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Advances in Engineering Materials Structures and Systems: Innovations Mechanics and ApplicationsProceedings of the 7th International Confe Advances in Engineering Materials Structures and Systems: Innovations Mechanics and Applications comprises 411 papers that were presented at SEMC 2019 the Seventh International Conference on Structural Engineering Mechanics and Computation held in Cape Town South Africa from 2 to 4 September 2019. The subject matter reflects the broad scope of SEMC conferences and covers a wide variety of engineering materials (both traditional and innovative) and many types of structures. The many topics featured in these Proceedings can be classified into six broad categories that deal with: (i) the mechanics of materials and fluids (elasticity plasticity flow through porous media fluid dynamics fracture fatigue damage delamination corrosion bond creep shrinkage etc); (ii) the mechanics of structures and systems (structural dynamics vibration seismic response soil-structure interaction fluid-structure interaction response to blast and impact response to fire structural stability buckling collapse behaviour); (iii) the numerical modelling and experimental testing of materials and structures (numerical methods simulation techniques multi-scale modelling computational modelling laboratory testing field testing experimental measurements); (iv) innovations and special structures (nanostructures adaptive structures smart structures composite structures bio-inspired structures shell structures membranes space structures lightweight structures long-span structures tall buildings wind turbines etc); (v) design in traditional engineering materials (steel concrete steel-concrete composite aluminium masonry timber glass); (vi) the process of structural engineering (conceptualisation planning analysis design optimization construction assembly manufacture testing maintenance monitoring assessment repair strengthening retrofitting decommissioning). The SEMC 2019 Proceedings will be of interest to civil structural mechanical marine and aerospace engineers. Researchers developers practitioners and academics in these disciplines will find them useful. Two versions of the papers are available. Short versions intended to be concise but self-contained summaries of the full papers are in this printed book. The full versions of the papers are in the e-book. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138386969

Advances in Engineering Materials and Applied MechanicsProceedings of the International Conference on Machinery Materials Science and Engin With the rapid development of Machinery Materials Science and Engineering Application discussion on new ideas related mechanical engineering and materials science arise. In this proceedings volume the author(s) are focussed on Machinery Materials Science and Engineering Applications and other related topics. The Conference has provided a valuable opportunity for researchers scholars and scientists to exchange their ideas. The conference organization aims to strengthen national academic exchanges and cooperations in the field promote the rapid development of machinery materials science and engineering application effectively improve academic status and international influence of China's machinery materials science and engineering applications and play an active role to reduce the distance between domestic related disciplines and international themes. The 5th MMSE 2015 is sponsored by Hubei University.Co-sponsors:University of Huddersfield UKUniversity of Teesside UKUniversity of Nottingham UKWorcester Polytechnic Institute USADong-Eui University KoreaHubei Mechanical Engineering Society ChinaChinese Mechanical Engineering Society Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367737726

Advances in Enterprise Information Systems II For many years now Enterprise Information Systems have been critical in helping businesses successfully navigate the global market.  The development that started with design and implementation of integrated systems has evolved to incorporate a multitude of perspectives and ideas. The Enterprise Information Systems functionality extends from principally an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system to a portfolio of standard systems including CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems and SCM (Supply Chain Management) systems. Advances in Enterprise Information Systems II is divided into seven thematic sections each exploring a distinct topic. In “Concepts in Enterprise Information Systems” the authors present new concepts and ideas for the field. “Cases in Enterprise Information Systems” introduces studies of enterprise information systems in an organizational context. “Business Process Management” is one of the major themes within enterprise information systems and “Designing Enterprise Information Systems” discusses new approaches to the design of processes and system and also deals with how design can be taken as a specific perspective. “Enterprise Information Systems in various domains” features generic studies that contribute to advancing the practical knowledge of the field as well as towards “Global issues of Enterprise Information Systems”. Finally in “Emerging Topics in Enterprise Information Systems” new technologies and ideas are explored. Cloud computing in particular seems to be setting the agenda for future research in enterprise information systems. The book will be invaluable to academics and professionals interested in recent developments in the field of enterprise information systems. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415631310

Advances in Environmental Psychology Volume 6Exposure to Hazardous Substances: Psychological Parameters Increasingly frequent environmental exposures to hazardous substances present mental health professionals with groups and at times communities of people faced with high levels of psychological threat. As a result of an increasingly industrial and technological society a new type of group cohort has emerged – individuals exposed to hazardous substances that present the possibility of immediate and chronic threats to their health and their families’ health. Although the medical sequalae to such exposure had been established little attention had been paid to the mental health issues or to possible integrated psychophysiological consequences. Originally published in 1986 this book focuses on reactions to exposure to toxic substances as well as some predictors of response in groups faced with increased medical risk subsequent to some of the most common and hazardous toxic exposures found at the time: radiation toxic waste asbestos lead contaminated water and toxic chemical fire and leak. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367498528

Advances in Environmental Psychology (Volume 5)Methods and Environmental Psychology The development of a field or an area of inquiry is often marked by changes in measurement techniques shifts in analytic emphasis and disputes over the best ways of doing research. In many areas of psychology a number of issues have characterized methodological evolution of the discipline including questions regarding context and reductionism or laboratory versus field research. For some of the newer areas in psychology such as environment or health psychology this is not an issue of either/or. Although there has been some debate about these trade-offs it is generally regarded by people in this field that some combination of the two approaches is essential. Depending on the question being studied this balance may change. However the questions asked are less likely to inquire ‘which way is better’ and concentrate on how both may be used. This observation serves to illustrate the fact that different research endeavours have different methodological issues. Originally published in 1985 this volume explores some of the issues characterizing work on health environment and behavior. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367512170

Advances in Environmental PsychologyVolume 2: Applications of Personal Control How do people manage their environments? What processes are basic to the interactions between people and their environments? These questions are central to almost all areas of psychology but in a more narrow sense are the heart of environmental psychology. Some environmental studies focus on the antecedents of person-environment interactions others on the effects of the environment on the individual and others on outcomes. Still others focus on the processes by which people attempt to manipulate their surroundings. This volume the second in a series is concerned with one of these processes - control actual and perceived that individuals exercise over their environment. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9780203780800

Advances in Environmental PsychologyVolume 3: Energy Conservation Psychological Perspectives First published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315802954

Advances in Environmental Remote SensingSensors Algorithms and Applications Generating a satisfactory classification image from remote sensing data is not a straightforward task. Many factors contribute to this difficulty including the characteristics of a study area availability of suitable remote sensing data ancillary and ground reference data proper use of variables and classification algorithms and the analyst’s experience. An authoritative text Advances in Environmental Remote Sensing: Sensors Algorithms and Applications compiles comprehensive review articles to examine the developments in concepts methods techniques and applications as well as focused articles and case studies on the latest on a particular topic. Divided into four sections the first deals with various sensors systems or sensing operations using different regions of wavelengths. Drawing on the data and lessons learned from the U.S. Landsat remote sensing programs it reviews key concepts methods and practical uses of particular sensors/sensing systems. Section II presents new developments in algorithms and techniques specifically in image preprocessing thematic information extraction and digital change detection. It gives correction algorithms for hyperspectral thermal and multispectral sensors discusses the combined method for performing topographic and atmospheric corrections and provides examples of correcting non-standard atmospheric conditions including haze cirrus and cloud shadow. Section III focuses on remote sensing of vegetation and related features of the Earth’s surface. It reviews advancements in the remote sensing of ecosystem structure process and function and notes important trade-offs and compromises in characterizing ecosystems from space related to spatial spectral and temporal resolutions of the imaging sensors. It discusses the mismatch between leaf-level and species-level ecological variables and satellite spatial resolutions and the resulting difficulties in validating satellite-derived products. Finally Section IV examines developments in the remote sensing of air water and other terrestrial features reviews MODIS algorithms for aerosol retrieval at both global and local scales and demonstrates the retrieval of aerosol optical thickness (AOT). This section rounds out coverage with a look at remote sensing approaches to measure the urban environment and examines the most important concepts and recent research. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138072916

Advances in Ergonomics in Manufacturing Meeting the needs of the manufacturing and service sectors of contemporary industry this volume is concerned with the human factors ergonomics and safety issues related to the design of products processes and systems as well as the operation and management of business enterprises. This book will be of special value to researchers and practitioners involved in the design of products processes systems and services which are marketed and utilized by a variety of organizations around the world. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439870396

Advances in Ergonomics Modeling and Usability Evaluation Taking the field of human factors and ergonomics beyond state of the art this volume focuses on advances in the use of ergonomics modeling and on the evaluation of usability which is a critical aspect of any human-technology system. The research described in the book's 70 chapters is an outcome of dedicated research by academics and practitioners from around the world and across disciplines. The chapters are organized under five sections: I. Models and MethodsII. Vision and Visual Displays III. Product Design and User InterfacesIV. Input Devices and Computer Based Systems V. Individual and Environmental Technology Related Issues. This work provides an invaluable resource for evaluating products and environments and designing future ones that are intuitive safe and easy to use. Seven other titles in the Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics Series are: Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare Advances in Applied Digital Human Modeling Advances in Cross-Cultural Decision Making Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics Advances in Occupational Social and Organizational ErgonomicsAdvances in Human Factors Ergonomics and Safety in Manufacturing and Service Industries Advances in Neuroergonomics and Human Factors of Special Populations Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138118065

Advances in Evidence-Based Policing The evidence-based policing (EBP) movement has intensified in many countries around the world in recent years resulting in a proliferation of policies and infrastructure to support such a transformation. This movement has come to be associated with particular methods of evaluation and systematic review which have been drawn from what is assumed to prevail in medicine. Given the credibility EBP is currently enjoying with both practitioners and government it is timely to subject its underpinning logic to thoughtful scrutiny. This involves deliberating upon the meaning of evidence and what different models of knowledge accumulation and research methods have to offer in realising the aims of EBP. The communication and presentation of evidence to practitioner audiences is another important aspect of EBP as are collaborative efforts to ‘co-produce’ new knowledge on police practice. This is the first book that takes a kaleidoscopic approach to depict what EBP presently is and how it could develop. The chapters individually and collectively challenge the underlying logic to the mainstream EBP position and the book concludes with an agenda for a more inclusive conceptualisation of evidence and EBP for the future. It is aimed at students and academics who are interested in being part of this movement as well as policymakers and practitioners interested in integrating EBP principles into their practices. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367226657

Advances in Extraterrestrial Drilling:Ground Ice and Underwater Advances in Extraterrestrial Drilling: Ground Ice and Underwater includes the latest advances that have been made in recent years in developing drilling and excavation mechanisms for extraterrestrial bodies. The chapters cover drill types drilling techniques and their advantages and associated issues rock coring including acquisition damage control caching and transport and data interpretation as well as unconsolidated soil drilling and borehole stability. This book includes a description of the basic science of the drilling process associated processes of breaking and penetrating various media the required hardware and the process of excavation and analysis of the sampled media. Covers the most recent advances in extraterrestrial drilling. Discusses drilling in the broadest range of media including ground ice underwater and planetary surfaces from shallow to very deep. Provides a comprehensive description of key drilling techniques and the efforts to develop unified approach to assessing the required tools for given drilling requirements. Discusses how environment affects drilling and approaches to addressing the effects and current challenges of drilling and excavation on other planets. Examines novel drilling and excavation approaches. Dr. Yoseph Bar-Cohen is the Supervisor of the Electroactive Technologies Group (http://ndeaa.jpl.nasa.gov/) and a Senior Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Lab/Caltech Pasadena CA. His research is focused on electro-mechanics including planetary sample handling mechanisms novel actuators that are driven by materials such as piezoelectric and EAP (also known as artificial muscles) and biomimetics. Dr. Kris Zacny is a Senior Scientist and Vice President of Exploration Systems at Honeybee Robotics Altadena CA. His expertise includes space mining sample handling soil and rock mechanics extraterrestrial drilling and In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367653477

Advances in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Catalysts and Catalysis Rising oil costs have stimulated significant interest in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) as a method for producing a synthetic petroleum substitute. Drawn from the proceedings at a symposium held during the 236th meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia in August 2008 Advances in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Catalysts and Catalysis explores the recent developments in Fischer-Tropsch technology which holds great promise in the area of renewable resources.Expert contributors explore a range of issuesThe book focuses on three main themes: catalyst preparation and activation reaction mechanism and process-related topics. A panel of expert contributors discusses synthesis of catalysts carbon nanomaterials nitric oxide calcinations the influence of carbon catalytic performance issues chelating agents and Cu and alkali promoters. They also explore Co/silica catalysts thermodynamic control the Two Alpha model co-feeding experiments internal diffusion limitations Fe-LTFT selectivity and the effect of co-fed water. Lastly the book examines cross-flow filtration kinetic studies reduction of CO2 emissions syncrude and low-temperature water-gas shift.Attaining the maximum catalytic activity and catalyst lifeThe themes explored in the book demonstrate that while the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) has advanced in maturity many issues remain concerning the preparation of increasingly active catalysts and the method of activation to attain the maximum catalytic activity and catalyst life. The book includes coverage of the structural features their changes and the application of increasingly sophisticated characterization techniques shedding light on the reaction mechanism and providing a glimpse into the processes and reaction rates under realistic commercial process conditions. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367577230

Advances in Fisheries BioeconomicsTheory and Policy Efforts to effectively conserve and manage marine resources are facing increasing complexity of environmental and governance challenges. To address some of these challenges this book presents advancements in fisheries bioeconomics research that provides significant ideas for addressing emerging environmental and fisheries management issues.Advances in Fisheries Bioeconomics gives insights into innovative approaches dealing with these issues as well as novel ideas on changes in fisheries management paradigms. With contributions from leading experts in the field this book offers an examination of a number of topics including: ecosystem based fisheries management; by-catch management and discard bans; the number of players in the fisheries game; the effects of ocean acidification; and the trends and impacts of eco-labeling and eco-certification of fisheries. Through integrating resource biology and ecology with the economics of fishers’ behaviour the authors provide valuable analysis of the current issues in fisheries management.This book will be of interest to those on advanced courses in fisheries science natural resource biology and ecology and environmental and natural resource economics. It will also appeal to researchers policy makers and advocacy groups around the world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367591274

Advances in Fluid Catalytic CrackingTesting Characterization and Environmental Regulations Refiners’ efforts to conform to increasingly stringent laws and a preference for fuels derived from renewable sources have mandated changes in fluid cracking catalyst technology. Advances in Fluid Catalytic Cracking: Testing Characterization and Environmental Regulations explores recent advances and innovations in this important component of petroleum refining technology and evaluates how the industry has been changed by environmental regulations worldwide. Measurement testing and improvement Modern spectroscopic techniques continue to be essential to the understanding of catalyst performance and feedstock properties. The book contains a detailed review of the use of adsorption microcalorimetry to measure acidity acid site density and the strength of the strongest acid sites in heterogenous catalysts. It also discusses the use of 1H-NMR to characterize the properties of a FCCU feedstock. In addition the book dedicates several chapters to pilot plant testing of catalysts and nontraditional feedstocks maximizing and improving LCO (heating oil) production and quality and improving FCCU operations. Complying with the EPA The EPA has identified the petroleum refining industry as a targeted enforcement area for the Clean Air Act (CAA) passed in 1970 and the CAA Amendments of 1990. The final chapters of the book examine the evolution of the EPA’s attempts to encourage the refining industry to enter into voluntary consent decrees to comply with the CAA and the 1990 amendments. The book describes consent decree negotiations as well as FCC emissions (SOx NOx CO PM) reduction technologies through consent decree implementations. Containing contributions from a panel of worldwide experts the book demonstrates how the global shift toward environmentalism has engineered significant changes in the petroleum refining industry at a critical level. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138116351

Advances in Food Biochemistry Understanding the biochemistry of food is basic to all other research and development in the fields of food science technology and nutrition and the past decade has seen accelerated progress in these areas. Advances in Food Biochemistry provides a unified exploration of foods from a biochemical perspective. Featuring illustrations to elucidate molecular concepts throughout the text this volume examines a range of issues on the food spectrum including: water and its relation to food the glycobiology of food components enzymes plant animal and human hormones functional foods herbs and dietary supplements flavor compounds in foods organic acids interactions between the environment with food components biological and lipid oxidation in foods food safety nutrition and the genetic makeup of individual food components Dr. Fatih Yildiz has published an extensive body of research and has worked on food and nutrition science projects with the FAO UNIDO UNICEF and NATO. Recently he received the Ambassador for Turkey Award from the European Federation of Food Science and Technology. Dr. Yildiz and the contributors to this volume have brought together their decades of experience and expertise to provide a top-notch resource for food science and policy professionals and advanced students on the cutting edge of food research. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138115484

Advances in Food Bioproducts and Bioprocessing Technologies The book explores and exploits the synergy and boundary between biotechnology bioprocessing and food engineering. Divided into three parts Advances in Food Bioproducts and Bioprocessing Technologies includes contributions that deal with new developments in procedures bioproducts and bioprocesses that can be given quantitative expression. Its 40 chapters will describe how research results can be used in engineering design include procedures to produce food additives and ingredients and discuss accounts of experimental or theoretical research and recent advances in food bioproducts and bioprocessing technologies. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138544222

Advances in Food Dehydration Comprehensive Assessment of This Globally Relevant Practice As a centuries-old food preservation method dehydration technology has advanced significantly in the past decades as a result of new methods sophisticated analytical techniques and improved mathematical modeling. Providing practical and expert insight from an international panel of experts Advances in Food Dehydration encompasses these revolutionary advances and effectively supplies the knowledge base required to optimize natural resources and reduce energy requirements in order to meet growing demand for low-cost high-quality food products.Discusses Ways to Best Optimize Natural ResourcesUnder the editorial guidance of food engineering and dehydration authority Cristina Ratti this resource addresses the three biggest challenges associated with food dehydration:The complex nature of food systems together with the deep structural and physico-chemical changes that foodstuffs undergo during processingThe difficulty to define quality in quantitative terms and to develop appropriate control techniquesThe lack of realistic models and simulations to represent the phenomenaThe book’s well-developed chapters explain the structural and physico-chemical changes that food undergoes during dehydration while discussing ways to optimize natural resources. In addition to describing non-convectional heating sources such as microwaves infrared and radio frequency the text also examines the impact of drying on nutraceutical compounds the bases of rehydration of dry food particles and the stresses on microorganisms during drying and their stability during storage. Advances in Food Dehydration is a user-friendly volume that concisely links the gamut of dehydration concepts into one cohesive reference.

Advances in Food Extrusion Technology A fresh view of the state-of-the-art Advances in Food Extrusion Technology focuses on extruder selection extrudate development quality parameters and troubleshooting in the 21st century extrusion process. In particular the book: Introduces the history nomenclature and working principles of extrusion technology Presents an overview of various types of extruders as well as parts and components of an extruder for design considerations Discusses extruder selection and design fluid flow problem with different types of raw materials and heat transfer and viscous energy dissipation with advantages and limitations for particular cases Emphasizes recent research while providing an overview of trends previously reported in the literature Covers the coinjection of food substances into an extruder die with the objective of creating defined colored patterns adding internal flavors and achieving other food injection applications into cereal-based extruded products Describes thermal and nonthermal extrusion of protein products Discussing the influence of design and raw materials on extruder performance and nutritional value this book covers current and developing products from cereal-based snacks to pet food. In addition to the usual benefits of heat processing extrusion offers the possibility of modifying and expanding the functional properties of food ingredients. Designed for both the active and future food scientist this book is an exciting addition to a creative and ever-evolving field. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138199125

Advances in Forensic Human Identification As forensic human identification receives increased global attention practitioners policy makers and students need an appropriate resource that describes current methods and modalities that have shaped today’s policies and protocols. A supplemental follow-up to Forensic Human Identification: An Introduction Advances in Forensic Human Identification covers advances in the most well-known scientific techniques and discusses new and developing subjects and modalities of human identification. A collection of contributions from worldwide experts the book embraces a broad context and looks at several issues beyond physical identification of human remains or offenders. The book examines online sexual and biometric identities and discusses problems associated with investigative practice such as the developing use of the Internet as a distribution and communication medium for criminal activities. It also explores miscarriages of justice that can result from flawed applications or interpretations of forensic evidence. Finally it looks at the future of forensic science in the United Kingdom in light of financial challenges and the closure of the Forensic Science Service. Where appropriate case studies illustrate the use of techniques and the associated problems described in the text. A supplemental CD includes images in full color. This volume provides an important contribution to the ongoing practitioner and academic debates surrounding the application of forensic technologies. The insight presented is destined to springboard further inquiry into enhanced techniques and underlies the need for more research into the appropriate use of identification techniques to solve the mysteries of the unknown. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439825143

Advances in Foundational Mass Communication Theories Providing leading-edge perspectives on the legacy theories of mass media and society this collection advances the foundational theories of mass communications which have sustained the field of study over the past fifty years. Many of these contributions were originally published as a Deutschmann Scholarly Essay in the Mass Communication and Society journal and together they comprise a remarkable source of knowledge equipped to lead mass communications theory through the emergence of new technologies and the evolution of communications in the 21st century. Moreover the contributions gathered in this volume contradict any critics who may claim the theories of the 20th century have outlived their usefulness for these prove to guide contemporary research as forcefully as ever in the digital era. Validating the classic media theories across time and their various forms constitute the second focal section of this volume. Finally senior media scholars offer their views on the future directions in which mass communication theories can be advanced. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367234843

Advances in Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables Processing Despite a worldwide increase in demand for fresh-cut fruit and vegetables in many countries these products are prepared in uncontrolled conditions and have the potential to pose substantial risk for consumers. Correspondingly researchers have ramped up efforts to provide adequate technologies and practices to assure product safety while keeping nutritional and sensory properties intact. With contributions from experts from industry research centers and academia Advances in Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables Processing collates and presents new scientific data in a comprehensive update on technologies and marketing considerations.Taking a multidisciplinary approach this work discusses the basics and recent innovations in fresh-cut fruit and vegetable processing. It addresses scientific progress in the fresh-cut area and discusses the industry and the market for these commodities. The book covers the regulations that affect the quality of the final products and their processing as well as consumers’ attitude and sensory perceptions. The chapters cover the design of plants and equipment taking into account engineering aspects safety and HACCP guidelines. They also examine innovations in creating healthy and attractive products.Use of innovative packaging technology that could improve product quality and shelf life new fruit mixtures with more variety incorporation of flavors or the use of steamer bags for vegetables are just a few considerations that could expand the markets of fresh-cut products. With its focus on science including biochemical physiological microbiological and quality aspects as well as heath considerations and consumer science this book reports on cutting-edge advances and the practical applications of these advances. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367383503

Advances in Friedel-Crafts Acylation ReactionsCatalytic and Green Processes Used in the production of a wide number of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals the Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction represents a synthetic process of great interest to organic chemists of academia and industry. Nearly 40 years since the last major treatise on the topic and reflecting the growing emphasis on green technology Advances in Friedel-Crafts Acylation Reactions: Catalytic and Green Processes focuses on how to make this reaction more economically and environmentally friendly by using green acylating conditions thus minimizing the formation of waste and decreasing production costs. Divided into four parts the book explores stoichiometric acylations catalytic homogeneous acylations catalytic heterogeneous acylations and phenol acylations. It is structured according to the role played by the catalyst in the activation of reagents as well as in the different modes of regioselectivity encountered in the acylation of arenes aromatic ethers and phenols. Incorporating examples of all acid-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts acylation reactions the text considers classic Lewis and Brönsted acid types along with more innovative and advanced multicomponent superacid catalysts. These range from rare earth triflates or triflimides and their combination with ionic liquids to metal-promoted zeolites and zeotypes clays polymetal oxides sulfated zirconia heteropoly acids and Nafion. The book emphasizes the major industrial applications providing a critical assessment of the differences advantages and disadvantages of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. Helping readers to better understand the mechanism of the Friedel-Crafts acylation the examples in the book substantiate the development of more effective catalysts and more selective processes achieved during the last few decades enabling industry to embark on a safer and more efficient synthesis of aromatic ketones for the manufacture of a wide array of products. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138113848

Advances in Fruit Processing Technologies One of the main concerns of the food industry is the need for high-quality fresh fruits and fruit products with good sensory quality long shelf life and high nutritional value. To meet these demands new processing technologies are under investigation and development. Advances in Fruit Processing Technologies incorporates fundamentals in food processing as well as the advances made in recent years to improve final product quality. With contributions from a panel of international researchers who present a blend of classical and emerging technologies the book explores: Ozone ultrasound irradiation pulsed electric field vacuum frying and high-pressure processing Ultraviolet and membrane processing Enzymatic maceration freeze concentration and refrigeration The effect of processing on sensory characteristics and nutritional value New trends in modified atmosphere packaging The use of fruit juices as a vehicle for probiotic microorganisms Prebiotic oligosaccharides as an alternative for dairy products Incorporating a series of case studies on the application of various technologies the book reviews their advantages limitations successes and failures. The contributors also examine the implications of food processing technologies on waste production energy use and resource requirements. This comprehensive survey of methods for optimizing fruit quality is an ideal resource for those in the fruit and vegetable industry looking for innovations that can improve efficiency reduce waste and cut costs. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138199453

Advances in Future Manufacturing EngineeringProceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Future Manufacturing Engineering (ICFME 2014 The International Conference on Future Manufacturing Engineering (ICFME 2014) was held in Hong Kong December 10-11 2014. It gathered academics industry managers and experts manufacturing engineers university students all interested or proficient in the field of manufacturing engineering including research design and development of systems processes machines tools and equipment. The manufacturing engineer’s primary focus is to turn raw materials into a new or updated product in the most economic efficient and effective way possible. This field also deals with the integration of different facilities and systems for producing quality products (with optimal expenditure) by applying the principles of physics and the results of manufacturing systems studies such as Design and Manufacturing Materials Science and Materials Processing Technology Computer-aid Manufacturing Mechanics.Manufacturing engineers develop and create physical artifacts production processes and technology a very broad area which includes the design and development of products. The manufacturing engineering discipline has very strong overlaps with mechanical engineering industrial engineering production engineering electrical engineering electronic engineering computer science materials management and operations management. Manufacturing engineers’ success or failure directly impacts the advancement of technology and the spread of innovation.This proceedings aims to assess the state of scientific research in various areas of Manufacturing Engineering and will be an interesting source of information for the international engineering scientific community.About the Series:Studies in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering (SMSME) publishes lecture materials and proceedings volumes of conferences sponsored by the International Materials Science Society (IMSS). Volumes present cutting edge research as well as new perspectives on and developments in all areas of Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering. The audience for the books published in the SMSME series consists of advanced level students researchers and industry professionals working at the forefront of Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367738259

Advances in Gear Design and Manufacture Advances in Gear Design and Manufacture deals with gears gear transmissions and advanced methods of gear production.The book is focused on discussion of the latest discoveries and accomplishments in gear design and production with chapters written by international experts in the field. Topics are aligned to meet the requirements of the modern scientific theory of gearing providing readers precise knowledge and recommendations on how perfect gears and gear transmissions can be designed and produced and how they work. It explains how gears and gear transmissions can be designed to reach high a “power-to-weight” ratio and how to design and produce compact high-capacity gearboxes. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138484733

Advances in Geoeconomics While geopolitics has captured global attention geoeconomics is the often hidden force that governs countries’ relationships. It is the economic psyche that shapes the new world order. Geoeconomics refers to the intersection of economic factors relationships and conditions on global events. A country’s political and business alignments have an impact on individuals companies and on future economic stability. This book assembles leading scholars and experts from around the world to advance current thinking on geoeconomics. It is a thorough and authoritative reference work on world economics that aims to shape strategy formulation in business and government for years to come by expanding understanding on the topic of geoeconomics analyzing the implications of international geoeconomic events and providing the reader with theoretical and practical approaches on the management of geoeconomics. Geoeconomic concepts in this book will prove timely and highly insightful to students academics executives entrepreneurs government officials consultants and policymakers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367876630

Advances in Geo-Spatial Information Science Advances in Geo-Spatial Information Science presents recent advances regarding fundamental issues of geo-spatial information science (space and time spatial analysis uncertainty modeling and geo-visualization) and new scientific and technological research initiatives for geo-spatial information science (such as spatial data mining mobile data modeling and location-based services). The book contains selected and revised papers presented at the joint International Conference on Theory Data Handling and Modelling in GeoSpatial Information Science (Hong Kong 26–28 May 2010) and brings together three related international academic communities: spatial information science spatial data handling and modeling geographic systems. Advances in Geo-Spatial Information Science will be of interest for academics and professionals interested in spatial information science spatial data handling and modeling of geographic systems. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415620932

Advances in Groundwater Governance This book addresses groundwater governance a subject internationally recognized as crucial and topical for enhancing and safeguarding the benefits of groundwater and groundwater-dependent ecosystems to humanity while ensuring water and food security under global change. The multiple and complex dimensions of groundwater governance are captured in 28 chapters written by a team of leading experts from different parts of the world and with a variety of relevant professional backgrounds. The book aims to describe the state-of-the-art and latest developments regarding each of the themes addressed paying attention to the wide variation of conditions observed around the globe. The book consists of four parts. The first part sets the stage by defining groundwater governance exploring its emergence and evolution framing it through a socio-ecological lens and describing groundwater policy and planning approaches. The second part discusses selected key aspects of groundwater governance. The third part zooms in on the increasingly important linkages between groundwater and other resources or sectors and between local groundwater systems and phenomena or actions at the international or even global level. The fourth part finally presents a number of interesting case studies that illustrate contemporary practice in groundwater governance.In one volume this highly accessible text not only familiarizes water professionals decision-makers and local stakeholders with groundwater governance but also provides them with ideas and inspiration for improving groundwater governance in their own environment. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367890100

Advances in Group Work Research In this comprehensive overview of the state of the art in the field group workers and social scientists explore group research issues. Learn how they grapple with the major problems associated with doing research on treatment groups. While discussing the outcomes of their group treatment programs the authors address such issues as non-random assignment impact of group process on outcome retrospective research design the unit of analysis multivariate analysis single-case designs and small samples. Each insightful chapter illustrates the decisions and compromises that researchers must make to explore group phenomenon and treatment. Advances in Group Work Research is an ideal supplementary text or casebook for practice-research courses. It will also be useful for those interested in empirical group work group research and practice research generally.This book presents a sample of papers from the last three years’Annual Symposium on Empirical Foundations of Group Work. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138873179

Advances in Heat Pump-Assisted Drying Technology Drying of solids is one of the most common complex and energy-intensive industrial processes. Conventional dryers offer limited opportunities to increase energy efficiency. Heat pump dryers are more energy and cost effective as they can recycle drying thermal energy and reduce CO2 particulate and VOC emissions due to drying. This book provides an introduction to the technology and current best practices and aims to increase the successful industrial implementation of heat pump- assisted dryers. It enables the reader to engage confidently with the technology and provides a wealth of information on theories current practices and future directions of the technology. It emphasizes several new design concepts and operating and control strategies which can be applied to improve the economic and environmental efficiency of the drying process. It answers questions about risks advantages vs. disadvantages and impediments and offers solutions to current problems. Discusses heat pump technology in general and its present and future challenges.Describes interesting and promising innovations in drying food agricultural and wood products with various heat pump technologies.Treats several technical aspects from modeling and simulation of drying processes to industrial applications.Emphasizes new design concepts and operating and control strategies to improve the efficiency of the drying process. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367873981

Advances in Heat Transfer Unit OperationsBaking and Freezing in Bread Making Advances in Heat Transfer Unit Operations: Baking and Freezing in Bread Making explains the latest understanding of heat transfer phenomena involved in the baking and freezing of bread and describes the most recent advanced techniques used to produce higher quality bread with a longer shelf life. Heat transfer phenomena occur during key bread-making stages (cold storage resting and fermentation) in which temperature and amount of heat transfer must be carefully controlled. This book combines the engineering and technological aspects of heat transfer operations and discusses how these operations interact with the bread making process; the book also discusses how baking and freezing influence the product quality. Divided into fourteen chapters the book covers the basics of heat and mass transfer fluid dynamics and surface phenomena in bread-making industrial operations mathematical modelling in porous systems the estimation of thermo-physical properties related to bread making design of equipment and industrial applications. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466504677

Advances in High-Performance Motion Control of Mechatronic Systems Mechatronic systems are used in a range of consumer products from large-scale braking systems in vehicular agents to small-scale integrated sensors in mobile phones. To keep pace in the competitive consumer electronics industry companies need to continuously improve servo evaluation and position control of these mechatronic systems. Advances in High-Performance Motion Control of Mechatronic Systems covers advanced control topics for mechatronic applications. In particular the book examines control systems design for ultra-fast and ultra-precise positioning of mechanical actuators in mechatronic systems. The book systematically describes motion control design methods for trajectory design sampled-data precise positioning transient control using switching control and dual-stage actuator control. Each method is described in detail from theoretical aspects to examples of actual industry applications including hard disk drives optical disk drives galvano scanners personal mobility robots and more. This helps readers better understand how to translate control theories and algorithms from theory to design and implementation in realistic engineering systems. The book also identifies important research directions and advanced control techniques that may provide solutions for the next generation of high-performance mechatronics. Bridging research and industry this book presents state-of-the-art control design methodologies that are widely applicable to industries such as manufacturing robotics home appliances automobiles printers and optical drives. It guides readers toward more effective solutions for high-performance mechatronic systems in their own products. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138072923

Advances in Hopf Algebras "This remarkable reference covers topics such as quantum groups Hopf Galois theory actions and coactions of Hopf algebras smash and crossed products and the structure of cosemisimple Hopf algebras. " Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138401808

Advances in horticultural soilless culture Soilless cultivation techniques (including hydroponic systems) have attracted growing attention as a way of growing horticultural crops more efficiently without taking up more land. These controlled environment systems are also less vulnerable to climate change and are particularly suited to urban farming as part of the shift to more localised circular food systems. Advances in horticultural soilless culture provides a comprehensive assessment of recent research in this important area paying close attention to the advances in optimising substrates for soilless cultivation as well as the developments in solid and liquid-medium container systems fertigation systems modelling and process control. The collection includes case studies on horticultural crops such as tomatoes strawberries and ornamentals. With its distinguished editor and international range of expert authors Advances in horticultural soilless culture will be a standard reference for university and other researchers involved in horticultural science hydroponics and soilless cultivation. It will also be a valuable resource for government and other agencies supporting vertical and urban farming systems as well as companies involved in this sector. Media > Books > E-books Life Science (Burleigh Dodds) 9781003048206

Advances in Household Economics Consumer Behaviour and Economic Policy This book considers recent advances in household economics consumer behaviour and economic policy and examines their interrelationship and impact on growth development trade and welfare policy in world economies in the 21st century. Researched and written by authorities in these emerging areas from North America the European Union and Australia/Oceania the book has the timely advantage of bringing together in one place the development of diverse concepts and important applications in these areas. It is a must-have for academics and will be used on advanced courses on household economics and production demand analysis economic policy social security and welfare economics. It will also be of interest to trade and welfare policy-makers world-wide. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315263311

Advances in Human Aspects of Aviation Since the very earliest years of aviation it was clear that human factors were critical to the success and safety of the system. As aviation has matured the system has become extremely complex. Bringing together the most recent human factors work in the aviation domain Advances in Human Aspects of Aviation covers the design of aircrafts for the comfort and well being of the passenger. The book discusses strategies and guidelines for maximizing comfort the design of aircrafts including cockpit design and the training and work schedules for flight attendants and pilots. It is becoming increasingly important to view problems not as isolated issues that can be extracted from the system environment but as embedded issues that can only be understood as a part of an overall system. In keeping with a system that is vast in its scope and reach the chapters in this book cover a wide range of topics including: Interface and operations issues from the perspectives of pilots and air traffic controllers respectively. Specific human performance issues studied from within the context of the air transportation system Issues related to automation and the delineation of function between automation and human within the current and future system The U.S. air traffic modernization effort called NextGen Diverse modeling perspectives and methods Safety and ethics as driving factors for change Cognition and work overload Empirical research and evaluation of the air transportation domain As air traffic modernization efforts begin to vastly increase the capacity of the system the issues facing engineers scientists and other practitioners of human factors are becoming more challenging and more critical. Reflecting road themes and trends in this field the book documents the latest research in this area. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439871164

Advances in Human Aspects of Healthcare Now more than ever the design of systems and devices for effective and safe healthcare delivery has taken center stage. And the importance of human factors and ergonomics in achieving this goal can’t be ignored. Underlining the utility of research in achieving effective design Advances in Human Aspects of Healthcare discusses how human factors and ergonomics principles can be applied to improve quality safety efficiency and effectiveness in patient care. Topics include the design of work environments to improve satisfaction and well-being of patients healthcare providers and professionals. The book explores new approaches for improving healthcare devices such as portable ultrasound systems better work design and effective communications and systems support. It also examines healthcare informatics for the public and usability for patient users building on results from usability studies for medical personnel. Several chapters explore quality and safety while others examine medical error for risk factors and information transfer in error reduction. The book provides an integrated review of physical cognitive and organizational aspects that facilitates a systems approach to implementation. These features and more allow practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of the issues in healthcare delivery and the role ergonomics and human factors can play in solving them. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367381097

Advances in Human Aspects of Road and Rail Transportation Human factors and ergonomics have made considerable contributions to the research design development operation and analysis of transportation systems and their complementary infrastructure. This volume focuses on the causations of road accidents the function and design of roads and signs the design of automobiles and the training of the driver. It covers accident analyses air traffic control control rooms intelligent transportation systems and new systems and technologies. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439871232

Advances in Human Factors Ergonomics and Safety in Manufacturing and Service Industries This volume is concerned with the human factors ergonomics and safety issues related to the design of products processes and systems as well as operation and management of business enterprises in both manufacturing and service sectors of contemporary industry. The book is organized into ten sections that focus on the following subject matters: I: Enterprise Management II: Human Factors in Manufacturing III: Processes and Services IV: Design of Work Systems V. Working Environment VI. Product and System Safety VII. Safety Design Issues VIII. Safety Management IX. Hazard Communication X. Occupational Risk PreventionThis book will be of special value to researchers and practitioners involved in the design of products processes systems and services which are marketed and utilized by a variety of organizations around the world. Seven other titles in the Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics Series are:Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare Advances in Applied Digital Human Modeling Advances in Cross-Cultural Decision Making Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics Advances in Occupational Social and Organizational Ergonomics Advances in Ergonomics Modeling & Usability Evaluation Advances in Neuroergonomics and Human Factors of Special Populations   Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367383862

Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics 2012- 14 Volume SetProceedings of the 4th AHFE Conference 21-25 July 2012 With contributions from an international group of authors with diverse backgrounds this set comprises all fourteen volumes of the proceedings of the 4th AHFE Conference 21-25 July 2012. The set presents the latest research on current issues in Human Factors and Ergonomics. It draws from an international panel that examines cross-cultural differences design issues usability road and rail transportation aviation modeling and simulation and healthcare.  Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466552623

Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare Based on recent research this book discusses how to improve quality safety efficiency and effectiveness in patient care through the application of human factors and ergonomics principles. It provides guidance for those involved with the design and application of systems and devices for effective and safe healthcare delivery from both a patient and staff perspective. Its huge range of chapters covers everything from the proper design of bed rails to the most efficient design of operating rooms from the development of quality products to the rating of staff patient interaction. It considers ways to prevent elderly patient falls and ways to make best use of electronic health records. It covers staff intractions with patients as well as staff interaction with computers and medical devices. It also provides way to improve organizational aspects in a healthcare setting and approaches to modeling and analysis specifically targeting those work aspects unique to healthcare. Explicitly the book contains the following subject areas: I. Healthcare and Service Delivery II. Patient Safety III. Modeling and Analytical Approaches IV. Human-System Interface: Computers & Medical Devices V. Organizational Aspects This book would be of special value internationally to those researchers and practitioners involved in various aspects of healthcare delivery. Seven other titles in the Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics Series are:Advances in Applied Digital Human Modeling Advances in Cross-Cultural Decision Making Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics Advances in Occupational Social and Organizational Ergonomics Advances in Human Factors Ergonomics and Safety in Manufacturing and Service Industries Advances in Ergonomics Modeling & Usability Evaluation Advances in Neuroergonomics and Human Factors of Special Populations Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138113312

Advances in ICT and the Likely Nature of Warfare This book focuses on how advances in ICT have brought about a sea change in the way people work live and share while also making them vulnerable. These advances exhibit a fundamentally reformed global context for development that has not just been restricted to the civilian domain but has simultaneously impacted the military domain. The exponential pace of advances in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) robotics big data quantum computing or IoT (Internet of Things) pioneers a significantly different vision of work and society. The current trends in warfighting present a very blurred picture of the future operating environment but they give some shape to its likely direction. Military forces are trying to become much more flexible and have been adapting to these changes while emphasizing the importance of innovation and improvisation in order to counter challenges emanating from future scenarios. In this context the book highlights the changing military strategies and tactics across nations vis-à-vis the hanging and emerging ICT technologies. It also highlights the importance of looking at present institutions legal frameworks and principles as well as at the restraining factors inherent in realpolitik in order to understand if nation states are ready. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India Pakistan Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367435998

Advances in Imaging and Sensing This introductory yet in-depth book explains the physical principles of electronic imaging and sensing and provides the reader with the information necessary to understand the design operation and practical applications of contemporary electronic imaging and sensing systems. The text has strong practical focus and contains examples of biomedical applications of optical electronic imaging and sensing. Each chapter draws upon the authors’ extensive research teaching and industrial experience and provides a useful resource for undergraduate and graduate students as well as a convenient reference for scientists and engineers working in the field of electronic imaging and sensing. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498714754

Advances in Industrial Heat Transfer Advances in Industrial Heat Transfer presents the basic principles of industrial heat transfer enhancement. Serving as a reference and guide for future research this book presents a complete approach from redesigning equipment to the use of nanofluids in industry. Based on the latest methods of the experiment and their interpretation this book presents a unified conception of the industrial heat transfer process and procedures which will help decrease global energy consumption. Containing both theoretical and practical results the book uses text pictures graphs and definitions to illustrate points and highlight concepts. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138072930

Advances in instructional Psychology Volume 5Educational Design and Cognitive Science Investigators have moved back and forth between design efforts and basic studies in cognition to improve both application and fundamental knowledge. This volume's theme is this interaction between practice and science with the opportunity for reflecting on findings in order to understand them and suggesting improved forms of application and their underlying explanation. This is seen in various arenas including theory-based computer-assisted instruction for teaching mathematics the design of communities of learning in elementary schools teaching in the context of problem-solving situations and reasoning with models self-explanation as a highly effective learning activity conceptual change in medical training and health education and workplace training in electronic troubleshooting. The results of extensive long-term experience and analysis in each of these areas are insightfully reported by the well-known contributors to this volume. Special features of this fifth edition include: * The work of eminent cognitive scientists in the design and evaluation of educational and training environments to increase current understanding of learning and development as this understanding is applied to innovative instructional programs and teaching methods. * A description of learning theory and principles as well as implications and examples on research and development on educational application. * A presentation on the 10-year change in perspective on research and development in problem solving environments that invite inquiry about academic information and skills in the context of instruction of elementary school children. * An innovative approach to math and science instruction in which teaching is oriented around constructing evaluating and revising models. * An examination of the process of self-explaining which involves explaining to one's self in an attempt to make sense of a new situation. * A description of a long-term program of cognitive task analysis and instructional design on problem solving in the operation of complex equipment. * An investigation on the acquisition of clinical reasoning skills and the understanding of biomedical concepts in both professional medicine and the health practices of the lay population. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966079

Advances in instructional PsychologyVolume 4 The contributors to this volume address reasoning and problem solving as fundamental to learning and teaching and to modern literacy. The research on expertise and the development of competence makes it clear that structures of knowledge and cognitive process should be tightly linked throughout education to attain high levels of ability. The longstanding pedagogical assumption that the attainment of useful knowledge proceeds from lower level learning based on the practice of fundamental skills that demand little thought to higher level competence in which problem solving finally plays an increasing role is no longer tenable. It is now clear that thinking is not an outcome of basic learning but is part of the basic acquisition of knowledge and skill. In learning to read for example decoding the printed word and understanding simple texts is an act of problem solving requiring inference and elaboration by the reader. The prevalence of reasoning with information at all levels makes the details of its involvement a fundamental influence on learning and instruction -- a recurring theme in each of the chapters. A rich variety of topics is addressed including: *an analysis of the components of teaching competence *the evolution of a learner's mathematical understanding *the use of causal models for generating scientific explanations *the facilitation of meaningful learning through text illustrations *the competence of children in argumentative interaction that results in conceptual change. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315864341

Advances in Intergroup Contact Intergroup contact remains one of the most effective means to reduce prejudice and conflict between groups. The past decade has witnessed a dramatic resurgence of interest in this time-tested phenomenon with researchers now focusing on understanding when why and for whom contact does (and does not) work. This new volume focuses on one of the hottest topics in the social sciences: prejudice. Covering not only basic principles but cutting-edge findings and theoretical directions key questions surrounding this subject are addressed such as: how perceptions of other groups lead to anxiety and avoidance; how cross-group contact influences the development of prejudice in children; whether highly-prejudiced people benefit from contact; how status and power influence the effectiveness of contact. In addition to exploring methodological challenges facing contact researchers attention is devoted to prejudice interventions that are rooted in our understanding of contact effects. These range from zero-acquaintance contact to intimate cross-group friendships and even involve simulated contact experiences. This volume draws together world-renowned experts in prejudice and intergroup contact to provide a long-awaited update on the state of affairs in intergroup contact research. As well as synthesizing and integrating the key topics it also provides possible new directions for future research. Given the prominence of contact as a powerful prejudice-reduction tool this book is a must-read for students and scholars of social psychology and sociology as well as policy-makers and practitioners. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781848721142

Advances in Invertebrate (Neuro)Endocrinology (2-volume set)A Collection of Reviews in the Post-Genomic Era Advances in Invertebrate (Neuro)Endocrinology: A Collection of Reviews in the Post-Genomic Era (2-volume set) provides an informative series of reviews from expert scientists who are at the forefront of their research into the endocrinology of invertebrates. These two volumes are timely and appropriate in this post-genomic era because of the rapid pace of change brought about by genome projects functional genomics and genetics (omics technologies). The volume shows the rich history and strong tradition of cutting-edge research using invertebrates that has opened up our broader understanding of comparative endocrinology and the evolution of regulatory pathways and systems. These reviews set the scene and context for this exciting new era of understanding that has come from this post-genomic revolution. This book undertakes the daunting task of covering most of the diverse endocrine systems that exist among invertebrates. The papers in this book will advance our knowledge of invertebrate endocrinology but also of endocrinology in general making the book will be valuable to researchers and students. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771888097

Advances in Invertebrate (Neuro)EndocrinologyA Collection of Reviews in the Post-Genomic Era Volume 2: Arthropoda Advances in Invertebrate (Neuro)Endocrinology: A Collection of Reviews in the Post-Genomic Era (2-volume set) provides an informative series of reviews from expert scientists who are at the forefront of their research into the endocrinology of invertebrates. These two volumes are timely and appropriate in this post-genomic era because of the rapid pace of change brought about by genome projects functional genomics and genetics (omics technologies). The volume shows the rich history and strong tradition of cutting-edge research using invertebrates that has opened up our broader understanding of comparative endocrinology and the evolution of regulatory pathways and systems. These reviews set the scene and context for this exciting new era of understanding that has come from this post-genomic revolution. This book undertakes the daunting task of covering most of the diverse endocrine systems that exist among invertebrates. The papers in this book will advance our knowledge of invertebrate endocrinology but also of endocrinology in general making the book will be valuable to researchers and students. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771888936

Advances in Invertebrate (Neuro)EndocrinologyA Collection of Reviews in the Post-Genomic Era Volume 1: Phyla Other Than Anthropoda Advances in Invertebrate (Neuro)Endocrinology: A Collection of Reviews in the Post-Genomic Era (2-volume set) provides an informative series of reviews from expert scientists who are at the forefront of their research into the endocrinology of invertebrates. These two volumes are timely and appropriate in this post-genomic era because of the rapid pace of change brought about by genome projects functional genomics and genetics (omics technologies). The volume shows the rich history and strong tradition of cutting-edge research using invertebrates that has opened up our broader understanding of comparative endocrinology and the evolution of regulatory pathways and systems. These reviews set the scene and context for this exciting new era of understanding that has come from this post-genomic revolution. This book undertakes the daunting task of covering most of the diverse endocrine systems that exist among invertebrates. The papers in this book will advance our knowledge of invertebrate endocrinology but also of endocrinology in general making the book will be valuable to researchers and students. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771888929

Advances in Kinetics and Mechanism of Chemical Reactions Advances in Kinetics and Mechanism of Chemical Reactions describes the chemical physics and/or chemistry of ten novel material or chemical systems. These ten novel material or chemical systems are examined in the context of various issues including structure and bonding reactivity transport properties polymer properties or biological characteristics. This eclectic survey encompasses a special focus on the associated kinetics reaction mechanism or other chemical physics properties of these ten chosen material or chemical systems. The most contemporary chemical physics methods and principles are applied to the characterization of the these ten properties. The coverage is broad ranging from the study of biopolymers to the analysis of antioxidant and medicinal chemical activity on the one hand to the determination of the chemical kinetics of not chemical systems and the characterization of elastic properties of novel nanometer scale material systems on the other. The chemical physics methods used to characterize these ten novel systems are state-of-the-art and the results should be intriguing to those in the chemistry physics and nanoscience fields include scientists engaged in chemical physics research and the polymer chemistry. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781926895420

Advances in Machine Learning and Data Mining for Astronomy Advances in Machine Learning and Data Mining for Astronomy documents numerous successful collaborations among computer scientists statisticians and astronomers who illustrate the application of state-of-the-art machine learning and data mining techniques in astronomy. Due to the massive amount and complexity of data in most scientific disciplines the material discussed in this text transcends traditional boundaries between various areas in the sciences and computer science. The book’s introductory part provides context to issues in the astronomical sciences that are also important to health social and physical sciences particularly probabilistic and statistical aspects of classification and cluster analysis. The next part describes a number of astrophysics case studies that leverage a range of machine learning and data mining technologies. In the last part developers of algorithms and practitioners of machine learning and data mining show how these tools and techniques are used in astronomical applications. With contributions from leading astronomers and computer scientists this book is a practical guide to many of the most important developments in machine learning data mining and statistics. It explores how these advances can solve current and future problems in astronomy and looks at how they could lead to the creation of entirely new algorithms within the data mining community. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138199309

Advances in MacrofungiDiversity Ecology and Biotechnology Advances in Macrofungi: Diversity Ecology and Biotechnology discusses the diversity and ecology of edible toxic medicinal and mycorrhizal macrofungi; the impact of ectomycorrhizal fungi in terrestrial ecosystems ectomycorrhizal complex in Boreal forests and commercial application of Pseudotsuga in silviculture; the nutritional evaluation and cultivation of edible wild mushrooms; the diversity of novel metabolites of macrofungi useful in food pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries; mushrooms as tool for eco-friendly synthesis of nanoparticles and proteomics of edible and medicinal mushrooms. In addition it covers experimental designs methodological approaches biogeochemical cycles conceptual/hypothetical models and life history strategies linking mycorrhizal diversity to plant performance chemotaxonomy role of mycorrhizae in forestry and macrofungi in nanotechnology. It provides a valuable resource to graduate post-graduate and researchers (in botany microbiology ecology biotechnology forestry life sciences and environmental sciences) to understand the diversity ecology therapeutic value mutualistic associations and biotechnological potential of macrofungi. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138587274

Advances in Magnetic MaterialsProcessing Properties and Performance Advances in Magnetic Materials: Processing Properties and Performance discusses recent developments of magnetic materials including fabrication characterization and applications in the aerospace biomedical and semiconductors industries. With contributions by international professionals who possess broad and varied expertise this volume encompasses both bulk materials and thin films and coatings for magnetic applications. A timely reference book that describes such things as ferromagnetism nanomaterials and Fe ZnO and Co-based materials Advances in Magnetic Materials is an ideal text for students researchers and professionals working in materials science. Describes recent developments of magnetic materials including fabrication characterization and applicationsAddresses a variety of industrial applications such as aerospace biomedical and semiconductorsDiscusses bulk materials and thin films and coatingsCovers ferromagnetism nanomaterials Fe ZnO and Co-based materialsContains the contributions of international professionals with broad and varied expertiseCovers a holistic range of magnetic materials in various aspects of process properties and performance Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367871826

Advances in Management ResearchInnovation and Technology This book covers advancements across business domains in knowledge and information management. It presents research trends in the fields of management innovation and technology and is composed of research papers that show applications of IT analytics and business operations in industry and in educational institutions. It offers a combination of scientific research methods and concepts with contributions from globally renowned authors; presents various management domains from a number of countries for a global perspective; and provides a unique combination of topics and methods while giving insights on the management domain using a holistic approach. The book provides scholars with a platform to derive maximum utility in the area of management research and technology by subscribing to the idea of managing business through performance and management technology. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367226886

Advances in Manufacturing and Processing of Materials and Structures Advances in Manufacturing and Processing of Materials and Structures cover the latest advances in materials and structures in manufacturing and processing including additive and subtractive processes. It's intended to provide a compiled resource that reviews details of the advances that have been made in recent years in manufacturing and processing of materials and structures. A key development incorporated within this book is 3D printing which is being used to produce complex parts including composites with odd shape fibers as well as tissue and body organs. This book has been tailored for engineers scientists and practitioners in different fields such as aerospace mechanical engineering materials science and biomedicine. Biomimetic principles have also been integrated. Features Provides the latest state-of-the art on different manufacturing processes including a biomimetics viewpoint Offers broad coverage of advances in materials and manufacturing Written by chapter authors who are world-class researchers in their respective fields Provides in-depth presentation of the latest 3D and 4D technologies related to various manufacturing disciplines Provides substantial references in each chapter to enhance further study Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138035959

Advances in Mapping from Remote Sensor ImageryTechniques and Applications Advances in Mapping from Remote Sensor Imagery: Techniques and Applications reviews some of the latest developments in remote sensing and information extraction techniques applicable to topographic and thematic mapping. Providing an interdisciplinary perspective leading experts from around the world have contributed chapters examining state-of-the-art techniques as well as widely used methods.The book covers a broad range of topics including photogrammetric mapping and LiDAR remote sensing for generating high quality topographic products global digital elevation models current methods for shoreline mapping and the identification and classification of residential buildings. Contributors also showcase cutting-edge developments for environmental and ecological mapping including assessment of urbanization patterns mapping vegetation cover monitoring invasive species and mapping marine oil spills—crucial for monitoring this significant environmental hazard. The authors exemplify the information presented in this text with case studies from around the world. Examples include: Envisat/ERS-2 images used to generate digital elevation models over northern Alaska In situ radiometric observations and MERIS images employed to retrieve chlorophyll a concentration in inland waters in Australia ERS-1/2 SAR images utilized to map spatiotemporal deformation in the southwestern United States Aerospace sensors and related information extraction techniques that support various mapping applications have recently garnered more attention due to the advances in remote sensing theories and technologies. This book brings together top researchers in the field providing a state-of-the-art review of some of the latest advancements in remote sensing and mapping technologies. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138072947

Advances in Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Marina Navigation and Safety of Sea Transport and is addressed to scientists and professionals in order to share their expert knowledge experience and research results concerning all aspects of navigation safety of navigation and sea transportation.The Thirteen Edition of the most innovative World conference on maritime transport research is designed to find solutions to challenges in waterborne transport navigation and shipping mobility of people and goods with respect to energy infrastructure environment safety and security as well as to economic issues. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367728533

Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction IIContributions to the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Materials and P Inspired from the legacy of the previous four 3DFEM conferences held in Delft and Athens as well as the successful 2018 AM3P conference held in Doha the 2020 AM3P conference continues the pavement mechanics theme including pavement models experimental methods to estimate model parameters and their implementation in predicting pavement performance. The AM3P conference is organized by the Standing International Advisory Committee (SIAC) at the time of this publication chaired by Professors Tom Scarpas Eyad Masad and Amit Bhasin.　 Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction II includes over 111 papers presented at the 2020 AM3P Conference. The technical topics covered include: - rigid pavements - pavement geotechnics - statistical and data tools in pavement engineering - pavement structures - asphalt mixtures - asphalt binders The book will be invaluable to academics and engineers involved or interested in pavement engineering pavement models experimental methods to estimate model parameters and their implementation in predicting pavement performance. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367461690

Advances in Materials and Pavement PredictionPapers from the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Pred Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction contains the papers presented at the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction (AM3P Doha Qatar 16- 18 April 2018). There has been an increasing emphasis internationally in the design and construction of sustainable pavement systems. Advances in Materials and Pavement Prediction reflects this development highlighting various approaches to predict pavement performance. The contributions discuss links and interactions between material characterization methods empirical predictions mechanistic modeling and statistically-sound calibration and validation methods. There is also emphasis on comparisons between modeling results and observed performance. The topics of the book include (but are not limited to): • Experimental laboratory material characterization• Field measurements and in situ material characterization• Constitutive modeling and simulation• Innovative pavement materials and interface systems• Non-destructive measurement techniques• Surface characterization tire-surface interaction pavement noise• Pavement rehabilitation• Case studies Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction will be of interest to academics and engineers involved in pavement engineering. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138313095

Advances in Materials Sciences Energy Technology and Environmental EngineeringProceedings of the International Conference on Materials Scie The 2016 International Conference on Materials Science Energy Technology and Environmental Engineering (MSETEE 2016) took place May 28-29 2016 in Zhuhai City China. MSETEE 2016 brought together academics and industrial experts in the field of materials science energy technology and environmental engineering. The primary goal of the conference was to promote research and developmental activities in these research areas and to promote scientific information interchange between researchers developers engineers students and practitioners working around the world. The conference will be held every year serving as platform for researchers to share views and experience in materials science energy technology and environmental engineering and related areas. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367736637

Advances in Meat Processing Technology Meat is a unique biological material with a central importance in nutrition and health. Advances in Meat Processing Technology merges the expertise of meat scientists and food engineers in a holistic approach toward the processing of meat. The meat industry strives to deliver consistent high quality and safe meat products. Readers can benefit from knowledge generated by meat science researchers by achieving a greater understanding of the nature of meat and the engineering technology required for meat processing. This book comprises 17 full chapters that provide up-to-date and fundamental information on current topics in meat processing. This inculdes novel technologies such as the application of pulsed electric field meat stretching and shaping ultrasound and high pressure. In addition analytical techniques such as Raman spectroscopy and NMR are enabling considerable advancement of knowledge in meat science and in meat processing. Written by world renowned experts in their fields this contemporary collective work assembles the state of current knowledge that is of importance to both industry and academia. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498700481

Advances in Mechanics: Theoretical Computational and Interdisciplinary IssuesProceedings of the 3rd Polish Congress of Mechanics (PCM) and Advances in Mechanics: Theoretical Computational and Interdisciplinary Issues covers the domain of theoretical experimental and computational mechanics as well as interdisciplinary issues such as industrial applications. Special attention is paid to the theoretical background and practical applications of computational mechanics.This volume contains 132 contributions presented at the PCM-CMM-2015 Congress held on 8-11 September 2015 in GdaÅ„sk Poland. The Congress is a joint scientific event of the 3rd Polish Congress of Mechanics (PCM) and the 21st International Conference on Computer Methods in Mechanics (CMM). Advances in Mechanics: Theoretical Computational and Interdisciplinary Issues will be of interest to researchers and designers dealing with mechanics and its applications. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138029064

Advances in MetaheuristicsApplications in Engineering Systems Advances in Metaheuristics: Applications in Engineering Systems provides details on current approaches utilized in engineering optimization. It gives a comprehensive background on metaheuristic applications focusing on main engineering sectors such as energy process and materials. It discusses topics such as algorithmic enhancements and performance measurement approaches and provides insights into the implementation of metaheuristic strategies to multi-objective optimization problems. With this book readers can learn to solve real-world engineering optimization problems effectively using the appropriate techniques from emerging fields including evolutionary and swarm intelligence mathematical programming and multi-objective optimization. The ten chapters of this book are divided into three parts. The first part discusses three industrial applications in the energy sector. The second focusses on process optimization and considers three engineering applications: optimization of a three-phase separator process plant and a pre-treatment process. The third and final part of this book covers industrial applications in material engineering with a particular focus on sand mould-systems. It also includes discussions on the potential improvement of algorithmic characteristics via strategic algorithmic enhancements. This book helps fill the existing gap in literature on the implementation of metaheuristics in engineering applications and real-world engineering systems. It will be an important resource for engineers and decision-makers selecting and implementing metaheuristics to solve specific engineering problems. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498715485

Advances in Microbial BiotechnologyCurrent Trends and Future Prospects Over the last few decades the rapid and vast development of advanced microbial bioresources and metagenomics techniques has completely transformed the field of microbial biotechnology. Our understanding of microbial diversity evolutionary biology and microbial interaction with their animal and plant hosts at molecular level has been revolutionized with an abundance of new research. This new volume Advances in Microbial Biotechnology: Current Trends and Future Prospect focuses on the application of microorganisms for several purposes: for plant protection and improvement for environmental remediation purposes and for the improvement of human health. Various applications of microorganisms are covered broadly and have been appropriately reflected in depth in different chapters. The book is divided into four major sections: applied microbiology in agriculture microbes in the environment microbes in human health microbes in nanotechnology The book provides insight into the diverse microorganisms that have been explored and exploited in the development of various applications for agricultural improvements. The book also looks at the application of microbes for the removal of pollutants and the recovery of metals and oils. Also discussed is the detection and exploitation of microorganisms in the diagnosis of human diseases providing possible holistic approaches to health. This new volume will provide a wealth of information on new research on the application of microbial biotechnology today. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771886673

Advances in Microwave Chemistry Advances in Microwave Chemistry discusses the novel bond formation methodologies synergistic effects of microwaves with other entities sample preparation including digestion combustion and extraction techniques as well as selectivity in chemical processes. Recent updates are provided on microwave-assisted syntheses of pharmacologically significant aza- oxo- and other heterocycles including lactams nucleosides bile acids and sterols the preparation of nanomaterials composites and absorber layer materials for thin film. This book also incorporates comparative discussions involving microwave irradiation with conventional methods in different aspects of organic inorganic medicinal and green chemistry. Key Features: Provides a comparative discussion on microwave irradiation with conventional methods in different aspects of organic inorganic medicinal and green chemistry Presents recent applications of microwave radiation in biocatalysis Offers a complete package correlating various aspects of microwaves in organic syntheses the biological impact of products formed in reactions pharmacological features and environmental sustainability of the procedures Explains microwave-induced reactions on structurally complex bile acids and sterols Stands as a valuable and unique addition to the well-established book series New Directions in Organic and Biological Chemistry Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780815375197

Advances in Missile Guidance Control and Estimation Stringent demands on modern guided weapon systems require new approaches to guidance control and estimation. There are requirements for pinpoint accuracy low cost per round easy upgrade paths enhanced performance in counter-measure environments and the ability to track low-observable targets. Advances in Missile Guidance Control and Estimation brings together in one volume the latest developments in the three major missile-control components—guidance control and estimation—as well as advice on implementation. It also shows how these elements contribute to the overall missile design process. Shares Insights from Well-Known Researchers and Engineers from Israel Korea France Canada the UK and the US The book features contributions by renowned experts from government the defense industry and academia from the United States Israel Korea Canada France and the United Kingdom. It starts from the ground up developing equations of missile motion. It reviews the kinematics of the engagement and the dynamics of the target and missile before delving into autopilot design guidance estimation and practical implementation issues. Covers Nonlinear Control Techniques as Well as Implementation Issues The book discusses the design of autopilots using new nonlinear theories and analyzes the performance over a flight envelope of Mach number and altitude. It also contains a chapter on the recent integrated-guidance-and-control approach which exploits the synergy between the autopilot and guidance system design. The book then outlines techniques applied to the missile guidance problem including classical guidance sliding mode-based and differential game-based techniques. A chapter on the use of differential games integrates the guidance law with the estimation of the target maneuver. A chapter on particle filter describes the latest development in filtering algorithms. The final chapters—written by engineers working in the defense industry in the US Israel and Canada—consider the design and implementation issues of a command-to-line-of-sight guidance system and autopilots. An Invaluable Resource on the State of the Art of Missile Guidance A guide to advanced topics in missile guidance control and estimation this invaluable book combines state-of-the-art theoretical developments presented in a tutorial form and unique practical insights. It looks at how tracking guidance and autopilot algorithms integrate into a missile system and guides control system designers through the challenges of the design process. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138072954

Advances in Mobile Cloud Computing Systems With recent advances in mobile communication technologies more and more people are accessing cloud computing systems using mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Unlike traditional mobile computing systems with limited capabilities mobile cloud computing uses the powerful computing and storage resources available in the cloud to provide cutting-edge multimedia and information services. This book discusses the major research advances in mobile cloud computing systems. Contributed chapters from leading experts in this field cover different aspects of modeling analysis design optimization and architecture of mobile cloud computing systems.Advances in Mobile Cloud Computing Systems begins by discussing the background features and available service models of mobile cloud computing. It goes on to describe a mobile cloud computing system with several third party cloud mobile media (CMM) services that offers its services to a telecom operator. In this scenario the telecom operator acts as broker that can mix and interchange the resources offered by the different CMM service providers. Subsequent contributed chapters discuss such key research areas asEnergy-efficient task execution that reduces the energy consumption in both mobile devices and the cloudDesign and architecture of a Proximity Cloud that delivers low-latency bandwidth-efficient end-user services with a global footprintVirtual mobile networks in clouds that enable resource sharing between multiple mobile network operatorsSoftware piracy control framework in mobile cloud computing systems designed to prevent mobile application piracyDynamic configuration of cloud radio access networks (C-RANs) to improve end-to-end TCP throughput performance in next generation wireless networksThe book includes many supporting illustrations and tables along with Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367377182

Advances in Mobile Computing and CommunicationsPerspectives and Emerging Trends in 5G Networks By 2020 if not before mobile computing and wireless systems are expected to enter the fifth generation (5G) which promises evolutionary if not revolutionary services. What those advanced services will look like sound like and feel like is the theme of the book Advances in Mobile Computing and Communications: Perspectives and Emerging Trends in 5G Networks. The book explores futuristic and compelling ideas in latest developments of communication and networking aspects of 5G. As such it serves as an excellent guide for advanced developers communication network scientists researchers academicians and graduate students.The authors address computing models communication architecture and protocols based on 3G LTE LTE-A 4G and beyond. Topics include advances in 4G radio propagation and channel modeling aspects of 4G networks limited feedback for 4G and game theory application for power control and subcarrier allocation in OFDMA cellular networks. Additionally the book covers millimeter-wave technology for 5G networks multicellular heterogeneous networks and energy-efficient mobile wireless network operations for 4G and beyond using HetNets. Finally the authors delve into opportunistic multiconnect networks with P2P WiFi and cellular providers and video streaming over wireless channels for 4G and beyond. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367574710

Advances in Modeling the Management of Stormwater Impacts The latest book in the popular series demonstrates state-of-the-art methods models and techniques for water quality management. This book includes a CD-ROM that collects hundreds of hard-to-find literature citations from the gray literature. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367448356

Advances in Molecular Techniques Molecular genetics aims to comprehend biological activity at the gene sub-level. Scientists from different areas of research and applied science can use the standard techniques optimized by molecular biologists.This book serves as a guide that introduces classic molecular biology techniques and advances in molecular and genetic engineering. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780815370758

Advances in Morphological ProcessingA Special Issue of Language and Cognitive Processes Ten years ago a group of researchers investigating the processing of morphological information met in the south of France to discuss how morphology affects word recognition perception and production from a cross-linguistic perspective. This special issue is the fourth volume to expose the results of this on-going research effort. The volume begins with a comprehensive review of the nature of morphological priming followed by a series of experimental papers that examine morphological processing in a variety of languages such as English Danish Dutch Finnish Chinese and Spanish. The parallel monitoring of morphological processing in reading speech perception and production using a wide array of experimental methods such as masked priming long-term priming the monitoring of eye movements and the recording of electrophysiological activity provides converging evidence regarding the nature of morphemic representations in the various languages. The cross-linguistic perspective that characterizes the research effort of the present volume as well as the previous ones is used to investigate whether there are qualitative differences in the principles of lexical organization and lexical processing in different alphabetic orthographies that arise from qualitative differences in morphological structure. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138877825

Advances in Nanodevices and NanofabricationSelected Publications from Symposium of Nanodevices and Nanofabrication in ICMAT2011 This book presents and highlights some of the key advances on but not limited to electronic and optoelectronic devices of nanometer/molecular scale nanomechanics and nanoelectromechanical systems electromechanical coupled devices manipulation and aligning processes at nanometer/molecular scale quantum phenomena modeling of nanodevices and nanostructures fabrication and property characterization of nanodevices and nanofabrication with focused beam technology. Media > Books > Print Books Pan Stanford Publishing 9789814364546

Advances in Nanostructured CompositesVolume 1: Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Composites Composites and nanocomposites are used in cases where long durability and strength of components are required; i.e. where high stress levels erosion processes and multiphase environments are present including the parts under collision and impact the parts under rotating motion and erosion (like excavation drills in oil and gas wells). The first volume of this book aims to provide a guide for fabrication of new nanocomposites mainly based on carbon nanotubes and graphene. The main topics of this volume are: Application of Nano-powders for Formation of Metal Matrix of Composites Conjugated Polymer Nanocomposites Biopolymer Nanocomposites Dental Nanocomposites Graphene-based Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Energy Storage Polymer/Filler Composites for Optical Diffuse Reflectors Synthesis and Applications of LDH-Based Nanocomposites Rubber—CNT Nanocomposites Nanocomposite Fibers with Carbon Nanotubes Fabrications of Graphene Based Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Sensing of Drug Molecules Recent Advances in Graphene Metal Oxide Based Nanocomposites. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482236637

Advances in Nanostructured CompositesVolume 2: Applications of Nanocomposites The first volume of this book covered Section I: Introduction to Nanocomposites Fabrication and Section II: CNT and Graphene Nanocomposites. The present second volume covers Section III: Recent Applications of Nanocomposites. The second volume aims to provide a guide for different applications of modern nanocomposites especially those fabricated by carbon nanotubes and graphene. The book makes a comparative study of fiber-reinforced composites which have been embedded into the matrix with nanocomposites containing nanotubes in place of fibers. The main topics of this volume are: Electrochemical Properties of Nanoporous Based Materials Fabrication and Application of Graphene Oxide-based Metal and Metal Oxide Nanocomposites Electrochemical Sensors/Biosensors Based on Carbon Aerogels/Xerogels Advances in Nanobiocatalysis: Strategies for Lipase Immobilization and Stabilization Metal Oxide Based Heterojunction Nanoscale Materials for Chemiresistive Gas Sensors Recent Advances in Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings for Corrosion Protection Recent Advances in the Design of Nanocomposite Materials via Laser Techniques for Biomedical Applications Carbonaceous Nanostructured Composites for Electrochemical Power Sources: Fuel Cells Supercapacitors and Batteries Bismuth Vanadate Based Nanostructured and Nanocomposite Photocatalyst Materials for Water Splitting Application. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367076313

Advances in Nanotechnology and the Environment Nanoparticles and nano-sized materials created by nanotechnology (NT) have been considered unique and sole solutions to overcome the limitations of other technologies and widen their applications. Although these materials have been widely used in environmental technology (ET) most environmental applications of nanoparticles were limited to the fabrication of nano-sensors for the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and as nano-sized catalysts for air purification systems. As a result the use of nanoparticles for the direct removal of pollutants from contaminated soil and wastewater has seldom been reported. However environmental processes for soil remediation wastewater treatment and air purification strongly need innovative new materials to highly improve their performance and efficiency. So demands for materials created by NT in ET are stronger than ever. Advances in Nanotechnology and the Environment presents the possible applications of nano-sized materials in all environmental processes providing the most reliable guideline for the selection of nanomaterials to improve the efficiency of environmental processes. It focuses on the design of specific nanomaterials for environmental processes and pollutants. It presents the impact and influence of nanomaterials on the environment and discusses how to avoid causing secondary contamination by the use of nanomaterials. The book provides proper information about nanomaterials for potential users who will use and apply nanomaterials in ET. Media > Books > Print Books Pan Stanford Publishing 9789814241557

Advances in Nanotechnology and the Environmental SciencesApplications Innovations and Visions for the Future Showcasing a selection of new research on nanotechnological applications for environmental protection along with new advanced technologies in nanochemistry this volume presents an interdisciplinary approach that brings together materials science chemistry and nanotechnology. Part I of the volume looks at environmental topics that include an exploration of the challenges of the global water crisis and new technology in nanofiltration and water purification. It provides an informative overview of green nanotechnology green nanomaterials and green chemistry. Some of the advanced technologies discussed in Part II include the application of quantum dots a nanochemical approach to using ICT technology and new research on polymer nanocomposites as a smart material along with its synthesis preparation and properties. Other important topics are included as well. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771887540

Advances in Natural Medicines Nutraceuticals and Neurocognition Great strides have been made in the field of natural medicine with respect to neurocognition. Once limited to the province of niche publications these discoveries are now routinely explored in mainstream psychopharmacology neuroscience nutrition and medical journals. Now presented in one convenient volume Advances in Natural Medicines Nutraceuticals and Neurocognition reflects the breadth and depth of recent advances in this area.The editors of this volume are affiliated with one of the leading research centers in this area. Bringing together the work of contributors from around the globe this book examines:The application of cognitive batteries to capture small changes in cognition due to herbal and supplement administrationRecent methodological developments related to cognitive agingNeurocognitive effects of isolated compounds including N-acetylcysteine and lipoic acidThe effect of supplementation with multivitamins on cognitive healthThe impact of agents that improve metabolic activity in the context of neurocognitive functionThe extent to which essential fatty acids and in particular omega-3s can improve cognitive functionThe application of Chinese medicine in the context of dementia—including herbal extracts acupuncture and other approachesMechanistic and efficacy studies associated with chronic administration of the Indian herb Bacopa monnieri (BM)The efficacy of herbal abstracts in the treatment of anxiety disorders depression and insomniaThe Chinese club moss alkaloid Huperzine A its mechanisms of action and its potential in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related conditionsWith more than 50 percent of the population taking some sort of natural medicine supplement the industry is worth tens of billions Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367380441

Advances in Network Management Over the past two decades business volume of hardware and software in the U.S has decreased by about seventy percent while the cost of management and support has grown from $20 billion to $140 billion. With close to seventy percent of this growing figure being spent on the management of legacy systems and only thirty percent on new systems impro Media > Books > E-books Auerbach Publications 9780429120916

Advances in NeuropharmacologyDrugs and Therapeutics Here is a comprehensive overview of the drugs that act on the central and peripheral nervous systems. This volume thoroughly describes the diseases associated with the nervous system and the drugs used for their treatment while also looking at the current status of these drugs and their future potential and challenges. Divided into three sections the book first focuses on the drugs that affect the functions of the autonomic nervous system to produce therapeutic effects. These drugs may act presynaptically by manipulating the genesis storage and secretion and by blocking the action of neurotransmitters. Some drugs may trigger or impede postsynaptic receptors. Section 2 focuses on drugs that affect the central nervous system including antianxiety drugs sedative and hypnotic drugs antidepressant drugs antipsychotic drugs antiepileptic drugs and many more. It covers the pharmacological management of various diseases including Alzheimer’s Parkinson’s Huntington’s and others. The last section offers explanations of neurochemical interactions with the aim to develop drugs that have beneficial effects on neurochemical imbalances. This section demonstrates models to assess the transport of drugs across the blood-brain barrier and nanomedicine to treat brain disorders. This rich compilation provides thorough and extensive research updates on the important advances in neuropharmacological drugs and drug therapy from experienced and eminent academicians researchers and scientists from throughout the world. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771887977

Advances in Neutron OpticsFundamentals and Applications in Materials Science and Biomedicine Neutron optics studies the interactions of a beam of slow neutrons with matter. This book updates various advances on neutron optics. There will be a focus on the very active topics of neutron imaging (NI) and neutron spin optics (NSO). The book will also present applications of neutron beams in biomedicine such as Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) and related techniques. Features: Discusses diffraction and interference of slow neutrons including computational approaches Reviews neutron imaging (NI) and neutron spin optics (NSO) Treats two major sources of slow neutron beams: (1) fission reactions at nuclear reactors and (2) collisions in particle accelerators (small ones spallation sources) of charged particle beams with targets of heavy atoms Selects subjects on fundamental quantum aspects of slow neutrons and on confined propagation and waveguiding thereof Updates slow neutron beams and BNCT Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138364462

Advances in New Heat Transfer FluidsFrom Numerical to Experimental Techniques Heat transfer enhancement has seen rapid development and widespread use in both conventional and emerging technologies. Improvement of heat transfer fluids requires a balance between experimental and numerical work in nanofluids and new refrigerants. Recognizing the uncertainties in development of new heat transfer fluids Advances in New Heat Transfer Fluids: From Numerical to Experimental Techniques contains both theoretical and practical coverage. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498751858

Advances in Noninvasive Food Analysis To ensure food quality and safety food professionals need a knowledge of food composition and characteristics. The analysis of food product is required for quality management throughout the developmental process including the raw materials and ingredients but food analysis adds processing cost for food industry and consumes time for government agencies. Advances in Noninvasive Food Analysis explores the potential and recent advances in non-invasive food analysis techniques used to ensure food quality and safety. Such cost-reducing and time-saving non-destructive food analysis techniques covered include Infrared Raman Spectroscopy and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. The book also covers data processing and modelling. Features: Covers the advent of non-invasive non-destructive methods of food analysis Presents such techniques as near and mid infrared Raman Spectroscopy and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Describes the growing role of nanotechnology in non-invasive food analysis Includes image analysis and data processing and modelling required to sort out the data The prime for this book are food professionals working in industry control authorities and research organizations that ensure food quality and safety as well as libraries of universities with substantial food science programs food companies and food producers with research and development departments. Also available in the Contemporary Food Engineering series: Advances in Food Bioproducts Fermentation Engineering and Bioprocessing Technologies　 edited by Monica Lizeth Chavez Gonzalez Nagamani Balagurusamy Christobal N. Aguilar (ISBN 9781138544222) Advances in Vinegar Production edited by Argyro Bekatorou (ISBN 9780815365990) Innovative Technologies in Seafood Processing edited by Yesim Ozogul (ISBN 9780815366447) Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138585614

Advances in Nonlinear Dynamos Nonlinear dynamo theory is central to understanding the magnetic structures of planets stars and galaxies. In chapters contributed by some of the leading scientists in the field this text explores some of the recent advances in the field. Both kinetic and dynamic approaches to the subject are considered including fast dynamos topological methods in dynamo theory physics of the solar cycle and the fundamentals of mean field dynamo. Advances in Nonlinear Dynamos is ideal for graduate students and researchers in theoretical astrophysics and applied mathematics particularly those interested in cosmic magnetism and related topics such as turbulence convection and more general nonlinear physics. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367454500

Advances in Numerical Heat Transfer Volume 2 This volume discusses the advances in numerical heat transfer modeling by applying high-performance computing resources striking a balance between generic fundamentals specific fundamentals generic applications and specific applications. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367447304

Advances in Numerical Heat Transfer Volume 3 Definitive Treatment of the Numerical Simulation of Bioheat Transfer and Fluid Flow Motivated by the upwelling of current interest in subjects critical to human health Advances in Numerical Heat Transfer Volume 3 presents the latest information on bioheat and biofluid flow. Like its predecessors this volume assembles a team of renowned international researchers who cover both fundamentals and applications. It explores ingenious modeling techniques and innovative numerical simulation for solving problems in biomedical engineering. The text begins with the modeling of thermal transport by perfusion within the framework of the porous-media theory. It goes on to review other perfusion models different forms of the bioheat equation for several thermal therapies and thermal transport in individual blood vessels. The book then describes thermal methods of tumor detection and treatment as well as issues of blood heating and cooling during lengthy surgeries. It also discusses how the enhancement of heat conduction in tumor tissue by intruded nanoparticles improves the efficacy of thermal destruction of the tumor. The final chapters focus on whole-body thermal models issues concerning the thermal treatment of cancer and a case study on the thermal ablation of an enlarged prostate. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138112193

Advances in Nutraceutical Applications in Cancer: Recent Research Trends and Clinical Applications Dietary supplements and nutraceuticals such as Vitamin A and D Omega-3 and probiotics are used as part of the cancer treatment as complimenting the main therapy. Several Nutraceuticals have shown to boost the immune responses while emerging clinical studies and other research suggests that some plant-based agents may indeed impact late-stage cancer influencing molecular processes corrupted by tumor cells to evade detection expand clonally and invade surrounding tissues.　 Advances in Nutraceutical Applications in Cancer: Recent Research Trends and Clinical Applications is an attempt to collect evidence and related clinical information of application of Nutraceuticals to be used in cancer treatment or compliment the cancer treatment. It contains 16 chapters written by experts in related field’s and covers many different aspects of the formulation and development of Nutraceuticals for cancer applications. This book covers efficacy safety and toxicological aspects of nutraceuticals. It also addresses various novel drug delivery systems of nutraceuticals with anticancer properties as well as nutraceuticals as supplements for cancer prevention. Features: Offers a comprehensive view of neutraceuticals’ role in cancer prevention and treatment Covers the applications and implications of neutraceuticals in prostate colorectal breast and gynecological cancers Discusses the principles of neutrigenomics and neutrigenetics in cancer prevention Explors the role of probiotics and micronutrients in cancer treatment and prevention Nutraceuticals can alter the gut microbiota. Gut microbiome undergoes changes during the disease status and followed by the cancer treatment. Nutraceutical’s role in proliferation and prevention of gynecological cancers nutraceutical’s role in proliferation and prevention of prostate cancer and role of micronutrients in cancer prevention both pros and cons are some of the topics discussed in various chapters in this book. This book is addressed to scientists clinicians and students who are working in the area of Nutraceutical applications in cancer treatment. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138593916

Advances in Occupational Social and Organizational Ergonomics Worldwide the attention for health innovation and productivity is increasing. In all situations humans interact with their environment which is the concern of the field of ergonomics. The need for knowledge and its applications is large and this book contributes to knowledge development as well as its application. The content varies from the effect that a complete new office interior has on its occupants to the most efficient design of gloves for those wearing them. It examines topics as diverse as the facilitation of human interaction through work place design the effects of vibration and the improvement of the latest virtual reality applications. This book is concerned with issues in Occupational Social and Organizational ergonomics. It contains a total of 90 articles. The authors of the articles represent 24 countries on five continents. These articles range from individual to multi-organizational perspectives in many different settings. Explicitly the articles are organized according to the following themes: I: Participation and Collaboration II: Human Performance III: Health and Well-being IV: Working and Working Environment V: Environment and Living Environment VI: Virtual Environment VII: Macro-ergonomic Aspects Seven other titles in the Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics Series are:Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare Advances in Applied Digital Human Modeling Advances in Cross-Cultural Decision Making Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics Advances in Human Factors Ergonomics and Safety in Manufacturing and Service Industries Advances in Ergonomics Modeling & Usability Evaluation Advances in Neuroergonomics and Human Factors of Special Populations 돽 Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138117631

Advances in Optical Networks and Components This book is intended as a graduate/post graduate level textbook for courses on high-speed optical networks as well as computer networks. The ten chapters cover basic principles of the technology as well as latest developments and further discuss network security survivability and reliability of optical networks and priority schemes used in wavelength routing. This book also goes on to examine Fiber To The Home (FTTH) standards and their deployment and research issues and includes examples in all the chapters to aid the understanding of problems and solutions. Presents advanced concepts of optical network devices Includes examples and exercises inall the chapters of the book to aid the understanding of basic problems and solutions for undergraduate and postgraduate students Discusses optical ring metropolitan area networks and queuing system and its interconnection with other networks Discusses routing and wavelength assignment Examines restoration schemes in the survivability of optical networks Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367265656

Advances in Optoelectronic Technology and Industry DevelopmentProceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectroni This book presents recent and important developments in the field of Photonics and Optoelectronics with a particular focus on Laser Technology Optical Communications Optoelectronic Devices and Image Processing. At present Photonics and Optoelectronics Technologies are pivotal to the future of laser displays sensors and communication technologies and currently being developed at an extraordinary rate. This book details the theories underlying the mechanisms involved in the relevant Photonics and Optoelectronics. Devices such as laser diodes photodetectors and integrated optoelectronic circuits are investigated. The reviews by leading experts are of interest to researchers and engineers as well as advanced students. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367246341

Advances in PaleoimagingApplications for Paleoanthropology Bioarchaeology Forensics and Cultural Artifacts Advances in Paleoimaging: Applications for Paleoanthropology Bioarchaeology Forensics and Cultural Artifacts builds on the research and advances in technology since the writing of the authors’ first book Paleoimaging: Field Applications for Cultural Remains and Artifacts (ISBN: 978-1-4200-9071-0). Since Paleoimaging was published in 2009 additional research settings for the application of advanced imaging technologies have been identified. Practices are now more widespread and standardized with the capabilities and utilization of imaging methodologies increasing dramatically. Given the numerous advances in paleoimaging technique and technology this book chronicles the evolution that has taken place in all the imaging modalities. Chapters include the coverage of magnetic resonance imaging computed tomography plane and digital radiography endoscopy and applications of x-ray fluorescence as well as the principles of industrial radiography. While the book focuses on a multimodal imaging approach to anthropological and archaeological research the authors and contributing authors have vast experience in other areas and present coverage of biological applications as well. The multidisciplinary chapters provide a foundation to understand the application of various imaging modalities in archaeological anthropological bioanthropological and forensic settings. As such Advances in Paleoimaging will serve as an essential reference for conservators museum archivists forensic anthropologists paleopathologists and archaeologists who perform non-destructive research on historical or culturally significant artifacts remains or material from a forensic investigation. The concepts and methods presented in this text are supported with case presentations of the authors' vast experience in the new companion book Case Studies for Advances in Paleoimaging (ISBN: 978-0-367-25166-6) by Beckett Conlogue and Nelson (2020). Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138703599

Advances in Particle TherapyA Multidisciplinary Approach Hadron therapy is a groundbreaking new method of treating cancer. Boasting greater precision than other therapies this therapy is now utilised in many clinical settings and the field is growing. More than 50 medical facilities currently perform (or are planned to perform) this treatment with this number set to double by 2020. This new text covers the most recent advances in hadron therapy exploring the physics technology biology diagnosis clinical applications and economics behind the therapy. Providing essential and up-to-date information on recent developments in the field this book will be of interest to current and aspiring specialists from a wide range of backgrounds.Features:Multidisciplinary approach: explores the physics IT (big data) biology clinical applications from imaging to treatment clinical trials and economics associated with hadron therapyContains the latest research and developments in this rapidly evolving field and integrates them into the current global challenges for radiation therapy 　Edited by recognised leaders in the field including the co-ordinator of ENLIGHT (the European Network for Light Ion Hadron Therapy) with chapter contributions from international leading experts in the field Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367571559

Advances in Passive Cooling Following a rapid increase in the use of air conditioning in buildings of all types the energy demand for powering such devices has become a significant cause for concern. Passive cooling is increasingly being thought of as the best alternative to air conditioning. This book offers the latest knowledge and techniques on passive cooling enabling building professionals to understand the state of the art and employ relevant new strategies. With separate chapters on comfort urban microclimate solar control ventilation ground cooling and evaporative and radiative cooling this authoritative text will also be invaluable for architects engineers and students working on building physics and low-energy design. Advances in Passive Cooling is part of the BEST series edited by Mat Santamouris. The aim of the series is to present the most current high quality theoretical and application oriented material in the field of solar energy and energy efficient buildings. Leading international experts cover the strategies and technologies that form the basis of high-performance sustainable buildings crucial to enhancing our built and urban environment. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966086

Advances in Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Oceans This book demonstrates the capabilities of passive microwave technique for enhanced observations of ocean features including the detection of (sub)surface events and/or disturbances while laying out the benefits and boundaries of these methods. It represents not only an introduction and complete description of the main principles of ocean microwave radiometry and imagery but also provides guidance for further experimental studies. Furthermore it expands the analysis of remote sensing methods models and techniques and focuses on a high-resolution multiband imaging observation concept. Such an advanced approach provides readers with a new level of geophysical information and data acquisition granting the opportunity to improve their expertise on advanced microwave technology now an indispensable tool for diagnostics of ocean phenomena and disturbances. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367878160

Advances in Pavement Design through Full-scale Accelerated Pavement Testing Pack: Book and CDInternationally full-scale accelerated pavement testing either on test roads or linear/circular test tracks has proven to be a valuable tool that fills the gap between models and laboratory tests and long-term experiments on in-service pavements. Accelerated pavement testing is used to improve understanding of pavement behavior and evaluation of innovative materials and additives alternative materials processing new construction techniques and new types of structures.  It provides quick comparisons between current and new practice and the ability to rapidly validate and calibrate models with quality data with minimal risk at relatively low cost.  Advances in Pavement Design through Full-scale Accelerated Pavement Testing is a collection of papers from the 4th International Conference on Accelerated Pavement Testing (Davies CA USA 19-21 September 2012) and includes contributions on a variety of topics including:- Overview of Accelerated Pavement Testing- Establishment of New Accelerated Pavement Testing Facilities- Review of the Impact of Accelerated Pavement Testing Programs on Practice- Instrumentation for Accelerated Pavement Testing- Accelerated Pavement Testing on Asphalt Concrete Pavements- Accelerated Pavement Testing on Portland Cement Concrete Pavements- Accelerated Pavement Testing to Evaluate Functional Performance- Relating Laboratory Tests to Performance using Accelerated Pavement Testing- Development and Calibration of Empirical and Mechanistic-empirical Pavement Design Procedures and Models- Benefit-cost Analysis of Accelerated Pavement Testing Advances in Pavement Design through Full-scale Accelerated Pavement Testing will be useful to academics and professionals involved in pavement engineering. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415621380

Advances in Personality AssessmentVolume 10 The Advances in Personality Assessment Series began in the early 1980s to facilitate the rapid dissemination of important new developments in theory and research on all aspects of personality assessment. Impressed with the extensive research on test development and validation that was going on at that time the editors were concerned with the limited publication resources devoted to personality assessment. With this series they hoped to provide a publication opportunity and resource for reports of personality assessment research and/or clinical practice that might not conveniently fit in journal format because of length focus or content. The first nine volumes have accomplished this goal exceptionally well by highlighting new empirical and theoretical developments providing descriptions of new scale development and in publishing timely reviews of important research. Volume 10 -- the last in the series -- continues in the same tradition as the previous volumes with chapters devoted to scale construction theoretical interpretation and empirical analysis. The editors conclude the series knowing that an important void has been filled. They close with a feeling of both accomplishment and a slight sense of regret now that their efforts for more than a decade are at an end as well as assurance that the torch has been passed on to others. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315806228

Advances in Personality AssessmentVolume 2 First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315825656

Advances in Personality AssessmentVolume 3 Published in the year 1983 Advances in Personality Assessment is a valuable contribution to the field of Psychiatry/Clinical Psychology. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203781241

Advances in Personality AssessmentVolume 4 First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315825625

Advances in Personality AssessmentVolume 5 First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315825601

Advances in Personality AssessmentVolume 6 First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315825571

Advances in Personality AssessmentVolume 7 This volume illustrates the diversity in assessment philosophy theoretical orientation and research methodology that is characteristic in the field of personality assessment. Topics range from anxiety about test taking and teaching science to the emotional distress evoked by an environmental catastrophe. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315827612

Advances in Personality AssessmentVolume 8 First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315827582

Advances in Personality AssessmentVolume 9 In keeping with the goals of this series which are to facilitate the rapid dissemination of important new developments in theory and research on all aspects of personality assessment the eight chapters in this volume examine a wide range of topics. These include research investigations and clinical applications involving traditional assessment techniques -- such as the Rorschach and the MMPI-2 -- and promising but less known procedures. Specific topics examined in the individual chapters range from the assessment of appreciation of humor to assessment of marital distress. A review of the contents of this volume once again demonstrates the diversity in assessment philosophy theoretical orientation and research methodology that characterizes the field of personality assessment. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315827483

Advances in Personality PsychologyVolume 1 In the first volume of this new series Sarah E. Hampson brings together a unique collection of critical reviews of key areas of personality psychology and integrative accounts of important work by internationally recognised experts in the field. Advances in Personality Psychology includes chapters on cross-cultural evidence for the Big-Five framework for personality description type and trait approaches to understanding childhood personality developments in psychometrics the relationship between hostility and cardiovascular disease and the connections between personality and emotions. In further chapters the view that personality cannot change in adulthood is challenged and the importance of environmental factors is revealed by an observational study of twins. This state-of-the-art volume will provide students teachers and researchers of contemporary personality psychology with a highly valuable resource on recent developments in this area. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315812175

Advances in Personality PsychologyVolume II The second volume in the Advances in Personality Psychology series this book presents an authoritative collection of works by leading experts in the field. It focuses on three of the major issues in personality psychology: personality affect and arousal; personality and intelligence; and personality structure. The first part of the book seeks to analyse cognitive biases dependent on anxiety and the biological foundations of thought and action. It also looks at the influence of temperamental traits on reaction to traumatic events. In the second part contributions consider the mutual relations between personality and intelligence the similarities and differences between personality and intelligence and the cognitive mechanisms of human intelligence and personality. The final part analyses personality structure across cultures and presents a model of personality relevant to situational descriptions. All the authors are experienced and renowned experts in the field of personality psychology. The volume incorporates critical reviews bringing the reader up-to-date with key issues and unique data from contemporary empirical research projects reflecting the diversity and vigour of current work on personality psychology. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138877528

Advances in Pest Management in Commercial Flowers Floricultural crops all over the world are challenged by a number of insect and mite pests. The pest scenario is changing and with climate change the instances of new pest incidences have become a more common problem. Like other crops the intensive cultivation of commercial flowers has accentuated pest problems as farmers tend to use more agricultural chemicals which in turn increase the problems of pesticide resistance pest resurgence and residues leading to health hazards. This volume Advances in Pest Management in Commercial Flowers looks at the major challenges and improvements in this growing area today. It first provides an informative overview of worldwide pests of important commercial flowers. It explores a number of important issues in this area such as the role of climate change on insect pests of commercial flowers and the synthetic chemicals and their possible harmful effects on the environment. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771888172

Advances in Petroleum Technology An impending energy crisis is looming globally which has led to the use of effluents from paper mills for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) CO2 flooding and wastewater treatment by biosurfactants and the current market demand for cost-competitive and environment-friendly alternatives to synthetic chemicals. This up-to-date book on petroleum technology provides a comprehensive review of the background and recent advances in the field of petroleum technology and highlights various facets of the fascinating world of upstream midstream and downstream petroleum technologies. It comprises 25 chapters each representing the progress prospects and challenges in petroleum research and focuses on the tremendous progress made by the scientific community in this research field. The book covers in detail EOR processes reservoir engineering production operation and optimisation pipeline transportation and storage CO2 capture and sequestration wastewater management and innovative treatment refining technologies environmental chemistry and biochemistry and biotechnology for the petroleum industry. Media > Books > Print Books Pan Stanford Publishing 9789814877190

Advances in Photonic Crystals and Devices In recent decades there has been a phenomenal growth in the field of photonic crystal research and has emerged as an interdisciplinary area. Photonic crystals are usually nanostructured electromagnetic media consisting of periodic variation of dielectric constant which prohibit certain electromagnetic wave frequency ranges called photonic bandgaps to propagate through them. Photonic crystals elicited numerous interesting features by unprecedented control of light and their exploitation is a promising tool in nanophotonics and designing optical components. The book ‘Advances in Photonic Crystals and Devices’ is designed with 15 chapters with introductory as well as research and application based contents. It covers the following highlighted features: Basics of photonic crystals and photonic crystal fibers Different theoretical as well as experimental approaches Current research advances from around the globe Nonlinear optics and super-continuum generation in photonic crystal fibers Magnetized cold plasma photonic crystals Liquid crystal defect embedded with graphene layers Biophysics and biomedical applications as optical sensors Two-dimensional photonic crystal demultiplexer Optical logic gates using photonic crystals A large number of references The goal of this book is to draw the background in understanding fabrication and characterization of photonic crystals using a variety of materials and their applications in design of several optical devices. Though the book is useful as a reference for the researchers working in the area of photonics optical computing and fabrication of nanophotonic devices it is intended for the beginners like students pursuing their masters’ degree in photonics. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138552463

Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Safety Based on recent research this book discusses physical ergonomics which is concerned with human anatomical anthropometric physiological and biomechanical characteristics as they relate to physical activity. Topics include working postures materials handling repetitive movements work-related musculoskeletal disorders workplace layout safety and health. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439870389

Advances in Plant Cold Hardiness Advances in Plant Cold Hardiness provides a detailed up-to-date discussion of plant cold hardiness research. The molecular mechanisms of plant cold hardiness development a subject not covered in any other low temperature stress book is examined in depth. Other major topics addressed include the freezing tolerance and injury of plant tissues in vivo and in vitro in addition to how research findings impact agricultural applications. The articles featured in Advances in Plant Cold Hardiness were presented as key papers at the 4th International Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar held at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala in July 1991. The book will appeal to all researchers students and instructors in plant biology agriculture and forestry. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781315890425

Advances in PlasticsAutomotive Polyurethanes Volume II The technology for the recovery reprocessing and reuse of automotive polyurethanes in Europe is highly developed and serves as a successful example for other areas. This new book by a leading authority on this technology details the materials and methods as well as the problems involved in this work. Going beyond recovery the authors examine the processes and applications involved in putting recovered material to economic use in marketable products. The text is supplemented with more than 60 tables providing useful data on polyurethane recycling processes and chemistry. More than 60 photographs micrographs diagrams and flowcharts illustrate materials processes and products. In addition to a detailed presentation of this technology the book provides a review of European regulation and programs dealing with automotive plastics recycling as well as the voluntary activities of industry organizations and individual companies. The information in this new book will be useful to personnel involved in the research development and recycling of plastics and other polymeric materials for automotive applications. The details of reprocessing chemistry will be especially useful to polymer chemists working with polyurethanes. TablesMuch of the technical data in this book is presented in 64 tables. Here is a small sample of this material: o Plastic Components in Used Cars… o Reaction conditions for glycolysis of the Bayflex 110-80 System o Parameters of the Continuous Pebra-Magna Glycolysis Process o Physical Properties of RIM Polyurethanes Obtained by Using Glycolysis Polyols (20% Filler) o Comparison of the Mechanical Properties Baydur® STR from Virgin Polyol and from 70% RRIM Recycled Polyol o Flame Retardant Behavior of Adhesive-Pressed Boards Based on EA Foam Illustrations More than 60 photographs micrographs flowcharts and diagrams illustrated processes and materials including finished products made of recycled polyurethanes. Here is a Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780367810986

Advances in Polymer Blends and Alloys Technology Volume II From Reports in Volume 5: "Recently polymer blends have emerged as one of the most important areas of research activity in the field of polymer science and technology. Because of their satisfactory performance in meeting specific needs of the polymer industry they have drawn considerable attention in replacing not only many conventional materials but also some of the polymers that are in vogue. By suitably varying the blend compositions and manipulating the processing conditions tailor-made products with a unique set of end use properties can be achieved at a much lower cost and within a shorter time than would have been necessary for the development of a new polymer. The usefulness of such blends increases with the increasing range of applications of this type of materials." (Chapter 4) "New and growing demands on polymeric materials cannot be satisfied in future by an assortment extension of basic polymers. Although the introduction of new major-use basic polymer is possible it seems unlikely in view of current projected economic and technical considerations. On the other hand new products based on the modification of existing polymers have and will continue to be fruitful areas for both scientific and commercial developments. The driving forces for these developments are: 1. Improved performance 2. Reduced cost 3. Present pending and future legislation dealing with health and environmental issues." (Chapter 11) Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367450960

Advances in Polymer Materials and Technology This book covers recent advancements in the field of polymer science and technology. Frontiers areas such as polymers based on bio-sources polymer based ferroelectrics polymer nanocomposites for capacitors food packaging and electronic packaging piezoelectric sensors polymers from renewable resources  superhydrophobic materials and electrospinning are topics of discussion. The contributors to this book are expert researchers from various academic institutes and industries from around the world. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367574680

Advances in Polyolefin Nanocomposites With the advent of polymer nanocomposites research on polyolefin nanocomposites has grown exponentially. Correcting the deficiency of a meaningful text on these important materials Advances in Polyolefin Nanocomposites:Sums up recent advances in nanoscale dispersion of filler in polyolefinsPresents a basic introduction to polyolefin nanocomposite technology for the readers new to this fieldProvides insights on the use of technologies for polyolefins nanocomposites for commercial applicationIncludes contributions from the most experienced researchers in the fieldOffers insights into the commercial usage of techniquesThe text uses theoretical models to illustrate the organic–inorganic interfaces in polyolefins and also provides a detailed description of the recently developed models for property prediction of these nanocomposites. It concentrates on developments with not only aluminosilicate fillers but also with equally important fillers like layer double hydroxides and nanotubes. The authors review polyolefin nanocomposite technology and methodologies of generation properties and generation of composite blends and advances in synthesis of nanocomposites using solution blending methods. The book covers theoretical and experimental considerations of clay surface modification and the importance and effect of various prominent filler categories. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367383206

Advances in Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Technology Advances in Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Technology examines how changes in community attitudes and associated pressures on industry are demanding changes in the way technology is used to minimize postharvest loss and maintain product quality. In particular the book discusses important drivers for change including: Using more natural chemicals or physical treatments to replace synthetic chemicals Increasing the efficiency of older more traditional methods in combination with newer biocontrol treatments Leveraging a range of biomolecular research tools or "omics" to efficiently gather and assess mass information at molecular enzymic and genetic levels Using modelling systems to identify key changes and control points for better targeting of new treatments and solutions to postharvest problems The postharvest handling of fresh fruits and vegetables plays a critical role in facilitating a continuous supply of high-quality fresh produce to the consumer. Many new technologies developed and refined in recent years continue to make possible an ever-expanding supply of fresh products. This volume examines a range of recently developed technologies and systems that will help the horticulture industry to become more environmentally sustainable and economically competitive and to minimize postharvest quality loss and generate products that are appealing and acceptable to consumers. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138894051

Advances in postharvest management of cereals and grains Post-harvest losses of cereals and other grains whether from spoilage microorganisms or insect pests remain a significant issue in both the developed and developing world. Challenges include restrictions on chemicals for decontamination and increasing levels of insect resistance. This collection reviews the wealth of research addressing those challenges. Part 1 of this collection assesses the causes of postharvest losses from fungal contamination insect and rodent pests. Part 2 reviews advances in bulk and other storage technologies including developments in detection as well as management of insect pests using techniques such as fumigation controlled atmospheres biopesticides and biocontrol techniques as well as irradiation. The book also reviews advances in the detection and control of fungal contamination together with ways of monitoring the quality of stored cereal grains. Media > Books > E-books Life Science (Burleigh Dodds) 9781003047988

Advances in postharvest management of horticultural produce This book provides a comprehensive review of the causes and prevention of food losses and waste (FLW) at key steps in the supply chain. The book begins by defining what is meant by food losses and waste and then assessing current research on its economic environmental and nutritional impact. It then reviews what we know about causes and prevention of FLW at different stages in the supply chain from cultivation harvesting and storage through processing and distribution to retail and consumer use. The third part of the book looks at FLW for particular commodities including cereals and grains fresh fruit and vegetables roots and tubers oilseeds and tubers meat and dairy products and fish and seafood products. The final section in the book reviews the effectiveness of campaigns to reduce FLW in regions such as North and Latin America Asia and the Pacific the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. Media > Books > E-books Life Science (Burleigh Dodds) 9781003047650

Advances in Postharvest Technologies of Vegetable Crops This book presents a selection of innovative postharvest management practices for vegetables. It covers technologies in harvesting handling and storage of vegetables including strategies for low-temperature storage of vegetables active and smart packaging of vegetables edible coatings application of nanotechnology in postharvest technology of vegetable crops and more. It considers most of the important areas of vegetable processing while maintaining nutritional quality and addressing safety issues. Fruits and vegetables are important sources of nutrients such as vitamins minerals and bioactive compounds which provide many health benefits. However due to poor postharvest management—such as non-availability of cold chain management and low-cost processing facilities large quantities of vegetables perish before they reach the consumer. Furthermore higher temperatures in some regions also contribute to an increased level of postharvest losses. With chapters written by experts in the postharvest handling of vegetable this volume addresses these challenges. It is devoted to presenting both new and innovative technologies as well as advancements in traditional technologies. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771886192

Advances in poultry genetics and genomics This collection provides a comprehensive review of recent developments in poultry breeding. The book begins by reviewing the current challenges facing poultry breeding such as genetic diversity and physiological constraints. It goes on to review recent research on the genetics of key traits from production traits such as egg production to functional traits such as bone strength and their implications for breeding. The book then summarises key advances in genomic selection techniques and their application in broiler and layer breeding. It concludes by surveying emerging trends such as the use of epigenetics and genome editing in poultry breeding. Media > Books > E-books Life Science (Burleigh Dodds) 9781003047735

Advances in Power and Energy EngineeringProceedings of the 8th Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference Suzhou China April 15-17 2016 Energy and power are playing pivotal roles in social and economic developments of the modern world. Energy and power engineers and technologists have made our lives much more comfortable and affordable. However due to the demands of the global population on resources and the environment innovations of more reliable and sustainable energy resources/management with reduced impact on the environment are being increasingly demanded. The Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC) is an annual International Conference that has been held ever since 2009 and the last seven APPEECs attracted many scientists engineers and technologists from all around the world to attend providing ideal forums for them to exchange their new ideas and findings. The 8th APPEEC (APPEEC 2016) which is sponsored by Wuhan University and the 1000 Think Tank was held from April 15 to 17 2016 in Suzhou China. “Advances in Power and Energy Engineering: Proceedings of APPEEC 2016” provides cutting-edge scientific and engineering papers of energy and power presented by leading experts in their specialties and is indeed an excellent reference for energy managers researchers engineers/technologists and policy makers to keep up with the latest developments in the fields of Power and Energy Engineering. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367737290

Advances in Pregnancy-Related Protein Research Functional and Clinical Applications Advances in Pregnancy-Related Protein Research describes the most significant advances in pregnancy-related protein research that have occurred over the last 25 years. The fetal pregnancy placental and endometrial proteins discussed are classified by their origin and biological activity. The structure and function of newly discovered pregnancy protein families are examined in detail. Physiological values of various pregnancy and placental proteins are presented and the pathophysiological significance of diagnostic and therapeutic data is addressed. Advances in Pregnancy-Related Protein Research will be a useful reference for obstetricians oncologists immunologists reproduction specialists oncodevelopmental biologists gynecologists and other researchers interested in the subject. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780367812164

Advances in Probiotic Technology The future prospects of probiotics lie in the successful application of individual strains with specific beneficial effects on the host. This development implies that not only the most robust strains are selected but also strains with a promising probiotic function with moderate or high sensitivity to processing stresses. This also means an increasing variety of probiotic strains with different functions. Therefore the processing of probiotics becomes an important issue. The strains have to be cultivable and proper growth conditions have to be known. Another very important step in processing is the preservation step. This includes either the freezing and frozen storage or the drying and storage in powder form. The fermentation drying and storage processes are highly interrelated. Therefore a holistic approach has to be chosen for the production of highly effective probiotic formulation. The book comprises state-of-the-art knowledge on isolation and characterization of probiotics as well as processing (fermentation freezing drying and storage) and application of probiotics in different food products. This book will serve as a guidebook to researchers technologists and industry professionals in the field of probiotics. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367737924

Advances in Processing Technologies for Bio-based Nanosystems in Food Nanotechnology can be used to address challenges faced by the food and bioprocessing industries for developing and implementing improved or novel systems that can produce safer nutritious healthier sustainable and environmental-friendly food products. This book overviews the most recent advances made on the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology that significantly influenced the food industry. Advances in Processing Technologies for Bio-Based Nanosystems in Food provides a multidisciplinary review of the complex mechanisms involved in the research development production and legislation of food containing nanostructures systems. Features: Presents the most recent advances made in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology as applied to the food industry Discusses innovative approaches and processing technologies Shows how nanotechnology can be used to produce safer nutritious healthier sustainable and environmental-friendly food products Covers the complex mechanisms involved in the research development production and legislation of food containing nanostructures Selected examples of nanotechnology applications in food industry are shown focusing on advanced aspects of food packaging processing and preservation; followed by one contribution that presents the potential commercialization and the main challenges for scale-up. Comprised of 15 chapters this book provides much-needed and up-to-date information on the use of emergent technologies in bio-based nanosystems for foods and serves as an ideal reference for scientists regulators industrialists and consumers that conduct research and development in the food processing industry. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138037304

Advances in Project ManagementNarrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory On the evidence of the authors of Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Unchartered Territory there is a sea change coming. That change will affect the way projects are perceived lead and governed particularly in the context of the wider organisation to which they belong; whether that is in the public private or not-for-profit sectors. Many organisations have struggled to apply the traditional models of project management to their new projects in the global environment. Anecdotal and evidence-based research confirms that projects continue to fail at an alarming rate. A major part of the build-up to failure is often the lack of adequate project management knowledge and experience. Advances in Project Management covers key areas of improvement in understanding and project capability further up the management chain; amongst strategy and senior decision makers and amongst professional project and programme managers. This collection drawn from some of the world’s leading practitioners and researchers and compiled by Professor Darren Dalcher of the National Centre for Project Management provides those people and organisations who are involved with the developments in project management with the kind of structured information new approaches and novel perspectives that will inform their thinking and their practice and improve their decisions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138247864

Advances in Protective Structures Research The International Association of Protective Structures (IAPS) was launched on 1 October 2010 in Manchester UK during the first International Conference of Protective Structures. The primary purpose of IAPS is to bring researchers and engineers working in the area of protective structures together and to promote research and development work for better life and structure protection against shock and impact loads. More information can be found at http://www.protectivestructures.org/contact.html. Advances in Protective Structures Research is the first publication in a series of planned publications by IAPS. It contains 13 chapters prepared by active and prominent researchers around the world in the area of protective structures. It covers the dynamic material model and material properties structural response analysis structural reliability analysis impact loads and ground shock. The contents of the book reflect well the current research achievements and practice in structural protection against blast and impact loads. They represent the advanced international research status in theoretical derivations numerical simulations and laboratory and field tests for structure protections. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415643375

Advances in Proto-Basque Reconstruction with Evidence for the Proto-Indo-European-Euskarian Hypothesis This book presents a new reconstruction of Proto-Basque the mother language of modern Basque varieties historical Basque and Aquitanian grounded in traditional methods of　historical linguistics. Building on a long tradition of Basque scholarship the comparative method and internal reconstruction informed by the phonetic bases of sound change and phonological typology are used to explain previously underappreciated alternations and asymmetries in Basque sound patterns resulting in a radically new view of the proto-language. The comparative method is then used to compare this new Proto-Basque with Proto-Indo-European revealing regular sound correspondences in basic vocabulary and grammatical formatives. Evaluation of these results supports a distant genetic relationship between Proto-Basque and Proto-Indo-European and offers new insights into specific linguistic properties of these two ancient languages. This comprehensive volume which includes a detailed appendix including Proto-Basque/Proto-Indo-European cognate sets will be of general interest to linguists archeologists historians and geneticists and of particular interest to scholars in historical linguistics phonetics and phonology language change and Basque and Indo-European studies. Errata for the book can be found at: https://julietteblevins.ws.gc.cuny.edu/proto-basque/ Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367417291

Advances in Psychodynamic Psychiatry Bringing together important articles from Psychodynamic Psychiatry this volume shows how contemporary practitioners are using a multidimensional biopsychosocial approach to increase the robustness of clinical research and the effectiveness of patient care. Chapters review cutting-edge approaches to formulating anxiety and mood disorders eating disorders traumatic grief substance use and addictive behaviors obsessive–compulsive disorder personality disorders schizophrenia somatic symptom disorders and trauma and stressor-related disorders. Treatment of specific populations is addressed including infants and parents children spouses of the chronically ill survivors of intimate partner violence criminal offenders and the elderly. Featuring rich case illustrations the book integrates psychoanalytic concepts with advances in knowledge about neuroscience gene–environment interactions and the physiological impact of adversity. Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781462538638

Advances in Psychological Science Volume 2Biological and Cognitive Aspects The chapters in this volume are the edited versions of invited addresses to the XXVI International Congress of Psychology held in Montréal in August 1996. As one major goal of the Congress was to promote communication among specializations in scientific psychology the speakers were asked to survey their research area and present their own work in a way that would be accessible to their colleagues in other areas. Another purpose of the meeting was to bring researchers together from different parts of the world reflecting their different approaches to the scientific study of mind brain and behavior. Consequently the eminent researchers who have written the twenty-six chapters included in the present volume were drawn from universities and research institutes in North America Europe Japan Russia Israel and New Zealand. The chapters cover a range of topics in human and animal experimental psychology. The first section deals with psychobiological processes - the interplay of body and mind in determining intelligence stress and pain. The next five chapters address current issues in neuropsychology and neuroscience including the neural correlates of attention and vision. A third section looks at learning processes in humans and animals and a fourth deals with a range of topics in perception and cognition. The final five chapters take a developmental perspective presenting theoretical and empirical analyses of the acquisition of perceptual and cognitive abilities. Overall the collection illustrates the growing trend to break down traditional barriers between areas of experimental psychology; there are many instances of profitable interactions between researchers studying aspects of behavior and those studying the biological bases of these behaviors. The twenty-six chapters give an excellent overview of current research in scientific psychology. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138877122

Advances in PsychopharmacologyImproving Treatment Response The book focuses on the prediction and optimization of pharmacological treatment of psychiatric patients. Topics covered include the importance of accurate psychiatric diagnosis medical problems which can mimic psychiatric illness and the interface between psychiatric illness and opiate addiction and alcoholism. Current literature on predicting responses to antidepressants lithium antipsychotics and antianxiety agents is summarized. This practical guide also offers details on the state-of-the-art uses of blood levels in psychiatric practice for each class of drugs as well as other useful information in tables graphs and flow charts. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781315890432

Advances in Pulmonary Drug Delivery The respiratory tract has been used to deliver biologically active chemicals into the human body for centuries. However the lungs are complex in their anatomy and physiology which poses challenges to drug delivery. Inhaled formulations are generally more sophisticated than those for oral and parenteral administration. Pulmonary drug development is therefore a highly specialized area because of its many unique issues and challenges. Rapid progress is being made and offers novel solutions to existing treatment problems. Advances in Pulmonary Drug Delivery highlights the latest developments in this field. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498758048

Advances in Queueing Theory Methods and Open Problems The progress of science and technology has placed Queueing Theory among the most popular disciplines in applied mathematics operations research and engineering. Although queueing has been on the scientific market since the beginning of this century it is still rapidly expanding by capturing new areas in technology. Advances in Queueing provides a comprehensive overview of problems in this enormous area of science and focuses on the most significant methods recently developed.Written by a team of 24 eminent scientists the book examines stochastic analytic and generic methods such as approximations estimates and bounds and simulation. The first chapter presents an overview of classical queueing methods from the birth of queues to the seventies. It also contains the most comprehensive bibliography of books on queueing and telecommunications to date. Each of the following chapters surveys recent methods applied to classes of queueing systems and networks followed by a discussion of open problems and future research directions.Advances in Queueing is a practical reference that allows the reader quick access to the latest methods. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367448912

Advances in raw material industries for sustainable development goals "Advances in Raw Material Industries for Sustainable Development Goals" presents the results of joint scientific research conducted in the context of the Russian-German Raw Materials Forum. Today Russia and Germany are exploring various forms of cooperation in the field of mining geology mineralogy mechanical engineering and energy. Russia and Germany are equally interested in expanding cooperation and modernizing the economy in terms of sustainable development. The main theme of this article collection is connected with existing business ventures and ideas from both Russia and Germany. In this book the authors regard complex processes in mining industry from various points of view including: - modern technologies in prospecting exploration and development of mineral resources- progressive methods of natural and industrial mineral raw materials processing- energy technologies and digital technologies for sustainable development- cutting-edge technologies and innovations in the oil and gas industry. Working with young researchers supporting their individual professional development and creating conditions for their mobility and scientific cooperation are essential parts of Russian-German Raw Materials Forum founded in Dresden 13 years ago. This collection represents both willingness of young researchers to be involved in large-scale international projects like Russian-German Raw Material Forum and the results of their long and thorough work in the promising areas of cooperation between Russia and Germany. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367758813

Advances in Refining Catalysis To meet changing market demands that have stringent emission standards and to ensure proper performance in refinery units evaluation of novel catalyst designs and results from material characterization and testing of catalysts are of crucial importance for refiners as well as for catalyst manufacturers. This book highlights recent developments in the application of refinery catalysts in selected units such as fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) hydrogen production for hydroprocessing units hydrotreating hydrocracking and sustainable processing of biomass into biofuels. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367873608

Advances in Renewable Energies OffshoreProceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW 2018) October Advances in Renewable Energies Offshore is a collection of the papers presented at the 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW 2018) held in Lisbon Portugal on 8-10 October 2018. The 104 contributions were written by a diverse international group of authors and have been reviewed by an International Scientific Committee. The book is organized in the following main subject areas: - Modelling tidal currents- Modelling waves- Tidal energy devices (design applications and experiments)- Tidal energy arrays- Wave energy devices (point absorber multibody applications control experiments CFD coastal OWC OWC and turbines)- Wave energy arrays- Wind energy devices- Wind energy arrays- Maintenance and reliability- Combined platforms- Moorings and- Flexible materials Advances in Renewable Energies Offshore collects recent developments in these fields and will be of interest to academics and professionals involved in the above mentioned areas. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138585355

Advances in Renewable Energy Research Advances in Renewable Energy Research comprises papers delivered at an international workshop by authors from Poland Germany Ukraine China Japan and Taiwan. The papers discussed the development of renewable energy technologies in certain countries with special attention deviated to the conducted scientific research. The greatest attention was paid to the use of biomass which uses resources that are readily-available in large quantities in all countries. The experience related to the use of biomass for energy generation was presented for certain countries i.e. Germany and Japan as representatives of the most advanced countries in the field of energy generation from renewable sources Taiwan and Poland which have some experience in that area as well and China and Ukraine which have just started the introduction of renewable energy technologies. The greatest attention was devoted to the biogas production methods i.e. chemical biological and mechanical pre-treatment methods as well as enhancement of anaerobic fermentation and purifi cation of the biogas produced. -The development of solar (photovoltaic and thermal) methods and the use of heat pumps in residential buildings are also discussed mostly with Polish experience asan example. Special attention is paid to research methods to be used for development of renewable energy technologies. Advances in Renewable Energy Research is useful for engineers and researchers working in the renewable energy area. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138553675

Advances in Research on Illicit Networks Social network analysis finally reached a critical mass of scholars in the field of criminology. The proven track record of network theory and methods in fostering new advances in our understanding of crimes and criminals has extended the web of researchers willing to integrate this approach to their work. It is more than just a fad – once you adopt a network approach it almost inevitably becomes the main lens through which you see crime. The insights learned from analysing matrices of relations among offenders from exploiting the interdependence among actors instead of finding ways to avoid it are simply too great to ignore. This book provides a state of the art assessment into network research currently being conducted in criminology and beyond pushing the field further in multiple ways. A series of contributions tackle themes and offending types that had yet to be previously empirically investigated including political conspiracies steroid distribution methamphetamine production illicit marketplaces on the Internet and small arms trafficking. Advances are also found in the data sources used to extract illicit networks and the methods used to analyse them. This book was originally published as a special issue of Global Crime. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367739195

Advances in Research on Reading RecoveryScaling and Sustaining an Evidence-Based Intervention There is no shortage of innovative educational programs – the challenge is learning how to scale and sustain those with strong evidence of effectiveness. This book focuses on Reading Recovery – one of the few educational innovations that has successfully expanded and established itself in several educational systems in the world. Developed by Marie Clay in New Zealand during the mid-1980s Reading Recovery is an intensive intervention for young students who are struggling to learn how to read and has expanded to several countries across the globe over the last 30 years. Providing evidence of the intervention’s effectiveness both in the short- and long-term this volume presents in-depth studies to elucidate why the program is effective; discusses the trials and tribulations in scaling and sustaining the program; and approaches scaling and maintaining from theoretical and practical perspectives. The contributors to this book explain how Reading Recovery has established itself because it has maintained a strong focus on evidence; developed a deep sense of community among its practitioners; and was at the forefront in enhancing professional development of the teachers who delivered the intervention. Understanding the implementation experiences of the intervention is beneficial for any innovation developer who wishes to grow and sustain an intervention. The chapters in this book were originally published as articles in the Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367892920

Advances in Responsible Land Administration Advances in Responsible Land Administration challenges conventional forms of land administration by introducing alternative approaches and provides the basis for a new land administration theory. A compilation of observations about responsible land administration in East Africa it focuses on a new empirical foundation rather than preexisting ideals. Presenting practical knowledge resulting from real cases it incorporates empirical studies highlighting Rwanda Ethiopia Tanzania Uganda and Kenya. The book considers contemporary change forces that include responsible technological innovation post-conflict contexts rural poverty rapid urbanization food security and citizen participation. It covers land information system design innovative data capture tools and techniques and algorithms and approaches to support land consolidation and pastoralist land administration. The book also evaluates the outcomes of approaches specifically geared toward workflow design land use changes land tenure perceptions conflict reduction and governance measures.Outlining key aspects of what fit for purpose land administration looks like this book presents:A contemporary update for the land administration sectorAn overview of East African developments a current focus region for innovative land administration designA collection of cutting-edge tools from practice and for practice—with enough support data and methodological underpinnings to be readily utilized for advocacy design and assessmentAdvances in Responsible Land Administration is an up-to-date discourse that promotes the theoretical notion of responsible land administration. The book highlights real cases provides real data and introduces novel alternatives to conventional methodologies in land administration. Using the information in this book you can develop a coherent th Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367872823

Advances in Rice ScienceBotany Production and Crop Improvement During recent decades tremendous progress and innovations have been made in rice science with the goal of increasing production to meet the world’s growing demands. This new volume provides a concise overview of rice covering the background and importance of rice; origin evolution and domestication of rice; and the world rice production. It goes on to provide new and important recent research advances on many different aspects of rice science and production. The authors look at advances in rice ideotypes abiotic stress management techniques biotic stress affecting crop productivity new methods and technology for cultivation and new methods and techniques in rice grain quality analysis and processing. It also describes new rice varieties new hybrid rice technology and new breeding methods for rice. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771888547

Advances in River Sediment Research Sediments which constitute the surface of the Earth start their journey to rivers with the energy obtained from rainfalls fl oods and other natural processes. Due to transport of sediments rivers develop with various appearances and functions and play a crucial role in the activities of human beings and the life cycles of other species. River sediment as a conventional topic for river management has been the topic of continuing research since ancient times and since then significant progresses in river sediment research has been made. Nowadays river sediment is much more connected to the activities of mankind and other species following the increasing awareness of the co-existence of humans and nature. Advances in River Sediment Research comprises the proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on River Sedimentation (ISRS2013 Kyoto Japan 2-5 September 2013). The book contains two keynote papers and 274 peer-reviewed regular contributions from all over the world and covers recent accomplishments in theoretical developments numerical simulations laboratory experiments field investigations and management methodologies of river sediment related issues. The book may serve as a reference book for graduate students researchers engineers and practitioners in disciplines of hydraulic environmental agricultural and geological engineering. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138000629

Advances in Rock Dynamics and Applications The study of rock dynamics is important because many rock mechanics and rock engineering problems involve dynamic loading ranging from earthquakes to vibrations and explosions. The subject deals with the distribution and propagation of loads dynamic responses and processes of rocks and rate-dependent properties coupled with the physical environment. Rock dynamics has a wide range of applications in civil mining geological and environmental engineering. However due to the additional "4th" dimension of time rock dynamics remains in the discipline of rock mechanics a relatively more challenging topic to understand and to apply where documented research and knowledge are limited. Advances in Rock Dynamics and Applications provides a summary of the current knowledge of rock dynamics with 18 chapters contributed by individual authors from both academia and engineering fields. The topics of this book are wide-ranging and representative covering fundamental theories of fracture dynamics and wave propagation rock dynamic properties and testing methods numerical modelling of rock dynamic failure engineering applications in earthquakes explosion loading and tunnel response as well as dynamic rock support. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138072961

Advances in Rugby CoachingAn Holistic Approach Contemporary sports coaching studies have moved beyond simple biophysical approaches to more complex understandings of coaching as a set of social relationships and processes. This is the first book to examine what that means in the context of one major international sport rugby union. Drawing on cutting-edge empirical research in the five most powerful rugby-playing nations as well as developments in pedagogical and social theory the book argues for an holistic approach to coaching coach development and player and team performance helping to close the gap between coaching theory and applied practice. With player-centered approaches to coaching such as Game Sense and Teaching Games for Understanding at the heart of the book it covers key contemporary topics in coach education such as: Long term coach development Experience and culture in coaching practice Positive coaching for youth rugby Improving decision-making ability Collaborative action research in rugby coaching Informed by work with elite-level rugby coaches and examining coaching practice in both the full and sevens versions of the game this book encourages the reader to think critically about their own coaching practice and to consider innovative new approaches to player and coach development. It is essential reading for all students of sports coaching with an interest in rugby and for any coach manager or administrator looking to develop better programmes in coach education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138805736

Advances in Safety Reliability and Risk ManagementESREL 2011 Advances in Safety Reliability and Risk Management contains the papers presented at the 20th European Safety and Reliability (ESREL 2011) annual conference in Troyes France in September 2011. The books covers a wide range of topics including: Accident and Incident Investigation; Bayesian methods; Crisis and Emergency Management; Decision Making under Risk; Dynamic Reliability; Fault Diagnosis Prognosis and System Health Management; Fault Tolerant Control and Systems; Human Factors and Human Reliability; Maintenance Modelling and Optimisation; Mathematical Methods in Reliability and Safety; Occupational Safety; Quantitative Risk Assessment; Reliability and Safety Data Collection and Analysis; Risk and Hazard Analysis; Risk Governance; Risk Management; Safety Culture and Risk Perception; Structural Reliability and Design Codes; System Reliability Analysis; Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis. Advances in Safety Reliability and Risk Management will be of interest to academics and professionals working in a wide range of scientific industrial and governmental sectors including: Aeronautics and Aerospace; Chemical and Process Industry; Civil Engineering; Critical Infrastructures; Energy; Information Technology and Telecommunications; Land Transportation; Manufacturing; Maritime Transportation; Mechanical Engineering; Natural Hazards; Nuclear Industry; Offshore Industry; Policy Making and Public Planning. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415683791

Advances in SAR Remote Sensing of Oceans The oceans cover approximately 71% of Earth’s surface 90% of the biosphere and contains 97% of Earth’s water. Since the first launch of SEASAT satellite in 1978 an increasing number of SAR satellites have or will become available such as the European Space Agency’s ERS-1/-2 ENVISAT and Sentinel-1 series; the Canadian RADARSAT-1/-2 and the upcoming RADARSAT Constellation Mission series satellites; the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellites the German TERRASAR-X and TANDEM-X and the Chinese GAOFEN-3 SAR among others. Recently European Space Agency has launched a new generation of SAR satellites Sentinel-1A in 2014 and Sentinel-1B in 2016. These SAR satellites provide researchers with free and open SAR images necessary to carry out their research on the global oceans. The scope of Advances in SAR Remote Sensing of Oceans is to demonstrate the types of information that can be obtained from SAR images of the oceans and the cutting-edge methods needed for analysing SAR images. Written by leading experts in the field and divided into four sections the book presents the basic principles of radar backscattering from the ocean surface; introduces the recent progresses in SAR remote sensing of dynamic coastal environment and management; discusses the state-of-the-art methods to monitor parameters or phenomena related to the dynamic ocean environment; and deals specifically with new techniques and findings of marine atmospheric boundary layer observations.Advances in SAR Remote Sensing of Oceans is a very comprehensive and up-to-date reference intended for use by graduate students researchers practitioners and R&D engineers working in the vibrant field of oceans interested to understand how SAR remote sensing can support oceanography research and applications. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367570842

Advances in School PsychologyVolume 8 Originally published in 1992 this title is the last in a series of books on school psychology. It contains diverse contributions relevant to school psychology research theory and practice at the time. Including chapters on alternative intervention strategies for the treatment of communication disorders strategies for developing a preventive intervention for high-risk transfer children a review of sociometry and temperament research a review of the recent advances in research in training behavioral consultants at the time and an overview of school-based consultation to support students with severe behavior problems in integrated education programs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138848740

Advances in Service Network Analysis Advances in Service Network Analysis examines advances in the management and analysis of networks of organizations in service industries. In recent years recognition of the significance of inter-organizational networks for the provision of complex services for example at tourist destinations has stimulated discussion of numerous issues of theoretical and practical significance. These topics include governance collaboration and partnerships between organizations of varying scale sophistication and expertise concern about leadership and trust in the management of service networks and their overall contribution to social capital development in regions sectors and in emergent economies. This book was originally published as a special issue of The Service Industries Journal. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415686648

Advances in Shannon's Sampling Theory Advances in Shannon's Sampling Theory provides an up-to-date discussion of sampling theory emphasizing the interaction between sampling theory and other branches of mathematical analysis including the theory of boundary-value problems frames wavelets multiresolution analysis special functions and functional analysis. The author not only traces the history and development of the theory but also presents original research and results that have never before appeared in book form. Recent techniques covered include the Feichtinger-Gröchenig sampling theory; frames wavelets multiresolution analysis and sampling; boundary-value problems and sampling theorems; and special functions and sampling theorems. The book will interest graduate students and professionals in electrical engineering communications and applied mathematics. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367579869

Advances in Shipping Data Analysis and ModelingTracking and Mapping Maritime Flows in the Age of Big Data Shipping flows – maritime ‘footprints’ – remain underexplored in the existing literature despite the crucial importance of freight transport for global trade and economic development. Additionally decision-makers lack a comprehensive view on how shipping flows can be measured analyzed and mapped in order to support their policies and strategies. This interdisciplinary volume drawing on an international cast-list of experts explores a number of crucial issues in shipping data estimation construction collection mining analysis visualization and mapping. Advances in Shipping Data Analysis and Modeling delivers several key messages. First that in a world of just-in-time delivery and rapid freight transit it is important to bear in mind the long-term roots of current trends as well as foreseeable future developments because shipping patterns exhibit recurrent if not cyclical and path-dependent dynamics. Second shipping flows are currently often understood at the micro-level of intra-urban logistics delivery and at the national level using commodity flow analyses but this volume emphasizes the need to expand the scale of analysis by offering new evidence on the changing distribution of global and international shipping flows based on actual data. Third that this multidisciplinary approach to shipping flows can shed important light on crucial issues that go beyond shipping itself including climate change urban development technological change commodity specialization digital humanities navigation patterns international trade and regional growth. Edited by experts in their field this volume is of upmost importance to those who study industrial economics shipping industries and economic and transport geography. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367886288

Advances in Smart CitiesSmarter People Governance and Solutions This is an edited book based on the selected submissions made to the conference titled "International Conference in Smart Cities". The project provides an innovative and new approach to holistic management of cities physical socio-economic environmental transportation and political assets across all domains typically supported by ICT and open data. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781498795708

Advances in Social and Organizational Factors An exploration of how ergonomics can contribute to the solution of important societal and engineering challenges Advances in Social and Organizational Factors discusses the optimization of sociotechnical systems including their organizational structures policies and processes. It includes coverage of communication crew resource management work design design of working times teamwork participatory design community ergonomics cooperative work new work paradigms organizational culture virtual organizations telework and quality management.The book provides research on urban infrastructures and how to shape urban spaces including stadiums and museums. It covers warning systems in cars voice-based interfaces and the positive effects on manufacturing processes available from health informatics and management systems. Several chapters examine the role human factors can play in counter-terrorism efforts and in interpreting deceptive behaviors. They provide suggestions on how to improve enterprise resource planning systems and stress the importance of lifelong learning personalized learning and work-life balance. The book also highlights issues with special populations detailing how to design and adapt products and work situations for these groups.In addition to exploring the challenges faced in optimizing sociotechnical systems the book underlines themes that play a role in all the challenges and how they are linked to each other. It concludes with an exploration of emotional ergonomics and the important positive effects of making people happy and healthy. With chapter authors from around the globe the book supplies a broad look at current challenges and possible solutions. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367381073

Advances in Social and Organizational PsychologyA Tribute to Ralph Rosnow This new volume is a collection of thought-provoking essays on the current state of social and organizational psychology. The topics range from data analysis and interpretation to research ethics to theoretical issues to an examination of psychological epistemology and theory. The book is divided into three sections. The first section focuses on Ralph Rosnow’s greatest contribution to psychology advancing our knowledge of the methods and ethics of research. This section introduces refinements in research methodology ethical issues in the conduct of psychological research and the thorny problems of artifact in behavioral research. Four of the chapters in the next section cover topics in organizational psychology (consumer behavior rumor in organizational contexts decision making and leadership) and three review social psychological topics (science and social issues smiling and human values). The final section is a collection of chapters on theory from three eminent scholars. This thought provoking finale raises epistemological questions for future generations to solve.The book is intended for graduate students and scholars in social organizational and consumer psychology and related disciplines such as communication management marketing management information systems and sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138004238

Advances in Social Cognition Volume IA Dual Process Model of Impression Formation This volume presents different perspectives on a dual model of impression formation -- a theory about how people form impressions about other people by combining information about a person with prior knowledge found in long-term memory. This information is of real importance to graduate students and advanced undergraduates in cognitive and social psychology experimental psychology social cognition and perception. Each volume in the series will contain a target article on a recent theoretical development pertinent to current study followed by critical commentaries offering varying theoretical viewpoints. This productive dialogue concludes with a reply by the target article author. The first volume of the series presents an evaluation of theoretical advances in social cognition and information processing from new and different perspectives. Volume 2 presents a new conceptualization of personality and social cognition by Cantor and Kihlstrom which addresses both new and old issues. The volumes in this series will interest and enlighten graduate and advanced undergraduates in cognitive and social psychology experimental psychology social cognition and perception. The first volume of the series presents an evaluation of theoretical advances in social cognition and information processing from new and different perspectives. Each volume in the series will contain a target article on a recent theoretical development pertinent to current study followed by critical commentaries offering varying theoretical viewpoints. This productive dialog concludes with a reply by the target article author. The information provided in Volume 1 promises to enrich graduate and advanced undergraduates in cognitive and social psychology experimental psychology social cognition and perception. This first volume of the series evaluates the theoretical advances made in social cognition and information processing from new and different perspectives. This unique and lively interchange between the target article author and the critics will enrich and enlighten psychologists from many disciplines. Each volume in the series will contain a target article on a recent theoretical development pertinent to current study followed by critical commentaries offering varying theoretical viewpoints. This productive dialog concludes with a reply by the target article author. The first volume of the series presents an evaluation of theoretical advances in social cognition and information processing from new and different perspectives. Volume 2 presents a new conceptualization of personality and social cognition by Cantor and Kihlstrom which addresses both new and old issues. All volumes in this series will interest and enlighten graduate and advanced undergraduates in cognitive and social psychology experimental psychology social cognition and perception. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315801940

Advances in Social Media for Travel Tourism and HospitalityNew Perspectives Practice and Cases This book brings together cutting edge research and applications of social media and related technologies their uses by consumers and businesses in travel tourism and hospitality. The first section addresses topical issues related to how social media influence the operations and strategies of tourism firms and help them enhance tourism experiences: open innovation crowdsourcing service-dominant logic value co-creation value co-destruction and augmented reality. The second section of the book looks at new applications of social media for marketing purposes in a variety of tourism-related sectors addressing crowd-sourced campaigns customer engagement and influencer marketing. The third section uses case studies and new methodologies to analyze travel review posting and consumption behaviors as well as the impact of social media on traveller perceptions and attitudes with a focus on collaborative consumption and sharing economy accommodation. Finally the fourth section focuses on hot topics and issues related to the analysis interpretation and use of online information and user-generated content for deriving business intelligence and enhancing business decision-making. Written by an international body of well-known researchers this book uses fresh theoretical lenses perspectives and methodological approaches to look at the practical implications of social media for tourism suppliers destinations tourism policy makers and researchers alike. For these reasons it will be a valuable resource for students managers and academics with an interest in information and communication technologies marketing for tourism and hospitality and travel and transportation management. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367369163

Advances in Social Theory and MethodologyToward an Integration of Micro- and Macro-Sociologies After a period in which sociology was torn apart by the polarized claims of micro- and macro-methodology an increasing number of sociologists are now attempting a fusion of the two approaches. In this volume some of the most distinguished sociologists set out possible resolutions of the debate. Each of the chapters placed in perspective by the editors’ prologue approaches the problem from a unique angle. Aaron Cicourel argues for a macro-basis of social interaction; Randall Collins shows how the macro consists of an aggregate of micro-episodes; Troy Duster presents a methodological model for generating a systematic data base across different contexts of social action through his examination of the procedures governing screening for inherited disorders. Rom Harré launches a philosophical attack on what he sees as a spurious bifurcation of micro- and macro-levels. Anthony Giddens explores the problem of unintended consequences and Gilles Fauconnier through a depiction of Jesuitical casuistry shows how vital clues to macro-structure can be elicited from the micro-phenomenon of language. Victor Lidz continues the language theme in his chapter on the implications of advances in linguistic theory for macro-systems theory. Niklas Luhmann illustrates the micro-macro problem by the communication about law in interaction systems. The theory of historical materialism is reassessed by Jürgen Habermas. Taking the example of Renault and electric vehicles Michel Callon and Bruno Latour investigate how micro-actor status is attained and the sociologist’s involvement in this transformation. Finally Pierre Bourdieu writing on men and machines analyses the historical imperatives that create the complex relation between man and his environment. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138912960

Advances in Social Work Practice with the Military With the United States’ involvement in numerous combat operations overseas the need for civilian social workers with the clinical skills necessary to work with members of the military returning from combat as well as their families has never been more critical. In this practical and important book each chapter is written by specialists in a particular area devoted to the care of service members and includes case material to demonstrate assessment and intervention approaches. The reader is introduced to the world of the military and the subsequent development of mental health services for returning men and women. Chapters look at special populations of service members with specific needs based directly on their experience in the military discussing post-traumatic stress disorder traumatic brain injury sexual harassment and assault during their service and the physiology of the war zone experience. The challenges faced by reintegrating service men and women are explored in detail and include family issues suicide and substance use disorders. A section on services available to returning service members looks at those offered by the Veterans Administration and at the use of animal-assisted interventions. The book concludes with a section devoted to unique concerns for the practitioner and explores ethical concerns they may face and their own needs as clinicians working with this population. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415891349

Advances in Social-Psychology and Music Education Research This Festschrift honors the career of Charles P. Schmidt on the occasion of his retirement from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. His main research focus has been the social-psychology of music education including the subtopics of motivation in music learning applied music teaching behaviors and personality and cognitive styles in music teaching and learning. The chapters in this volume recognize the influence of Schmidt as a researcher a research reviewer and a research mentor and contribute to the advancement of the social-psychological model and to research standards in music education. These themes are developed by a stunning cast of music education scholars including Hal Abeles Don Coffman Mary Cohen Robert Duke Patricia Flowers Donna Fox Victor Fung Joyce Gromko Jere Humphreys Estelle Jorgensen Anthony Kemp Barbara Lewis Clifford Madsen Lissa May Peter Miksza Rudolf Radocy Joanne Rutkowski Wendy Sims Keith Thompson Kevin Watson and Stephen Zdzinski. Their writings are presented in three sections: Social-Psychological Advances in Music Education Social Environments for Music Education and Advancing Effective Research in Music Education. This collection edited by Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman will prove invaluable for students and faculty in search of important research questions and models of research excellence. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138270657

Advances in Soil and Water Conservation Advances in Soil and Water Conservation provides an in-depth scholarly treatment of the most important developments and influences shaping soil and water conservation in the last 50 years. The book addresses the technological developments of erosion processes methods for their control policy and social forces shaping the research agenda and future directions. Topics covered include:key governmental agencies and programsresearch on processes of soil and water degradationcontrol practices and soil quality enhancementconservation tillagethe connection between soil and water conservation and sustainable agricultureeffects of technology and social influences on soil and water conservation in this countryThe historical foundation the focus on key developments the depth of treatment and thorough documentation and the orientation to the future make Advances in Soil and Water Conservation a superlative resource for all persons in the field. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367447908

Advances in Solar Energy: Volume 16An Annual Review of Research and Development in Renewable Energy Technologies 'Essential for any serious technical library' Professor Martin Green University of New South Wales Australia The Advances in Solar Energy series offers state-of-the-art information on all primary renewable energy technologies including solar wind and biomass bringing together invited contributions from the foremost international experts in renewable energy. Volume 16 is the first volume to be published by Earthscan. Topics covered include: * Anthropogenic global warming: evidence predictions and consequences * Comparing projections of PV generation ad European and U.S. domestic oil production * Recent advances in solar PV technology * III-V compound multi-junction and concentrator solar cells * Progress of highly reliable crystalline Si solar devices and materials * Recent advances in parabolic trough solar power plant technology * Solar pond technologies: a review and future directions * Passive cooling of buildings * Renewable solar energy for traveling: air land and water * Modeling solar hydrogen fuel cell systems * Renewable energy for the Russian economy * An innovative high temperature and concentration solar optical system at the turn of the 19th Century: the Pyreheliophoro Spanning a broad range of technical subjects this volume and series is a 'must-have' reference on global developments in the field of renewable energy suitable for solar energy experts (including engineers and architects) utilities and industry professionals students teachers and researchers in renewable energy technical libraries and laboratories. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315793214

Advances in Solar Energy: Volume 17An Annual Review of Research and Development in Renewable Energy Technologies 'Essential for any serious technical library' PROFESSOR MARTIN GREEN UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTHWALES AUSTRALIA 'Valuable detailed information that helps me plan for the future' DON OSBORN FORMERLY OF SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT The Advances in Solar Energy series offers state-of-the-art information on all primary renewable energy technologies including solar wind and biomass bringing together invited contributions from the foremost international experts in renewable energy. Spanning a broad range of technical subjects this volume and series is a 'must-have' reference on global developments in the field of renewable energy. Volume 17 focuses primarily on solar energy with respect to heating hot water drying and detoxification. Specific chapter subjects include: Alternative World Energy Outlook 2006: A Possible Path towards a Sustainable Future Quantum Well Solar Cells Recent Progress of Organic Photovoltaics Thermal and Material Characterization of Immersed Heat Exchangers for Solar Domestic Hot Water Photocatalytic Detoxification of Water with Solar Energy Solar-Hydrogen: A Solid-State Chemistry Perspective Solar Heat for Industrial Processes Solar Energy Technology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for Sustainable Energy Water and Environment Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315793221

Advances in Spatio-Temporal Analysis Developments in Geographic Information Technology have raised the expectations of users. A static map is no longer enough; there is now demand for a dynamic representation. Time is of great importance when operating on real world geographical phenomena especially when these are dynamic.  Researchers in the field of Temporal Geographical Information Systems (TGIS) have been developing methods of incorporating time into geographical information systems. Spatio-temporal analysis embodies spatial modelling spatio-temporal modelling and spatial reasoning and data mining. Advances in Spatio-Temporal Analysis contributes to the field of spatio-temporal analysis presenting innovative ideas and examples that reflect current progress and achievements. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138372528

Advances in Spoken Discourse Analysis This collection reviews 20 years of research into Spoken Discourse by the Birmingham group allowing for the first time a developmental perspective. It combines previously published but unavailable work with new research. Bringing together recent theories of discourse structure with a new and detailed analytic framework the book emphasises both historical context and new developments. The articles are comprehensive ranging from the theoretical to the highly applied. Practical applications include language teaching literary stylistics and forensic linguistics with examples taken from literature and language classrooms telephone conversations disputed witness statements and corpuses of spoken English. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138173781

Advances in Sport Leisure and Ergonomics This important new volume brings together recent research by leading international ergonomists and sport and exercise scientists. The book presents a wide range of studies in occupational ergonomics each utilizing techniques that are also employed by sports and exercise science research groups and therefore breaks new ground in the interface between sport and industry. Arranged into sections examining environment special populations human factors interface sports technology and occupational health this book will be an essential purchase for all those involved in sports science or ergonomics research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966093

Advances in Stochastic Structural DynamicsProceedings of the 5th International Conference on Stochastic Structural Dynamics-SSD '03 Hangzho Collection of technical papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Stochastic Structural Dynamics (SSD03) in Hangzhou China during May 26-28 2003. Topics include direct transfer substructure method for random response analysis generation of bounded stochastic processes and sample path behavior of Gaussian processes. For scientists and researchers. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138470354

Advances in Swarm Intelligence for Optimizing Problems in Computer Science This book provides comprehensive details of all Swarm Intelligence based Techniques available till date in a comprehensive manner along with their mathematical proofs. It will act as a foundation for authors researchers and industry professionals. This monograph will present the latest state of the art research being done on varied Intelligent Technologies like sensor networks machine learning optical fiber communications digital signal processing image processing and many more. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138482517

Advances in Teacher Education (RLE Edu N) During the 1980s Britain’s educational system was restructured and redirected. Of the many changes which were made perhaps the most far-reaching have affected the education of teachers themselves.The contributors to this book have all been centrally involved in the reforming process of teacher education as providers assessors or practitioners and it is as such that they reflect upon the significant features of the changes in teacher education while assessing the fulfilment of the initial promise. The book analyses recent advances in teacher education especially the trend towards improved teacher awareness and explains the application of new ideas in education considering their political causes and effects. The first critical appraisal of the Thatcherite reform of teacher education this book also provides an up-to-date examination of the support services for teachers in-service and shows what is amiss with the government’s strategies for in-service training.With its clear insights into the pressing concerns of teacher education today Advances in Teacher Education will be an invaluable resource base for students teachers lectures and educational administrators as they attempt to understand the motivation and stresses of teacher reform. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415751391

Advances in Technologies for Producing Food-relevant Polyphenols The growing concern for human wellbeing has generated an increase in the demand for polyphenols secondary plant metabolites that exhibit different bioactive properties. This increasing demand is mainly due to the current applications in the food industry where polyphenols are considered essential for human health and nutrition. Advances in Technologies for Producing Food-relevant Polyphenols provides researchers scientists engineers and professionals involved in the food industry with the latest methodologies and equipment useful to extract isolate purify and analyze polyphenols from different available sources such as herbs flora vegetables fruits and agro-industrial wastes. Technologies currently used to add polyphenols to diverse food matrices are also included. This book serves a reference to design and scale-up processes to obtain polyphenols from different plant sources and to produce polyphenol-rich foods with bioactive properties (e.g. antioxidant antibacterial antiviral anticancer properties) of interest for human health and wellbeing. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498714976

Advances in Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Drilling:Ground Ice and Underwater This two-volume set includes the latest principles behind the processes of drilling and excavation on Earth and other planets. It covers the categories of drills the history of drilling and excavation various drilling techniques and associated issues rock coring (acquisition damage control caching and transport restoration of "in-situ" conditions and data interpretation) as well as unconsolidated soil drilling and borehole stability. It describes the drilling process from basic science and associated process of breaking and penetrating various media and the required hardware and the process of excavation and analysis of the sampled media. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138341500

Advances in Terrestrial Drilling:Ground Ice and Underwater Advances in Terrestrial Drilling: Ground Ice and Underwater includes the latest drilling and excavation principles and processes for terrestrial environments. The chapters cover the history of drilling and excavation drill types drilling techniques and their advantages and associated issues rock coring including acquisition damage control caching and transport and data interpretation as well as unconsolidated soil drilling and borehole stability. This book includes a description of the basic science of the drilling process associated processes of breaking and penetrating various media the required hardware and the process of excavation and analysis of the sampled media. Describes recent advances in terrestrial drilling. Discusses drilling in the broadest range of media including terrestrial surfaces ice and underwater from shallow penetration to very deep. Provides an in-depth description of key drilling techniques and the unified approach to assessing the required tools for given drilling requirements. Discusses environmental effects on drilling current challenges of drilling and excavation and methods that are used to address these. Examines novel drilling and excavation approaches. Dr. Yoseph Bar-Cohen is the Supervisor of the Electroactive Technologies Group (http://ndeaa.jpl.nasa.gov/) and a Senior Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Lab/Caltech Pasadena CA. His research is focused on electro-mechanics including planetary sample handling mechanisms novel actuators that are driven by such materials as piezoelectric and EAP (also known as artificial muscles) and biomimetics. Dr. Kris Zacny is a Senior Scientist and Vice President of Exploration Systems at Honeybee Robotics Altadena CA. His expertise includes space mining sample handling soil and rock mechanics extraterrestrial drilling and In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367653460

Advances in the Assessment of Dietary Intake. Diet is a major factor in health and disease. Controlled long-term studies in humans are impractical and investigators have utilized long-term epidemiological investigations to study the contributions of diet to the human condition. Such studies while valuable have often been limited by contradictory findings; a limitation secondary to systematic errors in traditional self-reported dietary assessment tools that limit the percentage of variances in diseases explained by diet. New approaches are available to help overcome these limitations and Advances in the Assessment of Dietary Intake is focused on these advances in an effort to provide more accurate dietary data to understand human health. Chapters cover the benefits and limitations of traditional self-report tools; strategies for improving the validity of dietary recall and food recording methods; objective methods to assess food and nutrient intake; assessment of timing and meal patterns using glucose sensors; and physical activity patterns using validated accelerometers. Advances in the Assessment of Dietary Intake describes new avenues to investigate the role of diet in human health and serves as the most up-to-date reference and teaching tool for these methods that will improve the accuracy of dietary assessment and lay the ground work for future studies. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498749329

Advances in the Engineering of Polysaccharide Materialsby Phosphorylase-Catalyzed Enzymatic Chain-Elongation Polysaccharides and their related compounds are attracting much attention because of their potential for the applications as new functional materials in many research field such as medicines pharmaceutics foods and cosmetics. Therefore precision synthesis of new polysaccharides with well-defined structure is being increasingly important. For this purpose enzymatic method is a very powerful tool because the reaction proceeds with highly stereo- and regiocontrolled manners. This book focuses on advances in the practical synthesis of polysaccharides by the phosphorylase-catalyzed chain-elongation on the basis of the viewpoint of polysaccharide engineering. Media > Books > Print Books Pan Stanford Publishing 9789814364454

Advances in the Human Side of Service Engineering If there is any one element to the engineering of service systems that is unique it is the extent to which the suitability of the system for human use human service and excellent human experience has been and must always be considered. An exploration of this emerging area of research and practice Advances in the Human Side of Service Engineering covers a broad spectrum of ergonomics and human factors issues highlighting the design of contemporary manufacturing systems. Topics include:Adoption of health information technology (HIT)Aging society: the impact of age on traditional service system constructs Anthropology in service science Applying service design techniques to healthcare Co-creating value Cognitive systems modeling of service systems Context-related service: the human aspect of service systemsDesigning services for underserved populationsEthics dividend in services: how it may be cultivated grown and measuredGovernance of service systems Human aspects of change when applying Lean Six Sigma methods and toolsHuman side of service dominant logic in B2B settingsHuman-computer interaction and HF in software technologiesService network configuration impacts on customer experience Simulating employees and customers in service systems Systems design and the customer experienceUsability and human side of electronic financial services The book also discusses issues that arise in shop floor and office environments in the quest for manufacturing agility i.e. enhancement and integration of human skills with hardware performance for improved market competitiveness management of change product and process quality and human-system reliability. It provides a foundation upon which researchers and practitioners can contri Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367381110

Advances in the Investigation of L3 Phonological Acquisition This book aims to bridge the gap in investigations into the acquisition of phonology from a multilingual perspective. In order to fully understand this process the editors present state of the art research into third language (L3) phonology as well as future considerations for this field. The individual contributions address limitations apparent in current literature in terms of methodology and scope while offering innovative solutions in the study of conceptualization design and data analysis and novel application of theoretical frameworks to L3 phonology. The contributions consist of a number of original studies which attempt to address vital research questions regarding a bilingual advantage for subsequent phonological acquisition the variables that drive phonological transfer at the onset of third language acquisition the L3 developmental path and how L3 phonological acquisition affects existing systems. The empirical and theoretical strides made in the study of L3 phonology provided in this volume confirm that it is a promising area of inquiry with a growing potential to provide novel insights into the linguistic and cognitive underpinnings of language acquisition. This book was originally published as a special issue of International Journal of Multilingualism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367891978

Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction Understanding the phenomenon of long-lasting vulnerability to addiction is essential to developing successful treatments. Written by an international team of authorities in their respective fields Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction provides an excellent overview of the available and emerging approaches used to investigate the biologic mechanisms of drug addiction. It also delineates the promising research discoveries being made in relapse prevention. The book begins with current animal models of addiction which mimic the state of humans entering treatment: recently-abstinent animals that receive common triggers for relapse (classical conditioning stress and neuroadaptive dysregulation). Coverage then shifts to the use of electrophysiologic approaches which enable researchers to characterize the discharge patterns of single neurons during drug self-administration. After exploring advances in voltammetry and enzyme-linked biosensors for measuring glutamate the book discusses the theoretical background and results of neuroimaging studies related to neuronal networks that are activated by drug-specific cues. It then describes modern genetic approaches to manipulate target proteins that influence addictive behavior. The book rounds out its coverage by illustrating how a neuroeconomic approach can inform studies of reward processing in general and addiction in particular. It is a comprehensive introduction to the methodologies of the field for students and beginning researchers and an essential reference source for established investigators. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138116429

Advances in the Psychology of Human IntelligenceVolume 4 First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315808246

Advances in the Psychology of Human IntelligenceVolume 5 Volume five continues to mark the significant advances made in the psychology of human intelligence problem solving and thinking abilities. Papers contributed by leaders in the field reflect a diversity of perspectives and approaches to the human intelligence. Subjects discussed include: * genetic and environmental contributions to information-processing abilities * development of children's conceptions of intelligence * skill acquisition as a bridge between intelligence and motivation * information-processing abilities underlying intelligence * costs of expertise and their relation to intelligence * the nature of abstract thought Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315807768

Advances in Therapeutic Engineering Therapeutic Engineering (TE) is a cutting-edge domain in today’s era of medical technology research. Through engineering algorithms that provide technological solutions it aims to elevate the quality of life of disabled individuals. Advances in Therapeutic Engineering describes various therapeutic processes and mechanisms currently applied to the field of healthcare in a range of areas including mobility communications hearing vision and mental health and cognition.The book explores research and advances in the areas of hand-eye coordination motor function the biomechanics of lower limbs and treatment of spinal diseases and neural plasticity. It discusses electrical stimulation methodologies for improving human gait. It also examines prosthetic devices and assistive technology induction heater-based treatment and inclusive user modelling and simulation. Additional chapters cover automated asthma detection using clinico–spirometric information computer-aided diagnostic modules for malaria screening and various data mining techniques that have been developed and successfully implemented in healthcare management. The contributors also examine semantic interoperability issues in e-health systems and clinical decision support systems (CDSSs)Ranging from prosthetics to sensory substitution and medical robotics the book will prove enlightening to researchers and practitioners in a host of disciplines who want to understand the recent advances achieved globally in the field of therapeutic engineering. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367380595

Advances in Thin-Film Solar Cells Solar energy conversion plays a very important role in the rapid introduction of renewable energy which is essential to meet future energy demands without further polluting the environment but current solar panels based on silicon are expensive due to the cost of raw materials and high energy consumption during production. The way forward is to move towards thin-film solar cells using alternative materials and low-cost manufacturing methods. The photovoltaic community is actively researching thin-film solar cells based on amorphous silicon cadmium telluride (CdTe) copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) and dye-sensitised and organic materials. However progress has been slow due to a lack of proper understanding of the physics behind these devices. This book concentrates on the latest developments and attempts to improve our understanding of solid-state device physics. The material presented is mainly experimental and based on CdTe thin-film solar cells. The author extends these new findings to CIGS thin-film solar cells and presents a new device design based on graded bandgap multi-layer solar cells. This design has been experimentally tested using the well-researched GaAs/AlGaAs system and initial devices have shown impressive device parameters. These devices are capable of absorbing all radiation (UV visible and infra-red) within the solar spectrum and combine "impact ionisation" and "impurity photovoltaic" effects. The improved device understanding presented in this book should impact and guide future photovoltaic device development and low-cost thin-film solar panel manufacture. This new edition features an additional chapter besides exercises and their solutions which will be useful for academics teaching in this field. Media > Books > Print Books Pan Stanford Publishing 9789814800129

Advances in Thin-Film Solar Cells This book concentrates on the latest developments in our understanding of solid-state device physics. The material presented is mainly experimental and based on CdTe thin-film solar cells. It extends these new findings to CIGS thin-film solar cells and presents a new device design based on graded bandgap multilayer solar cells. This design has been experimentally tested using the well-researched GaAs/AlGaAs system and initial devices have shown impressive device parameters. These devices are capable of absorbing all radiation (UV visible and infra-red) within the solar spectrum and combines "impact ionization" and "impurity photovoltaic" effects. The improved device understanding presented in this book should impact and guide future device design and low-cost thin-film solar panel manufacture. Media > Books > Print Books Pan Stanford Publishing 9789814316071

Advances in Tourism Destination MarketingManaging Networks This volume provides original insight into the operational opportunities challenges and constraints in managing Tourism Destination Marketing. It explores how the various tourist destination systems including tourist places (as seen by the tourist) public and private tourism organisations and the social and physical environment can effectively communicate and co operate together at a profit for each. Advances in Destination Marketing offers a comprehensive review of a wide range of aspects related to marketing tourism products including networks in destinations consumer experiences in destinations destination branding destination image events in destinations and destination tourism products. Throughout the book a network analysis perspective is applied to offer alternative solutions of how each system can share network knowledge and system knowledge so profits can be created effectively and maximised. The exploration of new topics such as Destination Networks and Destination Branding as well as original international empirical research and case studies from well known researchers in the area provides new thinking on Marketing Tourism Destinations. The relevance of the arguments and the salient conclusions are valuable in the study of an ever dynamic and burgeoning industry. This stimulating volume will be of interest to higher level students academics researchers within Tourism and practitioners in the industry. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138880627

Advances in Traffic Psychology Traffic psychology is a rapidly expanding and broad field within applied psychology with a considerable volume of research activities and a growing network of academic strands of enquiry. The discipline primarily focuses on the behaviour of road users and the psychological processes underlying these behaviours looking at issues such as cognition distraction fatigue personality and social aspects often delivering practical applications and educational interventions. Traffic psychology has been the focus of research for almost as long as the motor car has been in existence and was first recognised as a discipline in 1990 when the International Association of Applied Psychology formed Division 13: Traffic and Transportation Psychology. The benefits of understanding traffic psychology are being increasingly recognised by a whole host of organisations keen to improve road safety or minimise health and safety risks when travelling in vehicles. The objective of this volume is to describe and discuss recent advances in the study of traffic psychology with a major focus on how the field contributes to the understanding of at-risk road-user behaviour. The intended readerships include road-safety researchers from a variety of different academic backgrounds senior practitioners in the field including regulatory authorities the private and public sector personnel and vehicle manufacturers concerned with improving road safety. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138072978

Advances in Transportation Geotechnics 2 Advances in Transportation Geotechnics II deals with the geotechnics of roads railways and airfields. Providing economic and sustainable transportation infrastructures for societies is highly dependent on progress made in this field. These contributions to the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (Hokkaido Japan 10-12 September 2012) held under the auspices of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) cover a broad range of technical topics including those addressed by the first conference held in Nottingham UK in 2008.  Advances in Transportation Geotechnics II contains a total of 138 reviewed papers from 29 countries in addition to 5 invited papers prepared by distinguished keynote lecturers and addresses the following themes:              - Geotechnics of pavements railway tracks and airfields;             - Geomaterial including non-traditional materials;             - Asphalt mixtures and hydraulically-bound materials;             - Earthworks for transportation facilities;             - Application of geosynthetics;             - Laboratory testing and in-situ testing;             - Modeling and numerical simulations;             - Design construction and maintenance;             - Performance evaluation and quality control;             - Sustainability of management and rehabilitation;             - Risk assessment and environmental issues.  Advances in Transportation Geotechnics II will be of interest to professionals and academics involved in geotechnical and pavement engineering of roads railways and airfields.  Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415621359

Advances in Understanding Advocacy and Improving Policy Practice EducationRecent applications of theory and evidence A perennial issue in social work is the lack of clear evidence showing how to be a successful advocate and how to create enthusiasm among students for policy practice. Researchers are now applying theory to understand better the topics of effective social work advocacy and policy practice. The results of testing conceptual models with carefully gathered evidence are beneficial helping us to advance our knowledge more quickly than merely collecting descriptions of case studies that remain unintegrated into a larger context. Improvements in understanding how to conduct effective advocacy emerge helping practitioners to be more successful in their advocacy efforts. Similarly bringing evidence and data to teaching methods improves confidence in their applicability to more than one course or institution. Readers of this book will discover how to be more effective policy practitioners as well as more engaging instructors by focusing on theories and evidence which demonstrate successful advocacy and teaching. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Policy Practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367023843

Advances in Understanding Human PerformanceNeuroergonomics Human Factors Design and Special Populations Combining emerging concepts theories and applications of human factors knowledge this volume focuses on discovery and understanding of human performance issues in complex systems including recent advances in neural basis of human behavior at work (i.e. neuroergonomics) training and universal design. The book is organized into ten sections that focus on the following subject matters: I: Neuroergonomics: Workload Assessment II: Models and Measurement in Neuroergonomics III: Neuroergonomics and Human Performance IV: Neuroergonomics and Training Issues V: Trainees: Designing for Those in Training VI: Military Human Factors: Designing for Those in the Armed Forces VII: New Programs/New Places: Designing for Those Unfamiliar with Human Factors VIII: Universal Design: Designing to Include Everyone IX: Designing for People with Disabilities X: Children and Elderly: Designing for Those of Different Ages Sections I through IV of this book focus on neuroscience of human performance in complex systems with emphasis on the assessment and modeling of cognitive workload fatigue and training effectiveness. Sections V through X concentrate on applying human factors to special populations with the caveat that the design information may not generalize to (or be of interest to) other populations. This broadens the conventional definition which limits special populations to those who have limitations in their functional abilities i.e. those with chronic disabilities due to illness injury or aging. Thus special populations can incorporate certain investigations and designs focused on military students or even developing countries and those naïve to the field of human factors as well as those who are affected by disabilities and aging (both young and old). Many chapters of this book focus on analysis design and evaluation of challenges affecting students trainees members of the military persons with disabilities and universal design. In general the chapters are organized to move from a more general to a more specialized application. For example the subtopics for those with disabilities include designing websites workstations housing entrepreneur training communication strategies products environments public transportation systems and communities. This book is of special value to a large variety of professionals researchers and students in the broad field of human performance who are interested in neuroergonomics training effectiveness and universal design and operation of products and processes as well as management of work systems in contemporary society. We hope this book is informative but even more - that it is thought provoking. We hope it inspires leading the reader to contemplate other questions applications and potential solutions in creating designs that improve function efficiency and ease-of-use for all. Seven other titles in the Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics Series are: Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare Advances in Applied Digital Human Modeling Advances in Cross-Cultural Decision Making Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics Advances in Occupational Social and Organizational Ergonomics Advances in Human Factors Ergonomics and Safety in Manufacturing and Service Industries Advances in Ergonomics Modeling & Usability Evaluation     Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138111813

