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Each year, millions of people are uprooted from their homes by wars, repression, natural disasters, and climate change. In Uprooted, Volha Charnysh presents a fresh perspective on the developmental consequences of mass displacement, arguing that...

Historians have long engaged with Roy Porter’s call for histories that incorporate patients’ voices and experiences. But despite concerted methodological efforts, there has simply not been the degree and breadth of innovation that Porter envisaged...

Volume 2 focuses on notes for lectures on the foundations of the mathematical sciences held by Hilbert in the period 1894-1917. They document Hilbert’s first engagement with ‘impossibility’ proofs; his early attempts to formulate and address the problem...

Star Bound is a book for anyone who wants to learn about the American space program but isn’t sure where to start. First and foremost, it’s a history—short, sweet, and straightforward. From rocketry pioneer Robert Goddard’s primitive flight tests in 1926...

Weihnachten ist zwar nicht das einzige wichtige Fest des Jahres, doch für viele Menschen (fast) unbestritten das größte. Die faszinierende Strahlkraft dieser Tage ist ohne Vergleich, wie sich beileibe nicht nur an den Überstunden für Backöfen und einer...

Water may separate islands and the mainland, but the sea also offers a vital link. This volume is one of three major outputs of the research and public engagement project 'Being an Islander' Art and Identity of the Large Mediterranean Islands,...

Compassion-Based Practices for Secondary Traumatic Stress is a comprehensive guide that merges profound theoretical insights with practical compassion-based practices. Tailored for helping professionals working with survivors of trauma, the book...

Updated with the latest theory and research and structured around a pioneering multidimensional model of wellbeing, this book equips you with the knowledge and tools to apply positive psychology to many areas of life. This includes interventions aimed...

This book provides a unique multi- and interdisciplinary approach to energy conversion technologies by shedding light on the topic from both technological and ethical perspectives. It applies these concepts to examples of engineering problems related to...

Additive Manufacturing processes are already being used successfully in wide-ranging areas such as the automotive industry, mechanical and plant engineering and medical technology. Due to high flexibility, targeted variation of the machine parameters and...

Worüber und wie man mit Söhnen im Gespräch bleiben kann, das erfahren Eltern in diesem Buch.Die frühe Pubertät ist eine ideale Zeit für vertrauensvolle Gespräche zwischen Eltern und Söhnen. Doch können Väter und Mütter ihren Söhnen nur das vermitteln,...

As usage of the NEC family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment. Understanding the NEC4 ECC Contract, 3rd edition uses plain English to lead...

Layered materials have attracted much attention in this decade because of their high active surface area and the ability to tune the properties through the formation of layered structures for various applications. This compliments the layered materials...

Dieses Buch gibt praxistaugliche Antworten auf sämtliche Fragestellungen, die sich dem niedergelassenen Arzt im Rahmen seiner beruflichen Tätigkeit stellen. Diese Frage- und Problemstellungen wirken sich oftmals in erheblichem Maße aus – sei es...

This book presents concise guidelines on different issues concerning nanotechnology in European legislation and offers an extensive review of all European Patent Office (EPO) cases on nanotechnological inventions. The challenge for new nanotechnology...

This book presents the result of an innovative challenge, to create a systematic literature overview driven by machine-generated content. Questions and related keywords were prepared for the machine to query, discover, collate and structure by Artificial...

A scathing critique of the colonial legal system’s denial of children’s rights One afternoon in 2016, law professor Robin Hansen receives a call. On the other end of the line is “Jacquie”—a pregnant Indigenous woman, nine weeks from her due date and...

This book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the general framework of sustainable development paths in relation to where countries stand at present, by outlining the main challenges they face, and the potential pathways ahead to...

On 1 February 2021, Myanmar experienced the third coup d’état in its modern history. Unprecedented strength was displayed by Myanmar civil society as it embarked on years-long waves of protest to fight back against these new authoritarian drives. Where...

This book presents the performance management efforts of selected governments across the globe. It largely focuses on how the Government of India and some state governments have adopted performance management systems in order to enhance the performance...

