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This book presents a collection of leading common law cases in private international law ranging from the 18th to the 21st century. The cases traverse issues of jurisdiction, choice of law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780138363611Author Omar SantosFormat PaperbackImprint Addison WesleyPublisher Pearson Education (US)

This book offers a detailed understanding of ‘enemy images’, which are used in political rhetoric to dehumanize adversaries for various purposes, such as to legitimate violent conflicts.Applying theoretical models to a strong catalogue of historical and...

In this issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Violeta Popov and Shelby Sullivan bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy. Minimally invasive metabolic and...

This book presents version 1.0 of the new Computer Algebra System OSCAR. Written in Julia, OSCAR builds on and vastly extends four cornerstone systems: ANTIC for number theory,GAP for group and representation theory, polymake for polyhedral and tropical...

This book examines the most dangerous, and at the same time, most alluring aspects of the ideologies propagated by violent Islamists. Developments in technological resources, mass media and global communication have enabled groups such as Islamic State...

Population Genomics in the Developing World: Concepts, Applications, and Challenges, a new volume in the Translational and Applied Genomics series, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date summary of the field of population genomics in developing countries...

Covering the beginning of the television era to the present, Battleground provides an unprecedented look at the Electoral College strategies used by US presidential campaigns from 1952 to 2020 and what difference they make on election day. Although US...

Just a few years before becoming President, Juan Domingo Peron penned a letter demanding the reopening of government sponsored brothels near military bases. This, he believed, was a necessary preventative for homosexuality. His letter exemplified the...

Embryology Explained is an essential guide for medical students and junior doctors, enriched with original illustrations by Dr. Thomas Newman that navigate the complexities of embryonic development. Structured methodically, the textbook breaks down...

Ist Natur eine Norm der Praxis? Mit anderen Worten gefragt: Weist seine Natur dem Menschen einen Weg zum rechten – gar zu einem gebotenen – Handeln? Seit Aristoteles wurde diese für die menschliche Lebensform gewichtige Frage mit einem...

This open access book presents the first comparative study on the legal sources of administrative law. Every modern legal order needs a set of general rules to apply and enforce administrative law; the rules impose principles of action, of procedure, and...

A practical reference and educational tool that teaches headache specialists ,neurologists and those who provide care to patients with headache about the comorbid illnesses they will encounter in their patients. Headache Medicine is increasingly...

Working with medicines is central to your role as a nurse. It forms the basis of most treatment plans and is fundamental to modern practice. In order for you to provide safe and effective care it is important that you understand what common drugs are...

This book brings together experts in Norwegian and Scottish legal, economic and political history to explore significant points of contact and similarities in the ways in which the laws of Scotland and Norway developed. It breaks new ground, considering...

Great Plains Ethnohistory offers a collection of state-of-the-field work in Great Plains ethnohistory, both contemporary and historical, covering the traditional anthropological subfields of ethnography, cultural history, archaeology, and linguistics. As...

Heuristic Enquiries provides an illuminating exploration of heuristic research by offering case studies of heurism in theory and practice across a number of disciplines, including art and design, psychology, psychotherapy, social care, social geography...

This is the definitive guide to doing constructivist grounded theory. From gathering rich data and conducting interviews, to undertaking coding and writing up your study, this down-to-earth book guides you through all the steps you need to do grounded...

Bringing together leading scholars from media studies and digital sociology, this edited volume provides a comprehensive introduction to digital media metaphors, unpacking their power and limitations.Digital technologies have reshaped our way of life. To...

This book highlights the role of vitamins in preventing or reducing the pathogenesis or treatment of infectious viral diseases based on current ongoing research and past work. Using clinical evidence and trials that suggest the potential benefits of...

Quality supervision assists in quality service provision. The Practice of Clinical and Counselling Supervision: Australian & International Applications is the third edition of the leading Australian state-of-the-art text for supervision training...