Advances in Unsaturated Soils New theories and testing techniques related with Unsaturated Soil Mechanics have proven to be valuable tools to study a broad spectrum of geo-materials which includes rocks rock fills frozen soils and domiciliary solid wastes. These new theories and testing techniques have permitted the analysis of several traditional problems from a new perspective (e.g. swelling or collapsible soils and compacted soils or pavements materials) and they have also shown their efficiency to study new energy-related problems like CO2 sequestration and nuclear waste disposal. Advances in Unsaturated Soils is a collection of papers from the 1st Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils organized in Cartagena de Indias Colombia in February 2013. The volume includes 76 research papers coming for all over the world as well as 7 keynotes papers by well known international researchers. The contributions present a variety of topics including: • Advances in testing techniques • Unsaturated soil behavior • Constitutive modeling and microstructure • Numerical modeling • Geotechnical problems Advances in Unsaturated Soils is expected to become a useful reference to academics and professionals involved in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415620956

Advances in Urban Flood Management One of the effects of global climate change is the increasing variability of extreme flood events and cyclones. Current measures to mitigate flood impacts particularly in the urban environment are based on previously-planned flood risk intervals and no longer provide sufficient protection. Being prepared for unexpected changes and extreme flood events asks for a paradigm shift in current strategies to avoid and manage flood disasters. In order to stem the increasing impact of urban floods a major rethink of current planning and flood management policies and practice is required taking into account different spatial and temporal scales. This book addresses a broad spectrum of relevant issues in the emerging field of urban flood management. It may act as a stimulus for further research and development in urban flood management while informing and engaging stakeholders in the promotion of integrated and cooperative approaches in water management. An interdisciplinary approach which will be of interest to all those who are active in water risk and urban management. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367389512

Advances in UrethaneScience & Technology Volume XIV Flexible polyurenthane foams of all types are a unique group of plastics materials characterized by the fact that a multitude of different sets of properties can be obtained by varying the levels of a relatively small number of base components in the formulations. Different foam grades primarily characterized by density and hardness can be obtained by changing the ratio between base polyol polymer polyol water blowing agent isocyanate and other components. It is not uncommon for foam producers in industrialized countries to manufacture more than one hundred different foam grades based on these basic chemicals plus the ancillary chemicals needed for optimized processing. This has always made flexible polyurethane foams a highly suitable candidate for correlating these variations in the formulations with the resulting properties in a mathematical way aimed at predicting the properties as accurately as possible fine-tuning existing grades or designing new foam grades. This book discusses the methodology for obtaining meaningful equations for correlating properties with formulation variables and other influencing factors Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780367811679

Advances in Usability Evaluation Part I Successful interaction with products tools and technologies depends on usable designs accommodating the needs of potential users and does not require costly training. In this context Advances in Usability Evaluation Part I discusses emerging concepts theories and applications of human factors knowledge focusing on the discovery and understanding of human interaction with products and systems for their improvement. The book covers devices and their interfaces focusing on optimization of user devices and emphasizing visual and haptic feedback. It then discusses user studies exploring the limits and capabilities of special populations particularly the elderly which can influence the design. It also examines the effect of changes in force and kinematics physiology cognitive performance in the design of consumer products tools and workplaces. Examining a variety of user-centered evaluation approaches the concluding chapters details methods for developing products that can improve safety and human performance and at same time the efficiency of the system. It reports on usability evaluations for different kinds of products and technologies particularly for cellular phones earphones earphone controls mattresses and pillows package and professional tools and service systems. The book provides new methods that enhance performance expand capabilities and optimize the fit between people and technology. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367381134

Advances in Usability Evaluation Part II Successful interaction with products tools and technologies depends on usable designs accommodating the needs of potential users and does not require costly training. In this context this book is concerned about emerging concepts theories and applications of human factors knowledge focusing on the discovery and understanding of human interaction with products and systems for their improvement.The book is organized into four sections that focus on the following subject matters:• Usability Methods and Tools• Theoretical Issues in Usability• Usability in Web Environment• MiscellaneousIn the section Usability Methods and Tools studies related with new and improved methods and tools for the advancement in the efficiency of the usability studies is reported. In this context this book provides studies which cover everything from checklists and heuristics development to kaizen and biometrics measurement techniques. Also the use of tools like eye tracker virtual reality and augmented reality is discussed.The section Theoretical Issues in Usability concentrates on theorical approaches of usability that allow justifying the impact of usability in our lives. Review studies about the importance of usability and connections between ergonomics and virtual reality were reported. General approaches raised the concepts of modeling and simulation to explain changes in human performance and accidents.The section Usability in Web Environment concentrates on studies associated with the use of the Internet environment and mainly discusses the development of new services and creates social communities. The section Miscellaneous shows various studies that focus on aesthetic affective and emotional design corporate and inclusive design. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367381080

Advances in Vinegar Production In industrial vinegar production there are three main types of methods involved; the slow handcrafted traditional method ("Orleans" or "French" method) and the rapid submerged and generator methods. The current trend is to fuse traditional techniques with state-of-the-art technologies and a variety of approaches have been developed to increase fermentation efficiency and reduce cost and fermentation time. This book reports on all the recent innovations in vinegar production and compares them to the traditional submerged fermentation systems. The new trends on raw materials substrate pretreatment strategies alcoholic fermentation and acetitification systems are also reviewed. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780815365990

Advances in Visual Data Compression and CommunicationMeeting the Requirements of New Applications Visual information is one of the richest and most bandwidth-consuming modes of communication. To meet the requirements of emerging applications powerful data compression and transmission techniques are required to achieve highly efficient communication even in the presence of growing communication channels that offer increased bandwidth.Presenting the results of the author’s years of research on visual data compression and transmission Advances in Visual Data Compression and Communication: Meeting the Requirements of New Applications provides a theoretical and technical basis for advanced research on visual data compression and communication.The book studies the drifting problem in scalable video coding analyzes the reasons causing the problem and proposes various solutions to the problem. It explores the author’s Barbell-based lifting coding scheme that has been adopted as common software by MPEG. It also proposes a unified framework for deriving a directional transform from the nondirectional counterpart. The structure of the framework and the statistic distribution of coefficients are similar to those of the nondirectional transforms which facilitates subsequent entropy coding.Exploring the visual correlation that exists in media the text extends the current coding framework from different aspects including advanced image synthesis—from description and reconstruction to organizing correlated images as a pseudo sequence. It explains how to apply compressive sensing to solve the data compression problem during transmission and covers novel research on compressive sensor data gathering random projection codes and compressive modulation.For analog and digital transmission technologies the book develops the pseudo-analog transmission for media and explores cutting-edge research on distributed pseudo-analog transmission denoising in pseudo-analog transmission and supporting MIMO. It concludes by considering emerging developments of information theory for future applications. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781482234138

Advances in Vocational PsychologyVolume 1: the Assessment of interests Advances in Vocational Psychology devoted to presenting and evaluating important advances in the field of interest measurement. Progress in three well known interest inventories -- the Strong Campbell Interest Inventory the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey and the Self Directed Search -- is closely examined. A focus on innovations in interest measurement directs attention to how more recent instruments provide technical and conceptual advances over older more reliable ones. Both research and counseling perspectives combine to provide a well-balanced guide to the study of vocational psychology. How interest inventories can be used beneficially in the career counseling of minority and majority populations is also explored. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203767726

Advances in Waste-to-Energy Technologies As global populations continue to increase the application of biotechnological processes for disposal and control of waste has gained importance in recent years. Advances in Waste-to-Energy Technologies presents the latest developments in the areas of solid waste management Waste-to-Energy (WTE) technologies biotechnological approaches and their global challenges. It combines biotechnological procedures sophisticated modeling and techno-economic analysis of waste and examines the current need for the maximum recovery of energy from wastes as well as the associated biotechnological and environmental impacts. 　 Features: Presents numerous waste management practices and methods to recover resources from waste using the best biotechnological approaches available. Addresses the challenges management and policy issues of waste management and WTE initiatives. Includes practical case studies from around the world. Serves as a useful resource for professionals and students involved in cross-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary research programs and related courses. Discusses the economic and regulatory contexts for managing waste. This book will serve as a valuable reference for researchers academicians municipal authorities government bodies waste managers building engineers and environmental consultants requiring an understanding of waste management and the latest WTE technologies. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138390423

Advances in Water Treatment and Environmental Management Proceedings of the 1st International Conference Lyon France 27-29 June 1990.This book presents the specialist and those less familiar with water treatment and environmental management with up to date information from a range of international workers. The conference was a forum at which interest groups representing the research community water companies regulatory bodies and designers and operators of plant were beneficially brought into contact. The spirit of information exchange is retained in this book. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367865962

Advances in Web-based GIS Mapping Services and Applications Advances in Web-based GIS Mapping Services and Applications is published as part of ISPRS WG IV/5 effort and aims at presenting (1) Recent technological advancements e.g. new developments under Web 2.0 map mashups neogeography and the like; (2) Balanced theoretical discussions and technical implementations; (3) Commentary on the current stages of development; and (4) Prediction of developments over the next decade. Containing 21 contributions from 60 researchers active within ISPRS communities most of them from academia and some from governments the book covers a wide range of topics related to the state-of-the-art in web mapping/GIS and geographic information services. The volume is organized in five sections: 1. Analytical and Geospatial Services; 2. Performance; 3. Augmentation and LBS; 4. Collaboration and Decision Making and 5. Open Standards for Geospatial Services. Supported by a considerable number of technical details and examples an overall view of the current achievements and progress made in the field of web-based GIS and mapping services is given. The chapters reflect timely and future developments addressing: constant updating of related web and geospatial technologies as well as the revolution of web mapping caused by mainstream IT vendors such as Google Yahoo and Microsoft; increased interest from industry on geo-spatial information technologies; and increasing demand from the general public for prompt and effective spatial information services. Advances in Web-based GIS Mapping Services and Applications will appeal to academia and researchers application specialists and developers practitioners and undergraduate and graduate students interested in distributed and web-based geoinformation systems and applications geodatabases and digital mapping. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138117815

Advances in Welding Technologies for Process Development Within manufacturing welding is by far the most widely used fabrication method used for production leading to a rise in research and development activities pertaining to the welding and joining of different similar and dissimilar combinations of the metals. This book addresses recent advances in various welding processes across the domain including arc welding and solid-state welding process as well as experimental processes. The content is structured to update readers about the working principle predicaments in existing process innovations to overcome these problems and direct industrial and practical applications. Key Features:Describes recent developments in welding technology engineering and science Discusses advanced computational techniques for procedure development Reviews recent trends of implementing DOE and meta-heuristics optimization techniques for setting accurate parameters Addresses related theoretical practical and industrial aspects Includes all the aspects of welding such as arc welding solid state welding and weld overlay Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367656515

Advances in Written Text Analysis This work provides an overview of a wide range of approaches to written text analysis. It includes both classic and specially commissioned papers by distinguished authors which share a common linguistic framework. The pieces contain a variety of focuses from the patterning of paragraphs sections or whole texts to the organization of clauses individual expressions and single words as well as a variety of text-types. The examples used range from pure science through social science academic journals weekly magazines and newspapers to literary narratives. This collection forms the basis for an course on written text analysis that should be of interest to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138139466

Advances of DNA Computing in Cryptography This book discusses the current technologies of cryptography using DNA computing. Various chapters of the book will discuss the basic concepts of cryptography steganography basic concepts of DNA and DNA computing approaches of DNA computing in cryptography security attacks practical implementaion of DNA computing applications of DNA computing in the cloud computing environment applications of DNA computing for big data etc. It provides a judicious mix of concepts solved examples and real life case studies. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780815385325

Advances on Methodological and Applied Aspects of Probability and Statistics This is one of two volumes that sets forth invited papers presented at the International Indian Statistical Association Conference. This volume emphasizes advancements in methodology and applications of probability and statistics. The chapters representing the ideas of vanguard researchers on the topic present several different subspecialties including applied probability models and applications estimation and testing robust inference regression and design and sample size methodology. The text also fully describes the applications of these new ideas to industry ecology biology health economics and management. Researchers and graduate students in mathematical analysis as well as probability and statistics professionals in industry will learn much from this volume. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367578510

Advances on Models Characterizations and Applications Statistical distributions are one of the most important applied mathematical tools across a wide spectrum of disciplines including engineering biological sciences and health and social sciences. Since they are used to model observed data and ultimately to develop inferential procedures understanding the properties of statistical distributions is critical to developing optimal inferential methods and validating the resulting model assumptions. Advances on Models Characterizations and Applications offers up-to-date information on many recent developments in the field.Comprising fourteen self-contained chapters contributed by internationally renowned experts this book delineates recent developments on characterizations and other important properties of several distributions inferential issues related to these models and several applications of the models to real-world problems. Each chapter is rich with references for further study or more in-depth information on each topic and reflects work presented at the International Conference on Advances on Characterizations Models and Applications held in Antalya Turkey in December 2001.Advances on Models Characterizations and Applications provides an updated account of important properties of statistical distributions that reflects their deep importance and broad application and is a welcome addition to the literature. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367392703

Advances on Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Probability and Statistics At the International Indian Statistical Association Conference held at McMaster University in Ontario Canada participants focused on advancements in theory and methodology of probability and statistics. This is one of two volumes containing invited papers from the meeting. The 32 chapters deal with different topics of interest including stochastic processes and inference distributions and characterizations inference Bayesian inference selection methods regression methods and methods in health research. The text is ideal for applied mathematicians statisticians and researchers in the field. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367578527

Advancing a Different Modernism Advancing a Different Modernism analyzes a long-ignored but formative aspect of modern architecture and art. By examining selective buildings by the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850-1923) and by the Slovenian designer Jože Plecnik (1872-1957) the book reveals the fundamental political and ideological conservatism that helped shape modernism’s history and purpose. This study thus revises the dominant view of modernism as a union of progressive forms and progressive politics. Instead this innovative volume promotes a nuanced and critical consideration of how architecture was creatively employed to advance radically new forms and methods while simultaneously consolidating an essentially conservative nationalist self-image. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138574939

Advancing Collaboration TheoryModels Typologies and Evidence The term collaboration is widely used but not clearly understood or operationalized. However collaboration is playing an increasingly important role between and across public nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Collaboration has become a hallmark in both intragovernmental and intergovernmental relationships. As collaboration scholarship rapidly emerges it diverges into several directions resulting in confusion about what collaboration is and what it can be used to accomplish. This book provides much needed insight into existing ideas and theories of collaboration advancing a revised theoretical model and accompanying typologies that further our understanding of collaborative processes within the public sector. Organized into three parts each chapter presents a different theoretical approach to public problems valuing the collective insights that result from honoring many individual perspectives. Case studies in collaboration split across three levels of government offer additional perspectives on unanswered questions in the literature. Contributions are made by authors from a variety of backgrounds including an attorney a career educator a federal executive a human resource administrator a police officer a self-employed entrepreneur as well as scholars of public administration and public policy. Drawing upon the individual experiences offered by these perspectives the book emphasizes the commonalities of collaboration. It is from this common ground the shared experiences forged among seemingly disparate interactions that advances in collaboration theory arise. Advancing Collaboration Theory offers a unique compilation of collaborative models and typologies that enhance the existing understanding of public sector collaboration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815370369

Advancing Comparative Media and Communication Research A comparative approach to media and communication research plays an important if not indispensable role in achieving a core mission of researchers: to delimit the generality and specificity of media and communication theories enabling researchers to more readily identify the influence of social political and cultural contexts in shaping media and communication phenomena. To de-Westernize and internationalize media and communication studies has thus become the way forward for overcoming the parochialism of mainstream media and communication studies. This volume reflects on what comparative media and communication research has achieved or failed to achieve the epistemological and theoretical challenges it is facing and the new directions in which it should be heading. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367888695

Advancing Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy Advancing Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy is a definitive sourcebook that is comprised of contributions from some of the most recognized experts in criminology and criminal justice policy. The book is essential reading for students taking upper level courses and seminars on crime public policy and crime prevention as well as for policy makers within the criminal justice sphere. There has been a growing recognition of the importance of evidence-based criminal justice policies from criminologists policymakers and practitioners. Yet despite governmental and professional association efforts to promote the role of criminological research in criminal justice policy political ideologies fear and the media heavily influence criminal justice policies and practices. Bridging the gap between research and policy this book provides the best-available research evidence identifies strategies for informing policy and offers direct policy recommendations for a number of pressing contemporary issues in criminal justice including: Delinquency intervention programs and community crime prevention Problem-oriented policing and the science of hot-spot policing Sentencing and drug courts Community corrections incarceration and rehabilitation Mental illness gender aging and indigenous communities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138829237

Advancing Crisis Communication EffectivenessIntegrating Public Relations Scholarship with Practice Advancing Crisis Communication Effectiveness shows how crisis communication plans and efforts for complex and challenging issues benefit when academic perspectives are connected with practitioner experiences. This book brings crisis and public relations scholars together with practicing professionals to integrate academic theories and research with the knowledge and lessons learned on the frontlines of crisis communication and management. This book illustrates how having insights and observations from both leading crisis communication scholars and professionals strengthens crisis management and communication strategies plans and coordination. Chapters co-authored by leading scholars and professionals highlight how academic theories and research can inform crisis management and response - and how practitioners can utilize inform and strengthen academic theories and research. For each topic area covered examples and applications are provided that show how integrating public relations scholarship with practice can advance crisis communication effectiveness. This book represents a unique and timely contribution to the field of crisis management and communication. It will be an important resource for public relations and crisis management and communication scholars educators professionals consultants and graduate students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367353179

Advancing Developmental SciencePhilosophy Theory and Method Developmental science is an interdisciplinary scientific field dedicated to describing understanding and explaining change in behavior across the lifespan and the psychological environmental and biological processes that co-determine this change during the organism’s development. Developmental science is thus a broad discipline that lies at the intersection of psychology biology sociology anthropology and other allied disciplines. Advancing Developmental Science: Philosophy Theory and Method reflects this broad view of developmental science and reviews the philosophical theoretical and methodological issues facing the field. It does so within the Process-Relational paradigm as described by developmentalist Willis Overton over the course of his career. Within that framework this book explores development in a number of specific cognitive neurobiological and social domains and provides students and researchers with a comprehensive suite of conceptual and methodological tools to describe explain and optimize intraindividual change across the lifespan. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138960046

Advancing Diversity Inclusion and Social Justice Through Human Systems Engineering Winner of the "Outstanding Academic Title" recognition by Choice for the 2020 OAT Awards. The Choice OAT Award represents the highest caliber of scholarly titles that have been reviewed by Choice and conveys the extraordinary recognition of the academic community. Advancing Diversity Inclusion and Social Justice through Human Systems Engineering highlights how scholars and practitioners of HSE (inclusively defined to span many fields) can apply their theories and methods to understand and support healthy communities include and empower diverse populations and inspire strategies for a more inclusive future. This volume brings together experts from human factors ergonomics psychology human-computer interaction and more to demonstrate how these fields can be applied to societal challenges and solutions. Through a blend of research reports literature reviews and personal narratives this volume explores these issues from the individual to the global scale across diverse populations and across multiple continents. Features Draws upon human factors and ergonomics theories and methods to evaluate understand and confront systemic threats to inclusion and social justice Offers actionable methodologies strategies and recommendations for conducting human-centered research design and training with marginalized or vulnerable populations Offers a venue for reporting and reconsidering the work of human factors and ergonomics from the perspectives of diversity inclusion and social justice Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138387980

Advancing East Asian Regionalism Developments in East Asia have progressed rapidly in terms of regionalism since the 1997 crisis. The end of the Asian miracle called into question not only the capacity of regional states to meet the needs of their attendant peoples but also challenged the viability of regional organizations such as ASEAN to adapt and respond to the changing circumstances. Advancing East Asian Regionalism looks at the ways in which ASEAN has expanded since the crisis and evaluates the potential of East Asia to come together in a regional formation - one capable of representing the region as a whole - akin to the European Community. It draws upon the knowledge and perspectives of academics and policy makers actively engaged in the contradictory issues of regionalism. Coupling case study material on regionalism institutions and sectoral cooperation with theoretical debates on regionalization this book is an invaluable resource that pushes our understanding of East Asian regionalism forward. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203023303

Advancing EducationSchool Leadership in Action Originally published in 1991. Compiled by prominent figures in the educational administration field across the Commonwealth for the twentieth anniversary of the foundation of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration (CCEA) this imaginative and forward-looking book is for practitioners and academics world-wide. The book illuminates significant issues in educational administration; sensitizes readers to the rapidity and inevitability of change in the field; guides well-informed administrative action; provides a comprehensive overview of emergent developments in the study and practice of educational administration; and demonstrates the leadership of the CCEA as a professional association. Having regard to differences of national context universal issues of policy and practice are explored and two key leadership roles are described and analysed namely that of school principal / head teacher and that of school superintendent / education officer. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138545489

Advancing Equity and Achievement in America's Diverse SchoolsInclusive Theories Policies and Practices Advancing Equity and Achievement in America’s Diverse Schools illustrates how educators students families and community partners can work in strategic ways to build on social cultural and ethnic diversity to advance educational equity and achievement. By drawing on the latest data on demographic change constructions of culture and cultural difference and the politics of school reform in urban rural and suburban school communities this volume looks toward solutions and strategies for meaningful educational improvement. Contributors consider both the diversity of youth and families served in public schools and the culture of U.S. schooling highlighting the influence of policy and reform agendas; students’ identities and agency; experiences and approaches of diverse educators; and the workings of effective school partnerships. Chapters also focus on those often overlooked in educational scholarship such as Native Americans students experiencing poverty and/or homelessness Muslim students students with special needs and students and educators who are lesbian gay bisexual transgender intersex or queer. In all this edited collection stresses the need for high quality education that is inclusive culturally responsive and unifying so all students can experience academic success. This book is a meaningful resource for educators policymakers and community-based leaders interested in doing such transformative work. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138891555

Advancing Ethnography in Corporate EnvironmentsChallenges and Emerging Opportunities In this innovative volume twelve leading scholars from corporate research labs and independent consultancies tackle the most fundamental and contentious issues in corporate ethnography. Organized in pairs of chapters in which two experts consider different sides of an important topic these provocative encounters go beyond stale rehearsals of method and theory to explore the entanglements that practitioners wrestle with on a daily basis. The discussions are situated within the broader universe of ethnographic method and theory as well as grounded in the practical realities of using ethnography to solve problems in the business world. The book represents important advances in the field and is ideal for students and scholars as well as for corporate practitioners and decision makers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781611322200

Advancing Family Communication Theory Jfc V4#3/4 First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315876771

Advancing Food IntegrityGMO Regulation Agroecology and Urban Agriculture Key features:Presents summaries of key points after each chapter and includes color graphs to visualize the big-picture conceptsDemonstrates how urban rooftop farms (URFs) can contribute to city greening and climate change mitigation worldwide while providing fresh locally-sourced produce for growing urban populationsProvides cutting-edge ideas from the the emerging field of food law and places international and comparative legal concepts into an accessible context for non-lawyers Examines major disputes surrounding food products that have been brought before the World Trade Organization (WTO) to illustrate how trade trends have pushed toward GMO proliferation Uses examples of food labeling pollinator protection pesticide permitting invasive species control and GMO regulatory policy in the US and the EU to illustrate various methods of bringing public law to the forefront in the struggle toward achieving food integrity The proliferation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in our increasingly globalized food system is trivializing the inherent risks to a sustainable world. Responding to the realities of climate change urbanization and a GMO-dominated industrialized food system Gabriela Steier's seminal work addresses the interrelationship of these cutting-edge topics within a scholarly legal context. In Advancing Food Integrity: GMO Regulation Agroecology and Urban Agriculture Steier defines food integrity as the optimal measure of environmental sustainability and climate change resilience combined with food safety security and sovereignty for the farm-to-fork production and distribution of any food product.The book starts with a discussion of the food system and explores whether private law has sufficiently protected food or whether public law control is needed to safeguard food integrity. It proceeds to show how the proliferation of GMOs creates food insecurity by denying people’s access to food through food system centralization. Steier discusses how current industrial agricultural policy downplays the dangers of GMO monocultures to crop diversity and biodiversity thereby weakening food production systems. Striving to promote agroecology by providing a fresh and compelling narrative of interdisciplinary questions Steier explores how farming can be geared toward more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices worldwide in the future. This book belongs in the libraries of all those interested in food law environmental law agroecology sustainable agriculture and urban living practices. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367572525

Advancing Gender Equality in BangladeshTwenty Years of BRAC’s Gender Quality Action Learning Programme In 1994 BRAC the world's largest NGO made headlines by putting women's rights centre stage in Bangladesh one of the poorest countries in the world. The Gender Quality Action Learning (GQAL) Programme was one of the very first large-scale efforts to mainstream gender equality and aimed to weave objectives of gender equality throughout its own microfinance education and health services. Advancing Gender Equality in Bangladesh describes the history implementation and outcome of this major 20-year initiative and discusses the lessons learnt throughout the fight to achieve gender equality outcomes in an effort to provide a tangible framework for future organizations interested in promoting gender equality and social inclusion. At a time when many gender equality programmes are still relatively young this book offers a unique opportunity to track 20 years of intervention within a theoretical and cultural context and provides a platform for ongoing discussion about the roles of empowerment and gender transformation as agents for social change. This book provides an in-depth analysis of how strategies for change have operated in practice and will be of considerable interest to students researchers and practitioners of international development gender studies and social justice theory as well as those interested in a new practical methodology of the gender role framework. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367248079

Advancing Genocide StudiesPersonal Accounts and Insights from Scholars in the Field Advancing Genocide Studies follows in the footsteps of the editor's earlier volume Pioneers of Genocide Studies. Here a new generation of scholars presents personal essays that reveal their motivation to study genocide the passion that drives them to continue its study their primary scholarly interests and efforts and their perspective on the field as it currently stands.The contributors come from diverse backgrounds numerous different nations and various disciplines: Kjell Anderson (The Netherlands criminology); Yair Auron (Israel history and education); Taner Akcam (Turkey and United States history and sociology); Alexander Alvarez (United States criminology); Gerry Caplan (Canada history); Craig Etcheson (United States international relations); Maureen Hiebert (Canada political science); Adam Jones (Canada political science); Henry Theriault (United States philosophy); Samuel Totten (United States history and political science); and Ugor Ungor (The Netherlands history and sociology).All the contributors are well known in the field of genocide studies and all have made important contributions to this area. Variously they have done important theoretical work produced new findings vis-a-vis old cases of genocide and are pursuing new issues and topics within the field of genocide studies. Many have worked "on the ground" and bring a sense of immediacy to various crises. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412862455

Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education s your gerontological social work program as comprehensive—and as well attended—as it could be? Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education will help you develop courses that effectively prepare social work students and practitioners to work with the ever-increasing older population. It clearly presents the rationale for geriatric/gerontological preparation and defines the current status of geriatric/gerontological education. With fascinating case studies detailed curricula and a review of the skills and knowledge competencies necessary for effective geriatric social work practice this book also describes a variety of courses and teaching programs in detail—noting the problems that other educators have encountered and offering practical suggestions to help in replicating the programs in other institutions. This book is especially useful because it not only examines the issues surrounding—and need for—increased gerontological education for social workers but because it follows this with specific concrete descriptions of educational approaches and curricula. It provides you with both the framework and the specifics to develop your own gerontological social work education program at the graduate or undergraduate level. Helpful charts and tables make the information easy to access and understand. Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education is divided into three sections each of which will increase your knowledge and understanding of this vital area of social work education. The first section examines: the historical development of gerontological social work education the CSWE/SAGE-SW Competencies Project the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork—and the educational basis for interdisciplinary team training highlighting organizational context team structure team process and team outcomes ways to increase students' interest in this vital area of social work In the second section of this well-referenced book you will examine school-based initiatives focusing on: the development and implementation of the John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Social Work Initiative the recruitment of students into geriatric social work—with an examination of a fellowship program the relationship between the aging population of the United States and the growing demand for geriatric social workers-and how that need can be met through graduate-level social work training developing a field training rotation model a doctoral fellowship program and its dissertation support mentorship and leadership development The third section of Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education features: an empirical study exploring the potential for a limited curriculum module to enhance MSW and BSW students' gerontological practice-related knowledge attitudes and interest an overview of the history and rationale of service learning in elder care a description of the varied service learning in elder care programs an experiential exercise that was used successfully to assist graduate students in integrating and applying their knowledge about geriatric assessment the results of interviews with MSW students about the appropriateness of their preparation for medical social work with an aged population—conducted at the beginning midpoint and end of their field placements a report on incorporating intergenerational service learning into an undergraduate introductory gerontology course the use of the “family study ” which exposes teams of students for 20 weeks to a family that includes an older adult Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315808772

Advancing Global Education Education is one of the most fundamental prerequisites to economic growth and social stability in the world. It is also one of the most inadequately realised goals of development with the average education of global adults remaining essentially at primary levels. Advancing Global Education is the second in a series of volumes that explores prospects for human development-how development appears to be unfolding globally and locally how we would like it to evolve and how better to assure that we move it in desired directions. The first volume addressed the reduction of global poverty. The third will turn to the enhancement of global health. Advancing Global Education presents the most extensive set of forecasts of global education participation and attainment levels to date-providing and exploring a massive multi-issue database and proposing a scenario for accelerating educational attainment throughout major world regions and 183 countries. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315636153

Advancing Healthcare Through Personalized Medicine This innovative book provides a unique perspective on the biomedical and societal implications of personalized medicine and how it will help mitigate the healthcare crisis and rein in ever-growing expenditure. It introduces the reader to underlying concepts at the heart of personalized medicine - pharmacogenomics targeted therapies and individualized diagnosis and treatment - and shows how with the advent of genomic technologies clinicians will have the capability to predict and diagnose disease more efficiently. Advocating a patient-centred approach at the heart of care this introduction to personalized medicine the science behind it its economic effects its effects upon patients and its overall implications for society will be invaluable to clinicians to healthcare providers and to patients. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498767088

Advancing Holocaust Studies The growing field of Holocaust studies confronts a world wracked by antisemitism immigration and refugee crises human rights abuses mass atrocity crimes threats of nuclear war the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and environmental degradation. What does it mean to advance Holocaust studies—what are learning and teaching about the Holocaust for—in such dire straits? Vast resources support study and memorialization of the Holocaust. What assumptions govern that investment? What are its major successes and failures challenges and prospects? Across thirteen chapters Advancing Holocaust Studies shows how leading scholars grapple with those tough questions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367497118

Advancing Medicine with Food and Nutrients Food and nutrients are the original medicine and the shoulders on which modern medicine stands. But in recent decades food and medicine have taken divergent paths and the natural healing properties of food have been diminished in the wake of modern technical progress. With contributions from highly regarded experts who work on the frontlines of disease management the bestselling first edition of Advancing Medicine with Food and Nutrients Food and Nutrients in Disease Management effectively brought food back into the clinical arena helping physicians put food and nutrients back on the prescription pad. Board-certified in General Preventive Medicine Ingrid Kohlstadt MD MPH has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. Guided by Dr. Kohlstadt this authoritative reference equips clinicians with the information they need to fully utilize nutritional medicine in their practice. New in the Second Edition Toxic exposures such as molds microbial infections xenoestrogens heavy metals and inert nanoparticles Food safety issues: precautions for patients with preexisting medical conditions adequate labeling of food allergens such as gluten potential adverse effects of artificial sweeteners consequences of applying ionizing radiation to food food-borne mycotoxins critical food restrictions following bariatric surgery precautions for preparing food in the home Consumer advocacy issues on navigating claims of medical foods and dietary supplements Physical forces on nutritional needs such as ultraviolet light initiating vitamin D synthesis non-ionizing radiation’s effects on brain glucose metabolism and excess body fat’s effects on inflammation and hydration Preventive medicine and how to preserve resiliency at the individual and public health levels Written by doctors for doctors Advancing Medicine with Food and Nutrients Second Edition reunites food and medicine. Buttressed with new evidence leading physicians on the frontlines of disease management apply the latest scientific advances to the clinical practice of medicine. Each chapter offers adjuncts to standard care fewer side effects improved risk reduction or added quality of life. An article by Ingrid Kohlstadt on education and nutrition appeared in TIME Magazine online on November 12 2014. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439887721

Advancing Methodology and PracticeThe IRIS Repository of Instruments for Research into Second Languages Instruments for Research into Second Languages is an accessible introduction to understanding and evaluating existing and emerging methodologies in L2 research. The book provides an introduction to the data collection materials available in the IRIS database. IRIS is an open access searchable repository of instruments used to elicit data for research into second and foreign language learning and teaching. The book is aimed at graduate students researchers and educators in the fields of Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition. Featuring contributions from top scholars in the field this dynamic volume includes empirical research carried out using innovative instruments held in IRIS offering insights into their basic mechanics how and why they are used as well as the challenges they can present. The chapters describe the kinds of data (evidence about knowledge processing interaction learning and motivation) that result from these methods and they discuss conditions that lead to reliable and valid data collection and analysis. This unique collection provides researchers professionals and students with up-to-date responses to practical and theoretical questions about how second language learning and teaching can be investigated using the IRIS database of instruments. IRIS was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and is a long term British Academy Research Project. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415833646

Advancing Multimodal and Critical Discourse StudiesInterdisciplinary Research Inspired by Theo Van Leeuwen’s Social Semiotics As a founder and leading figure in multimodality and social semiotics Theo van Leuween has made significant contributions to a variety of research fields including discourse analysis sociolinguistics communication and media studies education and design. In celebration of his illustrious research career this volume brings together a group of leading and emerging scholars in these fields to review explore and advance two central research agendas set out by van Leeuwen: the categorisation of the meaning potential of various semiotic resources and the examination of their uses in different forms of communication and the critical analysis of the interaction between semiotic forms norms and technology in discursive practices. Through 11 cutting-edge research papers and an experimental visual essay the book investigates a broad range of semiotic resources including touch sound image texture and discursive practices such as community currency fitness regime film scoring and commodity upcycling. The book showcases how social semiotics and multimodality can provide insights into the burning issues of the day such as global neoliberalism terrorism consumerism and immigration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367366391

Advancing Music Education in Northern Europe Advancing Music Education in Northern Europe tells the story of a unique organization that has contributed in profound ways to the professional development of music teachers in the Nordic and Baltic nations. At the same time the book offers reflections on how music education and approaches to the training of music teachers have changed across recent decades a period of significant innovations. In a time where international partnerships appear to be threatened by a recent resurgence in protectionism and nationalism this book also more generally demonstrates the value of formalized international cooperation in the sphere of higher education. The setting for the discussion Northern Europe is a region arguably of great importance to music education for a number of reasons seen for instance in Norway’s ranking as the “happiest nation on earth” the well-known success of Finland’s schools in international-comparative measures of student achievement how Sweden has grappled with its recent experience as “Europe’s top recipient of asylum seekers per capita” and Estonia’s national identity as a country born from a “Singing Revolution” to name but a few examples. The contributors chronicle how the Nordic Network for Music Education (NNME) was founded and developed document its impact and demonstrate how the eight nations involved in this network – Norway Iceland Denmark Sweden Finland Estonia Latvia and Lithuania – are making unique contributions of global significance to the field of music education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367661380

Advancing Organizational Theory in a Complex World While research in organisational studies has become increasingly rich and complex organisation researchers are constantly challenged by the growing quest for theoretical advancement and innovation. To conduct theoretically rigorous and innovative research contemporary researchers and students must develop in-depth understanding of the theoretical traditions and future prospects of their discipline. This book provides a collection of cutting-edge research topics in the field of organisation and management and offers advanced research findings that explore the frontiers of the field. Advancing Organisational Theory in a Complex World aims to provide deep insights into many influential organisational theories including contingency theory institutional theory stewardship theory population ecology theory ambidexterity and complexity theory. All these theories have been developed to explain the external and internal factors that influence organisational survival and evolvement. We focus on these theories because they represent some of the most important ways into the modern literature counter-points to the modern literature and a breath of fresh air to some theories which should be better known. This book shows the fruitfulness and the continuous vitality of the theoretical field of organisational studies in a critical and innovative way. Finally this book is dedicated to Professor Lex Donaldson who is a thought leader in the field. The field owed this to Lex for his lifelong dedication to organisational studies and for his creation and advancement of theories that have inspired several generations of researchers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138616783

Advancing Peace ResearchLeaving Traces Selected Articles by J. David Singer Professor J. David Singer has been arguably the most important influence on quantitative research into the causes and attributes of war. His pioneering work on the Correlates of War project at the University of Michigan and his numerous books and articles have inspired generations of researchers in the fields of international relations conflict analysis security studies and peace science. This collection is a carefully selected overview of his work which provides not only an excellent introduction to his considerable methodological theoretical and empirical contributions but also an intellectual history of developments in the field of international relations which are reflected in Professor Singer's work. This is essential reading for all those with an interest in the use of quantitative methods in social science the changing nature of the study of international relations and the analysis of war and peace. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415779609

Advancing Pluralism in Teaching EconomicsInternational Perspectives on a Textbook Science The complex economic problems of the 21st century require a pluralist real-world oriented and innovative discipline of economics that is capable of addressing and teaching these issues to students. This volume is a state-of-the-art compilation of diverse innovative and international perspectives on the rationales for and pathways towards pluralist economics teaching. It fosters constructive controversy aiming to incite authors and commentators to engage in fruitful debates. This volume addresses a number of key questions: Why is it important for a social science to engage in pluralistic teaching? What issues does pluralist teaching face in different national contexts? Which traditions and practices in economic teaching make pluralist teaching difficult? What makes economics as a canonical textbook science particular and how could the rigid textbook system be innovated in a meaningful way? What can we learn from school education and other social science disciplines? Through examining these issues the editors have created a pluralist but cohesive book on teaching economics in the contemporary classroom drawing from ideas and examples from around the world.Advancing Pluralism in Teaching Economics offers a valuable insight into the methodology and application of pluralist economics teaching. It will be a great resource for those teaching economics at various levels as well as researchers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367586904

Advancing Practice in Academic Development Within the field of academic development the last twenty years have seen a great expansion of published research into practice and the further development of theoretical approaches. This growth in the scholarship of academic development matches a growth in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Advancing Practice in Academic Development draws on these evolving scholarships to advance professional practice in academic development addressing questions such as: . How have global academic developers and their units developed and changed over recent decades? How has the context in which academic development work is done altered? What have academic developers and their professional associations learnt? Case studies and examples are used throughout the text to illustrate development scenarios and methods. Academic development is considered as among others a critical a scholarly a principled a pragmatic a supporting and a leadership role. This book is ideal for use on academic development courses run by SEDA and other international organisations as well as by those who have responsibility for leading the improvement of educational practice. Written in a scholarly accessible stimulating and practical style this book acknowledges difficulties and offers ways forward. As well as analysing problems it offers solutions. Links to web sources referenced in this book can be found at www.seda.ac.uk/apad Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138854710

Advancing Professional Development through CPE in Public Health The education division is a prominent part of the public health profession. It focuses on educating individuals and communities to promote health and prevent disease. The educators are drawn from a diverse range of disciplines and defined as professionally prepared individuals who serve in a variety of roles using appropriate educational strategies and methods to facilitate the development of policies procedures interventions and systems conducive to the health of individuals.This unique volume in the Global Science Education Series describes some of the challenges faced by this profession in helping the audience to understand public health and solve health issues. Key Features: Aids researchers in designing an evaluation study in CPE for health professions and related fields Presents data on how public health practice comprises of individuals working together toward promoting population health Covers continuing professional education in the US and how it can be adopted globally Discusses the Kirkpatrick’s four-level evaluation model at length Demonstrates how questionnaires are preferable in evaluating CPE programs due to their cost effectiveness and being user friendly Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367236366

Advancing Qualitative Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice For several decades qualitative research has been under-represented in criminological and criminal justice research. This book is designed to promote the understanding of qualitative research designs and to encourage their use among those seeking answers to questions about crime and justice. To this end a number of top qualitative scholars have been assembled to provide their insights on the topic. The chapters that appear delve into the state of qualitative methods in the discipline the potential ethical and physical hazards of engaging in ethnographic research how to make sense of and interpret participants’ stories innovative ways to collect data the value of using mixed methods to understand crime and justice issues effective strategies for teaching fieldwork and the inherent rewards of a career spent speaking with others. This book will be an ideal introduction for students and scholars of Criminal Justice Criminology and Sociology regardless of whether their primary methodology is qualitative or quantitative. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845861

Advancing Quantitative Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice Advancing Quantitative Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice is designed to promote the understanding of various quantitative research methods and to encourage their use among those seeking answers to questions about crime and justice. To this end a number of top scholars have been assembled to provide their insights on a variety of 'cutting edge' quantitative research techniques. The chapters that appear delve into the state of quantitative methods in the discipline group-based trajectory modeling spatial dependence models structural equation models meta-analysis social network designs panel data modeling and censored regression techniques. This book will be highly beneficial for readers who seek to stay as current as possible as they pursue answers to questions about crime and justice using quantitative research methods. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845878

Advancing Quantitative Methods in Second Language Research Advancing Quantitative Methods in Second Language Research is the first hands-on guide to conducting advanced research methods in the fields of applied linguistics and second language studies. While a number of texts discuss basic quantitative research methodology none focus exclusively on providing coverage of alternative advanced statistical procedures in second language studies from a practical approach. The text is bookended by discussions of these advanced procedures in the larger context of second language studies debating their strengths weaknesses and potential for further research; the remaining chapters are how-to sections each chapter following the same organization on a wide variety of advanced research methods. By offering much-needed coverage on advanced statistical concepts and procedures with an eye toward real-world implementation Advancing Quantitative Methods in Second Language Research enhances the methodological repertoire of graduate students and researchers in applied linguistics and second language studies. For additional content visit: http://oak.ucc.nau.edu/ldp3/AQMSLR.html   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415718349

Advancing Robust Multi-Objective Optimisation Applied to Complex Model-Based Water-Related Problems The exercise of solving engineering problems that require optimisation procedures can be seriously affected by uncertain variables resulting in potential underperforming solutions. Although this is a well-known problem important knowledge gaps are still to be addressed. For example concepts of robustness largely differ from study to study robust solutions are generally provided with limited information about their uncertainty and robust optimisation is difficult to apply as it is a computationally demanding task. The proposed research aims to address the mentioned challenges and focuses on robust optimisation of multiple objectives and multiple sources of probabilistically described uncertainty. This is done by the development of the Robust Optimisation and Probabilistic Analysis of Robustness algorithm (ROPAR) which integrates widely accepted robustness metrics into a single flexible framework. In this thesis ROPAR is not only tested in benchmark functions but also in engineering problems related to the water sector in particular the design of urban drainage and water distribution systems. ROPAR allows for employing practically any existing multi-objective optimisation algorithm as its internal optimisation engine which enables its applicability to other problems as well. Additionally ROPAR can be straightforwardly parallelized allowing for fast availability of results. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367460433

Advancing Rule of Law in a Global ContextProceedings of the International Conference on Law and Governance in a Global Context (icLave 2017) The papers published in this proceedings volume are written by a selection of authors resulting from a call for papers for the 1st International Conference on Law and Governance in a Global Context (ICLAVE) originating from Indonesia and other countries. This proceedings volume shall be a very valuable contribution to understand contemporary law issues in Indonesia which are not always taught in law schools. These proceedings will not only serve as a useful reference for law students and academicians but also help law practitioners to understand law issues that may be encountered in Indonesia. It covers selected items such as Administrative Law Constitutional Law Business Law Intellectual Property Law Criminal Law Human Rights Law Adat Law Shariah Law Judiciary Law　and International Law which are all important for undergraduate and post-graduate law students as well as academicians and law practitioners in the law community. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138327825

Advancing Sexual Health for the Christian ClientData and Dogma Advancing Sexual Health for the Christian Client is an essential toolkit for professionals working at the intersection of Christian belief and sexual health. In this book Beverly Dale and Rachel Keller deconstruct potentially harmful Christian beliefs around sexuality to support clients stuck in sexual guilt shame and fear. Combining the experience of an ordained Christian clergy with a certified sexologist this guide promotes a new approach to sex and faith for therapists which will help their clients to reconcile a belief in God’s love with sexual knowledge and fulfilment. Grounded in historical and cultural contexts and drawing from both academic research and scriptural exegesis the authors offer practical clinical applications and interventions to enable clients to re-examine their sexual beliefs in a way that encourages sexual healing. By understanding the goals of a sex-positive body-positive Christianity professionals can find a common language with the person of faith and build an effective therapeutic relationship. This book will be a key point of reference for any sex therapist educator or student looking to integrate faith-based concepts into their approach. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815379966

Advancing Social Work Practice in the Health Care FieldEmerging Issues and New Perspectives Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Department of Social Work at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City this innovative and exciting book traces the growth of the social work mission and the development of vanguard social work programs at Mount Sinai. Leading social work educators and practitioners look at where the profession is today and speculate on where it might be going. Each article is new and original to this book and each contributor is a distinguished representative from his specialty in the field. Advancing Social Work Practice in the Health Care Field with its wealth of historical practical and theoretical information reflects today’s state of the art in selected areas and should serve as an information source not only for practitioners and administrators but also for educators who are committed to enhancing the social work services and the quality of social health care. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203056981

Advancing Socio-grammatical Variation and ChangeIn Honour of Jenny Cheshire This groundbreaking collection showcases Jenny Cheshire’s influential work in bringing greater attention to quantitative analysis of socio-grammatical variation and builds upon her contributions with new lines of inquiry pushing sociolinguistic research forward. Featuring contributions from leading experts in the field the volume is structured in six parts with a particular focus on syntactic morpho-syntactic and discourse-pragmatic variation and change each section turning a lens on a different aspect of socio-grammatical variation. The first sections of the volume focus on the role of structure its relevance for sociolinguistic production and perception and the impact of social structure on formal structure. Two sections look at the interface of variationist research with other aspects of linguistic research including generative syntax and discourse-pragmatic features. The final sections consider the importance of integrating broader external factors in socio-grammatical variation exploring the impact of interactional pressures in the sociolinguistic environment and the role of multi-ethnic contact varieties. Taken together this volume demonstrates the critical role of socio-grammatical variation in our understanding of language change as a holistic process. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367244798

Advancing Sustainability at the Sub-National LevelThe Potential and Limitations of Planning Sustainability notions have been widely embraced by planners. However the question of what can planners contribute to the advancement of such notions has not received much attention until now. This volume examines the potential contribution of planning to the advancement of sustainability at sub-national level and the limitations it faces in doing so. Bringing together case studies from the US UK Poland Israel South Africa The Netherlands and Italy it covers a wide range of issues and contexts ranging from the metropolitan to the community level. On the basis of these case studies the book shows that planners do indeed have a variety of options to advance sustainability notions at these levels and appear to be doing so. The book proposes that planners should operate at two levels: firstly to change institutional structures and secondly to advance sustainability notions incrementally in the meantime within the existing institutional constraints. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138247901

Advancing the Development of Urban School Superintendents through Adaptive Leadership Based on a case study of urban school superintendents in a leadership development program this book offers a concrete demonstration of how adaptive leadership is applied and learned. Blending the theory of adaptive leadership with the practice of urban school superintendents this book also utilizes the analytic lens of transformative learning as developed by Jack Mezirow. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367661366

Advancing the Frontiers of Heterodox EconomicsEssays in Honor of Frederic S. Lee This collection of essays honors the life and work of one of the most prominent and fervent heterodox economists Frederic S. Lee who has been at the heart of the heterodox economics movements for the past three decades. Authors in this book demonstrate that heterodox economic has transcended the criticism of mainstream economics and more importantly that constructive developments are in the making by way of cross-communications among various heterodox economics traditions. Frederic S. Lee’s contributions to heterodox economics are centered on three themes: the making of a history and identity of heterodox economics heterodox microeconomics and the heterodox analysis of social provisioning. Part I addresses the importance of history theory research methods and institutions in the making of the identity of heterodox economics as an alternative to mainstream economics. Part II delves into heterodox microeconomic theories—in particular investment pricing competition markets and market governance—as foundations of heterodox macroeconomic analyses. Part III expands the analysis of the capitalist social provisioning process with an emphasis on its subsystems and their relationships over historical time. Part IV encapsulates the life and work of Frederic S. Lee. Throughout his intellectual life Frederic S. Lee has shown to many that the development of heterodox economics is rendered possible by unselfish and ceaseless efforts to build both theory and institutions. Essays in this book attest that establishing an alternative critical theory to the status quo is not only possible but also serviceable to the majority of the population. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367598525

Advancing the Profession of Exercise Physiology In recent times the ASEP (American Society of Exercise Physiologists) leaders have developed and implemented academic standards to promote professionalism in academic programs throughout the U.S. The effort represents a significant change in the scope and the monitoring of the exercise physiologists' accountability. Through these new standards all academic exercise physiologists are challenged by ASEP to accept responsibility for promoting the professionalization and self-regulation that will lead to lead to improved client and patient care when prescribing exercise medicine. Accreditation helps to reduce unnecessary variation within and between academic programs. Moreover given the collaborative improvement in academic programs and faculty responsibility to the undergraduate students the quality of their educational care will be significantly improved. Academic exercise physiologists must take responsibility for where exercise physiology is today and take responsibility to the evolving state of exercise physiology and student market-driven career opportunities in exercise medicine. Advancing the Profession of Exercise Physiology provides understanding and guidance on the importance and the significance of academic leadership in promoting the profession of exercise physiology as a healthcare profession that is founded on professionalism accreditation ethical practice and entrepreneurial skills. This new volume examines the ethical need for professionalism in exercise physiology which is in turn imperative for future growth and sustainability. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367142865

Advancing the Regional Commons in the New East Asia Advancing the Regional Commons in the New East Asia highlights a number of interests which members of ASEAN and Plus Three countries collectively recognize. This set of common interests includes not only economic development but also social development. Written by nationals in their respective countries the different chapters in this volume highlights the different foundations for such common interests and these reflect the different constructive ways in which ASEAN and Plus Three countries come to see a multi-strand cooperative partnership. The task of advancing the regional commons will involve efforts to recognise and nurture ASEAN’s and Plus Three’s common interests in terms of broad social development managing regional security issues the development of a regional infrastructure and ensuring collective progress for all member countries. ASEAN becomes a community in 2015 and the idea of embracing protecting sustaining and advancing the regional commons become a vital process. Concurrently APT has also realized that its contribution to the achieving goal of community and promoting regional commons is absolutely critical for both ASEAN and the Plus Three countries. Academics will find in this volume a clear analytical treatment of issues which regional groupings are currently facing and this can provide the basis for a comparative analysis. This volume will also be of interest to students and the general public looking for a systematic introduction to the successful implementation of cooperative ventures and also an assessment of the new collaborative energies which shape this dynamic region. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815368755

Advancing Theory and Research in Widening Participation Issues of access social exclusion and widening participation dominate educational policy agendas and are a shared global challenge. Participation in higher education and adult lifelong learning activities can be a life-changing experience that opens up new opportunities. However access remains unequal. People from lower socio-economic backgrounds those living in the most deprived areas and people from minority ethnic groups are underrepresented. In this book we focus on how we can move the field of widening participation forward paying specific attention to the theories and methods we can use to better understand and tackle the problem of underrepresented groups in post-compulsory education and how individuals and institutions can be supported. We argue that in order to make sense of these issues it is important to engage in both the findings of widening participation research and the theoretical foundations which underpin them. This way alternative perspectives on the widening participation agenda and emerging research and policy can be explored from alternative perspectives. This book was originally published as a special issue of Studies in Continuing Education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367519735

Advancing UtopisticsThe Three Component Parts and Errors of Marxism Mohammad H. Tamdgidi is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He is the Founding Editor of Human Architecture:Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315636146

Advancing Wood ArchitectureA Computational Approach In light of environmental challenges architecture is facing wood is no longer regarded as outmoded nostalgic and rooted in the past but increasingly recognized as one of the most promising building materials for the future. Recent years have seen unprecedented innovation of new technologies for advancing wood architecture. Advancing Wood Architecture offers a comprehensive overview of the new architectural possibilities that are enabled by cutting-edge computational technologies in wood construction. It provides both an overarching architectural understanding and in-depth technological information through built projects and the works of four leading design research groups in Europe. The projects presented include large scale permanent buildings such as the ETH Arch-Tec Lab Building in Zurich the Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall near Stuttgart and the Boiler House in Hooke Park UK as well as built research prototypes investigating additive robotic fabrication folded plate structures and meteorosensitive building skins. Illustrated in full colour the book showcases the latest technological developments in design computation simulation and digital fabrication together with an architectural engineering and manufacturing perspective offering an outlook towards novel spatial and constructional opportunities of a material with unrivalled ecological virtues. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138932999

Advancing Youth WorkCurrent Trends Critical Questions This path-breaking book brings together an international list of contributors to collectively articulate a vision for the field of youth work sharing what they have learned from decades of experience in the training and education of youth workers. Carefully designed evaluation and research studies have legitimized the learning potential of youth programs and non-school organizations over the last twenty years and recent attention has shifted towards the education training and on-going professional development of youth workers. Contributors define youth work across domains of practice and address the disciplines of knowledge upon which sound practice is based reviewing examples of youth practitioner development both in and outside of academia. Raising critical questions and concerns about current trends Advancing Youth Work aims to bring clarity to the field and future of youth work. Advancing Youth Work will help youth work practitioners develop a common language articulate their field in one voice and create a shared understanding of similarities and differences. This book is also an invaluable resource for higher educators researchers and students involved with youth work. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415890465

Adventure Comics and Youth Cultures in India This pioneering book presents a history and ethnography of adventure comic books for young people in India with a particular focus on vernacular superheroism. It chronicles popular and youth culture in the subcontinent from the mid-twentieth century to the contemporary era dominated by creative audio-video-digital outlets. The authors highlight early precedents in adventures set by the avuncular detective Chacha Chaudhary with his ‘faster than a computer brain’ the forays of the film veteran Amitabh Bachchan’s superheroic alter ego called Supremo the Protectors of Earth and Mankind (P.O.E.M.) along with the exploits of key comic book characters such as Nagraj Super Commando Dhruv Parmanu Doga Shakti and Chandika. The book considers how pulp literature western comics television programmes technological developments and major space ventures sparked a thirst for extraterrestrial action and how these laid the grounds for vernacular ventures in the Indian superhero comics genre. It contains descriptions textual and contextual analyses excerpts of interviews with comic book creators producers retailers and distributers together with the views dreams and fantasies of young readers of adventure comics. These narratives touch upon special powers super-intelligence phenomenal technologies justice vengeance geopolitics romance sex and the amazing potentials of masked identities enabled by navigation of the internet. With its lucid style and rich illustrations this book will be essential reading for scholars and researchers of popular and visual cultures comics studies literature media and cultural studies social anthropology and sociology and South Asian studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9781138358683

Adventure EducationAn Introduction Adventure Education is a form of experiential learning typically associated with activities involving risk from cooperative games such as raft building to high adventure activities such as rock climbing. Adventure Education: An Introduction provides a comprehensive introduction to the planning delivery and evaluation of Adventure Education with a strong emphasis on professional practice and delivery. Written by a team of leading Adventure Educators who can draw upon an extensive experience base the book explores the most important strategies for teaching learning and implementation in Adventure Education. The book is fully illustrated throughout with real-world case studies and research surveying the key contemporary issues facing Adventure Education Practitioners. This includes essentials for the adventure educator such as risk management and tailoring activities to meet specific learning needs as well as providing an insight into contemporary uses for adventure programmes. With outdoor and adventure activities being more popular than ever before this book is essential reading for any student teacher or practitioner looking to understand Adventure Education and develop their professional skills. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415571852

Adventure EducationFun games and activities for children and young people This essential guide promotes learning through activity-centred adventure experiences providing skill development social education and personal development for practitioners teachers support staff and youth groups. This book offers advice and practical guidance on planning setting up and running adventure education sessions with children and young people. Divided into two parts it gives an overview of adventure education explaining how it relates to holistic and outdoor learning and how it encourages active engagement from the learners as well as the instructors. Adventure Education provides a toolkit of various games and activities that can be used with groups of young children including parachute games card and musical activities and climbing and traversing games. This book will be essential reading for all Early Years practitioners Primary teachers and support staff wanting to develop their skills and deliver adventure learning effectively as well as youth groups looking to provide informal learning as well as physical opportunities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138119963

Adventure Group PsychotherapyAn Experiential Approach to Treatment Adventure Group Psychotherapy: An Experiential Approach to Treatment explores what is necessary for an experiential therapy group to function effectively and the practical skills needed to inspire success. The authors describe how to use activities in a manner that produces the greatest opportunity for clients to reach their goals. Issues such as how to actively assess client functioning in the group how to select the appropriate activity how to shape an effective environment and how to help clients process their experience are a few of the aspects examined to help clients move toward their goals. The practical skills the authors describe enable readers to immediately learn and apply their practice with groups. This book will be an important tool in any group therapy class in practice settings to train practitioners and for any clinician trying to expand their group work capabilities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367336905

Adventure Sports Coaching Coaching adventure sports is part of the core work of many adventure educators but has been largely neglected in the adventure studies literature. This is the first book to link contemporary sports coaching science with adventure sports practice. It examines the unique set of challenges faced by adventure sports coaches such as the dynamic natural environment and the requirement to train athletes to levels of high performance outside of traditional structures of competition and explores both key theory and best practice. The book covers key topics such as: Skill acquisition and skill development Models of learning and teaching Performance analysis Tactics and decision-making Training principles Mental skills techniques Goal setting and progression Risk management Each chapter contains applied examples from a range of adventure sports including mountaineering rock climbing canoeing kayaking surfing and winter sport as well as practical coaching techniques and a guide to further reading. Written by a team of authors with wide experience of coaching teaching researching and high performance participation in adventure sports this book is invaluable reading for any student or practitioner with an interest in adventure outdoor education sports coaching or lifestyle sport. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415746021

Adventure TalesA Framework for Therapeutic Story Creation by and for Children Almost all troubled children thrive in storytelling. However experience has shown that children with Aspergers' or autistic tendencies neither enjoy nor benefit from storytelling they need a different approach; also children in crisis are better helped in one to one counselling. The Adventure Tales Resource is a practical guide to providing a weekly therapeutic storytelling group for troubled children aged 7-12 years through one school term. The Guide provides a succinct step by step method of setting up organizing and running a storytelling group. It facilitates the production of the finished story for the group. It offers ways of how to be therapeutically with the group. It includes practical administration support with photocopiable proforma such as letters to parents evaluation sheets. This practical resource will help to: develop inter and intra relationships; enhance emotional literacy; resolve emotional issues; improve ability to think round own problems; improve tolerance of difference; increase trust in others; stimulate the imagination; increase self esteem; increase the ability to express views clearly and calmly; increase confidence in literacy skills especially reading. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781909301306

Adventure TherapyTheory Research and Practice The evolution and history of adventure therapy as chronicled in the second chapter of this book well demonstrates how far this field has evolved from a “divergent therapy” into an efficacious form of therapy that engages clients on cognitive affective and behavioral levels. Adventure Therapy is written by three professionals who have been at the forefront of the field since its infancy. The theory techniques research and case studies they present are the cutting edge of this field. The authors focus on:• the theory substantiating adventure therapy • illustrations that exemplify best practices • the research validating the immediate as well as long-term effects of adventure therapy when properly conducted. This book is the leading academic text professional reference and training resource for adventure therapy practices in the field of mental health. It is appropriate for a wide range of audiences including beginner and experienced therapists as well as graduate students. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203136768

Adventure TherapyTheory Research and Practice This revised text describes the theory substantiating adventure therapy demonstrates best practices in the field and presents research validating the immediate and long-term effects of adventure therapy. A leading text in the field of adventure therapy outdoor behavioral healthcare and wilderness therapy the book is written by three professionals who have been at the forefront of the field since its infancy. This new edition includes fully updated chapters to reflect the immense changes in the field since the first edition was written in 2010. It serves to provide information detailing what is occurring with clients as well as how it occurs. This book provides an invaluable reference for the seasoned professional and is a required source of information and examination for the beginning professional. It is a great training resource for adventure therapy practices in the field of mental health. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138584440

Adventure Tourism Looking at the past present and future of adventure tourism Adventure Tourism: The New Frontier examines the product the adventure tourist profile and issues such as supply geography and sustainability. International case studies are used to illustrate these issues including: gorilla watching holidays trekking on Mount Everest diving holidays and Outward Bound packages.Analysis of the development and nature of adventure tourism accompanies these studies ensuring that the title is useful both for undergraduate and postgraduate students of tourism and for professionals involved in managing adventure tourism enterprises.There is also a companion website with additional case studies to aid teaching and learning. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138168428

Adventure Tourism Management The academic study of adventure tourism is rapidly increasing in popularity with research beginning to focus on it heavily. This book is a cohesive and comprehensive look at this multi-million dollar industry sector from a variety of perspectives relevant to the teaching of tourism. Ideal for the undergraduate student taking adventure tourism as a single subject degree or as part of their tourism management studies this book documents analyzes and offers insight into the latest research in the area. It includes analysis of products trends climate change risk management and environmental management and many others. The 'Subsectors' section within the book offers an overview of the twenty or more definable sectors within the adventure tourism industry considering their origins and history latest trends and demographic groups. The author then goes on to look in more detail at: Wildlife Tourism Marine Tourism Helitourism and Boardsports.Each chapter will include seven pedagogical elements: introduction – what the chapter does and doesn't cover plain-language review of the chapter topic with minimal referencing – essentially like lecture notes concluding paragraph to the review section explaining how it leads to the next chapter(s) review of recent research condensed into tables where possible revision notes – a few pages of bullet points summarizing the review and research  a sample set of assignment questions three to six per chapter in some cases readings on relevant topics condensed from previous publications. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138138346

Adventure TourismMeanings experience and learning Adventure tourism is an increasingly widespread phenomenon appealing to an expanding proportion of the population who seek new destinations and new experiences. This timely edited volume offers new theoretical perspectives of this emerging subset of Tourism. it uses philosophical and cutting edge empirically grounded research to challenge existing thinking and develop the conceptual framework underpinning definitions of adventure interrogating the adventure tourism experience and further building upon recent advances in adventure education. The book brings together adventure literature from range of disciplines and applies it to focused study of Adventure Tourism. By doing so it significantly furthers understanding and moves forward this development of this area of Tourism. This significant volume is written by leading academics in the area and will be valuable reading for all those interested in Adventure Tourism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138081741

Adventures In Arabia First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138870024

Adventures in Criminology Sir Leon Radzinowicz is one of the key figures in the development of criminology in the twentieth century. This account of the development of criminology intertwines his personal narrative as a criminologist with the progression of criminology itself. His experience gained from a career which has spanned 70 years since the 1920s offers a profound overview of how the understanding of crime and criminals of criminal justice systems and penology has changed and of the tensions and dilemmas these pose for democratic societies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415757676

Adventures In Fast ForwardLife Love and Work for the Add Adult First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138462373

Adventures in Russian Historical ResearchReminiscences of American Scholars from the Cold War to the Present American historians of Russia have always been an intrepid lot. Their research trips were spent not in Cambridge or Paris Rome or Berlin but in Soviet dormitories with official monitors. They were seeking access to a historical record that was purposefully shrouded in secrecy boxed up and locked away in closed archives. Their efforts indeed their curiosity itself sometimes raised suspicion at home as well as in a Soviet Union that did not want to be known even while it felt misunderstood. This lively volume brings together the reflections of twenty leading specialists on Russian history representing four generations. They relate their experiences as historians and researchers in Russia from the first academic exchanges in the 1950s through the Cold War years detente glasnost and the first post-Soviet decade. Their often moving acutely observed stories of Russian academic life record dramatic change both in the historical profession and in the society that they have devoted their careers to understanding. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315706733

Adventures in Senior LivingLearning How to Make Retirement Meaningful and Enjoyable If retirement is approaching or you've recently retired Adventures in Senior Living can help you prepare for the opportunities needs problems and challenges that retirement often brings. Through 31 lively and interesting interviews you learn how other people have found positive and rewarding ways to make their retirement years meaningful and enjoyable. Opening windows into their own lives these inspiring retirees share with you a wide range of retirement ideas that pertain to volunteer work travel selecting your living arrangements and getting involved in your community.Retirement doesn't have to bring feelings of boredom or restlessness. Adventures in Senior Living shows you that your retirement years can be your most fulfilling productive and fun years. You'll have more time to work in that garden you love make quilts with your friends spend time with your loved ones and get exercise. But possibly even more important than that you'll have the ability to participate in your community on an entirely new level and to make a difference in other people's lives as well as your own. The life-loving generous people who come together in this wonderful book are sure to inspire you as they speak about their accomplishments that include: recording books on tape for blind people conducting missionary work at home and abroad brightening the lives of patients in nursing homes and hospitals teaching Sunday school caring for a spouse with Alzheimer's delivering meals on wheels to shut-in people establishing a battered women's shelter rescuing prostitutes from the streetThis book presents retirees teachers of courses in aging and retirement activity directors at retirement and nursing homes family members and health and mental health care providers with many stories of extraordinary volunteerism service and kindness but it also talks about the needs of retirees and their daily more personal experiences. To this end Adventures in Senior Living discusses the importance of continuing study discussion meditation prayer and fitness in the lives of seniors. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315043456

Adventures in the Aid TradeForty Years Practising Development in Forty Countries Adventures in the Aid Trade takes us on a fascinating journey through 40 years of work at the coalface of international development. Drawing on his experiences from long periods in the field the author reflects on what has worked what has not and why and considers how these experiences relate to students and practitioners today. Looking beyond high-level policy matters and international relations this book focuses instead on the author’s actual experiences in the field and the inspired local people he encountered. The narrative traces how these people working through their own organisations make a difference to the lives of their contemporaries and learn how to generate the income to do it. Chapters draw on the author’s experiences of working with local practitioners from 40 countries across sub-Saharan Africa the Caribbean South South East and Central Asia and the South Pacific. Peppered with lively stories and anecdotes Adventures in the Aid Trade provides valuable lessons from the shifting aid landscape and reflects on where the industry is likely to go next. Whether you are a current development practitioner or a student just starting out in your understanding of the development and humanitarian sectors this book provides an invaluable snapshot of the world of civil society organisations governance and the voluntary sector and the lived lives of ordinary people in extraordinary times. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367434038

Adventures of a Bystander Peter Drucker's lively and thoughtful memoirs are now available in paperback with a new introduction by the author. He writes with wit and spirit about people he has encountered in a long and varied life including Sigmund Freud Henry Luce Alfred Sloan John L. Lewis and Marshall McLuhan. After beginning with his childhood in Vienna during and after World War I Drucker moves on to Europe in the 1920s and early 1930s describing the imminent doom posed by Hitler and the Nazis. He then goes on to describe London during the 1930s America during the New Deal era the World War II years and beyond. According to John Brooks of The New York Times Book Review "Peter Drucker is at a corner cafe delightfully regaling anyone who will listen with tales of what must be one of the more varied—and for a practitioner of such a narrow skill as that of management counseling astonishing—of contemporary professional lives." Dorothy Rabinowitz of the Washington Post writes "The famous are here as well as the infamous.... All are the beneficiaries for better or for worse of Drucker's unerring eye for psychological detail his remorseless curiosity and his imaginative sympathy.... Drucker's book appears in a stroke to have restored the art of the memoir and of the essay." Adventures of a Bystander reflects Drucker's vitality infinite curiosity and interest in people ideas and the forces behind them. His book is a personal and informal account of the rich life of an independent man of letters a life that spans eight decades and two continents. It will be of interest to scholars and professionals in the business world historians sociologists and admirers of Peter Drucker. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138518636

Adventures of a PsychologistReflections on What Made Up the Mind In this enlightening biography award- winning academic psychologist Michael Corballis tells the story of how the field of cognitive psychology evolved and the controversies and anecdotes that occurred along the way. Since the Second World War psychology has undergone several scientific movements from behaviourism to cognitive psychology and finally to neuroscience. In this fascinating biography Corballis recounts his career as a researcher who played a part in these monumental changes in psychology. Beginning with his boarding-school education in New Zealand Corballis goes on to recount his PhD studies and behavioural research into mirror-image discriminations in pigeons the uprising of the "cognitive revolution" amidst 1960s counterculture and his switch to become a cognitive psychologist his research into brain asymmetry and the evolution of language and its origin of manual gestures and the development of mental time travel in animals. Featuring stories of prominent scientists who were integral in psychology’s biggest discoveries and insight into the heated debates and controversies in psychology during a time of great scientific and sociocultural change this biography is a must-read for those interested in how psychology became established as a science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367420543

Adventurous LearningA Pedagogy for a Changing World Adventurous Learning interrogates the word ‘adventure’ and explores how elements of authenticity agency uncertainty and mastery can be incorporated into educational practices. It outlines key elements for a pedagogy of adventurous learning and provides guidelines grounded in accessible theory. Teachers of all kinds can adapt these guidelines for indoor and outdoor teaching in their own culturally specific place-responsive contexts without any requirement to learn a new program or buy an educational gimmick. As forces of standardization and regulation continue to pervade educational systems across the globe both teaching and learning have been starved of creativity choice and ‘real world’ relevance. Many teachers are keen to improve their practice yet feel constrained by the institutional structures within which they work. By carefully examining adventure and its role in education teachers can become better able to design and deliver engaging programmes that are underpinned by sound pedagogical principles and which have deep and enduring meaning for their students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138831667

Adverbs and Modality in English This new study on modality in English represents a departure from more traditional approaches to the subject where the modal auxiliaries have been the usual focus of attention by examining in detail the nature of their association with different categories of modal adverb. Modality is notoriously complex but the present work offers an accessible introduction to the topic a comprehensive account of modal-adverb co-occurrence and a reappraisal of the English modal system. The descriptive framework draws fresh insights from syntactic semantic and pragmatic approaches to the study of language and communication and from recent work in corpus linguistics. The book includes contrastive reference to the expression of modality in Spanish and a discussion of modality in such applied contexts as language teaching. A major feature is its reliance on authentic spoken and written language data. The study is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of linguistics English language communications studies and related disciplines. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138165311

Adversarial Justice and Victims' RightsReconceptualising the Role of Sexual Assault Victims The rights status and treatment of sexual assault victims has emerged as a significant 21st-century concern occupying the forefront of legal commentary on international policy agendas. This book explores the extent to which reforms that offer victims enhanced rights to information and participation across England and Wales Ireland and South Australia can address sexual assault victims’ procedural and substantive justice concerns. Informed by the voices of 26 high-level criminal justice professionals legal stakeholders and victim support workers and a quantitative dataset this book also considers whether legal representation can address some of the problems of the prosecution process for sexual assault victims in Victoria and indeed in other adversarial jurisdictions that employ similar legislative frameworks. While acknowledging the value of victim-focused reforms this book contends that cultural changes to the ways in which sexual assault victims are perceived and treated are necessary in order to improve victims’ experiences of the legal process. Reconceptualising the role of sexual assault victims from ‘witnesses’ to ‘participants’ will also increase the likelihood that victims’ rights and interests will be considered alongside those of the state and the accused. This book situates its findings within broader debates about the role rights and treatment of sexual assault victims in adversarial justice systems and outlines prospects for the transfer of policy and practice between jurisdictions. Adversarial Justice and Victims’ Rights will interest academic and policy stakeholders engaged in criminology law and socio-legal studies as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students researching sexual violence and victims’ access to justice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367204181

Adversarial Risk Analysis Winner of the 2017 De Groot Prize awarded by the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) A relatively new area of research adversarial risk analysis (ARA) informs decision making when there are intelligent opponents and uncertain outcomes. Adversarial Risk Analysis develops methods for allocating defensive or offensive resources against intelligent adversaries. Many examples throughout illustrate the application of the ARA approach to a variety of games and strategic situations. Focuses on the recent subfield of decision analysis ARA Compares ideas from decision theory and game theory Uses multi-agent influence diagrams (MAIDs) throughout to help readers visualize complex information structures Applies the ARA approach to simultaneous games auctions sequential games and defend-attack games Contains an extended case study based on a real application in railway security which provides a blueprint for how to perform ARA in similar security situations Includes exercises at the end of most chapters with selected solutions at the back of the book The book shows decision makers how to build Bayesian models for the strategic calculation of their opponents enabling decision makers to maximize their expected utility or minimize their expected loss. This new approach to risk analysis asserts that analysts should use Bayesian thinking to describe their beliefs about an opponent’s goals resources optimism and type of strategic calculation such as minimax and level-k thinking. Within that framework analysts then solve the problem from the perspective of the opponent while placing subjective probability distributions on all unknown quantities. This produces a distribution over the actions of the opponent and enables analysts to maximize their expected utilities. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781498712392

Adverse Childhood Experiences Attachment and the Early Years Learning EnvironmentResearch and Inclusive Practice Adverse Childhood Experiences Attachment and the Early Years Learning Environment explores the concept of learning by presenting research and illustrations from practice on three major topics: adverse childhood experiences attachment and environment. Each child has a unique reaction to adversity in the early years and the book discusses the effect upon approach and avoidance motivation for learning and the rationale of trauma-informed practice. The influence from a secure attachment figure is explored and links between emotions and involvement are presented. The book highlights the current indoor and outdoor use of natural green spaces as a response to attention-fatigue and promotes comprehension of the issues in a context of attention restoration theory. Intervention for extended families is presented as an approach to supporting development and attainment in each generation and to achieving a legacy beyond the professional network. This book will appeal to academics researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of early years care and education. It will also appeal to those working within children’s services. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367901967

Adverse Childhood ExperiencesWhat Students and Health Professionals Need to Know This guide provides healthcare students and professionals with a foundational background on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) – traumatic early life experiences which can have a profound impact on health in later life. ACEs can include being a victim of abuse neglect or exposure to risk in the home or community. How healthcare students and professionals learn to recognize react and respond to persons affected by trauma will lay the foundation for their relationships with patients. This book intentionally uses micro-to-macro lenses accompanied by a structural competency framework to elucidate health implications across the lifespan. It explores the nature of adversity and its effects on the physical emotional cognitive and social health of individuals communities and society. The book written by two experienced psychiatric nurses will equip healthcare students and professionals with an understanding for critical change in practice and offer action steps designed to assist them with prevention and intervention approaches and steps to help build resilience. This book will be core reading for healthcare students within mental health pediatric and primary care nursing courses. It will also be of interest to students and professionals in the social work psychology and public health fields who are exploring resilience and trauma-informed practices Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367203825

Adverse Drug InteractionsA Handbook for Prescribers Second Edition Adverse Drug Interactions: A Handbook for Prescribers assists clinicians by providing key information on potential adverse effects that can result from prescribing two or more drugs for simultaneous use. Interactions that are likely to give rise to life-threatening conditions and which must therefore be completely avoided are clearly highlighted. Less threatening but nonetheless important interactions necessitating practical measures such as frequent monitoring and advice to patients are also discussed.Presented in a user-friendly format the book is organised by drug class and provides a brief summary of the mechanism underlying a particular interaction alternative drugs lacking the same reactions that may be considered and instructions for monitoring patients when adverse effects occur. All interactions listed in the previous edition have been reviewed and updated using the latest information available. The clinical reality of the widespread use of potent medicines whether allopathic herbal or traditional has led to the inclusion of a chapter specifically addressing over-the-counter drugs and remedies. Importantly the increasing relevance of drug interactions due to genetic polymorphisms of metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters and the associated influence of these in ethnic groups is discussed. Also discussed is the risk of interactions in many vulnerable population groups (e.g. infancy pregnancy infections liver and kidney disease). This quick and easy reference guide brings together the current evidence base with a broad range of practical prescribing experience to produce a source of advice that can be used in the clinic pharmacy or at the patient’s bedside. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482236217

Adverse Impact AnalysisUnderstanding Data Statistics and Risk Compliance with federal equal employment opportunity regulations including civil rights laws and affirmative action requirements requires collection and analysis of data on disparities in employment outcomes often referred to as adverse impact. While most human resources (HR) practitioners are familiar with basic adverse impact analysis the courts and regulatory agencies are increasingly relying on more sophisticated methods to assess disparities. Employment data are often complicated and can include a broad array of employment actions (e.g. selection pay promotion termination) as well as data that span multiple protected groups settings and points in time. In the era of "big data " the HR analyst often has access to larger and more complex data sets relevant to employment disparities. Consequently an informed HR practitioner needs a richer understanding of the issues and methods for conducting disparity analyses. This book brings together the diverse literature on disparity analysis spanning work from statistics industrial/organizational psychology human resource management labor economics and law to provide a comprehensive and integrated summary of current best practices in the field. Throughout the description of methods is grounded in the legal context and current trends in employment litigation and the practices of federal regulatory agencies. The book provides guidance on all phases of disparity analysis including: How to structure diverse and complex employment data for disparity analysis How to conduct both basic and advanced statistical analyses on employment outcomes related to employee selection promotion compensation termination and other employment outcomes How to interpret results in terms of both practical and statistical significance Common practical challenges and pitfalls in disparity analysis and strategies to deal with these issues Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138855854

Adverse Impact and Test ValidationA Practitioner's Guide to Valid and Defensible Employment Testing Adverse impact analyses and test validation promote social justice and equity. Employers who unknowingly use invalid tests or recruitment procedures that have an adverse impact are reducing minority and/or female representation in their workforce unfairly screening out qualified workers and (worst of all) just plain discriminating. Dan Biddle's Adverse Impact and Test Validation provides you with analyses that allow you to identify which of your selection procedures have adverse impact. The validation steps will help you decide whether to keep the selection procedure (because it's valid) change it or stop using it altogether. This second edition contains new material on using multiple regression to evaluate pay practices and provides step-by-step instructions for using SPSS or Excel for evaluating your company's pay practices for possible inequities. New content on how to define "Internet applicants" and set up defensible Basic Qualifications (BQs) for online recruiting will help employers ensure compliance with EEO regulations and screen in qualified applicants. Specific guidelines for developing and validating written job knowledge tests such as those used for police and fire promotional testing have also been included in this new edition. The CD included in the back cover of the book includes tools (which may be used on a trial evaluation basis) describing several of the functions described in the book including Adverse Impact Toolkit® Test Validation and Analysis Program® (TVAP®) Guidelines Oriented Job Analysis® (GOJA®) Manual and Content Validity Checklists. This highly pragmatic guide goes beyond the concepts theories and ideas behind adverse impact and test validation. It not only explains what to do but crucially also shows you how to do it. The second edition has been expanded to include two brand new chapters with a new Appendix and comes with new editions of the accompanying software. As a means of protecting your organization from litigation damage to employee relations and to your corporate reputation Adverse Impact and Test Validation is a 'must-have' purchase for human resource professionals testing and recruitment specialists. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315263298

Adverse ImpactImplications for Organizational Staffing and High Stakes Selection This text is the best single repository for a comprehensive examination of the scientific research and practical issues associated with adverse impact. Adverse impact occurs when there is a significant difference in organizational outcomes to the disadvantage of one or more groups defined on the basis of demographic characteristics such as race ethnicity gender age religion etc. This book shows based on scientific research how to design selection systems that minimize subgroup differences. The primary object of this volume in the SIOP series is to bring together renowned experts in this field to present their viewpoints and perspectives on what underlies adverse impact where we are in terms of assessing it and what we may have learned (or not learned) about minimizing it. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845885

Adverse Selection in the Labor Market First published in 1979. This thesis describes the theoretical impact on labour markets of a process of adverse selection similar to that described in outline by George Arthur Akerlof. It concerns the information conveyed to potential employers by the fact that any new worker except for one just entering the labour force has either left or is prepared to leave his latest Job. If an employer is able to identify his good workers more accurately than the market at large and is generally successful in retaining them then the group of workers leaving him will contain a disproportionately small number of good ones. For similar reasons this pool should also contain an unusually large number of bad workers who have been either flied or induced to quit. Thus workers who change jobs should on average be less able ones. Since the market failures that result have potentially significant consequences in the labour market this study is devoted to examining their influence on the structure of wages and job tenure and on the operation and efficiency of labour markets. This title will be of great interest to students of economics and business studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367086411

Advertisement and Modern Art (6-vol. EP set) A facsimile reprint of eight British books which deal with different visual aspects of modern advertising. These newly available books were produced by various authors and graphic artists who were deeply involved in the advertisement business during the period of the ‘Roaring Twenties’ the golden age of commercial art. The collection offers not only an introduction theory and history of the relationship of modern art and advertising but also provides numerous samples of artworks actually used in various forms of commercial design such as posters flyers etc. A valuable primary source for scholars of modern British culture and art and of particular interest to those studying the history of advertising. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9784902454819

Advertisements for Runaway Slaves in Virginia 1801-1820 First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966109

Advertising Academic analysts and practitioner-theorists of advertising draw on rich and innovative multidisciplinary resources where cultural and media analysis meet economics anthropology semiotics gender studies social psychology linguistics and applied neuroscience. This new four-volume collection from Routledge’s acclaimed Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies series answers the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of this rapidly growing and ever more complex corpus of literature. The collection connects researchers and advanced students to the best in contemporary social and cultural theory while maintaining a stringent focus on advertising—as industry as cultural form and as evolving (multi-) media technology. With the economics of media cultures in flux the four volumes bring together a comprehensive collection of the best scholarship on advertising communication tracking the evolution of the essential themes in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The collection is also attentive to the global development of advertising and incorporates various academic responses to advertising in for example Japan India China Latin America and Africa. Advertising qua commercial pop art form and as professional practice cuts through crucial questions in the history and theory of modern media. Advertising exists as the pre-eminent object for the critical scrutiny of media culture and presents a high-profile everyday cultural site for the emergence and rehearsal of questions around for example gender cultural value ethnicity and representation. This Routledge collection gives ready access to the major landmark and cutting-edge work engaged in such dizzying debates. In the near future the industry dismissed by George Orwell as ‘the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket’ will confront intense pressure to change and redevelop. There will it is widely thought be a complex restructuring in the provision and reception of commercial–cultural brand communications. Navigating this terrain will demand a heightened alertness to a wider range of thinking than has typically informed the advertising business to date. Both inside and without the academy old questions will be posed anew and this collection will enable users to draw on a unique database of the very best canonical and contemporary scholarship. With a comprehensive introduction newly written by the editor which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context Advertising is destined to be valued by scholars students and practitioners as a vital work for research and reference. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415577113

Advertising Gender and SocietyA Psychological Perspective Advertising Gender and Society explores contemporary social-psychological theory and original research that examines the portrayal of gender in advertising. It reports empirical data discusses the social implications of gendered advertising and comments on the relevant 2019 ASA rules. Zawisza-Riley analyses theories such as stereotype content and elaboration likelihood models stereotype threat and ambivalent sexism theories the selectivity hypothesis as well as implicit and embodied cognition to illuminate the relationships between sex gender and advertising in cultural and social contexts. The author thus examines the portrayal of gender in advertising its effectiveness and effect on audiences and the ways in which audiences marketers and policy-makers can mitigate potential harm of gendered advertising. She offers theory extension and novel application of existing theory and research to the subject of gender advertising. Advertising Gender and Society is ideal for students academics and professionals in the fields of psychology gender and media studies as well as marketing advertising and policy-making. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138501379

Advertising Promotion and New Media Today new media enter our lives faster than ever before. This volume provides a complete state-of-the-art overview of the newest media technologies and how they can be used in marketing communications - essential information for any organization that wants to maintain an effective advertising program as well as for experts and students in the fields of advertising and mass communications. Advertising Promotion and New Media offers crucial insights on the use of cutting-edge techniques including 3-D advertising mobile advertising advergames interactivity and netvertising images as well as more familiar Internet advertising formats such as banner ads and pop-ups. It also discusses such important topics as how to select online affiliates and how to assess the effectiveness of new media advertising and compare it with traditional formats. Throughout the book the chapter authors offer up-to-date information and thought provoking ideas on emerging technology and how it can be used effectively for advertising and promotion in the future. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315706672

Advertising Society and Consumer Culture Designed as a core textbook for courses in Advertising and Society "Advertising Society and Consumer Culture" develops an integrated perspective that gives students a framework for understanding past present and future issues in advertising communications. Chapter contents cover the entire range of social political cultural regulatory and economic issues that surround advertising and its role in modern society. The many social issues addressed include advertising and gender stereotyping advertising to vulnerable audiences and the distribution of wealth in consumer society. "Advertising Society and Consumer Culture" intertwines the development of the consumer culture with its coverage of the historical political regulatory and ethical issues of advertising. It includes clear comprehensive tables that chronicle historical developments and key legal cases. The text is readable for undergraduates but provides enough depth to serve as a graduate-level text. Including extensive notes and a bibliography it can be adopted independently or alongside its companion volume "Readings in Advertising Society and Consumer Culture". Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315706665

Advertising the Media and GlobalisationA World in Motion This book offers a critical empirically-grounded and contemporary account of how advertisers and agencies are dealing with a volatile mediascape throughout the world taking a region-by-region approach. It provides a clear systematic and synoptic analysis of the dynamic relationship between media advertisers and agencies in the age of globalization and in an era of transition from ‘mass’ to ‘social’ media. Advertising attracts much public criticism for the commercialization of culture and its apparent impact on social and personal life. This book outlines and assesses the issues involved with regard to how they are manifested in different national regional and global contexts. Topics covered include: advertising as an object of study global trends in the advertising industry advertising and the media in motion current issues in advertising media and society advertising globalization and world regions. While maintaining a contemporary focus the book explains developments over recent decades as background to the globalisation of what it calls the manufacturing-marketing-media complex. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415668835

Advertising The Uneasy PersuasionIts Dubious Impact on American Society What does advertising do? Is it the faith of a secular society? If so why does it inspire so little devotion? Advertising the Uneasy Persuasion is a clear-eyed account of advertising as both business and social institution. Instead of fuelling the moral indignation surrounding the industry or feeding fantasies of powerful manipulators Michael Schudson presents a clear assessment of advertising in its wider sociological and historical framework persuasively concluding that advertising is not nearly as important effective or scientifically founded as either its advocates or its critics imagine. ‘Dispassionate open-minded and balanced ... he conveys better than any other recent author a sense of advertising as its practitioners understand it.’ Stephen Fox New York Times Book Review First published in 1984. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966185

Advertising A New Approach Walter Taplin here presents the first fruits of his exhaustive enquiry into the causes of this massive feature of contemporary life. Advertising has deeper and more interesting sources than the mere desire of manufacturers to secure markets or of high-pressure salesmen to secure commissions. Taplin explores the nature of human wants examines the functions and limitations of information and distinguishes the good from the bad in the arts of persuasion. His approach to the subject is indeed a new one and of the greatest value to all who wish to understand one of the most powerful forces of the day. First published in 1960. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966178

Advertising Account PlanningPlanning and Managing an IMC Campaign Concise yet comprehensive this practical guide covers the critical role of the account planner in advertising. The new edition of Advertising Account Planning features several new topics as well as deeper content in existing areas based on feedback from students instructors and practitioners. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780765640369

Advertising and AnthropologyEthnographic Practice and Cultural Perspectives Examining theory and practice Advertising and Anthropology is a lively and important contribution to the study of organizational culture consumption practices marketing to consumers and the production of creativity in corporate settings. The chapters reflect the authors' extensive lived experienced as professionals in the advertising business and marketing research industry. Essays analyze internal agency and client meetings competitive pressures and professional relationships and include multiple case studies. The authors describe the structure function and process of advertising agency work the mediation and formation of creativity the centrality of human interactions in agency work the production of consumer insights and industry ethics. Throughout the book the authors offer concrete advice for practitioners.Advertising and Anthropology is written by anthropologists for anthropologists as well as students and scholars interested in advertising and related industries such as marketing marketing research and design. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780857852021

Advertising and Cultural Politics in Global Times Advertising and Cultural Politics in Global Times traces daringly transgressive convergences between cultural politics and global advertising media. It engages with a range of interpolations between cultural politics and advertising technologies including: the governmental rationality of neoliberal vistas transgressive aesthetics and the cultural politics of representation the political sign-economy of citizen branding techno-political convergences between the social and political and the marking of a new exciting geo-political terrain for cultural politics in global times. Tracing global advertising practices to the cultural politics commonly manifested in the postmodern political caesura of advertising this book makes use of extensive case studies whilst drawing on the work of Baudrillard Giroux Foucault Castells and Latour to illustrate the manner in which advertising continues to revolutionize the political sphere. As such it will be of interest to a range of readers across media studies cultural studies and sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367602727

Advertising and Multilingual Repertoiresfrom Linguistic Resources to Patterns of Response Advertising and Multilingual Repertoires explores advertising from the perspective of multilingual audiences. Santello introduces the key linguistic processes involved in advertising discourse and analyses the relationship between the linguistic repertoires of audiences and language use in advertising.This book:Showcases the most recent advancements in linguistic research as applied to the study of advertising and multilingualism adopting an approach that focuses on linguistic resources;Examines how advertisements make use of language(s) including Italian and the use of English as a foreign language in order to attract attention and persuade their audience;Familiarises readers with response mechanisms that bilinguals and multilinguals experience when exposed to advertising in different languages;Demonstrates both qualitative and quantitative approaches to researching the intersections between language and marketing.Advertising and Multilingual Repertoires is key reading for postgraduate students and researchers in the field of language and advertising. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367607487

Advertising and Psychology The consequences of advertising on the social life of the community has been a much-discussed topic in recent years. Advertising as a means of influencing the thought and behaviour of masses of people involves the application of such fundamental aspects of psychology as attention motivation memory association suggestion volition and so on. Modern advertising presents its message in a variety of forms: attracting informing reminding suggesting and impelling us many times during the course of any single day. To what extent advertising influences our tastes preferences and purchases may be gauged by the number of things we buy directly or indirectly as the result of reading advertisements. In this volume the main interest is the study of public reaction to various advertising appeals. The advertising aspect of psychology involves the study of man’s conscious and near-conscious activities. What goes on his mind when he is attracted by something he sees and reads in an advertisement or poster? This question Advertising and Psychology attempts to answer. Dealing as it does with so complex and fascinating a theme this book’s purpose is to provide an introductory outline in a manner intelligible to both the student and the general reader. First published in 1954. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966116

Advertising and Public MemorySocial Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Ghost Signs This is the first scholarly collection to examine the social and cultural aspects on the worldwide interest in the faded remains of advertising signage (popularly known as ‘ghost signs’). Contributors to this volume examine the complex relationships between the signs and those who commissioned them painted them viewed them and view them today. Topics covered include cultural memory urban change modernity and belonging local history and place-making the crowd-sourced use of online mobile and social media to document and share digital artefacts ‘retro’ design and the resurgence in interest in the handmade. The book is international and interdisciplinary combining academic analysis and critical input from practitioners and researchers in areas such as cultural studies destination marketing heritage advertising design social history and commercial archaeology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367873844

Advertising and Public Relations Law Addressing a critical need 　Advertising and Public Relations Law　explores the issues and ideas that affect the regulation of advertising and public relations speech some of the most dynamic and prevalent areas of professional communications today.　This updated third edition explores the categorization of different kinds of speech and their varying levels of First Amendment protection as well as common areas of litigation for communicators such as defamation invasion of privacy and copyright and trademark infringement. Features of this edition include: A new chapter on Internet-related laws affecting advertising and public relations speech. History and background of major legal theories affecting professional communicators. Extended excerpts from major court decisions. Overviews of relevant federal and state regulatory schemes including those promulgated and enforced by the FTC FCC FDA and others. Appendices providing a legal glossary a chart of the judicial system sample model releases and copyright agreement forms. The volume is developed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in media advertising and public relations law or regulation courses. It also serves as an essential reference for advertising and public relations practitioners. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138484481

Advertising and Public Relations Research Designed to serve as a comprehensive primary text for research methods courses in advertising and/or public relations programs this book concentrates on the uses and applications of research in advertising and public relations situations. The authors' goal is to provide the information needed by future practitioners to commission and apply research to their work problems in advertising and public relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138860285

Advertising and Public Relations Research Designed to serve as a comprehensive primary text for research methods courses in advertising and/or public relations programs this book concentrates on the uses and applications of research in advertising and public relations situations. The authors' goal is to provide the information needed by future practitioners to commission and apply research to their work problems in advertising and public relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780765636065

Advertising and socialism: The nature and extent of consumer advertising in the Soviet Union PolandThe nature and extent of consumer advert This title was first published in 1974. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138045538

Advertising and the European CityHistorical Perspectives First published in 2000 this volume responds to the rise and spread of advertising throughout Europe and the world in the past one and a half centuries which is breathtaking in its scope and influence now part of the way we think and live. Historians are only just beginning to understand this process replacing outmoded theories of manipulation which focused on the advertiser with more sophisticated cultural explanations that centre on the way consumers filter and select messages creating new worlds of perception. The authors of this work find the origins and trace the development of this new world or perception in the modern city: London and Paris the forerunners and the cities and larger towns of France Germany Belgium and the Netherlands where advertising created new urban perceptions leading to new avenues of consumption and altered lifestyles. Advertising is viewed in this work as a new way of perceiving and organising the world of the city-dweller a visual culture a way of attaching meaning to things and to words or rearranging the mental map of modern life. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138608986

Advertising and the Mind of the ConsumerWhat works what doesn't and why By the time we die we will have spent an estimated one and a half years just watching TV commercials. Advertising is an established and ever-present force and yet as we move into the new century just how it works continues to be something of a mystery.In this 3rd international edition of Advertising and the Mind of the Consumer renowned market researcher and psychologist Max Sutherland reveals the secrets of successful campaigns over a wide range of media including the web and new media. Using many well-known international ads as examples this book takes us into the mind of the consumer to explain how advertising messages work - or misfire - and why.Advertising and the Mind of the Consumer is not just a 'how to' book of tricks for advertisers it is a book for everyone who wants to know how advertising works and why it influences us-for people in business with products and services to sell for advertising agents marketers as well as for students of advertising and consumer behaviour.'Essential reading for all practitioners and everyone interested in how advertising works .' - John Zeigler DDB Worldwide.'Finally a book that evades the 'magic' of advertising and pins down the psychological factors that make an ad succesful or not. It will change the way you advertise and see ads.' - Ignacio Oreamuno President ihaveanidea.org'. reveals the secrets of effective advertising gleamed from years of sophisticated advertising research. It should be on every manager's bookshelf.' - Lawrence Ang Senior Lecturer in Management Macquarie Graduate School of Management'Breakthrough thinking. I have been consulting in the advertising business and have taught graduate level advertising courses for over 20 years. I have never found a book that brought so much insight to the advertising issues associated with effective selling.' - Professor Larry Chiagouris Pace University'Puts the psyche of advertising on the analyst's couch to reveal the sometimes surprising mind of commercial persuasion.' - Jim Spaeth Former President Advertising Research Foundation Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003114833

Advertising and the World Wide Web The chapters provide a wide-ranging view of issues addressing how advertisers can proceed on the Internet and World Wide Web. An initial chapter traces the development of Web advertising from its very beginnings as it was represented and discussed in the pages of Advertising Age. Although there is a noticeable trend to define Web advertising by comparing it to traditional media it is clear that Web advertising just won't fit the old mold. Keith Reinhard of DDB Needham actually articulates this linkage between the old and new in his invited chapter. What the reader will encounter in Advertising and the World Wide Web is a solid conception of how Web advertising is different from anything that has come before. There are numerous discussions on consumer and advertiser interactivity the role of Web advertising within larger campaigns audience segmentation and alternative Web-based promotion formats. The five sections cover definition and theory structure specific applications legal issues and the voice of the practitioner. Although there remain a few nay-sayers concerning the future of Web advertising the reader will be able to see just how incredibly high-impact this new medium has become and the vast potential that it holds for future promotional endeavors. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138003217

Advertising and ViolenceConcepts and Perspectives Advertising and Violence identifies and analyzes the important issues related to violence in advertising and its overall effects on society. The book is based on a widely cited special issue of the Journal of Advertising and includes eight new chapters that expand the book's coverage.The objective of the book is to compile a compendium of current thinking perspectives theoretical viewpoints and research relevant to the violence and advertising interface. The chapter authors all notable experts in the field take a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates perspectives from disciplines other than marketing in order to provide a broad-based view of how advertising and violence coalesce and the policy implications of this juxtaposition. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780765642691

Advertising as Communication Advertising is a form of communication that constantly impinges on our daily lives yet we are often unaware of its more subtle form of persuasion or of the extent to which it manipulates our (consumer) culture. This book sets out to examine advertising as a form of communication in contemporary society and also places it in its wider cultural and economic context. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138136670

Advertising at the Crossroads Advertising today is not only under sterner scrutiny by the various federal regulatory and judicial bodies but is also facing an ominous storm of public criticism because of certain abuses. One of the big questions troubling advertisers agencies and media is whether advertising will be subject to increasingly stringent governmental controls or whether it will forestall such action by mature self-regulation. In Advertising at the Crossroads the author has attempted to face the issue squarely and realistically and to point out several constructive measures that advertising must initiate in its self-interest. First published in 1952. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966123

Advertising Campaign DesignJust the Essentials The author's step-by-step approach to campaign design dissects the creative process necessary to design a successful integrated marketing communications campaign one topic at a time creating an invaluable research tool that students and professors alike will refer to time and time again. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780765625533

Advertising Cultures Through its artful engagement with consumers advertising subtly shapes our everyday worlds. It plays upon powerful emotions -- envy fear lust and ambition. But the industry itself is far more subtle and complex than many people might assume. Through an innovative mix of business strategy and cultural theory this pioneering book provides a behind-the-scenes analysis of the link between advertising and larger cultural forces as well as a rare look into the workings of agencies themselves. How do advertisements endeavour to capture real life? How do advertising agencies think of their audience: the consumer and their corporate client? What issues do agencies have to consider when using an advertisement in a range of different countries? What specific methods are used to persuade us not only to buy but to remain loyal to a product? How do advertisers fan consumer desire? An incisive understanding of human behaviour is at the core of all these questions and is what unites advertisers and anthropologists in their work. While this link may come as a surprise to those who consider the former to be firmly rooted in commerce and the latter in culture this book clearly shows that these two fields share a remarkable number of convergences. From constructing a Japaneseness that appeals to two very different Western audiences to tracking advertising changes in the post World War II period to considering how people can be influenced by language and symbols Advertising Cultures is an indispensable guide to the production of images and to consumer behaviour for practitioners and students alike. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003084389

Advertising Explained This work explains the various elements which go to the making of a successful advertising campaign – the planning research and discussion – and gives some helpful information about advertising media the creation of advertisements about printing processes and mechanical production. It touches upon marketing and distribution and shows how these things must have a direct bearing on any well-framed advertising policy. The work of the Advertising Agency is fully described and there is some interesting advice about overseas advertising. Advertising Explained contains 27 illustrations including a number of most useful diagrams and charts –invaluable for day-to-day reference. First published in 1949. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966130

Advertising Exposure Memory and Choice Theoretical research on advertising effects at the individual level has focused almost entirely on the effects of advertising exposure on attitudes and the mediators of attitude formation and change. This focus implicitly assumes attitudes are a good predictor of behavior which they generally are not and downplays the role of memory in that there is generally a considerable amount of time between advertising exposure and purchase decisions in most marketing situations. Recently a number of researchers have developed conceptual models which provide an explicit link between two separate events -- advertising exposure and purchase behavior -- with memory providing the link between these events. Originally presented at the eighth annual Advertising and Consumer Psychology Conference held in Toronto some chapters in this volume present recent research on the role of inferences in advertising situations the effects of exposure to multiple advertisements message receptivity drama advertisements and the use of EEG in measuring advertising effectiveness. Contributions focus on research examining the effects of advertising exposure on consumer information processing and decision making. This book will be of interest to consumer psychologists and professionals in advertising and marketing. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138966147

Advertising for Account Holders (RLE Marketing) The account handler is a key person within an advertising agency liaising between the client on the outside and the planning creative and media function within. This book presents essential checklists for each aspect of the planner’s role: presentations made to clients briefing creative and media teams and helping to get the best out of both client and agency. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966154

Advertising in Developing and Emerging CountriesThe Economic Political and Social Context This indispensable study offers an in-depth analysis of advertising in developing and emerging economies as they join the global market and seek to improve the socio-economic condition of their citizens. Advertising in Developing and Emerging Countries illustrates the challenges and opportunities for advertising in these countries and explores their critical relationship with developed economies with a multifaceted analysis of the role of advertising in an interdependent global economy. The contributors academic and professional with world wide experiences examine the unique political cultural and religious systems that affect advertising in a country in both Western and non-Western contexts and chart the consequences of its development from democratization to privatization to cultural hegemony. Emmanuel C. Alozie has put together an essential and unique book for scholars and students of public relations advertising marketing media and international studies as well as practitioners those teaching and undertaking professional courses and researchers in this critical field. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780566091742

Advertising in MENA Goes Digital An inside story of local regional and global advertising in the Middle East. Grounded in empirical research and theories this book explores the evolution of advertising practices audiences digital media and communication technologies in increasingly complex MENA environments.Advertising in MENA Goes Digital draws on empirical research and theories to explore how the adoption of digital technology in the Middle East and North Africa through information and communication technologies social media and mobile have shaped creative advertising solutions. Through key case studies of marketing in the pan-Arab market from regional and global brands as Procter & Gamble Olay Vimto and MTV Arabia the book sheds light on the intricate relationship between technological and societal development and advertising practice. It examines cultural constituents such as humor religion and gender political advertising driven by the new wave of democracy in the region and digital activism technological and digital transformations and the economic ways advertising support new media start-ups. Supported by examples and campaigns the book discusses the way global or regional brands standardized or localized their messaging while adopting international techniques but market-oriented solutions.The book will key reading for scholars and students in advertising marketing business journalism cultural studies and media in addition to Middle East Studies. It is also an essential text for media and marketing communication industry professionals and will appeal to those interested in the global-local dichotomy and promotional communications. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367730994

Advertising InternationalThe Privatisation of Public Space First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138178946

Advertising Management This comprehensive book is designed to serve as a primary text for the Advertising Management course that follows the more general Principles of Advertising course. It can stand alone or for instructors who prefer a case-based approach it can be adopted together with "Cases in Advertising Management" (978-0-7656-2261-7) by the same authors. "Advertising Management" covers a full range of topics for a semester-long course including financial management business planning strategic planning budgeting human resource management ethics and managing change. There is even a unique section on 'managing yourself' and your own career in advertising. The text includes plentiful figures tables and sidebars and each chapter concludes with useful learning objectives summaries discussion questions and additional resources. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138178199

Advertising Media PlanningA Brand Management Approach The planning and placement of advertising media is a multibillion dollar business that critically impacts advertising effectiveness. The new edition of this acclaimed and widely adopted text offers practical guidance for those who practice media planning on a daily basis as well as those who must ultimately approve strategic media decisions. Full of current brand examples the book is a "must-read" for all who will be involved in the media decision process on both the agency and client side. Its easy-to-read style and logical format make it ideal for classroom adoption and students will benefit from the down-to-earth approach and real-world business examples. Several new chapters have been added to the fourth edition including: International advertising Campaign evaluation The changing role of media planning in agencies to give the reader a better grounding in the role of media in an advertising and marketing plan today Evaluating media vehicles filled with up-to-date examples Search engine marketing and a thorough revision of the chapter on online display advertising to address the increased emphasis on digital media Gaming and many new examples of the latest digital media with an emphasis on social media and a new framework for analyzing current and future social media Increased coverage of communication planning Added focus on the importance of media strategy early on in the book Separate chapters for video and audio media (instead of lumping them together in broadcast). This creates a more in-depth discussion of radio in particular An online instructor's manual with PowerPoint slides and sample test questions is available to adopters. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780765640901

Advertising Media Workbook and Sourcebook This book provides simple explanations of advertising media sources and calculations along with real-world examples of source material from advertising and media companies. Each of the book's 45 concise units opens with a brief text segment presents sample source materials from actual advertising and media companies and concludes with hands-on exercises. Compact units cover all key topics including communication planning and media strategies. A media math primer standard media formulae media planning checklists and a glossary of media terms are also included. Designed for practitioners and students  the latest edition includes new exercises with new media formats and digital media and new units devoted to popular social media channels. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780765640949

Advertising MythsThe Strange Half-Lives of Images and Commodities Advertising is often portrayed negatively as corrupting a mythically pure relationship between people and things. In Advertising Myths Anne Cronin argues that it is better understood as a 'matrix of transformation' that performs divisions in the social order and arranges classificatory regimes. Focusing on consumption controversies Cronin contends that advertising is constituted of 'circuits of belief' that flow between practitioners clients regulators consumers and academics. Controversies such as those over tobacco and alcohol advertising she argues distil these beliefs and articulate with programmes of social engineering aimed at altering consumption patterns. This book will be essential reading for students and academics of advertising and consumption. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203603680

Advertising Theory Advertising Theory provides detailed and current explorations of key theories in the advertising discipline. The volume gives a working knowledge of the primary theoretical approaches of advertising offering a comprehensive synthesis of the vast literature in the area. Editors Shelly Rodgers and Esther Thorson have developed this volume as a forum in which to compare contrast and evaluate advertising theories in a comprehensive and structured presentation. With new chapters on forms of advertising theories and concepts and an emphasis on the role of new technology this new edition is uniquely positioned to provide detailed overviews of advertising theory. Utilizing McGuire’s persuasion matrix as the structural model for each chapter the text offers a wider lens through which to view the phenomenon of advertising as it operates within various environments. Within each area of advertising theory—and across advertising contexts—both traditional and non-traditional approaches are addressed including electronic word-of-mouth advertising user-generated advertising and social media advertising contexts. This new edition includes a balance of theory and practice that will help provide a working knowledge of the primary theoretical approaches and will help readers synthesize the vast literature on advertising with the in-depth understanding of practical case studies and examples within every chapter. It also looks at mobile advertising in a broader context beyond the classroom and explores new areas such as native advertising political advertising mobile advertising and digital video gaming. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815382508

Advertising Today and Tomorrow Advertising Today and Tomorrow surveys the structure and function of modern advertising (and in particular the modern advertising agency) investigates how appropriate its machinery is for modern business requirements and suggests how both for the good of itself and its clients it can best equip and refine itself for the future. It is of great use to students of business particularly of marketing in the colleges universities and business schools as well as being of great help to young people seeking to make advertising their career. First published in 1974. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966161

AdvertisingCritical Approaches Advertising: Critical Approaches explores a broad range of critical theories and perspectives to shed new light on the organisation workings and effects of the advertising industry today. Chris Wharton presents the social cultural and economic role of advertising across history with chapters tracking the process of advertising from production to reception. Split into three sections covering Foundations Frameworks and Applications the book’s chapters explore a range of areas central to an insight into the development of modern advertising including: advertising history cultural critical and political economy approaches to advertising texts in advertising the reception of advertising advertising in the home and outdoor advertising consumer culture. Case studies explore the diversity in the uses of advertising throughout history from Ostia and the Square of the Corporations in the ancient Roman world to the UK Border Agency’s ‘Go Home’ campaign and contemporary City branding throughout Europe. Assessing the impact of the works of key critical thinkers including Marx Morris Lyotard Barthes Saussure Williams and Hall have had on our understanding of consumption and advertising’s societal impact Advertising: Critical Approaches illuminates and enhances our understanding and engagement with one of the most vital cultural and economic forces in contemporary society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415535236

Advice for the Novice InvestigatorExamples Taken from Movement Sciences This book is intended to help young and novice scientists by providing them with advice on how to overcome adversities. This advice comes in the form of numerous examples from the author’s career but also from the careers of many other scientists. It follows the thinking process of Ramon Y Cajal and his famous book "Advice for a Young Investigator." It covers a variety of topics and areas that are fundamental in becoming a successful scientist. It presents chapters on all essential areas of the scientific life that appeal to a wide range of audiences from the senior undergraduate student to the university administrator to the chief scientist in the industry. Some figures in the eBook are in color. Features Contains practical advice and many hints on a variety of topics; from how to write a grant to how to effectively manage your time Displays many examples of success and failure from other scientists that can teach valuable lessons Provides many personal stories and anecdotes in a form of sincere confessions Includes PowerPoint Presentation slides for each chapter for any academicians that want to develop such a class in their institutions Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138626188

Advising in Language LearningDialogue Tools and Context Advising in Language Learning (ALL) brings together examples of advising practice and research from various international contexts in a fast-developing field. A theoretical model based on constructivism and sociocultural theory (the “Dialogue Tools and Context Model”) is proposed and supported thoughout the book as each of the contributions focuses on one or more areas of the model. In this volume the editors set out the general aims and understandings of the field illustrating the innovative manner in which advisors around the world are working with learners and researching the practice of ALL. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781408276952

Advising UpwardsA Framework for Understanding and Engaging Senior Management Stakeholders Much has been written about leadership and team building but there are still major gaps in thinking and research about how to engage senior stakeholders in support of an organisation's projects. The central role of stakeholders in the successful delivery of organisational strategy is becoming increasingly recognised as is the importance of developing a sponsor culture to support more collaborative practices within the organisation. Building and managing relationships with senior (upwards) stakeholders is essential for success. Advising Upwards brings together the ideas of experts in fields related to engaging senior stakeholders such as risk management decision-making understanding cultural considerations effective communication and other disciplines that may enhance the sustainable engagement of senior stakeholders. The starting point is an examination of the difficulties that senior managers face as they move through the ranks of an organisation from middle management to executive levels. Senior managers usually move up through the organisation on the basis of command and control management. Once in the executive ranks they must develop a more collaborative approach and adopt the principles of emotional intelligence (EQ) to succeed. Awareness of difficulties that senior stakeholders may face drives effective approaches for communication between the team and sponsors. Case studies and stories from experts illustrate practical structured approaches that enable the teams to develop robust relationships with senior stakeholders will result in teams 'being heard' and support their 'being extraordinary' through innovative approaches to advising upwards. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780566092497

Advocacy Self-Advocacy and Special Needs First published in 1995. This book concerns aspects of decision-making by or on behalf of children who have special educational needs. This is an area of concern given that little attention had previously been given to the views of children on matters relating to their education. The book examines various themes relating to ‘advocacy’ in relation to classroom practice school organisation and professional development in all phases of education. Additionally the role of parents and of support agencies is considered. Each theme is developed by an author with expertise in that field and the emphasis of the book is upon the practical considerations of implementing advocacy programmes in schools. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138592599

Advocacy and EmpowermentMental Health Care in the Community Relevant and thought-provoking describes a new and imaginative approach to the needs of de-institutionalised people returning to care in the community. It shows that there is a challenging but dynamic contribution to be made by all community mental health workers in restoring dignity to the lives of those who have tragically been robbed of such a basic human need. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367606510

Advocacy and ObjectivityA Crisis in the Professionalization of American Social Science 1865-1905 This award-winning book of the Frederick Jackson Turner Studies describes the early development of social science professions in the United States. Furner traces the academic process in economics sociology and political science. She devotes considerable attention to economics in the 1880s when first-generation professionals wrestled with the enormously difficult social questions associated with industrialization. Controversies among economists reflected an endemic tension in social science between the necessity of being recognized as objective scientists and an intense desire to advocate reforms.Molded by internal conflicts and external pressures social science gradually changed. In the 1890s economics was defined more narrowly around market concerns. Both reformers and students of social dynamics gravitated to the emerging discipline of sociology while political science professionalized around the important new field of public administration. This division of social science into specialized disciplines was especially significant as progressivism opened paths to power and influence for social science experts.Professionalization profoundly altered the role and contribution of social scientists in American life. Since the late nineteenth century professionals have exerted increasing control over complex economic and social processes often performing services that they themselves have helped to make essential. Furner here seeks to discover how emerging groups of American social scientists envisioned their role what rights and responsibilities they claimed how they hoped to perform a vital social function as they fulfilled their own ambitions and what restraints they recognized. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315082981

Advocacy for Early Childhood EducatorsSpeaking Up for Your Students Your Colleagues and Yourself Become a better advocate—for your students for your coworkers and for yourself—with the valuable strategies in this accessible guidebook. Written with a candid and humorous style this tool kit reinforces why effective early childhood education matters and the positive impact an effective advocate can have on a child’s classroom experience. Chapters explore how to explain and support best practices build relationships with students and families speak up for English language learners and students with exceptionalities reduce coworker conflict and negativity and reach out for the help you need. Equipping readers with practical takeaways and everyday examples of what advocacy in early childhood education actually looks like Advocacy for Early Childhood Educators is perfect for teachers coaches and anyone seeking effective strategies to become a relentless advocate for their students for each other and for themselves. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367343934

Advocacy for Social ChangeCoalitions and the Organizations That Lead Them This book portrays how small geographically dispersed and progressive social change and social service organizations working within a coalition can influence national-level social policies. Based on extensive empirical research on two national organizations and their local affiliates one focusing on affordable housing and the other working to protect lower-income communities this book shows the ways in which professionally staffed organizations that coordinate coalitions come about and describes their work to mobilize coalition members to lobby and advocate providing information analysis and instruction to facilitate such action and in so doing becoming the public voice for the social change efforts of coalitions. Advocacy for Social Change details the characteristics of these organizations that the author has labeled as focal catalytic coalition organizations and then provides numerous examples of campaigns led by them on affordable housing and economic justice; campaigns that illustrate tactics that other social change organizations can emulate. As such it will appeal to scholars of sociology with interests in social problems social action political sociology urban studies community development and organizing while extending the literature on interest group lobbying. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138563810

Advocacy from A to Z In today’s educational climate advocacy is a critical part of any teacher or leader’s job. Advocacy From A to Z　 unpacks the difficult task of understanding the movers and shakers—including teachers parents the union legislatures and policy makers—that impact your school affect your students and shape policy. Organized into 26 chapters—one for each letter of the alphabet— this book provides school-based examples and specific strategies needed to be a successful advocate for education. Advocacy begins at the local level and the newest book in the A to Z series helps educational leaders navigate plan and shape their message to the right people at the right time. Now you can find your voice and become an active advocate to help your students succeed. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138125513

Advocacy in English Language Teaching and Learning Appropriate for those new to the topic and established scholars this holistic text examines the nexus of advocacy and English-language teaching beginning with theories of advocacy covering constraints and challenges in practice and offering a range of hands-on perspectives in different contexts and with different populations. Bringing together wide-ranging and diverse viewpoints in TESOL this volume examines the role of advocacy through a social justice lens in a range of contexts including K-12 classrooms and schools adult and higher education settings families and communities and teacher-education programs and professional organizations. Advocacy in English Language Teaching and Learning offers readers a deeper understanding of what advocacy is and can be and gives teacher candidates and educators the tools to advocate for their students their families and communities and their profession.　 Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138489851

Advocacy in the Magistrates' Court First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge-Cavendish 9781138151703

日本語NOW! NihonGO NOW!Performing Japanese Culture - Level 1 Volume 1 Textbook NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context. From the outset learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse interactions that learners of Japanese are likely to encounter in the future whether they involve speaking listening writing or reading. Level 1 comprises two textbooks with accompanying activity books. These four books in combination with audio files allow instructors to adapt a beginning-level course such as the first year of college Japanese to their students’ needs. They focus on language and modeled behavior providing opportunities for learners to acquire language through performance templates. Online resources provide additional support for both students and instructors. Audio files videos supplementary exercises and a teachers’ manual are available at www.routledge.com/9781138304147. NihonGO NOW! Level 1 Volume 1 Textbook is ideally accompanied by the Level 1 Volume 1 Activity Book which provides core texts and additional practice for beginning-level students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138304147

日本語NOW! NihonGO NOW!Performing Japanese Culture - Level 1 Volume 1 Textbook and Activity Book NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context. From the outset learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse interactions that learners of Japanese are likely to encounter in the future whether they involve speaking listening writing or reading. Level 1 is comprised of two textbooks with accompanying activity books. These four books in combination with audio files allow instructors to adapt a beginning-level course such as the first year of college Japanese to their students’ needs. They focus on language and modeled behavior providing opportunities for learners to acquire language through performance templates. Online resources provide additional support for both students and instructors. Audio files videos supplementary exercises and a teachers’ manual are available at www.routledge.com/9781138304147. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367508494

日本語NOW! NihonGO NOW!Performing Japanese Culture - Level 1 Volume 2 Textbook and Activity Book NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context. From the outset learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse interactions that learners of Japanese are likely to encounter in the future whether they involve speaking listening writing or reading. Level 1 is comprised of two textbooks with accompanying activity books. These four books in combination with audio files allow instructors to adapt a beginning-level course such as the first year of college Japanese to their students’ needs. They focus on language and modeled behavior providing opportunities for learners to acquire language through performance templates. Online resources provide additional support for both students and instructors. Audio files videos supplementary exercises and a teachers’ manual are available at www.routledge.com/9781138304147. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367508531

日本語NOW! NihonGO NOW!Performing Japanese Culture – Level 1 Volume 1 Activity Book NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context. From the outset learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse interactions that learners of Japanese are likely to encounter in the future whether they involve speaking listening writing or reading. Level 1 comprises two textbooks and accompanying activity books. These four books incombination with audio files allow instructors to adapt a beginning-level course such as the first year of collect Japanese to their students' needs. They focus on language and modeled behavior providing opportunities for learners to acquire language through performance templates. Online resources provide additional support for both students and instructors. Audio files videos supplementary exercises and a teachers’ manual are available at www.routledge.com/9781138304147. NihonGO NOW! Level 1 Volume 1 Activity Book provides a wealth of communicative exercises and assessment tools for students working through the first semester of the NihonGO NOW! course. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138304314

日本語NOW! NihonGO NOW!Performing Japanese Culture – Level 1 Volume 2 Activity Book NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context. From the outset learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse interactions that learners of Japanese are likely to encounter in the future whether they involve speaking listening writing or reading. Level 1 comprises two textbooks with accompanying activity books. These four books in combination with audio files allow instructors to adapt a beginning-level course such as the first year of college Japanese to their students’ needs. They focus on language and modeled behavior providing opportunities for learners to acquire language through performance templates. Online resources provide additional support for both students and instructors. Audio files videos supplementary exercises and a teachers’ manual are available at www.routledge.com/9781138304147. NihonGO NOW! Level 1 Volume 2 Activity Book provides a wealth of communicative exercises and assessment tools for students working through the second semester of the NihonGO NOW! course. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367483364

日本語NOW! NihonGO NOW!Performing Japanese Culture – Level 1 Volume 2 Textbook NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context. From the outset learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coherent. Instructional time is used primarily to rehearse interactions that learners of Japanese are likely to encounter in the future whether they involve speaking listening writing or reading. Level 1 comprises two textbooks with accompanying activity books. These four books in combination with audio files　allow instructors to adapt a beginning-level course such as the first year of college Japanese to their students’ needs. They focus on language and modeled behavior providing opportunities for learners to acquire language through performance templates. Online resources provide additional support for both students and instructors. Audio files videos supplementary exercises and a teachers’ manual are available at www.routledge.com/9781138304147. NihonGO NOW! Level 1 Volume 2 Textbook is ideally accompanied by the Level 1 Volume 2 Activity Book which provides core texts and additional practice for beginning-level students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367483210

AeglidaeLife History and Conservation Status of Unique Freshwater Anomuran Decapods Aeglidae focuses on these unique crustaceans who are endemic to South America. The book is the first to summarize the diverse aspects of the Aeglidae whose taxonomic features and phylogenetic relationships evolutionary history and biogeographical background biological characteristics and current conservation awareness make them stand out among all other decapods.  Addresses the morphology taxonomy and phylogenetics that characterize the Aegla and their relationship to other decapod taxa Provides in-depth treatment of the evolutionary history biogeography reproduction developmental biology and the life cycle of the Aeglidae Discusses their physiology ecology and behavior including physiological mechanisms associated with freshwater adaptation population dynamics trophic ecology agonistic and non-agonistic behavior Covers the current conservation status of all known species of aeglids major threats to them the use of aeglids as flagships or umbrella species and conservation action planning Edited by internationally distinguished leaders in this field. This will be an important reference not only for carcinologists working with this family of decapods but also readers interested in the evolution biogeography taxonomy phylogenetics physiology and reproductive ecology. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138294721

Aemilius Paullus (Routledge Revivals)Conqueror of Greece Lucius Aemilius Paullus was largely responsible for the inclusion of Greece in the growing empire of the Republic. He is most often presented as a man of pristine virtue and philhellenic persuasion but this image has clouded his personality as well as the events in which he was involved. Aemilius Paullus: Conqueror of Greece first published in 1988 aims to construct an accurate picture of the soldier and politician by scrutiny of the main sources – Livy Plutarch and Polybius (the last of whom worked under the direct patronage of Paullus). The Polybian concepts of the statesman and the conqueror Livy’s portrayal of a man schooled in the mos maiorum and Plutarch’s moralistic use of the image of Paullus for didactic purposes are each investigated. The author shows how each writer moulds a Paullus according to his own preconceptions and suggests that he may have been little more than a competent general and politician. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415749282

Aeneas Takes the MetroThe Presence of Virgil in Twentieth-century French Literature "This study traces Virgil's journey through twentieth-century France by examining his profile in the works of Gide Aragon Valery Pagnol Klossowski Butor Simon and Pinget and by looking at how their Virgilian appropriations complement and modify current readings of the ""Aeneid"" and other works. His presence in these works provides insights not only into modern French culture but into the Virgilian oeuvre itself. This process of mutual illumination is highlighted in Cox's argument by theories of intertextuality and dialogism. Although Virgil's presence in French literature is characterized by its focus on exile and uncertainty Cox's study reaffirms the multivalency of this great European poet and his continuing relevance at the turn of the millennium." Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351199032

Aeolian GeomorphologyBinghamton Geomorphology Symposium 17 This book first published in 1986 stems from the 1986 Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. The topic was chosen because of the advances in the study of aeolian processes and landforms particularly in the area of desertification and the papers collected here clearly indicate that their study is not constrained by discipline boundaries but are of interest to geologists physical geographers soil scientists meteorologists and engineers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367210540

Aerial DanceA Guide to Dance with Rope and Harness Aerial Dance: A Guide to Dance with Rope and Harness provides an introduction for the beginning aerialist. It covers rigging equipment advice on optimal conditioning and a step-by-step guide to technique including anatomical references space and time considerations and elements of force when working with and against gravity. Specific movements and choreography are framed anatomically and together reflect the pattern and order of an aerial technique class. Challenges inherent to this type of dancing are discussed as well as wellness instruction and methods of altering these techniques for intermediate and advanced dancing. A companion website hosts video that corresponds with the technique and phrasing in the book. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138698994

Aerial Imagination in CubaStories from Above the Rooftops Aerial Imagination in Cuba is a visual ethnographic sensorial and poetic engagement with how Cubans imagine the sky as a medium that allows things to circulate. What do wi-fi antennas cactuses pigeons lottery and congas have in common? This book offers a series of illustrated ethno-fictional stories to explore various practices and beliefs that have seemingly nothing in common. But if you look at the sky there is more than meets the eye. By discussing the natural religious and human-made visible and invisible aerial infrastructures—or systems of circulation—through short illustrated vignettes Aerial Imagination in Cuba offers a highly creative way to explore the aerial space in Santiago de Cuba today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138595958

Aerial MappingMethods and Applications Second Edition Building on the foundation of the bestselling first edition Aerial Mapping: Methods and Applications Second Edition provides you with a practical understanding of aerial photography remote sensing and photogrammetric mapping. The content is deliberately semi-technical and processes are discussed in a manner easily accessible to anyone regardless of their technical or scientific background. This new edition highlights the significant changes in equipment and techniques. High-speed computers scanners and remote sensors have changed the way mapping is done. The principles of photogrammetry image analysis and remote sensing have become dynamically intertwined. With the solid grounding in basic procedures that Aerial Mapping: Methods and Applications Second Edition provides you can apply your knowledge to the special conditions of each aerial mapping project. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367578725

Aerial Propaganda and the Wartime Occupation of France 1914–18 Aerial Propaganda and the Wartime Occupation of France 1914-1918 explores the combined role played by the French and British Governments and Armies in creating and distributing millions of aerial newspapers and leaflets aimed at the French population trapped behind German lines. Drawing on extensive research and French German and British primary sources the book highlights a previously unknown aspect of psychological warfare that challenges the established interpretation that the occupied populations lived in a state of total isolation and that the Allied governments had no desire to provide them with morale support. Instead a very different picture emerges from this study which demonstrates that aerial propaganda not only played a fundamental role in raising morale in the occupied territories but also fuelled resistance and clandestine publications. This book demonstrates that the existing historiographical portrayal of the occupied civilian as an uninformed victim must be replaced by a more nuanced interpretation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138329799

Aero Engine Combustor CasingExperimental Design and Fatigue Studies The book is focused on theoretical and experimental investigation aimed at detecting and selecting proper information related to the fundamental aspect of combustion casing design performance and life evaluation parameters. A rational approach has been adopted to the analysis domain underlying the complexities of the process. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367573539

Aerobiology Aerobiology is the study of airborne particles that have an impact on humans and other organisms. Every day we are exposed to airborne particles including "natural" particles such as pollen bacteria and fungi and "unnatural" particles such as asbestos fibers and noxious chemicals. Aerobiology highlights the current interests in this field primarily the ecology and distribution of airborne particles and their effects on health. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367579623

Aerodynamics of Large Bridges As bridges spans get longer lighter and more slender aerodynamic loads become a matter of serious study. This volume of proceedings reflect the co-operation between civil and mechanical engineering and meteorology in this field. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315136950

Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines is the established essential text for the fundamental solutions to efficient wind turbine design. Now in its third edition it has been substantially updated with respect to structural dynamics and control. The new control chapter now includes details on how to design a classical pitch and torque regulator to control rotational speed and power while the section on structural dynamics has been extended with a simplified mechanical system explaining the phenomena of forward and backward whirling modes. Readers will also benefit from a new chapter on Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT). Topics covered include increasing mass flow through the turbine performance at low and high wind speeds assessment of the extreme conditions under which the turbine will perform and the theory for calculating the lifetime of the turbine. The classical Blade Element Momentum method is also covered as are eigenmodes and the dynamic behaviour of a turbine. The book describes the effects of the dynamics and how this can be modelled in an aeroelastic code which is widely used in the design and verification of modern wind turbines. Furthermore it examines how to calculate the vibration of the whole construction as well as the time varying loads and global case studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138775077

Aerodynamics Principles for Air Transport Pilots Equipping readers with the ability to analyze the aerodynamic forces on an aircraft the book provides comprehensive knowledge of the characteristics of subsonic and supersonic airflow. This book begins with the fundamental physics principles of aerodynamics then introduces the Continuity Equation Energy Equations and Bernoulli’s Equation which form the basic aerodynamic principles for subsonic airflow. It provides a thorough understanding of the forces acting on an aircraft across a range of speeds and their effects on the aircraft's performance including a discussion on the difference in aerofoil and aircraft shapes. Aircraft stability issues are analyzed along with the development of a boundary layer over an aerofoil the changes of air speed and air pressure and boundary layer separation. Readers will gain a clear understanding of the nature of airflow over aircraft during subsonic transonic and supersonic flight. The book emphasizes the connection between operating actions in flight and aerodynamic requirements. The content will be of interest to senior undergraduates studying to obtain their Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL)/Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate general aviation and air transport pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367188542

Aeromedical Psychology Aeromedical psychology is that branch of psychology pertaining to the assessment selection and evaluation of aviation personnel. This book Aeromedical Psychology is designed to provide the means for a variety of clinicians to carry out sound assessment and selection procedures perform informed evaluations and make subsequent recommendations regarding flight status and treatment strategies geared to the aviation environment. To facilitate a dynamic understanding of the field the book emphasizes an integration of applications and theory case examples and research. The book is divided into three parts. The first presents assessment and selection procedures for aviation personnel (i.e. air traffic controllers flight officers and pilots) and astronauts and the many ways in which both psychologists and psychiatrists are involved in these roles. In the second part the waiver standards put forth by both the FAA and the various branches of the military are presented as well as the waiver decision process. Clinical issues unique to aviation - notably fear of flying motivation to fly and airsickness - are addressed as well as possible courses of intervention treatment and disposition. In the final part more specialized issues pertaining to aeromedical psychology are dealt with namely the psychopharmacological research and regulations applicable to recreational pilots and aviation personnel managing the aftermath of aviation mishaps and the psychologist's role in accident investigations. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780754675907

Aeromedical Transportation: A Clinical GuideA Clinical Guide This book focuses on the principles of aeromedical transport and includes latest research and new chapters on the transport of intensive care patients and medical emergencies/death in flight. It is intended for medical personnel whose duties include the transportation of the sick and injured by air. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003063193

Aeromedical TransportationA Clinical Guide Still the only book published anywhere in the world which is devoted entirely to the principles of aeromedical transport Aeromedical Transportation has rightly become known as the sole reference for the industry. This second edition has been radically revised and updated; featuring the latest research updated references and new chapters on the transport of intensive care patients and medical emergencies/death in flight. Since the first edition was published in 1996 the concept of 'evidence-based medicine' has been accepted as essential in any book which endeavours to be the accepted knowledge base in its subject area. A very practical text international in its approach much of its content is devoted to clinical matters. Administration and organisation are also discussed but are addressed from the standpoint of the clinical aeromedical escort. The text is suitable for medical paramedical and nursing personnel and for those working in organizations whose duties include the transportation of the sick and injured by air. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138430853

Aeronautical Telecommunications NetworkAdvances Challenges and Modeling   Addresses the Challenges of Modern-Day Air Traffic Air traffic control (ATC) directs aircraft in the sky and on the ground to safety while the Aeronautical Telecommunications Network (ATN) comprises all systems and phases that assist in aircraft departure and landing. The Aeronautical Telecommunications Network: Advances Challenges and Modeling focuses on the development of ATN and examines the role of the various systems that link aircraft with the ground. The book places special emphasis on ATC—introducing the modern ATC system from the perspective of the user and the developer—and provides a thorough understanding of the operating mechanism of the ATC system. It discusses the evolution of ATC explaining its structure and how it works; includes design examples; and describes all subsystems of the ATC system. In addition the book covers relevant tools techniques protocols and architectures in ATN including MIPv6 air traffic control (ATC) security of air traffic management (ATM) very-high-frequency (VHF) digital link (VDL) aeronautical radio and satellite communications electromagnetic interference to aeronautical telecommunications quality of service (QoS)-satisfied ATN routing mechanism speed dynamic environments and service-oriented architecture (SOA)-based ATN transmission control algorithm. It also incorporates published research and technical reports to illustrate existing problems highlight current methods and opportunities and consider future directions and trends. The authors: Provide an overview of ATN Illustrate the composition of the ATC system Explain how to design an ATC system Reveal how to use an ATC system to control in-flight airplanes Present the results of author research on spatial mitigation Introduce the electromagnetic interference effects and response measures of aviation communications equipment Analyze the protective measures of aircraft and ground stations against electromagnetic interference The Aeronautical Telecommunications Network: Advances Challenges and Modeling highlights the advances challenges and modeling of ATN and implements strategies for integrating existing and future data communications networks into a single internetwork serving the aeronautical industry. This book can aid readers in working to ensure the effective management of air traffic and airspace and the safety of air transport. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138747524

AeroponicsGrowing Vertical Aeroponics: Growing Vertical covers aspects of the emerging technology aeroponics which is a sister to hydroponics involving state-of-the-art controlled environment agriculture.  The book begins with an introduction of aeroponics followed by a summary of peer-reviewed technical literature conducted over 50 years involving various aspects of aeroponics.  It covers the science and all the patent literature since 2001 to give the reader a comprehensive view of the innovations related to aeroponics.  This book is a useful reference for people interested in learning about how aeroponics works.  This book is for novices as well as scientists interested in research activities conducted in countries around the world as well as work in using aeroponics in outer space.  Designed for the user interested in research conducted in the past this a helpful resource for those in the next generation of profitable agricultural endeavors.  Features: ·        Comprehensive resource presenting key aspects of aeroponics ·        Focus on areas of aeroponics including its history science innovations business and practice ·        Provides a complete overview of the intellectual property associated with aeroponics ·        Presents a broad overview of research using aeroponic systems across the globe ·        Features information on key start-up businesses and activities that drive this technology   Thomas Gurley earned a BA in chemistry from Houghton College and a PhD in analytical chemistry from Case Western Reserve University and has 40 years industrial chemistry experience with companies including Goodyear Abbott Labs and his consulting company Manning Wood LLC.  He holds two Fulbright scholarships to Ukraine and Uganda.  He is currently R&D Director for Aero Development Corporation a manufacturer of aeroponic commercial growing systems. He conducts research in aeroponics as an adjunct professor at Charleston Southern University in South Carolina. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367374303

Aerosol Chemical Processes in the Environment A compilation of the most important aerosol chemical processes involved in known scientific and technological disciplines Aerosol Chemical Processes in the Environment serves as a handbook for aerosol chemistry. Aerosol science is interdisciplinary interfacing with many environmental biological and technological research fields. Aerosols and aerosol research play an important role in both basic and applied scientific and technological fields. Interdisciplinary cooperation is useful and necessary. Aerosol Chemical Processes in the Environment uses several examples to show the impact of aerosol chemistry in several different fields mainly in basic and atmospheric research. The book describes the most important chemical processes involved in the various scientific and technological disciplines. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367579005

Aerosols HandbookMeasurement Dosimetry and Health Effects Second Edition With the rapid growth of the nanotechnology industry the need to understand the biological effects of aerosol exposure has become increasingly important. Featuring contributions by leading experts in the field Aerosols Handbook: Measurement Dosimetry and Health Effects Second Edition offers an up-to-date overview of many aspects of aerosols from properties to health effects and epidemiology.Covering indoor outdoor industrial medical pharmaceutical and radioactive aerosols this book explores aerosol dosimetry by defining terms such as exposure and dose. In addition it looks at nanometer particles the mechanism of aerosol deposition in the lungs and modeling deposition with a corresponding uncertainty in risk assessment. The text also emphasizes the importance of accurate aerosol measurements particularly breathing zone exposure assessments.Examining radioactive aerosols the book discusses lessons learned from nuclear accidents radon and thoron and long-lived radionuclides in the environment. It brings together research on both radioactive and nonradioactive aerosols supplying readers with a more complete view of how aerosols behave in the lungs.New in This EditionFive new chapters that address the safety of nanomaterials dealing with nanoparticle cell penetration high aspect ratio nanomaterials nanoaerosols in drug delivery risk assessment and health effectsNew chapters on atmospheric pollution related to climate change chemical analyses of particle filter deposits and classical nucleation theoryNew data on measurement dosimetry and health effectsUpdated throughout this second edition continues to be an essential resource for those who study exposure dosages and toxicity to develop treatments for exposure reduce air pollution and establish better safety regulat Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367866112

Aerospace Clinical Psychology Flight training and flying are hazardous activities that demand the most of human operators whether they be pilots or other factors (maintainers air traffic controllers managers regulators) involved in the complex aviation system. 'Aerospace Clinical Psychology' serves as a handbook for dealing with aviators and other operators those seen as patients as well as those functioning 'normally' who none-the-less wish to improve their performance. This book has much to offer the audiences who intersect the Human Factors and clinical areas of aviation and operators in extreme environments. It deftly defines specific touchstone areas such as selection training accident investigation measurement and testing and practical interventions. The little-margin-for-error realm of aviation exposes operators to stress and risk on a daily basis. 'Aerospace Clinical Psychology' provides a blueprint for combining the talents of clinical psychologists with flight surgeons and Human Factors practitioners to enhance safety and efficiency. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138378230

Aerospace Manufacturing Processes Manufacturing processes for aircraft components include broad activities consisting of multiple materials processing technologies. This book focuses on presenting manufacturing process technologies exclusively for fabricating major aircraft components. Topics covered in a total of twenty chapters are presented with a balanced perspective on the relevant fundamentals and various examples and case studies. An individual chapter is aimed at discussing the scope and direction of research and development in producing high strength lighter aircraft materials and cost effective manufacturing processes are also included. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367736927

Aerospace Materials Aerospace Materials provides a grounding in state-of-the-art aerospace materials technology including developments in aluminum titanium and nickel alloys as well as polymers and polymer composites. Experts in each topic have contributed key overviews that summarize current knowledge and indicate future trends. The book begins by outlining the i Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429148125

Aerospace Materials Handbook Whether an airplane or a space shuttle a flying machine requires advanced materials to provide a strong lightweight body and a powerful engine that functions at high temperature. The Aerospace Materials Handbook examines these materials covering traditional superalloys as well as more recently developed light alloys. Capturing state-of-the-art developments in materials research for aeronautical and aerospace applications this book provides a timely reference for both newcomers and veteran researchers in the field.The chapters address developments in bulk materials coatings traditional materials and new materials. Beginning with an overview of superalloys including nickel- nickel–iron- and cobalt-based superalloys the text covers machining laser cladding and alloying corrosion performance high-temperature oxidation thermal spraying and nanostructured coatings. It also includes four categories of composites used in aerospace: metal matrix polymer carbon nanotube-reinforced polymer and self-healing composites. The text describes preparation processing and fatigue of lightweight magnesium alloys as well as an exciting new class of materials—aerogels.This book brings readers to the cutting edge of research in materials for aerospace and aeronautics. It provides an entry point into this field and presents details to stimulate future research. This unique up-to-date resource offers knowledge to enable practitioners to develop faster more efficient and more reliable air- and spacecraft. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439873298

Aerospace Project Management Handbook The Aerospace Project Management Handbook focuses on space systems exploring intricacies rarely seen in land-based projects. These range from additional compliance requirements from Earned Value Management requirements and regulations (ESA NASA FAA) to criticality and risk factors for systems where repair is impossible. Aerospace project management has become a pathway for success in harsh space environments as the Handbook demonstrates. With chapters written by experts this comprehensive book offers a step-by-step approach emphasizing the applied techniques and tools and is a prime resource for program managers technical leads systems engineers and principle payload leads. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498776523

Aerospace Strategic TradeHow the US Subsidizes the Large Commercial Aircraft Industry The U.S. economy is generally considered to run on free market or laissez faire principles implying that U.S. policy makers do not provide government support for industrial or commercial sectors. While mostly true it is not the case with strategic industries such as aerospace. Support for the aerospace sector has been viewed as essential because aerospace technologies have been the material backbone of U.S. security systems. But American historic dominance in commercial aerospace and particularly the large commercial aircraft sector arose on the back of defence technology paid for by the US government. Aerospace Strategic Trade analyses the subsidy of the U.S. large commercial aircraft (LCA) industry and redefines the terms of the Airbus/Boeing subsidy debate. This is achieved by tracking the benefits to Boeing of the Research and Technology contracts granted by the DoD and NASA. The book is characterized by a new level of methodological precision in the database upon which the factual claims rest and the analysis derives from an exhaustive search of U.S. public databases and also data on federal R&D contracts obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the USA. The overall analysis brings together these two approaches and provides a balanced and highly informative account of U.S. federal funding of the American large commercial aircraft sector. This book is of interest to academics industrialists and government officials concerned with the aerospace industry to managers and executives in the aerospace industry. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315263267

Aeschylus and WarComparative Perspectives on Seven Against Thebes This volume brings together a group of interdisciplinary experts who demonstrate that Aeschylus’　Seven Against Thebes　is a text of continuing relevance and value for exploring ancient contemporary and comparative issues of war and its attendant trauma. The volume features contributions from an international cast of experts as well as a conversation with a retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. giving her perspectives on the blending of reality and fiction in Aeschylus’ war tragedies and on the potential of Greek tragedy to speak to contemporary veterans. This book is a fascinating resource for anyone interested in Aeschylus Greek tragedy and its reception and war literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367595401

Aesthetic 3D LightingHistory Theory and Application Aesthetic 3D Lighting: History Theory and Application delves into the history the theory and the practical and aesthetic application of lighting in the fine arts and 3D animation. In this book animation industry veteran and lighting expert Lee Lanier examines the importance of lighting and its ability to communicate information to the viewer. Lee examines the history of lighting as applied to the fine arts film photography and 3D animation. He discusses the use of light color light location and direction and light shadow types to recreate specific locations and to generate moods. He includes guides for successful lighting in 3D animation. Software-agnostic examples lead you through useful 3D lighting set-ups. Chapter-long case studies step you through more complex 3D lighting projects in Autodesk Maya. An accompanying eResource (www.routledge.com/9781138737570) features 3D model files scene files and texture bitmaps allowing you to practice the discussed techniques in Autodesk Maya and many other 3D programs. The lighting techniques covered in this book include: History of lighting as used in the fine arts The scientific mechanisms of light Light types and light application in 3D programs Light qualities including shadows variations Basic and advanced 3D lighting approaches 1- 2- 3-point naturalistic and stylistic lighting techniques Replication of real-world lighting scenarios and locations Overview of advanced 3D lighting and rendering systems Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138737570

Aesthetic and Philosophical Reflections on MoodStimmung and Modernity This study explores the concept of Stimmung in literary and philosophical texts of the modern age. Signifying both 'mood' and 'attunement' Stimmung speaks to the categories of affective experience and aesthetic design alike. The study locates itself in the nexus between discourses on modernity existentialism and aesthetics and uncovers the pivotal role of Stimmung in 19th- and 20th-century European narrative fiction and continental philosophy. The study first explores the philosophical and aesthetic origins and implications of Stimmung to then discuss its role in the narrative fiction of three key authors of modern literature: Fyodor Dostoevsky Samuel Beckett and Thomas Bernhard. These readings demonstrate a significant shift towards an aesthetic of affective intensity and immediacy in which the experience of the reading process takes centre stage as each author develops an aesthetic philosophy of Stimmung in their own right. Through its focus on the concept of Stimmung the study thus unearths a fundamental link between existentialist concerns and narrative practice in modern literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367275525

Aesthetic Clinic Marketing in the Digital Age Social media provides a new way for aesthetic practitioners to connect with consumers and to differentiate their clinics. However to most clinic managers and practitioners digital media represents a sea of confusion that they cannot even begin to know how to navigate. With over 20 years of experience in medical aesthetics Lewis offers a unique understanding of the challenges clinics face every day to market their products and services ethically manage patients and stay profitable. This text serves as an expert user's guide written specifically for healthcare professionals in need of an in-depth introduction and comprehensive actionable program for digital marketing social media and aesthetic clinic management. It is a must-read for practitioners. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498726726

Aesthetic Constructions of Korean NationalismSpectacle Politics and History While most studies on Korean nationalism centre on textual analysis Aesthetic Constructions of Korean Nationalism offers a different approach. It looks at expositions museums and the urban built environment at particular moments in both colonial and postcolonial eras and analyses their discursive relations in the construction of Korean nationalism. By linking concepts of visual spectacle urban space and governmentality this book explores how such notions made the nation imaginable to the public in both the past and the present; how they represented a new modality of seeing for the state and contributed to the shaping of collective identities in colonial and postcolonial Korea. The author further examines how their different modes were associated with the change in governmentality in Korea. In addressing these questions the book interprets the politics behind the culture of displays and shows both the continuity and the transformation of spectacles as a governing technology in twentieth-century Korea. Aesthetic Constructions of Korean Nationalism is a significant contribution to a study of the politics of visual culture in colonial and postcolonial Korea. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of Korean Studies Culture and Heritage Studies and Asian Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415857529

Aesthetic DisinterestednessArt Experience and the Self The notion of disinterestedness is often conceived of as antiquated or ideological. In spite of this Hilgers argues that one cannot reject it if one wishes to understand the nature of art. He claims that an artwork typically asks a person to adopt a disinterested attitude towards what it shows and that the effect of such an adoption is that it makes the person temporarily lose the sense of herself while enabling her to gain a sense of the other. Due to an artwork’s particular wealth multiperspectivity and dialecticity the engagement with it cannot culminate in the construction of world-views but must initiate a process of self-critical thinking which is a precondition of real self-determination. Ultimately then the aesthetic experience of art consists of a dynamic process of losing the sense of oneself while gaining a sense of the other and of achieving selfhood. In his book Hilgers spells out the nature of this process by means of rethinking Kant’s and Schopenhauer’s aesthetic theories in light of more recent developments in philosophy–specifically in hermeneutics critical theory and analytic philosophy–and within the arts themselves–specifically within film and performance art. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367361495

Aesthetic Experience in Science EducationLearning and Meaning-Making as Situated Talk and Action This book examines the role of aesthetic experience in learning science and in science education from the perspective of knowledge as action and language use. The theoretical underpinnings are based on the writings of John Dewey and Ludwig Wittgenstein. In their spirit aesthetics is examined as it appears in the lives of people and how it relates to the activities in which they are involved.Centered around an empirical analysis of how students and their teachers use aesthetic language and acts during laboratory and field work the book demonstrates that aesthetics is something that is constantly talked about in science class and that these aesthetic experiences are intimately involved in learning science. These empirical findings are related to current debates about the relation between aesthetics and science and about motivation participation learning and socio-cultural issues in science education. This book features:*an empirical demonstration of the importance and specific roles of aesthetic experiences in learning science;*a novel contribution to the current debate on how to understand motivation participation and learning; and*a new methodology of studying learning in action.Part I sketches out the theoretical concepts of Wickman's practical epistemology analysis of the fundamental role of aesthetics in science and science education. Part II develops these concepts through an analysis of the use of aesthetic judgments when students and teachers are talking in university science classes. Part III sums up the general implications of the theoretical underpinnings and empirical findings for teaching and learning science. Here Wickman expands the findings of his study beyond the university setting to K-8 school science and explicates what it would mean to make science education more aesthetically meaningful.Wickman's conclusions deal to a large extent with aesthetic experience as individual transformation and with people's prospects for participation in an activity such as science education. These conclusions have significance beyond science teaching and learning that should be of concern to educators generally. This book is intended for educational researchers graduate students and teacher educators in science education internationally as well as those interested in aesthetics philosophy of education discourse analysis socio-cultural issues motivation learning and meaning-making more generally. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415645737

Aesthetic Facial Anatomy Essentials for Injections With the ever-increasing popularity of injectable toxins and fillers all clinical practitioners in minimally invasive aesthetic procedures need to be experts in the anatomy of the face. This is a detailed and informative guide from international experts to all aspects of the facial anatomy of the presenting clinical patient - how it changes with age how it differs in different patients how it is layered and what danger zones it may contain. An integral ebook contains videos demonstrating how injection can best be accomplished in each of the anatomical areas considered. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138505728

Aesthetic Facial Reconstruction After Mohs Surgery NO_DESCRIPTION_AVAILABLE_FOR_THIS_PRODUCT Media > Books > Print Books Jaypee UK 9781907816918

Aesthetic Hybridity in Mughal Painting 1526–1658 The first specialized critical-aesthetic study to be published on the concept of hybridity in early Mughal painting this book investigates the workings of the diverse creative forces that led to the formation of a unique Mughal pictorial language. Mughal pictoriality distinguishes itself from the Persianate models through the rationalization of the picture’s conceptual structure and other visual modes of expression involving the aesthetic concept of mimesis. If the stylistic and iconographic results of this transformational process have been well identified and evidenced their hermeneutic interpretation greatly suffers from the neglect of a methodologically updated investigation of the images’ conceptual underpinning. Valerie Gonzalez addresses this lacuna by exploring the operations of cross-fertilization at the level of imagistic conceptualization resulting from the multifaceted encounter between the local legacy of Indo-Persianate book art the freshly imported Persian models to Mughal India after 1555 and the influx of European art at the Mughal court in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The author's close examination of the visuality metaphysical order and aesthetic language of Mughal imagery and portraiture sheds new light on this particular aspect of its aesthetic hybridity which is usually approached monolithically as a historical phenomenon of cross-cultural interaction. That approach fails to consider specific parameters and features inherent to the artistic practice such as the differences between doxis and praxis conceptualization and realization intentionality and what lies beyond it. By studying the distinct phases and principles of hybridization between the variegated pictorial sources at work in the Mughal creative process at the successive levels of the project/intention the practice/realization and the result/product the author deciphers the modalities of appropriation and manipulation of the heterogeneous elements. Her unique Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138564879

Aesthetic HysteriaThe Great Neurosis in Victorian Melodrama and Contemporary Fiction Aesthetic Hysteria is a deconstructive psychoanalytic study of hysteria using literary texts to foreground a telling encounter between two growing discourses within English studies: that of emotion/affect and trauma studies. It brings together several academic foci - the history of medicine aesthetic theory speech act theory feminism and gender and performance studies. The study uses its theoretical and philosophical questioning of a cultural phenomenon to interrogate the politics and ends of theory and is timely in addressing similar anxieties dominating contemporary critical and cultural theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415512985

Aesthetic Modernism and Masculinity in Fascist Italy Aesthetic Modernism and Masculinity in Fascist Italy is an interdisciplinary historical re-reading of a series of representative texts that complicate our current understanding of the portrayal of masculinity in the Italian fascist era. Examining paintings films music and literature in light of some of the ideological and material contradictions that animated the regime it argues that fascist masculinity was itself highly contradictory. It brings to the fore works that have tended to be under-studied and argues that while fascist inclusive strategies of patronage worked to bind artists to the regime an official policy of non-interference may inadvertently have opened up a space whereby the arts expressed a more complicated and contestatory view of masculinity than the one proffered by kitsch photos of a bare-chested Mussolini skiing. Champagne seeks to evaluate how the aesthetic analysis of the artefacts explored offer a more sophisticated and nuanced understanding of what world politics is what is at stake when something – like masculinity – is rendered as being an element of world politics and how such an understanding differs from more orthodox ‘cultural’ analyses common to international relations. Providing a significant contribution to understandings of representations of masculinities in modernist art this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of gender studies queer studies political science Italian studies and art history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138808157

Aesthetic OrderA Philosophy of Order Beauty and Art Aesthetic Order challenges contemporary theories of aesthetics offering the idea of beauty as quantitative yet different from the traditional discursive order. It will be of importance to all interested in aesthetic theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415645744

Aesthetic OriginsPeter Viereck and the Imaginative Sources of Politics While it is gaining in academic prominence discussion of the imagination is too often neglected. Society is dangerously unaware of the intimate relationship between culture and politics ethics and aesthetics. Challenging this Jay Patrick Starliper examines the imagination through the lens of the work of Peter Viereck and other likeminded thinkers. The result is a philosophical deconstruction that demonstrates why "books are bullets."In 1941 before Nazi barbarism was public knowledge a young Peter Viereck published Metapolitics: From Wagner and the German Romantics to Hitler. In it Viereck attacked the diabolical spiritual foundations of National Socialism. He made the ostensibly absurd claim that a certain shade of romanticism was the ethical foundation of a German revolt against decency. According to Viereck Nazism was the culmination of over a century and a half of bad culture the result of an idyllic imagination. Starliper warns that the same diseased imagination that culminated in gas chambers and guillotines is subtly affecting the way millions of people view the world today and that without the inspiration of an elevated aesthetic civilization will not survive.In the spirit of Edmund Burke and Irving Babbitt Viereck's insight into the ethical and political force of aesthetics provides a much needed critique of contemporary civilization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412853897

Aesthetic Pleasure in Twentieth-Century Women's Food WritingThe Innovative Appetites of M.F.K. Fisher Alice B. Toklas and Elizabeth David This book explores the aesthetic pleasures of eating and writing in the lives of M. F. K. Fisher (1908-1992) Alice B. Toklas (1877-1967) and Elizabeth David (1913-1992). Growing up during a time when women's food writing was largely limited to the domestic cookbook which helped to codify the guidelines of middle class domesticity Fisher Toklas and David claimed the pleasures of gastronomy previously reserved for men. Articulating a language through which female desire is artfully and publicly sated Fisher Toklas and David expanded women’s food writing beyond the domestic realm by pioneering forms of self-expression that celebrate female appetite for pleasure and for culinary adventure. In so doing they illuminate the power of genre-bending food writing to transgress and reconfigure conventional gender ideologies. For these women food encouraged a sensory engagement with their environment and a physical receptivity toward pleasure that engendered their creative aesthetic. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415703314

Aesthetic Practices and Adult Education In the past and over the last decade in particular the arts and arts spaces have become integral to the research theory and practice of adult education. This edited volume showcases the possibilities and challenges of work by adult educators in community settings university classrooms and arts and cultural institutions in Canada the United States and Europe. The authors share the ways in which they use aesthetic practices to promote human and cultural development address complex issues such as racism respect aboriginal knowledge or simply aim to provide spaces and opportunities to creatively and critically re-imagine the world as a better fairer and more healthy and sustainable place. This book will benefit educators in universities communities and art galleries who wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of the arts as tools for change. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Lifelong Education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138377561

Aesthetic Practices and Politics in Media Music and ArtPerforming Migration This volume analyzes innovative forms of media and music (art installations television commercials photography films songs telenovelas) to examine the performance of migration in contemporary culture. Though migration studies and media studies are ostensibly different fields this transnational collection of essays addresses how their interconnection has shaped our understanding of the paradigms through which we think about migration ethnicity nation and the transnational. Cultural representations intervene in collective beliefs. Art and media clearly influence the ways the experience of migration is articulated and recalled intervening in individual perceptions as well as public policy. To understand the connection between migration and diverse media the authors examine how migration is represented in film television music and art but also how media shape the ways in which host country and homeland are imagined. Among the topics considered are new mediated forms for representing migration widening the perspective on the ways these representations may be analyzed; readings of enactments of memory in trans- and inter-disciplinary ways; and discussions of globalization and transnationalism inviting us to rethink traditional borders in respect to migration nation states as well as disciplines. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415835916

Aesthetic Rejuvenation Challenges and SolutionsA World Perspective Practitioners of aesthetic medicine and surgery already have a series of textbooks instructing on how to treat the standard patient. Unfortunately they also have patients who do not conform to the average—those who are of a different age or sex ethnicity or medical history or who have special social requirements. Aesthetic Rejuvenation Challenges and Solutions: A World Perspective pools the expertise of top aesthetic practitioners who look at those complicated areas that tend to be ignored in the more standard textbooks and provides advice on managing these areas of special challenge that arise in clinical practice. The book contains extensive material on "non-standard" and "non-textbook"　patients. It discusses how to evaluate these patients and when to decide that a patient is not suited for a particular procedure. It discusses the treatment of patients of different ethnic groups and provides guidance on how to manage patient expectations and deal with dissatisfied patients. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138112049

Aesthetic SustainabilityProduct Design and Sustainable Usage Why do we readily dispose of some things whereas we keep and maintain others for years despite their obvious wear and tear? Can a greater understanding of aesthetic value lead to a more strategic and sustainable approach to product design? Aesthetic Sustainability: Product Design and Sustainable Usage offers guidelines for ways to reduce rethink and reform consumption. Its focus on aesthetics adds a new dimension to the creation as well as the consumption of sustainable products. The chapters offer innovative ways of working with expressional durability in the design process. Aesthetic Sustainability: Product Design and Sustainable Usage is related to emotional durability in the sense that the focus is on the psychological and sensuous bond between subject and object. But the subject–object connection is based on more than emotions: aesthetically sustainable objects continuously add nourishment to human life. This book explores the difference between sentimental value and aesthetic value and it offers suggestions for operational approaches that can be implemented in the design process to increase aesthetic sustainability. This book also offers a thorough presentation of aesthetics focusing on the correlation between the philosophical approach to the aesthetic experience and the durable design experience. The book is of interest to students and scholars working in the fields of design arts the humanities and social sciences; additionally it will speak to designers and other professionals with an interest in sustainability and aesthetic value. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138369184

Aesthetic Theology in the Franciscan TraditionThe Senses and the Experience of God in Art The book investigates the aesthetic theology embedded in the Franciscan artistic tradition. The novelty of the approach is in applying concepts gleaned from Franciscan textual sources to create a deeper understanding of how art in all its sensual forms was foundational to the Franciscan milieu. Chapters range from studies of statements about aesthetics and the arts in theological textual sources to examples of visual auditory and tactile arts communicating theological ideas found in texts. The essays cover not only European art and textual sources but also Franciscan influences in the Americas found in both texts and artifacts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367332259

Aesthetic Treatments for the Oncology Patient Editors Paloma Tejero MD consultant and founding partner Mediestetic Clinics Toledo; codirector courses for the degrees of Master of Aesthetic Medicine and Master of Quality of Life and Medical-Aesthetic Care of the Oncological Patient University of Alcalá; instructor classes in the degree of Master of Aesthetic Medicine Complutense University Rey Juan Carlos University and University of the Balearic Islands; president of the Association of Aesthetic Medicine of Castilla La Mancha; president of GEMEON (Group of Experts in Oncological Aesthetic Medicine); and honorary member Spanish Society of Aesthetic Medicine. Hernan Pinto MD PhD MSc CETC i2e3 Research Institute Barcelona; codirector Expert Course in Medical Writing University of Alcalá; head of the Scientific Commission of the Spanish Aesthetic Medicine Society (SEME); main handling editor Journal of Union Internationale de Médecine Esthétique (UIME); board member Spanish Medical Writers Association (AERTeM); board member GEMEON (Group of Experts in Oncological Aesthetic Medicine); honorary professor Yichun University. Physicians are increasingly recognizing that helping cancer patients to feel good about themselves and about their appearance can be of vital importance in giving them the emotional support and psychological resilience to survive and recover from the side effects of the disease and its treatment. Aesthetic physicians are in a prime position to help a cancer patient with the side effects and recover lost volume hydration and pigmentation in skin nails and hair as well as to advise on nutrition prostheses and complementary therapies. This pioneering volume will be an important resource that brings together expertise in this area and the practical details a physician will need. CONTENTS: The oncological patient and aesthetic medicine: The bonded approach * Challenges for oncology: Prevention palliation and survival * Cancer as a chronic disease * Clinical record: Oncological screening * Tumor markers * The psychological approach: The healing power of image and comprehensive assistance to cancer patients * The role of the family * The oncological patient environment: Legal framework and ethics * Radiotherapy: The prevention of secondary effects radiodermatitis and long-term toxicity * Prevention and treatment of dermatological secondary effects of cancer therapy * Prevention and treatment of adverse effects of antineoplastic therapy and of delayed-onset side effects: Prevention and treatment of hair loss * Melatonin for prevention and treatment of complications associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy: Implications for cancer stem cell differentiation * Chronic antineoplastic therapies and their impact on quality of life * Interactions with medical-aesthetic treatments * Medical-aesthetic treatments in the survivor patient * Medical-aesthetic treatments in oncology patients * Facial medical-aesthetic treatments in oncology patients * Filler materials: Indications contraindications and special considerations in oncology patients * Aesthetic medical treatments during the disease: What is the plan? * The role of the aesthetic doctor in follow-up of the oncology patient * Medico-aesthetic collaboration * Dietetics and nutrition in oncology patients: Evaluation of nutritional status weight control and nutrigenomics * Nutrition: Diet therapy and nutritional supplements * Introduction to vascular complications in oncology patients * Anatomy of lymphatic drainage of the limbs * Prevention and treatment of secondary lymphedema of extremities early diagnosis of lymphostasis and postsurgical prevention and conservative treatment of lymphedema * Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism * Cosmetic-medical treatments * Micropigmentation applied to oncology patients * Photoprotection in oncology patients * Scar care after surgical treatment in oncology patients * Cancer and physical exercise * Ozone therapy in oncology patients * Thermal treatments in postcancer care Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138305571

Aesthetic Value At the heart of aesthetics lie fundamental questions about value in art and the objectivity of aesthetic valuation. A theory of aesthetic value must explain how the properties of artworks contribute to the values derived from contemplating and appreciating works of art. When someone passes judgment on a work of art just what is it that is happening and how can such judgments be criticized and defended?In this concise survey intended for advanced undergraduate students of aesthetics Alan Goldman focuses on the question of aesthetic value using many practical examples from painting music and literature to make his case. Although he treats a wide variety of views he argues for a nonrealist view of aesthetic value showing that the personal element can never be factored out of evaluative aesthetic judgments and explaining why this is so. At the same time he argues for certain common effects of highly esteemed artworks.Along the way Goldman considers such key topics as interpretation representation expression and taste. His text will be a valuable contribution to the teaching of aesthetics as well as to the understanding of these topics on the part of students and scholars in philosophy and the arts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314330

Aesthetic Violence and Women in FilmKill Bill with Flying Daggers Aesthetic Violence and Women in Film is a highly readable and timely analysis of the intersection of two recent cinematic trends in martial arts films: aesthetic violence and warrior women. Joseph Kupfer establishes specific categories of aesthetic film violence including hyper-violence a visual style that emphasizes the sensuous surface of physical destruction and surreal violence when spectacular imagery and gravity-defying dance replace blood and gore. He then goes on to outline the ascendancy during the past decades of female characters to the status of hero in action films. Interweaving these two subjects the book reveals how women warriors instigate and animate the models of aesthetic violence introduced. The hyper-violence of Kill Bill celebrates the triumphs of the Bride whose maiming and dismemberment of enemies produce brilliant red plumes and silvered geysers of blood. The surrealistic violence in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and The House of Flying Daggers creatively elevates violence from earthbound mayhem to an enchanting aerial display of female-dominated acrobatics. Both film-stories are driven by the plight and aspirations of female combatants suggesting an affinity between women and the transfiguration of fighting wrought by surrealistic violence.By elevating the significance of violence in action films and linking it together with the growing popularity of central female characters in this genre Aesthetic Violence and Women in Film will be of interest to students and scholars in film studies popular culture gender studies aesthetics and social philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367886912