Wie funktioniert die Lebensmittelgesetzgebung in der Europäischen Union? Warum gibt es eine BasisVO und welche Anforderungen stellt diese an die Lebensmittelsicherheit? Was verbirgt sich hinter der unternehmerischen und behördlichen...

Vor über 100 Jahren, im Jahr 1907, erschien die erste Auflage des Werkes „Grundbau“. Ab der 15. Auflage im Jahr 1974 wurde das Werk in zwei Bände aufgeteilt. Seit der vorangegangenen 18. Auflage des Teiles 2, der im Jahr 1999 aufgelegt wurde, haben sich...

A wide-ranging cultural history centered around the concepts of real estate, the family home, and the American dream, and how they evolved over the years, Home Ownership in America: A Socio-Cultural History of Housing in the United States traces...

With unrivalled political savvy and a keen sense of irony, distinguished political scientists Anthony King and Ivor Crewe open our eyes to the worst government horror stories and explain why the British political system is quite so prone to appalling...

Due to the importance of philosophy in the Enlightenment, European social theory has dominated discourses of theory to the present day. Yet, looking deeper, Americans have made important contributions from very different social and cultural perspectives...

This imaging textbook covers in detail the beginning of neuromolecular imaging from in vivo electrochemistry. It discusses how neuromolecular imaging solved the persistent problem of electrocatalysis with empirical recording with the new imaging...

Learn how to use Go's strengths to develop services that are scalable and resilient even in an unpredictable environment. With this book's expanded second edition, Go developers will explore the composition and construction of cloud native applications,...

Unlike any other territorial species, humans have evolved to become agrarians. The unique drive of farmers to cultivate crops and undertake animal husbandry, their tenacious attachment to the land, and their stoic self-reliance are beneficial, but these...

This book addresses the limited information about vision training and the importance of having knowledge of superior visual skills in our everyday, individualised environment like the classroom, workspace, and sports setting. It is an instruction manual...

In diesem Buch werden die integrierten Konzepte des statistischen Qualitätsengineerings und der Managementinstrumente erörtert. Es hilft den Lesern, die Konzepte der Qualität durch Projektmanagement und technische Analyse unter Verwendung statistischer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781138364523Author Michael LoboFormat HardbackPage Count 157Imprint RoutledgePublisher Routledge

By focusing on the experiences of users, gamers, and audiences inside one of the world’s largest gaming communities (Xbox Live), this book provides an overview of the landscape, architecture, and socio-technical structure of console gaming. Building on...

'A stunning mosaic of contemporary America' Fintan O'Toole'Essential reading, with quick insights and bomblets of surprise' TLS A panoptical vision of modern America, from the brilliant mind of Jill Lepore. The 2010s marked a shift in America's...

Das vorliegende Praxisbuch verschafft dem Baujuristen als Einstiegswerk und dem Baupraktiker als ständiger Begleiter einen gesamtheitlichen Überblick über die einschlägigen Regelungen der VOB/B und die Nebenregelungen des BGB im Bezug auf die Thematik...

Why philosophy was politics by other means for Rome's greatest statesmanIn the 40s BCE, during his forced retirement from politics under Caesar's dictatorship, Cicero turned to philosophy, producing a massive and important body of work. As he was acutely...

Obwohl es längst zu einem Allgemeinplatz geworden ist, dass der Computer die Wissenschaften revolutioniert hat, ist dieser für die Entwicklung von Wissenschaft und Technik grundlegende Prozess wissenschaftshistorisch bisher kaum untersucht worden. In...

In The Habitation Society, leading economic and political sociologist Fred Block argues that we are at a time of “blocked transition” from one mode of economic and social organization to another. We now have a habitation economy because most people work...

The book comprises the proceedings of the International Conference on Academic Libraries (ICAL 2023) in the context of developing a vision for the next generation of libraries which will contribute to nation-building and give a competitive edge to the...

This book gathers the thoughts of 8 hospital presidents, 9 vice presidents focusing on construction management in hospitals, and 6 hospital architects regarding the hospital design and construction in China. These experts are from top hospitals in...

Virus Research in Twentieth-Century Uganda presents the stories of scientists at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), a biomedical center founded in 1936. The book analyzes the strategies and conditions that allowed the institute to endure and...