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This book investigates the role of the internet and social media in political processes in non-western and non-democratic contexts. Using Zimbabwe as a case study, the book demonstrates how activists and ordinary people deploy social media, particularly...

The Syrian regime and, in particular, the Assad clan, has managed to not only survive the Arab uprisings (unlike those in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen) but also incrementally recover lost territory, while retaining its authority over state...

Good Practice in REBT does exactly what it promises. It helps the Rational Emotive Behaviour therapist to pinpoint areas of good practice helping them to make progress towards becoming competent REBT practitioners. Instead of focusing on what not to do...

As antisemitism rages yet again, it has become impossible to talk about it truthfully. Instead we find ourselves in a storm of misinformation, accusation and bad faith. Picking apart our polarised politics, Rachel Shabi reveals the obscured and entangled...

These small guides to (very) big ideas are an antidote to confusion and conspiracism, bringing clarity to the conversations we have about politics. Centrism: ideological cop-out, or coherent political strategy? Pragmatic way forward through our polarised...

Das „Handbuch Religionsphilosophie“ bietet einen orientierenden Überblick über die Geschichte, die klassischen Problemfelder bzw. Leitbegriffe sowie einige gegenwärtig dominierende Debatten auf dem Gebiet der Religionsphilosophie. Präsentiert wird der...

Das Fachbuch Bauwirtschaft gibt einen Überblick über alle bauwirtschaftlichen bzw. baubetriebswirtschaftlichen Themen, die im Bau- und Bauhauptgewerbe von Belang sind. Dazu gehört eine Einordnung in den volkswirtschaftlichen Kontext genauso wie ein...

Sometimes the best place to hide is the last place anyone would look.Berlin, 1938Against the backdrop of pre-WWII Berlin, British pianist Audrey James and her best friend Isle face the imminent threat of Nazi oppression. When Ilse's family disappears and...

This is a practical guide to injection molding based on sound engineering fundamentals. It is an ideal course book for mechanical engineers with limited plastic material and injection molding experience, but is also well applicable to self-study or...

FIDIC Silver Book is a practical guide for anyone involved in preparing, administering, or contributing to the FIDIC suite of contracts, 2017 edition. This revised edition responds to a number of recent developments including the 2022 amendments, further...

Allen, die mit Planung, Durchführung und Auswertung von pflanzenökologischen Experimenten zu tun haben, bietet dieses Handbuch eine zuverlässige Basis. Die Autoren beschreiben die biophysikalischen, physikalisch-chemischen und physiologischen Grundlagen...

This book is an effort to draw attention to the resilience of traditional knowledge systems for a sustainable future in the Himalayas with a particular focus on agriculture and food practices. Through examples from the region, it underscores the...

This book articulates the traditional Japanese concept of conservation, called Satoyama, for effective management of nature’s goods and services at a community–ecosystem interface in the climate milieu. The term Satoyama refers to socio-ecological...

By bringing together eminent scholars, this book highlights the current scholarship in the field of migration, which tries to present a counter-narrative to the popular anti-immigrant rhetoric and the populist domestic politics of the US. There has been...

When the conservative government introduced the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act in 2015, its existing Prevent programme was upgraded placing a duty on public sector workers, including university staff, nurses, teachers, doctors, and council employess,...

Geographical information systems (GIS) are powerful tools for reporting on the environment, natural resources and social and economic development; modelling the environmental, biophysical, social and economic processes; assessing environmental and social...

Black Film Through a Psychodynamic Lens delves into the nuanced character development and narrative themes within the struggles and successes presented in Black films over the last five decades.In this pioneering book, Katherine Marshall Woods looks at...

The Timucua Language is a comprehensive reference grammar of Timucua, the Native language of much of northern Florida during the Spanish colonial period. Though the Timucua language is no longer spoken, written Timucua was extensively used as a medium of...

Dieses Nachschlagewerk bietet eine Zusammenfassung der zentralen Nachweisverfahren, Formeln und Bauteilkennwerte des derweil doch sehr komplexen Fachgebietes „Bauphysik“ sowie kurzgefasste Ausführungen zu den jeweiligen physikalischen Grundlagen und...