AestheticAs Science of Expression and General Linguistic Benedetto Croce is one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. His work in aesthetics and historiography has been controversial but enduring. When the first edition of ^Esthetic appeared in 1902 Croce was seen as foremost in reasserting an idealistic philosophy which despite its source in continental idealists from Descartes to Hegel offers a system that attempts to account for the emergence of scientific systems. Croce thus combines scientific and metaphysical thought into a dynamic aesthetic.Croce regards aesthetics not merely as a branch of philosophy but as a fundamental human activity. It is inseparable from historical psychological political economic and moral considerations no less than a unique frame of artistic reference. Aesthetic is composed of two parts: Part One concentrates on aesthetic theory and practice. Among the topics it covers are: intuition and expression art and philosophy historicism and intellectualism and beauty in nature and in art. Part Two is devoted to the history of aesthetics. Croce analyzes such subjects as: aesthetic ideas in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Giambattista Vico as the inventor of aesthetic science the philosophy of language and aesthetic psychologism.In his new introduction to a classic translation John McCormick assesses Croce's influence in aesthetic theory and historiography. He notes that the republication of this work is an overdue appreciation of a singular effort to resolve the classic questions of the philosophy of art art for its own sake and art as a social enterprise; both find a place in Croce's system. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351289009

Aestheticism First published in 1969 this work explores aestheticism and its relationship with literature. After defining the term and examining the unique qualities of ‘the Aesthetes’ the book provides an overview of the literary movement from its emergence to its apotheosis in the 1890s. This book will be of particular interest to those studying 19th Century literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138231634

Aestheticism and the Marriage Market in Victorian Popular FictionThe Art of Female Beauty Based on close readings of five Victorian novels Hallum presents an original study of the interaction between popular fiction the marriage market and the aesthetic movement. She uses the texts to trace the development of aestheticism examining the differences between the authors including their approach style and gender. Wider issues concerning Victorian womanhood marriage and commodity culture are also explored. This book will be of interest to scholars of book history as well as literature and nineteenth-century society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367875978

Aestheticism and the Philosophy of DeathWalter Pater and Post-Hegelianism By contextualizing Walter Pater's aestheticism alongside Alexandre Kojeve's and Georges Bataille's readings of Hegelianism this book shows that Pater's aestheticism constitutes both a philosophy of death and at the same time a philosophy of the impossibility of death. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367602055

Aesthetics Imagination and the Unity of Experience This is the first book to gather together R. K. Elliott's important essays on aesthetics. These essays put forward a number of common themes that together constitute a unified approach to aesthetics. A theory of imagination is developed and ideas concerning the practice of art criticism are explored before the relevance of aesthetics for ethics is discussed. Throughout his writing Elliott combines analytic rigour with sympathy for ideas in continental philosophy. He values subjectivity but his analytic stance prevents this from falling into mere personal opinion; he is also able to show how art and aesthetic theory is of complex relevance to broader areas of experience such as education freedom and moral action. In the course of his discussion Elliott offers an in-depth analysis of Kant's Critique of Judgement Clive Bell's aesthetic theory and the relevance of Wittgenstein for aesthetics. Study of Elliott's essays presented in this book powerfully illuminates the unifying role of imagination and the aesthetic in human experience. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315263250

Aesthetics Organization and Humanistic Management This book is a reaction to the reductionist and exploitative ideas dominating the mainstream contemporary management discourse and practice and an attempt to broaden the horizons of possibility for both managers and organization scholars. It brings together the scholarly fields of humanistic management and organizational aesthetics where the former brings in the unshakeable focus on the human condition and concern for dignity emancipation and the common good while the latter promotes reflection openness and appreciation for irreducible complexity of existence. It is a journey towards wholeness undertaken by a collective of management and organization theorists philosophers artists and art curators. Reading this book’s contributions can help both academics and practitioners work towards building organizational practices aimed at (re)acquiring wholeness by developing aesthetic awareness allowing for more profound understandings of performativity insights into the dynamics of power appreciation of ambiguity and ambivalence and a much needed grasp of complexity. The varied ways of engaging with art explored by the authors promote imaginative insights into and reflection on the beauty and vicissitudes of organizing of management knowledge and collective expression. It will be of interest to researchers academics practitioners and students in the fields of organizational theory and practice business and management history human resource management and culture management. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367550073

Aesthetics After MetaphysicsFrom Mimesis to Metaphor This book focuses on a dimension of art which the philosophical tradition (from Plato to Hegel and even Adorno) has consistently overlooked such was its commitment – explicit or implicit – to mimesis and the metaphysics of truth it presupposes. De Beistegui refers to this dimension which unfolds outside the space that stretches between the sensible and the supersensible – the space of metaphysics itself – as the hypersensible and show how the operation of art to which it corresponds is best described as metaphorical. The movement of the book then is from the classical or metaphysical aesthetics of mimesis (Part One) to the aesthetics of the hypersensible and metaphor (Part Two). Against much of the history of aesthetics and the metaphysical discourse on art he argues that the philosophical value of art doesn’t consist in its ability to bridge the space between the sensible and the supersensible or the image and the Idea and reveal the sensible as proto-conceptual but to open up a different sense of the sensible. His aim then is to shift the place and role that philosophy attributes to art. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138921467

Aesthetics and Design for Game-based Learning Aesthetics and Design for Game-based Learning provides learning designers with insight into how the different elements that comprise game aesthetics can inform the design of game-based learning. Regardless of the cognitive complexities involved games are essentially entertainment media and aesthetics play a large role in how they are experienced. Yet too often the role of aesthetics in the research about game-based learning has been relegated to a surface discussion of graphics or neglected altogether. Aesthetics and Design for Game-based Learning begins by addressing the broad context of game aesthetics then addresses specific elements with chapters focusing on: player positioning game mechanics narrative design environment design character design. Each chapter includes research and guidelines for design and a conclusion addresses aesthetics in the research of game-based learning. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415720960

Aesthetics and EnvironmentVariations on a Theme The essays collected in Aesthetics and Environment comprise a set of variations on art and culture guided by the theme of environment. The essays deal with the physical reality of environment such as the city the shore the water and the garden but also with the virtual environment and the social one. Environmental aesthetics is a theme whose variations are as endless as the possibilities of the human performers and conditions from which it is fashioned. This enticing set of essays testifies to Berleant's special talent in moving easily between both natural and human environments and opens out the contemporary discussion beyond that of the wilderness to the cultural and social environment. Berleant argues that neither the natural nor human environment stands alone and both are best understood as distinctions that are in experience coextensive that one can only speak of environment in relation to human experience. The theme of this book is that such experience suffuses the so-called natural world and shapes the human world. It maintains the idea that in as much as people are embedded in these worlds relationships including human relationships are part of them. The melding of these two worlds leads Berleant to defend ultimately what he has termed 'social aesthetics' . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138618763

Aesthetics and Human Resource DevelopmentConnections Concepts and Opportunities The first book to look at both aesthetics and human resource development this timely and original work investigates existing as well as possible future connections and relations between the two areas. Well structured and expertly written The Aesthetic Challenges of Human Resource Development is undoubtedly a valuable reference for students of human resource management business and management and aesthetics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138010383

Aesthetics and Material BeautyAesthetics Naturalized In Aesthetics and Material Beauty Jennifer A. McMahon develops a new aesthetic theory she terms Critical Aesthetic Realism - taking Kantian aesthetics as a starting point and drawing upon contemporary theories of mind from philosophy psychology and cognitive science. The creative process does not proceed by a set of rules. Yet the fact that its objects can be understood or appreciated by others suggests that the creative process is constrained by principles to which others have access. According to her update of Kantian aesthetics beauty is grounded in indeterminate yet systematic principles of perception and cognition. However Kant’s aesthetic theory rested on a notion of indeterminacy whose consequences for understanding the nature of art were implausible. McMahon conceptualizes "indeterminacy" in terms of contemporary philosophical psychological and computational theories of mind. In doing so she develops an aesthetic theory that reconciles the apparent dichotomies which stem from the tension between the determinacy of communication and the indeterminacy of creativity. Dichotomies such as universality and subjectivity objectivity and autonomy cognitivism and non-cognitivism and truth and beauty are revealed as complementary features of an aesthetic judgment. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203940181

Aesthetics and Morals in the Philosophy of David Hume The book has two aims. First to examine the extent and significance of the connection between Hume's aesthetics and his moral philosophy; and second to consider how in light of the connection his moral philosophy answers central questions in ethics. The first aim is realized in chapters 1-4. Chapter 1 examines Hume's essay "Of the Standard of Taste" to understand his search for a "standard" and how this affects the scope of his aesthetics. Chapter 2 establishes that he treats beauty in nature and art and moral beauty as similar in kind and applies the conclusions about his aesthetics to his moral thought. Chapter 3 solves a puzzle to which this gives rise namely how individuals both accept general standards that they also contravene in the course of aesthetic and moral activity. Chapter 4 takes up the normative aspect of Hume's approach by understanding moral character through his view of moral beauty. The second aim of the book is realized in chapters 5-7 by entertaining three objections against Hume's moral philosophy. First if morality is an immediate reaction to the beauty of vice and the deformity of virtue why is perfect virtue not the general condition of every human individual? Second if morality consists of sentiments that arise in the subject how can moral judgments be objective and claim universal validity? And third if one can talk of "general standards" governing conduct how does one account for the diversity of moral systems and their change over time? The first is answered by showing that like good taste in aesthetics 'right taste' in morals requires that the sentiments are educated; the second by arguing against the view that Hume is a subjectivist and a relativist and the third (chapter 6) by showing that his approach contains a view of progress left untouched by any personal prejudices Hume himself might harbor. The book concludes in chapter 7 by showing how Hume's view of philosophy affects the scope of any normative ethics. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203940334

Aesthetics and Political Culture in Modern Society Do aesthetic appeals to senses and emotions in political debate necessarily marginalise political reason and reduce citizens to consumers – thus dangerously undermining democracy? Or is sensuous-emotional engagement on the contrary a basic fact of the political process and a crucial precondition for revitalising democracy? Aesthetics and Political Culture in Modern Society investigates the current interrelationship between aesthetic practice and political practice in Western democracies focusing on its impact on democratic political culture. Henrik Kaare Nielsen argues that aesthetic interventions in the political process do not by definition undermine politics’ content of reason. Instead a differentiation must be made between a multiplicity of aesthetic forms of intervention – some of which tend to weaken the political judgement of citizens while other forms tend to stimulate competent judgement.This book will be of interest to scholars in the fields of political science sociology media studies and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367592073

Aesthetics beyond the ArtsNew and Recent Essays Taking the view that aesthetics is a study grounded in perception the essays in this volume exhibit many sides of the perceptual complex that is the aesthetic field and develop them in different ways. They reinvigorate our understanding of such arts as music and architecture; they range across the natural landscape to the urban one; they reassess the place of beauty in the modern environment and reassess the significance of the contributions to aesthetic theory of Kant and Dewey; and they broach the kinds of meanings and larger understanding that aesthetic engagement with the human environment can offer. Written over the past decade these original and innovative essays lead to a fresh encounter with the possibilities of aesthetic experience one which has constantly evolved moving in recent years in the direction of what Berleant terms 'social aesthetics' which enhances human-environmental integration and sociality. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138255487

Aesthetics of AbsenceTexts on Theatre Aesthetics of Absence presents a significant challenge to the many embedded assumptions and hierarchical structures that have become ‘naturalised’ in western theatre production. This is the first English translation of a new collection of writings and lectures by Heiner Goebbels the renowned German theatre director composer and teacher. These writings map Goebbels’ engagement with ‘Aesthetics of Absence’ through his own experience at the forefront of innovative music-theatre and performance making. In this volume Goebbels reflects on works created over a period of more than 20 years staged throughout the world; introduces some of his key artistic influences including Robert Wilson and Jean-Luc Godard; discusses the work of his students and ex-students the collective Rimini Protokoll; and sets out the case for a radical rethinking of theatre and performance education. He gives us a rare insight into the rehearsal process of critically acclaimed works such as Eraritjaritjaka and Stifters Dinge explaining in meticulous detail the way he weaves an eclectic range of references from fine art theatre literature politics anthropology contemporary and classical music jazz and folk into his multi-textured music-theatre compositions. As an artist who is prepared to share his research and demystify the processes through which his own works come into being as a teacher with a coherent pedagogical strategy for educating the next generation of theatre-makers in this volume Goebbels brings together practice research and scholarship. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415831048

Aesthetics of Fraudulence in Nineteenth-Century FranceFrauds Hoaxes and Counterfeits In his engagingly written and original book Scott Carpenter analyzes multiple manifestations of the false in nineteenth-century France. Under Carpenter's thorough and systematic analysis fraudulence emerges as a cultural preoccupation in nineteenth-century literature and society whether it be in the form of literary mystifications the thematic portrayal of frauds or the privileging of falseness as an aesthetic principle. Focusing particularly on the aesthetics of fraudulence in works by Mérimée Balzac Baudelaire Vidocq Sand and others Carpenter places these literary representations within the context of other cultural phenomena such as caricature political history and ceremonial events. As he highlights the special relationship between literary fiction and fraudulence Carpenter argues that falseness arises as an aesthetic preoccupation in post-revolutionary France where it introduces a blurring of limits between hitherto discrete categories. This transgression of boundaries challenges notions of authenticity and sincerity categories that Romantic aesthetics championed at the beginning of the nineteenth century in France. Carpenter's study makes an important contribution to the cultural significance of mystification in nineteenth-century France and furthers our understanding of French literature and cultural history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138376366

Aesthetics of MusicMusicological Perspectives Aesthetics of Music: Musicological Approaches is an anthology of fourteen essays each addressing a single key concept or pair of terms in the aesthetics of music collectively serving as an authoritative work on musical aesthetics that remains as close to 'the music' as possible. Each essay includes musical examples from works in the 18th 19th and into the 20th century. Topics have been selected from amongst widely recognised central issues in musical aesthetics as well as those that have been somewhat neglected to create a collection that covers a distinctive range of ideas. All essays cover historical origins sources and developments of the chosen idea survey important musicological approaches and offer new critical angles or musical case studies in interpretation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138213388

AestheticsA Reader in Philosophy of the Arts Aesthetics: A Reader in Philosophy of the Arts fourth edition contains a selection of ninety-six readings organized by individual art forms as well as a final section of readings in philosophical aesthetics that cover multiple art forms. Sections include topics that are familiar to students such as painting photography and movies architecture music literature and performance as well as contemporary subjects such as mass art popular arts the aesthetics of the everyday and the natural environment. Essays are drawn from both the analytic and continental traditions and multiple others that bridge this divide between these traditions. Throughout readings are brief accessible for undergraduates and conceptually focused allowing instructors many different syllabi possibilities using only this single volume.   Key Additions to the Fourth Edition The fourth edition is expanded to include a total of ninety-six essays with nineteen new essays (nine of them written exclusively for this volume) updated organization into new sections revised introductions to each section an increased emphasis on contemporary topics such as stand-up comedy the architecture of museums interactivity and video games the ethics of sexiness trans/gendered beauty the aesthetics of junkyards and street art pornography and the inclusion of more diverse philosophical voices. Nevertheless this edition does not neglect classic writers in the traditional aesthetics: Plato Aristotle Hume Kant Hegel Heidegger Collingwood Bell and writers of similar status in aesthetics. The philosophers writing new chapters exclusively for this fourth edition are: • Sondra Bacharach on street art • Aili Bresnahan on appreciating dance • Hina Jamelle on digital architecture • Jason Leddington on magic • Sheila Lintott on stand-up comedy • Yuriko Saito on everyday aesthetics • Larry Shiner on art spectacle museums in the twenty-first century • Peg Brand Weiser on how beauty matters • Edward Winters on the feeling of being at home in vernacular architecture as in such urban places as bars. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138235885

AestheticsAn Introduction First published in 1970. What is a work of art? What is the status of things in pictures and books? How are we to distinguish and ascertain the meaning of a literary work at various levels? This book is intended both to introduce the reader to classic philosophical accounts of art and beauty and to bring out the significance for aesthetics of recent developments in philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138649033

Affairs of ChinaA Survey of the Recent History and Present Circumstances of the Republic of China First published in 1938 this book aims to be a ‘true and objective’ account of China’s recent history and its present circumstances at the time drawing on the author’s thirty years of experience as a member of the British consular service in China. The recurrent themes of the period are examined: the efforts of the Chinese leadership to build a new China out of the ruins of the old their efforts to claim a place of equality among the nations of the world and the development of the conflict between a resurgent China and the ambitions of Japan. Some of the issues studied were in the process of change and others definitely closed by war — nearly all were affected to some degree. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138658950

Affairs of West Africa First published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315788760

Affect Cognition and ChangeRe-Modelling Depressive Thought This text a collaboration between a clinical psychologist and a cognitive psychologist offers a cognitive account of depression. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315804750

Affect Conditioning and CognitionEssays on the Determinants of Behavior Originally published in 1985 this title was a retrospective appreciation of the late Richard L. Solomon. His pre- and postdoctoral students from past years presented the 22 papers which are published in this volume. The book reflects the breadth of Solomon’s impact through his teaching and research. The first part contains a chapter that provides a bit of history in a retrospective appreciation of the several foci of Solomon’s research career. This chapter sets the stage for those that follow and reduces their diversity by providing a degree of historical understanding. The second part on the role of properties of fear contains chapters that address various issues associated with the role of conditioned fear. The third part contains papers that address cognitive information-processing issues in the context of Pavlovian conditioning of appetitive and aversive events reasoning and timing. The fourth part continues the exploration of the phenomenon of learned helplessness first discovered in Solomon’s laboratory. The fifth part addresses various issues associated with the Solomon and Corbit opponent-process theory of motivation and affect. The final part on applications to human and cultural issues contains chapters on such diverse subjects as cross-cultural analyses of aggressive behavior in children the analysis of resistance to change in industrial organizations the concept of liberty in formulating research issues in developmental psychology and the status of free will in modern American psychology. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138823105

Affect Creative Experience And Psychological Adjustment First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315784557

Affect Embodiment and Place in Critical LiteracyAssembling Theory and Practice This book explores the impact of sensation affect ethics and place on literacy learning from early childhood through to adult education. Chapters bridge the divide between theory and practice to consider how contemporary teaching and learning can promote posthuman values and perspectives. By offering a posthuman approach to literacy research and pedagogy Affect Embodiment and Place in Critical Literacy re-works the theory-practice divide in literacy education to emphasize the ways in which learning is an affective and embodied process merging in a particular environment. Written by literacy educators and international literacy researchers this volume is divided into four sections focussing on: Moving with sensation and affect; becoming worldmakers with ethics and difference; relationships that matter in curriculum and place; before drawing together everything in a concise conclusion. Affect Embodiment and Place in Critical Literacy is the perfect resource for researchers academics and postgraduate students in the fields of literacy education and philosophy of education as well as those seeking to explore the benefits of a posthumanism approach when conceptualising theory and practice in literacy education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367136628

Affect Emotion and Children’s LiteratureRepresentation and Socialisation in Texts for Children and Young Adults This volume explores the relationship between representation affect and emotion in texts for children and young adults. It demonstrates how texts for young people function as tools for emotional socialisation enculturation and political persuasion. The collection provides an introduction to this emerging field and engages with the representation of emotions ranging from shame grief and anguish to compassion and happiness as psychological and embodied states and cultural constructs with ideological significance. It also explores the role of narrative empathy in relation to emotional socialisation and to the ethics of representation in relation to politics social justice and identity categories including gender ethnicity disability and sexuality. Addressing a range of genres including advice literature novels picture books and film this collection examines contemporary historical and canonical children’s and young adult literature to highlight the variety of approaches to emotion and affect in these texts and to consider the ways in which these approaches offer new perspectives on these texts. The individual chapters apply a variety of theoretical approaches and perspectives including cognitive poetics narratology and poststructuralism to the analysis of affect and emotion in children’s and young adult literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367346416

Affect Emotion and Rhetorical Persuasion in Mass Communication This volume examines the interplay between affect theory and rhetorical persuasion in mass communication. The essays collected here draw connections between affect theory rhetorical studies mass communication theory cultural studies political science sociology and a host of other disciplines. Contributions from a wide range of scholars feature theoretical overviews and critical perspectives on the movement commonly referred to as "the affective turn" as well as case studies. Critical investigations of the rhetorical strategies behind the 2016 United States presidential election public health and antiterrorism mass media campaigns television commercials and the digital spread of fake news among other issues will prove to be both timely and of enduring value. This book will be of use to advanced undergraduates graduate students and active researchers in communication rhetoric political science social psychology sociology and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815374398

Affect Interest and Political Entrepreneurs in Ethnic and Religious Conflicts In the current environment most political violence occurs between internal communities such as ethnic and religious groups rather than between states. Such inter-communal conflict threatens both internal political stability and interstate relations. In this edited volume a multidisciplinary and multinational group of scholars analyze the bases of inter-communal conflict and its domestic and international consequences. The authors focus on inter-communal conflict through the lenses of political struggles in the Middle East and Asia which provide fertile grounds for assessing the viability of new social constructions and the continuing impact of ancestral ties. Containing theoretical regional and country studies the chapters tackle such issues as: the implications of changes in the institutional rules for political competition; how explanatory narratives for conflict are selected when multiple attributions are possible; the bases of ideological conflict that have arisen within Islam; the problems of ethnic competition that remain unresolved in powersharing arrangements; the consequences for international relations when national boundaries do not circumscribe ethnic and religious communities; and the subordination of women's interests to religious conflict and its resolution. Since identities are shaped by multiple qualities the contributions examine the role of ideologies institutions and politicians in shaping political cleavages communities and conflicts. This book was originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367519421

Affect Narratives and Politics of Southeast Asian Migration This book explores the politics of gendered labor migration in Southeast Asia through the stories and perspectives of Indonesian and Filipina women presented in films fiction and performance to show how the emotionality of these texts contribute to the emergence and vitality of women’s social movements in Southeast Asia. By placing literary and filmic narratives of Filipina and Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong and Singapore within existing conversations concerning migration policies the book offers an innovative approach towards examining contemporary issues of Asian migration. Furthermore through rich ethnographic accounts the book unpacks themes of belonging and displacement shame and desire victimhood and resistance sacrifice and grief to show that the stories of Filipina and Indonesian migrant women don't just depict their everyday lives and practices but also reveal how they mediate and make sense of the fraught politics of gendered labor diaspora and globalization. Contributing to the "affective turn" of feminist and transnational scholarship the book draws insight from the importance and centrality of affect emotions and feelings in shaping discourses on women’s subjectivity labor and mobility. In addition the book demonstrates the issues of vulnerability and agency inherent in debates on social exclusion human rights development and nation-building in Southeast Asia. Offering an innovative and multidisciplinary approach to analyses of Asian migration this book will be of interest to academics in the fields of Asian Studies literary and cultural studies film studies gender and women’s studies and migration studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367279165

Affect Space and Animals In recent years animals have entered the focus of the social and cultural sciences resulting in the emergence of the new field of human–animal studies. This book investigates the relationships between humans and animals paying particular attention to the role of affect space and animal subjectivity in diverse human–animal encounters. Written by a team of international scholars contributions explore current debates concerning animal representation performativity and relationality in various texts and practices. Part I explores how animals are framed as affective through four case studies that deal with climate change human–bovine relationships and human–horse interaction in different contemporary and historical contexts. Part II expands on the issue of relationality and locates encounters within place mapping the different spaces where human–animal encounters take place. Part III then examines the construction of animal subjectivity and agency to emphasize the way in which animals are conscious and sentient beings capable of experiencing feelings emotions and intentions and active agents whose actions have meaning for the animals themselves. This book highlights the importance of the ways in which affect enables animal agency and subjectivity to emerge in encounters between humans and animals in different contexts leading to different configurations. It contributes not only to debates concerning the role of animals in society but also to the epistemological development of the field of human–animal studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138308343

Affect and Abolition in the Anglo-Atlantic 1770–1830 At the turn of the nineteenth century writers arguing for the abolition of the slave trade and the emancipation of those in bondage used the language of sentiment and the political ideals of the Enlightenment to make their case. This collection investigates the rhetorical features and political complexities of the culture of sentimentality as it grappled with the material realities of transatlantic slavery. Are the politics of sentimental representation progressive or conservative? What dynamics are in play at the site of suffering? What is the relationship of the spectator to the spectacle of the body in pain? The contributors take up these and related questions in essays that examine poetry plays petitions treatises and life-writing that engaged with contemporary debates about abolition. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138276635

Affect and Cognition in Criminal Decision Making Research and theorizing on criminal decision making has not kept pace with recent developments in other fields of human decision making. Whereas criminal decision making theory is still largely dominated by cognitive approaches such as rational choice-based models psychologists behavioral economists and neuroscientists have found affect (i.e. emotions moods) and visceral factors such as sexual arousal and drug craving to play a fundamental role in human decision processes. This book examines alternative approaches to incorporating affect into criminal decision making and testing its influence on such decisions. In so doing it generalizes extant cognitive theories of criminal decision making by incorporating affect into the decision process. In two conceptual and ten empirical chapters it is carefully argued how affect influences criminal decisions alongside rational and cognitive considerations. The empirical studies use a wide variety of methods ranging from interviews and observations to experimental approaches and questionnaires and treat crimes as diverse as street robbery pilfering and sex offences. It will be of interest to criminologists social psychologists judgment and decision making researchers behavioral economists and sociologists alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138933644

Affect and Cognition17th Annual Carnegie Mellon Symposium on Cognition First published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315802756

Affect and Creativitythe Role of Affect and Play in the Creative Process Much work has been done on cognitive processes and creativity but there is another half to the picture of creativity -- the affect half. This book addresses that other half by synthesizing the information that exists about affect and creativity and presenting a new model of the role of affect in the creative process. Current information comes from disparate literatures research traditions and theoretical approaches. There is a need in the field for a comprehensive framework for understanding and investigating the role of affect in creativity. The model presented here spells out connections between specific affective and cognitive processes important in creativity and personality traits associated with creativity. Identifying common findings and themes in a variety of research studies and descriptions of the creative process this book integrates child and adult research and the classic psychoanalytic approach to creativity with contemporary social and cognitive psychology. In so doing it addresses two major questions: * Is affect an important part of the creative process? * If it is then how is affect involved in creative thinking? In addition Russ presents her own research program in the area of affect and creativity and introduces The Affect in Play Scale -- a method of measuring affective expression in children's play -- which can be useful in child psychotherapy and creativity research. Current issues in the creativity area are also discussed such as artistic versus scientific creativity adjustment and the creative process the role of computers in learning about creativity gender differences in the creative process and enhancing creativity in home school and work settings. Finally Russ points to future research issues and directions and discusses alternative research paradigms such as mood-induction methods versus children's play procedures. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966192

Affect and Embodied Meaning in AnimationBecoming-Animated This book combines insights from the humanities and modern neuroscience to explore the contribution of affect and embodiment on meaning-making in case studies from animation video games and virtual worlds.As we interact more and more with animated characters and avatars in everyday media consumption it has become vital to investigate the ways that animated environments influence our perception of the liberal humanist subject. This book is the first to apply recent research on the application of the embodied mind thesis to our understanding of embodied engagement with nonhumans and cyborgs in animated media analyzing works by Émile Cohl Hayao Miyazaki Tim Burton Norman McLaren the Quay Brothers Pixar and many others. Drawing on the breakthroughs of modern brain science to argue that animated media broadens the viewer’s perceptual reach this title offers a welcome contribution to the growing literature at the intersection of cognitive studies and film studies with a perspective on animation that is new and original.‘Affect and Embodied Meaning in Animation’ will be essential reading for researchers of Animation Studies Film and Media Theory Posthumanism Video Games and Digital Culture and will provide a key insight into animation for both undergraduate and graduate students. Because of the increasing importance of visual effect cinema and video games the book will also be of keen interest within Film Studies and Media Studies as well as to general readers interested in scholarship in animated media. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367660376

Affect and Emotion in Multi-Religious Secular Societies Emotions have moved center stage in many contemporary debates over religious diversity and multicultural recognition. As in other contested fields emotions are often one-sidedly discussed as quintessentially subjective and individual phenomena neglecting their social and cultural constitution. Moreover emotionality in these debates is frequently attributed to the religious subject alone disregarding the affective anatomy of the secular. This volume addresses these shortcomings bringing into conversation a variety of disciplinary perspectives on religious and secular affect and emotion. The volume emphasizes two analytical perspectives: on the one hand chapters take an immanent perspective focusing on subjective feelings and emotions in relation to the religious and the secular. On the other hand chapters take a relational perspective looking at the role of affect and emotion in how the religious and the secular constitute one another. These perspectives cut across the three main parts of the volume: the first one addressing historical intertwinements of religion and emotion the second part emphasizing affects emotions and religiosity and the third part looking at specific sensibilities of the secular. The thirteen chapters provide a well-balanced composition of theoretical methodological and empirical approaches to these areas of inquiry discussing both historical and contemporary cases. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815354345

Affect and Legal EducationEmotion in Learning and Teaching the Law The place of emotion in legal education is rarely discussed or analysed and we do not have to seek far for the reasons. The difficulty of interdisciplinary research the technicisation of legal education itself the view that affect is irrational and antithetical to core western ideals of rationality - all this has made the subject of emotion in legal education invisible. Yet the educational literature on emotion proves how essential it is to student learning and to the professional lives of teachers. This text the first full-length book study of the subject seeks to make emotion a central topic of research for legal educators and restore the power of emotion in our teaching and learning. Part 1 focuses on the contribution that neuroscience can make to legal learning a theme that is carried through other chapters in the book. Part 2 explores the role of emotion in the working lives of academics and clinical staff while Part 3 analyses the ways in which emotion can be used in learning and teaching. The book interdisciplinary and wide-ranging in its reference breaks new ground in its analysis of the educational lifeworld of situations communities actors and interactions in legal education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138247154

Affect in Artistic CreativityPainting to Feel Why do painters paint? Obviously there are numerous possible reasons. They paint to create images for others’ enjoyment to solve visual problems to convey ideas and to contribute to a rich artistic tradition. This book argues that there is yet another crucially important but often overlooked reason. Painters paint to feel. They paint because it enables them to experience special feelings such as being absorbed in creative play and connected to something vitally significant. Painting may even transform the painter’s whole sense of being. Thus painting is not only about producing art communicating content and so on but also about setting up and inhabiting an experiential space wherein highly valued feelings are interactively enabled and supported. This book investigates how and why this happens by combining psychoanalytical theorization on creativity with philosophical thinking on affectivity. It focuses on creative experience itself and illuminates the psychological mechanisms and dynamics that underlie the affects at stake. Painters’ own descriptions of how they feel at work are used throughout to give an accurate true-to-life portrayal of the experience of painting. The strength of the book lies in its open-minded yet critical integration of contemporary psychoanalytic and philosophical thinking and in its truthfulness to painters’ experiential descriptions of the painterly process. On the whole it enriches our understanding of artistic creativity and sheds more light on how and why we come to feel the things we do. As such the book will appeal to philosophers psychoanalysts and art researchers alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367522476

Affect in Literacy Learning and TeachingPedagogies Politics and Coming to Know In this cutting-edge volume scholars from around the world connect affect theory to the field of literacy studies and unpack the role and influence of this emerging area of scholarship on literacy education. Offering an introduction to affect theory and scholarship as it relates to literacy studies contributors discuss the role of humanizing and dehumanizing influences on schooling and examine the emotional and affective dimensions at individual and communal levels. Arguing that an affective turn requires a radical rethinking of the nature of literacy these chapters address the impact and import of emotion and affect on reading writing and calling to action. Grounded in trailblazing research the contributors push the boundaries of academic writing and model how theoretically-driven writing about affect must itself be moving and expressive. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815367727

Affect in PsychoanalysisA Clinical Synthesis Drawing on the writings of Freud Fairbairn Klein Sullivan and Winnicott Spezzano offers a radical redefinition of the analytic process as the intersubjective elaboration and regulation of affect. The plight of analytic patients he holds is imprisonment within crude fantasy elaborations of developmentally significant feeling states. Analytic treatment fosters the patient's capacity to keep alive in consciousness and hence reflect on these previously warded-off affective states; it thereby provides a second chance to achieve competence in using feeling states to understand the self within its relational landscape. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315803425

Affect in RelationFamilies Places Technologies Decades of research on affect and emotion have brought out the paramount importance of affective processes for human lives. Affect in Relation brings together perspectives from social science and cultural studies to analyze the formative subject constituting potentials of affect and emotion. Relational affect is understood not as individual mental states but as social-relational processes that are both formative and transformative of human subjects. This volume explores relational affect through a combination of interdisciplinary case studies within four key contexts: Part I: “Affective Families” deals with the affective dynamics in transnational families who are scattered across several regions and nations. Part II: “Affect and Place” brings together work on affective place-making in the contexts of migration and in political movements. Part III: “Affect at Work” analyzes the affective dimension of contemporary white-collar workplaces. Part IV: “Affect and Media” focuses on the role of media in the formation and mobilization of relational affect. In its transdisciplinary spirit analytical rigor and focus on timely and salient global matters Affect in Relation consolidates the field of affect studies and opens up new avenues for scholarly and practical co-operation. It will appeal to both students and postdoctoral researchers interested in fields such as anthropology sociology cultural studies media studies and human development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367460143

Affect in Social Thinking and Behavior The role of affect in how people think and behave in social situations has been a source of fascination to laymen and philosophers since time immemorial. Surprisingly most of what we know about the role of feelings in social thinking and behavior has been discovered only during the last two decades. Affect in Social Thinking and Behavior reviews and integrates the most recent research and theories on this exciting topic and features original contributions reviewing key areas of affect research from leading researchers active in the area.The book covers fundamental issues such as the nature and relationship between affect and cognition as well as chapters that deal with the cognitive antecedents of emotion and the consequences of affect for social cognition and behavior.This volume offers a highly integrated and comprehensive coverage of this field and is suitable as a core textbook in advanced courses dealing with the role of affect in social cognition and behavior. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138006225

Affect Regulation Mentalization and the Development of the Self This book focuses on the crucial importance of developmental work to psychotherapy and psychopathology. It offers an account of psychotherapy to integrate scientific knowledge of psychological development and represents psychological states in the minds of infants children adolescents and adults. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367323196

Affect Regulation and the Origin of the SelfThe Neurobiology of Emotional Development For over three decades Allan N. Schore has authored numerous volumes chapters and articles on regulation theory a biopsychosocial model of the development psychopathogenesis and treatment of the implicit subjective self. The theory is grounded in the integration of psychology psychiatry and neuroscience and it is now being used by both clinicians to update psychotherapeutic models and by researchers to generate research. First published in 1994 this pioneering volume represented the inaugural expression of his interdisciplinary model and has since been hailed by a number of scientific and clinical disciplines as a groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting work. This volume appeared at a time when the problem of emotion ignored for most of the last century was finally beginning to be addressed by science including the emergent field of affective neuroscience. After a century of the dominance of the verbal left brain it presented a detailed characterization of the early developing right brain and it unique social emotional and survival functions not only in infancy but across all later stages of the human life span. It also offered a scientifically testable and clinical relevant model of the development of the human unconscious mind. Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self acts as a keystone and foundation for all of Schore’s later writings as every subsequent book article and chapter that followed represented expansions of this seminal work. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138917071

Affect Regulation and the Origin of the SelfThe Neurobiology of Emotional Development During the past decade a diverse group of disciplines have simultaneously intensified their attention upon the scientific study of emotion. This proliferation of research on affective phenomena has been paralleled by an acceleration of investigations of early human structural and functional development. Developmental neuroscience is now delving into the ontogeny of brain systems that evolve to support the psychobiological underpinnings of socioemotional functioning. Studies of the infant brain demonstrate that its maturation is influenced by the environment and is experience-dependent. Developmental psychological research emphasizes that the infant's expanding socioaffective functions are critically influenced by the affect-transacting experiences it has with the primary caregiver. Concurrent developmental psychoanalytic research suggests that the mother's affect regulatory functions permanently shape the emerging self's capacity for self-organization. Studies of incipient relational processes and their effects on developing structure are thus an excellent paradigm for the deeper apprehension of the organization and dynamics of affective phenomena. This book brings together and presents the latest findings of socioemotional studies emerging from the developmental branches of various disciplines. It supplies psychological researchers and clinicians with relevant up-to-date developmental neurobiological findings and insights and exposes neuroscientists to recent developmental psychological and psychoanalytic studies of infants. The methodology of this theoretical research involves the integration of information that is being generated by the different fields that are studying the problem of socioaffective development--neurobiology behavioral neurology behavioral biology sociobiology social psychology developmental psychology developmental psychoanalysis and infant psychiatry. A special emphasis is placed upon the application and incorporation of current developmental data from neurochemistry neuroanatomy neuropsychology and neuroendocrinology into the main body of developmental theory. More than just a review of several literatures the studies cited in this work are used as a multidisciplinary source pool of experimental data theoretical concepts and clinical observations that form the base and scaffolding of an overarching heuristic model of socioemotional development that is grounded in contemporary neuroscience. This psychoneurobiological model is then used to generate a number of heuristic hypotheses regarding the proximal causes of a wide array of affect-related phenomena--from the motive force that drives human attachment to the proximal causes of psychiatric disturbances and psychosomatic disorders and indeed to the origin of the self. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781410604163

Affected Labour in a Café CultureThe Atmospheres and Economics of 'Hip' Melbourne What does it mean to work in the ‘hip’ postmodern economy? This book develops the concept of ‘affected labour’ within Melbourne Australia. Through the lens of café and bar culture the book provides an ethnographic investigation into the ways that affect arises circulates sticks and dissipates over the course of everyday encounters. The dynamics and atmospheres of affective labour among those working in the hospitality-oriented environments are unfolded. Service work is rooted in the notion that labour is ‘performed’ by an exhausted worker for a demanding customer. This book goes beyond this idea by describing the way not only consumers are moved by the experience and seduced by the atmosphere but more pressingly workers and employers. This book reveals the ways in which workers themselves are capitalised on by being affected pleasurably in the moment fuelling an economy of short-term desires in which ‘affected labourers’ are manipulated. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367592103

Affectedness And Participation In International Institutions Affectedness and Participation in International Institutions looks at the growing involvement of affected persons in global politics such as young climate activists indigenous movements and persons affected by HIV/AIDS. Since the early 2000s international organisations within various policy areas have increasingly recognised and involved affected persons’ organisations. This has promised to address long-standing legitimacy and democracy deficits of international policy making and norm setting. Yet the powerful do not easily cede the terrain: Some major states classic NGOs and intergovernmental organisations seek to curtail the influence of the newcomers. The authors within this collection study these contestations from an interdisciplinary political science and international law perspective. Based on evidence from a broad range of policy areas we address some of the crucial questions: What does it mean to be affected? How can affected groups meaningfully participate in international negotiations? Whose voices do still remain excluded? Ultimately the authors chart whether the rising involvement of the 'most affected' will re-shape global politics and social struggles on the ground. Taking a dual political science and international law perspective Affectedness and Participation in International Institutions will be of great interest to scholars of civil society in global governance international law and international institutions. This book was originally published as a special issue of Third World Thematics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367373665

Affectionate AuthoritiesFathers and Fatherly Roles in Late Medieval Basel In one of his sermons the medieval preacher Bernardino of Siena listed seven ’fathers’ to whom one owed obedience: God one’s natural father godfather confessor benefactor a government official and any elderly man. This book seeks to answer the question of why medieval Europeans saw the need for so many ’fathers.’ Why was fatherhood so appealing as a metaphor? Situated at the intersection of social and cultural history the study draws upon a variety of late-medieval and early-modern sources including witness depositions personal letters and pedagogical treatises from the city of Basel Switzerland. It focuses on how people from different walks of life invoked ideas about fatherhood in the pursuit of various goals - not only the ideological agendas of scholarly elites but also the more pragmatic problems of closing a business deal claiming an inheritance or choosing sides in a fistfight - before turning to what these ideas reveal about fatherhood ’on the ground.’ The book argues that it was precisely fatherhood’s basis in lived experience that gave it a familiar ’shape’ in the several roles that fathers played including provision affection disciplinary authority and education. The most potent rhetorical aspect of fatherhood however was not as a static image or shape but rather the possibility of invoking connections between one role and another. The most potent connection between roles was the idea that fathers were 'affectionate authorities ' combining power over subordinates with desire for their well-being. Tracing the connections and contradictions of these identities this study provides a nuanced view of concepts of fatherhood on the eve of the Reformation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367880392

Affective ArchitecturesMore-Than-Representational Geographies of Heritage How do places manipulate our emotions? How are spaces affectious in their articulation and design? This book provides theoretical frameworks for exploring affective dimensions of architectural sites based on the notion that heritage as an embodied experience is embedded in places and spaces. Drawing together an interdisciplinary collection of essays spanning geographically diverse architectural sites — including Ford’s Theater the site of President Lincoln’s assassination; the Estadio Nacional of Santiago Chile where 12 000 detainees were held following the ouster of President Salvador Allende; and Unit 731 the site of a biological and chemical warfare research unit of the Imperial Japanese army in Harbin China amongst others — this edited collection assembles critical dialogue amongst scholars and practitioners engaging in affective and other more-than-representational approaches to cultural memory heritage and identity-making. Broken into three main sections: Affective Politics; Embedded Geographies; and Affective Methodologies this book draws together multidisciplinary perspectives from the arts social sciences and humanities to understand the role of architecture in generating embodied experiences at places of memory. This book offers interdisciplinary perspectives on fundamental questions of memory identity and space. It will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of geography architecture cultural studies and museum and heritage studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367152116

Affective Economies Neoliberalism and Governmentality Advanced capitalism is characterized by a level of symbolic production that not only results in a dematerialization of labor but also increasingly relies on highly emotional components ranging from consumption desire to workforce management. Feelings as varied as love anger and desire are integral to neoliberal processes though not in unproblematic and monolithic ways. Whereas some accounts decry capitalism’s hold on the emotional realm as the commodified search for soul mates through online dating sites or Starbucks’ promotion of fair-trade coffee suggest others counter that emotions represent a privileged site of resistance to market rationality. Relying on different case studies ranging from drone strikes the 2008 economic crisis in Ireland and marriage migration management this volume builds on this productive tension between subjection and resistance through the lenses of the concept of governmentality. Developed by Michel Foucault governmentality sheds light on the ways in which economic and political life are now being managed through logics of security and economic calculations. This volume explores how individuals might become emotionally attached to regimes of power that are detrimental to them how neoliberal processes are concomitant with the valorization of certain emotional dispositions and how affective economies might provide a site of resistance. This book was published as a special issue of Global Society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138058002

Affective EncountersEveryday Life among Chinese Migrants in Zambia Against the background of China's rapidly growing and sometimes highly controversial activities in Africa this book is among the first of its kind to systematically document Sino-African interactions at the everyday level. Based on sixteen months of ethnographic fieldwork at two contrasting sites in Lusaka Zambia—a Chinese state-sponsored educational farm and a private Chinese family farm—Di Wu focuses on daily interactions among Chinese migrants and their Zambian hosts. Daily communicative events e.g. banquets market negotiations work-place disputes and various social encounters across a range of settings are used to trace the essential role that emotion/affect plays in forming and reproducing social relations and group identities among Chinese migrants. Wu suggests that affective encounters in everyday situations—as well as failed attempts to generate affect—should not be overlooked in order to fully appreciate Sino-African interactions. Deeply researched and with rich ethnographic detail this book will be relevant to scholars of anthropology international development and others interested in Sino-African relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781350102439

Affective Geographies of Transformation Exploration and AdventureRethinking Frontiers Combining critical reflections from scholars around the globe as well as experiential records from some of the world’s most tenacious explorers this book interrogates the concept of the ‘frontier’ as a realm of transformation exploration and adventure. We discover the affective power of social physical spiritual and political frontiers in shaping humanity’s abilities to change and become. We collectively unpack the enduring conceptualization of the frontier as a site of nation-state identity formation violent colonization masculine prowess and the triumph of progress. In its place this book charts a more complex and subtle emotional geography amidst an array of frontiers: the expanding human psyche that is induced under free-diving narcosis and tales of survival on one of the most technically difficult mountains in the world ‘The Ogre’. Chapters consider solitude in the Sahara near-death experiences in Tibetan Buddhism the aftermath of a volcanic eruption in Bali the Spanish Imaginary snatched moments of sexual curiosity and many more. This book will be of upmost importance to researchers working on theories of affect the Anthropocene frontier theory and human geography. It will be vital supplementary reading for undergraduates and postgraduates on courses such as Heritage Studies Human and Cultural Geography Anthropology Tourism Studies and History. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367589189

Affective Health and Masculinities in South AfricaAn Ethnography of (In)vulnerability Affective Health and Masculinities in South Africa explores how different masculinities modulate substance use interpersonal violence suicidality and AIDS as well as recovery cross-culturally. With a focus on three male protagonists living in very distinct urban areas of Cape Town this comparative ethnography shows that men’s struggles to become invulnerable increase vulnerability. Through an analysis of masculinities as social assemblages the study shows how affective health problems are tied to modern individualism rather than African ‘tradition’ that has become a cliché in Eurocentric gender studies. Affective health is conceptualized as a balancing act between autonomy and connectivity that after colonialism and apartheid has become compromised through the imperative of self-reliance. This book provides a rare perspective on young men’s vulnerability in everyday life that may affect the reader and spark discussion about how masculinities in relationships shape physical and psychological health. Moreover it shows how men change in the face of distress in ways that may look different than global health and gender-transformative approaches envision. Thick descriptions of actual events over the life course make the study accessible to both graduate and undergraduate students in the social sciences. Contributing to current debates on mental health and masculinity this volume will be of interest to scholars from various disciplines including anthropology gender studies African studies psychology and global health. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367348816

Affective Inequalities in Intimate Relationships Raising to the challenge of how to grasp such forms of inequalities that are mediated affectively Affective Inequalities in Intimate Relationships focuses on subtle inequalities that are shaped in everyday affective encounters. It also seeks to bridge a gap between affect theory and empirical social research by providing ideas and inspiration of how to work with affect in research practice. Presenting cutting-edge empirical studies on affect and intimate relationships the collection - introduces alternative and novel ways of conceptualizing the workings of affect in intimate relationships - provides tools for tackling the subtle ways in which affectivity connects with power relations in intimate relations - develops innovative methodologies that provide better access to affect as an embodied experience A fascinating contribution to the interdisciplinary field of affect studies Affective Inequalities in Intimate Relationships will appeal to advanced undergraduates and postgraduates interested in fields such as gender studies queer studies and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367473785

Affective Landscapes in Literature Art and Everyday LifeMemory Place and the Senses Bringing together a diverse group of scholars representing the fields of cultural and literary studies cultural politics and history creative writing and photography this collection examines the different ways in which human beings respond to debate and interact with landscape. How do we feel sense know cherish memorise imagine dream desire or even fear landscape? What are the specific qualities of experience that we can locate in the spaces in and through which we live? While the essays most often begin with the broadly literary - the memoir the travelogue the novel poetry - the contributors approach the topic in diverse and innovative ways. The collection is divided into five sections: ’Peripheral Cultures’ dealing with dislocation and imagined landscapes'; ’Memory and Mobility’ concerning the road as the scene of trauma and movement; ’Suburbs and Estates’ contrasting American and English spaces; ’Literature and Place’ foregrounding the fluidity of the fictional and the real and the human and nonhuman; and finally ’Sensescapes’ tracing the sensory response to landscape. Taken together the essays interrogate important issues about how we live now and might live in the future. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367880163

Affective Learning TogetherSocial and emotional dimensions of collaborative learning In the twenty-first century being able to collaborate effectively is important at all ages in everyday life education and work within and across diverse cultural settings. People are increasingly linked by networks that are not only means for working and learning together but are also ways of maintaining social and emotional support. Collaborating with others requires not only elaborating new ideas together but also being able to manage interpersonal relations. In order to design and facilitate effective collaborative situations the challenge is therefore to understand the interrelations between social affective and cognitive dimensions of interactions in groups. Affective Learning Together contains in-depth theoretical reviews and case studies of group learning in a variety of educational situations and taught disciplines from small groups working in the secondary school classroom to teams of medical students and more informal working groups at university level. Contributors provide detailed analyses of the dynamics of interpersonal relations and affects in relation with processes of meaning and knowledge elaboration including discussion of: the variety of social learning situations and experiences; social identities in group learning; emotion motivation and knowledge elaboration; conflict arguments and interpersonal tensions in group learning. Bringing together a broad range of contributions from internationally recognised researchers who are seeking to broaden deepen and integrate the field of research on collaborative learning this book is essential reading for all serious students of contemporary educational research and practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415696883

Affective Movements Methods and Pedagogies Affective Movements Methods and Pedagogies invites readers to think with affect about performance pedagogies and their inherent activist embodied and collective natures. It works across multiple spheres to help readers understand how to deploy affective approaches rather than to simply think with affect theory about traditional methods. The book is structured and curated across three main thematic sections: affective movements methods and pedagogies each of which treats the core explorations of affect and performance through a different perspective. It is concerned with the ways performance and theatrical methods work with and through a theoretics of affect. The sixteen chapters include work that models theoretical practices in writing and demonstrates how theorising affect and its methods is itself a performative practice. The contributors offer rich examples from diverse geopolitical as well as disciplinary contexts innovative methods and finally intersectional theoretics. This collection will be of interest to higher education students exploring methodologies and academic researchers and teachers in the fields of performance studies communication critical studies sociology and the arts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367437343

Affective Politics of Digital MediaPropaganda by Other Means This interdisciplinary international collection examines how sophisticated digital practices and technologies exploit and capitalize on emotions with particular focus on how social media are used to exacerbate social conflicts surrounding racism misogyny and nationalism.　 Radically expanding the study of media and political communications this book bridges humanities and social sciences to explore affective information economies and how emotions are being weaponized within mediatized political landscapes. The chapters cover a wide range of topics: how clickbait "fake news " and right-wing actors deploy and weaponize emotion; new theoretical directions for understanding affect algorithms and public spheres; and how the wedding of big data and behavioral science enables new frontiers of propaganda as seen in the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal. The collection includes original interviews with luminary media scholars and journalists.　 The book features contributions from established and emerging scholars of communications media studies affect theory journalism policy studies gender studies and critical race studies to address questions of concern to scholars journalists and students in these fields and beyond. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367510657

Affective Politics of the Global EventTrauma and the Resilient Market Subject Market life is increasingly conducted in the shadow of global events like 9/11 the Sub-Prime crisis and Brexit. Within International political economy (IPE) two broad positions can be discerned: either the event is ‘just an event’ a superficial spectacle in an otherwise straightforward story of power and hierarchy; or the event is large enough to be considered a ‘crisis’. While sympathetic to such arguments this book develops a more performative politics of the global event arguing that the very idea of the event must be placed in question. How is the event constructed? How are market subjects performed in relation to the event? This book argues that emotional and psychological discourses of ‘trauma’ and ‘resilience’ provide an important affective register for understanding how the global event is ‘known’ how it is governed and how the affective dimensions of market life might be lived. By identifying the contingent rise of these discourses the author de-stabilises and re-politicises the apparent existential veracity of the global event. The critical possibilities and limits of the affective turn in market life can then be rendered according to classic questions of IPE: who wins who loses and how might it be changed? An important work for advanced scholars and students of international political economy ‘everyday and cultural political economy’ crisis and resilience as well as broader debates on globalisation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367904227

Affective Sexual Pedagogies in Film and Television Popular film and television hold valuable potential for learning about sex and sexuality beyond the information-based model of sex education currently in schools. This book argues that the representation of complicated—or "messy"—relationships in these popular cultural forms makes them potent as affective pedagogical moments. It endeavours to develop new sexual literacies by contemplating how pedagogical moments that is fleeting moments which disrupt expectations or create discomfort might enrich the available discourses of sexuality and gender especially those available to adolescents. In Part One Clarke critiques the heteronormative discourses of sex education that produce youth in particularly gendered ways noting that "rationality" is often expected to govern experiences that are embodied and arguably inherently incoherent. Part Two explores public intimacy contemplating the often overlapping and confused boundaries between public and private. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367875787

Affective SocietiesKey Concepts Affect and emotion have come to dominate discourse on social and political life in the mobile and networked societies of the early 21st century. This volume introduces a unique collection of essential concepts for theorizing and empirically investigating societies as Affective Societies. The concepts promote insights into the affective foundations of social coexistence and are indispensable to comprehend the many areas of conflict linked to emotion such as migration political populism or local and global inequalities. Adhering to an instructive narrative Affective Societies provides historical orientation; detailed explication of the concept in question clear-cut research examples and an outlook at the end of each chapter. Presenting interdisciplinary research from scholars within the Collaborative Research Center "Affective Societies " this insightful monograph will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as affect and emotion anthropology cultural studies and media studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367345150

Affective SpacesArchitecture and the Living Body This book explores the notion of affective space in relation to architecture. It helps to clarify the first-person direct experience of the environment and how it impacts a person’s emotional states influencing their perception of the world around them. Affective space has become a central notion in several discussions across philosophy geography anthropology architecture and so on. However only a limited selection of its key features finds resonance in architectural and urban theory especially the idea of atmospheres through the work of German phenomenologist Gernot Böhme. This book brings to light a wider range of issues bound to lived corporeal experience. These further issues have only received minor attention in architecture where the discourse on affective space mostly remains superficial. The theory of atmospheres in particular is often criticized as being a surface-level shallow theory as it is introduced in an unsystematic and fragmented fashion and is a mere "easy to use" segment of what is a wider and all but impressionistic analytical method. This book provides a broader outlook on the topic and creates an entry point into a hitherto underexplored field. The book’s theoretical foundation rests on a wide range of non-architectural sources primarily from philosophy anthropology and the cognitive sciences and is strengthened through cases drawn from actual architectural and urban space. These cases make the book more comprehensible for readers not versed in contemporary philosophical trends.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367541101

Affective TourismDark routes in conflict This book brings together explores and expands socio-spatial affect emotion and psychoanalytic drives in tourism for the first time. Affect is to be found in visceral intensities and resonances that circulate around and shape encounters between and amongst tourists local tourism representatives and places. When affect manifests it can ‘take shapes’ in the form of emotions such as fun joy fear anger and the like. When it remains a visceral force of latent bodily responses affect overlaps with drives as expounded in psychoanalysis. The aim of the title therefore is to explore how and in what ways affects emotions and drives are felt and performed in tourism encounters in places of socio-political turmoil such as Jordan Palestine/Israel with a detour to Iraq. Affective Tourism  is highly innovative as it offers a new way of theorising tourism encounters bringing together critically examining and expanding three areas of scholarship: affective and emotional geographies psychoanalytic geographies and dark tourism. It has relevance for tourism industries in places in the proximity of ongoing conflicts as it provides in-depth analyses of the interconnections between tourism danger and conflict. Such understandings can lead to more socio-culturally and politically-sustainable approaches to planning development and management of tourism. This ground breaking book will be of valuable reading for students and researchers from a number of fields such as tourism studies geography anthropology sociology and Middle Eastern studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138083905

Affectivity and RaceStudies from Nordic Contexts This book presents new empirical studies of social difference in the Nordic welfare states in order to advance novel theoretical perspectives on the everyday practices and macro-politics of race and gender in multi-ethnic societies. With attention to the specific political and cultural landscapes of the Nordic countries Affectivity and Race draws on a variety of sources including television programmes news media fictional literature interviews ethnographic observations teaching curricula and policy documents to explore the ways in which ideas about affectivity and emotion afford new insights into the experience of racial difference and the unfolding of political discourses on race in various social spheres. Organised around the themes of the politicisation of race through affect the way that race produces affect and the affective experience of race this interdisciplinary collection sheds light on the role of feelings in the formation of subjectivities how race and whiteness are affectively circulated in public life and the ways in which emotions contribute to regimes of inclusion and exclusion. As such it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in sociology anthropology media literary and cultural studies race and ethnicity and Nordic studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367597870

Affectivity and the Social BondTranscendence Economy and Violence in French Social Theory Affectivity and the Social Bond offers a fresh and original perspective on the relationship between affectivity and transcendence in nineteenth and twentieth century French social theory. Engaging in a conceptual analysis of the works of Comte Durkheim Bataille and Girard this book exposes a major transformation brought about by the sociological gaze in understandings of affectivity and its relationship to both sociality and transcendence in nineteenth century social thought: the ambivalence between the transcendence of the social and the immanence of affective experience. Revealing the manner in which questions of violence and economy are intertwined in the sociological analysis of affectivity Affectivity and the Social Bond reflects upon the problem of controlling affectivity alongside the political implications and possible dangers of a sociological model which seeks the roots of the social bond first and foremost in the affective realm. A rigorous engagement with the classics of French social theory their treatment of human affectivity and its relationship to social integration and regulation this book will appeal not only to sociologists and social theorists but also to those with interests in social and political philosophy and the history of ideas. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367601041

Affects As ProcessAn Inquiry into the Centrality of Affect in Psychological Life In this readable meditation on the nature of emotional experience Joseph Jones takes the reader on a fascinating walking-tour of current research findings bearing on emotional development.  Beginning with a nuanced reappraisal of Freud's philosophical premises he argues that Freud's reliance on "primary process" as the means of linking body and mind inadvertantly stripped affects of their process role.  Further the resulting emphasis on fantasy left the problem of conceptualizing the mental life of the prerepresentational infant in a theoretical limbo.  Affects as Process offers an elegantly simple way out of this impasse.  Drawing in the literatures of child development ethology and neuroscience Jones argues that in their simplest form affects are best understood as the presymbolic representatives and governors of motivational systems.  So conceptualized affects and not primary process constitute the initial processing system of the prerepresentational infant.  It then becomes possible to re-vision early development as the sequential maturation of different motivational systems each governed by a specific presymbolic affect.  More complex emotional states which emerge when the toddler begins to think symbolically represent the integration of motivational systems and thought as maturation plunges the child into a world of loves and hates that cannot be escaped simply through behavior.  Jones' reappraisal of emotional development in early childhood and beyond clarifies the strengths and weaknesses of such traditional concepts as infantile sexuality object relations internalization splitting and the emergence of the dynamic unconscious.  The surprising terminus of his excursion moreover is the novel perspective on the self as an emergent phenomenon reflecting the integration of affective and symbolic processing systems.  Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138872363

Affinity ChromatographyTemplate Chromatography of Nucleic Acids and Proteins This book informs the reader about the practical methods possibilities and limits of template chromatography. It shows the various techniques for immobilization of nucleic acids fragments polynucleotides and nucleic acids by which the desired separation of materials can be achieved. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003065166

Affinity ElectrophoresisPrinciples and Clinical Application This book discusses the topic of affinity electrophoresis (AFF-EP) which has become a useful tool for studies of biomolecular interactions. The book will discuss AFF-EP as an analytical method which has been used successfully for the diagnosis differentiation and monitoring of patients with various diseases. The book will also discuss other uses for the AFF-EP method. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781315890456

Affinity Modification Of Biopolymers The goal of this book is to give a systematic description of the main principles of affinity modification and applications consideration of possibilities and restrictions of the method. Modification within specific complexes is a special case of chemical modification which is widely used in the nonaddressed version in biochemistry and related areas. Therefore we have included in the first introductory paper chapter of the book general considerations of chemical modifications of biopolymers and the application of biopolymers. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781315890463

Affirmative Action Ethnicity and Conflict In recent years a number of countries have introduced affirmative action programmes in order to put right historical injustices and economic inequalities involving ethnic communities. This book examines affirmative action programmes in a range of countries around the world. It discusses how such programmes came about and how they have been implemented and examines their effectiveness. Throughout it explores how far affirmative action programmes reinforce ethnic identities and thereby contribute to division and conflict. The countries covered are India the United States South Africa Northern Ireland Brazil Malaysia and Fiji. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138205581

Affirmative Action Hate Speech and TenureNarratives About Race and Law in the Academy Uniquely positioned as both a scholar and an attorney Benjamin Baez provides a thought-provoking exploration on the current debate surrounding race and academic institutions. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315023335

Affirmative Action and Black Entrepreneurship This volume isolates the cause of continuing disparities not only between blacks and whites but amongst blacks as well. Key factors discussed include the current state of the economy the influence of public policies the persistence of urban poverty economic opportunities changes in family and social structure and equal opportunities. The city of Atlanta is used as a case study focusing on the emergence of the new black entrepreneur with data on black businesses drawn from records of almost 1000 black owned firms. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138880887

Affirmative Action And Equal OpportunityAction Inaction Reaction This book redirects attention to the groups—women and minorities—for whom equal opportunity and affirmative action programs were initially designed in American society. It provides national and longitudinal information regarding the position of women and minorities in institutions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367167455

Affirmative Action and Racial EquityConsidering the Fisher Case to Forge the Path Ahead The highly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision in Fisher v. University of Texas placed a greater onus on higher education institutions to provide evidence supporting the need for affirmative action policies on their respective campuses. It is now more critical than ever that institutional leaders and scholars understand the evidence in support of race consideration in admissions as well as the challenges of the post-Fisher landscape. This important volume shares information documented for the Fisher case and provides empirical evidence to help inform scholarly conversation and institutions’ decisions regarding race-conscious practices in higher education. With contributions from scholars and experts involved in the Fisher case this edited volume documents and shares lessons learned from the collaborative efforts of the social science educational and legal communities. Affirmative Action and Racial Equity is a critical resource for higher education scholars and administrators to understand the nuances of the affirmative action legal debate and to identify the challenges and potential strategies toward racial equity and inclusion moving forward. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138785366

Affirmative Action and the LawEfficacy of National and International Approaches Affirmative Action and the Law analyses the practical application of affirmative action measures and their efficacy in achieving substantive equality through the lenses of the United Nations human rights machinery and the legal regime and policies implemented in China India Central and South America South Africa and the United Kingdom. The product of a joint research project involving academics from the Brazil Chile Mexico India Spain and the United Kingdom the findings identify and reflect on trends emerging from State practice across the world in eradicating structural inequality through special measures for certain designated groups. The book seeks to provide a coherent and systematic approach to the analysis of special measures in the targeted countries. It also comprises two case-studies with in-depth insights on gender diversity on the boards of public listed companies in the UK and the European Union and the access of persons with disabilities to higher education in Brazil. The book will be a valuable resource for students and academics in the field of human rights law sociology and politics. It will also provide a source of good practice for states and policy makers in the framing of responses to increased inequality at national and international level; and for civil society actors seeking to explore meaningful interaction with a highly controversial topic in society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367219536

Affirmative Action in Malaysia and South AfricaPreference for Parity Malaysia and South Africa implement the most extensive affirmative action programmes worldwide. This book explores why and how to effect preferential treatment which has been utilized in the pursuit of inter-ethnic parity specifically in higher education high-level occupations enterprise development and wealth ownership. Through methodical and critical analyses of data on education workforce and population the book evaluates the primary objectives of increasing majority representation in education employment enterprise and ownership. The book also critically considers questions of the attainments and limitations of ethnic preferential treatment in reducing disparity the challenges of developing capability and reducing dependency and the scope for policy reforms. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138080072

Affirmative Action MattersCreating opportunities for students around the world Affirmative action. Discrimination positive. Reservations. Quotas. Such policies aim to increase access to and equity within higher education. How do different national and social contexts affect how affirmative action policy is conceptualized discussed justified and designed? Scholars from Brazil Bulgaria China France India South Africa and the United States address this central question by seeking to understand how unique national contexts shape affirmative action for students in higher education around the world. This unique volume includes both well established and emerging policies from the Americas Europe Africa and Asia. These policies developed under a variety of political systems and target a range of underrepresented groups based on race ethnicity gender class social background or region. Accessible and thought provoking case studies of affirmative action demonstrate that such policies are expanding to different countries and target populations. While some countries such as India have affirmative action policies that predate those in the United States affirmative action is a recent development in countries such as Brazil and France. Contemporary legal or political pressures to move away from explicitly race-based policies in several countries have complicated affirmative action and make this assessment of international alternatives particularly timely. New or newly modified policies target a variety of disadvantaged groups based on geography class or caste in addition to race or sex. International scholars in seven countries spanning five continents offer insights into their own countries’ experiences to examine the implications of policy shifts from race toward other categories of disadvantage to consider best practices in student admission policies and to assess the future of affirmative action. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415750127

Affirmative ActionRacial Preference in Black and White Affirmative Action examines the larger structure of institutional white privilege in education and compares the magnitude of white racial preference with the policies typically envisioned when the term "racial preference" is used. In doing so the book demonstrates that the American system of education is both a reflection of and a contributor to a structure of institutionalized racism and racial preference for the dominant majority. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203621639

Affirmative Psychotherapy with Bisexual Women and Bisexual Men Learn the latest practical—and bisexually affirmative—approaches to helping bisexual clientsClinical work with bisexual clients has conceptually shifted beyond the exclusive emphasis on either straight or lesbian and gay issues. There are still however too few psychotherapists who provide affirmative psychotherapy specific to bisexual concerns. Affirmative Psychotherapy with Bisexual Women and Bisexual Men addresses the issues of bisexuals with an accepting and affirmative perspective providing therapists with the latest viewpoints strategies and research to effectively treat bisexual clients. Leading authorities with affirmative-to-bisexuals perspectives discuss problems specific to bisexuals and their lifestyles with an eye toward providing practical effective therapy. Unique bisexual lifestyle concerns are examined such as transgender issues polyamory older bisexual women and men and cultural differences while providing an emphasis on cultivating well-being and a sense of community in bisexual clients.Affirmative Psychotherapy with Bisexual Women and Bisexual Men sensitively avoids the double standard long held by therapists clinically treating heterosexual or lesbian and gay individuals showing that an affirmative viewpoint is valid and crucial for the effective treatment of bisexuals. This source clearly explains practical strategies and discusses the latest research on bisexual issues such as age culture heterosexual and bisexual mixed couples and the polyamorous lifestyle with appropriate acceptance and understanding. The book also explores useful ways to develop successful health and support services specific to bisexual needs.Topics in Affirmative Psychotherapy with Bisexual Women and Bisexual Men include: affirmative psychotherapy techniques specific to bisexual women and bisexual men need for validation of bisexuality ways for clients to come to terms with their bisexuality practical value—and shortcomings—of the main therapeutic schools in providing effective psychotherapy transgender bisexuality with illustrative case studies needs and issues of African-American bisexual clients bisexual aging issues counseling heterosexual spouses of bisexual women and men therapy approaches for clients who are bisexual and polyamorous recognizing and addressing the specific needs of different sub-groups of bisexual people and more! Affirmative Psychotherapy with Bisexual Women and Bisexual Men is a crucial addition to the literature of bisexual psychotherapy and is invaluable to counselors psychotherapists marriage and family therapists social workers psychiatrists sex therapists researchers and educators in the fields of psychology sociology anthropology sexuality sex education adolescent and adult development and community mental health. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315783901

Affirming Language Diversity in Schools and SocietyBeyond Linguistic Apartheid Language is perhaps the most common issue that surfaces in debates over school reform and plays a vital role in virtually everything we are involved. This edited volume explores linguistic apartheid or the disappearance of certain languages through cultural genocide by dominant European colonizers and American neoconservative groups. These groups have historically imposed hegemonic languages such as English and French on colonized people at the expense of the native languages of the latter. The book traces this form of apartheid from the colonial era to the English-only movement in the United States and proposes alternative ways to counter linguistic apartheid that minority groups and students have faced in schools and society at large. Contributors to this volume provide a historical overview of the way many languages labeled as inferior minority or simply savage have been attacked and pushed to the margins discriminating against and attempting to silence the voice of those who spoke and continue to speak these languages. Further they demonstrate the way and the extent to which such actions have affected the cultural life learning process identity and the subjective and material conditions of linguistically and historically marginalized groups including students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138286825

AffordabilityIntegrating Value Customer and Cost for Continuous Improvement Affordability is a new concept that allows the implementation of Continuous Improvement for any organization. It encapsulates contemporary methods that improve product and service profitability increases market share value speed quality and capability and cuts down on cost. This new method addresses the needs of growing improving and sustaining an organization. It provides a framework and foundation for launching improvement initiatives deploying continuous improvement and maintaining the cultural habits and behaviors required to continue such efforts. Case studies from a variety of industries businesses and institutions are provided. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498762403

Affordable and Social HousingPolicy and Practice Affordable and Social Housing - Policy and Practice is a candid and critical appraisal of current big-ticket issues affecting the planning development and management of affordable and social housing in the United Kingdom. The successor to the second edition of the established textbook An Introduction to Social Housing the book includes new chapters reflecting the focal importance of customer involvement and empowerment regeneration and the Localism agenda which will have radical impacts on housing provision and tenure as well as the town and country planning system which enables its development. There is also a new chapter on Housing Law in response to demand for a clear and signposting exposition of this often complex area. Reeves indicates how each theme affects the other and suggests policy directions on the basis of past successes and failures. Paul Reeves takes a people-centred approach to the subject describing the themes that have run through provision of social housing from the first philanthropic industrialists in the 19th Century though to the increasingly complex mixture of ownerships and tenures in the present day. The book is ideal for students of housing and social policy and for housing professionals aiming to obtain qualifications and wanting a broad understanding of the social housing sector. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415628563

Affordable Housing and Public-Private Partnerships With distressing statistics about rising cost burdens increasing foreclosure rates rising unemployment falling wages and widespread homelessness building affordable housing is one of our most pressing social policy problems. Affordable Housing and Public-Private Partnerships focuses attention on this critical need as leading experts on affordable housing law and policy come together to address key issues of concern and to suggest appropriate responses for future action. Focusing in particular on how best to understand and implement the joint work of public and private actors in housing this book considers the real estate aspects of affordable housing law and policy access to housing housing finance and affordability land use housing regulation and housing issues in a post-Katrina context. Filling a critical gap in the scholarly literature available this book will be of particular interest to policy-makers academics lawyers and students of housing land use real estate property community development and urban planning Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138253179

Affordable Housing for Smart Villages This book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural housing set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between rural and urban populations. It conceptualises affordability in rural housing along a spectrum that is interlaced with cultural and social values integral to rural livelihoods at both personal and community level. Developed around four intersecting themes: explaining houses and housing in rural settings; exploring affordability in the context of aspirations and vulnerability; rural development agendas involving housing and communities; and construction for resilience in rural communities the book provides an overview of some of the little understood and sometimes counter-intuitive best practices on rural affordability and affordable housing that have emerged in developing economies over the last thirty years. Drawing on practice-based evidence this book presents innovative ideas for harnessing rural potential and empowering rural communities with added affordability and progressive development in the context of housing and improved living standards. For a student aspiring to work in rural areas in developing countries it is an introduction to and map of some key solutions around the critical area of affordable housing For the rural development professional it provides a map of a territory they rarely see because they are absorbed in a particular rural area or project For the academic looking to expand their activities into rural areas especially in rural housing it provides a handy introduction to a body of knowledge serving 47% of the world's population and how this differs from urban practice For the policy makers it provides a map for understanding the dynamics around rural affordability growth potential and community aspirations helping them to devise appropriate intervention programs on rural housing and development Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367190781

Affordable Housing Governance and FinanceInnovations partnerships and comparative perspectives There is a large shortage of affordable housing across Europe. In high‐demand urban areas housing shortages lead to unaffordable prices for many target groups. This book explores innovations to support a sufficient supply of affordable and sustainable rental housing.Affordable housing is increasingly developed financed and managed by a mix of market state third sector and community actors. Recent decades in large parts of the Western world have consecutively shown state-dominated non-profit housing sectors an increased role for market forces and the private sector and the rise of initiatives by citizens and local communities. The variety of hybrid governance and finance arrangements is predicted to increase further leading to new affordable housing delivery and management models. This book explores these innovations with a focus on developments across Europe and comparative chapters from the USA and Australia. The book presents new thinking in collaborative housing co-production and accompanying finance mechanisms in order to support the quantity and the quality of affordable rental housing.Combining academic robustness with practical relevance chapters are written by renowned housing researchers in collaboration with practitioners from the housing sector. The book not only presents compares and contrasts affordable housing solutions but also explores the transferability of innovations to other countries. The book is essential reading for researchers and professionals in housing social policy urban planning and finance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367586805

Affordable Housing in the Urban Global SouthSeeking Sustainable Solutions The global increase in the number of slums calls for policies which improve the conditions of the urban poor sustainably. This volume provides an extensive overview of current housing policies in Asia Africa and Latin America and presents the facts and trends of recent housing policies. The chapters provide ideas and tools for pro-poor interventions with respect to the provision of land for housing building materials labour participation and finance. The book looks at the role of the various stakeholders involved in such interventions including national and local governments private sector organisations NGOs and Community-based Organisations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415728935

Affordable Reliability EngineeringLife-Cycle Cost Analysis for Sustainability & Logistical Support   How Can Reliability Analysis Impact Your Company’s Bottom Line? While reliability investigations can be expensive they can also add value to a product that far exceeds its cost. Affordable Reliability Engineering: Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Sustainability & Logistical Support shows readers how to achieve the best cost for design development testing and evaluation and compare options for minimizing costs while keeping reliability above specifications. The text is based on the premise that all system sustainment costs result from part failure. It examines part failure in the design and sustainment of fielded parts and outlines a design criticality analysis procedure that reflects system design and sustainment. Achieve the Best Cost for Life-Cycle Sustainment Providing a framework for managers and engineers to develop and implement a reliability program for their organizations the authors present the practicing professional with the tools needed to manage a system at a high reliability at the best cost. They introduce analytical methods that provide the methodology for integrating part reliability failure maintainability and logistic math models. In addition they include examples on how to run reliability simulations highlight tools that are commercially available for such analysis and explain the process required to ensure a design will meet specifications and minimize costs in the process. This text: Demonstrates how to use information gathered from reliability investigations Provides engineers and managers with an understanding of a reliability engineering program so that they can perform reliability analyses Seeks to resolve uncertainty and establish the value of reliability engineering Affordable Reliability Engineering: Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Sustainability & Logistical Support focuses on reliability-centered maintenance and is an ideal resource for reliability engineers and managers. This text enables reliability professionals to determine the lowest life-cycle costs for part selection design configuration options and the implementation of maintenance practices as well as spare parts strategies and logistical resources. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138747609

Afghan ResistanceThe Politics Of Surivival Drawing on Afghan cultural and historical background this book provides fresh insights into the nature of the Afghan conflict the country's threatened national infrastructure the continuing decimation of its citizens and the prospects for their survival. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367159672

Afghani and 'AbduhAn Essay on Religious Unbelief and Political Activism in Modern Islam First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845908

Afghanistan - A New History Sir Martin Ewans former Head of the British Chancery in Kabul puts into an historical and contemporary context the series of tragic events that have impinged on Afghanistan in the past fifty years. The book examines the roots of these developments in Afghanistan's earlier history and external relationships as well as their contemporary relevance internally regionally and globally. The book also reviews in details the emergence of the Taliban their ideology and their place within Islam and examines Afghanistan's relevance in global issues notably the nature of Islamic extremism the international drugs trade and international terrorism. It ends with an analysis of the country post-Taliban. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415868358

Afghanistan Pakistan and Strategic ChangeAdjusting Western regional policy The region encompassing Afghanistan and Pakistan (Af/Pak region) is undergoing a fundamental strategic change. This book analyses the nature of this strategic change  in ordre to seek possible future scenarios and to examine policy options. It also undertakes a critical review of the basic elements of the Western strategic approach towards dealing with regional conflicts in all parts of the world with special emphasis on the Af/Pak region.Dealing with the political developments i one of the most volatile regions in the world – Afghanistan and Pakistan – the volume focuses on Western strategic concerns. The withdrawal of ISAF by 2014 will change the overall political setting and the work addresses the challenges that will result for Western policymakers thereafter. It examines the cases of Afghanistan and Pakistan separately and also looks at the broader region and tries to identify different outcomes.  This book will be of much interest to students of Central  and South Asian politics strategic studies foreign policy and security studies generally.  Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138933729

Afghanistan and Central AsiaA Modern History   The Afghan crisis has grabbed the attention of the entire world and underlined the desperate need in the West for a better understanding of the region and its challenges in the face of increasingly militant interpretations of Islam. Carved up and fought over by the British and Tsarist Russia in the nineteenth century and under Soviet domination for much of the twentieth the lonely passes deserts and peoples of the five Central Asian republics have remained shrouded in obscurity. Even Afghanistan the site of almost constant conflict since the Soviet invasion of 1978 is little known beyond the media images of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban movement. Martin McCauley draws on his vast knowledge of the region and its history to provide a clear and highly readable account of Afghanistan and the Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tasikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan from their medieval pasts to the unpredictable present. Illuminating languages and landscapes cultures and society he examines the rise of militant Islam and its impact on the region the push and pull of global economics and politics and possibilities for stability in an inherently unstable part of the world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138159990

Afghanistan And The Soviet UnionCollision And Transformation Since the dramatic events of a decade ago-the revolutions in Kabul and Teheran the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Gulf War- "Greater Central Asia" has recaptured the imagination of academia. Historians Islamicists anthropologists political scientists and defense analysts began to convene conferences and to produce collective volumes that concentrated on two seemingly unrelated subjects: the continuity and strength of ethnocultural patterns in Muslim Central Asia on the one hand and the limited range of U.S. military options for defense of the oil-rich Gulf region against hypothetical Soviet invasion on the other. The contributors to this volume were asked to focus on the long term significance of the junction between Afghanistan and Soviet Eurasia through the "Midlands" region-a relationship that could have wide implications. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780429042027

Afghanistan � Challenges and Prospects After decades of turmoil a new phase is opening up for Afghanistan in which a new generation comes to the fore as many of the key players from earlier phases including foreign interventionist powers leave the scene. Although this new phase offers new possibilities and increased hope for Afghanistan’s future the huge problems created in earlier phases remain. This book presents a comprehensive overall assessment of the current state of politics and society in Afghanistan outlining the difficulties and discussing the future possibilities. Many of the contributors are Afghans or Afghan insiders who are able to put forward a much richer view of the situation than outside foreign observers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367888480

Afghanistan Post-2014Power configurations and evolving trajectories This book focuses on the developments in post 2014 Afghanistan with external military support from the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. It discusses topical themes such as the withdrawal of US troops and non-traditional security. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780815373087

Afghanistan: The Soviet War (Routledge Revivals) First published in 1985 this is a book written at the height of the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Based on five clandestine trips into Afghanistan with the resistance the book examines why the Soviets invaded in 1979 and what they were seeking to defend. The author analyses their deliberate policy of migratory genocide through a combination of aerial bombardments political repression and economic blockades. The book is written by the journalist Ed Girardet  one of the world's leading authorities on the conflict whose particular strength is his dispassionate reporting style and his firsthand proximity to the conflict. He interviewed many of the leaders of the Afghan resistance both inside Afghanistan and in the refugee camps and he explains in depth the nature of the Afghan Islamic anti-communist struggle for independence.   This is a book in the finest tradition of war reporting on the front line and the reissue is essential reading for all those interested in the history of the conflict in Afghanistan. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415685689

Afghanistan: to 2015 and Beyond As the international security forces prepare to depart from Afghanistan this Adelphi turns attention to the ability of a ravaged country to tackle its myriad security problems overcome crippling poverty and corruption and somehow revive its devastated economy. The government faces daunting challenges ranging from the threat of insurgency and cross-border terrorism to the difficulty of reintegrating and reconciling former Taliban figures and combatants into a political settlement. It must do so against the background of continuing and potentially increasing regional instability with the country’s neighbours tempted to step up their interference in Afghan affairs. Stability depends upon drawing the wider Pashtun community into the ruling coalition while simultaneously maintaining security increasing the capability of the state and balancing the interests of its neighbours and regional powers. This volume draws together expert analysis to provide a comprehensive study of the obstacles that Afghanistan must overcome together with regional and international partners as it charts a slow course back to functional statehood. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415696425

AfghanistanPolitics and Economics in a Globalising State This book offers an overview of the formation of the Afghan state and of the politics economic challenges and international relations of contemporary Afghanistan. It opens with an account of some of the key features that make Afghanistan unique and proceeds to discuss how the Afghan state acquired a distinctive character as a rentier state. In addition the authors outline a complex range of domestic and external factors that led to the breakdown of the state and how that breakdown gave rise to a set of challenges with which Afghan political and social actors have been struggling to deal since the 2001 international intervention that overthrew the anti-modernist Taliban regime. It then presents the different types of politics that Afghanistan has witnessed over the last two decades; examines some of the most important features of the Afghan economy; and demonstrates how Afghanistan’s geopolitical location and international relations more broadly have complicated the task of promoting stability in the post-2001 period. It concludes with some reflections on the factors that are likely to shape Afghanistan’s future trajectory and notes that if there are hopes for a better future they largely rest on the shoulders of a globalised generation of younger Afghans. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of Middle East and Central Asian studies international relations politics development studies and history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138320918

Afghanistan's Political StabilityA Dream Unrealised Political stability has been a central theme of policy for all governments and political systems in the history of modern Afghanistan. Since its inception in the mid-nineteenth century the country experimented with a diverse succession of political systems and state ideologies matched by few other countries' political histories. In the span of less than nine decades since independence in 1919 the Afghan state was substantially restructured at least a dozen times. This volume looks at Afghanistan's historic relations with Central and South Asia ethno-nationalism and development Soviet occupation and transformation of relations with Pakistan stability of the Islamic State and regional cooperation. It examines how Afghanistan's different political systems reformed and readjusted policies to make them more conducive to political stability. Yet political stability at best has remained a dream unrealized in Afghanistan. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315565910

AfghanistanThe Soviet Union's Last War The Soviet Union's last war was played out against the backdrop of dramatic change within the USSR. This is the first book to study the impact of the war on Russian politics and society. Based on extensive use of Soviet official and unofficial sources as well as work with Afghan veterans it illustrates the way the war fed into a wide range of other processes from the rise of grassroots political activism to the retreat from globalism in foreign policy. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203043882

Aflatoxin and Food Safety Aflatoxins are responsible for damaging up to 25% of the world’s food crops resulting in large economic losses in developed countries and human and animal disease in under-developed ones. In addition to aflatoxins the presence of other mycotoxins particularly fumonisins brings additional concerns about the safety of food and field supplies. There has not been a comprehensive single source guide to synthesize the most up-to-date information on this issue – until now. Aflatoxin and Food Safety presents the latest information available in aflatoxin research and control. The editor – a leading author educator and speaker on mycotoxin – has synthesized chapters from internationally renowned experts into a single comprehensive resource. The text considers the worldwide impact of aflatoxins and describes recent advances in research on aflatoxin production analysis and toxicology. It also examines the strategies used in controlling aflatoxin production in crops including the development of crop resistance to aflatoxin by such methods as conventional breeding and genetic engineering. In its final section the book discusses the post-harvest management of aflatoxin in contaminated foods and feeds. An ideal resourcefor those involved in a variety of biological biomedical and agricultural fields Aflatoxin and Food Safety aggregates the aflatoxin research completed by the world’s finest scientists over the last 15 years in a thorough and accessible format. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367391928

Africa Cultural Studies and Difference Cultural Studies has evolved and continues to evolve primarily along regional lines. However uncomfortable this might be the genie of British cultural studies cannot be returned to the bottle of history. Thus national versions of cultural studies have arisen in a few African countries. This book engages two critical and seemingly contradictory tasks: i) to contribute to the development of cultural studies from the perspectives of African experiences and indigenous frames of reference; and ii) to examine these in terms of transnational trajectories of the field in ways that do not reduce them to one or other context. Much cultural studies remains concerned with Texts often disconnected from their contexts. For the authors published here the contexts include African philosophies cosmologies and ontologies. It includes the writings of both residential natives and those who have re-located to the diaspora a spread that opens conversations with international approaches that both include and exclude African experiences and work. This anthology juxtaposes many different kinds of cultural studies done in different parts of the world as a means of creating a global dialogue around the signifier of ‘Africa’. This book was published as a special issue of Cultural Studies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315873527

Africa Empire and World DisorderHistorical Essays This volume brings together important articles from the Cambridge historian A. G. Hopkins and reflect the enlargement and evolution of historical studies during the last half century. The essays cover four of the principal historiographical developments of the period: the extraordinary revolution that has led to the writing of non-Western indigenous history; the revitalization of new types of imperial history; the now ubiquitous engagement with global history including a reinterpretation of American Empire and the current revival of economic history after several decades of neglect. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367459468

Africa Football and FIFAPolitics Colonialism and Resistance This book explores the role of FIFA in brokering the development of football in Africa and its relationship with that continent's football associations and regional governing body. Africa is no longer on the periphery of world football but the economic disparities between the first and the third worlds hinder the development of the game. The author shows convincingly how Africa's advance within world football is tied to its national political economy and how the balance of power within FIFA still clearly favours its European members. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315039527

Africa after ModernismTransitions in Literature Media and Philosophy Africa after Modernism traces shifts in perspectives on African culture arts and philosophy from the conflict with European modernist interventions in the climate of colonialist aggression to present identitarian positions in the climate of globalism multiculturalism and mass media. By focusing on what may be called deconstructive moments in twentieth-century Africanist thought – on intellectual landmarks revolutionary ideas crises of consciousness literary and philosophical debates – this study looks at African modernity and modernism from critical postcolonial perspectives. An effort to sketch contemporary frameworks of global intersubjective relations reflecting African cultures and concerns must resist taking modernism as a term of African periodization or master-narrative but as a constellation of discursive and subjective forms that obtains upon the present moment in African literature philosophy and cultural history. Africa after Modernism argues for a philosophical consciousness and pan-African multiculturalist ethos that operate after the deconstruction of Eurocentrism beyond self/other paradigms of exoticism or West/Africa political ideologies in dialogue with postcolonial approaches to cultural reciprocity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415512879

Africa and EuropeFrom Partition to Independence or Dependence? It is now over 100 years since the Berlin Conference of 1884 which started the ‘Scramble for Africa’ whereby the various European powers carved up the African Continent between themselves. During the last century the relationship between Africa and Europe has changed dramatically – from a colonial to a post-colonial relationship with more recently new patterns emerging as the Communist bloc has developed increasingly strong links with some countries and as the EEC as an institution has got more involved. First published in 1986 this book explores how the relationship between Africa and Europe has changed over the last hundred years assesses the current state of relations and discusses how the relationship may develop in the future. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845915

Africa and Fortress EuropeThreats and Opportunities The number of African migrants attempting to enter Europe has increased. Within Europe North African migrants are being accused of increased involvement in Islamic fundamentalism and terrorist activities after attacks on Madrid and London. Such terrorist attacks have become an urgent security concern for the European Union forcing the EU to make migration a security policy. This volume examines the extent to which the EU is threatened by patterns of African crisis alongside Africa's peace security and development initiatives. The contributors analyze current migration flows from Africa to Europe and the challenges and prospects of a comprehensive EU strategy for Africa. Intended for undergraduates graduates and lecturers the volume is ideal for courses that discuss the impact of African political developments on international politics. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315565927

Africa and IMF ConditionalityThe Unevenness of Compliance 1983-2000 Ghana was one of the first African countries to adopt a comprehensive IMF reform program and the one that has sustained adjustment longest. Yet questions of Ghana's compliance - to what extent did it comply how did it manage compliance what patterns of non-compliance existed and why? - have not been systematically investigated and remain poorly understood. This book argues that understanding the domestic political environment is crucial in explaining why compliance or the lack thereof occurs. Akonor maintains that compliance with IMF conditionality in Ghana has had high political costs and thus non-compliance occurred once the political survival of a regime was at stake. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415653473

Africa and International Criminal JusticeRadical Evils and the International Criminal Court This book provides an overview of crimes under international law radical evils in a number of African states. This overview informs a critical analysis of the debates surrounding the African Union’s call for withdrawal from the International Criminal Court and proposes a way forward with a more pertinent role for the Court. The work critically analyzes the arguments around withdrawal from the ICC and the extension of the jurisdiction of the African Court into criminal matters. It is held that this was not intended in the spirit of complementarity as envisaged by the Rome Statute and is subject to political calculation and manipulation by national governments. Recasting the ICC as a court of second instance would provide a stronger institutional and jurisdictional regime. The book will be a valuable resource for students academics and policymakers working in the areas of international humanitarian law international criminal law African studies and genocide studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367359379

Africa and Israel: Relations in Perspective This book examines Afro-Israeli relations from about 1958 when Israel launched its diplomatic initiative in Africa to 1973 when most African states severed their diplomatic ties. It investigates post-1973 ties and provides case studies on Israel's relations with South Africa and Nigeria. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367012199

Africa and the Africans in the Nineteenth Century: A Turbulent HistoryA Turbulent History Most histories seek to understand modern Africa as a troubled outcome of nineteenth century European colonialism but that is only a small part of the story. In this celebrated book beautifully translated from the French edition the history of Africa in the nineteenth century unfolds from the perspective of Africans themselves rather than the European powers.It was above all a time of tremendous internal change on the African continent. Great jihads of Muslim conquest and conversion swept over West Africa. In the interior warlords competed to control the internal slave trade. In the east the sultanate of Zanzibar extended its reach via coastal and interior trade routes. In the north Egypt began to modernize while Algeria was colonized. In the south a series of forced migrations accelerated spurred by the progression of white settlement.Through much of the century African societies assimilated and adapted to the changes generated by these diverse forces. In the end the West's technological advantage prevailed and most of Africa fell under European control and lost its independence. Yet only by taking into account the rich complexity of this tumultuous past can we fully understand modern Africa from the colonial period to independence and the difficulties of today. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315706658

Africa and the Expansion of International SocietySurrendering the Savannah This book explores the West-Central African role in and experience during the expansion of international society. Building upon theoretical contributions from the English School of international relations historical sociology and sociology it departs from Euro-centric assumptions by analysing how West-Central Africa and West-Central Africans were integral to the ways in which Europe and Africa came together from the fifteenth century through to the twentieth. Initially diverse scholarship concerned with the expansion of international society is examined revealing how the process has often been understood as one dictated by Europeans. From there a new approach is developed one which is better able to examine the expansion as an interactive process between individuals and which puts the African experience at the heart of study. The empirical research that follows this draws upon primary sources to introduce a number of historically significant and ground-breaking cases into international relations including; the international relations of West-Central Africa before the European arrival the emergence and growth of the trans-Atlantic slave trade the attempts to ‘civilize’ Africa and the ‘scramble’ to colonize Africa. This book argues that the expansion of international society was driven by individual interaction and was shaped by both Africans and Europeans. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations international relations theory history African politics the English school and constructivism. Author John Anthony Pella introduces his book African and the Expansion of International Society: Surrendering the Savannah http://www.routledge.com/politics/articles/featured_author_john_anthony_pella/  Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138287846

Africa and the Indian Ocean Region This book examines the presence of Africa as a significant force in the western Indian Ocean. Africa will increasingly play a pivotal role in the future of the geopolitics of the Indian Ocean region. The book considers the scope for greater African involvement in Indian Ocean region-building activities and seeks to encourage a western Indian Ocean dialogue. The book publishes some of the best papers presented at an Indian Ocean Research Group (IORG Inc.) symposium held in Nairobi Kenya in 2013 entitled "The Political Economy of Maritime Africa in the Indian Ocean Region." This symposium was part of a larger project on constructing a sense of "Indian Oceanness". Chapters include: India’s new policy of engagement with Africa; China’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean Region; security strategies in the Western Indian Ocean; the increasing importance and significance of the Western Indian Ocean littoral; and cultural linkages between Africa and the Indian Ocean region. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of the Indian Ocean Region. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367026257

Africa and the New Globalization Globalization is not a new phenomenon in the international system. However the various phases of globalization have had divergent scopes actors dimensions and dynamics - that is each of the phases of globalization can be differentiated according to these terms. Against this background this book focuses on the 'new globalization' a phase that emerged when the Cold War ended and which is significantly the most expansive and technologically advanced of all the phases of globalization. The contributors identify and discuss many of the frontier issues in Africa that are being impacted by the dynamics of this new globalization - debt human rights development state sovereignty the environment and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The volume will hold particular interest for students scholars and researchers of African and development politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138382800

Africa and the Responsibility to ProtectArticle 4(h) of the African Union Constitutive Act Situations of serious or massive violations of human rights are no longer purely of domestic concern and sovereignty can no longer be an absolute shield for repressive governments in such circumstances. Based on this realization the international community has recognized a responsibility to protect individuals in states where their governments are unable or unwilling to provide protection against the most serious violations. However so far only one intergovernmental organization the African Union (AU) has explicitly made the right to intervene in a Member State part of its foundational text in Article 4(h) of its Constitutive Act. Although there have been cases of Article 4(h)-type interventions in Africa the AU Assembly has not yet invoked Article 4(h) explicitly. This book brings together experts in the field to explore the potential application of Article 4(h) and the complexities that may explain its non-invocation so far. Although Article 4(h) is noble in purpose its implementation faces several legal and policy challenges given that the use of force penetrates the principles of state sovereignty and non-intervention – the very cornerstones upon which the AU is founded. This book considers these issues as well as the need to reconcile Article 4(h) in so far as it allows the AU to exercise military intervention to protect populations at risk of mass atrocities with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. Drawing from the insights of law political science diplomacy and military strategy the book offers a unique combination of multi-disciplinary expertise that harnesses the views of a diverse group of authors focused on the legal policy and practical insights on the implementation of Article 4(h) and the responsibility to protect in Africa in order to provide concrete recommendations on how to end mass atrocities on the continent Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138659186

Africa and the War on Terrorism Abject poverty and official corruption make parts of Africa a very attractive destination for terrorist organizations. Opportunities have developed during the pre- and post-9/11 periods in Africa for the recruitment of terrorists attainment of bases of operations and sources of funding for Al Qaeda or its affiliated terror groups. This comprehensive volume provides an extensive examination of major terrorist events in Africa. It highlights internal and external indices to illustrate why Africa is so ripe for terrorism ostensibly in terms of recruitment as well as attainment and sources of funding due to the continent's continuing poverty and corruption. The volume will prove indispensable reading for anyone researching security issues political sociology and African studies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315565941

Africa and World Peace A study of how Africa as an object of imperialism for the large capitalist nations came to be drawn into power politics. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315033082

Africa Beyond the Post-ColonialPolitical and Socio-Cultural Identities The poor economic performance of some African countries since independence has been a major concern to both African leaders and policy makers. This volume which draws together contributions from academics based in Africa and its diaspora situates the continent within its historic and socio-political background: from the 1960s the decade of independence through to its development outlook as the new millennium unfolds. It examines a broad range of contemporary issues -- from development and culture to linguistics and is unique in identifying and examining issues that are common both to Africa and the diaspora. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138277908

Africa in Black Liberation ActivismMalcolm X Stokely Carmichael and Walter Rodney This book revisits and analyzes three of the most accomplished twentieth century Black Diaspora activists: Malcolm X (1925–1965) Stokely Carmichael (1941–1998) and Walter Rodney (1942–1980). All three began their careers in the Diaspora and later turned toward Africa. This became the foundation for developing and solidifying a global force that would advance the struggles of Africans and people of African descent in the Diaspora. Adeleke engages and explores this “African-centered” discourse of resistance which informed the collective struggles of these three men. The book illuminates shared and unifying attributes as well as differences presenting these men as unified by a continuum of struggle against and resistance to shared historical and cultural challenges that transcended geographical spaces and historical times. Africa in Black Liberation Activism will be of interest to scholars and students of African-American history African Studies and the African Diaspora. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138389847

Africa in CrisisThe Causes and Cures of Environmental Bankruptcy The first edition of this incisive text on the problems of drought and famine facing Africa won worldwide critical acclaim. Revised with a new introduction Lloyd Timberlake's bestselling study is invaluable reading for anyone interested in Africa. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138471696

Africa in Global International RelationsEmerging approaches to theory and practice Recent scholarship in International Relations (IR) has started to study the meaning and implications of a non-Western world. With this comes the need for a new paradigm of IR theory that is more global open inclusive and able to capture the voices and experiences of both Western and non-Western worlds. This book investigates why Africa has been marginalised in IR discipline and theory and how this issue can be addressed in the context of the emerging Global IR paradigm. To have relevance for Africa a new IR theory needs to be more inclusive intellectually negotiated and holistically steeped in the African context. In this innovative volume each author takes a critical look at existing IR paradigms and offers a unique perspective based on the African experience. Following on from Amitav Acharya and Barry Buzan’s work Non-Western International Relations Theory it develops and advances non-Western IR theory and the idea of Global IR. This volume will be of key interest to scholars and students of African politics international relations IR theory and comparative politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138909816

Africa in the 21st CenturyToward a New Future Africa in the 21st Century: Toward a New Future brings together some of the finest Pan African and Afrocentric intellectuals to discuss the possibilities of a new future where the continent claims its own agency in response to the economic social political and cultural problems which are found in every nation. The volume is structured around four sections: I. African Unity and Consciousness: Assets and Challenges; II. Language Information and Education; III. African Women Children and Families; and IV. Political and Economic Future of the African World. In original essays the authors raise the level of discourse around the questions of integration pluralism families a federative state and good governance. Each writer sees in the continent the potential for greatness and therefore articulates a theoretical and philosophical approach to Africa that constructs a victorious consciousness from hard concrete facts. This book will interest students and scholars of the history and politics of Africa as well as professional Africanists Africologists and international studies scholars who are inclined toward Africa.  Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415514712

Africa in the Age of GlobalisationPerceptions Misperceptions and Realities This is a collection of bold and visionary scholarship that reveals an insightful exposition of re-visioning African development from African perspectives. It provides educators policy makers social workers non-governmental agencies and development agencies with an interdisciplinary conceptual base that can effectively guide them in planning and implementing programs for socio-economic development in Africa. The book provides up-to-date scholarly research on continental trends on various subjects and concerns of paramount importance to globalisation and development in Africa (politics democracy education gender technology global relationships and the role of non-governmental organisations). The authors challenge the familiar paradigms in order to show how imperfectly if at all assumptions about globalisation and development theories have failed in their depictions and applications to Africa. The scholars in this volume both inform and advocate for a re-visioning of perceptions on Africa and how it navigates global processes. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472436696

Africa in the Post-2015 Development AgendaA Geographical Perspective This book offers a multifaceted examination of Africa’s development into the post-2015 global agenda from a geographical perspective. As a diversified and highly applied discipline geography has a lot to offer to global debates nuanced analysis of problems on and the search for innovative solutions to advance the African development agenda beyond 2015. The end of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era and the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 mark an important turning point for Africa and an opportune time to examine new challenges and opportunities that it faces. The regional disparities in MDG progress affirm an important geographic tenet that the unique yet internally differentiated socio-cultural economic political ecological biophysical and historical context give Africa distinctive challenges and opportunities that demand particular approaches to development. This edited book presents innovative contributions examining Africa’s development performance in diverse sectors during the MDG era as a basis for understanding prospects for its development in the SDG era and beyond. It offers new and innovative study perspectives and methodological approaches on urban transformation development financing food security climate change gender equality health and regional integration among other topics and useful insights for scholars students and development practitioners. This book was originally published as a special issue of African Geographical Review the journal of the American Association of Geographers’ Africa Specialty Group to mark the transition from MDGs to SDGs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367890490

Africa in World AffairsPolitics of Imperialism the Cold War and Globalisation Africa finds itself at the centre stage of world politics in the twenty-first century. To truly determine its rising influence and role in world affairs would mean unravelling the politics of imperialism the Cold War and globalisation. Going beyond Euro-American perspectives this book presents a comprehensive study of Africa and its role in world politics. Africa in World Affairs: • Closely examines the transition of Africa in its colonial and post-colonial phases; • Explores the intellectual history of modern Africa through liberation struggles social movements leaders and thinkers; • Investigates the continent’s relationships with former colonial powers such as Britain France and Portugal; untangles complexities of French neo-colonialism and sheds light on the role of the superpower such as the USA and major and rising powers like China and India; • Highlights complex and wide-ranging diversities of the region and the ways in which it continues to negotiate with issues of modernity racism and globalisation. A core text on Africa and the world this book will be indispensable for students of African studies politics and international relations and history. It will also be a must-read for policymakers diplomats and government think tanks. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367148935

Africa in World PoliticsConstructing Political and Economic Order The sixth edition of Africa in World Politics focuses on challenges African states face in constructing viable political economies in contexts both of familiar domestic challenges and an unprecedented mix of engagements opportunities and threats emanating from a turbulent and rapidly changing international order. This text including new chapters on Nigeria and the influence of party politics on economic development remains an invaluable resource for students of African politics seeking to navigate the continent's complex political and economic landscapes. Revised chapters consider both the extent and the limits of continued healthy growth rates in many countries; the impacts of investments by China and other BRICS countries; plateaus and some reversals in progress on human rights and democratization; dimensions of chronic state weakness deepened by insurgencies including some that are connected to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State; and peacebuilding efforts struggling to uphold responsible sovereignty in the Sudans the Great Lakes region and elsewhere. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780813350288

Africa South of the Sahara 2012 The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries providing invaluable economic political statistical and directory data. New content for the 2012 edition includes: chapter on South Sudan coverage of recent elections including those in Cape Verde the Central African Republic Chad Nigeria  São Tomé and Principé  and Seychelles fully revised government lists for all countries details on major new stories over the past twelve months including the secession of South Sudan the famine in the Horn of Africa events in Cote d'Ivoire following the disputed presidential elections of November 2010 and the return to civilian governments following the military coups in Guinea and Niger information on the transition of Mayotte to an Overseas Department of France. Key Features: over 1 500 pages of analytical essays economic and demographic statistics and wide-ranging directory material contributions from over fifty leading experts on African affairs. General Survey thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles covering the issues affecting the area as a whole including: Economic Trends in Africa South of the Sahara; Health and Medical Issues; State Failure in Africa; A Century of Development; Chinese Stakes in Sub-Saharan Africa; European Colonial Rule; Peace and Security Architecture new essays on The East African Community and Security Dilemmas in West Africa a political map of contemporary Africa and a chronological list of the dates of independence of African countries. Country Surveys Individual chapters on every country incorporating: an introductory survey containing essays on the physical and social geography recent history and economy of each country an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators which include area and population health and welfare agriculture forestry fishing mining industry finance trade transport tourism communications media and education a full directory containing names addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government political organizations diplomatic representation the judiciary religion the media finance trade and industry tourism defence and education a useful bibliography providing sources for further research Regional Information Detailed information on the following: regional organizations; major commodities; calendars; research institutes concerned with Africa; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781857436235

Africa South of the Sahara 2013 The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries providing invaluable economic political statistical and directory data. New for 2013: fully revised government lists for all countries details on major news stories over the past 12 months including the post-secession conflict between Sudan and South Sudan and the military coups in Mali and Guinea-Bissau. essays on Brazil-Africa Relations and West African Security Issues General Survey Thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles covering issues including: Economic Trends; Health and Medical Issues; State Failure; Development; and China’s Influence in Sub-Saharan Africa Country Surveys Individual chapters on every country incorporating: essays on the physical and social geography recent history and economy an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators a full directory containing names addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government diplomatic representation the media finance trade and industry and defence a useful bibliography providing sources for further research Regional Information Detailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781857436594

Africa South of the Sahara 2014 The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries providing invaluable economic political statistical and directory data. New for 2014: fully revised government lists for all countries coverage of major new stories over the past 12 months including the strained post-secession relations between Sudan and South Sudan and the Islamist rebellion in Mali election results from Kenya Djibouti Zimbabwe and Togo General Survey Thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues. Country Surveys Individual chapters on every country incorporating: essays on the physical and social geography recent history and economy an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators a full directory containing names addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government diplomatic representation the media finance trade and industry and defence a useful bibliography providing sources for further research Regional Information Detailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781857436983

Africa South of the Sahara 2015 The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries providing invaluable economic political statistical and directory data. New for 2015: fully revised government lists for all countries details on major news stories over the past 12 months election results from Guinea-Bissau Malawi South Africa and Mauritania new essays on Ghana Nigeria Mauritania Mozambique and Uganda General Survey Thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues. Country Surveys Individual chapters on every country incorporating: essays on the physical and social geography recent history and economies an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators a full directory containing names addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government diplomatic representation the media finance trade and industry and defence a useful bibliography providing sources for further research. Regional Information Detailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781857437362

Africa South of the Sahara 2016 The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries providing invaluable economic political statistical and directory data. General Survey Thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues. Country Surveys Individual chapters on every country incorporating: essays on the physical and social geography recent history and economies an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators a full directory containing names addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government diplomatic representation the media finance trade and industry and defence a useful bibliography providing sources for further research. Regional Information Detailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781857437874

Africa South of the Sahara 2017 The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries providing invaluable economic political statistical and directory data. General Survey Thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues. Country Surveys Individual chapters on every country incorporating: essays on the physical and social geography recent history and economies an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators a full directory containing names addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government diplomatic representation the media finance trade and industry and defence a useful bibliography providing sources for further research. Regional Information Detailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781857438482

Africa South of the Sahara 2018 The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries providing invaluable economic political statistical and directory data. General Survey Thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues. Country Surveys Individual chapters on every country incorporating: essays on the physical and social geography recent history and economies an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators a full directory containing names addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government diplomatic representation the media finance trade and industry and defence a useful bibliography providing sources for further research. Regional Information Detailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781857438758

Africa South of the Sahara 2019 The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries providing invaluable economic political statistical and directory data. General Survey Thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues. Country Surveys Individual chapters on every country incorporating: essays on the physical and social geography recent history and economies an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators a full directory containing names addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government diplomatic representation the media finance trade and industry and defence a useful bibliography providing sources for further research. Regional Information Detailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781857439427

Africa South of the Sahara 2020 The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries providing invaluable economic political statistical and directory data. General Survey Thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues. Country Surveys Individual chapters on every country incorporating: essays on the physical and social geography recent history and economies an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators a full directory containing names addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government diplomatic representation the media finance trade and industry and defence a useful bibliography providing sources for further research. Regional Information Detailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367174828

Africa South of the Sahara 2021 The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries providing invaluable economic political statistical and directory data. General Survey Thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues. Country Surveys Individual chapters on every country incorporating: essays on the physical and social geography recent history and economies an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators a full directory containing names addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government diplomatic representation the media finance trade and industry and defence a useful bibliography providing sources for further research. Regional Information Detailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367440466

Africa South of the SaharaA Geographical Interpretation This authoritative widely adopted text provides a broad introduction to the geography of Africa south of the Sahara. The book analyzes the political economic social and environmental processes that shape resource use and development in this large diverse region. Students gain a context for understanding current development debates and addressing questions about the nature and sustainability of contemporary changes. Timely topics include the rise of foreign investment in Africa the evolving geographies of rural-urban linkages the birth of the Republic of South Sudan and advances in the struggle against HIV/AIDS.New to This Edition:*Fully updated to reflect the latest data and trends in development.*Chapters on development theory cultural and societal diversity the political geography of postindependence Africa economic integration and the geography of poverty.*Substantially revised coverage of gender dynamics urban living environments mineral and energy resources and many other topics.User-Friendly Features*Vignettes in every chapter that provide detailed case studies from a variety of countries and elaborate on key concepts.*Recommendations for further reading on each topic including print and online sources.*Companion website with downloadable PowerPoint slides of all original figures photos and tables.*An extensive glossary. Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781606239926

Africa Through The Eyes Of A Patriot First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138452152

Africa Under Neoliberalism The period since the 1980s has seen sustained pressure on Africa’s political elite to anchor the continent’s development strategies in neoliberalism in exchange for vitally needed development assistance. Rafts of policies and programmes have come to underpin the relationship between continental governments and the donor communities of the West and particularly their institutions of global governance â€“ the International Financial Institutions. Over time these policies and programmes have sought to transform the authority and capacity of the state to effect social political and economic change while opening up the domestic space for transnational capital and ideas. The outcome is a continent now more open to international capital export-oriented and liberal in its political governance. Has neoliberalism finally arrested under development in Africa? Bringing together leading researchers and analysts to examine key questions from a multidisciplinary perspective this book involves a fundamental departure from orthodox analysis which often predicates colonialism as the referent object. Here three decades of neoliberalism with its complex social and economic philosophy are given primacy. With the changed focus an elucidation of the relationship between global development and local changes is examined through a myriad of pressing contemporary issues to offer a critical multi-disciplinary appraisal of challenge and change in Africa over the past three decades. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472425737

Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century This book examines the causes course and consequences of warfare in twentieth century Africa a period which spanned colonial rebellions both World Wars and the decolonization process. Timothy Stapleton contextualizes the essential debates and controversies surrounding African conflict in the twentieth century while providing insightful introductions to such conflicts as: African rebellions against colonial regimes in the early twentieth century including the rebellion and infamous genocide of the Herero and Nama people in present-day Namibia; The African fronts of World War I and World War II and the involvement of colonized African peoples in these global conflicts; Conflict surrounding the widespread decolonization of Africa in the 1950s and 1960s; Rebellion and civil war in Africa during the Cold War when American and Soviet elements often intervened in efforts to turn African battlegrounds into Cold War proxy conflicts; The Second Congo Civil War which is arguably the bloodiest conflict in any region since World War II; Supported by a glossary a who’s who of key figures a timeline of major events a rich bibliography and a set of documents which highlight the themes of the book Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century is the best available resource for students and scholars seeking an introduction to violent conflict in recent African history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138281967

Africa’s Big MenPredatory State-Society Relations in Africa This book spotlights analyzes and explains varying forms and patterns of state-society relations on the African continent taking as point of departure the complexities created by the emergence proliferation and complicated interactions of so-called ‘big men’ across Africa's fifty-four states. The contributors interrogate the evolution of Africa’s big men; the role of the big men in Africa’s political and economic development; and the relationship between the state the big men and the citizens. Throughout the chapters the contributors engage with a number of questions from　different disciplinary and methodological orientations. How did these states evolve to exhibit various deformities in their composition functioning and in their relations with the societies that they govern? What roles did Atlantic and other slavery and European colonialism play in creating states that are unable to display the right and good relationships with citizens in civil society? Why did these forms of predatory state-society relations continue to thrive in Africa after the end of Atlantic slave trade and subsequent colonialism? Why did the emerging African leaders at independence fail to effectively dismantle the structures of exploitation and expropriation that were the defining features of slavery and colonialism? Who are Africa’s ‘big men’ and what are their trajectories? This book is essential reading for all students and scholars of African politics public policy and administration political economy and democratisation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138559349

Africa’s Elite FootballStructure Politics and Everyday Challenges This book explores various aspects of intranational elite football in Africa drawing on the expertise of notable scholars from across the world. Africa’s Elite Football focuses on an area largely ignored by current scholarship on African football where interest has focused on international migration. In exploring the intranational the book is written in two parts. The first is a general focus on the continent and the second is an examination of country cases. The general focus of the book is on the nature of elite tier leagues the relationship between politics and football the media youth academies intranational migration and fans. Notably chapters on topics such as intranational migration present groundbreaking scholarship in this area. Currently football discourses on migration focus on international migration of footballers yet the majority of migration in African football is intranational. Thus by addressing the intranational this book brings attention to an area that is underrepresented in the current academic discourse. The second part of the book which focuses on country cases covers Botswana Egypt Kenya Nigeria Senegal Zambia and Zimbabwe. The topics explored in those cases include religiosity health women’s football media and management. The coverage of health-related issues is particularly important given that several books on African football rarely broach such a topic. With its unique approach to African football this book will be of interest to scholars and students of sports history African studies politics in sports and African sports. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367138899

Africa’s Green RevolutionCritical Perspectives on New Agricultural Technologies and Systems This volume examines the dominant neoliberal agenda for agricultural development and hunger alleviation in Africa. The text reviews the history of African agricultural and food security policy in the post-colonial period across a range of geographical contexts in order to contextualise the productionist approach embedded in the much heralded New Green Revolution for Africa. This strategy supported by a range of international agencies promotes the use of hybrid seeds fertilisers and pesticides to boost crop production. This approach is underpinned by a new and unprecedented level of public–private partnerships as donors actively work to promote the private sector and build links between African farmers input suppliers agro-dealers agro-processors and retailers. On the consumer end increased supermarket penetration into poorer neighbourhoods is proffered as a solution to urban food insecurity. The chapters in this volume complicate understandings of this new approach and raise serious questions about its effectiveness as a strategy for increasing food production and alleviating poverty across the continent. This book is based on a special issue of African Geographical Review. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138309340

AfricaDilemmas Of Development And Change In the decades since independence the countries of sub-Saharan Africa have faced three central dilemmas of development. The first has been the challenge of state building. In the wake of colonial rule governments have encountered the problems of establishing legitimate authority and constructing capable states. A second dilemma has been that of n Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314347

AfricaDiversity and Development For many Africa is regarded as a place of mystery and negative images where reports of natural disasters and civil strife dominate media attention with relatively little publicity given to any of the continent’s more positive attributes. Africa has at last begun to receive the depth of interest it has long deserved in the shape of debates about trade aid and debt the ‘Make Poverty History’ campaign and the UK's ‘Commission on Africa’. But behind the superficial media façade Africa is a diverse complex and dynamic place with a rich history and a colonial engagement that although short-lived was fundamental in determining the long-term future of the continent. At the start of the second decade of the twenty-first century when the world is engulfed in a major financial crisis Africa has the dubious distinction of being the world’s poorest continent. This book introduces and de-mystifies Africa’s diversity and dynamism and considers how its peoples and environments have interacted through time and space. The background and diversity of Africa’s social cultural economic political and environmental systems is examined as well as key development issues which have affected Africa in the past and are likely to be significant in shaping the future of the continent. These include: the impact of HIV/AIDS; sources of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction; the state and governance; the nature of African economies in a global context and future development trajectories. Africa: Diversity and Development is a refreshing interdisciplinary text which enhances understanding of the background to Africa’s current position and clarifies possible future scenarios. It is richly illustrated throughout with diagrams and plates and contains a wealth of detailed case studies and current data. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415413688

Africa-Europe RelationshipsA Multistakeholder Perspective The relationships between Africa and Europe are of high strategic importance. This volume studies the ongoing dynamics between the two continents by adopting a pluralist understanding of international relations which encompasses non-state actors as well as states. Going beyond pure intergovernmentalism this focus of this book is on activists business people religious believers local politicians as well as transnational networks and by hybrid coalitions. Such plurality of socio-economic and political interactions underpinning the relationship between Africa and Europe is underexamined and yet of great importance. The text identifies new patterns of cooperation and recurrent obstacles in the African-European multistakeholder dynamics thus opening the way for a more accurate understanding of the future relationship between Africa and Europe. This book brings African and European reflections together on an equal standing in order to achieve a true dialogue among civilizations. This book is aimed at all those who are interested in African-European relationships including students and researchers as well as activists business people civil servant and functionaries at local and national level. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367467197

African AccentsA Workbook for Actors This is a comprehensive workbook for actors covering the key characteristics and profiles of a wide range of African accents of English. Its unique approach not only addresses the methods and processes by which to go about learning an accent but also looks in detail at each example. This lets the reader plot their own route through the learning process and tailor not only their working methods but also their own personal idiolect. Full breakdowns of each accent cover: an introduction giving a brief history of the accent its ethnic background and its language of origin preparatory warm-up exercises specific to each accent a directory of research materials including documentaries plays films and online resources key characteristics such as melody stress pace and pitch descriptions of physical articulation in the tongue lips jaw palate and pharynx practice sentences phoneme tables and worksheets for solo study. African Accents is accompanied by a website at www.routledge.com/cw/mcguire with an extensive online database of audio samples for each accent. The book and audio resources guide actors to develop their own authentic accents rather than simply to mimic native speakers. This process allows the actor to personalize an accent and to integrate it into the creation of character rather than to play the accent on top of character. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415705929

African Agency in International Politics This book analyses the rapidly increasing role of African states leaders and other political actors in international politics in the 21st Century. In contrast to the conventional approach of studying how external actors impacted on Africa’s international relations this book seeks to open up a new approach focusing on the impact of African political actors on international politics. It does this by analysing African agency – the degree to which African political actors have room to manoeuvre within the international system and exert influence internationally and the uses they make of that room for manoeuvre. Bringing together leading scholars from Africa and Europe to explore the role and conception of African Agency this book addresses a wide range of issues from relations with western and non-western donors Africa’s role in the UN and World Trade Organisation negotiations over climate change trade agreements with the European Union regional diplomatic strategies the character and extent of African state agency and agency within corporate social responsibility initiatives. African Agency in International Politics will be of interest to scholars and students of Africa’s international relations African politics development geography diplomacy trade the environment political science and security studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138830417

African Agrarian Systems Originally published in 1963 this volume surveys various aspects of the complex relations between rights in land social organization and economic interests in tropical Africa. The papers - in English and French but with summaries in the other language - analyse case studies illustrating the various basic factors and problems connected with land in Tropical Africa. Indigenous systems of tenure and their adaptation to commercial agriculture the balance between rights and obligations of groups and individuals and the authority and duties of chiefs and headmen are discussed in detail for many different areas. Against this background important contributions are made towards the better understanding of problems raised by economic and political development population increase migration and scarcity of land. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138489479

African American Creole and Other Vernacular Englishes in EducationA Bibliographic Resource More than 50 years of scholarly attention to the intersection of language and education have resulted in a rich body of literature on the role of vernacular language varieties in the classroom. This field of work can be bewildering in its size and variety drawing as it does on the diverse methods theories and research paradigms of fields such as sociolinguistics applied linguistics psychology and education. Compiling most of the publications from the past half century that deal with this critical topic this volume includes more than 1600 references (books articles in journals or books and web-accessible dissertations and other works) on education in relation to African American Vernacular English [AAVE] English-based pidgins and creoles Latina/o English Native American English and other English vernaculars such as Appalachian English in the United States and Aboriginal English in Australia) with accompanying abstracts for approximately a third of them. This comprehensive bibliography provides a tool useful for those interested in the complex issue of how knowledge about language variation can be used to more effectively teach students who speak a nonstandard or stigmatized language variety. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415888677

African American Behavior in the Social EnvironmentNew Perspectives An essential text to help to understand human behavior and the processes that guide human adaptation Social workers and therapists need to assess the full range of aspects of their client problems such as socioeconomic status academic achievement parental incarceration psychopathology and other risks. African American Behavior in the Social Environment: New Perspectives explores the latest empirical and theoretical findings of human behavior and resiliency in African American individuals families and communities. Leading scholars provide unique insights into African American mental health gender relations family interactions and dynamics inequality poverty the balance between work and family and nontraditional families. This important text discusses in detail the importance of understanding the processes that guide human adaptation and understanding the dynamics of how particular ethnic groups cultures and people use resources to adapt to certain circumstances that can be useful in assessment and treatment. African American Behavior in the Social Environment: New Perspectives presents the analysis and research of several individuals in order to provide an understanding of how the concept of protective factors racial identity and racial socialization has been approached the direction their insights have taken them and the results of exploring the dynamics of African American behavior in relationship to environments. Research discussed in African American Behavior in the Social Environment: New Perspectives include: socioeconomic status health disparity the impact of having incarcerated parents academic achievement gap kinship ties leadership development race identity and socialization suicide among African American adolescents Black churches impact in HIV/AIDS prevention culturally relevant mental health services gender and sexuality issues policy and practice and much more! African American Behavior in the Social Environment: New Perspectives is an invaluable resource for counselors marriage and family therapists educators and students in African American studies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315877617

African American CommunicationExamining the Complexities of Lived Experiences Now in its third edition this text examines how African Americans personally and culturally define themselves and how that definition informs their communication habits practices and norms. This edition includes new chapters that highlight discussions of gender and sexuality intersectional differences contemporary social movements and digital and mediated communication. The book is ideally suited for advanced students and scholars in intercultural communication interpersonal communication communication theory African American/Black studies gender studies and family studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138478107

African American Community Practice ModelsHistorical and Contemporary Responses African American Community Practice Models shows you what you can “see” and “learn” when people of African American descent are put in the center of community analysis and change. This text celebrates African American experiences and challenges you to understand the black experience from the inside out rather than from the outside in. The contributors provide excellent historical and current case studies of leaders and programs that provide you with models for program and community development in African American communities today. For the contemporary social worker these historical comparisons reveal what strategies have been needed in African American communities in the past because of political and social climates. The studies of current successful programs instruct those in community-based African American programs general service networks and students on how to continue to better serve the black community.The contributing authors use a new lens for understanding social welfare history and social service development. They encourage social workers to explore new model-building and to pursue new knowledge about African Americans in the social work classroom. In addition to tracing the history of community development African American Community Practice Models specifically: presents the black community from a position of strength and leadership documents leadership in the black community to ground national advocacy organizations traces women’s leadership in community development documents the unrecognized history of African Americans in the development of the Settlement Movement highlights examples of current self-help programs sponsored by African American communities to change negative behavior patterns documents the impact of racism on service delivery and the response to develop community support programs presents a challenge to expand community development for both internal and external advocacyProfessors of the core courses in social work--HBSE research policy and practice--and of specialized courses in community practice macropractice and African Americans would benefit from teaching from African American Community Practice Models. Students and faculty in these and other study areas concerned with this community will get community tactics and program development ideas from this book that connect with African American people. The importance of community development from within the African American community historical and current methods of dealing with the ongoing impact of racism and economic disadvantage the responsibility of professionals and community leaders to build empowerment strategies within African American communities and the need to advocate for rights and opportunities in larger society for black Americans are key issues addressed throughout the book which begins to fill the void of positive presentations of black community development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966253

African American ConsciousnessPast and Present African American Consciousness focuses on ideas of culture race and class within the interdisciplinary matrix of Africana Studies. Even more important it uses a methodology that emphasizes interpretation and the necessity of interdisciplinary research and writing in a global society. Worldview culture analytic thinking and historiography can all be used as tools of analysis and in the process of discovery use pedagogy and survey research of Africana history. Advancing the idea of Africana Studies mixed methodology and triangulation the contributors provide alternative approaches toward examining this phenomena with regard to place space and time.The essays in this volume include Reynaldo Anderson "Black History dot.com" Greg Carr "Black Consciousness Pan-Africanism and the African World History Project" Karanja Carroll "A Genealogical Review of the Worldview Concept and Framework in Africana Studies" Denise Martin "Reflections on African Celestial Culture" Serie McDougal "Teaching Black Males" Demetrius Pearson "Cowboys of Color" Pamela Reed "Heirs to Disparity" and Andrew Smallwood "Malcolm X's Leadership and Legacy."The researchers in this volume investigate explore and review patterns of functional normative and expressive behavior. The past and present of Africana culture is represented showing how reflexivity can be an adjustable concept to organize process and interpret data. Moreover humanism and social science demonstrate how researchers establish extract and identify the limitations and alternative approaches to research of the historic conditions of black Americans. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412843072

African American Culture and Society After Rodney KingProvocations and Protests Progression and 'Post-Racialism' 1992 was a pivotal moment in African American history with the Rodney King riots providing palpable evidence of racialized police brutality media stereotyping of African Americans and institutional discrimination. Following the twentieth anniversary of the Los Angeles uprising this time period allows reflection on the shifting state of race in America considering these stark realities as well as the election of the country's first black president a growing African American middle class and the black authors and artists significantly contributing to America's cultural output. Divided into six sections (The African American Criminal in Culture and Media; Slave Voices and Bodies in Poetry and Plays; Representing African American Gender and Sexuality in Pop-Culture and Society; Black Cultural Production in Music and Dance; Obama and the Politics of Race; and Ongoing Realities and the Meaning of 'Blackness') this book is an engaging collection of chapters varied in critical content and theoretical standpoints linked by their intellectual stimulation and fascination with African American life and questioning how and to what extent American culture and society is 'past' race. The chapters are united by an intertwined sense of progression and regression which addresses the diverse dynamics of continuity and change that have defined shifts in the African American experience over the past twenty years. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472455390

African American Economic Development and Small Business Ownership First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966215

African American English and the Achievement GapThe Role of Dialectal Code Switching Many African American children make use of African American English (AAE) in their everyday lives and face academic barriers when introduced to Standard American English (SAE) in the classroom. Research has shown that students who can adapt and use SAE for academic purposes demonstrate significantly better test scores than their less adaptable peers. Accordingly AAE use and its confirmed inverse relationship to reading achievement have been implicated in the Black-White Test Score Gap thus becoming the focus of intense research and practical interest. This volume discusses dialectal code-switching from AAE to SAE and stresses the benefits and importance of African American students becoming bi-dialectal. It provides background theory and science supporting the most promising educational approach to date Contrastive Analysis a set of longstanding methods drawn from Second Language research and used effectively with students ranging from kindergarten through college. It offers a deeper knowledge of AAE use by students the critical features of Contrastive Analysis and detailed information about successful applications which teachers can apply in their own pedagogy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367194260

African American Entrepreneurship in Richmond 1890-1940The Funeral Industry and the Story of R.C. Scott First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138988347

African American Grief African American Grief is a unique contribution to the field both as a professional resource for counselors therapists social workers clergy and nurses and as a reference volume for thanatologists academics and researchers. This work considers the potential effects of slavery racism and white ignorance and oppression on the African American experience and conception of death and grief in America. Based on interviews with 26 African-Americans who have faced the death of a significant person in their lives the authors document describe and analyze key phenomena of the unique African-American experience of grief. The book combines moving narratives from the interviewees with sound research analysis and theoretical discussion of important issues in thanatology as well as topics such as the influence of the African-American church gospel music family grief medical racism as a cause of death and discrimination during life and after death. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203956526

African American Intellectual-ActivistsLegacies in the Struggle This study examines the narrated life experiences of 11 African American intellectual-activists. An intellectual-activist is defined as a person whose education has provided him or her with a body of knowledge to which he/she is continually adding (intellectual self) and who works daily for or has a career dedicated to the betterment of African American people (activist self). The voices of the subjects focus on the events in their lives that contributed to their development as intellectuals and activists. Discussions of the individuals' backgrounds illuminate the forces that influenced their life experiences and guided their actions toward involvement with the struggle to improve the lives of the African American community. The overarching theme in these life stories is the possession of a positive African American self-concept. The study explores the ways in which the subjects developed this positive self-concept how this self-concept influenced the goals of their activism and how they define progress toward these goals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138001749

African American Islam Islam is a vital growing religion in America. Little is known however about the religion except through the biased lens of media reports which brand African American Muslims as "Black Muslims" and portray their communities as places of social protest. African American Islam challenges these myths by contextualizing the experience and history of African American Islamic life. This is the first book to investigate the diverse African American Islamic community on its own terms in its own language and through its own synthesis of Islamic history and philosophy. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315021546

African American Men in CrisisProactive Strategies for Urban Youth First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966239

African American MusicAn Introduction American Music: An Introduction Second Edition is a collection of seventeen essays surveying major African American musical genres both sacred and secular from slavery to the present. With contributions by leading scholars in the field the work brings together analyses of African American music based on ethnographic fieldwork which privileges the voices of the music-makers themselves woven into a richly textured mosaic of history and culture. At the same time it incorporates musical treatments that bring clarity to the structural melodic and rhythmic characteristics that both distinguish and unify African American music. The second edition has been substantially revised and updated and includes new essays on African and African American musical continuities African-derived instrument construction and performance practice techno and quartet traditions. Musical transcriptions photographs illustrations and a new audio CD bring the music to life. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415881814

African American Nationalist Literature of the 1960sPens of Fire Bringing together political theory and literary works this study recreates the political climate which made the 1960s an unforgettable era for young black Americans. A chapter on "The Many Shades of Black Nationalism " for instance explains: why black nationalism is known by more than a dozen different names; how events in Africa influenced black nationalism in America; why Malcolm X's death had a greater impact on nationalism than did his life; and how the United States government unwittingly became nationalism's ally. Another chapter explores the bitter feud between the dominant factions of the 1960s-cultural and revolutionary nationalists. This feud erupted in both verbal and armed warfare and generated an abundance of political theory and literary works much of which is out of circulation but is examined in the study. Nationalist poetry theater and fiction are each treated in separate chapters which exemplify the aesthetic and political concerns of this memorable period in American history and letters. Aside from its unique combination of artistic and political works what makes this book important is the current revival of nationalist sentiment in African American life and arts. Though this revival is closely identified with the nationalism of the 1960s it lacks the focus of that period. This study explains what gave the nationalism of the 1960s its focus how that focus was expressed in art forms and why 1960s nationalism continues to influence the African American identity and will probably do so well into the twenty-first century. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315790053

African American Patients in PsychotherapyUnderstanding the Psychological Effects of Racism and Oppression African American Patients in Psychotherapy integrates history current events arts psychoanalytic thinking and case studies to provide a model for understanding the social and historical dimensions of psychological development. Among the topics included are psychological consequences of slavery and Jim Crow the black patient and the white therapist the toll of even “small” racist enactments the black patient’s uneasy relationship with health care providers and a revisiting of the idea of “black rage.” Author Ruth Fallenbaum also examines the psychological potential of reparation for centuries of slave labor and legalized wage and property theft. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815371380

African American Political Thought 1890-1930Washington Du Bois Garvey and Randolph This text presents a selection of essays and speeches written between 1890 and 1930 by Booker T. Washington W.E.B. Du Bois A. Philip Randolph and Marcus Garvey. The work analyses African-American political thought defining the options confronting African Americans in the 20th century. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315706641

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African American Relationships Marriages and FamiliesAn Introduction African American Relationships Marriages and Families Second Edition is a historically and culturally centered research-based text designed for use in undergraduate graduate and community-based courses on African American relationships marriages and families. Complete with numerous exercises this volume can be used by current and future helping professionals to guide singles and couples by increasing single and partner-awareness and respect and appreciation for difference. In addition singles and couples learn skills for effective communication and conflict resolution and ultimately how to develop and maintain healthy relationships marriages and families. This second edition includes updates and revisions to current chapters and also features two new chapters: one on parenting and one on same-gender loving/LGBTQ. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138193178

African American Scenebook First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138420496

African American Slavery and DisabilityBodies Property and Power in the Antebellum South 1800-1860 Disability is often mentioned in discussions of slave health mistreatment and abuse but constructs of how "able" and "disabled" bodies influenced the institution of slavery has gone largely overlooked. This volume uncovers a history of disability in African American slavery from the primary record analyzing how concepts of race disability and power converged in the United States in the first half of the nineteenth century. Slaves with physical and mental impairments often faced unique limitations and conditions in their diagnosis treatment and evaluation as property. Slaves with disabilities proved a significant challenge to white authority figures torn between the desire to categorize them as different or defective and the practical need to incorporate their "disorderly" bodies into daily life. Being physically "unfit" could sometimes allow slaves to escape the limitations of bondage and oppression and establish a measure of self-control. Furthermore ideas about and reactions to disability—appearing as social construction legal definition medical phenomenon metaphor or masquerade—highlighted deep struggles over bodies in bondage in antebellum America. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138920705

African American Women During the Civil War This study uses an abundance of primary sources to restore African American female participants in the Civil War to history by documenting their presence contributions and experience.  Free and enslaved African American women took part in this process in a variety of ways including black female charity and benevolence. These women were spies soldiers scouts nurses cooks seamstresses laundresses recruiters relief workers organizers teachers activists and survivors.  They carried the honor of the race on their shoulders insisting on their right to be treated as "ladies" and knowing that their conduct was a direct reflection on the African American community as a whole.<br>For too long black women have been rendered invisible in traditional Civil War history and marginal in African American chronicles.  This book addresses this lack by reclaiming and resurrecting the role of African American females individually and collectively during the Civil War.  It brings their contributions in the words of a Civil War participant Susie King Taylor "in history before the people." Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203815113

African American Women in the NewsGender Race and Class in Journalism African American Women in the News offers the first in-depth examination of the varied representations of Black women in American journalism from analyses of coverage of domestic abuse and "crack mothers" to exploration of new media coverage of Michelle Obama on Youtube. Marian Meyers interrogates the complex and often contradictory images of African American women in news media through detailed studies of national and local news the mainstream and Black press and traditional news outlets as well as newer digital platforms. She argues that previous studies of African Americans and the news have largely ignored the representations of women as distinct from men and the ways in which socioeconomic class can be a determining factor in how Black women are portrayed in the news. Meyers also proposes that a pattern of paternalistic racism as distinct from the "modern" racism found in previous studies of news coverage of African Americans is more likely to characterize the media's treatment of African American women. Drawing on critical cultural studies and black feminist theory concerning representation and the intersectionality of gender race and class Meyers goes beyond the cultural myths and stereotypes of African American women to provide an updated portrayal of Black women today. African American Women in the News is ideal for courses on African American studies American studies journalism studies media studies sociology studies women’s studies and for professional journalists and students of journalism who seek to improve the diversity and sensitivity of their journalistic practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415875738

African American Women PlaywrightsA Research Guide First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966246

African American Writing Co-published by Routledge and Edition Synapse Although there are any number of single-volume anthologies on individual writers and movements (e.g. the Harlem Renaissance) African American Writing is the first multi-volume collection to provide users with full coverage of a crucial literary tradition a tradition that now spans slave texts to novels by Nobel Prize-winning authors and which is in the learned editor’s words ‘intrinsic to America’s self-articulation’. As serious scholarly work on and around the literary output of African Americans flourishes as never before this new five-volume collection co-published by Routledge and Edition Synapse meets the need for an authoritative reference work to help users navigate and make sense of the subject’s vast literature and the continuing explosion in research output. African American Writing is edited by A. Robert Lee formerly Professor of American Literature at Nihon University Tokyo Japan. His expert selection brings together the best and most influential critical assessments evaluations and other scholarship in one easy-to-use ‘mini library’. The set includes a comprehensive introduction newly written by the editor which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context as well as detailed bibliographies and timelines. It is destined to be valued by researchers and students as an essential work of reference. The editor of this collection A. Robert Lee is a leading expert in the field. His Multicultural American Literature: Comparative Black Native Latino/a and Asian American Fictions (2003) won the American Book Award in 2001. His recent work includes Modern American Counter Writing: Beats Outriders Ethnics (Routledge 2010) and a four-volume collection on Native American Writing (Routledge and Edition Synapse 2011). Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415680486

African Americans and Colonial Legislation in the Middle Colonies First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138001756

African Americans and Gentrification in Washington D.C.Race Class and Social Justice in the Nation’s Capital This book uses qualitative data to explore the experiences and ideas of African Americans confronting and constructing gentrification in Washington D.C. It contextualizes Black Washingtonians’ perspectives on belonging and attachment during a marked period of urban restructuring and demographic change in the Nation’s Capital and sheds light on the process of social hierarchies and standpoints unfolding over time. African Americans and Gentrification in Washington D.C. emerges as a portrait of a heterogeneous African American population wherein members define their identity and culture as a people informed by the impact of injustice on the urban landscape. It presents oral history and ethnographic data on current and former African American residents of D.C. and combines these findings with analyses from institutional statistical and scholarly reports on wealth inequality shortages in affordable housing and rates of unemployment. Prince contends that gentrification seizes upon and fosters uneven development vulnerability and alienation and contributes to classed and racialized tensions in affected communities in a book that will interest social scientists working in the fields of critical urban studies and urban ethnography. African Americans and Gentrification in Washington D.C. will also invigorate discussions of neoliberalism critical whiteness studies and race relations in the 21st Century. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815346449

African Americans and HomeschoolingMotivations Opportunities and Challenges Despite greater access to formal education both disadvantaged and middle-class black students continue to struggle academically causing a growing number of black parents to turn to homeschooling. This book is an in-depth exploration of the motivations behind black parents’ decision to educate their children at home and the strategies they’ve developed to overcome potential obstacles. Citing current issues such as culture religion and safety the book challenges the commonly expressed view that black parents and their children have divested from formal education by embracing homeschooling as a constructive strategy to provide black children with a valuable educational experience. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138286993

African Americans and Jungian PsychologyLeaving the Shadows African Americans and Jungian Psychology: Leaving the Shadows explores the little-known racial relationship between the African diaspora and C.G. Jung’s analytical psychology. In this unique book Fanny Brewster explores the culture of Jungian psychology in America and its often-difficult relationship with race and racism. Beginning with an examination of how Jungian psychology initially failed to engage African Americans and continuing to the modern use of the Shadow in language and imagery Brewster creates space for a much broader discussion regarding race and racism in America. Using Jung’s own words Brewster establishes a timeline of Jungian perspectives on African Americans from the past to the present. She explores the European roots of analytical psychology and its racial biases as well as the impact this has on contemporary society. The book also expands our understanding of the negative impact of racism in American psychology beginning a dialogue and proposing how we might change our thinking and behaviors to create a twenty-first-century Jungian psychology that recognizes an American multicultural psyche and a positive African American culture. African Americans and Jungian Psychology: Leaving the Shadows explores the positive contributions of African culture to Jung’s theories and will be essential reading for analytical psychologists academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian studies African American studies and American studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138952768

African Americans and Native Americans in the Cherokee and Creek Nations 1830s-1920sCollision and Collusion First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966208

African Americans and the Politics of Congressional Redistricting The books provides a detailed analysis of the politics of racial redistricting a topic of particular concern in light of recent federal court cases. Clayton's study examines the historical exclusion of blacks from the American political process and the politics behind congressional redistricting. Investigation of the politics behind redistricting focusing on partisan maneuvering assesses whose interests were being served. Then the book shifts focus to the myriad of legal battles that ensued as a result of the newly created districts in North Carolina and around the South. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415656504

African Americans and US Popular Culture This volume is an authoritative introduction to the history of African Americans in US popular culture examining its development from the early nineteenth century to the present. Kevern Verney examines: * the role and significance of race in all major forms of popular culture including sport film television radio and music* how the entertainment industry has encouraged racism through misrepresentations and caricatured images of African Americans. African Americans have made a unique contribution to the richness and diversity of US popular culture. Rooted in African society and traditions black slaves in America created a dynamic culture which continues to evolve. Present day hip-hop and rap music are still shaped by the historical experience of slavery and the ongoing will to oppose oppression and racism. Any student of African-American history or cultural studies will find this a fascinating and highly useful book. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315015316

African Americans in Sports This two-volume set features 400 articles on African-Americans in sports including biographical entries as well as entries on events tournaments leagues clubs films and associations. The entries cover all professional amateur and college sports such as baseball tennis and golf. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315706634

African Americans in Sports Research on African American athletes generally fo-cuses on negative stereotypes of physical prowess and socially controversial themes. Most studies in-vestigate racism prejudice discrimination and ex-ploitation experienced by African American athletes. Many studies contrast African American and white athletes on a number of variables that support pre-vailing elitist stereotypes and denigrate African Ameri-can athletes. But few studies investigate the diverse and complex cultural dichotomies within the infrastruc-ture of sport in the African American community. Gary Sailes maintains that it is crucial to develop a more eclectic and immersed cultural approach when investigating African American involvement in com-petitive sports. The contributors to 'African Americans in Sports' show that there are also intrinsic cultural paradigms that are evident presenting an informa-tive and interesting narrative regarding African American athletes. The chapters that make up this volume were written by noted scholars who were selected based on their expertise in their specific academic areas. They write about different components of the experience of African American male athletes. Chapters and contributors include: "Race and Athletic Performance: A Physiological Review" by David W. Hunter; "The Athletic Dominance of African Americans--Is There a Genetic Basis?" by Vinay Harpalani; "African American Player Codes on Celebration Taunting and Sportsmanlike Conduct" by Vernon L. Andrews; and "Stacking in Major League Baseball" by Earl Smith and C. Keith Harrison. Many chapters were originally published as a special issue of the 'Journal of African American Men.' This volume should be read by all those involved in athletics as well as by sports sociologists and African American studies scholars. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315082950

African Americans in the Reconstruction Era First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966260

African ArmiesEvolution And Capabilities This book examines the evolution of African armed forces their impact on the societies in which they operate and their current capabilities with special attention to their effectiveness as military institutions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367169916

African Artisanal Mining from the Inside OutAccess norms and power in Congo’s gold sector Artisanal mining is commonly associated with violent conflict rampant corruption and desperate poverty. Yet millions of people across Sub Sahara Africa depend on it. Many of them are living in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) home to important mineral reserves but also to a plethora of armed groups and massive human rights violations. African Artisanal Mining from the Inside Out provides a rich and in-depth analysis of the Congolese gold sector. Instead of portraying miners and traders as passive victims of economic forces regional conflicts or disheartening national policies it focuses on how they gain access to and benefit from gold. It shows a professional artisanal mining sector governed by a set of specific norms offering ample opportunities for flexible employment and local livelihood support and being well-connected to the local economy and society. It argues for the viability of artisanal gold mining in the context of weak African states and in the transition towards a post-conflict and more industrialized economy. This book will be of great interest to researchers and postgraduates studying natural resources and development as well as those in development studies African studies sociology political economy political ecology legal pluralism and history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367271244

African Border DisordersAddressing Transnational Extremist Organizations Since the end of the Cold War the monopoly of legitimate organized force of many African states has been eroded by a mix of rebel groups violent extremist organizations and self-defence militias created in response to the rise in organized violence on the continent. African Border Disorders explores the complex relationships that bind states transnational rebels and extremist organizations and borders on the African continent. Combining cutting edge network science with geographical analysis the first part of the book highlights how the fluid alliances and conflicts between rebels violent extremist organizations and states shape in large measure regional patterns of violence in Africa. The second part of the book examines the spread of Islamist violence around Lake Chad through the lens of the violent Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram which has evolved from a nationally-oriented militia group to an internationally networked organization. The third part of the book explores how violent extremist organizations conceptualize state boundaries and territory and reciprocally how do the civil society and the state respond to the rise of transnational organizations. The book will be essential reading for all students and specialists of African politics and security studies particularly those specializing on fragile states sovereignty new wars and borders as well as governments and international organizations involved in conflict prevention and early intervention in the region. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367278595

African Borders Conflict Regional and Continental Integration This book looks at the ways African borders impact war and conflict as well as the ways continental integration could contribute towards cooperation peace and well-being in Africa. African borders or borderlands can be a source of problems and opportunity. There is often a historical geospatial and geopolitical architecture rooted in trajectories of war conflict and instability which could be transformed into those of peace regional and continental integration and development. An example is the cross-border and regional response to the Boko Haram insurgency in West Africa. This book engages with cross-border forms of cooperation and opportunity in Africa. It considers initiatives and innovations which can be put in place or are already being employed on the ground within the current regional and continental integration projects. Another important element is that of cross-border informality which similarly provides a ready resource that if properly harnessed and regulated could unleash the development potential of African borders and borderlands. Students and scholars within Geography International Relations and Border Studies will find this book useful. It will also benefit civil society practitioners policymakers and activists in the NGO sector interested in issues such as migration social cohesion citizenship and local development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367174835

African Cities in CrisisManaging Rapid Urban Growth This book presents the results of the "African Urban Management" project designed to study comparatively governmental responses to the gap between the realities of official plans and perspectives and the mushrooming world of the urban poor in African cities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367018368

African Citizenship AspirationsAs Time Goes By or How Far Till Banjul This collective work aims to critically reflect upon contemporary citizenship aspirations and practices in sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on different realities such as Angola Mozambique and the Great Lakes region it tries to unveil multiple historical commonalities especially those arising from shared experiences of postcolonial violence and vulnerability. Thus albeit the social realities under scrutiny cannot stand for the complexity of the Continent the studies here gathered enlighten similar processes that can be identified in many other African contexts. That is certainly the case of the proliferation of religious manifestations and democratic demands that are currently being articulated in different countries such as Burundi Central African Republic Ethiopia Sudan Uganda and Nigeria.One such commonality can be referred to as a quest for being. Indeed this quest for being has always underpinned African discourses and practices either in postcolonial approaches either in intellectual traditions either in popular productions. These multiple practices reveal how in certain circumstances identity as a product of historical wills of knowledge power and truth can be questioned as a site of possession and entrapment. How is one to be beyond colonial possession? Or beyond postcolonial authoritarian rule? Or beyond eurocentrism? African quests for being have always been quests for freedom. And they impose a debate on regimes of citizenship. Active citizenship is not merely a by-product of formal political systems; it is one that challenges them from the outside while actualizing the lessons of historical liberation struggles. As times goes by the right to be still stands.The chapters of this book were originally published as a special issue in Citizenship Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367892661

African City Textualities The stereotype of Africa as a predominantly 'natural' space ignores the existence of vibrant and cosmopolitan urban environments on the continent. Far from merely embodying backwardness and lack African cities are sites of complex and diverse cultural productions which participate in modernity and its dynamics of global flows and exchanges. This volume merges the concerns of urban literary and cultural studies by focusing on the flows and exchanges of texts and textual elements. By analysing how texts such as popular and canonical fiction popular music self-help pamphlets graffiti films journalistic writing rumours and urban legends engage with the problems of citizenship self-organisation and survival the collection shows that despite all the problems of Africa its cities continue to engender forward-looking creativity and hope. The texts collected here belong to several different genres themselves and they are authored by both distinguished and younger scholars based in and outside of Africa. The volume explores the textualities emerging from the cities of Senegal Nigeria Ghana Uganda Kenya Zambia Zimbabwe and South Africa. Above all it calls for an end to disabling hierarchical categorisations of both texts and cities. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Postcolonial Writing. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415852531

African Communication Systems and the Digital Age The book covers African communication systems discussing modes and forms of communication across West East and Southern Africa and comparing them with traditional and new media. African Communication Systems and the Digital Age contextualizes communication by bringing to the table African contributions to the field examining the importance of African indigenous forms of communication and the intersection of African communication systems and the digital age. The book covers various concepts models theories and classifications of African communication systems including instrumental communication types of African music and their communication properties indigenous writing systems non-verbal communication and mythological communication. Through careful analysis of communication in Africa this book provides insights into the various modes of communication in use prior to the advent of traditional and new media as well as their continued relevance in the digital age. African Communication Systems and the Digital Age will be of interest to students and scholars of African communication. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780429288395

African Contributions in Shaping the Worldwide Intellectual Property System Africa is playing an increasingly more significant role in the domain of international intellectual property law and this book underlines the contributions made by African countries as a group to the development of the current international IP system. It examines in detail their breakthrough proposals and initiatives at the WTO WIPO and WHO with regard to IP and public health; IP and traditional knowledge traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources; IP and biodiversity; and exceptions and limitations to copyright. Using Botswana Burundi Egypt Ghana Kenya Mauritius Morocco South Africa and Tunisia as examples it examines the systems under which these IP subject matters are protected. From a regional perspective the book also analyses some initiatives taken by ARIPO OAPI and the African Union to protect traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions especially in relation to protection of the rights of local farming communities and breeders regulation of access to biological resources genetically modified organisms and the proposed establishment of the new Pan-African Intellectual Property Organization (PAIPO). Demonstrating how Africa is now an active player on the international IP scene this book will be invaluable to those interested in intellectual property law business and commercial law and African and international law. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138254411

African Cultural ValuesIgbo Political Leadership in Colonial Nigeria 1900–1996 Although numerous studies have been made of the Western educated political elite of colonial Nigeria in particular and of Africa in general very few have approached the study from a perspective that analyzes the impacts of indigenous institutions on the lives values and ideas of these individuals. This book is about the diachronic impact of indigenous and Western agencies in the upbringing socialization and careers of the colonial Igbo political elite of southeastern Nigeria. The thesis argues that the new elite manifests the continuity of traditions and culture and therefore their leadership values and the impact they brought on African society cannot be fully understood without looking closely at their lived experiences in those indigenous institutions where African life coheres. The key has been to explore this question at the level of biography set in the context of a carefully reconstructed social history of the particular local communities surrounding the elite figures. It starts from an understanding of their family and village life and moves forward striving to balance the familiar account of these individuals in public life with an account of the ongoing influences from family kinship age grades marriage and gender roles secret societies the church local leaders and others.  The result is not only a model of a new approach to African elite history but also an argument about how to understand these emergent leaders and their peers as individuals who shared with their fellow Africans a dynamic and complex set of values that evolved over the six decades of colonialism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415512978

African Culture and Global PoliticsLanguage Philosophies and Expressive Culture in Africa and the Diaspora This volume attempts to insert itself within the larger discussion of Africa in the twenty-first century especially within the realm of world politics. Despite the underwhelming amount of attention given to Africa's role in international politics in popular news sources it is evident that Africa has a consistent record of participating in world politics- one that pre-dates colonization and continues today. In continuance of this legacy of active participation in global political exchanges Africans today can be heard in dialogues that span the world and their roles are impossible to replace by other entities. It is evident that a vastly different Africa exists than ones that bolster images of starvation corruption and compliance. The essays in this volume center on Africa and Africans participating in international political discourses but with an emphasis on various forms of expression and philosophies as these factors heavily influence Africa's role as a participant in global politics. The reader will find a variety of essays that permeate surface discussions of politics and political activism by inserting African culture rhetoric philosophies into the larger discussion of international politics and Africa's role in worldwide political social and economic debates. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138092341

African Development Finance and Business Finance Policy Financial plans that stimulate growth and eliminate poverty in developing African countries! African Developmental Finance and Business Finance Policy presents theoretical/conceptual and empirical articles that provide invaluable insights into successful business techniques and strategies for the African business arena—the last great frontier of international business expansion. Researchers and practitioners in the field of developmental finance discuss the design and implementation of financial policies for pro-poor growth and poverty alienation in developing countries including Kenya Zambia Nigeria Mauritius and Zimbabwe. The book focuses on banking business finance and investment detailing strategies for coping with a small financial system bank licensing policies correction action rules quality of banking services and the revitalization of the African stock exchange. African Developmental Finance and Business Finance Policy features papers presented on key policy issues addressed at the April 2001 international conference of the Institute for Developmental Policy and Management at the University of Manchester in England. Topics addressed include: financial regulation interest rates bank ownership regulatory forbearance emerging stock markets determinants of capital structure financial reform and much more! Targeted to policymakers in government and international agencies academics consultants and executives African Developmental Finance and Business Finance Policy is an essential resource for advancing and communicating research on developmental policy in developing countries. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315880822

African Development ProspectsA Policy Modelling Approach First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Taylor & Francis 9781315826523

African Diaspora and the MetropolisReading the African African American and Caribbean Experience At the end of the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century a number of African American and Caribbean intellectuals and immigrants of the African Diaspora with all their apprehensions set out in steamships en route and carried with them a certain presence to the metropoleis of Europe and North America. These individuals traversed the "middle passage" in the opposite direction from the forced journey undertaken by their enslaved ancestors. Later they began to arrive in large numbers as free men and women in London Paris Berlin Madrid Brussels Lisbon New York and other places in the metropolis by steam ships and later by planes and were actors in the larger history of empire from which the imperatives of forced migration uprooting displacement and exile had arisen. The texts selected offer critical examination of a broad range of African Diaspora experiences in the metropole drawn from Senegal the Caribbean United States Britain Nigeria and France. Bringing together comparative and diasporic perspectives the book explores the complex roles that race gender sexuality and history have played in the formation of African Diaspora identities in the metropole since the 19th century. This book was published as a special issue of African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845922

African Diaspora in BrazilHistory Culture and Politics The term 'Black Atlantic' was coined to describe the social cultural and political space that emerged out of the experience of slavery exile oppression exploitation and resistance. This volume seeks to recast a new map of the 'Black Atlantic' beyond the Anglophone Atlantic zone by focusing on Brazil as a social and cultural space born out of the Atlantic slave trade. The contributors draw from the recently reinvigorated scholarly debates which have shifted inquiry from the explicit study of cultural 'survival' and 'acculturation' towards an emphasis on placing Africans and their descendants at the center of their own histories. Going beyond the notion of cultural 'survival' or 'creolization' the contributors explore different sites of power and resistance gendered cartographies memory and the various social and cultural networks and institutions that Africans and their descendants created and developed in Brazil. This book illuminates the linkages networks disjunctions sense of collective consciousness memory and cultural imagination among the African-descended populations in Brazil. This book was originally published as a special issue of African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal.  Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138948341

African DiasporaA Musical Perspective The African Diaspora presents musical case studies from various regions of the African diaspora including Africa the Caribbean Latin America and Europe that engage with broader interdisciplinary discussions about race gender politics nationalism and music. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138177895

African Discourse in Islam Oral Traditions and Performance Through an engaged analysis of writers such as Wole Soyinka Ola Rotimi Niyi Osundare and Tanure Ojaide and of African traditional oral poets like Omoekee Amao Ilorin and Mamman Shata Katsina Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah develops an African indigenous discourse paradigm for interpreting and understanding literary and cultural materials. Na'Allah argues for the need for cultural diversity in critical theorizing in the twenty-first century. He highlights the critical issues facing scholars and students involved in criticism and translation of marginalized texts. By returning the African knowledge system back to its roots and placing it side by side with Western paradigms Na'Allah has produced a text that will be required reading for scholars and students of African culture and literature. It is an important contribution to scholarship in the domain of mobility of African oral tradition and on African literary cultural and performance discourse. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415653480

African Ecology and Human Evolution The record of man's early evolution though still fragmentary is more complete on the African continent than anywhere else in the world. The ecological context of this evolution however has been studied intensively only in recent years. This pioneering volume draws together eminent specialists from many fields--physical anthropologists zoologists geologists paleontologists and prehistorians--who summarize here the results of their diverse research on Pleistocene environments and the cultural and biological evolution of man in Africa.This volume was sponsored by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Inc. which met at Burg Wartenstein Austria. The editors have field experience in Africa especially eastern and equatorial Africa. This experience is coupled with their awareness of the need to integrate results of numerous field studies bearing on the biological-behavioral evolution of higher primates with other field studies on the paleoecology and the mammalian ecology of sub-Saharan Africa.The book includes contributions on Pleistocene stratigraphy and climatic changes throughout the African continent; on the origin and evolution of the earliest man-like creatures in Africa; on the dating distribution and adaptation of Pleistocene hunter-gatherer peoples; and on the ecology biology and social behavior of African primate and human populations. The chapters reflect vividly the state of current knowledge at the time and indicate paths for future research. Over 100 maps and figures detailed bibliographies and a comprehensive index contribute to the importance of the volume for basic reference use. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315082943

African Ecology and Human Evolution This pioneering volume summarizes the results of diverse research on Pleistocene environments and the cultural and biological evolution of man in Africa. The book includes chapters on Pleistocene stratigraphy and climatic changes throughout the African continent; on the ecology biology and sociology of African primate and human populations. Contributors include: C. Arambourg P. Biberson W. W. Bishop Geoffrey Bond F. Bourlière Karl W. Butzer Desmond Clark H. B. S. Cooke Irven DeVore John T. Emlen A. T. Grove J. de Heinzelin J. Hiernaux Clark Howell L. S. B. Leakey I. Liben T. Monod R. F. Moreau R. A. pullan J. T. Robinson George B. Schaller S. L. Washburn. Originally published in 1964. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138861831

African Economic Development Sub-Saharan Africa is at a turning point. The barriers to economic growth seen in the 1980-2000 era are disappearing and new optimism is spreading. However difficult goals of eliminating poverty achieving equity and overcoming environmental threats continue. This much-needed and insightful textbook has been written to help us understand this combination of emerging improvements and significant challenges. Opening with an analysis of the main theories relating to development in Sub-Saharan Africa the book explores all the key issues including: Human development; Rapid urbanization; Structural and gender dimensions; Sustainable development and environmental issues; and Africa’s role in the world economy. The authors use economic tools and concepts throughout in a way that makes them accessible to students without an economics background. Readers are also aided by a wide range of case studies on-the-ground examples and statistical information which provide a detailed analysis of each topic. This text is also accompanied by an e-resource featuring additional sources for students and instructors. African Economic Development is a clear and comprehensive textbook suitable for courses on African economic development development economics African studies and development studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138915015

African Economic Institutions This book analyzes how and under what conditions African International Economic Organizations (IEO) have evolved and what individual and collective contributions if any these African IEOs have had on Africa’s socio-economic development. Providing a comprehensive and accessible overview the book covers the continent’s main IEOs The United Nations Economic Commission on Africa The African Development Bank; and The New Partnership for Africa’s Development as well as the five major Regional Economic Communities including Economic Community of West African States and Southern African Development Community. Assessing the degree to which African IEO’s have been able to chart their own course in coming up with their development agendas and priorities rather than following the lead of Global Institutions this book: Provides a descriptive and analytical overview of the historical and contemporary development blueprints produced for Africa Clearly examines the contribution made by African economic institutions towards development Considers whether African economic institutions are building blocks or stumbling blocks in Africa’s development Offers a detailed evaluation and critique of African IEOs Enabling the reader to reach a deeper understanding of the challenges and potentials of development on the African continent African Economic Institutions will be of interest to all students and scholars of African politics and development studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415500456

African Environmental CrisisA History of Science for Development This book explores how and why the idea of the African environmental crisis developed and persisted through colonial and post-colonial periods and why it has been so influential in development discourse. From the beginnings of imperial administration the idea of the desiccation of African environments grew in popularity but this crisis discourse was dominated by the imposition of imperial scientific knowledge neglecting indigenous knowledge and experience. African Environmental Crisis provides a synthesis of more than one-and-a-half century’s research on peasant agriculture and pastoral rangeland development in terms of soil erosion control animal husbandry grazing schemes large-scale agricultural schemes social and administrative science research and vector-disease and pest controls. Drawing on comparative socio-ecological perspectives of African peoples across the East African colonies and post-independent states this book refutes the hypothesis that African peoples were responsible for environmental degradation. Instead Gufu Oba argues that flawed imperial assumptions and short-term research projects generated an inaccurate view of the environment in Africa. This book’s discussion of the history of science for development provides researchers across environmental studies agronomy African history and development studies with a lens through which to understand the underlying assumptions behind development projects in Africa. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367432614

African Environments and Resources First published in 1988 this work provides a comprehensive picture of the range of physical environments in Africa focusing upon those characteristics and issues central to the management of environmental resources. Beginning with an overview of the geographical and environmental history of Africa the authors also provide to the evolution of the management of resources and then details a broadly defined ecosystem approach in which major environmental resource issues are identified and addressed in the tropical rainforest the Savannah dry-forest the arid and semi-arid areas the highlands and the extra-tropical zones of Northern and Southern Africa. The book is designed to contribute to a better understanding of African environmental and resource-management problems and this reissue should be welcomed by students of Africa and of environmental resource management problems in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415852548

African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century Routledge is delighted to be re-issuing 79 volumes originally published between 1931 and 1988 in association with the International African Institute. Unavailable outside a few key libraries many of these republished volumes were at the cutting edge of a fieldwork and ethnographic revolution in African anthropology in the decades after 1930. It involved the production of a wide body of fieldwork-based ethnographic documentation about the cultures of the different societies in Africa. Secondly it saw a methodological turn to intense localized investigations of cultural tradition and social change in a rapidly modernizing context. These investigations involved a more sustained and systematic more professional and ‘scientific’ form of immersion and participant observation than anything that had gone before. The sites of engagement were urban as well as rural; the pioneering researchers were female as well as male. No longer was the journal essay the repository of the latest research in the discipline but rich ethnographies running into hundreds of pages. The volumes are supplemented with maps which will be available to view on https://www.routledge.com/ or available as pdfs from the publishers.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815387138

African Farmers in RhodesiaOld and New Peasant Communities in Karangaland Originally published in 1975 this book analyses the factors making for success and failure in agricultural development among black Zimbabweans during the 20th century. A detailed analysis is given of 2 tribal trust lands including government policies and administrative control of these areas voluntary and forced adjustment to land shortage and the economic resources and productivity of peasant cultivators. Settlements under individual land tenure are examined as are government policies to these the internal transofrmation of these communities and their economic resources and productivity. There is also a section on irrigation schemes and the reaction of people to irrigation farming. This is an indispensable book in understanding the present-day situation of agriculture in Zimbabwe. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138599741

African Film StudiesAn Introduction African Film Studies: An Introduction is an accessible and authoritative textbook on African cinema as a field of study. The book provides a succinct and comprehensive study of the history aesthetics and theory of sub-Saharan African cinematic productions that is grounded in the field of film studies instead of textual interpretations from other disciplines. Bringing African cinema out of the margins into the discipline of mainstream film studies and showcasing the diverse cinematic expressions of the continent the book covers: Overview of African cinema(s):  Questions our assumptions about the continent’s cinematic productions and defines the characteristics of African cinema across linguistic geographic and filmic divides. History of African and African-American cinema: Spans the history of film in Africa from colonial import and ‘appropriation of the gaze’ to the quest for individuality. It also establishes parallels in the historical development of black African cinema and African-American cinema. Aesthetics: Introduces new research on previously unexplored aesthetic dimensions such as cinematography animation and film music. Theoretical Approaches: Addresses a number of theoretical approaches and critical frameworks developed by scholars in the study of African cinema All chapters include case studies suggestions for further reading and screening lists to deepen the reader’s knowledge with no prior knowledge of African cinema required. Students teachers and general film enthusiasts would all benefit from this accessible and engaging book. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138579385

African Food Systems in CrisisPart One: Microperspectives Originally published in 1990. Produced by the Task Force on African Famine of the American Anthropological Association this is the first of a multi-part project dealing with the long-term and ongoing food crisis in Africa primarily at the level of local production-the microperspective. It offers a series of anthropological and ecological views on the cause of the current problem and on coping strategies used by both indigenous people and developmental planners. The three sections of this volume review current explanations for food problems in Africa focusing mainly on production and consumption at the household level; they offer a number of perspectives on the environmental historical political and economic contexts for food stress and include a series of case studies showing the ways in which Africans have responded to the threat of drought and hunger. The extent of research and the degree of scholarship involved in the production of this volume recommend it to all persons concerned with this ultimately global dilemma particularly those involved in planning and relief efforts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367275822

African Food Systems in CrisisPart Two: Contending with Change Originally published in 1991. Commissioned by the Task Force on African Famine of the American Anthropological Association this the second part of a project examining the causes of food system failure in Africa and the effects of attempts to remedy the situation. It evaluates the often-retrogressive results of foreign aid to African nations and offers an anthropological perspective on how to reverse this trend. The contributors emphasize integrating all development programs with the regional customs and traditions already in place that have thus far allowed its people to cope with food and water shortages. In the past various strategies have failed due to misunderstandings and incorrect assumptions concerning gender roles food consumption habits social relations kinship networks land use and government function. New understanding of the culture must be complemented with multifaceted programs incorporating education a concern for grass-roots opinion and control attention to production and consumption patterns and various forms of broad-spectrum integrated development. The uniqueness research is recommended for all who are concerned about worldwide malnutrition and those who understand the need to recognize local traditions as resources that must be included in any successful development program. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367275839

African Footballers in EuropeMigration Community and Give Back Behaviours African Footballers in Europe traces the social and economic evolution of African football and examines the strategies and resources that players mobilise in their migrations with a particular focus on ‘Give Back Behaviours’ (how players contribute to their countries or communities of origin). It shines new light on contemporary migrations labour markets in sport and processes of development in Africa. Using a multidisciplinary approach and Weberian methodology to analyse players’ 'Give Back' behaviour the book highlights the complex rationale behind this behaviour based on a combination of social cultural and economic elements. It features interviews with former and current African professional players providing a vivid picture of the role of communities in players’ migration projects the allure of the European football market and investment initiatives that can contribute to local and regional development. This is a vital read for academics researchers and students of sport sciences sociology of sport sport management sociology geography political sciences management sociology of Africa migration studies sociology of the labour market and economic sociology. It is also an important resource for professional organisations NGOs football agents football administrators federations confederations and governments. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367262976

