Interdisciplinary studies

Drawing on the political theology of Reinhold Niebuhr, described by Barack Obama as 'one of my favourite philosophers', this book assesses the challenges facing the President during his first term.

Due to its primacy in explaining issues of war and peace in the international arena, the discipline of International Relations (IR) looms large in analyses of and responses to ethnic conflict in academia, politics and popular media - in particular with respect to contemporary conflicts in the Middle East.

Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures.

What happens when your body doesn't look how it's supposed to look, or feel how it's supposed to feel, or do what it's supposed to do?

The book uses a multi-disciplinary approach to address lessons learned and challenges encountered over the years in different ecological, economic, political and cultural contexts.

The courageous, historic story of a great fighting ship of the Second World War.

In Ailing in Place, Michele Morrone explores the relationship between environmental conditions in Appalachia and health outcomes that are too often ascribed to individual choices only.

The prominent Buddhist religious leader and advocate for peace, Daisaku Ikeda, has placed dialogue at the centre of his efforts towards securing global justice and conflict resolution.

Studierende des Bauingenieurwesens werden durch das kompakte Wissen auf ihre komplexen Aufgaben vorbereitet und auf Vertiefungsmöglichkeiten hingewiesen.

Education for Social Justice is a statement of the role of education in promoting social justice.

Argentina and Britain have long disputed each other's claims to the Falkland Islands.

Journalism Practice and Critical Reflexivity is a theoretical- and practice-based response to the crisis of mission and credibility in journalism studies that is heightened by online and social media.

Examine cultural tourism issues from both sides of the industry!

Between 1987 and today Algeria has been engaged in a conflict pitching the army against Islamist guerilla groups which has killed more than 200.

Written by a team of expert practitioners at the Independent Office of Evaluation of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), this book gives an insight into the implications of new and emerging technologies in development evaluation.

This interdisciplinary study examines the role interpersonal and place attachment bonds play in crafting a national identity in American literature.

Good business needs a peaceful and just world in which to operate and prosper.

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Andean Waterways explores the politics of natural resource use in the Peruvian Andes in the context of climate change and neoliberal expansion.

Compiles firsthand accounts of Polish resistance, exile, and wartime struggles during WWII.

As the Arab states come to grips with new realities in the Middle East - the shifts in political and economic power in the region, the growing ascendency of fundamentalist Islam over Nationalist and pan-Arab ideologies of the past and the changing dynamics of the Palestinian problem - the course that Mubarak charts for Egypt has become a factor of key importance.

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The second edition of this introductory GIS textbook is thoroughly rewritten and updated to respond to the demand for critical engagement with technologies that address relevant issues across several disciplines preparing students for higher-level work in geotechnologies.

Johannes Gerstner untersucht den Wert des gesamten Onlinevideoangebotes deutscher Tageszeitungen aus der Wertungsperspektive des Publikums und der Produzenten und legt dabei besonderes Augenmerk auf den Nutzen von Onlinevideos für die demokratische Aufgabenerfüllung der Tageszeitungsverlage.

The scope of Security and International Affairs research has expanded tremendously since the end of the Cold War to include topics beyond the realm of war studies or military statecraft.

A Guide to the Beaches and Battlefields of Normandy provides an accessible background to the momentous events of 6 June 1944 as well as a complete guide to each and every town, village, beach, battery and cemetery that figured in the battle.

This book vividly elucidates the inseparable nature between politics and sport in China.

This book examines the lives of the Malay and Cham Muslims in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam and examines how they co-exist and live in societies that are dominated by an alternative consensus and are illiberal and non-democratic in nature.

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Im Frühjahr 2020 erschien ein sozialethisches Dokument der orthodoxen Kirche, das für zentrale Lebensbereiche des heutigen Menschen Orientierung anbietet.

In the mid- to late 1940s, a group of young men rattled the psychiatric establishment by beaming a public spotlight on the squalid conditions and brutality in our nation's mental hospitals and training schools for people with psychiatric and intellectual disabilities.

In this book, noted historian of the Battle of Kursk Valeriy Zamulin, the author of multiple Russian-language books on the Battle of Kursk and Destroying the Myth: The Tank Battle at Prokhorovka, Kursk, July 1943: An Operational Narrative takes a fresh look at several controversial and neglected topics regarding the battle and its run-up.

Following the British referendum held on June 23, 2016, voters supported the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU) (Brexit), a starting point for the third round of European crisis, following the eurozone debt crisis and the migration crisis.

This book analyzes why Indians have been made invisible in Vietnamese society and historiography.

The Radio Station offers a concise and insightful guide to all aspects of radio broadcasting, streaming, and podcasting.

This book covers not only the political situation in Zimbabwe, but its international context and those areas of privation, exclusion and silence within the country that are beneath the everyday face of politics.

This book presents a novel perspective on neocolonialism, education and other related issues.

Methods for the Ethnography of Communication is a guide to conducting ethnographic research in classroom and community settings that introduces students to the field of ethnography of communication and takes them through the recursive and nonlinear cycle of ethnographic research.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most prolonged, contentious and divisive in the modern era.

Does the 'city region' constitute a new departure in urbanisation?

Cost-effective methods for improving crime control in AmericaSince the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults-a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world.

Well-being is topic of perennial concern.

Highlighting diverse types of market places and merchants, this book situates the commercial scenario of early India (up to c.

This collection of twenty-eight essays presents an up-to-date survey of pre-Islamic Iran, from the earliest dynasty of Illam to the end of Sasanian empire, encompassing a rich diversity of peoples and cultures.

For over 25 years, the journal Writing on the Edge has published interviews with influential writers, teachers, and scholars.

Japanese Management in Evolution illustrates the significant changes that have been taking place in Japanese business by focusing on "e;emerging industries"e; in the relatively neglected service and "e;creative"e; sectors as well as other key industries, and to put those changes in historical perspective by providing an overview of business development since World War II.

This book looks at the psychotherapeutic effects of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) with a focus on the experiences of survivors of gender-based violence and their social development, psycho-social rehabilitation, and reintegration within society.