This sixth edition of this seminal textbook offers an updated model for aspiring helping professionals to enhance their clinical skills. Significant updates to this edition include: new interactive features to improve student learning, including...

Nobel Prize–winning physicist Roger Penrose questions some of the most fashionable ideas in physics today, including string theoryWhat can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the...

This book advances a new interdisciplinary approach that engages with the concepts of science and literature through the mediation of philosophy (with a focus on the ideas of Gilbert Simondon and Gilles Deleuze). It investigates in innovative ways the...

Dieses Fachbuch beschreibt die Grundlagen zur Gestaltung von Apparaten für die sterile Prozesstechnik unter Beachtung der aktuellen Regeln und Vorschriften. Unter dem Begriff sterile Prozesstechnik werden die spezifischen Randbedingungen der Apparate-...

This book is a comprehensive collection of the most influential papers on thermoelectricity published in the last two centuries. Starting with the pioneering work of Volta, Seebeck, and Peltier on thermoelectric phenomena, it takes the reader through a...

These small guides to (very) big ideas are an antidote to confusion and conspiracism, bringing clarity to the conversations we have about politics. The world has always had its conspiracy theories. From the Knights Templar to the deep state, the JFK...

Geographical information systems (GIS) are powerful tools for reporting on the environment, natural resources, and social and economic development; modelling the environmental, biophysical, social and economic processes; assessing environmental and...

Psychoanalysis and Severe Disorders in Young Children presents case material and resources for professionals working with young children in the clinic and in the community.Presented in two main parts, the book explores Nahir Bonifacino’s work with...

In diesem Buch wird die breit angelegte und wissenschaftlich evaluierte ressourcenorientierte Gruppen-Intervention ‚Zufrieden in den Ruhestand‘ zur Vorbereitung auf den Ruhestand vorgestellt. Das Manual enthält eine detaillierte Anleitung zur...

This book reviews the physiological and therapeutic applications of extracellular vesicles (EV) of different cell types. The initial chapter of the book focuses on their evolution, physiological functions, inter- and intra-cellular communication, and...

A how-to-guide on the clinical assessment and investigation of patients presenting with muscle-related symptoms. Featuring a case-based approach, this accessible text is suitable for a wide range of clinical specialists who see patients presenting with...

This book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the processes and technologies utilized for producing hydrogen from renewable sources. It discusses common methods like gasification, pyrolysis, and liquefaction, along with novel methods like...

This straightforward, easy-to-understand textbook inspires tools for improving job performance, productivity, and morale in law enforcement. The groundbreaking first edition of Gold Medal Policing confirmed the importance of mental readiness in frontline...

Academics and researchers in a broad range of fields including Latin Americanists and scholars of peacebuilding and transitional justice, peace and conflict studies, human rights and legal studies, comparative politics, international relations and civil...

This timely, insightful, and data-led book fills a gap in gang scholarship by examining gangs in rural areas, specifically focussing on youth gang activity. Incorporating information from interviews with 96 active youth gang members and associates in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750333573Author Ayman El-BazFormat HardbackImprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics Publishing

Covering a range of important social theorists – from W.E.B. Du Bois to Judith Butler – this accessibly-written textbook encourages critical thinking and critical approaches to social work, providing an entry point for anyone interested in thinking...

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. During the cost-of-living crisis, schools and nurseries have had to step beyond their educational purpose to offer free food to families through food banks. This book explores how these food...

The recent coronavirus pandemic proved that the time-old notion seems now truer than ever: that science and politics represent a clash of cultures. But why should scientists simply “stick to the facts” and leave politics to the politicians when the world...

Provides a new theoretical model, which extends and improves the range of responses to the problem by analysing trafficking and exploitation as a pattern that emerges from the interactions between the victim, the perpetrators of the exploitation and the...

Top 20 Essential Skills for Python in ArcGIS® guides you through the basics of Python and developing solutions to enhance your geospatial workflows.Supercharge your ArcGIS workflows and enable others to work with your tools with the versatility of Python...