African Foreign Policies Providing a timely analysis of the foreign policies of African states this volume of original essays enables the reader to assess the position of African states within an evolving post?Cold War environment and to judge the extent of African marginalization from the global economy. As national foreign policies are increasingly influenced by factors Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314354

African Foreign PoliciesSelecting Signifiers to Explain Agency This book explores at a time when several powers have become serious players on the continent aspects of African agency past and present by African writers on foreign policy representative of geography language and state size. In the past African foreign policy has largely been considered within the context of reactions to the international or global “external factor”. This groundbreaking book however looks at how foreign policy has been crafted and used in response not just to external but also mainly domestic imperatives or (theoretical) signifiers. As such it narrates individual and changing foreign policy orientations over time—and as far back as independence—with mainly African-based scholars who present their own constructs of what is a useful theoretical narrative regarding foreign policy on the continent—how theory is adapted to local circumstance or substituted for continentally based ontologies. The book therefore contends that the African experience carries valuable import for expanding general understandings of foreign policy in general. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of Foreign Policy Analysis Foreign Policy Studies African International Relations/Politics/Studies Diplomacy and more broadly to International Relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367348281

African FrontiersInsurgency Governance and Peacebuilding in Postcolonial States Through a multidisciplinary approach African Frontiers counters the superficial Eurocentric and gender insensitive dominant discursive representation of Africa within the discourse of war and conflict management and security and peace/nation-building. The chapters historicize and theorize the realities in postcolonial African states and the ramifications on the continents future. Situating the study within the context of the prevailing cultural and geo-political realities in the postcolonial African states the chapters illustrate the complex ways in which events and processes are experienced at the local level and how these local realities in turn impact and shape the patterns of political and military engagement in Africa and beyond. Organized along three major themes: Insurgency governance and peacebuilding expert researchers from around the world contribute chapters on: Rebel and insurgent formations such as the RUF the LRA and Boko Haram; state governance and corruption; terrorism and counter terrorism; security and peacebuilding; focussing on the tensions and challenges facing post-conflict societies such as Sierra Leone Rwanda and the newest nation-state on the continent South Sudan. This highly significant and topical study problematizes the impact of wars on African nations as well as the epistemological framing of the local realities and fallouts of armed conflict on post-colonial states. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472460080

African Historical Studies First Published in 1979. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138432468

African HomecomingPan-African Ideology and Contested Heritage African Americans and others in the African diaspora have increasingly “come home” to Africa to visit the sites at which their ancestors were enslaved and shipped. In this nuanced analysis of homecoming Katharina Schramm analyzes how a shared rhetoric of the (Pan-)African family is produced among African hosts and Diasporan returnees and at the same time contested in practice. She examines the varying interpretations and appropriations of significant sites (e.g. the slave forts) events (e.g. Emancipation Day) and discourses (e.g. repatriation) in Ghana to highlight these dynamics. From this she develops her notions of diaspora home homecoming memory and identity that reflect the complexity and multiple reverberations of these cultural encounters beyond the sphere of roots tourism. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315435411

African Households: Censuses and SurveysCensuses and Surveys This volume in the ?General Demography of Africa? series encompasses many nations and focuses on a feature of the censuses ? household relationships. African households rank among the most complex in the world. This work makes it possible to investigate relationships among individuals within the household and relate them to household characteristics such as structure and headship. In addition to discussing household composition in comparative terms the book pays special attention to the place of women in the household and to the residence of children and the aged. The analyses use micro-data from a variety of countries including Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Cote d?Ivoire the Gambia Senegal Kenya and the Republic of South Africa. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315497532

African IdentitiesContemporary Political and Social Challenges This title was first published in 2003. Aimed at examining contemporary debates and issues which are at the cutting edge of the social sciences Pal Ahluwalia and Abebe Zegeye have put together a book on subjects of critical importance to the African condition. A combination of empirical and theoretical materials this text introduces new perspectives. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138739697

African Identity in Post-Apartheid Public ArchitectureWhite Skin Black Masks Since the end of Apartheid there has been a new orientation in South African art and design turning away from the colonial aesthetics to new types of African expression. This book examines some of the fascinating and impressive works of contemporary public architecture that 'concretise' imaginative dialogues with African landscapes craft and indigenous traditions. Referring to Frantz Fanon's classic study of colonised subjectivity 'Black Skin White Masks' Noble contends that Fanon's metaphors of mask and skin are suggestive for architectural criticism in the context of post-Apartheid public design. Taking South Africa's first democratic election of 1994 as its starting point the book focuses on projects that were won in architectural competitions. Such competitions are conceived within ideological debates and studying them allows for an examination of the interrelationships between architecture politics and culture. The book offers insights into these debates through interviews with key parties concerned - architects competition jurors politicians council and city officials artists and crafters as well as people who are involved in the day-to-day life of the buildings in question. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780754677659

African ImagesRacism and the End of Anthropology This controversial book is an impassioned African response to the racial stereotyping of African people and people of African descent by prominent white scholars. It highlights how the media contributes to the growth of racist ideas particularly in reporting current events in Africa and demonstrates how some of America's most revered intellectuals cloak racist ideologies in ostensibly egalitarian discourses. The author seeks to rewrite the image of 'race' in order to show the damage racism can cause serious scholarship. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003084402

African Immigrants in Contemporary Spanish TextsCrossing the Strait Around the turn of 21st Century Spain welcomed more than six million foreigners many of them from various parts of the African continent. How African immigrants represent themselves and are represented in contemporary Spanish texts is the subject of this interdisciplinary collection. Analyzing blogs films translations and literary works by contemporary authors including Donato Ndongo (Ecquatorial Guinea) Abderrahman El Fathi (Morocco) Chus Gutiérrez (Spain) Juan Bonilla (Spain) and Bahia Mahmud Awah (Western Sahara) the contributors interrogate how Spanish cultural texts represent idealize or sympathize with the plight of immigrants as well as the ways in which immigrants themselves represent Spain and Spanish culture. At the same time these works shed light on issues related to Spain’s racial ethnic and sexual boundaries; the appeal of images of Africa in the contemporary marketplace; and the role of Spain’s economic crisis in shaping attitudes towards immigration. Taken together the essays are a convincing reminder that cultural texts provide a mirror into the perceptions of a society during times of change. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367668907

African Indigenous Knowledges in a Postcolonial WorldEssays in Honour of Toyin Falola This book argues that ancient and modern African indigenous knowledges remain key to Africa’s role in global capital technological and knowledge development and to addressing her marginality and postcoloniality. The contributors engage the unresolved problematics of the historical and contemporary linkages between African knowledges and the African academy and between African and global knowledges. The book relies on historical and comparative political analysis to explore the global context for the application of indigenous knowledges for tackling postcolonial challenges of knowledge production conflict and migration and women’s rights on the continent in transcontinental African contexts. Asserting the enduring potency of African indigenous knowledges for the transformation of policy the African academy and the study of Africa in the global academy this book will be of interest to scholars of African Studies postcolonial studies and decolonisation and global affairs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367516833

African Indigenous Medical Knowledge and Human Health Despite the relevance of and empirical evidence for African Traditional Medicine based on African Indigenous Medical Knowledge (AIMK) research and development of new phytomedicines from this continent has been slow. African Indigenous Medical Knowledge and Human Health aims to provide a catalyst for health innovations based on the rich African biodiversity and AIMK. The book documents some of the success stories from the continent related to AIMK and serves as a one-step reference for all professionals interested in the research and development of medical interventions - including pharmacognosists ethnobiologists botanists phytochemists pharmacologists and medical scientists. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138038103

African Indigenous Vegetables in Urban Agriculture This book provides a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge of the potential and challenges associated with the multiple roles use management and livelihood contributions of indigenous vegetables in urban agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. There has been growing research and policy effort around urban agriculture in the region over the last two decades but never has it been integrated with work on under-researched crops such as indigenous vegetables. These species have multiple advantages including low input requirements adaptability to African environments high nutritional value and marked biodiversity cultural and local food security significance. Yet they are overlooked in the modern world where recent emphasis has been directed to growing a limited range of exotic crops both for internal markets and for export to developed country markets. This book provides evidence that in spite of this neglect in many African cities indigenous vegetables are still widely used cultivated and marketed. It goes on to consider their potential to contribute to income generation and poverty alleviation of the growing numbers of urban dwellers in sub-Saharan Africa whilst promoting urban greening and sustainability. Based on critical analysis of the debates it presents a multidisciplinary analysis of the realities and future opportunities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138148840

African Industrial Development and European Union Co-operationProspects for a reengineered partnership Of the 54African states only South Africa is categorised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) amongst industrialised countries. The economic activities in Africa are still dominated by the production and trade of agricultural and mineral commodities. This situation is in spite of the longstanding Africa--European Union (EU) co-operation which intends among other things to support Africa’s industrialisation endeavours.Imperatively  a long road to substantive levels of industrialisation still lies ahead of most African countries. This raises the question as to what role the international community could and should play in the twenty-first century to provide the support needed to expedite Africa’s industrial transformation.This book argues that to supplement the initiatives of each African country international partnerships of both a ‘North–South’ and ‘South–South’ nature will serve better purposes if they are leveraged to develop productive capacities in African economies. In order to enable the African countries to leverage their traditional partnership with the EU for industrialisation a paradigm shift is obligatory. A feasible model should emulate the Japanese-led ‘flying geese’ model and the Chinese-led ‘bamboo capitalism’ model. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367866136

African Initiated Christianity and the Decolonisation of DevelopmentSustainable Development in Pentecostal and Independent Churches This book investigates the substantial and growing contribution which African Independent and Pentecostal Churches are making to sustainable development in all its manifold forms. Moreover this volume seeks to elucidate how these churches reshape the very notion of sustainable development and contribute to the decolonisation of development. Fostering both overarching and comparative perspectives the book includes chapters on West Africa (Nigeria Ghana and Burkina Faso) and Southern Africa (Zimbabwe and South Africa). It aims to open up a subfield focused on African Initiated Christianity within the religion and development discourse substantially broadening the scope of the existing literature. Written predominantly by scholars from the African continent the chapters in this volume illuminate potentials and perspectives of African Initiated Christianity combining theoretical contributions essays by renowned church leaders and case studies focusing on particular churches or regional contexts. While the contributions in this book focus on the African continent the notion of development underlying the concept of the volume is deliberately wide and multidimensional covering economic social ecological political and cultural dimensions. Therefore the book will be useful for the community of scholars interested in religion and development as well as researchers within African studies anthropology development studies political science religious studies sociology of religion and theology. It will also be a key resource for development policymakers and practitioners. The Open Access version of this book available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780367823825 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367358686

African Intellectuals in the Post-colonial World This book examines the role of African intellectuals in the years since the end of colonialism studying the contribution that has been made by such individuals both to political causes and to development within Africa. Studying the concept of the "intellectual" within an African context this book explores the responses of such individuals to crucial issues such as cultural identity and knowledge production. The author argues that since the end of colonialism in Africa various often intertwining factors such as nationalism and co-option have been used by black politicians or the political elites to muddle the roles and functions of black African intellectuals. Focusing on these confused roles and functions the book posits that over the years most intellectuals in Africa have found the practice of "cheerleading" for a political cause more productive than making valuable contributions towards dynamic and progressive leadership in their countries. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of African studies politics and development studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367263706

African International RelationsAn Annotated Bibliography Second Edition This thoroughly revised and updated bibliography contains annotated entries for international books and journal articles in the field of African international relations. Primarily covering works published since the first edition appeared in 1980 the listings retain the most important earlier works. References are organized under eleven broad subject headings and all entries are cross-listed in detailed indices of place names authors and subjects. A substantial list of commonly used abbreviations and acronyms is also included. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367011185

African Interventionist States This title was first published in 2002: Examining the recent phenomenon in conflicts in Africa this text addresses situations where African states and African military intervene in conflicts either in neighbouring states or beyond. While this trend has been widely observed this is the first in-depth research that deals with such issues. It breaks new ground in identifying the key issues actors and actions and includes analysis of military capacities of African states and the way in which armies are used including the increasing role of private security companies and mercenaries. The changing attitudes among members of the OAU are examined in particular the increasing acceptance of interventionism and the blurring of boundaries. The most significant cases of intervention are examined together with less well-documented examples such as Lesotho and Guinea Bissau. This engaging account makes for a compelling resource for academics and practitioners alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138723733

African Language Digital Media and Communication While some academic attention has been paid to the impact of new digital technologies on African media in the colonial languages of English French and Portuguese there is a dearth of research into African language digital communication. This book analyses the online presence of African language media. The chapters in the book focus on the speed structure content navigation and interactivity operations and performance and audience of the online media. They also pay particular attention to how social media such as Facebook Twitter and WhatsApp have been appropriated by African language media. Using a wide range of case studies the contributors assess the challenges of adopting digital technologies by the media and how the technologies have impacted journalistic practice and media operations.Examining the ability of the African language press to adopt new technologies this book will be of interest to scholars of media journalism communication social media and culture in Africa. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367665487

African Language MediaDevelopment Economics and Management This edited volume considers why the African language press is unstable and what can be done to develop quality African language journalism into a sustainable business. Providing an overview of the African language journalism landscape this book examines the challenges of operating sustainable African language media businesses. The chapters explore the political economy and management of African language media and consider case studies of the successes and failures of African language newspapers as well as the challenges of developing quality journalism. Covering print and digital newspapers and broadcast journalism this book will be of interest to scholars of media and journalism in Africa. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367408404

African Language Review First published in 1971. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138988354

African Language Review First published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203042878

African Languages/Langues AfricainesVolume 1 1975 Volume 1 of African Languages include articles originally published in 1975 and written in French and English on educational literary cultural historical and socio-linguistic aspects of language in Africa as well as descriptive and comparative studies. Among others there are chapters on African oral literature the standardization of languages and education in Nigeria and a description of Shona spelling. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138099418

African Languages/Langues AfricainesVolume 2 1976 Volume 2 of African Languages includes articles originally published in 1976 written in French and English on educational literary cultural historical and socio-linguistic aspects of language in Africa as well as descriptive and comparative studies. Among others there are chapters on an early Vai manuscript from Liberia John Clarke's unidentified Nago dialect and swahili secondary education in Tanzania. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138099432

African Languages/Langues AfricainesVolume 3 1977 Volume 3 of African Languages includes articles originally published in 1977 written in French and English on educational literary cultural historical and socio-linguistic aspects of language in Africa as well as descriptive and comparative studies. Among others there are chapters on the national language issue in Africa (Akan in Ghana) a socio-linguistic case study of the Hausa language in Nigeria and assimiliation and lexical coinages in Igbo. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138099517

African Languages/Langues AfricainesVolume 4 1978 Volume 4 of African Languages includes articles originally published in 1978 written in French and English on educational literary cultural historical and socio-linguistic aspects of language in Africa as well as descriptive and comparative studies. Among others there are chapters on lexical innovation in Zambian languages Portuguese creole of Sénégal the application of ethics in Hausa didactic poetry. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138099708

African Languages/Langues AfricainesVolume 5 (1) 1979 Volume 5 (1) of African Languages originally published in 1979 is a special issue focussing on the Bantu languages in Tanzania. The languages are discussed according to 4 regions of Tanzania and although the sub-grouping is lexicostatistical the classification is borne out by other consdierations such as phonology and verbal morphology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138099944

African Languages/Langues AfricainesVolume 5 (2) 1979 Volume 5 (2) of African Languages originally published in 1979 is a special issue focussing on languages and education in Africa. There are chapters on African language education from a socio-linguistic perspective the problems of bi-lingualism and multi-lingualism in Zaire and small languages in primary education.  Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138102361

African Literatures in EnglishEast and West Here is an introduction to the history of English writing from East and West Africa drawing on a range of texts from the slave diaspora to the post-war upsurge in African English language and literature from these regions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138155251

African Marriage and Social Change First Published in 1969. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315033624

African Migrants and EuropeManaging the ultimate frontier The process of migration control mirrors the trajectories of the people who traverse national boundaries making today’s borders flexible and fluid. This book explores the transformation of migration control in the post 9/11 era. It looks at how border controls have become more diffuse in the face of increased human flows from Africa and presents a critical analysis of the dispositif of European migration control including detention without trial derogation of human rights law torture "extraordinary rendition" the curtailment of civil liberties and the securitization of migration. By examining the role of Gaddafi’s Libya in the last ten years as a gendarme of Europe it argues for a re-visioning of borders and frontiers in ways that can account for their dialectical nature and for the dialectical nature of political life. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of European studies African studies security studies international relations global studies comparative politics cultural geography migration studies and border theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138291959

African Military History This collection of essays on pre-colonial sub-Saharan African military history is drawn from a number of academic journals and includes some which are considered milestones in African historiographical discourse as well as others which while lesser known provide remarkable insight into the unique nature of African military history. Selections were made so as to produce an introduction to the understudied field of pre-colonial African military history that will be useful to specialists and non-specialists alike. The volume also contains an introduction which presents one of the first significant reviews of pre-colonial African military historiography ever attempted. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315263212

African Minorities in the New World This book uncovers the reality that new African immigrants now represent a significant force in the configuration of American polity and identity especially in the last forty years. Despite their minority status African immigrants are making their marks in various areas of human endeavor and accomplishments—from academic to business to even scientific inventions. The demographic shift is both welcome news as well as a matter for concern given the consequences of displacement and the paradoxes of exile in the new location. By its very connection to the ‘Old African Diaspora ’ the notion of a ‘New African Diaspora’ marks a clear indication of a historical progression reconnecting continental Africa with the New World without the stigma of slavery. Yet the notion of trans-Atlantic slavery is never erased when the African diaspora is mentioned whether in the old or new world. Within this paradoxical dispensation the new African diaspora must be conceived as the aftermath of a global migration crisis. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415540841

African Muslims in Antebellum AmericaTransatlantic Stories and Spiritual Struggles A condensation and updating of his African Muslims in Antebellum America: A Sourcebook (1984) noted scholar of antebellum black writing and history Dr. Allan D. Austin explores via portraits documents maps and texts the lives of 50 sub-Saharan non-peasant Muslim Africans caught in the slave trade between 1730 and 1860. Also includes five maps. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203610558

African Nationalism and Revolution The study o f African history as an academic discipline is a rather new field and one that still has its detractors both w ithin and outside academics. This collection o f articles highlights for students and scholars the modern era in African history. It brings together published research on the colonial era in Africa an era relatively brief but one that sawdramatic change in African societies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315048710

African Parliamentary Reform Some of the most far-reaching and innovative parliamentary reform is occurring in Africa. While these reforms are not yet widespread across the continent parliaments in some African countries are asserting their independence as policymakers as overseers of government and as the guardian of citizens’ rights and needs. African Parliamentary Reform presents recent reforms in selected African parliaments – Liberia Ghana Kenya Uganda Tanzania Rwanda Benin and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also presents cross-cutting innovations by African parliaments – in fighting corruption in providing development to constituents and in combatting climate change. Many of the chapters are authored by African MPs. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of African Politics and to those international institutions that support parliamentary development. African Parliamentary Reform is a joint initiative by the World Bank Institute the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Parliamentary Centre (Africa). Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415679466

African Peace MilitariesWar Peace and Democratic Governance This book provides a critical understanding of the emerging role of African militaries in peacetime democratic Africa. This book departs from the dominant perspective which simply presents the military as an ‘enemy’ of democracy because of the history and legacy of unending military coup d’états and interventions in civilian politics. In the context of Africa the military has been blamed or largely held responsible for instigating wars armed conflicts political violence poverty and underdevelopment due to bad governance and mismanagement of the state. Drawing from diverse case studies across Africa including Nigeria Rwanda Uganda Ethiopia and Egypt this volume presents the argument that though the military has played a negative and sometimes destructive role in undermining constitutional rule and the overthrow of democratic civilian governments the same military now operating in a changed global environment is making effort to support the development of democracy and democratic consolidation as well as remain subjected to civilian democratic oversight and control. Notwithstanding the real challenge for this emerging trend of African peace militaries is the extent to which they are able to fulfil on a predictable and consistent basis their constitutional mandate to defend the people against ‘elected autocrats’ in Africa who try to use the military to perpetuate themselves in power. This work fills a critical gap in the literature and will be of much interest to students of African security and politics peace and conflict studies security studies and IR in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367204082

African Peacekeeping Training CentresSocialisation as a Tool for Peace? Peacekeeping training centres play a crucial role in preparing peacekeepers for their deployment. However despite their popularity within the international community as a tool for achieving international security development and state-building objectives they have not received a great deal of analysis or academic attention. This book provides an in-depth analysis of peacekeeping training in Africa tracing how centres have adapted to the operational and normative changes of peace operations over time and raising questions about the expectations attached to these training efforts and their impact. The book examines training content and methods in detail exploring the potential of peacekeeping training centres as sites for socialisation and diffusing international norms in an effort to change and shape peacekeepers' behaviour. The analysis is based on two contrasting case studies selected to show the spectrum of training centres operating in Africa namely the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra Ghana and the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) in Durban South Africa. At a time when impact is being determined by the number of course attendees this book provides an important critical assessment of training efforts and what they are supposed to achieve. It will be of interest to scholars and practitioners within the fields of international security peacekeeping and African development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367664893

African Perspectives on Literary Translation This collection serves as a showcase for literary translation research with a focus on African perspectives highlighting theoretical and methodological developments in the discipline while shedding further light on the literary landscape in Africa. The book offers a framework for understanding key approaches and topics in literary translation situated in the African context covering foundational concepts as well as new directions within the field. The first half of the volume focuses on the translation product exploring such topics as translation strategies literary genres and self-translation while the second half examines process and reception allowing for an in-depth look at agency habitus and ethics. Each chapter is structured to allow for the introduction of a given theoretical aspect of literary translation followed by a summary of a completed research project with an African focus showing theory in practice offering a model for readers to build their own literary translation research projects while also underscoring the range of perspectives and unique challenges to literary translation work in Africa. This unique volume is a key resource for students and scholars in translation studies giving visibility to African perspectives on literary translation while pointing the way forward for future research directions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367432386

African Philosophical Currents The history of the human world has reached a stage where no philosophical community can any longer philosophize in isolation from other philosophical communities. The African philosophical community is not an exception and neither is any other philosophical community. There is a widespread notion in the West that philosophy originated in Greece and found its way throughout Europe from where it migrated to Africa. This book argues that Philosophy did not migrate to African from anywhere but that it is radically native to all communities.The chapters cover the erasure of African philosophy African philosophical departures the threat that Christianity has posed to African philosophy African legal philosophy African musical aesthetics and connections with classical philosophy. Arguing that the landscape of philosophy has a place not only for Africans but also for all human beings and that African philosophers are among the architects of this landscape this book is an important read for scholars and students of African philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367591472

African Philosophy and Environmental Conservation African Philosophy and Environmental Conservation is about the unconcern for and marginalisation of the environment in African philosophy. The issue of the environment is still very much neglected by governments corporate bodies academics and specifically philosophers in the sub-Saharan Africa. The entrenched traditional world-views which give a place of privilege to　one thing over the other as for example men over women is the same attitude that privileges humans over the environment. This culturally embedded orientation makes it difficult for stake holders in Africa to identify and confront the modern day challenges posed by the neglect of the environment. In a continent where deep-rooted cultural and religious practices as well as widespread ignorance determine human conduct towards the environment it becomes difficult to curtail much less overcome the threats to our environment. It shows that to a large extent the African cultural privileging of men over women and of humans over the environment somewhat exacerbates and makes the environmental crisis on the continent intractable. For example it raises the challenging puzzle as to why women in Africa are the ones to plant the trees and men are the ones to fell them. Contributors address these salient issues from both theoretical and practical perspectives demonstrating what African philosophy could do to ameliorate the marginalisation which the theme of environment suffers on the continent. Philosophy is supposed to teach us how to lead the good life in all its forms; why is it failing in this duty in Africa specifically where the issue of environment is concerned? This book which trail-blazes the field of African Philosophy and Environmental Ethics will be of great interest to students and scholars of Philosophy African philosophy Environmental Ethics and Gender Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367263065

African Philosophy and Global JusticeCritical Essays In contemporary political philosophy the subject of global justice has received sustained interest. This is unsurprising given the nexus between inequality and many of the pressing global problems today such as immigration global public health poverty and violence. Theorists of global justice ask why inequality is morally wrong what we owe to the global poor what the implications of global inequality for people in affluent countries are and the power of agencies or institutions necessary for the realization of a fairer world. Although political philosophers have offered different conceptions of these problems and narratives of the ideal of justice a major shortcoming of the current discussion are the limits of the concepts and idioms employed. Assumptions are made about the experience of poverty but little is done to understand the way people in underdeveloped countries experience and understand their predicament. This has resulted in the entrenchment of cognitive inequality in the global justice debate. This book attempts to correct the inaccuracies engendered by the one-sided theorising of global justice. By employing metaphors concepts and philosophical ideas to reflect on global justice the book provides an account of global justice that goes beyond current parochial perspective. This book was originally published as a Special Issue of Philosophical Papers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367663667

African Philosophy and the Epistemic Marginalization of Women This book examines the underexplored notion of epistemic marginalization of women in the African intellectual place. Women's issues are still very much neglected by governments corporate bodies and academics in sub-Saharan Africa. The entrenched traditional world-views which privilege men over women make it difficult for the modern day challenges posed by the neglect of the feminine epistemic perspective to become obvious. Contributors address these issues from both theoretical and practical perspectives demonstrating what philosophy could do to ameliorate the epistemic marginalization of women as well as ways in which African philosphy exacerbates this marginalization. Philosophy is supposed to teach us how to lead the good life in all its ramifications; why is it failing in this duty in Africa where the issue of women’s epistemic vision is concerned? The chapters raise feminist agitations to a new level; beginning from the regular campaigns for various women’s rights and reaching a climax in an epistemic struggle in which the knowledge-controlling power to create acquire evaluate regulate and disseminate is proposed as the last frontier of feminism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367591168

African Philosophy and the Otherness of AlbinismWhite Skin Black Race Albinism is one of the foremost disability and public health issues in Africa today. It often makes headlines in local national and international medias and forms the basis for intense advocacy at all levels. This is primarily due to the harmful representations of persons with albinism deeply entrenched in African traditions. These deeply rooted ideologies about albinism in African thought have largely promoted the continuous discrimination stigmatization harming killing commodification and violation of the human rights of persons with albinism in African places. How has albinism emerged as a thick concept in African traditions? What are these deeply entrenched ideas about the ontology of albinism in African thought? What epistemic injustice has been done to persons with albinism in Africa places? Why do harmful beliefs about albinism still persist in modern African societies? How does the African communalistic ethic justify the harm done against persons with albinism? What is the duty to and burden of care for persons with albinism? What peculiar existential challenges do persons with albinism in general and females with albinism in particular face in African societies and how can they be overcome? What can be learnt from the education philosophy of reconstructionism and genetic engineering in improving the wellbeing of persons with albinism? African Philosophy and the Otherness of Albinism: White Skin Black Race digs deep into these philosophical questions revealing fascinating but latent aspects of how albinism is understood in African places as a necessary step to take in improving the wellbeing and integrity of persons with albinism in Africa today.This book will be of interest to scholars and students of African philosophy sociology African studies and disability studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367664718

African Philosophy of Education ReconsideredOn being human Much of the literature on the African philosophy of education juxtaposes two philosophical strands as mutually exclusive entities; traditional ethnophilosophy on the one hand and ‘scientific’ African philosophy on the other. While traditional ethnophilosophy is associated with the cultural artefacts narratives folklore and music of Africa’s people ‘scientific’ African philosophy is primarily concerned with the explanations interpretations and justifications of African thought and practice along the lines of critical and transformative reasoning. These two alternative strands of African philosophy invariably impact understandings of education in different ways: education constituted by cultural action is perceived to be mutually independent from education constituted by reasoned action. Yusef Waghid argues for an African philosophy of education guided by communitarian reasonable and culture dependent action in order to bridge the conceptual and practical divide between African ethnophilosophy and ‘scientific’ African philosophy. Unlike those who argue that African philosophy of education cannot exist because it does not invoke reason or that reasoned African philosophy of education is just not possible Waghid suggests an African philosophy of education constituted by reasoned culture-dependent action. This book provides an African philosophy aimed at developing a conception of education that can contribute towards imagination deliberation and responsibility - actions that can help to enhance justice in educative relations both in Africa and throughout the world. This book will be essential reading for researchers and academics in the field of the philosophy of education especially those wanting to learn from the African tradition. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138652101

African PilgrimageRitual Travel in South Africa's Christianity of Zion Years after the end of Apartheid South Africa remains racially polarized and socially divided. In this context pilgrimage and travelling rituals serve to help those who often find themselves at the bottom end of the social ladder to make sense of their world. This book describes a South Africa that is made up of a number of different fragmented worlds. The focus is on the Zion Christian Church one of the largest religious movements in southern Africa and a good example of indigenized African Christianity. Pilgrimage plays an important role in reintegrating some of those fragmented worlds into something approaching wholeness. This book tells the story of how the enduring ritual of pilgrimage is transforming African religion along with the lives of ordinary South Africans. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409430827

African Political Activism in Postcolonial FranceState Surveillance and Social Welfare African Political Activism in Postcolonial France engages with several areas of scholarly inquiry ranging from the study of immigrants to the investigation of surveillance and the legacy of colonialism. Within migration studies many important analyses have focused on integration yielding critical contributions to our understanding of immigration and identity. This work moves in a different direction. Factoring in the dynamics of colonialism decolonization and their effect on immigrant political activism and state policy in the postcolonial Cold War era reveals that immigrants from francophone Sub-Saharan Africa were key players who shaped the development of public policy toward immigrants. Through this approach we can understand how republicanism colonial ideology immigration policy and immigrant political activism intersected in the post-colonial era shaping the reception of African workers and affecting their lives and experiences in France. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367588793

African Political EconomyContemporary Issues in Development This is a multidisciplinary book that analyses the problems and issues of development in Africa along with the attempts at and outcomes of policy reform measures that have been implemented to surmount those problems. Topics covered include the economic crisis in Africa urbanisation and urban management uneven development the socio-economic context of AIDS bureaucratic corruption and reform and proposed development solutions. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315479491

African Political Systems First published in 1940 and this edition in 1987 this book is a comparative study of African political institutions. It describes different types of social organisation that are found in a number of African societies and analyses the principles underlying these traditional forms of government. The volume represents the results of field studies carried out by trained investigators in a number of areas and was compiled and edited under the auspices of the International African Institute. It will be of interest to students anthropologists and administrators. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138926080

African Political Thought of the Twentieth CenturyA Re-engagement This book focuses on African political thought as it emerged in the context of and contributed to fundamental changes in world order during the twentieth century and as it continues to speak to the present global condition. The six chapters form a set of close readings of 20th century African political theorists insofar as their work forms part of a conversation that Africa had with itself and with the rest of the world regarding freedom independence emancipation and statehood as well as forming part of the larger global conversations within which these theorists can be situated. The essays analyse the ideas and practices of a number of prominent figures including Frantz Fanon Leopold Senghor Amílcar Cabral Agostinho Neto Julius Nyerere Gabriel d’Arboussier Sembene Ousmane. This collection is unusual in its breadth bringing together analyses of radical thinkers and activists from the Portuguese- French- and English-speaking regions of Africa. It includes chapters from prominent senior figures in the field as well as contributions from younger scholars. The editor includes a short introduction which frames the collection and situates its contribution to broader debates and fields of enquiry. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138309401

African Politics (4-vol. set) Scholars and students of African politics address some of the thorniest issues of our time. Indeed over the last thirty years or so the subdiscipline has expanded in scope and ambition and leads the way in major fields of research such as the study of ethnicity and identity politics. Now this timely new collection from Routledge edited by Nic Cheeseman (the former Director of the African Studies Centre at Oxford University) brings together the classic and essential texts of African politics creating a top-quality and easily accessible resource for students researchers and policymakers alike. The four volumes that make up the collection are structured around the biggest questions that have dominated African Studies: What was the legacy of colonial rule and has Africa broken free of its international dependency? How are ethnic identities formed and what impact have they had? Why is Africa so poor? What are the main barriers to development? Is democracy feasible in Africa and if so how can it be designed to promote political stability? Each volume is introduced by a comprehensive summary chapter newly written by the editor which both provides a valuable overview of the key trends in the literature and explains what we know what we don’t know and what controversies remain. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138901650

African Presidential Republics This book provides a systematic assessment of the behaviour of some relatively successful presidents in African presidential republics examining the part played by presidents in the development of their countries. Using two groups of case studies African Presidential Republics examines the variations between presidential republics within Africa since decolonisation. Jean Blondel divides the ten countries studied into those in which presidents had always been elected regularly namely Botswana Mozambique Namibia Senegal and Tanzania and those in which there was irregularity in the appointment of presidents namely Benin Uganda Ghana Liberia and Nigeria. The case studies analyse the manner in which presidential republics have manifested themselves in Africa exploring the argument that the presidential republic is one of the key institutional arrangements likely to lead societies towards development. African Presidential Republics will be of interest to students and scholars of African politics comparative politics and political leadership. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367140229

African RefugeesDevelopment Aid and Repatriation Of the world's refugees more than a third live in Africa displaced from their homelands by war poverty famine and political persecution. In this book contributors explore key issues related to these refugee populations. The first section looks at the legal framework for defining and assisting refugees and the second deals with the issue of relief by considering specific cases the general problems faced and particular relief efforts. Subsequent chapters examine forced migration resettlement and repatriation conflict with local populations integration of refugees and sustainable development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367011437

African Re-GenesisConfronting Social Issues in the Diaspora Ripped from motherland and family ethnically mixed to quell the potential of uprisings and brutalized by regimes of hard labor the heart - the spirit - of Africa did not stop beating in the New World. Rather it survived and has re-emerged; changed by contacts with new cultures and environments but still part of the continuum of African tradition: an African Re-Genesis. This is the first volume in its field to emphasize the interdisciplinary temporal and geographic comparative research of Archaeology Anthropology History and Linguistics to allow us to form unique perspectives on broader trends in the transformation and (re-) emergence of African Diaspora cultures. African Re-Genesis confirms that regardless of discipline from continental Africa to Europe the Western Hemisphere and Indian Ocean all Diaspora research requires a relevance to modern communities and sensitivity to the interplay with contemporary cultural identities. Matters concerning race and cultural diversity though ostensibly de-fused by the vocabulary of political correctness remain contentious. Indeed the topic of racial relations has become to the twenty-first century what sex was to the nineteenth century - something best not discussed in public and better talked around than confronted directly. African Re-Genesis strikes at the nerve of urgency that the past present and future globalization of African cultures is a cornerstone of the entire human experience and it thus deserves recognition as such. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315435374

African Scholars and Intellectuals in North American AcademiesReflections on Exile and Migration This book examines the process and events surrounding the migration of African scholars as well as their lives and lived experiences within and outside of their colleges and universities. The chapters chronicle the lived-experiences and observations of African scholars in North America and examine a range of issues ideas and phenomena within North American colleges and universities. The contributors examine the political ethnic or religious upheavals that informed their migration or banishment; contrast the teaching-learning-research environment in Africa and North America; and discuss on and off-campus experience with segregation and racial inequality. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of the African Diaspora migration and African Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367194598

African Science EducationGendering Indigenous Knowledge in Nigeria Based on interrogation and review of historical and current cultural and indigenous knowledge combined with extensive curriculum and classroom analysis this book identifies how indigenous science gender roles may be utilized to provide a more gender balanced and indigenous centered learning experience.The book argues for the integration of African indigenous science into the secondary school curriculum as a way to strengthen students’ science comprehension by affirming their society’s science contributions  making clear connections between Indigenous and Western science and also as a way to promote female representation in the sciences. This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of science education African education and indigenous knowledge. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367591953

African Security IssuesSovereignty Stability And Solidarity This book examines issues of strategic access and resources superpower and regional conflict economic growth and internal stability and the role of African nations as a significant bloc within the nonaligned world in light of three concepts: sovereignty stability and solidarity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367166342

African SeminarsScholarship from the International African Institute Originally published between 1986 and 1989 the 8 volumes in this set reflect the research and debate surrounding many issues for the African economy society and culture and as such make a vital contribution to effective development both rural and urban. They re-issue key titles from the International African Library and the International African Seminars and address themes of direct relevance to contemporary Africa on topics as diverse as medicine migration housing pastorialism and marriage. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138335103

African Slave Trade and Its SuppressionA Classified and Annotated Bibliography of Books Pamphlets and Periodical Articles First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138865099

African State And Society In The 1990sCameroon's Political Crossroads African State and Society in the 1990s is the first comprehensive English-language book to appear on Cameroon's political events since 1989. Designed for academic and policy studies readers it covers developments from the 1960s to the present as background for an analysis of the continuing conflict since 1990 between the regime and political oppos Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314361

African Systems of Kinship and Marriage First published in 1950 and this edition in 1987 this book is one of the most wide-ranging and respected surveys on kinship and marriage in African social life. In his introduction Radcliff-Brown provides a masterly analysis of the main features of African kinship systems and the theoretical problems arising from the study of them. The contributions range from examinations of kinship systems among the Swazi the Tswana the Zulu the Nuer and the Ashanti to double descent among the Yakö and dual descent in the Nuba groups of the Sudan. The contributrs themselves are still viewed as giants in their field: Evans-Pritchard Meyer Fortes Max Gluckman Hilda Kuper Naderl A. I. Richards Schapera and Monica Wilson. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138926165

African Testimony in the Movement for Congo ReformThe Burden of Proof The humanitarian movement against Leopold’s violent colonisation of the Congo emerged out of Europe but it depended at every turn on African input. Individuals and groups from throughout the upper Congo River basin undertook journeys of daring and self-sacrifice to provide evidence of atrocities for the colonial authorities missionaries and international investigators. Combining archive research with attention to recent debates on the relation between imperialism and humanitarianism on trauma witnessing and postcolonial studies and on the recovery of colonial archives this book examines the conditions in which colonised peoples were able to speak about their subjection and those in which attempts at testimony were thwarted. Robert Burroughs makes a major intervention by identifying African agency and input as a key factor in the Congo atrocities debate. This is an important and unique book in African history imperial and colonial history and humanitarian history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367589172

African Theatre in PerformanceA Festschrift in Honour of Martin Banham In this lively and varied tribute to Martin Banham Layiwola has assembled critical commentaries and two plays which focus primarily on Nigerian theatre - both traditional and contemporary. Dele Layiwola Dapo Adelugba and Sonny Oti trace the beginnings of the School of Drama in 1960 at the University of Ibadan Nigeria where Martin Banham played a key and influential role in the growth of thriving Nigerian theatre repetoire and simulaneously encouraging the creation of a new theatre based on traditional Nigerian theatre forms.This comparative approach is taken up in Dele Layiwola's study of ritual and drama in the context of various traditions worldwide while Oyin Ogunba presents a lucid picture of the complex use of theatre space in Yoruba ritual dramadar drama.Harsh everyday realitites both physical and political are graphically demonstrated by Robert McClaren (Zimbabwe) and Oga Steve Abah (Nigeria) who both show surprising and alarming links between extreme actual experiences and theatre creation and performance. The texts of the two plays - When Criminals Turn Judges by Ola Rotimi The Hand that Feeds the King by Wale Ogunyemi are followed by Austin O. Asagba's study of oral tradition and text in plays by Osofisan and Agbeyegbe and Frances Harding's study on power language and imagery in Wole Soyinka's plays. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315079882

African Theatres and Performances African Theatres & Performances looks at four specific performance forms in Africa and uses this to question the tendency to employ western frames of reference to analyze and appreciate theatrical performance. The book examines: masquerade theatre in Eastern Nigeria the trance and possession ritual theatre of the Hausa of Northern Nigeria the musical and oral tradition of the Mandinka of Senegal comedy and satire of the Bamana in Mali. Osita Okagbue describes each performance in detail and discusses how each is made who it is made by and for and considers the relationship between maker and viewer and the social functions of performance and theatre in African societies. The discussions are based on first-hand observation and interviews with performers and spectators. African Theatres & Performances gives a fascinating account of these practices carefully tracing the ways in which performances and theatres are unique and expressive of their cultural context. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415540858

African Traditions in the Study of Religion Diaspora and Gendered Societies The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject' thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African Traditions in the Study of Religion Diaspora and Gendered Societies. The book is structured under two main sections. The first provides insights into the interface between Religion and Society. The second features African Diaspora together with Youth and Gender which have not yet featured prominently in studies on religion in Africa. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within the purview of academic encounter and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. African scholars enrich the study of religions from their respective academic and methodological orientations. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socio-scientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa and the new African Diaspora. This book honours his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138250697

African Traditions in the Study of Religion in AfricaEmerging Trends Indigenous Spirituality and the Interface with other World Religions The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject' thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African traditions in the study of religion in Africa and the new African diaspora. The book is structured under three main sections - Emerging trends in the teaching of African Religions; Indigenous Thought and Spirituality; and Christianity Hinduism and Islam. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within the purview of academic encounter and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. African scholars enrich the study of religions from their respective academic and methodological orientations. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socio-scientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa. This book is to his honour and marks his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138261099

African Transnational Mobility in ChinaAfricans on the Move Considering the African presence in China from an ethnographic and cultural studies perspective this book offers a new way to theorise contemporary and future forms of transnational mobilities while expanding our understandings around the transformations happening in both China and Africa. The author develops an original argument and new theoretical insights about the significance of the African presence in Guangzhou and presents an invaluable case study for understanding particular modes of transnational mobility. More broadly it challenges forms of (re)presenting and producing knowledge about subjects on the move; and it transforms existing theorisations and critical understandings of mobility and its shaping power. Through an ethnographic approach the book brings us closer to a number of practices features and objects that while characterising the lives of Africans in Guangzhou are also evidence of the interplay between individual aspirations and the structural constraints embedded in contemporary regimes of transnational mobility. Raising critical questions about ways of (un)belonging in the precarious settings of neoliberal modernity and the future of African mobilities this book will be of interest to scholars of transnational African and Chinese Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367482268

African Union LawThe Emergence of a Sui Generis Legal Order This book explores the emergence of African Union (AU) law as a legal order and its implications for existing order in the region. As an authoritative text on the development of AU law the book covers such pertinent issues as legislative powers competences direct effect in AU law subsidiarity interventionism and enforcement of laws. Olufemi Amao argues that there is a gradual movement from intergovernmentalism to supranationalism in the African Union legal order and explores how this trajectory gradually and incrementally de-emphasises the discourse on nation state sovereignty; a concept that has caused many problems in the African context. Drawing upon EU law as a comparison the book also examines how the development of supranationalism affects crucial issues such as human rights democratic reforms territorial matters tribal and religious disputes and economic relations. As a comprehensive examination of the development of law within a union this book will be of great interest and use to students scholars and practitioners in international law international relations and African studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367900281

African Upheavals Since Independence This book seeks the fundamental causes of the widespread upheavals in African states today and finds them in the inadequate colonial preparation of African leaders for the responsibilities of independence. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367172015

African Voices of the Global Past1500 to the Present This book focuses on retelling many of the important episodes in the global past (c.1500–present) from African points of view. It discusses the events and trends of global significance: the Atlantic slave system the industrial revolution World Wars I and II and decolonization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780813347875

African Women ICT and Neoliberal PoliticsThe Challenge of Gendered Digital Divides to People-Centered Governance How can we promote people-centered governance in Africa? Cell phones/ information and communications technology (ICT) are shown to be linked to neoliberal understandings of more democratic governance structures defined by the Worldwide Governance Indicators as: the rule of law corruption-control regulation quality government effectiveness political stability/no violence and voice and accountability. However these indicators fall short: they do note emphasize gender equity or pro-poor policies.  Writing from an African feminist scholar-activist perspective Assata Zerai emphasizes the voices of women in two ways: (1) she examines how women's access to ICT makes a difference to the success of people-centered governance structures; and (2) she demonstrates how African women's scholarship too often marginalized must be used to expand and redefine the goals and indicators of democratice governance in African countries. Challenging the status quo that praises the contributions of cell phones to the diffusion of knowledge and resultant better governance in Africa this book is an important read for scholars of politics and technology gender and politics and African Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138559363

African Women in the Development Process First published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203043370

African WomenA Modern History Over the last century the social and economic roles played by African women have evolved dramatically. Long confined to home and field overlooked by their menfolk and missionaries alike African women worked thought dreamed and struggled. They migrated to the cities invented new jobs and activated the so-called informal economy to become Afr Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314385

African Youth and the Persistence of MarginalizationEmployment politics and prospects for change The much heralded growth and transformation of many economies in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade continues to receive prominent attention in academic scholarship and among policy practitioners. An apparent feature about this transformation however is that Africa’s youth appear to have been left out. This book critically examines the extent and consequences of the marginalization of African youth. It questions conventional wisdoms about data trends aspirational goals and common policy interventions surrounding Africa’s youth that have been variously propagated in both the development studies literature and in mainstream donor policy reports. The book explores macro trends from both a temporal and cross-regional perspective in order to highlight what is distinct about contemporary African youth and whether their prospects and behaviours do actually vary from their counterparts in other regions of the world or from previous generations of African youth. Such studies include cross-country analyses of youth employment patterns and modes of political participation in-depth examination of the behaviours and aspirations of the urban youth and critical reflections on the impact of rural employment initiatives vocational education and learnership programmes. The incorporation of multiple methods and disciplines as well as its attention to policy issues ensures that the book will be of great interest to graduate students researchers and professional researchers whose work lies at the intersection of African area studies and development studies as well as those focused on development economics political science and public policy and administration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138630451

African Youth Cultures in a Globalized WorldChallenges Agency and Resistance All over the world there is growing concern about the ramifications of globalization late-modernity and general global social and economic restructuring on the lives and futures of young people. Bringing together a wide body of research to reflect on youth responses to social change in Africa this volume shows that while young people in the region face extraordinary social challenges in their everyday lives they also continue to devise unique ways to reinvent their difficult circumstances and prosper in the midst of seismic global and local social changes. Contributors from Africa and around the world cover a wide range of topics on African youth cultures exploring the lives of young people not necessarily as victims but as active social players in the face of a shifting late-modernist civilization. With empirical cases and varied theoretical approaches the book offers a timely scholarly contribution to debates around globalization and its implications and impacts for Africa's youth. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138092389

African Youth in Contemporary Literature and Popular CultureIdentity Quest This book explores how African youth are depicted in contemporary literature and popular culture and discusses the different ways by which they attempt to construct personal and cultural identities through popular culture and social media outlets. The contributors approach the subject from an interdisciplinary perspective looking at images in children’s and adolescent literature from Africa and the African diaspora from Nollywood and Hollywood movies from popular magazines and from youth cultures encountered directly through field experiences. The findings reveal that there are many stereotypes about Africa African youth and black cultures and that African youth are aware of these. Since they juggle multiple identities shaped by their ethnicities race and religion it is often a challenge for them to define themselves. As they also share a global youth culture that transcends these cultural markers some take advantage of media outlets to voice their concerns and participate in political struggles. Others simply use these to promote their personal interests. Contributors ponder the challenges involved in constructing unique identities offering ideas on how African youth are doing so successfully or not in different parts of the continent and the African diaspora and thus offer new possibilities for youth studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138092402

Africana People in ChinaPsychoanalytic Perspectives on Migration Experiences Identity and Precarious Employment This book examines the psychosocial experiences of foreign workers from Africa and its diaspora in China within the context of international socio-economic forces. By exploring employment-based migration from a psychoanalytic perspective this volume investigates the utility of adaptive ambivalence and the challenges that migrant workers face around issues of self-development agency and identity. Through a careful analysis of interviews with Africana people the author demonstrates that the capacity to be reflective and resilient alongside having a strong and diversified support network are crucial for the psychological well-being of those living and working in unfamiliar geographic and cultural conditions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367585020

Africana Theory Policy and Leadership Africana Theory Policy and Leadership is an eclectic work that examines Africana issues from multiple angles including literature ethnography gender aesthetics and diversity. The contributors to this volume add unique and insightful works to the collection of research and writing documenting the pan-African experience. Conyers offers the reader an interdisciplinary approach to the study of people of African descent with special emphasis on the black population of the United States.This collection addresses a wide range of topics. "Africana Literature as Social Science" reviews the scholarship of August Wilson and Suzan Lori-Parks. "How Homeland Eritrea Monitors Its American Diaspora" analyses Eritrean government-diaspora tensions. "Toward Theorizing Gender without Feminism" and "Are Black Women the New Mules of the Prison Industrial Complex?" illustrates the double burden of race and gender borne by black women. "Africana Aesthetics" documents black life in post-Civil War Texas with photos. "Africana Studies and Diversity" explores the struggle to maintain athletic programs at historically black colleges. "The Africana Idea in Leadership Studies" offers an Afrocentric approach to the study of critical theory in leadership.This volume presents examples of Africana scholarship in major areas of work including literature politics feminist studies criminology history and sports studies and is the most recent volume in Transaction's Africana Studies series. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412863193

Africana WomanismReclaiming Ourselves First published in 1993 this is a new edition of the classic text in which Clenora Hudson-Weems sets out a paradigm for women of African descent. Examining the status struggles and experiences of the Africana woman forced into exile in Europe Latin America the United States or at Home in Africa the theory outlines the experience of Africana women as unique and separate from that of some other women of color and of course from white women. Differentiating itself from the problematic theories of Western feminisms Africana Womanism allows an establishment of cultural identity and relationship directly to ancestry and land. This new edition includes five new chapters as well as an evolution of the classic Africana womanist paradigm to that of Africana-Melanated Womanism. It shows how race class and gender must be prioritized in the fight against every day racial dominance. Africana Womanism: Reclaiming Ourselves offers a new term and paradigm for women of African descent. A family-centered concept prioritizing race class and gender it offers eighteen features of the Africana womanist (self-namer self-definer family-centered genuine in sisterhood strong in concert with male in the liberation struggle whole authentic flexible role player respected recognized spiritual male compatible respectful of elders adaptable ambitious mothering nurturing) applying them to characters in novels by Hurston Bâ Marshall Morrison and McMillan. It evolves from Africana Womanism to Africana-Melanated Womanism. This is an important work and essential reading for researchers and students in women and gender studies Africana studies African-American studies literary studies and cultural studies particularly with the emergence of family centrality (community and collective engagement) the very cornerstone of Africana Womanism since its inception. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367253639

African-American Adolescents in the Urban CommunitySocial Services Policy and Practice Interventions Become a more effective social worker with this outstanding volume on inner-city urban youth! African-American Adolescents in the Urban Community: Social Services Policy and Practice Interventions examines contemporary issues confronting African-American youth. It highlights key areas such as health education the criminal justice system and youth development strategies. An essential overview of the status of urban African-American youth for students professionals working with this important population and policymakers this vital book proposes policy and programming considerations for today and for the future.African-American Adolescents in the Urban Community is a one-stop view of: ways to help African-American youth experience responsibility and community involvement health concerns of this population including teen pregnancy alcohol and drug addiction and limited access to health care the challenges that lie ahead for African-American girls including crime poverty poor self-esteem and peer pressure ways to help teenage fathers meet their financial and emotional obligations to their families police and prosecutorial policies that need to be examined and challenged to end the perception of a racially unjust system and much more Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315808949

African-American Blues Rhythm and Blues Gospel and Zydeco on Film and Video 1924-1997 First published in 1999 the main part of this reference consists of an alphabetical listing of many hundreds of artists with details on band personnel instrumentation location titles performed sources and other relevant notes included in each listing. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138337046

African-American EnglishStructure History and Use African-American English: Structure History and Use provides a comprehensive survey of linguistic research into African-American English. The main linguistic features are covered in particular the grammar phonology and lexicon. Further chapters explore the sociological political and educational issues connected with African-American English. The editors are the leading experts in the field and along with other key figures notably William Labov Geneva Smitherman and Walt Wolfram they provide an authoritative diverse guide to this topical subject area. Drawing on many contemporary references: the Oakland School controversy the rap of Ice-T the contributors reflect the state of current scholarship on African-American English and actively dispel many misconceptions address new questions and explore new approaches. The book is designed to serve as a text for the increasing number of courses on African-American English and as a convenient reference for students of linguistics black studies and anthropology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203355596

African-American Holiness Pentecostal MovementAn Annotated Bibliography First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966222

African-American Philosophers17 Conversations African-American Philosophers brings into conversation seventeen of the foremost thinkers of color to discuss issues such as Black existentialism racism Black women philosophers within the academy affirmative action and the conceptual parameters of African-American philosophy. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315538815

African-American ReligionInterpretive Essays in History and Culture African American Religion brings together in one forum the most important essays on the development of these traditions to provide an overview of the field. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203610824

African-American Social and Political Thought1850-1920 In bringing together the most characteristic and serious writings by black scholars authors journalists and educators from the years that preceded the modem civil rights movement 'African-American Social and Political Thought' provides a comprehensive guide to the range and diversity of black thought. The volume offers a deep history of how the terms of contemporary debate over the future of black Americans were formed. The writings assembled here reveal a tension and a thread between two essential poles of thought. These include those voices that clearly projected civic assimilation as the goal of black aspiration and those who described how this aim would be achieved as well as nationalist or separatist voices that despaired of ever having a dignified future in a biracial society. These two positions reflect the most fundamental questions faced by any minority group. In his forceful and courageous introduction to this new edition Howard Brotz relates the thoughts and reflections of these black thinkers to the social and political situation of blacks in America today and argues against the political orthodoxy and sociological determinism that perpetuates the image of the black as a perennial and passive victim. In the scope and quality of its contents African-American Social and Political Thought is a unique invaluable source book for cultural historians sociologists and students of black history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138518650

African-American Social Workers and Social Policy Critical analyses of policies that significantly affect African-American families and communities! African-American Social Workers and Social Policy is the first book of its kind to combine the voices of African-American social work professionals on social policy in one volume. You'll learn about the impact of health child welfare and aging the implications of welfare reform and the harsh statistics about race and imprisonment from respected practitioners in the field. Each chapter ends with recommendations for policy advocacy giving you the tools you need to help reform the system. The issues addressed in African-American Social Workers and Social Policy include: how proposed Social Security reforms can help or hinder efforts to bridge the wealth gap the role of grandparents as caregivers the implications of child welfare policies including the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act of 1994 the effects of race class and gender discrimination on African-American women's health the significance of the Human Genome Project how social workers can stand up to the biases of the criminal justice system African-American Social Workers and Social Policy also presents an eye-opening review of the history of mental health policies for African Americans and an action agenda focused on knowledge and empowerment as a solution to pervasive institutional racism. This book is a welcome forum for policy educators advocates and those committed to social justice. You will value African-American Social Workers and Social Policy for its clear identification of issues thorough analysis of the social policy arena and its impact and comprehensive description of new goals directions and possibilities. This book will help you better understand vital social policies that affect African Americans today. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315809038

African-Centred Management EducationA New Paradigm for an Emerging Continent In African-Centred Management Education Professor Abdulai looks critically at the failings of management education in Africa and how that has impacted growth and development efforts especially at this critical stage in the continent’s positive growth and development trajectory. He concludes that Africa’s current positive economic growth cannot be sustained without a significant contribution from its human capital. He adds that the outstanding economic record of Asian economies in recent decades dramatically illustrates how important human capital is to growth. These countries lacking natural resources and importing practically all their energy requirements have grown rapidly by relying on a well-trained educated and conscientious workforce. Professor Abdulai believes that Africa too can sustain its current growth and development by effectively combining its abundant natural resources with its human capital to attain its economic development but this will require an African cadre of well-trained managers at the helm of both private and public sector institutions. For this to become a reality management education in Africa will have to play a significant role but the author argues that it cannot be effective by continually mimicking the West in the programmes it delivers. It must come up with innovative and relevant pedagogy that will address the special challenges that the continent faces and deliver an African-centred management education. As well as pointing to the failures of management education in Africa Abdulai offers suggestions as to how to make management education really contribute to the education of Africans in order to sustain current and future development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472413499

Africanizing African Legal Ethics This book is a philosophical inquiry into indigenous African legal ethics asking what is African about African legal ethics? Taking us beyond a geographical understanding of Africa the author argues for an African legal ethics that is distinct from non-African African legal ethics which are rooted in Euro-Western constructions. De-silencing African voices on African legal ethics this book decolonizes the prevailing wisdom on legal ethics and broadens our understanding of how law in Africa bears on ethics in Africa or conversely on how ethics bears on law in Africa. This book will be of interest to scholars of African philosophy philosophy of law and legal ethics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367427085

Africanizing KnowledgeAfrican Studies Across the Disciplines Nearly four decades ago Terence Ranger questioned to what extent African history was actually African and whether methods and concerns derived from Western historiography were really sufficient tools for researching and narrating African history. Despite a blossoming and branching out of Africanist scholarship in the last twenty years that question is still haunting. The most prestigious locations for production of African studies are outside Africa itself and scholars still seek a solution to this paradox. They agree that the ideal solution would be a flowering of institutions of higher learning within Africa which would draw not only Africanist scholars but also financial resources to the continent.While the focus of this volume is on historical knowledge the effort to make African scholarship "more African" is fundamentally interdisciplinary. The essays in this volume employ several innovative methods in an effort to study Africa on its own terms. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 "Africanizing African History " offers several diverse methods for bringing distinctly African modes of historical discourse to the foreground in academic historical research. Part 2 "African Creative Expression in Context " presents case studies of African art literature music and poetry. It attempts to strip away the exotic or primitivist aura such topics often accumulate when presented in a foreign setting in order to illuminate the social historical and aesthetic contexts in which these works of art were originally produced. Part 3 "Writing about Colonialism " demonstrates that the study of imperialism in Africa remains a springboard for innovative work which takes familiar ideas about Africa and considers them within new contexts. Part 4 "Scholars and Their Work " critically examines the process of African studies itself including the roles of scholars in the production of knowledge about Africa.This timely and thoughtful volume will be of interest to African studies scholars and students who are concerned about the ways in which Africanist scholarship might become "more African." Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351324403

Africans and Britons in the Age of Empires 1660-1980 Africans and Britons in the Age of Empires 1660-1980 tells the stories of the intertwined lives of African and British peoples over more than three centuries. In seven chapters and an epilogue Myles Osborne and Susan Kingsley Kent explore the characters that comprised the British presence in Africa: the slave traders and slaves missionaries and explorers imperialists and miners farmers settlers lawyers chiefs prophets intellectuals politicians and soldiers of all colors. The authors show that the oft-told narrative of a monolithic imperial power ruling inexorably over passive African victims no longer stands scrutiny; rather at every turn Africans and Britons interacted with one another in a complex set of relationships that involved as much cooperation and negotiation as resistance and force whether during the era of the slave trade the world wars or the period of decolonization. The British presence provoked a wide range of responses reactions and transformations in various aspects of African life; but at the same time the experience of empire in Africa – and its ultimate collapse – also compelled the British to view themselves and their empire in new ways. Written by an Africanist and a historian of imperial Britain and illustrated with maps and photographs Africans and Britons in the Age of Empires 1660-1980 provides a uniquely rich perspective for understanding both African and British history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415737531

Africans and IndiansAn Afrocentric Analysis of Contacts Between Africans and American Indians in Colonial Virginia This fascinating text examines the union of Africans and American Indians in Virginia during colonial times. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138867987

Africans and the HolocaustPerceptions and Responses of Colonized and Sovereign Peoples This book is an original and comparative study of reactions in West and East Africa to the persecution and attempted annihilation of Jews in Europe and in former German colonies in sub-Saharan Africa during the Second World War.An intellectual and diplomatic history of World War II and the Holocaust Africans and the Holocaust looks at the period from the perspectives of the colonized subjects of the Gold Coast Nigeria Sierra Leone  Kenya Tanganyika and Uganda  as well as the sovereign peoples of Liberia and Ethiopia who wrestled with the social and moral questions that the war and the Holocaust raised. The five main chapters of the book explore the pre-Holocaust history of relations between Jews and Africans in West and East Africa perceptions of Nazism in both regions opinions of World War II interpretations of the Holocaust and responses of the colonized and sovereign peoples of West and East Africa to efforts by Great Britain to resettle certain categories of Jewish refugees from Europe in the two regions before and during the Holocaust.This book will be of use to students and scholars of African history Holocaust and Jewish studies and international or global history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367195373

Africans Are Not BlackThe case for conceptual liberation Africans are not literally black yet they are called black. Why? This book explores the genesis and evolution of the description of Africans as black the consequences of this practice and how it contributes to the denigration (blackening) and dehumanisation of Africans. It uses this analysis to advance a case for abandoning the use of the term ‘black’ to describe and categorise Africans. Mainstream discussions of the history of European racism have generally neglected the role of black and white colour symbolisms in sustaining the supposed superiority of those labelled white over those labelled black. This work redresses that neglect by tracing the genesis of the conception of Africans as black in ancient Greece and its continued employment in early Christian writings followed by an original close analysis of how this use is replicated in three key representative texts: Shakespeare's Othello the translation of the Bible into the African language Ewe and a book by the influential Ghanaian religious leader Mensa Otabil. It concludes by directly addressing the argument that ‘black’ can be turned into a positive concept demonstrating the failure of this approach to deal with the real problems raised by imposing the term ‘black’ on its human referents. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138389489

Africans in Britain This collection of essays looks at the history of African people in Britain mainly over the past 200 years Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203043912

Africans on the MoveMigration Diaspora and Development Nexus The 20th century witnessed the large-scale displacement and dispersal of populations across the world because of major political upheavals among them the two European wars decolonization and the Cold War. These major events were followed by globalization which accelerated free trade and the mobility of capital new technologies of communication and the movement of people commodities ideas and cultures across the world. This book explores the complexity of African migration and diaspora the discourse of ‘diaspora engagement’ and new models of citizenship and transnationalism in the context of these issues.This book was originally published as a special issue of African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367738648

AfricapitalismSustainable Business and Development in Africa Using theory empirical research and case studies this book explores the changing nature of business in Africa and how businesses can actively contribute to the development of Africa. It uses (and critically analyses) the concept of Africapitalism – a management philosophy and movement which seeks to blend the best of African values and Western management theories as a basis for sustainable development in Africa – to understand the subtle factors that underpin business decisions in Africa. The collection of chapters in this book are organized around actors issues and reflections. They collectively present an account of Africapitalism albeit from different perspectives and on different issues and open up a new space for rethinking business and society relations in Africa from an Africapitalism perspective. Crucial is the critical engagement with both the discourse and practice of Africapitalism and its implications for sustainable development. It is anticipated that the challenges and opportunities highlighted by the book would be embraced by researchers policy makers and practitioners in the broad area of business and society in Africa. This multidisciplinary book will be valuable reading for advanced students researchers and policymakers looking at business in society; corporate social responsibility; sustainable business; international business and African development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138677760

AfricareBlack American Philanthropy in Africa Africare is a US-based non-profit organization specializing in development aid for Africa. It is also the oldest and largest African-American led organization in the development field. Since its founding in 1970 Africare has delivered more than $710 million in assistance through over 2 500 projects to thirty-six African countries. The organization employs over 1 000 people largely indigenous to the countries affected.This is a study in leadership and competing African and American black interests. Africare has sought to become the leading voice speaking on Africa within the US a goal more difficult to attain than becoming the premier NGO in Africa. Sources of opinion and channels of expression about American policy in Africa are fragmented. They do not have name recognition or influential sponsors. There is poor coverage of African affairs in the US except for key often tragic events. Africare has a heritage and has filled a niche in American society. Penelope Campbell argues that unless the organization reclaims these unique assets it may lose the distinctiveness enabling its survival.The challenge for Africare is spreading its story and message. The author raises disturbing fundamental issues. Has foreign aid become such an industry that the patient is not allowed to get well? As the military cannot afford peace it seems the world cannot afford the cessation of poverty. Campbell argues that success in Africa has been elusive not because of the failures of development organizations but the magnitude of the issues involved. The author presents a convincing case for aid to Africa the pitfalls involved and for Africare's potential as a leader in meeting the continent's needs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412852548

Africa's ChoicesAfter Thirty Years Of The World Bank For thirty years the World Bank has proposed policies that have produced few economic benefits but have eroded the traditional strengths of African society?even the Bank itself now admits this. But while African leaders many propped up by the West are often corrupt or incompetent an impressive range of regional initiatives and small-scale coope Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314392

Africa's Contemporary ChallengesThe Legacy of Amilcar Cabral This book reviews Cabral’s intellectual contribution to current debates on race identity nation building democracy leadership and ethics. The key leader of the national liberation movements of former Portuguese African colonies is considered to be one of their foremost intellectuals the continent has produced. This rare combination of freedom fighter operational campaigner and astute political scientist justifies the academic interest in his contribution. Africa's Contemporary Challenges reviews the impact of Amilcar Cabral’s thinking and its relationship with contemporary debates about race identity nation building democracy leadership or ethics. The complexity of Cabral’s vision and hopes for Africa continues to incite curiosity and interest. Cabral's tragic assassination in 1973 has removed the possibility of analysing his impact on post-independent Lusophone Africa but his thoughts continue to be the most important reference. This book was published as a special issue of African Identities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415846042

Africa's Critical ChoicesA Call for a Pan-African Roadmap This volume examines contemporary Africa a vast continent which while entering the era of globalization is also confronted by a number of issues including the environment and climate change demographics trade issues internal and external migration education economic Issues governance and the influence of other countries. Written by former Prime Minister of Niger and current Chief Executive Officer of the Secretariat of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki this book offers an overview of Africa and looks to the next generation of leaders in the continent aiming to offer a manifesto for future change. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367150518

Africa's Health ChallengesSovereignty Mobility of People and Healthcare Governance This volume addresses the ideational and policy-oriented challenges of Africa’s health governance due to voluntary and involuntary cross-border migration of people and diseases in a growing 'mobile Africa'. The collected set of specialized contributions in this volume examines how national and regional policy innovation can address the competing conception of sovereignty in dealing with Africa’s emerging healthcare problems in a fast-paced interconnect world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138268708

Africa's International RelationsThe Diplomacy Of Dependency And Change This book approaches the study of Africa's international relations with a consciousness not only of past events but also of future prospects. It focuses on the black peoples everywhere not merely those of the African continent to understand the dynamics of black diplomacy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367171643

Africa's Lost ClassicsNew Histories of African Cinema This book establishes more complex genealogies and revised histories of African film through an extension of the historical geographical and critical frameworks that have been deployed to analyse cinematic production from across the continent. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367598945

Africa's Lost LeaderSouth Africa's continental role since apartheid When Nelson Mandela was sworn in as president on 10 May 1994 South Africa enjoyed an unprecedented global standing. Much of the international community particularly Western states saw the new South Africa as well equipped to play a dynamic and dominant role on the continent; promoting conflict resolution economic development and acting as a standard-bearer for democracy and human rights.Yet throughout the presidencies of Nelson Mandela Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma South Africa has failed to deliver on this early promise. Its continental primacy has been circumscribed by its own reluctance to lead combined with widespread African hostility to its economic expansion antipathy towards its democratic ideals and scepticism about its suitability as Africa�s global representative. With an onerous domestic agenda as it continues to tackle the profound socio-economic legacies of apartheid and with its military power also on the wane South Africa must now adapt to an emerging multipolarity on the continent. This transition � which may produce a new concert of African powers working in constructive collaboration or lead to fragmentation discord and gridlock � is likely to determine Africa�s prospects for decades to come.This Adelphi book squarely challenges the received wisdom that South Africa is a dominant power in Africa. It explores the country�s complex and difficult relationship with the rest of the continent in the post-apartheid era and examines the ways in which the country has struggled to translate its economic military and diplomatic weight into tangible foreign policy successes and enduring influence on the ground. The conclusions of this book will be valuable to academics policymakers journalists and business leaders seeking to understand the evolution and trajectory of South African policy in Africa. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138549654

Africa's Media Image in the 21st CenturyFrom the "Heart of Darkness" to "Africa Rising"  Africa’s Media Image in the 21st Century is the first book in over twenty years to examine the international media’s coverage of sub-Saharan Africa. It brings together leading researchers and prominent journalists to explore representation of the continent and the production of that image especially by international news media. The book highlights factors that have transformed the global media system changing whose perspectives are told and the forms of media that empower new voices. Case studies consider questions such as: how has new media changed whose views are represented? Does Chinese or diaspora media offer alternative perspectives for viewing the continent? How do foreign correspondents interact with their audiences in a social media age? What is the contemporary role of charity groups and PR firms in shaping news content? They also examine how recent high profile events and issues been covered by the international media from the Ebola crisis and Boko Haram to debates surrounding the "Africa Rising" narrative and neo-imperialism. The book makes a substantial contribution by moving the academic discussion beyond the traditional critiques of journalistic stereotyping Afro-pessimism and ‘darkest Africa’ news coverage. It explores the news outlets international power dynamics and technologies that shape and reshape the contemporary image of Africa and Africans in journalism and global culture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138962323

Africa's Mineral FortuneThe Science and Politics of Mining and Sustainable Development For too long Africa's mineral fortune has been lamented as a resource curse that has led to conflict rather than development for much of the continent. Yet times are changing and the opportunities to bring technical expertise on modern mining alongside appropriate governance mechanisms for social development are becoming more accessible in Africa.　　This book synthesizes perspectives from multiple disciplines to address Africa’s development goals in relation to its mineral resources. The authors cover ways of addressing a range of policy challenges environmental concerns and public health impacts and also consider the role of globalization within the extractive industries. Academic research is coupled with key field vignettes from practitioners exemplifying case studies throughout. The book summarizes the challenges of natural resource governance suggesting ways in which mining can be more effectively managed in Africa. By providing an analytical framework it highlights the essential intersection between natural and social sciences central to efficient and effective harnessing of the potential for minerals and mining to be a contributor to positive development in Africa. It will be of interest to policy makers industry professionals and researchers in the extractive industries as well as to the broader development community. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367587581

Africa's New Peace and Security ArchitecturePromoting Norms Institutionalizing Solutions This volume offers an informed and critical analysis of the operationalization and institutionalization of the peace and security architecture by the African Union and Africa's Regional Economic Communities (RECs). In creating this architecture the African Union and the RECs tread new ground with potentially significant consequences to the lives and livelihoods of millions of Africans who are affected by war and armed conflict. In-depth critical chapters inform clarify and provide key points for reflection on the architecture as a whole as well as on each of the structures currently under implementation. The volume examines the institutions that will carry the mandate forward raises pertinent research questions for the successful operationalization of the architecture and debates the medium and long-term challenges to implementation. Students and researchers of African approaches to peace building conflict resolution and regional security will benefit from the deep and critical engagement of issues covered in this volume by world renowned scholars and practitioners. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315566115

Africa's Wars and Prospects for Peace A collection of articles addressing the issue of whether the industrial model of human progress can be sustained in the long term. It asks what the social political economic and environmental implications as well as potential solutions to the problem of resource-intensive growth are. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315484419

AfricaVolume 1 Complete set Since 1961 the Adelphi Papers have provided some of the most informed accounts of international and strategic relations. Produced by the world renowned International Institute of Strategic Studies each paper provides a short account of a subject of topical interest by a leading military figure policy maker or academic. The project reprints the first forty years of papers arranged into thematic sets. The collection as a whole provides a rich and insightful account of international affairs during a period which spans the second half of the Cold War the fall of the communist bloc and the emergence of a new regime with the United States as the sole superpower. There is a wealth of global coverage: Four volumes on east and southeast Asia as well as individual volumes on China Japan and Korea Particular attention is given to the Middle East with volumes addressing internal sources of instability; geo-politics and the role of the superpowers; the Israel-Palestine conflict; and the Iran-Iraq War and the first Gulf War. There is also a volume on oil and insecurity There are also two volumes on Africa the site of most of the world’s wars during the period. The IISS has obviously made a particular contribution to the understanding of military strategy and this is reflected with material on topics such as urban and guerrilla warfare nuclear deterrence and the role of information in modern warfare. Volumes on military strategy are complemented by approaches from other disciplines such as defence economics. Key selling points: Early papers were only distributed by the IISS and will have achieved limited penetration of the academic market A host of major authors on a range of different subjects (eg Gerald Segal on China Michael Leifer on Southeast Asia Sir Lawrence Freidman on the revolution in military affairs Raymond Vernon on multinationals and defence economics) Individual volumes will have a strong appeal to different markets (eg the volume on defence economics for economists various volumes for Asian Studies etc) Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203770313

AfricaVolume 2 Complete set Since 1961 the Adelphi Papers have provided some of the most informed accounts of international and strategic relations. Produced by the world renowned International Institute of Strategic Studies each paper provides a short account of a subject of topical interest by a leading military figure policy maker or academic. The project reprints the first forty years of papers arranged into thematic sets. The collection as a whole provides a rich and insightful account of international affairs during a period which spans the second half of the Cold War the fall of the communist bloc and the emergence of a new regime with the United States as the sole superpower. There is a wealth of global coverage: Four volumes on east and southeast Asia as well as individual volumes on China Japan and Korea Particular attention is given to the Middle East with volumes addressing internal sources of instability; geo-politics and the role of the superpowers; the Israel-Palestine conflict; and the Iran-Iraq War and the first Gulf War. There is also a volume on oil and insecurity There are also two volumes on Africa the site of most of the world’s wars during the period The IISS has obviously made a particular contribution to the understanding of military strategy and this is reflected with material on topics such as urban and guerrilla warfare nuclear deterrence and the role of information in modern warfare. Volumes on military strategy are complemented by approaches from other disciplines such as defence economics. Key selling points: Early papers were only distributed by the IISS and will have achieved limited penetration of the academic market A host of major authors on a range of different subjects (eg Gerald Segal on China Michael Leifer on Southeast Asia Sir Lawrence Freidman on the revolution in military affairs Raymond Vernon on multinationals and defence economics) Individual volumes will have a strong appeal to different markets (eg the volume on defence economics for economists various volumes for Asian Studies etc) Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203770320

Afrikaners Of South Africa First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966291

Afro-Americans in Antebellum BostonAn Analysis of Probate Records First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138878174

Afro-Brazilian Culture and PoliticsBahia 1790s-1990s The essays in this book constitute an analytic survey of the last two centuries of Afro-Bahian history with a focus squarely on the difficult relationship between Afro- and Euro-Bahia and on the continual Afro-Bahian struggle to create a meaningful culture in an environment either hostile or suffocating in its ability to absorb elements of Afro-Bahian culture. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315502618

Afrocentric Traditions Ever since the first contacts between Europe and Africa African people have operated from the fringes of Eurocentric experience in the Western mind. Much of what we have studied in African history and culture or literature and linguistics or politics and economics has been orchestrated from the standpoint of Europe's interests. Whether it is a matter of economics history politics geographical concepts or art Africans have been seen as peripheral. This volume reviews the past in order to evaluate the present and move ahead with appropriate policies for the future. The articles in this volume the first in a new serial publication in Africana studies cover a broad range of subject matter and methodology. Topics range from the W.E.B. DuBois-Booker T. Washington schism that led to the formation of the Niagara movement to the popular dissemination of black hip-hop culture. It opens with a description of Afrocentricity by Molefi K. Asante. Kobi K.K. Kambon and Reginald Rackley discuss the construct that produces European cultural "misidentification" among Africans. Nell Irvin Painter in discussing the Shoah and Southern history parallels the rhetoric of hate that permeated the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German diatribes against Jews with that of the Southern white supremacists against blacks. Anthony B. Pinn notes similarities that tie together slavery and colonialism in a bond of existential and ontological destruction. Anthony J. Lemelle Jr. examines critical issues about black masculinity. James B. Stewart elaborates on the development of Africana studies. Julius E. Thompson explores the historical importance of the African-American writer in Mississippi history. Cary DeCordova Wintz the basis of the conflict between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington in an effort to expose its underlying causes. James L. Conyers Jr. summarizes social and cultural movements in particular the popular black hip-hop culture. Rounding out the presentations Lea Redmond and Charles P. Henry trace the roots of black studies in the United States. Afrocentric Traditions will have particular interest for scholars in the fields of American studies cultural studies historians sociologists and specialists in African-American studies. James L. Conyers Jr. is a University Professor of African American Studies and director African American studies program University of Houston. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138518667

Afro-Nordic LandscapesEquality and Race in Northern Europe Afro-Nordic Landscapes: Equality and Race in Northern Europe challenges a view of Nordic societies as homogenously white and as human rights champions that are so progressive that even the concept of race is deemed irrelevant to their societies. The book places African Diasporas race and legacies of imperialism squarely in a Nordic context. How has a nation as peripheral as Iceland been shaped by an identity of being white? How do Black Norwegians challenge racially conscribed views of Norwegian nationhood? What does the history of jazz in Denmark say about the relation between its national identity and race? What is it like to be a mixed-race black Swedish woman? How have African Diasporans in Finland navigated issues of race and belonging? And what does the widespread denial of everyday racism in Nordic societies mean to Afro-Nordics? This text is a must read for anyone interested in issues of race in the Nordic region and Europe writ large. As Paul Gilroy writes in his foreword it is a book that "should be studied with care and profit inside the Nordic countries and also outside them by the broader international readership that has been established around the study of racism and 'critical race theory'." Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138207110

Afropolitanism and the NovelDe-realizing Africa The place of the novel as a literary form in Africa is contested. Its colonial origins and its unaffordability for most Africans make it a bad fit for the continent yet it was also central to the creation of most postcolonial African national literary canons. These bipolar traditions remain unresolved in recent debates about Afropolitanism and the novel in Africa today. This book extends this debate arguing that Africa’s ‘de-realization’ in global representation and the global economy is reflected in the African novel becoming dominated by Afropolitan rather than African aesthetics styles and forms. Drawing on close readings of a variety of major African novels of the 2000s the volume traces the tensions between the novel’s complicity with and resistance to such de-realization. The book argues that current trends and experiments in African non-realist genres such as science fiction magical and animist realism Afro-futurism and speculative environmentalism are the result of a preoccupation with such de-realization. The volume is a significant exploration into literary form and its social philosophical political and economic underpinnings. It will be a must-read for scholars students and researchers of African literature politics philosophy and culture studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367235512

Afropolitanism: Reboot This edited collection comprises an original and activist group of contributions on that much maligned figure the Afropolitan. The contributors do not aim to define or fix the term anew; the reboot is instead the beginnings of an activist scholarly agenda in which ‘the Afropolitan’ is reimagined to include the stealthy figure crossing the Mediterranean by boat and the Somali shopkeeper in a South African township. In their pieces included here the authors insist on the need to ask questions about the inclusion of such globally mobile Africans in any theorisations of the transnational circuits we call Afropolitan. This collection from some of the foremost voices on Afropolitanism invigorates anew the debate and reboots understandings of who the Afropolitan is the many places he calls his origin and the multiple places she comes to call home in the world. The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of African Cultural Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367143152

AfroSurrealismThe African Diaspora's Surrealist Fiction Examining the surrealist novels of several contemporary writers including Edwidge Danticat Tananarive Due Nalo Hopkinson Junot Díaz Helen Oyeyemi and Colson Whitehead AfroSurrealism the first book-length exploration of AfroSurreal fiction argues that we have entered a new and exciting era of the black novel one that is more invested than ever before in the cross sections of science technology history folklore and myth. Building on traditional surrealist scholarship and black studies criticism the author contends that as technology has become ubiquitous the ways in which writers write has changed; writers are producing more surrealist texts to represent the psychological challenges that have arisen during an era of rapid social and technological transitions. For black writers this has meant not only a return to Surrealism but also a complete restructuring in the way that both past and present are conceived as technology rather than being a means for demeaning and brutalizing a black labor force has become an empowering means of sharing information. Presenting analyses of contemporary AfroSurreal fiction this volume examines the ways in which contemporary writers grapple with the psychology underlying this futuristic technology presenting a cautiously optimistic view of the future together with a hope for better understanding of the past. As such it will appeal to scholars of cultural media and literary studies with interests in the contemporary novel Surrealism and black fiction. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138504059

Afro-Virginian History and Culture The essays in this collection offer new evidence and new conclusions on topics in the history of African Americans in Virginia such as the demography of early slave imports the means used to regulate slave labor the situation of female hired slaves in the backcountry African American women in the Civil War era and the Garveyite grassroots organizations of the 1920s. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138988361

After a FallA Sociomedical Sojourn For renowned sociologist and writer Laurel Richardson a broken foot led to a month as a patient in an extended care facility. In this compelling description of her lived experience in one of these institutions she addresses key questions of health delivery and behavior: nurses who can be angelic or cruel institutional policies often structured to maximize income over care and patients whose behavior often does not mirror the severity of their condition. She points to inequality of treatment of patients of different ethnicities genders and classes and to an underclass of health workers—often poor immigrants—whose own personal and familial problems mirror those of their patients. Enfolded in a captivating narrative of life in the facility Richardson’s book is a revealing literary autoethnography designed for social scientists health care professionals and students alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781611323177

After AdoptionDirect Contact and Relationships Few children nowadays are placed for adoption with no form of contact planned with birth relatives and it has become common professional practice to advocate direct rather than indirect contact. Practice has outstripped evidence in this respect and not enough is known about how contact arrangements actually work out particularly for older children adopted from state care. Such children have often experienced neglect and sometimes abuse and have frequently been adopted without parental agreement. Based on research with a large number of adoptive parents children and birth relatives After Adoption considers the impact of direct post-adoption contact on all concerned in such cases. It also:· discusses the development of adoption policy and law particularly with regard to the legal and social consequences · reviews the research evidence on adopted children's contact with their birth families· explores through interviews: participants' feelings about adoption and direct contact; their relationships with each other; what hinders and what helps.After Adoption challenges readers to re-think the relationship between adoption and the possibility of direct post-adoption contact and at the same time provides a comprehensive understanding of adoption issues. It is a timely and valuable addition to the literature on adoption making a substantial contribution to policy and practice. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203865859

After American StudiesRethinking the Legacies of Transnational Exceptionalism After American Studies is a timely critique of national and transnational approaches to community and their forms of belonging and trans/patriotisms. Using reports in multicultural psychology and cultural neuroscience to interpret an array of cultural forms—including literature art film advertising search engines urban planning museum artifacts visa policy public education and ostensibly non-state media—the argument fills a gap in contemporary criticism by a focus on what makes cultural canons symbolically effective (or not) for an individual exposed to them. The book makes important points about the limits of transnationalism as a paradigm evidencing how such approaches often reiterate presumptive and essentialized notions of identity that function as new dimensions of exceptionalism. In response to the shortcomings in trans/national criticism the final chapter initiates a theoretical consideration of a postgeographic and postcultural form of community (and of cultural analysis). Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367887100

After Atheism Based on interviews with people throughout Siberia Central Asia and European Russia about their spiritual experiences this book brings together insights into the 'religious' worldview of those who claim to be Buddhist Muslim Christian pagan or even 'atheist'. Throughout the ex-Soviet Union peoples of many different ethnic backgrounds report such experiences but often do not know how to interpret them a position helped or hindered by the fact that at the same time these people are trying to rediscover their ethnic and cultural identity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415759984

AFTER ATLANTIS: Working Managing and Leading in Turbulent Times Based on both fundamental theory and practical experience After Atlantis identifies a broad range of approaches that will better equip individuals and organizations not only to react in time to change but to become pro-active in creating a positive future for themselves and their organizations. It is a practical field guide to understanding and mastering turbulence within organizations and across the global marketplace. After Atlantis takes the position that no single activity will assure success. It is grounded in the most advanced field-tested and robust theories about innovation and leadership and will help organizations to construct their future with meaning and to meet the needs of their customers. The international team of contributors includes Peter Beerten and Kaat Exterbille of Belgium Tom Lyons of Ireland and Frank Heckman of the United States.Ned Hamson has been editor of The Journal for Quality and Participation since 1985. His duties as editor there have brought him into close contact with leading organizations consultants and practitioners in the fields of quality and participation. Some of the foremost authorities who have contributed to the journal during his tenure include Tom Peters Dr. W. Edwards Deming Margaret Wheatley Peter Senge George Bush and Bill Clinton. Mr. Hamson also conducts extensive research on international political economy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138433274

After BatailleSacrifice Exposure Community This book maps French intellectual history in the twentieth century through an interpretative engagement with the thought and legacy of Georges Bataille. It highlights the influence of Bataille and the movement of the concept of sacrifice through his work and in its wake. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367603748

After ChildhoodRe-thinking Environment Materiality and Media in Children's Lives This book offers a new approach for theorising and undertaking childhood research. It combines insights from childhood and generational studies with object-oriented ontologies new materialisms critical race and gender theories to address a range of key intractable challenges facing children and young people. Bringing together traditional social-scientific research methods with techniques from digital media studies archaeology environmental nanoscience and the visual arts After Childhood: Re-thinking Environment Materiality and Media in Children's Lives presents a way of doing childhood research that sees children move in and out of focus. In doing so children and their experiences are not completely displaced; rather new perspectives on concerns facing children around the world are unravelled which dominant approaches to childhood studies have not yet fully addressed. The book draws on the author’s detailed case studies from his research in historical and geographical contexts. Examples range from British children’s engagement with plastics energy and other matter to the positioning of diverse Brazilian young people in environmental and resource challenges and from archaeological evidence about childhoods in the USA and Europe to the global circulation of children’s toys through digital media. The book will appeal to human geographers sociologists anthropologists education studies scholars and others working in the interdisciplinary field of childhood studies as well as to anyone looking for a range of novel interdisciplinary frames for thinking about childhood. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138088245

After Cosmopolitanism At a time when social and political reality seems to move away from the practice of cosmopolitanism whilst being in serious need of a new international framework to regulate global interaction what are the new definitions and practices of cosmopolitanism? Including contributions from leading figures across the humanities and social sciences After Cosmopolitanism takes up this question as its central challenge. Its core argument is the idea that our globalised condition forms the heart of contemporary cosmopolitan claims which do not refer to a transcendental ideal but are rather immanent to the material conditions of global interdependence. But to what extent do emerging definitions of cosmopolitanism contribute to new representative democratic models of governance? The present volume argues that a radical transformation of cosmopolitanism is already ongoing and that more effort is needed to take stock of transformations which are both necessary and possible. To this end After Cosmopolitanism calls for an understanding of cosmopolitanism that is more attentive to the material reality of our social and political situation and less focused on linguistic analyses of its metaphorical implications. It is the call for a cosmopolitanism that is also a cosmopolitics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415627214

After Crime and Punishment The issue of resettling ex-prisoners and ex-offenders into the community has become an increasingly important one on both sides of the Atlantic. In the USA the former Attorney General Janet Reno identified the issue as 'one of the most pressing problems we face as a nation' in view of the massive prison population and the rapid increase in rates of incarceration while in the UK it has become an increasingly important issue for similar reasons and the subject of recent reports by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Probation as well as from the Social Exclusion Unit of the Home Office. Yet this issue has not been well served by the criminological literature and the new policies and programmes that have been set up to address the problem have not been well grounded in criminological thinking. This book seeks to address the important set of issues involved by bringing together the best of recent thinking and research into desistance from crime drawing upon research in both the UK and the USA and with a distinct focus on how this might impact upon the design and implementation of ex-offender reintegration policy. Media > Books > E-books Willan 9781843924203

After DiscourseThings Affects Ethics After Discourse is an interdisciplinary response to the recent trend away from linguistic and textual approaches and towards things and their affects. The new millennium brought about serious changes to the intellectual landscape. Favoured approaches associated with the linguistic and the textual turn lost some of their currency and were followed by a new curiosity and concern for things and their natures. Gathering contributions from archaeology heritage studies history geography literature and philosophy After Discourse offers a range of reflections on what things are how we become affected by them and the ethical concerns they give rise to. Through a varied constellation of case studies it explores ways of dealing with matters which fall outside become othered from or simply cannot be grasped through perspectives derived solely from language and discourse. After Discourse provides challenging new perspectives for scholars and students interested in other-than-textual encounters between people and the objects with which we share the world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367190484

After Effects @ WorkDV Expert Series Real-World commercial projects presented in full color feature the work of renowned artists Chris and Trish Meyer Jayse Hansen Mark Coleran Ken Locsmandi and others. The tutorials are commercial projects that the artists created for a client budget of $10 000 or less using only the plug-ins that come with the software. Special focus is given to the fundamental techniques that are important to novice motion graphic artists. The companion DVD contains the source files required for the reader to replicate the techniques as well as Apple QuickTime presentations of the final projects. The projects cover a wide range of practical applications including broadcast animation big-screen film trailers music video compositing trade show presentations DVD menu graphics and cel animation with Flash. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138401440

After Effects and Cinema 4D Lite3D Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Using CINEWARE One of the most exciting new features in After Effects is the integration of Cinema 4D using the CINEWARE plug-in and a free version of Cinema 4D Lite. Both provide a wide assortment of new 3D tools and options that are difficult or nearly impossible to achieve in After Effects alone. This book clearly demonstrates how the new 3D workflow bridges the two applications together to raise the design bar for motion graphics and broadcast design. Hands-on exercises teach you essential production skills including: Modeling in CINEMA 4D Lite Importing 3D models in After Effects Tracking 3D motion in After Effects Compositing with CINEWARE Using MoGraph features in CINEMA 4D Rendering and optimization techniques Additional online materials include project files and videos showcasing the techniques covered in the book. To access these materials please see the 'eResources' tab. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138777934

After Effects ApprenticeReal-World Skills for the Aspiring Motion Graphics Artist Whether you’re new to After Effects and want to get up to speed quickly or already a user who needs to become familiar with the new features After Effects Apprentice was created for you. With 12 core lessons including a trio of projects combining After Effects with CINEMA 4D Lite you’ll learn how to tap this program’s vast potential – whether you create motion graphics for network television corporate communications or your own projects. Fully updated to cover the major new features added in After Effects CC this edition of the book presents a professional perspective on the most important features a motion graphics artist needs to master in order to use After Effects effectively. You’ll learn to creatively combine layers; animate eye-catching titles; manipulate 3D space; color key track or rotoscope existing footage to add new elements; and use effects to generate excitement or enhance the realism of a scene. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions guide you through the features with explanations of the "why" instead of just the "how" behind each technique. You’ll learn more than just the tools; you’ll learn skills that you can immediately put to work expressing your own ideas in your productions. USER LEVEL: Novice–Intermediate Topics include how to: • Animate edit layer and composite a variety of media. • Manipulate keyframes and the way they interpolate to create more refined animations. • Use masks mattes stencils and blending modes to add sophistication to your imagery. • Create animate and extrude text and shape layers. • Explore 3D space including using CINEMA 4D Lite. • Use tracking and keying to create special effects such as replacing screen displays. A companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/meyer makes available for download all exercise source material and After Effects CC project files required to get the most out of this book. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138643086

After Effects Expressions Put the power of Expressions to work in your animations with controls and efficiencies impossible to achieve with traditional keyframing techniques. No programming skills are required. Foundation concepts and skills orient the new designer and serve as a handy reference to the experienced one. Basics of creating Expressions variables commands and Expression helpers precede the leap into JavaScript and math essentials for more advanced Expressions that include randomness and physical simulations. Full color illustrations display the scripts and the resulting effects Pick Whip techniques and sequential animations. Downloadable companion files include QuickTime movies of the demo animations AE project files and more at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/cw/geduld-9780240809366/ Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138401457

After Effects for DesignersGraphic and Interactive Design in Motion After Effects for Designers teaches design students artists and web graphic and interactive designers how to design develop and deploy motion design projects using Adobe After Effects. Author Chris Jackson balances fundamental aspects of time-based design with related techniques and explores the principles of animation; composition and layout; visual hierarchy; typography; cinematic storytelling; 3D modelling; compositing and more. Each chapter contains unique step-by-step project exercises that offer timesaving practical tips and hands-on design techniques teaching readers how to effectively use the tools at their disposal in order to conceptualize and visualize creative solutions to their own motion design work. Readers will build professional-world examples in every chapter and as a result learn how to both design effectively using After Effects and practically apply these skills in client-based work. An accompanying companion website includes complete project files for the book's chapter exercises and additional video tutorials. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138735873

After EichmannCollective Memory and Holocaust Since 1961 In 1961 Adolf Eichmann went on trial in Jerusalem for his part in the Nazi persecution and mass murder of Europe’s Jews. For the first time a judicial process focussed on the genocide against the Jews and heard Jewish witnesses to the catastrophe. The trial and the controversies it caused had a profound effect on shaping the collective memory of what became ‘the Holocaust’. This volume a special issue of the Journal of Israeli History brings together new research by scholars from Europe Israel and the USA. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415759090

After EmpireMultiethnic Societies And Nation-building: The Soviet Union And The Russian Ottoman And Habsburg Empires This volume brings together a group of some of the most outstanding scholars in political science history and historical sociology to examine the causes of imperial decline and collapse of the Russian Ottoman and Habsburg empires. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367319601

After Ethnic ConflictPolicy-making in Post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia After Ethnic Conflict: Policy-making in Post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia investigates how sensitive policy issues can be resolved in the aftermath of war by investigating how political elites interact and make decisions in ethnically divided societies. Focussing on the interactions between political elites and attempts to reach agreement across ethnic lines in Bosnia and Macedonia the book examines the impact that institutional factors can have on political actors and the decisions they make. Examining domestic factors and external influence in politics Cvete Koneska identifies four key drivers of post-conflict cooperation: cross-cutting identities minority veto powers territorial autonomy and informal practices to explain inter-ethnic political accommodation. By looking beyond the immediate post-conflict landscape created by foreign peace negotiators and aid missions to the internal political process she shows the real reasons political actors cooperate and how competing ethnic tensions are reconciled following ethnic conflict. Delving deeper into specific policy areas to compare successful and unsuccessful attempts at ethnic accommodation this book explores the factors behind the different policy outcomes that sustain or undermine peace and ethnic cooperation in ethnically divided societies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472419798

After EvilResponding to Wrongdoing Evils both large and small are a constant feature of human life. This book is about responding to them and in particular about responding to moral evils that is those produced by the deliberate acts of human beings. Prominent in our repertoire of responses to moral evil are forgiveness and punishment and these with the numerous conceptual and moral problems they raise are at the heart of the study in this book. After discussing the idea of evil Scarre turns to the meaning of forgiveness and the conditions for granting it. He defends a broadly utilitarian approach that stresses the role of forgiveness in repairing the damage that has been caused by injurious or offensive behaviour. Scarre then considers the controversial virtue of mercy and the propriety of revengeful behaviour and resentful attitudes. Finally he deals with the purpose and justification of judicial punishment paying particular regard to the appropriate treatment of war criminals. In this timely and sensitively written book Scarre pays close attention to the existing literature and appraises both contemporary and classical contributions to the debate. This book makes an original contribution to an area of ethical thought that has been attracting an increasing amount of attention from philosophers jurists and political thinkers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138378834

After Francis BaconSynaesthesia and Sex in Paint Like an analyst listening to a patient this study attends not just to what is said in David Sylvester's interviews with Francis Bacon but also crucially to what is left unspoken to revealing interruptions and caesuras. Through interpreting these silences After Francis Bacon breaks with stereotypical ideas about the artist's work and provides new readings and avenues of research. After Francis Bacon is the first book to give extended consideration to the way the reception of Bacon's art including Gilles Deleuze's influential text on the artist has been shaped by the Sylvester interviews - and to move beyond the limiting effects of the interviews providing fresh interpretations. Nicholas Chare draws upon recent developments in psychoanalysis and forensic psychology to present innovative readings of Bacon's work primarily based on the themes of sadomasochism and multi-sensory perception. Through bringing Bacon's paintings into dialogue with Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and the film Alien he also provides original insights into the ethical relevance the artist's works have for today. This study addresses the complexities of the artist's practice - particularly in relation to sexuality and synaesthesia - and additionally forms a crucial intervention within current debates about creative writing in art history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138271203

After Full Employment First published in 1986. This book analyses at an introductory level the four main and competing political interpretations of the cause of unemployment and the future of paid work – social democracy free market liberalism the disciplinary state and utopian socialism. Considered together these four interpretations are highly revealing – and challenging. They raise considerable doubts about the viability or desirability of policies design to ‘get the jobless back to work’. Keane and Owens’ central argument is that the post-war policy of full male employment as well as its politic economic and social preconditions are not repeatable Starting with Keynes and Beveridge they explain how and why full employment welfare states developed in Britain and the US and how they had in turn been replaced by the ‘strong state free market’ programmes of Thatcher and Reagan. By focusing on an issue which was and still is at the heart of political debate the book provides a lucid and approachable guide to four key strands of political thought it Britain and the US. It will be an ideal introductory text for students of politics sociology and economics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367027223

After GenocideHow Ordinary Jews Face the Holocaust 2015 was the seventieth anniversary of the end of World War Two and for Jews the seventieth anniversary of the end of the worst Jewish catastrophe in diaspora history. After Genocide considers how more than two generations since the war the events of the Holocaust continue to haunt Jewish people and the worldwide Jewish population even where there was no immediate family connection. Drawing from interviews with "ordinary" Jews from across the age spectrum After Genocide focuses on the complex psychological legacy of the Holocaust. Is it as many think a "collective trauma"? How is a community detached in space and time traumatised by an event which neither they nor their immediate ancestors experienced?"Ordinary" Jews' own words bring to life a narrative which looks at how commonly-recognised attributes of trauma - loss anger fear guilt shame - are integral to Jewish reactions to the Holocaust. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781782201922

After IdentityA Reader in Law and Culture Authored by the leading voices in critical legal studies feminist legal theory critical race theory and queer legal theory After Identity explores the importance of sexual national and other identities in people's lived experiences while simultaneously challenging the limits of legal strategies focused on traditional identity groups. These new ways of thinking about cultural identity have implications for strategies for legal reform as well as for progressive thinking generally about theory culture and politics. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315021720

After KhomeiniThe Iranian Second Republic For Iran the years since Ayatollah Khomeini's death have been dominated by the need for political consolidation and economic reconstruction.The book assesses the critical dilemmas of the regime both previous to and since the demise of its first spiritual leader. The vital issues of political succession and constitutional reform are addressed contributing to an analysis of the structures and politics of power. How these have reflected upon economic policy is considered with close atttention being given to the reform policies of Rafsanjani. Foreign policy and security issues are discussed in both regional and global terms and include a study of Iranian defence strategy and its controversial re-armament drive.The final chapter examines the direction and context of all of these major policy areas providing an analysis of whether the Islamic Republic truly represents a revolutionary alternative for the Third World or whether in fact it has developed in time to fall within a similar mould to other notable revolutions casting by the wayside any uniquely Islamic agenda and alternatives.At the heart of this study is the belief that the Islamic regime has since the cease-fire with Iraq but more specifically since Ayatollah Khomeini's death passed into a new stage of development referred to in the book as the `Second Republic'. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138436787

After Leadership Leadership studies today resembles a bewildering diversity of theories concepts constructs and approaches struggling in huge part for meaning relevance and impact. As Dennis Tourish so eloquently puts it much of the literature suffers from ‘unrelenting triviality’ and ‘sterile preoccupations’. Seeking to create a clean break from this current state of leadership studies After Leadership begins with the premise of a post-apocalyptic world where only fragments of ‘leadership science’ now remain echoing Alisdair McIntyre’s imagining of such a scene as the basis for re-establishing the foundations and focus of moral theory. From these fragments the authors seek to construct a new leadership studies that challenges much of the established thinking on leadership exposes its limitations and biases and most importantly seeks to construct the foundations of a more inclusive participatory bold relational and social platform for leadership in the future.After Leadership thus imagines a brave new world where what leadership is and what we seek from it can be developed anew rather than remaining bound up in the problematic traditions and preoccupations that characterise leadership studies today.Offering both full length chapter explorations that explore new ways of understanding and practicing leadership as well as shorter essays that aim to provoke further reflection on leadership and what we seek of it After Leadership offers a uniquely critical and creative collection that will inspire students scholars and leadership educators to reconsider their understanding and practice of leadership. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367733193

After Legal EqualityFamily Sex Kinship Groups seeking legal equality often take a victory as the end of the line. Once judgment is granted or a law is passed coalitions disband and life goes on in a new state of equality. Policy makers too may assume that a troublesome file is now closed. This collection arises from the urgent sense that law reforms driven by equality call for fresh lines of inquiry. In unintended ways reforms may harm their intended beneficiaries. They may also worsen the disadvantage of other groups. Committed to tackling these important issues beyond the boundaries that often confine legal scholarship this book pursues an interdisciplinary consideration of efforts to advance equality as it explores the developments challenges and consequences that arise from law reforms aiming to deliver equality in the areas of sexuality kinship and family relations. With an international array of contributors After Legal Equality: Family Sex Kinship will be an invaluable resource for those with interests in this area. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138644762

After Lisbon: National Parliaments in the European Union The role of national parliaments in EU matters has become an important subject in the debate over the democratic legitimacy of European Union decision-making. Strengthening parliamentary scrutiny and participation rights at both the domestic and the European level is often seen as an effective measure to address the perceived ‘democratic deficit’ of the EU – the reason for affording them a prominent place in the newly introduced ‘Provisions on Democratic Principles’ of the Union (in particular Article 12 TEU). Whether this aim can be met however depends crucially on the degree to which and the manner in which national parliaments actually make use of their institutional rights. This volume therefore aims at providing a comprehensive overview of the activities of national parliaments in the post-Lisbon Treaty era. This includes the ‘classic’ scrutiny of EU legislation but also parliamentary involvement in EU foreign policy the use of new parliamentary participation rights of the Lisbon Treaty (Early Warning System) their role regarding the EU’s response to the Eurozone crisis and the so far under-researched role of parliamentary administrators in scrutiny processes. This book was originally published as a special issue of West European Politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138106635

After Mao What/h This book discusses the present state of group rivalries within the Chinese leadership which will greatly help in understanding the problems of post-Mao succession. It examines the role of the army and the political commissar system within the People's Liberation Army (PLA). . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367171407

After Piaget After Piaget proves that Jean Piaget's work is critical for understanding some of the most current proposals in the study of psychological development. It analyses Piaget's legacy moving beyond the harsh critiques that have circulated since he lost prominence. It also brings together new developments and research practices that have grown out of Jean Piaget's tradition while providing a retrospective glance into the intellectual atmospheres of different periods at which the contributors encountered Piaget.This book reveals the richness and coherence of the School of Geneva's research during the last decades before Piaget's death. Contributions from scholars who formed part of the School of Geneva during the 1970s and '80s demonstrate Piaget's influence on such diverse fields as infant development ethnology neuropsychology semiotic development and epistemology. After Piaget is part of Transaction's History and Theory of Psychology series. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412855822

After Political CorrectnessThe Humanities And Society In The 1990s This book resituates the political correctness debates in the humanities branch of the academy. Contending that conservatives have tainted entire academic disciplines causing university humanists to go from irrelevant to dangerous overnight the contributors see the PC debates as a struggle over the very purposes of higher education in the United States. Ronald Strickland and Christopher Newfield have assembled the best and brightest from across the academic disciplines for disclosure on the future of higher education in light of PC. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314408

After PostmodernismThe New American Fiction Several of American literature’s most prominent authors and many of their most perceptive critics and reviewers argue that fiction of the last quarter century has turned away from the tendencies of postmodernist writing. Yet the nature of that turn and the defining qualities of American fiction after postmodernism remain less than clear. This volume identifies four prominent trends of the contemporary scene: the recovery of the real a rethinking of historical engagement a preoccupation with materiality and a turn to the planetary. Readings of works by various leading figures including Dave Eggers Jonathan Franzen A.M. Homes Lance Olsen Richard Powers William T. Vollmann and David Foster Wallace support a variety of arguments about this recent revitalization of American literature. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Textual Practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367640101

After PoststructuralismTransitions and Transformations The end of the Cold War revitalised continental philosophy and more particularly interest in it from outside philosophy. "After Poststructuralism: Transitions and Transformations" analyses the main developments in continental philosophy between 1980-1995 a time of great upheaval and profound social change. The volume ranges across the birth of postmodernism the differing traditions of France Germany and Italy third generation critical theory radical democracy postcolonial philosophy the turn to ethics feminist philosophies the increasing engagement with religion and the rise of performativity and post-analytic philosophy. Analyses of the major figures are integrated within the discussion. After Poststructuralism reveals how continental philosophy - fuelled by an intense ethical and political desire to reflect changing social and political conditions - responded to the changing world and to the key issues of the time notably globalisation technology and ethnicity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781844656158

After Reception TheoryFedor Dostoevskii in Britain 1869-1935 This book develops both a methodology that aims at clarifying what we mean when we refer to 'reception' and a theoretical alternative to prevalent notions of reception. It argues the necessity to distinguish among fields of investigation: art literary works of art and aesthetic ideology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367599157

After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music During the last twenty years the rest of the world has come to focus on the music of Finland. The seemingly disproportionate creative energy from this small country defies prevalent trends in the production of classical music. Tim Howell provides an engaging investigation into Finnish music and combines elements of composer biography and detailed analysis within the broader context of cultural and national identity. The book consists of a collection of eight individual composer studies that investigate the historical position and compositional characteristics of a representative selection of leading figures ranging from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. These potentially self-contained studies subscribe to a larger picture which explains the Sibelian legacy the effect of this considerable influence on subsequent generations and its lasting consequences: an internationally acclaimed school of contemporary music. Outlining a particular perspective on modernism Howell provides a careful balance between biographical and analytical concerns to allow the work to be accessible to the non-specialist. Each composer study offers a sense of overview followed by progressively more detail. Close readings of selected orchestral works provide a focus while the structure of each analysis accommodates the different levels of engagement expected by a wide readership. The composers under consideration are Aarre Merikanto Erik Bergman Joonas Kokkonen Einojuhani Rautavaara Aulis Sallinen Paavo Heininen Kaija Saariaho and Magnus Lindberg. The concluding discussion of issues of national distinctiveness and the whole phenomenon of why such a small nation is compositionally so active is of wide-ranging significance. Drawing together various strands to emerge from these individual personalities Howell explores the Finnish attitude to new music in both its composition and reception uncovering an enlightened view of the value of creativity from which many other nations may benefit. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138257429

After SlaveryEmancipation and its Discontents A collection of essays in which every contributor focuses upon some aspect of slave emancipation with the aim of assessing to what extent the outcome met with expectation. The hopes and disappointments that characterized the transition from slavery to freedom are depicted. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203724842

After SovereigntyOn the Question of Political Beginnings After Sovereignty addresses the vexed question of sovereignty in contemporary social political and legal theory. The emergence and now apparent implosion of international capital exceeding the borders of known political entities the continued expansion of a potentially endless 'War on Terror' the often predicted but still uncertain establishment of either a new international American Empire or a new era of International Law the proliferation of social and political struggles among stateless refugees migrant workers and partial citizens the resurgence of religion as a dominant source of political identification among people all over the globe â€“ these developments and others have thrown into crisis the modern concept of sovereignty and the notions of statehood and citizenship that rest upon it. Drawing on classical sources and more contemporary speculations and developing a range of arguments concerning the possibility of political beginnings in the current moment the papers collected in After Sovereignty contribute to a renewed interest in the problem of sovereignty in theoretical and political debate. They also provide a multitude of resources for the urgent if necessarily fractured and diffuse effort to reconfigure sovereignty today. Whilst it has regularly been suggested that the sovereignty of the nation-state is in crisis the exact reasons for and exact implications of this crisis have rarely been so intensively examined. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge-Cavendish 9780415685320

After SputnikAmerica the World and Cold War Conflicts On October 4 1957 in the midst of the Cold War the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I the first artificial earth satellite. For the West and especially the United States it was a shattering blow to national morale and pride. It led to a deep-seated fear that the Soviet Union would surpass the United States in both technology and power and that even nuclear war might be near. After Sputnik shows that the late 1950s were not an era of complacency and smugness but were some of the most anxious years in American history. The Cold War was by no means a time of peace. It was an era of a different kind of battle—one that took place in negotiations and in the internal affairs of many countries but not always on the battlefield. While many choose to remember President Eisenhower as a near-pacifist his actions in Lebanon the Taiwan Straits crisis Berlin and elsewhere proved otherwise. Seconded by his able secretary of state John Foster Dulles he steered America though some of the most difficult parts of the Cold War not always succeeding but preventing disaster. The Middle East and Berlin crises the Indonesian Civil War Fidel Castro’s rise to power and other events are all bluntly discussed in the light of Western and other illusions and delusions. In this engaging history Alan J. Levine delves deeply into this often misrepresented period of history and provides new insight into one of the most formative decades in American history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412865487

After StrokeEnhancing Quality of Life After Stroke: Enhancing Quality of Life brings together an extraordinary selection of advice practical survivor techniques information about resources and personal stories of triumph. It is designed to help those who have experienced a stroke attain the highest quality of life possible under their new physical restrictions.Recuperating from a stroke is an arduous process that has only just begun when the survivor is released from the hospital. This book shows anyone interested how to create an effective climate for healing and how to help the survivor realize his/her fullest recovery potential. It offers varied perspectives of everyone involved with a stroke: the patient the family and friends as well as the team of specialized physicians nurses psychologists physical therapists speech pathologists and diverse therapists.Through its interesting and varied essays After Stroke: Enhancing the Quality of Life offers the reader a clearer understanding of the injuries that the body as well as the mind have sustained. This anthology is carefully designed to present enhanced perspectives into all aspects of the healing and recovery processes that follow the personal tragedy of a stroke. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315870052

After Such Knowledge What Forgiveness?My Encounters With Kurdistan This book is about the Kurds and Kurdistan discussing Kurdish nationalist aspirations the repeated Kurdish revolts and the rogue chromosome in Kurdish genetics causes what Indians with their love of fancy words would call "fissiparous tendencies." Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367155476

After SustainabilityDenial Hope Retrieval Dangerous climate change is coming. Some people still deny that it is happening. Others refuse to recognise that it is now too late to prevent it. But both these reactions spring from the same source: our pathological attachment to ‘progress’ of which sustainability has been one more version. After Sustainability traces that attachment to its roots in the ways we make sense of ourselves. Original and accessible this is philosophy on the edge written for anyone who glimpses our environmental tragedy and cares about our future. Does the challenge to stop pretending offer our only remaining chance? Read this book and make up your own mind. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415706407

After Sustainable Cities? A sustainable city has been defined in many ways. Yet the most common understanding is a vision of the city that is able to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Central to this vision are two ideas: cities should meet social needs especially of the poor and not exceed the ability of the global environment to meet needs.After Sustainable Cities critically reviews what has happened to these priorities and asks whether these social commitments have been abandoned in a period of austerity governance and climate change and replaced by a darker and unfair city. This book provides the first comprehensive and comparative analysis of the new eco-logics reshaping conventional sustainable cities discourse and environmental priorities of cities in both the global north and south. The dominant discourse on sustainable cities with a commitment to intergenerational equity social justice and global responsibility has come under increasing pressure. Under conditions of global ecological change international financial and economic crisis and austerity governance new eco-logics are entering the urban sustainability lexicon – climate change green growth smart growth resilience and vulnerability ecological security. 　This book explores how these new eco-logics reshape our understanding of equity justice and global responsibility and how these more technologically and economically driven themes resonate and dissonate with conventional sustainable cities discourse. This book provides a warning that a more technologically driven and narrowly constructed economic agenda is driving ecological policy and weakening previous commitment to social justice and equity.　After Sustainable Cities brings together leading researchers to provide a critical examination of these new logics and identity what sort of city is now emerging as well as consider the longer-term implication on sustainable cities research and policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415659871

After Taste: Cultural Value and the Moving Image In the wake of the debates over high/low culture distinction spilling into the effective dismantling of the boundary that once separated them the past decade has seen the explosion of ‘bad taste’ production on screen. Starting with paracinema or ‘badfilm’ – a movement that has grown up around sleazy excessive or poorly executed B-movies and has come to encompass disreputable and unworthy films – this trend has been evident in various formats: on television and in video-art low-budget and straight to TV films amateur and home movies. The proliferation of trash on screen can be seen as delivering the final blow to the vexed issue of taste. More importantly it prompts a reconsideration of some critical issues surrounding production circulation understanding and teaching of ‘bad objects’ in the media. This collection of essays written by international film and television scholars provides detailed critical analysis of the issues surrounding judgements of cultural value and taste feeling and affect cultural morals and politics research methodologies and teaching strategies in the new landscape of ‘after taste’ media. Addressing global and local developments – from global Hollywood to Australian indigenous film and television through auteurs Sergei Eisenstein to Jerry Bruckheimer on to examples such as Twilight to Sukiyaki Western Django – the essays in this book offer a range of critical tools for understanding the recent shifts affecting cultural aesthetic and political value of the moving image. This book was originally published as a special issue of Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845939

After the Arab UprisingsBetween Democratization Counter-revolution and State Failure The Arab Uprisings that began in 2010 removed four presidents and made more mobilized mass publics an increased factor in the politics of regional states. The main initial problematic of the Arab Uprising was how to translate mass protest into democratization and ultimately democratic consolidation; yet four years later there was little democratization. This book explores various aspects of this question while comparing outcomes in three states Egypt Syria and Tunisia. The introduction by Raymond Hinnebusch explores how far different starting points —the features of the regime and of the uprising--explain these pathways. Morten Valbjørn then considers the consequences of the Arab uprisings for the credibility of rival democratization and post-democratization paradigms. Vincent Durac examines the efficacy of anti-system social movements in challenging regimes but their inability to steer a democratic transition. Joshua Stacher examines the increased violence deployed by more conercive authoritarian regimes to prevent such a transition. Frede´ric Volpi and Ewan Stein examine the conseuences of the relative balance between different kinds of Islamists for outcomes. James Allison then examines the impact of workers’ movements on democratic potentials. Adham Saouli assesses the mobilization of communal identities by ruling elites and counter-elites. Raymond Hinnebusch focuses on the negative impact on democratization of competitive external interference inside the uprising states. In Hinnebusch’s conclusion the combined effects of the agency of these forces and the political cultural and economic contexts in which they operate are summarized. This book was previously published as a special issue of Democratization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138502512

After the BellFamily Background Public Policy and Educational Success Since the publication of the Coleman report in the US many decades ago it has been widely accepted that the evidence that schools are marginal in the grand scheme of academic achievement is conclusive. Despite this educational policy across the world remains focused almost exclusively on schools.With contributions from such figures as Jeanne Brooks-Gunn Doris Entwistle and Richard Arum this book is an important contribution to a debate that has implications across the board in social sciences and policy-making. It will be required reading for students and academics within sociology economics and education and should also find a place on the bookshelves of education policy-makers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415645768

After the Civil WarsEnglish Politics and Government in the Reign of Charles II The first study of Restoration England from the point of view of both rulers and ruled this volume offers a vital reappraisal of seventeenth century England. The civil wars had a traumatic effect on the English people: memories of bloodshed and destruction and the ultimate horror of the execution of Charles I continued to be invoked for decades afterwards. It is often argued that the political and religious fissures created by the wars divided English society irrevocably as demonstrated by the later bitter conflict between the Whig and Tory parties. After the Civil Wars proposes instead that although there was political conflict Charles II's reign was not a continuation of the divisions of the civil wars. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138179639

After the Cold WarDomestic Factors and U.S.-China Relations As relations between the United States and China move into a period of intense activity and sensitivity this timely book addresses the impact of domestic factors in both countries on their post-Cold War/post-Tiananmen relations. The contributors examine the issue from a number of distinct perspectives: the increased impact of domestic factors in both countries due to changing strategic circumstances; the politics of China policy in the United States with emphasis on the role of interest groups vis-a-vis Congress the media and other domestic institutions; the importance of domestic factors in U.S.-China economic conflicts; the combined impact of domestic factors in both China and the United States on the most important conflict of interest in U.S.-China relations -- the Taiwan issue. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315502298

After the CrisisAnthropological Thought Neoliberalism and the Aftermath After the Crisis: Anthropological Thought Neoliberalism and the Aftermath offers a thought-provoking examination of the state of contemporary anthropology identifying key issues that have confronted the discipline in recent years and linking them to neoliberalism and suggesting how we might do things differently in the future. The first part of the volume considers how anthropology has come to resemble as a result of the rise of postmodern and poststructural approaches in the field key elements of neoliberalism and neoclassical economics by rejecting the idea of system in favour of individuals. It also investigates the effect of the economic crisis on funding and support for higher education and addresses the sense that anthropology has ‘lost its way’ with uncertainty over the purpose and future of the discipline. The second part of the book explores how the discipline can overcome its difficulties and place itself on a firmer foundation suggesting ways that we can productively combine the debates of the late twentieth century with a renewed sense that people live their lives not as individuals but as enmeshed in webs of relationship and obligation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367875527

After the CrossingImmigrants and Minorities in Caribbean Creole Society First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315862583

After the Death of NatureCarolyn Merchant and the Future of Human-Nature Relations Carolyn Merchant’s foundational 1980 book The Death of Nature: Women Ecology and the Scientific Revolution established her as a pioneering researcher of human-nature relations. Her subsequent groundbreaking writing in a dozen books and over one hundred peer-reviewed articles have only fortified her position as one of the most influential scholars of the environment. This book examines and builds upon her decades-long legacy of innovative environmental thought and her critical responses to modern mechanistic and patriarchal conceptions of nature and women as well as her systematic taxonomies of environmental thought and action. Seventeen scholars and activists assess praise criticize and extend Merchant’s work to arrive at a better and more complete understanding of the human place in nature today and the potential for healthier and more just relations with nature and among people in the future. Their contributions offer personal observations of Merchant’s influence on the teaching research and careers of other environmentalists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138297319

After the Demise of the Tradition"Rorty Critical Theory and the Fate of Philosophy" This ambitious book addresses the "end-of-philosophy" debate and the challenge it presents to contemporary philosophy both continental and analytic. It is a chain of argument as well as a conversation conducted in the presence of the major contributors to that debate: the critics (especially Richard Rorty) of the dominantly Platonic-Cartesian-Kantian tradition on the one hand and its defenders on the other. Nielsen's account draws on Wittgenstein Quine Davidson Habermas and Foucault among others. Nielsen takes Rorty's arguments seriously and insists that they demand a rethinking of the role of philosophy in a world in which the claims of relativism nihilism and historicism loom increasingly larger. But unlike most who are impressed with the end-of-philosophy argument he provides an original and constructive response: the development of a holistic antifoundationalist account of philosophy that utilizes a form of critical theory and wide reflective equilibrium in carving out a positive role for a new kind of philosophy. This is an important book not just for philosophers but tor social theorists for literary critics and indeed for scholars in any field in which the status of knowledge has become problematic. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367015831

After the Eagles LandedThe Yemenites of Israel This book portrays aspects of the life of a community of over 1 200 Jews who were either born in Yemen or who were in 1975–77 the young sons and daughters of immigrants from Yemen. It contains implications for the important and currently debated topic of ethnic integration in Israel. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367013424

After the First Full Moon in AprilA Sourcebook of Herbal Medicine from a California Indian Elder In this extraordinary book Josephine Peters a respected northern California Indian elder and Native healer shares her vast lifelong cultural and plant knowledge. The book begins with Josephine's personal and tribal history and gathering ethics. Josephine then instructs the reader in medicinal and plant food preparations and offers an illustrated catalog of the uses and doses of over 160 plants. At a time of the commercialization of traditional ecological knowledge Peters presents her rich tradition on her own terms and according to her spiritual convictions about how her knowledge should be shared. This volume is essential for anyone working in ethnobotany ethnomedicine environmental anthropology Native American studies and Western and California culture and history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781611327915

After the Green RevolutionSustainable Agriculture for Development 'The Green Revolution' of the 60's and 70's produced immense gains in food cereal production in the Third World. But there are huge problems in the 'post-revolutionary' era: farmers with small or marginal holdings have benefited less than wealthier farmers; intensive mono-cropping has made production more susceptible to environmental stresses and shocks. Now there is evidence of diminishing returns from intensive and intensively chemical agricultural production. What is needed is a new approach equally revolutionary but different in its ideas and style. The authors set out what they mean by 'sustainable' agriculture in the new era and look at the effects of international economic restraints and of national policies on the kind of development they see as necessary. They chart a path for sustainable livelihoods for Third World farmers enmeshed by forces outside their control. They describe methods of evaluating and resolving the tough trade-offs all levels of intervention from international trade down to the individual farm. This book cannot provide all the answers but it does indicate what international conditions we need to be aware of what national policies we need to advocate and what approaches at the local level we need to adopt to ensure the goal of agricultural sustainability. Originally published in 1990 Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845946

After the HolocaustChallenging the Myth of Silence For the last decade scholars have been questioning the idea that the Holocaust was not talked about in any way until well into the 1970s. After the Holocaust: Challenging the Myth of Silence is the first collection of authoritative original scholarship to expose a serious misreading of the past on which controversially the claims for a ‘Holocaust industry’ rest. Taking an international approach this bold new book exposes the myth and opens the way for a sweeping reassessment of Jewish life in the postwar era a life lived in the pervasive shared awareness that Jews had narrowly survived a catastrophe that had engulfed humanity as a whole but claimed two-thirds of their number. The chapters include: an overview of the efforts by survivor historians and memoir writers to inform the world of the catastrophe that had befallen the Jews of Europe an evaluation of the work of survivor-historians and memoir writers new light on the Jewish historical commissions and the Jewish documentation centres studies of David Boder a Russian born psychologist who recorded searing interviews with survivors and the work of philosophers social thinkers and theologians theatrical productions by survivors and the first films on the theme made in Hollywood how the Holocaust had an impact on the everyday life of Jews in the USA and a discussion of the different types and meanings of ‘silence’. 　 A breakthrough volume in the debate about the ‘Myth of Silence’ this is a must for all students of Holocaust and genocide. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415616768

After the Interview in Community Oral History Community projects often falter after the interviews are completed. This final book of the five-volume Community Oral History Toolkit explains the importance of processing and archiving oral histories and takes the reader through all the steps required for good archiving and for concluding the oral history project so that it is preserved and accessible for future generations. The authors give special attention to record-keeping systems and repositories and provide several examples from actual projects to ground the information in practical terms. Charts checklists and sample forms also help the reader apply concepts to practice. Volume 5 finishes with examples of creative ways community projects have used oral histories such as performances exhibitions celebrations websites and more in order to promote history and engage the community. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781611322538

After the Long SilenceThe Theater of Brazil’s Post-Dictatorship Generation After the Long Silence offers a ground-breaking meticulously researched criticism of Brazilian contemporary performance created by its post-dictatorship generation whose work expresses the consequences of decades of state-imposed censorship. By offering an in-depth examination of key artists and their works Cláudia Tatinge Nascimento highlights Brazil’s political trajectory while never allowing the weight of historical events to offset key aesthetic trends. Brazilian theater artists born around the time of the nation’s 1964 military coup experienced the oppressive rule of dictatorship throughout　their formative years but came of age as Brazil re-entered democracy some two decades later. This book showcases how the post-dictatorship generation developed performances that mapped the uncharted territories of Brazil’s political trauma with new dramaturgies site-specific and street productions and aesthetic experimentation. The author’s in-depth research into a wide array of archival materials and publications in both Portuguese and English demonstrates how the artistic practices of significant post-dictatorship artists such as Cia. dos Atores Teatro da Vertigem Grupo Galpão Os Fofos Encenam and Newton Moreno were driven by critical thinking and a postcolonial sentiment proving symptomatic of the nation’s shift from an ethos of half-truth telling into a transitional justice that fell short in affirming citizenship. Ideal for scholars of the intersection of theatre and politics After the Long Silence: The Theater of Brazil’s Post-Dictatorship Generation offers insight into the function of theater in times of political turmoil and artmaking practices that emerge in response to oppressive regimes. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138608443

After the MediaCulture and Identity in the 21st Century This provocative text considers the state of media and cultural studies today after the demolition of the traditional media paradigm and engages with the new active consumer culture. Media Studies particularly within schools has until recently been concerned with mass media and the effects of ‘the media’ in society and on people. As new media technology has blurred the boundaries between the audience and the media the status of this area of education is threatened. Whilst some have called for a drastic re-think (Media Studies 2.0) others have called for caution arguing that the power dynamics of ownership and gatekeeping are left intact. This book uses cultural and technological change as a context for a more forensic exploration of the traditional dependence on the idea of ‘the media’ as one homogenous unit. It suggests that it would be liberating for students teachers and academics to depart from such a model and shift the focus to people and how they create culture in this contemporary ‘mediascape’. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415586832

After The Open SocietySelected Social and Political Writings In this long-awaited volume Jeremy Shearmur and Piers Norris Turner bring to light Popper's most important unpublished and uncollected writings from the time of The Open Society until his death in 1994.After The Open Society: Selected Social and Political Writings reveals the development of Popper's political and philosophical thought during and after the Second World War from his early socialism through to the radical humanitarianism of The Open Society. The papers in this collection many of which are available here for the first time demonstrate the clarity and pertinence of Popper's thinking on such topics as religion history Plato and Aristotle while revealing a lifetime of unwavering political commitment. After The Open Society illuminates the thought of one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers and is essential reading for anyone interested in the recent course of philosophy politics history and society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415610230

After The RevolutionsEast-west Trade And Technology Transfer In The 1990s This book presents various aspects of the changing nature of East-West relations and attempts to anticipate future trends in East-West trade and technology transfer dealing with the evolution of national approaches towards trade and technology transfer. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367166236

After The School Bell Rings Set in the American community of Rivercrest in a multi-racial junior school this text provides a portrait of the beliefs and understandings held by students teachers and administrators with respect to issues such as race social class and gender. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203046517

After The StormThe Changing Military Balance In The Middle East Tracing the origin of the military forces in each Middle East country After the Storm discusses the current security developments and provides a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the strength and effectiveness of every army navy air force and air defense force in the region. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367157326

After the Third World? The emergence of the 'Third World' is generally traced to onset of the Cold War and decolonization in the 1940s and 1950s. In the 1960s and 1970s the "three worlds of development" were central to the wider dynamics of the changing international order. By the 1980s Third Worldism had peaked entering a period of dramatic decline that paralleled the end of the Cold War. Into the 21st century the idea of a Third World and even the pursuit of some form of Third Worldism has continued to be advocated and debated. For some it has passed into history and may never have had as much substance as it was credited with while others seek to retain or recuperate the Third World and give Third Worldism contemporary relevance. Beginning with a comprehensive introduction this edited volume brings together a wide range of important contributions. Collectively they offer a powerful overview from a variety of angles of the history and contemporary significance of Third Worldism in international affairs. The question remains; did the Third World exist what was it does it still have intellectual and political purchase or do we live in a global era that can be described as After the Third World?  This book was previously published as a special issue of Third world Quarterly. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138874794

After the Versailles TreatyEnforcement Compliance Contested Identities Designed to secure a lasting peace between the Allies and Germany the Versailles Settlement soon came apart at the seams. In After The Versailles Treaty an international team of historians examines the almost insuperable challenges facing victors and vanquished alike after the ravages of WW1. This is not another diplomatic history instead focusing on the practicalities of treaty enforcement and compliance as western Germany came under Allied occupation and as the reparations bill was presented to the defeated and bankrupt Germans. It covers issues such as: How did the Allied occupiers conduct themselves and how did the Germans respond? Were reparations really affordable and how did the reparations regime affect ordinary Germans? What lessons did post-WW2 policymakers learn from this earlier reparations settlement The fraught debates over disarmament as German big business struggled to adjust to the sudden disappearance of arms contracts and efforts were made on the international stage to achieve a measure of global disarmament. The price exacted by the redrawing of frontiers on Germany’s eastern and western margins as well as the (gentler) impact of the peace settlement on identity in French Flanders. This book was previously published as a special issue of Diplomacy and Statecraft Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315878300

After the VictoriansPrivate Conscience and Public Duty in Modern Britain Written by a team of eminent historians these essays explore how ten twentieth-century intellectuals and social reformers sought to adapt such familiar Victorian values as `civilisation' `domesticity' `conscience' and `improvement' to modern conditions of democracy feminism and mass culture. Covering such figures as J.M. Keynes E.M. Forster and Lord Reith of the BBC these interdisciplinary studies scrutinize the children of the Victorians at a time when their private assumptions and public positions were under increasing strain in a rapidly changing world. After the Victorians is written in honour of the late Professor John Clive of Harvard and uses as he did the method of biography to connnect the public and private lives of the generations who came after the Victorians. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138006584

After The WallEastern Germany Since 1989 Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 Germany has faced complex challenges. The rapid introduction of political economic and social union in 1990 joined East and West in an experiment without precedent as the former German Democratic Republic adopted the structures of the Federal Republic of Germany. Related issues include the adop Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314415

After the WarThe Press in a Changing America 1865–1900 After the War presents a panoramic view of social political and economic change in post-Civil War America by examining its journalism from coverage of politics and Reconstruction to sensational reporting and images of the American people. The changes in America during this time were so dramatic that they transformed the social structure of the country and the nature of journalism. By the 1870s and 1880s new kinds of daily newspapers had developed. New Journalism eventually gave rise to Yellow Journalism resulting in big-city newspapers that were increasingly sensationalistic entertaining and designed to attract everyone. The images of the nation’s people as seen through journalistic eyes from coverage of immigrants to stories about African American "Black fiends" and Native American "savages " tell a vibrant story that will engage scholars and students of history journalism and media studies.　 Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367736262

After the Waste LandDemocratic Economics for the Year 2000 This critique of Reaganomics attempts to provide alternatives to both the supply experiments of the 1980s and neoliberal strategies of austerity. It presents arguments for economic democracy with a worker-oriented blueprint for improving productivity growth employment and economic justice. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315706627

After the World Trade CenterRethinking New York City The terrorist attacks of September 11 have created an unprecedented public discussion about the uses and meanings of the central area of lower Manhattan that was once the World Trade Center. While the city sifts through the debris contrary forces shaping its future are at work. Developers jockey to control the right to rebuild "ground zero." Financial firms line up for sweetheart deals while proposals for memorials are gaining in appeal. In After the World Trade Center eminent social critics Sharon Zukin and Michael Sorkin call on New York's most acclaimed urbanists to consider the impact of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and what it bodes for the future of New York. Contributors take a close look at the reaction to the attack from a variety of New York communities and discuss possible effects on public life in the city. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203724408

After Tutankhamun First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415861717

After Two Thousand YearsA Dialogue between Plato and A Modern Young Man First published in 1930 this book presents an imagined account of conversation between Plato and ‘A Modern Young Man’. In the first part political and social institutions are considered and property forms of government socialism the control of population war and education are discussed. The second part examines the idea of real Goods including the concepts of truth art and love. In this work the author sees Plato reaffirming his belief that real Goods come from some higher world which it is the destiny of the spirits to pursue. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138958555

After ViolenceTransitional Justice Peace and Democracy After Violence: Transitional Justice Peace and Democracy examines the effects of transitional justice on the development of peace and democracy. Anticipated contributions of transitional justice mechanisms are commonly stated in universal terms with little regard for historically specific contexts. Yet a truth commission for example will not have the same function in a society torn by long-term civil war or genocide as in a society emerging from authoritarian repression. Addressing trials reparations truth commissions and amnesties the book systematically addresses the experiences of four very different contemporary transitional justice cases: post-authoritarian Uruguay and Peru and post-conflict Rwanda and Angola. Its analysis demonstrates that context is a crucial determinant of the impact of transitional justice processes and identifies specific contextual obstacles and limitations to these processes. The book will be of much interest to scholars in the fields of transitional justice and peacebuilding as well as students generally concerned with human rights and democratisation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138241725

After WinnicottCompilation of Works Based on the Life Writings and Ideas of D.W. Winnicott This bibliography is based on the plethora of ideas introduced into the psychoanalytic lexicon by Donald Woods Winnicott. It demonstrates amply how wide the range is of Winnicott scholarship and facilitates post-Freudian Bion and Winnicott studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367323202

After World ReligionsReconstructing Religious Studies The World Religions Paradigm has been the subject of critique and controversy in Religious Studies for many years. After World Religions provides a rationale for overhauling the World Religions curriculum as well as a roadmap for doing so. The volume offers concise and practical introductions to cutting-edge Religious Studies method and theory introducing a wide range of pedagogical situations and innovative solutions. An international team of scholars addresses the challenges presented in their different departmental institutional and geographical contexts. Instructors developing syllabi will find supplementary reading lists and specific suggestions to help guide their teaching. Students at all levels will find the book an invaluable entry point into an area of ongoing scholarly debate. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138919136

Aftermath of the Ukrainian Crisis The crisis in Ukraine that began in November 2013 constitutes a turning point in Euro-Atlantic security with potential global repercussions. It is the most significant security problem between Russia and the ‘West’ in the post Cold War period and the crisis has marked a new era in global politics. Contributions in this edited volume attempt to address a number of key aspects of the Ukrainian issue. How does the crisis impact upon Black Sea geopolitics and on regional governance? How can EU – Russia relations evolve under the new multipolar system? How is NATO affected? How important is the energy parameter in Russia-Ukraine-EU triangle? This edited volume aims to discloses the diverse narratives on the roots evolution and repercussions of the crisis indicating the extent of its complexity and highlighting important parameters of the Ukrainian issue. This book was originally published as a special issue of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367028459

AftermathLegacies and Memories of War in Europe 1918–1945–1989 Focusing on three of the defining moments of the twentieth century - the end of the two World Wars and the collapse of the Iron Curtain - this volume presents a rich collection of authoritative essays covering a wide range of thematic regional temporal and methodological perspectives. By re-examining the traumatic legacies of the century’s three major conflicts the volume illuminates a number of recurrent yet differentiated ideas concerning memorialisation mythologisation mobilisation commemoration and confrontation reconstruction and representation in the aftermath of conflict. The post-conflict relationship between the living and the dead the contestation of memories and legacies of war in cultural and political discourses and the significance of generations are key threads binding the collection together. While not claiming to be the definitive study of so vast a subject the collection nevertheless presents a series of enlightening historical and cultural perspectives from leading scholars in the field and it pushes back the boundaries of the burgeoning field of the study of legacies and memories of war. Bringing together historians literary scholars political scientists and cultural studies experts to discuss the legacies and memories of war in Europe (1918-1945-1989) the collection makes an important contribution to the ongoing interdisciplinary conversation regarding the interwoven legacies of twentieth-century Europe’s three major conflicts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138703568

Against All OddsHolocaust Survivors and the Successful Lives They Made in America Against All Odds is the first comprehensive look at the 140 000 Jewish Holocaust survivors who came to America and the lives they have made here. William Helmreich writes of their experiences beginning with their first arrival in the United States: the mixed reactions they encountered from American Jews who were not always eager to receive them; their choices about where to live in America; and their efforts in finding marriage partners with whom they felt most comfortable most often other survivors.In preparation Helmreich spent more than six years traveling the United States listening to the personal stories of hundreds of survivors and examining more than 15 000 pages of data as well as new material from archives that have never before been available to create this remarkable groundbreaking work. What emerges is a picture that is sharply different from the stereotypical image of survivors as people who are chronically depressed anxious and fearful.This intimate enlightening work explores questions about prevailing over hardship and adversity: how people who have gone through such experiences pick up the threads of their lives; where they obtain the strength and spirit to go on; and finally what lessdns the rest of us can learn about overcoming tragedy. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315082882

Against All OddsRural Community In The Information Age The authors' model orients this community in the vortex of contemporary forces pointing up for example the need for face-to-face interaction among residents versus the larger society's demand for electronic communication. With increasing conflicts between the culture of rural communities and that of the ?outside world? occurring small towns all Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367319618

Against Automation MythologiesBusiness Science Fiction and the Ruse of the Robots Inspired by Roland Barthes’s practice of "semioclasm" in Mythologies this book offers a "technoclasm"; a cultural critique of US narratives discourses images and objects that have transformed the politics of automation into statements of fact about the "rise of the robots". Treating automation as an ensemble of technologies and science fictions this book foregrounds automation’s ideologies exaggerations failures and mystifications of the social value of human labor in order to question accepted and prolific automation mythologies. Jesse Ramirez offers a study of automation that recognizes automation as a technosocial project  that uses the tools of cultural studies and history to investigate the narratives and ideologies that often implicitly frame the automation debate and that concretely and soberly assesses the technologies that have made the headlines. The case studies featured include some of the most widely cited and celebrated automatic technologies such as the Baxter industrial robot the self-driving car and the Watson AI system. An ideal resource for anyone interested in or studying emerging technology and society automation Marxist cultural theory cultural studies science fiction studies and the cultural history of technology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367520144

Against AutonomyLyotard Judgement and Action This title was first published in 2001: Against Autonomy reassesses Jean-Francois Lyotard's contribution to philosophy and theory and explores how his work challenges the privileged position of the principle of autonomy in contemporary liberal democratic thinking as seen in such diverse thinkers as Rawls Rorty and Fukuyama. Curtis argues that the political models autonomy legitimates are inadequate for thinking justice. Such models invariably promote self-legislation as the ground of freedom turning the subject away from its prior constitution by and responsibility for the Other. He explores Lyotard's reading of Kant as well as his responses to Levinas and Heidegger in order to rethink the political. Developing a regulative Idea based on new understandings of heteronomy and an-archy Curtis shows how Lyotard's argument that there are no criteria for justice does not mean judgement and action fall prey to decisionism and relativism but that this lack of criteria commits us to a renewed sensitivity to events. Examining Lyotard's work in relation to Arendt's writings on the vita activa this book explores themes of community communication and action suggesting how Lyotard's work calls for an alternative conception of political space. This book will be of particular interest to those studying communitarianism liberalism anarchism post-structuralism and postmodernism particularly within the context of political philosophy ethics and political and social theory. Neal Curtis is Lecturer in Communication Studies Anglia Polytechnic University at Cambridge UK Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415792820

Against Capitalism Capitalism is hegemonic today not because it is the best we fallible humans can do but because it supports and is supported by special interests of immense power. This book argues that Economic Democracy a competitive economy of democratically run enterprises that replaces capitalist financial markets with more suitable institutions will be more efficient than capitalism more rational in its growth more democratic more egalitarian and less alienating.Against Capitalism is an ambitious book drawing on philosophical analysis economic theory and considerable empirical evidence to advance its controversial thesis. It examines both conservative and liberal forms of capitalism; it compares Economic Democracy to other models of socialism; and it considers the transition to Economic Democracy from advanced capitalist societies from economies built on the Soviet model and from conditions of underdevelopment. The book concludes with some unconventional reflections on historical materialism ideal communism and the future of Marxism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367096069

Against Common SenseTeaching and Learning Toward Social Justice The phrase "teaching for social justice" is often used but not always explained. What does it look like to teach for social justice? What are the implications for anti-oppressive teaching across different areas of the curriculum? Drawing on his own experiences teaching diverse grades and subjects leading author and educator Kevin Kumashiro examines various aspects of anti-oppressive teaching and learning in six different subject areas. Celebrating 10 years as a go-to resource for K-12 teachers and teacher educators this third edition of the bestselling Against Common Sense features: • A new introduction that addresses the increased challenges of anti-oppressive teaching in an era of teacher evaluations standardization and ever-increasing accountability. • End of chapter teacher responses that provide subject-specific examples of what anti-oppressive teaching really looks like in the classroom.• End of chapter questions for reflection that will enhance comprehension and help readers translate abstract ideas into classroom practice. • Additional readings and resources to inspire students to further their social justice education. Compelling and accessible Against Common Sense continues to offer readers the tools they need to begin teaching against their common sense assumptions and toward social justice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138788510

Against Criminology During the 1960s traditional thinking about crime and its punishment deviance and its control came under radical attack. The discipline of criminology split into feuding factions and various schools of thought emerged each with quite different ideas about the nature of the crime problem and its solutions. These differences often took political form with conservative liberal and radical supporters and the resulting controversies continue to reverberate throughout the fields of criminology and sociology as well as related areas such as social work social policy psychiatry and law. Stanley Cohen has been at the center of these debates in Britain and the United States. This volume is a selection of his essays written over the past fifteen years which contribute to and comment upon the major theoretical conflicts in criminology during this period. Though associated with the "new" or radical criminology Cohen has always been the first to point out its limitations particularly in translating its theoretical claims into real world applications. His essays cove a wide range of topics-political crime the nature of individual responsibility the implications of new theories for social work practice models of crime used in the Third World banditry and rebellion and the decentralization of social control. Also included is a previously unpublished paper on how radical social movements such as feminism deal with criminal law. Many criminology textbooks present particular theories or research findings. This book uniquely reviews the main debates of the last two decades about just what the role and scope of the subject should be. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138518674

Against DeathThe Practice of Living With Aids Robert Ariss - activist and academic - had a unique vision of HIV/AIDS. As an HIV seropositive individual for many years before his death on May 9 1994 he was a full participant in and critic of the development of the gay community's response to the HIV epidemic both in Australia and internationally. Though Ariss' life is a definite presence in this study Against Death: The Practice of Living with AIDS is not an autobiography. Instead it is a unique and critical account of a public health crisis a community's response and the politics of sexuality. It was in Sydney Australia world-famous for its Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras that Robert Ariss lived and worked. It is his vision of that community - of its members infected with and affected by HIV - which is documented in this remarkable anthropological study. Yet the study's implications reach beyond Sydney to all communities living with HIV and AIDS. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315078380

Against EconomicsRethinking Political Economy Published in 1997 this postmodern critique provides a discourse on internal dynamics of the economics world view suggesting for future societal wellbeing that we simply do not criticize economics but dispense it altogether.　 It argues that in the modern era economics have become obsolete as we live in a society riddled with corruption. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138609761

Against European IntegrationThe European Union and its Discontents This book gives a complex description and discussion of today’s populist attacks against the European Union (EU) following the financial crisis of 2008 which opened the floodgates of dissatisfaction and the migration crisis which destabilized the traditional solidarity basis of the EU. The problem of Brexit is also explored. Each chapter presents one of the main elements of the crisis of the EU. These include West European populism Central European right-wing populism in power and the exploitation of the EU’s mistake during the migration crisis of the mid-2010s. These also include the discovery of Christian ideology against immigration and hidden anti-Semitic propaganda using a hysterical attack against the liberal billionaire philanthropist George Soros and Brexit. There is a detailed discussion of the failures of the EU to pacify the neighbourhood in the South and North especially in Ukraine and the rising hostile outside enemies of the EU including Russia and Turkey bad relationships with Trump’s America the uncertainty of NATO and the emergence of a new rival China that enters into the Central European edge of the EU. The author explores strategies for coping with and emerging from this existential crisis and ends with the alternative plans and possibilities for the future of the eurozone. This will be an invaluable resource for understanding the crisis of the EU one of the central questions of contemporary international politics for undergraduate and graduate students and readers interested in the discussion surrounding an endangered European integration and difficult world politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367187880

Against ExtinctionThe Story of Conservation 'Conservation in the 21st century needs to be different and this book is a good indicator of why.' Bulletin of British Ecological Society Against Extinction tells the history of wildlife conservation from its roots in the 19th century through the foundation of the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire in London in 1903 to the huge and diverse international movement of the present day. It vividly portrays conservation's legacy of big game hunting the battles for the establishment of national parks the global importance of species conservation and debates over the sustainable use of and trade in wildlife. Bill Adams addresses the big questions and ideas that have driven conservation for the last 100 years: How can the diversity of life be maintained as human demands on the Earth expand seemingly without limit? How can preservation be reconciled with human rights and the development needs of the poor? Is conservation something that can be imposed by a knowledgeable elite or is it something that should emerge naturally from people's free choices? These have never been easy questions and they are as important in the 21st century as at any time in the past. The author takes us on a lively historical journey in search of the answers. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781849770415

Against Global CapitalismAfrican Social Movements Confront Neoliberal Globalization The fundamental challenge of democratizing globalization by opening up spaces for democratic participation beyond the state is addressed in this study. The author captures both the democratic activities and voices of opposition to neoliberal globalization and investigates how this reinvention of democracy through resistance to neoliberal globalization has taken shape in the African context. In doing so he reasserts the relevance of the de-globalization and anti-capitalism movements. With a careful selection of case studies this volume is ideal for classroom use and library reference. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315263199

Against International Relations NormsPostcolonial Perspectives This volume uses the concept of ‘norms’ to initiate a long overdue conversation between the constructivist and postcolonial scholarships on how to appraise the ordering processes of international politics. Drawing together insights from a broad range of scholars it evaluates what it means to theorise international politics from a postcolonial perspective understood not as a unified body of thought or a new ‘-ism’ for IR but as a ‘situated perspective’ offering ex-centred post-Eurocentric sites for practices of situated critique.Through in-depth engagements with the norms constructivist scholarship the contributors expose the theoretical epistemological and practical erasures that have been implicitly effected by the uncritical adoption of ‘norms’ as the dominant lens for analysing the ideational dynamics of international politics. They show how these are often the very erasures that sustained the workings of colonisation in the first place whose uneven power relations are thereby further sustained by the study of international politics.The volume makes the case for shifting from a static analysis of ‘norms’ to a dynamic and deeply historical understanding of the drawing of the initial line between the ‘normal’ and the ‘abnormal’ that served to exclude from focus the 'strange' and the unfamiliar that were necessarily brought into play in the encounters between the West and the rest of the world. A timely intervention it will be of great interest to students and scholars of international relations international relations theory and postcolonial scholarship. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367874704

Against MeritocracyCulture power and myths of mobility Meritocracy today involves the idea that whatever your social position at birth society ought to offer enough opportunity and mobility for ‘talent’ to combine with ‘effort’ in order to ‘rise to the top’. This idea is one of the most prevalent social and cultural tropes of our time as palpable in the speeches of politicians as in popular culture. In this book Jo Littler argues that meritocracy is the key cultural means of legitimation for contemporary neoliberal culture – and that whilst it promises opportunity it in fact creates new forms of social division. Against Meritocracy is split into two parts. Part I explores the genealogies of meritocracy within social theory political discourse and working cultures. It traces the dramatic U-turn in meritocracy’s meaning from socialist slur to a contemporary ideal of how a society should be organised. Part II uses a series of case studies to analyse the cultural pull of popular ‘parables of progress’ from reality TV to the super-rich and celebrity CEOs from social media controversies to the rise of the ‘mumpreneur’. Paying special attention to the role of gender ‘race’ and class this book provides new conceptualisations of the meaning of meritocracy in contemporary culture and society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138889552

Against Methodology in Science and ReligionRecent Debates on Rationality and Theology Since its development as a field over the last part of the twentieth century scholars in science and religion have been heavily concerned with methodological issues. Following the lead of Thomas Kuhn many scholars in this interdisciplinary field have offered proposals that purport to show how theology and science are compatible by appropriating theories of scientific methodology or rationality. Arguing against this strategy this book shows why much of this methodological work is at odds with recent developments in the history and philosophy of science and should be reconsidered. Firstly three influential methodological proposals are critiqued: Lakatosian research programs Alister McGrath’s "Scientific Theology" and the Postfoundationalist project of Wentzel van Huyssteen. Each of these approaches is shown to have a common failing: the idea that science has an essential nature with features that unite "scientific" or even "rational" inquiry across time or disciplines. After outlining the issues this failing could have on the viability of the field the book concludes by arguing that there are several ways scholarship in science and religion can move forward even if the terms "science" and "religion" do not refer to something universally valid or philosophically useful.This is a bold study of the methodology of science and religion that pushes both subjects to consider the other more carefully. As such it will be of great interest to scholars in religious studies theology and the philosophy of science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367585815

Against My Better JudgmentAn Intimate Memoir of an Eminent Gay Psychologist Against My Better Judgment: An Intimate Memoir of an Eminent Gay Psychologist is an extraordinary and moving account of the life of a gay man in his late 60s after he loses his companion of 40 years to cancer. A leading professor of psychology at Harvard University Roger Brown bravely comes forth with his compelling story of grief loneliness and a relentless search for intimacy healing and self-acceptance. Readers gain insight into a stage of life experienced by gay men of which little is written or spoken due to the ageism that characterizes homosexual culture. Against My Better Judgment reveals deeply personal truths that will prepare gay men for what to expect in the later stages of life. Universal in nature these truths will speak to readers from various lifestyles and of all ages. Readers will recognize the book as a story of looking for love in all the wrong places but will also see in it a process of discovery--both internal and external. In the aftermath of his lover’s death Brown turns to prostitutes for companionship for relieving repressed sexual energy and even for love. Through his unique relationships with three young men he does not find the romantic love he so desperately seeks but discovers that his idea of human nature has been formed by his particular life position and association with people who share his values knowledge and privileges. Once he goes outside his social and intellectual circle he acquires a new perspective on life and realizes how far from universal truth his notions of humanity have been.Readers of Against My Better Judgment will gain a different perspective on the complexities of love relationships fidelity human nature and the hardships of life inevitably faced by all humans--straight gay or bisexual. Gay men lesbians psychologists widowers therapists and anthropologists as well as sensitive readers of any background will heighten their understanding of what it means to be human. This remarkable story makes a tremendous contribution to existing gay literature and the timeless struggle of art and literature to make sense of the universe and the place of humans within it. Echoing life Against My Better Judgment with its brutal honesty intrigues and repels alternately just as it elicits both sadness and laughter. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315820545

Against NatureThe Metaphysics of Information Systems This book questions the nature of the business and social information systems so ubiquitous in contemporary life. Linking positivism individualism and market-fundamentalist economics at the root of these systems it critiques the philosophical ground of this triumvirate as fundamentally against nature. Connecting counter-philosophies of the subject as a natural part of existence with more collectivist and ecological economics it presents a historical critique of the development of the academic field of information systems and offers a complex view of the nature of Nature through which we might reshape our approach to technology and to our economies to overcome the existential threat of climate change. As such it will appeal to philosophers social theorists and scholars of science and technology studies with interests in the environment and ecology as well as those working in the field of information systems. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367607012

Against Old EuropeCritical Theory and Alter-Globalization Movements In the wake of the Iraq war the term Old Europe was appropriated by politicians civil society and social movement actors alike to rally in defence of supposedly social and civilized values against the perceived predatory forces of American finance. Against Old Europe sheds light on the social movement politics encapsulated in the protest slogan 'Fight Old Europe'. Within what is broadly labelled the global justice movement it explores a particular radical perspective that warns against the identification with European values by movements resisting neoliberalism. Exploring the work of key theorists critical of globalization including Habermas Negri Holloway Postone and de Benoist the book examines critical theory approaches to alter-globalization illustrated with concrete examples of movements within contemporary Europe. In so doing it invites readers to explore the charges of nationalism anti-Americanism and antisemitism brought against parts of the alter-globalization movement. Providing a new perspective on critiques of globalization Against Old Europe will appeal to sociologists and social and political theorists studying social movements anti-globalization activism and European politics and identity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138253810

Against Political CompromiseSustaining Democratic Debate Political compromise is emerging as a preferred solution for numerous apparently intractable problems. Many have pointed to the rising degree of political polarisation around issues such as climate change immigration and abortion. These are ‘wicked problems’ that are clearly not conducive to any sort of political consensus. The groups and individuals who are party to these issues disagree often both fully and fiercely. As an alternative political compromise seemingly offers a way of respecting difference while simultaneously generating a decision upon which policy can move forward. But proponents of political compromise should also acknowledge its significant weaknesses and dangers. Invoking recent examples from various policy areas to illustrate their claims the authors assert that compromise can disguise inequality reduce plurality and heighten uncertainty. In short compromise can weaken democracy and must not be seen as some sort of political panacea. This concise accessible text offers a strong and provocative argument that provides a crucial counterpoint to the promise of compromise. It should prove of interest to students and scholars interested in compromise and consensus as well as democratic governance social inequality political apathy and environmental politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367901318

Against PoliticsOn Government Anarchy and Order Is the state a necessity a convenience or neither? It enforces collective choices in which some override the preferences and dispose of the resources of others. Moreover collective choice serves as its own source of authority and preempts the space it wishes to occupy. The morality and efficacy of the result are perennial questions central to political philosophy.In Against Politics Jasay takes a closely reasoned stand based on modern rational choice arguments for rejecting much of mainstream thought about these matters. In the first part of the book Excuses he assesses the standard justification of government based consent the power of constitutions to achieve limited government and ideas for reforming politics. In the second part Emergent Solutions he explores the force of first principles to secure liberties and rights and some of the potential of spontaneous conventions for generating ordered anarchy.Written with clarity and simplicity this powerful volume represents the central part of Jasay's recent work. Fully accessible to the general reader it should stimulate the specialist reader to fresh thought. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415513654

Against SchoolingFor an Education That Matters In Against Schooling Stanley Aronowitz passionately raises an alarm about the current state of education in our country. Discipline and control over students Aronowitz argues are now the primary criteria of success and genuine learning is sacrificed to a new educational militarism. In an age where school districts have imposed testing teachers must teach to test and both teacher and student are robbed of their autonomy and creativity. The crisis extends to higher education where all but a few elite institutions are becoming increasingly narrowly focused and vocational in their teaching. With education lacking opportunity for self-reflection on broad social and historical dynamics Against Schooling asks "How will society be able to solve its most pressing problems?" Aronowitz proposes innovative approaches to get schools back on track.. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315636139

Against TechnologyFrom the Luddites to Neo-Luddism This book addresses the question of what it might mean today to be a Luddite--that is to take a stand against technology. Steven Jones here explains the history of the Luddites British textile works who from around 1811 proclaimed themselves followers of "Ned Ludd" and smashed machinery they saw as threatening their trade. Against Technology is not a history of the Luddites but a history of an idea: how the activities of a group of British workers in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire came to stand for a global anti-technology philosophy and how an anonymous collective movement came to be identified with an individualistic personal conviction. Angry textile workers in the early nineteenth century became romantic symbols of a desire for a simple life--certainly not the original goal of the actions for which they became famous. Against Technology is in other words a book about representations about the image and the myth of the Luddites and how that myth was transformed over time into modern neo-Luddism. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203960455

Against The Age (Routledge Revivals)An Introduction to William Morris Students new to the work of William Morris will find the full range of his achievements covered in this reissue of Peter Faulkner's excellent biography first published in 1980. The author has carefully placed Morris in the context of the Victorian age but has also suggested the relevance of his ideas today. The six chapters are organised biographically and cover all aspects of Morris’s work in poetry fiction design and socialist politics. The emphasis is on his continuous struggle against the age in which he lived seen as an idealism which went through various stages from the wistfulness of The Earthly Paradise through the practical activities of the firm of Morris & Company to the socialism of Morris's later years. The book quotes freely from writings by Morris not easily accessible at present and gives an overall account from which the student can develop his specialist interests. This reissue will appeal to sixth-formers and undergraduates interested in the Victorian period as seen through one of its most striking personalities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415678278

Against The Conventional WisdomA Primer For Current Economic Controversies And Proposals Against the Conventional Wisdom explores the reasoning and realities of free market ideology as it originally developed and now functions. The book examines the human social and natural consequences of "rule by the market" and the recently adopted proposals of Congress and the White House. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367160166

Against the Death PenaltyInternational Initiatives and Implications This edited volume brings together leading scholars on the death penalty within international regional and municipal law. It considers the intrinsic elements of both the promotion and demise of the punishment around the world and provides analysis which contributes to the evolving abolitionist discourse. The contributors consider the current developments within the United Nations the Council of Europe the African Commission and the Commonwealth Caribbean and engage with the emergence of regional norms promoting collective restriction and renunciation of the punishment. They investigate perspectives and questions for retentionist countries focusing on the United States China Korea and Taiwan and reveal the iniquities of contemporary capital judicial systems. Emphasis is placed on the issues of transparency of municipal jurisdictions the jurisprudence on the 'death row phenomenon' and the changing nature of public opinion. The volume surveys and critiques the arguments used to scrutinize the death penalty to then offer a detailed analysis of possible replacement sanctions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138260047

Against the EmpirePolity Economy and Culture during the Anglo-Kuki War 1917-1919 This book explores the Kuki uprising against the British Empire during the First World War in the northeast frontier of India (then the Assam–Burma frontier). It sheds light on how the three-year war (1917–1919) spanning over 6 000 square miles is crucial to understanding present-day Northeast India. Companion to the seminal The Anglo-Kuki War 1917–1919 the chapters in this volume: • Examine several aspects of the Anglo-Kuki War which had far-reaching consequences for the indigenous Kuki population including economy politics identity indigenous culture and belief systems and traditional institutions during and after the First World War itself; • Highlight finer themes such as the role of the chiefs and war councils symbols of communication indigenous interpretation of the war remembrance and other policies which continued to confront the Kuki communities; • Interrogate themes of colonial geopolitics colonialism and the missionaries state making and the frontier dimensions of the First World War. Moving away from colonial ethnographies the volume taps on a variety of sources â€“ from civilisational discourse to indigenous readings of the war from tour diaries to oral accounts â€“ meshing together the primitive with the modern the tribal and the settled. This book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of South and Southeast Asian Studies area studies modern history military and strategic studies insurgency and counterinsurgency studies tribal warfare and politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367409982

Against the GrainGenetic Transformation of Global Agriculture The world's food production is undergoing a rapid and revolutionary transformation but little is known about it and less is being done to question the wisdom of it. Within a very few years much of what we eat will have been genetically engineered without proper consideration of the issues of public health consumer choice and ecological stability. Against the Grain argues that the consequences of this huge experiment could be catastrophic and at the very least have been underestimated or ignored by the industries exploiting the new technologies. The authors have unearthed government and industry documents which show these new methods to be far from fail-safe or risk free. Comprehensively supported with facts and references the book provides a full account of the science and technologies involved in producing 'transgenic plants'. It also explains the scale and speed of what is going on and argues for full public accountability and control of new developments - before it is too late. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138179790

Against the Idols of the Age Little known outside his native Australia David Stove was one of the most illuminating and brilliant philo-sophical essayists of the postwar era. A fearless at-tacker of intellectual and cultural orthodoxies Stove left powerful critiques of scientific irrationalism Dar-winian theories of human behavior and philosophi-cal idealism. He was also an occasional essayist of considerable charm and polemical snap. Stove's writ-ing is both rigorous and immensely readable. It is in the words of Roger Kimball "an invigorating blend of analytic lucidity mordant humor and an amount of common sense too great to be called 'common.'" Against the Idols of the Age brings together a repre-sentative selection of Stove's writing and is an ideal introduction to his work.The book opens with some of Stove's most impor-tant attacks on irrationalism in the philosophy of sci-ence. He exposes the roots of this fashionable attitude tracing it through writers like Paul Feyerabend andThomas Kuhn to Karl Popper. Stove was a born controversialist so it is not surpris-ing that when he turned his attention to contemporary affairs he said things that are politically incorrect. The topical essays that make up the second part of the book show Stove at his most withering and combative. Whether the subject is race femi-nism the Enlightenment or the demand for "non-coercive philosophy " Stove is on the mark with a battery of impressive arguments expressed in sharp uncompromis-ing prose. Against the Idols of the Age concludes with a generous sampling of his blistering attacks on Darwinism.David Stove's writings are an undiscovered treasure. Although readers may dis-agree with some of his opinions they will find it difficult to dismiss his razor-sharp arguments. Against the Idols of the Age is the first book to make the full range of this important thinker available to the general reader. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315082868

Against the OddsBlacks in the Profession of Medicine in the United States "Racial separatism gender discrimination and white dominance have historically thwarted black Americans' occupational aspirations. Access to medical education has also been limited and mobility within the profession leading to unequal access to health care. There have however been notable triumphs. In Against the Odds Wilbur Watson describes successful efforts by determined individuals and small groups of black Americans since the early nineteenth century to establish a strong black presence in the medical profession. Changes in medical education and hospital management desegregation of the medical establishment and the contemporary challenges of managed-care organizations all attest to their achievements.Watson analyzes sociocultural political and psychological factors associated with African-American medical practice; race and gender differences in medical education and professional development; and doctor-patient relationships during and since the period of racial separatism. He discusses the policy implications of physicians' viewpoints on issues such as folk practitioners as health care providers medical care for the poor abortion and euthanasia the Tuskegee syphilis experiments and the emergence of managed-care organizations. Through in-depth interviews with older physicians and comparative analyses of their situated techniques of coping with racial discrimination and segregation we gain insight into the effects of separatism on the minds selves and social interactions of African-American physicians. Finally Watson outlines current ethics demographic changes since desegregation the contemporary status of black physicians and recent changes in the socioeconomic organization of the profession of medicine.Against the Odds is a unique study of the history ethnography and social psychology of blacks in medicine. Watson successfully debunks the myth that black physicians were less competent providers than t" Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315082851

Against the OddsFree Blacks in the Slave Societies of the Americas The seven contributions contained in this collection address various forms of manumission throughout the American South as well as the Caribbean. Topics include color class and identity on the eve of the Haitian revolution; where free persons of color stood in the hierarchy of wealth in antebellum Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315037707

Against the Realisms of the Age First published in 1998 Taking on Wittgensteinianism themes but also using or relying on several mathematical results Slater in this book explores the idea of realism and further argues how in a philosophical viewpoint is incorrect. Slater also surveys various philosophers in the field of logic to argue against the idea of realism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138608085

Against the Spiritual TurnMarxism Realism and Critical Theory The argument presented in this book is that the recent ‘spiritual’ trajectory of Roy Bhaskar’s work upon which he first embarked with the publication of his From East to West undermines the fundamental achievements of his earlier work. The problem with Bhaskar’s new philosophical system (Transcendental Dialectical Critical Realism or simply Meta-Reality) from the critical-realist Marxist perspective endorsed here is that it marks both a departure from and a negation of the earlier concerns of Bhaskar to develop a realist philosophy of science and under-labour for an emancipatory materialist socio-historical science. The end-result is a meta-philosophy which is irrealist speculative under-theorized internally self-contradictory and which cannot provide philosophical guidance to liberatory social practices. In opposition to theist ontological logics more generally (including the rather more rational theism presented by Margaret Archer Andrew Collier and Doug Porpora) the argument of this book is that the earth-bound materialist dialectics of the classical Marxist tradition and the naturalistic humanism these dialectics under-labour on the terrain of socio-historical being offer a much more promising way forward for critical realist theory and for liberatory politics and ethics. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203878439

