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Theories of the Policy Process provides a forum for the experts in policy process research to present the basic propositions, empirical evidence, latest updates, and the promising future research opportunities of each policy process theory.In this...

Leverage Swift to practice effective and efficient Test-Driven Development (TDD). Software testingand TDD are evergreen programming concepts-yet Swift developers haven't widely adopted them.What's needed is a clear roadmap to learn and adopt TDD in the...

This book offers a comprehension discussion of the genealogies of two modern Chinese concepts, “nature” (ziran 自然) and “human beings” (ren 人), across a wide selection of modern Chinese intellectuals beginning from the Republican period to the modern day...

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Marxism was a powerful force in French political and intellectual life throughout the twentieth century. Modern French Marxism tells the story of how it dominated the battle of ideas. Michael Kelly takes readers from Marxism's early beginnings to...

The Capital / Logic Debate is the first of two volumes on how Marx used Hegel's Logic in his Capital.   Andy Blunden reviews the current literature on the topic with detailed analysis of the contribution of ten authors, representing the spectrum of...

As the United States approaches a transformative demographic milestone--when Americans of color will become the majority and white Americans a minority--US democracy faces a test of unprecedented magnitude. This moment, the "big flip", is far more than a...

Hellworld examines the megastructures of global capitalism, asking how revolutionary subjectivity might emerge within and against capital's domesticating force. Central to this inquiry is the planetary factory: the global value chains connecting...

As the prevalence of AI continues to grow, more and more people are worried about their online safety. New scams seem to be popping up every day, packaged in creative and terrifying ways. Rather than resign yourself to an inevitable fate or remove...

The studies in this book use Hegelian concepts and methodology to address issues such as the definition of nature, the concept of life, the relationship between humans and their natural environment, the principles of environmental ethics, technique,...

Title 21 presents regulations promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Office of the National Drug Control Agency in the area of food and drugs. These regulations encompass food and drugs for human and...

Title 26 presents regulations, procedures, and practices that govern income tax, estate and gift taxes, employment taxes, and miscellaneous excise taxes as set forth by the Internal Revenue Service. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are...

We live in an age of polycrisis—pandemics, wars, climate emergencies, and digital upheavals shape our everyday lives. Societies of Anxiety and Fear: Post-Pandemic and Wartime Reflections reveals how fear and uncertainty are not only personal feelings but...

Notes from the EU's Eastern Edge is a bold, singular book-auto-ethnography with analytic bite, theoretically literate without scholasticism, and ethically self-aware. It shows how Kremlin "migration engineering" met a ready-made European script of fear,...

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and people began to flee the country, the hospitality of neighbouring countries towards Ukrainians was set in stark contrast to their reluctance to accommodate refugees from Africa and the Middle East. Critics...

"An ambitious, important, and utterly captivating book."-Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Replaceable You and StiffA revealing investigation into how industrial farming poses a growing threat to America's beesEach February, a vast yet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635902556Author Joana MasoFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Semiotext (E)Publisher Semiotext (E)Weight(grams) 692gDimensions(mm) 238mm * 165mm * 22mm

An entertaining introduction to ancient Chinese thinkers—and what they can teach us about today’s most pressing political questions in China and beyondChina’s most original, diverse, and fascinating political debates took place more than two millennia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668221532Author Jeffrey WintersFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226850184Author Zachary AlbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams) 454g

Blockchain and AI for Security and Privacy in Smart Agriculture provides an innovative outlook on how advanced technologies are redefining the future of farming. As smart agriculture increasingly integrates IoT devices, sensors, drones, and data...

Generative AI for Cybersecurity explores how rapidly evolving generative models are reshaping modern digital defense. As organizations become more interconnected and data-driven, traditional cybersecurity measures are increasingly challenged by adaptive,...

This book is for any reader seeking to understand and engage with contemporary South Korean culture. Inspired by the term “edge”, which in Korean refers to attitudes and ideas that are new, gripping and transgressive, each chapter provides a new...

Develop moral virtues through forty-five accessible and practical essays Character development requires both understanding what moral virtues look like and how to cultivate them. Improving Character: Moral Virtues, Strategies, and Questions assembles...

Most explanations for the bumpy post-independence trajectory of many countries in Africa and the Middle East presuppose the existence of an objective, universal development format, modelled on western European civilisational principles. Decolonising...

HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR FIRST ALIEN ENCOUNTER:- Do NOT shake hands. You don't know what part of the Alien's anatomy you just touched.- Assume they're smarter than you. They crossed interstellar space. You struggle with WiFi.- Avoid sudden movements...

States of Admission presents the first comprehensive, comparative account of how Japan opened to foreign labor - and why this process took such a convoluted path. Japan's labor migration policy resists easy explanation. Although Japan pioneered foreign...

In Violence in the Shadows, Jonathan Kishen Gamu challenges the supposedly progressive nature of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a catalyst for more accountable and humane forms of corporate capitalism. He shows that within the global mining...

Uniformed Murderers investigates the causes, logistics, motivations, and legal awareness of the Romanian servicemen - both military and gendarmerie - who massacred or otherwise caused the death of more than three thousand Jews, Roma, and others in 1941...

The idea that police should prioritize protecting life seems obvious. Many use-of-force policies already endorse the principle. But despite general support for this principle in and out of policing, figuring out what exactly it means in practice proves...

This comprehensive guide examines vegetable breeding principles and applications covering classical methods and modern biotechnological advances. The work explores molecular techniques, DUS testing procedures, and breeding strategies for major vegetable...

This book examines food toxicology principles covering hazard identification, risk assessment, and safety evaluation methods. This work studies classification systems, dose-response relationships, and regulatory approval processes essential for food...

This book examines production technology for vegetables and spices covering cultivation practices, nutritional importance, and economic significance. The work explores disease management strategies, physiological disorders, and quality control measures...

From evolution to capitalism, ‘survival of the fittest’ has shaped our view of the world. But we got it wrong – and our mistake has brought us to the brink.For the history of life on Earth is much more than a story of competition. The natural world has...

Two leading thinkers present alternative answers to one of the most difficult and divisive questions of our times: do we have the right to die?As pressure grows to legalise assisted dying in the United Kingdom, the issue remains deeply contested. For...

Leading psychologist Nicholas Epley explains why our social fears are often mistaken and how small acts of connection can transform our lives.'One of those rare books that might actually change your life' Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on...

A somatic psychotherapist's guide to building authentic and loving connectionsAre your closest relationships often a source of stress rather than security?Do you ever feel disconnected and lonely, even in the company of family and friends?In Attuned and...

A maverick photographer who travelled the world in search of otherness, over time Verger became a prominent ethnographer, botanist and historian. He devoted fifty years of research to the black cultures of Brazil and Africa and to the transatlantic...

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A sweeping history of the struggle to hold states to account for their gravest crimesThe Criminal State offers a gripping account of how law has confronted the most radical forms of state violence. Beautifully written, broad in scope, and bracingly...