Society and Social Sciences

Disability as Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence reveals why disability is a cultural experience, rather than merely a medical status.

We live in a moment of renewed and highly visible action on the issue of sexual violence.

This book argues that during the Cuban Revolution (1952-1958), Fidel Castro, his allies, and members of the Movimiento 26 de Julio tapped into a larger network of transnational revolutionaries who sought to overthrow the region's dictatorships.

In this book, Steven F.

This book aims at shifting the emphasis from a general vision of gender-based violence to a more opaque, yet equally destructive one, that related to "e;proximity violence"e;.

Police and People in London is still the largest and most detailed study of a police force and its relations with the public that has yet been undertaken in Britain.

Originally published in 1948.

Mexican Americans are unique in the panoply of American ethno-racial groups in that they are the descendants of the largest and longest lasting immigration stream in US history.

Shifting European identities, cultural loyalties and divisions are often expressed more directly through attitudes to 'the people's game' game than in any other arena.

This book uses the concept of the region to introduce traditional Chinese villages in ten typical areas.

Designed for K12 leaders, this book examines how to develop responsive leadership characteristics that establish positive learning climates and foster schoolwide success.

This book concerns measuring reading skills.

How moving beyond GDP will improve well-being and sustainabilityNever before in human history have we produced so much data, and this empirical revolution has shaped economic research and policy profoundly.

This volume brings together a collection of essays by contemporary thinker and social scientist S.

Jacob Kinnard offers an in-depth examination of the complex dynamics of religiously charged places.

This book has been written for a broad audience.

An overview of the life, work and continuing importance of the pre-eminent African American intellectual of the twentieth century.

Learn the skills you must master to assume leadership roles-creative directors, art directors, and advertising managers-on creative teams and in integrated branding campaigns for corporate clients.

Why democracies believe they can survive any crisis-and why that belief is so dangerousWhy do democracies keep lurching from success to failure?

In the mid-1970s, the Italian Communist Party (PCI) almost succeeded in entering the national government; however, by the end of the decade its popularity had dramatically declined.

This book explores the beliefs and practices of Hinduism as a lived religion and engages with Hindu beliefs and practices, including the concepts that form the central beliefs of Hinduism, and the expression of these beliefs in worship and daily life.

Looking at Montreal's Jewish community during the first half of the twentieth century, Margolis explores the lives and works of activists, writers, scholars, performers, and organizations that fuelled a still-thriving community.

This, the first book on Latinos in America from an urban planning/policy perspective, covers the last century, and includes a substantial historical overview the subject.

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This book argues that treating politics as war derails essential democratic processes, including deliberation and policy argumentation, in complicated ways.

Demonstrates how media information interacts with emotion in shaping a wide range of political opinions about government and political leaders.

African Americans have made substantial contributions to the sporting world, and vice versa.

Death, Decomposition, and Detector Dogs: From Science to Scene, Second Edition is designed to help canine handlers, detectives, death investigators, crime scene personnel (including forensic laboratory personnel, technicians, and supervisors), and attorneys understand the science involved when utilizing human remains detector (HRD) canines as a locating tool.

This book brings together an international selection of academics with expertise in problem gambling issues in women, with chapters reflecting ongoing work with female gamblers across the world in both group and individual settings.

The Soviet Way of Life (1948) is an objective description of the Soviet Russian political and economic systems.

From the 11th century AD, East Asian armies made increasing use of exploding missiles and siege cannon to reduce the fortifications of their enemies.

Spanning three hundred years and the colonial regimes of Spain, Mexico, and the United States, Maurice S.

This book includes original and ground breaking research into parliamentary law making and legislative responses to counter-terrorism in Australia.

From best-selling relationship expert comes a common-sense guide to help you and your partner increase your emotional intelligence, teaching you practical ways to express your feelings and strengthen your relationship.

What role have parliaments played in the dramatic changes occurring in Eastern and Central Europe?

This book focuses on the relationship between the state and economy in the development of cities.

This book argues that the debates about the appropriate economic policies to follow in the developing world within the field of development economics are at heart debates about the appropriate ontology to ascribe to agents within the developing world.

In den Jahren, bevor die Covid19-Krise die Welt vor ungekannte Herausforderungen stellte, zeigte sich die EU von zwei Seiten: Einerseits gab sie Anlass zu Hoffnung, hatte sie doch mehrere Krisen gemeistert und stellte sie sich in der Welt als Verteidigerin von Multilateralismus und Festung der Demokratie dar.

Realpolitik as a component of the Olympic Games held in East Asia has been largely ignored by historians.

It is commonly assumed that young children only begin to think about God as a result of some educational or cultural influence, perhaps provided by their parents.

Today's world is being shaped by migration and globalization at ever increasing rates.

History of the British West Indies (1954) examines the history of the islands of the Caribbean from their first discovery, through the periods of colonisation and slavery, and up to the beginnings of their status as independent nations.

This collective book offers a panorama of the history of tax evasion, tax avoidance and tax havens from the nineteenth century to the present day, based on the latest research in contemporary history.

A central claim of this volume is that public policy in education and training can only be properly understood if it is seen in relation to prevailing economic and employment conditions.

Originally published in 1965, this title looks at programmed learning, language laboratories, curricular reform, educational television, team teaching - these are just some of the fashions that were going to change education in the following decade quite as much as the introduction of comprehensive schools.