Against the StreamReflections of an Unconventional Demographer With the insight and clarity that mark all of Petersen's writings Against the Stream brings together reflections of an unconventional demographer. Thirteen essays on various topics become a cohesive unit by virtue of the author's unique point of view and the understanding of contemporary events he has gathered in his long mastery of demography is evident in this volume.In a brief introduction the author points out that the viewpoints he expresses in the volume are unorthodox. He covers a variety of topics. Chapter 1 examines utopian thought which Petersen notes usually gets good press that in his view is undeserved. Chapter 2 discusses planned communities and suburbanization beginning with two famous utopias presented in books by Edward Bellamy and Ebenezer Howard which had significant influence on American and British societies. Chapter 3 analyzes the perennial topic of how the balance between people and their sustenance will evolve. Chapter 4 critically explores Durkheim's analysis of suicide. Chapters 5 and 6 analyze the culture language and geographical positions of the individual countries of Belguim and Canada providing a fresh outlook on these routine topics. Chapters 7 and 8 evaluate rebellious Berkeley students and adolescent student rebels in general as the juvenile delinquents that they often are. Chapter 9 discusses the anti-urban bias of the mainline American Churches. Chapter 10 traces the historical roots of Christian holidays pointing out their significant links with prior religions. Chapter 11 critically examines the history of the English language as a guide to current usage. Chapters 12 and 13 survey two widely misunderstood demographic topics the cause of death and obesity and provide some stimulating new ideas.This latest work by a distinguished demographer is a tightly knit compact volume a compendium of thought written in a nontechnical manner and about various subjects that will both interest the general Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315082844

Against the Terror of NeoliberalismPolitics Beyond the Age of Greed With its dream worlds of power commercialization and profit making neoliberalism has ushered in new Gilded Age in which the logic of the market now governs every aspect of media culture and social life-from schooling to health care to old age. As the social contract becomes a distant memory the new "corporate state" distances itself from workers and minority groups who become more disposable in a new age of uncertainty and manufactured fear. This is the only book to connect the history ideology and consequences of neoliberal policies to education and cultural issues that pervade almost every aspect of daily life. A significantly revised and updated new version of Giroux's 2003 book The Terror of Neoliberalism this book points to ways in which neoliberal ideology can be resisted and how new forms of citizenship and collective struggles can be forged to reclaim the meaning both of a substantive politics and of a democratic society. Against the Terror of Neoliberalism was featured in the New York Times in the Stanley Fish blog: Stanley Fish Blog Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315636122

Against Understanding Volume 1Commentary and Critique in a Lacanian Key 2014 American Board & Academy of Psychoanalysis Book Prize winner for Best Anthology Against Understanding Volume 1 explores how the process of understanding (which can be seen to be part and parcel of the Lacanian dimension of the imaginary) reduces the unfamiliar to the familiar transforms the radically other into the same and renders practitioners deaf to what is actually being said in the analytic setting. Running counter to the received view in virtually all of contemporary psychotherapy and psychoanalysis Bruce Fink argues that the current obsession with understanding – on the patient’s part as well as on the clinician’s – is excessive insofar as the most essential aim of psychoanalytic treatment is change. Using numerous case studies and clinical vignettes Fink illustrates that the ability of clinicians to detect the unconscious through slips of the tongue slurred speech mixed metaphors and other instances of "misspeaking" is compromised by an emphasis on understanding the why and wherefore of patients’ symptoms and behavior patterns. He shows that the dogged search for conscious knowledge about those symptoms and patterns by patients and practitioners alike often thwart rather than foster change which requires ongoing access to the unconscious and extensive work with it. In this first part of a two-volume collection of papers many of which have never before appeared in print Bruce Fink　provides ample evidence of the curative powers of speech that operate without the need for any sort of explicit articulated knowledge. Against Understanding Volume 1 brings Lacanian theory alive in a way that is unique demonstrating the therapeutic force of a technique that relies far more on the virtues of speech in the analytic setting than on a conscious realization about anything whatsoever on patients’ parts. This volume will be of interest to psychoanalysts psychotherapists psychiatrists psychologists social workers and counselors. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415635431

Against Understanding Volume 2Cases and Commentary in a Lacanian Key Against Understanding Volume 2 casts a spotlight on the status of case studies in psychoanalysis which are commonly used to illustrate clinicians’ expertise and mastery rather than patients’ actual itineraries. When a case is presented the complex unwieldy and often self-contradictory material of a therapeutic trajectory is often vastly oversimplified in view of producing a linear narrative that seems perfectly to fit the parameters of a practitioner’s preferred theoretical framework. Bruce Fink attempts to eschew the appearance of "mastery" in assembling clinical material and in discussing his approach to practice and theory in the myriad case histories and vignettes included in both Volumes 1 & 2 of Against Understanding. To counterbalance the kind of paring down of material usually carried out to make cases conform to a particular paradigm the case write-ups presented here include much of the "raw data" so often omitted: verbatim quotes from patients about their lives backgrounds dreams and fantasies; and details about the many obscure vacillating and unruly phases of treatment. Fink hopes thereby to allow readers to form their own opinions about the well-foundedness or unsoundness of his formulations interpretations and interventions. This second part of a two-volume collection of papers interviews and case studies provides the reader with hundreds of illustrations of Lacanian theory in practice and will be essential for psychoanalysts psychotherapists psychiatrists psychologists social workers and counselors. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415635479

Against Utility-Based EconomicsOn a Life-Based Approach Utility-based theory and the fallback choice-theoretic framework are shown to be biased irremediably flawed and misleading. A radically different theory of value and of consumer behaviour is proposed based on existential interpretations of scarcity value and self-interest. For self-conscious mortals only time is scarce. All other is derivative scarcity. Value is in the life as a knowledge extract of time which goes into commodities as direct human labour and depreciated capital through their production. By structuring their preferences consumers try to confiscate more of such value per unit of expended income extending their social presence soothing their angst and gaining power over each other. This raises output and makes gains cancel out. Negative psychological externalities preclude any well-being or social-welfare type conclusion. These resolve a number of long-standing issues: endogenously generated growth the micro-macro connection the price mechanism crises unemployment etc. Equilibrium is of a low-potential kind not of a force-balancing one and it is unique reachable and stable. The relevant analytics involve purely economic non-psychological entities. Consumer behaviour is grounded on a well-defined structure-based decision criterion and on observably measurable magnitudes only. The social ramifications of the two juxtaposed perspectives are discussed at length. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138686137

Agamben and Law This collection of articles brings together a selection of previously published work on Agamben’s thought in relation to law and gathered from within the legal field and theory in particular. The volume offers an exemplary range of varied readings reflections and approaches which are of interest to readers students and researchers of Agamben’s law-related work. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472428844

Agamben’s Political Ontology of Nudity in Literature and Art This volume develops the central (though neglected) Agambenian concept of nudity along with its crucial political implications. The book discovers within The Use of Bodies a philosophical path to Agamben’s "ontology of nudity " as it is subtended by his notion of the messianic—a dual temporality of form in motion reflected in the image of a whirlpool that is autonomous although no drop of water belongs to it separately. Drawn from Paul and Benjamin (rather than Derrida) Agamben’s messianic is elaborated in this study through its embodiment in literature—Woolf’s To the Lighthouse James’s The Aspern Papers Brodsky’s Watermark and Mann’s Death in Venice—in response to Agamben’s insistence on the wedding of poetry and philosophy. In particular Coetzee’s Disgrace gives poetic form to Agamben’s focus on the dissolution of the human/animal border the salvation of the unsavable and "nudity"—all to illustrate Agamben’s Open without a closedness. This text shows how art serves as the house of philosophy also by taking up the nude in visual art making the case that in comprising chronos and kairos (the two messianic components of Agamben’s ontology of nudity) art demonstrates the constitution of form-of-life for the viewer. Emphasizing Agamben’s privileged non-unveilability/nudity this book finally examines two major missed encounters with Heidegger and Lacan philosophers of the veil. Veiling to Agamben correlates with the sovereignty/bare life structure of the exception which his ontology of nudity is meant to deactivate—as there is no such thing as a bare life. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367204808

Agatha Christie Goes to War Agatha Christie has never been substantially considered as a war writer even though war is a constant presence in her writing. This interdisciplinary collection of essays considers the effects of these conflicts on the social and psychological textures of Christie’s detective fiction and other writings demonstrating not only Christie’s textual navigation of her contemporary surroundings and politics but also the value of her voice as a popular fiction writer reflecting popular concerns. Agatha Christie Goes to War introduces the ‘Queen of Crime’ as an essential voice in the discussion of war warfare and twentieth century literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367208523

Age Gender and Sexuality through the Life CourseThe Girl in Time Age Gender and Sexuality through the Life Course argues that the gendered structure of temporality (defined in the dual sense of everyday time as well as age and stage of life) is a key factor underpinning the stalling of the gender revolution. Taking as its central focus the idealised young woman who serves as the mascot of contemporary success this book demonstrates how the celebration of the Girl is (i) representative of social mobility educational and professional achievement; (ii) possesses diligence docility and emotional intelligence and (iii) displays a reassuring sexuality and youthfulness – but is constructed from the outset to have a fleetingly short life span. Pickard undertakes a theoretical and empirical exploration of the contemporary female experience of education work motherhood sexuality the challenge of having-it-all. Furthermore through additional analysis of the transitional ‘reproductive regime’ from youth into mid-life and beyond this insightful monograph aims to demonstrate how age and time set very clear limits to what is possible and desirable for the female self; yet how the latter factors also if used reflexively can provide the key means of resisting and challenging patriarchy. This book is aimed at a broad interdisciplinary audience located in gender studies age studies culture studies sociology and psychology; accessible for advanced undergraduates and beyond. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367431822

Age Narrative and MigrationThe Life Course and Life Histories of Bengali Elders in London Whilst the vast majority of recent research on identity and ethnicity amongst South Asians in Britain has focused upon younger people this book deals with Bengali elders the first generation of migrants from Sylhet in Bangladesh. The book describes how many of these elders face the processes of ageing sickness and finally death in a country where they did not expect to stay and where they do not necessarily feel they belong. The ways in which they talk about and deal with this and in particular their ambivalence towards Britain and Bangladesh lies at the heart of the book. Centrally the book is based around the men and womens life stories. In her analysis of these Gardner shows how narratives play an important role in the formation of both collective and individual identity and are key domains for the articulation of gender and age. Underlying the stories that people tell and sometimes hidden within their gaps and silences are often other issues and concerns. Using particular idioms and narrative devices the elders talk about the contradictions and disjunctions of transmigration their relationship with and sometimes resistance to the British State and what they often present as the breakdown of traditional ways. In addition to this the book shows that histories stories and identity are not just narrated through words but also through the body - an area rarely theorized in studies of migration. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003084419

Age Period and Cohort EffectsStatistical Analysis and the Identification Problem Age Period and Cohort Effects: Statistical Analysis and the Identification Problem gives a number of perspectives from top methodologists and applied researchers on the best ways to attempt to answer Age–Period–Cohort related questions about society. Age–Period–Cohort (APC) analysis is a fundamental topic for any quantitative social scientist studying individuals over time. At the same time it is also one of the most misunderstood and underestimated topics in quantitative methods. As such this book is key reference material for researchers wanting to know how to deal with APC issues appropriately in their statistical modelling. It deals with the identification problem caused by the co-linearity of the three variables considers why some currently used methods are problematic and suggests ideas for what applied researchers interested in APC analysis should do. Whilst the perspectives are varied the book provides a unified view of the subject in a reader-friendly way that will be accessible to social scientists with a moderate level of quantitative understanding across the social and health sciences. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367174439

Age and Equality Law This volume brings together classic articles which explore the increasingly crucial and relatively recent concept of age discrimination. Issues relating to an ageing workforce are now widespread as many employees are either working longer in order to compensate for depleted pensions; or in countries where there are labor shortages among younger workers employers are trying to induce older workers to remain in the workforce. The essays in this volume explore the evolution of legislation against age discrimination as well as the legal structures relating to age discrimination in the US (where legislation is more advanced) the European Union Canada and Australia. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409437239

Age and Generation Age and Generation introduces students to the main sociological and anthropological issues surrounding this topic from childhood to old age and focuses in particular on youth culture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138468252

Age and Identity in Eighteenth-Century England Yallop looks at how people in eighteenth-century England understood and dealt with growing older. Though no word for ‘aging’ existed at this time a person’s age was a significant aspect of their identity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138662230

Age And InequalityDiverse Pathways Through Later Life In the United States older populations exhibit the highest levels of economic inequality of all age groups. Across all advanced societies the inequalities observed in older populations stem from structural and individual processes that differentiate the life courses of women and men and yield distinctive patterns of economic inequality in adultho Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314422

Age Discrimination in Employment Increased life expectancy and an ageing workforce have highlighted the problem of age discrimination in developed countries. Malcolm Sargeant's Age Discrimination in Employment is an encyclopedic guide for HR specialists and employment lawyers to the nature of age discrimination in the workplace in a number of countries along with a discussion of the main thrust of employment law in this area including an analysis of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. The book opens with a consideration of what age discrimination is and how it manifests itself at the workplace and elsewhere. It also breaks discrimination down by age (discrimination against young middle and senior age employees) and explores multiple discrimination including age and gender ethnicity sexual orientation and disability. An important reference for HR departments policy-makers and others concerned with organizational culture and development discrimination and social policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138381001

Age DiscriminationAgeism in Employment and Service Provision Age Discrimination looks at how both young and old can be penalised by prejudice against their age group. Following recent changes in the law the issue of age discrimination has come to the fore. The new legislation will extend legal oversight of age-related discrimination to the provision of facilities goods and services as well as employment. Professor Sargeant provides a thorough review of the consequences of these changes and their implications for businesses and service providers public or private. This comprehensive new book like its predecessor Age Discrimination in Employment is essential to practitioners responsible for HR issues finance operations service delivery quality and customer relations and for those with a policy focus or academic interest in diversity issues. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780566089268

Age in the WorkplaceChallenges and Opportunities The workforce across industrialized nations has become both older and more age-diverse and this trend is expected to continue in the coming decades. These changes will have important implications for motivating and managing both individual employees and teams and because people are retiring later it is important to address ways to sustain the wellbeing and productivity of workers. With a specifically international focus this volume addresses these critical issues from the individual and psychological perspectives. Based primarily in empirical research it covers a wide range of topics related to the aging workforce including the motivation of older workers – to work and to retire; what organizations can do to attract and retain the talent of older workers; how to improve relations and productivity among age-diverse teams; how to design jobs to support older and younger talent; and how to better understand why older workers may choose to return to work. This volume includes contributions from the top I/O researchers in the field of the aging workforce. This book was originally published as a special issue of the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138379305

Age MattersEmploying Motivating and Managing Older Employees Keren Smedley and Helen Whitten's Age Matters provides a comprehensive innovative and positive approach to recent changes in the regulations and in demography. The authors explain the advantages and disadvantages of the 2006 legislation and its effect on current retirement practices. Packed with statistics and perspectives on the ageing workforce (in the UK EU and countries around the world) the book includes practical advice models exercises and training activities to help establish an appropriate response for your organisation. It is those organisations who can look beyond the legislation to manage the value in their older workforce that will thrive. Use this book to understand the implications of demographic change and the employment law issues it raises; to help older employees identify articulate and adapt to new ways of working; to enable both older and younger employees to work across the generations; and to build an age-inclusive culture. Covering virtually every human resources issue related to the ageing employment pool this is a must-have resource for anyone involved in human resources employment planning organisational development and training. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815387497

Age MattersRe-Aligning Feminist Thinking This volume of original chapters is designed to bring attention to a neglected area of feminist scholarship - aging. After several decades of feminist studies we are now well informed of the complex ways that gender shapes the lives of women and men. Similarly we know more about how gendered power relations interface with race and ethnicity class and sexual orientation. Serious theorizing of old age and age relations to gender represents the next frontier of feminist scholarship. In this volume leading national and international feminist scholars of aging take first steps in this direction illuminating how age relations interact with other social inequalities particularly gender. In doing so the authors challenge and transform feminist scholarship and many taken for granted concepts in gender studies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203943434

Age of Fear (Routledge Revivals)Power Versus Principle in the War on Terror First published in 2004 in the immediate wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks this is an accessible commentary intended to provoke thought and debate on the topic of terrorism. In a collection of challenging essays questions consider the causes of terrorism and why post-modern terrorism is different. The essays are divided into three key sections first investigating the civilizational roots and dimensions of contemporary terrorism next examining the Bush administration’s approach and finally considering the complex and changing relationship between fear and freedom. Written by a leading scholar in Middle East and Asian Studies this comprehensive reissue will be of particular value to students of international relations and terrorism studies as well as the more general reader with an interest in the global issues faced in the age of contemporary terrorism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415732918

Age of Louis XIVThe Rise of Modern Diplomacy William James Roosen has written the first general study of European diplomacy in the age of Louis XIV which is based on the actual practices and institutions of that era rather than on the writing of early theoreticians.Though the seventeenth century may not have been a period of great innovations in international diplomacy it provides us with an important illustration of the "workings of a system which was well suited to the gradually changing needs of its time" and which has been called "the best form of diplomacy ever developed."Dr. Roosen demonstrates both the obvious differences and the many similarities between diplomatic procedures and practices of the seventeenth century and the twentieth. Any student of diplomacy and international relations will gain valuable insight and understanding from this study of the early modern diplomatic personalities institutions and practices.One of Dr. Roosen's goals in writing this book has been to discover the relationships between the ideological and socioeconomic structures and the diplomatic personalities who have influenced modern diplomacy. Further he supplies the only available study of the realities of diplomatic practices in seventeenth century Europe and provides an excellent basis for comparison with twentieth century international relations in the hope that "studying early modern diplomatic personalities institutions and practices should increase our understanding of international relations today."There are chapters on "The States of Europe " "Kings and Ministers " "Ambassadors " "Second Class Diplomats " "A Typical Early Modern Embassy " "Information: Important Objective of Diplomatic Activity " and "The Variety of Diplomatic Duties. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138534124

Age of MarshallAspects of British Economic Thought First published in 1973. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966307

Age of OprahCultural Icon for the Neoliberal Era Over the last two decades Oprah Winfrey's journey has taken her from talk show queen to-as Time Magazine has asserted-"one of the most important figures in popular culture." Through her talk show magazine website seminars charity work and public appearances her influence in the social economic and political arenas of American life is considerable and until now largely unexamined. In The Age of Oprah media scholar and journalist Janice Peck traces Winfrey's growing cultural impact and illustrates the fascinating parallels between her road to fame and fortune and the political-economic rise of neoliberalism in this country. While seeking to understand Oprah's ascent to the near- iconic status that she enjoys today Peck's book provides a fascinating window into the intersection of American politics and culture over the past quarter century. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315636115

Age Related Pension Expenditure and Fiscal SpaceModelling techniques and case studies from East Asia This book explores the linkages between age-related pension expenditures and the fiscal space needed to fund them as well as to organize the mix of financing methods with different risk-sharing arrangements. After critically assessing the existing models projecting age-related expenditure in the literature the book focuses on the case studies of these inter-linkages in four highly-populated East Asian countries namely China Indonesia India and Japan. Nearly two- fifths of the global population live in these countries. Therefore how these inter-linkages manifest themselves and the initiatives in these countries for finding fiscal space will have an impact on how the ageing issues are addressed globally. This book does several distinguishing characteristics including exploration of inter-linkages between age-related expenditure and fiscal space and application of country-specific methods to explore these linkages rather than relying standard macroeconomic model. In the process the studies also bring out the limitations of standardized model used in the literatures. Scholars and policy makers interested in the subject will definitely find the book of valuable use. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138317970

Age Structuring in Comparative Perspective This volume studies age as a basis for social organization by uniting research from the social science disciplines while implementing both cross-cultural and historical perspectives. The contributors a distinguished interdisciplinary group of scholars advance our understanding of age structuring by relating the changing societal level processes and individual aging experiences and examining retirement practices age and power in society and cultural conceptions of age. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138966314

Age-friendly Housing This book embeds the principles of how we should approach the design of future housing for an ageing population reminding us that this is not about ‘other people’ but about each of us. This book focuses on anticipating the needs and aspirations of the next generation of older people and touches on what this implies for our communities our towns and our cities as well as for our living spaces. It will look at how well-designed buildings can facilitate the provision of care support independence and wellbeing while providing companionship and stimulation. It will also examine how to ensure that buildings remain flexible over a long life. Dealing mainly with new-build but with a section on adaptation and refurbishment this book sets out the underlying design principles that should be applied and the early decisions that must be taken. Media > Books > Print Books RIBA Publishing 9781859468104

Ageing Autonomy and Resources First Published in 1999 lesser collects fourteen papers to create a discourse on the practical importance in a society where the proportion of elderly people is increasing. Exploring how autonomy and how it should be defined and ethically when is it right to preserve a person’s autonomy and in comparison is it ever ethically right to bring elderly peoples autonomy as a secondary concern is it saves them from harm? Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138609730

Ageing Crime and Society The relationship between ageing and crime has been a much neglected issue the focus rather being on youth. This books aims to redress this imbalance bringing together a group of leading authorities to address key issues on the subject of crime and ageing considering older people as both victims and perpetrators of crime and looking too at conditions faced by older prisoners. The book draws upon both criminology and gerontology as well as sociology and social policy to help understand the complex relationship between ageing and the criminal justice system and argues that the needs of elders must be far more firmly on the penal policy agenda than is the case currently. Ageing Crime and Society will be concerned with 'unsilencing' a group who because of their age and status have been muted by the criminal justice system. Media > Books > E-books Willan 9781843925729

Ageing Diversity and EqualitySocial Justice Perspectives Current understandings of ageing and diversity are impoverished in three main ways. Firstly with regards to thinking about what inequalities operate in later life there has been an excessive preoccupation with economic resources. On the other hand less attention has been paid to cultural norms and values other resources wider social processes political participation and community engagement. Secondly in terms of thinking about the ‘who’ of inequality this has so far been limited to a very narrow range of minority populations. Finally when considering the ‘how’ of inequality social gerontology’s theoretical analyses remain under-developed. The overall effect of these issues is that social gerontology remains deeply embedded in normative assumptions which serve to exclude a wide range of older people. Ageing Diversity and Equality aims to challenge and provoke the above described normativity and offer an alternative approach which highlights the heterogeneity and diversity of ageing associated inequalities and their intersections. The Open Access version of this book available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351851329 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 licence. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367556136

Ageing Gender and Illness in Anglophone LiteratureNarrating Age in the Bildungsroman This study establishes age as a category of literary history delineating age in its interaction with gender and narrative genre. Based on the historical premise that the view of ageing as a burden emerges as a specific narrative in the late eighteenth century the study highlights how the changing experience of ageing is shaped by that of gender. By reading the Bildungsroman as a 'coming of age' novel the book asks how the telling of a life in time affects individual age narratives. Bringing together the different perspectives of age and disability studies the book argues that illness is already an important issue in the Bildungsroman's narratives of ageing. This theoretical stance provides new interpretations of canonical novels visiting authors such as Johann Wolfgang Goethe Frances Burney Maria Edgeworth Jane Austen Charles Dickens George Eliot Samuel Beckett and Jonathan Franzen. Drawing on the link between age and illness in the Bildungsroman's age narratives the genre of 'dementia narrative' is presented as one of the directions which the Bildungsroman takes after its classical period. Applying these theoretical perspectives to canonical novels of the nineteenth century and to the new genre of 'dementia narrative' the volume also provides new insights into literary and genre history. This book introduces a new theoretical approach to cultural age studies and offers a comprehensive analysis of the connection between narratology literary theory gender and age studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367872724

Ageing Gender and Family Law This book explores the intersecting issues relating the phenomenon of ageing to gender and family law. The latter has tended to focus mainly on family life in young and middle age; and indeed the issues of childhood and parenting are key in many family law texts. Family life for older members has then been largely neglected; addressing this neglect the current volume explores how the issues which might be important for younger people are not necessarily the same as those for older people. The significance of family the nature of family life and the understanding of self in terms of one’s relationships tend to change over the life course. For example the state may play an increasing role in the lives of older people – as access to services involvement in work and the community the ability to live independently and to form or maintain caring relationships are all impacted by law and policy. This collection therefore challenges the standard models of family life and family law that have been developed within a child/parent-centred paradigm and which may require rethinking in the turn to family life in old age. Interdisciplinary in its scope and orientation this book will appeal not just to academic family lawyers and students interested in issues around family law ageing gender and care; but also to sociologists and ethicists working in these areas. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367404437

Ageing Gender and SexualityEquality in Later Life Ageing Gender and Sexuality focuses on the experiences of older lesbian gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals in order to analyse how ageing gender and sexuality intersect to produce particular inequalities relating to resources recognition and representation in later life. The book adopts a feminist socio-legal perspective to propose that these inequalities are informed by and play out in relation to temporal spatial and regulatory contexts. Discussing topics such as ageing sexual subjectivities ageing kinship formations classed trajectories and anticipated care futures this book provides a new perspective on older individuals in same-sex relationships including those who choose not to label their sexualities. Drawing upon recent empirical data the book offers new theoretical approaches for understanding the intersectionality of ageing gender and sexuality as well as analysing the social policy implications of these findings. With an emphasis on the accounts of individuals who have experienced the dramatically changing socio-legal landscape for LGB people first-hand this book is essential reading for students scholars and policymakers working in the areas of: gender and sexuality studies; ageing studies and gerontology; gender sexuality and law; equality and human rights; sociology; socio-legal studies; and social policy. Ageing Gender and Sexuality won the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Hart Prize for Early Career Academics for 2017. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138343368

Ageing Lifestyles and Economic CrisesThe New People of the Mediterranean No society can escape population ageing. This demographic phenomenon has profound social consequences on the lifestyles of individuals and societies. In the light of the accelerated ageing of the Mediterranean area the analyses which inform this work aim to understand how the age-related policies of Nation-States are partly responsible for the behaviours of the generations. They also highlight how the lifestyle changes are the result of trends which are common to these societies. The Mediterranean area constructed here by the researchers offers an in-depth reflection on the national cases presented in terms of their specificities or societal singularities as well as of their dynamics of convergence.Drawing on empirical research in sociology demography geography and economics exploiting the most recent data available and setting the present in historical perspective Ageing Lifestyles and Economic Crises studies Mediterranean societies in relation to three major challenges which they now confront. These are: population ageing and its implications in terms of intergenerational family support relationships; increasingly insecure adult professional trajectories and their consequences for the evolution of social gender roles in an economic context commonly referred to as a 'crisis'; and lastly the role of Nation-States' public policies in the social reproduction of these gender inequalities. These three issues are the keystone to understanding the ongoing transformations in the lifestyles and life cycles of Mediterranean societies. This volume marshals a wealth of recent data that will be useful not only to many academics and scientists but also to local and national policy-makers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367667566

Ageing Long-term Care Insurance and Healthcare Finance in Asia This book uses a revised version of Kingdon’s multiple-streams framework to examine health financing reforms in China Hong Kong Taiwan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) as well as long-term care insurance (LTCI) reforms in Japan and Singapore. It shows that the explanatory power of the multiple-streams framework can be strengthened through enriching the concepts of policy entrepreneurs ideas and windows of opportunity in the original framework as well as bringing the theoretical lens of historical institutionalism into the framework. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138069480

Ageing Physical Activity and HealthInternational Perspectives One of the most pressing questions facing society today is how to care for its burgeoning elderly population. By the year 2050 experts predict that one-third of the world’s population will be over 60 years old. Health promotion for the elderly is therefore becoming an increasingly important topic in public policy and planning. This book examines the challenges presented by an ageing global population our varying expectations of healthy ageing and the importance of exercise and physical activity for the elderly. Drawing on empirical research from around the world it considers the factors that influence health and well-being in later life and compares practices and policies designed to promote healthy ageing. It presents case studies from 15 countries spanning Europe North and South America Africa and Asia and sheds light on how attitudes to physical activity differ across nations regions and cultures. Ageing Physical Activity and Health: International Perspectives is important reading for all students researchers and practitioners with an interest in physical activity public health exercise science or gerontology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367894160

Ageing Ritual and Social ChangeComparing the Secular and Religious in Eastern and Western Europe Exploring European changes in religious and secular beliefs and practices related to life passages this book provides a deeper understanding of the impacts of social change on personal identity and adjustment across the life course According to latest research Europeans who consider religious services appropriate to mark life passages significantly outnumber those who declare themselves as believers. Drawing on fascinating oral histories of older people's memories in both Eastern and Western Europe this book presents illuminating views on peoples' quests for existential meaning in later life. Ageing Ritual and Social Change presents an invaluable resource for all those exploring issues of ageing including those looking from perspectives of sociology and psychology of religion social and oral history and East-Central European studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409452157

Ageing Social Security and Affordability First published in 1998. This volume (the second of a twin set grouping articles based on papers presented at seminars in Sigtuna Sweden during 1994 – 1996) deals with the largest spending programs of the welfare state – old age pensions and medical care and their place within debates about the desirability and affordability of modern social programs. The volume is divided into four parts. The first part deals with general welfare state issues cross-cutting themes and characterizations of whole systems within such diverse disciplines as social law sociology and economics. Part two deals with old age pension reform. The countries discussed have widely different geographical cultural and historical backgrounds. Part three takes up a number of interesting topics under the heading of health care reform. Part four deals with a substantial issue located and the juncture of aging affordability pensions and especially health care: increased longevity (and population aging) and the associated disability and frailty. What effect will these have on the future of modern welfare states?   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138608788

Ageing the Body and the Gender RegimeHealth Illness and Disease Across the Life Course The current (postfeminist) gender order comprises a highly complex coexistence of old and new norms and expectations freedom and constraints within a neoliberal social order underpinned by individualism and involving a shift in gender performance by men and women. Health illness and disease at different points in the life course can be used as a vehicle to illuminate structural and cultural inequalities that persist despite several decades of progressive reform in western countries. This collection brings together a number of key researchers both established and new to the field and based across North America Australia the UK and Europe and comprises both empirical and theoretical work. Drawing on a wide range of disciplinary fields including medical sociology medical anthropology nursing gender studies sociology of risk and age studies all authors use heath well-being illness and disease as a lens through which to explore the complexities and inequalities associated with late modernity. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of age studies medical sociology and anthropology gender studies healthcare and nursing. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138351929

Ageing Wellbeing and Climate Change in the ArcticAn interdisciplinary analysis The Arctic and its unique natural resources have become objects of increasing concern. Rapid climate change and ageing of the population are transforming the living conditions in the region. This translates into an urgent need for information that will contribute to a better understanding of these issues. Ageing Wellbeing and Climate Change in the Arctic addresses the important intersection of ageing wellbeing and climate change in the Arctic region making a key interdisciplinary contribution to an area of research on which little has been written and limited sources of information are currently available. The book explores three key areas of discussion. First various political issues that are currently affecting the Arctic such as the social categorisation of elderly people. Second the living conditions of the elderly in relation to Arctic climate change. Third the wellbeing of elderly people in terms of traditional knowledge and lifestyles. The book also features contributions from a number of key researchers in the field which examine a broad range of case studies including the impact of climate change on health in Lapland and elderly people and geographical mobility in Norway. This book will be of great interest to scholars of climate change gerontology and social policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815357018

Ageing and Contemporary Female Musicians Ageing and Contemporary Female Musicians focuses on ageing within contemporary popular music. It argues that　context genres memoirs racial politics and place all contribute to how women are 'aged' in popular music. Framing contemporary female musicians as canonical grandmothers Rude Girls neo-Afrofuturist and memoirists settling accounts the book gives us some respite from a decline or denial narrative and introduces a dynamism into ageing. Female rock memoirs are age-appropriate survival stories that reframe the histories of punk and independent rock music. Old age has a functional and canonical ‘place’ in the work of Shirley Collins and Calypso Rose. Janelle Monáe Christine and the Queens and Anohni perform ‘queer’ age specifically a kind of ‘going beyond’ both corporeal and temporal borders. Genres age and the book introduces the idea of the time-crunch; an encounter between an embodied represented age and a genre-age which is itself produced through historicity and aesthetics. Lastly the book goes behind the scenes to draw on interviews and questionnaires with 19 women involved in the contemporary British and American popular music industry; DIY and ex-musicians producers music publishers music journalists and audio engineers. Ageing and Contemporary Female Musicians is a vital intergenerational feminist viewpoint for researchers and students in gender studies popular music popular culture media studies cultural studies and ageing studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138048065

Ageing and Executive ControlA Special Issue of the European Journal of Cognitive Psychology The empirical and theoretical analysis of executive control processes dormant for many years has grown to become one of the most fertile areas of research in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Because executive functions are thought to have a pervasive role in maintaining optimal information processing across many processing situations issues related to executive control cut across many traditional research divides. Unique among many other areas of research in cognition questions about the influence of ageing have figured prominently in executive control research. There is accumulating evidence of age-related changes in frontal/executive functions. The union of research on executive functioning with research on the cognitive effects of ageing could provide the theoretical framework for understanding the widespread influence of ageing on cognition.This special issue brings together well-known researchers in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience who approach the question of executive control using a wide range of methods from traditional behavioural studies quantitative and computational modelling and functional neuroimaging. The emphasis of these contributions is on a concise overview and integration of relevant theoretical ideas and empirical findings. By bringing together a diverse group of contributors this special issue can serve researchers and students both as a summary of current research and as a starting point toward further explorations on the relations between executive control and the cognitive influences of ageing. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138883246

Ageing and Older Adult Mental HealthIssues and Implications for Practice This book examines the issues and implications that mental health professionals face when dealing with ageing and older adults. The book focuses on the biological psychological and cultural influences that impact on the work of mental health practitioners who work with this client group. Based on current empirical research and evidence-based practical issues this book explores topics including: ageing and dementia elder abuse caring for older adults depression and ageing the paradox of ageing how older adults are key to the success of future generations. Throughout the book the contributors emphasise the notion of ‘healthy ageing ' and the importance and significance of this concept as part of the life-cycle process. As such Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health will be key reading not only for mental health professionals but also for those involved in policy making for older adults. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203814680

Ageing and Poverty in AfricaUgandan Livelihoods in a Time of HIV/AIDS This title was first published in 2003. The rapid demographic aging of populations worldwide and most dramatically in developing countries will result in unprecedented increases in the absolute and relative numbers of the aged in these countries. Whilst developed economies already have the basic infrastructure in place through which to support their ageing populations developing nations frequently do not and it should not be assumed that their best course of action is to attempt to duplicate the supportive infrastructures of developed countries. In developing nations these may be culturally inappropriate geographically inaccessible economically or politically unsustainable or all of these. Effective and sustainable support services must be designed with reference to the circumstances of the client group and it is increasingly evident that knowledge of the lives of the aged in developing countries is currently very limited. This book aims to inform the reader on the livelihoods of elders in developing countries and to stimulate a discussion of appropriate methods of supporting them in maintaining their quality of life during and beyond the coming decades of demographic change. It does so through reporting the lives and livelihoods of the aged population of Kikole (a pseudonym) a highly impoverished village in Uganda. Individual livelihoods are explored from a lifecourse perspective with present day quality of life being shown often to be the result of earlier enforced changes in circumstances arising in economic social or cultural marginalization political or physical insecurity or macro-economic change rather than in the physical or mental changes that may accompany advancing age. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138726314

Ageing and SexualitiesInterdisciplinary Perspectives This book showcases developments in theory research and practice regarding sexuality and ageing considering the differences as well as similarities between and among ageing heterosexual and LGBT older people. Identifying the questions central to future social scientific research on ageing and sexuality it focuses on the important emerging dimensions of sexuality and ageing: embodiment the diversification of the ageing context and the intersections of care and sexuality. With attention to the different forms of sexualities particularly at their intersection with gender this volume explores the importance of spatial and relational contexts whether individual residential or virtual with authors offering studies of online dating sexuality in the context of residential care and the relationship between sexuality legal frameworks and social policy. Interdisciplinary in scope and offering the latest research from scholars in the UK Australasia and Africa Ageing and Sexualities constitutes an integrated approach to the conceptual and practical challenges of understanding the interplay of ageing and sexuality in contemporary society. As such it will appeal to scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds including sociology cultural studies socio-legal studies social gerontology psychology medicine and health care. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367897130

Ageing and the Transition to RetirementA Comparative Analysis of European Welfare States There are two conflicting trends in Europe: a demographic shift towards population ageing and a massive decrease in the labour force participation of older workers (aged 50 years and over). This captivating book offers a refined and authoritative understanding of these trends and the two socio-economic concerns of most European welfare states that have been re-enforced as a consequence. These are: the increasing costs for welfare states to finance 'pathways' from employment to official retirement and the threat of labour market shortages in the near future as a result of both the ageing process and the early exit of older workers. A variety of new policy initiatives can be observed emerging from these changes in many European countries - this book examines the different welfare state arrangements in nine EU countries plus Hungary Slovenia and Norway. It considers ways of integrating older workers in the labour market along with differing perspectives on the relation between ageing and work. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138263673

Ageing and Youth CulturesMusic Style and Identity What happens to punks clubbers goths riot grrls soulies break-dancers and queer scene participants as they become older? For decades research on spectacular 'youth cultures' has understood such groups as adolescent phenomena and assumed that involvement ceases with the onset of adulthood. In an age of increasingly complex life trajectories Ageing and Youth Cultures is the first anthology to challenge such thinking by examining the lives of those who continue to participate into adulthood and middle-age. Showcasing a range of original research case studies from across the globe the chapters explore how participants reconcile their continuing involvement with ageing bodies older identities and adult responsibilities. Breaking new ground and establishing a new field of study the book will be essential reading for students and scholars researching or studying questions of youth fashion popular music and identity across a wide range of disciplines. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781847888358

Ageing as a MigrantVulnerabilities Agency and Policy Implications Motivated by the steady increase in the population of older migrants worldwide this book acknowledges the diversity within this population group and provides an interdisciplinary and multi-level approach for studying older migrants’ strategies to overcome vulnerability.The book brings together original research on the topics of diversity among older migrants social vulnerability loneliness (transnational) care and support networks. Based on a review of the growing literature on the topic of older migrants and anchored in the empirical findings discussed in the chapters the book puts forward a general approach to study older migrants as social actors who develop strategies to surpass vulnerabilities. As documented by empirical research older migrants mobilise their resources and are able to deal with structural opportunities and restrictions operating at meso and macro levels. These strategies are placed at the intersection between family obligations and resources social networks and migration and care regimes. The interdisciplinary and multi-level research in this book acknowledges the heterogeneity within the population of older migrants and puts forward research results that have implications for policies targeting the growing population of older migrants. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367661106

Ageing Identities and Women’s Everyday Talk in a Hair Salon The ageing of the world’s populations particularly in Western developed countries is a well-documented phenomenon; and despite many positive images of later life in the media and public discourse later life is frequently depicted as a time of inevitable physical and cognitive decline. Against this background Heinrichsmeier presents the results of her two-year sociolinguistic study examining how a group of older women of different ages negotiated their way through their own and others’ expectations of ageing and constructed different kinds of older – and other – identities for themselves. Through vivid and nuanced analysis of their chat and practices in a small village hair salon Heinrichsmeier reveals these women’s subtle and skilful manipulation of stereotypes of ageing and the impact of the evolving talk on their identity constructions. Her study which provides numerous short extracts of talk in both the hair salon and interview along with more detailed case studies highlights the importance of such apparently ‘trivial’ sites – for both studying older people’s identity work and as loci for positive identity constructions and well-being in later life. This book will be of particular interest to graduate students and scholars working in sociolinguistics discourse analysis conversation analysis and gerontological studies as well as those interested in approaches integrating ethnography and language. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367245511

Ageing in AfricaSociolinguistic and Anthropological Approaches African gerontology has expanded dramatically as a discipline with population ageing and its consequences for societies and for individual experiences of ageing becoming prominent issues all over the continent. This volume therefore brings together some of the most prolific and skilful researchers working on ageing in Africa today. The book is based on sociolinguistic and anthropological research conducted in different regions of Southern Africa West and East Africa and in different types of communities rural urban and nomadic. Hence the book is able to adopt a pan-African slant to issues about ageing. The data and their interpretation are characterized by the richness typicity and authenticity of both narratives and ethnographical fieldwork. Because the authors aim to present insider views and experiences of ageing in Africa from these diverse contexts the book is able to distil common and variable aspects of ageing in Africa. These permit a formulation of critical models of ageing which are sensitive to the elderly person’s experience and to the dynamics of the historical contexts in which are sensitive to the elderly person’s experience and to the dynamics of the historical contexts in which elderly persons have lived. Critical models of ageing appear to shed a new light on the social change that affects all of us today. (e.g. post-apartheid post-colonialism). The volume includes an introduction to the study of ageing which proposes a conceptual apparatus that is transdisciplinary and cross-cultural. It also includes a concluding chapter sketching future directions of research and policy. The volume is divided into three sections: (1) Narratives and the construction of elderliness; (2) Cross-cultural perspectives on ageing and seniority; and (3) Crises and strategies of elderhood. The contributions employ a number of methodological approaches ranging from discursive and literary analyses to anthropological studies. The chapters in Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315263168

Ageing in AsiaAsia’s Position in the New Global Demography The volume takes four key themes related to ageing – the experience of old age; intergenerational relations; economics of and social policy for ageing; longevity and the culture of ageing - and examines how these issues are emerging in different regions of Asia specifically the former Soviet Union South Asia China Japan and South-East Asia. In placing these Asian cases studies in the broader context of debates about and policies on ageing more generally it brings them into the mainstream of comparative research on ageing from which they have been too often excluded. As the studies show the relationship between ageing and poverty is a complex one and often reflects policy towards the aged rather than that the aged themselves are unproductive and dependent. Ageing moreover can no longer be considered as simply a national question; we also need to consider the implications of its global dimension in terms of issues such as human rights and quality of life. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315878317

Ageing in Asia-PacificInterdisciplinary and Comparative Perspectives In the coming decades challenges and risks associated with rapid population ageing will be paramount in Asia-Pacific. Examining key trends dilemmas and developments with reference to specific nations the book draws conclusions and policy recommendations that apply to Asia-Pacific as a whole. Individual chapters focus on the impact of population ageing along with urbanization and industrialization on the lives of people in the region. The book shows how leaders in Asia-Pacific – political community and others – need to respond to changes in family and social structures disease pathology gender roles income security the care of older citizens and the provision of social and health welfare. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367504144

Ageing in Contexts of Migration Population ageing and the globalisation of international migration are challenging the research agendas of social scientists around the world and posing numerous challenges for policy makers and practitioners whose goal is to formulate and design high-quality and user-friendly policies and services. Both of these phenomena have brought for example attention to the fact that more and more people around the world are ageing in countries other than those where they were born. The fact that elderly care sectors around the world need to recruit staff if they are to handle the growing number of older people that will need their services is also something that has been discussed when population ageing and the globalisation of international migration have been debated. The elderly care sector’s reliance on people with migrant backgrounds has namely increased as a result of these phenomena. This collection is therefore situated at the intersection of ageing and migration studies and takes into account the various issues with which this intersection is concerned. The chapters in this volume are written by established researchers in the field of ageing and migration around the world. The collection explores these issues in three sections:Elderly care regimes and migration regimes: national perspectivesAgeing in contexts of migration: a multifaceted phenomenonElderly care and migration.The expert contributions in this volume address the array of issues associated with the study of ageing old age and elderly care in contexts of migration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367869168

Ageing in East AsiaChallenges and Policies for the Twenty-First Century Ageing populations present considerable challenges to welfare states internationally and East Asia is no exception. Demographics show that countries in East Asia either have the highest proportion of older people or the speed at which their population is ageing is faster than anywhere else in the world. This book explores the causes and trends of population ageing in eight countries and discusses the challenges and impacts of population ageing on public policies. East Asian countries have developed new policies to meet older people’s needs – across health social care income maintenance employment and housing. Ageing in East Asia provides the first comprehensive introduction to ageing policies in East Asian countries. The book: explores causes and trends of population ageing discusses the challenges and impacts of population ageing on public policies examines the important strategic and theoretical policy contexts of ageing policies in East Asian countries covers eight East Asian countries in dedicated chapters: examining Japan China South Korea Taiwan Hong Kong Singapore Malaysia and Thailand. This volume brings East Asian countries clearly into focus and illuminates the state of welfare development internationally. It provides an important resource for lecturers students researchers and policy makers with interest in East Asia older people and welfare policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415669818

Ageing in SingaporeService needs and the state Older persons are often portrayed as social and financial burdens because pensions health and social care have to withstand increasing old age dependency ratios. Due to a lack of access to representation or a lack of social and economic power older people have found few opportunities to have their voices heard making age an immensely political issue. Written by an impressive team of authors this book provides an in-depth analysis of the experience of ageing in Singapore examining key issues such as health work housing family ties and care giving. It looks at how social categorization enters into everyday life to elucidate the multiple meanings of age and identity encountered in a rapidly changing economy and society. Providing original critical discourse from Asian writers recording Asian voices Ageing in Singapore will appeal to a wide readership and is an invaluable resource for policy makers service practitioners and scholars working on Asian gerontology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415645775

Ageing MattersEuropean Policy Lessons from the East The implications of population ageing have long concerned politicians policy makers and governmental and non-governmental organizations in the welfare states of Europe. However an ageing workforce is increasingly a matter of concern for the developed and fast-developing countries of Asia. Japan leads the field in this respect on account of the speed of its postwar economic development. But the little tigers of Hong Kong Singapore South Korea and Taiwan are poised to catch up and Malaysia though in the second tier of developing Asian economics faces the prospect of population ageing sufficient to daunt an as yet under-prepared infrastructure for old age support. This book is the first to examine in detail the experiences and prospects of population ageing in those Asian countries with the highest GDP per capita. The authors pose the question to what extent Asia and 'old Europe' can learn from each other in terms of policy planning. The first section of the book sets out the field in terms of the demographic characteristics and policy predicaments of European and Asian countries. The second section presents case-studies of six countries: Japan Hong Kong Singapore South Korea Taiwan and Malaysia. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138618794

Ageing of InfrastructureA Life-Cycle Approach The book addresses the problem of ageing infrastructure and how ageing can reduce the service life below expected levels. The rate of ageing is affected by the type of construction material environmental exposure function of the infrastructure and loading: each of these factors is considered in the assessment of ageing. How do international design codes address ageing? Predictive models of ageing behaviour are available and the different types (empirical deterministic and probabilistic) are discussed in a whole-of-life context. Life cycle plans initiated at the design stage can ensure that the design life is met while optimising the management of the asset: reducing life cycle costs and reducing the environmental footprint due to less maintenance/remediation interventions and fewer unplanned stoppages and delays. Health monitoring of infrastructure can be conducted via implanted probes (wired or wireless) or by non-destructive testing that can routinely measure the durability loading and exposure environments at key locations around the facility. Routine monitoring can trigger preventative maintenance that can extend the life of the infrastructure and minimise unplanned and reactive remediation while also providing ongoing data that can be utilised towards more durable future construction. Future infrastructure will need to be safe and durable financially and environmentally sustainable over the lifecycle thereby raising socio-economic wellbeing. The book concludes by discussing the key impacting factors that will need to be addressed. The author brings a strong academic and industry background to present a resource for academics and practitioners wishing to address the ageing of built infrastructure. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367657031

Ageing Populations and Changing Labour MarketsSocial and Economic Impacts of the Demographic Time Bomb Talk of a demographic time bomb is not new. The notion first entered public consciousness some time ago but there is a lack of clarity about what such talk is really all about. Ageing populations are seen both as a threat and an opportunity. There is concern about discrimination against older workers at the same time as there is concern about a shortage of labour. Migration of labour from places with young populations to places with ageing populations is sometimes seen in a positive light and sometimes quite differently. With chapters reflecting different perspectives from around the world this book constitutes a major contribution to serious informed debate on issues that all too often have been the subject of sensationalised media treatment. Professor Stella Vettori has assembled a collection of expert writers on the social cultural political and economic factors that have implications both for labour markets and the well being of older people both in developed and developing countries. As a result anyone involved with workplace and employment policy and practice and issues of diversity and discrimination either at a corporate or societal level will want to read this book. Policy implications are considered and possible solutions to seemingly intractable problems are offered in a remarkable book that embraces serious academic debate and a practical focus on real issues. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138378124

Ageing Populations in Post-Industrial DemocraciesComparative Studies of Policies and Politics Most advanced democracies are currently experiencing accelerated population ageing which fundamentally changes not just their demographic composition; it can also be expected to have far-reaching political and policy consequences. This volume brings together an expert set of scholars from Europe and North America to investigate generational politics and public policies within an approach explicitly focusing on comparative political science. This theoretically unified text examines changing electoral policy demands due to demographic ageing and features analysis of USA UK Japan Germany Italy and all major EU countries. As the first sustained political science analysis of population ageing this monograph examines both sides of the debate. It examines the actions of the state against the interests of a growing elderly voting bloc to safeguard fiscal viability and looks at highly-topical responses such as pension cuts and increasing retirement age. It also examines the rise of ‘grey parties’ and asks what if anything makes such pensioner parties persist over time in the first ever analysis of the emergence of pensioner parties in Europe. Ageing Populations in Post-Industrial Democracies will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics and to those studying electoral and social policy reform.   Official publication date 1st January 2012. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138803473

Ageing Resource CommunitiesNew frontiers of rural population change community development and voluntarism Throughout the world’s hinterland regions people are growing old in resource-dependent communities that were neither originally designed nor presently equipped to support an ageing population. This book provides cutting edge theoretical and empirical insights into the new phenomenon resource frontier ageing to understand the diverse experiences of and responses to rural population ageing in the early 21st century. The book explores the resource hinterland as a new frontier of rural ageing and examines three central themes of rural population change community development and voluntarism that characterize ageing resource communities. By investigating the links among these three themes the book provides the conceptual and empirical foundations for the future agenda of rural ageing research. This timely contribution contains 15 original chapters by leading international experts from Australia New Zealand USA Canada UK Ireland and Norway. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367871871

AGEING SOCIETIES Demographic ageing is a reality - within 25 years half the population of Western Europe will be over 50 one quarter over 65 and the Less Developed Countries will contain one billion elderly people. Ageing Societies examines the myths challenges and opportunities behind these figures. Ageing Societies explores three areas:§ the growing necessity for extending economic activity into later life and the implications of societal ageing for the intergenerational contract and the provision of social security § the changes in modern families and the implications the changes have for the provision of support and care for the ageing population § the biggest demographic challenge of all: ageing in the Less Developed Countries where there is little or no infrastructure to provide long-term care or social security.Combining bio-demography sociology economics and development studies Ageing Societies highlights the opportunities of an ageing population for a mature society. Age-integrated and flexible workforces increased labour mobility intergenerational integration age equality and politically stable age-integrated societies are the potential benefits of a demography which will be with us for the majority of this century. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138158221

Ageing WellNutrition Health and Social Interventions Many current public health actions and policies aimed at older people revolve around the often prevailing view that failing health is a consequence of ageing. It is now clear that it is possible to postpone or even prevent much of the age-related decline in health that was once thought inevitable. Future policies must recognise this changing paradigm and using a multi-disciplinary approach integrate fully the changing needs of older people into all areas of public policy including health nutrition social support housing and economic security. Derived from the 47th Annual Symposium of the Society for the Study of Human Biology in November 2005 Ageing Well: Nutrition Health and Social Interventions highlights important health and social factors affecting quality of life in older age and reviews possible interventions aimed at the prevention or amelioration of problems that reduce the potential for ageing well. Covering a wide range of topics contributors address the nutritional vulnerability and specific nutritional needs of older adults and confirm the necessity of appropriate diet and exercise in order to maintain both physical and cognitive health. Reminiscence social interaction and support are highlighted as crucial for the preservation of identity health and emotional well-being. Other chapters are concerned with socio-economic differences in the extent of age-related changes in health resulting particularly from poor quality housing and lack of family support networks. The book includes an examination of the economic consequences for health care systems and pension schemes of ageing populations provides insight into the methodology of evaluating the cost-effectiveness of interventions and outlines how the minimum cost of healthy living for the 65 plus population can be estimated. Bringing together the very latest information on successful ageing Ageing Well: Nutrition Health and Social Interventions presents an up Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138430570

Ageism in Work and Employment This title was first published in 2001. This collection of essays on the the subject of ageism in work and employment arose out of the international conference held at Stirling University in July 1996. The book addresses various topics within this issue including the problem and its causes; the experience and practice of age discrimination in employment; and remedies and prospects. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367249151

AgeismPast Present and Future Ageism: Past Present and Future presents perspectives for understanding ageism and puts ageism in the context of specific social institutions. McNamara and Williamson uniquely provide a number of complementary ways to understand ageism including social and psychological theories of ageism economic development ageism as frame or lens and ageism at the intersection of various social categories such as gender and race. They then put ageism in the context of mass media h ealth care employment and public policy. This short text is an ideal addition to courses on sociology of aging social policy and social problems. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138202962

Ageless NationThe Quest for Superlongevity and Physical Perfection In this intriguing volume futurist and author Michael G. Zey imagines a time in which technology has stretched human life spans to four hundred years or more. Genetic engineering cloning and stem-cell technology will eradicate diseases and allow for nanoscopic repair and maintenance of the body. "Smart drugs" and caloric restriction programs will largely stop aging and ensure healthy bodies and sharp minds indefinitely.Grounding his speculation in contemporary scientific research Zey's optimistic vision sees retirement replaced by hiatuses between careers and leisure time spent in multi-generational homes. Key players in the debate include supporters like Cambridge University scientist Aubrey de Grey who envisions five-thousand-year life spans and the radical futurist author Ray Kurzweil who foresees the merging of humans and computers. Organizations such as the Coalition to Extend Life lobby the government for immortality research funding and find opposition in the President's Council on Bioethics and "deep ecologists" advocating zero-population growth.Criticizing current environmental trends as anti-progress and anti-human Zey's own solutions include controversial measures like human control of weather colonization of outer space and genetically modifying food. He concludes that the eventuality of a modern Fountain of Youth is closer than we think. Zey's predictions about the future are thoughtful and fascinating. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412853804

Agency Gender and Economic Development in the World Economy 1850–2000Testing the Sen Hypothesis How has ‘agency’ – or the ability to define and act upon one’s goals â€“ contributed to global long-term economic development during the last 150 years? This book asserts that autonomous decision making and female agency in particular increases the potential of a society to generate economic growth and improve its institutions. Inspired by Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach and looking at this in comparison to contemporary economic theory the collection of chapters tackles the issue of agency from the micro level of household and family formation and asks how this applies to gender at regional and state level. It brings to the fore new empirical data from across the globe to test the links between family systems female agency human capital formation political institutions and economic development and puts these into broader historical context. It will appeal to scholars researching social policy gender studies economic history development studies and philosophy as well anyone with interests in the long-term societal development of the world economy and issues of global inequality. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367349233

Agency Health And Social SurvivalThe Ecopolitics Of Rival Psychologies This text addresses the interface of sociology and psychology which it argues is the key to political change. Offering a comparison of a range of psychotherapeutic theories of human nature including those of Freud and Anna Freud Klein and Kleininans and Lacan humanisticpsychology and feminist trans-cultural and other radical psychotherapies the book focuses on each theory's psychological concept of health and its political implications. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315041155

Agency Structure and International PoliticsFrom Ontology to Empirical Inquiry The concepts of agency and structure are of increasing and defining importance to international relations and politics as fields of enquiry and knowledge. This is the first book to explore the two concepts in depth in that context.The agent-structure problem refers to questions concerning the interrelationship of agency and structure and to the ways in which explanations of social phenomena integrate and account for them. This is an important contribution to the study of international relations and politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415757041

Agency and Communion in Social Psychology What are the ultimate motives that instigate individuals’ behaviours? What are the aims of social perception? How can an individuals’ behaviour be described both from the perspective of the actor and from the perspective of an observer? These are the basic questions that this book addresses using its proposed agency-communion framework. Agency (competence assertiveness) refers to existence of an organism as an individual to "getting ahead" and to individual goal-pursuit; communion (warmth morality) refers to participation of an individual in a larger organism to "getting along" and to forming bonds. Each chapter is written by experts in the field and use the agency-communion framework to explore a wide variety of topics such as stereotypes self-esteem personality power and politics. The reader will profit from the deep insights given by leading researchers. The variety of theoretical approaches and empirical contributions shows that the parsimonious and simple structure of two types of content in behavior motives personality self-concept stereotypes and more to build an overarching frame to different phenomena studied in psychology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138570276

Agency and Gender in GazaMasculinity Femininity and Family during the Second Intifada Drawing on rich interview material and adopting a life history approach this book examines the agency of women living in insecure and uncertain conflict situations. It explores the effects of the Israeli policy of closure against Gaza and the resulting humanitarian crisis in relation to gender relations and gender subjectivity. With attention to the changing roles of men in the household and community as a result of the loss of male employment the author explores the extension of poor women’s mobility particularly that of young wives with dependent children for whom the meaning of agency has shifted from being providers in the domestic sphere to becoming publicly dependent on humanitarian aid. Without conflating women’s agency with resistance to patriarchy Agency and Gender in Gaza extends the concept of agency to include its subjective and intersubjective elements shedding light on the recent distortion of the traditional gender order and the reasons for which women resist the masculine power that they have acquired as a result. An empirically grounded examination of the attempt to maintain the meaning of social existence through the preservation of socially constructed images of masculinity and femininity this book will be of interest to social scientists with interests in gender studies masculinities and the sociology of the family. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367601256

Agency and Identity in the Ancient Near EastNew Paths Forward Agency theory examines the relationship between individuals or groups when one party is doing work on behalf of another. 'Agency and Identity in the Ancient Near East' offers a theoretical study of agency and identity in Near Eastern archaeology an area which until now has been largely ignored by archaeologists. The book explores how agency theory can be employed in reconstructing the meaning of spaces and material culture how agency and identity intersect and how the availability of a textual corpus may impact on the agency approach. Ranging from the Neolithic to the Islamic period 'Agency and Identity in the Ancient Near East' covers sites located in Turkey Iraq Syria Jordan Palestine and Israel. The volume includes contributions from philology art history computer simulation studies materials science and the archaeology of settlement and architecture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138661110

Agency and Knowledge in Northeast IndiaThe Life and Landscapes of Dreams The Nagas of Northeast India give great importance to dreams as sources of divine knowledge especially knowledge about the future. Although British colonialism Christian missions and political conflict have resulted in sweeping cultural and political transformations in the Indo-Myanmar borderlands dream sharing and interpretation remain important avenues for negotiating everyday uncertainty and unpredictability.This book explores the relationship between dreams and agency through ethnographic fieldwork among the Angami Nagas. It tackles questions such as: What is dreaming? What does it mean to say ‘I had a dream’? And how do night-time dreams relate to political and social actions in waking moments? Michael Heneise shows how the Angami glean knowledge from signs gain insight from ancestors and potentially obtain divine blessing. Advancing the notion that dreams and dreaming can be studied as indices of relational devotional and political subjectivities the author demonstrates that their examination can illuminate the ways in which as forms of authoritative knowledge they influence daily life and also how they figure in the negotiation of day-to-day domestic and public interactions. Moreover dream narration itself can involve techniques of ‘interference’ in which the dreamer seeks to limit or encourage the powerful influence of social ‘others’ encountered in dreams such as ancestors spirits or the divine. Based on extensive ethnographic research this book advances research on dreams by conceptualising how the ‘social’ encompasses the broader co-extensive set of relations and experiences - especially with spirit entities - reflected in the ethnography of dreams. It will be of interest to those studying Northeast India indigenous religion and culture indigenous cosmopolitics in tribal India more generally and the anthropology of dreams and dreaming. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367587895

Agency And ResponsiblityEssays On The Metaphysics Of Freedom A companion volume to Free Will: A Philosophical Study this new anthology collects influential essays on free will including both well-known contemporary classics and exciting recent work. Agency and Responsibility: Essays on the Metaphysics of Freedom is divided into three parts. The essays in the first section address metaphysical issues concerning free will and causal determinism. The second section groups papers presenting a positive account of the nature of free action including competing compatibilist and incompatibilist analyses. The third section concerns free will and moral responsibility including theories of moral responsibility and the challenge to an alternative possibilities condition posed by Frankurt-type scenarios. Distinguished by its balance and consistently high quality the volume presents papers selected for their significance innovation and clarity of expression. Contributors include Harry Frankfurt Peter van Inwagen David Lewis Elizabeth Anscombe John Martin Fischer Michael Bratman Roderick Chisholm Robert Kane Peter Strawson and Susan Wolf. The anthology serves as an up-to-date resource for scholars as well as a useful text for courses in ethics philosophy of religion or metaphysics. In addition paired with Free Will: A Philosophical Study it would form an excellent upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level course in free will responsibility motivation or action theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367098346

Agency and Social Transformation in South African Higher EducationPushing the Bounds of Possibility This book explores the process of transformation discussing how individuals are capable of acting to enable transformation of structures and cultures through the lens of South African higher education. Agency and Social Transformation in South African Higher Education examines the role of agency in effecting change amidst the rigid conditions within South African universities. Arguing for a focus on transformation from below it explores transformation and agency from the perspective of academic staff. Through discussing moments at which faculty members embedded in rigid structures and cultures perceive themselves as having had the agency to interrupt and transform them despite their rigidity this book describes the nuances of social action and agency within the South African higher education institutional context and the ways in which contextual histories may provide enabling/limiting conditions to individuals within them. This book makes an important contribution to the field of agency and social transformation theoretically methodologically and geographically as it details the motivations for transformation how individuals become agents of change and the practical experiences of these individuals from a localised perspective. Agency and Social Transformation in South African Higher Education will be of interest to scholars and students of African higher education transformation studies and postcolonial studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367074302

Agency and StructureReorienting Social Theory A striking feature of the human condition is its dual contradictory inherently split character; on the one hand autonomy and freedom; on the other constraint and dependence on social structure. This volume addresses this central problem of the linkage between human action and social structure in sociological and social science theory. Contributions cover several different approaches to the agency-structure problematic and represent the work of a number of leading international sociologists. Their efforts point to a reorientation of social theory both on philosophical and methodological levels. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138912977

Agency Governance in the EU The rapid proliferation of EU agencies represents one of the most significant changes to the EU’s organisational set-up in past decades. At the same time this development has significantly affected regulatory policy-making in the EU. This volume assembles the most renowned scholars in the field to address the key themes and challenges that agency governance in the EU poses to effective and legitimate policy-making. The first theme addresses the causes and dynamics of the creation and design of regulatory bodies in EU governance focusing not only on EU agencies but also on alternatives to the agency format such as regulatory networks. Second once agencies are established the book goes on to explore the consequences and trajectories of agency governance. How effective and autonomous are EU agencies? How does EU agency governance transform existing patterns of executive governance in the EU? Third the book addresses the design of EU agencies as independent non-majoritarian institutions poses pressing questions with a view to their legitimacy and accountability. The volume appeals to scholars and practitioners interested in the development and transformation of executive governance in the EU. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138117228

Agency in Archaeology Agency in Archaeology is the first critical volume to scrutinise the concept of agency and to examine in-depth its potential to inform our understanding of the past. Theories of agency recognise that human beings make choices hold intentions and take action. This offers archaeologists scope to move beyond looking at broad structural or environmental change and instead to consider the individual and the group Agency in Archaeology brings together nineteen internationally renowned scholars who have very different and often conflicting stances on the meaning and use of agency theory to archaeology. The volume is composed of five theoretically-based discussions and nine case studies drawing on regions from North America and Mesoamerica to Western and central Europe and ranging in subject from the late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers to the restructuring of gender relations in the north-eastern US. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315866000

Agency in Language Policy and Planning:Critical Inquiries This collection brings together theory and ethnographic research from a range of national contexts to offer unique insights into the nature of agency in language policy and planning. Situated within a broader sociological framework the book explores agentive processes at work in case studies from around the world engaging in discussions of such key themes as language and identity language ideologies linguistic diversity in education and language revitalization. Each chapter examines the ways in which decisions made at both the local and national level impact language use and in turn the dynamic relationship between language use policy and practice in these contexts. Taken together this volume advances our understanding of agency in language policy and planning and directions for future research making this key reading for students and scholars in language and education critical sociolinguistics and applied linguistics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367732271

Agency in Teacher Supervision and MentoringReinvigorating the Practice Offering an in-depth examination of field supervision and the role of the university supervisors in preparing teachers this book addresses the challenges of providing novice teachers with quality supervision through the support and guidance of teacher education programs. Through a research-based lens Bates and Burbank discuss the role responsibilities and opportunities of the university supervisor. Critically examining the supervisor as an agent of change who is positioned to empower early career teachers the authors dissect the necessary preparation and support new teachers need in contemporary K-12 classrooms. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367662974

Agency UncoveredArchaeological Perspectives on Social Agency Power and Being Human This book questions the value of the concept of 'agency' a term used in sociological and philosophical literature to refer to individual free will in archaeology. On the one hand it has been argued that previous generations of archaeologists in explaining social change in terms of structural or environmental conditions have lost sight of the 'real people' and reduced them to passive cultural pawns on the other introducing the concept of agency to counteract this can be said to perpetuate a modern Western view of the autonomous individual who is free from social constraints. This book discusses the balance between these two opposites using a range of archaeological and historical case studies including European and Asian prehistory classical Greece and Rome the Inka and other Andean cultures. While focusing on the relevance of 'agency' theory to archaeological interpretation and using it to create more diverse and open-ended accounts of ancient cultures the authors also address the contemporary political and ethical implications of what is essentially a debate about the definition of human nature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138404335

Agency without Actors?New Approaches to Collective Action The question of agency is a key issue in social theory and research. The discourse of human agency as an effect of social relations is deeply intertwined with the history of sociological thought. However in most recent discussions the role of non-humans gains a substantial impact concerning agency. Agency without Actors? New Approaches to Collective Action asks: Are nonhumans active do they have agency? And if so: how and in which different ways? Consequently Agency without Actors? New Approaches to Collective Action outlines a wide range of novel accounts that link human and non-human agency tries to understand social-technical political and environmental networks as different forms of agency that produce discrete and identifiable entities asks how different types of (often conflicting) agency and agents are distinguished in practice how they are maintained and how they interfere with each other. By studying the substantial impact of the role of non-humans in connection with human relations the book aims to advance the discourse on agency and investigates into the different possible modes of human and nonhuman interplay. This book is essential reading for students and scholars of sociology science and technology studies social anthropology animal studies environmental studies and social theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138019980

AgencyIts Role In Mental Development The idea behind this book is that developing a conception of the physical world and a conception of mind is impossible without the exercise of agency meaning "the power to alter at will one's perceptual inputs". The thesis is derived from a philosphical account of the role of agency in knowledge.; The book is divided into three parts. In Part One the author argues that "purely representational" theories of mind and of mental development have been overvalued thereby clearing the ground for the book's central thesis. In Part Two he proposes that because objective experience depends upon the experience of agency the development of the "object concept" in human infants is grounded in the development of executive-attentional capacities. In Part Three an analysis of the links between agency and self-awareness generates an original theory of the nature of certain stage-like transitions in mental functioning and of the relationship between executive and mentalizing defects in autism.; The book should be of interest to students and researchers in cognitive- developmental psychology to philosophers of mind and to anybody with an interest in cognitive science. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138876965

Agenda for a Free SocietyEssays on Hayek's The Constitution of Liberty In this book first published in 1961 under the general editorship of Arthur Seldon of the Institute of Economic Affairs ten eminent writers economists philosophers and a legal authority have set down their views on the principles and policies of a free society in a rapidly changing world. Each has developed his theme from the same material – Professor F. A. Hayek’s monumental work The Constitution of Liberty. This title will be of interest to students of history and economics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138238473

Agenda Setting and Public Policy in Africa Agenda Setting and Public Policy in Africa examines how decision makers have managed and mismanaged public policy issues in sub-Saharan Africa. It analyses the neglected issue of how ideas about public policy are generated by whom and for what purpose. Persistent problems such as political instability environmental pollution famine hunger desertification rent-seeking and incessant intra-conflicts across the continent are explored in a systematic and structured manner. Each contributor proffers convincing solutions to clearly identified problems. Well-researched and solution orientated this book will engage scholars and policy makers who are interested in public policy and development issues in Africa. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315263151

Agenda Setting in a 2.0 WorldNew Agendas in Communication This volume explores agenda-setting theory in light of changes in the media environment in the 21st century. In the decades since the original Chapel Hill study that launched agenda-setting research the theory has attracted the interest of scholars worldwide. Agenda Setting in a 2.0 World features the work of a new generation of scholars. The research provided by these young scholars reflects two broad contemporary trends in agenda-setting: A centrifugal trend of research in the expanding media landscape and in domains beyond the original focus on public affairs and a centripetal trend further explicating agenda-setting’s core concepts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415837002

Agenda SettingReadings on Media Public Opinion and Policymaking The role of the news media in defining the important issues of the day also known as the agenda-setting influence of mass communication has received widespread attention over the past 20 years. Since the publication of McCombs and Shaw's seminal empirical study more than one hundred journal articles and monographs have appeared. This collection exemplifies the major phases of research on agenda-setting: tests of the basic hypothesis contingent conditions affecting the strength of this influence the natural history of public issues mass media influence on public policy and the role of external sources from the president to public relations staffs on the news agenda. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138175990

Agendas for SustainabilityEnvironment and Development into the 21st Century Agendas and Sustainability considers the processes used for devising global environment and development agendas and provides practical suggestions for their future development and influence. A collaboration of the latest research from the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Earth Council the book presents similarities and differences in problem definition objectives principles priorities and actions across eleven of the major agendas put forward for environment and development after Rio. Points of divergence and areas of common ground are investigated for over 30 environment and development-related topics such as biodiversity consumption patterns trade urbanization population education deforestation and water resources. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138867093

Agent Orange and Rural Development in Post-war Vietnam Vu tells the story of Vietnamese farmers who have survived a 30-year war of independence and unification its damaging legacies in their living environment and the unfamiliar pressure of the market economy. Vietnamese famers are neither simply obedient beneficiaries of policy decisions made by higher authorities nor convention-ridden cyphers. Rather they are sophisticated decision-makers capable of navigating the changes threatening to disrupt their lives over multiple generations. Vu’s research pays particular attention to those farmers whose families have suffered from direct and indirect exposure to the toxic herbicides popularly known as Agent Orange. She demonstrates that their priority has tended to be the protection of their existing assets rather than pursuing the promise of new riches and that this tendency has helped them maintain stability in a turbulent economic environment. A fascinating study for scholars of Vietnamese anthropology and society the book will also be of interest to sociologists and economists with a broader interest in the impact of economic and political change on rural lifestyles. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367898458

Agent-Based Computational EconomicsHow the idea originated and where it is going This book aims to answer two questions that are fundamental to the study of agent-based economic models: what is agent-based computational economics and why do we need agent-based economic modelling of economy? This book provides a review of the development of agent-based computational economics (ACE) from a perspective on how artificial economic agents are designed under the influences of complex sciences experimental economics artificial intelligence evolutionary biology psychology anthropology and neuroscience. This book begins with a historical review of ACE by tracing its origins. From a modelling viewpoint ACE brings truly decentralized procedures into market analysis from a single market to the whole economy. This book also reviews how experimental economics and artificial intelligence have shaped the development of ACE. For the former the book discusses how ACE models can be used to analyse the economic consequences of cognitive capacity personality and cultural inheritance. For the latter the book covers the various tools used to construct artificial adaptive agents including reinforcement learning fuzzy decision rules neural networks and evolutionary computation. This book will be of interest to graduate students researching computational economics experimental economics behavioural economics and research methodology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138499713

Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation with Swarm Swarm-based multi-agent simulation leads to better modeling of tasks in biology engineering economics art and many other areas. It also facilitates an understanding of complicated phenomena that cannot be solved analytically. Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation with Swarm provides the methodology for a multi-agent-based modeling approach that integrates computational techniques such as artificial life cellular automata and bio-inspired optimization. Each chapter gives an overview of the problem explores state-of-the-art technology in the field and discusses multi-agent frameworks. The author describes step by step how to assemble algorithms for generating a simulation model program method for visualization and further research tasks. While the book employs the commonly used Swarm system readers can model and develop the simulations with their own simulator. To encourage hands-on exploration of emergent systems Swarm-based software and source codes are available for download from the author’s website. A thorough overview of multi-agent simulation and supporting tools this book shows how this type of simulation is used to acquire an understanding of complex systems and artificial life. It carefully explains how to construct a simulation program for various applications. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138033702

Agent-Based Modeling of Environmental Conflict and Cooperation Conflict is a major facet of many environmental challenges of our time. However growing conflict complexity makes it more difficult to identify win-win strategies for sustainable conflict resolution. Innovative methods are needed to help predict understand and resolve conflicts in cooperative ways.Agent-Based Modeling of Environmental Conflict and Cooperation examines computer modeling techniques as an important set of tools for assessing environmental and resource-based conflicts and ultimately for finding pathways to conflict resolution and cooperation. This book has two major goals. First it argues that complexity science can be a unifying framework for professions engaged in conflict studies and resolution including anthropology law management peace studies urban planning and geography. Second this book presents an innovative framework for approaching conflicts as complex adaptive systems by using many forms of environmental analysis including system dynamics modeling agent-based modeling evolutionary game theory viability theory and network analysis. Known as VIABLE (Values and Investments from Agent-Based interaction and Learning in Environmental systems) this framework allows users to model advanced facets of conflicts—including institution building coalition formation adaptive learning and the potential for future conflict—and conflict resolution based on the long-term viability of the actors’ strategies.Written for scholars students practitioners and policy makers alike this book offers readers an extensive introduction to environmental conflict research and resolution techniques. As the result of decades of research the text presents a strong argument for conflict modeling and reviews the most popular and advanced techniques including system dynamics modeling agent-based modeling and participatory modeling methods. This indispensable guide uses NetLogo a widely used and free modeling software package to implement the VIABLE modeling approach in three case study applications around the world. Readers are invited to explore adapt modify and expand these models to conflicts they hope to better understand and resolve. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367570828

Agent-Based Modelling for Criminological Theory Testing and Development Agent-Based Modelling for Criminological Theory Testing and Development addresses the question whether and how we can use simulation methods in order to test criminological theories and if they fail to be corroborated how we can use simulation to mend and further develop theories. It is by no means immediately obvious how results being observed in an artificial environment have any relevance for what is going on in the real world. By using the concept of a "stylized fact " the contributors bridge the gap between artificial and real world. With backgrounds in criminology or artificial intelligence (AI) these contributors present agent-based model studies that test aspects of various theories including crime pattern theory guardianship in action theory near repeat theory routine activity theory and general deterrence theory. All six simulation models presented have been specially developed for the book. Contributors have specified the theory identified stylized facts developed an agent-based simulation model let it run and interpreted whether the chosen stylized fact is occurring in their model and what we should conclude from congruence or incongruence between simulation and expectations based on the theory under scrutiny. The final chapter discusses what can be learnt from these six enterprises. The book will be of great interest to scholars of criminology (in particular computational criminologists and theoretical criminologists) and AI (with an emphasis on AI for generative social processes) and more widely researchers in social science in general. It will also be valuable for master's courses in quantitative criminology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367228521

Agents Games and EvolutionStrategies at Work and Play Games or contexts of strategic interaction pervade and suffuse our lives and the lives of all organisms. How are we to make sense of and cope with such situations? How should an agent play? When will and when won’t cooperation arise and be maintained? Using examples and a careful digestion of the literature Agents Games and Evolution: Strategies at Work and Play addresses these encompassing themes throughout and is organized into four parts: Part I introduces classical game theory and strategy selection. It compares ideally rational and the "naturalist" approach used by this book which focuses on how actual agents chose their strategies and the effects of these strategies on model systems.Part II explores a number of basic games using models in which agents have fixed strategies. This section draws heavily on the substantial literature associated with the relevant application areas in the social sciences.Part III reviews core results and applications of agent-based models in which strategic interaction is present and for which design issues have genuine practical import. This section draws heavily on the substantial literature associated with the application area to hand.Part IV addresses miscellaneous topics in strategic interaction including lying in negotiations reasoning by backward induction and evolutionary models.Modeled after the authors’ Agents Games and Evolution course at the University of Pennsylvania this book keeps mathematics to a minimum focusing on computational strategies and useful methods for dealing with a variety of situations. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367381851

Agents and Multi-Agent Systems in Construction This book describes current advances and future directions in the theory and application of intelligent agents and multi-agent systems in the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector. It is the product of an international effort involving a network of construction IT and computing researchers investigating different aspects of agent theory and applications. The contributed chapters cover different perspectives and application areas and represent significant efforts to harness emerging technologies such as intelligent agents and multi-agent systems for improved business processes in the AEC sector. The first four chapters cover the theoretical foundations of agent technology whilst the remaining chapters deal with the application of agent-based systems in solving problems in the construction domain. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138988378

Agents of AltruismThe Expansion of Humanitarian NGOs in Rwanda and Afghanistan This title was first published in 27/11/2001: Humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) grew significantly in the last decades of the 20th century. The international NGO community today is a rich world of professional bodies local organizations mammoth multinationals charities advocacy groups business-like organizations ad hoc agencies and voluntary associations. Humanitarian NGOs are powerful actors in conflict regions and influential campaigners at the international level. What are the reasons behind their growth? In answering that question this book focuses on how and when NGOs became influential in humanitarian crises. Four case studies in Rwanda and Afghanistan are examined. The earliest is the crisis in Rwanda in the 1960s when only a few NGOs operated in Rwanda with limited budgets and experience. The second case study is the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979-89 by which time NGOs had developed considerably: by then they were operating on a global scale receiving more funds having closer ties with the media executing bigger projects and had also become more professional. The second Afghan case study focuses on the mujahidin and Taliban rule while the second Rwandan study centres on the 1994 genocide. These two studies reveal that enormous changes have taken place in the humanitarian NGO community since the 1980s. In this way this book characterizes the changes that have taken place and then offers explanations for the nature and speed of the growth and change. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415791434

Agents of DiscordDeprogramming Pseudo-Science and the American Anticult Movement "It is widely acknowledged that the United States has always provided fertile ground for the growth of new religious movements and cults but modern organized efforts to oppose and restrict them have been less well understood. In Agents of Discord Anson Shupe and Susan E. Darnell offer a groundbreaking analysis of the operations and motives of these oppositional groups which they generally group under the umbrella term of the anticult movement.Historically there have always been parallel groups opposed to certain religious movements whether these be anti-Quaker anti-Roman Catholic or anti-Mormon. The authors establish the cultural context of such movements in the nineteenth century. They point out the link between modern anticult movements and nativist movements in American history. Turning to the postwar era the authors discuss the rise of anticult movements and focus specifically on one of the most prominent the Cult Awareness Network (CAN). CAN was a two-tiered organization. Partly composed of volunteers donors and families affected by cult movements it also included what the authors call an ""inner sanctum"" of behavioral science professionals attorneys and deprogrammers. Using never-before-reported data on CAN's activities the authors cite an extensive history of financial impropriety that finally led to the organization's bankruptcy. They offer a pointed critique informed by current scholarship of the ""brainwashing"" model of mental enslavement presented by the anticult movement that has been a central assumption undergirding its activities. At the same time they show how increasing professionalization has gradually begun a shift of such movements to a therapeutic model of exit counseling that rejects the crude methods of earlier intervention strategies.In their analysis of the anticult movement nationally and internationally Shupe and Darnell merge sociological concepts and social history to make unique sense of a hereto" Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315082813

Agents of Wrath Sowers of DiscordAuthority and Dissent in Puritan Massachusetts 1630-1655 This book explores the authorities of Puritan Massachusetts balanced concern for the stability of the colony and the integrity of its Puritan mission with the hopes of reconciling dissidents back into the colonial community. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415653497

Age-Period-Cohort AnalysisNew Models Methods and Empirical Applications Age-Period-Cohort Analysis: New Models Methods and Empirical Applications is based on a decade of the authors’ collaborative work in age-period-cohort (APC) analysis. Within a single consistent HAPC-GLMM statistical modeling framework the authors synthesize APC models and methods for three research designs: age-by-time period tables of population rates or proportions repeated cross-section sample surveys and accelerated longitudinal panel studies. The authors show how the empirical application of the models to various problems leads to many fascinating findings on how outcome variables develop along the age period and cohort dimensions. The book makes two essential contributions to quantitative studies of time-related change. Through the introduction of the GLMM framework it shows how innovative estimation methods and new model specifications can be used to tackle the "model identification problem" that has hampered the development and empirical application of APC analysis. The book also addresses the major criticism against APC analysis by explaining the use of new models within the GLMM framework to uncover mechanisms underlying age patterns and temporal trends. Encompassing both methodological expositions and empirical studies this book explores the ways in which statistical models methods and research designs can be used to open new possibilities for APC analysis. It compares new and existing models and methods and provides useful guidelines on how to conduct APC analysis. For empirical illustrations the text incorporates examples from a variety of disciplines such as sociology demography and epidemiology. Along with details on empirical analyses software and programs to estimate the models are available on the book’s web page. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781466507524

Age-Period-Cohort ModelsApproaches and Analyses with Aggregate Data Develop a Deep Understanding of the Statistical Issues of APC AnalysisAge–Period–Cohort Models: Approaches and Analyses with Aggregate Data presents an introduction to the problems and strategies for modeling age period and cohort (APC) effects for aggregate-level data. These strategies include constrained estimation the use of age and/or period and/or cohort characteristics estimable functions variance decomposition and a new technique called the s-constraint approach. See How Common Methods Are Related to Each OtherAfter a general and wide-ranging introductory chapter the book explains the identification problem from algebraic and geometric perspectives and discusses constrained regression. It then covers important strategies that provide information that does not directly depend on the constraints used to identify the APC model. The final chapter presents a specific empirical example showing that a combination of the approaches can make a compelling case for particular APC effects.Get Answers to Questions about the Relationships of Ages Periods and Cohorts to Important Substantive VariablesThis book incorporates several APC approaches into one resource emphasizing both their geometry and algebra. This integrated presentation helps researchers effectively judge the strengths and weaknesses of the methods which should lead to better future research and better interpretation of existing research. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367576080

Age-Related Macular Degeneration Third Edition The value of Age-Related Macular Degeneration has stood the test of time but progress in both basic and clinical ophthalmology has been relentless mandating the need for an updated book. This second edition focuses on the pathophysiology and the epidemiology of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) the clinical features and management of dry and wet AMD imaging techniques and medical therapy for both non-neovascular AMD and neovascular AMD. It describes both clinically validated and experimental therapies as well as rehabilitation technology and presents strategies to prevent the progression of non-exudative AMD. Results from current clinical trials are also included.New chapters in this edition cover:Genetics and treatmentOxidative stress and its relation to the pathophysiology of AMD and CNV (choroidal neovascularization—a common symptom of wet AMD)Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy Microperimetry and psychophysical testing and ways to track geographic atrophy progression Non-VEGF pathways Retinal stem cells Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367380663

Ages of Woman Ages of ManSources in European Social History 1400-1750   The collection is organized around two main principles stages of life and gender and is divided into eight chapters: childhood youth and sexuality courtship and weddings married life economic life networks and communities and widowhood and old age. The sources address the numerous and varied ways in which women and men’s notions of themselves affected their lives and explore how accepted norms of  masculine and feminine behaviour influenced social economic and religious change.  Guided by a general editors' introduction and then an introduction to each chapter the user will find this an invaluable reference companion to early modern gender history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138144996

Agglomeration of Iron Ores This book focuses on agglomeration or the size enlargement process of iron ores. This process sits at the interface of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy. The book begins with a discussion of raw materials preparation and the beneficiation process. It then describes fundamental principles of the sintering and pelletization processes including formation of green mix through granulation and green balls as well as chemical reactions during sintering. Finally it offers a brief description of iron making processes and correlations related to the agglomerates: quality parameters and BF productivity and coke rate. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138035089

Aggregate ResourcesA Global Perspective Aggregate Resources provides a comprehensive collection of 27 diverse scientific papers on aggregate topics such as geology of deposits geophysical exploration techniques deposit prediction and modeling land-use case studies production values and trends geotechnical properties legislation politics and others. This diversity in subject matter is further enhanced by relying on contributions from a number of countries including Australia Belgium Canada Lebanon the Netherlands Norway South Africa the United Kingdom and the United States. The range of topical papers and representative countries coupled with the global significance of the resources prompted the title Aggregate Resources: A global perspective. The book will appeal to all those involved with aggregate resources: geologists producers technicians construction engineers developers land-use planners legislators academics and the public consumer especially since all of us are in some manner directly dependent or indirectly affected by this resource. *Each chapter is a study on a particular area of importance for aggregate producers. Pit & Quarry April 1998. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003077954

Aggregates in Concrete Bringing together in one volume the latest research and information this book provides a detailed guide to the selection and use of aggregates in concrete. After an introduction defining the purpose and role of aggregates in concrete the authors present an overview of aggregate sources and production techniques followed by a detailed study of their physical mechanical and chemical properties. This knowledge is then applied to the use of aggregates in both plastic and hardened concretes and in the overall mix design. Special aggregates and their applications are discussed in detail as are the current main specifications standards and tests. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367864590

Aggregation of Luminophores in Supramolecular SystemsFrom Mechanisms to Applications Supramolecular aggregation—driven by weak non-covalent interactions such as van der Waals π–π interactions hydrogen bonding and electrostatic—has been utilized to build sensing platforms with improved selectivity and sensitivity. Supramolecular aggregates owing to cooperative interactions higher sensitivity and selectivity relatively weak and dynamic non-covalent interactions and environmental adaptation have achieved better sensing performance than that of molecular sensory systems that rely on sensors with delicate structures. Aggregation of Luminophores in Supramolecular System: From Mechanisms to Applications describes recent advances in supramolecular chemistry in which the luminophores are almost non-luminescent in the molecular state but become highly emissive in the aggregate state. These advances bring new opportunities and challenges for the development of supramolecular chemistry. The intermolecular non-covalent interactions have been considered to be the main driving forces for fabricating supramolecular systems with aggregating luminophores and have an important influence on the luminescence properties of the probes. Based on these unique properties luminescent supramolecular aggregates have greatly promoted the development of novel materials for applications as sensors bio-imaging agents organic electronic devices and in the field of drug delivery. Features:  Discussion of fundamental and interdisciplinary aspects of the aggregation in supramolecular systems.  Narration of intermolecular interactions and the photophysical phenomenon of aggregation in supramolecular systems.  Comparative discussion on recent developments in aggregation-induced quenching (AIQ) and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and drawbacks of AIQ.  Description of the technological applications of aggregation as biological sensors chemical sensors organic electronic materials and in the field of drug delivery.  A convenient format for checking formulas and definitions. This book surveys highlights of the progress made in the field of the aggregation of luminophores in supramolecular chemistry. It is hoped that the work will form a foundation (and indeed a motivation) for new workers in the area as well as also being useful to experienced supramolecular chemists. It may also aid workers in the biological area to see Nature’s aggregation in a new light. Further the approach employed has been designed to provide readable background material for use with graduates senior undergraduates research professionals and industries. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367462437

Aggression Crime and International SecurityMoral Political and Legal Dimensions of International Relations Aggression Crime and International Security examines the concept of aggression in international relations and how it has been dealt with by international law and collective security organisations. This book analyses the evolution of the concept of aggression in international relations from World War I to the post-Rome Statute era. It charts the emergence of two competing visions of this notion: on the one hand as a triggering mechanism for collective security enforcement among states and on the other as an international crime giving rise to individual responsibility. The author argues that despite certain contemporary international trends suggesting a shift away from traditional state-centric power structures towards a more cosmopolitan globalized polity the history of the concept of aggression demonstrates just how far away this is in reality. By examining aggression in theory and practice at the League of Nations the Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials the United Nations the conference establishing the Rome Statute and beyond the book reveals the recurring moral political and legal challenges this concept poses - challenges which continue to be at the forefront of thinking about international relations today. This book will be of great interest to students of International Law War Crimes International Relations and Security Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415691567

Aggression Family Violence and Chemical Dependency Here is an informational and practical book that systematically addresses the complex relationships between chemical abuse/dependency aggression and family violence. Directed toward professional chemical dependency and family violence counselors it provides specific guidelines for the assessment of child abuse incest and marital rape as they are likely to be encountered in a chemical dependency treatment setting. Experts outline treatment suggestions for chemically dependent and codependent individuals who are or have been the victims/perpetrators of family violence. Aggression Family Violence and Chemical Dependency contains two unique and very detailed chapters on the relationship between aggression and the use of alcohol and other mood-altering substances as well as the connections between these two and other physiological and psychological correlates of violence. mention that Ron and Patricia Potter-Efron are the authors of Letting Go of Shame (Harper & Row) Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315784588

Aggression Time and UnderstandingContributions to the Evolution of Gestalt Therapy Aggression  Time and Understanding is the first book of Staemmler’s writings to be published in English. In the early sections of this book  Staemmler (supported by his Buddhist wife Barbara) comprehensively explores and questions the traditional Gestalt therapy theory of aggression and proposes a new approach to working with anger and hostility. Further sections include in-depth examinations of the topics of time (the "Here and Now" and "Regressive Processes") and understanding ("Dialogue and Interpretation" and "Cultivated Uncertainty"). From Staemmler’s "critical gaze " Dan Bloom observes  "concepts emerge as refreshed re-formed and revitalized constructs so we can continue to develop the theory and practice of contemporary Gestalt therapy."  Media > Books > Print Books Gestalt Press 9781138177680

Aggression and Depression Assessed Through ArtUsing Draw-A-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk A study of more than two hundred children using Rawley Silver's draw a story test showed a strong correlation between aggression or depression and certain types of artistic narratives; meanwhile unbeknownst to Silver a pair of Russian therapists were using Silver's assessment tests in a similar fashion with Russian children and achieving similar results. Aggression and Depression Assessed Through Art: Using Draw-A-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk came about as a result of these studies but the book's scope goes beyond the numbers to investigate the connections between a child's expression through drawing and his violent behavior. The text written mostly by Silver but with chapters contributed by therapists from both the United States and Russia compares drawings by children who have already exhibited violent behavior with those who have not thus exploring the potential of the test for use as an early identifier of children and adolescents at risk for depression or inappropriate aggression. Other chapters examine the changes in emotional state revealed by a child's responses to standard art assessment tests as well as the cross-cultural applications of Silver's tests. Silver is recognized as one of the earliest developers of art therapy in the United States and by providing mental health professionals with a tool to help identify and treat disturbed children this book represents yet another of her major contributions to the field. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138462908

Aggression and ViolenceA Social Psychological Perspective This book provides a broad and contemporary overview of aggression and violence by some of the most internationally renowned researchers in the field. It begins with an integrative theoretical understanding of aggression and shows how animal models shed light on human aggression and violence. Individual risk factors for aggression and violence from different research perspectives are then examined. First there is a cognitive neuroscientific neuropsychological and psychophysiological study of the brain. It then explores the developmental psychological factors in aggressive behavior incorporating work on gender and the family. Other perspectives include the role of testosterone individual differences and whether humans are innately wired for violence. The following sections moves from the individual to the contextual risk factors for aggression including work on the effects of adverse events and ostracism guns and other aggressive cues including violent media and drugs and alcohol. Targets of aggression and violence are covered in the next section including violence against women and loved ones; aggression between social groups; and the two very contemporary issues of cyberbullying and terrorism. The book concludes with work showing how we may make the world a more peaceful place by preventing and reducing aggression and violence. The volume is essential reading for upper-level students and researchers of psychology and related disciplines interested in a rigorous and multi-perspective overview of work on aggression and violence. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138859890

Aggression and ViolenceGenetic Neurobiological and Biosocial Perspectives Conceived at a time when biological research on aggression and violence was drawn into controversy because of sociopolitical questions about its study this volume provides an up-to-date account of recent biological studies performed -- mostly on humans. A group of scientists recognized the importance of freedom of inquiry and deemed it vital to address the most promising biological research in the field. The focus on biological mechanisms is not meant to imply that biological variables are paramount as a determinant of violence. Rather biological variables operate in conjunction with other variables contributing to aggression or violence and a complete understanding of this phenomenon requires consideration of all influences bearing on it. This book will familiarize readers with the rapidly growing and increasingly significant body of knowledge on the biological bases of human antisocial aggressive and violent behaviors. The editors concentrated on biological influences that support the basic physiological and biochemical processes of the brain and did not cover those biological influences that impact on the health of the individual such as head injury pregnancy and birth complications diet and exposure to lead and other toxins. They focused on biological influences to illuminate their role in the complex behavioral phenomenon of violence. Three different approaches to the biological study of human antisocial aggressive and violent behaviors are represented -- genetic neurobiological and biosocial. Representing each of these three approaches individual chapters from investigators in psychobiology biological psychiatry and basic-clinical neurosciences address the most recent experimental findings methods theory and common misconceptions in the biological study of aggression and violence. The areas of primary focus are behavior and molecular genetics neurochemistry and hormones neuroimaging psychophysiology and developmental psychobiology. Generally speaking investigators following these different approaches have experience in different scientific backgrounds select different methods generate different analyses employ different conceptual definitions for some of the same terms and assume a different philosophical stance in attempting to explain violence. Nevertheless all are united in their efforts to understand the biological underpinnings of violence. This book then assumes a comprehensive approach wherein different levels of analysis and different approaches inform each other. It is clear from the studies reported that aggression and violence are multidetermined phenomena and understanding them requires an interdisciplinary approach spanning economic sociopolitical psychological sociological and criminological as well as biomedical considerations. Nature (biology) and nurture (experience context) are fundamentally inseparable in explaining aggression and violence; biology may affect experience or context but experience or context also influences biology. Both need to be studied in a search for explanations of this phenomena. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315806266

Aggression in OrganizationsViolence Abuse and Harassment at Work and in Schools Learn guidelines for diagnosis treatment prevention and intervention!As violence and abusiveness become increasingly prevalent in our schools and workplaces our sense of safety suffers a heavy toll. Aggression in Organizations: Violence Abuse and Harassment at Work and in Schools presents a wide range of research perspectives and approaches to violence and abuse at work and in school. Respected authorities discuss practical strategies that foster a sense of safety dignity growth creativity and social support in every organization.Topics include: the quantitative and qualitative methods that document the long-term effects of trauma and the effectiveness of interventions the role of perceptions in gauging workplace hostility a personality test to identify an aggressive personality the role of organizational frustration in forming aggressive behaviors the effects of a teacher’s emotional abuse of a student two forms of workplace abuse “bullying” and “mobbing” and many more!Aggression in Organizations discusses in depth the effects of physical violence sexual and emotional abuse and bullying in various situations and institutions. Case studies illustrate examples that bring the latest empirical and applied research into clear focus. Insights are revealed into what can be done to prevent a future filled with violence as well as guidelines for treating people affected by aggressive acts. Each chapter is well-referenced and many include helpful diagrams and tables to enhance clarity.Aggression in Organizations presents and explains: an overview of workplace and school violence protection a ten year clinical case study of an incident of workplace violence factors influencing women’s perceptions of a sexually hostile workplace the emotionally abusive workplace identifying the aggressive personality organizational frustration and aggressive behaviors creating respectful productive workplaces emotional abuse in the classroom adult-student sexual harassment a qualitative analysis of students and parents’ immediate reactions to the shootings at Columbine High School a school-wide bullying prevention program for elementary studentsAggression in Organizations is essential reading for psychologists educators organizational consultants human resource professionals school counselors and social workers. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203051320

Aggression in PornographyMyths and Realities Aggression in Pornography focusses on the issue of violence in mainstream pornography and examines what we know what we think we know and what are some surprising research findings and insights about the place of violence within pornography today. The authors first review the modern pornography industry theoretical claims about pornography as violence and the ways in which aggression has been defined and measured in previous research. Next they review the findings of empirical research on violent content in pornographic materials and the potential effects of such content on audiences . The main part of the book relies on systematically collected empirical data as the authors analyze the content of hundreds of pornographic videos as well as more than a hundred interviews with men and women who regularly watch pornography. These analyses provide surprising insights regarding the prevalence of and trends in violent content within mainstream pornography the popularity of violent and non-violent content among viewers and variations in aggression by race and sexual orientation. As such Aggression in Pornography will be of interest to students and researchers in sociology gender and sexuality studies and media and film studies as well as to wider audiences who are interested in today’s pornography industry and to policymakers looking to devise empirically driven policies regarding this industry and its potential effects. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367226404

AggressionFrom Fantasy to Action This book is a result of the 2nd International Psychoanalytic Conference: "Aggression: From Fantasy to Action" held in May 2010.It contains papers that were delivered to the conference together with edited summaries of discussions from the floor that followed each paper. The standard of the papers given was extremely high. What was noticeable from the outset of the conference was the intensity of focus on understanding the origins of aggression and violence from a psychoanalytic perspective. This intensity persisted throughout the two days leading to a number of the fascinating discussions that are summarized in this book. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781855758919

AggressionIndividual Differences Alcohol And Benzodiazepines The incidence of aggression and violence is of wide concern. It is therefore vital that we try to understand the mechanisms involved. This book outlines definitions and theories of aggressive behaviour and points out the contribution of both biological and psychological factors. Aggression primarily occurs within an interpersonal exchange and is often accompanied by increased arousal and negative feelings. It is most likely to occur in response to provocation but individuals differ in what they consider constitutes provocation. Aggressive behaviour is both multicausal and multifaceted but in order to study it we have to break it down into components and find ways in which to measure these. This book describes a body of research examining the conditions under which the behavioural affective and physiological components of aggression are elicited. A specific experimental technique which measures behavioural aggression in the laboratory is described. The task was found to be sensitive to individual differences in aggressive disposition. Aggression is not however confined to a small group of extremely hostile individuals. Alcohol or substance abuse is often associated with aggression in the general population. The results of some studies examining the effects of alcohol and benzodiazepines on the feelings and behaviour of healthy volunteers are reported. The way in which people appraise a situation influences the way they feel and behave. These drugs therefore impair the ability to process socially relevant information which in turn lowers the threshold at which aggressive behaviour is likely to occur. It is only by continuing to study the complex interaction between pharmacological and psychological factors that we will gain more insight into the processes underlying aggressive behaviour. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138884489

Agile Actors on Complex TerrainsTransformative Realism and Public Policy This book assesses the value and relevance of the literature on complex systems to policy-making contributing to both social theory and policy analysis. For this purpose it develops two key ideas: agile action and transformative realism. The book takes some major themes from complexity science presents them in a clear and accessible manner and applies them to core problems in sociological theory and policy analysis. Combining complexity science with perspectives from institutionalism and political economy this book is the first to integrate these fields conceptually methodologically and in terms of the implications for policy analysis and practice. Room shows how the models and methods of social and complexity science can be jointly deployed and applied to empirical areas of public policy. He demonstrates how complexity science can provide insight into the nonlinear dynamics of the social world but why these need to be understood by reference to the unequal distribution of power and advantage. Among the sociological debates with which the book engages are those concerned with causation and explanation rational action and positional competition and the place of evolutionary concepts in accounts of social change. Among the policy debates are those concerned with evidence and policy the dynamics of inequality and libertarian paternalism. The book will appeal to final year undergraduates and postgraduate students in social sciences; scholars in social and policy studies broadly defined; policy-makers who want to go beyond conventional discussions of evidence-based policy-making and cross-national lesson-drawing and consider how to approach complex and turbulent policy terrains; and a wider range of scholars in other disciplines where complexity science is already well developed. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138298194

Agile for Project Managers Agile project management is a proven approach for designing and delivering software with improved value to customers. Agility is all about self-directed teams feedback light documentation and working software with shorter development cycles.The role of the project manager with agile differs significantly from traditional project management in that there is minimal up-front planning. Agile for Project Managers will help project managers from any industry transition to agile project management.The book examines the project management component of agility concentrating on industry standards certifications and being agile. It also compares agile methods to traditional project management methods throughout to provide readers with a clear understanding of the differences between the two. The book’s focus is in alignment with the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) credential—making it an ideal resource for anyone preparing for the PMI-ACP® exam. Coverage includes: Agile as a project management methodology Agile teams Agile tools and techniques Flavors of agile Agile principles Agile certifications The book provides readers with the understanding required to decide which projects will benefit from agile. It also includes information that can help readers to assess their organizations’ readiness for agile methods. Complete with a list of agile training providers the book will help certified project managers make a smooth transition to agile project management and will provide newcomers with the basic knowledge needed to pass the PMI-ACP® exam the first time around. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781482244984

Agile Information Systems This book presents cutting-edge research and thinking on agile information systems. The concept of agile information systems has gained strength over the last 3 years coming into the MIS world from manufacturing where agile manufacturing systems has been an important concept for several years now. The idea of agility is powerful: with competition so fierce today and the speed of business so fast a company’s ability to move with their customers and support constant changing business needs is more important than ever. Agile information systems:• have the ability to add remove modify or extend functionalities with minimal penalties in terms of time cost and effort • have the ability to process information in a flexible manner • have the ability to accommodate and adjust to the changing needs of the end-users.This is the first book to bring together academic experts researchers and practitioners to discuss how companies can create and deploy agile information systems. Contributors are well-regarded academics known to be on the cutting-edge of their fields.The Editor Kevin Desouza has organized the chapters under three categories: • discussion of the concept of agile information systems (i.e. defining agile information management its attributes antecedents consequences etc.)• discussion of information systems within the context of agility (i.e. descriptions of agile information systems and their attributes how to build agile information systems etc.)• discussion of organizational management issues in the context of agile information systems (i.e. how to prepare the organization for agile information systems management of agile information systems for improved organizational performance etc.) Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138164239

Agile Leadership for Turbulent TimesIntegrating Your Ego Eco and Intuitive Intelligence This thought-provoking and engaging book is for you whatever your seniority in the private or public sector – if you are curious about the role and purpose of leadership in a turbulent world. It will help you become a more agile leader through understanding and integrating your ego eco and intuitive intelligence. You will gain a deeper understanding of your unique leadership blend through a short diagnostic inventory bringing insight about your strengths and what may be tripping you up. The book offers tips ideas and practical suggestions on how to develop your ability to use the three intelligences in order to expand your leadership repertoire. It will help you enable the teams you lead to be more flexible responsive and autonomous. The authors have drawn on their vast experience from the boardroom to the shop floor the classroom and research around the world to write an easy-to-digest yet ground-breaking book that deals with the root causes of today’s twenty-first-century leadership challenges. Its contents are straightforward and widely applicable. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367620967

Agile Model-Based Development Using UML-RSDS This book describes the concepts and application of model-based development (MBD) model transformations and Agile MBD to a wide range of software systems. It covers systems requirements engineering system specification and design verification reuse and system composition in the context of Agile MBD. Examples of applications in finance system migration internet systems and software refactoring are given. An established open-source MBD technology UML-RSDS is used throughout to illustrate the concepts. The book is suitable for industrial practitioners who need training in Agile MBD and those who need to understand the issues to be considered when introducing MBD in an industrial context. It is also suitable for academic researchers and for use as text for undergraduate or postgraduate courses in MBD. Examples for educational use of UML-RSDS are included in the book. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498752220

Agile Network BusinessesCollaboration Coordination and Competitive Advantage "A highly readable and yet comprehensive book on network businesses that have become governable with the advent of cloud and big data computing. Vivek Kale is a master of simplifying the complex world of network theory and its relevance to business."—Jagdish N. Sheth Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing Emory University Agile Network Businesses: Collaboration Coordination and Competitive Advantage reflects the shift from traditional networks to virtual and agile networks that enable businesses to operate dynamically thereby representing markets more closely. This book enables IT managers and business decision-makers to understand clearly what network businesses and enterprises are what they can do for them and how to realize them. Customers in geographically dispersed markets are demanding higher quality products in a greater variety at lower cost and in a shorter time. Thus enterprises have moved from a few centralized and vertically integrated facilities to geographically dispersed networks of capabilities competencies and resources which are the core of network businesses. Enterprises are now constructing more fluid network businesses in which each member facility focuses on differentiation and relies increasingly on its partners suppliers and customers to provide the rest. Network businesses have emerged as an organizational paradigm for collaboration and coordination across loosely connected individual organizations. This pragmatic book: Introduces network solutions and distributed systems that are a first step towards enabling a network enterprise. It also gives a detailed description of networks and agent system that have paved the road to network enterprises. Describes the basics of service-oriented architecture (SOA) cloud computing and big data that are essential to network enterprises. Details the distinguishing aspects of network enterprises which include virtual enterprises management of network enterprises and collaborative network enterprises. Covers such major application areas as supply manufacturing e-business platform social and wireless sensor networks. Introduces decision networks in the context of supply chain networks This book reinterprets the traditional supply chain in terms of the flow of decisions information and materials which leads to reconfiguring the traditional supply chain network into mutually separate decision networks (e.g. fourth-party logistics or 4PL) information networks (e.g. wireless sensor networks) and logistics networks (e.g. third-party logistics or 3PL). Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781498748322

Agile ReadinessFour Spheres of Lean and Agile Transformation Agile Readiness is designed to provide guidance to the manager or business leader in establishing a successful environment to enable fast moving agile and lean project methods focused on business systems transformation. Agile and lean offer huge potential as methods for reducing risk and costs delivering early benefits and ensuring IT projects genuinely deliver the business transformation benefits that they promise at the outset. The conundrum for many organizations is that without a change of organizational culture agile and lean methods are very unlikely to be adopted successfully in traditional organizations. Thus the struggle that many (if not most) managers and executives face is not in how agile or lean development works but in how to make agile and lean methods successful when working beyond software development. Thomas P. Wise and Reuben Daniel provide a clear view of the struggles and remedies. Their text uses simple ground floor experiences to illustrate the practices and behaviors necessary to create highly successful and effective agile and lean business systems transformation teams. In this book the reader will discover organizational strategies that build strong teams an environment of trust and project selection and planning strategies to create an environment of enablement in which agile and lean teams thrive. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472417435

Agile SalesDelivering Customer Journeys of Value and Delight If you ever wondered if Agile methodology can be applied to a sales environment then this is the book for you. A step-by-step process explained from the point of view of someone who has walked the walk not just talked the talk. A compelling read for anyone who wants to elevate their sales approach above the crowd. –Ken Aitken Managing Director SmartFreight The sales function once believed to be exempt from the requirement to practice continuous improvement is struggling. Now shaken by the age of e-commerce sales teams are looking for answers. Agile Sales provides a path forward. –Robert Hafey Author Lean Safety and Lean Safety Gemba Walks The Agile philosophy has grown and achieved success initially through the technology design and development teams of some of the world’s largest most successful organizations. Recently it has been adopted by the marketing departments of these organizations and others and new techniques are evolving for defining engaging and providing customers with amazing and unique experiences. Sales teams are becoming disrupted by technology and the differentiated experiences marketing teams are providing for their customers online using Agile techniques. Sales organizations have been looking for a way to avoid disruption and get back into the game with value. Sales teams are now beginning to adopt Agile which is enabling these teams to revolutionize the way they engage customers with value and delightful experiences that result in greater value for the customers and themselves. This book outlines how Agile can help sales teams develop a culture of innovation focused on their customers. This book takes the reader through the customer’s buying journey (Agile technique) outlining tips and tricks that have come from Agile deployments within sales functions to help them get started. The key benefit for the reader is the introduction of a proven philosophy and techniques that will help them avoid disruption elevate themselves from the commodity trap and achieve success again. This book provides the reader with insights into how to achieve sustainable change using real-life case examples. The reader will also experience enjoyment and delight from the stories told and case examples provided. Media > Books > Print Books Productivity Press 9780367417536

Agile Strategy ManagementTechniques for Continuous Alignment and Improvement Your strategic initiatives are constantly under fire due to the evolving nature of markets technology laws and government. To ensure your strategy succeeds it must remain flexible while confronting these shifting challenges. Agile Strategy Management: Techniques for Continuous Alignment and Improvement explains how to achieve this flexibility by building agility into the initiation development implementation and governance of your strategic initiatives.The book details what it takes to initiate develop implement and govern a healthy strategy that delivers the benefits expected by all stakeholders. It presents insights gained by the author’s organization over the last 25 years helping their clients achieve success with their strategic initiatives. Filled with real-world examples and case studies it illustrates wide-ranging situations where the author’s company helped clients reach important business objectives.Readers can use the book to look up examples that describe the various ways to use agile methods and techniques for critical business functions including: Scope definition of strategic initiatives Stakeholder identification Team building Project and program quality management Change management Procurement of resources Solution development implementation and quality management Strategy governance In this book you will find guidelines that explain how to establish internal organizations for change and how to ensure these intermediate organizations stay motivated until final solution delivery. Presenting success stories as well as major blunders the book can help you avoid many of the pitfalls that other organizations have experienced while governing their strategic initiatives. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781466596078

Agility ShiftCreating Agile and Effective Leaders Teams and Organizations As contrary as it sounds "planning" -- as we traditionally understand the term--can be the worst thing a company can do. Consider that volatile weather events disrupt trusted supply chains markets and promised delivery schedules. Ever-shifting geo-political tensions as well as internal political upheaval within U.S. and global governments derail long-planned new ventures. Technology failures block opportunities. Competitors suddenly change their product or release date; your team cannot meet the pace of innovations in your market niche leaving you sidelined. There are myriad ways in the current business environment for a company's well-considered business plans to go awry.  Most business schools continue to prepare managers to be effective in stable and predictable environments conditions that if they ever existed at all are long gone. The Agility Shift shows business leaders exactly how to make the radical mindset and strategy shift necessary to create an agile entrepreneurial organization that can innovate and thrive in complex ever-changing contexts. As author Pamela Meyer explains there is much more involved than a reconfiguration of the org chart and job descriptions. It requires relinquishing the illusion of control at the very foundation of most management training and business practice. Despite most leaders' approaches "Agility is not simply accelerated planning."  Unlike many agility books on the market The Agility Shift provides specific actionable strategies and tactics for leaders at all levels of the organization to put into practice immediately to improve agility and achieve results. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781629560700

Agilizing the Enterprise Are you still searching for the workplace that deserves someone like you? Do you really have a good understanding about what is going on out there in the business world? In this book we will discuss the importance of agility and how it affects the solutions that are being delivered by an organization. We will also talk about how a blend of strategic innovation visionary leadership and organizational agility go hand in hand to ensure the success of an organization. Enterprise agility is not a far-fetched possibility. Once the problems of the organization are identified with the right tools and effort the agility efficiency and effectiveness of an organization as well as the processes that the success of the organization are based on can all be maximized. This book will broaden your thinking and will help you expand your horizons. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781138197978

Agincourt in ContextWar on Land and Sea This book investigates the Battle of Agincourt—which continues to be of immense national and international interest—as well as the wider conduct and organisation of war in the late Middle Ages. In England Shakespeare’s Henry V ensured that the battle holds a place in the English national consciousness and through the centuries that followed the story of Henry’s famous victory was used to galvanise English national spirit in times of war. In France the immediate impact of the battle was that it helped to galvanise French national awareness in response to an external enemy. This book showcases new research into Agincourt and the wider issues of military recruitment naval logistics gunpowder and siege warfare and the conduct of war. It also takes a wider European perspective on the events of 1415 by including research on Portuguese military organisation at the time of Agincourt. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Medieval History. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367588724

Aging Communication and HealthLinking Research and Practice for Successful Aging This collection highlights the current efforts by scholars and researchers to understand the aging process as it relates to the health of older adults. With contributions from international scholars in communication psychology public health medicine nursing and other areas this volume emphasizes communication as a critical research education policy and practice issue for the design provision and evaluation of health and social services for older adults. Organized into sections addressing communication developments in the healthcare arena issues in provider-patient communication and the relationships between family communication and health. The chapters cover critical topics related to successful aging such as Alzheimer's disease managed care and older adults communication issues of severe dementia and healthcare decision-making within families. The editors have designed this volume to be accessible to a broad audience including scholars and students of aging and communication healthcare practitioners with older clients and aging individuals and their families who are pursuing strategies for successful aging. The chapters represent the highest levels of current scholarship on communication aging and health providing a strong foundation for future research. Each contribution also addresses the applied implications of this research offering practical guidance to readers dealing with these issues in their own lives. As a whole Aging Communication and Health represents a major advance toward understanding the importance and application of communication for successful aging. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138861251

Aging Globalization and InequalityThe New Critical Gerontology This book is a major reassessment of work in the field of critical gerontology providing a comprehensive survey of issues by a team of contributors drawn from Europe and North America. The book focuses on the variety of ways in which age and ageing are socially constructed and the extent to which growing old is being transformed through processes associated with globalisation. The collection offers a range of alternative views and visions about the nature of social ageing making a major contribution to theory-building within the discipline of gerontology. The different sections of the book give an overview of the key issues and concerns underlying the development of critical gerontology. These include: first the impact of globalisation and of multinational organizations and agencies on the lives of older people; second the factors contributing to the "social construction" of later life; and third issues associated with diversity and inequality in old age arising through the effects of cumulative advantage and disadvantage over the life course. These different themes are analysed using a variety of theoretical perspectives drawn from sociology social policy political science and social anthropology. "Aging Globalization and Inequality" brings together key contributors to critical perspectives on aging and is unique in the range of themes and concerns covered in a single volume. The study moves forward an important area of debate in studies of aging and thus provides the basis for a new type of critical gerontology relevant to the twenty-first century. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415783941

Aging Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes This volume is the fourth in a series designed to facilitate inter-disciplinary communication between scientists concerned with the description of societal phenomena and those investigating adult development. As such it contains a compilation of papers presented at an annual conference held at the Pennsylvania State University. These essays by sociologists and epidemiologists deal with the impact of disease and health outcomes with advancing age and are critiqued by members of related disciplines. In addition there are overviews as well as specific discussions about the impact of cancer depression and cardiovascular diseases upon psychosocial functions. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138988392

Aging Representation and ThoughtGestalt and Feature-Intensive Processing The brain contains many distinct functional and anatomical regions. Despite these differences brain tissues are sufficiently uniform in the fact that they can engage in various types of processing. How can functionally different kinds of processes such as verbal memory and reasoning visual and auditory memory and mental imagery all be supported by the relatively uniform electrochemical activity of a brain's neurons? How are they appropriately segregated and integrated as needed? In Aging Representation and Thought Matthew J. Sharps provides an empirically based functional answer to what is from the standpoint of modern cognitive psychology a critical theoretical issue.Sharps argues that the crucial factor is the degree to which information is subjected to processing that is more gestalt or feature-intensive in nature. Sharps shows that purely gestalt processing deals with information in large "chunks " providing for relatively little incisive analysis. Purely feature-intensive processing on the other hand tends to ignore the overall nature and context of information in favor of comparatively minute analyses. It provides for relatively comprehensive analysis but also for slow cumbersome processing. Neither process however works in isolation and Sharps demonstrates how information processing occurs on a continuum between the two extremes.Sharps' theoretical perspective is amply borne out by the results of specific experiments in all of the cognitive realms he addresses. He provides relatively comprehensive explanations for a variety of phenomena including the diminution of specific cognitive processes with age and errors in eyewitness memory reasoning and decision-making at all levels of human activity. Aging Representation and Thought will be of interest to psychologists students of adult development and aging and management specialists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412847612

Aging Spirituality and Pastoral CareA Multi-National Perspective How can you foster spiritual growth in older people?This multidisciplinary work re-examines issues of aging with dignity and spiritual meaning. Aging Spirituality and Pastoral Care: A Multi-National Perspective brings together chaplains pastors counselors and health care practitioners in all walks of gerontology from around the world to present a fully rounded picture of the spiritual needs and potentialities of this fast-growing population. It also includes a study of the spiritual awareness of nurses working in six different nursing homes as well as a model for a parish nursing practice that focuses on the aged. Aging Spirituality and Pastoral Care addresses urgent issues for older people including: social and spiritual isolation the wisdom of the aging the need for intimacy sexuality among older people living with dementia the spiritual dimensions of caregiving Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203049044

Aging and Caring at the Intersection of Work and Home LifeBlurring the Boundaries There are not many books that address the boundaries of care of older people from a work-life perspective. This book authored by contributors from various countries looks at the boundaries of care by looking at private and public help professional and personal help and paid and unpaid caregivers. It captures and conceptualizes the complexity of the intersection of work and home life as it relates to the provision of assistance and support to older relatives in a variety of "care work" contexts. It explores these issues within a critical framework rather than from an assumed stress or burden perspective which dominates current texts on the topic. Readers of this volume will gain a deeper understanding of issues of care provision amongst "networks" of careers and helpers and of the particular dynamics of care when it is episodic or framed by constrains of space and time as a result of geography. In addition each chapter addresses issues of diversity with sensitivity to gender race and ethnicity. This book will be of use to academics and graduate students in Gerontology Family Studies IO psychology Gender Studies and Sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138966321

Aging and Developmental DisabilityCurrent Research Programming and Practice Implications First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315821474

Aging and DevelopmentSocial and Emotional Perspectives The psychology of aging usually focuses upon cognitive changes with a particular focus on dementia and other forms of cognitive decline. But getting older is about more than simply changes to the brain and related health issues. Changes to our social and emotional lives are also hugely significant as we adapt across our lifespan. The second edition of Aging and Development is the only textbook available that responds to the growing interest in social personal and emotional development in older age. Ideally suited to complement texts on cognitive change the book provides a holistic developmental perspective on aging. It highlights a range of issues including the development of personal meaning and spirituality improvements in emotional control uses of reminiscence and life review the importance of healthy attitudes to aging as well as the maintenance of close personal relationships. It does not avoid the difficult issues of late life decline but illustrates how even in circumstances of physical and mental frailty a positive sense of self can be created and enhanced. Fully updated to provide the most cutting-edge overview on this burgeoning topic of interest Aging and Development includes a glossary and list of useful websites both on the study of gerontology and the psychology of aging. It will be essential reading for all students of developmental psychology as well as anyone either training to work or already working with older people.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781848723276

Aging and DisabilitiesSeeking Common Ground This book helps in ...building a bridge between the networks...The topics of aging and disabilities are multifaceted and therefore may be approached in many ways. The editors have chosen to focus on four systems and areas of common ground (aging developmental disabilities independent living movement and rehabilitation) to investigate the emerging "intersection" of the two fields. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415785150

Aging and DiversityAn Active Learning Experience This new edition has been completely rewritten and includes chapters that address key topics in diversity and aging: research methods psychological aging; health beliefs behaviors and services; health disparities; informal and formal care for older persons; work and retirement; religious affiliation and spirituality; and death dying and bereavement. Taking a broad view of diversity Mehrotra and Wagner discuss elements of diversity such as gender race or ethnicity religious affiliation social class rural-urban community location and sexual orientation. Including these elements allows them to convey some of the rich complexities of our diverse culture - complexities that provide both challenges to meet the needs of diverse population and opportunities to learn how to live in a pluralistic society. Throughout the book Mehrotra and Wagner present up-to-date knowledge and scholarship in a way that engages readers in active learning. Rather than simply transmitting information the authors place ongoing emphasis on developing readers’ knowledge and skills; fostering higher order thinking and encouraging exploration of personal values and attitudes. Distinctive features of the book include: Opening vignettes for each chapter that present a sampling of how the issues to be discussed apply to diverse elders. Active learning experiences that invite readers to interview diverse elders conduct internet searches and give an analysis of a case study. Quizzes at the end of the chapters help readers ascertain the extent to which they have learned the material; the key for each quiz includes details about correct and incorrect responses so that additional learning can occur. Aging and Diversity Online boxes interspersed throughout the book provide internet resources that readers may use to find new research and publications. Suggested readings and audiovisual resources given at the end of each chapter serve as a guide to additional information on topics covered in the chapter. This approach of presenting the material will help the readers understand and apply key concepts and principles in ways that will not only improve the lives of older people they serve but will also enhance their own aging experience. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203893951

Aging and DiversityAn Active Learning Experience As the older population in the United States is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse it is important to understand the characteristics the potential and the needs of this population. In this new and fully revised edition of Aging and Diversity Chandra Mehrotra and Lisa Wagner address key topics in diversity and aging discussing how the aging experience is affected by not only race and ethnicity but also gender religious affiliation social class rural-urban community location and sexual orientation and gender identity. Taking this broad view of human diversity allows the authors to convey some of the rich complexities facing our aging population – complexities that provide both challenges to meet the needs of a diverse population of elders and opportunities to learn how to live in a pluralistic society. Mehrotra and Wagner present up-to-date knowledge and scholarship about aging and diversity in a way that engages readers in active learning placing ongoing emphasis on developing readers’ knowledge and skills fostering higher order thinking and encouraging exploration of personal values and attitudes. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138645530

Aging and Economic Growth in the Pacific Region The Pacific region is in the final stage of the demographic transition with declining fertility and expanding life expectancy where significant changes in population size and age distribution i.e. "aging" have been and will be witnessed. They are unprecedented and going to affect economic growth in various ways. This book focuses on the Pacific region one of the most rapidly aging regions and examines the possible risk aspects. Particularly the book takes into account of possible adjustments both endogenous and exogenous (including policy responses) to the new reality of aging population. It also assesses their quantitative influences on the growth impact of aging population which might be very different from those in the past experience.The book highlights the doubts on the steadiness across periods and similarities across economies of parameters relevant to labor market participation saving and investment of private sectors and productivity growth which a bulk of prior studies were crucially based on. Policy measures to enhance labor supply domestic savings and productivity have been scrutinized. The book discusses the policy alternatives in practice and their implementations and/or planning of each category across regional economies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415705875

Aging and Family TherapyPractitioner Perspectives on Golden Pond Enhance the intervention strategies you use in therapy with older adults and their families. This significant new book provides practitioners with information insight reference sources and other valuable tools that will contribute to more effective intervention with the elderly and their families. Outstanding scholars have contributed original material that addresses the major issues in treating the elderly from the practitioner’s point of view; the biological psychological social and spiritual concerns of the aged are examined in order to formulate a systemic and comprehensive treatment plan. Destined to become a classic in a challenging new area of psychotherapy the unique Aging and Family Therapy promises to guide and inform practitioners who will be called upon to provide assistance to the increasing number of older adults who will be in need of mental health services. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203727287

Aging and GodSpiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years This important book examines the relationship between religion and mental health throughout the life cycle with a special emphasis on later life. It asserts that successful aging is possible regardless of physical health or environmental circumstances and that religious beliefs and behaviors may facilitate successful aging. Aging and God thoroughly examines the effects of religion and mental health on aging and provides a centralized resource of up-to-date references of research in the field. It focuses on recent findings theoretical issues and implications for clinical practice and contains ideas for further research. In Aging and God you’ll also find information on project design that can help you develop grant applications and carry out studies.Aging and God is a helpful book for both mental health and religious professionals. It helps mental health specialists better understand the spiritual needs of older adults and the impact that religion can have on facilitating mental health. It also describes how religion can be utilized in clinical practice and integrated into psychotherapeutic approaches to older patients. The book brings religious professionals current knowledge of the major psychological problems that older adults face and how religion can be used to help alleviate these problems.Full of pertinent information Aging and God addresses theoretical aspects of human development focusing on cognitive moral and religious faith development examines situations and disorders of particular concern to older persons and looks at how religion can be used as a resource  applies research findings to the problem of meeting the spiritual and mental health needs of elders with chronic or acute health problems provides an in-depth look at end-of-life issues such as physician-assisted suicideHospital and nursing home chaplains will find this book informative and encouraging as will gerontologists hospital administrators and community clergy faced with increasingly older congregations. It gives mental health professionals new strategies to help improve the later years of older adults and makes an excellent text for courses on religion mental health and aging. Middle-aged and older adults as well as their families will also find Aging and God enjoyable and inspiring as they attempt to grapple with the myriad adjustment and coping problems associated with aging. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315820422

Aging and Popular Music in Europe Opening up the dialogue between popular music studies and aging studies this book offers a major exploration of age and popular music across Europe. Using a variety of methods to illustrate how age within popular music is contingent and compelling the volume explores how it provokes curation and devotion across a variety of sites and artists who record in several European languages and genres including waltz music electronica pop folk rap and the French ‘chanson.’ Visiting the many ways in which age is problematized revered and performed within Europe in relation to popular music case studies analyze: French touring shows of popular music stars from the 1960s; André Rieu’s annual Vrijthof concerts in the Netherlands; Kraftwerk and Björk’s appearances at renowned art museums as curated objects; queer approaches to popular music space and time; British folk music inheritances; pan-European strategies of stardom and career longevity; and inheritance and post-colonial hauntings of race and identity. The book works with the notion of travelling across borders genres sexualities and media highlighting the visibility of the aging body across a variety of European sites in order to establish popular music through the lens of age as a positive methodology with which to approach popular music cultures and to offer a counter-narrative to age as decline. This book will appeal to scholars of popular music popular culture media studies cultural studies aging studies and cultural gerontology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138121478

Aging and PreventionNew Approaches for Preventing Health and Mental Health Problems in Older Adults Renowned specialists on aging explore the meaning of prevention and provide practical information about programs and services for the elderly. Interesting chapters focus on the prevention of long-term care institutionalization alternative health delivery systems informal support networks and the prevention of domestic neglect and abuse of elderly adults. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315826387

Aging and Skilled PerformanceAdvances in Theory and Applications The term "skill" encompasses an array of topics and issues. For example individuals are skilled in a variety of domains such as chess typing air traffic control or knitting; researchers study skill in a variety of ways including speed of acquisition accuracy of performance and retention over time; and there are a variety of approaches to the study of skill such as computer modeling or experimental analysis. Contributing to the understanding of whether how when and why skills may decline as a function of age is the goal of this volume. This book is based on the Aging and Skill Conference sponsored by the Center for Applied Cognitive Research on Aging. The broad focus of the conference was to discuss cognitive theories underlying age-related skill acquisition transfer and retention and to discuss applications of these theories to such issues as age-adaptive training compensatory strategies and devices and utilization of new and existing technology. The contributors were asked to discuss the cognitive theory relevant to their topic explain how the theory informs the field about aging examine where gaps exist among general cognitive theory in this area and theories of aging and demonstrate the practical relevance of the theory to enhancing or enabling activities of daily living--for work home or leisure--for older adults. This is the first book to focus exclusively on aging and skill. It covers a range of abilities provides the theoretical basis for the current status of age-related differences in skill and offers direct evidence of the applicability of research on proficiency to aspects of daily living. Each chapter was written either by an expert in the field of aging or by an expert in the field of skill--many expert in both areas. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315806075

Aging and SpiritualitySpiritual Dimensions of Aging Theory Research Practice and Policy Explore the spiritual dimensions of aging through science theory and practice!During the later years of life many people devote energy to a process of spiritual awakening and self-discovery. Yet their family friends clergy and the helping professionals who work with them are not always prepared to understand or deal with the spiritual concerns of their clients. Aging and Spirituality provides a unique far-reaching overview of this long-neglected field.Divided into four independent but interwoven sections this landmark book covers the spiritual realm with scientific rigor and deep human understanding. Aging and Spirituality comprehensively surveys the issues of spirituality from the groundwork of basic definitions to detailed assessments of the role spirituality plays in the lives of the elderly and suggested directions for further research. This book's unique approach combines scholarly research and practical nuts-and-bolts suggestions for service delivery. By drawing from many disciplines and professions it offers fresh perspectives to even those practitioners already familiar with the most effective spiritual techniques their own field can offer. Aging and Spirituality answers such common questions as: What are the spiritual needs of people later in life? Is there any solid evidence that prayer changes things? How is spirituality related to physical and mental health? Does spirituality matter when people know they are dying? How can we measure spiritual wellness and assess the outcomes of activities intended to enhance it? Will attention to spirituality aggravate or alleviate the losses--of friends family health youth--that so often occur during old age?Aging and Spirituality provides a much-needed resource for health care professionals clergy social workers and counselors working with geriatric clients. By integrating spiritual issues into the theoretical framework of social gerontology Aging and Spirituality will help you understand the scientific foundations practical applications and public policy implications of spirituality for older adults. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203048115

Aging and the AgedAn Annotated Bibliography and Library Research Guide This book introduces undergraduates to library research in the field of gerontology and focuses on the wide variety of sources available for research. It covers physiological and psychological aspects of aging; social aspects of aging; and environmental aspects of aging. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367022280

Aging and TimeMultidisciplinary Perspectives Illustrated Edition The aim of this volume is to revitalise the debate about the concepts of time implicit in the study of aging. The many problems related to aging and the aged put an enormous pressure on the gerontological community to come up with practical applications and solutions. In considering research findings we must keep in mind the basic assumptions that shape and influence even the most obvious statements about aging. In this multidisciplinary volume the contributors take on the important task of exploring real issues concerning temporal concepts and approaches to aging; and the concepts of time that are used in thinking about aging determine to a large extent the way aging is approached. Most studies of aging still use a chronological approach to define populations for research purposes (that is to determine which "aged" should be studied) and to establish how people's characteristics (social economic health and so forth) change as a function of age. This approach may lead to an accumulation of data but does not in itself lead to explanatory knowledge. The step from chronological time to chronological age should be taken cautiously if we want to consider aging processes seriously especially because chronological age is widely used in contemporary societies as a basis for regulating all kinds of processes with many consequences for individuals. The arguments presented here do not deny the finitude of human life nor do they deny that "aging" can be observed in any individual if we compare the characteristics of that person over a relatively long period. The question is how to approach these themes to get a better understanding. To achieve this we need to understand the specific significance and relativity of chronological time and uncover unfounded deductions about time in relation to aging. This book will be of interested to students and professors of the social sciences humanities and aging including the methodology of aging studies; professionals working in the field of aging including sociologists psychologists and biologists. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315225128

Aging and Work Improvements in health care and quality of life in recent years have led to a marked aging of the world's population especially in well-developed regions. In the near future this problem will spread to developing countries. The growing need to promote the health and function of aging workers presents new challenges as well as new opportunities. This book examine methods for diagnosing and evaluating work ability/employability in response to the changing capacity of employment. Derived from a Conference on Aging and Work held in Japan in September 2001 the book examines issues addressed by occupational health professionals to improve the work ability of elderly employees and discusses measures to promote their employment. Aging and Work will be of particular interest to professionals and students in the fields of occupational health ergonomics mechanical engineering work physiology and industrial psychology. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367454692

Aging and Work in the 21st Century Aging and Work in the 21st Century 2nd edition reviews summarizes and integrates existing literature from various disciplines with regard to aging and work but with a focus on recent advances in the field. Chapter authors all leading experts within their respective areas provide recommendations for future research practice and/or public policy. Fully revised and updated the second edition takes up many of the same critical topics addressed in the first edition and incorporates twelve new authors across the volume and three brand new chapters on recruitment and retention legal issues and global issues in work and aging. The intended audience is advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers in the disciplines of industrial and organizational psychology; developmental psychology; gerontology; sociology; economics; and social work. Older worker advocate organizations such as AARP will also take interest in this edited book. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138052765

Aging A-ZConcepts Toward Emancipatory Gerontology This provocative intellectually charged treatise serves as a concise introduction to emancipatory gerontology examining multiple dimensions of persistent and hotly debated topics around aging the life course the roles of power politics and partisanship culture economics and communications. Critical perspectives are presented as definitions for reader understanding with links to concepts of identity knowledge construction social networks social movements and inequalities. With today’s intensifying concentration of wealth and corporatization precarity is the fate for growing numbers of the world’s population. Intersectionality as an analytic concept offers a new appreciation of how social advantage and disadvantage accumulate and how constructions of race ethnicity class ability and gender influence aging. The book’s entries offer a bibliographic compendium crediting the salience of early pioneering theorists and locating these within the cutting-edge of research (social behavioral policy and gene–environment sciences) that currently advances our understandings of human development trauma and resilience. Accompanying these foundations are theories of resistance for advancing human rights and the dignity of marginalized populations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781629584508

Aging Education in a Global Context A selection of proceedings from the 2004 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education annual conference Aging Education in a Global Context is a carefully considered set of papers based on selected proceedings from the 2004 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education annual conference. Each forward-thinking presentation provides unique perspectives on teaching resources and education presenting a wellspring of creative ideas for new and experienced teachers in gerontology and aging education. Respected educators present cutting-edge concepts and effective strategies in gerontology curriculum development and cross-cultural perspectives for advancing gerontology as a field of study. Over the next twenty years the world's aging population will increase dramatically requiring increased attention to global aging issues. To prepare gerontologists around the world for future challenges Aging Education in a Global Context provides educators with fresh viewpoints and practical information on which to base the latest teaching strategies. Each presentation provides a multitude of valuable ideas perfect for incorporating into aging education curriculums such as how to use films and literature for teaching about aging how to enfold global perspectives into aging courses and how to avoid cross-cultural misunderstandings when teaching gerontology in a host country. This invaluable resource is extensively referenced.Aging Education in a Global Context examines aging education issues and ageism topics such as: the consequences of globalization for older people a course design incorporating cross-cultural anthropological approaches to understanding aging an approach to teach about death and dying through the cross-cultural viewpoint of various religious faiths a study of fourteen international films that provides gerontologists with models of successful aging to pass on in coursework teaching cross-cultural aging using Chilean literary portrayals of elders the evolution and present state of gerontology education in Japan gerontology research and cooperative education in Kenya educating about community-based long-term care in ChinaAging Education in a Global Context presents a wealth of new ideas for all gerontology educators and educators addressing cross-cultural aging issues within discipline-based courses in sociology social work anthropology public policy and psychology. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315821092

Aging Families and Use of Proverbs for Values Enrichment Those providing services to older persons must develop intervention strategies that are relevant to their clients’life experiences. Aging Families and Use of Proverbs for Values Enrichment presents administrators practitioners educators researchers and students with intervention models that acknowledge and build upon the proverbs orientation of the older client. This insightful book offers information from contributing authors who have professional and personal experience with the use of proverbs. Proverbs pithy sayings that underline basic life truths are shown in this book to work as transmitters of values and as assessment tools.To improve the ability of service programs addressing the needs of older persons Aging Families and Use of Proverbs for Values Enrichment delineates existing approaches that are low-cost or no cost to the service provider and beneficial to older persons. Moreover these practices are considered within the context of a conceptual model of proverbs intervention programs for older persons that takes into consideration principles of care cultural diversity and family traditions. Contributors examine human competencies coping mechanisms and limitations as well as other more general topics: Rehabilitation: Dispels the myth that older persons can not break long-term habits and learn new things that will improve their lives. Intergenerational Transmission: Discusses family-oriented and cultural values that are passed down from generation to generation via oral tradition. Coping with Life Events: Addresses proverbs as coping mechanisms for surviving the social transitions of life. Health and Health Care: Dispels the myth that some health care practices are taboo among older persons. Cultural and Family Ties: Discusses proverbs as the cornerstone of family sharing regarding life’s lessons. Spirituality: Contrasts African American religiosity with spirituality. Discusses proverbs as messages of faith and hope.Any person who provides services to older persons--social workers counselors physicians nurses ministers and other members of the clergy speech and physical therapists rehabilitation counselors and family therapists--can benefit from using proverbs as shown in this book in their care approach. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966338

Aging from Birth to DeathVolume II: Sociotemporal Perspectives The ways in which people age from birth to death over the life course depend upon where and when they live. Much evidence has been gathered to demonstrate that aging is not an immutable process; rather aging varies as social structure varies and changes. But how does the life course vary? Under what conditions of place and time do particular individuals age in particular ways? This book a companion to Aging from Birth to Death: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (edited by Matilda White Riley; AAAS Selected Symposium 30; Westview 1979) addresses these questions from two perspectives. From the cross-cultural perspective anthropologists and sociologists examine the cultural variability of aging as this variability reveals the nature and extent of social and cultural influences on the aging process the lives of people of all ages and the general significance of age norms and age-graded institutions in society. From the cross-temporal perspective historians sociologists and demographers examine the impact of social change both on the process of growing up and growing old and on the place in society of people of all ages. The authors stress that the changing society is composed of people who are aging and who are not only shaped by but are also continually shaping social institutions values and technologies. Thus the book provides deeper understanding of the aging process of the likely differences between the lives of past and future generations and of the potential for optimizing these future lives. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367017071

Aging in a Changing Society The field of gerontology the study of aging has emerged as an area of increasing importance. This book is an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of gerontology. The text with its friendly narrative style assumes no prior knowledge of gerontology sociology or psychology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138462397

Aging in IsraelResearch Policy and Practice In the twentieth century all developed nations began to undergo unprecedented demographic changes as their birth rates declined and life expectancies increased significantly --an average of thirty years in less than a century. These developments have caused major transformations in the composition of populations in these countries especially in terms of the proportions of the various age groups. While the age groups of children and adolescents have decreased those of elderly persons aged 65 and over have increased.Consistent with the situation in other developed nations the absolute number and percentage of elderly persons in the Israeli population is increasing while the percentage of younger persons is decreasing. Israel however differs from other developed countries in the pace of this demographic change the composition of its population and the ways it can address needs related to aging. The demographic figures in Israel indicate that not only is the proportion of elderly persons in the total population growing but that the old population itself is rapidly aging as well.This volume exemplifies how social science research can promote knowledge about and understanding of needs and opportunities for adaptation and assist in evaluating the outcomes of policies and services on the personal community and national levels as well as suggest required changes. The variety of topics covered in this volume on age-related research policies and practice reflects a wide range of research by Israeli scholars on social aspects of aging. Their research offers a glimpse into the knowledge base that has been built over the years on the aging process in Israel the population of elderly people and the national policies and network of services for the aged. Other developed countries with aging populations have much to learn from the Israeli experience. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315082806

Aging in Place "Aging in place" is among the newer terms to be included along with "senior citizen " "golden agers " and others in the lexicon of gerontology. Since aging is a lifelong process and each of us occupies three-dimensional space we are of course always aging in place but two factors have caused aging in place to emerge as a salient concern for gerontological policy makers. The first is the explosive growth of homeownership after World War II the other is the perception that thousands of older people have been flowing into nursing homes unnecessarily when they can and should remain in their own home or apartment. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415785174

Aging in PlaceDesigning Adapting and Enhancing the Home Environment Provide a comfortable living environment for the aging!Aging in Place: Designing Adapting and Enhancing the Home Environment gives you a complete examination of current trends in adaptive home designs for older adults. As a therapist designer architect builder home planner social worker community organizer or gerontologist Aging in Place will show you innovative home designs and studies for creating environments that offer optimal living for aging adults. Complete with diagrams floor plans and tables Aging in Place helps you to improve the quality of life for the elderly by offering them state-of-the-art designs that encourage independence and dignity. This unique and exciting book covers topics such as universal design which strives to create everyday environments and products like door handles and light switches that are usable by all people to the greatest extent possible regardless of age or ability. Aging in Place will also show you how to: use follow-up visits by occupational therapists to ensure successful use of home modifications create environments that are helpful for vision rehabilitation by using controlled lighting and color schemes evaluate the quality of life for elderly people living in personal dwellings specialized housing and nursing homes explore architectural barriers and the uses of helping devices for elderly people examine research critiques of adaptive toilet equipment investigate modifications that have been made in homes for the elderly in India analyze ways in which elderly people have changed their homes to make the telephone more accessibleAging in Place is a complete guide to understanding the needs and latest trends in optimizing the living space of elderly persons. The book gives you access to several studies on elderly people's environmental needs and preferences in regard to modifications in personal and public dwellings. This information will assist you with better serving the elderly by helping them live more independently. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315821528

Aging in PlaceThe Role of Housing and Social Supports In this highly practical volume the contributing authors explore some of the dimensions associated with aging in place. There are increasing numbers of older Americans who are faced with fundamental changes in their economic circumstances health and marital status which have an impact on their ability to age in place. Without the necessary supports many may have no other choice but to be prematurely or inappropriately placed in costly health care facilities or be forced to move into unfamiliar less safe less satisfactory housing environments. Aging in Place explores some of the dimensions associated with aging in place and informs readers about unmet needs and available living options for elderly persons. Experts discuss a number of crucial factors regarding the availability of social supports and the impact it has on the independence of the elderly specifically their living arrangements. They address the issue of control and how access to social contact and real choices about services and facilities increases independence among the elderly; congregate housing as an alternative to nursing care for those elderly too frail for less supportive housing; discharge policies concerning frailty in senior living arrangements; and the lack of a full range of services in many alleged full service communities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138881839

Aging In Post-mao ChinaThe Politics Of Veneration This case study of Shenyang the industrial capital of Liaoning Province explores what it means to be old in the People's Republic of China especially in terms of religious and ethical traditions education health and current political economic and employment trends. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367167165

Aging in the Designed Environment Aging in the Designed Environment is the key sourcebook for physical and occupational therapists developing and implementing environmental designs for the aging. The physical environment remains one of the most overlooked areas in environmental design. In order to move beyond this status quo persons responsible for planning elderly environments must develop a new understanding of ways in which their influence can improve the older adult’s physical and mental functioning. Occupational and physical therapists as well as other health care professionals will benefit tremendously from the information presented in this unique volume. Designers developers and others with minimal health care background will also find a wealth of possibilities within Aging in the Designed Environment. Many concerns are dealt with in the book’s five sections. The first section describes the implications that occur when there are changes in vision hearing taste smell touch and the kinesthetic systems. Recommendations for environmental adaptation and modifications which may compensate for the changes in each of these systems are suggested. The second section stresses the relationship between behavior and environment. A variety of environmental attributes--comfort privacy accessibility control security dignity--and their impacts are discussed along with information on ways that attributes can be incorporated into the living settings of older people. In section three the focus is on the older person living independently in his or her own home and section four covers exclusively the design and selection of chairs for older adults. New ways to assess and evaluate the home to promote independence beyond the traditional activities of daily living are addressed. The last section deals with redesigning the existing long-term care facility. The author examines some of the environmental conditions existing in specific facilities and provides recommendations to compensate for these circumstances. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966352

Aging in the Family With a rapidly aging population throughout the world the issue of larger percentages of older adults has repercussions for both policy and the job market. Whether a university student about to seek a full-time job or a caregiver for an older person Aging in the Family should enhance the reader’s knowledge and skills. The main topics covered in this volume include marital status of older adults support systems within families crises with older adults within families the resilience of older adults entering the latter stages of life practical information involving caregiving aging in place and various social services for an aging population. The reader will be made aware of intergenerational interactions between older adults and other family members in various cultures. The role of ethnicity and socio-economic status in health issues of older adults will be discussed as will the application of technology to an aging population. Though problems certainly exist as one ages the overall thrust of the book is toward the positive aspects of growing old. Numerous theories exist to probe research and understanding of older adults in families. The relation between theory and research will be helpful to many students of aging in the family. Older adults are generally married yet cohabitation and other options are alive and well too. Ageism death and abuse unfortunately are issues affecting aging. Yet most older adults in the US and Western Europe report living independently and being satisfied with their lives. Aging in the Family will be an interesting read for anyone wanting to learn about older adults and family relationships as it exhibits a blend of both theoretical and practical matters. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138314863

Aging in World History In Aging in World History David G. Troyansky presents the first global history of aging. At a time when demographic aging has become a source of worldwide concern and more people are reaching an advanced age than ever before the history of old age helps us understand how we arrived at the treatment of aging in the modern world. This concise volume expands that history beyond the West to show how attitudes toward aging the experiences of the aged and relevant demographic patterns have varied and coalesced over time and across the world. From the ancient world to the present this book introduces students and general readers to the history of aging on two levels: the experience of individual men and women and the transformation of populations. With its attention to cultural traditions medicalization decades of historical scholarship and current gerontology Aging in World History is the perfect starting point for an exploration of this increasingly universal aspect of human experience. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415779074

Aging into the 21st CenturyThe Exploration of Aspirations and Values Aging Into the 21st Century draws on developmental theory and gerontological research to provide a framework for the creation of "value-friendly" long-term care settings and for psychotherapy with the elderly. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138869196

Aging is a Group-Selected AdaptationTheory Evidence and Medical Implications Although books exist on the evolution of aging this is the first book written from the perspective of again as an adaptive program. It offers an insight into the implications of research on aging genetics The author proposes the Demographic Theory of Senescence whereby aging has been affirmatively selected because it levels the death rate over time helping stabilize population dynamics and prevent extinctions. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498715287

Aging Men Masculinities and Modern Medicine Aging Men Masculinities and Modern Medicine explores the multiple socio-historical contexts surrounding men’s aging bodies in modern medicine from a global perspective. The first of its kind it investigates the interrelated aspects of aging masculinities and biomedicine allowing for a timely reconsideration of the conceptualisation of aging men within the recent explosion of social science studies on men’s health and biotechnologies including anti-aging perspectives. This book discusses both healthy and diseased states of aging men in medical practices bringing together theoretical and empirical conceptualisations. Divided into four parts it covers: Historical epistemology of aging bodies and masculinity and the way in which the social sciences have theorised the aging body and gender. Material practices and processes by which biotechnology medical assemblages and men’s aging bodies relate to concepts of health and illness. Aging experience and its impact upon male sexuality and identity. The importance of men’s roles and identities in care-giving situations and medical practices. Highlighting how aging men’s bodies serve as trajectories for understanding wider issues of masculinity and the way in which men’s social status and men’s roles are made in medical cultures this innovative volume offers a multidisciplinary dialogue between sociology of health and illness anthropology of the body and gender studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138960251

Aging Policy and Politics in the Trump EraImplications for Older Americans The surprise election of Donald J. Trump to the presidency of the United States marks a singular turning point in the American republic – not only because of his idiosyncratic approach to the office but also because the Republican Party now holds the presidency and both houses of Congress presenting a historic opportunity for change. The role of older Americans has been critical in both shaping and reacting to this political moment. Their political orientations and behaviors have shaped it through their electoral support for Republican candidates. But older Americans stand as highly invested stakeholders in the policy decisions made by the very officials they elected and as beneficiaries of the programs that Republicans have targeted for cuts or elimination.This comprehensive volume explores the ways in which Trump administration policies are likely to significantly undermine the social safety net for near-elderly and older Americans including long-term care housing health care and retirement. The authors also explore how the Trump administration might shape politics and political behavior through the policy changes made. The response of older voters in upcoming elections to efforts by the Trump administration and its Republican allies in Congress to draw back on the federal government’s commitment to programs and policies affecting them will shape the direction of aging policy and politics for years to come.This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367664046

Aging Power Delivery Infrastructures Good aging infrastructure management consists of optimizing the choice of equipment and its refurbishment while also making compatible changes in all those operating and ownership policies the whole combination aimed at optimizing the business results the power system owner desires. Both a reference and tutorial guide this second edition of Aging Power Delivery Infrastructures provides updated coverage of aging power delivery systems the problems they cause and the technical and managerial approaches that power systems owners can take to manage them. See What’s New in the Second Edition: All chapters have been updated or are completely new Comprehensive discussions of all issues related to equipment aging Business impact analysis and models and engineering business studies of actual utility cases Strategy and policy issues and how to frame and customize them for specific situations This book looks at the basics of equipment aging and its system and business impacts on utilities. It covers various maintenance service and retrofit methods available to mitigate age-related deterioration of equipment. It also presents numerous configuration and automation upgrades at the system level that can deal with higher portions of aging equipment in the system and still provide good service at a reasonable cost. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138072985

Aging Public PolicyBonding the Generations "Aging Public Policy: Bonding the Generations" is presented in three parts. Part One describes the policy process as a response to human needs through the laws of our country. Part Two explores the national policy development on behalf of older persons. Part Three describes the major public policies on behalf of the elderly that include Social Security Medicare The Older Americans Act institutional care employment and retirement policies. The final chapter discusses the advocacy process in the field of aging. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315232669

Aging Veterans with DisabilitiesA Cross-National Study of Policies and Challenges The number of older war veterans receiving disability benefits is steadily growing and is predicted to rise in the next decade. This book provides comprehensive knowledge about health and psychosocial concerns of veterans aging with disabilities and unmet needs and compares policy in three countries that have been involved in massive warfare in the 20th century––the United Kingdom (UK) the United States (US) and Israel. Using a cross-national comparative study of the policies legislation and services provided by these three countries which have significant numbers of aging disabled military veterans this book provides evidence-based knowledge on the trajectories and attendant mental-health and psychosocial problems this sub-group faces when aging with a disability. It sheds light on the paradox in which most veterans with disabilities in the UK USA and Israel are older while the current legislation and budget target younger veterans with disabilities. The book reflects the current debate regarding the desired policy toward older veterans with disabilities in these countries and whether to provide them with proactive health services prior to retirement to prevent "accelerated aging". It also evaluates the dilemma of whether to serve aging veterans separately as a unique population or to provide them with the same services used by the general population. This book will be of interest to all academics and students working in disability studies rehabilitation studies gerontology psychology sociology social work social policy and law more broadly. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367335908

AgingExploring a Complex Phenomenon This book is a detailed and comprehensive synthesis of the scientific study of aging. Dozens of contributions from leading scholars review various theories of aging and molecular cellular biochemical and microbial aspects of aging among just a few of the topics included. Authoritative wide ranging and thorough this book will act as a source for experimental design a comprehensive description of age related diseases and provide information of the latest molecular theories underlying their causes. Additionally it will target industries involved in developing anti-aging drugs post-graduate medical students and university libraries. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138196971

Agitation with a SmileHoward Zinn's Legacies and the Future of Activism Agitation with a Smile offers a reappraisal of Howard Zinn's political thought and situates his efforts in a contemporary context looking toward the nature of activism and dissent in the future. This is the first book to provide a substantive account and assessment of Zinn's philosophy and approach to collective action and to a larger extent democracy. The contributors to this book explore the most effective mechanisms by which to arouse public support for seemingly radical positions and how current technological advancements may alter our perception of Zinn's activism. The book is a valuable guide to a new generation of activists and scholars of politics in gauging the lasting relevance and legacy of Zinn's ideals concepts and methodology. The text is neither fawning nor unduly critical unlike many discussions of Zinn in popular culture. Rather the contributors engage the various complexities and tensions present throughout Zinn's work and subject them to contemporary assessment. This is a multidisciplinary and international approach to Howard Zinn's intellectual and activist canon. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781612051826

Agitators and Promoters in the Age of Gladstone and DisraeliA Biographical Dictionary of the Leaders of British Pressure Groups Founded Betw Originally published in 1983 Agitators and Promoters in the Age of Gladstone and Disraeli brings together the lives of thousands of persons some famous most modest and obscure who were joined a century ago in pursuit of causes promising a more just world which embodied much of the life and substance of the politics of during this time of transition. The book focuses on not simply the political Establishment but the members of government and legislature with their paid functionaries and party hacks and much of the politicised sub-elite of a generation including some three thousand persons from many layers of Victorian life. These are the organisers and leaders the agitators and promoters of a host of causes. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138482609

AgitpopPolitical Culture and Communication Theory In this entirely sophisticated and scholarly account of political culture Arthur Asa Berger shows how the variety of cultural preferences creates the foundations of communication theory. Using the work of Aaron Wildavsky the author shows how individualism egalitarianism collectivism and fatalism form the basis of culture in complex societies. But more importantly Berger breaks down the mechanical distinction between mass culture and elite culture showing how they interpenetrate and crossover at the level of competitive and hierarchical frames. Agitpop now in paperback suggests that there is an ideological content to our popular culture even though the creators no less than the consumers of that culture are either unaware or dimly aware that they are creating works with an ideological bent. The work takes up in quick order two examples from different areas of the hierarchical individualist egalitarian and fatalist cultures. From football games to the Iran-Contra Hearings from MTV to the Human Potential Movement from Max Headroom to humor on the Jews and from wrestling to The Terminator Berger takes up his master themes with a deft touch of his own. Weaving in the work of scholars from Emile Durkheim to Aaron Wildavsky he manages to make each of the chapters very much his own. For those who know the earlier work of this author the reader will be very much at home; for those new to Berger the volume will be a joyous revelation. The final three chapters reveal a deeper aspect of Berger's work. His interpretation of the earlier materials in terms of the semiotics of power of textual analysis or deconstruction of the media and finally an analysis and self-analysis of the larger research agenda of which this work is pivotal should make this book central to the theoretical construction of popular and political culture. For people working in communications theory political culture and the sociology of knowledge this book is a must; for everyone els Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315082783

Agnes's JacketA Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness.Revised and Updated with a New Epilogue by the Author In a Victorian-era German asylum seamstress Agnes Richter painstakingly stitched a mysterious autobiographical text into every inch of the jacket she created from her institutional uniform. Despite every attempt to silence them hundreds of other psychiatric patients have managed to get their stories out or to publish them on their own. Today in a vibrant network of peer-advocacy groups all over the world those with firsthand experience of emotional distress are working together to unravel the mysteries of madness and to help one another recover. Agnes’s Jacket tells their story focusing especially on the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) an international collaboration of professionals people with lived experience and their families and friends who have been working to develop an alternative approach to coping with voices visions and other extreme states that is empowering and useful and does not start from the assumption that such people have a chronic illness. A vast gulf exists between the way medicine explains psychiatric conditions and the experiences of those who suffer. Hornstein’s work helps us to bridge that gulf guiding us through the inner lives of those diagnosed with schizophrenia bipolar illness depression and paranoia and emerging with nothing less than a new model for understanding one another and ourselves. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138297418

Agnosia and ApraxiaSelected Papers of Liepmann Lange and P”tzl First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138966369

AgonistesEssays in Honour of Denis O'Brien Agonistes comprises a collection of essays presented by his friends and colleagues to Denis O'Brien former Directeur de recherché at the Centre Nationale de Recherché Scientifique representing the full range of his scholarly interests in the field of ancient philosophy from the Presocratics through Plato Aristotle and Hellenistic philosophy to Plotinus and later Neoplatonism. The honorand himself leads off with a stimulating Apologia sketching the development of his scholarly interests and dwelling on the issues that have chiefly concerned him. The contributions then follow in chronological order under four headings: I From the Presocratics to Plato (Frère Brancacci); II From Plato to the Stoics (Brisson Casertano Dixsaut Kühn McCabe Narcy Rowe Goulet); III Plotinus and the Neoplatonist Tradition (O'Meara Sakonji Gersh Steel Dillon Smith); IV Saint Augustine and After (Pépin Rist Brague/Freudenthal). They comprise a significant representation of the most distinguished scholars both on the continent and in the British Isles and fairly represent the wide influence which Denis O'Brien has had on his contemporaries. The volume includes also a full bibliography of O'Brien's works. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138262959

Agonistic Articulations in the 'Creative' CityOn New Actors and Activism in Berlin’s Cultural Politics This book offers an empirically-grounded account of the emergence and political activities of a new collective actor in Berlin’s art field. Investigating the organizational and representative practices of Koalition der Freien Szene (Coalition of the Independent Scene) – a trans-disciplinary action platform assembling a wide variety of cultural producers in Berlin – the author unpacks the political organization of one of the most compelling contemporary art scenes or ‘creative’ cities worldwide analysing both its concrete policy ‘success’ and the means by which it seeks to challenge and rearticulate the meaning of Berlin as a ‘creative’ city from the producers’ point of view. The book thus opens new opportunities for long-term transformations of the cultural political field. Theoretically sophisticated and based on empirical material including interviews with spokespeople and cultural administrators Agonistic Articulations in the ‘Creative’ City presents a unique conceptualization of new modes of political collectivization representation and legitimacy that imagine new avenues of political engagement at a time when political institutions parties and regimes of representation are in crisis. As such it will appeal to scholars of sociology political science and urban studies with interests in social movements and cultural activism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367671129

Agonistic DemocracyRethinking Political Institutions in Pluralist Times Agonistic Democracy explores how theoretical concepts from agonistic democracy can inform institutional design in order to mediate conflict in multicultural pluralist societies. Drawing on the work of Foucault Nietzsche Schmitt and Arendt Marie Paxton outlines the importance of their themes of public contestation contingency and necessary interdependency for contemporary agonistic thinkers.　　Paxton then delineates three distinct approaches to agonistic democracy: David Owen’s perfectionist agonism Mouffe’s adversarial agonism and William Connolly and James Tully’s inclusive agonism. She demonstrates how each is fundamental to enabling citizens to cultivate better virtues for themselves and society (Owen) motivating democratic engagement (Mouffe) and enhancing relations of respect and understanding between conflicting citizens (Connolly and Tully). Situated within the context of a deeply polarised post-Trump America and post-Brexit Britain this book reveals the need to rethink our approach to conflict mediation through democratic institutions. Pulling together insights from experimental research with deliberative democratic innovations Paxton explores how agonistic theory might be institutionalised further. By discussing ways in which agonistic institutions might be developed to render democracy more virtuous more engaging and more inclusive this book provides a unique resource for students of contemporary political theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138354043

Agrarian Angst and Rural Resistance in Contemporary Southeast Asia Agrarian transformations market integration and globalization processes are impacting upon rural Southeast Asia with increasingly complex and diverse consequences. In response local inhabitants are devising a broad range of resistance measures that they feel will best protect or improve their livelihoods ensure greater social justice and equity or allow them to just be left alone. This book develops a multi-scalar approach to examine such resistance occurring in relation to agrarian transformations in the Southeast Asian region. The contributors take a fresh look at the diversity of sites of struggle and the combinations of resistance measures being utilized in contemporary Southeast Asia. They reveal that open public conflicts and debates are taking place between dominators and the oppressed at the same time as covert critiques of power and everyday forms of resistance. The book shows how resistance measures are context contingent shaped by different world views and shift according to local circumstances the opening and closing of political opportunity structures and the historical peculiarities of resistance dynamics. By providing new conceptual approaches and illustrative case studies that cut across scales and forms this book will be of interest to academics and students in comparative politics sociology human geography environmental studies cultural anthropology and Southeast Asian studies. It will also help to further debate and action among academics activists and policymakers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415681957

Agrarian Change and Crisis in Europe 1200-1500 Agrarian Change and Crisis in Europe 1200-1500 addresses one of the classic subjects on economic history: the process of aggregate economic growth and the crisis that engulfed the European continent during the late Middle Ages. This was not an ordinary crisis. During the period 1200-1500 Europe witnessed endemic episodes of famine and a wave of plague epidemics that amounted to one of its worst health crises rivaled only by the Justinian plague in the sixth century. These challenges called into question the production of goods and services and the distribution of wealth opening the possibility of fundamental systemic change.This book offers an empirical synthesis on a host of economic demographic and technological developments which characterized the period 1200-1500. It covers virtually the entire continent and places equal emphasis both on providing a solid factual framework and comparing and contrasting various theoretical interpretations. The broad geographical and conceptual scope of the book renders it indispensable not only for undergraduate students who take courses relating to the economic and social life of the Middle Ages but also to more advanced scholars who often specialize in only one country or region. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367602178

Agrarian Change and Economic DevelopmentThe Historical Problems Agrarian Change and Economic Development is a landmark volume that examines the historical experience of the relationship between agrarian change and economic development. Because agriculture was until recently man's dominant occupation scholars have traditionally drawn little attention to its immense historical importance. The essays in this book redress this balance and illustrate the significance of the western world's escape from an overwhelmingly agrarian condition. It is therefore an ideal work for encouraging those concerned with current problems to perceive agricultural development as professional historians see it and to question the oversimplified historical analogies commonly employed in development economics. Presenting historical examples of change within particular agricultural systems and discussing their implications for national economic development both social scientists and planners less concerned with historical revision will have equal reason to welcome these case studies of the long-run interaction of agrarian change and economic activity. This classic book was first published in 1969. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138861671

Agrarian Distress and Farmer Suicides in North India This volume provides a comprehensive and detailed socio-economic overview of agrarian distress in India which has manifested in the suicides of farmers and agricultural labourers. Using empirical research and field data from rural India especially Punjab this book examines the underlying causes of farmer suicide and steps which can mitigate the crisis. Covering nearly 1 400 rural households the research in this volume identifies the various dimensions of the deepening crisis in agriculture and farming. It categorises the factors of the problem across different regions and estimates its extent and magnitude. In this updated edition the authors focus on instances of political mobilization and collective movements by farmers struggling to bring the issue of agrarian distress to attention. The book also discusses the implementation of state-waivered loans and compensations and their effect on the farming community. Topical comprehensive and rich in data this book will be valuable to scholars and researchers of political economy agricultural economics South Asian politics political sociology and public policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367220785

Agrarian Marxism This comprehensive volume advances heterodox reconstructions of agrarian Marxism on the occasion of Marx’s 200th birth anniversary. While Marxists have long criticized ‘populists’ for ignoring capitalism and class populists have charged Marxists with historical determinism. This ongoing debate has now reached something of an impasse in part because new empirical work addressing the complex contemporary patterns and conjunctures of global agrarian capitalism offers exciting new horizons along with new and generative theoretical reconstructions of Marxism itself. This book helps to point the way beyond this impasse and illustrates that agrarian Marxism remains a dynamic theoretical program that offers powerful insights into agrarian change and politics in the twenty-first century.This book was originally published as a special issue of The Journal of Peasant Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367731083

Agrarian Movements in IndiaStudies on 20th Century Bihar First published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966376

Agrarian Policies And Agricultural Systems This book is a comparative analysis of the agrarian policies and the agricultural systems of the European Community (EC) and the United States (US). It provides an overview of the agricultural policies of the EC and US their stated objectives and their impact on both agricultural sectors. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367162900

Agrarian Problems in the Sixteenth Century and After Presenting a full and precise description of all legal ties between landlord and tenant in early modern England Agrarian Problems in the Sixteenth Century and After re-examines one of the key issues in English agrarian history - the question of the legal security of the copyholder. Comparing historical records and literary evidence Agrarian Problems in the Sixteenth Century and After reprints much of the important 1969 edition of the book and asserts that: * customary tenants enjoyed legal security in and before the sixteenth century * enclosures proceeded legally without oppression and in much the same form (whether ratified in parliament or not) throughout the whole period * depopulation was less extensive than sometimes supposed and that such depopulation as there was often proved economically profitable and not without social benefit. When first published in 1969 this fascinating book represented a unique viewpoint that affected and in some cases reversed much accepted opinion. As a landmark work in a highly important area of English agrarian history it still has considerable impact today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138861688

Agrarian QuestionsEssays in Appreciation of T. J. Byres This collection celebrates T.J. Byres' seminal contributions to the political economy of the agrarian question. Uniting the various themes is the demonstration of the continuing relevance of a critical historical and comparative materialist analysis of agrarian question. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315821955

Agrarian Reform and Resistance in an Age of GlobalisationThe Euro-American World and Beyond 1780-1914 This book investigates the causes and effects of modernisation in rural regions of Britain and Ireland continental Europe the Americas and Australasia between 1780 and 1914. In this period the transformation of the world economy associated with the Industrial Revolution fuelled dramatic changes in the international countryside as landowning elites agricultural workers and states adapted to the consequences of globalisation in a variety of ways. The chapters in this volume illustrate similarities differences and connections between the resulting manifestations of agrarian reform and resistance that spread throughout the Euro-American world and beyond during the long nineteenth century. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367582340

Agrarian Reform And Rural PovertyA Case Study Of Peru Based on extensive data for land ownership income distribution and agricultural production this book assesses Peru's experience with development planning since 1950 and discusses efforts to improve the standard of living of its rural population through changes in agrarian structure. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367170295

