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North Korea's Nuclear Cinema examines why and how North Korea has transitioned to an image-based nuclear power in the changing context of a post-Cold War world. What exactly is the North Korean nuclear threat? Why is North Korea engaging in hostilities...

Looking to take your Excel skills to the next level? With the power of AI, you can supercharge your workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and perform advanced data analysis. Written for Excel users with little to no AI experience, this book bridges the...

This collection explores the relationship between the state and private law. It does this by addressing four overlapping questions, beginning by asking why states recognise and enforce private law obligations and liabilities. It goes on to ask how the...

Surveillance and the Dossier delves into how dossiers, both paper-based and digital, have been used by governments both historically and in contemporary times to inflict various forms of violence upon the public, including psychological, physical, and...

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In an era of cancel culture, digital identities and thriving conversation surrounding parasocial relationships, we question today the nature of the celebrity, the scope of their power and influence, as well as the ethical issues these implicate. It is a...

Hannah Arendt and Cosmopolitanism presents the first comprehensive study of Hannah Arendt's cosmopolitanism. Challenging the common belief that cosmopolitanism is a negligible or incompatible element of Arendt's thought, it unpacks various key elements...

'Absolutely vital reading' - Stylist'Brave, searching' - Coco Mellors'The book you didn't know you needed' - Roxie NafousiPleasure explores why so many women feel disconnected from their bodies and from sex, and what it takes to change that.Part memoir,...

Drawing on methods from religious studies, philosophy, and cognitive science, Jack Williams develops a unique and interdisciplinary approach to the study of religious conversion. This is the first major philosophical study of conversion to treat the...

Regarded as the definitive resource in this high-stakes area of anesthesia, Crisis Management in Anesthesiology, 3rd Edition, provides comprehensive, up-to-date guidance, practical protocols, and simulation-based training strategies for handling a broad...

Enables readers to design biochips, use IoT for real-time health data, and apply software-defined networking (SDN) to manage healthcare networks Biochip Design and Health Informatics Using IoT and SDN offers a comprehensive view on how biochips can be...

This open access book is a crucial intervention in the debate concerning positive human rights obligations.There is nowadays no dispute in human rights doctrine over whether rights entail positive duties on the part of the state at the level of principle...

Heritage is almost univocally conceived of as valuable and good, something we care for and preserve for ourselves and future generations. Although traditionally associated with the unique and monumental, heritage has over the last decades been broadened...

What is time? Does it exist? Can it be stopped? Can time's arrow be reversed? Can we ever free ourselves from the seemingly inexorable flow of time? Chronos is a mystery, and not only for us: it was a mystery for our distant ancestors too.In this book,...

This book examines the European Court of Justice's principles relating to composite decision-making. Through rigorous case law analysis, it shows how these rely on national and Union observance of rule of law requirements, under what the book calls the...

Companies innovating with generative AI understand that having the right data foundation is critical for success and profitability. To best position themselves for long-term success, organizations must prioritize investments in data and AI governance...

Published in France in 2018, Henri Atlan's book Cours de philosophie biologique et cognitiviste: Spinoza et la biologie actuelle (Odile Jacob, 2018) represents a turning point in Spinoza's interpretations of contemporary life sciences. Henri Atlan is the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Reviews"Rubin offers an interdisciplinary perspective on Indians in Christian missions by successfully combining methodologies originating in the sociology of religion with those...

Erotics of Deconstruction takes advantage of over a decade of publications from Derrida's seminars to creatively demonstrate the deep material range of deconstruction and emphasise its under-recognised erotic nature. It activates psychoanalysis without...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674303102Author Avishai MargalitFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496246684Author Valerie Sherer MathesFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint University of Nebraska PressPublisher University of Nebraska Press

This open access book hinges on 3 broad but interlinked elements: sustainable development as a concept, sustainable development in the Global South, and implementation challenges.The advent of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda have...

An urgent and timely history of anti-vaccine arguments and the dangers of their proliferation.The promise of Robert F. Kennedy, the incoming Health Secretary in Donald Trump's administration, to revoke the validation of the polio vaccine is a spectacular...

Language is a major part of what makes us human. We effortlessly attach meaning to sounds and marks, in themselves meaningless, to convey to one another our beliefs, desires, intentions, and other states of mind. How is this amazing feat...

This book presents a unique study of the field of comparative law examining the key differences between schools and approaches and examining their contradictions.Comparative law is depicted in this book as a field of contrarians, jurists who tend to...

While sometimes described as a secondary sex characteristic, the female breast is of primary interest. It nourishes but also seduces, it is considered sacred or depraved - depending on the era, culture, context and perspective. The way breasts are seen,...

A French-Algerian journalist's stark critique of her crisis-ridden country-how does France work, how did it get here, and how can it change? France-the romanticised, revolutionary land of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity for all-is failing. Reform is...

How can European public law effectively address the profound rights challenges posed by AI systems? This groundbreaking book delves into this pressing question by critically analysing the limitations of current regulatory frameworks, including the...

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: Sisyphean Undertaking to an Achievable Reality explores critical themes across diverse academic disciplines, including engineering, business, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, music, veterinary, religion, education, law,...

Martin Heidegger, Gilbert Simondon, and Bernard Stiegler each argued in their own way that, ever since its inception in ancient Greece, western philosophy is incapable of thinking technics, which reaches its clearest expression in the philosophy of...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring We are constantly making decisions. from everyday choices like whether to carry an umbrella, to complex issues involving risk, strategy, and long-term planning. This Very Short Introduction...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541705715Author Brendan BallouFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint PublicAffairs,U.S.Publisher PublicAffairs,U.S.Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 159mm * 22mm

Explores how spatial justice shapes equitable, empowering, and inclusive experiences In an era increasingly defined by questions of equity and inclusion, Spatial (In) Justice: How Does It Manifest in the Built Environment? offers a vital, global...

US-China Rivalry offers a holistic analysis of the unfolding of US-China competition in the Indo-Pacific, using a novel theory called neo-offensive realism. It synthesises quantitative and qualitative data to examine the intensification of US-China...

Ray L. Hart is one of the most radical and creative theologians active in contemporary speculative philosophical theology. Breaking on the scene with his immensely influential Unfinished Man in 1968, he published his magnum opus, God Being Nothing, in...

This open access book examines the dynamics of learning domestic and care work within affluent expatriate households, characterized by significant economic privilege and, at times, diplomatic immunity.Paula Mahlck employs contemporary narratives from...

G.W.F. Hegel was a radical and incisive thinker, whose ideas have shaped the face of political philosophy. With questions of political agency and free will as urgent as ever, this book reintroduces Hegel's ideas of freedom and the weight that it carries...

Jean-Yves Lacoste is one of the best known French philosophers alive today. Along with Jean-Luc Marion, Jean-Louis Chretien, and Michel Henry, Lacoste is hailed as a leading figure in the revival of French phenomenology in its engagement with Christian...

Originally published in 1969, this book discusses specific issues in the rise of a 'constitutional bureaucracy' as a counter-part to constitutional monarchy. These issues, including patronage, ministerial power and responsibility and the 'grey-eminence'...

Originally published in 1958, this book assesses the continuity and variety of international societies as they have existed in recent history. Although the study of international institutions is firmly based on a foundation of law, this book also...