enable readers to apply the themes of the book to the constant shifts in current affairs to enable deeper understanding. It will provide access to weekly essays showing how the themes explain current events.

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Introduction to Economics

Introduction to Economics

Originally published in 1919 this book is an outgrowth of classroom discussions. It contains in substance the talks on economics which have been made for the past eleven years to the author's classes in Cornell and New York Universities. The time has long since passed when a single volume can treat exhaustively the whole field of economics; designed as an introduction this book will servce as a means to the end of a more intelligent study of economic questions and prepares the mind of the student for the thought contained in the more advanced and specialized works on the subject and the practical applications they reveal. | Introduction to Economics

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Teaching Literature to Adolescents

Teaching Literature to Adolescents

Now in its fourth edition this popular textbook introduces prospective and practicing English teachers to current methods of teaching literature in middle and high school classrooms. This new edition broadens its focus to cover important topics such as critical race theory; perspectives on teaching fiction nonfiction and drama; the integration of digital literacy; and teacher research for ongoing learning and professional development. It underscores the value of providing students with a range of different critical approaches and tools for interpreting texts. It also addresses the need to organize literature instruction around topics and issues of interest to today’s adolescents. By using authentic dilemmas and contemporary issues the authors encourage preservice English teachers and their instructors to raise and explore inquiry-based questions that center on the teaching of a variety of literary texts both classic and contemporary traditional and digital. New to the Fourth Edition: Expanded attention to digital tools multimodal learning and teaching online New examples of teaching contemporary texts Expanded discussion and illustration of formative assessment Revised response activities for incorporating young adult literature into the literature curriculum Real-world examples of student work to illustrate how students respond to the suggested strategies Extended focus on infusing multicultural and diverse literature in the classroom Each chapter is organized around specific questions that preservice teachers consistently raise as they prepare to become English language arts teachers. The authors model critical inquiry throughout the text by offering authentic case narratives that raise important considerations of both theory and practice. A companion website a favorite of English education instructors http://teachingliterature. pbworks. com provides resources and enrichment activities inviting teachers to consider important issues in the context of their current or future classrooms. | Teaching Literature to Adolescents

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From Student to Scholar A Guide to Writing Through the Dissertation Stage

From Student to Scholar A Guide to Writing Through the Dissertation Stage

From Student to Scholar guides graduate students through the hidden developmental transition required in writing a dissertation and moving beyond to become a successful scholar. Identifying common rhetorical challenges across disciplines author Hjortshoj explains how to accommodate evolving audiences motivations standards writing processes and timelines. One full chapter is devoted to writing blocks and another offers advice to international students who are non-native speakers of English. The text also offers advice for managing relations with advisors and preparing for the diverse careers that PhDs trained primarily as research specialists actually enter. On the basis of more than thirty years of consultations with graduate students this volume is an important addition to graduate thesis seminars and composition courses as well as an invaluable reference for writing centers workshops and learning support centers. | From Student to Scholar A Guide to Writing Through the Dissertation Stage

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Scientific Method How Science Works Fails to Work and Pretends to Work

Scientific Method How Science Works Fails to Work and Pretends to Work

This book shows how science works fails to work or pretends to work by looking at examples from such diverse fields as physics biomedicine psychology and economics. Social science affects our lives every day through the predictions of experts and the rules and regulations they devise. Sciences like economics sociology and health are subject to more ‘operating limitations’ than classical fields like physics or chemistry or biology. Yet their methods and results must also be judged according to the same scientific standards. Every literate citizen should understand these standards and be able to tell the difference between good science and bad. Scientific Method enables readers to develop a critical informed view of scientific practice by discussing concrete examples of how real scientists have approached the problems of their fields. It is ideal for students and professionals trying to make sense of the role of science in society and of the meaning value and limitations of scientific methodology in the social sciences. | Scientific Method How Science Works Fails to Work and Pretends to Work

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