Agrarian Reform in Contemporary Developing CountriesA Study Prepared for the International Labour Office within the Framework of the World E Initially published in 1983 in association with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) this book is about the meaning relevance and process of agrarian reform in contemporary developing countries. It includes seven detailed case studies – one each on Ethiopia Peru Chile Nicaragua Iran Kerala (India) and West Bengal (India). In all the cases serious contemporary efforts were made to implement agrarian reform programmes and the case studies focus upon selected aspects of this reform process – origins basic characteristics problems of implementation and immediate consequences. Each region differs considerably in terms of socio-economic and administrative conditions but when the reform efforts are placed in their respective historical contexts several common themes emerge which are dealt with in detail. In all cases it is clear that agrarian reform is essentially a political process requiring major social movements and that piecemeal reforms will not solve the grave problems of growth distribution and poverty in the Third World. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845953

Agrarian Reform in ReverseThe Food Crisis in the Third World This book focuses on the political-economic dimensions of the food crisis with case studies from the four regions—Africa Asia Latin America and the Middle East—of the Third World. It examines various international factors that influence agricultural development in the Third World. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367013745

Agrarian Reform in Theory and PracticeA Study of the Lake Titicaca Region of Bolivia Published in 1999. Despite the attempts of a number of Latin American republics to redistribute land resources and carry out agrarian reform programmes ’the land question’ remains a vital political issue throughout the region. This book focuses on Bolivia where government proposals to replace a radical agrarian reform law of 1953 with a neo-liberal Ley INRA provoked heated public debate and violent campesino clashes with the police (witnessed by the author) in September/October 1996. The first five chapters are largely concerned with theoretical aspects and a review of Bolivia’s agrarian reform legislation: the remaining six chapters are devoted to an analysis from the viewpoints of participant campesinos and the researcher of agricultural change in Aymara communities beside Lake Titicaca where the author has conducted research over nearly 30 years. Currently lakeside farming is under severe threat as a result of land degradation limited cash resources rural-urban migration tourism and commuterisation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138610101

Agrarian Reform Under State Capitalism In Algeria This book looks at Algerian economic development as a case study of state capitalism in the Third World. It focuses on research in twenty communities representing the country's major agricultural zones and investigates the institutional changes brought about by the agrarian reform of the 1970s. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367158118

Agrarian Structure and Economic Underdevelopment First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415869126

Agrarian Transformation in Egypt The role of agricultural mechanization in the labor process in rural Egypt is the focus of this book the first major anthropological study in Upper Egypt in a generation. Based on data gathered from a large village the book portrays population trends land-tenure patterns irrigation practices agricultural labor mechanization and marketing and examines their implications for religion and local politics. The author emphasizes the changing role of the household and the relations between households particularly the role of women and children. Especially important is Dr. Hopkins's interpretation of the process of differentiation where class is seen as a dynamic outgrowth of the labor process rather than simply deduced from ownership or control of property. The paradox of his Egypt study is that while objective differentiation is present class consciousness is not. Patterns of social control based on hierarchy and deference are still strong and ensure the reproduction of the social system. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367013622

Agrarian Transformation in Western IndiaEconomic Gains and Social Costs This book examines the economic gains and social costs of agrarian transformation in India. The author looks at three phases of agrarian transformation: colonial post- colonial and neoliberal. This work combines macro and micro economic data economic and noneconomic phenomena and quantitative and qualitative aspects while exploring the context of historical and contemporary changes with special reference to Maharashtra in western India. It discusses regional disparities in agricultural development issues of modernisation and social inequality land owning among scheduled castes and tribes women in agriculture pattern of labour migration and farmer’s suicides and documents the experiences and conditions of the rural poor and socially weaker sections to provide a comprehensive understanding of the significant changes in agrarian rural economy of western India. It also discusses contemporary development policy and practices and their consequences.Lucid and topical this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of agrarian studies rural sociology social history agricultural economics development studies political economy political studies and public policy as well as planning and policy experts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367733001

Agrarian Women the Gender of Dairy Work and the Two-Breadwinner Model in the Swedish Welfare State In this volume  Lena Sommestad explores the significance of rural womanhood in the formation of Sweden’s gender-egalitarian welfare state in the early 20th century. Drawing on a rich array of documents photographs and interviews with women and men she analyzes the changing gender division of labor in dairying and illuminates the dynamic processes and debates that shaped industrial workplaces. The book demonstrates the importance of rural women’s gainful labor and organized activism to Sweden’s citizenship-based social policies which enabled married women to combine childrearing with breadwinning. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367670306

Agreements for Arms ControlA Critical Survey Originally published in 1982 this is the most comprehensive handbook on arms control ever published. It contains an analysis of the bilateral and multilateral agreements reached since World War II. An assessment is made of the extent to which each agreement has affected the arms race reduced the likelihood of war or otherwise contributed to the overall goal of disarmament. Ongoing arms control negotiations are also analyzed. The complex problem of verification of compliance with arms control obligations is critically examined and the shortcomings of the existing arrangements are pointed out. The critique is searching objective and free of the usual biases of official government reports. The analysis of the arms control agreements is preceded by an historical overview beginning with the Hague Peace Conferences held at the turn of this century through the League of Nations' attempts to bring about a universal reduction of armaments to the activities of the United Nations in the field of arms regulation and general disarmament. The present arms control negotiating machinery is described. The texts of the relevant documents are reproduced for handy reference and the status of the implementation of the most important multilateral arms control agreements is presented in tabular form. Tables and figures facilitate the reading. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367513511

Agribusiness and the Neoliberal Food System in BrazilFrontiers and Fissures of Agro-neoliberalism Due to new production areas and persistent productivity gains Brazil has consolidated its position as a global leader and even as a ‘model’ of commercial integrated crop production. The country is now seen as an agricultural powerhouse that has a lot to offer in terms of reducing the prospect of a looming increasingly global food crisis. Agribusiness and the Neoliberal Food System in Brazil focuses on the intensification of Brazilian agribusiness as a privileged entry point into the politicised geography of globalised agri-food. Drawing on rich empirical analysis based around three fieldwork campaigns in the state of Mato Grosso the book examines the connections between farming markets and the apparatus of the state. The importance of agribusiness expansion within the wider politico-economic context of Brazilian neoliberalism is demonstrated thus drawing broader conclusions about the main trends of agribusiness in the world today and providing recommendations for future research. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of agribusiness neoliberalism and global food production as well as those interested in Brazil and Latin America more generally. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367248765

Agribusiness And The Small-scale FarmerA Dynamic Partnership For Development Based on case histories from nine Third World countries this book examines the successful cooperation between private agribusiness firms and small farmers to increase agricultural production and income in developing countries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367155827

Agribusiness as the Future of AgricultureThe Sugarcane Industry under Climate Change in the Southeast Mediterranean This informative book reviews the challenges of agribusiness in the Southeast Mediterranean. The author focuses on sugarcane cultivation in Egypt to illustrate the impact of climate change on agribusiness and his method and findings may be helpful for other studies in other regions as well. As climate change creates new risks to human populations and food security a better analysis is needed to understand this new level of uncertainty and to understand how it will impact agriculture and its relationship with economies livelihoods and development. Africa emits low greenhouse gases but is hit the hardest by global warming posing a serious challenge to increasing agricultural productivity in the Southeast Mediterranean. Sugarcane in Egypt is used as a local food source for international trade for the balance of payments for land and water use and as a basic product for food and fiber manufacturing. Hence every aspect of the economic structure of Egypt relates to agriculture. The book examines the causes and effects of climate change on agribusiness in the Southeast Mediterranean region such as its effect on prosperity and net farm incomes crop yields. It considers how to promote agribusiness development in the area and the potential to alleviate poverty in rural areas. It looks at the future of the sugarcane industry in Upper Egypt as a case study of agribusiness with implications that can be applied globally. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771888424

Agribusiness Management Today’s food and agribusiness managers operate in a rapidly changing highly volatile international high technology consumer-focused world. Agribusiness Management helps prepare students and managers for a successful career in this new world of food and fiber production and marketing. This text uses four specific approaches to help readers develop and enhance their capabilities as agribusiness managers. First it offers a contemporary focus that reflects the issues that agribusiness managers face today and are likely to face tomorrow. Second the book presents conceptual material in a pragmatic way with illustrations and examples that will help the reader understand how a specific concept works in practice. Third the book has a decision-making emphasis providing contemporary tools that readers will find useful when making decisions in the contemporary business environment. Finally Agribusiness Management offers a pertinent set of discussion questions and case studies that will allow the reader to apply the material covered in real-world situations. This fifth edition of Agribusiness Management has been updated throughout and continues to provide students and adult learners with an essential understanding of what it takes to be a successful agribusiness manager in today’s rapidly evolving highly unpredictable marketplace. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138891937

Agribusiness Management This sixth edition of Agribusiness Management provides students and managers with a fundamental understanding of the key concepts needed to successfully manage agribusinesses in a rapidly changing high-tech consumer-oriented and uncertain world. The text uses four specific approaches to help readers develop and enhance their capabilities as agribusiness managers. First it offers a contemporary focus that reflects the issues that agribusiness managers face today and are likely to face tomorrow. Second the book presents conceptual material in a pragmatic way with illustrations and examples that will help the reader understand how a specific concept works in practice. Third the book has a decision-making emphasis providing contemporary tools that readers will find useful when making decisions in the contemporary business environment. Finally Agribusiness Management offers a pertinent set of discussion questions and case studies that will allow the reader to apply the material covered in real-world situations. This edition has been updated throughout with new examples and data as well as additional material on succession planning and managing human resources. This book is an ideal text for all courses on management in the agribusiness industry. The work is fully supported by a Companion Website which provides users with additional materials such as multiple choice questions discussion questions and PowerPoint slides for each chapter. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367341947

Agribusiness Supply Chain Management The agribusiness supply chain includes a number of processes such as supply management production management and demand management to customers through a competitive distribution channel. Each step of the way can be plagued with issues such as diversity of production and demand bulkiness of produce perishability and seasonality. Highlighting the complexity and importance of supply chain management within businesses handling agricultural products Agribusiness Supply Chain Management addresses issues that help readers systematically approach decision making in the agribusiness sector.The book covers issues across various spectrums of business and government’s role in the agribusiness supply chain domain. It focuses on actors in supply chains intrinsic issues that would impact the actors and then the support systems that are essential to make the supply chain achieve its effectiveness. The authors’ clear well-structured treatment provides a logical approach to key activities of agribusiness supply chain management. They provide numerous case studies that span a wide range of issues and industries that readers can use to sharpen managerial decision making skills.In today’s world companies compete on supply chains. With the many factors that can cause delays in deliverability a well-designed supply chain is a must. Those who have the capability to establish a distinctive supply chain and create it as a strategic asset are leaders in their business; and in fact emerge as the best in class across industries and markets. This book helps readers develop best practices for making key marketing decisions and designing efficient and effective supply chains that meet global challenges. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466516748

AgribusinessAn International Perspective Agribusiness offers a unique introduction to the business of agriculture: what agribusiness is why it matters what the role of technology is how trade fits into the picture what its key risks are who is lending and investing and why and what returns they are getting. It is both practical in orientation – focusing on the role of managers in the industry as well as that of lenders and investors – and international in scope – drawing on case studies and interviews with key figures all over the world. The text ranges across various agricultural commodities to stress that there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution and successful management lending or investment in agribusiness requires understanding specifics. Readers are introduced to the economics of the supply and demand of food the role of agricultural trade agricultural marketing and farm management along with key business aspects including: Main drivers of agribusiness value; Principal risks of agribusinesses; Agribusiness as an investment class; and Agribusiness lending: why who and how. This engaging textbook offers a complete guide to the international business of agriculture which is ideal for all students scholars and practitioners. A selection of eResources is also available to supplement this text and instructors will find PowerPoint slides discussion questions case studies and further teaching materials available to them. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138488663

Agricultural AcarologyIntroduction to Integrated Mite Management Written by a globally prominent entomologist Agricultural Acarology: Introduction to Integrated Mite Management provides tools for developing integrated mite management programs for agriculture including management of plant-feeding mites mites attacking bees and livestock and stored products. Emphasizing the biology ecology behavior and diverse methods of controlling mites this book provides an overview of the management of agriculturally important mites using all available Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tools including biological control cultural practices host-plant resistance and pesticides. Agricultural Acarology prepares agricultural managers to identify manage and contribute to the field of integrated mite management. An accompanying CD-ROM contains numerous color photographs of mites and the damage they cause and PDFs of key publications. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439817513

Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in AfricaFood Security in a Changing Environment A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa. The purpose of this book is to document the effects of climate change on agriculture in Africa and to discuss strategies for adaptation to hotter weather and less predictable rainfall. These strategies include promoting opportunities for farmers to adopt technologies that produce optimal results in terms of crop yield and income under local agro-ecological and socioeconomic conditions. The focus is on sub-Saharan Africa an area that is already affected by changing patterns of heat and rainfall. Because of the high prevalence of subsistence farming food insecurity and extreme poverty in this region there is a great need for practical adaptation strategies. The book includes empirical research in Ethiopia Kenya South Africa  Tanzania and other Sub-Saharan countries  and the conclusion summarizes policy-relevant findings from the chapters. It is aimed at advanced students researchers extension and development practitioners and officials of government agencies NGOs and funding agencies. It also will provide supplementary reading for courses in environment and development and in agricultural economics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138555976

Agricultural and Agribusiness LawAn Introduction for Non-Lawyers This introductory textbook provides an overview of the concepts necessary for an understanding of agricultural and agribusiness law. The text will help students of land-based industries with little or no legal background to appreciate and identify issues that may require referral or consultation with legal counsel. This new edition is fully revised and updated particularly addressing developments in taxation and trade and includes a new chapter on criminal law an area of increasing relevance to agriculture. Each concise chapter addresses a different legal issue that those employed in agriculture and agribusiness may face and both federal law and representative examples of state law are included. In addition to traditional topics such as contracts property law and estate planning the book also covers more contemporary issues such as organic certification animal law genetically engineered crops and food safety. Agricultural law extends beyond those directly engaged in farming to those in agribusiness who provide services and inputs to farmers buy farmers’ products store or transport products manufacture food products and serve as intermediaries between farmers and consumers. The book will therefore also serve as a reference and a guide for those employed in agribusiness and agriculture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138606104

Agricultural And Rural Development In Indonesia This book provides a broad interdisciplinary overview of the major facets of Indonesia's contemporary agricultural and rural development while exploring the macro and micro factors that account for uneven development patterns. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367168377

Agricultural AutomationFundamentals and Practices Agricultural automation is the core technology for computer-aided agricultural production management and implementation. An integration of equipment infotronics and precision farming technologies it creates viable solutions for challenges facing the food fiber feed and fuel needs of the human race now and into the future. Agricultural Automation: Fundamentals and Practices provides a comprehensive introduction of automation technologies for agriculture. From basics to applications topics in this volume include: Agricultural vehicle robots and infotronic systems Precision agriculture with its focus on efficiency and efficacy of agricultural inputs and the spatial and temporal management of agricultural systems Specific agricultural production systems including those related to field crops cotton orchards and vineyards and animal housing and production Automation relative to specific inputs in agricultural production systems such as nutrition management and automation automation of pesticide application systems and automated irrigation management with soil and canopy sensing Liability issues with regard to surrounding awareness and worksite management Postharvest automation—perhaps the most advanced component of agricultural production in terms of automation and an important factor in global agriculture Agricultural mechanization one of the top ranked engineering accomplishments in the past century has created revolutionary change in crop production technology and made it possible to harvest sufficient products to meet the population’s continuously growing needs. Continued progress is essential to the future of agriculture. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the current state of automated agriculture and important insight into its upcoming challenges. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439880579

Agricultural ChangeConsequences for Southern Farms and Rural Communities The rise and fall of new commodities production technologies and shifting government policies have had dramatic effects on the lives of generations of farm families in the rural South. This book examines both the impact of such changes on individuals and families and the interrelationship between agricultural change and community change. The contributors look at how and why the mix of farms--small medium large and part-time--has been transformed and consider the differing needs of these types of farm operations the special problems of minority farmers the farming strategies that are most resilient to external shocks and the interdependence of rural communities and the region's farmers. They also review the main external sources of change including government fiscal and monetary policies that shape interest rates and govern export possibilities. The book contributes to our understanding of the kinds of communities and quality of life that will be experienced by the next generation of southern farmers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367010782

Agricultural Commercialization And Government Policy In Africa First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966383

Agricultural Depression and Farm Relief in England 1813-1852 This book was first published in 1932. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138865105

Agricultural Depression in the 1920'sEconomic Fact or Statistical Artifact? First published in 1985. This study explores the agricultural depression in the United States of America in the 1920’s. The author examines overproduction wartime optimism and the farm crisis and continuity and change in agriculture during this period. This title will be of great interest to students of history agriculture and economics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367257057

Agricultural Development Virtually all national cases of rapid widespread progress from poverty to wealth have been causally associated with the transformation of agricultural systems. From eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe and North America to late twentieth-century East Asia striking increases in agricultural productivity improvements in food safety and the markedly reduced costs of food distribution have dramatically bettered the quantity quality and variety of food available at lower prices. Around the globe these agricultural advances have permitted unprecedented growth in incomes life expectancy and other quality-of-life indicators and have decreased the risk of chronic or acute malnutrition. Furthermore increased investment in education and non-agricultural activities in developed economies has also been enabled. Understanding the process of agricultural development is therefore central to most contemporary research and advanced study in development studies agricultural economics and cognate areas. To enable users to make sense of the subject’s vast literature and the continuing explosion in research output Routledge is pleased to announce this new four-volume collection from our 'Critical Concepts in Development Studies' series. Edited by a leading scholar in the field Agricultural Development brings together in one easy-to-use resource the foundational and the very best cutting-edge scholarship in agricultural development. It provides a thorough review of the evolution of agricultural development integrating theoretical and empirical research. With a full index chronological table of contents and also supplemented by an extensive introductory essay newly written by the collection’s editor which summarizes the state of the subdiscipline and outlines its history Agricultural Development is an essential reference work for academic researchers policy practitioners and students alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415581875

Agricultural Development and Economic Integration in Latin America First published in 1970 this study is concerned with both the theoretical and the practical problems involved with agricultural development and economic integration in Latin America with particular emphasis on those countries which are embraced by the Latin American Free Trade Association.The work falls into three parts: the agricultural development of the region; a consideration of how the creation of a common market might influence the pattern of agricultural development and trade within the region; and a brief history of the Latin American Free Trade Association with special reference to agriculture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845960

Agricultural Development And Nutrition This book is an expose of the many food consumption-related problems which need to be considered alongside agricultural production issues in development. It examines factors that determine the degree to which people have access to food and can assimilate its nutrients. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367156282

Agricultural Development and Sustainable IntensificationTechnology and Policy Challenges in the Face of Climate Change Sustainable Intensification (SI) has recently emerged as a key concept for agricultural development recognising that yields must increase to feed a growing world population but it must be achieved without damage to the environment on finite land resources and while preserving social and natural capital. It also recognises that all initiatives must cope with the challenges of climate change to agricultural production food security and livelihoods. This multidisciplinary book presents state-of-the-art reviews of current SI approaches to promote major food crops challenges and advances made in technology and the institutional and policy measures necessary to overcome the constraints faced by smallholder farmers. Adressing the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 2  the various chapters based on evidence and experiences of reputed researchers show how these innovations if properly nurtured and implemented can make a difference to food and nutrition security outcomes. Case studies from around the world are included with a particular emphasis on Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus is not only on scientific aspects such as climate-smart agriculture agroecology and improving input use efficiency and management but also on institutional and policy challenges that must be met to increase the net societal benefits of sustainable agricultural intensification. The book is aimed at advanced students and researchers in sustainable agriculture and policy  development practitioners policy makers and non-governmental and farmer organisations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367590932

Agricultural Development In BangladeshProspects For The Future This book assesses the performance of the agricultural sector and other related areas of the economy of Bangladesh. It identifies positive factors contributing to sectoral growth and development and offers development strategy for achieving increased agricultural productivity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367167042

Agricultural Development in BrazilThe Rise of a Global Agro-food Power In the last few decades Brazilian agriculture has experienced a seismic transformation and its contradictory facets have fed different and opposing narratives regarding recent changes. This book covers these changes exploring the issues from several empirical and analytical angles including the role of agriculture in the contemporary Brazilian economy the dynamics of Brazilian agricultural value chains environmental challenges and the processes of social differentiation.Brazilian agriculture continues to be viewed in the international literature either through the lenses of the past century – those of former problems relating to land use and land tenure – or apologetically. This collection of essays aims at updating the current interpretations providing objective accounting of the main transformations its determinants results contradictions and limitations. As it covers the most relevant traits of Brazilian agricultural and rural development the book will provide the reader with an encompassing view of contemporary Brazilian agriculture including the positive and negative sides of the so-called tropical agriculture revolution. It highlights the tremendous economic potential as well as the continuing structural heterogeneity concentration of production and marginalization of millions of small farmers. Written in an engaging and accessible style this book will be perfect for all those interested in learning about Brazilian agriculture. It will be of particular interest to undergraduate and graduate students of economic development agricultural economics rural sociology comparative economic development rural development and agricultural policies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367729073

Agricultural Development in China 1368-1968 Agricultural Development in China explains how China's farm economy historically responded to the demands of a rising population. Dwight H. Perkins begins in the year A.D. 1368 the founding date of the Ming dynasty. More importantly it marked the end of nearly two centuries of violent destruction and loss of life primarily connected with the rise and fall of the Mongols. The period beginning with the fourteenth century was also one in which there were no obvious or dramatic changes in farming techniques or in rural institutions. The rise in population and hence in the number of farmers made possible the rise in farm output through increased double cropping extending irrigation systems and much else.Issues explored in this book include the role of urbanization and long distance trade in allowing farmers in a few regions to specialize in crops most suitable to their particular region. Backing up this analysis of agricultural development is a careful examination of the quality of Chinese historical data. This classic volume now available in a paperback edition includes a new introduction assessing the continuing importance of this work to understanding the Chinese economy. It will be invaluable for a new generation of economists historians and Asian studies specialists and is part of Transaction's Asian Studies series. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412851909

Agricultural Development in China and AfricaA Comparative Analysis Many African countries are increasingly interested in learning from China's experiences in achieving effective agricultural development. The Chinese government and academic community are also keen to share experiences and lessons with Africa. China made agriculture one of its development assistance priorities at the Third FOCAC Summit in Beijing in 2006. This systematic comparative study of agricultural development in China and Africa provides a unique basis for African countries and international organizations seeking to understand agricultural development in China and for China to understand agricultural development on the African continent. The book highlights experiences and lessons from China and in particular analyzes why Africa has not yet been able to emulate China's agricultural development trajectory. It compares the similarities and discrepancies in conditions processes and outcomes between China and Africa from the perspectives of investment science and technology policies and international development aid. Based on this it explores which experiences and lessons from China's agriculture development can be shared with African countries in order to contribute to the sustainable improvement and transformation of African agriculture. It does not claim that China has all of the answers but while recognizing the diversity within both China and Africa concludes that much can be gained from such a comparison. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138097223

Agricultural Development in the Mekong BasinGoals Priorities and Strategies Originally written for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Resources for the future published this report in 1971 believing it would be of interest to more general readers. Resources for the Future draws on its past experience of resource utilization development and economics to comment on issues faced by the Mekong Basin River for agricultural development such as the demand-supply conditions for improved agriculture the limitations imposed by physical and human resource conditions and measures needed to modernize their agricultural methods. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental and Economic studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138947313

Agricultural DronesA Peaceful Pursuit Agricultural drones are expected to revolutionize the way we conduct agronomic procedures and maintain natural vegetation on earth. This book explores the increasing importance of the role of aerial robots in managing agricultural farms and natural resources. Agricultural Drones: A Peaceful Pursuit provides a wealth of information on drone usage in agriculture. The book discusses the advanced sensors and imaging capabilities of drones that give farmers new ways to increase yields and reduce crop damage. An introductory chapter provides historical data with details about various models of drones as well as the most recent and popular agricultural drones in usage. The book goes onto look at such topics as the use of drones for soil fertility production agronomy irrigation weed control pest and disease control grain yield forecasting and economic advantages from drone use. This timely and useful volume will be a valuable resource for faculty agricultural extension officers and farmers and farm consultancy agencies. This book would also serve as an excellent textbook for students in agriculture engineering geography etc. Key features: • outlines the advantages of using drones in agriculture such as for the management of soil fertility the study of natural resources and vegetation the maintenance of adequate irrigation and the control of weeds and pests • covers the economic advantages of using drones in agriculture • examines the regulatory aspects of agricultural drones • provides actual examples of drone usage in agriculture Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771885959

Agricultural Ecology This book analyses the nature of the relationships between crops livestock and the bio-physical environment and the extent to which man has managed and modified the products and environment to suit his/her own particular needs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138401600

Agricultural Expansion and Tropical DeforestationInternational Trade Poverty and Land Use There is no clear-cut causal relationship between international trade agricultural expansion and tropical deforestation. Academics policy-makers and the public are all tempted by simplistic solutions to complex problems. In order to establish the true causal factors involved in this critical area of environmental decline the authors of this study present case studies ranging over three continents. Utilizing statistics it is shown that the focus of analysis of deforestation must be applied as much to the misguided policies of national and regional authorities as to the forces of trade and globalization. Further it demonstrates that we must adopt a critical perspective on the historical context of human use of forest areas looking at issues such as systems of land tenure. The primary aim of the book is to highlight the need to seek solutions in far-reaching institutional and policy reforms adapted to specific socio-economic and ecological contexts if the problem of tropical deforestation is to be tackled effectively. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315870533

Agricultural Finance This textbook integrates financial economics and management in the area of agricultural finance. The presentation of financial economics discusses how the credit needs of farmer/borrowers are met by depositors through commercial banks. The financial management content presents methods used to make farm financial decisions including farm accounting capital budgeting and the analysis of risk. The textbook begins by developing the farm financial market focusing primarily on the market for debt. Next the textbook presents an overview of accounting concepts important for the credit market. The accounting section provides a detailed discussion of the Farm Financial Standards Council’s suggestions for agricultural financial statements. Following the financial accounting the book presents the use of ratio analysis applied to the farm firm. Next the text describes capital budgeting followed by an introduction to risk analysis. Finally the book presents the effect of debt decisions on the farm firm. In addition to the primary topics the textbook includes a discussion of agricultural banking and monetary policy and an analysis of the choice of historical cost and market valued accounting methodologies on the farm debt decision. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415599078

Agricultural Fluctuations in EuropeFrom the Thirteenth to twentieth centuries Wilhelm Abel's study of economic fluctuations over a period of seven hundred years has long been established as a core text in European agricultural history. Professor Abel was one of the first economic historians to make extensive use of statistical data and his scholarship and approach have had a decisive effect on the orientation of economic and agricultural history. Using data on population wages and rents from England France Germany and the Low Countries and on occasion from Italy Scandinavia and Poland here Professor Abel demonstrates the striking similarity in the overall economic development for all these areas. He also analyses the short-term fluctuations that have affected agricultural development within this economic framework and is able to show the broad significance of the shape of the late medieval depression the scale of the desertions of villages that accompanies it and the implications of the sixteenth century price revolution. The book's importance lies in tracing the long-term trends that have characterized European economic development since the High Middle Ages and as such it has made an invaluable contribution to all comparative analyses of different Western European countries since it was first published in 1980. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415852562

Agricultural Geography This book provides a historical summary of agricultural development and representative ways in which agricultural production is undertaken in different social economic and physical environments. It describes concepts and methodology for understanding any area or type of farming. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367171001

Agricultural Growth Productivity and Regional Change in IndiaChallenges of globalisation liberalisation and food insecurity Agriculture productivity growth and regional change in post-colonial India from a spatial perspective are yet to be rigorously examined. In particular the impacts of economic liberalisation globalisation and deregulation are not being empirically investigated at a small-area level using advanced statistical and spatial techniques. Understanding the process of regional formation and the rapid transitioning of agricultural landscapes in the Post-Liberalisation phase is pivotal to developing and devising regional economic development strategies. This book employs advanced methods to empirically examine the key characteristics and patterns of regional change in agricultural growth and productivity. It offers insights on changes in agricultural production and practices since the colonial period through to the Post-Liberalisation phase in India. It also incorporates the key public policy debates on the progress of India’s agricultural development with the aim of formulating spatially integrated strategies to reduce rapid rise in the regional convergence and to promote equitable distribution of strategic government investment. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367350376

Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change [Volume 1] Conservation agriculture is a sustainable production model that not only optimizes crop yields but also reaps economic and environmental benefits as well. The adoption of successful conservation agriculture methods has resulted in energy savings higher organic matter content and biotic activity in soil increased crop-water availability and thus resilience to drought improved recharge of aquifers less erosion and reduced impacts from the weather associated with climate change in general. Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change examines several important aspects of crop production such as climate change soil management farm machinery and different methods for sustainable conservation agriculture. It presents spatial distribution of a daily monthly and annual precipitation concentration indices Diffuse Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for analyzing the organic matter in soil and adaptation strategies for climate-related plant disease scenarios. It also discusses solar energy-based greenhouse modeling precision farming using remote sensing and GIS and various types of machinery used for conservation agriculture. Features: Examines the effects of climate change on agriculture and the related strategies for mitigation through practical real-world examples Explores innovative on-farm technology options to increase system efficiency resulting in improved water usage Presents examples of precision farming using climate-resilient technologies Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367345235

Agricultural Investment and ProductivityBuilding Sustainability in East Africa Agricultural Investment and Productivity provides a deep and systematic look at the opportunities for and constraints to investments in sustainable agriculture in East Africa offering important insights into what works and how to analyze agricultural investments in one of the poorest regions of the world. The book critically examines the reasons behind East Africa's stagnant agricultural productivity over the past forty-five years using the primary lens of investments in fertilizers seeds and sustainable land management technologies. These investments have a tremendous impact on production volume ultimately affecting the income of millions of families throughout the region. Media > Books > Print Books RFF Press 9781138103849

Agricultural Land Use and Natural Gas Extraction ConflictsA Global Socio-Legal Perspective Onshore unconventional gas operations in most jurisdictions operate on the legal principle that all activities during exploration and extraction are ‘temporary’ in nature. The concept that the onshore unconventional gas industry has a temporary effect on the land on which it operates creates a regulatory paradox. On one hand unconventional gas activities create energy security national wealth and a bourgeoning export industry. On the other agricultural land and agriculturalists may be significantly disadvantaged by unconventional gas activities potentially producing permanent damage to non-renewable fertile soils and spoiling the underground water tables. Thus threatening future food security and food sovereignty.This book explores the socio-regulatory dimensions of coexistence between agricultural and onshore unconventional gas land uses in the jurisdictions with the highest concentration of proven unconventional gas reserves – Australia Canada the USA the UK France Poland and China. In exploring the differing regulatory standpoints of unconventional gas land uses on productive farming land in the chosen jurisdictions this book provides an original three-part categorisation of regulatory approaches addressing the coexistence of agricultural land and unconventional gas namely: adaptive management precautionary and finally statism. It offers a timely and topical approach to socio-legal natural resource governance theory based on the participation transparency and empowerment for agricultural landholders examining how differing frameworks such as the collective bargaining framework can create equitable and sustainable contractual arrangements with unconventional gas companies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367582982

Agricultural LandscapesSeeing Rural Through Design Agricultural Landscapes: Seeing Rural Through Design follows on from the author’s previous books Rural Design and Architecture and Agriculture to encourage using design thinking to provide greater meaning and understanding of places where humans live and work with the rural landscape. Rural areas around the world are often viewed as special places with cultural historical and natural significance for people. Dewey Thorbeck emphasizes the importance of these rural sites and their connections to urban areas through full-color case studies of these places with particular emphasis on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) as identified by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to document and explore personal experiences lessons learned and implications for the future. Rural landscapes are part of everyone’s heritage and the book shows these connections and the unique GIAHS land use systems and landscapes as models for a more sustainable and prosperous rural and urban future. It includes practical examples of working places where growing food raising animals or harvesting from the sea has been the primary economy for centuries to exhibit a clear and sustainable local relationship between humans animals buildings climate and place. Aimed at students teachers and professionals this book investigates how design thinking can be used to integrate rural and urban sites to shape land use for more sustainable futures. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138308183

Agricultural Marketing in Tropical AfricaContributions of the Netherlands First published in 1999 this volume explores how African agriculture has always had a strong appeal for the people of the Netherlands. This is due to (1) a long-established interest in tropical agriculture going back to the days when Indonesia was a Duth colony; (2) a broad-based desire to help the Third World; and (3) the view that Tropical Africa is highly dependent on agriculture. As practical expertise in Africa and systematic research on African agriculture grew specialization became both possible and necessary. This volume reflects the specialization in marketing which has been welcomed by economists geographers and scholars of agricultural marketing. In addition to a general introductory chapter this book includes five contributions on staple food grains two on export crops two on cattle and one on horticulture. Nine of the chapters are country-specific covering Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Cȏte d’Ivoire Ghana Kenya Sierra Leone Tanzania and Zambia. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138624993

Agricultural MarketingStructural Models for Price Analysis The price of food has become very volatile in recent years for a variety of reasons including a strengthened connection between the prices of agricultural commodities and other commodities such as oil and metals more volatile production due to more frequent droughts and floods and a rising demand for biofuels. Understanding the determinants of agricultural commodity prices and the connections between prices has become a high priority for academics and applied economists who are interested in agricultural marketing and trade policy analysis and international rural development. This book builds on the various theories of commodity price relationships in competitive markets over space time and form. It also builds on the various theories of commodity price relationships in markets that are non-competitive because processing firms exploit market power private information distorts commodity bidding and bargaining is required to establish prices when the marketing transaction involves a single seller and buyer. Each chapter features a spreadsheet model to analyze a particular real-world case study or plausible scenario and issues considered include: the reasons for commodity price differences across regions the connection between the release of information and the rapid adjustment in a network of commodity prices the specific linkage between energy and food prices bidding strategies by large exporters who compete in import tenders. The simulation results that are obtained from the spreadsheet models reveal many important features of commodity prices. The models are also well suited for additional "what if" analysis such as examining how the pattern of trade in agricultural commodities may change if shipping becomes more expensive because of substantial increase in the world price of oil. Model building and the analysis of the simulation results is a highly effective way to develop critical thinking skills and to view agricultural commodity prices in a rigorous and unique way. This is an ideal resource for economics students looking to gain develop skills in the areas of Agricultural Marketing Commodity Price Analysis Models of Commodity Markets Quantitative Methods and Commodity Futures Markets. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415480444

Agricultural Markets InstabilityRevisiting the Recent Food Crises Since the financial and food price crises of 2007 market instability has been a topic of major concern to agricultural economists and policy professionals. This volume provides an overview of the key issues surrounding food prices volatility focusing primarily on drivers long-term implications of volatility and its impacts on food chains and consumers.  The book explores which factors and drivers are volatility-increasing and which others are price level-increasing and whether these two distinctive effects can be identified and measured. It considers the extent to which increasing instability affects agents in the value chain as well as the actual impacts on the most vulnerable households in the EU and in selected developing countries. It also analyses which policies are more effective to avert and mitigate the effects of instability.  Developed from the work of the European-based ULYSSES project  the book synthesises the most recent literature on the topic and presents the views of practitioners businesses NGOs and farmers' organizations. It draws policy responses and recommendations for policy makers at both European and on international levels. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138588943

Agricultural Policies in a New Decade Agricultural Policies in a New Decade was written in preparation for the 1990 Farm Bill in the United States in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Committee of the National Planning Association. Originally published in the same year this study aims to inform on the key issues affecting the new bill including budget austerity the effects of agriculture on environmental quality the safety and security of the U.S. food supply and international markets and trade policy. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies and policy makers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138949096

Agricultural Policy Analysis Tools For Economic Development This book was written to make modem policy analysis methods accessible to policy analysts. It can improve policy decisions by combining the best analytical methods with the power of analysts' and decisionmakers' good judgment and with microcomputer hardware and software. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367162962

Agricultural Policy And Collective Self-reliance In The Caribbean Focusing on the process of agricultural policy-making within the Caribbean Community and Common Market this book provides a context for understanding the evolving theory of regional integration among developing countries. It traces the progress of Caribbean integration from its beginnings. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367167035

Agricultural Policy in the United StatesEvolution and Economics Agricultural Policy in the US: Evolution and Economics traces the foundation of US agricultural policy from its colonial roots to the present using economic concepts to analyze and interpret political and economic consequences. Ancient Roman food and agricultural reform English Corn Law and other historic examples of agricultural policies are included to show that agricultural policy has a long history and has been found necessary for governance throughout history. Processes employed to develop US agricultural policies the structure and function of government that develops and implements agricultural policy and the specific evolution of policy from the early twentieth century to the Agricultural Act of 2014 are included. Specific policies in past farm bills are detailed in order to track their evolution and economic effects. This textbook includes arguments for and against common tools of US agricultural policy. This debate continues today and can be seen in a gradual change over time from taxes and tariffs to risk management. Information presented does not attempt to influence the readership towards a pro or con position but rather to present information to help the readers to understand the issues related to agricultural policy in the US. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138809239

Agricultural Policy ReformPolitics and Process in the EU and US in the 1990s This title was first published in 2002. This engaging work examines the interplay between US and EU agricultural trade policy reforms as well as the linkage between domestic and trade policy reform and addresses whether reform is likely to continue during the first decade of the 21st Century. Features include: - Comprehensive overview of the interplay between domestic and international agricultural policy reform - Detailed analysis of the paradigm shift in policy - Vigorous discussion of the potential impact of emerging issues such as GMOs intellectual property rights animal and plant health and human safety The book offers a rich empirical account of politics and diplomacy over the last decade providing an important background for explaining forthcoming agricultural policy debates in the US the EU and agricultural policy negotiations in the WTO. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138719996

Agricultural Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestration in Soil The potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change is one factor driving agricultural policy development of programs that might pay farmers for practices with a high potential to sequester carbon. With chapters by economists policy makers farmers land managers energy company representatives and soil scientists Agricultural Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestration in Soil explores a broad range of topics. It examines topics such as the effects of soil tillage and mulch rate soil monitoring and assessment soil fertility management policy options and the economic issues associated with carbon sequestration. This volume caps a "series" of books from leading researchers on carbon sequestration in soils by integrating the science with the economic and policy issues surrounding it. It provides agricultural scientists farmers and policy makers with innovative and environmentally friendly practices for improved land management and crop production. Agricultural Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestration in Soil helps to identify strategies that can lead to widespread adoption of management practices that will enhance productivity the soil carbon pool and the overall environment. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367578657

Agricultural PrairiesNatural Resources and Crop Productivity This book is a comprehensive volume that brings together vast knowledge about agricultural prairies in one place providing concise information and providing concise descriptions of natural resources and their influence on crop productivity. It provides detailed descriptions about natural settings as well as lucid discussions on soil fertility and crop production trends for various agricultural prairies distributed all across the earth. Chapters one through seven provide detailed descriptions on geologic aspects; physiography and agroclimate; natural vegetation and cropping history; human population migration and development of settlements; natural resources such as soils water and crops; and environmental concerns. In particular the first chapters cover the prairies of North and South America namely the Great Plains of North America the Cerrado of South America and the Pampas of South America. Chapter 4 deals with the steppes of Southern and Central Europe Chapter 5 describes the savannahs of West Africa Chapter 6 is concerned with Indo-Gangetic and Deccan plainsm and Chapter 7 deals with prairies of Northeast China. The last chapter provides a comparative view of all agricultural prairies. Specifically it compares the contrasting natural features soil fertility irrigation and crop productivity. Agricultural prairies exist at levels of intensification. A few show subsistence or low input trends. Discussions pertaining to extent of intensification are included. Further it includes interesting discussions on how the situation has grown into interdependence of man and prairies. It highlights the way prairies (crops) have influenced naturally coaxed and driven human activities to their own advantage. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771880503

Agricultural Prices and Production in Post-reform India Post-reform India has seen a decline in agricultural growth as well as supply demand imbalance and rising prices. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of domestic and international prices and trade since 1980 81 covering the past quarter of a century. Backed with rich data it provides comparisons between the pre- and post-liberalisation po Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367176761

Agricultural Privatization Land Reform and Farm Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe First published in 1997 in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union and its agricultural policies these editors presented a series of ten related articles on the transition to post-communist more privatised agricultural policies each specialising in a specific region of Central and Eastern Europe. Resulting from a research network this volume features a range of contributors including those preparing PhDs former governmental advisors and specialists in agricultural economics food policy and statistics. The chapters cover Albania Bulgaria the Czech Republic Eastern Germany Hungary Romania Slovakia Solvenia and the Former Soviet Union along with a comparative analysis. The contributors focus on three key issues of reform: the collection of detailed data the collection of information on factors influencing the progress and completion of reform and explaining the results of privatisation and land reform with a particular emphasis on the first two elements. This volume is well-suited to policy makers analysists and researchers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138610163

Agricultural Productivity In The Socialist Countries This book aims to examine and compare the different aspects of agricultural productivity and the sources of its growth in nine socialist countries: Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania Yugoslavia the Soviet Union and China. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367155681

Agricultural ProductivityMeasurement and Explanation This book first published in 1988 provides a comprehensive integrated body of knowledge concerning agricultural productivity research highlighting both its strengths and limitations. This book will be of value to scholars and research leaders for the knowledge it conveys of future productivity research and will also be of interest to students of environmental studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138942110

Agricultural Protectionism in the Industrialized World Originally published in 1990 Agricultural Protectionism in the Industrialized World takes a detailed look into the domestic and international agricultural policies of the United States Europe Canada Japan Australia and New Zealand. These areas are some of the most industrialised in the world and this study focuses on the benefits policies and costs related to protectionism of their agriculture. These papers offer detailed analysis of the evolution objections and domestic and international implications related to agriculture in specific countries as well as taking a global view of issues such as policy trends and costs and concluding with a discussion on the effects of free trade. This title will be of interest to students of environmental studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138120471

Agricultural Research at the CrossroadsRevisited Resource-poor Farmers and the Millennium Development Goals It is necessary to integrate field data relevant to policy with a global overview with up-to-date information for synthesis into scenarios and a vision of how future research and development in agriculture can best help those who are most needy and have little access to productive resources. The overall task is a huge challenge for policy-makers and the agricultural research establishment. It is also of concern in teaching agricultural students to be able to respond to future challenges. This publication is an attempt to stimulate discussion on future options of research policy suggesting changes of agricultural R&D for societal development in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429063657

Agricultural Resource Use and Management This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Agriculture is one of the prime users of water particularly in arid places with already-limited water resources and its effects are diverse and far reaching. Providing a nuanced study of agricultural resource management this informative book takes a four-pronged approach covering research on: • The impact of agriculture on water • The impact of agriculture on soil quality and its ecological health • Energy and greenhouse gases • The impact of a growing population on agricultural resources Topics include the connection between chemical fertilizer use in agriculture and stream water quality; beef and dairy production on livestock dairy and crops; livestock and greenhouse gases; energy consumption rates in agriculture; efficient farming techniques such as precision agriculture irrigation management and sustainable water technologies; and more. This informative and accessible volume offers a comprehensive guide to this vital and necessary field of study. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771880732

Agricultural RussiaOn the Eve of the Revolution This volume originally published in 1930 discusses the economics of Russian agriculture during the early 20th century. It analyzes those economic influences which were at work and were bringing about its transformation. Starting from a sketch of the agricultural geography of European Russia as it had been shaped by natural conditions historical and economic factors the author proceeds to the study of the organization and conditions of Russian farming and agricultural production as well as discussing the Russian characteristics as an agricultural producer and the origins and disposal of her available surpluses of agricultural products. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138227330

Agricultural Safety Lack of accidents does not necessarily mean safe operation. You may have been lucky. You may have had near misses but fortune smiled and you had few accidents. Measuring accidents provides one segment of the safety picture but it is a far cry from evaluating and creating overall safety. Rather than giving you accident statistics and the admonition "you need a program " Agricultural Safety shows you how to "do" safety. The book sets forth the steps you need to take to make safety a part of your everyday farming operation such as:- Identification of key safety activities that will lead to better control of losses- Setting standards and guidelines for doing that work- Measurement of the effectiveness of the work being done in accordance with the standards and guidelines- Evaluating program progress based upon measurements taken- Correcting deficiencies based on the evaluation(s)The author covers topics such as machinery operation maintenance and repair techniques fire loss control techniques the safe handling of agrochemicals and techniques involving the handling of animals. He provides you with a step-by-step manual for the procurement handling and storage of agrochemicals and pesticides as well as a guide to personal protective equipment and reviews safety for "third parties" and the posting of property and public warnings. To achieve safety the work of safety must be done measured for efficiency evaluated in real-world terms and corrective action taken as needed in a timely manner. Many books on safety provide a list of dos and don'ts. Agricultural Safety discusses the ways and means of managing and controlling accidental loss and shows you how to build safety into your operation. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367397333

Agricultural Stability And Farm ProgramsConcepts Evidence And Implications This book attempts to contribute to a fuller understanding of perennial issues underlying farm problems and agricultural policies in the United States thus contributing to better projections of policy effects to better forecasts of policy changes and perhaps to better policy for agriculture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367161422

Agricultural Statistical Data Analysis Using Stata Practical statistics is a powerful tool used frequently by agricultural researchers and graduate students involved in investigating experimental design and analysis. One of the most widely used statistical analysis software packages for this purpose is Stata. The Stata software program has matured into a user-friendly environment with a wide variety of statistical functions. Agricultural Statistical Data Analysis Using Stata introduces readers to the use of Stata to solve agricultural statistical problems. The book begins with an overview of statistical software and the Stata program. It explains the various windows and menus and describes how they are integrated. The next chapters explore data entry and importing as well as basic output formats and descriptive statistics. The author describes the ever-increasing design complexity and how this is implemented in the software. He reviews one of Stata’s strongest features which is its programming ability. He also examines post hoc tests as well as Stata’s graphing capabilities. The final chapters provide information on regression analysis data transformations and the analyses of non-parametric data. Many agricultural researchers are unprepared for the statistics they will need to use in their profession. Written in an easy-to-read format with screen shots and illustrations the book is suitable for a wide audience including beginners in statistics who are new to Stata as well as more advanced Stata users and those interested in more complex designs. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466585850

Agricultural Supply Chains and the Challenge of Price Risk This book discusses the issues of integration within food and fibre supply chains and the challenges in managing price risk. The problems of integration and price risk are interwoven in agricultural supply chains with production and supply risk as well as hoarding. However without supply chain integration through commercial trade markets there can be no forward market upon which forward transactions and the management of price risk can be based. Without a forward market that can reduce opportunistic behaviour there is likely to be little security of supply particularly under high production risk and price uncertainty.  Whilst price risk management is possible under certain circumstances there are many factors that can prevent the development of forward markets or cause them to collapse thus undermining the ability to manage price risk within acceptable risk and return parameters. Market positions therefore need to be valued and often settled daily due to the risk of contract default. In addition the issue of currency risk and its management applies to international market positions and transactional exposures.  The book analyses a range of price risk management strategies from forward contracting through to futures and options hedging and finally to over-the-counter products. Evaluation techniques are developed to aid decision-making. The author concludes that forward market development may be the exception rather than the norm and that whilst favourable price risk management outcomes may be possible they can sometimes be caused more by luck than through good management. It is shown how tactics are an important consideration in decision-making to minimize costs and losses. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415827003

Agricultural System Models in Field Research and Technology Transfer Most books covering the use of computer models in agricultural management systems target only one or two types of models. There are few texts available that cover the subject of systems modeling comprehensively and that deal with various approaches applications evaluations and uses for technology transfer. Agricultural System Models in Field Research and Technology Transfer fills this need. It presents the latest advances in the use of various computer models in agricultural management systems. This authoritative reference provides guidance on the use of models in field research decision support precision farming and technology transfer to farmers and ranchers. Derived from an international symposium co-sponsored by the American Society of Agronomy the Soil Science Society of America and the USDA's Agricultural Research Service it analyzes current system model applications for the modeling of natural resources crop production grazing lands and animal production systems. Leading international agricultural system scientists present their experiences and provide guidance on how models can be used to enhance the quality of field research transfer of research information and technology to farmers and ranchers and decision support for agricultural management. They provide an expert review of the existing problems and possible solutions to improve future applications. In addition Agricultural System Models in Field Research and Technology Transfer explores the possible use of an international modular computer framework to improve current modeling procedures in an effort to develop problem-specific models in the future. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367454937

Agricultural Systems Modeling and Simulation Offers a treatment of modern applications of modelling and simulation in crop livestock forage/livestock systems and field operations. The book discusses methodologies from linear programming and neutral networks to expert or decision support systems as well as featuring models such as SOYGRO CROPGRO and GOSSYM/COMAX. It includes coverage on evaporation and evapotranspiration the theory of simulation based on biological processes and deficit irrigation scheduling. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367400859

Agricultural Trade and Policy in ChinaIssues Analysis and Implications This title was first published in 2003. This prominent and commanding volume collates the best research available on China's agricultural trade. Critically analyzing the agricultural supply and demand factors that underlie trade patterns such as agricultural productivity and policy it also explores China's agricultural trade and policy including implications for China and elsewhere. Long term issues and productivity growth are taken into consideration as are specific issues such as WTO accession. The slate of authors combines the leading established scholars in the field and the best of the next generation including those from China and the West. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138711730

Agricultural Trade Conflicts And GattNew Dimensions In U.s.-european Agricultural Trade Relations This book presents a comprehensive set of analyses of the U.S.-EU agricultural trade conflict. It provides a unique perspective on the U.S.-EU agricultural trade confrontation and offers insights into both the final GATT agreement and forthcoming agricultural issues. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367159870

Agricultural Transformation Food and EnvironmentPerspectives on European Rural Policy and Planning - Volume 1 This title was first published in 2001. An interdisciplinary team of leading European scholars bring together case studies from Western and Eastern Europe to illustrate and critically analyze the shifting relationships of agricultural environmental and food policy in Europe. In the most comprehensive book of its kind it examines the critical changes both in agricultural environmental and food politics and the way these domains have been investigated by European social scientists. The book evaluates specific changes focussing in particular on agricultural restructuring (in the face of globalization Europeanization and the collapse of the Soviet model of agricultural organization) agriculture-environmental relations and consumer preferences. Beginning by examining the degree to which Europe offers a unique and identifiable rural experience the book includes a critical re-examination of the process of agricultural transformation. In the light of contemporary events and the over-seductive and essentially mythical notion of post-productivism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138635548

Agricultural Transformation and Land Use in Central and Eastern Europe This title was first published in 2001. By presenting research from a multi disciplinary perspective this book will serve as an important reference tool for researchers and others interested in the land use issues of Central and Eastern Europe as well as agribusiness leaders seeking potential trading relations with and within these European countries. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003073758

Agricultural Transformation and Land Use in Central and Eastern Europe This title was first published in 2001. By presenting research from a multi disciplinary perspective this book will serve as an important reference tool for researchers and others interested in the land use issues of Central and Eastern Europe as well as agribusiness leaders seeking potential trading relations with and within these European countries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138727786

Agricultural Transformation in a Global History Perspective History teaches us that agricultural growth and development is necessary for achieving overall better living conditions in all societies. Although this process may seem homogenous when looked at from the outside it is full of diversity within. This book captures this diversity by presenting eleven independent case studies ranging over time and space. By comparing outcomes attempts are made to draw general conclusion and lessons about the agricultural transformation process. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138901902

Agricultural ValuationsA Practical Guide Agricultural Valuations: A Practical Guide has long been the standard text for students and professionals working on agricultural valuations. Taking a practical approach it covers all the relevant techniques and legislation necessary to correctly value farms assess farm rents carry out arbitrations inventories and records of condition including valuation clauses on sales of farms livestock soils management agreements valuation in court proceedings and a glossary of useful information. In this fifth edition Gwyn Williams's original text is taken on by Jeremy Moody and Nick Millard renowned experts in the field bringing the book right up to date to reflect recent changes in the rural economy including development diversification and renewable energy and specialist valuations and reference to all the latest legislation. Clear and accessible to students and professionals alike readers will find Agricultural Valuations an invaluable guide to best practice in agricultural valuations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138678057

Agricultural Water Management This book is an outcome of the symposium on agricultural water management in Netherlands and discusses the methods that leads to cost effective but environmentally acceptable techniques. The book covers following topics: drainage and reclamation of soil and effect of drainage on agriculture. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003079255

Agricultural Water Productivity Optimization for Irrigated Teff (Eragrostic Tef) in a Water Scarce Semi-Arid Region of Ethiopia The prospects for the future are clear. Agriculture will have to respond to changing patterns of demand for food and combat food insecurity and poverty amongst marginalized communities. In so doing agriculture will have to compete for scarce water with other users and reduce pressure on the water environment. Moreover water managers have to unlock the potential of agricultural water management practices to raise productivity of water spread equitable access to water and conserve the natural productivity of the water resource base. This PhD thesis presents field tests combined with modelling work on the cultivation of irrigated Teff (Eragrostic Tef) in the Awash Rift Valley of Ethiopia. The field experiments were conducted during the dry season for two years. The results of these studies revealed that dealing with improvement of water productivity is closely related to the irrigation practice of regulated deficit irrigation and has a direct effect on yield as the amount of water applied decreases intentionally the crop yield drops. Overall this research has demonstrated the potential and the limitations of combining experimental fieldwork with modelling to optimize agricultural water productivity for Teff cultivation. Focusing on only experimental fieldwork is a single approach and is hardly ever sufficient for achieving the best solutions to current water management problems. New guidelines on using the combined effort of experimental work in the field to produce field experimental data and using models are clearly needed. It is to these needs as well as to the required increase of Teff production under water scarce conditions that this research provides its main contribution. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138027664

Agriculture Biodiversity and MarketsLivelihoods and Agroecology in Comparative Perspective Debate about how best to ensure the preservation of agricultural biodiversity is caught in a counter-productive polemic between proponents and critics of market-based instruments and agricultural modernisation. This book argues that neither position does justice to the range of strategies that farmers use to manage agrobiodiversity and other livelihood assets as they adapt to changing social economic and environmental circumstances.  Chapters explore relationships between the exploitation and conservation of agricultural biodiversity and the livelihoods of agricultural communities and evaluate the capacity of national and multilateral institutions and policy settings to support the protection and capture by communities of agrobiodiversity values. The place of ecosystem services in valuing biodiversity in the marketplace is emphasized. A number of authors assess the potential for market-based instruments and initiatives to encourage the protection of biodiversity while others compare agrobiodiversity/community relationships and the effectiveness of instruments designed to enhance these across international boundaries.  The book takes a comparative approach drawing on empirical case studies from across the developed and developing worlds. In doing so the book does not simply point to similarities and differences in the experience of rural communities. It also shows how global trade and multilateral institutions bring these otherwise disparate communities together in networks that exploit and/or preserve agrobiodiversity and other resources.  Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415507356

Agriculture Poverty and Reform in Iran (RLE Iran D) As in many developing countries the prospects for land reform in Iran seemed promising. It was expected to improve rural poverty and stimulate agricultural development by replacing the traditional landlord-peasant system with more peasant-biased modern farming. This book assesses the economic consequences of land reform focusing particularly on its effect on the living standards of the rural poor. Amid describes a ‘biomodal’ system of large and small farms that emerged after the reform. Large farms with government support modernized and grew more profitable cash crops whereas small farms found difficulty in obtaining credit and continued to rely on traditional techniques and staple food crops. Land reform was not the author argues a success for the majority of the Iranian rural population who experienced virtually no improvement in living standards and a growth of rural inequality as a result. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203830222

Agriculture the Countryside and Land UseAn Economic Critique First published in 1983. How had the situation developed in which agriculture had become such a creature of state protection where public money supported prosperous landowners while poor farmers received practically nothing? Where the value of agricultural support exceeded net farm income and vastly exceeded the level of support available to British Steel or British Rail? In answering these questions John Bowers and Paul Cheshire examined the real value of agricultural support in successive policy phases since the Second World War and analysed the effects this support had on income distribution. Their thesis was that agricultural change including the transfer of land from traditional farmers to institutions and corporations was not the product of impersonal progress but the direct result of agricultural support policies resting on specious economic arguments. The authors’ analysis of this subject has inescapable relevance for the policymaker for the taxpayer and consumer of foodstuffs for the urban user of the British countryside and indeed for farmers and the farming lobby. Agriculture the Countryside and Land Use will be an important book for all these groups and also for students of agriculture geography and economics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367264123

Agriculture Trade And The EnvironmentDiscovering And Measuring The Critical Linkages This book discusses three themes: the dimensions of the economic and political linkages of trade and the environment the impact of environmental regulations on agricultural competitiveness and the linkages between trade economic growth and the environment in developing nations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367167240

Agriculture Women and LandThe African Experience This book examines gender relations to land relations that are crucial to formulating policies through which African women's food producing capabilities can be advanced. It addresses the need to document historical changes in land tenure practices that have influenced women's household production. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367014186

Agriculture and a Changing Environment in Northeastern India India’s northeastern region forged by a unique geological history and peopled by several waves of migration is extraordinarily complex. Farming systems in the hills and the riverine plains are embedded in a heterogeneous environment comprising forests wetlands and fields shaped over centuries by nature and people. Today the environment and economy are undergoing rapid transformation affecting peoples’ lives livelihoods and methods of food production.The essays in this volume bring a multi-disciplinary perspective to critical aspects of the process of agricultural change examine the gender dimensions of agriculture and explore initiatives for sustainable livelihood and ecological conservation. Part I analyses the impact of policies and people’s own aspirations on the closely-intertwined ecology and economy of the region. Part II discusses the gender dynamics of farming forestry and biodiversity in a socio-cultural context where women are primarily responsible for food production. Part III highlights some alternative farming interventions and community-based efforts for environmental conservation sustainable resource management and improved livelihoods.This book will be useful to scholars and students of agriculture economics development environment and gender studies and to those involved in policy analysis natural resource management and community organisation as also general readers interested in India’s northeastern region. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9781138662919

Agriculture and Community Change in the U.S.The Congressional Research Reports This book contains the Office of Technology Assessment commissioned papers analyzing the Northeast South Midwest the Great Plains and the West of the U.S. The papers indicate that the relationship between the structure of agriculture and characteristics of rural communities vary in the U.S. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367014193

Agriculture and East-west European Integration This title was first published in 2000:  This volume analyzes key issues of the process of integrating Central and Eastern European countries with the European Union related to agriculture. The issues include the comparative advantage of CEEC agriculture and its development under various accession policy scenarios; the likely policy developments in both the CEECs and the EU based on economic social and political economy considerations; the expected economic impacts and adjustment costs for the agro-food sector under various policy outcomes; the most important constraints for integration including policy convergence issues and internal constraints; and how integration will potentially affect trade and labour flows in the Union. The country combines detailed country-specific and region-wide empirical and theoretical analysis. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138714007

Agriculture and Economic Development in East AsiaFrom Growth to Protectionism in Japan Korea and Taiwan A comparative study which describes and analyses the contribution of agriculture to the economies of East Asia. Until now little attention has been paid to the agricultural sector which actually underpins industrial and commercial development. Recently this sector has become the focus of increasingly bitter economic disputes especially over protection and the use of import tariffs. A comparative framework is used employing case studies from Japan Taiwan and South Korea to highlight both the common characteristics of agriculture's role in East Asian development and features particular to the political economy of agriculture in each country. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203025369

Agriculture and Economic Development in Europe Since 1870 Whilst many books on the European economy have focused on the analysis of its industrial sectors this book draws attention to the often ignored contribution made by the development of European agriculture over the past two centuries. In doing so the authors adopt a revisionist perspective on the subject addressing the lack of coherent study of the agricultural sector and reassessing old theories about the links between agricultural and economic development. In focusing on those countries which by 1870 still had a large agricultural sector namely France Germany Italy Denmark The Netherlands Sweden Spain Portugal Poland Hungary Greece and Turkey this book determines the role of the agricultural sector in the economic development of Europe. These chapters demonstrate how the rate of development in the agricultural sector depended on specific industrial political and market conditions; the diversity of ways and timings through which transformation was achieved is also considered. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415748322

Agriculture And Employment In Developing CountriesStrategies For Effective Rural Development This book presents three alternative agricultural development strategies and suggests guidelines for identifying appropriate policies and programs. It assesses the potential of each strategy for generating employment drawing on case studies of Latin American Asian and African economies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367158101

Agriculture And Equitable GrowthThe Case Of Punjab-haryana This book aims to examine how the pattern of growth in the agricultural sectors has contributed to equitable growth and to assess the relevance of the relationship between agriculture and equitable growth in Punjab-Haryana for other states in India and for other low-income countries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367158477

Agriculture and EU Environmental Law This book critically examines the development and current structure of European Union agri-environmental measures at a substantive level. Examining the measures in an integrated manner showing how they interrelate linking different aspects of European Union agricultural law and policy this volume examines the legislation adopted at European Union level as well as the impact of particular national measures to implement that legislation. Where appropriate comparisons are drawn between the manner in which European Union legislation has been implemented among various Member States. Critically assessing European Union and national measures in the light of other policy pressures such as the influence of world trade agreements and the political pressures exerted by the agricultural sector within the national legal systems of individual Member States this volume is a valuable resource for academics researching and practitioners working in the areas of European Union environmental and agricultural law. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138266889

Agriculture and Natural ResourcesPlanning for Educational Priorities for the Twenty-first Century This book identifies issues and trends in agriculture natural resources and rural communities in the context of topical strategic planning. It portrays both the process of planning and the substantive content driving a planning process. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367012434

Agriculture and Rural Connections in the Pacific Agriculture and Rural Connections in the Pacific brings together key studies from across several disciplines to examine the history of trans-Pacific rural and agricultural connections and to show an agriculturally-oriented Pacific World in the making since the 1500s. Historical globalization is commonly understood as a process that is propelled by industry or commerce yet the seeds of global integration - literally as well as metaphorically - were sown much earlier when crops and plants dispersed agricultural systems proliferated and rural people migrated across oceans. One goal of this volume is to demonstrate that the historical processes of globalization contained an agrarian dimension in which sub-national and national spaces were shaped in part through the influence of forces that originated in distant lands. Social and economic trends emanating from outside local territories had large impacts on demographic change choices of agrarian systems and the cropping patterns in many domestic settings. A second goal is to encourage readers to abandon the traditional Euro-centric view of events that shaped the Pacific region. The modern history of the Pacific World was undoubtedly shaped by Western imperialism colonialism and European trade and migration but the present volume seeks to balance the interpretation of those forces with an emphasis on the increasing intensity of trans-Pacific interactions through rural labor migration and agricultural production. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315263137

Agriculture and Rural Development in a Globalizing WorldChallenges and Opportunities Rapid structural transformation and urbanization are transforming agriculture and food production in rural areas across the world. This textbook provides a comprehensive review and assessment of the multi-faceted nature of  agriculture and rural development particularly in the developing world where the greatest challenges occur. It is designed around five thematic parts: Agricultural Intensification and Technical Change; Political Economy of Agricultural Policies; Community and Rural Institutions; Agriculture Nutrition and Health; and Future Relevance of International Institutions. Each chapter presents a detailed but accessible review of the literature on the specific topic and discusses the frontiers in research and institutional changes needed as societies adapt to the transformation processes. All authors are eminent scholars with international reputations  who have been actively engaged in the contemporary debates around agricultural development and rural transformation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138231825

Agriculture And Rural Development In The People's Republic Of The Congo This comprehensive study outlines the current transformation in agriculture and its effect on the demography development and economy of the People’s Republic of the Congo. G. Nguyen Tien Hung analyzes fundamental structural changes within the economy and the impact of the application of the Marxist model of development upon the performance and gr Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367158668

Agriculture and Rural Development PlanningA Process in Transition This book meets the needs of teachers and students of agriculture and rural development project and programme planning planners employed by governments in developing countries and by external financing agencies. Project planners must understand the aspirations of rural families and their local leaders the national development and sector planning goals and policies of their governments and the development goals and policy priorities perceived by external financing agencies in relation to their countries. These areas are not always consistent and trade-offs may be required. However it is recognised that poor project planning is a major constraint to the sustainable realization of project and programme objectives and sector goals. Illustrated with case studies and logical framework matrices this book presents well-established and relatively new practices followed in the context of agriculture and rural development project and programme planning. Although based on experiences gained in Africa the issues described are relevant to planning problems encountered in other developing regions of the world. It addresses the main factors which affect the success of planning such as a government's ability to guarantee macro-economic stability and sound sector development policies; the shift from 'top-down' bureaucratic to 'bottom-up' participatory planning approaches and the roles played by external financing agencies. It explains key technical financial economic environmental socio-cultural equity gender and institutional-strengthening issues concerning planning in rural areas and reviews the planning tools and approaches available. The procurement of goods and services the disbursement of funds and monitoring and evaluation requirements are examined in detail. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138258723

Agriculture and the Development ProcessA Study of Punjab First published in 1985. The need to increase agricultural output and to use increased output to generate sustained general economic development is a problem facing many Third World countries. This book explores in particular the agricultural growth of the Punjab in Northern India a country which has long been a leader in the formulation of new development strategies. It shows how agricultural output is affected by and affects demographic changes income distribution state involvement and structural changes both in society and the economy. Agricultural growth in the Punjab is seen in an historical perspective. In addition the different aspects of economic development are viewed in an integrated way so that much is learned about the contribution of agricultural growth to the development process. The conclusions drawn can be related to problems and trends worldwide. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367250355

Agriculture and the European Community First published in 1980. From the earliest beginnings of the European Economic Community it was recognised that a common market for agriculture would be one of the basic prerequisites for workable economic unity. And yet the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) remained a subject of much controversy and debate. The CAP more than any other element of European policy was seen to test the true depth of the commitment shown by Community members to the practice as well as the principle of economic integration. Agriculture and the European Community examines the reasons for the existence of the CAP and its format. It outlines the main instruments price and structural policy and the changing emphasis between them. It discusses in turn the effects of the CAP on producers’ income levels and on consumer prices; how far it had fulfilled the promises of the Treaty of Rome; the implications of the policy for third country trade; and its place within the Community as a whole. The study argues that although incomes of Community farmers had improved this is not simply the result of the CAP nor was the geographical distribution of benefit in terms of farming income satisfactory. The policy has achieved a degree of success in securing food supplies and stabilising prices but the cost to the consumer has been high. Knowledge of the CAP had become almost essential to any understanding of modern European affairs. Agriculture and the European Community will serve as a straightforward introduction to the policy for students approaching the subject for the first time especially in departments of Agricultural Economics European Studies and Political Science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367257125

Agriculture And Trade In The PacificToward The Twenty-first Century This comprehensive up-to-date and forward-looking book focuses on the economic and political forces shaping agriculture and trade in the Pacific region. It promises to be valuable for scholars and policymakers interested in the political and economic forces shaping world agricultural trade. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367166243

Agriculture Foraging & Wildlife First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966390

Agriculture in Brazil Yearbook 2010Brazil Agrianual A comprehensive and unique data source on Brazilian agriculture this annually published volume covers all economical aspects of the industry in fine detail. It represents the dynamics of the sector  dimensions of the activities involved and their profitability. Providing data on crop areas production costs supply and demand in the world in Brazil and the markets involved it offers an exclusive overview of the status of the agriculture sector including outlooks for the major sectors such as biofuel production and for land prices by area and by potential use. In addition to the relevant general aspects detailed data on the production harvest areas supply and demand statistics consumption import and export production costs and pricing of the 35 most important crops are included: apple avocado banana beans canola orange lime tangerine cocoa beans coconut coffee corn cotton forestry garlic grape guava mango melon onion palm papaya passion fruit peanuts pineapple potato rice rubber soybean sorghum sugarcane sunflower tomato watermelon wheat. Compiled with greatest care this objective data source will serve s a strategic planning instrument for researchers and professionals in agriculture medium-sized to large-scale farming land development consultancy and the investment sector. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415667678

Agriculture in Brazil Yearbook 2011Brazil Agrianual A comprehensive and unique data source on Brazilian agriculture this annually published volume covers all economical aspects of the industry in fine detail. It represents the dynamics of the sector  dimensions of the activities involved and their profitability. Providing data on crop areas production costs supply and demand in the world in Brazil and the markets involved it offers an exclusive overview of the status of the agriculture sector including outlooks for the major sectors such as biofuel production and for land prices by area and by potential use. In addition to the relevant general aspects detailed data on the production harvest areas supply and demand statistics consumption import and export production costs and pricing of the 35 most important crops are included: apple avocado banana beans canola orange lime tangerine cocoa beans coconut coffee corn cotton forestry garlic grape guava mango melon onion palm papaya passion fruit peanuts pineapple potato rice rubber soybean sorghum sugarcane sunflower tomato watermelon wheat. Compiled with greatest care this objective data source will serve s a strategic planning instrument for researchers and professionals in agriculture medium-sized to large-scale farming land development consultancy and the investment sector. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415667685

Agriculture in Capitalist Europe 1945–1960From food shortages to food surpluses In the years before the Second World War agriculture in most European states was carried out on peasant or small family farms using technologies that relied mainly on organic inputs and local knowledge and skills supplying products into a market that was partly local or national partly international. The war applied a profound shock to this system. In some countries farms became battlefields causing the extensive destruction of buildings crops and livestock. In others farmers had to respond to calls from the state for increased production to cope with the effects of wartime disruption of international trade. By the end of the war food was rationed when it was obtainable at all. Only fifteen years later the erstwhile enemies were planning ways of bringing about a single agricultural market across much of continental western Europe as farmers mechanised motorized shed labour invested capital and adopted new technologies to increase output. This volume brings together scholars working on this period of dramatic technical commercial and political change in agriculture from the end of the Second World War to the emergence of the Common Agricultural Policy in the early 1960s. Their work is structured around four themes: the changes in the international political order within which agriculture operated; the emergence of a range of different market regulation schemes that preceded the CAP; changes in technology and the extent to which they were promoted by state policy; and the impact of these political and technical changes on rural societies in western Europe. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472469656

Agriculture in CrisisPeople Commodities and Natural Resources in Indonesia 1996-2001 Indonesia's monetary and political crisis is examined here in relation to its impact on Indonesia's agricultural sector. The twelve essays that comprise this volume take a micro-economic approach and analysis relies on observed facts and first-hand data collected both before and after the country's crisis. This is a lively well illustrated and instructive book. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138862593

Agriculture In Third Wrl/h This book identifies the pattern in a particular sector of the spatial economy. It analyses economies at a low level of development which are associated with distinctive forms of agricultural activity and explains their pattern at increasingly smaller scale: world nation village and farm. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367172008

Agriculture in Urban PlanningGenerating Livelihoods and Food Security This volume by graduate researchers working in urban agriculture examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanizing global south the book examines the contribution of urban agriculture and city farming to livelihoods and food security.   Case studies cover food production diversification for robust and secure food provision; the socio-economic and agronomic aspects of urban composting; urban agriculture as a viable livelihood strategy; strategies for integrating city farming into urban landscapes; and the complex social-ecological networks of urban agriculture. Other case studies look at public health aspects including the impact of pesticides micro-biological risks pollution and water contamination on food production and people.  Ultimately the book calls on city farmers politicians environmentalists and regulatory bodies to work together to improve the long term sustainability of urban farming as a major secure source of food and employment for urban populations.  Published with IDRC Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415507363

Agriculture in World History Now in its second edition Agriculture in World History presents a unique exploration of farmers and farming and their relationships to non-farmers and urban societies from the ancient world to the 21st century. From its origins civilization has depended on the food fiber and other goods produced by farmers. This book illustrates how urban societies both exploited and supported farmers and together endured economic and environmental crises. Viewing farmers as the crucial interface between civilization and the natural world Mark Tauger examines the environmental changes political and social transformations and scientific and technological developments in farming. The second edition draws attention to the modern period particularly the effects of war depression and authoritarianism on world agriculture scientific advances and the problems they created increased international competition between countries with the expanding role of corporations the threats posed by climate change and some of agriculture's future prospects. Accessibly written and following a chronological structure the volume enables readers to easily gain a foundational understanding of an important aspect of world history. This survey will be an indispensable text for world history students and for anyone interested in the historical development of the present agricultural and food crises. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367420918

Agriculture Innovation Systems in AsiaTowards Inclusive Rural Development This book looks at agricultural systems and rural economies in Asia through the prism of alternative innovation systems alternative public policy and institutional changes. The massive shifts within the agricultural economy in Asia geared towards increasing production has had a direct effect on the livelihood of a large mass of people in rural societies causing financial and social distress. This book explores a wide range of solutions such as the role of education improving technical skills and human capital along with interactive learning in R&D harnessing ICTs and institutional innovations to see how these problems can be alleviated. The volume looks at how these methods can help formulate alternative ways to build sustainable and inclusive agricultural societies ensure food security sustainable growth and agricultural productivity. This book rich in theoretical and empirical matter will be useful for academics and researchers interested in agricultural innovation development studies and agricultural economics. It will also be of interest to policymakers and thinktanks working towards inclusive social development and sustainability in Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367146665

Agriculture: People and Policies The structure and future of Britain’s agriculture sector are the central concerns of this volume first published in 1986. It critically examines the mystique surrounding agriculture which has done much to underpin the special support the industry had enjoyed. The papers collected here address many of the key questions: What is distinctive about the social and economic organisation of agricultural production? What are the main factors which have influenced policy formation? And how are the policy makers likely to respond to widespread concern about the economic and environmental impact of those policies? Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367356453

Agri-CultureReconnecting People Land and Nature 'Refreshingly fluent narrative brimming full of stories and metaphors' Tim O'Riordan University of East Anglia UK 'A great balance between storytelling and analysis which points to the critical need for gaining control over resources' Jacqueline Ashby CIAT Colombia 'Full of supporting evidence and clear arguments' Norman Uphoff Cornell University US 'A wonderful book put together with such vision and passion' Mark Ritchie Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy US 'A superb volume. This is a valuable monograph that all policy-makers scholars and farmers must read to understand their roles and responsibilities' Vo-Tong Xuan Angiang University Vietnam 'Beautifully written. The implications of the book's ideas are deep and extensive' Julia Guivant University of Florianopolis Brazil Something is wrong with our agricultural and food systems. Despite great progress in increasing productivity in recent decades hundreds of millions of people remain hungry and malnourished and further millions suffer for eating too much food or the wrong sort. Agri-Culture envisages the expansion of a new form of food production and consumption founded on more ecological principles and in harmony with the cultures knowledges and collective capacities of the producers themselves. It draws on many stories of successful agricultural transformation in developing and industrialized countries but with a warning that true prosperity will depend on the radical reform of the institutions and policies that control global food futures and fundamental changes in the way we think. The time has come for the next agricultural revolution. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781849770422

Agri-environmental Governance as an AssemblageMultiplicity Power and Transformation In recent decades the governance of the environment in agri-food systems has emerged as a crucial challenge. A multiplicity of actors have been enrolled in this process with the private sector and civil society progressively becoming key components in a global context often described as neoliberalization. Agri-environmental governance (AEG) thus gathers a highly complex assemblage of actors and instruments with multiple interrelations. This book addresses this complexity challenging traditional modes of research and explanation in social science and agri-food studies. To do so it draws on multiple theoretical and methodological insights applied to case studies from Asia Europe Africa and the Americas. It elaborates an emergent approach to AEG practices as assemblages looking at the coming-together of multiple actors with diverse trajectories and objectives. The book lays the foundations for an encompassing theoretical framework that transcends pre-existing categories as well as promoting innovative methodologies which integrate the role of social actors – including scientists – in the construction of new assemblages. The chapters define first the multiplicities and agencies inherent to AEG assemblages. A second set tackles the question of the politics in AEG assemblages where political hierarchies interweave with economic power and the search for more democratic and participative approaches. Finally these insights are developed in the form of assemblage practice and methodology. The book challenges social scientists to confront the shortcomings of existing approaches and consider alternative answers to questions about environmental governance of agri-food systems.　 Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138070738

Agri-environmental Policy in the European Union This title was first published in 2000:  This volume provides a detailed examination of agri-environmental policy within ten European states. Individual chapters consider the agricultural and environmental policy contexts within each state and examine the range and significance of agri-environmental policy proposed in addition to their spatial and territorial impact their policy-making implications and their consequences for the structures institutions and actors of national farming policy both across and within national borders. Drawing from ten national profiles and the data sets provided the book provides a comparative analysis of implementation trends filling a gap in the literature on this topic. Taking European legislation as its starting point the comparative section of the book examines how Member States have responded to EU imperatives in their budgetary commitments in their implementation strategies and in the policy outputs that result. The study identifies similarities across European nations in the territorial and agricultural focus of agri-environmental policy and draws attention to the alternative. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138701007

Agri-Food Commodity Chains and Globalising Networks Within the international agri-food community at least four theoretical targets are attracting increasing attention. They are: (1) the established notions of networks and commodity chains that are being revisited by way of critical engagement informed by the insights of in-depth empirical work (2) the metrics of calculation and institutional embedding that underpin the rise and functionality of governance technologies (3) the place of regional networking in creating conditions that make possible agri-food producer participation in local provisioning and supply and (4) the geo-historical dimensions of interconnection and interdependency in the agri-food sphere. This volume brings together an interdisciplinary team of anthropologists economists business and management academics and geographers to examine a wide range of case studies illustrating various agri-food commodity chains and networks around the world and to discuss how they link globally. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138252158

Agrifood System Transitions in BrazilNew Food Orders This book explores the agrifood system transitions in Brazil to provide a new understanding of the trajectory of agriculture and rural development in this country. It accentuates the increasing diversifi cation and hybridization of food production and consumption practices throughout history. With a framework that combines convention theory neoinstitutional approaches and practice theory this book suggests the concept of “food orders” which represents different arrangements of practices institutions and sociotechnical artifacts. By exploring the interrelations between these elements the book looks at six different food orders: industrial commercial domestic aesthetic civic and fi nancial in tandem with examples of practices sectors and territories to understand the dynamics of each one. This aids in understanding the main tendencies of the agrifood sector in such a vast country that being a major player in global food markets also affect production and consumption dynamics in several other countries. Besides this book also seeks to comprehend the current institutional changes in Brazil that may be critical to interpret the global dissemination of populist and autocratic governments. Offering key insights into the contemporary sociology of agriculture and food this book demonstrates how strengthening democracy and supporting the organization of civil society are major challenges when we think about transition for sustainable food systems.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367463182

AgrindusIntegration of AGRIculture and INDUStries This is a fascinating insight into some of the most important thinking of the industrial revolution in Israel. Technological revolution rapid industrialization and higher levels of productivity all drew more and more people from the agricultural workforce and new ideas were needed to combat this serious loss of labour. At the time this book was first published Professor Halperim's had somthing new and original to offer. He argued that agriculture could be combined with industry without undermining that age-old social asset the village community and bring it into line with changing conditions. As he predicted the development of areas comprising a score or more of villages ranging around non-agriculture has been preserved and rural society has continued to exist although it has assumed different forms. The name proposed by the author for this new formation is Agrindus as it expresses the integration of AGRiculture and INDUStries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138879751

Agrippa IIThe Last of the Herods Agrippa II is the first comprehensive biography of the last descendant of Herod the Great to rule as a client king of Rome. Agrippa was the last king to assume responsibility for the management of the Temple in Jerusalem and he ultimately saw its destruction in the Judaean-Roman War. This study documents his life from a childhood spent at the Imperial court in Rome and rise to the position of client king of Rome under Claudius and Nero. It examines his role in the War during which he sided with Rome and offers fresh insights into his failure to intervene to prevent the destruction of Jerusalem and its Sanctuary as well as reviewing Agrippa’s encounter with nascent Christianity through his famous interview with the Apostle Paul. Also addressed is the vexed question of the obscurity into which Agrippa II has fallen in sharp contrast with his sister Berenice whose intimate relationship with Titus the heir to the Roman throne has fired the imagination of writers through the ages. This study also includes appendices surveying the coins issued in the name of Agrippa II and the inscriptions from his reign. This volume will appeal to anyone studying Judaean-Roman relations and the Judaean-Roman War as well as those working more broadly on Roman client kingship and Rome’s eastern provinces. It covers topics that continue to attract general interest as well as stirring current scholarly debate.   Maps 1 and 2 available in colour at www.routledge.com/9781138331815 Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138331815

Agritourism Wine Tourism and Craft Beer TourismLocal Responses to Peripherality Through Tourism Niches This book delves into the development opportunities for peripheral areas explored through the emerging practices of agritourism wine tourism and craft beer tourism. It celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of people living in peri-urban regions. Peripheral areas tend to be far from urban hubs providing essential services but also typically suffering from marginalisation and remoteness despite the access to environmental cultural and social resources. In this sense this book investigates the linkages between local agency and tourism in peripheral areas the role of existing policies and the evolving bottom-up practices in fostering local development. The basic aim is to disestablish the dichotomies that often emerge when dealing with issues of rural–urban and/or centre–periphery relationships; innovation vs tradition; authenticity vs mise en scène; agency vs inertia; and social cultural economic mobility vs immobility; etc. With focused attention on the possible compliance or conflicting strategies of local actors with the existing policies the book considers how local actors and communities respond to the implications of peripherality in areas often impacted by marginalising processes. Drawing upon case studies from North America and Europe this book presents this connection as a global phenomenon which will be of interest to community and economic development planners and entrepreneurs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138614413

Agrobiodiversity School Gardens and Healthy DietsPromoting Biodiversity Food and Sustainable Nutrition This book critically assesses the role of agrobiodiversity in school gardens and its contribution to diversifying diets promoting healthy eating habits and improving nutrition among schoolchildren as well as other benefits relating to climate change adaptation ecoliteracy and greening school spaces. Many schoolchildren suffer from various forms of malnutrition and it is important to address their nutritional status given the effects it has on their health cognition and subsequently their educational achievement. Schools are recognized as excellent platforms for promoting lifelong healthy eating and improving long-term sustainable nutrition security required for optimum educational outcomes. This book reveals the multiple benefits of school gardens for improving nutrition and education for children and their families. It examines issues such as school feeding community food production school gardening nutritional education and the promotion of agrobiodiversity and draws on international case studies from both developed and developing nations to provide a comprehensive global assessment. This book will be essential reading for those interested in promoting agrobiodiversity sustainable nutrition and healthy eating habits in schools and public institutions more generally. It identifies recurring and emerging issues establishes best practices identifies key criteria for success and advises on strategies for scaling up and scaling out elements to improve the uptake of school gardens. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367148867

Agrobiodiversity and the LawRegulating Genetic Resources Food Security and Cultural Diversity A wide range of crop genetic resources is vital for future food security. Loss of agricultural biodiversity increases the risk of relying on a limited number of staple food crops. However many laws such as seed laws plant varieties protection and access and benefit-sharing laws have direct impacts on agrobiodiversity and their effects have been severely underestimated by policy-makers. This is of concern not only to lawyers but also to agronomists biologists and social scientists all of whom need clear guidance as to the relevance of the law to their work. This book analyzes the impact of the legal system on agrobiodiversity (or agricultural biodiversity) – the diversity of agricultural species varieties and ecosystems. Using an interdisciplinary approach it takes up the emerging concept of agrobiodiversity and its relationship with food security nutrition health environmental sustainability and climate change. It assesses the impacts on agrobiodiversity of key legal instruments including seeds laws the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants plant breeders’ rights the Convention on Biological Diversity (regarding specifically its impact on agrobiodiversity) and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. It also reviews the options for the implementation of these instruments at the national level in several countries. It discusses the interfaces between the free software movement the ‘commons’ movement and seeds as well as the legal instruments to protect cultural heritage and their application to safeguard agrobiodiversity-rich systems. Finally it analyzes the role of protected areas and the possibility of using geographical indications to enhance the value of agrobiodiversity products and processes. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138680333

Agrochemicals Desk Reference The Agrochemicals Desk Reference is a revised volume inspired by the growing number of research publications and continued interest in the fate transport and remediation of hazardous substances. Much data has been added to this edition reflecting the wealth of literature in the field. Featured are environmental and physical/chemical data on more than 200 compounds including pesticides herbicides and fungicides. All compounds are listed in alphabetical order making it easy to find the data you need. The text is fully indexed by CAS number RTECS number empirical number and synonyms. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429140044

Agroecological InnovationsIncreasing Food Production with Participatory Development The world's food supply needs to rise significantly yet both arable and water supplies per capita are decreasing. Not only are modern agricultural methods beyond the reach of those suffering the greatest food insecurity but they are also ecologically damaging relying upon fossil energy and chemical inputs. This volume offers a collection of innovative and diverse approaches to agricultural development. Documented in 12 case studies these approaches are reliant upon greater knowledge skill and labour input rather than larger capital expenditure. They are shown to increase yield substantially sometimes doubling or tripling output. This volume presents the concepts and operational means for reorienting agricultural efforts towards these more environmentally friendly and socially desirable approaches in the developed as well as developing world. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781849770446

Agro-Ecological Intensification of Agricultural Systems in the African Highlands There is an urgent need to increase agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa in a sustainable and economically-viable manner. Transforming risk-averse smallholders into business-oriented producers that invest in producing surplus food for sale provides a formidable challenge both from a technological and socio-political perspective.  This book addresses the issue of agricultural intensification in the humid highland areas of Africa – regions with relatively good agricultural potential but where the scarce land resources are increasingly under pressure from the growing population and from climate change.  In addition to introductory and synthesis chapters the book focuses on four themes: system components required for agricultural intensification; the integration of components at the system level; drivers for adoption of technologies towards intensification; and the dissemination of complex knowledge. It provides case studies of improved crop and soil management for staple crops such as cassava and bananas as well as examples of how the livelihoods of rural people can be improved.  The book provides a valuable resource for researchers development actors students and policy makers in agricultural systems and economics and in international development. It highlights and addresses key challenges and opportunities that exist for sustainable agricultural intensification in the humid highlands of sub-Saharan Africa. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415532730

Agroecology Ecosystems and Sustainability We hear a lot about how agriculture affects climate change and other environmental issues but we hear little about how these issues affect agriculture. When we look at both sides of the issues we can develop better solutions for sustainable agriculture without adversely affecting the environment. Agroecology Ecosystems and Sustainability explores a modern vision of ecology and agricultural systems so that crop production can be sustainably developed without further environmental degradation. With contributions from experts from more than 20 countries the book describes how to make the transition to modern agroecology to help the environment. It examines the global availability of natural resources and how agroecology could allow the world population to reach the goal of global sustainable ecological agricultural and food production systems. The book discusses important principles that regulate agroecological systems including crop production soil management and environment preservation. Making the link between theory and practices the book includes examples of agroecology such as an interdisciplinary framework for the management of integrated production and conservation landscapes and the use of mechanized rain-fed farming and its ecological impact on drylands. An examination of how ecology and agriculture can be allied to ensure food production and security without threatening our environment the text shows you how natural resources can be used in a manner to create a "symbiosis" to preserve ecological systems and develop agriculture. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367435981

Agroecology in ChinaScience Practice and Sustainable Management Key features: Reviews the development of agroecology in China including research practice management and education regarding challenges for rural and agricultural progress Presents information from sources not readily available in the West about agricultural development in China during the last several decades Provides models and indicates starting points for future research and practice Addresses how to meet future challenges of agroecosystems from the field to the table in China from scientific technological and management perspectives   During the past 30 years industrialization has fundamentally changed traditional rural life and agricultural practices in China. While the incomes of farmers have increased serious issues have been raised concerning the environment resource depletion and food safety. In response the Chinese government and Chinese scientists encouraged eco-agriculture the practice of agroecology principles and philosophy as a way to reduce the negative consequences of large-scale industrialized systems of farming. Agroecology in China: Science Practice and Sustainable Management represents the work of experts and leaders who have taught researched and expanded Chinese agroecology and eco-agriculture for more than 30 years. It reviews decades of agricultural change to provide an integrated analysis of the progress of research and development in agroecological farming practices. The book contains research on traditional and newly developed agricultural systems in China including intercropping systems rainfall harvest systems and rice–duck rice–fish and rice–frog co-culture systems. It covers current eco-agriculture practices in the major regions of China according to climate conditions. The book closes with a discussion of the major technical approaches necessary policy support and possible major development stages that must occur to allow broader agroecological implementations toward the sustainability of future food systems in China. Presenting eco-agriculture systems that are somewhat unique in comparison to those of the United States Latin America and Europe Agroecology in China gives insight on how Chinese agroecologists under the political and cultural systems specific to China have created a strong foundation for ecologically sound agroecosystem design and management that can be applied and adapted to food systems elsewhere in the world. By using selected regional examinations of agroecological efforts in China as examples this book provides models of how to conduct research on a broad range of agroecosystems found worldwide. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367112516

AgroecologyA Transdisciplinary Participatory and Action-oriented Approach Agroecology: A Transdisciplinary Participatory and Action-oriented Approach is the first book to focus on agroecology as a transdisciplinary participatory and action-oriented process. Using a combined theoretical and practical approach this collection of work from pioneers in the subject along with the latest generation of acknowledged leaders engages social actors on different geo-political scales to transform the global agrifood system. The book is divided into two sections with the first providing conceptual bases and the second presenting case studies. It describes concepts and applications of transdisciplinary research and participatory action research (PAR). Transdisciplinary research integrates different academic disciplines as well as diverse forms of knowledge including experiential cultural and spiritual. Participatory action research presents a way of engaging all relevant actors in an effort to create an equitable process of research reflection and activity to make desired changes. Six case studies show how practitioners have grappled with applying this integration in agroecological work within different geographic and socio-ecological contexts. An explicit and critical discussion of diverse perspectives in the growing field of agroecology this book covers the conceptual and empirical material of an agroecological approach that aspires to be more transdisciplinary participatory and action-oriented. In addition to illustrating systems of agroecology that will improve food systems around the world it lays the groundwork for further innovations to create better sustainability for all people ecologies and landscapes. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367436018

AgroecologyThe Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems Third Edition Agroecology is a science a productive practice and part of a social movement that is at the forefront of transforming food systems to sustainability. Building upon the ecological foundation of the agroecosystem Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems Third Edition provides the essential foundation for understanding sustainability in all of its components: agricultural ecological economic social cultural and even political. It presents a case for food system change and why the current industrial model of food production and distribution is not sustainable. New in the Third Edition: Chapters on animal production and social change in food systems Updated case studies references websites and new research Emphasis on how climate change impacts agriculture Greater focus on health issues related to food The book begins with a focus on the key ecological factors and resources that impact agricultural plants and animals as individual organisms. It then examines all of the components of agroecosystem complexity from genetics to landscapes and explores the transition process for achieving sustainability and indicators of progress. The book then delves into power and control of food systems by agribusiness and the need to develop a new paradigm that moves beyond production and explores issues of food justice equity food security and sovereignty. It concludes with a call to action so that research and education can link together for transformative change in our food systems. Details concepts and includes examples of their application in real-world situations Provides an essential ecological foundation for food system sustainability Introduces five levels that can be used to promote the transition to sustainable food systems Poses challenging questions as food for thought after each chapter as well as websites for key organizations working in the areas covered in each chapter Supplies a hopeful and achievable alternative to the present-day industrial model of food systems. Groundbreaking in its first edition respected in its second edition this third edition of this standard textbook has evolved along with the field. Written by an expert with more than 40 years of experience the book encourages us all to think about the critical importance of transitioning to a new paradigm for food and agriculture and what this means for our future. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439895610

AgroecologyThe Science Of Sustainable Agriculture Second Edition This new edition builds on the explosion of research on sustainable agriculture since the late 1980s. By separating myth from reality Miguel Altieri extracts the key principles of sustainable agriculture and expounds on management systems that ?really work.? Providing case studies of sustainable rural development in developing countries he goes b Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367319229

AgroecologyThe Universal Equations Agroecology theory is not endless. A point is reached where the central elements become visible equations distill and a conceptual apex is reached. This is agroecology condensed into core concepts and theorems describing how crops relate to each other the land and their surroundings. This book covers advanced agroecology including agroecological theory as well as applications of biodiversity that underwrite agroecology. Since much of agroecology theory is new the resulting algorithms are equally novel though presented so as to be useful and appreciated by less mathematically inclined professionals. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367737443

Agroecosystem SustainabilityDeveloping Practical Strategies Agroecologists from around the world share their experiences in the analysis and development of indicators of agricultural sustainability in Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies. The authors build on the resource-conserving aspects of traditional local and small-scale agriculture while at the same time drawing on modern ecological knowledge and methods. They define the relationship between agroecology and sustainable development.Leading researchers present case studies that attempt to determine 1) if a particular agricultural practice input or management decision is sustainable and 2) what is the ecological basis for the functioning of the chosen management strategy over the long term. They discuss common findings define the future role of agroecology and explore strategies for helping farmers make the transition to sustainable farming systems. Preserving the productivity of agricultural land over the long term requires sustainable food production. Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies covers topics that range from management practices specific to a particular region to more global efforts to develop sets of indicators of sustainability. It links social and ecological indicators of sustainability. From this foundation we can move towards the social and economic changes that promote sustainability in all sectors of the food system. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367398118

Agroecosystems in a Changing Climate Agroecosystems in a Changing Climate considers the consequences of changes in the atmosphere and climate on the integrity stability and productivity of agroecosystems. The book adopts a novel approach by bringing together theoretical contributions from ecologists and the applied interpretations of agriculturalists. Drawing these two approaches together the book provides the theoretical underpinning that guides scientists on what phenomena to look for looking beyond first-order responses in the creation of sustainable agroecosystems. This unique approach provides an interpretation of ecological insights and general theory and then relates them to agroecosystem performance. Each section of the book combines general principles of response with an examination of the applied consequences. The authors cover the supply of resources necessary to sustain agriculture in the future and discuss the incidence of pests weeds diseases and their control. They provide an understanding of how the population biology of organisms will change and the adaptations that might be possible. The book also explores plant breeding solutions and the capacity for adaptation that exists in plant populations. In addition to the full chapters the book includes Special Example chapters that deal in more detail with specific issues. Presenting a global perspective of climate change effects on agricultural production Agroecosystems in a Changing Climate establishes connections between the immediate effects of change and the longer-term processes that will ultimately determine the consequences for agroecosystems and therefore the potential for adaptation. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367390419

AgroecosystemsSoils Climate Crops Nutrient Dynamics and Productivity Comprised of three sections this covers the nutrient dynamics and productivity of global agroecosystems. It focuses on the major aspects that make up agroecosystems such as soils climate crops nutrient dynamics and productivity. It introduces agroeocsystems and describes global soil types that support vast crop belts then deals with the principles that drive crop growth nutrient dynamics and ecosystematic functions within any agroecosystem. It also details the influence of agronomic practices and factors such as soil microbes organic matter crop genetic nature irrigation weeds and cropping systems that affect productivity of agroecosystems. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781926895482

Agroforestry and Climate ChangeIssues and Challenges This volume provides an abundance of valuable information on emerging eco-friendly technology and its potential role in combating climate change via agroforesty. The volume begins by describing the recent understanding of the scenario of climate change and its issues and challenges and provides an in-depth analysis of the potential of agroforestry toward climate change mitigation and adaptation. Chapters address a wide range of techniques and methods for mitigating the negative aspects of climate change through agroforesty such as vermicomposting carbon sequestration horticulture techniques nutrient sequestration and soil sustainability conservation of medicinal plant resources silvipastoral systems phytoremediation techniques and more. The book also looks at livelihood security and the role of agroforestry. Key features: Provides updated information and recent developments in the field of climate change and agroforestry Looks at a variety of eco-friendly methods being employed to help mitigate climate change through agroforesty Provides recommendations and suggestions to build harmony between agroforestry and climate change Discusses new insights on the role of agroforestry toward combating climate change as well as maintaining the sustainability of ecosystems Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771887908

Agroforestry for sustainable agriculture Agroforestry seeks to balance protection of forest resources the exploitation of the ecosystem services that trees can contribute to agriculture and the role of agroforestry in diversifying the range of agricultural products and markets. This volume reviews the latest research on the role and implementation of main types of agroforestry understanding and assessing the ecosystem services that agroforestry can deliver and techniques for optimising agroforestry practice. The book's main focus is on temperate agroforestry but also reviews particular issues facing agroforestry in the tropics. The collection will be a standard reference for forestry and agricultural scientists in universities government and other research centres in agroforestry Media > Books > E-books Life Science (Burleigh Dodds) 9780429275500

Agrometeorology in Extreme Events and Natural Disasters Despite the current technological advancement agriculture is still a vital source of livelihood. It is essentially dependent on weather and climate and adversely affected by extreme events in this respect. Over the past few decades extreme events such as droughts floods storms tropical cyclones and forest fires have destroyed economic and social infrastructure and at the same time endangered food security. The agricultural sector is affected through the impact on water resources damage to crops rangelands and forests due to incidence of droughts locust plagues and wildland fires. While natural hazards may not be avoided the integration of risk assessment and early warnings with prevention and mitigation measures can prevent them from becoming disasters. Improved forecast accuracy and mroe focused information on the location intensity and duration of climate extremes could underpin efforts to implement more effective risk management strategies. This book based on state of the art knowledge on the science and application of agricultural meteorology needed to better cope with extreme climate events should be of interest to all organizations and agencies engaged in planning disaster reduction strategies and mitigation of extreme events. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415621120

Agronomic Rice Practices and Postharvest ProcessingProduction and Quality Improvement This volume addresses three important agricultural aspects of rice: physical characteristics physico-chemical characteristics and the organoleptic aspects. Divided into sections the book first examines recent trends and advances for higher production and quality improvement focusing on the effects of climate on rice cultivation and climate-resilient agricultural practices in rice. The volume goes on to cover nutrient management for rice production and quality improvement. Chapters also address weed management and postharvest processing practices for improved rice production. With chapters from renowned scientists researchers and professors this book will be a useful reference for rice researchers working in the area of agronomic practices postharvest processing and quality improvement in rice. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771887120

Agronomy for DevelopmentThe Politics of Knowledge in Agricultural Research Over the last decade there has been renewed interest in food security and the state of the global food system. Population growth climate change and food price spikes have combined to focus new attention on the technologies and institutions that underpin the production and consumption of food that is varied nutritious and safe. Knowledge politics within development-oriented agronomy set the stage for some models of agricultural development to be favoured over others with very real implications for the food security and wellbeing of many millions of people. Agronomy for Development demonstrates how the analysis of knowledge politics can shed valuable new light on current debates about agricultural development and food security. Using bio-physical and social sciences perspectives to address the political economy of the production and use of knowledge in development this edited collection reflects on the changing politics of knowledge within the field of agronomy and the ways in which these politics feed and reflect the interests of a broad set of actors. This book is aimed at professionals working in agricultural research as well as students and practitioners of agricultural rural and international development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138240315

Agro-Product Processing TechnologyPrinciples and Practice Global food security is a challenging issue. Meeting the food and nutritional requirements of the world has become an issue for national policymakers and is of public concern. There is a need to enhance agricultural production as well as to reduce postharvest loss improve the quality of processed products and add value to products to make more quality food available. Agro-product processing technology plays a major role to reduce post-harvest losses improve the quality of processed products and add value to the products. It also generates employment and ultimately contributes to food security. Features: Covers a wide spectrum of agro-product processing technology Explains the principles and practices of agro-product processing technology with many　worked examples to quickly teach　the basic principles through examples Contains examples from different operations on current problems to show the wide applications of the principles of agro-product technology Includes process control and emerging technologies in agro-product processing such as energy and exergy analysis neural network modeling and CFD modeling This book deals with physical and thermal properties cleaning and sorting drying and storage parboiling and milling by-product utilization heating and cooling refrigerated cooling and cold storage. The most unique feature of this book is the machine vision for grading fruits process control and materials handling and emerging technologies such as neural network finite element CFD and genetic algorithm. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138596689

Ahmadiyya Islam and the Muslim DiasporaLiving at the End of Days This book is a study of the UK-based Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the context of the twentieth-century South Asian diaspora. Originating in late nineteenth-century Punjab the Ahmadis are today a vibrant international religious movement; they are also a group that has been declared heretic by other Muslims and one that continues to face persecution in Pakistan the country the Ahmadis made their home after the partition of India in 1947. Structured as a series of case studies the book focuses on the ways in which the Ahmadis balance the demands of faith community and modern life in the diaspora. Following an overview of the history and beliefs of the Ahmadis the chapters examine in turn the use of ceremonial occasions to consolidate a diverse international community; the paradoxical survival of the enchantments of dreams and charisma within the structures of an institutional bureaucracy; asylum claims and the ways in which the plight of asylum seekers has been strategically deployed to position the Ahmadis on the UK political stage; and how the planning and building of mosques serves to establish a home within the diaspora. Based on fieldwork conducted over several years in a range of formal and informal contexts this timely book will be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience from social and cultural anthropology South Asian studies the study of Islam and of Muslims in Europe refugee asylum and diaspora studies as well as more generally religious studies and history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138715851

AI and Human Thought and Emotion The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has grown dramatically in recent decades from niche expert systems to the current myriad of deep machine learning applications that include personal assistants natural-language interfaces and medical financial and traffic management systems. This boom in AI engineering masks the fact that all current AI systems are based on two fundamental ideas: mathematics (logic and statistics from the 19th century) and a grossly simplified understanding of biology (mainly neurons as understood in 1943). This book explores other fundamental ideas that have the potential to make AI more anthropomorphic. Most books on AI are technical and do not consider the humanities. Most books in the humanities treat technology in a similar manner. AI and Human Thought and Emotion however is about AI how academics researchers scientists and practitioners came to think about AI the way they do and how they can think about it afresh with a humanities-based perspective. The book walks a middle line to share insights between the humanities and technology. It starts with philosophy and the history of ideas and goes all the way to usable algorithms. Central to this work are the concepts of introspection which is how consciousness is viewed and consciousness which is accessible to humans as they reflect on their own experience. The main argument of this book is that AI based on introspection and emotion can produce more human-like AI. To discover the connections among emotion introspection and AI the book travels far from technology into the humanities and then returns with concrete examples of new algorithms. At times philosophical historical and technical this exploration of human emotion and thinking poses questions and provides answers about the future of AI. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367029296

AI and SWARMEvolutionary Approach to Emergent Intelligence This book provides theoretical and practical knowledge on AI and swarm intelligence. It provides a methodology for EA (evolutionary algorithm)-based approach for complex adaptive systems with the integration of several meta-heuristics e.g. ACO (Ant Colony Optimization) ABC (Artificial Bee Colony) and PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization) etc. These developments contribute towards better problem-solving methodologies in AI. The book also covers emerging uses of swarm intelligence in applications such as complex adaptive systems reaction-diffusion computing and diffusion-limited aggregation etc. Another emphasis is its real-world applications. We give empirical examples from real-world problems and show that the proposed approaches are successful when addressing tasks from such areas as swarm robotics silicon traffics image understanding Vornoi diagrams queuing theory and slime intelligence etc. Each chapter begins with the background of the problem followed by the current state-of-the-art techniques of the field and ends with a detailed discussion. In addition the simulators based on optimizers such as PSO and ABC complex adaptive system simulation are described in detail. These simulators as well as some source codes are available online on the author’s website for the benefit of readers interested in getting some hands-on experience of the subject. The concepts presented in this book aim to promote and facilitate the effective research in swarm intelligence approaches in both theory and practice. This book would also be of value to other readers because it covers interdisciplinary research topics that encompass problem-solving tasks in AI complex adaptive systems and meta-heuristics. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367136314

AI for Games Third Edition AI is an integral part of every video game and this book helps game developers keep up with the constantly evolving technological advances to create robust AI. The authors draw on their considerable experience and uses case studies from real games to provide a complete reference. Also included are exercises so readers can test their comprehension and understanding of the concepts and practices presented. This revised and updated Third Edition includes new techniques algorithms data structures and representations needed to create powerful AI in games. It helps experienced game developers learn new techniques and provides students with a solid understanding of game AI that will help them jumpstart their careers.   Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367670566

AI for Immunology The bioscience of immunology has given us a better understanding of human health and disease. Artificial intelligence (AI) has elevated that understanding and its applications in immunology to new levels. Together AI for immunology is an advancing horizon in health care disease diagnosis and prevention. From the simple cold to the most advanced autoimmune disorders and now pandemics AI for immunology is unlocking the causes and cures. Key features: A highly accessible and wide-ranging short introduction to AI for immunology Includes a chapter on COVID-19 and pandemics Includes scientific and clinical considerations as well as immune and autoimmune diseases Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367654658

AI in HealthA Leader’s Guide to Winning in the New Age of Intelligent Health Systems We are in the early stages of the next big platform shift in healthcare computing. Fueled by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Cloud this shift is already transforming the way health and medical services are provided. As the industry transitions from static digital repositories to intelligent systems there will be winners and losers in the race to innovate and automate the provision of services. Critical to success will be the role leaders play in shaping the use of AI to be less "artificial" and more "intelligent" in support of improving processes to deliver care and keep people healthy and productive across all care settings. This book defines key technical process people and ethical issues that need to be understood and addressed in successfully planning and executing an enterprise-wide AI plan. It provides clinical and business leaders with a framework for moving organizations from the aspiration to execution of intelligent systems to improve clinical operational and financial performance. Media > Books > Print Books HIMSS Publishing 9780367333713

AI in Manufacturing and Green TechnologyMethods and Applications This book focuses on environmental sustainability by employing elements of engineering and green computing through modern educational concepts and solutions. It visualizes the potential of artificial intelligence enhanced by business activities and strategies for rapid implementation in manufacturing and green technology. This book covers utilization of renewable resources and implementation of the latest energy-generation technologies. It discusses how to save natural resources from depletion and illustrates facilitation of green technology in industry through usage of advanced materials. The book also covers environmental sustainability and current trends in manufacturing. The book provides the basic concepts of green technology along with the technology aspects for researchers faculty and students. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367895655

AI Meets BIArtificial Intelligence and Business Intelligence With the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the business world a new era of Business Intelligence (BI) has been ushered in to create real-world business solutions using analytics. BI developers and practitioners now have tools and technologies to create systems and solutions to guide effective decision making. Decisions can be made on the basis of more reliable and accurate information and intelligence which can lead to valuable actionable insights for business. Previously BI professionals were stymied by bad or incomplete data poorly architected solutions or even just outright incapable systems or resources. With the advent of AI BI has new possibilities for effectiveness. This is a long-awaited phase for practitioners and developers and moreover for executives and leaders relying on knowledgeable and intelligent decision making for their organizations. Beginning with an outline of the traditional methods for implementing BI in the enterprise and how BI has evolved into using self-service analytics data discovery and most recently AI AI Meets BI first lays out the three typical architectures of the first second and third generations of BI. It then takes an in-depth look at various types of analytics and highlights how each of these can be implemented using AI-enabled algorithms and deep learning models. The crux of the book is four industry use cases. They describe how an enterprise can access assess and perform analytics on data by way of discovering data defining key metrics that enable the same defining governance rules and activating metadata for AI/ML recommendations. Explaining the implementation specifics of each of these four use cases by way of using various AI-enabled machine learning and deep learning algorithms this book provides complete code for each of the implementations along with the output of the code supplemented by visuals that aid in BI-enabled decision making. Concluding with a brief discussion of the cognitive computing aspects of AI the book looks at future trends including augmented analytics automated and autonomous BI and security and governance of AI-powered BI. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367643812

Aid Insurgencies and Conflict TransformationWhen Greed is Good This book examines the circumstances under which aid can contribute to the management and transformation of intra-state conflicts. How and when do insurgents govern? How does the presence of aid and social services influence how insurgents govern? Under what circumstances can aid contribute to the management and transformation of civil wars? The established literature in this area argues that aid exacerbates civil wars where resources are scarce as greedy rebels steal resources for themselves. This book however argues that under certain conditions such greed can be good. Drawing on primary research from three very different conflicts – Northern Ireland (1969–1998) southern Sudan (1983–2005) and Tajikistan (1992–1997) – and more than 10 years’ experience working in and researching humanitarian crises this study breaks new ground through its wide-ranging comparison of conflicts. The book argues that insurgent efforts to reap rewards from aid and social services have in turn facilitated organizational changes and that these changes while they may have had conflict-enhancing effects in the short term have also contributed to conflict transformation over the long term. This book will be of much interest to students of insurgencies civil wars comparative politics conflict management humanitarian emergencies public health and IR/Security Studies in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138108332

Aid Ownership and DevelopmentThe Inverse Sovereignty Effect in the Pacific Islands One of the key principles for effective aid programmes is that recipient agencies exert high degrees of ownership over the agendas resources systems and outcomes of aid activities. Sovereign recipient states should lead the process of development. Yet despite this well-recognised principle the realities of aid delivery mean that ownership is often compromised in practice.Aid Ownership and Development examines this ‘inverse sovereignty’ hypothesis with regard to the states and territories of the Pacific Island region. It provides an initial overview of different aid ‘regimes’ over time maps aid flows in the region and analyses the concept of sovereignty. Drawing on a rich range of primary research by the authors and contributors it focuses on the agencies and individuals within the Pacific Islands who administer and apply aid projects and programmes. There is indeed evidence for the inverse sovereignty effect; particularly when island states and their small and stretched bureaucracies have to deal with complex and burdensome donor reporting requirements management systems consultative meetings and differing strategic priorities. This book outlines important ways in which Pacific agencies have proved adept not only at meeting these requirements but also asserting their own priorities and ways of operating. It concludes that global agreements such as the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness in 2005 and the recently launched Sustainable Development Goals can be effective means for Pacific agencies to both hold donors to account and also to recognise and exercise their own sovereignty. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367733797

Aid Technology and DevelopmentThe Lessons from Nepal Over the last 50 years Nepal has been considered an experiential model in determining the effectiveness and success of global human development strategies both in theory and in practice. As such it provides a rich array of in-depth case studies in both development success and failure. This edited collection examines these in order to propose a novel perspective on how human development occurs and how it can be aided and sustained. Aid Technology and Development: The lessons from Nepal champions plural rationality from both a theoretical and practical perspective in order to challenge and critique the status quo in human development understanding while simultaneously presenting a concrete framework with which to aid citizen and governmental organisations in the galvanization of human development.　 Including contributions by leading international social scientists and development practitioners throughout Nepal this book will be of great interest to students scholars and practitioners working in the field of foreign aid and development studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138612563

Aid and DependenceBritish Aid to Malawi First published in 1975 in conjunction with the Overseas Development Institute this study examines the case for and against aid for developing nations taking the specific example of British aid to Malawi’s economic development since independence in 1964. Kathryn Morton suggests that without Britain’s aid Malawi’s capacity to develop would have been severely undermined and that aid has not generally inhibited Malawi’s efforts to help itself. The rapid growth of both agricultural and industrial output alongside foreign exchange earnings and avoidance of large-scale urban unemployment and balance of payment problems do not bear out the critics' gloomy predictions. This book does much to counter the critics’ case against aid and raises a number of vital questions in determining the future shape of aid policies for both Britain and other developed countries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415852579

Aid and Development This book provides an overview of what aid is how it has changed over time and how it is practiced as well as debates about whether aid works for whom and what its future might be. The text shows how ‘aid’ is a contested and fluid concept that involves a wide and changing variety of policies actors and impacts. It equips the reader with an understanding of what aid is where it comes from and where it goes how it is delivered and what its impacts are and whether shortcomings are a result of a fundamental problem with aid or merely the result of bad practices. It explores the changing political ideologies and conceptions of development that continually reshape how aid is defined implemented and assessed and how despite a global commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals we are at a point where the very notion of aid is being questioned and its future is uncertain. Each chapter includes case studies chapter summaries discussions weblinks and further reading to help strengthen the reader’s understanding.   Aid and Development provides an important resource for students development workers and policy makers seeking an understanding of how aid works.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367414849

Aid and Inequality in KenyaBritish Development Assistance to Kenya This reissue first published in 1976 considers the rapid rate of economic growth in Kenya combined with its apparent political stability to determine whether or not this is indeed a case of ‘growth without development’ and if so where the responsibility for aid lies in this situation. The book concludes that while Kenyan growth has not been to an ideal pattern accompanied by an increase in inequality there is little or no reason to believe that living standards have not improved. It examines the impact of aid on Kenya’s progress at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic level and provides an institutional study of the impact of aid on Kenyan Government policy formation and administration and a discussion of British aid’s political purposes and influence in Kenya. The authors conclude that some of the effects predicted by the critics of aid are visible but that the net effect on general living standards has been strongly positive concluding that the problems constitute a case for improving aid procedures but not against aid itself. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845984

Aid and InfluenceDo Donors Help or Hinder? Aid is always a means of influence: political commercial military and security-related. Some influence is benign but much of it is coercive even 'imperialistic'. Given the nature of aid its effectiveness should be judged not only in developmental terms but in terms of international relations. Even donors agree that on both counts the returns are meagre. This book drawing on the author's 30 years of field experience proposes two kinds of solution: donors should climb down from paternalistic central planning practices and support public goods that are neutral and beneficial � cancellation of debt fair trade responsible economic governance vaccine production peace-making and peace-keeping. For their part developing countries should follow the example of the most successful among them: recognize the true costs of 'free' aid exercise their prerogative to choose their development partners and start paying their own way. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781849770453

Aid and Political Conditionality Foreign aid has increasingly become subject to political conditionality. In the 1980s some institutions made aid dependent upon the recipient countries' economic policy reforms. Market liberalisation was the primary instrument and objective. In the 1990s such conditionality was brought one step further; aid was now linked to political reforms affecting recipient countries' governing systems requiring democracy human rights and 'good governance'. This volume looks at these developments and considers the conditionality policies of several European aid donors. Such policies are also considered from recipient perspectives both from the Third World and Russia and the issue is also considered from a historical perspective. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203044094

Aid and Power - Vol 1The World Bank and Policy Based Lending When the major aid organizations made flows of aid conditional on changes in policy they prompted an extensive debate in development circles. Aid and Power has made one of the most significant and influential contributions to that debate. This edition has been revised to take account of changes within the World Bank itself and the extension of policy based lending to the formerly socialist economies of east and central Europe. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315004402

Aid and Technical Cooperation as a Foreign Policy Tool for Emerging DonorsThe Case of Brazil The question of why countries give aid and assistance to other countries has long been a topic of debate- is it altruism or selfishness? The assumption is sometimes made that donors from developing countries might be more motivated by altruism than ‘traditional’ western donors. This book demonstrates that on the contrary the provision of development assistance can be used to serve national interests allowing so-called ‘emerging’ donors to gain soft power in the international sphere by improving their image and global influence.Technical cooperation or the transfer of knowledge is an area of particular interest as it can enable donors to position themselves as a global leader in a given field with a unique set of skills and expertise in a knowledge area. This book uses the Brazilian case to demonstrate how a country such as Brazil can seek power and influence by providing no-strings-attached technical assistance. The empirical analysis unpicks the motivations behind development assistance and how it can be used as a foreign policy tool. In doing so the book sheds light upon the similarities and variations in the provision of technical cooperation as a foreign policy tool by China India and Brazil. This book will be of interest to researchers of International Development South-South Cooperation International Relations and those working on Brazil specifically. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367666545

Aid Paradoxes in AfghanistanBuilding and Undermining the State The relationship between aid and state building is highly complex and the effects of aid on weak states depend on donors’ interests aid modalities and the recipient’s pre-existing institutional and socio-political conditions. This book argues that in the case of Afghanistan the country inherited conditions that were not favourable for effective state building. Although some of the problems that emerged in the post-2001 state building process were predictable the types of interventions that occurred—including an aid architecture which largely bypassed the state the subordination of state building to the war on terror and the short horizon policy choices of donors and the Afghan government—reduced the effectiveness of the aid and undermined effective state building.By examining how foreign aid affected state building in Afghanistan since the US militarily intervened in Afghanistan in late 2001 until the end of President Hamid Karzai’s first term in 2009 this book reveals the dynamic and complex relations between the Afghan government and foreign donors in their efforts to rebuild state institutions. The work explores three key areas: how donors supported government reforms to improve the taxation system how government reorganized the state’s fiscal management system and how aid dependency and aid distribution outside the government budget affected interactions between state and society. Given that external revenue in the form of tribute subsidies and aid has shaped the characteristics of the state in Afghanistan since the mid-eighteenth century this book situates state building in a historical context.This book will be invaluable for practitioners and anyone studying political economy state building international development and the politics of foreign aid. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367888862

Aid Performance and Climate Change The richer countries spend about US$165 billion yearly on overseas aid mainly to keep human development going. These efforts are undermined by climate change water-catchment damage biodiversity loss and desertification and their interactions with social systems at all scales which few aid designs or evaluations fully address. This must change if aid performance is to be improved. Constraints to be overcome include limited understanding of the very complex systems that aid investments affect and of the ecology behind climate change adaptation and mitigation. Aid Performance and Climate Change targets these problems and others by explaining how to use multiple points of view to describe each aid investment as a complex system in its own unique context. With examples throughout it reviews cases ideas and options for mitigation using technology and ecology and for adaptation by preserving resilience and diversity while exploring related priorities treaties and opportunities. Combining an empirical eye-witness approach with methodological conclusions this book is an essential resource for those looking to improve aid design and evaluation and will be a necessary tool in training the next generation of aid professionals to respond to the causes and consequences of climate change. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138294486

Aid Power and Politics Aid Power and Politics delves into the political roots of aid policy demonstrating how and why governments across the world use aid for global influence and exploring the role it plays in present-day global governance and international relations. In reconsidering aid as part of international relations the book argues that the interplay between domestic and international development policy works in both directions with individual countries having the capacity to shape global issues whilst at the same time global agreements and trends in turn shape the political behaviour of individual countries. Starting with the background of aid policy and international relations the book goes on to explore the behaviour of both traditional and emerging donors (the US the UK the Nordic countries Japan Spain Hungary Brazil and the European Union) and then finally looks at some big international agendas which have influenced donors from the liberal consensus on democracy and good governance to gender equality and global health. Aid Power and Politics will be an important read for international development students researchers practitioners and policy makers and for anyone who has ever wondered why it is that countries spend so much money on the well-being of non-citizens outside their borders. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138341272

Aid Relations and State Reforms in the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Politics of Mutual Accommodation and Administrative Neglect Since 2001 The Democratic Republic of Congo has been engaged in a three-fold transition process towards liberalisation democratisation and peace. Throughout this process external actors (donors international financial institutions the UN system aid agencies) have played a leading role effectively setting the orientations and modalities of this transition including their institutional dimension. Congolese actors have not been passively subjected to this process however but have potently shaped it in various ways. This book investigates the relationship between international aid partners and various Congolese actors since 2001. It examines this relationship as an aspect of the state reform process with particular reference to the administration. Stylianos Moshonas argues that the pace and nature of reform has been compromised by the contradictions inherent within the process itself as advocated by international partners and by the ability of Congolese power holders to accommodate and co-opt such reforms in line with their own political strategies. Rather than framing aid relations as the outcome of the oppositional points of view of donors and Congolese actors this book presents a systematic focus on the compromises and accommodative characteristics that aid politics have coalesced around as well as the contradictory positions donors have found themselves in. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367590154

Aid to AfricaFrench and British Policies from the Cold War to the New Millennium The end of the Cold War forced Western donors to rethink their aid relations with Africa. This book looks at two of these donors France and Britain and asks whether the development programmes of these former colonial powers have undergone radical changes since the end of the Old World Order. It focuses on the introduction of a controversial new ’regime’ trend - political conditionality - and uses policy models to illustrate the driving forces behind this new development strategy and explain substantial differences in France and Britain’s practice of political conditionality in Togo and Kenya. Overall this volume - the first comparative study of French and British aid in the post-Cold War period - offers fresh insights into the evolution of the political assistance agenda and into deeper forces at work within the French and UK policy processes. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138258075

Aiding MigrationThe Impact of International Development Assistance on Haiti This book examines the political and economic legacy of the Duvalier regime with the intention of clarifying its implications for Haiti's development. It states that reforming the nation's economic development strategy to address the needs of the poor is one of the political task of Haitians. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367013950

AIDS Behavior and CultureUnderstanding Evidence-Based Prevention AIDS Behavior and Culture presents a bold challenge to the prevailing wisdom of “the global AIDS industry” and offers an alternative framework for understanding what works in HIV prevention. Arguing for a behavior-based approach Green and Ruark make the case that the most effective programs are those that encourage fundamental behavioral changes such as abstinence delay of sex faithfulness and cessation of injection drug use. Successful programs are locally based low cost low tech innovative and built on existing cultural structures. In contrast they argue that anthropologists and public health practitioners focus on counseling testing condoms and treatment and impose their Western values culture and political ideologies in an attempt to “liberate” non-Western people from sexual repression and homophobia. This provocative book is essential reading for anyone working in HIV/AIDS prevention and a stimulating introduction to the key controversies and approaches in global health and medical anthropology for students and general readers. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315435176

AIDS Communication and EmpowermentGay Male Identity and the Politics of Public Health Messages AIDS Communication and Empowerment examines the cultural construction of gay men in light of discourse used in the media’s messages about HIV/AIDS--messages often represented as educational scientific and informational but which are in fact politically charged. The book offers a compelling and substantive look at the social consequences of communication about HIV/AIDS and the reasons for the successes and failures of contemporary health communication. This analysis is important because it provides a reading of health communication from a marginal perspective one that has often been kept silent in mainstream academic research. AIDS Communication and Empowerment offers a critical historical analysis of public health communication about HIV/AIDS; the ways this communication makes sense historically and culturally; and the implications such messages have for the marginal group which has been most stigmatized as a consequence of these messages. It covers such topics as: the relationship among gay identity language and power cultural studies of the historical development of gay identity studies in health communication about HIV/AIDS and health risk communication the political consequences of public health education about HIV/AIDS on gay men the political consequences of media representations of gay identity and its relationship to disease Based primarily on the French scholar Michel Foucault’s critical historical analysis of discourse and sexuality this book takes a timely and original approach which differs from traditional quantitative communication studies. It examines the relationship between language and culture using a qualitative cultural studies approach which places medicalization theories in the broader context of histories of sexuality the discursive development of contemporary gay identity and recent public health communication.Author Roger Myrick explains how mainstream communication about HIV/AIDS relentlessly stigmatizes and further marginalizes gay identity. He describes how national health education stigmatizes groups by associating them with images of disease and “otherness.” Even communication which originates from marginal groups particularly those relying on federal funds often participates in linking gay identities with disease. According to Myrick government funding while often necessary for the continuation of community-based health campaigns poses obvious and direct restrictions on effective marginal education. AIDS Communication and Empowerment allows for a rethinking of ways marginal groups can take control of their own education on public health issues. As HIV/AIDS cases continue to rise dramatically among marginalized and disenfranchised groups analysis of health communication directed toward them becomes crucial to their survival. This book provides valuable insights and information for scholars professionals readers interested in the relationship among language power and marginal identity and for classes in gay and lesbian studies health communication or political communication. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315061153

AIDS Fear and SocietyChallenging the Dreaded Disease First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315061481

AIDS Gender and Economic Development This collection of essays authored by experts across a wide range of disciplines provides a gendered analysis of the economic choices and structures that contribute to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the impact of the epidemic on economic and social outcomes. Topics covered include: gender norms perceptions of risk and risk-taking behavior among specific populations of women including sex workers in Nicaragua African immigrants in France and university students and urban migrant workers in China malnutrition and poverty as precursors to HIV infection gendered institutions and access to treatment the invisible cost of caregiving. An introductory essay briefly surveys the social science literature on the gendered nature of the epidemic and identifies key constructs of feminist economic theory that might be productively applied to understanding HIV/AIDS. This book was originally published as a special issue of Feminist Economics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415673280

AIDS Health And Mental HealthA Primary Sourcebook This volume presents a systems approach to understanding and managing the AIDS crisis - an approach that addresses the needs not only of HIV- infected individuals but also of families and communities at risk from AIDS. Discussions are included on HIV epidemiology and risk reduction medical management of the AIDS patient and neuropsychiatric aspects of HIV infection. Strategies for psychotherapeutic intervention from individual through group to extended family system are described in detail. The authors examine spiritual religious and cultural factors in communities and offer guidelines for building a community network for AIDS prevention and intervention. Full consideration is also given to ethical and policy issues and to the risks faced by health care providers.  First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138869233

AIDS South Africa and the Politics of Knowledge Through an in-depth examination of the interactions between the South African government and the international AIDS control regime Jeremy Youde examines not only the emergence of an epistemic community but also the development of a counter-epistemic community offering fundamentally different understandings of AIDS and radically different policy prescriptions. In addition individuals have become influential in the crafting of the South African government's AIDS policies despite universal condemnation from the international scientific community. This study highlights the relevance and importance of Africa to international affairs. The actions of African states call into question many of our basic assumptions and challenge us to refine our analytical framework. It is ideally suited to scholars interested in African studies international organizations global governance and infectious diseases. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315566290

AIDS and Business The spread of HIV/AIDS affects businesses in all sectors all industries and all countries. For companies and organizations everywhere the question is no longer whether to take action on HIV/AIDS but which actions to take. Complete with an impressive collection of complex background and research on HIV/AIDS and a foreword by Dr. Peter Piot  former Executive Director of UNAIDS this volume collects case studies of managers worldwide faced with challenging HIV/AIDS-related management decisions. AIDS and Business will fascinate the general reader seeking an understanding of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and to the advanced reader looking to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the impact of the disease. The case studies in this volume set in nine countries detail the issues facing businesses operating in areas where HIV/AIDS prevalence is growing. The topics discussed include understanding the role of social and cultural factors in the spread of HIV the different organizations and institutions fighting the epidemic designing an HIV communications campaign HIV testing ethical issues marketing ethics and CSR condoms marketing and designing an HIV workplace program. Useful as a resource on HIV/AIDS and business a set of case studies or a training tool this book contains a unique range of tools for learning to understand the epidemic designed from a grounded and practical business perspective. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138879454

AIDS and Community-Based Drug Intervention ProgramsEvaluation and Outreach Delve into the uncharted territory of the “hidden” drug addict--users who are not in treatment not incarcerated and not officially accessible for research purposes through traditional means. AIDS and Community-Based Drug Intervention Programs describes short-term interventions used to reduce the odds that these drug users will get infected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The book explains new methods that are being developed such as targeted sampling social network analysis geomapping and other amalgams of both quantitative and qualitative approaches that need to be forged to overcome the challenges of the war against AIDS. The research described in this important book was conducted under the Cooperative Agreement for AIDS Community-Based Outreach/Intervention Research funding mechanism of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Chapters include research on several ethnic groups including Alaska natives Puerto Ricans and Navaho teens. AIDS and Community-Based Drug Treatment Programs written by experts in the field is a broad-based treatment of the subject by those who are actually doing the work in the trenches. Authors cover topics such as: the use of goal-oriented counseling and peer support to reduce HIV/AIDS risk quantitative and qualitative methods to assess behavioral change among injection drug users (IDUs) the importance of sampling from hidden populations in research a public health model for reducing AIDS-related risk behavior among IDUs and their sexual partners characteristics of female sexual partners of IDUs strategies used to implement random sampling strategies in the recruitment of out-of-treatment crack and IDUs ethnographic analysis of intravenous drug use analysis of contact tracing strategies employed to combat the AIDS epidemic the use of pile sorts to enhance other tools used by drug prevention programsAIDS and Community-Based Drug Intervention Programs is full of current research and useful information for professionals interested in learning about strategies for conducting HIV/AIDS research among hard-to-reach populations. Substance abuse researchers treatment professionals and people involved in AIDS prevention programs state and county health departments and criminal justice systems will find much relevant and important information to use in their daily work. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315863795

AIDS and Governance The political impact of HIV/AIDS varies greatly and is difficult to map. States depend on how governments choose to manage the political implications of HIV and AIDS both those stemming from the erosions of its own capacity as well as those that originate from their changing relationship on a national and international level. Across the developing world HIV/AIDS is slowly killing adults in their most productive years hollowing out state structures deepening poverty and raising profound questions that touch on the organization of all aspects of social economic and political life. With the epidemic showing scant signs of slowing down this innovative volume assesses how HIV/AIDS affects governance and conversely how governance affects the course of the epidemic. In particular the volume: Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315566283

AIDS and Intravenous Drug UseCommunity Intervention & Prevention First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Taylor & Francis 9781138988415

AIDS and Mental Health PracticeClinical and Policy Issues Addressing contemporary issues faced by individuals with HIV/AIDS AIDS and Mental Health Practice: Clinical and Policy Issues provides psychologists psychiatrists social workers and counselors with research and case studies that offers models for effective clinical practice at this stage of the epidemic. Each chapter is written by experts in the field and demonstrates ways to provide better services to different populations many of whom are ignored in AIDS and mental health literature. As a result this book will provide professionals in the field and students in training with the most current practice information about mental health practice and HIV/AIDS. AIDS and Mental Health Practice will help you understand the diverse needs of people with HIV/AIDS and organize services to assist these populations. AIDS and Mental Health Practice discusses issues that affect several different groups in order to help you understand the unique situations of your clients. You will learn how to design treatments that will be most beneficial to Latinos intravenous drug users orphaned children African Americans HIV-negative gay men HIV nonprogressors HIV-positive transsexuals end-stage AIDS clients couples of mixed HIV status and individuals suffering from HIV-associated Cognitive Motor Disorder. This book provides you with approaches that will improve services for these populations including: talking to patients about the positive and negative aspects of taking protease inhibitors and discussing their feelings of hope skepticism and fear of being disappointed by the treatment preparing clients to go back to work by exploring the meaning of work and referring them to vocational services if necessary providing support groups for people living with AIDS (PLWAs) their loved ones their families and individuals in bereavement as a result of an AIDS-related death organizing a HIV-negative gay men’s support group that uses exercises and homework to focus on the members’ambivalent connection to the AIDS community how they remain HIV negative and ways to deal with separation and grief issues assessing and/or correcting underlying racism in AIDS service organizationsThe prevention and intervention strategies in Mental Health and AIDS Practice will help you address and treat mental health issues associated with HIV/AIDS and offer clients more effective and relevant services. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315809724

AIDS and Rural LivelihoodsDynamics and Diversity in sub-Saharan Africa AIDS epidemics continue to threaten the livelihoods of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. Three decades after the disease was first recognized the annual death toll from AIDS exceeds that from wars famine and floods combined. Yet despite millions of dollars of aid and research there has previously been little detailed on-the-ground analysis of the multifaceted impacts on rural people. Filling that gap this book brings together recent evidence of AIDS impacts on rural households livelihoods and agricultural practice in sub-Saharan Africa. There is particular emphasis on the role of women in affected households and on the situation of children. The book is unique in presenting micro-level information collected by original empirical research in a range of African countries and showing how well-grounded conclusions on trends impacts and local responses can be applied to the design of HIV-responsive policies and programmes. AIDS impacts are more diverse than we previously thought and local responses more varied - sometimes innovative sometimes desperate. The book represents a major contribution to our understanding of the impacts of AIDS in the epidemic's heartland and how these can be managed at different levels. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781849775779

Aids And Stds In AfricaBridging The Gap Between Traditional Healing And Modern Medicine This book emphasizes the factors in the spread and control of AIDS that have received less attention in the literature. It suggests that a collaborative action program involving traditional healers is necessary if we wish to impact the spread of AIDS and other STDs in Africa. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367163921

AIDS as a Gender IssuePsychosocial Perspectives First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Taylor & Francis 9781315041124

AIDS Capitation Discover effective strategies for AIDS healthcare!You’ll definitely want to see what’s documented inside AIDS Capitation if you’re affiliated in any way with current efforts to bolster and improve healthcare policies and procedures for AIDS victims and their families. With this scholarly up-to-date guidebook you’ll find that your awareness and knowledge base concerning contemporary AIDS healthcare issues will expand and diversify giving you a more stable information base from which you can make your own policy changes and civic organization improvements.If you’re a practitioner in HIV/AIDS care an academic in HIV/AIDS research or one of the many public officials currently involved in healthcare reform you’ll find the guidance and proven strategies you need in AIDS Capitation. AIDS Capitation gives you a broad range of information including: descriptive and evaluative aspects of the model of care directions for implementing an innovative model of terminal home care modalities of care in end-stage treatment measurement issues in evaluative research help in measuring outcomes in community-based care funding opportunitiesWithout a doubt the onset of HIV/AIDS has changed the way we view life. Our schools government offices and healthcare venues must change also. AIDS Capitation has everything you need to begin that process of change in your community. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315865331

AIDS Crossing BordersThe Spread of HIV Among Migrant Latinos AIDS has crossed every international border and affects all populationsthroughout the world including migrant workers. In the U.S. migrant workers are a hidden and sometimes maligned population withlimited access to needed health and welfare services including HIVprevention. Little however is krown about the impact of the HIV IAIDS epidemic oo Latino farmworkers. This absence of systematic researchwas the impetus for the preparation of this book.This book is the first collection of research studies focusing specificallym migrant Latino farmworkers. The book brings together sevenresearch studies to provide a profile of the HN prevention surveillanceand treatment needs of migrant workers. The editors combinetheir own work with that of nationally and internationally recognizedexperts to provide a comprehensive analysis of different aspects of theHIV epidemic among migrant Latino workers. They examine issuessuch as the HN prevention needs of Latino farmworking women andtheir children the sexual beliefs and behaviors of Latino migrantworkers the effects of migration m changes in sexuality and sexualpractices the risk for HN through use of sex workers knowledge aboutthe HIV I AIDS epidemic the effectiveness of prevention programs andpolicies and programs that may stem the spread of HIV among thispopulation. The book is notable for including in addition to researchers'views the perspectives of migrant workers and policymakers mHN prevention policies and programs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367015374

AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean This book offers detailed ethnographic studies from Africa and the Caribbean to explain AIDS in a global and comparative third-world context. The essays move beyond medical or epidemiological models explaining the epidemic in its economic social political and historic contexts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314439

AIDS Literature and Gay IdentityThe Literature of Loss This book discusses the significance of late twentieth century and early twenty first century American fiction written in response to the AIDS crisis and interrogates how sexual identity is depicted and constructed textually. Pearl develops Freudian psychoanalytic theory in a complex account of the ways in which grief is expressed and worked out in literature showing how key texts from the AIDS crisis by authors such as Edmund White Michael Cunningham Eve Sedgwick – and also later the archives of The ACT UP Oral History Project - lie both within the tradition of gay writing and a postmodernist poetics. The book demonstrates how literary texts both expose and construct personal identity how they expose and produce sexual identities and how gay and queer identities were written onto the page but also constructed and consolidated by these very texts. Pearl argues that the division between realist and postmodern and gay and queer respectively is determined by whether the experience expressed and accounted is mediated through the psychoanalytic categories of mourning or melancholia and is marked by a kind of coherence or chaos in the texts themselves. This study presents an important development in scholarly work in gay literary studies queer theory and AIDS representation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138936980

AIDS NarrativesGender and Sexuality Fiction and Science First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966406

Aids: Effective Health Communication For The 90sEffective Health Communicaton for the 90's Despite educational efforts the majority of Americans are still under the misconception that they are not at risk from HIV/AIDS infection. In addition the federal government only spends 2% of the total designated federal AIDS funding toward prevention. Thus information in respect to AIDS and health communication in any comprehensive nature is almost nonexistent.; This book aims to rectify the situation by presenting detailed analysis and actions necessary to confront the AIDS pandemic on every level of the communication realm. Contributors are experienced researchers educators government officials and physicians. They examine the issue from a number of standpoints including: communication adolescent medicine public administration psychology journalism audiology speech and language pathology neurological surgery preventive medicine and public health. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138011847

AIDS: Foundations For The Future HIV and AIDS have posed new challenges to societies communities and individuals. In many parts of the world existing health and social services have been hard pressed to cope with the dermands of the epidemic. In hospitals and in the community new approaches to health education support and care have been developed. Non-governmental and community organizations have had a central role to play in responding to the challenge of HIV and AIDS. AIDS: Foundations for the Future highlights progress made over the last decade and offers an agenda for future activism and research. This book examines the extent to which sound foundations for the future have been laid in public private and voluntary sector action. It focuses on topics as diverse as workplace policy on HIV and AIDS voluntary sector responses the reactions of health care workers the experience of living with AIDS outreach work and community action patterns of male prostitution and new interventions to promote and maintain safer sex and safer drug use. Media > Books > E-books Taylor & Francis 9781315041117

AIDS: Individual Cultural And Policy Dimensions First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138988422

AIDS: Setting A Feminist Agenda AIDS: Setting a Feminist Agenda" presents an overview of the important issues raised for feminist theory and practice by the HIV/AIDS epidemic and outlines the direction in which feminist debates about the subject are developing. It makes essential links between feminism and HIV/AIDS work and not only demonstrates that AIDS is a feminist issue but also suggests areas where feminism is long overdue. The essays discuss medical issues; the specific social and political impact of HIV/AIDS on the lives of women of colour lesbians injecting drug users and prostitute women; And Current Health Educational And Health Promotional Practice As It relates to women.; The volume is theoretical and practical - suggesting theoretical models for understanding and challenging the social factors which are conducive to the spread of HIV among women and among men as well as offering models of good practice for working with and for women. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138163454

AIDS: Social Representations And Social Practices First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966413

AIDS: Society Ethics and Law This volume features a collection of the most important articles on the social ethical and legal implications of a variety of problems caused by AIDS. The wide range of articles selected for inclusion were chosen on the basis of three criteria: their theoretical depth and coherence their impact on the subsequent debate and on the social and ethical relevance of the problems addressed. Sections in the book include: physicians and patients AIDS and the law HIV testing clinical research in developed countries clinical research in developing countries and dying with dignity Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315097473

AidsA Communication Perspective Prevention through appropriate behavior is the best weapon available to fight further spread of HIV infection. However individuals take necessary actions to prevent diseases such as AIDS only when they are properly informed and they feel motivated to respond to the information they possess. In order to achieve a clearer understanding of these two facets of the prevention process this book examines the interplay of the messages individuals receive about AIDS at the public level and the messages exchanged between individuals at the interpersonal level. The specific purpose of the book is to provide a theoretical and conceptual foundation for understanding the pragmatic concerns related to the AIDS crisis in the United States and other parts of the world. The book represents the first systematic examination of how theory informs our understanding of AIDS and communication processes. Contributors explore the issues from a variety of theoretical and conceptual viewpoints. Their goal is to stimulate thought which will lead to the pragmatic application of the ideas presented. The chapters focus on four general communication concerns: * interpersonal interaction as it relates to choices individuals make about safer sex practices * theory and practice of public campaigns about AIDS * intercultural issues and * critical and descriptive approaches for understanding news coverage of AIDS. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415515597

AIDSPrinciples Practices and Politics First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Taylor & Francis 9781315820729

AIDS-Related Cancers and Their Treatment This book summarizes the etiology presentation and treatment of the complex symptoms infections and opportunistic cancers of people living with HIV/AIDS. With contributions from nearly 25 clinicians and citing more than 1200 references to support and elaborate on text material AIDS-Related Cancers and Their Treatment is a crucial reference for all clinical specialists involved. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367399016

AIDSThe Politics of Survival In one short decade the politics of AIDS has become the politics of survival. In a world whose social order is changing before our eyes AIDS insistently brings new meaning to the age-old question of what it is we must do to survive-as individuals as families as communities as nations as members of an interdependent world. This book brings together a collection of articles that frankly discuss what it will take to stop the AIDS epidemic and deal with the devastation it has already wrought. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315232638

Aimee Semple McPherson and the Making of Modern Pentecostalism 1890-1926 Pentecostalism was born at the turn of the twentieth century in a "tumble-down shack" in a rundown semi-industrial area of Los Angeles composed of a tombstone shop saloons livery stables and railroad freight yards. One hundred years later Pentecostalism has not only proven to be the most dynamic representative of Christian faith in the past century but a transnational religious phenomenon as well. In a global context Pentecostalism has attained a membership of 500 million growing at the rate of 20 million new members a year. Aimee Semple McPherson born on a Canadian farm was Pentecostalism's first celebrity its "female Billy Sunday". Arriving in Southern California with her mother two children and $100.00 in 1920 "Sister Aimee" as she was fondly known quickly achieved the height of her fame. In 1926 by age 35 "Sister Aimee" would pastor "America's largest 'class A' church" perhaps becoming the country's first mega church pastor. In Los Angeles she quickly became a folk hero and civic institution. Hollywood discovered her when she brilliantly united the sacred with the profane. Anthony Quinn would play in the Temple band and Aimee would baptize Marilyn Monroe council Jean Harlow and become friends with Charlie Chaplain Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. Based on the biographer's first time access to internal church documents and cooperation of Aimee's family and friends this major biography offers a sympathetic appraisal of her rise to fame revivals in major cities and influence on American religion and culture in the Jazz Age. The biographer takes the reader behind the scenes of Aimee's fame to the early days of her harsh apprenticeship in revival tents failed marriages and poverty. Barfoot recreates the career of this "called" and driven woman through oral history church documents and by a creative use of new source material. Written with warmth and often as dramatic as Aimee herself the author successfully captures not only what made Aimee famous but also what transformed Pentecostalism from its meager Azusa Street mission beginnings into a transnational global religion. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138999169

Ain't I a WomanBlack Women and Feminism A classic work of feminist scholarship Ain't I a Woman has become a must-read for all those interested in the nature of black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on black women during slavery the devaluation of black womanhood black male sexism racism among feminists and the black woman's involvement with feminism hooks attempts to move us beyond racist and sexist assumptions. The result is nothing short of groundbreaking giving this book a critical place on every feminist scholar's bookshelf. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138821514

Ain't No Makin' ItAspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood Third Edition This classic text addresses one of the most important issues in modern social theory and policy: how social inequality is reproduced from one generation to the next. With the original 1987 publication of Ain't No Makin' It Jay MacLeod brought us to the Clarendon Heights housing project where we met the 'Brothers' and the 'Hallway Hangers'. Their story of poverty race and defeatism moved readers and challenged ethnic stereotypes. MacLeod's return eight years later and the resulting 1995 revision revealed little improvement in the lives of these men as they struggled in the labor market and crime-ridden underground economy. The third edition of this classic ethnography of social reproduction brings the story of inequality and social mobility into today's dialogue. Now fully updated with thirteen new interviews from the original Hallway Hangers and Brothers as well as new theoretical analysis and comparison to the original conclusions Ain't No Makin' It remains an admired and invaluable text. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367096946

Ainu Creed & Cult First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415760126

AionResearches Into the Phenomenology of the Self Aion is one of a number of major works that Jung wrote during his seventies that were concerned with the relations between psychology alchemy and religion. He is particularly concerned in this volume with the rise of Christianity and with the figure of Christ. He explores how Christianity came about when it did the importance of the figure of Christ and the identification of the figure of Christ with the archetype of the Self. A matter of special importance to Jung in his seventies - the problem of opposites particularly good and evil - is further discussed and the importance of the symbolism of the fish which recurs as a symbol of both Christ and the devil is examined. As a study of the archetype of the self Aion complements The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious which is also published in paperback. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138136564

AionResearches Into the Phenomenology of the Self Aion is one of a number of major works that Jung wrote during his seventies that were concerned with the relations between psychology alchemy and religion. He is particularly concerned in this volume with the rise of Christianity and with the figure of Christ. He explores how Christianity came about when it did the importance of the figure of Christ and the identification of the figure of Christ with the archetype of the Self. A matter of special importance to Jung in his seventies - the problem of opposites particularly good and evil - is further discussed and the importance of the symbolism of the fish which recurs as a symbol of both Christ and the devil is examined. As a study of the archetype of the self Aion complements The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious which is also published in paperback. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315725543

AI-Powered IoT for COVID-19 The Internet of Things (IoT) has made revolutionary advances in the utility grid as we know it. Among these advances intelligent medical services are gaining much interest. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasing day after day in fighting one of the most significant viruses COVID-19. The purpose of this book is to present the detailed recent exploration of AI and IoT in the COVID-19 pandemic and similar applications. The integrated AI and IoT paradigm is widely used in most medical applications as well as in sectors that deal with transacting data every day. This book can be used by computer science undergraduate and postgraduate students; researchers and practitioners; and city administrators policy makers and government regulators. It presents a smart and up-to-date model for COVID-19 and similar applications. Novel architectural and medical use cases in the smart city project are the core aspects of this book. The wide variety of topics it presents offers readers multiple perspectives on a variety of disciplines. Prof. Dr. Fadi Al-Turjman received his PhD in computer science from Queen’s University Kingston Ontario Canada in 2011. He is a full professor and research center director at Near East University Nicosia Cyprus. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367566746

Air Gas and Water Pollution Control Using Industrial and Agricultural Solid Wastes Adsorbents Air and water pollution occurs when toxic pollutants of varying kinds (organic inorganic radioactive and so on) are directly or indirectly discharged into the environment without adequate treatment to remove these potential pollutants. There are a total of 13 book chapters in three sections contributed by significant number of expert authors around the world aiming to provide scientific knowledge and up-to-date development of various solid wastes based cost-effective adsorbent materials and its sustainable application in the removal of contaminates/pollutants from air gas and water. This book is useful for the professions practicing engineers scientists researchers academics and undergraduate and post-graduate students’ interest on this specific area. 　 Key Features: • Exclusive compilation of information on use of industrial and agricultural waste based adsorbents for air and water pollution abatement. • Explores utilization of industrial solid wastes in adsorptive purification and agricultural and agricultural by-products in separation and purification. • Discusses cost-effective solid wastes based emerging adsorbents. • Alternative adsorbents in the removal of a wide range of contaminants and pollutants from water is proposed. • Includes performance of unit operations in waste effluents treatment. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138196735

Air and Missile Defense Systems Engineering Air and Missile Defense Systems Engineering fills a need for those seeking insight into the design procedures of the air and missile defense system engineering process. Specifically aimed at policy planners engineers researchers and consultants it presents a balanced approach to negating a target in both natural and electronic attack environments and applies physics-based system engineering to designing and developing a balanced air and missile defense system. The book provides an in-depth description of the missile defense design development process as well as the underlying technical foundation of air and missile defense systems engineering. Utilizing the authors’ many years of combined engineering experience this book considers new air missile defense system technologies and innovative architectures that can be used to meet performance requirements while also minimizing design development and operational costs over the lifecycle of a combat system. It also includes the latest systems design techniques that can be applied to new and existing systems and introduces systems engineering principles that can be discussed and readily applied to other missile defense system scenarios. Additionally this book: Focuses on shipborne missile defense systems that provide their own ship defense against missiles and protection of other nearby ships Emphasizes the analysis and trade space associated with producing a balanced air and missile defense system (AMDS) Addresses the importance of architectures and technologies Traces requirements development through system performance tradeoffs Includes results of radar and missile performance tradeoffs in a realistic environment Air and Missile Defense Systems Engineering provides an understanding of the physics of missile defense systems and the key performance parameters that drive the capabilities of these systems. This book serves as a valuable resource for missile defense engineers and other practicing professionals as well as a teaching reference for graduate-level courses. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439806708

Air and Waste ManagementA Laboratory and Field Handbook This manual will serve a useful function in training and giving experience to environmental scientists at all levels. Included in this manual are explanatory materials exercises and experiments. These are intended as training guides. The users of this manual will find it possible to use simple equipment and naturally occurring events to construct some of the needed equipment but may also find it necessary to use commercially available equipment with some of the procedures. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138459519

Air Cargo Claims The structure of air cargo claims is highly complex. Claimants may often have difficulty in establishing against whom they should make their claim. With the emphasis on practicality this text is aimed at the entire air cargo industry from airlines and their insurers to freight forwarders and importers and exporters. It illustrates the demarcation of responsibilites and liabilities of the various key players in the aviation market and the contractual responsibilites and the liability implications between the various parties. Media > Books > E-books Informa Law from Routledge 9781003123255

Air Cargo in Mainland China and Hong Kong Air traffic and the aviation industry have grown rapidly on the Chinese mainland in the two and a half decades since China's open door policy. Accession to the WTO will further stimulate trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) intensifying the demand for air cargo services. It will also open up the Chinese economy to foreign participation in the transportation and logistics sectors making these sectors more competitive and efficient. This book provides a systematic and comprehensive study of China's air cargo industry as well as its policy evolution. It covers the sources and destinations of air cargo in mainland China and Hong Kong: whence it comes and where it goes to. The major hubs of the transportation network - Beijing Shanghai Hong Kong and Guangzhou - are discussed one by one. The virtual aspects of the network at these hubs in terms of IT applications preparedness and needs are examined and compared. Though the subject matter of this book is air cargo there is considerable coverage of the aviation industry and policy on the mainland and Hong Kong. Changes have been happening so fast there are few books and publications that cover them systematically and comprehensively. Readership includes business executives in airfreight companies airports and airlines logistics specialists aviation university lecturers and students. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315263090

Air Cargo Insurance Approximately 40 per cent of value of international trade comes from goods carried by air and the consequences of goods being damaged destroyed or delayed can be serious substantial and perhaps unforeseen. This exciting new book is the only one on the market that deals exclusively with air cargo insurance and will therefore be a vital addition to the collection of any practitioner professional or academic working in the field. Air Cargo Insurance analyses the model policies and standard terms and conditions on the London markets. The authors also provide readers with an invaluable perspective on cases in other jurisdictions and the book discusses freight forwarders’ relations with airlines and addresses the possibility of recovery from third parties. This book written by two of the leading experts in the field provides invaluable guidance to practitioners arbitrators and cargo-claims professionals. It will help to ensure that air cargo insurance contracts are better drafted and enforceable as well as assisting in cases of disputed claims. Academics and postgraduate students specialising in the areas of in air and insurance law will also find this book extremely useful. Media > Books > Print Books Informa Law from Routledge 9780367737030

Air Cargo ManagementAir Freight and the Global Supply Chain Air Cargo Management provides a comprehensive and lively overview of the air cargo industry which is both economically and strategically important in the field of logistics world trade and supply chain management. This new edition builds on the success of the previous edition focusing on the role of air freight in the global supply chain including areas such as: the main players in the industry; regulations and restrictions; and terrorism management. Updates to this edition include: the role of E-Commerce and its changing influence on the industry; a new chapter on crime security and terrorism; updated case studies and new contributors providing professional insight from the industry. Enriched throughout with international case studies and contributions from industry experts Air Cargo Management provides a practical approach. It is the perfect companion for undergraduate students studying air logistics transportation logistics air cargo and supply chain management. Professionals and managers in the field will also find Sales’ easy style and industry insights useful and applicable to their practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138659544

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering An air conditioning system consists of components and equipment arranged in sequential order to control and maintain an indoor environment. The goal is to provide a healthy and comfortable climate with acceptable air quality while being energy efficient and cost effective. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering covers all types of systems from institutional and commercial to residential.The book supplies the basics of design from selecting the optimum system and equipment to preparing the drawings and specifications. It discusses the four phases of preparing a project: gathering information developing alternatives evaluating alternatives and selling the best solution. In addition the author breaks down the responsibilities of the engineer design documents computer aided design and government codes and standards.Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering provides you with an easy reference to all aspects of the topic. This resource addresses the most current areas of interest such as computer-aided design and drafting desiccant air conditioning and energy conservation. It is a thorough and convenient guide to air conditioning and refrigeration engineering. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367399177

Air Conditioning Engineering Designed for students and professional engineers the fifth edition of this classic text deals with fundamental science and design principles of air conditioning engineering systems. W P Jones is an acknowledged expert in the field and he uses his experience as a lecturer to present the material in a logical and accessible manner always introducing new techniques with the use of worked examples. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367578879

Air ConditioningA Practical Introduction David Chadderton's Air Conditioning is the complete introduction and reference guide for students and practitioners of air conditioning design installation and maintenance. The scientific principles involved are introduced with the help of case studies and exercises and downloadable spreadsheets help you work through important calculations. New chapters on peak summertime air temperature in buildings without cooling systems air duct acoustic calculations and air conditioning system cost enhance the usefulness to design engineers. Case studies are created from real life data including PROBE post-occupancy reports relating all of the theoretical explanations to current practice. Trends and recent applications in lowering energy use by air conditioning are also addressed keeping the reader informed of the latest sustainable air conditioning technologies. Over 75 multiple choice questions will help the reader check on their progress. Covering both tropical and temperate climates this is the ideal book for those learning about the basic principles of air conditioning seeking to understand the latest technological developments or maintaining a successful HVAC practice anywhere in the world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415703383

Air Contaminants Ventilation and Industrial Hygiene EconomicsThe Practitioner's Toolbox and Desktop Handbook There is nothing more devastating to baseless opinions than good numbers. Air Contaminants Ventilation and Industrial Hygiene Economics: The Practitioner's Toolbox and Desktop Handbook helps you obtain "good numbers" on your quest to squash shabby opinions with sound advice. It details real-world applications of good numbers to foster improvements in industrial hygiene preventing inhalation toxicity and promoting better environmental air quality. Divided into four parts the book includes: Tips on preparing for the board certification examinations for Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT) 726 solved problems in industrial hygiene ventilation occupational-environmental toxicology occupational health risk management and chemical safety engineering 154 economic persuasion techniques based on actual case studies to help feather one’s career bed and assist installation of industrial hygiene control methods Tips and guiding principles for professional career development This book provides industrial hygienists with a reference containing the equations conversions and formulas they encounter in their day-to-day duties. A study aid to those taking the certification exams (CIH CSP CHMM and DABT) it also includes business economic case studies demonstrating how to preserve your clients' financial resources promote industrial hygiene foster worksite safety learn the financial ropes of business economics and help control your clients' potential adverse environmental impact and in so doing greatly enhance career progress. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138073005

Air Contaminants and Industrial Hygiene VentilationA Handbook of Practical Calculations Problems and Solutions The industrial hygienist is actively involved with the engineering community particularly where the subject of industrial ventilation is concerned. While engineers concentrate on methods and techniques necessary to ensure maximum efficiency of a given system the industrial hygienist concentrates on human health.Ventilation is one of the most widely used methods of controlling environmental eontaminates and for this reason industrial hygienists must have specific knowledge of the design of equipment and the principles which it operates.This informative text written in easily understood language will allow those without a mechanical engineering background to understand air calculation and ventilation problems. Industrial Hygiene Ventilation provides the industrial hygienist with a handy reference containing the equations constants conversions and formulae that they will encounter in their day to day duties. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315137032

Air Cooling Technology for Electronic Equipment Clear your bookcase of references containing bits and pieces of useful information and replace them with this thorough single-volume guide to thermal analysis. Air Cooling Technology for Electronic Equipment is a helpful practical resource that answers questions frequently asked by thermal and packaging engineers grappling with today's demand for increased thermal control in electronics. Superbly organized for quick reference the book dedicates each chapter to answering fundamental questions such as: What is the optimal spacing between the printed circuit boards? What is a good estimate of the heat transfer coefficient and the associate pressure drop for forced convection over package arrays? How are heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in the entrance region different from those in the fully developed region? What is the effect of substrate conduction on convection cooling?The chapters written by engineers and engineering educators who are experts in electronic cooling are packed with details and present the latest developments in air cooling techniques and thermal design guidelines. They provide problem-solving analyses that are jargon-free straightforward and easy to understand. Air Cooling Technology for Electronic Equipment is a handy source of technical information for anyone who wants to get the most out of air cooling. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003069300

Air Distribution in Buildings Air Distribution in Buildings is a concise and practical guide to air distribution system design and managing air conditioning systems in buildings. Making use of 40 years of experience in the design of air conditioning and ventilations systems and other electromechanical services this structured reference for built environment engineering offers in-depth coverage of air distribution technology. The text brings together a wide range of information and offers technical guidance on the design calculation and efficient operation of air distribution in buildings. The text highlights the special characteristics of air distribution in individual spaces. It presents the basic and fundamental concepts of air distribution as it relates to grilles and outlets room space and buildings. It focuses on air distribution systems in large buildings starting with simple rooms and then moving on to more complex configurations. It also sums up the latest standards and best practices in air conditioning engineering. Includes knowledge of the new trends in buildings’ air distribution Provides systematic analyses of the air flow regimes heat transfer and relative humidity in a collection of special built environments Presents energy analyses of the air conditioning systems for operating theaters and sporting facilities in unusual and severe climatic conditions Offers a description of flow characteristics in archeological monuments with emphasis on combating excessive moisture Introduces examples of very dense occupancy built environments moisture sensitive environments and open space air conditioning Details advanced treatment of flow characterization in large public buildings This text serves as an ideal resource for air conditioning engineers contractors and consultants. It also benefits mechanical and architectural engineering students. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138076648

Air Entrainment in Free-surface FlowIAHR Hydraulic Structures Design Manuals 4 This monograph is aimed at the practising hydraulic engineer. Work on it commenced at Professor Naudascher's instigation in 1982. Over the next six years all or some of the authors discussed progress at IAHR sponsored conferences at Esslingen Melbourne Lausanne and Beijing. With the authors scattered throughout the world and all with other responsibilities progress was bound to be slow. Completion was further delayed by the great increase in published technical literature in this area over the period 1982-1988. This literature continues to expand and with it our understanding of the air water flow phenomena. The monograph must therefore be seen as the authors' views on the state of the art around 1988. More recent references have been included for completeness.This monograph has been a joint effort with most authors making suggestions and contributions to more than one chapter. Nevertheless the chapter authors are primarily responsible for the material in their chapters.Throughout the monograph symbols are defined when they are fist introduced and a list of symbols is included at the end of each chapter.Many other people have contributed to this monograph but the authors would particularly like to acknowledge the assistance given by Professor John McNown who has read commented on and improved the style of the complete monograph. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315137049

Air IonsPhysical and Biological Aspects Air Ions: Physical and Biological Aspects fully develops two areas that are important for a comprehensive understanding of the subject of air ions: (1) the physical/chemical nature of ions and (2) their potential interaction with biological systems. The reader is led through a series of none chapter the first five of which lay the basis for understanding ions in the context of naturally and artificially created environments. The final four chapters are well situated to discuss the literature and history connected with the search for ion-induced biological effects. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781315890470

Air Logic Control for Automated Systems As industrial processes become more and more automated Air Logic Control (ALC) becomes increasingly important. As the use of ALC becomes more widespread the need for designers engineers and technicians with a working knowledge of ALC technology grows significantly. Air Logic Control for Automated Systems provides the means for anyone involved with control systems to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to implement and maintain ALC for automated manufacturing.The author focuses on the two types of ALC most often encountered: fluidics and Moving Parts Logic (MPL). He provides a thorough background on the subject including the properties of compressible fluids the fundamentals of pneumatics and the fundamentals of logic systems then delves into both moving parts and non-moving parts concepts and components. He discusses signal transmission communications electrical and electronic devices plus the symbology schematics and flow diagrams related to ALC and offers a complete overview of ALC system design. With this background established the author presents three case studies of increasing complexity: a press control system a parts sorting system and a bottle filling system. These studies each offer a different approach to problem-solving and together they illustrate the alternative methods available in practice.Air Logic Control for Automated Systems thus offers technicians engineers and designers the foundation for understanding ALC. Armed with this knowledge they are equipped to handle any number of implementation programming maintenance and troubleshooting tasks with confidence. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367399658

Air Pollutants and the Respiratory Tract Emphasizing the impact of air toxins and contaminants on human health this Second Edition examines the latest research from the epidemiology to the cellular mechanisms underlying cardiopulmonary responses to air pollution. This guide offers chapters that address the basic biology techniques and clinical practices used to monitor and assess acute and chronic pollutant responses; the effects of specific air toxins and contaminants on various populations chronically exposed to these compounds; and the complex issues associated with translating science to public health policy. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367392901

Air Pollution Whether considered a threat to the health of humans in particular or of the ecosystem in general the problem of air pollution affects us all. In addition to the 189 chemicals listed in the air toxins category of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments smog acid rain ozone depletion and global warming all arise from air pollution. You can debate the prime causes óacid rain excessive lumbering or changes in the weather ó but the diminishing rainforest and the spreading desert speak for themselves.Air Pollution addresses the sources and results of these problems and how they influence the environment. It surveys all aspects of management including dispersion modeling emission measurements air quality and continuous emission monitoring remote sensing and stack sampling. In addition the book explores methods of reduction and control with particular attention to gaseous emission controls and odor control.This stellar resource addresses the prevention of pollution created by existing technology and the design of future zero-emissions technology. A useful guide for engineers students or anyone working for environmental protection Air Pollution provides a solid foundation and presents a sound environmental philosophy.Béla G. Lipták speaks on Post-Oil Energy Technology on the AT&T Tech Channel. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367399139

Air Pollution and Freshwater EcosystemsSampling Analysis and Quality Assurance A practical book for professionals who rely on water quality data for decision making this book is based on three decades experience of three highly published water and watershed resource professionals. It focuses on the analysis of air pollution sensitive waters and the consequent effects associated with soil and water acidification nutrient-N enrichment or the effects of atmospherically deposited toxic substances. It also covers lake zooplankton and/or stream macroinvertebrate biomonitors. Explanations of the reasons behind various recommendations provide readers with the tools needed to alter recommended protocols to match particular study needs and budget. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138747562

Air Pollution and Health in Rapidly Developing Countries In developing countries the price of rapid growth is all too often noxious airborne pollution which annually contributes to a disturbing number of avoidable deaths. In recent decades however there has been considerable progress in the epidemiology of air pollution significant changes in international air pollution guidelines and the emergence of more systematic approaches to air pollution control. While many of these advances have originated in affluent countries there have been major developments in other parts of the world. In this book a distinguished cast of leading researchers in both the scientific and policy dimensions of air pollution and health have synthesized the recent developments in the field and their relevance for public health in developing countries. The authors review studies from a wide range of Asian African and Latin American countries and contrast the findings with those from Europe and North America. They also describe various tools and systems for air pollution management and emphasize approaches that can be used when data is scarce. With a clear focus on the scientific and technical aspects of air pollution and health this book is essential reading for pollution and health policy-makers researchers and others concerned with air pollution and health in developing countries. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781849770460

Air Pollution and Human Health Upon competition of a ten year research project which analyzes the effect of air pollution and death rates in US cities Lester B. Lave and Eugene P. Seskin conclude that the mortality rate in the US could shrink by seven percent with a similar if not greater decline in disease incidence if industries followed EPA regulations in cutting back on certain pollutant emissions. The authors claim that this reduction is sufficient to add one year to average life expectancy. Originally published in 1977. Media > Books > E-books RFF Press 9781315064451

Air Pollution and Its Impacts on U.S. National Parks A variety of air pollutants are emitted into the atmosphere from human-caused and natural emissions sources throughout the United States and elsewhere. These contaminants impact sensitive natural resources in wilderness including the national parks. The system of national parks in the United States is among our greatest assets. This book provides a compilation and synthesis of current scientific understanding regarding the causes and effects of these pollutants within national park lands. It describes pollutant emissions deposition and exposures; it identifies the critical (tipping point) loads of pollutant deposition at which adverse impacts are manifested. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367573942

