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Race/Gender/Class/Media Considering Diversity Across Audiences Content and Producers

The fifth edition of this popular textbook considers diversity in the mass media in three main settings: Audiences Content and Production. The book brings together 55 readings – the majority newly commissioned for this edition – by scholars representing a variety of humanities and social science disciplines. Together these readings provide a multifaceted and intersectional look at how race gender and class relate to the creation and use of media texts as well as the media texts themselves. Designed to be flexible for use in the classroom the book begins with a detailed introduction to key concepts and presents a contextualizing introduction to each of the three main sections. Each reading contains multiple 'It’s Your Turn' activities to foster student engagement and which can serve as the basis for assignments. The book also offers a list of resources – books articles films and websites – that are of value to students and instructors. This volume is an essential introduction to interdisciplinary studies of race gender and class across both digital and legacy media. | Race/Gender/Class/Media Considering Diversity Across Audiences Content and Producers

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Water Infrastructure

Water infrastructure is an essential element in water management. Together with institutions policies and regulation it provides basic services to growing populations especially in developing countries where much of the growth is taking place. In the Asia-Pacific region for instance populations are growing not only in size but also in affluence straining further the existing infrastructure and demanding urgently the development of a new one. While 79% of total water use in Asia occurs in agriculture the fastest increases in demand are emanating from industry and from urban areas. This trend is a natural consequence of the fastest industrialization and urbanization process in history. By 2030 more than 55% of Asia’s population will live in urban areas an increase of 1. 1 billion people. Nevertheless water infrastructure is of concern not only in the global South but also in the North where much of the drinking-water infrastructure needs upgrading or replacement a significant undertaking as infrastructure is more than a hundred years old in many cases. The American Water Works Association estimates that changing all of the water pipes in the United States would cost more than USD 1 trillion. In this book in-depth case studies on water infrastructure challenges and policy solutions are presented from different parts of the world. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.

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Marine Insurance Law

Marine Insurance Law introduces and clearly explains all topics covered in undergraduate and postgraduate-level courses offering students and those new to the area a comprehensive and accessible overview of this important topic in maritime law. Observing the general principles of the subject and structure and formation of insurance contracts this text goes on to look at individual considerations in detail including the duty of utmost good faith/fair presentation of the risk insurable interest terms of insurance contracts warranties and conditions brokers the premium causation and marine perils losses sue and labour subrogation fraudulent claims and reinsurance. The third edition has been fully updated and expanded to cover additional pre-Marine Insurance Act 1906 (MIA 1906) cases as well as the implications of the Insurance Act 2015 on the duty of fair presentation of the risk in business insurance and on the remedy for breach of a warranty. The reader will also read about the emphasis placed by the UK Supreme Court on the construction of s. 55 of the MIA 1906 and the challenges faced in respect of claims for a constructive total loss of the subject matter insured which are especially current at the time the book is being prepared for its publication. This textbook is the ideal companion for any student academic and practitioner wishing to study the subject and to explore more detailed information on the principles of marine insurance law.

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Handbook of Peer Interactions

The definitive handbook on peer relations has now been significantly revised with 55% new material. Bringing together leading authorities this volume presents cutting-edge research on the dynamics of peer interactions their impact on multiple aspects of social development and the causes and consequences of peer difficulties. From friendships and romance to social withdrawal aggression and victimization all aspects of children's and adolescents' relationships are explored. The book examines how individual characteristics interact with family group and contextual factors across development to shape social behavior. The importance of peer relationships to emotional competence psychological well-being and achievement is analyzed and peer-based interventions for those who are struggling are reviewed. Each chapter includes an introductory overview and addresses theoretical considerations measures and methods research findings and their implications and future directions. New to This Edition *Chapters on neuroscience social media social inequality prosocial behavior with peers and sociological approaches. *Expanded coverage of applied issues: chapters on interventions for socially withdrawn children activity programs that promote positive youth development and policy initiatives. *Chapters on same- and other-sex peer relationships peer influence educational environments evolutionary models the self-concept personality and animal studies. *Increased attention to variations in peer relations due to culture gender and race. *Many new authors and topics reflect a decade's worth of theoretical and methodological advances including the growing use of complex longitudinal methods. | Handbook of Peer Interactions

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Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister Foreign Affairs from Churchill to Thatcher

The importance of the Prime Minister in British foreign policy decision-making has long been noted by historians. However while much attention has been given to high-level contacts between leaders and to the roles played by the premiers themselves much less is known about the people advising and influencing them. In providing day-to-day assistance to the Prime Minister a Private Secretary could wield significant influence on policy outcomes. This book examines the activities of those who advised prime ministers from Winston Churchill (1951–55) to Margaret Thatcher during her first administration (1979–83). Each chapter considers British foreign policy and assesses the influence of the specific advisers. For each office holder particular attention is paid to a number of key themes. Firstly their relationship with the Prime Minister is considered. A strong personal relationship of trust and respect could lead to an official wielding much greater influence. This could be especially relevant when an adviser served under two different leaders often from different political parties. It also helps to shed light on the conduct of foreign policy by each premier. Secondly the attitudes towards the adviser from the Foreign Office are examined. The Foreign Office traditionally enjoyed great autonomy in the making of British foreign policy and was sensitive to encroachments by Downing Street. Finally each chapter explores the role of the adviser in the key foreign policy events and discussions of the day. Covering a fascinating 30-year period in post-war British political history this collection broadens our understanding of the subject and underlines the different ways influence could be brought to bear on government policy. | Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister Foreign Affairs from Churchill to Thatcher

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Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca Volume 1

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods) occurring in virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important a few are pests and some carry diseases while many non-marine molluscs are threatened by human impacts which have resulted in more extinctions than all tetrapod vertebrates combined. This book and its companion volume provide the first comprehensive account of the Mollusca in decades. Illustrated with hundreds of colour figures it reviews molluscan biology genomics anatomy physiology fossil history phylogeny and classification. This volume includes general chapters drawn from extensive and diverse literature on the anatomy and physiology of their structure movement reproduction feeding digestion excretion respiration nervous system and sense organs. Other chapters review the natural history (including ecology) of molluscs their interactions with humans and assess research on the group. Key features of both volumes: up to date treatment with an extensive bibliography;thoroughly examines the current understanding of molluscan anatomy physiology and development;reviews fossil history and phylogenetics;overviews ecology and economic values; andsummarises research activity and suggests future directions for investigation. Winston F Ponder was a Principal Research Scientist at The Australian Museum in Sydney where he is currently a Research Fellow. He has published extensively over the last 55 years on the systematics evolution biology and conservation of marine and freshwater molluscs as well as supervised post graduate students and run university courses. David R. Lindberg is former Chair of the Department of Integrative Biology Director of the Museum of Paleontology and Chair of the Berkeley Natural History Museums all at the University of California. He has conducted research on the evolutionary history of marine organisms and their habitats on the rocky shores of the Pacific Rim for more than 40 years. The numerous elegant and interpretive illustrations were produced by Juliet Ponder. | Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca Volume 1

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