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Andy Blunden presents an interdisciplinary review of theories of concepts of interest to cognitive psychology, analytic philosophy, linguistics, and the history of science. Problems within these disciplines establishing reductive theories of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604561616Author Kathryn GowFormat HardbackPage Count 274Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 742g

The Invisible Arab traces the roots of the revolutions in the Arab world. Marwan Bishara, chief policy analyst of Al Jazeera English and the anchor of the program "Empire", combines on-the-ground reporting, extensive research and scholarship, and...

This book examines key moments in which collective and state violence invigorated racialized social boundaries around Mexican and African Americans in the United States, and in which they violently contested them. Bringing anti-Mexican violence into a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785279003Author Derek RobbinsFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 153g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854890689Author Eileen YeoFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Rivers Oram PressPublisher Rivers Oram Press

An introduction to nursing and midwifery research. The first part introduces the strategies and processes of doing research. The second uses instances of empirical work in Ireland to illustrate the practical application of research strategies.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310105Author Amminah Mohammad-ArifFormat PaperbackPage Count 355Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310099Author Amminah Mohammad-ArifFormat HardbackPage Count 355Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785272424Author Patrizia CalefatoFormat HardbackPage Count 158Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781170197417Author Multiple ContributorsFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Gale Ecco, Print EditionsPublisher Gale Ecco, Print EditionsWeight(grams) 86g

A growing number of foreign language students are taking part in study and residence abroad programs but what actually happens when they cross cultures in an unfamiliar land? What effect can a sojourn have on their sense of self and their perceptions of...

This book focuses on the basics of control methodology as the theory of control activity organisation. This is done using the framework of systems analysis in the logic of modern (project-technological and knowledge-based) types of organisational culture...

The high current and projected federal budget deficits, and debate over the size and scope of federal spending, have raised interest in how federal dollars are spent. This book focuses on federal outlays for major "need-tested" programs -...

The number of workers age 55 and over experiencing long-term unemployment has grown substantially since the recession. This raises concerns about how long-term unemployment will affect older workers' re-employment prospects and future retirement income...

Africa has historically held a peripheral role in the transnational illicit drug trade, but in recent years has increasingly become a focus for drug trafficking, particularly of cocaine. Africa's emergence as a trafficking nexus appears to have resulted...

Times occur in the history of any country at which life itself forces it to make the decision to undertake a thorough review of its strategy. The main reason for this is the ever more obvious crisis in the Russian foreign strategy. The foundations of...

Student stressors in higher education are not confined to those of traditional college age. Working adult students experience unique stressors due to their multiple roles as students, providers, and employees, and institutions of higher learning have not...

This book uses the most recently available data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999-2004) to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive picture of the diets of Food Stamp Program (FSP) participants in three age groups --...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781605973838Author James Harvey RobinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Book JunglePublisher Book JungleWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 191mm...

This book is excerpted from 'The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Dietary Guidelines)' and augmented with a full index and a list of questions and answers related to guidelines for diet. It contains science-based advice to promote health and to reduce...

In recent years, racial profiling has drawn the attention of state and federal governments. In this book, racial profiling is defined as the practice of targeting individuals for police or security interdiction, detention, or other disparate treatment...

Social scientists have long argued over the links between crime and place. The authors of Communities and Crime provide an intellectual history that traces how varying images of community have evolved over time and influenced criminological thinking and...

Could the promise of upward mobility have a dark side? In Tensions in the American Dream, Melanie and Roderick Bush ask, how does a "nation of immigrants" pledge inclusion, yet marginalize so many citizens based on race, class, and gender? The...

At a time when cities appear to be fragmenting mosaics of ethnic enclaves, it is reassuring to know there are still stable multicultural neighborhoods. Beyond Segregation offers a tour of some of America's best known multiethnic neighborhoods: Uptown in...

In the past decades the role of the State has undergone major alterations regarding supply of goods and services in general, particularly housing supply. There is a clear trend towards less direct intervention of the public agents in the supply process,...

Over the course of its history, the United States has taken great interest in the affairs of its neighbours to the south. From the Monroe Doctrine to Grenada to illegal immigration, America has been and continues to be an active force in the lives of...

As its title suggests, "But Seriously ..." offers readers a superb sampling of Steve Allen's articles, personal correspondence, speeches, book excerpts, and forewords written to introduce the work of important writers. Whether Allen is serving up some...

A sweeping account of one of the cultural centers of Latin America, "Specular City" tells the history of Buenos Aires during the interregnum after Juan Peron's fall from power and before his restoration. During those two decades, the city experienced a...

Merengue-the quintessential Dominican dance music-has a long and complex history, both on the island and in the large immigrant community in New York City. In this ambitious work, Paul Austerlitz unravels the African and Iberian roots of merengue and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781555972486Author Sven BirkertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Graywolf Press,U.S.Publisher Graywolf Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781552662120Author Elizabeth ComackFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Fernwood PublishingPublisher Fernwood PublishingWeight(grams) 445g

The environmental history of Canada is a bleak one. Resource extraction has always put profits before conservation. Settlers exploited both the land and the Indigenous peoples for commercial gain, and big business continues that policy with forests,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551642963Author Jeffery KlaehnFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Black Rose BooksPublisher Black Rose BooksWeight(grams) 370gDimensions(mm) 227mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551640242Author David SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Black Rose BooksPublisher Black Rose Books

The concept of Fake News has become widespread in recent years, particularly since the EU Referendum in the UK and Presidential Elections in the US, both in 2016. Voters need to be informed to make political decisions, but what if their media diet not...

The examples in this book, provided to illustrate how to use Versions 20-23, are accompanied by menu-driven computer commands . Figures throughout the book show the results of those commands. In addition, a number of exercises are also included at...

Every day for the next twenty years, more than 10,000 people in the United States will turn 65. With life expectancies increasing as well, many of these Americans will eventually require round-the-clock attention-and we have only begun to prepare for the...

Winner, Allan Schnaiberg Outstanding Publication Award, presented by the Environment & Technology section of the American Sociological Association Environmentalism usually calls to mind images of peace and serenity, a oneness with nature, and a...

Bringing together academics, artists, practitioners and 'community activists', this book explores the possibilities for, and tensions of, social justice work under the contemporary drive for community-orientated 'impact' in the academy. Threading a line...