Air Pollution and the Electromagnetic Phenomena as Incitants The field of electromagnetic sensitivity is the new epidemic of the 21st century and can cause disease of the automatic nerve system in any part of the body. This is as a result of chemical sensitivity in which over 80 000 chemicals are involved resulting in innumerable combinations. A cursory understanding of the combinations can help clinicians partially understand the associated problems and thus help in the diagnosis and treatment of electromagnetic sensitivities. But a basic understanding of environmentally induced illness and healing must first be understood by the clinicians before diseases occur such as cardiac arrhythmia muscle spasms and nerve pain. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367000547

Air Pollution and TurbulenceModeling and Applications Since its discovery in early 1900 turbulence has been an interesting and complex area of study. Written by international experts Air Pollution and Turbulence: Modeling and Applications presents advanced techniques for modeling turbulence with a special focus on air pollution applications including pollutant dispersion and inverse problems. The book’s foreword was written by specialists in the field including the Professor Sergej Zilitinkevich. Offering innovative atmospheric mathematical modeling methods which can also be applied to other disciplines the book includes: Discussions on the effects of soot and diesel particulates on building surfaces and human healthObservational studies of convective Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) over pastures and forests in AmazoniaTheoretical studies of turbulence and turbulent transport modeling of contaminants during the decaying of a ABL convectiveThe parameterization of convective turbulence and clouds in atmospheric models based on the combination of the eddy-diffusivity and mass-flux approachesAnalytical solutions to the advection-diffusion equation and analytical models for air pollution including those for low wind conditionsAnalytical solutions to the advection-diffusion equation using the Generalized Integral Laplace Transform Technique (GILTT) and the decomposition methodLagrangian stochastic dispersion models with applications for airborne dispersion in the ABLAtmospheric dispersion with Large Eddy Simulation (LES) using the Lagrangian and Eulerian approachesModeling of photochemical air pollution for better air quality managementAnalysis of the transport of a trace gas (CO2) at the global scale and overviews of the inverse-problem techniques for deducing emissions from known concentrationsThe book provides a solid theor Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367384814

Air Pollution Control and Design for Industry Presents current methods for controlling air pollution generated at stationary industrial sources and provides complete coverage of control options equipment and techniques. The main focus of the book is on practical solutions to air pollution problems. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367579876

Air Pollution Control Engineering for Environmental Engineers A concise yet comprehensive book that can be read and used from cover to cover presenting topics that are fundamental for environmental engineering students engineers and professionals in the fields of air pollution control engineering and management. Air Pollution Control Engineering for Environmental Engineers covers topics including regulatory approaches to managing air pollution emissions calculations and control technologies for various air pollutants. This textbook also presents practical and contemporary issues such as fugitive component leak detection and repair (LDAR). Subjects in the specifications of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Professional Engineering (PE) exams are embedded in this book. Filled with real-world engineering design and calculation examples the reader's understanding and common sense needed for air pollution control and management will be enhanced. Features Provides well-digested practical information for both engineering students and engineering professionals in the fields of air pollution control engineering and management. Written in a reader-friendly format for easy grasp of common sense needed for a successful engineering profession. Covers subjects in the specifications of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Professional Engineering (PE) exams relevant to air pollution control. Includes practical and meaningful engineering design and calculation examples. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138032040

Air Pollution Control Equipment Selection Guide This book is a good discussion of various air pollution control equipment. It covers a wide range of equipment and gives a good overview of the principles and applications. Very valuable is the practical experiences that are not commonly available in a typical textbook. The language is easy to understand especially for those who do not have formal training in air pollution control. It provides hybrid systems such as those applied to biomass gasification odor control using biological technology plasma arc waste reduction and more. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138073012

Air Pollution Control Technology Handbook A detailed reference for the practicing engineer Air Pollution Control Technology Handbook Second Edition focuses on air pollution control systems and outlines the basic process engineering and cost estimation required for its design. Written by seasoned experts in the field this book offers a fundamental understanding of the factors resulting in air pollution and covers the techniques and equations used for air pollution control. Anyone with an engineering or science background can effectively select techniques for control review alternative design methods and equipment proposals from vendors and initiate cost studies of control equipment using this book. This second edition of a bestseller includes new methods for designing control equipment enhanced material on air pollution science updates on major advances in the field and explains the importance of a strategy for identifying the most cost-effective design. The book also covers: New legislation and updates on air regulation New advances in process integration design techniques The atmospheric and health effects of air pollution Air Pollution Control Technology Handbook Second Edition helps combat the solution problem with extensive coverage of air pollution control processes. Fully updated with new legislation air regulations and extensive reviews of the design of control equipment this book serves as an ideal reference for industry professionals or anyone with an engineering or science background needing a basic introduction to air pollution control equipment design. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138747661

Air PollutionMeasurement Modelling and Mitigation Fourth Edition This established textbook offers a one-stop comprehensive coverage of air pollution all in an easy-reading and accessible style. The fourth edition broadly updated and developed throughout includes a brand-new chapter providing a broader overview to the topic for general reading and presents fresh materials on air pollution modelling mitigation and control tailored to the needs of both amateur and specialist users. Retaining a quantitative perspective the covered topics include: gaseous and particulate air pollutants measurement techniques meteorology and modelling area sources mobile sources indoor air effects on plants materials humans and animals impact on climate change and ozone profiles and air quality legislations. This edition also includes a final chapter covering a suite of sampling and laboratory practical experiments that can be used for either classroom teachings or as part of research projects. As with previous editions the book is aimed to serve as a useful reading resource for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate courses specialising in air pollution with dedicated case studies at the end of each chapter as well as a list of revision questions provided at the end as a complementary section. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498719452

Air Power at the BattlefrontAllied Close Air Support in Europe 1943-45 Ian Gooderson presents a study of close air support in World War II with the analysis focusing on the use of tactical air power by British and American forces during the campaigns in Italy and northwestern Europe between 1943 and 1945. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203044155

Air Power HistoryTurning Points from Kitty Hawk to Kosovo he 20th century saw air power transformed from novelists' fantasy into stark reality. From string and canvas to precision weaponry and stealth air power has progressed to become not only the weapon of first political choice but often the only conceivable option. This rapid development has given rise to considerable debate and controversy with those holding entrenched views rarely slow to shout their case. Many myths have grown over the period ranging from the once much vaunted ability of air power to win wars alone through to its impact as a coercive tool.This volume examines the theory and practice of air power from its earliest inception. The contributors have been drawn from academia and the military and represent some of the world's leading proponents on the subject. All significant eras on air power employment are examined: some are evidently turning points while others represent continuous development. Perhaps more importantly the book highlights the areas that could be considered to be significant and invites the reader to enter the debate as to whether it constitutes a continuum a turning point or indeed a revolution. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315040158

Air Power in the Indian Ocean and the Western PacificUnderstanding Regional Security Dynamics This book examines the security dynamics of the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific concentrating upon an analysis and evaluation of the air power capabilities of the various powers active in the two regions. The volume is designed to help improve understanding of the heritage and contemporary challenges confronting the global community in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific as well as to illuminate the policies of the various powers involved in the affairs of these regions and the military capabilities that are available in support of those policies. The 16 individual chapters examine both the traditional and the non-traditional threats that confront the various Indian Ocean and Western Pacific powers and assess the roles played by land-based and naval fixed-wing and rotary-wing manned and unmanned aircraft as well as by offensively and defensively capable ballistic and cruise missiles in addressing these challenges. In doing so the various chapters analyze and evaluate the air power doctrine capabilities deployment patterns and missions of the respective states. In addition they assess the future issues challenges and responses involving air power as it acting in concert with other military instruments seeks to contribute to securing and promoting the interests of the state. This book will be of much interest to students of air power strategic studies Asian and Middle Eastern politics and International Relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367496937

Air Power in the Maritime EnvironmentThe World Wars This book explores the mingling of two rather different perspectives those of the naval and aeronautical schools of thought and the impact that they had upon one another in natural professional and geopolitical settings. To explain the manner in which air power was incorporated into warfare between 1914 and 1945 it studies the deeds of practitioners the limitations of technology the realities of combat and the varying institutional dynamics and strategic priorities of the major maritime powers. It is underpinned by an appreciation of the geostrategic setting of the key maritime states while addressing the challenges of operating in this multifaceted environment and the major technological developments which enabled air power to play an ever greater role in the maritime sphere. The potential for air power to influence warfare in the maritime environment was fully realised during the Second World War and its impact is demonstrated through an analysis of a wide range of the fleet operations and how it was utilised in the defence of trade and sea lanes. As such this book will be of interest to both naval and air power historians and those wanting a fuller perspective on maritime strategy in this period. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815366768

Air Power in UN OperationsWings for Peace Air power for warfighting is a story that's been told many times. Air power for peacekeeping and UN enforcement is a story that desperately needs to be told. For the first-time this volume covers the fascinating range of aerial peace functions. In rich detail it describes: aircraft transporting vital supplies to UN peacekeepers and massive amounts of humanitarian aid to war-affected populations; aircraft serving as the 'eyes in sky' to keep watch for the world organization; and combat aircraft enforcing the peace. Rich poignant case studies illuminate the past and present use of UN air power pointing the way for the future. This book impressively fills the large gap in the current literature on peace operations on the United Nations and on air power generally. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472435491

Air Quality The fifth edition of a bestseller Air Quality provides students with a comprehensive overview of air quality the science that continues to provide a better understanding of atmospheric chemistry and its effects on public health and the environment and the regulatory and technological management practices employed in achieving air quality goals. Maintaining the practical approach that has made previous editions so popular the chapters have been reorganized new material has been added less relevant material deleted and new images added particularly those from Earth satellites.See What’s New in the Fifth Edition: New graphics images and an appended list of unit conversions New problems and questions Revisions and updates on the regulatory aspects related to air quality emissions of pollutants and particularly in the area of greenhouse gas emissions Updated information on topics that affect air quality such as global warming climate change international issues associated with air quality and its regulation atmospheric deposition atmospheric chemistry and health and environmental effects of atmospheric pollution Written in Thad Godish’s accessible style the book clearly elucidates the challenges we face in our fifth decade of significant regulatory efforts to protect and enhance the quality of the nation’s air. It also highlights the growing global awareness of air quality issues climate change and public health concerns in the developing world. The breadth of coverage review questions at the end of each chapter extensive glossary and list of readings put the tools for understanding in your students’ hands. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466584440

Air Quality The sixth edition of a bestseller Air Quality provides students with a comprehensive overview of air quality the science that continues to provide a better understanding of atmospheric chemistry and its effects on public health and the environment and the regulatory and technological management practices employed in achieving air quality goals. Maintaining the practical approach that has made previous editions popular the chapters have been reorganized new material has been added less relevant material has been deleted and new images have been added particularly those from Earth satellites. New in the Sixth Edition New graphics images and an appended list of unit conversions New problems and questions Presents all-new information on the state of air quality monitoring Provides the latest updates on air quality legislation in the United States Updates the effects of air pollution and CO2 on climate change Examines the effects of the latest changes in energy production and the related emissions and pollutants Offers broadened coverage of air pollutant emissions and air quality in a global context This new edition elucidates the challenges we face in our efforts to protect and enhance the quality of the nation’s air. It also highlights the growing global awareness of air quality issues climate change and public health concerns in the developing world. The breadth of coverage review questions at the end of each chapter extensive glossary and list of readings place the tools for understanding into your students’ hands. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367860929

Air Quality and Livestock Farming Air quality has a direct influence on health welfare and production performance of livestock as the high concentrations of noxious gases dust and airborne microorganisms are likely to reduce production efficiency and the general welfare of farm animals. Long term exposure to particulates in livestock buildings might also affect the respiratory health of farm workers. Dust in animal buildings contains many biologically active substances such as bacteria fungi endotoxins and residues of antibiotics (as a result of veterinary treatments) that are suspected to be hazardous to human health. Furthermore air pollutants emitted from livestock buildings can reduce air water and soil quality and can potentially undermine the health of nearby residents. Airborne emissions include ammonia methane nitrous oxide particulates like dust and microorganisms. In addition other potentially harmful substances such as heavy metals antibiotic residues and components of disinfectants might be also emitted from livestock building that are potentially damaging to ecosystems. In this book key aspects of agricultural air quality such as monitoring managing and reducing airborne pollutants in and around livestock facilities are reviewed. Features: addressing the raising awareness of the importance of optimal health and welfare for lifestock species with contributions from international specialists and researchers providing up-to-date information for professionals involved in modern animal producti This book will be useful for farming professionals academics students policy makers business leaders regulatory bodies and agricultural consultants. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138027039

Air Quality Assessment and ManagementA Practical Guide Air Quality Assessment and Management: A Practical Guide describes the techniques available for an assessment while detailing the concepts and methodologies involved. It reviews the principles of air quality management; primary sources of air pollution; impact of emissions on human health flora and fauna; scoping of air quality impacts; baseline monitoring; impact prediction; impact significance; and pollution mitigation and control. Emphasis will be placed on the practical side of AQA with numerous international case studies and exercises to aid the reader in their understanding of concepts and applications. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315273402

Air Quality Permitting This practical book covers all of the fundamentals for obtaining air quality permits for new sources of air pollutant emissions and Title V operating permits for operating sources. Written for facility environmental managers consultants and air quality regulatory staff Air Quality Permitting provides a thorough discussion on the strategies of successfully permitting a facility. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367448431

Air QualityMonitoring Measuring and Modeling Environmental Hazards This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This new compendium provides a nuanced look at monitoring measuring and modeling air quality pollution in conjunction with its effects on public health and the environment. Air pollution has been proven to be a major environmental risk to health. Protecting and improving air quality requires knowledge about the types and levels of pollutants being emitted. It also requires the best possible measurement and monitoring capabilities. The chapters in this volume serve as a foundation for monitoring measuring and modeling air pollution. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771884273

Air RageThe Underestimated Safety Risk This book introduces a new Human Factors concept that includes the air passenger as an integral part of the aviation system. It develops a revised Reason Model on Human Error that applies its principles to the prevention of passenger misconduct with a focus on organizational issues affecting the interface between the air passenger and the airlines. It also builds a synergistic model addressing the traditional conflict between safety and service objectives. Incorporating a diffusion of air traveller tension a Passenger Risk Management Model leads to a strategic approach for reducing incidents of Air Rage. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138256736

Air Sampling and Industrial Hygiene Engineering We know certain chemicals cause problems in the workplace. The issues now are: Where do they occur in the workplace? How can we best evaluate them? What are the procedures for dealing with them safely? Many books simply define the problem and tell you that you need a program. Air Sampling and Industrial Hygiene gives you a guide to air sampling protocols from start to finish. The book presents sampling technology updated with today's tools - such as microcircuitry and remote sensing. The authors emphasize an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how air monitoring can adequately report current environmental conditions associated with outdoor media indoor remediation efforts proximal equipment interior line monitoring and the interrelationship of ventilation parameters. In addition to providing the how-tos of sampling this guide covers the basics of chemical risk assessment biological assessment engineering evaluation of mechanical system design criteria and chemical or process engineering hazard assessments. It presents the information using text text outlines graphics and pictures - including cross sections of instrumentation and side bars to elaborate on complex concepts.Faulty readings caused by poor sampling techniques can be very costly. This book provides the how-tos for making design engineering and on-site decisions as to instrumentation selection and scheduled usage. Air Sampling and Industrial Hygiene Engineering will allow you to complete the sampling process systematically and correctly from initial suspicions to the use of obtained results. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367397715

Air ToxicsProblems and Solutions This timely new workbook is the result of a year-long effort by a group of university professors who first met at Montana Tech during the summer of 1994 for a college faculty workshop. The workshop was funded by the National Science Foundation's support for those faculty developing courses in the newly emerging field of air toxics. Part I of the book contains over 100 problems dealing with a variety of topics in this area. Part II provides detailed solutions. The problems and solutions provided will become a useful resource for the training of engineers and scientists who are or soon will be working in the field. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138459526

Air Traffic Control: Human Performance Factors From the Foreword by Captain Daniel Maurino ICAO: '...Air Traffic Control...will remain a technology-intensive system. People (controllers) must harmoniously interact with technology to contribute to achieve the aviation system’s goals of safe and efficient transportation of passengers and cargo...This book...considers human error and human factors from a contemporary and operational perspective and discusses the parts as well as the whole...I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.' The motivation for writing this book comes from the author’s long standing belief that the needs of Air Traffic Service personnel are inadequately represented in the aviation literature. There are few references to air traffic control in many of the books written for pilots and about pilots and this is also observed at the main international conferences. In line with the ICAO syllabus for human factors training for air traffic controllers the book covers the main issues in air traffic control with regard to human performance: physiology including stress fatigue and shift work problems; psychology with emphasis on human error and its management social psychology including issues of communication and working in teams the environment including ergonomic principles and working with new technologies and hardware and software issues including the development of documentation and procedures and a study of the changes brought about by advanced technologies. Throughout the text there are actual examples taken from the air traffic control environment to illustrate the issues discussed. A full bibliography is included for those who want to read beyond these issues. It has been written for all in air traffic services from ab initio to the boardroom; it is important that the men and women in senior management positions have some knowledge and awareness of the fundamental problems that limit and enhance human performance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138255173

Air Transport Each volume in this new series is a collection of seminal articles on a theme of central importance in the study of transport history selected from the leading journal in the field. Each contains between ten and a dozen articles selected by a distinguished scholar as well as an authoritative new introduction by the volume editor. Individually they will form an essential foundation to the study of the history of a mode of transport; together they will make an incomparable library of the best modern research in the field. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138272453

Air Transport and Regional Development Case Studies This book is one of three inter-connected books related to a four-year European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action established in 2015. The Action called Air Transport and Regional Development (ATARD) aimed to promote a better understanding of how the air transport related problems of core regions and remote regions should be addressed in order to enhance both economic competitiveness and social cohesion in Europe. This book focuses on case studies in Europe related to air transport and regional development. It is divided into four geographical regions after a general chapter that compares regional air transport connectivity between remote and central areas in Europe. The first region is Northern and Western Northern Europe (case studies related specifically to Norway Finland the United Kingdom and Ireland); the second is Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland); the third is Central Western Europe (Belgium and Switzerland); and finally the fourth is Southern Europe (Portugal Spain and Italy). There is no other single source publication that currently covers this topic area in such a comprehensive manner by considering so many countries. The book aims at becoming a major reference on the topic drawing from experienced researchers in the field covering the diverse experience and knowledge of the members of the COST Action. The book will appeal to academics practitioners and policymakers who have a particular interest in acquiring detailed comparative knowledge and understanding of air transport and regional development in many different European countries. Together with the other two books (Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies and Air Transport and Regional Development Policies) it fills a much-needed gap in the literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367533137

Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies is one of three interconnected books related to a four-year European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action established in 2015. The action called Air Transport and Regional Development (ATARD) aimed to promote a better understanding of how the air transport–related problems of core regions and remote regions should be addressed to enhance both economic competitiveness and social cohesion in Europe. This book discusses key methodological approaches to assessing air transport and regional development outlining their respective strengths and weaknesses. These include input- output analysis cost benefit analysis computable general equilibrium models data envelopment analysis stochastic frontier analysis discrete choice models and game theory. Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies aims at becoming a major reference source on the topic drawing from experienced researchers in the field covering the diverse experience and knowledge of the members of the COST Action. The book will be of interest to several large groups. First it will serve as an authoritative and comprehensive reference for academics researchers and consultants. Second it will advise policy- makers and government organizations at European national and regional levels. Third it presents invaluable insights to transport companies such as airports and airline operators. Along with the other two books (Air Transport and Regional Development Policies and Air Transport and Regional Development Case Studies) it fills a much-needed gap in the literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367076498

Air Transport and Regional Development Policies Air Transport and Regional Development Policies is one of three interconnected books related to a four-year European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action established in 2015. The Action called Air Transport and Regional Development (ATARD) aimed to promote a better understanding of how the air transport–related problems of core regions and remote regions should be addressed in order to enhance both economic competitiveness and social cohesion in Europe. This book focuses on policy implications related to air transport and regional development. It begins with chapters that generally discuss important policy issues related to air transport and regional development in relation to connectivity and accessibility; dependency; airport governance and regulation; and air traffic control frameworks. This is followed by a number of chapters that consider government subsidies and state aid. The final chapters focus on other policy implications (tourism development airport expansion passenger taxation and noise control). Currently no other single source publication covers this topic area in such a comprehensive manner insofar as it considers so many policies and examples. The book aims at becoming a major reference source on the topic drawing from experienced researchers in the field covering the diverse experience and knowledge of the members of the COST Action. The book will appeal to academics practitioners and government bodies who have a particular interest in acquiring detailed comparative knowledge and understanding of the policy implications of air transport and regional development. Along with the other two books (Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies and Air Transport and Regional Development Case Studies) it fills a much-needed gap in the literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367533144

Air Transport and the Environment Air Transport and the Environment provides an overview of the main issues relating to aviation environmental impacts. It explains the challenge facing policymakers in terms of sustainable development focusing on the importance of balancing the industry's economic social and environmental costs and benefits both for people living now and for future generations. Individual chapters review the current scientific understanding of the main aviation environmental impacts: climate change local air pollution and aircraft noise. Various responses to those issues are also considered including a range of policy options based on regulatory market-based and voluntary approaches. Key concepts such as environmental capacity radiative forcing and carbon offsetting are explained. In addition the book emphasises the main implications of aviation environmental issues for policymakers and for the management of the air transport industry. Debates about the environmental impacts of flying often generate strongly polarised reactions yet this book adopts a constructive approach to the subject and attempts to present the environmental issues in a clear straightforward manner. It aims to provide a policy-relevant synthesis of a wide range of perspectives rather than advocating one particular viewpoint. Yet the central purpose of this book is to bring the sustainable development challenge facing the air transport industry to the fore and so to inform effective policy responses. Air transport plays a critical role in supporting economies and societies that are increasingly interconnected by globalisation; this book presents the view that the vital economic and social benefits of the air transport industry should not be lost - and in fact could be distributed far more widely and equitably - but that the environmental impacts of air transport nevertheless require urgent and effective management. Air Transport and the Environment has been written primarily for professionals in the air transport industry policymakers and regulators. It is also intended for use by academic researchers students and others who are interested in the complex relationship between air transport and the environment. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315566320

Air Transport in the 21st CenturyKey Strategic Developments Airlines are buffeted by fluctuating political and economic landscapes ever-changing competition technology developments globalization increasing deregulation and evolving customer requirements. As a consequence all sectors of the air transport industry are in a constant state of flux. The principle aim of this book is to review current trends in the airline industry and its related suppliers thereby providing an insight into the forces that are changing its dynamics. The factors that are reshaping the structure of the industry are examined with a view to identifying the key issues whose impact will be critical in the future. The book features two very distinct sections. The first contains short contributions from industry executives at CEO/VP level from airlines aircraft/engine manufacturers safety and navigational provider organisations who have set out their take of where the airline industry is heading. This commercial input sets the scene for the book and provides the bridge to the second section which is composed of 18 chapters written by distinguished academic authors. Each chapter presents a valuable insight into a specific area of the air transport industry including: airlines airports cargo deregulation the environment navigation strategy information technology security and tourism. The shared objective of the authors is to describe and explain the core competencies that are determining the current shape of the industry and to examine the forces that will change its direction going forward. The book is written in a management style and will appeal to all levels of personnel who work for airlines across the world. It is also written for airport authorities aerospace manufacturers regulatory and government transportation agencies researchers and students of aviation management transport studies tourism and the wider air transport industry. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409400974

Air Transport in the Asia Pacific Air transport in the Asia Pacific has undergone significant transformation in the last three decades. What was once a region in the shadow of larger and more prosperous continents such as North America and Europe is now at the forefront of expansion in commercial air-service networks frequency and capacity and the overall growth in the contribution of air transport to economies on regional and in many cases individual country levels. Despite this it represents an area that is generally under-represented in the commercial air-transport academic literature. Air Transport in the Asia Pacific seeks to fill this gap. Against this context the aim of the volume is to offer a contemporary snapshot of current academic research into commercial air transport in the Asia Pacific. While one volume cannot realistically address the complete range of identifiable issues this book provides timely specific and research-based studies authored by leading academics and practitioners. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367669720

Air Transport ManagementAn International Perspective Air Transport Management: An International Perspective provides in-depth instruction in the diverse and dynamic area of commercial air transport management. The 2nd edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the sector. The textbook includes both introductory reference material and more advanced content so as to provide a solid foundation in the core principles and practices of air transport management. This 2nd edition includes a new chapter on airline regulation and deregulation and new dedicated chapters focusing on aviation safety and aviation security. Four new contributors bring additional insights and expertise to the book. The 2nd edition retains many of the key features of the 1st edition including: • A clearly structured topic-based approach that provides information on key air transport management issues including: aviation law economics; airport and airline management; finance; environmental impacts human resource management; and marketing; • Chapters authored by leading air transport academics and practitioners worldwide which provide an international perspective; • Learning objectives and key points which provide a framework for learning; • Boxed case studies and examples in each chapter; • Keyword definitions and stop and think boxes to prompt reflection and aid understanding of key terms and concepts. Designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying aviation and business management degree programmes and industry practitioners seeking to expand their knowledge base the book provides a single point of reference to the key legal regulatory strategic and operational concepts and processes that shape the form and function of the world’s commercial air transport industry. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367280574

Air Transport Provision in Remoter Regions This book stems from a series of biennial conferences devoted to issues affecting air-transport provision in remoter regions that have been organized by the Centre for Air Transport in Remoter Regions at Cranfield University. The primary aim of the conferences has been to provide an opportunity for those responsible for operating managing regulating and financing air transport services and associated infrastructure in these areas to be informed of the latest best-practice initiatives to contrast different policy approaches and to debate potential solutions to perennial problems. Remoter regions has been a neglected area of air transport as much of the focus of public and media attention is on the larger airlines airports and aircraft. While the number of large airports in the world is in the hundreds there are many thousands of smaller airports providing communities all over the globe with vital air links. More often than not these services and the airports to which they are operated are loss making and require subsidies to sustain them. There are therefore many more interested parties involved in both providing and deciding issues relating to the provision of air transport in these situations most especially central regional and local governments who are charged with financing these activities. The book contains 17 chapters from experts in remote-region air transport within the following 5 sections: - Key economic and socio-economic issues - Subvention mechanisms - Route development initiatives - Infrastructure provision - Issues affecting the provision of air services in remoter regions. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315566368

Air TransportationA Management Perspective Air Transportation: A Management Perspective by John Wensveen is a proven textbook that offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of air transportation management. In addition to explaining the fundamentals the book transports the reader to the leading edge of the discipline using past and present trends to forecast future challenges and opportunities the industry may face encouraging the reader to really think about the decisions a manager implements. Written in an easy-to-read easy-to-understand style the Eighth Edition modernizes the text focusing on newly emerging management trends innovative technology and an increased emphasis on global changes in the industry that will change the future of aviation. New and updated material has been added throughout the text including mini case examples and supplemental presentation materials for each chapter. Air Transportation: A Management Perspective is suitable for almost all aviation programs that feature business and management. Its student-friendly structure and style make it highly suitable for modular courses and distance-learning programs or for self-directed study and continuing personal professional development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472436818

Air TransportationA Management Perspective Now in its Seventh Edition Air Transportation: A Management Perspective by John Wensveen is a proven textbook that offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of air transportation management. In addition to explaining the fundamentals this book now takes the reader to the leading edge of the discipline using past and present trends to forecast future challenges the industry may face and encouraging the reader to really think about the decisions a manager implements. The Seventh Edition brings the text right up to date with a new opening chapter titled 'The Airline Industry: Trends Challenges and Strategies' setting the context for all that follows within the book and a new section within 'International Aviation' that explores the new airline business models. New and updated material has been added throughout the text and overall presents a more international perspective. Arranged in sharply focused parts and accessible sections the exposition is clear and reader-friendly. Air Transportation: A Management Perspective is suitable for almost all aviation programs that feature business and management. Its student-friendly structure and style make it highly suitable for modular courses and distance-learning programmes or for self-directed study and continuing personal professional development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815387510

Airbnb Short-Term Rentals and the Future of Housing How do Airbnb and short-term rentals affect housing and communities? Locating the origins and success of Airbnb in the conditions wrought by the 2008 financial crisis the authors bring together a diverse body of literature and construct case studies of cities in the US Australia and Germany to examine the struggles of local authorities to protect their housing and neighborhoods from the increasing professionalization and commercialization of Airbnb. The book argues that the most disruptive impact of Airbnb and short-term rentals has been on housing and neighborhoods in urban centers where housing markets are stressed. Despite its claims Airbnb has revealed itself as platform capitalism incentivizing speculation in residential housing. At the heart of this trajectory is its business model and control over access to data. In a first narrative the authors discuss how Airbnb has institutionalized short-term rentals consequently removing long-term rentals contributing to rising rents and changing neighborhood milieus as visitors replace long-term residents. In a second narrative the authors trace the transformation of short-term rentals into a multibillion-dollar hybrid real estate sector promoting a variety of flexible tenure models. While these models provide more options for owners and investors they have the potential to undermine housing security and exacerbate housing inequality. While the overall effects have been similar across countries and cities depending on housing systems local response has varied from less restrictive in Australia to increasingly restrictive in the United States and most restrictive in Germany. Although Airbnb has made some concessions it has not given any city the data needed to efficiently enforce regulations making for costly externalities. Written in a clear and direct style this volume will appeal to students and scholars in Urban Studies Urban Planning Housing and Tourism Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367234188

Airborne Electronic Hardware Design AssuranceA Practitioner's Guide to RTCA/DO-254 Written by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) consultant designated engineering representative (DER) and an electronics hardware design engineer who together taught the DO-254 class at the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics Inc. (RTCA) in Washington District of Columbia USA Airborne Electronic Hardware Design Assurance: A Practitioner's Guide to RTCA/DO-254 is a testimony to the lessons learned and wisdom gained from many years of first-hand experience in the design verification and approval of airborne electronic hardware. This practical guide to the use of RTCA/DO-254 in the development of airborne electronic hardware for safety critical airborne applications: Describes how to optimize engineering processes and practices to harmonize with DO-254 Addresses the single most problematic aspect of engineering and compliance to DO-254—poorly written requirements Includes a tutorial on how to write requirements that will minimize the cost and effort of electronic design and verification Discusses the common pitfalls encountered by practitioners of DO-254 along with how those pitfalls occur and what can be done about them Settles the ongoing debate and misconceptions about the true definition of a derived requirement Promotes embracing DO-254 as the best means to achieve compliance to it as well as the best path to high-quality electronic hardware Airborne Electronic Hardware Design Assurance: A Practitioner's Guide to RTCA/DO-254 offers real-world insight into RTCA/DO-254 and how its objectives can be satisfied. It provides engineers with valuable information that can be applied to any project to make compliance to DO-254 as easy and problem-free as possible. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482206050

Airborne Occupational Hazards in Sewer Systems Sewer systems fall into the category "out of sight out of mind" – they seldom excite interest. But when things go wrong with the air in the sewer system they go very wrong. Consequences can be dramatic and devastating: sewer workers killed instantly by poisonous gas when they lift a sewer lid or entire suburban blocks levelled by explosions. This book describes the atmospheric dangers commonly found in the sewer system. It provides easily-understood explanations of the science behind the hazards combined with real-life examples of when things went dramatically wrong. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367876807

Aircraft Command TechniquesGaining Leadership Skills to Fly the Left Seat A captain must be able not only to fly the aircraft but also to manage it manage the crew and above all manage his or her resources. In a number of air carriers there may be less than adequate additional training conducted when upgrading pilots to the very responsible position of captain. However three things that do not change are the authority challenges and responsibilities of being captain. They are as constant today as they will be in the years ahead. Aircraft Command Techniques is a comprehensive examination of the characteristics of the experienced captain. Each chapter begins with an appropriate and relevant anecdote that is analogous to the chapter's main theme. It then progresses to the chapter's main objective and finishes with a scenario that the reader is asked to solve from a captain's perspective using a number of considerations that are offered and should be evaluated when solving the problem. The intent is to help the pilot practise thinking as a captain. Offering a wealth of practical guidance this book is an ideal platform for pilots or indeed anyone interested in how leadership and management skills are used to achieve excellence. The reader will gain important command skills and will learn how to apply these skills to routine and unexpected situations in the same way as an experienced captain. The intended readership includes those worldwide in aviation universities and flight schools in major airlines in regional and cargo airlines pilots upgrading to captain and those interested in leadership skill development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138401266

Aircraft Communications and Navigation Systems Introducing the principles of communications and navigation systems this book is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline and in particular will be suitable for those studying for licensed aircraft maintenance engineer status. It systematically addresses the relevant sections (Air Transport Association of America chapters 23/34) of modules 11 and 13 of part-66 of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) syllabus and is ideal for anyone studying as part of an EASA and FAR-147-approved course in aerospace engineering. Delivers the essential principles and knowledge base required by Airframe and Propulsion (A&P) Mechanics for Modules 11 and 13 of the EASA Part-66 syllabus and BTEC National awards in aerospace engineering Supports mechanics technicians and engineers studying for a Part-66 qualification Comprehensive and accessible with self-test questions exercises and multiple choice questions to enhance learning for both independent and tutor-assisted study Additional resources and interactive materials are available at the book's companion website at www.66web.co.uk   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415827751

Aircraft Digital Electronic and Computer Systems An introduction to the principles of aircraft digital and electronic systems this book is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline. Suitable for those studying towards licensed aircraft maintenance engineer status as part of an EASA Part-66 or FAR-147 approved course or those taking Aerospace Engineering City & Guilds modules EDEXCEL National Units EDEXCEL Higher National Units or a Degree in aircraft engineering. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415828604

Aircraft Electrical and Electronic Systems Introducing the principles of aircraft electrical and electronic systems this book is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline and in particular will be suitable for those studying for licensed aircraft maintenance engineer status. It systematically addresses the relevant sections of modules 11 and 13 of part-66 of the EASA syllabus and is ideal for anyone studying as part of an EASA and FAR-147 approved course in aerospace engineering. Delivers the essential principles and knowledge base required by Airframe and Propulsion (A&P) Mechanics for Modules 11 and 13 of the EASA Part-66 syllabus and BTEC National awards in aerospace engineering Supports Mechanics Technicians and Engineers studying for a Part-66 qualification Comprehensive and accessible with self-test questions exercises and multiple choice questions to enhance learning for both independent and tutor-assisted study This second edition has been updated to incorporate: complex notation for the analysis of alternating current (AC) circuits; an introduction to the "all electric aircraft" utilising new battery technologies; updated sensor technology using integrated solid-state technology micro-electrical-mechanical sensors (MEMS); an expanded section on helicopter/rotary wing health usage monitoring systems (HUMS). Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415827768

Aircraft Engineering Principles The ideal textbook for anyone working towards a career in aircraft maintenance engineering Written to meet the needs of aircraft maintenance certifying staff this book covers the basic knowledge requirements of ECAR 66 (previously JAR-66) for all aircraft engineers within Europe. ECAR 66 regulations are being continuously harmonised with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements in the USA making this book ideal for all aerospace students. ECAR 66 modules 1 2 3 4 and 8 are covered in full and to a depth appropriate for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AME). This book will also serve as a valuable reference for those taking programs in ECAR 147 and FAR 147 establishments. In addition the necessary mathematics aerodynamics and electrical principles have been included to meet the requirements of introductory aerospace engineering courses. To aid learning and to prepare readers for examinations numerous written and multiple-choice questions are provided with a large number of revision questions at the end of each chapter. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780080970844

Aircraft Flight Instruments and Guidance SystemsPrinciples Operations and Maintenance Written for those pursuing a career in aircraft engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline Aircraft Flight Instruments and Guidance Systems covers the state-of-the-art avionic equipment sensors processors and displays for commercial air transport and general aviation aircraft. As part of a Routledge series of textbooks for aircraft-engineering students and those taking EASA Part-66 exams it is suitable for both independent and tutor-assisted study and includes self-test questions exercises and multiple-choice questions to enhance learning. The content of this book is mapped across from the flight instruments and automatic flight (ATA chapters 31 22) content of EASA Part 66 modules 11 12 and 13 (fixed/rotary-wing aerodynamics and systems) and Edexcel BTEC nationals (avionic systems aircraft instruments and indicating systems). David Wyatt CEng MRAeS has over 40 years’ experience in the aerospace industry and is currently Head of Airworthiness at Gama Engineering. His experience in the industry includes avionic development engineering product support engineering and FE lecturing. David also has experieince in writing for BTEC National specifications and is the co-author of Aircraft Communications & Navigation Systems Aircraft Electrical & Electronic Systems and Aircraft Digital Electronic and Computer Systems. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415706834

Aircraft Interior Comfort and Design What should every airline and manufacturer know about comfort?What can we learn from studies in the scientific literature?What do most passengers know about comfort and how can we translate that into interior design?Where can I find the latest knowledge and research useful for designing aircraft seats? Although the answers to these questions are available they have often been hard to find. Until now. Based on studies conducted by the author and the latest knowledge on comfort Aircraft Interior Comfort and Design links scientific research on customer likes and dislikes with technical know-how of aircraft interior design. It contains theoretical information on comfort gathered directly from the voice of the passenger specific tips and photographs on passenger likes and dislikes and an overview of the latest scientific demands for passenger seats. Presenting the results of current research and development in the aircraft interior industry this book provides insight that when applied to the daily work of managing the passenger experience can lead to further improvements. The author makes the case for using improved comfort as a selling tool and identifies new opportunities for comfort improvement in the different phases of the passenger experience. He demonstrates how by optimizing the passengers’ senses at each phase you can design comfort back into flying. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439863053

Aircraft NoiseAssessment Prediction and Control Aircraft noise has adverse impacts on passengers airport staff and people living near airports it thus limits the capacity of regional and international airports throughout the world. Reducing perceived noise of aircraft involves reduction of noise at source along the propagation path and at the receiver. Effective noise control demands highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers. This book is for them. It shows you how accurate and reliable information about aircraft noise levels can be gained by calculations using appropriate generation and propagation models or by measurements with effective monitoring systems. It also explains how to allow for atmospheric conditions natural and artificial topography as well as detailing necessary measurement techniques. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138073029

Aircraft PerformanceAn Engineering Approach Aircraft Performance: An Engineering Approach introduces flight performance analysis techniques that enable readers to determine performance and flight capabilities of aircraft. Flight performance analysis for prop-driven and jet aircraft is explored supported by examples and illustrations many in full color. MATLAB programming for performance analysis is included and coverage of modern aircraft types is emphasized. The text builds a strong foundation for advanced coursework in aircraft design and performance analysis. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498776554

Aircraft Propulsion and Gas Turbine Engines Aircraft Propulsion and Gas Turbine Engines Second Edition builds upon the success of the book’s first edition with the addition of three major topic areas: Piston Engines with integrated propeller coverage; Pump Technologies; and Rocket Propulsion. The rocket propulsion section extends the text’s coverage so that both Aerospace and Aeronautical topics can be studied and compared. Numerous updates have been made to reflect the latest advances in turbine engines fuels and combustion. The text is now divided into three parts the first two devoted to air breathing engines and the third covering non-air breathing or rocket engines. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466595163

Aircraft Structures Aircraft Structures concisely and comprehensively presents the basics of aircraft design and analysis and is intended for students in aerospace and mechanical engineering. In three sections and focusing particularly on the function of aircraft parts this volume treats the fundamentals of aircraft design excluding the engine and the avionics. The first part deals with the basics of structural analysis including mechanics or rigid bodies energy principles analysis of trusses and analysis of continuum structures. In the second part basic aerodynamics loads beams shafts buckling of columns bending and buckling of thin plates and shear flow shear center and shear lag aeroplane fuselage and wing and fatigue are explained. The third section covers additional topics such as finite element analysis aircraft construction materials and aeroelasticity. With an emphasis on lightweight design this volume further presents some special topics such as box beams in wings ring frames in fuselage and longitudinal stiffeners. With many examples and solved problems this textbook on aircraft structures is an essential source of information for both students and engineering professionals who want to introduce themselves to the topic. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415665742

Aircraft Surveillance SystemsRadar Limitations and the Advent of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast The Communication Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) systems provide air traffic controllers with the information necessary to ensure the specified separation between aircraft and efficient management of airspace as well as assistance to flight crew for safe navigation. However the radar systems that support air traffic management (ATM) and in particular air traffic control (ATC) are at their operational limit. This is particularly acute in the provision of the ATC services in low altitude remote and oceanic areas. Limitations in the current surveillance systems include unavailability of services in oceanic and remote areas limited services during extreme weather conditions and outdated equipment with limited availability of spare parts to support system operation. These limitations have resulted in fatal accidents. This book addresses the limitations of radar to support ATC in various operational environments identified and verified by analysing five years of safety data from Avinor the Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) in Norway. It derives a set of taxonomy and from this develops a causal model for incident/accident due to limitations in the surveillance system. The taxonomy provides a new method for ANSPs to categorize incidents while the causal model is useful for incident/accident investigations. The book also provides theoretical justifications for the use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) to overcome the limitations of radar systems and identify areas of improvements to enable seamless ATC services. Written in a style that makes it accessible to non-specialists Aircraft Surveillance Systems will be of interest to many in the field of aviation particularly ATM safety and accident/incident investigation. It will also offer a useful reference on this vital topic for air traffic management courses. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367881719

Aircrew SecurityA Practical Guide The events of 11 September 2001 changed the world and in particular the aviation community forever. Since then the terrorist threat continues to dominate international air travel and pose a real and present danger to airline passengers and aircrew across the globe. In line with this expectations of renewed commitments to aircrew security training increased however the practical reality of the standard of information and effective training often fell short. This book aims to help redress this problem. Intended to help flight crews' deal with the new complexities they face in the skies it is designed to inform and enlighten crewmembers on the issues posed by air rage and terrorist activities using techniques for conflict resolution assessment of threat mental and physical preparation and post-incident considerations. The culmination of work accomplished from a lifetime of employment in aviation security and training the authors use a progressive approach to explain security issues from a flight crewmember's perspective. Using detailed studies of current airline security practice verified by interviews with crewmembers worldwide the book uncovers many of the shortcomings of international aviation security and presents plausible and innovative solutions to the problems crewmembers face. Having worked with aviation industry leaders regulatory authorities major airlines and flight training organizations the authors provide a unique blend of guidance useful to the development of security programs for crewmembers by airlines corporations and air charter companies. Government agencies commissioned with overseeing and developing aircrew security can also use the book when seeking a better understanding of the needs of crewmembers and airlines. Readership includes: Airline flight crewmembers (pilots flight engineers and flight attendants); major universities and colleges with aviation programs; members of organizations such as the Airline Transport Association International Airline Transport Association World Airline Transport Association Flight Safety Foundation Pilot and Flight Attendant labor unions as well as government agencies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138258945

AirLandBattle21Transformational Concepts for Integrating Twenty-First Century Air and Ground Forces The changed strategic landscape of the 21st century has driven a shift to more flexible adaptable capabilities across the spectrum of conflict. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated the validity of team warfare between air and land forces during open hostilities with an enemy. The time has come for innovative counter-air and counter-land concepts focused on medium- to large-scale conventional combat operations that will merge air and ground forces even more effectively into a single potent fighting force. Such is the focus of AirLandBattle21. A basic assumption in this study is that during major combat operations a relevant number of Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) will conduct distributed operations in a non-linear non-contiguous and geographically separated fashion. The study introduces a flexible counter-air framework that allows for the most efficient use of limited air assets and advocates only the necessary levels of air control in different areas across the theatre. The study also offers alternative views of strategic attack and explores the critical role tactical airlift will play in employing and sustaining the brigade combat team. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315263021

Airline Choices for the FutureFrom Alliances to Mergers Airline Choices for the Future: From Alliances to Mergers offers an up-to-date assessment of the industry as it stands today delivering a comprehensive insight into how the world of airline alliances is changing and how the merger phenomenon is likely to fit into the new scenario. The purpose of this book is twofold. Firstly it outlines the evolution and the reasons behind alliances between international air carriers the alliances' track records and the way they have affected airlines and the air transport industry. Secondly drawing on past and more recent developments in the industry it examines the experiences airlines involved in cross-border mergers have gone through and the advantages and difficulties they have come across. Alliances and mergers are presented from both the airline and the consumer perspective. The book provides a balanced account of where mergers and alliances have taken the industry to date bridging the gap between merger theory and implemented practices and strategies. It also identifies the challenges alliances and cross-border mergers have faced and highlights the key forces affecting airline development. Theoretical evidence is supplemented by data collected via surveys and interviews with airline executives aviation experts consultants and regulatory bodies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315566399

Airline Competition: Deregulation's Mixed Legacy The advantages of airline competition to consumers are clearly apparent. Lower fares greater choice more frequent flights and a wider range of available services have all been evident when the entry of a new competitor has occurred. In many instances however after an initial relatively short-lived period of aggressive competition the new entrant has either gone bankrupt or found a less stressful existence co-operating in some manner with the incumbent. In this wide-ranging book the author looks at the competitive arena in the post-regulation era and especially focusses on deregulation’s legacy; globalization in a bilateral world breaking the link between nationality and airlines. The book is of special interest to those members engaged in the Airline Industry Regulatory Authorities and Government Departments of Transport and Industry. It will be of value to academic specialists in transport economics and public policy; MSc students and Institutes of Transport; pressure groups and the Travel and Tourism Industry. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138273979

Airline DeregulationInternational Experiences The end of the twentieth century saw remarkable changes in the way that economic regulation was viewed. There occurred a liberalization of attitude and something of a withdrawal of the state from its interventionist role. These changes were particularly pronounced in the context of transport where the long-standing tradition had been one of market intervention by the government. The aim of this book first published in 1991 is to examine the outcomes of deregulation on the international airline industry and to consider whether the experiences of market liberalization reveal any common threads. In particular whether they reveal any universal indications of how underlying transport markets function; how management responds to new stimuli; the degree of protection needed by transport users; and nature of the transition process from regulation to liberalization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415792042

Airline e-CommerceLog on. Take off. From the few tickets that were sold by Alaska Airlines and former British Midland in December 1995 via the industry’s first airline booking engine websites global online travel has grown to generate today more than half a trillion dollars in annual revenue. This development has brought significant changes to the airline business travel markets and consumers. Today airlines worldwide not only use e-commerce for online marketing and selling but also as a platform to offer unique services and capabilities that have no counterpart in the physical world. This book is an in-depth introduction to airline e-commerce. It covers a broad scope of areas that are essential to an airline’s ongoing digital transformation. Digital properties & features E-marketing E-sales & distribution Web customer service E-commerce organization E-commerce strategy Written by an airline e-commerce expert and illustrated with numerous examples of leading airlines in this area Dr. Hanke provides for comprehensive "behind-the-scenes" details of how airline e-commerce works. This book is a crucial companion for students and practitioners alike because it allows the reader to acquire a thorough foundation of airline e-commerce. Furthermore the book enables the reader to appreciate the ramifications of airline e-commerce in certain corporate areas and to take effective action for a successful e-commerce strategy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415775809

Airline Finance Air transport industry finance with its complexity and special needs such as route rights airport slots aircraft leasing options and frequent flyer programmes requires specific knowledge. While there are numerous financial management and corporate finance texts available few of these provide explanations for the singularities of the airline industry with worked examples drawn directly from the industry itself. Revised and updated in its fourth edition this internationally renowned and respected book provides the essentials to understanding all areas of airline finance. Designed to address each of the distinct areas of financial management in an air transport industry context it also shows how these fit together while each chapter and topic provides a detailed resource which can be also consulted separately. Supported at each stage by practical airline examples it examines the financial trends and prospects for the airline industry as a whole contrasting the developments for the major regions and airlines. Important techniques in financial analysis are applied to the airline industry together with critical discussion of key issues. Thoroughly amended and updated throughout the fourth edition reflects the many developments that have affected the industry with a particular emphasis on the full impact of the global banking and sovereign debt crises. This edition also features new material discussing the increased airline mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity of recent years and considers the likelihood of further consolidation in the future. The book is a key resource for students of airline management and a sophisticated and authoritative guide for analysts in financial institutions and consultancies executives in airlines and related industries and civil aviation departments. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409452782

Airline Finance This title was first published in 2002: The purpose of this book is to provide as far as possible a broad understanding of all areas of airline finance. It is intended to be suitable for both those in the industry without any financial background and newcomers to the industry who may have some knowledge of finance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138738300

Airline Finance Air transport industry finance with its complexity and special needs such as route rights airport slots aircraft leasing options and frequent flyer programmes requires specific knowledge. While there are numerous financial management and corporate finance texts available few of these provide explanations for the singularities of the airline industry with worked examples drawn directly from the industry itself. Revised and updated in its third edition this internationally renowned and respected book provides the essentials to understanding all areas of airline finance. Designed to address each of the distinct areas of financial management in an air transport industry context it also shows how these fit together while each chapter and topic provides a detailed resource which can be also consulted separately. Supported at each stage by practical airline examples it examines the financial trends and prospects for the airline industry as a whole contrasting the developments for the major regions and airlines. Important techniques in financial analysis are applied to the airline industry together with critical discussion of key issues. Thoroughly amended and updated throughout the third edition reflects the many developments that have affected the industry since 2001. It features several important new topics including Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) fuel hedging and US Chapter 11 provisions. The sections on financial statements and privatisation have been expanded and a new chapter has been added on equity finance and IPOs. New case studies have been added as well as the latest available financial data. The range and perspective is even greater than before with significant expansion of material specific to the US and Asia. The book is a key resource for students of airline management and a sophisticated and authoritative guide for analysts in financial institutions and consultancies executives in airlines and related industries and civil aviation departm Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815387527

Airline Finance This title was first published in 2002: The purpose of this book is to provide as far as possible a broad understanding of all areas of airline finance. It is intended to be suitable for both those in the industry without any financial background and newcomers to the industry who may have some knowledge of finance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138738287

Airline GovernanceThe Right Direction Anyone becoming a company director faces a steep learning curve; this book will give every director and especially one joining the board of an airline a head-start on the process.Airline Governance: The Right Direction will help existing directors those who have been newly appointed and those ‘in waiting’ in a company’s management. This book reviews the fundamentals of corporate governance and puts them into the context of guiding directing and managing an airline and also complements the discussion of accounting and finance in its sister book Airline Management Finance: The Essentials. The detailed review will give directors confidence to make decisions on governance matters avoiding a ‘tick the box’ approach and focusing on what is important. This book not only gives directors a comprehensive introduction to good governance but also discusses the application of the principles of governance for an airline at various stages of its development so any changes can be made at the right time.Understanding corporate governance not only helps directors but also an airline’s senior and junior management because the considerations around matters such as ‘conflict of interest’ apply to all decision-makers in the organisation. Understanding and applying good governance does not guarantee success but it surely helps in achieving it. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138610729

Airline IndustryPoised for Disruptive Innovation? Many business sectors have been and are being forced to compete with new competitors-disrupters of some sort-who have found new ways to create and deliver new value for customers often through the use of technology that is coupled with a new underlying production or business model and/or a broad array of partners including in some cases customers themselves. Think about the disruption created by Apple by the introduction of the iPod and iTunes and by Netflix within the entertainment sectors using partners within the ecosystem;　think of Uber that didn’t build an app around the taxi business but rather built a mobility business around the app to improve customer experience.　　 Airline Industry considers whether the airline industry is poised for disruptive innovations from inside or outside of the industry.　 Although airlines have a long history of continuous improvements and innovation few of their innovations can be classified as disruptive innovations.　The few disruptive innovations that did emerge were facilitated for example by new technology (jet aircraft) and government policy (deregulation). Now there are new forces in play-customers who expect to receive products that are more personalized and experience-based throughout the entire journey new customer interfaces (via social media) advanced information systems and analytics financially powerful airlines based in emerging nations and the rise of unencumbered entrepreneurs who think differently as well as platform-focused integrators. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472484017

Airline Management FinanceThe Essentials Airline Management Finance: The Essentials is of significant benefit to airline industry practitioners seeking a focused neatly contained and accessible resource that provides explicit financial information pertinent to their current or future role. The book explains and demystifies an airline’s financing and the financial reporting of its operations to airline staff and others. It seeks to explain the role of finance and the Finance Department in a non-technical way so staff can appreciate the value of the department and its information resources and see finance as an active contributor to the airline’s operation. It concentrates on practical matters explaining frequently used financial and accounting terms how financial strategy works the uses of various types of financial reporting as well as what financial risk is and how it can be managed through the co-operation of finance and operating staff. Staff who understand the airline’s finances and financial system are more likely to make decisions which align with the airline’s strategy and objectives. They will also know how to use the financial information which is available. The book establishes a good foundation of financial knowledge for all staff. This book is recommended reading for new employees in airline finance and related areas as well as those starting to move up the supervisory ladder in an airline. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138610699

Airline ManagementBusiness Management in Transport 3 This book first published in 1965 illustrates the world of management in the airline industry. It examines the external relations with customers government investors suppliers and competitors as well as internal relations within the business such as organization and industrial relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415792226

Airline Marketing and Management Through six previous editions Airline Marketing and Management has established itself as the leading textbook for students of marketing and its application to today's airline industry as well as a reference work for those with a professional interest in the area. Carefully revised the seventh edition of this internationally successful book examines an exceptionally turbulent period for the industry. It features new material on: *Changes in customer needs particularly regarding more business travellers choosing - or being forced - to travel economy and analysis of the bankruptcy of 'All Business Class' airlines. * An explanation of the US/EU 'Open Skies' agreement and analysis of its impact. *The increase in alliance activity and completion of several recent mergers and the marketing advantages and disadvantages that have resulted. * Product adjustments that airlines must make to adapt to changes in the marketing environment such as schedule re-adjustments and the reconfiguration of aircraft cabins. *Changes in pricing philosophies with for example airlines moving to 'A La Carte' pricing whereby baggage catering and priority boarding are paid for as extras. *Airline websites and their role as both a selling and distributing tool. *The future of airline marketing. A review of the structure of the air transport market and the marketing environment is followed by detailed chapters examining business and marketing strategies product design and management pricing and revenue management current and future distribution channels and selling advertising and promotional policies. The reader will benefit from greater understanding of both marketing and airline industry jargon and from knowledge obtained regarding the extraordinary strategic challenges now facing aviation. Written in a straightforward easy-to-read style and combining up-to-date and relevant examples drawn from the worldwide aviation industry this new edition will further enhance the book's reputation for providing the ideal introduction to the subject. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409401490

Airline Network Development in Europe and its Implications for Airport Planning The ongoing deregulation and liberalization of worldwide air transport markets confronts airport planners with an increasingly problematic context. On the one hand the capital intensive large-scale and complex airport investments need a detailed long/medium-term planning of airport infrastructure. Such planning requires at least predictable traffic volumes (and traffic composition) within the planning horizon. On the other hand airline route networks are increasingly dynamic structures that frequently show discontinuous changes. As a consequence the much more volatile airport traffic restricts the value of detailed traffic forecasts. Volatility of airport traffic and its composition requires flexibility of airport strategies and planning processes. The book explores this dilemma through a detailed study of airline network development airport connectivity and airport planning in the deregulated EU air transport market. The questions the book seeks to answer are: · how have airlines responded to the regime changes in EU aviation with respect to the configuration of their route networks? · what has been the impact of the reconfiguration of airline network configurations for the connectivity of EU airports? · how can airport planners and airport authorities deal with the increasingly uncertain airline network behaviour in Europe? Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138245730

Airline Operations and Delay ManagementInsights from Airline Economics Networks and Strategic Schedule Planning Airline Operations and Delay Management fills a gap within the area of airline schedule planning by addressing the close relationships between network development economic driving forces schedule demands and operational complexity. The pursuit of robust airline scheduling and reliable airline operations is discussed in light of the future trends of airline scheduling and technology applications in airline operations. The book extensively explores the subject from the perspectives of airline economics airline network development and airline scheduling practices. Many operational issues and problems are the inevitable consequences of airline network development and scheduling philosophy so a wide perspective is essential to address airline operations in their proper context. The influence of airline network development on schedule planning and operations driven by economic forces and relaxed regulations is thoroughly examined for different types of operations in aviation such as network carriers and low-cost carriers. The advantages and disadvantages of running different networks and schedules are discussed and illustrated with real airline examples. In addition this book provides readers with various mathematical models for solving different issues in airline operations and delay management. Airline Operations and Delay Management is ideal for senior undergraduate students as an introductory book on airline operations. The more advanced materials included in this book regarding modeling airline operations are suitable for postgraduate students advanced readers and professionals interested in modeling and solving airline operational problems. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315566467

Airline Operations and ManagementA Management Textbook  Airline Operations and Management: A Management Textbook is a survey of the airline industry mostly from a managerial perspective. It integrates and applies the fundamentals of several management disciplines particularly economics operations marketing and finance in developing the overview of the industry. The focus is on tactical rather than strategic management that is specialized or unique to the airline industry. The primary audiences for this textbook are both senior and graduate students of airline management but it should also be useful to entry and junior level airline managers and professionals seeking to expand their knowledge of the industry beyond their own functional area. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138237537

Airline Operations and Scheduling Operations research techniques are extremely important tools for planning airline operations. However much of the technical literature on airline optimization models is highly specialized and accessible only to a limited audience. Allied to this there is a concern among the operations research community that the materials offered in OR courses at MBA or senior undergraduate business level are too abstract outdated and at times irrelevant to today's fast and dynamic airline industry. This book demystifies the operations and scheduling environment presenting simplified and easy-to-understand models applied to straightforward and practical examples. After introducing the key issues confronting operations and scheduling within airlines Airline Operations and Scheduling goes on to provide an objective review of the various optimization models adopted in practice. Each model provides airlines with efficient solutions to a range of scenarios and is accompanied by case studies similar to those experienced by commercial airlines. Using unique source material and combining interviews with alumni working at operations and scheduling departments of various airlines this solution-orientated approach has been used on many courses with outstanding feedback. As well as having been comprehensively updated this second edition of Airline Operations and Scheduling adds new chapters on fuel management systems baggage handling aircraft maintenance planning and aircraft boarding strategies. The readership includes graduate and undergraduate business management transportation and engineering students; airlines training and acquainting new recruits with operations planning and scheduling processes; general aviation flight school International Air Transport Association (IATA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) training course instructors; executive jet chartered flight air-cargo and package delivery companies and airline consultants. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315566474

Airline Operations Control This text is among the first to reveal the intricacies of an airline’s Operations Control Centre; especially the thought processes information flows and strategies taken to mitigate disruptions. Airline Operations Control provides a deep level of description explanation and detail into the activities of a range of highly professional and expert staff managing the ‘sharp’ end of the airline. It aims to fill a void as little is understood about this area and very little is written for practitioners in the airline business. The book offers a comprehensive look at the make-up of the Operations Centre its component sections and the processes that occur both in preparing for and executing the current day’s schedules. Several chapters provide real-life scenarios and demonstrate how Operations Centres manage evolving situations – what they need to take into account and how they need to have Plan B and Plan C ready when things don’t go right. This book is designed to deliver knowledge gains to both new and experienced aviation industry practitioners with regards to vital operational aspects. Additionally it also offers students of air transport management a readily accessible and real-world-perspective guide to a crucial function present within every airline. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815353478

Airline Operations Research The increase in practical problems generated by the intensive growth in air transport has necessitated the development of specialised operations research methods and modern computer technology. By combining operational research data from both scientific publications and airline companies this book first published in 1988 provides a unique source of information for those working on the development and application of operations research analysis in air transportation. Topics include air transport analysis flight frequency determination the scheduling of flights and personnel and the problems of airline overbooking. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415792264

Airline OperationsA Practical Guide Written by a range of international industry practitioners this book offers a comprehensive overview of the essence and nature of airline operations in terms of an operational and regulatory framework the myriad of planning activities leading up to the current day and the nature of intense activity that typifies both normal and disrupted airline operations. The first part outlines the importance of the regulatory framework underpinning airline operations exploring how airlines structure themselves in terms of network and business model. The second part draws attention to the operational environment explaining the framework of the air traffic system and processes instigated by operational departments within airlines. The third part presents a comprehensive breakdown of the activities that occur on the actual operating day. The fourth part provides an eye-opener into events that typically go wrong on the operating day and then the means by which airlines try to mitigate these problems. Finally a glimpse is provided of future systems processes and technologies likely to be significant in airline operations. Airline Operations: A Practical Guide offers valuable knowledge to industry and academia alike by providing readers with a well-informed and interesting dialogue on critical functions that occur every day within airlines. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367669850

Airline Survival KitBreaking Out of the Zero Profit Game This book has clear aims: to address both the multi-faceted challenge - that the industry has never made any sustainable profits and some possible opportunities for its different constituents (e.g. management labor and governments) to enable airlines to break out of the almost zero profit-margin game. It provides pragmatic insights into: the complexities of the airline business; the actual and perceived obstacles to achieving reasonable profit margin; past and present (successful and unsuccessful) strategies; plausible future prospects for global passenger growth; and alternative airline business models - particularly the type of models that have led to enduring success for a few. The audience includes airline senior executives members of the board major shareholders government policy makers labor leadership the airline investment community aircraft manufacturers. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315262994

Airlines: Managing to Make Money Drawing on recent developments in the services management strategic management and brand management literatures this stimulating and well-illustrated book presents critical new approaches to developing customer-centered airline strategies. Designed for a wide audience of aviation management students and professionals it acts as a linking text using a services management approach to integrate strategy marketing human resources management and operations. Written in an accessible and practical style it is the first book to draw together a broad range of knowledge from contemporary management fields to produce a framework specifically relevant to the airline industry. It is an unparalleled resource for students and airline managers alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138381087

Airplanes the Environment and the Human Condition The number of airplane flights worldwide continues to grow and is one of the many drivers of climate change. This book examines the aviation industry from an anthropological perspective focusing on the sector’s environmental impact and the challenges facing attempts to shift to more sustainable solutions. Hans Baer outlines how airplanes have become a key component of modern cultural and social life and how the world system has become increasingly dependent on them to function. He critically examines current efforts to mitigate the climatic impact of the air travel and argues for a significant move away from air transport suggesting that such a shift may only be achieved through a more fundamental change in the world system. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367186050

Airport Building Information Modelling This book details how Building Information Modelling is being successfully deployed in the planning design construction and future operation of the Istanbul New Airport a mega-scale construction project incorporating a varying mix of infrastructures including terminals runways passenger gates car parks railways and roads. The book demonstrates how Airport Building Information Modelling (ABIM) is being used to: • facilitate collaboration cooperation and integrated project delivery • manage subcontractors and eliminate cost over-runs • reduce waste on site and enhance overall quality • connect people in a virtual environment to encourage collaborative working • provide clients with an effective interface for lifecycle management including: design development construction documentation construction phases and BIM and Big Data Integration for future facilities management The book presents a best practice BIM project demonstrating concurrent engineering lean processes collaborative design and construction and effective construction management. Moreover the book provides a visionary exemplar for the further use of BIM technologies in civil engineering projects including highways railways and others on the way towards the Smart City vision. It is essential reading for all Built Environment and Engineering stakeholders. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138329331

Airport CompetitionThe European Experience The break-up of BAA and the blocked takeover of Bratislava airport by the competing Vienna airport have brought the issue of airport competition to the top of the agenda for air transport policy in Europe. Airport Competition reviews the current state of the debate and asks whether airport competition is strong enough to effectively limit market power. It provides evidence on how travellers chose an airport thereby altering its competitive position and on how airports compete in different regions and markets. The book also discusses the main policy implications of mergers and subsidies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138245518

Airport Finance and Investment in the Global Economy While there are a multitude of publications on corporate finance and financial management only a few address the complexity of air transport industry finance and scant attention has been given to airport financial management. This book deals exclusively with airport issues to rectify this. It does this with an analysis of the theoretical concepts relevant to the subject area combined with a detailed investigation of current practice within the industry. Airport Finance and Investment in the Global Economy bridges the gap between much academic research on airports published in recent years – lacking much managerial relevance – and real-world airport financial management. This is achieved by featuring expert analysis of contemporary issues specific to airport finance and funding strategies illustrated by worked examples from a wide range of different countries to enhance understanding and create a global perspective. The book is designed to appeal to both practitioners and academics. Airport-specific topics include: performance measurement and benchmarking valuation tools for financial control and management alternatives of financing privatisation competition and implications of economic regulation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367512156

Airport Marketing In recent years the airport sector has moved from an industry characterised by public sector ownership and national requirements into a new era of airport management which is beginning to be dominated by the private sector and international players. Airports are now complex enterprises that require a wide range of business competencies and skills to meet the needs of their users just as with any other industry. Moreover deregulation of air transport markets has made the airport sector much more competitive and given airports greater incentives to develop innovative proactive and aggressive marketing strategies so that they can reap the benefits from these developments. New types of airline business model such as low cost carriers have emerged through deregulation which in many cases require a completely different approach to be adopted by airport marketers and have encouraged a further deviation from past practice. The travelling public is also becoming more experienced and is generally placing greater demands on the airport operator to deliver a quality product at a time when more stringent controls especially as regards security have been introduced.　 This accessible book fills an important need for an up-to-date comprehensive and in-depth textbook that introduces students and practitioners to the principles and practice of airport marketing as well as the major changes and future marketing challenges facing the airport sector. It applies principles of marketing within the airport industry and examines airport marketing and its environment how to define and measure the market for airport services airport marketing planning and individual elements of the airport marketing mix (product price promotion and distribution). The book integrates key elements of marketing theory with airport marketing in practice. Each chapter contains extensive industry examples for different types of airports from around the world to build on the theoretical base of the subject and show　real-life applications. The dynamic nature of the airport industry requires students and practitioners to have a thorough up-to-date and contemporary appreciation of airport marketing issues and challenges. This comprehensive accessible textbook written by two airport marketing experts satisfies this need and is essential reading for air transport students and future managers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415529396

Airport MarketingStrategies to Cope with the New Millennium Environment Airport Marketing examines the management vision of airport marketing in the post-September 11th environment presenting in-depth analysis of current airport management practices for both aviation and non-aviation-related activities. The 'aviation-related activities' section covers how an airport as a company develops its own marketing relationship with carriers and in a broader sense with all actors within the air transport pipeline with the aim of increasing the number of intermediate clients consistent with its chosen positioning. The 'non-aviation-related' section by contrast focuses on how best-in-class airports have been developing new powers of attraction to customers in their regions well beyond the simple concept of airport retailing by use of the so-called 'commercial airport' model. Finally the impact of September 11th is shown in terms of increased security measures and the future of the aviation industry as a whole. An analysis of worldwide airport industry is provided in the final chapter. Airport Marketing is essential reading for airport managers government agencies airlines consultants contributors advisors and sub-contractors to this industry as well as both undergraduate and graduate level aviation students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138278059

Airport SlotsInternational Experiences and Options for Reform Over the past several decades commercial air traffic has been growing at a far greater rate than airport capacity causing airports to become increasingly congested. How can we accommodate this increased traffic and at the same time alleviate traffic delays resulting from congestion? The response outside the US has been to set a maximum number of slots and use administrative procedures to allocate these among competing airlines with the most important consideration being 'grandfather rights' to existing carriers. The United States on the other hand has used administrative procedures to allocate slots at only four airports. In all other cases flights have been handled on a first-come first-served basis with aircraft queuing for the privilege of landing or taking off from a congested airport. While recognizing the advantages of slot systems in lessening delays economists have criticized both approaches as being sub-optimal and have advocated procedures such as slot auctions peak-load pricing and slot trading to better utilize congested airports. Edited by an international team of air transport economists and drawing on an impressive list of contributors Airport Slots provides an extremely comprehensive treatment of the subject. It considers the methods currently used to allocate slots and applies economic analysis to each. The book then explains various schemes to increase public welfare by taxing or pricing congestion and describes alternate slot-allocation schemes most notably slot auctions. In addition Airport Slots outlines the complexities involved in slot-allocation methods including the requirement for multiple slots - a take-off slot at London Heathrow is useless unless there is a landing slot available at Frankfurt for a London Frankfurt flight. Finally the book explores the economic pitfalls of slot-allocation schemes; for example controls may not be required if external delay costs are internalized by a dominant carrier at its hub. Airport Slots provides a valuable contribution to the debate on how best to limit airport congestion. The book's comprehensive treatment of the subject matter provides the reader with a 'one-stop' volume to explore airport congestion and slot-allocation schemes offering valuable insights to academics and practitioners alike. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315262963

Airports Cities and Regions Since the emergence of urban systems cities have developed in a mutually inter-dependent process of socio-economic dynamics and transportation linkages. In recent years Airports worldwide have stepped beyond the stage of being pure infrastructure facilities while the complex dynamics that are taking place at and around international airports represent a crucial element in the post-industrial reorganisation of urban and regional systems. Airports are increasingly recognized as general urban activity centres; that is key assets for cities and regions as economic generators and catalysts of investment in addition to being critical components of efficient city infrastructure. This book brings together contributions from renowned academic scholars and world leading practitioners to discuss insights gained from theory and practice. The first collection of papers reflects upon the general role and future of airports as well as their specific contribution to competitive advantages within a fast changing business and economic landscape. The second group of contributions ask about the role airports play within the innovation process that is inherently centred on generating and sharing knowledge. The third section of papers investigates the drivers of real estate developments on airport land and in the close vicinity of airports. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367109691

AirpowerTheory and Practice The nine contributors to this volume study the rapid development of airpower during the twentieth century as well as the methodological problems involved in assessing such change. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315036311

Airspace Closure and Civil AviationA Strategic Resource for Airline Managers The impact to airlines from airspace closure can be as benign as a two minute extension on an arrival pattern or as catastrophic as a shoot down from a surface-to-air missile as the tragic loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over the Ukraine in July 2014 demonstrates. Airspace constraints come in a variety of forms both man-made and physical but all result in operational inefficiencies that erode the economic vitality of an airline. Understanding the root causes of these airspace restrictions developing strategies for mitigating their impact and anticipating future airspace closures are critical for the efficient and safe operation of any airline. This book uniquely examines the technological geographic regulatory and political aspects of airspace closure with a focus on how airlines continue to adapt to overcome these challenges providing readers with a framework for identifying issues and solutions in a systematic manner. Filled with historical references and contemporary anecdotes this book serves both as a practical guide and strategic resource for airline managers navigating their 21st century. organizations around some of the lingering 20th century obstacles. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367670023

Airtightness in Commercial and Public Buildings The only guide that provides comprehensive practical guidance on airtightness and detailing for commercial and public buildings and other non-domestic buildings. Provides generic examples of frequently occurring air leakage paths and practical guidance on methods and materials suitable for sealing common construction detailing. The guidance also covers managing the airtightness process from design through construction and airtightness compliance testing to handover. Media > Books > Print Books IHS BRE Press 9781848061743

Airway Chemoreceptors in Vertebrates This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the information available on the morphological physiological and evolutionary aspects of specialized cells distributed within the epithelia of the airways in the vertebrates. A lot of work has been done on the cell and molecular biology of these cells which are regarded as as oxygen receptor neuroepithelial cells. These chemoreceptors which were conserved throughout evolution have neuroendocrine functions carrying their signals to the central nervous system. The chemoreceptor cells are sensors which detect the signal changes in the external and internal environments and play a key role in the survival of various species. Studies addressed to the chemoreceptor cell systems in the airways are of great importance for investigating their response to changes in the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in the environment since the future of the planet earth is being threatened by global warming and climate change. Praise for the book: ...This volume would be of special interest to researchers who are curious about the evolution of vertebrate respiratory control in general and the regulation of ventilation in nonmammalian vertebrates in particular. -Wayne L. Silver Wake Forest University in The Quarterly Review of Biology Volume 85 Number 2 Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429094187

Airway Wall Remodelling in Asthma Asthma is a disease of high prevalence that has shown a trend toward increasing incidence morbidity and mortality over the last three decades despite apparently effective drug treatments and increasing awareness of the need for better disease management. Often the inflammatory component of asthma is studied; however the tissue remodelling process is a significant process that should not be overlooked. This valuable reference synthesizes current data and concepts developed to determine the relationship between airway wall remodelling and the pathogenesis of asthma. It discusses evidence for structural changes in asthmatic airway the relationship between airway thickening and hyperresponsiveness the relationship between cytokine production and tissue remodelling and inflammation the significance of epithelial changes and the extracellular matrix and in vivo and in vitro experimental approaches to the assessment of remodelling. Pharmacological and biochemical mechanisms that control cell proliferation are also examined. The consequences of airway wall remodelling for airway hyperresponsiveness is the unique focus of this volume offering a fresh perspective of advances in asthma research. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003068792

Akan and Ga-Adangme PeoplesWestern Africa Part I Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series published between 1950 and 1977 brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise critical and (for its time) accurate the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Traditions of Origin Nomenclature Grouping Cultural Features: Religion Witchcraft Birth Initiation Burial Social & Political Organization: Kinship Marriage Inheritance Slavery Land Tenure Warfare & Justice Economy & Trade Domestic Architecture Each of the 50 volumes will be available to buy individually and these are organized into regional sub-groups: East Central Africa North-Eastern Africa Southern Africa West Central Africa Western Africa and Central Africa Belgian Congo. The volumes are supplemented with maps available to view on routledge.com or available as a pdf from the publishers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138238268

Akbar and the JesuitsAn Account of the Jesuit Missions to the Court of Akbar First published in 1926.'These documents are full of intimate interest' Times Literary Supplement'A serious and intensely interesting piece of work' The GuardianThe Jesuit missionaries were some of the earliest Europeans to find their way into the Mogul empire in the sixteenth century. Spending more years at Akbar's court than others did months and traversing his dominions from Lahore to Kabul and from Kashmir to the Deccan they undoubtedly sowed the seeds of British influence in the East.Reproducing or summarizing the most valuable of the missionaries' letters written prior to 1610 this volume makes available the illegible and scattered primary sources on the reign of the Emperor Akbar and as such forms the earliest European description of the Mogul Empire. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138862753

Akehurst's Modern Introduction to International Law Akehurst’s Modern Introduction to International Law continues to offer a concise and accessible overview of the concepts themes and issues central to international law. This fully updated eighth edition encompasses the plethora of recent developments and updates in the field and includes new dedicated chapters on international human rights self-determination and international economic relations an extended history and theory section reflecting the evolution of new and critical approaches in the field and a greater focus on terrorism and international criminal law. New and updated chapters include: Creation and recognition of States Territory Law of the sea Immunities State succession Nationality and individual rights Protection of the environment Settlement of disputes Use of force and armed conflict With a distinctive cross-jurisdictional approach which opens up the discipline to students from all backgrounds this book will arm the reader with all the tools methods and concepts they need to fully understand this complex and diverse subject. As such this is an essential text for students of international law government and politics international relations and a multitude of related subject areas. This textbook is supported by a companion website: www.routledge.com/cw/orakhelashvili. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415243568

AkhenatenHistory Fantasy and Ancient Egypt The pharaoh Akhenaten who ruled Egypt in the mid-fourteenth century BCE has been the subject of more speculation than any other character in Egyptian history. This provocative new biography examines both the real Akhenaten and the myths that have been created around him. It scrutinises the history of the pharaoh and his reign which has been continually written in Eurocentric terms inapplicable to ancient Egypt and the archaeology of Akhenaten's capital city Amarna. It goes on to explore the pharaoh's extraordinary cultural afterlife and the way he has been invoked to validate everything from psychoanalysis to racial equality to Fascism. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203755020

Akhenatens Sed-Festival At Karna First published in 1992 as part of the Studies in Egyptology Series. This study looks at the depiction of the Sed-festival on blocks of the Temple at Karnak. According to some studies Pharaoh Amenhotep IV recorded details of a Sed-festival event in his new temple complex dedicated to the Aten at Karnak. Blocks from the temple buildings which were re-used after the death of Amenhotep IV were examined and photographed by the Akhenaten Temple Project between 1966 and 1977 in an attempt to analyse with the aid of the computer scenes carved on the blocks known as the Akhenaten 'talatat'. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315788531

AkokoasoA Survey of a Gold Coast Village Initially published in 1943. Akokoaso is a small village in the central province of the Gold Coast Colony in the heart of the cocoa country. In this study the author presents his survey directed at the Gold Coast 'Middletown' during the period of 1932 to 5. The report covers the village and its inhabitants their housing occupations and family economy moving onto the system of land tenure the methods of cultivation and the value and yields of cocoa and other crops. The final section gives a statiscal analysis of costs of production and of earnings. Throughout is the emphasis is on the cocoa industry and its effect on every aspect of community life. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003135340

Al Jazeera Freedom of the Press and Forecasting Humanitarian Emergencies This book reveals how Al Jazeera and its news coverage became a force for change politically socially and culturally in the Middle East in general and the Arab world in particular. It explores pre-Al Jazeera and post-Al Jazeera representations of humanitarian crises and identifies a potentially significant partnership between the news organizations and humanitarian actors. By tracing the evolution of the news network the book sheds new light on how Al Jazeera effected change in the Global South. The research identifies a significant relationship between Al Jazeera’s news coverage and the ability to forecast international humanitarian actions politically and militarily. It also explores the potential for continued partnership between humanitarian actors and news organization to identify crises in their early stages. Lastly the book examines the distinct original lexicon developed by Al Jazeera for humanitarian affairs and shows how the network influenced international media stylebooks and changed humanitarian coverage on key global issues. 　 A compelling examination of Al Jazeera’s news operation that will be of interest to students and scholars of media studies political communication journalism and news reporting international politics and the media and Arab media. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367515737

Al Jazeera and DemocratizationThe Rise of the Arab Public Sphere Al Jazeera and Democratization analyses the increasing role of the media in political transformations with a special emphasis on the Arab world. Taking the Al Jazeera media network as a case study the author explains how engaging the public and providing platforms for open debate and free expression contributed to the emergence of a new vibrant Arab public sphere. The launch of Al Jazeera in 1996 was a significant event that led to subsequent changes both in Arab media and politics. Among these changes the Arab spring is certainly the most remarkable. This unprecedented phenomenon has already resulted in political change in a number of countries and is expected to generate a democratizing wave and reshape the face of the region. The Arab spring provides us with a telling empirical example where the interplay between media and politics is manifest. The public sphere that has emerged out of this newly communicative environment has undoubtedly played its role in the current political transformations. In this context Arab democratization is no longer an abstract it is rather a developing process that needs our attention and requires concerted scholarly efforts. Highly topical this book provides a fresh theoretical perspective on Arab democratization in light of the Arab Spring and is essential reading for researchers and students of Middle East Politics Media Studies and Democratization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815348917

Al Jazeera and the Global Media LandscapeThe South is Talking Back This book analyzes how and why Al Jazeera English (AJE) became the channel of choice to understand the massive protests across the Arab world 2011. Aiming to explain the ‘Al Jazeera moment ’ it tracks the channel’s bumpy road towards international recognition in a longitudinal in-depth analysis of the channel’s editorial profile and strategies. Studying AJE from its launch in mid-November 2006 to the ‘Arab Spring’ it explains and problematizes the channel’s ambitious editorial agenda and strategies examines the internal conflicts practical challenges and minor breakthroughs in its formative years. The Al Jazeera-phenomenon has received massive attention but it remains under-researched. The growth of transnational satellite television has transformed the global media landscape into a complex web of multi-vocal multimedia and multi-directional flows. Based on a combination of policy- production- and content analysis of comprehensive empirical data the book offers an innovative perspective on the theorization of global news contra-flows. By problematizing the distinctive characteristics of AJE it examines the strategic motivation behind the channel and the ways in which its production processes and news profile are meant to be different from its Anglo-American competitors. These questions underscore a central nexus of the book: the changing relationship between transnational satellite news and power. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138305830

Al Jazeera PhenomenonCritical Perspectives on New Arab Media Few phenomena in the Arab world are more controversial than Al Jazeera - the satellite television news channel that despite its brief history has made its impact known throughout the world and changed the face of a formerly parochial Arab media.This timely collection of articles many by Arabic-speaking scholars gives us more information and analysis of the network - and how it has affected the public and even the foreign policies of Western governments - than any other of the very few books published in English up to now.The book provides rare insights into Al Jazeera's politics its agenda its programs its coverage of regional crises and its treatment of the West. The authors attempt to gauge the station's impact on ordinary Arab viewers understand its effect on an increasingly visible Arab public sphere and map out the role it plays in regional Arab politics. The image of Al Jazeera that emerges from this book is much more complex than its depiction in American media. It reveals the powerful role that the network plays in shaping ideas and reconstructing Arab identities during a crucial juncture in Middle Eastern history and politics. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315636092

Al Qaeda This new Routledge Major Work collection of the best scholarly research and serious writing on Al Qaeda will be welcomed by researchers students and counter-terrorism specialists as the go-to resource. The gathered materials are mainly drawn from scholarly journals of the first rank and chapters from the most authoritative books. Also included are a small number of newspaper and magazine articles which have already made an enduring impact on what is a very new field of research. Al Qaeda is fully indexed and has a comprehensive introduction newly written by the editor which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context. It is an essential work of reference and is destined to be valued a vital one-stop research and pedagogic resource. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415581745

Al Qaeda’s Global CrisisThe Islamic State Takfir and the Genocide of Muslims This book focuses on the crises facing Al Qaeda and how the mass killing of Muslims is challenging its credibility as a leader among Islamist jihadist organizations. The book argues that these crises are directly related to Al Qaeda’s affiliation with the extreme violence employed against Muslims in Iraq Syria Afghanistan and Pakistan in the decade since 9/11. Al Qaeda’s public and private responses to this violence differ greatly. While in public Al Qaeda has justified those attacks declaring that for the establishment of a state of ‘true believers’ they are a necessary evil in private Al Qaeda has been advising its local affiliates to refrain from killing Muslims. To better understand the crises facing Al Qaeda the book explores the development of Central Al Qaeda’s complex relationship with radical (mis)appropriations and manifestations of takfir which allows one Muslim to declare another an unbeliever and its unique relationship with each of its affiliates in Iraq Syria Afghanistan and Pakistan. The author then goes on to consider how the prominence of takfir is contributing to the deteriorating security in those countries and how this is affecting Al Qaeda’s credibility as an Islamist terror organization. The book concludes by considering the long-term viability of Al Qaeda and how its demise could allow the rise of the even more radical violent Islamic State and the implications this has for the future security of the Middle East North Africa and Central/South Asia. This book will be of much interest to students of political violence and terrorism Islamism global security and IR. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138221802

Alain BadiouBetween Theology and Anti-Theology 'Alain Badiou: Between Theology and Anti-theology' provides one of the first comprehensive analyses of the relationship between Badiou's philosophy and theology. Examining the full range of Badiou's writings this provocative study explores how Badiou's philosophy relies on theology even if he claims otherwise and actively attempts to work against theology. Despite the complex questions discussed - ranging across ontology the theory of truth and the subject philosophy and its conditions and anti-philosophy - this book presents a clear and accessible overview of the theological religious and biblical themes which animate Badiou's philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781844655540

Alain BadiouKey Concepts Alain Badiou is one of the world's most influential living philosophers. Few contemporary thinkers display his breadth of argument and reference or his ability to intervene in debates critical to both analytic and continental philosophy. Alain Badiou: Key Concepts presents an overview of and introduction to the full range of Badiou's thinking. Essays focus on the foundations of Badiou's thought his "key concepts" - truth being ontology the subject and conditions - and on his engagement with a range of thinkers central to his philosophy including Plato Descartes Spinoza Heidegger and Deleuze. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781844652303

Alain ChartierThe Quarrel of the Belle Dame Sans Mercy Belle dame sans merci (Beautiful lady with no mercy) (1424) is not readily available in moden English translation elsewhere making this an essential addition to any library with a medieval literature or French literature collection. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138988439

Alain Robbe-Grillet Alain Robbe-Grillet had traditionally been seen as an austere experimentalist in fiction addicted to arid and interminable descriptions of objects like coffee pots erasers and pieces of string. His own rather bellicose theoretical pronouncements were partly to blame for this unattractive picture belied by the immense popular success of the film Last Year at Marienbad (1961) (made by Alain Resnais from Robbe-Grillet’s script) and the high critical esteem in which novels like Jealousy and The Voyeur are held. In his original study first published in 1983 John Fletcher attempts to resolve this paradox by offering a new interpretation of Robbe-Grillet’s work which stresses the subversive qualities of his imagination and the disturbing power of his vision of a world of labyrinths and bizarre sexual stereotypes haunted by images of love and loss. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367336462

Alain Touraine First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315821863

Alan BennettA Critical Introduction Alan Bennett is perhaps best known in the UK for the BBC production of his Talking Heads TV plays while the rest of the world may recognize him for the film adaptation of his play The Madness of King George. O'Mealy points out that Bennett is a social critic strongly influenced by Beckett and Swift interested in depicting and analyzing the role playing of everyday life a'la sociologist Ervin Goffman. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315053783

Alan BushA Source Book Born in 1900 Alan Bush the English composer conductor and pianist studied with Corder and Matthay and privately with John Ireland. He was appointed professor of harmony and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in 1925 a post he held until 1978. In 1929-31 he continued to study at Berlin University and had piano lessons with Moiseiwitsch and Schnabel. The present Source Book documents his works (many of which reflect his Communist sympathies) and the many arrangements of music by other composers. A wealth of detail is provided including printed scores CD recordings bibliographical material and manuscript scores and their locations the majority of which have been deposited recently in the British Library by the Bush family. A chronology of the composer's life draws on many sources including letters and scrapbooks. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815387534

Alan S. Milward and a Century of European Change The main purpose of the book is to introduce the work of Alan S. Milward and to acknowledge the full magnitude of his scientific contribution to contemporary British and European history. The book is a collection of essays which provide a better understanding of Alan Milward’s extensive intellectual work for future scholars and facilitate the knowledge and transmission of his published work to present and future generations of students scholars in the various disciplines concerned and the general public. The series of original contributions which this book contains are related to or reflect critically upon Milward’s own contributions to the fields of political diplomatic and socio-economic history political science economics international relations and European Studies in general. This book honors Alan Milward through a better understanding of his many pioneering contributions in the fields of contemporary European history in general and the history of European integration in particular. Although the volume does not aim to be a substitute for Milward’s work itself it illuminates and assesses his creative process along fifty years of continued and intense work as well as the impact of his main work and the continuing relevance of his main theses today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138107533

Alan S. Milward and Contemporary European HistoryCollected Academic Reviews Alan S. Milward was a renowned historian of contemporary Europe. In addition to his books as well as articles and chapters in edited books he also wrote nearly 250 book reviews and review articles some in French and German which were published in journals world-wide. Taken together they reveal a remarkable degree of theoretical consistency in his approach to understanding the history of Europe since the French Revolution.This book brings together these previously unexamined pieces of historical analysis in order to trace and shed light on key intellectual debates taking place in the second half of the 20th century. Many of these discussions continue to influence us today such as the role of Germany in Europe the economic social and political foundations of European integration the European rescue of the nation-state the reasons for launching the single currency the conditions for retaining the allegiance of European citizens to the notions of nation and supra-nation and ultimately the issue of democratic governance in a global environment. In bringing together these reviews and review articles the book provides an introduction to the main scholarly achievements of Milward in his own words.Fernando Guirao and Frances M.B. Lynch provide an introduction to the volume which both guides the reader through many of the academic debates embedded within the text while underlining their contemporary relevance. By introducing and bringing together this hitherto overlooked treasure trove of historical analysis this book maps a close itinerary of some of the most salient intellectual debates of the second half of the 20th century and beyond. This unique volume will be of great interest to scholars of economic history European history and historiography. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367668662

Alasdair MacIntyreCritic of Modernity This book is the first full length account of the significance of MacIntyre's work for the social sciences. MacIntyre's moral philosophy is shown to provide the resources for a powerful crititque of liberalism. His dicussion of the managerist and emotivist roots of modern culture is seen as the inspiration for a critical social science of Modernity Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415755412

Alaska DinosaursAn Ancient Arctic World Anthony Fiorillo has been exploring the Arctic since 1998. For him like many others the Arctic holds the romance of uncharted territory extreme conditions and the inevitable epic challenges that arise. For Fiorillo however the Arctic also holds the secrets of the history of life on Earth and its fossils bring him back field season after field season in pursuit of improving human understanding of ancient history. His studies of the rocks and fossils of the Arctic shed light on a world that once was and provide insight into what might be. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367657444

Alaska Native Policy in the Twentieth Century First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966444

Alaskan OilAlternative Routes and Markets Originally published in 1972 this volume supplemented extensively with maps and tables and employing sophisticated institutional and empirical analyses discusses a number of important issues relating to the viability of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and the natural environment. The author concludes that exploiting North Slope oil was justifiable as a calculated risk although an alternative route and transport mode to the Midwest of eastern market would be more attractive than TAP. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138301832

Alaskan Resources DevelopmentIssues Of The 1980s Many U.S. citizens and policymakers look to Alaska as a resource storehouse for the remaining years of 1980s and beyond. This book examines the federal and state policies economic and political constraints and social consequences of Alaskan resources development during two decades. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367169503

Alaska's Rural Development Alaska's Rural Development examines the social economic political and cultural concerns surrounding the development of rural Alaska exploring the controversy over rural development from a variety of perspectives. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367168957

Alaturka: Style in Turkish Music (1923–1938) The early-Republican era (1923-1938) was a major period of musical and cultural change in Turkey. Alaturka: Style in Turkish Music is a study of the significance of style in Turkish music and in particular the polemical debate about an eastern style of Turkish music (called alaturka) that developed during this rich and complicated era of Turkish history. Representing more than twenty years of research the book explores the stylistic categories that show the intersection between music and culture; the different chapters treat musical materials musical practices and musical contexts in turn. Informed by critical approaches to musical aesthetics in ethnomusicology as well as musicology and anthropology the book focuses upon a native discourse about musical style highlighting a contemporary apprehension about the appropriate constitution of a national identity. The argument over style discloses competing conceptions of Turkish space and time where definitions of the east and the west and interpretations of the past and the present respectively were hotly contested. John Morgan O'Connell makes a significant contribution to the study of Turkish music in particular and Turkish history in general. Conceived as a historical ethnography the book brings together archival sources and ethnographic materials to provide a critical revision of Turkish historiography music providing a locus for interrogating singular representations of a national past. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138245860

Alban BergA Research and Information Guide Alban Berg: A Research and Information Guide Third Edition is an annotated bibliography highlighting both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources that deal with Berg his compositions and his influence as a composer. It is a reliable complete and useful resource and a starting point for anyone—performer teacher student or scholar—wanting to learn about Berg’s life works and cultural milieu. The third edition has 162 additional citations since the publication of the second edition  many arising after the expiration of copyright of Berg’s musical and archival works 2005.Many important new primary sources of information have appeared most notably the letter exchanges with his wife recently published in a three-volume critical edition (in German) as well as letter exchanges with Alma Mahler and Erich Kleiber and later correspondences with Anton Webern. There has also been a notable increase in the availability of commercial video recordings of Berg's operas Wozzeck and Lulu. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367893088

Albania In TransitionThe Rocky Road To Democracy In early 1997 Albania's transition to democracy suffered a serious setback when pyramid schemes sparked violent unrest plunging the country into its worst political and economic crisis since the downfall of communism. The uprisings and subsequent elections in which the Socialist Party won a landslide victory have made front-page news in the int Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314446

Albania's Economy in Transition and Turmoil 1990-97 First published in 1998 the contents of this book is the result of a series of studies by several Albanian scholars in cooperation with contributors of differing nationalities on various aspects of the Albanian economy during its ‘transition to market’. This study’s multiple aim is to provide an accessible body of information for outsiders interested in Albania ; to provide locally based teaching material for Albanian economics students; and to also clarify policy issues. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138609792

Albert CamusFrom the Absurd to Revolt Adopting an interdisciplinary approach encompassing philosophy literature politics and history John Foley examines the full breadth of Camus' ideas to provide a comprehensive and rigorous study of his political and philosophical thought and a significant contribution to a range of debates current in Camus research. Foley argues that the coherence of Camus' thought can best be understood through a thorough understanding of the concepts of 'the absurd' and 'revolt' as well as the relation between them. This book includes a detailed discussion of Camus' writings for the newspaper "Combat" a systematic analysis of Camus' discussion of the moral legitimacy of political violence and terrorism a reassessment of the prevailing postcolonial critique of Camus' humanism and a sustained analysis of Camus' most important and frequently neglected work "L'Homme revolte" (The Rebel). Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315711690

Albert CamusThe Unheroic Hero of Our Time This book interprets the ideas thoughts and concepts that characterize the writings and philosophy of Albert Camus for our contemporary times. It investigates Camus’ "revolted compassion" as an outsider and a philosopher-writer who in his own words believed in "creating dangerously". The author examines Camus’ interventions on political philosophical and moral questions such as Algerian independence capital punishment ideological violence nihilism in the context of his ideals of the absurd and revolt and justice and liberty. Further it goes on to provide an exhaustive analysis of Camus’ critique of violence and his intellectual resistance to totalitarianism. Bringing together latest scholarship with an acute analysis of Albert Camus’ philosophy this sourcebook throws a powerful light on the intellectual foundations of the twentieth century and its relevance for the twenty-first. The book will be of interest to scholars of literature philosophy and African Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367334925

Albert Ellis Revisited Albert Ellis was one of the most influential psychotherapists of all time revolutionizing the field through his writings teachings research and supervision for more than half a century. He was a pioneer whose ideas known as Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) formed the basis of what has now become known as Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) the most widely accepted psychotherapeutic approach in the world. This book contains some of Ellis’ most influential writings on a variety of subjects including human sexuality personality disorders and religion with introductions by some of today’s contemporary experts in the psychotherapy field. The 20 articles included capture Ellis’ wit humor and breadth of knowledge and will be a valuable resource for any mental health professional for understanding the key ingredients needed to help others solve problems and live life fully. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415875455

Albert of Aachen's History of the Journey to JerusalemVolume 1: Books 1–6. The First Crusade 1095–1099 Albert of Aachen’s History of the Journey to Jerusalem presents the story of the First Crusade (1095-1099) and the early history of the crusader states (1099-1119). Volume 1 The First Crusade is a long and richly detailed account of events well known from the reports of participants such as Fulcher of Chartres Raymond of Aguilers and the anonymous author of the Gesta Francorum but told from a strikingly different perspective. Albert did not go on crusade himself but gathered reports and anecdotes from those who did and wove them into narrative that foregrounds the activities of Peter the Hermit Godfrey of Bouillon Baldwin of Boulogne and their followers. His History therefore offers a counter-balance and sometimes a corrective to the established view. Susan B. Edgington’s English translation has been widely praised following its first publication in the Oxford Medieval Texts series and is here presented with a new introduction and updated notes and bibliography. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409466529

Albert of Aachen's History of the Journey to JerusalemVolume 2: Books 7-12. The Early History of the Latin States 1099-1119 Albert of Aachen’s History of the Journey to Jerusalem presents the story of the First Crusade (1095-1099) and the first generation of Latin settlers in the Levant (1099-1119). Volume 2 The Early History of the Latin States provides a surprising level of detail about the reign of King Baldwin I (1100-1118) especially its earlier years and the crusading expeditions of 1101. It offers much more information than the only other substantial Latin account of the same events by Fulcher of Chartres and where it can be tested against other narratives including Arabic and Greek sources it proves to be worthy of both trust and respect. Susan B. Edgington’s English translation has been widely praised following its first publication in the Oxford Medieval Texts series and is here presented with a new introduction and updated notes and bibliography. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409466536

Albert Schweitzer's Reverence for LifeEthical Idealism and Self-Realization Albert Schweitzer philosopher physician Nobel Peace Laureate theologian and musician developed a character-oriented ethics focused on self-realization nature-centered spirituality and moral idealism which anticipated the current renaissance of virtue ethics. Schweitzer's idea of 'reverence for life' underscores the contribution of moral ideals to self-realization connects ethics to spirituality without religious dogma and outlines a pioneering environmental ethics that bridges the gap between valuing life in its unity and valuing individual organisms. In this book Mike W. Martin interprets Schweitzer's 'reverence for life' as an umbrella virtue drawing together all the more specific virtues in particular: authenticity love compassion gratitude justice and peace loving each of which Martin discusses in an individual chapter. Martin's treatment of his subject is sympathetic yet critical and for the first time clearly places Schweitzer's environmental ethics within the wider framework of his ethical theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138265493

Alberto GinasteraA Research and Information Guide Alberto Ginastera: A Research and Information Guide is the first bio-bibliographic study of the composer and the only published book on the subject in English. This work fills a critical gap in contemporary music studies by enriching our knowledge of one of the most compelling creative voices of the Americas. Given the lack of prior systematic attention to Ginastera this book establishes a firm foundation for future scholarship. It includes a detailed biographical sketch of the composer that quotes extensively from his letters. It summarizes the defining features of his style and encompasses his infrequently explored late works. It offers the most comprehensive catalogue of Ginastera’s music to date and provides an annotated list of his published writings. This book contains over 400 annotated bibliographic entries that refer to critically selected sources in English Spanish French German and Italian. The last chapter offers new information about archival holdings and internet resources that facilitates research on this composer. An appendix featuring a detailed chronology of Ginastera’s career completes this work. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966451

Alberuni's IndiaAn Account of the Religion Philosophy Literature Geography Chronology Astronomy Customs Laws and Astrology of India: Volume I First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415865722

Alberuni's IndiaAn Account of the Religion Philosophy Literature Geography Chronology Astronomy Customs Laws and Astrology of India: Volume II First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415868907

Albie Sachs and Transformation in South AfricaFrom Revolutionary Activist to Constitutional Court Judge Many critical theorists talk and write about the day after the revolution but few have actually participated in the constitution of a revolutionary government. Emeritus Justice Albie Sachs was a freedom fighter for most of his life. He then played a major role in the negotiating committee for the new constitution of South Africa and was subsequently appointed to the new Constitutional Court of South Africa. Therefore the question of what it means to make the transition from a freedom fighter to a participant in a revolutionary government is not abstract in Hegel’s sense of the word it is an actual journey that Albie Sachs undertook. The essays in this book raise the complex question of what it actually means to make this transition without selling out to the demands of realism. In addition the preface written by Emeritus Justice Albie Sachs and his interview with Drucilla Cornell and Karin van Marle further address key questions about revolution in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries: from armed struggle to the organization of a nation state committed to ethical transformation in the name of justice. Albie Sachs and transformation in South Africa: from revolutionary activist to constitutional court judge illuminates the theoretical and practical experiences of revolution and its political aftermath. With first-hand accounts alongside academic interrogation this unique book will intrigue anyone interested in the intersection of Law and Politics. Media > Books > Print Books Birkbeck Law Press 9781138944855

Albion's PeopleEnglish Society 1714-1815 This second volume of John Rule's major two-volume portrait of Georgian England is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of eighteenth-century society incorporating the exciting new research findings of recent years. It deals in turn with the upper class `middling sort' and lower orders; with popular education religion and culture; with standards of living in town and country; and with crime punishment and protest. The book which is as rich and varied as the age it explores ends with an assessment of continuity and change across the century. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138165342

Alchemical Poetry 1575-1700From Previously Unpublished Manuscripts Of interest to interdisciplinary historians as well as those in various other fields this book presents the first publication of 14 poems ranging from 12 to 3 000 lines. The poems are printed in the chronological order of their composition from Elizabethan to Augustan times but nine of them are verse translations of works from earlier periods in the development of alchemy. Each has a textual and historical introduction and explanatory note by the Editor. Renaissance alchemy is acknowledged as an important element in the histories of early modern science and medicine. This book emphasises these poems’ expression of and shaping influence on religious social and political values and institutions of their time too and is a useful reference work with much to offer for cultural studies and literary studies as well as science and history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415752695

Alchemists of Human NaturePsychological Utopianism in Gross Jung Reich and Fromm A study of Modernist utopias of the mind. This book examines the psychodynamic writings of Otto Gross C G Jung Wilhelm Reich and Erich Fromm. It argues utopianism became increasingly important to the fundamental ambitions of all four thinkers and places the 'utopian impulse' with the historical context of the early twentieth century. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138663572

Alchemists of the StageTheatre Laboratories in Europe What is a theatre laboratory? Why a theatre laboratory? This book tries to answer these questions focusing on the experiences and theories the visions and the techniques the differences and similarities of European theatre laboratories in the twentieth century. It studies in depth the Studios of Stanislavski and Meyerhold the school of Decroux the Teatr Laboratorium of Jerzy Grotowski and Ludwik Flaszen as well as Eugenio Barba’s Odin Teatret. Theatre laboratories embody a theatre practice which defies the demands and fashions of the times the usual ways of production and the sensible functions which stage art enjoys in our society. It is a theatre which refuses to be only art and whose radical research forges new conditions with a view to changing both the actor and the spectator. This research transforms theatrical craft into a laboratory which has been compared to the laboratory of the alchemists who worked not on material but on substance. The alchemists of the stage did not operate only on forms and styles but mainly on the living matter of the theatre: the actor seen not just as an artist but above all as a representative of a new human being. Laboratory theatres have rarely been at the centre of the news. Yet their underground activity has influenced theatre history. Without them the same idea of theatre as it has been shaped in the course of the twentieth century would have been different. In this book Mirella Schino recounts as in a novel the vicissitudes of a group of practitioners and scholars who try to uncover the technical political and spiritual perspectives behind the word laboratory when applied to the theatre. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415722964

Alchemy and PsychotherapyPost-Jungian Perspectives Alchemical symbols are part of popular culture most recently popularised in the Harry Potter books. Alchemy intrigued Carl Jung the founder of analytical psychology. It inspired him as he wrote ‘the Red Book’ - the journal of his voyage of internal discovery. He devoted much of his life to it using alchemical symbols as metaphors for unconscious processes. Alchemy and Psychotherapy explores the issue of alchemy in the consulting room and its application to social and political issues. This book argues against the dominant discourse in contemporary psychotherapy - scientific materialism - and for the discovery of spiritual meaning. Alchemy and Psychotherapy has four main sections: ‘Alchemy and meaning’ - looks at the history of alchemy particularly the symbol of the coniunctio - sacred marriage - a metaphor for the therapeutic relationship. 'The symbolic attitude’ - explores working with dreams fairytales astrology and the body: each of which is a symbolic language. ‘The spirit and the natural world’ - discusses the concept of 'burn out' - of therapists our ecological resources the mystical aspects of quantum physics and the philosophical underpinning of symbol formation. ‘Clinical Applications’ - shows alchemy’s use with victims of abuse those struggling to secure gender identity in anorexia and in ‘social healing’ - atonement and restorative justice - which apply the idea of the coniunctio. Alchemy and Psychotherapy is illustrated throughout with clinical examples alchemical pictures and poetry which emphasise that alchemy is both a creative art and a science. Bringing together contributors from a wide range of disciplines Dale Mathers and contributors show that therapy is both art and science that the consulting room is the alchemical laboratory and that their research is their creative engagement. Alchemy and Psychotherapy will be a valuable resource for practitioners students at all levels of psychotherapy analytical psychology psychoanalysis and creative art-based therapies and for creative practitioners (in film literature and performing arts) who draw on Jung’s ideas. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415682046

Alchemy for Managers Alchemy for Managers demonstrates how you can develop yourself through the actual experience of managing. Alchemy for Managers shows: - how you can use your practical experience as a self-contained means to develop yourself - without having to go on a course - how your own projects can develop your competence in both leadership and management - how managing external actions and your internal thought processes can be brought together in an integrated holistic way. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138181465

Alchemy in Contemporary Art Alchemy in Contemporary Art analyzes the manner in which twentieth-century artists beginning with French Surrealists of the 1920s have appropriated concepts and imagery from the western alchemical tradition. This study examines artistic production from c. 1920 to the present with an emphasis on the 1970s to 2000 discussing familiar names such as Andre Breton Salvador Dali Yves Klein Joseph Beuys and Anselm Kiefer as well as many little known artists of the later twentieth century. It provides a critical overview of the alchemical tradition in twentieth-century art and of the use of occultist imagery as a code for political discourse and polemical engagement. The study is the first to examine the influence of alchemy and the Surrealist tradition on Australian as well as on Eastern European and Mexican art. In addition the text considers the manner in which women artists such as Leonora Carrington Remedios Varo and Rebecca Horn have critically revised the traditional sexist imagery of alchemy and occultism for their own feminist purposes. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138262096

Alchemy in EuropeA Guide to Research This comprehensive annotated bibliography first published in 1990 guides the user helpfully through where to find information on various elements on alchemy when researching. Divided into categories to aid finding the right area of interest this book forms a unique reference tool. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138008151

Alcibiades (Routledge Revivals) In Alcibiades first published in 1989 one of the most colourful and controversial figures of fifth-century Athens is presented in a sympathetic light. The author sets out to demonstrate how in his manipulation of the Spartan representatives in 420 BC in his successful formation of an Athenian-Argive alliance and in his plan for the conquest of Syracuse Alcibiades developed a style of leadership that was characterised by audacity ingenuity and skilful diplomacy. Further his outstanding generalship during the Hellespontine War prompts speculation on how the Sicilian expedition might have ended had he also been in command. In many respects the story of Alcibiades is the history of Athens in the twilight of its power; Alcibiades succeeds in constructing a continuous narrative of his political career without duplicating more conventional accounts always focussing on his involvement in the course of the Peloponnesian War and his troubled relationship with his Athenian compatriots. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415749343

Alcohol Drinking Drunkenness(Dis)Orderly Spaces While disciplines such as anthropology sociology politics social policy and the health and medical sciences have a tradition of exploring the centrality of alcohol drinking and drunkenness to people's lives geographers have only previously addressed these topics as a peripheral concern. Over the past few years however this view has begun to change accelerated by an upsurge in interest in alcohol consumption relating to political and popular debate in countries throughout the world. This book represents the first systematic overview of geographies of alcohol drinking and drunkenness. It asks what role alcohol drinking and drunkenness plays in people's lives and how space and place are key constituents of alcohol consumption. It also examines the economic political social cultural and spatial practices and processes that are bound up with alcohol drinking and drunkenness. Designed as a reference text each chapter blends theoretical material with empirical case studies in order to analyse drinking in public and private space in the city and the countryside as well as focusing on gender generations ethnicity and emotional and embodied geographies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138253278

Alcohol Drugs and Impaired DrivingForensic Science and Law Enforcement Issues Alcohol Drugs and Impaired Driving addresses many theoretical and practical issues related to the role played by alcohol and other psychoactive drugs on driving performance road-traffic safety and public health. Several key forensic issues are involved in the enforcement of laws regulating driving under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs including analytical toxicology pharmacology of drug action as well as the relationships between dose taken concentration levels in the body and impairment of performance and behavior. Our knowledge of drunken driving is much more comprehensive than drugged driving so a large part of this book is devoted to alcohol impairment as well as impairment caused by use of drugs other than alcohol. For convenience the book is divided into four main sections. The first section gives some historical background about measuring alcohol in blood and breath as evidence for the prosecution of traffic offenders. The important role of the Breathalyzer instrument in traffic-law enforcement especially in Australia Canada and the USA is presented along with a biographical sketch of its inventor (Professor Robert F. Borkenstein of Indiana University) with focus on the man his work and his impact. The second section discusses several issues related to forensic blood and breath-alcohol alcohol analysis as evidence for prosecution of traffic offenders. This includes how the results should be interpreted in relation to impairment and an evaluation of common defense challenges. Because most countries have adopted concentration per se laws the main thrust of the prosecution case is the suspect’s measured blood- or breath-alcohol concentration. This legal framework necessitates that the analytical methods used are "fit for purpose" and are subjected to rigorous quality assurance procedures. The third section gives a broad overview of the current state of knowledge about driving under the influence of non-alcohol drugs in various countries. This includes adoption of zero-tolerance laws concentration per se statutes and clinical evidence of driver impairment based on field sobriety tests and drug recognition expert evidence. The fourth section deals with epidemiology enforcement and countermeasures aimed at reducing the threat of drunken and drugged driving. All articles have appeared previously in the international journal Forensic Science Review but all are completely updated with current data references and the latest research on developments since the articles were published. This book contains a convenient collection of the best articles covering recommendations for blood and breath testing methods public policy relating to such methods and forensic and legal implications of the enforcement of measures to counter driving under the influence. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367251628

Alcohol Power and Public HealthA Comparative Study of Alcohol Policy In recent years the reduction of alcohol-related harm has emerged as a major policy issue across Europe. Public health advocates supported by the World Health Organisation have challenged an approach that targets problem-drinking individuals calling instead for governments to control consumption across whole populations through a combination of pricing strategies restrictions on retail availability and marketing regulations. 　 Alcohol Power and Public Health explores the emergence of the public health perspective on alcohol policy in Europe the strategies alcohol control policy advocates have adopted and the challenges they have faced in the political context of both individual states and the European Union. 　 The book provides a historical perspective on the development of alcohol policy in Europe using four case studies – Denmark England Scotland and Ireland. It explores the relationship between evidence values and power in a key area of political decision-making and considers what conditions create – or prevent – policy change. The case studies raise questions as to who sets policy agendas how social problems are framed and defined and how governments can balance public health promotion against both commercial interests and established cultural practices. 　 This book will be of interest to academics and researchers in policy studies public health social science and European Union studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367224110

Alcohol Tobacco and ObesityMorality Mortality and the New Public Health Although drinking smoking and obesity have attracted social and moral condemnation to varying degrees for more than two hundred years over the past few decades they have come under intense attack from the field of public health as an ‘unholy trinity’ of lifestyle behaviours with apparently devastating medical social and economic consequences. Indeed we appear to be in the midst of an important historical moment in which policies and practices that would have been unthinkable a decade ago (e.g. outdoor smoking bans incarcerating pregnant women for drinking alcohol and prohibiting restaurants from serving food to fat people) have become acceptable responses to the ‘risks’ that alcohol tobacco and obesity are perceived to pose. Hailing from Canada Australia the United Kingdom and the USA and drawing on examples from all four countries contributors interrogate the ways in which alcohol tobacco and fat have come to be constructed as ‘problems’ requiring intervention and expose the social cultural and political roots of the current public health obsession with lifestyle. No prior collection has set out to provide an in-depth examination of alcohol tobacco and obesity through the comparative approach taken in this volume. This book therefore represents an invaluable and timely contribution to critical studies of public health health inequities health policy and the sociology of risk more broadly. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415820066

Alcohol and AlcoholismEffects on Brain and Development This is the first volume that focuses on the lifespan neurobehavioral factors likely to determine susceptibility to alcohol abuse and its consequences. The chapters offer careful analysis of the effects of ethanol on the fetus the infant the adolescent and the adult. The authors include behavioral neuroscientists and clinical neuropsychologists. Their topics range from the neurochemical and neuroanatomical consequences of prenatal alcohol to the cognitive consequences of prenatal alcohol on preschool and school-age children. The impact of genetics on sensitivity to alcohol is considered in terms of analytic tests using techniques of behavioral genetics and molecular biology. The consequences of exposure to alcohol during breastfeeding are described in experiments with human infants. The alcoholism that develops in adulthood is analyzed through the experimental study of relapse from alcohol deprivation and assessment of neuropsychological impairments and treatment for alcoholics. Drawing on extensive research that has applied techniques from molecular neurobiology and tests of learning and memory to the clinical assessment and treatment of alcoholics. The volume answers recent questions raised by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute of Drug Abuse about the role of early experience in susceptibility to later abuse of alcohol and other drugs. Although epidemiological studies can describe the problem solutions in terms of mechanisms that mediate these effects will be found only with the kinds of experimentally oriented approaches the chapter authors describe. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138002852

Alcohol and Coffee Use in the Aging As we age our physiology changes. Also we tend to place less emphasis on proper nutrition. The more elderly we grow the less resistant we become to major diseases such as cancer and heart disease. This state of affairs renders the elderly more vulnerable to alcohol and other drugs of abuse. Alcohol and tobacco are routinely used together. Chronic exposure to these substances bring devastating consequences to bear on the elderly and often lead to their premature death.Alcohol and Coffee Use in the Aging provides a detailed discussion of how alcohol affects the elderly particularly in regard to the major health problems it causes. The book also examines the many physiological and cognitive changes that alcohol brings about. This book also addresses the role and effects of caffeine as a major factor contributing to insomnia in the elderly as well as its association with hypertension and cancer. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367398057

Alcohol and Crime Alcohol is massively associated with crime. Evidence from the British Medical Association found that alcohol use is associated with 60-70 per cent of murders 70 per cent of stabbings 50 per cent of fights or assaults in the home. For non-violent offences the association is very strong as well: 88 per cent of those arrested for criminal damage 83 per cent for breach of the peace 41 per cent for theft and 26 per cent for burglary had drunk in the four hours prior to their arrest. At the same time there has been intense concern about public drunkenness in town and city centres especially on the part of young people and the cost and damage this causes. This book seeks to understand the nature of the connection between alcohol and crime and the way the criminal justice system responds to the problem providing a clear and accessible account and analysis of the subject. It draws upon a wide range of sources and research findings and also sets the subject within a broader comparative context. It takes an interdisciplinary approach and includes a sociological account of the role of alcohol in British society a criminological analysis of the link between alcohol and crime and a philosophical consideration of individual responsibility for harm caused whilst intoxicated and a legal analysis of different approaches that can be adopted as a response to alcohol-related offending. Media > Books > Print Books Willan 9781138861398

Alcohol and Drug Abuse as Encountered in Office Practice This book has been written to serve as a manual for physicians practicing in a private office setting to recognize and recommend appropriate treatment for patients believed to be substance abusers. While it is not written for drug abuse specialists it provides information regarding the diagnosis and treatments a competent concerned physician can provide without becoming immersed in addiction treatment. Topics discussed include the degree to which a physician should become involved when it is appropriate to refer using other professions and volunteer groups and useful medications. Guidelines for recognizing substance abuse testing to confirm the abuse confronting the patient and motivating the patient into specific treatment are also presented. Tables and illustrations are used to summarize major points making this an extremely useful reference tool for internists and other non-specialist private practitioners. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003067696

Alcohol and Drug MisuseA Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals Written by an experienced academic author lecturer and practitioner this comprehensive textbook provides an introduction to alcohol and drug misuse. It presents: the context of alcohol and drug misuse and the nature and theories of addiction including a historical overview and policy initiatives in contemporary society an overview of the problems associated with psychoactive substances and their impact on groups such as culturally and linguistically diverse communities young people women older people and the homeless an understanding of the generic role responses to substance misuse in a variety of different settings and contexts including primary care the community and hospitals a framework for assessment care planning harm reduction approaches dealing with overdose intoxication and withdrawals and psychological and pharmacological interventions an accessible and skills-oriented approach to assist students and practitioners in dealing with alcohol and drug misuse. This new edition is fully updated and includes new material on: evidence-based pharmacological interventions; recent global strategies in alcohol and drug; dual diagnosis and women; shisha smoking; and current statistics on prevalence of alcohol and drug misuse Alcohol and Drug Misuse takes into account current policy and practice for substance use and misuse and includes a range of pedagogical features to enhance learning. It is essential reading for nursing health and social work students taking substance misuse modules as well as related CPD courses for health and social care professionals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138227576

Alcohol And Emerging MarketsPatterns Problems And Responses Divided into two parts Alcohol and Emerging Markets begins with a series of case studies that assess alcohol issues in four regions - Asia Central and Eastern Europe Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa - and four countries - China India Mexico and Russia. Issues such as past and current public policy developments prevention programs and treatment of alcohol related disorders are addressed as well as the health consequences of alcohol use and abuse. In the second part the contributors consider the issues relevant to the entire geographical region covered by the book. The book also includes a chapter that examines the role of the industry in emerging markets and suggests a set of guidelines that address alcohol misuse issues. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138005181

Alcohol and Human Memory (PLE: Memory) Originally published in 1977 the chapters in this volume offer a concise review of the research and new direction in the study of alcohol and cognition at the time. Each chapter has been prepared by an eminent researcher who was currently involved in investigating human cognitive behaviour. The chapters contain not just a dry summary of work done in the field but descriptions of the impetus for the work that was done problems in doing such work knowledge that was gained and suggestions for future research. Many new approaches are presented for the study of alcohol and memory and for the understanding of results of studies already done. This was a forward-looking volume not only about directions for future research but with solid contributions that review and integrate major areas of inquiry on the influence of alcohol on memory and behaviour at the time. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138988446

Alcohol and PleasureA Health Perspective There is no simple threshold between the experience of drinking and the pleasure it can bring on the one hand and the pain and suffering caused by alcohol abuse on the other. But if we are to understand the role of alcohol in society then at the very least we need to acknowledge the pleasure as well as the pain. Alcohol and Pleasure aims to bring together existing knowledge on the role of pleasure in drinking and determine whether the concept is useful for scientific understanding and policy consideration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138011861

Alcohol and Public Policy Alcohol and its consumption is a major topic for public policy-making. Growing awareness of alcohol-related health problems among the general public has led to high levels of interest in alcohol consumption and its impact on society. This innovative collection of new perspectives on this critically important issue is informed by a leading group of international social scientists. Topics covered include alcoholism the family minimum pricing paternalistic controls and Socially Responsible Investment programs. Together these essays reveal illuminating new insights into how public policy might be improved. This book was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138097520

Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Adolescence This timely volume explores the possible reasons that young people turn to drugs the most effective methods to manage those who are afflicted and ways to educate youth to prevent their initial drug involvement. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315804354

Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Women and Children Here is a timely volume that examines the problems of substance abuse in women and children with a particular emphasis on the role played by the family in the development and perpetuation of the problem. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315804262

Alcohol and the Adult Brain The research literature on the impact of alcohol on the brain has seen a rapid expansion in recent years. Alcohol and the Adult Brain presents an up-to-date overview of some of the issues relevant to understanding and working with people with cognitive impairment as a result of chronic alcohol use. One issue causing barriers to effective treatment and care is the stigma associated with alcohol dependence resulting in the belief that difficulties associated with alcohol related brain damage (ARBD) are ‘self-inflicted’. Cognitive changes resulting from alcohol excess and poor nutrition can directly affect an individual’s ability to motivate themselves make decisions and make the informed choices that underlie behaviour change. Attitudes held by professionals reinforced by societal norms that a person is ‘choosing to drink’ and ‘not motivated to engage with treatment’ in combination with the often subtle cognitive deficits associated with ARBD can result in a lack of timely intervention with enormous personal social and economic cost. The chapters in this book set ARBD in a social and cultural context provide discussion of the difficulties in definition and diagnosis and outline the structural brain changes and neuropsychological deficits associated with chronic alcohol use. The book provides an overview of recent research on ARBD including impairments associated with Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome and discusses up to date recommendations for managing and working with this complex and varied disorder. Alcohol and the Adult Brain will be essential for students and researchers working with ARBD and for practitioners in a range of health social care and voluntary settings. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781848723085

Alcohol at WorkManaging Alcohol Problems and Issues in the Workplace In the European Union many individuals will partake in drinking a little wine with their lunch or dinner to aid their enjoyment of the meal or as an appetizer for food. Alcohol is also a drug of dependence. Some individuals will drink too much and some of them will become addicted. Access to alcohol binge drinking and younger drinkers can lead to unsafe workplaces absenteeism fraud and criminal behaviour. Alcohol at Work is a definitive guide to the problem exploring its nature and scale and providing a complete range of ideas and techniques to help create a policy in the workplace and develop appropriate and effective measures for monitoring and tackling alcohol abuse. The key collective message is solve the problem - take the alcohol not the person out of the workplace. In the UK alone research puts the cost of alcohol abuse in the workplace at £2 billion a year. This is a must-have reference for human resource occupational health and risk managers as well as those involved in tackling criminal behaviour such as fraud and violence at work resulting from alcohol abuse and addiction. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780566086946

Alcohol Flows Across CulturesDrinking Cultures in Transnational and Comparative Perspective This book maps changing patterns of drinking. Emphasis is laid on the connected histories of different regions and populations across the globe regarding consumption patterns government policies economics and representations of alcohol and drinking. Its transnational perspective facilitates an understanding of the local and global factors that have had a bearing on alcohol consumption and legislation especially on the emergence of particular styles of ‘drinking cultures’. The comparative approach helps to identify similarities differences and crossovers between particular regions and pinpoint the parameters that shape alcohol consumption policies legal and illegal production and popular perceptions. With a wide geographic range the book explores plural drinking cultures within any one region their association with specific social groups and their continuities and changes in the wake of wider global colonial and postcolonial economic political and social constraints and exchanges. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138302051

Alcohol FuelsPolicies Production And Potential This book is the most complete source of information to date on alcohol fuels. Covering domestic policy and legislation production processes uses research and development and international production and use it is directed at scientists policymakers and potential investors and producers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367168780

Alcohol in World History From the origins of drinking to the use and abuse of alcohol in the present day this global historical study draws on approaches and research from biology anthropology sociology and psychology. Topics covered include: the impact of colonialism alcohol before the world economy industrialization and alcohol globalization consumer society and alcohol. Gina Hames argues that the production trade consumption and regulation of alcohol have shaped virtually every civilization in numerous ways. It has perpetuated the development of both domestic and international trade; helped create identity and define religion; provided a tool for oppression as well as a tool for cultural and political resistance; and has supplied governments with essential revenues as well as a means of control over minority groups. Alcohol in World History is one of the first studies to pull together such a wide range of sources in order to compare the role of alcohol throughout time and across both western and non-western civilizations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415311526

Alcohol Problems Among AdolescentsCurrent Directions in Prevention Research Alcohol misuse presents a major risk for health and well-being throughout the life-span but youth have a special vulnerability. Alcohol is the most widely used drug by adolescents. For some this may be one or two isolated occasions of youthful experimentation; for others the use becomes excessive placing them in danger of immediate adverse consequences such as accidental injury and alcohol poisoning or encouraging other high-risk behavior patterns including unprotected sex. Moreover a pattern of heavy drinking established in adolescence and young adulthood may continue into an adult pattern of alcohol abuse. Concerned communities and institutions across the nation are tackling the problem of alcohol use and abuse by young people. Research-based knowledge is urgently needed to inform these efforts and to ensure that limited prevention resources are used as effectively as possible. The origins of youthful alcohol use and abuse are found within the complex interplay of individual characteristics family and peer influences the larger societal context for alcohol use environmental conditions and maturational processes that accompany adolescence. This volume which began as a special issue of the Journal of Research on Adolescence contains all of the material from the journal issue plus additional chapters. It helps researchers to meet the tremendous challenge of disentangling the key determinants of risk and developing effective interventions. Primary sources of influence on youthful alcohol use are described ranging from individual expectancies about alcohol effects and cognitive decision processes to parenting practices peer influences social environments and economic factors; and a corresponding range of prevention interventions is discussed. This book will serve as a primer to those with an interest in developing and improving effective programs and activities to reduce alcohol-related problems among young people. For those engaged in prevention research the text will provide useful reviews and current findings that should aid in directing future research activities. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9780203774144

Alcohol Problems in the United StatesTwenty Years of Treatment Perspective Alcohol Problems in the United States: Twenty Years of Treatment Perspective presents an overview of trends in the treatment of alcohol problems over a 20-year period from three vantage points: broader treatment perspectives experienced views from the field and personal perspectives. Some of the field's foremost experts including Alcoholics Anonymous historian Dr. Ernest Kurtz and Dr. Robert Sparks who chaired the committee that authored the Institute of Medicine’s highly influential study “Broadening the Base of Treatment for Alcohol Problems ” provide practical information on the vital treatment issues you deal with every day. By detailing treatment histories of the recent past contributors offer a look at likely future trends that will help keep your treatment methods up to date. Treatment topics addressed in Alcohol Problems in the United States: Twenty Years of Treatment Perspective include: alcoholism as a disease alcohol dependence and mental illness the role of spirituality the growth and decline of treatment programs at the Mayo Clinic and Timberlawn Hospital and the special treatment needs of women youths African Americans Native Americans the Latino community and the incarcerated. Alcohol Problems in the United States: Twenty Years of Treatment Perspective chronicles the story of alcohol treatment from historical and personal perspectives offering the opportunity to anticipate future trends in the many challenges associated with alcohol problems. The book is an essential resource for professional alcoholism counselors social workers psychologists physicians clergy nurses employee assistance professionals and anyone who provides care and service to those struggling with alcohol. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315821269

Alcohol Use/Abuse Among LatinosIssues and Examples of Culturally Competent Services In Alcohol Use/Abuse Among Latinos: Issues and Examples of Culturally Competent Services you will learn how to design and improve services for Latinos with substance abuse problems by understanding that the cultures and personal backgrounds of your clients are crucial to the counseling process. This text will also show you how these service skills apply to the individual family or an entire community. Studies show that according to patients culturally sensitive and responsive practitioners are generally more credible trusted and effective. Alcohol Use/Abuse Among Latinos takes into account several different aspects that will help you develop these traits and provide successful services for Latinos dealing with alcohol or other drug problems. You’ll gain valuable insight into:the five elements that are vital to a successful ATOD (Alcohol tobacco and Other Drug) service--multiculturism resilience/strengths competence community capacity development and community participation--plus a detailed explanation of why they are needed step-by-step instructions for using three methods supervision inservice training and consultation as means of providing ongoing learning of cross-cultural competencies to practitioners why key factors such as economic background gender and sexual orientation need to be taken into consideration for ATOD services to be effective demographic patterns and case studies of Latino users and abusers of alcohol and other drugs that illustrate the growing number of Latinos in need of ATOD services why the practitioner needs to be aware of how family importance values attached to cooperation versus competition sociability respect and action-oriented problem-solving play a role in effective services for Latinos the need for practitioners to understand how ethnic identity biculturality Spanish language fluency gender-specific role expectations skin color and overall sense of self can affect the success of services for Latino teenagers how excessive marketing of alcohol to Latino communities lack of representation and a lack of community involvement are key barriers to successful ATOD services for LatinosAlcohol Use/Abuse Among Latinos also discusses Latino mens’and womens’individual needs concerning substance abuse. One of the topics addressed the loss of self-esteem has been found to be a contributing factor to alcohol use and abuse for Latinas. It offers ways you can promote self-esteem in your Latina clients by focusing on their cultural heritage and pride. In addition this text takes a unique look Latina lesbians and how training through educational and agency internship programs can promote awareness to your clients’ special needs concerning substance abuse. Alcohol Use/Abuse Among Latinos will help you provide all of your Latino clients with efficient and culture-friendly services for resisting or overcoming the abuse of alcohol tobacco or other drugs. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315821689

Alcoholic Fuels Scientists and engineers have made significant advances over the last two decades to achieve feasible cost-efficient processes for the large-scale production of alternative environmentally friendly sources of energy. Alcoholic Fuels describes the latest methods for producing fuels containing varying percentages of alcohol alongside the various applications they benefit including combustion engines fuel cells and miniature power generators. Written by experts and innovators in the field the chapters address the development and application of all alcoholic fuels from production to end use. The first section of the book examines the production of methanol ethanol and butanol from several biomass sources including corn wood and landfill waste. The second section explores blended fuels such as E10 E85 and E-Diesel and the third section focuses on applications of the different alcohol fuel types including fuel cells reformers and generators.  The book concludes with a discussion of the future production use and impact of alcohol-based fuels on society. Alcoholic Fuels provides a timely and practical source of information for chemists engineers and scientists working with alternative energy sources as well as managers policymakers and consumers considering the use and implementation of alcoholic fuels in automobiles and other energy conversion devices. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367453572

Alcoholism Drug Addiction and the Road to RecoveryLife on the Edge Gain a fuller understanding of substance addiction and treatment options!Originally published in 1992 as The Facts About Drug Use this updated edition contains new information about the effects of alcohol and recreational mood-altering drugs on the body. The multiple causes of drug use and the options available to those dependent on drugs as a way of life are thoroughly and clearly described. Drug use affects nearly 1 out of 2 Americans and cuts across every social and economic boundary. The effects of addiction on the individual are great and the cumulative effects on society are staggering. Knowledge of the adverse effects of mood-altering drugs and why and how they are used excessively is a centerpiece of this book. It presents intelligently and interestingly ways to identify persons at risk and identify problems that the addicted encounter in attempts to become drug free. Alcoholism Drug Addiction and the Road to Recovery: Life on the Edge is an essential tool in both finding available resources for drug users and developing appropriate responses to today's drug problem.This remarkable well-referenced book enables those with little or no background in science or health care to understand the complex issues surrounding drug use. It provides current reliable and unbiased information on methods for dealing with dependency upon alcohol and central nervous system depressants hallucinogens heroin nicotine marijuana caffeine amphetamines designer drugs like Ecstasy and steroids. A glossary listing common street names for drugs will be invaluable to those interested in identifying specific substances.This comprehensive volume will show you: who typically uses drugs and the reasons why they do how to classify mood-altering drugs how to identify and treat drug dependency areas of special concern such as multiple drug use AIDS and drug use drugs and pregnancy drugs and sports and drug testing technologyChapter by chapter this nonjudgmental book helps readers develop a better understanding of the effects of mood-altering substances and the reasons many continue to use them despite serious consequences. This is a valuable key to the nature of dependency and addiction and the external forces (including poverty and homelessness) that promote such behavior. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315809625

Alcoholism and Sexual DysfunctionIssues in Clinical Management Experts provide specific methodologies for clinicians working with recovering alcoholics and their families. This landmark study of sexual issues in alcoholism treatment addresses impotence in male alcoholics the sexual dynamics of the client-counselor relationship homosexual alcoholics and many other important issues. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315791418

Alcoholism And The Family The science of the etiology and treatment of alcohol has made notable progress in recent years. Since the early 1970s there have been growing in-roads made concerning the relevance of hereditary factors in alcoholism. This has led to the presentation of various innovative hypotheses in this field. In conjunction with this there has been much discussion and study of the "alcoholic personality" and its possible characteristics. These may be considered the "longitudinal aspects" linked to the transmission of alcoholism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138004856

Alcoholism Treatment MarketingBeyond T.V. Ads and Speeches The annual economic burden of alcohol abuse in the United States is staggering yet the alcoholism treatment industry has been historically plagued by governmental regulations moral crusades advocacy of specific treatment approaches and a lack of marketing knowledge. Here is the first focused set of research on the marketing of alcoholism treatment services. The authors of this much-needed volume--reputable marketing and research scholars--greatly expand the current base of knowledge concerning the alcohol treatment marketing subdiscipline including the referral system analyses of market potentials for providers promotional effort consultation for new providers and the evolving nature of medical services distribution systems. Through in-depth interviews with treatment providers referral sources and former clients of treatment facilities and in major reviews of literature on the subject Alcoholism Treatment Marketing presents primary research and general research findings to provide practical marketing implications. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315826028

Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency and the College Student Professionals who work with college students--and college students themselves--address the current epidemic of drug use on college campuses in this timely book. In acknowledging that substance abuse problems proliferate during college and on into adult life when they then affect the next generation the outstanding group of contributors offers forthright and clear descriptions explanations and suggestions for helping students including examples of university services that have proven successful in dealing with student substance abuse. This helpful book aims to reverse the trend of ambivalence and confusion of administrators and college counselors regarding the area of substance use disorder by providing practical intervention strategies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315804170

AlcoholSocial Drinking in Cultural Context Alcohol: Social Drinking in Cultural Context critically examines alcohol use across cultures and through time. This short text is a framework for students to self-consciously examine their beliefs about and use of alcohol and a companion text for teaching the primary concepts of anthropology to first-or second year college students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415892506

Aldous Huxley This set comprises forty volumes covering nineteenth and twentieth century European and American authors. These volumes will be available as a complete set mini boxed sets (by theme) or as individual volumes. This second set compliments the first sixty-eight volume set of Critical Heritage published by Routledge in October 1995. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415848268

Aldous HuxleyA Quest for Values In the moral vacuum and world of shifting values following World War I Aldous Huxley was both a sensitive reflector and an articulate catalyst. This work provides a highly illuminating analysis of Huxley's evolution from skeptic to mystic. As Milton Birnbaum shows in a perceptive interpretation of Huxley's poetry fiction essays and biographies--what evolved in Huxley's moral and intellectual pilgrimage was not so much a change in direction as a shift in emphasis. Even in the sardonic Huxley of the 1920s and 1930s there is a moral concern. In the later Huxley there are traces of the satirical skepticism which delighted his readers in the decades preceding World War II.A man of letters a keen observer seeker of new ways while profoundly knowledgeable in the truths of ancient wisdom Huxley tried to achieve a symbiotic synthesis of the best of all worlds. In clarifying and interpreting Huxley's intellectual moral and philosophical development Birnbaum touches upon all the subjects that came under the scrutiny of a singularly encyclopedic mind.This book is of great worth to those interested both in Huxley the brilliant satirist and in Huxley the seeker of salvation. In his search Huxley typified the modern quest for values. Milton Birnbaum's study is an invaluable guide in that journey. His new introduction takes account of research and analysis of Huxley that has occurred since this book's original publication. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138518704

Alec Nove on the Soviet Economy (Routledge Revivals)Collected Works From the early 1960s until his death in 1994 Alec Nove was one of the world's leading authorities on Russian and Soviet economic history. This Routledge Revivals collection brings together six of his most essential books on the Soviet Economy taken from across the full breadth of his eminent career. Written between 1961 and 1989 this definitive collection covers Soviet economic history from the height of the Cold War through to the cultural renaissance of Glasnost in the late 1980s. From Joseph Stalin through to Mikhail Gorbachev via an exploration of Soviet political economy efficiency Socialism and development this is a truly wide-ranging reissued collection which will be a delight to Soviet economists and historians.  Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415692076

Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) is one of the most famous and significant authors in the history of western esotericism. Crowley has been long ignored by scholars of religion whilst the stories of magical and sexual practice which circulate about him continue to attract popular interest. "Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics" looks at the man behind the myth - by setting him firmly within the politics of his time - and the development of his ideas through his extensive and extraordinarily varied writings. Crowley was a rationalist sympathetic to the values of the Enlightenment but also a romantic and a reactionary. His search for an alternative way to express his religious feelings led him to elaborate his own vision of social and political change. Crowley's complex politics led to his involvement with many key individuals organisations and groups of his day - the secret service of various countries the German Nazi party Russian political activists journalists and politicians of various persuasions as well as other writers - both in Europe and America. "Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics" presents a life of ideas an examination of a man shaped by and shaping the politics of his times. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781844656967

Aleksandr Blok's Trilogy of Lyric DramasA Puppet Show The King on the Square and the Unknown Woman Aleksandr Blok's Trilogy of Lyric Dramas gathers together for the first time in English translation the first three plays by Aleksandr Blok the pre-eminent poet of Russian Symbolism and one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. The three plays that constitute the trilogy - A Puppet Show The King on the Square and The Unknown Woman - are pivotal documents in the development of modernist drama. In his productions of A Puppet Show; and The Unknown Woman Meyerhold first began to work the basic tenets of his approach to grotesque and constructivist theatre. Moreover A Puppet Show provided the inspiration and much of the foundation for Meyerhold's theoretical writings. As a result these plays are indispensable to any student of Meyerhold or modernist theatre. The plays are presented in the context of the poetry from which they issued in order to suggest how Blok developed the themes and motifs of the plays in other genres. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415753838

Aleksandr Vampilov: The Major Plays First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315077437

AleppoA History Shortlisted for the 2018 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize  Aleppo is one of the longest-surviving cities of the ancient and Islamic Middle East. Until recently it enjoyed a thriving urban life—in particular an active traditional suq  with a continuous tradition going back centuries. Its tangle of streets still follow the Hellenistic grid and above it looms the great Citadel which contains recently-uncovered remains of a Bronze/Iron Age temple complex suggesting an even earlier role as a ‘high place’ in the Canaanite tradition. In the Arab Middle Ages Aleppo was a strongpoint of the Islamic resistance to the Crusader presence. Its medieval Citadel is one of the most dramatic examples of a fortified enclosure in the Islamic tradition. In Mamluk and Ottoman times the city took on a thriving commercial role and provided a base for the first European commercial factories and consulates in the Levant. Its commercial life funded a remarkable building tradition with some hundreds of the 600 or so officially-declared monuments dating from these eras. Its diverse ethnic mixture with significant Kurdish Turkish Christian and Armenian communities provide a richer layering of influences on the city’s life. In this volume Ross Burns explores Aleppo's rich history from its earliest history through to the modern era providing a thorough treatment of this fascinating city history accessible both to scholarly readers and to the general public interested in a factual and comprehensive survey of the city’s past. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815367987

Alevis in EuropeVoices of Migration Culture and Identity The Alevis are a significant minority in Turkey and now also in the countries of Western Europe. Over the past century many of them have migrated from rural enclaves on the Anatolian plateau to the great cities of Istanbul and Ankara and from there to the countries of the European Union. This book asks who are they? How do they construct their identities – now and in the past; in Turkey and in Europe? A range of scholars writing from sociological historical socio-psychological and political perspectives present analysis and research that shows the Alevi communities grouping and regrouping defining and redefining – sometimes as an ethnic minority sometimes as religious groups sometimes around a political philosophy - contingently responding to circumstances of the Turkish Republic’s political position and to the immigration policies of Western Europe. Contributors consider Alevi roots and cultural practices in their villages of origin; the changes in identity following the migration to the gecekondu shanty towns surrounding the cities of Turkey; the changes consequent on their second diaspora to Germany the UK Sweden and other European countries; and the implications of European citizenship for their identity. This collection offers a new and significant contribution to the study of migration and minorities in the wider European context. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367349035

Alevism as an Ethno-Religious IdentityContested Boundaries Until recently the importance of religion in the modern world has often been underestimated in Western societies whereas its significance is absolutely crucial in the Middle East. Religion is critical to a sense of belonging for communities and nations and can be a force for unity or division. This is the case for the Alevis an ethnic and religious community that constitutes approximately 20% of the Turkish population – its second largest religious group. In the current crisis in the Middle East the heightened religious tensions between Sunnis Shias and Alawites raise questions about who the Alevis are and where they stand in this conflict. With an ambiguous relationship to Islam historically Alevis have been treated as a ‘suspect community’ in Turkey and recently whilst distinct from Alawites have sympathised with the Assad regime’s secular orientation. The chapters in this book analyse different aspects of Alevi identity in relation to religion politics culture education and national identity drawing on specialist research in the field. The approach is interdisciplinary and contributes to wider debates concerning ethnicity religion migration and trans/national identity within and across ethno-religious boundaries.　 The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the National Identities journal. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367519100

Alexander Dalrymple and the Expansion of British Trade Alexander Dalrymple was once described as the man who after Hakluyt had done most for the spread of Britain’s commerce. In this important new work Dr. Fry discusses Dalrymple’s extensive contribution to knowledge about New Guinea and his pioneer attempt to establish a free port on Balambangan and shows that his interest in the possibility of a North-West Passage and his influence in government circles were to be a major factor in bringing about Vancouver’s survey. Dalrymple’s research and theories about the great Southern Continent led to his appointment by the Royal Society as commander of the 1768 expedition and though the Admiralty countermanded this decision and appointed instead Captain Cook Dalrymple’s geographical researches were the motivating force behind the initiation of the search for Terra Australis. Dr. Fry throws interesting new light on Dalrymple’s relations with Cook which he argues have been consistently misrepresented. Dalrymple became an expert navigator and surveyor during his years as captain of East India snows and he became in turn hydrographer of the East India Company and the Admiralty. His work in this field revolutionised chart-making and was a contribution of incalculable value to Britain’s maritime supremacy in the nineteenth century. This classic book was first published in 1970. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138865150

Alexander Dumas Dictionary Of Cuisine First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966475

Alexander Hamilton and the Growth of the New Nation  Probably no American statesman displayed more constructive imagination than did Alexander Hamilton. Prodigal of ideas bursting with plans for diversifying the economy and obsessed by a determination to make the United States a powerful nation under a centralized government he left an imprint upon this country that time has not effaced. Alexander Hamilton and the Growth of the New Nation is the premier biography of Alexander Hamilton written by one of the foremost scholars of early American history. Hamilton's career was at times contradictory: born in John Adams's words the "bastard brat of a Scotch peddler " he rose to high social political and military position in the newly born country. He dreaded divisiveness yet his strate­gies and actions aggravated political sectionalism. Miller weaves together the complex facets of Hamilton's life to make a vivid absorbing biography. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780765805515

Alexander Hamilton ChurchA Man of Ideas for All Seasons This book first published in 1988 reassesses the data on Church – accountant manager and industrial engineer – and stresses the theoretical impact of his ideas upon contemporary business structures as well as his practical desire to implement concepts to better the working man’s day. The past impact of engineers and engineering concepts on accounting and management has previously been overlooked and this book corrects this. The discussion herein may inspire a much-needed dialogue among engineers accountants and managers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367522704

Alexander Leslie and the Scottish Generals of the Thirty Years' War 1618–1648 Field Marshal Alexander Leslie was the highest ranking commander from the British Isles to serve in the Thirty Years’ War. Though Leslie’s life provides the thread that runs through this work the authors use his story to explore the impacts of the Thirty Years’ War the British Civil Wars and the age of Military Revolution. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138663145

Alexander Pope in The Reign of Queen AnneReconsiderations of His Early Career This is the first collection of essays since George Sherburn’s landmark monograph The Early Career of Alexander Pope (1934) to reconsider how the most important and influential poet of eighteenth-century Britain fashioned his early career. The volume covers Pope’s writings from across the reign of Queen Anne and just beyond. It focuses in particular on his interaction with the courtly culture constellated round the Queen. It examines for instance his representations of Queen Anne herself his portrayals of politics and patronage under her reign his negotiations with current literary theory with the classical tradition with chronologically distant yet also contemporaneous English poets with current thought on the passions and with membership of a religious minority. In doing so it comprehensively reconsiders anew the ways in which Pope increasingly supportive of Anne’s rule and mindful of the Virgilian rota sought at first to realise his authorial aspirations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367275532

Alexander PopeSelected Poetry and Prose Alexander Pope's technical polish and intellectual poise appeal to the subtlest audience. This selection includes The Rape of the Lock Eloisa to Abelard and extracts from The Dunciad and the translation of Homer. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138176812

Alexander PopeThe Evolution of a Poet This title was first published in 2002: Making use of the growing body of research in recent years on the nature of creativity Netta Goldsmith here presents a new view of the famous poet whose personality has long frustrated scholars as elusive. Goldsmith tells the story of Pope's life so as to show the factors-personal and public psychological and social-which shaped his character and enabled him to secure widespread recognition as a major poet. Discussions of significant works are integrated into the narrative covering main events and key relationships as well as illustrating points made throughout about Pope's approach to his art. Among other things this book shows how vulnerable Pope felt as a Papist in a time of endemic Jacobite activity and how his fear of possible prosecution for sedition determined much of his conduct and the way he shaped his career. Alexander Pope: The evolution of a poet not only provides a fresh perspective on Pope but also on the very nature of literary creativity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138739710

Alexander The Great First published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415540865

Alexander the Great in the Roman Empire 150 BC to AD 600 The life of Alexander the Great began to be retold from the moment of his death. The Greco-Roman authors used these stories as exemplars in a variety of ways. This book is concerned with the various stories of Alexander and how they were used in antiquity to promote certain policies religious views and value systems.The book is an original contribution to the study of the history and reception of Alexander analysing the writings of over 70 classical and post-classical authors during a period of over 700 years. Drawing on this extensive range and quantity of material the study plots the continuity and change of ideas from the early Roman Empire to the early Middle Ages. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367731670

Alexander the GreatA Reader This exciting new edition is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great showing the problems of the ancient source material and making it clear that there is no single approach to be taken.The twelve thematic chapters contain a broad selection of the most significant published articles about Alexander examining the main areas of debate and discussion: The Sources Alexander’s Influences and the Macedonian Background Alexander’s Aims Alexander’s Battles and Generalship Alexander and the Greeks Alexander and the Persian Empire Alexander India and the Gedrosian Desert From Mass Marriage to Death Alexander and the ‘Unity of Mankind’ Alexander and Deification Alexander and Conspiracies Alexander: The ‘Great’? The Reader has the distinctive feature of translating a substantial number of the more inaccessible primary sources; each chapter is also prefaced with a succinct introduction to the topic under consideration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415667432

Alexander the GreatMan and God Alexander the Great conquered territories on a superhuman scale and established an empire that stretched from Greece to India. He spread Greek culture and education throughout his empire and was worshipped as a living god by many of his subjects. But how great is a leader responsible for the deaths on tens of thousands of people? A ruler who prefers constant warring to administering the peace? A man who believed he was a god who murdered his friends and recklessly put his soldiers lives at risk? Ian Worthington delves into Alexander's successes and failures his paranoia the murders he engineered his megalomania and his constant drinking. It presents a king corrupted by power and who for his own personal ends sacrificed the empire his father had fought to establish.   Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315834962

Alexander von Humboldt's Transatlantic Personae Who was Alexander von Humboldt? Was he really a lone genius? Was he another European apologist for colonialism in the Americas or the father of Latin American independence? Was he a roving Romanticist or did his sensibilities belong to the Enlightenment? Naturalist philosopher historian and proto-sociologist--to name just some of the fields to which he contributed-- Humboldt is impossible to contain in a single identity or definition. His voluminous writings range across so many different fields of knowledge that his scholarly-scientific personae multiplied even during his lifetime and they have continued to proliferate since his death in 1859. A household word throughout the nineteenth century Humboldt was eventually eclipsed by Charles Darwin (whose own travels had been motivated by Humboldt’s) and disappeared from view for much of the twentieth century notably in the United States. The essays in this collection testify to the renewed interest that Alexander von Humboldt’s multi-faceted work is inspiring in the twenty-first century especially among cultural and literary historians from both sides of the Atlantic. This book was originally published as a special issue of Atlantic Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138117389

Alexander's MarshalsA Study of the Makedonian Aristocracy and the Politics of Military Leadership This substantially revised and updated second edition of The Marshals of Alexander’s Empire (1992) examines Alexander’s most important officers who commanded army units and were involved in military and political deliberations. Chapters on these men have been expanded giving greater attention to personalities bias in the sources and the social as well as military setting including more on familial connections and regional origins in an attempt to create a better understanding of factions. The major confrontations military and political are treated in greater detail within the biographies and a discussion of the organization and command structure of the Makedonian army has been added. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367873769

Alexandria Real and Imagined Alexandria Real and Imagined offers a complex portrait of an extraordinary city from its foundation in the fourth century BC up to the present day: a city notable for its history of ethnic diversity for the legacies of its past imperial grandeur - Ottoman and Arab Byzantine Roman and Greek - and not least for the memorable images of 'Alexandria' constructed both by outsiders and by inhabitants of the city. In this volume of new essays Alexandria and its many images - the real and the imagined - are illuminated from a rich variety of perspectives. These range from art history to epidemiology from social and cultural analysis to re-readings of Cavafy and Callimachus from the impressions of foreign visitors to the evidence of police records from the constructions of Alexandria in Durrell and Forster to those in the twentieth-century Arabic novel. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315262956

Alexandru D. Xenopol and the Development of Romanian Historiography Despite the criticism of his peers and the inattention of his successors Alexandru Xenopol provided Romanian nationalistic historiography with a greater measure of respectability especially with the general public. By the time of WWI a strong sense of national identity had become entrenched as an intellectually respectable mentality among Romania’s literate classes. This book examines Xenopol’s participation in the creation of this mentality in Romania during decades that were crucial to the development of institutionalized intellectual life and and educted behaviour in that country. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138643741

Alexiad Of The Princess Anna Comnena First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138988453

Alfred Adler Revisited Alfred Adler was one of the most influential thinkers in psychotherapy – a physician psychiatrist author and professor who wanted to answer the questions that plagued people during a significant time in history. His original ideas serve as a foundation for most modern theories of counseling and psychotherapy ideas and writings that are brought back to life in this volume. Within contemporary experts comment and introduce Adler's work through the lens of the 21st century. In doing so they pay tribute to analyze and disseminate his classic seminal papers that have significantly impacted the therapy field. The 23 papers included were chosen because of their relevance to today's issues and their importance in Adlerian theory and practice. They detail the core elements of his theory the tactics he used to advocate change in individuals and systems and emphasize how contemporary his ideas are. Alfred Adler Revisited not only plays homage to a great professional it revives his ideas and encourages debate over fundamental human issues. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415884471

Alfred Adler: Problems of NeurosisA Book of Case-Histories First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415846004

Alfred Adler's Basic Concepts And Implications First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138158443

Alfred AdlerThe Pattern of Life First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415852586

Alfred Gilbert's AestheticismGilbert Amongst Whistler Wilde Leighton Pater and Burne-Jones Alfred Gilbert's Aestheticism presents the first sustained re-evaluation of the life and work of one of the most acclaimed sculptors of the late-Victorian period. Drawing on important new archival sources this ground-breaking study challenges the customary assumption that Aestheticism was primarily a literary painterly or architectural phenomena. Jason Edwards reveals both the diverse ways in which Gilbert's sculptures operated within the context of Aestheticism and also how these works provided a unique and provocative commentary on the history of masculine friendship and eroticism in the period leading up to and beyond the Wilde trials in 1895. Detailed readings are offered of the relationship of Gilbert's work to essays by Pater and Swinburne poems plays and novels by Wilde and W. S. Gilbert and paintings by Burne-Jones Leighton Rossetti Solomon Whistler and Watts. With over 90 illustrations including key contemporary photographs showing Gilbert's works in their original contexts this book makes a major contribution to the field of Victorian sculpture studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138263659

Alfred Herbert Ltd and the British Machine Tool Industry 1887-1983 At the beginning of the twentieth century Britain was amongst the world leaders in the production of machine tools yet by the 1980s the industry was in terminal decline. Focusing on the example of Britain's largest machine tool maker Alfred Herbert Ltd of Coventry this study charts the wider fortunes of this vital part of the manufacturing sector. Taking a chronological approach the book explores how during the late nineteenth century the industry developed a reputation for excellence throughout the world before the challenges of two world wars necessitated drastic changes and reorganisations. Despite meeting these challenges and emerging with confidence into the post-war market place the British machine tool industry never regained its pre-eminent position and increasingly lost ground to foreign competition. By using the example of Alfred Herbert Ltd to illuminate the broader economic and business history of the British machine tool industry this study not only provides a valuable insight into British manufacturing but also contributes to the ongoing debates surrounding Britain's alleged decline as a manufacturing nation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138274174

Alfred Hitchcock ‘Will there ever be an end to the supply of books about Alfred Hitchcock?’ pleaded the Times Literary Supplement in 2008. It is a fair question for as Michael Walker pointed out in Hitchcock’s Motifs more has been written about Hitchcock (1899–1980) than any other film director. Indeed Jane E. Sloan’s 1993 Hitchcock bibliography revealed that well over seventy-five scholarly books and nearly 1 000 articles had been published by 1990; and those figures have of course continued inexorably to rise. So while the prospective viewer of Vertigo or Rear Window is likely to feel a compelling need for some preparation before consuming the film itself the daunting quantity (and variable quality) of Hitchcock criticism makes it difficult to discriminate the useful from the tendentious superficial and otiose. That is why this new Routledge title compiled by Neil Badmington is so urgently needed. In four volumes the collection meets the need for an authoritative reference work to allow researchers and students to make sense of the vast Hitchcock literature and the continuing explosion in research output. Users will now be able easily and rapidly to locate the best and most influential critical scholarship work that is otherwise often inaccessible or scattered throughout a variety of specialist journals and books. With material gathered into one easy-to-use set researchers and students can now spend more of their time with the key journal articles book chapters and other pieces rather than on time-consuming (and sometimes fruitless) archival searches. The collection is supplemented with a comprehensive introduction newly written by the editor which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context. It is also fully indexed and includes an expertly compiled ‘Thematic Guide’ to enable users readily to discover and follow thematic pathways through the assembled works. Alfred Hitchcock is an essential reference work and is destined to be valued as a vital research resource. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415645256

Alfred Hitchcock Nicholas Haeffner provides a comprehensive introduction to Alfred Hitchcock's major British and Hollywood films and usefully navigates the reader through a wealth of critical commentaries. One of the acknowledged giants of film Hitchcock's prolific half-century career spanned the silent and sound eras and resulted in 53 films of which Rear Window (1954) Vertigo (1958) and Psycho (1960) are now seen as classics within the suspense melodrama and horror genres. In contrast to previous works which have attempted to get inside Hitchcock's mind and psychoanalyse his films this book takes a more materialist stance. As Haeffner makes clear Hitchcock was simultaneously a professional film maker working as part of a team in the film factories of Hollywood a media celebrity and an aspiring artist gifted with considerable entrepreneurial flair for marketing himself and his films. The book makes a case for locating the director's remarkable body of work within traditions of highbrow middlebrow and lowbrow culture appealing to different audience constituencies in a calculated strategy. The book upholds the case for taking Hitchcock's work seriously and challenges his popular reputation as a misogynist through detailed analyses of his most controversial films. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138175006

Alfred Marshall First published in 1986 1987 and 1990 this three volume reissue covers the life and times of leading economic theorist Alfred Marshall - one of the founders of neoclassical economics. David Reisman's incisive and comprehensive study divides Marshall's work into three key areas: economics progress and politics and moral principles. The author deals with everything from Marshall's magnum opus Principles of Economics through to his contribution to the progressive evolution in Victorian politics; and finally the way in which his background and upbringing influenced his highly moral approach to economic theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415619691

Alfred Marshall: Progress and Politics (Routledge Revivals) First published in 1987 Alfred Marshall: Progress and Politics provides an enlightening insight into Marshall's thoughts on social improvement adaptive upgrading policy and polity. He planned books on these subjects which he never subsequently wrote but the thesis of  this work is that a close study of such writings as Marshall did complete makes possible a very detailed reconstruction of the important contribution which Marshall was capable of making to Victorian evolutionary thought (much in the shadow of Darwin and Spencer). In the ongoing debate on the political element in political economy he reveals himself to have been as much an eclectic as was Adam Smith and as much a man of commitment as was T. H. Green. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415672061

Alfred Marshall's Mission (Routledge Revivals) Alfred Marshall was anxious to do good. Intended by an Evangelical father for the vocation of clergyman the author of the mould-shaping Principles of Economics remained to the end of his days a great preacher deeply committed to raising the tone of life. First published in 1990 Alfred Marshall’s Mission explains how this most moral of political economists sought to blend the downward sloping utility function of Jevons and Menger with the organic evolutionism of Darwin and Spencer how this celebrated theorist of social alongside economic growth sought to combine the mathematical marginalism of Cournot. Thunen and Edgeworth with the ethical uplift of Green Jowett and Toynbee. The conclusion reached is that perhaps Marshall was after all too anxious to do good. Far more economists however have been not anxious enough; and that in itself gives this study of Marshall’s life and times a present day relevance which would no doubt have appealed strongly to the shy Cambridge professor who is its subject. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415672078

Alfred the GreatPapers from the Eleventh-Centenary Conferences 1999 marked the eleven-hundredth anniversary of the death of Alfred the Great and to mark this event two international conferences were held to re-evaluate and contextualise Alfred's achievements and the developments of his reign. This volume includes papers given at both events and provides substantial assessments by leading scholars of issues of source-criticism of the large corpus of Old English literature associated with Alfred and of developments in government and society in late ninth-century England. It also explores how Alfred and his kingdom related to the wider geo-political and cultural situation in the British isles and continental Europe and closes with a substantial survey of the uses and shifts in Alfred's reputation in the centuries following his death. This substantial and wide ranging volume will become a standard reference work for anyone interested in Old English literature or Anglo-Saxon history and will set the pattern of future scholarly debate. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138248304

Alfred the GreatWar Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England This biography of Alfred the Great king of the West Saxons (871-899) combines a sensitive reading of the primary sources with a careful evaluation of the most recent scholarly research on the history and archaeology of ninth-century England. Alfred emerges from the pages of this biography as a great warlord an effective and inventive ruler and a passionate scholar whose piety and intellectual curiosity led him to sponsor a cultural and spiritual renaissance. Alfred's victories on the battlefield and his sweeping administrative innovations not only preserved his native Wessex from viking conquest but began the process of political consolidation that would culminate in the creation of the kingdom of England. Alfred the Great: War Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England strips away the varnish of later interpretations to recover the historical Alfredpragmatic generous brutal pious scholarly within the context of his own age. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315846286

Alfred Von Schlieffen's Military Writings A collection of some of the writings of Generalfeldmarschall Alfred Graf von Schlieffen one of the more intriguing of Imperial Germany's military figures. Schlieffens 15 years as Chief of the General staff left a stamp upon both military and political institutions of Wilhelmine Germany. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203045084

Algae and Sustainable TechnologiesBioenergy Nanotechnology and Green Chemistry Algal and sustainable technologies: Bioenergy Nannotechnology and Green chemistry is an interdisciplinary overview of the world’s major problems; water scarcity clean environment and energy and their sustenance remedy measures using microalgae. It comprehensively presents the way to tackle the socio-economic issues including food feed fuel medicine and health and also entails the untapped potential of microalgae in environmental management bioenergy solution and sustainable synthesis of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. This book basically emphasizes the success of algae as wonderful feed stocks of future and provides upto date information and sustainable and recreational outlook towards degrading environment and energy crisis. Applicability of fast emerging algae based nanotechnology in bioremediation and production of nanoparticle (AuNP AgNP etc) are beautifully described along with latest research and findings. Key features: The "waste to best to income" strategies are the main concern of the book and take the edge off the problem of pollution energy and income. Elucidate the sustainable phycoremediation and nanoparticle functions as low cost approach for various ecosystem services. Information regarding pharmaceuticals nutraceuticals and other algae based value added product synthesis and fate are comprehensively discussed. Knowledge resource latest research findings and prospects presented in an accessible manner for researchers students eminent scientists entrepreneurs professionals and policy maker. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367432256

AlgaeAnatomy Biochemistry and Biotechnology Second Edition A single-source reference on the biology of algae Algae: Anatomy Biochemistry and Biotechnology Second Edition examines the most important taxa and structures for freshwater marine and terrestrial forms of algae. Its comprehensive coverage goes from algae's historical role through its taxonomy and ecology to its natural product possibilities.The authors have gathered a significant amount of new material since the publication of the first edition. This completely revised second edition contains many changes and additions including the following: All revised and rewritten tables plus new figures many in color A fascinating new chapter: Oddities and Curiosities in the Algal World Expanded information on algal anatomy Absorption spectra from all algal divisions chlorophylls and accessory pigments Additional information on collection storage and preservation of algae Updated section on algal toxins and algal bioactive molecules The book's unifying theme is on the important role of algae in the earth's self-regulating life support system and its function within restorative models of planetary health. It also discusses algae's biotechnological applications including potential nutritional and pharmaceutical products. Written for students as well as researchers teachers and professionals in the field of phycology and applied phycology this new full-color edition is both illuminating and inspiring. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439867327

Algal Biofuels Algae presents a viable biofuel alternative because the production of algae for fuel unlike other agro-based biofuels does not compete with food production. This book covers algae-based biofuel options and discusses the design and economic viability of algal bioenergy co-production concepts. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498752312

Algal Blooms and Membrane Based Desalination Technology Seawater desalination is rapidly growing in terms of installed capacity (~80 million m3/day in 2013) plant size and global application. An emerging threat to this technology is the seasonal proliferation of microscopic algae in seawater known as algal blooms. Such blooms have caused operational problems in seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plants due to clogging and poor effluent quality of the pre-treatment system which eventually forced the shutdown of the plant to avoid irreversible fouling of downstream SWRO membranes. As more extra large SWRO plants (>500 000 m3/day) are expected to be constructed in the coming years frequent chemical cleaning (>1/year) of SWRO installations will not be feasible and more reliable pre-treatment system will be required. To maintain stable operation in SWRO plants during algal bloom periods pre-treatment using ultrafiltration (UF) membranes has been proposed. This thesis addresses the effect of algal blooms on the operation of UF pre-treatment and SWRO. Experimental investigations demonstrated that marine algal blooms can impact the backwashability of UF and can accelerate biological fouling in RO. However it is unlikely that algae themselves are the main causes of fouling but rather the transparent exopolymer particles (TEPs) that they produce. To better monitor TEPs a new method capable of measuring TEP as small as 10 kDa was developed and showed that TEPs can be effectively removed by UF pre-treatment prior to SWRO. This work also demonstrated that although TEPs and other algal-derived material (AOM) are very sticky and can adhere to UF and RO membranes adhesion can be much stronger on membranes already fouled with AOM. Moreover a model was developed to predict the accumulation of algal cells in capillary UF membranes which further demonstrated that the role of algal cells in UF fouling is not as significant as that of AOM and TEPs.          Overall this study demonstrates that better analytical methods and tools are essential in elucidating the adverse impacts of algal blooms in seawater on the operation of membrane-based desalination plants (UF-RO). It also highlighted the importance of developing effective pre-treatment processes to remove AOM from the raw water and reduce the membrane fouling potential of the feed water for downstream SWRO membranes.     Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138026261

Algarve BuildingModernism Regionalism and Architecture in the South of Portugal 1925-1965 Foreword by Adrian Forty. The Algarve is not only Portugal’s foremost tourism region. Uniquely Mediterranean in an Atlantic country its building customs have long been markers of historical and cultural specificity attracting both picturesque driven conservatives and modernists seeking their lineage. Modernism regionalism and the ‘vernacular’ – three essential tropes of twentieth-century architecture culture – converged in the region’s building identity construct and often the subject of strictly metropolitan elaborations they are examined here from a peripheral standpoint instead. Drawing on work that won the Royal Institute of British Architects President’s Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis in 2013 Algarve Building challenges the conventional inclusion of Portuguese modern architecture in ‘Critical Regionalism’ narratives. A fine-grain reconstruction of the debates and cultures at play locally exposes the extra-architectural and widely participated antecedents of the much-celebrated mid-century shift towards the regional. Uncelebrated architects and a cast of other players (clients officials engineers and builders) contributed to maturing a regional strand of modern architecture that more than being the heroic outcome of a hard-fought ‘battle’ by engaged designers against a conservative establishment became truly popular in the Algarve. Algarve Building shows more broadly what the processes that have been appropriated by the canon of architectural history and theory – such as the presence of folk traditions and regional variation in learned architecture – stand to gain when observed in local everyday practices. The grand narratives and petites histoires of architecture can be enriched questioned revised and confirmed by an unprejudiced return to its facts and sources – the buildings the documents the discourses the agents and the archives. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138490369

