Society and Social Sciences

This book is a collection of best selected research papers from the "e;Digital Technologies in Logistics and Infrastructure"e; conference (ICDT-2021).

The award-winning illustrations of 57 Caldecott Books (1938-1994) have inspired a multitude of lessons that guide students in creating art with similar qualities.

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Although all religions and cultures preach the gospel and virtues of peace, the history of mankind is the history of war and peace; millions have perished in international and domestic conflicts, and many wars have been fought on behalf of those same religions and people who call for peace around the world.

Peace-building in a number of contemporary contexts involves fragile states, influential customary systems and histories of land conflict arising from mass population displacement.

Is patriotism a good thing in an empire?

This book provides a detailed analysis of South Africa's actions on the UN Human Rights Council, examining the country's positions on civil and political rights, economic rights and development, social groups whose rights are frequently violated, and abuses in specific countries.

Rush to Policy explores the appropriate role of technical analysis in policy formation.

By drawing on the experience of trans people who are affected by physical disability, chronic illness and mental illness, this book is the definitive guide on providing best practice in approaches to health and care policy.

The Anti-Hero in the American Novel rereads major texts of the 1960s to offer an innovative re-evaluation of a set of canonical novels that moves beyond entrenched post-modern and post-structural interpretations towards an appraisal which emphasizes the specifically humanist and idealist elements of these works.

A unique exploration of the relationship between gender and nationalist conflict using the lens of cinema.

Taking the Arab Spring as its case study, this book explores the role of law and constitutions during societal upheavals, and critically evaluates the different trajectories they could follow in a revolutionary setting.

Meat and dairy production and consumption are in crisis.

This title was first published in 2001.

In The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change, David Tacey presents a unique psychological study of the postsecular, adding a Jungian perspective to a debate shaped by sociology, philosophy and religious studies.

A wide-ranging history of the geography and communities of Kent from the earliest times to the present day.

Environmental Practice in the Human Services points to the need for the human services to return to their historic mission of environmental change.

How do curriculum, conceptions of knowledge and the schooling experiences of young people engage the great issues of this tumultuous time?

« L’idée d’une insidieuse malfaisance du père a pris forme au cours d’une période où je me revoyais jeune mère avec mes enfants.

This book is a practical guide for any student considering enrollment in, currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from an online course.

This book looks at the study of ideas, practices and institutions in South Asian Islam, commonly identified as 'Sufism', and how they relate to politics in South Asia.

In this era of globalization we are faced witha plethora of health goods and services on the local and global marketplace.

An insider's look at the changes going on in Nicaragua-the internal political maneuvering of Daniel Ortega, the responses by the United States, and the success of recent American pro-democracy civil society efforts there.

This innovative edited collection brings together leading international academics to explore the use of various non-prescription and prescription substances for the purpose of perceived body image enhancement.

The role of the interpreter at international meetings of politicians and diplomats is a critical one.

How do we know what works in primary schools?

Like other sciences and engineering disciplines, software engineering requires a cycle of model building, experimentation, and learning.

The four decades of neoliberalism, globalisation and financialisation have produced crises - financial and pandemic - and rising inequality.

In Imperialism and Global Political Economy Alex Callinicos intervenes in one of the main political and intellectual debates of the day.

The great recession is changing the way many people live and the way they perceive their prospects for the near and more distant future.

The persistence of a raced-based division of labor has been a compelling reality in all former slave societies in the Americas.

Sylvia Schroll-Machl writes about German cultural standards.

This book uses the political economy approach to examine the relative failure of federalism in Nigeria.

This study explores the reinvention of the calendar during the French Revolution and its long-lasting cultural effects.

This book presents a model of supervision that is based on both contemporary theory and research, which is strongly contextualized to child and family social work.

Wie Staatsanwältinnen, Richter, Polizistinnen und verdeckte Ermittler rechten Hetzern auf die Spur kommen: der Kampf gegen Hassrede im Internet als packende, detailreiche Polizei-Reportage.

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Leadership is a critical piece of managing a high performing public charter school.

The potential for healing available in well-known myths and stories is increasingly recognized, but many practitioners are unsure how to tap into this rich and often culturally-specific source of insight.

The emergence of democratic rule in Nigeria since 1999 brought a lot of aspirations/hope for the fragile state.

The growing inequality in the global economy across the planet is reaching unprecedented levels.

This book examines the idea of opening education to the outside world in China since post-COVID-19.

This volume explores the vast and endlessly growing subject of popular culture, mass culture, the public arts, and mass-mediated culture.

Statistics is one of the most useful elements of any psychology degree.

Architectural design can play a role in helping make the past present in meaningful ways when applied to preexisting buildings and places that carry notable and troubling pasts.

This book investigates China's foreign policy concerning the principle of non-intervention in domestic affairs of other states in the post-Cold War period.