Dieses klinisch orientierte Buch bietet einen vollständigen Überblick über Netzhautablösung und proliferative Vitreoretinopathie (PVR), eine schwierige chirurgische Herausforderung für Augenärzte. Die Small-Gauge-Vitrektomie bietet neue Möglichkeiten,...

We are survivors. We were subjected to dehumanizing practices by people who sought our erasure.We believe telling our stories is both powerful and political. This edited collection brings together the experiences of those who have been subjected to queer...

Looking to use NVivo in your qualitative research? With easy-to-use instructions and screenshots for both Windows and Mac users, this book first covers the basics of coding in NVivo before helping you extend your knowledge and confidence using the...

This new book from bestselling author Jordan Morrow empowers data professionals to work and operate more effectively in an organizational setting, equipping them with key business knowledge and skills. It is vital for data professionals to understand the...

There are many hundreds of stone circles around Britain. Most were built in the Late Neolithic or early Bronze Age eras and can be found throughout England, Wales and Scotland, although there are concentrations in the more remote and upland areas. It is...

This book is your essential introduction to relational counselling and psychotherapy. It maps out relational concepts and approaches by drawing on humanistic, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural and systemic modalities, using case material to...

Great Plains Ethnohistory offers a collection of state-of-the-field work in Great Plains ethnohistory, both contemporary and historical, covering the traditional anthropological subfields of ethnography, cultural history, archaeology, and linguistics. As...

In three comprehensive volumes divided into five books, Logic of the Future presents a full panorama of Charles S. Peirce's important late writings. Among the most influential American thinkers, Peirce took his existential graphs to be his greatest...

This book advances the prototype theory of categorisation within a legal context. The work adopts a multidisciplinary approach and draws on insights from cognitive psychology, cognitive linguistics and analytic philosophy to discuss semantic problems...

Die bereits in zehnter Auflage erscheinende Einführung vermittelt in verständlicher Form die wichtigsten Ergebnisse der soziologischen sowie ausgewählte Aspekte der psychologischen und der pädagogischen Jugendforschung. Im Rahmen der behandelten Themen...

Artificial Intelligence and Ethics is a general and wide-ranging survey of the benefits and ethical dilemmas of AI. The rise of AI and super-intelligent AI has created an urgent need to understand the many and varied ethical issues surrounding the...

Dieses open access verfügbare Handbuch geht den zahlreichen ethischen, rechtlichen, sozialen und wirtschaftlichen nach, die die neuen Techniken wie Pflegeroboter, digitale Mobilitätssysteme oder Smart-Home-Anwendungen aufwerfen. Gerade im Forschungsfeld...

As the world's superpowers and corporations jostle for control in space, A. C. Grayling asks: who really owns our planet? 'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects.' STEVEN PINKER Silicon for microchips; manganese for batteries; titanium for...

While increasing attention has been directed to the legal and criminological aspects of situational crime prevention, focused ethical discussion of the measures involved has been notable by its absence. Situational crime prevention measures are being...

A bold defense of the internet, arguing that attempts to fix and regulate it are often misguidedThe internet stands accused of dividing us, spying on us, making us stupid, and addicting our children. In response, the press and panicked politicians seek...

Heuristic Enquiries provides an illuminating exploration of heuristic research by offering case studies of heurism in theory and practice across a number of disciplines, including art and design, psychology, psychotherapy, social care, social geography...

This book offers an alternative approach to developing media literacy pedagogies for people in postcolonial countries and marginalized communities, especially in the Global South, tackling unexplored issues such as media literacy of war, terrorism,...

This book considers different stages of Kurdish history, oppression, and genocide, through a critical lens offering an historiography of Iraq and of colonialism. Divided into two parts, the first part conceptualizes the term ‘genocide culture’ and...

'Behavioural safety' or behaviour-based safety (BBS) has been around as a concept for several decades and it is commonly held to mean directly tackling the front-line behaviours that lead to incidents and injury. Unfortunately, virulent criticism of some...