Algebra & GeometryAn Introduction to University Mathematics Algebra & Geometry: An Introduction to University Mathematics provides a bridge between high school and undergraduate mathematics courses on algebra and geometry. The author shows students how mathematics is more than a collection of methods by presenting important ideas and their historical origins throughout the text. He incorporates a hands-on approach to proofs and connects algebra and geometry to various applications. The text focuses on linear equations polynomial equations and quadratic forms. The first several chapters cover foundational topics including the importance of proofs and properties commonly encountered when studying algebra. The remaining chapters form the mathematical core of the book. These chapters explain the solution of different kinds of algebraic equations the nature of the solutions and the interplay between geometry and algebra Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781482246476

Algebra in the Early Grades This volume is the first to offer a comprehensive research-based multi-faceted look at issues in early algebra. In recent years the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics has recommended that algebra become a strand flowing throughout the K-12 curriculum and the 2003 RAND Mathematics Study Panel has recommended that algebra be “the initial topical choice for focused and coordinated research and development [in K-12 mathematics].” This book provides a rationale for a stronger and more sustained approach to algebra in school as well as concrete examples of how algebraic reasoning may be developed in the early grades. It is organized around three themes: The Nature of Early Algebra Students’ Capacity for Algebraic Thinking Issues of Implementation: Taking Early Algebra to the Classrooms. The contributors to this landmark volume have been at the forefront of an effort to integrate algebra into the existing early grades mathematics curriculum. They include scholars who have been developing the conceptual foundations for such changes as well as researchers and developers who have led empirical investigations in school settings.  Algebra in the Early Grades aims to bridge the worlds of research practice design and theory for educators researchers students policy makers and curriculum developers in mathematics education. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315097435

AlgebraA Computational Introduction Adequate texts that introduce the concepts of abstract algebra are plentiful. None however are more suited to those needing a mathematical background for careers in engineering computer science the physical sciences industry or finance than Algebra: A Computational Introduction. Along with a unique approach and presentation the author demonstrates how software can be used as a problem-solving tool for algebra. A variety of factors set this text apart. Its clear exposition with each chapter building upon the previous ones provides greater clarity for the reader. The author first introduces permutation groups then linear groups before finally tackling abstract groups. He carefully motivates Galois theory by introducing Galois groups as symmetry groups. He includes many computations both as examples and as exercises. All of this works to better prepare readers for understanding the more abstract concepts.By carefully integrating the use of Mathematica® throughout the book in examples and exercises the author helps readers develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the material. The numerous exercises and examples along with downloads available from the Internet help establish a valuable working knowledge of Mathematica and provide a good reference for complex problems encountered in the field. Media > Books > E-books Chapman & Hall 9781315273167

AlgebraGroups Rings and Fields This text presents the concepts of higher algebra in a comprehensive and modern way for self-study and as a basis for a high-level undergraduate course. The author is one of the preeminent researchers in this field and brings the reader up to the recent frontiers of research including never-before-published material. From the table of contents: - Groups: Monoids and Groups - Cauchyís Theorem - Normal Subgroups - Classifying Groups - Finite Abelian Groups - Generators and Relations - When Is a Group a Group? (Cayley's Theorem) - Sylow Subgroups - Solvable Groups - Rings and Polynomials: An Introduction to Rings - The Structure Theory of Rings - The Field of Fractions - Polynomials and Euclidean Domains - Principal Ideal Domains - Famous Results from Number Theory - I Fields: Field Extensions - Finite Fields - The Galois Correspondence - Applications of the Galois Correspondence - Solving Equations by Radicals - Transcendental Numbers: e and p - Skew Field Theory - Each chapter includes a set of exercises Media > Books > Print Books A K Peters/CRC Press 9780367449230

Algebraic and Stochastic Coding Theory Using a simple yet rigorous approach Algebraic and Stochastic Coding Theory makes the subject of coding theory easy to understand for readers with a thorough knowledge of digital arithmetic Boolean and modern algebra and probability theory. It explains the underlying principles of coding theory and offers a clear detailed description of each code. More advanced readers will appreciate its coverage of recent developments in coding theory and stochastic processes. After a brief review of coding history and Boolean algebra the book introduces linear codes including Hamming and Golay codes. It then examines codes based on the Galois field theory as well as their application in BCH and especially the Reed–Solomon codes that have been used for error correction of data transmissions in space missions. The major outlook in coding theory seems to be geared toward stochastic processes and this book takes a bold step in this direction. As research focuses on error correction and recovery of erasures the book discusses belief propagation and distributions. It examines the low-density parity-check and erasure codes that have opened up new approaches to improve wide-area network data transmission. It also describes modern codes such as the Luby transform and Raptor codes that are enabling new directions in high-speed transmission of very large data to multiple users. This robust self-contained text fully explains coding problems illustrating them with more than 200 examples. Combining theory and computational techniques it will appeal not only to students but also to industry professionals researchers and academics in areas such as coding theory and signal and image processing. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439881811

Algebraic Approaches to Nuclear Structure This book is devoted to algebraic models and their applications. It presents a simple but thorough pedagogic approach starting from the most elementary ideas and building up to the most recent results of advanced theories. The book is designed for a graduate level treatment. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003077275

Algebraic Combinatorics This graduate level text is distinguished both by the range of topics and the novelty of the material it treats--more than half of the material in it has previously only appeared in research papers. The first half of this book introduces the characteristic and matchings polynomials of a graph. It is instructive to consider these polynomials together because they have a number of properties in common. The matchings polynomial has links with a number of problems in combinatorial enumeration particularly some of the current work on the combinatorics of orthogonal polynomials. This connection is discussed at some length and is also in part the stimulus for the inclusion of chapters on orthogonal polynomials and formal power series. Many of the properties of orthogonal polynomials are derived from properties of characteristic polynomials. The second half of the book introduces the theory of polynomial spaces which provide easy access to a number of important results in design theory coding theory and the theory of association schemes. This book should be of interest to second year graduate text/reference in mathematics. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315137131

Algebraic Combinatorics and Coinvariant Spaces Written for graduate students in mathematics or non-specialist mathematicians who wish to learn the basics about some of the most important current research in the field this book provides an intensive yet accessible introduction to the subject of algebraic combinatorics. After recalling basic notions of combinatorics representation theory and some commutative algebra the main material provides links between the study of coinvariant—or diagonally coinvariant—spaces and the study of Macdonald polynomials and related operators. This gives rise to a large number of combinatorial questions relating to objects counted by familiar numbers such as the factorials Catalan numbers and the number of Cayley trees or parking functions. The author offers ideas for extending the theory to other families of finite Coxeter groups besides permutation groups. Media > Books > Print Books A K Peters/CRC Press 9780367385460

Algebraic Computability and Enumeration ModelsRecursion Theory and Descriptive Complexity This book Algebraic Computability and Enumeration Models: Recursion Theory and Descriptive Complexity presents new techniques with functorial models to address important areas on pure mathematics and computability theory from the algebraic viewpoint. The reader is first introduced to categories and functorial models with Kleene algebra examples for languages. Functorial models for Peano arithmetic are described toward important computational complexity areas on a Hilbert program leading to computability with initial models. Infinite language categories are also introduced to explain descriptive complexity with recursive computability with admissible sets and urelements. Algebraic and categorical realizability is staged on several levels addressing new computability questions with omitting types realizably. Further applications to computing with ultrafilters on sets and Turing degree computability are examined. Functorial models computability is presented with algebraic trees realizing intuitionistic types of models. New homotopy techniques are applied to Marin Lof types of computations with model categories. Functorial computability induction and recursion are examined in view of the above presenting new computability techniques with monad transformations and projective sets. This informative volume will give readers a complete new feel for models computability recursion sets complexity and realizability. This book pulls together functorial thoughts models computability sets recursion arithmetic hierarchy filters with real tree computing areas presented in a very intuitive manner for university teaching with exercises for every chapter. The book will also prove valuable for faculty in computer science and mathematics. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771882477

Algebraic Curves in Cryptography The reach of algebraic curves in cryptography goes far beyond elliptic curve or public key cryptography yet these other application areas have not been systematically covered in the literature. Addressing this gap Algebraic Curves in Cryptography explores the rich uses of algebraic curves in a range of cryptographic applications such as secret sharing frameproof codes and broadcast encryption. Suitable for researchers and graduate students in mathematics and computer science this self-contained book is one of the first to focus on many topics in cryptography involving algebraic curves. After supplying the necessary background on algebraic curves the authors discuss error-correcting codes including algebraic geometry codes and provide an introduction to elliptic curves. Each chapter in the remainder of the book deals with a selected topic in cryptography (other than elliptic curve cryptography). The topics covered include secret sharing schemes authentication codes frameproof codes key distribution schemes broadcast encryption and sequences. Chapters begin with introductory material before featuring the application of algebraic curves. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138381414

Algebraic Methods in Quantum Chemistry and Physics Algebraic Methods in Quantum Chemistry and Physics provides straightforward presentations of selected topics in theoretical chemistry and physics including Lie algebras and their applications harmonic oscillators bilinear oscillators perturbation theory numerical solutions of the Schrödinger equation and parameterizations of the time-evolution operator.The mathematical tools described in this book are presented in a manner that clearly illustrates their application to problems arising in theoretical chemistry and physics. The application techniques are carefully explained with step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow and the results are organized to facilitate both manual and numerical calculations.Algebraic Methods in Quantum Chemistry and Physics demonstrates how to obtain useful analytical results with elementary algebra and calculus and an understanding of basic quantum chemistry and physics. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780367811426

Algebraic Number Theory and Fermat's Last Theorem Updated to reflect current research Algebraic Number Theory and Fermat’s Last Theorem Fourth Edition introduces fundamental ideas of algebraic numbers and explores one of the most intriguing stories in the history of mathematics—the quest for a proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem. The authors use this celebrated theorem to motivate a general study of the theory of algebraic numbers from a relatively concrete point of view. Students will see how Wiles’s proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem opened many new areas for future work.New to the Fourth EditionProvides up-to-date information on unique prime factorization for real quadratic number fields especially Harper’s proof that Z(√14) is EuclideanPresents an important new result: Mihăilescu’s proof of the Catalan conjecture of 1844Revises and expands one chapter into two covering classical ideas about modular functions and highlighting the new ideas of Frey Wiles and others that led to the long-sought proof of Fermat’s Last TheoremImproves and updates the index figures bibliography further reading list and historical remarksWritten by preeminent mathematicians Ian Stewart and David Tall this text continues to teach students how to extend properties of natural numbers to more general number structures including algebraic number fields and their rings of algebraic integers. It also explains how basic notions from the theory of algebraic numbers can be used to solve problems in number theory. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367658717

Algebraic Numbers and Algebraic Functions This book is an introduction to the theory of algebraic numbers and algebraic functions of one variable. The basic development is the same for both using E Artin's legant approach via valuations. Number Theory is pursued as far as the unit theorem and the finiteness of the class number. In function theory the aim is the Abel-Jacobi theorem describing the devisor class group with occasional geometrical asides to help understanding. Assuming only an undergraduate course in algebra plus a little acquaintance with topology and complex function theory the book serves as an introduction to more technical works in algebraic number theory function theory or algebraic geometry by an exposition of the central themes in the subject. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781315890487

Algebraic Numbers and FunctionsResults of Class Field Theory and L Functions Through a set of related yet distinct texts the author offers a thorough presentation of the classical theory of algebraic numbers and algebraic functions: Ideal- and valuation-theoretic aspects L functions and class field theory together with a presentation of algebraic foundations which are usually undersized in standard algebra courses. These books contain the whole classical theory of algebraic numbers and algebraic functions together with the prerequists that too often receive short coverage in standard courses. Thus it should enable a broader audience to get acquainted with these theories. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138583580

Algebraic OperadsAn Algorithmic Companion Algebraic Operads: An Algorithmic Companion presents a systematic treatment of Gröbner bases in several contexts. The book builds up to the theory of Gröbner bases for operads due to the second author and Khoroshkin as well as various applications of the corresponding diamond lemmas in algebra. The authors present a variety of topics including: noncommutative Gröbner bases and their applications to the construction of universal enveloping algebras; Gröbner bases for shuffle algebras which can be used to solve questions about combinatorics of permutations; and operadic Gröbner bases important for applications to algebraic topology and homological and homotopical algebra. The last chapters of the book combine classical commutative Gröbner bases with operadic ones to approach some classification problems for operads. Throughout the book both the mathematical theory and computational methods are emphasized and numerous algorithms examples and exercises are provided to clarify and illustrate the concrete meaning of abstract theory. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781482248562

Algebraic TopologyA First Course Great first book on algebraic topology. Introduces (co)homology through singular theory. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367091880

Algebras Graphs and their Applications This book introduces the study of algebra induced by combinatorial objects called directed graphs. These graphs are used as tools in the analysis of graph-theoretic problems and in the characterization and solution of analytic problems. The book presents recent research in operator algebra theory connected with discrete and combinatorial mathematical objects. It also covers tools and methods from a variety of mathematical areas including algebra operator theory and combinatorics and offers numerous applications of fractal theory entropy theory K-theory and index theory. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466590199

Algebras Rings and Modules Volume 2Non-commutative Algebras and Rings The theory of algebras rings and modules is one of the fundamental domains of modern mathematics. General algebra more specifically non-commutative algebra is poised for major advances in the twenty-first century (together with and in interaction with combinatorics) just as topology analysis and probability experienced in the twentieth century. This is the second volume of Algebras Rings and Modules: Non-commutative Algebras and Rings by M. Hazewinkel and N. Gubarenis a continuation stressing the more important recent results on advanced topics of the structural theory of associative algebras rings and modules. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138035829

Algebras Rings and ModulesNon-commutative Algebras and Rings The theory of algebras rings and modules is one of the fundamental domains of modern mathematics. General algebra more specifically non-commutative algebra is poised for major advances in the twenty-first century (together with and in interaction with combinatorics) just as topology analysis and probability experienced in the twentieth century. This volume is a continuation and an in-depth study stressing the non-commutative nature of the first two volumes of Algebras Rings and Modules by M. Hazewinkel N. Gubareni and V. V. Kirichenko. It is largely independent of the other volumes. The relevant constructions and results from earlier volumes have been presented in this volume. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482245035

Algeria and FranceFrom Colonialism to Cooperation Beginning as a small seemingly insignificant rebellion in 1954 the Algerian struggle for independence assumed such proportions that it strangled France’s foreign policy threatened her international relations poisoned the political atmosphere and toppled one government after another. In this book first published in 1963 a specialist on French affairs assesses the impact on France of the Algerian problem the various attempts to solve that problem and the implications of the solution finally found. It is a study of conflict a careful consideration of the interaction between internal politics and a peculiarly difficult external problem – and most of all an objective and lucid presentation of the essential elements of a tragic episode in French history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138954502

AlgeriaThe Revolution Institutionalized After over a century of intensive colonial rule and nearly eight years of revolutionary warfare Algeria emerged in a state of total economic decrepitude and political backwardness. Yet in the two decades following independence in 1962 the country achieved a remarkable degree of political stability and economic growth. This book first published in 1986 traces the shape of Algeria’s revolutionary experience through an analysis of the country’s culture history economy politics and foreign policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138951136

Algernon Swinburne and Walter PaterVictorian Aestheticism Doubt and Secularisation This book argues that Walter Pater and Algernon Swinburne draw upon the legacy of Romantic Hellenism in order to explore the possibilities of a secular model of enchantment and to complicate the common Victorian assumption that secularisation was a story about rationality disillusionment and loss. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367599447

Algernon SwinburneThe Critical Heritage The <EM>Critical Heritage</EM> gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work enabling students and researchers to read for themselves for example comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels.<BR> The carefully selected sources range from landmark essays in the history of criticism to journalism and contemporary opinion and little published documentary material such as letters and diaries. Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included in order to demonstrate the fluctuations in an author's reputation.<BR> Each volume contains an introduction to the writer's published works a selected bibliography and an index of works authors and subjects.<BR> The <EM>Collected Critical Heritage</EM> set will be available as a set of 68 volumes and the series will also be available in mini sets selected by period (in slipcase boxes) and as individual volumes. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415756754

Al-Ghazali Averroes and the Interpretation of the Qur'anCommon Sense and Philosophy in Islam This book examines the contrasting interpretations of Islam and the Qur’an by Averroes and Al-Ghazali as a way of helping us untangle current impasses affecting each Abrahamic faith. This has traditionally been portrayed as a battle between philosophy and theology but the book shows that Averroes was rather more religious and Al-Ghazali more philosophical than they are usually portrayed. The book traces the interaction between two Muslim thinkers showing how each is convinced of the existence of a Book in which God is revealed to rational beings to whom He has given commandments as well as of the excellence of Islamic society. Yet they differ regarding the proper way to interpret the sacred Book. From this point of view their discussion does not address the contrast between philosophy and religion or that between reason and revelation that is so characteristic of the Middle Ages but rather explores differences at the heart of philosophical discussion in our day: is there a level of discourse which will facilitate mutual comprehension among persons allowing them to engage in debate? This interpretation of sacred texts illustrates the ways religious practice can shape believers’ readings of their sacred texts and how philosophical interpretations can be modified by religious practice. Moreover since this sort of inquiry characterizes each Abrahamic tradition this study can be expected to enhance interfaith conversation and explore religious ways to enhance tolerance between other believers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415852593

Al-Ghazali and the Divine This book examines the philosophy of al-Ghazali analysing his conception of God within Islamic theology. Seeking to contribute to the greater understanding of Muslim thought it analyses his ‘orthodox’ theory based on the notion that the spiritual struggle (jihad) and philosophical enquiry are informed by the possession of firm science (‘ilm). Exploring a wide range of Arab texts and Arab primary literature this book therefore examines a crucial period of Medieval Islamic history whilst emphasizing the multifarious and by no means monolithic components of the Muslim outlook. In seeking to understand Islamic religion as a creative and progressive heritage it also demonstrates the moderate and equilibrate character of mainstream Islam and ultimately argues that al-Ghazali’s thought is the best expression of Islamic intellectuality and spirituality.Taking a theoretical approach this book will be useful to students and scholars of Islamic philosophy theology and history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367586102

AlginatesVersatile Polymers in Biomedical Applications and Therapeutics This new volume explores the latest research on the use of alginate as a biopolymer in various biomedical applications and therapeutics. The uses of alginates and modified alginates discussed in this book include tissue regeneration encapsulation and delivery of drugs nucleic acid materials proteins and peptides genes herbal therapeutic agents nutraceuticals and more. This book also describes the synthesis and characterizations of various alginate and modified alginate systems such as hydrogels gels composites nanoparticles scaffolds etc. used for the biomedical applications and therapeutics. Alginate a biopolymer of natural origin is of immense interest for its variety of applications in pharmaceuticals (as medical diagnostic aids) and in materials science. It is the one of the most abundant natural biopolymers and is considered an excellent excipient because of its non-toxic stable and biodegradable properties. Several research innovations have been made on applications of alginate in drug delivery and biomedicines. There needs to be a thorough understanding of the synthesis purification and characterization of alginates and its derivatives for their utility in healthcare fields and this volume offers an abundance of information toward that end. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771887823

Algorithm Design Practice for Collegiate Programming Contests and Education This book can be used as an experiment and reference book for algorithm design courses as well as a training manual for programming contests. It contains 247 problems selected from ACM-ICPC programming contests and other programming contests. There's detailed analysis for each problem. All problems and test datum for most of problems will be provided online. The content will follow usual algorithms syllabus and problem-solving strategies will be introduced in analyses and solutions to problem cases. For students in computer-related majors contestants and programmers this book can polish their programming and problem-solving skills with familarity of algorithms and mathematics. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498776639

Algorithmic and Computational RoboticsNew Directions 2000 WAFR Algorithms that control the computational processes relating sensors and actuators are indispensable for robot navigation and the perception of the world in which they move. Therefore a deep understanding of how algorithms work to achieve this control is essential for the development of efficient and usable robots in a broad field of applications. An interdisciplinary group of scientists gathers every two years to document the progress in algorithmic foundations of robotics. This volume addresses in particular the areas of control theory computational and differential geometry in robotics and applications to core problems such as motion planning navigation sensor-based planning and manipulation. Media > Books > Print Books A K Peters/CRC Press 9780367447267

Algorithmic and Geometric Aspects of Robotics (Routledge Revivals) First published in 1987 the seven chapters that comprise this book review contemporary work on the geometric side of robotics. The first chapter defines the fundamental goal of robotics in very broad terms and outlines a research agenda each of whose items constitutes a substantial area for further research. The second chapter presents recently developed techniques that have begun to address the geometric side of this research agenda and the third reviews several applied geometric ideas central to contemporary work on the problem of motion planning. The use of Voronoi diagrams a theme opened in these chapters is explored further later in the book. The fourth chapter develops a theme in computational geometry having obvious significance for the simplification of practical robotics problems — the approximation or decomposition of complex geometric objects into simple ones. The final chapters treat two examples of a class of geometric ‘reconstruction’ problem that have immediate application to computer-aided geometric design systems. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138203471

Algorithmic Architecture Why does the word design owe its origin to Latin and not Greek roots? Where do the limits of the human mind lie? How does ambiguity enter the deterministic world of computation? Who was Parmenides and why is his philosophy still puzzling today? This unique volume challenges the reader to tackle all these complex questions and more.Algorithmic Architecture is not a typical theory-based architectural book; it is not a computer programming or language tutorial book either. It contains a series of provocative design projects and yet it is not just a design or graphic art book per se. Following the tradition of architecture as a conglomeration of various design fields - engineering theory art and recently computation - the challenge of this book is to present a concept that like architecture is a unifying theme for many diverse disciplines. An algorithm is not only a step-by-step problem-solving procedure a series of lines of computer codes or a mechanistic linguistic expression but is also an ontological construct with deep philosophical social design and artistic repercussions. Consequently this book presents many various and often seemingly disparate points of view that lead to the establishment of one common theme; algorithmic architecture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138136113

Algorithmic Combinatorics on Partial Words The discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science communities have recently witnessed explosive growth in the area of algorithmic combinatorics on words. The next generation of research on combinatorics of partial words promises to have a substantial impact on molecular biology nanotechnology data communication and DNA computing. Delving into this emerging research area Algorithmic Combinatorics on Partial Words presents a mathematical treatment of combinatorics on partial words designed around algorithms and explores up-and-coming techniques for solving partial word problems as well as the future direction of research. This five-part book begins with a section on basics that covers terminology the compatibility of partial words and combinatorial properties of words. The book then focuses on three important concepts of periodicity on partial words: period weak period and local period. The next part describes a linear time algorithm to test primitivity on partial words and extends the results on unbordered words to unbordered partial words while the following section introduces some important properties of pcodes details a variety of ways of defining and analyzing pcodes and shows that the pcode property is decidable using two different techniques. In the final part the author solves various equations on partial words presents binary and ternary correlations and covers unavoidable sets of partial words. Setting the tone for future research in this field this book lucidly develops the central ideas and results of combinatorics on partial words. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367388256

Algorithmic Complexity and Telecommunication Problems In this treatment of algorithmic complexity the authors explore an area fundamental to the study of the foundations of computer science. It is a topic which is at the interface of information theory applied mathematics and computer language theory and which is rooted strongly in this book in the problems of computer communication.; Complexity theory classifies problems according to the difficulty of resolving them while algorithms provide the computational method for solving those problems. Therefore algorithmic complexity is concerned with establishing the best algorithm given the constraints of the computational environment and the degree of complexity.; The first three chapters present the context for a later in-depth look at applied areas of the subject with an outline of classical complexity theory. This is followed by three chapters which explore the key area of information communication. Within this field the book is particularly concerned with two contiguous areas which make contrasting demands on the application of algorithmic complexity. Cryptography demands the creation of extremely complex problems in order to achieve its goal of security whereas in coding for communication the emphasis is on maximizing the compact nature of the message and providing the error correction necessary for the message to achieve optimum speed. The two must co-exist and the methods outlined in "Algorithmic Complexity" suggest a number of approaches to such problems based on extensive examples of the authors' experience.; This senior undergraduate book should be an essential read for those studying advanced topics in theoretical computer science and should provide an introduction to applied complexity for researchers and professionals alike. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003076704

Algorithmic CulturesEssays on Meaning Performance and New Technologies This book provides in-depth and wide-ranging analyses of the emergence and subsequent ubiquity of algorithms in diverse realms of social life. The plurality of Algorithmic Cultures emphasizes: 1) algorithms’ increasing importance in the formation of new epistemic and organizational paradigms; and 2) the multifaceted analyses of algorithms across an increasing number of research fields. The authors in this volume address the complex interrelations between social groups and algorithms in the construction of meaning and social interaction. The contributors highlight the performative dimensions of algorithms by exposing the dynamic processes through which algorithms – themselves the product of a specific approach to the world – frame reality while at the same time organizing how people think about society. With contributions from leading experts from Media Studies Social Studies of Science and Technology Cultural and Media Sociology from Canada France Germany UK and the USA this volume presents cutting edge empirical and conceptual research that includes case studies on social media platforms gaming financial trading and mobile security infrastructures. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138351899

Algorithmic Foundation of Multi-Scale Spatial Representation With the widespread use of GIS multi-scale representation has become an important issue in the realm of spatial data handling. However no book to date has systematically tackled the different aspects of this discipline. Emphasizing map generalization Algorithmic Foundation of Multi-Scale Spatial Representation addresses the mathematical basis of multi-scale representation specifically the algorithmic foundation.Using easy-to-understand language the author focuses on geometric transformations with each chapter surveying a particular spatial feature. After an introduction to the essential operations required for geometric transformations as well as some mathematical and theoretical background the book describes algorithms for a class of point features/clusters. It then examines algorithms for individual line features such as the reduction of data points smoothing (filtering) and scale-driven generalization followed by a discussion of algorithms for a class of line features including contours hydrographic (river) networks and transportation networks. The author also addresses algorithms for individual area features a class of area features and various displacement operations. The final chapter briefly covers algorithms for 3-D surfaces and 3-D features.Providing a thorough treatment of low-level algorithms Algorithmic Foundation of Multi-Scale Spatial Representation supplies the mathematical groundwork for multi-scale representations of spatial data. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367577797

Algorithmic Lie Theory for Solving Ordinary Differential Equations Despite the fact that Sophus Lie's theory was virtually the only systematic method for solving nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) it was rarely used for practical problems because of the massive amount of calculations involved. But with the advent of computer algebra programs it became possible to apply Lie theory to concrete problems. Taking this approach Algorithmic Lie Theory for Solving Ordinary Differential Equations serves as a valuable introduction for solving differential equations using Lie's theory and related results.After an introductory chapter the book provides the mathematical foundation of linear differential equations covering Loewy's theory and Janet bases. The following chapters present results from the theory of continuous groups of a 2-D manifold and discuss the close relation between Lie's symmetry analysis and the equivalence problem. The core chapters of the book identify the symmetry classes to which quasilinear equations of order two or three belong and transform these equations to canonical form. The final chapters solve the canonical equations and produce the general solutions whenever possible as well as provide concluding remarks. The appendices contain solutions to selected exercises useful formulae properties of ideals of monomials Loewy decompositions symmetries for equations from Kamke's collection and a brief description of the software system ALLTYPES for solving concrete algebraic problems. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367388546

Algorithmic LifeCalculative Devices in the Age of Big Data This book critically explores forms and techniques of calculation that emerge with digital computation and their implications. The contributors demonstrate that digital calculative devices matter beyond their specific functions as they progressively shape transform and govern all areas of our life. In particular it addresses such questions as: How does the drive to make sense of and productively use large amounts of diverse data inform the development of new calculative devices logics and techniques? How do these devices logics and techniques affect our capacity to decide and to act? How do mundane elements of our physical and virtual existence become data to be analysed and rearranged in complex ensembles of people and things? In what ways are conventional notions of public and private individual and population certainty and probability rule and exception transformed and what are the consequences? How does the search for ‘hidden’ connections and patterns change our understanding of social relations and associative life? Do contemporary modes of calculation produce new thresholds of calculability and computability allowing for the improbable or the merely possible to be embraced and acted upon? As contemporary approaches to governing uncertain futures seek to anticipate future events how are calculation and decision engaged anew? Drawing together different strands of cutting-edge research that is both theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich this book makes an important contribution to several areas of scholarship including the emerging social science field of software studies and will be a vital resource for students and scholars alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138852846

Algorithmic Techniques for the Polymer Sciences This new book—the first of its kind—examines the use of algorithmic techniques to compress random and non-random sequential strings found in chains of polymers. The book is an introduction to algorithmic complexity. Examples taken from current research in the polymer sciences are used for compression of like-natured properties as found on a chain of polymers. Both theory and applied aspects of algorithmic compression are reviewed. A description of the types of polymers and their uses is followed by a chapter on various types of compression systems that can be used to compress polymer chains into manageable units. The work is intended for graduate and postgraduate university students in the physical sciences and engineering. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781926895390

Algorithmic Trading and Quantitative Strategies Algorithmic Trading and Quantitative Strategies provides an in-depth overview of this growing field with a unique mix of quantitative rigor and practitioner’s hands-on experience. The focus on empirical modeling and practical know-how makes this book a valuable resource for students and professionals. The book starts with the often overlooked context of why and how we trade via a detailed introduction to market structure and quantitative microstructure models. The authors then present the necessary quantitative toolbox including more advanced machine learning models needed to successfully operate in the field. They next discuss the subject of quantitative trading alpha generation active portfolio management and more recent topics like news and sentiment analytics. The last main topic of execution algorithms is covered in detail with emphasis on the state of the field and critical topics including the elusive concept of market impact. The book concludes with a discussion of the technology infrastructure necessary to implement algorithmic strategies in large-scale production settings. A GitHub repository includes data sets and explanatory/exercise Jupyter notebooks. The exercises involve adding the correct code to solve the particular analysis/problem. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781498737166

Algorithmics of NonuniformityTools and Paradigms Algorithmics of Nonuniformity is a solid presentation about the analysis of algorithms and the data structures that support them. Traditionally algorithmics have been approached either via a probabilistic view or an analytic approach. The authors adopt both approaches and bring them together to get the best of both worlds and benefit from the advantage of each approach. The text examines algorithms that are designed to handle general data—sort any array find the median of any numerical set and identify patterns in any setting. At the same time it evaluates "average" performance "typical" behavior or in mathematical terms the expectations of the random variables that describe their operations. Many exercises are presented which are essential since they convey additional material complementing the content of the chapters. For this reason the solutions are more than mere answers but explain and expand upon related concepts and motivate further work by the reader. Highlights: A unique book that merges probability with analysis of algorithms Approaches analysis of algorithms from the angle of uniformity Non-uniformity makes more realistic models of real-life scenarios possible Results can be applied to many applications Includes many exercises of various levels of difficulty About the Authors: Micha Hofri is a Professor of Computer Science and former department head at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He holds a Ph.D. of Industrial Engineering (1972) all from Technion the Israel Institute of Technology. He has 39 publications in Mathematics. Hosam Mahmoud is a Professor at the Department of Statistics at George Washington University in Washington D.C. where he used to be the former chair. He holds an Ph.D. in Computer Science from Ohio State University. He is on the editorial board of five academic journals.   Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498750714

Algorithms and Complexity This book is an introductory textbook on the design and analysis of algorithms. The author uses a careful selection of a few topics to illustrate the tools for algorithm analysis. Recursive algorithms are illustrated by Quicksort FFT fast matrix multiplications and others. Algorithms associated with the network flow problem are fundamental in many areas of graph connectivity matching theory etc. Algorithms in number theory are discussed with some applications to public key encryption. This second edition will differ from the present edition mainly in that solutions to most of the exercises will be included. Media > Books > Print Books A K Peters/CRC Press 9780367659486

Algorithms and Data Structures in C++ Algorithms and Data Structures in C++ introduces modern issues in the theory of algorithms emphasizing complexity graphs parallel processing and visualization. To accomplish this the book uses an appropriate subset of frequently utilized and representative algorithms and applications in order to demonstrate the unique and modern aspects of the C++ programming language. What makes this book so valuable is that many complete C++ programs have been compiled and executed on multiple platforms. Each program presented is a stand-alone functional program. A number of applications that exercise significant features of C++ including templates and polymorphisms is included. The book is a perfect text for computer science and engineering students in traditional algorithms or data structures courses. It will also benefit professionals in all fields of computer science and engineering. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315137148

Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook - 2 Volume Set Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook Second Edition provides an up-to-date compendium of fundamental computer science topics and techniques. It also illustrates how the topics and techniques come together to deliver efficient solutions to important practical problems.New to the Second EditionAlong with updating and revising many of the ex Media > Books > E-books Chapman & Hall 9780429151941

Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook Volume 1General Concepts and Techniques Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook Second Edition: General Concepts and Techniques provides an up-to-date compendium of fundamental computer science topics and techniques. It also illustrates how the topics and techniques come together to deliver efficient solutions to important practical problems. Along with updating and revising many of the existing chapters this second edition contains four new chapters that cover external memory and parameterized algorithms as well as computational number theory and algorithmic coding theory. This best-selling handbook continues to help computer professionals and engineers find significant information on various algorithmic topics. The expert contributors clearly define the terminology present basic results and techniques and offer a number of current references to the in-depth literature. They also provide a glimpse of the major research issues concerning the relevant topics. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138113930

Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook Volume 2Special Topics and Techniques Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook Second Edition: Special Topics and Techniques provides an up-to-date compendium of fundamental computer science topics and techniques. It also illustrates how the topics and techniques come together to deliver efficient solutions to important practical problems.Along with updating and revising many of the existing chapters this second edition contains more than 15 new chapters. This edition now covers self-stabilizing and pricing algorithms as well as the theories of privacy and anonymity databases computational games and communication networks. It also discusses computational topology natural language processing and grid computing and explores applications in intensity-modulated radiation therapy voting DNA research systems biology and financial derivatives.This best-selling handbook continues to help computer professionals and engineers find significant information on various algorithmic topics. The expert contributors clearly define the terminology present basic results and techniques and offer a number of current references to the in-depth literature. They also provide a glimpse of the major research issues concerning the relevant topics. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367384845

Algorithms for Computer-Aided Design of Multivariable Control Systems This reference/text discusses the structure and concepts of multivariable control systems offering a balanced presentation of theory algorithm development and methods of implementation.;The book contains a powerful software package - L.A.S (Linear Algebra and Systems) which provides a tool for verifying an analysis technique or control design.;Reviewing the fundamentals of linear algebra and system theory Algorithms for Computer-Aided Design of Multivariable Control Systems: supplies a solid basis for understanding multivariable systems and their characteristics; highlights the most relevant mathematical developments while keeping proofs and detailed derivations to a minimum; emphasizes the use of computer algorithms; provides special sections of application problems and their solutions to enhance learning; presents a unified theory of linear multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system models; and introduces new results based on pseudo-controllability and pseudo-observability indices furnishing algorithms for more accurate internodel conversions.;Illustrated with figures tables and display equations and containing many previously unpublished results Algorithms for Computer-Aided Design of Multivariable Control Systems is a reference for electrical and electronics mechanical and control engineers and systems analysts as well as a text for upper-level undergraduate graduate and continuing-education courses in multivariable control. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315214399

Algorithms for Linear-Quadratic Optimization This textbook offers theoretical algorithmic and computational guidelines for solving the most frequently encountered linear-quadratic optimization problems. It provides an overview of recent advances in control and systems theory numerical line algebra numerical optimization scientific computations and software engineering. Media > Books > E-books Chapman & Hall 9781003067450

Algorithms for Next-Generation Sequencing Advances in sequencing technology have allowed scientists to study the human genome in greater depth and on a larger scale than ever before – as many as hundreds of millions of short reads in the course of a few days. But what are the best ways to deal with this flood of data?Algorithms for Next-Generation Sequencing is an invaluable tool for students and researchers in bioinformatics and computational biology biologists seeking to process and manage the data generated by next-generation sequencing and as a textbook or a self-study resource. In addition to offering an in-depth description of the algorithms for processing sequencing data it also presents useful case studies describing the applications of this technology. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367657970

Algorithms in BioinformaticsA Practical Introduction Thoroughly Describes Biological Applications Computational Problems and Various Algorithmic Solutions Developed from the author’s own teaching material Algorithms in Bioinformatics: A Practical Introduction provides an in-depth introduction to the algorithmic techniques applied in bioinformatics. For each topic the author clearly details the biological motivation and precisely defines the corresponding computational problems. He also includes detailed examples to illustrate each algorithm and end-of-chapter exercises for students to familiarize themselves with the topics. Supplementary material is available at http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~ksung/algo_in_bioinfo/This classroom-tested textbook begins with basic molecular biology concepts. It then describes ways to measure sequence similarity presents simple applications of the suffix tree and discusses the problem of searching sequence databases. After introducing methods for aligning multiple biological sequences and genomes the text explores applications of the phylogenetic tree methods for comparing phylogenetic trees the problem of genome rearrangement and the problem of motif finding. It also covers methods for predicting the secondary structure of RNA and for reconstructing the peptide sequence using mass spectrometry. The final chapter examines the computational problem related to population genetics. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367659318

Al-Hallaj The life and teachings of Islam's most dramatic and controversial mystic Husayn ibn Mansur better known as Al-Hallaj (the reader of hearts). Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138166943

Alice MayGilbert & Sullivan's First Prima Donna This biography tells the story of Alice May a touring prima donna in the nineteenth century who travelled from England to Australia New Zealand India and the US taking part in pioneering performances of the popular light operas of the day. Along the way she took part in many premieres including the first production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Sorcerer and the first authorised American production of The Mikado . This colourful life story will appeal to theatre historians fans of the melodrama burlesque and the musical stage. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966482

Alice PaulEquality for Women Alice Paul: Equality for Women shows the dominant and unwavering role Paul played in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment granting the vote to American women. The dramatic details of Paul's imprisonment and solitary confinement hunger strike and force-feeding at the hands of the U.S. government illustrate her fierce devotion to the cause she spent her life promoting. Placed in the context of the first half of the twentieth century Paul's story also touches on issues of progressivism and labor reform race and class World War I patriotism and America's emerging role as a global power women's activism in the political sphere and the global struggle for women's rights. About the Lives of American Women series: Selected and edited by renowned women's historian Carol Berkin these brief biographies are designed for use in undergraduate courses. Rather than a comprehensive approach each biography focuses instead on a particular aspect of a women's life that is emblematic of her time or which made her a pivotal figure in the era. The emphasis is on a "good read " featuring accessible writing and compelling narratives without sacrificing sound scholarship and academic integrity. Primary sources at the end of each biography reveal the subject's perspective in her own words. Study questions and an annotated bibliography support the student reader. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780813347615

Alice SutcliffePrinted Writings 1500–1640: Series 1 Part One Volume 7 Alice Sutcliffe was married in 1624 (her birth and death dates are not known nor her exact marriage date) to John Sutcliffe who was Esquire to the Body of James I. He later became Groom of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Chamber at the Court of Charles I and it is suggested by some of her writings that Alice also had a role at Court. Meditations of Man’s Mortalitie consists of six prose meditations followed by a long poem of eighty-eight six-line stanzas on ’our losse by Adam and our gayne by Christ’. It was dedicated to some of the most influential members of the Court suggesting perhaps Alice’s desire to promote both herself and her husband. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315262925

Alicia D'AnversPrinted Writings 1641–1700: Series II Part Two Volume 2 Born Alice Clarke the daughter of Oxford university's 'first director of printing' Alicia D'Anvers' poetry demonstrates an intimate familiarity with Oxford and especially with the workings of the press. This volume reproduces three works: A Poem Upon His Sacred Majesty His Voyage for Holland (1691) Academia: or the Humours of the University of Oxford in Burlesque Verse (1691) and The Oxford-Act: A Poem (1693). A Poem Upon His Sacred Majesty... responds to William III's decision to visit his native Holland to negotiate with fellow Protestants about their conflict with Catholic France. William often impatient with English political wrangling sometimes hinted that he might abdicate and return to Holland. D'Anvers' poem reflects real anxieties about such an event as well as solid support for the Protestant king. The copy reproduced in this edition is from the Houghton Library at Harvard University. Academia and The Oxford-Act concern more local matters. Probably D'Anvers' best poem Academia satirises some of Oxford University's 'younger sort' often adopting language that seems as rough and coarse as that of the men that she mocks. The Oxford-Act focuses on the annual university 'Act' or commencement ceremony which lasted for several days and included many rituals. The copy reproduced here is from The Huntington Library. The copy of Academia is reproduced from that held at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315262918

Alien PoliticsMarxist State Theory Retrieved Alien Politics retrieves from the writings of Marx an original theory of the state which remains viable and relevant today. Paul Thomas traces the process by which Marx's theory of the state as the instrument of the capitalist ruling class became transformed into communist dogma under the auspices of Lenin and other "official" Marxist stalwarts. He argues that Marx's writings still have something to teach us and should not be pulled down with the monoliths and mausoleums of communism. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315021645

Alien PowersThe Pure Theory of Ideology The term "ideology" can cover almost any set of ideas but its power to bewitch political activists results from its strange logic: part philosophy part science part spiritual revelation all tied together in leading to a remarkable paradox--that the modern Western world beneath its liberal appearance is actually the most systematically oppressive system of despotism the world has ever seen. Alien Powers: The Pure Theory of Ideology takes this complex intellectual construction apart analyzing its logical rhetorical and psychological devices and thus opening it up to critical analysis.Ideologists assert that our lives are governed by a hidden system. Minogue traces this notion to Karl Marx who taught intellectuals the philosophical scientific moral and religious moves of the ideological game. The believer would find in these ideas an endless source of new liberating discoveries about the meaning of life and also the grand satisfaction of struggling to overcome oppression. Minogue notes that while the patterns of ideological thought were consistent there was little agreement on who the oppressor actually was. Marx said it was the bourgeoisie but others found the oppressor to be males governments imperialists the white race or the worldwide Jewish conspiracy.Ideological excitement created turmoil in the twentieth century but the defeat of the more violent and vicious ideologies--Nazism after 1945 and Communism after 1989--left the passion for social perfection as vibrant as ever. Activist intellectuals still seek to "see through" the life we lead. The positive goals of utopia may for the moment have faded but the ideological hatred of modernity has remained and much of our intellectual life has degenerated into a muddled and dogmatic skepticism. For Minogue the complex task of "demystifying" the "demystifiers" requires that we should discover how ideology works. It must join together each of its complex strands of thought in order to understand the remarkable power of the whole. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351321563

Alien Rites?A Critical Examination of Contemporary English in Anglican Liturgies The author examines some of the issues arising from the recent introduction of contemporary English language into Anglican worship especially in the authorised liturgy of England and New Zealand. Three key questions are addressed. Are there criteria for worship which are satisfactorily fulfilled by contemporary language? To what extent is the language used in modern liturgies truly contemporary reflecting its social and cultural milieu? How has the introduction of contemporary language been received by regular Anglican worshippers? Based on a large body of evidence the author reaches conclusions which are both reassuring and disturbing. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815387541

Alien Vectors: Accelerationism Xenofeminism Inhumanism This book works through the notion of the alien in contemporary philosophy. The authors attempt to think through politics posthumanism and alienation beyond and across the circuitry of thought that would otherwise enfold the alien in its regressive and parochial trappings. The figure of the Other has held critical thought in its sway for decades to the point that we now suffer from a surfeit of alterity. This book considers whether the figure of the alien can offer us something better. It traces the outlines intersections and problems of emergent vectors of thought that coalesce around a renewed relationship to alienation: left accelerationism xenofeminism and inhumanism. Their common thread is the embrace of alienation as a positive force transforming our progressive exile from a series of edenic harmonies – be they economic sociological or biological – into an esoteric genealogy of freedom. Appeals to alien forces can mask all too familiar prejudices repackaging old assumptions in the language of sublime strangeness or harsh reality. This book seeks to move beyond this by looking at how the notion of the alien interacts with present problems and politics. It was originally published as a special issue of Angelaki. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367355708

Alienation First published in 1970 original blurb: ‘Alienation’ is the catchword of our time. It has been applied to everything from the new politics to the anti-heroes of today’s films. But what does it mean to say that someone is alienated? Is alienation a state of mind or a relationship? If modern man is indeed alienated is it from his work his government his society or himself – or from all of these? Richard Schacht in this intelligent analysis gets to the root of these questions. Examining the concept of alienation in the works of Hegel and Marx he gives a clear account of the origins of the modern usage of the term. Among the many insights to be gained from this analysis is a clear understanding of Hegel’s influence on Marx in this most crucial area. Mr Schacht goes on to discuss the concept of alienation in recent philosophical and sociological literature particularly in the writings of Erich Fromm. Here he finds a great deal of confusion which has resulted in a series of almost universally unquestioned misconceptions. This then is a book for all of us who use – and mis-use – the term ‘alienation’ and who are interested in the concepts it brings to mind. The arguments of Professor Walter Kaufmann’s introductory essay provide a useful background for Mr Schacht’s analysis. In this essay Professor Kaufmann states that ‘henceforth nobody should write about alienation without first reading Schacht’s book.’ Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138889750

Alienation and Affect Alienation has objective social-structural determinants yet is experienced subjectively as a psychological state involving both emotion and cognition. Part I considers conceptualizations of alienation and affect in historical context emphasizing Rousseau Hegel Marx Simmel and Weber. Part II develops a theory of the affective bases of Seeman’s original five varieties of alienation â€“ normlessness meaninglessness self-estrangement cultural estrangement and powerlessness. The book argues that both normlessness and cultural estrangement manifest in two distinct forms and involve distinct emotions. Thus it develops the affective bases of seven distinct varieties of alienation. This work synthesizes classical and contemporary alienation theory and the sociology of emotions. It contributes to political sociology and finds application in social psychiatry and related health and social-service fields that treat traumatized and highly alienated individuals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367869908

Alienation And Freedom Drawing from existentialism feminism the thought of Karl Marx and novelists like Dostoevsky Richard Schmitt looks at modern capitalist societies to understand what it is that might be wrong for individuals. His concern focuses specifically on those who are alienated-- those persons who have difficulty finding meaning in their lives who lack con Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314453

Alienation and the Carnivalization of Society This book examines alienation from both a sociological and psychoanalytic perspective revisiting classic treatments of the topic (Marx Simmel Weber) and exploring its relevance to understanding post-modern consumer society. It examines the escapist potentials for good and for ill in modern society - those fostered by commercial interests and those maintained by individuals and groups as their form of resisting alienation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415846011

Alienation and TheatricalityDiderot After Brecht Alienation and Theatricality: Diderot After Brecht Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367602147

Alienation and Value-Neutrality First published in 1998 Loughlin examines the conception of rationality through the gazes of science philosophy and political philosophy to further explain the concept of rational reasoning the effects it has on the development on natural and social science and its implications on how we think about morals and politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138608115

Alienation From Schooling (1986) Originally published in 1986  this book presents three full case studies of secondary school communities in Australia: one city school in a working-class area one community school serving a wide more rural area and a school with an academic tradition in the suburbs of a large city. The material is drawn together to discuss and describe the issues revealed by the studies: these include discipline boredom staff-student relations and the relevance of school work to the outside world. The book includes interviews with both students and teachers recording the reactions of students to the way they are being taught and their views on whether it is worth working hard at school when there is no certainly of a job at the end of it. The philosophy of the teachers emerges in the interviews as do their views on the prospect of changing students’ attitudes from those acquired at home and on the need for vocational rather than academic courses. What also comes out in the interviews is their realistic attitudes to their students’ future job prospects and their views on alternative courses which could prepare the pupils for life rather than for a specific job. The book also includes an account of how the case studies were undertaken and reported. The methodological chapters set out some of the dilemmas and the possibilities in the study of such complex human situations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138298569

Alienation in Perversions Perversions and borderline states were by accident of fate Masud Khan's chief preoccupation in his clinical work during the last three decades of his life. In an earlier volume The Privacy of the Self he presented what he called the natural and private crystallization of his experience with his patients and teachers; notably in the latter category Anna Freud John Rickman and D.W. Winnicott. In this later book he takes his cue from Freud who as he says diagnosed the sickness of Western Judaeo-Christian cultures in terms of "the person alienated from himself". Masud Khan's basic argument succinctly stated in his Preface is that "the pervert puts an impersonal object between his desire and his accomplice. This object can be a stereotype fantasy a gadget or a pornographic image. All three alienate the pervert from himself as alas from the object of desire".With its wealth of clinical and theoretical insights Masud Khan's Alienation in Perversions makes a major contribution to our understanding of perversion formation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367099633

Alienation or Integration of Arab YouthBetween Family State and Street An anthology of contributions from eleven renowned specialists in the field who deal with topics that effect Arab youth in the Middle East the most such as demographic growth rising unemployment and the difficult prospects of their future. Apart from studies on violence and youth in the Algerian civil war the book offers new insights into generational conflicts and attempts by contemporary youth to overcome their alienation by creating their own eclectic cultural solutions to the problems of tradition and modernity. The book is based on the latest research and opinion surveys held in different Arab countries. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315028194

Aligning Human Resources and Business Strategy What difference can the aspiring HR strategist really make to business value?In the new edition of her ground-breaking book Linda Holbeche answers this question and provides the tools and insights to help HR managers and directors add value to the organization by implementing effective HR initiatives that are aligned to core business strategies. Featuring updated profiles and case studies from top HR strategists who have used their skills to deliver a variety of key business objectives Aligning Human Resources and Business Strategy 2nd edition provides inspiration and guidance on how to apply the theory to challenges in your organization.Learn how you can strengthen and prove the relationship between people strategy and business success through your approach to performance and development and impress at the highest levels with this new edition of an HR classic.Linda Holbeche is Director of Research and Policy at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Linda chairs and speaks at meetings and conferences worldwide and appeared at number six in Human Resources magazine's HR most influential 2008 roll call of top industry thinkers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138127838

Alignment Technology and Applications of Liquid Crystal Devices Alignment phenomena are characteristic of liquid crystalline materials and understanding them is critically important in understanding the essential features and behavior of liquid crystals and the performance of Liquid Crystal Devices (LCDs). Furthermore in LCD production lines the alignment process is of practical importance. Alignment Technologies and Applications of Liquid Crystal Devices demonstrates both the fundamental and practical aspects of alignment phenomena in liquid crystals. The physical basis of alignment phenomena is first introduced in order to aid the understanding of the various physical phenomena observed in the interface between liquid crystalline materials and alignment layer surfaces. Methods for the characterization of surfaces which induce the alignment phenomena and of the alignment layer itself are introduced. These methods are useful for the research of liquid crystalline materials and devices in academic research as well as in industry. In the practical sections the alignment methods used in the LCD production lines are introduced with various other trials for the alignment technologies. LCD performances are also discussed in relation to alignment phenomena. The authors have a wide range of experience in both academic research and in industry. This book will be of interest to researchers and engineers working in the LCD industry and for physics and chemistry researchers studying liquid crystalline materials. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367392475

AlignmentA Provider's Guide to Managing the Practice of Health Care Alignment: A Provider’s Guide to Managing the Practice of Health Care uses the method of alignment with proven examples and strategies to help health care providers achieve and maintain optimum effectiveness through continuous enhancement. Focusing on defining information and using it to distinguish your company or practice from the competition this book is designed to help you take a proactive and cooperative role in health care to benefit patients or your business. From Alignment: A Provider’s Guide to Managing the Practice of Health Care you’ll receive proven solutions to current problems in order to deliver the best possible services to clients and patients.This book defines alignment as the shortest distance from initiation to successful completion of any desired activity. With this goal in mind Alignment offers you dozens of recommendations proven strategies and examples that will improve your services including: designing health care systems to meet patient needs and accreditations by stressing clear communication and keeping up with current medical technology developing a checklist that includes four-year goals defining your capabilities analyzing finances for cost-effectiveness and deciding important features to attract new patients and satisfy customers improving service quality by evaluating satisfaction surveys and developing short-term and long-term health care packages that meet employees’individual needs ensuring customer satisfaction by asking patients about their expectations and their needs educating physicians on customer-oriented service and rewarding them for competence and caring reducing the time between the initial patient visit and when the final bill is paid to enhance revenue flow Alignment is complete with graphs tables recommendations objectives and solutions examples and a glossary to give you a thorough understanding of current concepts and ideas. Within Alignment: A Provider’s Guide to Managing the Practice of Health Care you’ll discover innovative and proven techniques that will improve physician/administrator and physician/patient relationships to make your business effective and successful for you and your clients. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315862354

Alimentary PerformancesMimesis Theatricality and Cuisine A pea soda. An apple balloon. A cotton candy picnic. A magical mole. These are just a handful of examples of mimetic cuisine a diverse set of culinary practices in which chefs and artists treat food as a means of representation. As theatricalised fine dining and the use of food in theatrical situations both grow in popularity  Alimentary Performances traces the origins and implications of food as a mimetic medium used to imitate represent and assume a role in both theatrical and broader performance situations.  Kristin Hunt's rich and wide-ranging account of food's growing representational stakes asks: What culinary approaches to mimesis can tell us about enduring philosophical debates around knowledge and authenticity How the dramaturgy of food within theatres connects with the developing role of theatrical cuisine in restaurant settings Ways in which these turns toward culinary mimeticism engender new histories advance new epistemologies and enable new modes of multisensory spectatorship and participation. This is an essential study for anyone interested in the intersections between food theatre and performance from fine dining to fan culture and celebrity chefs to the drama of the cookbook. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138569706

Alistair McDowall's Pomona ‘It’s all real. All of it. Everything bad is real’ - Moe Alistair McDowall’s Pomona was first staged in 2014 and won properly startling and startled acclaim. Its edgeland setting permits a surrealistic disengagement of linear forms of time which is both dreamlike and wildly funny; nightmarish and ominously enveloping. The play has as its imaginative springboard a landscape which is both real and surreal. It offers an unforgettable journey into radical uncertainty alongside unpredictable action that presents and questions the forms by which all too much of British life is lived. Rabey offers us a wild plunge into this modern English urban rabbit hole a haunting and bewildering high-stakes hunt for meaning and value set in a gothic noir Manchester possibly dystopian (or possibly not). Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138235298

Alkali Activated Fly AshBlast Furnace Slag Composites This book covers relevant synthesizing parameters their interactions and advantages of blending fly ash and blast furnace slag as source material their relationship with mechanical properties and microstructure including guidelines to produce an optimal mix proportion. Further it discusses related durability aspects mechanical properties and reaction products and their inter-relationship. It explains phase characterization with XRD/SEM change in the bond formulations with FTIR FESEM and EDAX analysis. A mix design guideline based on empirical statistical concept has been put forward for professionals to manufacture customized activated fly ash composites in presence of slag.　 Aimed at graduate/senior undergraduate students researchers in civil engineering construction engineering ceramics material sciences this book: Covers mechanical and microstructural properties curing durability of blended Alkali- activated composites with fly ash and blast furnace slag. Proposes a guideline for mix design on chemical compositions of ingredients relationship of synthesizing parameters workability target strength. Describes sustainable green material manufacturing methodologies. Discusses issues like microstructural properties and reaction mechanism. Explores related modern experimental techniques like XRD FTIR MIP and so forth. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367535544

Alkali-Activated Cements and Concretes The first English-language book which reviews and summarizes worldwide research advances in alkali-activated cements and concrete. Essential topics include:raw materials and their properties for the production of the two new types of binderthe hydration and microstructure development of alkali-activated slag cementsthe mechanical properties and durability of alkali-activated slag cement and concreteother various cementing systems and their applicationsrelated standards and specifications. This respected team of authors has produced an important piece of research that will be of great interest to professionals and academics alike enabling the production of more durable and environmentally sensitive materials. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367863630

Alkali-Aggregate Reaction and Structural Damage to ConcreteEngineering Assessment Repair and Management Since AAR was first identified in 1940 it has been a subject dominated by studies of the mineralogy of AAR-susceptible aggregates the chemistry of the AAR and related reactions and laboratory tests used to diagnose AAR and predict potential future swelling. Civil and structural engineers have found the literature bewildering and difficult to apply to their immediate requirements of assessing the present and future effects of AAR on the strength safety and serviceability of plain and reinforced concrete structures. The book discusses methods that can be used for laboratory destructive and in situ non-destructive testing to assess the effects of AAR and in-service measurements and load-testing to assess the present and future safety of reinforced concrete structures. Methods of repair and rehabilitation and their long-term success are discussed as are methods of halting or slowing the progress of AAR. At the same time the fundamentals of AAR are explained in terms intelligible to the civil and structural engineer who is primarily trained in structural mechanics and design but also needs to have a basic understanding of the AAR process and its effects on concrete. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138073036

Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in ConcreteA World Review Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete: A World Review is unique in providing authoritative and up to date expert information on the causes and effects of Alkali-Aggregate Reaction (AAR) in concrete structures worldwide. In 1992 a first edition entitled The Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete edited by Professor Narayan Swamy was published in a first attempt to cover this concrete problem from a global perspective but the coverage was incomplete. This completely new edition offers a fully updated and more universal coverage of the world situation concerning AAR and includes a wealth of new evidence and research information that has accumulated in the intervening years.Although there are various textbooks offering readers sections that deal with AAR deterioration and damage to concrete no other single book brings together the views of recognised international experts in the field and the wealth of scattered research information that is available. It provides a ‘state of the art’ review and deals authoritatively with the mechanisms of AAR its diagnosis and how to treat concrete affected by AAR. It is illustrated by numerous actual examples from around the world and comprises specialist contributions provided by senior engineers and scientists from many parts of the world.The book is divided into two distinct but complementary parts. The first five chapters deal with the most recent findings concerning the mechanisms involved in the reaction methods concerning its diagnosis testing and evaluation together with an appraisal of current methods used in its avoidance and in the remediation of affected concrete structures. The second part is divided into eleven chapters covering each region of the world in turn. These chapters have been written by experts with specialist knowledge of AAR in the countries involved and include an authoritative appraisal of the problem and its solution as it affects concrete structures in the region.Such an authoritative compilation of information on AAR has not been attempted previously on this scale and this work is therefore an essential source for practising and research civil engineers consultant engineers and materials scientists as well as aggregate and cement producers designers and concrete suppliers especially regarding projects outside their own region. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367573331

Alker and IRGlobal Studies in an Interconnected World International Relations have rarely been considered a synthesis of humanistic and social sciences approaches to understand the complex connections of a global and globalizing world. One of the few scholars to have accomplished this creative blend was Hayward R. Alker. Alker and IR presents a set of visionary and original essays from scholars who have been profoundly influenced by Alker's approach to global studies. They build on the foundation he laid demonstrating the practicality and usefulness of ethically grounded theoretically informed and interdisciplinary research for producing knowledge. They show how substantive boundaries can be crossed and methodological rules rewritten in the search for a deeper more contextualized approach to global politics. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of international relations and global politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138810976

Al-Kitab Al-Aqdas or The Most Holy Book First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138153837

Alkylene Oxides and Their Polymers A comprehensive treatment of a large family of polymers useful in a wide range of applications in such fields as automotive pharmaceutical cosmetic metal-working mining industrial coating textile construction and home furnishings. Summarizes the chemistry and mechanisms; provides basic prepa Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367403126

All Along Bob DylanAmerica and the World All Along Bob Dylan: America and the World offers an important contribution to thinking about the artist and his work. Adding European and non-English speaking contexts to the vibrant field of Dylan studies the volume covers a wide range of topics and methodologies while dealing with the inherently complex and varied material produced or associated with the iconic artist. The chapters organized around three broad thematic sections (Geographies Receptions and Perspectives) address the notions of audience performance and identity allowing to map out the structure of feeling and authenticity both in the case of the artist and his audience. Taking its cue from the collapse of the so-called high-/ low culture split following from the Nobel Prize the book explores the argument that Dylan (and all popular music) can be interpreted as literature and offers discussions in the context of literary traditions or visual culture and music. This contributes to a nuanced and complex portrayal of the seminal cultural phenomenon called Bob Dylan. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367236267

All Connected NowLife In The First Global Civilization Going beyond the narrow economic focus common to most books about globalization All Together Now describes four kinds of global change-economic political cultural biological-all of which are now accelerating driven by the increasing mobility of symbols goods people and non-human life forms. Anderson describes how we are entering an age of o Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367157135

All Else EqualAre Public and Private Schools Different? Private schools always provide a better education than public schools. Or do they? Inner-city private schools most of which are Catholic suffer from the same problems neighboring public schools have including large class sizes unqualified teachers outdated curricula lack of parental involvement and stressful family and community circumstances. Straightforward and authoritative All Else Equal challenges us to reconsider vital policy decisions and rethink the issues facing our current educational system. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315023458

All for NaughtThe Rise and Fall of President Barry Blue: Two Novellas All for Naught tells the story of Richard Melmont a billionaire many times over. His wife Maria daughter Barbara and son Daniel are appalled by his cutthroat methods and even more appalled by the weapons system he is developing. Is he deliberately deceiving government officials bankers and the general public or is he deceiving himself? In The Rise and Fall of President Barry Blue an experienced White House correspondent is trying to sort through contradictory insider accounts to get a true picture of an elusive president. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780765645418

All for One: Terrorism NATO and the United States This title was first published in 2002. This detailed examination of the role of the Transatlantic Alliance in support of the America-led military and intelligence operations against the Taliban and the Al-Qaida network since the terrorist attacks on the United States provides the first in-depth analysis of NATO's historic first invocation of Article V of the Washington Treaty. Including a substantial overview of NATO's place in the broad security framework of the Western Atlantic powers and both the shared history and ideals that form its common basis the book specifically analyzes the political machinations behind the decision to invoke Article V and the impact of political differences among the Alliance partners. The book also looks at efforts to prevent future incidents by expanding the security framework of the Alliance. An essential reference source for military and foreign policy academics courses and practitioners this text offers the reader an unprecedented insight into NATO's response to this most significant event. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138727717

All for Union Empire and HomelandThe Labours of “Honest John” Drummond of Quarrel This book uses original resources to uncover the valuable help given to Britain’s leaders and her elite by the Scot John Drummond of Quarrel. It reveals why he proved indispensable as a special consultant and counsellor to statesmen nobles and businessmen shows his devotion to the 1707 Union and how he fed expansion of Britain’s Empire while spying on her enemies. His professionalism learned from the renascent culture of his beloved Scotland benefitted commercial society in Britain and Holland. The volume argues that his contribution to a momentous much discussed era was extraordinary and his activities boosted exchange of global knowledge to the particular benefit of Scotland. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367085322

All InThe Future of Business Leadership Written by three leading thinkers in the field of sustainability All In defines the essential attributes of high-impact corporate sustainability leadership and describes how companies can combine and apply those characteristics for future success. All In draws on research involving thousands of experts globally as collected via the GlobeScan-SustainAbility Leaders Survey over two decades. The book also reveals insights from dozens of interviews with Chairs CEOs and Chief Sustainability Officers of pioneering companies including 3M BASF BP DuPont Google GE Huawei IKEA Interface Marks & Spencer Natura Nestlé Nike Novo Nordisk Patagonia Shell Tata Toyota Unilever and Walmart explaining how they have gained recognition created value and boosted resiliency based on their sustainability leadership. All In also outlines what the private sector must do to lift sustainability performance protect business’s license to operate and help deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This unique book rich with quantitative and qualitative insights  offers current and aspiring business leaders a succinct overview of the most important developments and trends in corporate sustainability and responsible leadership. All In will also appeal to others interested in why sustainability has become a critical mainstream business issue. With a foreword by Dan Hendrix Chairman Interface and afterword by Paul Polman CEO Unilever. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138549227

All Kinds of LoveExperiencing Hospice Presents a view of hospice care through the eyes of a long-term hospice nurse. This title includes stories which are accompanied by discussion of end-of-life issues that arise among the families hospice nurse has served. It is useful for health care and social worker and layperson alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415784986

All Life is Problem Solving 'Never before has there been so many and such dreadful weapons in so many irresponsible hands.' - Karl Popper from the PrefaceAll Life is Problem Solving is a stimulating and provocative selection of Popper's writings on his main preoccupations during the last twenty-five years of his life. This collection illuminates Popper's process of working out key formulations in his theory of science and indicates his view of the state of the world at the end of the Cold War and after the collapse of communism. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203431900

All Media Are SocialSociological Perspectives on Mass Media From TV to smartphone apps to movies to newspapers mass media are nearly omnipresent in contemporary life and act as a powerful social institution. In this introduction to media sociology Lindner and Barnard encourage readers to think critically about the power of big media companies state-media relations new developments in journalism representations of race class gender and sexuality in media and what social media may or may not be doing to our brains among other topics. Each chapter explores pressing questions about media by carefully excavating the results of classic and contemporary social scientific studies. The authors bring these findings to life with anecdotes and examples ripped from headlines and social media newsfeeds. By synthesizing research on new media and traditional media entertainment media and news quantitative and qualitative studies All Media Are Social offers a succinct and accessibly-written analysis of both enduring patterns and some of the newest developments in mass media. With strong emphases on theory and methods Lindner and Barnard provide students and general readers alike with the tools to better understand the ever-changing media landscape. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415749541

All My Relations: Understanding the Experiences of Native Americans with Disabilities Native Americans suffer disproportionately from many social and health disparities. High rates of poverty exposure to environmental toxins and various forms of violence all increase the risk of health problems including disabilities yet there is very little published scholarship concerning Native American experiences with disabilities. In collecting contributions on various aspects of disability in Native American populations in one volume this book seeks to redress this lack of attention. Writing about regions of the United States Canada and Australia and spanning a diverse range of settings from remote rural areas to reservations to college campuses the authors are attentive to the impact of specific environments on their inhabitants. Taking into account both physical and social environment and recognizing the importance of cultural context this book is a good starting point for anyone interested in developing a better understanding of the experience of Native peoples living with disabilities. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367028435

All My Sins RememberedAnother Part of a Life & The Other Side of Genius: Family Letters All My Sins Remembered is the continuation of Wilfred Bion's autobiography The Long Week-end. Although it is by no means a full account of his thirty years following the First World War - and he wrote no more - his memories of that period contrast vividly with the impression we gain of the following thirty years of his life through his letters. The Other Side of Genius gives us a glimpse of this remarkable man as his family knew him: those who met him only through his professional work will find here the same characteristic threads of humour concern for truth and flashes of insight that were the hallmark of his work in psycho-analysis. OXFORD: 'Thus opened for me a period of unparalleled opportunities to which I remained obstinately blind. I was overwhelmed before I started by the aura of intellectual brilliance with which Oxford was surrounded'. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367107000

All of the People All of the Time: Strategic Communication and American PoliticsStrategic Communication and American Politics This book is about the uses and abuses of political communication in contemporary American society employing numerous anecdotes and examples and drawings upon the latest research and theories of communication and political science in America. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003069768

All or NothingThe Axis and the Holocaust 1941-43 German and Italian fascist armies in the Second World War treated the Jews quite differently. Jews who fell into the hands of the German army ended up in concentration camps; none of those taken by the Italians suffered the same fate. Yet the protectors of the Jews were no philo-Semites nor were they (often) great respecters of human life. Some of those same officers had sanctioned savage atrocities against Ethiopians and Arabs in the years before the war. Jonathan Steinberg uses this remarkable and poignant story to unravel the motives and forces underpinning both Fascism and Nazism. As a renowned historian of both Germany and Italy he is uniquely placed to answer the underlying question; why? Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138151338

All Puns IntendedThe Verbal Creation of Jean-Pierre Brisset "The 19th century in France spawned numerous 'fous litteraires one of them being Jean-Pierre Brisset (1837-1919). An individualist among individualists he dismantled the existing French tongue reshaping it to suit his own grandiose purposes which were to explain afresh the development of human beings (from frogs) and of their language (from croaks). Continuous and ubiquitous punning was a unique feature of his writing. In this study Redfern examines such themes as the nature of literary madness the phenomenon of deadpan humour the role of analogy and the place of institutional religion in Brisset's creative rewriting of the creation." Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351198158

All Risks Property Insurance The first edition of this book was the first major work to provide a comprehensive practical legal analysis of All Risks Property Insurance (ARPI). This type of property cover developed over the last 30 years now forms the basis of most large scale commercial property programmes. The book was well received and won the most prestigious British Insurance Law Assurance Book Prize soon after publication. It was the practical nature of the book that attracted the BILA book prize judges. The second edition continues and expands upon the same theme namely to express the law in an accurate yet easy to read format. Again the text is peppered with practical examples of problems and opinions are expressed as to how certain parts of these policies can be improved. To set the scene an overview of general insurance principles is provided but specifically the type of policy. For example when dealing with the duty of utmost good faith the text specifically identifies those matters which might be considered to be material facts when a property risk is placed. This chapter together with others have been re-written. In particular there has been a good deal of case development in the area of fraud and the continuing duty of good faith. Certain additional exclusions and conditions are added to the text. For example the Year 2000 issue is considered. Chris Lemar of PricewaterhouseCoopers has contributed to the chapter on business interruption adding practical examples from his experience in this area. Most multi-nationals would expect their property programmes to be based upon ARPI. These property programmes usually have a global scope and they are considered at some length in an expanded chapter on global programmes. As before the book draws examples from all common law jurisdictions including Canada the US and Australasia. Although many of these authorities are not binding upon English Courts it draws together jurisprudence on property policies and many of these examples are relevant to specified perils policies as well as ARPI. As such the book should appeal not only to a UK readership but also to other common law jurisdictions. Media > Books > E-books Informa Law from Routledge 9781003123170

All the Best Neill (Routledge Revivals)Letters from Summerhill A. S. Neill founder of Summerhill the most admired and most feared of all progressive schools was famous as a schoolteacher educational reformer and author of illuminating and stylish books about education and the mind of the child. But few people know he was also a dedicated prolific uninhibited witty and often mischievous letter writer. This selection of gems first published in 1983 has been chosen from hundreds of his letters by his biographer. It includes letters about education children politics writing fatherhood the Bomb old age and death. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138813359

All the World’s a StageThe Theater of Political Simulations Classroom role-playing simulations bring the drama of politics to life and enrich traditional learning by plunging students into the midst of historical or current events. Ben-Yehuda gives students and instructors the resources and confidence to embark on a careful enactment of scenarios that will inspire enthusiasm in participants and stick in the memory long after the curtain falls. The book includes in-depth discussions of three possible theatrical simulations: appeasement in 1938 Munich the regional turmoil following the 1947 UN Palestine Partition decision and the Syrian civil war and ongoing global confrontation with ISIS. It is appropriate for students in global studies courses at all levels. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138094055

'All the World's a Stage'Dramatic Sensibility in Mary Shelley's Novels This book examines the often tragic and nearly always disabling metaphor of thetheatrum mundi world-as-stage as it plays itself out in the characters of Mary Shelley's novels. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415866873

Allah TranscendentStudies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic Philosophy Theology and Cosmology Examines the role of God in medieval Islamic philosophy and theology in a new and exciting way. Renouncing the traditional chronological method of considering Islamic philosophy Netton uses modern literary modes of criticism derived from structuralism post-structuralism and semiotics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138176560

Allan Ramsay and the Search for Horace's Villa This title was first published in 2001. This volume contains Allan Ramsay's "Enquiry into the Situation and Circumstances of Horace's Sabine Villa". It also features essays about Ramsay Jacob More Jacob Philipp Hackert the garden and country house in 18th-century British thought and the archaeology of the Licenza Valley. The aims of the editors are three-fold: to print the text as Ramsay would have wished to had he been able; to publish the related illustrations by Hackert More and Ramsay; and to provide some basic background facts and commentary. They hope to help the contemporary reader understand the antiquarian context in which Ramsay was writing and to appreciate Ramsay's contribution to our understanding of the site conventionally known as Horace's Villa. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138733275

Allegories of ViolenceTracing the Writings of War in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction Allegories of Violence demilitarizes the concept of war and asks what would happen if we understood war as discursive via late 20th Century novels of war. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415866781

Allegory First published in 1970 this book examines the use of allegory in religious philosophical and literary texts. It traces the development of the device over time from the Classical period through to the early modern and modern periods demonstrating its evolution from the transmission of myths and religious beliefs to a literary device. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138283121

AllelopathyNew Concepts & Methodology The principal goal of allelopathy is to foster sustainable agriculture forestry and environment. The objective is to minimize the industrial chemicals and to maximize the use of natural resources locally available while improving crop productivity forestry and the environment. The technological advances made in allelopathy research in recent years have been created analyzed and developed by scientific establishments throughout the world. They present exciting and intellectually challenging problems which are solvable using modern techniques. These modern and advanced techniques as described in the chapters presented in this volume are representative of the exciting research and development approaches today. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780367813673

Allenby and British Strategy in the Middle East 1917-1919 Examines British military political and imperial strategy in the Middle East during and immediately after the First World War in relation to General Allenby's command of the Egypt Expeditionary Force from June 1917 to November 1919. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203044919

Allergens and Allergen ImmunotherapySubcutaneous Sublingual and Oral The sixth edition of Lockey and Ledford's Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy continues to provide comprehensive coverage of all types of allergens and allergen vaccines providing clinicians the essential information they need to accurately diagnose and manage all allergic conditions. With new and updated chapters the sixth edition is the most up-to-date single resource on allergy and immunotherapy. Key Features Completely revised and updated Detailed single source reference on allergy and immunotherapy Reorganized to provide clinicians with essential information to make diagnoses and offer the best treatments Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780815382218

Allergy and Allergen ImmunotherapyNew Mechanisms and Strategies Allergy and Allergen Immunotherapy: New Mechanisms and Strategies is a valuable and comprehensive book that covers allergy and causative allergens and provides diagnostic and therapeutic aspects as well. With chapters from internationally recognized experts in the field the book provides a balanced approach to enumerating pollen allergens as well as allergy diagnosis and therapeutic management and safety assessment of genetically engineered food allergens. The book features a special section on allergic diseases and allergens from tropical countries including such countries such as India Sri Lanka Iran and South Korea giving the book a global appeal. The book is broken in the following sections: Epidemiology Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Allergy Aerobiology and Allergic Diseases Pollen Allergy in the Tropics and Temperate Regions Allergy in Children Food Allergy Evaluation Allergen Immunotherapy and Anti IgE The book deals not only on basics of allergy and allergen immunotherapy but also discusses indoor environments and safety considerations of genetically modified food allergens. The first of its kind volume from the Indian subcontinent that caters to the needs of clinicians aerobiologists environmentalists and regulatory agencies as well the volume will be of immense interest for clinicians and patients of allergy as well as diagnostic and therapeutic management of allergy in tropics. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771885423

Alleviating Poverty Through Profitable PartnershipsGlobalization Markets and Economic Well-Being Poverty is an unnecessary form of human degradation and badly conceived economics. Our thesis is that poverty can be reduced if not eradicated both locally and globally. But this will occur only if we change our shared narratives about global free enterprise remind ourselves that poverty is a system and conceive of poverty alleviation as a "bottom-up" project. There is no "one size fits all" for poverty reduction. Rather poverty is a system and must be addressed locally. It is our aim as it is the aim of the United Nations the World Bank and many other organizations to erase it from our vocabulary and from this planet. With a series of case studies that accompany each chapter this book should assist readers in thinking about poverty alleviation from a number of perspectives from bottom-up entrepreneurial projects local-corporate ventures with public–private partnerships from focused philanthropy with education and health care initiatives and agriculture reforms in rural communities all with the aim of creating a win-win result for local and partnership individuals organizations and communities. The book should be useful in various undergraduate and graduate courses on ethics applied ethics developing economic systems and poverty. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138313644

Alliance Behavior In The Warsaw Pact This book addresses the questions with respect to the Warsaw Treaty Organization also known as the Warsaw Pact. It examines the effect East-West relations have on cohesion and how Warsaw Pact allies have distributed the defense effort in the past. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367160302

Alliance Capitalism and Global Business John Dunning is the leading authority in the field of international business. His latest work analyses: * future developments in global business * a comparison of US and Japanese investment in Europe * competitiveness trade and integration * spatial dimensions of globalization Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138879379

Alliance Decision-Making in the South China SeaBetween Allied and Alone The combination of rising Chinese power and longstanding territorial disputes has drawn increased attention and threats to the Asia-Pacific region. Five smaller powers contest Beijing’s claims; Malaysia the Philippines Vietnam Brunei and Indonesia with the United States viewed as the most likely counterbalance to coercive behavior towards them. However only one of these five states - the Philippines -has maintained a guarantee of protection through alliance with the US. What factors have influenced state decisions to form security relationships with Washington and what does the evolution of these factors portend for future security relationships in the South China Sea? Using research on U.S. policy preferences based on recently declassified material this book produces conclusions previously inaccessible beyond classified forums. The author surveys recent alliance theory developments to examine relationships between claimant states and the US explores historical bilateral relations and considers the future of regional security relationships. This book contributes to the fields of security studies foreign policy and international relations and expands beyond traditional concepts of defense alliances to explore security cooperation along a spectrum from allied to aligned to non-aligned. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815395386

Alliance in AnxietyDetente and the Sino-American-Japanese Triangle First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415864930

Alliance Management and MaintenanceRestructuring NATO for the 21st Century The maintenance and management of the NATO alliance is a delicate balancing act between responding to security threats and navigating the bargaining positions of the member states. This book highlights how the alliance managed to maintain that balance in an area critical to its operations today around the world - changing its Cold War-era doctrine and structures. Based on his findings John Deni debates whether the NATO alliance ought to be considered by policy makers to be a political organization first and a military one second. Providing new empirical data valuable to our understanding of NATO's post-Cold War evolution the book offers a unique perspective on alliance management and maintenance. It sheds light on the continuing debate surrounding NATO's role in security how the alliance will fight and whether NATO is properly structured to continue providing security for its member states. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315566580

Alliance Within The Alliance?Franco-german Military Cooperation And The European Pillar Of Defense This book is about the Franco-German military cooperation. It discusses the ending of the Cold War the likelihood of a continuation and deepening of security cooperation between France and Germany and the impact this might have upon the transformation of the Atlantic Alliance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367154127

Alliances In U.s. Foreign PolicyIssues In The Quest For Collective Defense This volume addresses a selected set of issues that appear to be especially salient with regard to alliances in U.S. foreign policy in general and to North Atlantic Treaty Organization in particular presenting questions about alliance purpose and cohesion that demand a response. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367155667

Allied and Axis Signals Intelligence in World War II The importance of codebreaking and signals intelligence in the diplomacy and military operations of World War II is reflected in this study of the cryptanalysts not only of the US and Britain but all the Allies. The codebreaking war was a global conflict in which many countries were active. The contributions reveal that for the Axis as well as the Allies success in the signals war often depended upon close collaboration among alliance partners. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315038247

Allied HealthPractice Issues and Trends into the New Millennium Make the most of your contribution to health care delivery! Allied Health: Practice Issues and Trends in the New Millennium is a comprehensive look at present and future concerns in the allied health care field. Leading experts in allied health practice and education address practice and policy issues that have developed as technology and a changing health care environment have created new and expanded roles for allied heath professionals. With the allied health field projected to add an estimated four million new jobs by 2005 in the United States alone this book is an essential resource for maximizing the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver safe efficient effective and equitable care. Allied Health: Practice Issues and Trends in the New Millennium presents an overview of the concerns facing the largest and most diverse pool of health workers in the United States as they provide disease detection prevention dietary health promotion rehabilitation and health management services at all levels of health care delivery. This unique book addresses critical issues that affect allied health practice including managed health care computer technology drug information and demographic trends in society with an emphasis on implications for education. The book also includes appendices listing allied health organizations accrediting agencies and descriptions of federally recognized allied health professions. Allied Health: Practice Issues and Trends in the New Millennium presents information on: public policy research needs new directions for accreditation interprofessional collaborative alliances employment opportunities practice directions and much more! Allied health professionals play a critical role in health care delivery comprising a significant portion of the health care work force with tremendous potential for addressing issues of health care cost quality and access within the health care system. Allied Health: Practice Issues and Trends in the New Millennium is an essential resource for the future of health care in the United States and a must read for allied health care educators and students and health care policymakers. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203479483

Allied Intervention in Russia 1918-1919And the Part Played by Canada When originally published in 1967 and using archive material from official records in Ottawa this book threw new light on the motives and actions of the intervening powers. Allied intervention took place in three main areas: Northern and Southern Russia as well as Siberia. Canada was the major Commonwealth contributor to the intervention in Siberia and a superfial account of the events and their political implications is contained in the official history of the Canadian Army in the First World War. This book discusses the subject in depth and from an international perspective. In this critical assessment the story of the Allied operations in Russia has been written against the double background of the issues and events of the Russian Civil War itself and of the international intrigues and rivalries of the Allies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138634558

Allies As RivalsThe U.S. Europe and Japan in a Changing World-system This book traces the dynamics of international rivalry from the late 1970s up through the present. Among the members of the dominant North political discord has become prominent recently in debates ranging from the Balkan Wars to the Second Gulf War. Yet a wide array of disputes--launching of global positioning systems to steel imports--have shattered the semblance of unity and cooperation among the members of the North the triad of Europe U.S. and east Asia. The book explores the subversive ways in which the configuration of economic networks in east Asia are subtly leaving their mark on the structure of the world-system. Also addressed are the ramifications on the South of this sharpening rivalry and more importantly whether this round of imperial rivalry will eventually give way as previously in history to new forms of international domination. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315636085

Allies at the End of EmpireLoyalists Nationalists and the Cold War 1945-76 The wars of decolonization fought by European colonial powers after 1945 had their origins in the fraught history of imperial domination but were framed and shaped by the emerging politics of the Cold War. In all the counter-insurgencies mounted against armed nationalist risings in this period the European colonial powers employed locally recruited militias – styled as ‘loyalists’ – to fight their ‘dirty wars’. These loyalist histories have been neglected in the nationalist narratives that have dominated the post-decolonization landscape and this book offers the first comparative assessment of the role played by these allies at the end of empire. Their experience illuminates the deeper ambiguities of the decolonization story: some loyalists were subjected to vengeful violence at liberation; others actually claimed the victory for themselves and seized control of the emergent state; while others still maintained a role as fighting units into the Cold War. The overlap between the history of decolonization and the emergence of the Cold War is a central theme in the studies presented here. The collection discusses the categorization of these ‘irregular auxiliary’ forces after 1945 and presents seven case studies from five European colonialisms covering nine former colonies – Portugal (Angola) the Netherlands (Indonesia) France (Algeria) Belgium (Congo) and Britain (Cyprus Kenya Aden South Yemen and Oman). This book was originally published as a special issue of the International History Review. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367251703

Allies on the Rhine 1945-1950 In The Allies on the Rhine Skrjabina describes the coming of the Allies to the Rhineland the occupation and the first clear signs of the recovery of war-shattered Germany. She describes what occurred and how it was interpreted at the time by a keen observer who had lived under Soviet Nazi American and French rule. She describes the first chaotic days of the occupation when instead of the calm and peace expected as a remit of the American advance there was fearful chaos. She shows clearly that as the main allied forces moved on there was no real law and order and that she and the frightened populace were often terrorized by marauding youthful former work camp inmates over whom there was no effective control. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351319805

All-Inclusive Engagement in ArchitectureTowards the Future of Social Change Should all-inclusive engagement be the major task of architecture? All-Inclusive Engagement in Architecture: Towards the Future of Social Change presents the case that the answer is yes. Through original contributions and case studies this volume shows that socially engaged architecture is both a theoretical construct and a professional practice navigating the global politics of poverty charity health technology neoliberal urbanism and the discipline's exclusionary basis. The scholarly ideas and design projects of 58 thought leaders demonstrate the architect's role as a revolutionary social agent. Exemplary works are included from the United States Mexico Canada Africa Asia and Europe. This book offers a comprehensive overview and in-depth analysis of all-inclusive engagement in public interest design for instructors students and professionals alike showing how this approach to architecture can bring forth a radical reformation of the profession and its relationship to society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367341954

Alliterative Poetry of the Later Middle AgesAn Anthology Originally published in 1989 Alliterative Poetry of the Later Middle Ages is an anthology of texts looking at the tradition of alliterative poetry in medieval English literature. The book presents lesser known alliterative Middle English poems which are unmodernised and include explanatory footnotes designed to give clarity to the text and enable critical response to the texts. The book illustrates the great range and variety of alliterative verse both rhymed and unrhymed. The poems range from descriptions of armies bloody battles dramatic storms and dreams of goddesses. Whatever the subject social and political satire theological controversy and moral admonition is always given a lively and interesting setting. The book contains a succinct and incisive introductory material and a carefully selected bibliography which will encourage further reading. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367191405

Allomorphy in Inflexion (Routledge Revivals) First published in 1987 this book broke new ground in research on inflectional morphology. Drawing on evidence from a wide variety of languages it shows that this was not just a phenomenon left over from obsolete phonological processes but a subject deserving of more respect. The book proposes constraints in three areas: (1) the organization of inflection class systems; (2) inflectional homonymy or syncretism; (3) the direction of allomorphic conditioning. Carstairs-McCarthy’s notion of ‘Paradigm Economy’ revolutionized the study of inflection class systems but in its purest form presented in this book the hypothesis was too strong. In more recent works the author has therefore argued that a version of it is an unexpected by-product of the brain’s aptitude for handling multiple vocabularies.　 Inflectional homonymy was pioneered by Roman Jakobson as evidence for the structuring of morphosyntactic categories or feature sets (case number tense mood and so on) but his interpretation differed from that of this book whose radical suggestions fertilized much subsequent work on ‘inflectional identity’. Allomorphic conditioning first explored in this book is debated actively within the Distributed Morphology framework popular within Chomskyan generative linguistics despite the contrast with the Carstairs-McCarthy view that morphology is a domain of grammar entirely distinct from syntax. In The Evolution of Morphology (2010) the author takes these topics further including explaining why the distinction between stem alternation and affixation as inflectional expressions are importantly distinct. Inflectional allomorphy is an apparently pointless complication exhibited by many languages however this book suggests reasons why it is nevertheless easy for the brain to handle and thus the work has important implications beyond language extending into human cognition. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415825108

Allosteric Enzymes This book compiles detailed information concerning a dozen of the best known allosteric enzymes and so allows the comparison of their regulatory mechanisms and the confrontation of these mechanisms with the theoretical models. Stimulating and unexpected ideas emerge from these comparisons and emphasize the importance of developing various methods of investigation such as crystallography X-ray solution scattering and the study of fast movements in proteins and site-directed mutagenesis. This book is addressed to students and researchers interested in structure-function relationship in proteins enzymology and metabolic regulation. It is also a basis for teaching. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003068563

Allosteric Receptor Modulation in Drug Targeting Offering a wide array of illustrations and tables in every chapter this book extensively covers the principles of allosterism in reference to drug action and progresses to a detailed examination of individual ionotropic and G-protein coupled receptor systems-helping those new to the subject understand the importance of allosterism and providing th Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429120183

Alloys and Intermetallic CompoundsFrom Modeling to Engineering This book focuses on the role of modeling in the design of alloys and intermetallic compounds. It includes an introduction to the most important and most used modeling techniques such as CALPHAD and ab-initio methods as well as a section devoted to the latest developments in applications of alloys. The book emphasizes the correlation between modeling and technological developments while discussing topics such as wettability of Ultra High Temperature Ceramics by metals active brazing of diamonds to metals in cutting tools surface issues in medicine novel Fe-based superconductors metallic glasses high entropy alloys and thermoelectric materials. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498741439

All's Well That Ends WellNew Critical Essays Described as one of Shakespeare’s most intriguing plays All’s Well That Ends Well has only recently begun to receive the critical attention it deserves. Noted as a crucial point of development in Shakespeare’s career this collection of new essays reflects the growing interest in the play and presents a broad range of approaches to it including historical feminist performative and psychoanalytical criticisms. In addition to fourteen essays written by leading scholars the editor’s introduction provides a substantial overview of the play’s critical history with a strong focus on performance analysis and the impact that this has had on its reception and reputation. Demonstrating a variety of approaches to the play and furthering recent debates this book makes a valuable contribution to Shakespeare criticism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415645782

Allure of the Incomplete Imperfect and ImpermanentDesigning and Appreciating Architecture as Nature Architects have long operated based on the assumption that a building is 'complete' once construction has finished. Striving to create a perfect building they wish for it to stay in its original state indefinitely viewing any subsequent alterations as unintended effects or the results of degeneration. The ideal is for a piece of architecture to remain permanently perfect and complete. This contrasts sharply with reality where changes take place as people move in requirements change events happen and building materials are subject to wear and tear. Rumiko Handa argues it is time to correct this imbalance. Using examples ranging from the Roman Coliseum to Japanese tea rooms she draws attention to an area that is usually ignored: the allure of incomplete imperfect and impermanent architecture. By focusing on what happens to buildings after they are ‘complete’ she shows that the ‘afterlife’ is in fact the very ‘life’ of a building. However the book goes beyond theoretical debate. Addressing professionals as well as architecture students and educators it persuades architects of the necessity to anticipate possible future changes and to incorporate these into their original designs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415741491

Allying beyond Social DividesCoalitions and Contentious Politics This book offers a fresh look at the role of coalitions in contentious politics in North Africa and the Middle East based on conceptual reflexions and empirical case studies by researchers who have conducted extensive fieldwork in the region. Coalitions of actors that have traditionally not been allies have become a key feature of the protest movements that have emerged across North Africa and the Middle East since 2011. But what happens when Islamists ally with Leftists workers with student unions and young engineers with local tribesmen? How do coalitions form across ideological generational professional ethnic and class divides? Are such collaborations transformative? The authors seek to show that it is important to go beyond analyses that focus mainly on identifying the factors that led to a coalition’s success or failure: coalitions are moments of transformative encounter that can lead to changes affecting relations with political authorities ideological learnings repertoires of action and understandings of the notion of right. Instead of analyzing coalitions and social divides as two opposite processes this book further argues that studying the alliance of social groups goes hand in hand with exploring processes of differentiation that are engineered by both political regimes and social actors. Focusing on the role of coalitions in contentious politics before and after the Arab uprisings this book proposes a sociology of coalitions in the Middle East based on key empirical examples to analyze the transformations that emerged out of such alliances at the levels of repertoires of action forms of organization relations to political authorities and ideological learnings. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Mediterranean Politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367508968

Alma Mahler and Her ContemporariesA Research and Information Guide This selective annotated bibliography places Alma Mahler with three other female composers of her time covering the first generation of active female composers in the twentieth century. It uncovers the wealth of resources available on the lives and music of Mahler Florence Price Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg and Maria Teresa Prieto and supports emerging scholarship and inquiry on four women who experienced both entrenched sexual discrimination and political upheaval which affected their lives and influenced composers of subsequent generations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138930148

Almanac of African Peoples and Nations The peoples of Africa are neither ethnically culturally nor religiously homogeneous. European colonial powers took little note of this reality in carving up the continent a fact reflected in the periodic outbreak of civil war since decolonialization. Likewise Western European models of development whether in their liberal or Marxist manifestations have so far failed to meet African development needs. The path to stability in Africa is through its people's character and goals. Almanac of African Peoples and Nations provides an essential guide to the major ethnic groups of the African continent highlighting the major contributions and basic features of each.The Almanac reviews Africa's language families and their respective national and geographic concentrations explaining ethnic classification based on linguistic difference and including language groups that are not indigenous to Africa. The major African peoples are then listed by country with a statistical breakdown on their respective shares in the total population of each country and maps indicating their concentration. The major section of the volume includes a comprehensive listing and descriptive profile of each ethnic national and tribal group detailing their history customs economic systems and political and social organizations. The Almanac points out as well which groups support revisionist political aspirations and shows the internal and external pressures they are subject to. Yakan notes that African societies are not highly integrated and must support multitudes of influential sub-cultures with conflicting agendas and loyalties. Arguing that tribalism reflects Africa's historical experience and cultural heritage he sees the resolution of the continent's problems in consociational democracy proportional representation federalism or some form of autonomous rule. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351289320

AlmanacsPrinted Writings 1641–1700: Series II Part One Volume 6 Almanacs were highly influential on popular opinion during the early modern period. They were the least expensive kinds of books and had a practical use as a calendar literary miscellany weather guide and advertising medium. The almanacs in this volume contribute to our understanding of women's participation in popular culture astrology medicine and prophecy. Sarah Jinner's almanacs for the years 1658 1659 and 1664 and Mary Holden's almanacs for 1688 and 1689 show a conscious effort to distance themselves from other female religious prophets of the period by relying on the status of astrology as a rational science. The other works in the volume are all attributed to writers who were probably pseudonymous. Dorothy Partridge's The Woman's Almanack for the Year 1694 includes several short articles on chiromancy. The Prophesie of Mother Shipton concerns the prediction of the deaths of Cardinal Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell. The final works in the volume comprise two texts by Shinkin ap Shone which satirize the Welsh people and language and The Woman's Alamanack by Sarah Ginnor which uses sexual humour to parody the medical advice offered in Jinner's almanacs. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315262901

Al-Muwatta Of Iman Malik Ibn Ana First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138988460

Alois Riegl in Vienna 1875-1905An Institutional Biography In Alois Riegl in Vienna 1875-1905: An Institutional Biography Diana Cordileone applies standard methods of cultural and intellectual history for close readings of Riegl’s published texts several of which are still unavailable in English. Further the author compares Riegl’s work to several of the early works of Friedrich Nietzsche that Riegl is known to have read before 1878. Using archival and other primary sources this study also illuminates the institutional conflicts and imperatives that shaped Riegl’s oeuvre. The result is a multi-layered philosophical cultural and institutional history of this art historian’s work of the fin-de-siècle that demonstrates his close relationship to several of the significant actors in Vienna at the end of the nineteenth century an epoch of innovation culture wars and political uncertainty. The book is particularly devoted to explaining how Riegl’s theories of art were shaped by debates outside the purview of the academic art historian. Its focal point is the Austrian Museum for Art and Industry where he worked for 13 years and it presents a new interpretation of Riegl based upon his early exposure to Nietzsche. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409466659

Alone in the MirrorTwins in Therapy Alone in the Mirror: Twins in Therapy chronicles the triumphs and struggles of twins as they separate from one another and find their individuality in a world of non twins. The text is grounded in issues of attachment and intimacy and is highlighted by Dr. Barbara Klein’s scholarly research clinical experiences with twins in therapy and her own identity struggles as a twin all of which allow her to present insights into the rare complicated and misunderstood twin identity. She presents psychologically-focused real life histories which demonstrate how childhood experiences shape the twin attachment and individual development and she describes implications for twins in therapy their therapists and parents of twins. Unique to this book are effective therapeutic practices developed specifically for twins and designed to raise the consciousness of parents as well. Readers will find these practices and the insights within invaluable whether they use them to communicate with twin patients family members or if they are part of a twinship themselves. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415893404

Along the Indian HighwayAn Ethnography of an International Travelling Exhibition This book is an ethnographic study of the travelling art exhibition Indian Highway that presented Indian contemporary art in Europe and China between 2008 and 2012 a significant period for the art world that saw the rise and fall of the national exhibition format. It analyses art exhibition as a mobile "object" and promotes the idea of art as a transcultural product by using participant observation in-depth interviews and multi-media studies as research method. This work encompasses voices of curators artists audiences and art critics spread over different cities sites and art institutions to bridge the distance between Europe and India based on vignettes along the Indian Highway. The discussion in the book focuses on power relations the contested politics of representation and dissonances and processes of negotiation in the field of global art. It also argues for rethinking analytical categories in anthropology to identify the social role of contemporary art practices in different cultural contexts and also examines urban art and the way national or cultural values are reinterpreted in response to ideas of difference and pluralism. Rich in empirical data this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of modern and contemporary art Indian art art and visual culture anthropology art history mobility and transcultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780815382102

Alongside CommunityLearning in Service Alongside Community is a step-by-step guide that prepares social science students to be democratic citizens by examining the theory method and sociopolitical dynamics that impact helping those different from oneself. The first part of this book explores the more theoretical issues of helping others including issues of social identity values and power. The second part of this guidebook examines action-based methods; interventions available for community-based engagement; and the sociopolitical issues that inevitably arise for those who strive to create social change including issues of race ethnicity social class gender sexual orientation mental health educational and environmental justice along with suggestions on how to address these issues. The third part of Alongside Community critically explores how to measure the impact of community service on major stakeholders including student faculty college and community agency and ends with reflections and suggestions on how to be a lifelong civically engaged citizen. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138705876

Aloysius Bertrand’s Gaspard de la Nuit Beyond the Prose Poem Aloysius Bertrand’s Gaspard de la Nuit (1842) is a familiar title to music lovers thanks to Ravel’s piano work of the same name and to specialists of French literature especially those interested in Baudelaire’s prose poetry. Yet until very recently the collection and its author have generally been viewed almost exclusively through the prism of their pioneering role in the development of the prose poem. By placing Bertrand back in his original context adopting a comparative approach and engaging with recent critical work on the collection Valentina Gosetti proposes a substantial reassessment of Gaspard de la Nuit and promotes a new understanding of Bertrand in his own terms rather than those of his successors. Through his playful and ironic reinterpretation of Romantic clichés and his overt defiance of the boundaries of poetry and beauty Bertrand emerges as a fascinating figure in his own right. This book is one of the first full-length studies of Bertrand’s work and it will be of particular interest to specialists of the nineteenth century and of provincial literature and to students of nineteenth-century poetry or the fantastic. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315560557

Alpha 1 - Antitrypsin DeficiencyBiology-Pathogenesis-Clinical Manifestations-Therapy Providing a broad overview of basic and clinical aspects of alpha 1-antitrypsin (a 1AT) deficiency this up-to-date reference discusses the complex pathobiological processes underlying the pathogenesis of a1AT deficiency describes the a1AT gene and its promoter and details specific therapies to prevent the major clinical manifestations of the dis Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429068027

Alpha Olefins Applications Handbook This book discusses the applications of higher linear alpha olefins containing 4 to 30 carbon atoms describes current commercial uses of alpha olefins and indicates potential new uses. It also documents methods of production and provides physical property and general property data on the olefins. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367451110

Alphabet to InternetMedia in Our Lives What Greek philosopher thought writing would harm a student’s memory? Was the poet Byron’s daughter the first computer programmer? Who plays more video games women over 18 or teenage boys? In Alphabet to Internet: Media in Our Lives Irving Fang looks at each medium of communication through the centuries asking not only "What happened?" but also "How did society change because of this new communication medium?" and "How are we different as a result?" Examining the impact of different media on a broad historical scale—among them mass printing the telegraph film the internet and advertising—Alphabet to Internet takes us from the first scratches of writing and the origins of mail to today's video games the widespread and daily use of smartphones and the impact of social media in political uprisings across the globe. A timeline at the end of each chapter places events in perspective and allows students to pinpoint key moments in media history. Now in its third edition Alphabet to Internet presents a lively thoughtful and accessible introduction to media history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138805859

AlphabetThe Becoming of Google Google is synonymous with searching but in this innovative new research volume Micky Lee explores how the Alphabet Corporation now the parent company of Google is more than just a search engine. Using a political economic approach Lee draws on the concept of networks to investigate the growth of this key media player. The establishment of the parent company Alphabet shows the company is expanding to other industries from equity investment to self-driving cars. This book first examines this history of expansion before delving into the economic political and cultural profiles of the corporation. Lee ultimately finds that what makes Google powerful is not one genius idea but rather networks of people places and capital. Alphabet: The Becoming of Google is a compelling dive into the sometimes inscrutable world of Google ideal for students scholars and researchers interested in the fields of digital media studies the politics and economies of online media and the history of the internet. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367197346

Altared GroundLevinas History Violence One of the most pressing concerns for contemporary society is the issue of violence and the factors that promote it. In Altared Ground: Levinas History and Violence Brian Schroeder stages an engagement between Emmanuel Levinas one of the leading figures in 20th century Continental philosophy and Plato Hegel Heidegger Nietzsche Merleau-Ponty Derrida and others in the history of ideas. Not merely an exposition of Levinas' original and complex thinking Brian Schroeder seeks to re-read the history of Western philosophy and religion by going beyond Levinas' alternatives to traditional theories of the self in order to suggest a notion of subjectivity that is not grounded in violence. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203760529

Altarpieces and Their Viewers in the Churches of Rome from Caravaggio to Guido Reni A social history of reception this study focuses on sacred art and Catholicism in Rome during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The five altarpieces examined here were painted by artists who are admired today - Caravaggio Guercino and Guido Reni - and by the less renowned but once influential Tommaso Laureti and Andrea Commodi. By shifting attention from artistic intentionality to reception Pamela Jones reintegrates these altarpieces into the urban fabric of early modern Rome allowing us to see the five paintings anew through the eyes of their original audiences both women and men rich and poor pious and impious. Because Italian churchmen relied after the Council of Trent on public altarpieces more than any other type of contemporary painting in their attempts to reform and inspire Catholic society it is on altarpieces that Pamela Jones centers her inquiry. Through detailed study of evidence in many genres - including not only painting prints and art criticism but also cheap pamphlets drama sermons devotional tracts rules of religious orders pilgrimages rituals diaries and letters - Jones shows how various beholders made meaning of the altarpieces in their aesthetic devotional social and charitable dimensions. This study presents early modern Catholicism and its art in an entirely new light by addressing the responses of members of all social classes - not just elites - to art created for the public. It also provides a more accurate view of the range of religious ideas that circulated in early modern Rome by bringing to bear both officially sanctioned religious art and literature and unauthorized but widely disseminated cheap pamphlets and prints that were published without the mandatory religious permission. On this basis Jones helps to illuminate further the insurmountable problems churchmen faced when attempting to channel the power of sacred art to elicit orthodox responses. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138246737

Alter EgoThe Critical Writings of Michel Leiris "Alter Ego is the first monograph in English on the critical writings of Michel Leiris (1901-90). A groundbreaking autobiographer and pioneering ethnographer Leiris also produced important criticism on art opera jazz and literature which acts as a key commentary on twentieth-century intellectual movements and demonstrates vividly the constant refashioning and reformulation of contemporary ideas and aesthetics. Hand defines and situates Leiris's core themes analyses his criticism in each of the art areas examined and delineates the model that emerges of a contrapuntal and heterogeneous critical identity." Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351197038

Altered Consciousness in the Twentieth Century The twentieth century saw an unprecedented spike in the study of altered states of consciousness. New ASCs such as those associated with LSD and psilocybin mushrooms were cultivated and studied while older ASCs were given new classifications: out-of-body experiences near-death experiences psychokinesis extrasensory perception.　 Altered Consciousness in the Twentieth Century analyses these different approaches and methodologies and includes exciting new research into neglected areas. This volume investigates the representation of ASCs in the culture of the twentieth century and　examines the theoretical models that attempt to explain them. The international contributors critically examine a variety of ASCs including precognition near-death experiences telepathy New Age ‘channelling’ contact with aliens and UFOs the use of alcohol and entheogens analysing both the impact of ASCs on the culture and how cultural and technological changes influenced ASCs. The contributors are drawn from the fields of English and American literature religious studies Western esotericism film studies sociology and history of art and bring to bear on ASCs their own disciplinary and conceptual perspectives as well as a broader interdisciplinary knowledge of the subject. The collection represents a vital contribution to the growing body of work on both ASCs and the wider academic engagement with millennialism entheogens occulture and the paranormal. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367731625

Altering Houses and Small Scale Residential Developments 'Altering Houses and Small-scale Residential Development' is a practical guide for home owners and those undertaking residential building projects. It is also useful for students and emerging professionals concerned with the built environment especially small-scale development procedures. Undertaking house alterations can be daunting not least because considerations of cost design and method can simultaneously demand urgent and careful attention. In addition there are regulations and the law to be satisfied contracts to be entered into and a host of potential problems concerned with the form and condition of the building itself. It is a rare building which is not defective in some way but putting things right can be very satisfying.The Bridgers' book assumes that many home owners now wish to understand more clearly what goes on when they commission contractors and consultants to convert and adapt their homes. Or course there are also people who intend to manage a project themselves while others may undertake work on a DIY basis and the secret then is getting the right kind of help. This book will be invaluable in either situation because it explains how to perform certain functions yourself yet clarifies the roles and responsibilities of the professionals who may be needed to help with the processes of buying altering and selling a house.The economic factors in development are not overlooked since for people who wish to develop in order to sell or let property market conditions will be paramount as will the forecasting and control of costs. This book provides practical guidance on these matters; it avoids theory but does suggest further reading. It is also highly illustrated with over 100 illustrations clarifying parts of the text.The main theme of this book is altering houses but in practice the differences between some alterations schemes Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138460690

Alterities in AsiaReflections on Identity and Regionalism This book investigates the politics of identity in Asia and explores how different groups of people inside and outside Asia have attempted to relate to the alterity of the places and cultures in the region through various modes (literary and filmic representation scholarly knowledge and so on) and at different points in time. Although coming from different perspectives like literary criticism film studies geography cultural history and political science the contributors collectively argue that Asian otherness is more than the dialectical interplay between the Western self and one of its many others and more than just the Orientalist discourse writ large. Rather they demonstrate the existence of multiple levels of inter-Asian and intercultural contact and consciousness that both subvert as much as they consolidate the dominant ‘Western Core-Asian periphery’ framework that structures what the mainstream assumes to be knowledge of Asia. With chapters covering a wealth of topics from Korea and its Cold War history to Australia's Asian identity crisis this book will be of huge interest to anyone interested in critical Asian studies Asian ethnicity postcolonialism and Asia cultural studies. Leong Yew is an Assistant Professor in the University Scholars Programme National University of Singapore. He is the author of The Disjunctive Empire of International Relations (2003). Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138966505

Alternate CivilitiesDemocracy And Culture In China And Taiwan Some Asian political leaders and Western academics have recently claimed that China is unlikely to produce an open political system. This claim rests on the idea that ?Confucian culture? provides an alternative to Western civil values and that China lacked the democratic traditions and even the horizontal institutions of trust that could build a c Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367314460

Alternate EnergyAssessment & Implementation Reference Book Here's your opportunity to look into the future of energy technologies with emphasis on alternative or non-conventional technologies their potential impacts and the technical economic and policy issues that will affect their successful integration into global energy markets. Over the past several years industry and government have turned to a strategic planning technique called "roadmapping" to help assess future energy management practices and technologies. This book considers energy management and technology development over the next several decades by exploring data from these energy technology roadmaps. International in scope the book examines both the technical and non-technical aspects of emerging technologies. Detailed technology assessments for specific alternative energy resources are presented. An overview of the problems associated with conventional energy consumption is included as well as an insightful discussion of technology implementation issues from the author's own well-informed and cautiously optimistic perspective Media > Books > E-books Fairmont Press 9781003151098

Alternate Light Source ImagingForensic Photography Techniques Alternate Light Source Imaging provides a brief guide to digital imaging using reflected infrared and ultraviolet radiation for crime scene photographers. Clear and concise instruction illustrates how to accomplish good photographs in a variety of forensic situations. It demonstrates how tunable wavelength light sources and digital imaging techniques can be used to successfully locate and document physical evidence at the crime scene in the morgue or in the laboratory. The scientific principles that make this type of photography possible are described followed by the basic steps that can be utilized to capture high quality evidentiary photographs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781455777624

Alternate Reality GamesGamification for Performance While formal training and communication are a foundational approach to developing employees in the workplace alternate reality games (ARGs) provide a framework for increased and sustained engagement within business organizations. ARGs are transmedia experiences designed to generate engagement and immersive learning beyond what is achieved in formal and conventional training and communication approaches. Alternate Reality Games: Gamification for Performance leads you through the fundamentals of ARGs. It includes a discussion of what is and is not an ARG citing examples and identifying business challenges that can be addressed through ARGs. It presents case studies that illustrate the variety of forms that ARGs take and the issues to which they can be applied such as improving performance and critical communication situations. It also gives guidelines for creating your own ARGs reviewing the process and technological tools and considerations relevant to their creation. Presenting a thorough examination of the beneficial roles ARGs can play in the business environment as well as methods for creating effective ARGs Alternate Reality Games: Gamification for Performance is an ideal reference for those approaching or considering ARGs for the first time as well as the training professional or professional game designer. It presents a comprehensive overview of the advantages of applying ARGs to the workplace as well as methods for designing and using them. Media > Books > Print Books A K Peters/CRC Press 9781498722384

Alternate Reality GamesPromotion and Participatory Culture Using textual analysis interviews with game designers audience surveys and close analysis of player forum discussion this book examines the unique nature of the producer/consumer relationship within promotional Alternate Reality Games (ARGs). Historically ARGs are rooted in advertising as much as they are in narrative storytelling. As designers often have to respond to player actions as the game progresses players can have an impact on the storyline on character behaviour and potentially on the final resolution of the narrative. This book explores how both media consumers and producers are responding to this new reconfiguration of the producer/consumer/prosumer dynamic in order to better understand the diverse advertising experiences available to media audiences today. With a focus on participatory culture and the political economy of promotional communications this in-depth analysis of ARGs will appeal to academics and researchers in the fields of games film advertising and media and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815386803

Alternate Therapies in the Treatment of Brain Injury and Neurobehavioral DisordersA Practical Guide Get the tools to provide more effective treatment for the neurobehaviorally disordered TBI patient!As traditional treatment success rates for many persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are proving less than effective clinicians search for other therapies that may be more productive. Alternate Therapies in the Treatment of Brain Injury and Neurobehavioral Disorders: A Practical Guide discusses at length various nontraditional treatment approaches such as music therapy art therapy EEG biofeedback and others that may provide additional help for the neurobehaviorally disordered TBI patient.This text provides a practical in-depth overview of a range of nontraditional interventions and therapies. Each treatment is extensively discussed with explanations on how it can be effectively applied in rehabilitation programs. Models case samples contacts and lists of training programs and professional organizations are given for each therapeutic modality. Each chapter has clear illustrative drawings tables and charts as well as comprehensive references for further research.Alternate Therapies in the Treatment of Brain Injury and Neurobehavioral Disorders: A Practical Guide discusses these alternative treatments: horticulture therapy art therapy music therapy melodic intonation therapy recreational therapy chemical dependency treatment real time EEG feedback craniosacral therapyThis book is a comprehensive source for nontraditional therapies essential for physicians; neuropsychologists; psychiatrists; rehabilitation specialists; hospital directors administrators and TBI professionals. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315097381

Alternative Accountabilities in Global PoliticsThe Scars of Violence In fields such as politics international relations public administration and international law there is a rapidly growing interest in the topic of ‘accountability’. In this innovative new work Steele shows how we might recognize how an alternative form of accountability in global politics has been present for some time and that furthermore this form’s continued presence remains one of the most politically powerful if not endurable possibilities for resistance in the near future. This book argues that the physical and visually shocking outcomes of violence found on the bodies of humans as well as the buildings and landscapes which surround us specifically the scars they leave behind remain one of our most compelling forms of accountability. Steele develops the theoretical argument on scars and exteriority utilizing insights from several philosophical and theoretical resources including Hannah Arendt Erving Goffmann and Richard Rorty. The work examines scars and their effects through several illustrations including the accounts of Emmett Till Iranian protestor Neda Agha-Soltan the Syrian boy Hamza al-Khateeb the massacre in WWII and then memorializing throughout the 20th century of the Lidice children in the modern-day Czech Republic the particular architecturally destructive outcomes of the 2008-9 Gaza War the loss of the Twin Towers in New York as well as a variety of violent scars found on the landscapes of Europe and Southeast Asia. Emphasizing the importance of the space and ‘time’ of scars the book illustrates how an alternative form of accountability in the scar can be a useful disruptive spontaneous but also creative practice to challenge the discourses of violence which remain with us today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415632706

Alternative Agricultural and Food Policies and the 1985 Farm Bill In 1985 the U.S. Congress confronted the difficult and complex task of developing a 5-year omnibus legislation allowing for lower commodity prices. But policies predicated on the concept of agriculture as a unique sector of the economy became less and less appropriate to the highly interdependent open agricultural economy throughout the 1980s. First published in 1985 this collection of 16 papers and related discussions contained in these proceedings is an important contribution toward understanding the issues options and dilemmas in U.S. agricultural policy. This is an ideal title for students interested in environmental studies agriculture and national policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138962903

Alternative and bottom-up peace indicators There is widespread dissatisfaction with the current suite of evaluation and monitoring tools available to peacebuilders and those responding to conflict. Yet despite this dissatisfaction there are few concrete moves to investigate alternative methods of gauging the success or failure of peace initiatives. This volume explores alternative methods of assessing peace. These methods tend to be bottom-up and people-centric and are interested in many aspects of conflict societies that orthodox top-down indicators often miss. The methods explored in this work chime with the contemporary interest in critical approaches to peace and conflict studies and approaches that are interested in local perspectives. The volume also connects with a growing interest in civic epistemology or the co-production of data whereby research ‘subjects’ participate in the research and have a chance of understanding the relevance of research. All of the contributors to the volume have significant field experience in conflict-affected areas and their work is informed by an engagement with the everyday challenges and opportunities facing people in war zones.This bookw as published as a special issue of the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367739638

Alternative Approaches to Economic TheoryComplexity Post Keynesian and Ecological Economics The 2007–2008 financial crisis exposed the shortcomings of mainstream economic theory with economists unprepared to deal with it. In the face of this a major rethinking of economics seems necessary and in presenting alternative approaches to economic theory this book contributes to the rebuilding of the discipline. This volume brings together contributions from different perspectives and theoretical approaches that address the challenge of updating the economic theory corpus and seek to recover prestige for this discipline after the failure of neoclassical economics. It addresses a range of topics including the complexity approach to economics category theory the Post-Keynesian approach to micro and macroeconomics financialisation multidimensional analysis and ecological economics. The book is aimed at economics scholars researchers academics and practitioners as well as upper undergraduates and graduates in this area of knowledge. It may also be of interest for people interested in methodological issues in economics and the relationship between economic theory and the real world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367076016

Alternative Approaches to EducationA Guide for Teachers and Parents Alternative Approaches to Education provides parents and teachers with information and guidance on different education options in the UK and further afield. This new and expanded edition including additional chapters and up-to-date contact details explains the values philosophies and methods of a range of alternative approaches available outside and within the state system as well as if you’re ‘doing it yourself’. Illustrated throughout with the first-hand experiences of children teachers and parents it provides lists of useful contacts sources of further information and answers to common questions. Together with brand new chapters on recent research and contemporary debates and on Free Schools it covers: Small alternative schools Steiner Waldorf education Democratic schools Alternatives in the state system Parents as change agents Setting up a Small School or Learning Centre Home-based education Flexible schooling Exploring why alternative approaches to education are needed this accessible and informative book challenges the dominant educational orthodoxies by putting children first. It will be of interest to teachers looking to build on their knowledge of different educational approaches in order to find new ways of working. It is also an ideal introduction for parents deciding how best to educate their children. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138692084

Alternative Arrangements for Marine FisheriesAn Overview The maintenance of the freedom of fishing in the face of the changing circumstances that were occurring at the time of this title’s original publication in 1973 had produced several damaging consequences. It had led to considerable waste in both biological and economic terms and had been the source of increasing conflict. This waste can only be prevented by the adoption of management measures and by the removal of the condition of free and open access. This book explores various techniques for this and will be of interest to students of environmental management. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138942165

Alternative Art and AnthropologyGlobal Encounters While the importance of the relationship between anthropology and contemporary art has long been recognized the discussion has tended to be among scholars from North America Europe and Australia; until now scholarship and experiences from other regions have been largely absent from mainstream debate. Alternative Art and Anthropology: Global Encounters rectifies this by offering a ground-breaking new approach to the subject. Entirely dedicated to perspectives from Asia Latin America and Africa the book advances our understanding of the connections between anthropology and contemporary art on a global scale. Across ten chapters a range of anthropologists artists and curators from countries such as China Japan Indonesia Bhutan Nigeria Chile Ecuador and the Philippines discuss encounters between anthropology and contemporary art from their points of view presenting readers with new vantage points and perspectives. Arnd Schneider a leading scholar in the field draws together the various threads to provide readers with a clear conceptual and theoretical narrative. The first to map the relationship between anthropology and contemporary art from a global perspective this is a key text for students and academics in areas such as anthropology visual anthropology anthropology of art art history and curatorial studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781474231244

Alternative Banking and Financial Crisis The recent banking crisis has brought into question the business model used by most large banks. This collection of essays explores the success of ‘alternative banks’ – savings banks cooperative banks and development banks using case studies from around the world and discussion of both the historical and theoretical context of banking practices. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138663084

Alternative BusinessOutlaws Crime and Culture From Robin Hood to Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean outlaws have been a central part of 800 years of culture. These are characters who criticise the power of those in the castle or the skyscraper and earn their keep by breaking the law. Outlaws break categories too. They are fact and fiction opposition and product culture and economy natural justice and organized crime. Beginning with Robin Hood stealing from the rich and covering along the way pirates smugglers highwaymen the Wild West the Mafia and many others Martin Parker offers a fresh and exciting insight into the counter culture of the outlaw – one that rebels against the more dominant and traditional forms of economy and organization and celebrates a life free from wage slavery. Alternative Business is a highly readable entertaining book that will prove a helpful study tool for all students and lecturers working on organizations cultural studies and criminology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415586481

Alternative CapitalismsGeographies of emerging regions This book aims to examine the effects of globalization and economic and political transformations in those parts of the world which are now regularly referred to as 'emerging regions'. These are Latin America and the Caribbean East Central Europe and the former Soviet Union and East Asia. This book breaks new ground in three areas. First of all it develops a critique of the use of the term "emerging regions" for geographers and social scientists and relates this to world-systems theory. Secondly it explores the development trajectories and challenges of countries in this so-called emerging world countries that will be crucial to the evolution of the world economy in the twenty-first century. Thirdly it compares and contrasts the pathways of both economic and political change in the three world regions under focus. This is a unique approach in terms of books published in both geography and the social sciences.Within the context of the three world regions the book combines historical and contemporary analysis of the evolving world-system. In these regions we are concerned to understand the historical expansion and extension of capitalism and how its contemporary forms of production exchange and regulation are evolving. The authors believe that at the present time these processes have produced 'alternative capitalisms' - economic and associated developments which while assuredly capitalist differ in various ways from those typical of the capitalist West or 'core economies' of North America and Western Europe. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203783702

Alternative Conventional Defense Postures In The European TheaterMilitary Alternatives for Europe after the Cold War First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Taylor & Francis 9781315826479

Alternative Criminologies Alternative Criminologies celebrates a kaleidoscopic process of permanent critique and a diversity of social and scientific knowledges. It examines complex and global crime issues in light of the many alternative scientific artistic empathetic campaigning and otherwise imaginative criminologies that attempt to understand and/or fundamentally change why crime and justice take the forms they do. From cutting edge topics such as crimes against humanity the criminology of mobility terrorism cybercrime corporate crime and green criminology; to gendered perspectives on violence against women sexualities and feminist and queer criminologies; to key issues in penology such as mass incarceration the death penalty desistance from crime risk and the political economy of punishment; Alternative Criminologies demonstrates the breadth the variety and the vibrancy of contemporary perspectives on crime criminalization and punishment. Bringing together 34 leading experts from around the world this international collection unites fresh and insightful theoretical positions with innovative empirical research and marks an important juncture for criminologies and their imagined futures. Alternative Criminologies is essential reading for students of crime and criminal justice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138067431

'Alternative' cultures and leisureCreating pathways for sustainable livelihoods Contemporary discourse on sustainability points to the need for substantial if not radical shifts in relations between productivity environment consumption and identities in ways which bring or restore balance to the intersecting domains. The catchphrase of ‘sustainability’ has made its way into mainstream discourse on the heels of the ongoing global financial crisis and responses to global warming. The literature of leisure sport and particularly tourism are replete with fine examples of ‘sustainability’ contributing to full ecology planning approaches.　 This book aims to stimulate debate and discussion within the leisure studies community about the roles of ‘alternative cultures’ in producing viable models of sustainable relations between work leisure and environment. Key elements of these discussions such as participatory democracy and deep ecology have long been characteristic of cultural configurations loosely called ‘counter’ or ‘alternative’ to a voracious hierarchical and unconscious modernity. However the leisure studies community has largely neglected their significance up until now. How are leisure sustainable livelihoods and ‘alternative’ cultures connected and what influence do they have? This book was originally published as a special issue of Annals of Leisure Research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138082823

Alternative Currency Movements as a Challenge to Globalisation?A Case Study of Manchester's Local Currency Networks Over the past 15 years local money networks which are essentially trading networks using a community-created currency have emerged in countries as far apart as Argentina Australia and New Zealand Canada and the US continental Europe and Japan. They range from Local Exchange Trading Schemes (UK) to Time Dollars (US) Green Dollars (New Zealand Australia and Canada) Trading Circles (Hungary) Barter Networks (Argentina) and Talents (Germany). Drawing on an ethnographic case study of alternative currency movements in Manchester UK this book provides an analysis of the motivations aims successes and failures of alternative currency networks. It also raises questions such as the contribution of the alternative currency movement to current debates about alternatives to neoliberalism. While it is theoretically informed critical and grounded in fieldwork it is also sympathetic to the political aims of the protagonists and cognisant of the non-economic benefits that arise from their development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138618824

Alternative DevelopmentUnravelling Marginalization Voicing Change This book brings together a collection of essays that discuss alternative development and its relevance for local/global processes of marginalization and change in the Global South. Alternative development questions who the producers of development knowledges and practices are and aims at decentring development and geographical knowledge from the Anglo-American centre and the Global North. It involves resistance to dominant political-economic processes in order to further the possibilities for non-exploitative and just forms of development. By discussing how to unravel marginalization and voice change through alternative methods actors and concepts the book provides useful guidance on understanding the relationship between theory and practice. The main strength of the book is that it calls for a central role for alternative development in the current development discourse most notably related to justice rights globalization forced migration conflict and climate change. The book provides new ways of engaging with alternative development thinking and making development alternatives relevant. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138257047

Alternative Dispute Resolution and Domestic ViolenceWomen Divorce and Alternative Justice Dealing with the interface between the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) movement and the phenomenon of domestic violence against women this book examines the phenomenon of divorce disputes involving violence through the prism of ‘alternative justice’ and the dispute resolution mechanisms offered by the ADR movement. This book is the first academic treatise presenting the theoretical underpinnings of the correlation between the ADR movement and divorce disputes involving violence and the potential contribution of this movement to the treatment of disputes of this nature. Through mapping the main values of the ADR movement the book proposes a theoretical-analytical basis for understanding the inability of the legal system to deal with disputes of this nature alongside a real alternative in the form of the ADR mechanisms. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367590802

Alternative Dispute ResolutionA Developing World Perspective This book highlights the tremendous shift in the traditional arrangements for the delivery of civil justice in the Commonwealth Caribbean from litigation to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes. Over the last quarter of a century much learning has taken place on the topic of ADR and the literature on the subject is now voluminous. This book puts forward the thesis that the peculiar experiences of the developing world ought to help reshape our traditional notions of ADR. Furthermore the impact of globalisation on the developing world has brought with it special and peculiar challenges to our notions of civil and criminal justice which are not replicated elsewhere. This book will appeal to a wide readership. The legal profession students of law and politics social scientists mediators the police state officers and the public at large will find its contents of interest. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge-Cavendish 9781138131897

Alternative Economic Indicators (Routledge Revivals) The main objective of politicians is to maximise economic growth which heavily drives political policy and decision-making. Critics of the maximisation of growth as the central aim of economic policy have argued that growth in itself is not necessarily a good thing particularly for the environment; however what would replace the system and how it would be measured are questions that have been rarely answered satisfactorily. First published in 1991 this book was the first to lay out an entirely new set of practical proposals for developing new economic measurement tools with the aim of being sustainable ‘green’ and human-centred. Victor Anderson proposes that a whole set of indicators rather than a single one should play all the roles that GNP (Gross National Product) is responsible for. With a detailed overview of the central debates between the advocates and opponents of continued economic growth and an analysis of the various proposals for modification this title will be of particular value to students interested in the diversity of measurement tools and the notion that economies should also be evaluated by their social and environmental consequences. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415739511

Alternative Educational Programmes Schools and Social Justice Alternative education caters and cares for students whose regular schools have failed and excluded them. Fifty years of international research reports that alternative settings are characterised by close and powerful staff–student relationships a curriculum which is relevant engaging and meaningful and the strong sense of agency afforded young people by the opportunity to make decisions. Together these three practices produce increased life chances for alternative education participants.However despite these apparent successes alternative education seems to have had little impact on mainstream schools. This collection of papers addresses the important question â€“ what might regular schools and teachers learn about socially just pedagogies from alternative education practices? In providing answers to this question authors interrogate the taken-for-granted wisdom about alternative education while also taking account of ongoing policy shifts differing locations and populations and persistent and intersecting patterns of raced classed and gendered inequalities. They draw on a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to interrogate the ways in which alternative schools and alternative education both challenge and legitimate the kinds of schooling most of us expect for our own and other people's children. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Critical Studies in Education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367593070

Alternative Energy TechnologiesAn Introduction with Computer Simulations Alternative energy sources are becoming increasingly important in a world striving for energy independence clean air and a reprieve from global warming. Solar cells wind power and biofuels are some of the competing alternative energy sources hoping to gain a foothold in our future energy mix and the economic advantages of these technologies are continually increasing as costs are reduced and efficiencies increased. Alternative Energy Technologies: An Introduction with Computer Simulations explores the science and engineering behind a number of emerging alternative energy technologies including polymer solar cells algae biofuels and artificial leaves. It also addresses the environmental need for these technologies. However unlike its predecessors this book employs simple computer models implemented within spreadsheet environments to simulate different aspects of the alternative energy technologies and therefore teach the subject matter. This unique approach:Provides a dual introduction to alternative energy technologies and computer simulationElucidates the fundamental behaviors and complex interactions within the alternative energy systemsMakes computer simulation straightforward and accessible to readers with no prior programming experienceFeaturing investigative exercises that deepen understanding and inspire further research Alternative Energy Technologies: An Introduction with Computer Simulations makes an ideal introductory textbook for undergraduate students and a valuable professional reference for experimental researchers. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367656386

Alternative Food NetworksKnowledge Practice and Politics Farmers’ markets veggie boxes local foods organic products and Fair Trade goods – how have these once novel "alternative" foods and the people and networks supporting them become increasingly familiar features of everyday consumption? Are the visions of "alternative worlds" built on ethics of sustainability social justice animal welfare and the aesthetic values of local food cultures and traditional crafts still credible now that these foods crowd supermarket shelves and other "mainstream" shopping outlets? This timely book provides a critical review of the growth of alternative food networks and their struggle to defend their ethical and aesthetic values against the standardizing pressures of the corporate mainstream with its "placeless and nameless" global supply networks. It explores how these alternative movements are "making a difference" and their possible role as fears of global climate change and food insecurity intensify. It assesses the different experiences of these networks in three major arenas of food activism and politics: Britain and Western Europe the United States and the global Fair Trade economy. This comparative perspective runs throughout the book to fully explore the progressive erosion of the interface between alternative and mainstream food provisioning. As the era of "cheap food" draws to a close analysis of the limitations of market-based social change and the future of alternative food economies and localist food politics place this book at the cutting-edge of the field. The book is thoroughly informed by contemporary social theory and interdisciplinary social scientific scholarship formulates an integrative social practice framework to understand alternative food production-consumption and offers a unique geographical reach in its case studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415747691

Alternative Food PoliticsFrom the Margins to the Mainstream Media interest in food has intensified in recent years leading to a contemporary food landscape where ‘alternative’ food practices are increasingly visible. Concerns that were once exclusively the domain of activist movements motivated by environmental animal rights health and anti-corporate agendas are now central to primetime television cooking shows mobile apps and social media.This book is the first to explore the impact of popular media and culture on contemporary food politics. Through examination of a range of media and cultural texts including news digital media advertising and food labelling it brings together leading and emerging scholars in food studies media and communications sociology law policy studies business and geography. The book explores the practices of alternative food movements the marketing techniques of conventional and alternative food producers and the relationships between food industries media and the public. Covering topics ranging from agtech start-ups and social justice projects to new ways of mediating food waste celebrity and ‘ethical’ foods Alternative Food Politics reveals the importance of media as a driver of food system transformation.This is a pivotal time for media and food industries and this book is essential reading for scholars and students seeking to better understand the futures possibilities and limits of food politics today.  Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367582234

Alternative Fuel Vehicles Alternative Fuel Vehicles gives full coverage of all associated qualifications and awards in the emerging field of alternative fuels. It is an essential introduction to the ever-growing demand for vehicles that operate using non-conventional fuels. This first book on AFVs endorsed by the IMI begins with an overview of the subject ideal for beginners before outlining what is meant by alternative fuels why they are necessary and why climate change and associated legislation are key drivers. Details of how alternative fuels are made the supply infrastructure and how these vehicles work are all included. A chapter on fuel cells introduces learners to the use of hydrogen and one on engines and engine management includes coverage of combustion as an aid to understanding why changing the type of engine fuel is complex. Some basic engine technology is included to help readers new to the subject. Real-life case studies and examples are used to illustrate different technologies in current use and to speculate on new developments. This book is an ideal companion to any unit of study on alternative fuel but will also be of interest to working technicians and keen amateurs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138201316

Alternative FuelsThe Future of Hydrogen Third Edition Revised and updated Alternative Fuels addresses many of the factors affecting our energy use including the availability and desirability of various fuels—especially the use of hydrogen. This new edition covers new hydrogen developments in technology oil supplies and new drilling techniques latest information on hydrogen highway projects breakthroughs in fuel cell technology and ultra low emissions in transportation the latest statistics on emerging oil markets energy reserves and carbon dioxide increases. Also included is material on energy policy fuel supply trends alternative scenarios energy utilization sustainable energy cost analysis fuel escalation energy and development regulatory issues barriers to implementation conversion systems storage systems thermodynamic efficiency fuel chain efficiency life-cycle efficiency technology issues extracting refining air emission issues safety natural gas hydrogen gas methanol ethanol steam reforming and fuel cells. Media > Books > Print Books Fairmont Press 9781466580244

Alternative Fusion Fuels and Systems Explores the systems of magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasma with closed and open magnetic field lines which relate to alternative compact devices of controlled thermonuclear fusion. Energy balance schemes of thermonuclear plasmas and main reactor characteristics are presented as the authors compare conceptual projects based on classical tokamak and stellarator spherical tokamak and compact torus. They explore the questions and problems of new promising nuclear and thermonuclear power plants that source thermonuclear neutrons on a mixture of deuterium and tritium and a low-radioactive reactor on a mixture of deuterium and helium-3. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367570774

Alternative Futures For Africa This comprehensive critical examination of Africa's future raises questions and challenges concerning the development and unity of the African continent. It analyzes alternative probabilities in the political economic and social spheres and on the national regional and international levels. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367168797

Alternative Geographies An accessible and groundbreaking text that takes a fresh view of contemporary geographical issues by looking at the geographies we have lost.Geography means writing about the world. Alternative ways of writing about the world are introduced and critically evaluated. The book discusses medieval cosmologies Renaissance magic feng shui and the knowledge systems of indigenous people. Alternative Geographies provides an alternative way of looking describing and understanding the world Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138432987

Alternative GlobalizationsAn Integrative Approach to Studying Dissident Knowledge in the Global Justice Movement Are the growing oppositions to neoliberal market globalism (especially in the aftermath of global economic meltdown) able to develop meaningful alternative ideologies? Is there any substantial alternative to the world capitalist system on the horizon? How would the ideologies and ideas address the dire dilemmas of economy vs. ecology redistribution vs. recognition global vs. local reform vs. revolution etc.? This book answers such important questions by examining the intellectual structure of the so-called ‘anti-globalization’ or ‘global justice’ movement. It explores the formation and transformation of ideas identities and solidarities in the movement. The book also develops an analytical model to explain the movement’s ideational novelties and continuities in terms of both activist social experiences and global social changes. Hosseini develops new sociological concepts integrates opposing theoretical perspectives into one approach and addresses the gap between critical theories and activist practices. Through this endeavor he discovers an emerging mode of consciousness which is characterized by its cross-identity and cross-ideological nature. This is a live but quiet global revolution. Drawing on a variety of disciplines this gourd-breaking volume will be of interest to students and scholars of global studies political sciences sociology and social movement studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415502429

Alternative Institutional StructuresEvolution and impact In the spring on 2006 a workshop was held at Michigan State University to honour the career of A. Allan Schmid and his writings about how institutions evolve and how alternative institutions including property rights shape political relationships and impact economic performance. This edited book is the outcome of the workshop. It is a collection of original essays that explores several approaches to understanding the impact of alternative legal-economic institutions. The collection investigates questions such as: What are the similarities and differences among the various strands and approaches? Could parts of the different approaches be integrated to achieve greater insight into economic behaviour? Do different analytical problems require different approaches? Are the various strands of institutionalism actually saying the same things but using different language and perspective? In gathering together authors who represent different approaches or strands of institutionalism this book addresses several different issues such as transactions as the unit of observation bounded rationality and learning power issues embedded in the concept of efficiency comparative empirical analysis multiple equilibria and institutional diversity within a given environment specification of institutional rules and structures evolutionary perspectives decentralized processes and the significance of historical content. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138805408

Alternative Iron AgesSocial Theory from Archaeological Analysis Alternative Iron Ages examines Iron Age social formations that sit outside traditional paradigms developing methods for archaeological characterisation of alternative models of society. In so doing it contributes to the debates concerning the construction and resistance of inequality taking place in archaeology anthropology and sociology. In recent years Iron Age research on Western Europe has moved towards new forms of understanding social structures. Yet these alternative social organisations continue to be considered as basic human social formations which frequently imply marginality and primitivism. In this context the grand narrative of the European Iron Age continues to be defined by cultural foci which hide the great regional variety in an artificially homogenous area. This book challenges the traditional classical evolutionist narratives by exploring concepts such as non-triangular societies heterarchy and segmentarity across regional case studies to test and propose alternative social models for Iron Age social formations. Constructing new social theory both archaeologically based and supported by sociological and anthropological theory the book is perfect for those looking to examine and understand life in the European Iron Age. We are so grateful to the research project titled "Paisajes rurales antiguos del Noroeste peninsular: formas de dominacion romana y explotacion de recursos" [Ancient rural landscapes in Northwestern Iberia: Roman dominion and resource exploitation] (HAR2015-64632-P; MINECO/FEDER) directed from the Instituto de Historia (CSIC) and also to the Fundaçao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [Foundation for Science and Technology] postdoctoral project: SFRH-BPD-102407-2014. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138541023

Alternative IrrigationThe Promise of Runoff Agriculture An introduction to runoff agriculture - a form of agricultural irrigation - this text describes how the use of surface and subsurface water often overlooked and wasted enables both small farmers and commercial agriculturists to improve yields and the security of harvest even in harsh and remote environments. The text introduces the techniques and strategies as well as the challenges and the potential of the crucial approach which can contribute so much to reducing land degradation and improving conservation and sustainability. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203508152

Alternative Islamic Discourses and Religious Authority Like anywhere else the present-day Islamic world too is grappling with modernity and postmodernity secularisation and globalisation. Muslims are raising questions about religious representations and authority. This has given rise to the emergence of alternative Islamic discourses which challenge binary oppositions and dichotomies of orthodoxy and heterodoxy continuity and change state and civil society. It also leads to a dispersal of authority a collapse of existing hierarchical structures and gender roles. This book further argues that the centre of gravity of many of these alternative Islamic discourses is shifting from the Arabic-speaking 'heartland' towards the geographical peripheries of the Muslim world and expatriate Muslims in North America and Europe. At the same time in view of recent seismic shifts in the political constellation of the Middle East the trends discussed in this book hold important clues for the possible direction of future developments in that volatile part of the Muslim world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138261754

Alternative Journalism Alternative Voices Bringing together new and classic work by Tony Harcup this book considers the development of alternative journalism from the 1970s up until today.  Bringing theory and practice together Harcup builds an understanding of alternative media through the use of detailed case studies and surveys. Including opinions of journalists who have worked in both mainstream and alternative media he considers the motivations practices and roles of alternative journalism as well as delving into ethical considerations. Moving from the history of alternative journalism Harcup considers the recent spread of 'citizen journalism' and the use of social media and asks what the role of alternative journalism is today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415521895

Alternative Market Research MethodsMarket Sensing Traditional research methods in marketing can be illuminating when used well but all too often their data-driven results fail to provide the depth of understanding that organisations need to anticipate market needs. Alternative Market Research Methods: Market sensing is a new approach that enables researchers to get greater depth and meaning from their research and organisations to make smarter strategic decisions. This book the first text dedicated to the topic explains market sensing simply and practically and demonstrates how it can benefit researchers. It teaches non-mainstream and alternative research methods which facilitate innovative research design and achieves deep insights into the mindsets of consumers. The methods explored in this book include: emotional scaling ; discourse analysis; consumer ethnography; social media networks; narrative and story telling; gamification. With a wealth of case studies and pedagogy to aid student learning as well as online teaching aids including PowerPoint presentations and video content this ground-breaking textbook is an essential resource for anyone that wants to expand their repertoire of marketing research methods to create a research project that will be original and insightful. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138843721

Alternative Methodologies for the Safety Evaluation of Chemicals in the Cosmetic Industry First published in 1995: Alternative Methodologies for the Safety Evaluation of Chemicals in the Cosmetic Industry presents a categorization and collection of information available for the evaluation of safety using in vitro techniques. It offers a comprehensive and complete look at the entire field. In doing so the author provides the foundation for the next phase of significant growth for this discipline. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367246624

Alternative Military Strategies For The Future This book outlines the changes in military strategy policy and force structure that prominent civilian and military experts in defense believe the United States must adopt if it is to cope successfully with threats to national security in the 1980s and 1990s. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367155148

Alternative Narratives in Early ChildhoodAn Introduction for Students and Practitioners Challenging dominant discourses in the field of early childhood education this book provides an accessible introduction to some of the alternative narratives and diverse perspectives that are increasingly to be heard in this field as well as discussing the importance of paradigm politics and ethics. Peter Moss draws on material published in the groundbreaking Contesting Early Childhood series to introduce readers to thinking that questions the mainstream approach to early childhood education and to offer rich examples to illustrate how this thinking is being put to work in practice. Key topics addressed include: dominant discourses in today’s early childhood education – and what is meant by ‘dominant discourse’ why politics and ethics are the starting points for early childhood education Reggio Emilia as an example of an alternative narrative the relevance to early childhood education of thinkers such as Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze and of theoretical positions such as posthumanism. An enlightening read for students and practitioners as well as policymakers academics and parents this book is intended for anyone who wants to think more about early childhood education and delve deeper into new perspectives and debates in this field. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138291553

Alternative Perspectives on Lawyers and Legal EthicsReimagining the Profession The study of legal ethics and the legal profession has emerged as a distinct and important field of scholarship over the last 30 years. However as in other disciplines academic recognition can in turn entrench static and powerful meta-theories and narratives about professional ethos and practise this collection seeks to disrupt this homogenising impulse and to present alternative voices by bringing together a range of international scholars writing about legal ethics and the legal profession. The book features significant and timely contributions which take contemporary and non-mainstream perspectives on the current and future shape of the legal profession. The essays not only describe the rapidly changing profession but canvas different approaches to scholarship on the legal profession. The collection seeks to explore a diverse and contextualised profession from a number of angles. Authors examine how the public sees lawyers and how lawyers see their own profession; how we practise law and how this practice shapes lawyers; how such cultural and professional practice intersects with institutional structures of the law to create certain legal outcomes; and how we regulate the legal profession to modify or institute ethical practice. The volume provides insights into legal culture and ethics from the perspective of authors from Australia Canada England the United States New Zealand and Kenya – a diversity of national perspectives that give valuable insights into developments in the profession at the local and global level. It also illustrates diversity within the profession by tracing differing professional career trajectories based on raced or gendered barriers alternative ethical strategies and the impact of organisational cultures in which lawyers practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415813174

Alternative Perspectives on Livelihoods Agriculture and Air PollutionAgriculture in Urban and Peri-urban Areas in a Developing Country This title was first published in 2001. This text is based on participatory field research in selected urban and peri-urban villages in Varanasi and Faridabad districts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana respectively. The topic of air pollution is approached in a holistic manner in terms of local lives and livelihoods. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138635623

Alternative Photographic ProcessesCrafting Handmade Images Alternative Photographic Processes teaches techniques both analog & digital allowing artists to bring a personal touch through manipulation of a photograph the negative and the print. This book stands apart from recent publications on alternative processes by presenting a range of new approaches and methods to achieve popular techniques as well as providing step-by-step guidance for an array of unique techniques meant to inspire artists working in various mediums. Through detailed guidance working artist examples and info about the contemporary use of these processes this book will provide instruction for students educators and artists to expand their creative toolbox. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138808683

Alternative Political Economy Models of TransitionThe Russian and East European Perspective The collapse of centrally administered socialism in Russia and Eastern Europe resulted in what is commonly referred to as the transition problem: the transformation from a centrally administered socialist economic system to one that is market-based. Economic science has been faced with the challenge of developing an appropriate body of analysis advice and direction to help other nations that may be undergoing this process. In this volume John Marangos adopts a political economy approach that yields alternative models of transition.The volume develops transition models from what Marangos defines as the primary elements of six variables: (1) economic analysis; (2) definitions of the Good Society; (3) speed of transition; (4) political structure; (5) ideological structure; and (6) initial conditions. The models developed include: the shock therapy model the neoclassical gradualist model of transition the post Keynesian model the pluralistic market the socialist model and the non-pluralistic market socialist model. After identifying the primary elements of each transition model Marangos considers the elements of each model with respect to the desirable reforms.An essential element of the transition process is not only to identify the necessary reforms but also a sequence in which the reforms should be introduced. For each transition model developed in this book a set of primary and secondary elements were provided in conjunction with a sequence of reforms. Analyzing the transition problem from a political economy perspective Marangos shows that it is possible to have inconsistencies within each transition model and between transition models yet be able to identify the potential for implementation and maintenance of necessary reforms each model recommends. This volume contributes to the understanding of the process of transition with the objective of identifying an optimal model of transition. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138380783

Alternative Principles of Economics This is the first book to provide a complete introduction to Post-Keynesian and other alternative theories of economics. Concise yet comprehensive and written to be accessible to a wide audience it offers a unique opportunity to enhance traditional neo-classical economics training with authoritative coverage of the full range of the non-orthodox paradigm. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315541556

Alternative Protein Sources in Aquaculture Diets A unique resource that describes the ingredients included in an aquaculture diet species profiles processing methods impacts to environment and industry and more. Aquaculture is and will remain a major food producing sector in the future. To become more efficient and successful in the aquaculture industry operations need to provide good nutrition. Alternative Protein Sources in Aquaculture Diets is a unique source describing the ingredients included in fish and crustacean diets their nutrient compositions species profiles suitability for species processing methods and impacts of alternative ingredients on the environment and to the aquaculture industry. World-renowned nutritionists and feed technologists explore practical ways for the aquaculture industry to expand and remain competitive and discuss ways to develop less expensive alternative sources or protein. Diet costs take up a huge chunk of operating expenditures with fish meal being one of the most expensive ingredients in the aquaculture diet. Alternative Protein Sources in Aquaculture Diets provides detailed knowledge on the use of alternative plant and animal protein sources offering opportunities to either partially or completely replace fish meal. This comprehensive up-to-date text discusses the most widely used ingredients as well as various previously under-utilized ingredients which could be of significant potential in the future. The book is extensively referenced and includes numerous helpful tables to clearly present data. Topics discussed in Alternative Protein Sources in Aquaculture Diets (for finfish and crustacean species) include: • farmed fish diet requirements • reduction of waste through diet formulation • poultry by-product meal • meat packing by-products • soybean protein foodstuffs • cottonseed meal • lupins • unconventional plant protein supplements. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367387747

Alternative Real Estate Research This book aims to provide insight into the "soft" side of real estate research and the interesting results and implications of the real estate research outside the traditional realm of investment/financial aspects. The book also attempts to answer what constitutes the so-called "soft-side" of real estate research if we shift our focus from the usual financial returns and investment analysis. It also attempts to address whether there is such thing as an alternative real estate research paradigm. The book also argues that research in real estate should not only be limited to land and property market performance analyses as this may greatly impair the potential research implications of various real estate studies. The book argues that such analyses take on a very myopic view of real estate research.  This book will interest many who wish to learn more about the alternative aspect of real estate research which is more than just about investment analysis. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138316850

Alternative Religions Among European Youth Frist published in 1999 this book provides an overview of various non-conventional notions of what is sacred currently held among European young people. It analyses the growing estrangement between traditional religious doctrines and current beliefs among young people in the following countries: France Austria Holland England Germany Poland Russia and Iceland. Using fist-hand statistical support and a well-established theoretical approach the book examines new religious movements and sects analysing and interpreting the reasons for their growth and spread among young people. The distinctive features of the book are its investigation of diverse religious phenomena and its verification of whether this spread of ‘alternative ‘religiosity is due to the reluctance of a growing section of the European population to accept traditional religious beliefs. The result of eight separate empirical surveys the book is original in its content and innovative in its theoretical approach. Overall it provides a detailed and documented analysis of the increasing number of young Europeans now attracted by ‘alternative’ religions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138624726

Alternative ReligionsA Sociological Introduction Title first published in 2003. Alternative religions attract great public academic and government interest in our apparently post-Christian society. Yet how did all the 'alternatives' develop what are their beliefs and practices and how significant is their impact in terms of the world's religions and society? This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the major forms of alternative religions: Cults Sects New Religious Movements the New Age Fundamentalism Pentecostalism Ethnic Religions and Quasi-religions. Stephen Hunt presents sociological insights into the rise of alternative religions their beliefs and practices their impact who joins them and how they are being classified and could be re-classified in the future. Public and legal controversies surrounding some alternative religions such as the so-called 'dangerous cults' are also explored. This book offers students insights into contemporary themes such as secularisation post-modernity links between religion healing and and changes in our global culture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138708556

Alternative ScriptwritingBeyond the Hollywood Formula Learn the rules of scriptwriting and then how to successfully break them! Unlike other screenwriting books this unique guide pushes you to challenge yourself and break free of tired formulaic writing--bending or breaking the rules of storytelling as we know them. Like the best-selling previous editions seasoned authors Dancyger and Rush explore alternative approaches to the traditional three-act story structure going beyond teaching you "how to tell a story" by teaching you how to write against conventional formulas to produce original exciting material. The pages are filled with an international range of contemporary and classic cinema examples to inspire and instruct.　 New to this edition: New chapter on the newly popular genres of feature documentary long-form television serials non-linear stories satire fable and docudrama New chapter on multiple-threaded long form serial television scripts New chapter on genre and a new chapter on how genre’s very form is flexible to a narrative New chapter on character development New case studies including an in-depth case study of the dark side of the fable focusing on The Wizard of Oz and Pan’s Labyrinth Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780240522463

Alternative SecurityLiving Without Nuclear Deterrence This book offers the thinking person a place to begin to kick the 'nuclear habit.' It provides reassurance that an other-than-nuclear deterrence policy can work to effectively safeguard national and transnational interests. The book is ideal for both students and policymakers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367155377

Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Men Dunmore brings together fifty speeches for men from plays frequently ignored such as Titus Andronicus Pericles and Love's Labours Lost. It also includes good but over-looked speeches from the more popular plays such as Octavius Caesar from Antony and Cleopatra Leontes from The Winter's Tale and Buckingham from Richard III. With character descriptions brief explanations of the context and notes on obscure words phrases and references it is the perfect source for a unique audition. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315059563

Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women Like the companion volume for men Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women brings together fifty speeches from plays frequently ignored such as Coriolanus Pericles and Love's Labours Lost. It also features good but over-looked speeches from more popular plays such as Diana from All's Well That Ends Well Perdita from The Winter's Tale and Hero from Much Ado About Nothing. Each speech is accompanied by a character description brief explanation of the context and notes on obscure words phrases and references--all written from the viewpoint of the auditioning actor. It is the perfect resource for your best audition ever. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138147867

Alternative Shakespeares Vol 2 First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415846028

Alternative Social AgenciesAdministrative Strategies Using a diverse set of successful alternative programs as case examples professionals who have been involved directly in the organization and development of alternative social programs explain the complicated process of planning and implementing new agencies. Alternative social agencies have emerged over the past two decades in response to a variety of needs not being met by older established agencies but their survival is often limited. This comprehensive volume will help all of those involved in social administration to question their own administrative practices and struggle with new approaches that can best meet the needs of their present and/or potential constituencies. Existing social agencies will find these innovative ideas to be adaptable in meeting changing social conditions service needs and target populations. Topics include various direct services in voluntary health-related organizations and agencies; public sector agencies that are not usually associated with alternative programs; and descriptions of effective indirect service. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315059266

Alternative Solutions to Higher Education's ChallengesAn Appreciative Approach to Reform Moving beyond critique Alternative Solutions to Higher Education’s Challenges uses an appreciative approach to highlight what is working in colleges and universities and offers an examination of how institutions can improve practice. Drawing on examples and cases from real higher education institutions this book offers a solution-focused framework that challenges the negative assumptions that have plagued higher education. Chapters explore how current narratives have perpetuated and maintained systematic flaws in our education system and have hindered reform. This invaluable resource breaks from the substantial literature that only highlights the many problems facing higher education today and instead provides alternative strategies and essential recommendations for moving higher education institutions forward. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138830158

Alternative Sweeteners Sweeteners are forever in the news. Whether it’s information about a new sweetener or questions about one that has been on the market for years interest in sweeteners and sweetness continues. Completely revised and updated this fourth edition of Alternative Sweeteners provides information on new recently evaluated and numerous other alternatives to sucrose. This edition retains the successful format that made previous editions so popular. The discussion of each sweetener includes production physical characteristics utility and relative sweetness compared to sucrose technical qualities admixture potential application availability shelf life general cost and economics metabolism carcinogenicity and other toxicity evaluation data cariogenicity evaluations and regulatory status. Scientists and food technologists have been researching sweeteners and sweetness for more than 100 years. The number of approved sweeteners has increased substantially in the last three decades. Food product developers now have a number of sweeteners from which to choose in order to provide more product choices to meet the increasing demand for good-tasting products that have reduced calories. With contributions from experts who develop make and use the sweeteners this book draws together the latest information into a convenient resource that can bring researchers closer to developing the ideal sweetener. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138198562

Alternative Systems of Business Organization and of Workers' Renumeration Examining the relationship between employment and rates of pay this book discusses how the choice between different forms of business organization may affect this relationship. For the purposes of the discussion a simple model of an imperfectly competitive economy is constructed and then examined in operation with different organizational forms for the competing firms. Chapters cover the following:The Captialist Wage Economy; The Non-Discriminating Labour Co-operative; The Capitalist Sharing Economy; Discriminating Labour-Capital Partnerships. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315889023

Alternative Theatre in Poland The complex nature of the relationship between theatre and politics is explored in this study of the Polish theatre scene. It traces the development of the alternative theatre movement from its origins in the 1950s through to its decline in the late 1980s. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138473157

Alternative Theories of CompetitionChallenges to the Orthodoxy The history of policymaking has been dominated by two rival assumptions about markets. Those who have advocated Keynesian-type policies have generally based their arguments on the claim that markets are imperfectly competitive. On the other hand laissez faire advocates have argued the opposite by claiming that in fact free market policies will eliminate "market imperfections" and reinvigorate perfect competition. The goal of this book is to enter into this important debate by raising critical questions about the nature of market competition in both the neoclassical and Kaleckian traditions By drawing on the insights of the classical political economists Schumpeter Hayek the Oxford Economists' Research Group (OERG) and others the authors in this book challenge this perfect versus imperfect competition dichotomy in both theoretical and empirical terms. There are important differences between the theoretical perspectives of several authors in the broad alternative theoretical tradition defined by this book; nevertheless a unifying theme throughout this volume is that competition is conceptualized as a dynamic disequilibrium process rather than the static equilibrium state of conventional theory. For many of the authors the growth of the firm is consistent with a heightened degree of competitiveness as the classical economists and Schumpeter emphasized and not a lowered one as in the conventional 'monopoly capital' and imperfect competition perspectives. Contributions by Rania Antonopoulos Serdal Bahçe Cyrus Bina Scott Carter Benan Eres Jason Hecht Jack High William Lazonick Andreìs Lazzarini Fred S. Lee J. Stanley Metcalfe Jamee Moudud John Sarich Anwar Shaikh Persefoni Tsaliki Lefteris Tsoulfidis and John Weeks. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138799172

Alternative Transportation FuelsUtilisation in Combustion Engines A continuous rise in the consumption of gasoline diesel and other petroleum-based fuels will eventually deplete reserves and deteriorate the environment Alternative Transportation Fuels: Utilisation in Combustion Engines explores the feasibility of using alternative fuels that could pave the way for the sustained operation of the transport sector. It assesses the potential avenues for using different alternative fuels in the transport sector highlights several types of transport and its effect on the environment and discusses the conventional and alternative fuels for land transport. • Provides experimental investigations relating to the utilization of alternative fuels in the internal combustion engines • Describes the alternative powered vehicles and potential alternative fuels for rail marine and aviation applications • Highlights the potential global warming and climate change on account of utilizing the conventional and alternative fuels The book starts off with coverage of the fuels for the land transport aviation sector and reports on the experimental investigations relating to the utilisation of alternative fuels in internal combustion engines. It delivers an in-depth analysis of engine combustion then focuses on fuel quality characterization and a modeling of alternative-fuelled engines and describes alternative-powered vehicles. Based on the authors’ experience at laboratories around the globe Alternative Transportation Fuels: Utilisation in Combustion Engines presents potential alternative fuels for rail marine and aviation applications. It examines potential global warming and climate change that could occur from the use of conventional and alternative fuels. It provides technical guidance on the future set up of refineries and automotive industries. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138076662

Alternative Visions of Post-War ReconstructionCreating the modern townscape The history of post Second World War reconstruction has recently become an important field of research around the world; Alternative Visions of Post-War Reconstruction is a provocative work that questions the orthodoxies of twentieth century design history. This book provides a key critical statement on mid-twentieth century urban design and city planning focused principally upon the period between the start of the Second World War to the mid-sixties. The various figures and currents covered here represent a largely overlooked field within the history of 20th century urbanism. In this period while certain modernist practices assumed an institutional role for post-war reconstruction and flourished into the mainstream such practices also faced opposition and criticism leading to the production of alternative visions and strategies. Spanning from a historically-informed modernism to the increasing presence of urban conservation the contributors examine these alternative approaches to the city and its architecture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415587358

Alternatives For Delivering Public ServicesToward Improved Performance This book is the result of a program undertaken nine years ago by the Diebold Institute for Public Policy Studies Inc. to identify and analyze potentials for private sector involvement in the delivery of public services. Since its founding in 1968 the Diebold Institute has focused on this question in the belief that private enterprise is capable of infusing public service delivery with the efficiency in resource allocation and management that is its hallmark whether through direct involvement as a service provider or as a source of market dynamics and management techniques. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780429047978

Alternatives in Regulated River Management Researchers and managers of regulated river systems will find this volume useful in acquiring information for deciding an integrated management plan for regulated river operations. Rather than the ecological theory of impacts of flow regulation emphasis has been placed on methods to predict water quality and habitat alterations as well as techniques to mitigate impacts from various operational scenarios. Although most chapters refer to impacts of riverine impoundments these alternatives apply to any regulated situation in which changes in water quality or flow pattern occur. The predictive modeling techniques are explained primarily from a theoretical background. However extensive bibliographies can guide the uninitiated to specific texts and software. Where controversial techniques have been presented alternate methods are also described. Major topic areas include water quality problems channel modification and management ecological modeling and management as well as a section on perspectives for ecological management and special problems in developing nations. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781315890494

Alternatives to CognitionA New Look at Explaining Human Social Behavior In this provocative book Christina Lee takes a consciously critical approach to the apparently unchallenged principle that conscious thought is the cause of all human behavior. Without becoming polemical or destructive she reconsiders a wide range of issues in mainstream American and European social psychology. Suitable for an international audience the book deals with issues in mainstream American and European social psychology. It assumes some familiarity with contemporary social and applied psychology and would be appropriate as a text or supplementary reading for senior undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social psychology and psychological theory although it is also written with an academic research audience in mind. While it is written largely for psychologists it would also be of interest to academics from other social-science disciplines with a general interest in explanations of individual social behavior. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9780203774588

Alternatives to Domestic ViolenceA Homework Manual for Battering Intervention Groups Alternatives to Domestic Violence 4th Edition is an interactive treatment workbook designed for use with a wide variety of accepted curricula for domestic violence intervention programs. This new edition adds and revises the exercises and stories in every chapter covering important topics such as respect and accountability maintaining positive relationships good communication parenting substance abuse digital abuse and sexuality. Chapters on parenting substance abuse and religion have also been heavily revised based on current literature and group member feedback. The  chapters provide a comprehensive collection of vital topics including topics rarely addressed in other curricula and exercises help the group members learn new strategies for leading a life of cooperation and shared power. Continuing the tradition of past editions this edition not only focuses on the content of a good BIPP curriculum but it also stresses the group process elements that form the backbone of any quality approach. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138668430

Alternatives to Economic OrthodoxyReader in Political Economy Exploring the question of whether China's peasantry was a revolutionary force this volume pays particular attention to the first half of the 20th century when peasant-based conflict was central to nationwide revolutionary processes. It traces key themes of social conflict and peasant resistance. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315494258

Alternatives to FreedomArguments and Opinions This authoritative text concerns itself with freedom and `alternatives to freedom' based on original survey research of public attitudes to civil and political rights.It combines and connects explicit and implicit arguments for freedom with the judgements of public opinion on two levels the general public and politicians encouraging the reader to think about issues both in terms of political theory and public opinion.The issues considered all of which may be viewed as alternatives to the narrow conception of freedom as the absence of coercion are: parliamentary sovereignty the national interest responsibility accountability equality the moral communityAlternate chapters present powerful arguments from political figures such as Lord Armstrong Lord Jenkins and Roy Hattersley based on practical experience and then assess public opinion for each issue. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138436107

Alternatives to ImprisonmentIntentions and Reality The detrimental effects of imprisonment have been documented and accepted in most western countries. As a result alternatives to incarceration have been sought in the effort to reform the penal system. Although during the last thirty years several Nordic official committees have recommended a reduction in the use of jail sentences and an increase in other forms of punishment (i.e. fines and probation) in the hope of decreasing crime and rehabilitating criminals incarceration rates have been going up in Sweden Denmark and Norway. Still the interest in alternatives to imprisonment continues to grow but few studies have actually been published that examine their effectiveness. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351320085

Alternatives to Neoliberal Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in Africa This book critically interrogates the neoliberal peacebuilding and statebuilding model and proposes a popular progressive model centred around the lived realities of African societies. The neoliberal interventionist model assumed prominence and universal hegemony following the demise of state socialism at the end of the Cold War. However this book argues that it is a primarily short-term top-down approach that imposes Western norms and values on conflict and post-conflict societies. By contrast the popular progressive model espoused by this book is based on stringent examination and analysis of the reality of the socio-economic development structures institutions politics and cultures of developing societies. In doing so it combines bottom-up and top-down popular and elite and long-term evolutionary processes of societal construction as a requisite for enduring peacebuilding and statebuilding. By comparing and contrasting the dominant neoliberal peacebuilding and statebuilding model with a popular progressive model the book seeks to empower locals (both elites and masses) to sit in the driver’s seat and construct their own societies. As such it is an important contribution to scholars activists policymakers civil society organisations NGOs and all those who are concerned with peace stability and development across Africa and other developing countries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367558949

Alternatives to Prison As the UK and many other western societies face up to the consequences of a rapidly increasing prison population so the search for alternative approaches to punishment and dealing with offenders has become an increasingly urgent priority for government policy and society as a whole. This book reports the results of the research programme commissioned by the Coulsfield Inquiry into Alternatives to Prison which was funded by the Esmée Fairbairn 'Rethinking Crime and Punishment' initiative. It is written by leading authorities in the field and provides a comprehensive authoritative and wide-ranging review of the range of issues associated with the use of noncustodial sanctions examining experiences in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales. Media > Books > Print Books Willan 9781138141773

Alternatives to PrivatizationPublic Options for Essential Services in the Global South There is a vast literature for and against privatizing public services. Those who are against privatization are often confronted with the objection that they present no alternative. This book takes up that challenge by establishing theoretical models for what does (and does not) constitute an alternative to privatization and what might make them ‘successful’ backed up by a comprehensive set of empirical data on public services initiatives in over 40 countries. This is the first such global survey of its kind providing a rigorous and robust platform for evaluating different alternatives and allowing for comparisons across regions and sectors. The book helps to conceptualize and evaluate what has become an important and widespread movement for better public services in the global South. The contributors explore historical existing and proposed non-commercialized alternatives for primary health water/sanitation and electricity. The objectives of the research have been to develop conceptual and methodological frameworks for identifying and analyzing alternatives to privatization and testing these models against actually existing alternatives on the ground in Asia Africa and Latin America. Information of this type is urgently required for practitioners and analysts both of whom are seeking reliable knowledge on what kind of public models work how transferable they are from one place to another and what their main strengths and weaknesses are. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415886680

Alternatives to Privatizing Public Education and CurriculumFestschrift in Honor of Dale D. Johnson Through conversations in honor of Dale D. Johnson this book takes a critical view of the monoculture in curriculum and policy that has developed in education with the increase of federal funding and privatization of services for public education and examines the shift from public interest and control to private and corporate shareholder hegemony. Most states’ educational responsibilities—assessment of constituents curriculum development and instructional protocols—are increasingly being outsourced to private enterprises in an effort to reduce state budgets. These enterprises have been given wide access to state resources such as public data from state-sanctioned testing results field-testing rights to public schools and financial assistance. Chapter authors challenge this paradigm as well as the model that has set growing premiums on accountability and performance measures. Connecting common impact between the standards movement and the privatization of education this book lays bare the repercussions of high-stakes accountability coupled with increasing privatization.   Winner of The Society of Professors of Education Book Award (2018) Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367186289

Alternatives To Unemployment And UnderemploymentThe Case Of Colombia This monograph is about macro alternatives to unemployment and underemployment. It examines macroeconomic theories of labour market behavior and labour force definitions and concepts assessing how productive they are in formulating employment strategies for Colombia. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367155988

Alternatives UnincorporatedEarth Ethics from the Grassroots The victims of environmental destruction are often sidelined in eco-theology and environmental discourse. Movements for ecological justice fail to take into account the voice of those at the grassroots. 'Alternatives Unincorporated' presents an environmental ethics that begins with those on the margins. Using the key example of the Narmada Dam in India and the popular resistance movement which built up against the project the book examines the collective action of subaltern communities in caring for their local environment. The book frames these movements as theological texts that inform a life-affirming earth ethics. The aim of the book is to challenge prevailing social and ecological dynamics and to affirm the interconnectedness of social justice and environmental action. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781845536893